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.01en Coultes of axon County
was elected to lead the OntUr-io
Cattlemen's AssoPlation 1991 at.
the 29th Annual Meeting held Feb-
ruary 20 and 21 in Toronto, Coultes
tional Annual MeAing agenda.
Members of the 1990 Exmitive
formed a panel and answered ques-
dons from the floor on OCA action
on industry issues.
Agricultural Practices roust main-
tain or enhance the guality, avail,
and productivity of the soil,
water and air resources on which
oilr agricultural production system
liowever„ management uc,
don practices, which are controlled.
by the faniter„ are constantly evolv-
ing towards the goal of environ,
mental anti ecOliOntic 40gahmbi4itYg
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outliiiiiigviimity issues for the year was as thutY agd-businesses to be a sustabiable'indaso. and *ler Resuorge
and stressing the need for mnova-
dye ways to deal effectively with
induktly challenges.
Also elected Id the 1991 OCA
Executive were Doug Gear, ist
Vice President" Bob Kerr, 2nd Vice
President, Kea Summers, Harvey
Graham, Murray Cleaves and the
first women to hold a position at
the executive level, Linda Barker.
Glenn Coultes, Doug Gear, Jim
Magee, Ken Summed and David
Whittington were electe4 to repre-
sent the 'membership on a national
level to the Canadian Cattlemen's
Association (CCA). Elected rePre-
sentatives to the Beef Information
Centre (BIC) were Ken Summers,
Linda Barker and Bob Kerr.
"Ask Your Executive" was a well
received new addition to the tradi-
and associations were on hand to
meet delegates. Their sponsorship
of the meeting was appreciated by
cattlemen.
Guest 'speakers to the Annual
nteeting, were Dr, Ford Rungeo
University of Minnesota speaking
Tros-pects For Agricultural
Trade in A Troubled World" and
the Ontario Minister of Agricultnre
aed Food, the Honourable Hinter
Bnchman,
Five hundred guests to the Annual
Banquet heard a presentation on
"Consumer Impact Ow Packaginell
from 811 "environmentally friewllY '
perspective, by Alan Robinson from
the Packaging Association Of
Canada. Also at the banquet, BIC
provided "beef fingsrappetizers",'a
new product now in the tlevelop-
mental stages.
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include a margin of profit and
financial stability for the fanner.
Historically, sonfe—of the worst
cases of land abuse have occurred
during foiled of hard times, when
fanners squeezed a living' Out of
existing resources with little or nor
additioual-inxestrirent. in soil main -
teatime or itriPrOveMent, Farmers
..vho manage rmources in a
sustahutble system are working in
thqr own best interest to ' ensure
their livelihood in both the short
and long term.
Farmers haie little or no control
ovet many factors which affect their
opemtion, such as cogs of amain&
v:,rY am! other prodUction inputs, or
increasing 4 land prices due to
eipanding Urban devolonoleat•
Within the past five years great
strides have been mwde towards
controlling soil erosion. Systems
incorpoating reduced soil tillage,
and increased use of crop rotations
(aPProgriate vlantipg. sequences of
differentcrop species) have ensured
b4ter sea protection by making use
of crop debris and cover crops -
between seasons; Installation of
improved drainage structures such
as catch basins and Vassed water,
ways has drastically reduced ero-
sion in many cases. -
Programs such as the Land Stalk-
ardship Program and the Ontario
Soil' Conservation and Environ'.•
Mental Protection Assistance Pro-
grams (OSCEPAP), funded by the
Ontario MiniStry of Agriculture and
Food, have improved farmer knowl-
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edge, of soil cons-vation measures
artd proatotod their widespread
implementation, The commitment
and Itavolvement of many of the
Province's .1c4iig failirri #10
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these. programs have been key fac-
tresellikinititZverWeS.hdim" wecess?f
The demonstration and research
compOnents of_the Soil and Water
Etodromnental Enhancement Pro-
gram (SWEEP) ant: Tillage 2000
have also assisted in confinningand
encouraging. better production prac-„
tices.
Pest Management
Vinually every farmer makes
some form of integrated pest man-
agement WM), 11114 achieves
effective pest control with a Mini.
inaM Me Or pesticides in combina-
tion with genedcally pest -resistant
crop varieties, appropriate crop
rotattsatInonds, seliystemiriamatiticonmoofnipteosrti:nhag poif-
infestation levels to determine When,
sPeeific control measures are
required.
I.PM•fia's resulted' in pesticide uie
in Ontarid being reduced by VA%
between 1983 and 1988; Food
Systems 200Z. an OMAF
intnoduced in 1987 -with the objec-
tive ef ..InO,Ayzjua u,astjaide use b„
further SO% b; ihe ;ear 200'2: is*
ftilly *ported by'AGCare's Mem-
ber organizations, several of which
have co-spoesmed a number of
teiearcl projects aiined* achieving
the'proginin's goal. `
Through the - Ontario Grower
Pesticide Safety Course, and ecluea-
*tional program requested by crOp
producers, farmers receive instruc-
iion -in proper handling and use of
pesticides. The farming community
has asked that the provincial gov-
enunent make this program manda-
tory. They want to ensure that
fg,Fowe.rs- um pesticides in a POI-
CIOUS and responsible -manner as
trained professionals concerned
about consumer, user and environ
mental protection.
Agricultuire
A Dynamic Industry
As environmental concerns have
bene identified, farmers have
invariably responded by changhig
their production ,systems based ‘orl
the best inforinadon available at the
time. 'This has r,esulte.d in si
cant improvements in the productiv-,
ity of our soil and the protection of
water 'quality
As- research proves the value of
viable alternatives, Ontario's
farmers integrate these improve-
ments into their management sys-
tem& In this way, they can continue
to provide consumers with an abun-
dant, high quality, nutritious food
supply at an affordable price.
AGCare, representing over 45,000
producers 'from Ontario's major
horticultural aud field crop producer
organizations, will continue to play
a key role ,in actively promoting
iraproved environmental steward-
ship in the farm community.
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