HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-10-14, Page 12The task force will report
their findings at the annual
convention in November.
ST 'des
Two farmers were discus-
sing a recent drought which
produced only a good crop of
dust.
"The. drought sure has
made the wheat short this
year:1
"Short? .Shuelts, 1 had,' 'td
lather mine tin tnow it!"
BY FrEPHAra LEyEsqu HENsiklu. - Gerry Fortune
of R.R. I. Winghem was
returned by acclamation as
the Huron Federation of
Agriculture's president for a
one-year term.
The election of the Huron
OFAexecutive took place at
the annual meeting here on
Oct. 8.
Tony M.c.Quail was acclaim-
ed ea the first vice-president,,
but 'following. a nomination
speeeh citing-his concern for
the farnilYs.41,111 1Md especial,
lit 'the young farmer,
144020.14'001Yed a motion of
support from those in attend-
ance.
Jim McIntosh was acclaim-
ed as second vice-president
for the coming year.
A change was made in the.
constitution regarding, the
directors-at-large. Previously
three were elected. but be-
cause of interest,.. in the
position, the number was
increased to. six,'
At the. meeting, 50 persons
were nominated fOf the posi-
tion Of director-tit-logo and.
after Many. declined to stand,.
the number WAS MfilICOCI to
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URON EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER 14, 1011 •
OFA asks' for help Gerry Forttine.heack HCFA
4 Agrominiums q dumb idea
whohas been in business perhaps for years.. simply wants to
continue doing what be 'is best' doing; producing food,
I Sappow fanners , cannot laiipe for a moratorium
cooSidedng ail the other battles. hey have been fighting.
There are fewer inembers Of parliament 044
background after every election. 'Aericultnte Ministers are
.being given we profiles after evorY Cabinet switCh.
Farmers are hi the minority in almost every one of the 10
provinces with the possible exception of "Prince 'Edward
Island. The Prairies were full offariners4natilthe oil and gas
`boom made the population one-sided' against them. Who is
going to fight for a farmer who is ants to save his land' when
maybe, just maybe. a few gallons of oil is under that land?
Heritage funds, alland gas taxes and the energy shortage
mitigate agaiat the farmer.
So do highways, power corridors, plazas, developers
a most city councils.
You fight development and you fight progress. they-say.
One of these days. we'll run out of arable land in this
country because it will be covered with ticky-tacky houses
and highways.
Then, we'll all starve to death in our beautiful homes or
cars.
Loners-MA applevate47 or Soo Tratio, Ewa* Ra tom.. 111 7438 2C 7
The Federation of Agricul-
ture has asked battelevels of
governotetat for help in the
agricultural financial crisis
with little reaction The emer-
gency task force of Everett
Biggs. John Wise, Murray
Gaunt, Barbara Shand and
Del O'Brien is )et another
attempt by the federation to
respend to the crisis in
agriceltute.'
Jiro Mclintoab, regionaldir-
ector of the Huron, County
Federation. :of (grieulture,
S4S the moose of ,the teak
force is to, react. to . high
interest tate and. financial
problems and, to 'determine
'long range goals and piano,-
ing forthe,Ontarie Federation
of Agriculture.
He explained. "The task
force will sit as a panel and
hold hearings. Farmers will
be able to present br iefs and
presentations concerning
their problems. The hearings
will take place In different
locations,"
The task force team is
made up of politically well-
known and recognized
people, which would result in
better recognition by the
government.
for Ontario farms tors-at-large. were elected,
Art Bolton, Brenda McIntosh
Walter Elliott, Doug Fortune.
Paul Klopp, Bob Coleman.
During the elections, two
resolutions were presented to
the ISM members and were
carried.
The first resolutkin. to be
brought to the provincial
level when fees are discussed
resolves that the OFA's ISM
membership increase from
$50 annually to $80 annually..
The tPaSO4,19r thoiocrostris
itoter1Whe resolution, which
states t1100 not.: su e
revenue _''for the 'OPA ".to
sovico.fmtkers,.the.looreto
vv1,3014-Ofeet!icitaq--,1„,
The second resolution ask,. '
41 the OFA's- committee on.
hydro to evaluate, and qneS4
tion the power line tcanintis-
sion study for Southwestern
Ontario and the OFA to
instruct the committee to
participate in the study to
protect agricultural land.
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Beware deflation
x-OFA head says
BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE
HENSALL - "We're all in this together",
past president of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture told the Huron federation's
annual meeting here.
