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R. 2, HENSALL, ONTARIO 262.5626 err Local 342 Aslifield, of the Ontario Farmers' Union, Huron - County, at a membership meeting held May 1st, reversed its earlier decision to support the GFO Committee proposal and decided instead to continue to back the Provincial Board of the Farmers Union. Mr. Lorne Luther, a former vice-president of the local, was elected President of the local during an election of officers. He is also sub-district director for Huron County, Mr. Bev McNay was elected vice president. Mr, Union local reverses decision The Ontario Farmers' Union has written to Premier John P. Robarts, regarding the amended regulations applied by the Department of Health concerning the use of pesticides imported from the United States. Reports reaching the office of the Farmers' Union indicate that atrazine, for example, is available from the U.S. only under a different brand name, and can be imported but cannot legally be used in Ontario even though the ingredients are the same, and the product is manufactured by the same company. The restriction being placed on farm chemicals will undoubtedly create increased costs to farmers, simply because the U.S, brand cannot be registered at this time. The letter to Mr, Robarts stated: "If it is against the interest of public health to allow the use of this chemical in Ontario, it is equally as dangerous to allow the consumption of imported food from the U.S., grown with the use of these chemicals." The Farmers' Union expressed its concern with regulations of this nature and requested immediate action as farmers are already in the process of planting crops and require these chemicals. Peter Twynstra, Ailsa Craig, 2nd vice president of the OFU said, "The chemical analysis of, for example, the pesticide atrazine (available in Canada at a much higher price) and A-trex, available in the United States, are exactly the same and made by the same company in Africa. The new name A-Trex, for atrazine, has been accepted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and will be adopted in Canada in 1970, but the Canadian Department of Agriculture, who has approved the chemical analysis, will not allow the pesticide to be imported from the U.S. because it is now called A-Trex. To import it from the U.S. means a substantial saving to farmers, who are now forced to buy the more expensive same pesticide from an all exclusive importer in Canada. Mr. Twynstra said, "there are some shenanigans going on here, probably to use this as a test case to stop future fertilizer from coming into Canada, If farmers are forced to sell at the world market prices why aren't they allowed to buy their input cost at the same world market?" he questioned. Tariff protection for all or just the chosen ones? Only 19,666 farms, or approximately 7.2 per cent of all Canadian farms classified as commercial in 1966 (farms selling products valued at over $2,500) had a capital investment varying upwards from an average of $117,000. -" Most marketing boards in the province are supporting the idea of a General Farm Organization on the ground that it will both benefit producers and help marketing boards with statistical and specialist services. The need to coordinate action through a GFO on a number of important subjects such as tariff and trade policies is obvious, Malcolm Davidson, Brucefield, chairman of the GFO campaign committee, says. In addition, a strong, well-financed GFO will be able to provide research, statistics, legal -and taxation advice, accounting specialists and field services to help marketing boards serve their producers better than they can at present. Mr. Davidson says that the services a GFO could provide are almost unlimited. He cites negotiation on transportation rates; handling and elevator charges; advice on the credit and banking help available; assistance on general marketing regulations and on grading and packaging; import-export negotiations and regulations; Food-Aid programs and provision of centralized computer equipment. With a strong GFO to negotiate with governments and business, on the many general policies and programs, marketing board personnel will be free to concentrate on getting the best price possible for farm products Federation does work Sometimes we are asked "What Does the Federation Do?" The following is a perfect example of some of the work that is done on behalf of the farmers by their Federation of Agriculture in Huron county. The following resolution was passed at Huron County Federation of Agriculture directors meeting in early March. WHEREAS, agriculture is becoming more specialized and WHEREAS, more farmers are doing custom work with specific agricultural implements and hiring custom operators for their own farms, (e.g. hiring spraying, custom combining, etc.) and WHEREAS, a farmer doing custom work can claim only 13 cents per gallon of gas used instead of 18 cents per gallon on the custom work he does, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Huron County Federation of Agriculture request that all gas used in unlicensed farming be eligible to the full gas rebate. Early in April correspondence was received by Huron County Federation of Agriculture, from John White, Minister of Revenue as follows: "A new regulation 115/69 has been approved and promulgated, you will be pleased to learn that, under this legislation, the full rebate of 18 cents per gallon will be remitted on gasoline consumed in all equipment used in the cultivation and harvesting of farm produce as requested by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture." This new regulation is now in effect. eroft Roofte Spring seeding in Huron is somewhat behind schedule as the land is drying very slowly, Approximately 254. of the crop has been planted. A very small acreage of corn has been planted. Spring wheat in all parts of the county looks excellent and yields look promising. Grass and legume growth is behind schedule in comparison to last year, in the market place. Smaller marketing boards in particular would benefit from the services a GFO could provide, Mr. Davidson says, but even the largest could benefit if specialist skills and services were available through a GFO. If a well-financed GFO had been in existance, Mr. Davidson pointed out, the study could and should have been made by the research branch of the GFO, with all the profits and more important, unpublished research material, remaining with the farmers' own organization. This is but one example, Mr. Davidson comments, of the ways in which a GFO can save marketing boards each year many thousands of dollars. "No wonder the directors of almost every marketing board have supported the GFO proposal with such a clear voice. At least the boards want farmers to learn all about the proposal." In the June ballot farmers will be asked whether they want marketing boards represented by orie member per board on the Provincial Council of the GFO. The campaign committee has Luther said the decision to rescind the former motion was .a decision made during the meeting attended by a good representation of the local's membership. Aslifield local is located in District 2 of the OFU, whose Director, Mr, Philip Durand, resigned from the Provincial Board in April. When contacted, Walter Miller, President of the OFU said, "That's good news, and we are very happy to hear it." He said other locals across the province would also welcome this information. Mr. Miller said that "farmers. across Ontario who have listened. to both sides of the farm organization story are now having very serious second thoughts about GFO proposals, and realize that they will not be securing one organization, but a co ntinued multiplicity of organizations." Ile said the legislation introduced this week to parliament clearly indicates this fact. a, KATHY AND JUDY COATES IN THE WES WITMER FLOWER GARDEN ON PARK STREET Most marketing boards supporting GFO campaign taken no stand on this. Their slogan is: "LET THE FARMERS DECIDE." However, Kenneth McKinnon, Owen Sound, a member of the committee has been quoted as saying that as a milk, beef, wheat and corn producer, he wants to see the closest cooperation and understanding between marketing boards and the GFO, regardless of the outcome of the vote — that is, regardless of whether or not marketing groups are represented on the Provincial Council of the GFO. Mr. McKinnon says that if a producer is dissatisfied with some policy of his marketing board, and if he feels that he has been unable to get his ideas before that board, he should have the right to approach the GFO for consideration of his problem—and for action. Conversely, Mr. McKinnon says, a marketing board should have an opportunity to explain and justify its marketing policies to the GFO.