The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-07-23, Page 3Lucltnow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 23, 1997 T Page 3
study shows po.rk:farme:rs favor manure storage
and utilization plans to safeguard water
A majority of surveyed.
Ontario hog farmersfavor
the creation of detailed
manure storage and uti-
lization plans as a means
of safeguarding the quality ;
of the province'"s, water
supplies.
In a Christian Farmers
Federation of Ontario. .
(CFFO) survey'at 'a major
Ontario farm show, 162
' farmers were asked if they
believe that municipal
"nutrient management
plans" are a.reasonable
way of safeguarding water
quality in. rural Ontario.
Seventy-eight per .cent
think the plans are a rea-
sonable requirement for
livestock producers.
"More municipalities
• are considering asking
livestock farriers to docu-
ment the details of what
they do with their farm
manure,"says John
Clement, CF}O's secretary
to the. board. "Our survey
shows that most farmers
Chores
v�ere
offered
are willi.n:g, to do their
share in, providing.. the
public with assurances
about their farming prac-
tices." .
The survey also showed
farmers have some distinct
ideas about the process
they want to use in devel-
oping manure plans for
their municipality. A full
93 per cent want individ-
ual farmers to, develop
theirr own plans, with a
panel of other farmers
reviewing. those plans for
environmental . responsibil-
ity,.
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desires rather than sticking
with a menu of existing
programs.'In order to do
so, staff roles were ` clari-.
fled "to offer.. choices. and,..
to: help. people make con-'
nections wittun their corn-.
munity."'
As a.result °Vale,
he,
changes in the way the
association operates,' pee=
ple are now served. in their'
Borrie conimun.ities as
opposed •to being buss.ed:'
in to a°centra°l' location,
Services are now individu-.
alined and person -centred.
Local communities are
more aware of the needs
of citizens with disabilities
and are moreinclusivel
:'In addition to these sigt.
nificant . achievements,
several Post savings were
realized allowing more -.
resources to be put
towards .helping: people.
achieve independence.. -
The Wingharn &
District. Community
Living.Association strives
to ensure that all' people
with developmental dis«:'
abiliijes live in a state of
dignityand share in all.
,'elei"nents of living in their
community. •
The Wing -ham &
'District' Community
Living Association would
like to thank their staff,
the people we serve and.
especially the community
for helping there to realize
1? g
this 1997 •Innovation
Award:
•
"In some municipali-
° ties, there is an expecta-.
tion that professional agri-
cultural consultants must
be used to develop these.
plans," • says Bob
Bedggood,a' :.pork produc-
er who also serves as a.
CFFO vice-president: "But
our survey shows., that
farmers are very comfort-
able with the idea of hav-
ing to defend their man-
agement approach to their'
peers. It's definitely an
approach that municipali
• ties need -to consider."
Two remaining ques-
tions on the survey asked
about other aspects of
livestock manure and the
environment.
The fiirst dealt with
whether livestock opera-
tors should own a reason-
able amount of land for
manure' utilization. The
survey showed that 78,per
cent of farmers agree with,
the idea of livestock farm- •
ers"`ne°eding ,to be land-
based in 'their, farming
operations.
"I'm pleased at these
results because they reflect
well on a policy our
Federation recently adopt-
ed," says . Jasper
Vanderbas; a pork produc-
er who also serves on the
CFFO executive board.
"That ,policy calls for live-
stock producers to awn at
least 50 per cent of the
landbase needed to proper-
ly utilize manure. The
remaining 50 per cent of
land would need to be
obtained through binding
Tong -term leases."
The other questions
asked farmers, whether
larger farms should have
stricter environmental. reg
•
ulations than small to mid-
sized farms, Fifty-seven
per cent of surveyed farm-
ers agreed that larger
farms should have stricter
environmental regulations:
"As a farm organiza-
tion, we'll need to,reful-
ly consider whether larger
farms are indeed'differ-
ent," •says ,,,Elbert van
Donkersgoed, the Ckt°O's
research andpolicy direct'
tor. ".It's a subject that
clearly requires more
investigation."
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