The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-03-18, Page 63Dairy farmers urged to meet greater percentage of
Dairy farmers were urged to meet a
were urged to meet a
larger per cent of their milk supply quota at
the annual meeting of the Huron County
Milk Producers held Friday in the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community Centre,
Brussels.
Although members of the Ontario Milk
Marketing Board recognized the controver-
sy on over production they told dairy pro-
ducers at least 98.5 per cent of the quota was
needed, rather than the 96 per cent current-
ly being realized.
Changes in the levy structure and the in-
crease in fluid sales and corresponding
higher payout percentages prompted this
request of producers to fill a larger per cent.,
possibly even 100 per cent, of their MSQ.
Representatives from the Ontario Milk
Marketing Board told Huron County pro-
ducers they were running close to the same
pattern as other producers in the province,
and added total marketings would have to
be one per cent higher than a year ago, on
average, for each of the remaining months
of the dairy year to fill the provincial quota.
Total milk marketings to the board were
2.2 per cent lower in January 1987 than in
January 1986. Total marketings have been
lower, compared to the same month a year
ago, for eight months in a row. The OMMB
said it expected the trend towards lower
decreases in milk marketings, compared to
a year ago, to continue as producers res-
pond to the revised levy structure and ad-
just their feeding programs to compensate
for poorer quality feed.
Under the current levy structure the
recently reduced within -quota levy of $4.65
per hl applies,up to 98.5 per cent of MSQ and
a special export rate of $27.50 per hl applies
on the remaining 1.5 per cent of MSQ. The
full overquota levy rate of $38h1 applies on
shipments over 100 per cent of MSQ.
The percentage levels of MSQ at which
different levy rates apply will be adjusted a
year-end to reflect any under utilization by
producers within the province. A year-end
adjustment for increased domestic re-
quirements was not anticipated at this stage
due to declining butter sales.
Dr. Jim Ashman, of the Dairy Inspection
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Branch, entertained the Huron County
group, with a graphic comment on the
various hats worn by employees of the
Dairy Inspection Branch. He then gave a
slide presentation on the new dairy inspec-
tion laboratory in Guelph, and assured
farmers that the milk testing process, like
the American government, was a system of
checks: and balaneeis.
"The system was
designed with four
separate checks if you want to take it that
far," he said, adding farmers should use it,
if they feel they haven't been given a "fair
crack".
"We are trying to do as much as we
possibly can to ensure the test results are
accurate."
Also at the meeting Walter Elliott and
Kevin Kale were re-elected to the Huron
County Milk committee sand a by-law passed
Pan. 23A
milk quota
that committee members be limited to no
more than three consecutive terms on the
committee, starting with new elections in
1987.
Approval was given to the 1987 proposed
budget of $7,916.28.
John Oldfield, a Huron County Milk Pro-
ducer, was presented with the gold award,
and 67 others received the general award
recognition.
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