As a hobbiest, the NHB doesn't affect me.  I keep bees for the enjoyment and
sell honey, only because I have more than I can use.  A question I have,
however, is how can the affore mentioned organization be called the National
Honey Board, when importers are required to pay an assessment.  Should it
not be called the International Honey Board.  Because of the assessments on
imported honey, the obligation is to promote without prejudice for U.S.
produced honey.  Perhaps I am being naieve, but why would somone belong to
such an organization when dumping is what is driving the price down.  Would
it not be more prudent to establish Producer Co-Ops to produce, package and
promote U.S. Honey?  Orange growers are doing it and so are milk producers.
The Co-Op could collect assessments and provide local universities with
funding for specific research in an area that would benefit the area that
the Co-Op is located in.


----- Original Message -----
From: Curtis Spacek <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: BEE-L Digest - 13 Sep 2000 to 14 Sep 2000 (#2000-55)


> you can thank the packers for this.crush the competition and pass
legislation so
> only packers are allowed to sell honey.compliments of the fabulous NHB who
> recieve money in the form of the honey tax.if you don't pay you won't be
allowed
> to play.thats how washington works.
>
> Automatic digest processor wrote:Here in Florida it seems, they consider
> bottling honey processing food and------------------------------
>
> >
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