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responsibility, not just . to Canadians, but to
millions of people less fortunate than us."
That responsibility, according to Klosler,
to grow food for world markets.: He warned
one of Canada's natural . resources, good
agricultural land, . is getting scarcer. He -
added, in solving world problems, "I would
rather seethe use of food power thanbuliet..
power."
The environment committee chairman
warned the audience problems ' between
farmers and their urban, industrialized
neighbours won't diminish` in the future, "and
that peaceful co -existence between` the two
groupsmust be established: +.:
He said the provinces five-year old
agricultural code of practice has failed to
come ,,to grips with the clash between
farmers and their urban neighbours. For
example, he said, many applications to
expand existing farm livestock operations
are denied, if non-farm residents are : living
nearby. When" problems- arise, Mr. Kloster
said, always , the onus is al a �:s on the farmer to
change his practises, rather than urban
neighbours to accept the noise and odours
which inevitably result from farm :opera
tions
Mr. Kloster said tougher, land . use -
guidelines to preserve farm land, would
remove the existing -problem of land use.
guidelines being policed by urban -oriented.
municipalcouncils and give ;farmersmore
input into planning decisions.
Some of the solutions the
environmental -
committee
c mmittee recommended .'to the OFA were r..
improvedagricultural and uniform a i . land
n
zoning, distinctions between agricultural
land and, buffer areas, adequate compen- .
cation when a .farmer is refused 'permission
to expand. and: thus' zoned out of business
and planning guidelines which allow farmers
to plan for 'their operations on a; long term
basis r•
•. Any Quantity
Also Mr. Kloster said, ''a farmer must be
able to keep , any kind and : quantity of
livestock he wants in an agriculturally zoned _
area."
He . told -the .. audience his committee
recommended it was high time the govern-
ment .defined what constituted a farm, the.
implementation of a Farmers' Bill of Rights,
written guidelines for siting, renovation and
expansion -of farm buildings and a farmers'
committee which could deal with. harassment
of farmers and complaints from non farm
encroachment into agricultural areas.
He said his committee's recommendations
were replaced by the Agricultural Develop-
ment acid Protection Act, drawn up by an
OFA. staff "Member. Mr. Kloster said, "to
me, that document leaves a lot to be
desired." '
He said :farmers, in. campaigning for bet-
ter ter land use guidelines, must capitalize on.
their economic position. Also, he warned,
"the big argument is going to be amongst
Rfimosai i
k.
your compact tractor
barns gasoline, _ '
it's bUrning up more
than gas�lifle. _.
YM Sedies�
131'5.24 33 MP
It's burning up -your hard-earned
money. Which should have you
doing a slow bum. -
Ifs not the tractor's fault,
Gasoline engines just aren't
as efficient as diesel engines.
And until now, ' compact diesel
tractors with the versatility you
need just weren't available;
Now meet the alternative —Yammer 13, -
15, 24,'and 33 HP diesel tractors. Loaded
with features to let you handle any job
your gasoline tractor can do; Anddpower-
ed by"Yanmar's advanced 'diesel engines
which save you big On ,fuel—as much as
50%. And equally big on maintenance.
We've got ail the facts and figures on
Yanrnar compact diesel tractor efficiency.
Come on in soon for the whole story.
wy.- - 7 miss W. of LUC" KNOIN
over- err .. .
RIEGLING.
FARM EQUIPMENT LTD.
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us` since we are so different." He. said OFA
must come out with a strong land use policy
to . present 'to the provincial government.
In the -, discussion following Klosler's
speech, 'Lucknow area farmer Tony McQuail
asked how a farmer could be deflned. The
•speaker said the . problem is the Ontario
Municipal Board • :has its idea of what a
farmer is, the Ontario Ministry of Agricul.
tore has another, the Ministry. of Housing
yet another. and "well, , the tax people,,
they're: off by themselves when it comes to
what a farmer is. .
Mr. McQuail replied it,, was his suspicion it
i e r toneeddefinition of a
is ease "say .we,f a d h
farmer: than to have one,"
Mr. Kloster responded his environment
committee felt "we need a uniform defini-
tion (of .a farmer)" which could be used by
gov rumen mi Is e
Adrian Vos ofBlyth aske dit the
.environment committee had given any
thought to the rights of animals in drawing
up guidelines for a Farmers' Bill of Rights.
Mr. Kloster. ,` said there's .' no question
farmers today are getting criticized for their
livestock practices. He said the technology of
the livestock industry is .."putting : animals
under, tremendous pressure to get produc-
tion out of . then'.":
Before discussion on the 'OFA's• working
paper concluded, Mr. Kloster again recom-
mended working with the governmentand
their Strategy . for the Preservation of
Agricultural Land paper "take what We
already have in existence, take the govern-
ment's
commitment." He told Huron feder-
ation ' members 'he sees a long time
refinementperiod ' riiod before.. the federation's
working paper is ready to be presented to
the provincial government,,
Fire Insurance
Following .the, dis :.ussion on the paper, a
g
Huhett Town armer, Larry .Dillon,
� insurance for
farm
. of fire
raised the iss
buildings: Mr. Dillon said he believes
farmers ' are presently being discouraged
from safe management" practices to avoid:
barn fires by, insurance companies. He said
in the Western provinces, insurance : com-
panies . offer lower rates for farm buildings
which are'less likely to'burn, a: policy that
doesn't seem to be followed here. The
farmer said . he has approached insurance
companiesabout the matter as an individual,
but feltP erhaps the federationwould like to
investigate the matter.' On the suggestion of
.John Van . Beers, who was chairing the
meeting, Larry Dillon agreed to meet with
John Nesbitt and his insurance committee to
investigate the matter of fire insurance
further. and , draw. up a ' resolutionfor
presentation at a future meeting.
Federation members :'!were informed the
members of parliament dinner, scheduled
for February 21 in Clinton, , will be
re -scheduled for a date following the March
19 'provincial .election.
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• mildew -resistant, tolerant to smut
Peguis .'
•
six-rowed:smooth-awned feed
barley
• medium height straw. goodtrength
resistant to 'stem rust. Smut and
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Herta
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• ,good yields on a medium to short
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• strong: medium -length straw .
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• resistant to crown and stem rust
Elgin
• large white seed matures earlier and
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high yielding
• short, strong straw
resistant to mildew
• very suscef}tible to spot blotch '
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barley
• high yielding
'• later than Bruce. earlier than Herta
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