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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-04-01, Page 15QAIRYING IS THE SUBJECT - More than 250 Huron farmers attended the annual information day conference at Clinton, Friday sponsored by the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association, Shown chatting with Huron's Dairy Princess Phyllis McKague are Dick Heard of the Ontario Department of Agriculture; Gordon Hill, president of the Ontario Federation, Huron MP Bob McKinley and Alex McBeath, chairman for the first part of the meeting. 1-A photo Government blistered by NFU on legislation Cy agoGy SUL: o LOcAl. TRADEMARKS, YOU MEVER CAN GET ANYTHING FOR A SONG — YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO GIVE AT LEAST A FEW NOTES FOR IT A good used car at the right price on the right terms Well that adds up to the common sense way of selecting a car. 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The guest speaker, Bob McKinley, Huron's MP and a Member of the standing com- mittee on agriculture said debate on Bill C-176 should be completed before Easter. McKinley assured the farmers his committee was working diligently with a united force to implement the best legislation possible. The committee has been plagued with all-night sittings and a flood of amendments from Conservatives representing • Western ridings. So far, only nine of the 40 classes in the bill have been passed by the committee. "In its present form the bill does not provide safeguards to the abuse of power, nor does it assure that farm products will be produced in those areas having the greatest comparative ad- vantage," said the M. faits present form, he charged the bill would give the cabinet power to control the marketing of agricultural products without the producers having Any effective means of countervailing the contrels other than through a federal election. "With the decline in the relative importance of the rural and farm vote, producers would largely be unable to influence the marketing policies concerning their products," he said, Gordon Hill, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, said a "hate-the- East" campaign is being waged by a few Western PCs but the blame will be shared by all of Conservative members. The bill is designed as a federal umbrella covering the marketing efforts of the provinces and would mean a more orderly system of marketing, according to its advocates, Mr. Hill said it is being fought in Western Canada on the theme that "theEastis going to get you if you don't lot* out," Western farmers are being told that the East is where the markets are, and the votes, and that the East, will dictate the rules with the Western producer losing out, he said. However, he said, "if the producers don't wish a specific marketing board, then there isn't a government, in this country that could enforce it or make it stick," he said. As part of Information week ever two hundred dairy farmers toured the farms of Bob Gib- bings, R.,Ft. 1, Clinton; Dave Middleton, R.R. 3, Clinton; and Leen Rehorst, R.R. 5, Clinton, Wednesday. This was a day for the farmers to visit and hear the farming programs of three local dairy farmers. Each farm featured different aspects of the farming business. At the farm of Bob Gibbings, three important parts of his program were discussed. Bob's feeding program was discussed by Harold Clapp, Dairy Cattle Specialist. It was noted that about 45 lbs. of grain ration were fed to a couple of cows which were milking about one hundred lbs. of milk per day. The Herd health program that the herd is on was discussed by Dr. Martin HaMs of Seaforth. Jack Hagerty, the Farm Management Specialist, pointed out Management Success Keys for the farm business. The suc- cess keys are related to financial success, size of business and efficiency (production per cow, labour, capital, income over feed cost.) In the afternoon, the program at the farm of David Middleton covered other areas of the business. Dr. G. Josephson of the Mastitis Control program pointed out the progress of Dave's herd since it went on the program. Lorne Marshall, the D.H.I.A. Supervisor, talked about the merits of milk recording. Jack Macklin , the Dairy Herd Improvement fieldman men- tioned about the D.H.I.A. prgram in relation to Dave's herd. Ian Kennedy, Milk Commission Heldman, discussed and demonstrated some problems of sanitation which is of interest to all dairy men. The program at the farm of Leen Rehorst had to do with keeping barn records and breeding problems and guides. Gordon Bell, the Holstein fieldman, discussed the aids in keeping barn records, and breeding programs. Dr. Lloyd Banbury, United Breeders, talked about breeding problems and guides. This Dairy Management Day was organized by the Joint Dairy Group. This group is made up of representatives from the Huron County Milk Committee, Huron Holstein Club, United Breeders, Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Huron County 4-1I Leaders, Milk Commission, Mastitis Control Program, and the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food. Prime Minister Trudeau and Agriculture Minister Olson were on the receiving end of a blistering attack levelled by Walter Miller, at a meeting of National Farmers Union members in Castleton, Ontario, March 25, Having just returned from an obviously frustrating two days in Ottawa, including a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, the NFU vice president was in nor mood to entertain any thoughts of sympathy for the federal cabinet. "Our so-called parliamentary system of democracy has generated into a type of club where a handful of continental power brokers, representing the industrial establishment meet Authority for eggs Ontario egg producers decided last week to develop a plan giving the Ontario Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Board complete authority over egg sales in the province. The decision comes in the face of the disastrously low prices in recent months. The average weighted price of eggs in Ontario fell from 48 cents a dozen in December 1969 to 23 cents a dozen in December 1970. The price now is in the 18 to 19 cent range. Producers say their break-even point is when eggs sell for 31 to 32 cents. Total egg production in 1970 was up nearly 150 million over the previous year, while returns to producers were down over $10 million. As explained at the producers' marketing board annual meeting, by Chairman Harvey Beaty of Thamesville, the goal of the plan would be to obtain a realistic price for eggs by stabilizing production. The Ontario government would have to grant special powers to the board under the Farm Products Marketing Act for the board to implement a plan. These powers include authority to establish marketing quotas to producers; authority to be the exclusive agency for Ontario egg sales; and authority to set egg prices. Those people who have no trouble separating the men from the boys are called women. Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened. periodically to decide the fate of our people. In Prime Minister Trudeau, it seems the power brokers have found a useful ally; in Bud Olson, the Prime Minister has found an obedient servant. These men seem determined not to serve the interest of farm people." "Our Dairy Committee has been trying for over a month to meet with Mr. Olson so that we could bring home to him the crisis being faced by our dairy producers. The answer was always the same — no time, It wasn't until we threatened to camp on his doorstep, that we were able to meet with him, I wonder how long representatives of the big milk corporations have to wait to see the Minister of Agriculture." Referring to Bill C-176, Mr. Miller said the legislation, as proposed, will give the Minister of Agriculture total power to dictate the terms and conditions of farming in Canada. "Knowing his predisposition to serve the in- terests of agri-business it doesn't take much imagination to see where this will lead Canadian farmers." Mr. Miller went on to say that the action taken by the govern- ment in forcing the agriculture committee of the House of Commons to sit through the entire night in order to reach agreement on Bill C-176 was "dictatorial abuse of the most extreme nature. The Prime Minister and Mr. Olson should know there is growing opposition by farmers to Bill C-176. Theyknow too, that farmers have brought pressure to bear on members of the com- mittee to press for measures that could make the bill more palatable, but refuse to budge an inch, and instead of using reason they adopt measures to physically break down the will of parliamentary committee members to resist. Actions like this display total contempt for the committee and the farmers whose wishes some members of the committee are trying to represent, It is impossible for parliamentary democracy to work under these circumstances. Behaviour and performance of the government, through the Canadian Dairy Commission toward Canadian dairy farmers has been such that it is difficult to have any faith in their ad- ministration of Bill C-176. It is obvious farmers are being forced to exercise a more militant ap- proach to defend themselves."