HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-04-07, Page 2910 . Te Farm Edition, Week .of April 71 198
Require marketing skills...
*from page 4
, Jones commented thatthese programs are
good and are a poor example of the point he
was trying to make.
Increased productivity will decrease 'the
cost of each unit produced, he said, but the
way to increased productivity is not ,through
more land,. just more efficient production at
the present. .
"Many are waiting for the present
problems to blow over," he said. "I believe
there is a. bright future for agriculture."
These problems will sort themselves out."
Carl Spencer of the Farm Survival
Association gave the following challenges to
farmers: "Let's shape agriculture in our own
fashion. Let's not permit government inter-
vention to control agriculture."
One question about Farm Credit Corpor-
ation' loans, the MPs stated that the bill
wouldbe passed in. the. House" on the
following Tuesday night.: Cardiff explained it
would permit FCC to obtain additional
money from private sources, and FCC would
not have to rely totally on the treasury for its.
funds. It is,also .receiving an increase in its
base on which the amount it can borrow to
lend to farmers is calculated. Cardiff
estimated the interest rate charged would be
about 16'/2 per. cent.
Cardiff said le was unhappy that the bill
did not, contain legislation to prohibit an FCC
mortgage being passed to a foreign buyer if
the farm is sold. He said the opposition
raised this objection in committee and it was
recorded. Hesaid he finds it unlikely that
FCC would permit a foreign buyer to assume
an existing' FCC mortgage. Neither Cardiff
no MP tiary Gurbin knew of any FCC
mortgage being transferred in this manner.
Regarding the 'Ontario Farm Assistance
program, MPP Bob McKessock commented
he couldnot understand why applications
must be sent tothe head offices of the banks.
He said he does not believe it is necessary
when. the farmers are not applying for more
looney, but are only applying for a 5 per cent
rebate. The applications are being held up as
long as two months at the banks, said
McKessock, Rebate applications should go
to the bank branch and then on to the
Ministry of Agriculture and Food for proces-
sing.
Murray Elston MPP referred to the
necessity for farmers to educate their city
cousins about the problems in agriculture.,
The same point should be made to govern-
ment he said, which no longer knows what is
happening in agriculture. Traditional polic-
ies should be altered to meet the present
needs.
Elston also criticized the present situation
where a farmer cannot obtain "financial
assistance if the banks stop money for feed
or machinery repair. "It is criminal that a
bank can say any feed purchased or
machinery repair is ours, thereby preventing
a private investor from assisting a farmer
effectively," he observed.
Wayne Robertson, vice-president of the
Bruce County Federation, stated he opposed
the legislating of the metric system throug
an order in council.
"If thefederal government finds out Bruce
County farmers are planting their crops in
acres instead of hectares, will we all find
ourselves ininternment camps?" he asked.
Ontario shrimp: seafood delicacy
*from page 8 '
keep the pink seafood deli-
cacy alive and active.,
The demonstration centre,
near Ontario Hydro's Bruce
Generating Station on Lake
Huron, was announced last
year as part of the province's
economic strategy under the
Board .,of Industrial Leader-
ship and Development
(BILD). The shrimp raising
.project is being funded by
the Ontario Ministry of Agri-
culture and Food with help
from the Provincial Lottery.
The shrimp Dr. Hilton has
chosen for the study are a
variety native 'to Malaysia,
but he has obtained his seed
stock from Hawaii ani South
Carolina. Initial results have
been . encouragi g. ' The
shrimp eggs are s awned in
salt water, but the larvae are
transferred to a freshwater
environment. At four months
of age they: are anywhere
from 35 to 100 grams (an
ounce to 3.5 ounces) • and
about half of that is edible
flesh. '
Shrimp live on a diet of
fish meal, fish oil; crab meal
or shrimp oil mixed with
soybean meal. • But they are
also cannibalistic and one' of
Dr. Hilton's' problems is to
keep them from eating each
other. "We are trying . to
reduce the incidence of can-
nibalism
an-
nib li m
a s by developing a
better diet°and by experim-
enting with population den-
sities," he • said.
He expects it will be
another two years, before he
can say clearly •'whether
shrimp ' can be successfully
cultured and raised in Ont-
ario. After that an economic
viabilitystudy would have to.
be done to find out whether it
could ,be developed into •a
succesful commercial enter-
rpise.
Maximum yields required
•from Page 8
farmers are not sure of the
uality of the seed they use
for planting. Too many farm-
ers are sowing seed which is
far below acceptahle stand-
ards \and are reaiiing lower
yields at a time when we
must maximize yields and
quality.
Canadian plant breeders
are among the best in the
world. They give us new
varieties which offer higher
yield, more • disease resist-
ance and many other feat-
ures, and' yet many farmers
fail to take advantage of new
varieties: The pay off for all
this development work for
the individual . farmer, and
for Canadian agriculture as a
whole, can only come when
farmers take advantage of
. the seed that is available to
them.
The only way a farmer can
be sure of his variety is to
buy Certified or other class of
Pedigreed seed produced by
a member of the CSGA.
When you bu , your seed,.
look for the'blue tap on each
and every bag or, if you buy
in bulk, make sure your
dealer provides you with the
PS4 Form which declares
`that the seed you bought is
certified and has met the
grade standards of the Can-
tda . Seeds Act.
To assist you in making the
'decision on which variety' to
buy, each province publishes
annually a series . of crop
recommendation. These de-
scribe new .and existing lic-
ensed varieties of all crops
grown in the particular prov-
ince. it makes good sense to
consult this :crop guide, make
your variety decisions and
order your supplies of .Certi-
fied seed now so your dealer
can confirm your order and
be sure that adequate sup-
plies are' on hand at seeding
time.
Thereare enough risks in
farming without adding to
them by planting seed which
isn't up to grade and germin-
ation standards. With fuel;
fertilizer, pesticides,. mach-
inery and other input costs
rising almost out of sight, it
just doesn't make sense to
:increase your gamble by
starting with . inferior seed.
After all, seed, even the :most
expensive( seed, ik probably
the cheapest part of your
entire crop managementpro-
gram.
And .there's one more ad-
vantage to planting Certified
seed which most: farmers for
some reason ' continue, to
ignore. Remember;' that you
may deliver .up to 600
bushels ofonboard grains
over your normal quota prov-
ided the proceeds from the
sale of that grain are used to
buy Pedigreed seed for pro-
duction of a commercial crop.
This is an opportunity for
marketing grain and improv-
ing future crops which farm-
ers really should not ignore.
Seriously consider the use
of Pedigreed seed this year.
Perhaps at. no other time in
recent history have the ad-
vantages of Certified 'seed
and the potential return on
an agricultural investment
been so significant.
•
When it's spring planting
time you'll ,be glad you got
r an early start on
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