Peter Hannam, the guest speaker for the
annual event was talking about the current
economic situation. He commended Huron
federation ,as the most active and vocal '
federation in the province. But he said not to
let the good production in Hereon County lull
the members into a false sense of security.
Hannam said he had a "fear" of
deflation, because a "collapse" as was
experiencettin 1929 is determined by the rate
of speed from inflation fro deflation. He,
compared the current inflation_rate to that of
a steamroller, and the higher inflation goes.
he 'wonders how soon' and how severe the
deflation will be. .
He said that as 'more farmers go out 'of
business, There is More of an impact on the
commodity market mid more chance of a
collapse. He recommended an orderly
change. with. government policy slowing
down the possibility of deflation.
Mr. Hannam said it isn't true that the price
of farm find has been goingup steadily. He
suggested if the farmers looked back over the
past 200 years, they would find land prices
have gone up and down,. He again emphasiz-
ed fear ofdeflation-and what-it-would-do tothe
price of farm land. He said the hardship
would be, far greater than that being
experienced now.
Mr. flannant,spake on the grain industry
and said how appalled he was at his own lack
of knowledge on the 'subject when he joined
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moment to place , an Ex-
positor Want Ad. Dial
527-0240.
the Canadian Livestock Feed Board. Mr.
Hannam is currently chairman of the board.
He advised barley producers to not gear up
.production for the world market. rather he
said, there is a more positive market in
Canada. Mr. Hannam said the federal freight
assistance program fin-transportation to the
Maritime provinces assists Canadian produc-
ers selling to Candian markets.
He said he wou d hate to see barley from
France arrive in" anada to feed Maritime
livestock.
A low price at harvest time because of poor
weather is just a symptom, said Mr. Hannam.
The teal issue is the global grain market.
He explained the difference between a
shortage and a surplus is about one per cent
of the global grain production and the
difference ketween a glut on the market and a
critical shortage is about three 'per cent.
He-said there was a critical shortage of
grain last year. and in anticipation of this
production was increased, by 20 billion
tonnes. He agreed that didn't scnind like
much in relation to the world market, but it
has' created.a glut on the market. ,
Mr. Hannam said a lot -of farmers have
switched to barley crops. because of lower
input costs. less drying time and easier
storage. He said this has resulted in more,
barley being produced than could be
consumed,-
Mr. Hannam compared market prices and
said the main competition for Canada is
Europe.
In concluding, Mr. Hannam praised the
works- of the Huron County Federation of
Agricultere and said to "keep up the good
work"..
Whero ,d4 tdea for agrotniniums, carne.ffrom?
$041,g egghead who lies 'in, an AmetiCan ivory tower.
`• ##A•they?, they. ace lots Severed' friSina farm :upon
whielt cooly homes, are. built hOtth.land is,rented 1744 to
tlf fatliter„who continues to work.as much as he can• lei
other words; the land, is nrit lost to prodectiOn of food.
It seema like an asinine Iclee'to me.
City people would buy or rent those homes. They are
notoriously unkind when it eomesio farm smellS. farm dust
and farm noise. The Ontario Municipal Board's decision to
block a controversial agrominium project in Simcoe County
has been upheld by the Ontario Cabinet..
The idea was first mentioned a few years ,back and
farmers in the area fought it every step of the way. right .to
the Cabinet.
As I see it -- and it appears many farmers agree •- it is only
the first step in the battle. It doesn't mean that the concept
has been dropped.
It is the second time such an application has been vetoed
by the Cabinet and it will not be the last . Farmers have
fought the battles but the war is not won. Although the
federation of agriculture asked for a moratorium on such
developments, the ministry of housing would not grant it.
"In theory, developers could come back next year with
another proposal and farmers would be back up in front of
the OMB again at their cost." says Ron Jones of the
federation.
Nobody in agricultural circles will be surprised. Some,
in fact, were pleasantly surprised that they won this
particular battle. Too many decisions in recent years have
gone against them. They fought and Jest a battle where, a
feedlot operator wanted to expand his *rte. He was too
dose to a. few-high-priced houses.
TOO many urbanites move to .the country for the rural
amenities but turn up their delicate noses when a farmer.
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Since Ontario's war, on
warbles campaign began-four
years ago. the incidence of
warble infestations in beef
cattle is down to nine per
cent.
"It is encouraging to see
such a rapid decline in the
rate of infestation, but we're
not satisfied yet." says Ralph
Macartney, Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food beef
cattle specialist.
