South Dakota Farmers Union 1956 Convention
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- 1956
Shirley Green speaking at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention about agricultural prices and parity.
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South Dakota Farmers Union 1956 Convention
Shirley Green speaking at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention about agricultural prices and parity.
South Dakota Farmers Union 1955 Convention
Speakers at the 1955 annual South Dakota Farmers Union convention. President Paul Opsahl introduces M. W. Thatcher, General Manager of the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association (G.T.A.) and President of the National Federation of Grain Cooperatives speaks about farm parity, flexible price theory, support prices for commodities, and agricultural legislation.
Senator George McGovern Addresses the South Dakota Farmers Union
Senator George McGovern speaks to the South Dakota Farmers Union about proposed legislation to help farmers get a fair price for wheat. McGovern also talks about the movement of young people from rural areas to cities.
Agriculture Policy During the Kennedy Administration
Speaker talking about three goals: providing enough food and fiber, enabling family farms to achieve parity, and expanding programs to utilize surplus. He pledges the cooperation of the Farmers Union with President John F. Kennedy and Secretary Orville Freeman towards agricultural policy and the agricultural plank of the Democratic platform. He talks about eliminating poverty in rural America and a domestic food usage program for the needy. He hopes Kennedy will convene a World Food Conference. He recommends creation of an agricultural economics administration.