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The 1997 executive for the
Bruce County Agri.Food
Education Council has been.
formed, The chairperson is,
Jayne Dietrich, along with the
secretary treasurer Marg
McCready, public relations
Timothy. Willick, and. member
at Targe Peter Canning. •
The board of directors: is
made up from representatives
from each of the following
groups;. Bruce County
Federation of. Agriculture,.
Bruce County Women's
Institute, all Commodity Groups
within Bruce County, Bruce
C'ounty .Farm Safety, Bruce
County Agri -Business represent
tative, Boards of Education, and
other members at large.
The. Council was established
as an umbrella group for agri-
culture and food education pro
grams such as Agri -Food Week,
the highly successful grade six
education program "'The Roots
of Bruce," and a new- Agri-
Tourism Farm Tour program
scheduled for Aug. . the 16 ;called
the Rural Rally:
• The objectives of this
Council: are to offer human and
material. resources ; as requested
by groups ,supporting agri-food
• education, foster a network con-
necting
rural 'organizations;''
agricultural commodities, agri-
business, . and food groups,
along with providing training'
and resources on, agri-food top
-
• for volunteers,adininistra-
- tors, teachers, and educators,
also ane.last function: of the
• Council: is to promote,consumer'
awareness of, the -agri-food"
industry:'
The purpose of this Council
shall be to -provide agricultural
education and co -Ordination ' of
agricultural education; activities
within Bruce Col nty'..
Food►arid Quick Fact ' •
Carrot harvests in 1995 totalled
241.7 million pounds with a far-
rugate value of $•13.4 million.
Ontario .'produced 18 million
• pounds of broccoli with a .farm
gate. value of $6.4 million' in
1995.:.
Ontario growers produced 6.2
million pounds . of bunching
onions valued at $3,7 million
and- 200 7 million pounds. of
• cooking and dry onions worth.
$15,7 million in 1995.
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