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F of A wants to.
by: ALICE
Huron 'Federation Of Agri-
culture delegates won't: be,
going to the Ontario :Federa-
tion of Agriculture. eonven-
don empLtyhanded.
Federation members ap-
proved a number of resolu-
tions at:their annual meeting
in BruSselS Thursday for
delegates to take to , the
convention next month.
The. first sesolutien ap-
proved by members <aid
since young farmers face
difficulties starting up in
business with high. land
prices and high interest
rates, "be it resolved that
the federation set up a
special committee to study
the problem and to make
some resolutions."
A second resolution, also
approved, was somewhat
similar, It stated since
changes in the structure of
agriculture have an impact
on 'the whole community.
both socially and economical-
ly, and since these changes . are influenced by govern-
ment policies, the OFA was
asked to lobby with the
wvernment on behalf of the
farm community. The resolu-
tion read, "be it resolved
that the Ontario Federation
rf Agriculture OFA strike a
,:ommittee to examine this
problem (such a committee
,.veld seek the assista nee of a
major research organization
to assist in its work)," The
resolution asked that the
findings of the of the commit-
tee be "a major part" of the
1981 OFA convention.
Doug Fortune put forward
a resolution call :tug fir
changes in bank policy.
resolution said at pr sent,
payments and depo 't., at
banks made after P.M. are
considered the next day's
business. It was pointed out
this 'can cause particular
problems, over a long week-
end, when a deposit might be
made Friday afternoon but
not show on bank records '
until Tuesday.
The resolution asked that
the Bank Act, be am; ended
so "that all bank transactions
be,completed the day they're
initiated."
Members_passed a fourth
resolution,. presented by ,
Norman Alexander, calling
for the OFA to urge Plant
Products , a federal, depart-
ment, to have the Seed Act
revised so that certain weed
seeds, including , those of
Johnston grass, poison hem-
lock and velvet leaf, be
classified, as noxious and to
have the noxious weed list
updated more . frequently.
ALTERNATE SOURCE
Federation members
turned their attention to
resolutions dealing with the
Issue of alternate fuel and
energy sources.
The first resolution said '
since Many farmers are
interested in the production
of alcohol as an alternate fuel
source for food production
and the $500 license fee is a
prohibitive cost for many
farmers, the OFA should
ptst pressure on th ap prop -
date,authorities to have this
cost reduced to $100 or
A second resolution was
approved asking the Energy
Com mittee oft he OFA set tsi)
a system of collecting in for-
Mat icin on energy-producing
and energy-conserving prat-,
ficeN from around the pro-
vince and "redistributing it
were developed, the reSolu-1
don asked that Ontario
Hydro be required "to co-
operate with farmers devel-
oping electrical systems
dependent on: renewable
energy and/or energy con-
servation.''
Also, the resolution asked
that Ontario Hydro be re-
quired to pay fair value for
to Hydro for its operating
expenses. Finally, the resol-
ution also asked that such
loans could he repaid over a
period of years by redtietionS
on the-utility bill or ,dedue-
tions from the electricity
Payment the farmer receives.
The final resolution dealt
with the price paid to the '
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provincial federation ask the
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