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MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARIZED 



PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION PROGRAM 



1^ Centralize control and implementation 



of departmental programs. Administration 



2. Secure legislation to establish legal 



controls over all agricultural laws. Administration 



3. Continue publishing Montana Agriculture 



statistics to keep farmers and ranchers 

 informed on acreage and livestock pro- 

 duction estimates. Marketing Coordinator 



q._ Secure legislation to upgrade the dairy 



and egg laws, and recommend developing 

 a universal egg seal. Dairy and Egg 



MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS DESCRIBED 



1. Consolidate and improve program systems implemented. 



To serve the public in the best possible manner and keep them 

 informed, controls over departmental programs must be supervised 

 at top levels of government. 



2. To protect consumers and producers of Montana Agriculture Products . 



Old agricultural laws must be reviewed and new legislation may be 

 implemented to protect the public from out-of-state violators and 

 intrastate violations of our agricultural laws. 



3. To keep the public informed on agriculture production. 



The agricultural statistical manual is published biennually and 

 current costs of the program must be continued; in-order-to release 

 statistical data which is factual, informative and economically 

 important to all Montana. 



4. Rewrite the dairy and egg laws to replace antiquated laws . 



Secured legislation to upgrade the dairy laws and continued upgrading 

 the grade "B" dairies to improve milk quality. In addition, a new 

 universal egg seal in recommended to replace present seals of 

 different sizes and grades. 



