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Home My WebLink AboutFarming '88, 1988-03-30, Page 59FARMING ’88, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1988. PAGE 33. Junior Farmers donate $19,000 to juvenile diabetes The Skyline Hotel, Toronto, was the place to be for Junior Farmers on March 18-20 as the Annual March Conference of the Junior Farmers’ Association of Ontario, “Let’s Create in ‘88’’, was held. Over 300 Junior Farmers from across the province were in attendance as were guest dele gates from Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Manitoba, Indiana, and Future Farmers of America. The Annual Meeting of the Association was held Friday, March 18. The meeting allowed members to become more familiar with the organization as many reports were given highlighting Junior Farmer programs and activities throughout the year. Also various resolutions were discussed and voted upon during themeeting. Theelection of the 1988-89 Provincial Executive took place with Suzi Hilts-Stanley, Region of Durham West, elected President; Vice-President is Scott Kelman, BrantCounty; Past Presi dent is J. Allan Cole, Renfrew County. Saturday afternoon saw the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation benefit from the generosity of Junior Farmers across the pro vince as they concluded their fundraising for the Foundation with an auction. The auction consisted of packages prepared by the counties in the 7 Provincial Zones. The Zone 7 (Huron, Perth, Grey, Bruce) Package was pur chased for $2,400. When all the bidding had concluded and club and county donations counted a cheque for $19,230.86 was presen ted to the National Chairperson of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. The Huron County Junior Farmers would like to thank the various businesses who donated to the Zone Package. Ada Taylor, RR 1, Belgrave, was the winner of the Huron County Junior Farmers’ 33 1 /3 Draw. She receives $185 as did the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. The Association’s Annual Ban quet was held Saturday evening. During the Banquet the Candle light Induction Ceremony ot the 1988-89 Provincial Executive and Provincial Directors was held. Kevin Clarke, Grey County, was inducted as Zone 7 Provincial Director and Anne Alton, Wing ham, was inducted as Huron County’s Provincial Director. The winners of the Interprovincial and International Trips were announc ed with Zone 7 coming away with 4 trip winners: Robert Hunking, RR 1, Auburn, won a trip to Manitoba; Diane McCormick, Bruce Co., Great Lakes Recreation Work shop, Michigan; Kathy McPhail, Perth Co., Alberta; Paul Nairn, Perth Co., United Kingdom. The trips are sponsored by the Junior Farmers’ Association of Ontario and various Agri-businesses. Sunday morning saw Huron County win again. In the Provincial Newsletter Competition sponsor ed by the JFAO’s Communication Committee Huron County was the winner. Retiring Provincial Direc tor, Janice Murray, Guelph (Sea forth), accepted the prize on behalf of Newsletter Editor Annette Losereit, RR 1, Auburn. The Huron County Junior Farmers’ Agricul ture Awareness Project and Scrap book composed by Sharon Nivins, RR 7, Lucknow, took third prize. The Agricultural Awareness Com petition is sponsored by McCain Foods. Delegates from Huron County to “Let’s Create in ‘88’’ were: Jeanette Van Esbroeck, RR 1, Hensail; Al Renning, RR 1, Exeter; Warren Wray. Brussels; Audrey Shipping every other Saturday Open 9 a.m. -12 noon Patterson, Goderich; Laurie Pent land, RR6, Goderich; Dave Van Beers, RR 1, Blyth; Robert Hunk ing, RR 1, Auburn; Anne Alton, Wingham; and Janice Murray, Guelph (Seaforth). The Confer ence was filled with many interest ing and educational speakers and sessions. The delegates came away from the Conference “Let’s Create in ‘88’’ with a new knowledge of Junior farmers, better Human Resource Skills, and many new friendships. For all of your Rabbit Needs Feed & Equipment BROWN’S RABBITRY & DEPOT 356-2761 Keep programs, OFA tells Nixon Government cash grant pro grams are successfully helping farmers deal with hard economic times and they should be extend ed, says the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Singling out the Ontario Farm Family Interest Rate Reduction (OFFIRR) program and the Farm Management, Safety and Repairs program, the OFA asked Provin cial Treasurer Robert Nixon to continue assistance to cash- strapped farmers. “The programs were created to fill specific needs, and these needs still exist,’’ emphasized OFA president, Brigid Pyke. Agriculture is a capital-inten sive industry with a high demand for credit. Debt financing is expensive in real terms and Ontariofarmers’ traditional source - the federal Farm Credit Corpora tion is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. “Provincial government agen cies outside Ontario are now supplying almost 15 per cent of a long-term agricultural credit, and they’re doing it at a rate two percentage points below FCC and four points below the banks. Ontariofarmers need access to that kind of long term, low cost credit and we’re asking this provincial government to get moving,” says Pyke. While the Federation’s main thrust in its meeting with Nixon was for better farm credit and improved stabilization for cash crop farmers, the farm leaders also argued for new economic develop ment programs for rural Ontario. Among the program areas OFA recommended were: •Rural enterprise development: encouragement of tourism, retire ment, and service industries to complement agriculture as income source. •Agro-forestry: the conversion of selected crop land to woodland to alleviate excess production in some commodities and provide additional on-farm income. •Support for small-scale farm ers: a peer advisor program which would offer assistance in develop ing management and production skills. •Grain-derived ethanol: provin cial co-operation with the federal government in developing alcohol - based gasoline. This would create a new domestic market for local grains which are now in over- supply. Cook's opens new blending plant To better serve Walton area farmers, a new 600 tonne fertilizer blending facility including related application equipment is being constructedbyCook’sinWalton. It is to be operational by April 4, 1988. Open House is Thursday, April 7. Equipped with the innovative ribbon style blending unit, Nitro gen, Phosphorous, Potassium and all micronutrient fertilizers are quickly and accurately blended to specific requirements at the rate of 50 tonnes per hour. The new facility will also allow the blending offertilizer and seed for airflow application. To ensure timely fertilizer deli very and application, the expan sion will include a Loral-Model 1600 Airflow unit and a 16 metric tonne delivery unit. This new Dry fertilizer blending facility with its accompany services will further complement the Liquid storage and application equipment already located at Cook’s in Walton. ■ HIIjIII PARTS VALUE OF THE MONTH Universal Flexible Grain Fertilizer Tube -9 Easy to Attach ... 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