The ministry's campaign to
promote warble 'treatment
began when meat packers
reported that 33 per cent of
the cattle coming into the
packing plants each :;spring
were infested with grubs.
Grubs,entet the cattle after
warble flies lay eggs on' the
undersides of the animals in
the summer. During the
winter the grilbs migrate up
through the animal's body to
the back where they, form
cysts
...-and eventually bore
through the hide.
"Warble infestation de-
values the beef carcass
because all of the affected
meat and fat must be 'trim-
med away. resulting in an
unattractive retail product."
says Mr. Macartney.
The >war on warbles cam-
paign encouraged producers
to treat cattle during 'the fall
before the grubs caused any
damage. And, in addition to
reducing the grub infesta-
tions, the warble treatment is
showing other sickhenefits._.
"We've found the health
and
because
u se
of
management
the warbles
improved
treat-
ments." says Mr. Macartney
" While the producers ran the
_cattle through chutes for
treatment, they also vaccina-
ted."
Treating cattle 'for warbles
also reduced the toll of other
parasites such as lice, and
increased rates of gain. Cur-
rent information shows treat-
ed cattle gain about 1012 (23 .
Eastern Africa has experienced poverty even in the
best of times. But today, war, drought and recent floods
haveimposed widespread famine.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture
organization (FAO) estimates that Somalia is now host to
the largest refugee population in, the world — entirely
,dependent on outside food sources for at least the
..iforeseeable future.
THE NEED IS GREATI And the need is for CORN, a
basic food commodity throughout Most of Eastern
Africa. Ontorio corn can' help meet the need.
Distribution will be supervised/monitored by
"personnel from reputable relief and development
• agencies Who- will `be reporting loacklo the Foocf Bank.
CORN. FOR THE' HORN is an emergency relief project
. that brings together the Christian denominations of
Ontario in a united effort with the Food Bank.
The Canadian GoVernment through
CIDA matches your voluntary donation in
CORN or CASH by 3 to. 1, That is, for every
dollar value of corn voluntarily delivered by
a farmer or cash donated, the government grants
additional $3.00. This additional money is used
. to purchase corn and help pavfor.the freight
to the receiving country.
Administrative costs of operating the Food
Bank ,program amount to less than 5% of
the total budget.
HERE IS HOW IT WORKS:
You can participate in the CORN FOR
5. You then place the cheque for your con delivery
payable to the Food Bank anda copy.of the '
"Certificate of Direction- into a self-addressed,
stamped envelope available in the elevator and
mat It lathe Food. Bank. ...
6. You will receive a tax deductible receipt from the
Food Bank. '
7. Make sure that your name and full mailing address
are on the envelope as well as the denominational
infcirmation requested.
To &Maio CASH irou:
4. Plate your cheque or money order into a Food Bank
self-addressed. stamped envelope.
2. You will receive a tax deductible receipt from the
Food Bank. :
3. Make sure that your full name dnd address is on the
envelope as well as the dehominationai information
requested.
All donors will receive reports as to what has
happened with' the corn and how it was distributed.
Thank yoU for responding.
God loves a cheerful giver.
Steering Committee
Bruce Bierman, Lutheran Church,
E.C,S.R.R. Ni, NEW-DUNDEE, Ontario
NOB 2E0 , Phone: (519) 696-3022-
John E. Dick, Mennonite Church ,
WHEATLEY. Ontario
NOM 2P0 Phone: (519) 825-4583
Tom Oeaema, Christian Farmers
FecterCitiOn of Ontario
TAU301VILI.E, Ontario
NOL 2K0 PhOne: (519) 633-0514
Don LangtOrd, United Church of
Canada. R.R. N2. KERWOOD, Ontario
NOP 280 Phone: (519) 247-3669
Peter Zwart. Christian Reformed
. • Church.
P.O. Box 235, GRIMSBY, Ontario 13M 4G3 Phone: (416) 643-2507
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~rb1e war success
THE HORN Program either by donating CORN
Or CASH
To Donate CORN you:
1 Deliver the corn to the elevator.
2 Tell the elevator manager how much
corn you want to danate to
the FOod Bank.
3 The elevator manager will
issue a cheque payable
to the Food Bank for The
net value of the corn.
4, You as the donor and the
elevator manager will sign
a 'Certificate of Direction"
of which you retain a copy.
CORN FOR THE HORN
FOOD BANK
201.1483 Pembina Hwy.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2(18
Telephone (204) 475-3