Development, have recommended that more 

 emphasis be placed on developing a Montana 

 agricultural marketing program. Mr. Kelly 

 explained that the proposed marketing program 

 would provide market research and other 

 assistance to Montana producers and marketers 

 in identifying and developing markets for 

 their products. 



(2) Ross Fitzgerald, Montana Grain Growers 



Association, said his organization would view 

 with caution any marketing activity that would 

 interrupt the marketing function of the U.S. 

 Wheat Associates, the Feed Grains Council, and 

 the Northern Crops Institute. He also 

 questioned the role of the state in marketing 

 agricultural commodities. 



Agricultural Research 



(1) Dr. Myles Watts, Chairman, Department of 



Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana 

 State University, presented a paper in which 

 he discussed the impact of technology on 

 farmer income. Dr. Watts explained the need 

 to differentiate between general and specific 

 types of technological advancement. He said, 

 given current knowledge of the supply and 

 demand curves in agriculture, researchers 

 3.0 ! hypothesize that much agricultural research 

 which results in general technological 

 advancement eventually decreases producer 

 income. On the other hand, according to Dr. 

 Watts, specific technological advancement 

 resulting from agricultural research will tend 



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