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...they are ready for change. Most find the welter of farm programs confining and confusing; many would prefer to shuck them altogether. Indeed, some farmers have begun to get out of the farm program voluntarily. Gerald Melvin, a third-generation farmer who works 3,000 acres that produce durum wheat, beans and five other crops, suggests that farmers would gladly accept reduced payments if Washington stopped placing burdensome environmental regulations on farming methods. But, he says, echoing a prevailing view, the trade-off would be worth it. "If Washington is going to get out of our business, it should...
...iron plates from collapsing onto your throat but your own two arms...well, if that doesn't get the ol' fight-or-flight response going, then nothing will." For such hearty individuals, he recommends a diet of "Testosteroni, the Pasta for Men--testis-shaped pasta made from the finest durum wheat seminola and enriched with natural steer androgens...
...price jump came sooner than economists had predicted, primarily because some food-processing companies raised their prices before they started paying more for their raw materials. But many producers have not yet hiked their prices; when they do, further retail increases are likely. The devastation of the durum-wheat crop in North Dakota, for example, is bound to result in heavy markups on pasta. The Agriculture Department maintains that the inflation rate for food this year will stay within its predicted range of 3% to 5%, but that forecast is looking increasingly wishful...
...decision struck down a 1967 law that requires all pasta sold in Italy to contain durum wheat flour, which is firmer and more expensive than other varieties. Italians, of course, will still be able to buy their favorite pastas, but their grocery shelves will also contain what the newspaper La Repubblica called "gluey and insipid pasta from Germany or the Netherlands...
...Montana to Minnesota, which accounts for one- fourth of the year's total harvest, may amount to only 250 million bu. That is less than half of last year's level. Result: consumers are likely to pay higher prices for pasta, much of which is made from the northern durum wheat. Should the drought persist through the summer, the same will hold true for soybean- based foods, which range from trendy tofu to salad dressing...