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ACHIEVE ON THEIR OWN. THROUGH AEB, HOWEVER. WE CAN MAKE OUR 

 INDUSTRY GOALS A REALITY. 



THIS IS ONE REASON WE ARE SEEKING THE AMENDMENTS TO OUR ACT AT 

 THIS TIME. OUR PROGRAMS NEEDS TO BE FUNDED AT HIGHER LEVELS SO WE 

 CAN CONDUCT THE KINDS OF RESEARCH, PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING 

 NEEDED TO KEEP THE U.S. EGG INDUSTRY IN THE BALL GAME. BY RAISING THE 

 CEILING ON OUR ASSESSMENT RATE. EGG PRODUCERS WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE IN 

 A REFERENDUM TOESTABUSH PROGRAM FUNDING AT LEVELS COMMENSURATE 

 WITH OUR NEEDS. 



WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE MUST REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS IF WE WANT TO 

 ACHIEVE THE GOALS WE HAVE SET FOR OUR INDUSTRY. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO 

 REAP THE BENEFITS THAT INCREASED PROMOTION, RESEARCH AND 

 ADVERTISING WILL BRING TO OUR INDUSTRY. 



WE ARE NOT GAMBLING WITH OUR MONEY EITHER. THE EGG CHECKOFF 

 PROGRAM HAS ALREADY PROVEN ITSELF TO US TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THIS IS 

 WHY WE ARE WILLING TO. AS THEY SAY. PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH 



