By J. Larry Miller
We are busy preparing for the Annual Meeting on Monday, November 26 at the Benton Civic Center with registration beginning at 5:30 PM. Our Ag-in-the-Classroom Coordinator, Melissa Lamczyk, is preparing for a silent auction and the Trio Nine Mile Creek will be providing entertainment. A meal at 6:15 will be catered by Martin’s Catering. Please call us at 435-3616 to make reservations by November 20th.
There is some good news this morning, the 2012 elections are history and depending on your point of view, you may be happy or sad but everyone is glad that it is over. One thing is for certain and that is that the vote will affect the lives of everyone as there are major problems that need attention and will cause taxes or services to change.
I must admit that I am a political junkie and believe that I am informed of the personalities in government. For example can you name two heads the various branches of government such as the Attorney General or the Secretary of Defense. What about our State Treasurer or Director of Agriculture? I must confess that 20 years ago, I could name them all but today I am not sure. This is a good test as to how informed you are on the issues. You must know the players to know the game.
How will the results of this election change our lives? Perhaps not much in the next few days but long term there will be many things that could affect us all. The biggest is the financial situation that the State and Federal governments are in and will they continue to be kicked down the road or will strong measures be made to correct the approaching cliff that is on the horizon. Can anyone deny that we cannot continue spending at the present rate?
As a result of President Obama being re-elected, many believe that there is good opportunity for a Farm Bill to be passed during the lame duck session of Congress. Some would think that a possible one year extension of the present bill could be in the offering but we need to get this issue settled and move on. We can also expect more government regulations by way of the US EPA concerning environmental issues.
We certainly need to pray for our leaders as they take leadership and guide our country.
We are still taking orders for grapefruit, oranges and tangelos until next Wednesday November 144/5 bushel is $25.00 and 2/5 bushel is $15.00 with delivery around December 7 in plenty of time for the holidays. If you want to place an order call 435-3616.
Also, pecans are in – if you placed an order and have not received a call yet you can pick them up at the office on Route 14 West of Benton. We ordered plenty of extra this year so if you are just in need of some of the most delicious pecans just stop by or call. They are $9.00 for a one pound bag of pecan halves and for the first time this year we have chocolate covered pecans as well. There is a limited supply of these so if you are in the market please hurry.
Remember we are farmers working together. If we can help let us know.
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