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Tours .provide valuable insight
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how farming m the U.S. has become concen-
trated in the name of efficiency, and small
producers are not as common as they are in
Canada.
In Pennsylvania the group saw another
aspect of agriculture m how the Amish there
farm. They will use a modern baler but take
the rubber wheels off and put steel ones on,
because they believe the rubber poisons the
land. Then they draw the baler with a team
of mules.
The group was given a break from the bus
as they travelled from Portland, Main to
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia by ferry. They look-
ed at farming in the Atlantic provinces, and
met with many of the movers and shakers in
Nova Scotian agriculture. Looking at their
problems many were found to be similar to
those in Ontario - problems such as the
drought and right to farm legislation.
But there were some differences between
Atlantic and Ontario farming. In New
Brunswick there are no municipalities out-
side of the towns, so there are no townships
to bring farmers together. Prince Edward
Island is like another world compared to On-
tario, and there has been a lot of rain and the
crops looked great.
In Charlottetown they visited the new
Atlantic Veterinary College. In New
Brunswick they toured a tree nursery, and
saw a pulp mill which pumps pulp through
pipes under the St. Lawrence river and
directly into the United States to avoid pay-
ing a duty by trucking it over the border.
Two days were spent in Quebec, and the
group met with the Assistant Deputy
Minister of Agriculture. It was found that
farming in Quebec was similar to farming in
Ontario, except their system of subsidy
payments is based upon 90 per cent of the
wage of a skilled worker in the same area as
the farmer.
In general the tour taught Mr. Vincent and
Mr. Wallace a lot about fields and industries
which relate to agriculture.
"We have to be cognizant of the fact that
what we do in agriculture affects other in-
dustries," says Mr; Wallace, adding the
course helps to put agriculturein perspec-
tive to other industries.
The Advanced Agricultural Leadership
Program is often misunderstood by the
general public, who think it's purpose is to
teach people how to farm better.
But the real purpose of the program is to
make sure rural Ontario has strong leaders.
"It's to make sure agriculture has an ef-
fective voice in the future. Because we're a
dwindling percentage of the population we
need strong leadership," explains Mr. Vin-
cent.
People are nominated for the program
-based on past agricultural leadership- by
groups such as the Federation of
Agriculture, and they go through applica-
tions and interviews before 30 are finally
selected from the province. They go through
a two year program which involves 10 three
day seminars and two tours.
The current group, the second in Ontario's
history, has one more tour to go. They will
be spending two weeks in Brazil. There they
will learn about agriculture and society in
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the very rich and the very poor will be look-
ed at, how worldaid affects the economy of
a developing country, and how to avoid
disrupting crop values and disrupting the
economy.
Mr. Wallace admits it is unrealistic to ex-
pect 30 great leaders will emerge as a result
of this program. Some will be better leaders
in their home town, others won't be affected,
and some may become leaders on a national
scale.
"But the course should provide a broader
perspective for people who have leadership
abilities, and give them opportunities to use
those ablities," says Mr. Vincent.
Both the local agriculturalists who are
taking the course say it improves com-
munication; gives knowledge of other in-
dustries, business and politics; and creates
contacts with other agricultural leaders.
"You see things you wouldn't take time to
see otherwise" says Mr. Wallace. All this
will hopefully make them more effective in
agricultural activities.
Asked if he feels if the course is time and
money well spent Mr. Wallace responds
with: "It's the chance of a lifetime," adding
he has made 25 friends and acquaintances
just in the group of participants alone.
Those who take the course are generally
between the ages of 25 and 40 with
demonstrated leadership abilities. The
course is sponsored by the Agriculture
Leadership Trust for about 75 per cent of the
expenses, but the participants are also re-
quired to pay for $2,500 of their own ex-
penses. More applicants for the course will
be received in the fall, and anyone in-
terested can contact Bryan Vincent or Bill
Wallace.
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The annual Lucknow Craft Festival took to Ole arena floor over the weekend and
once again enjoyed good attendance. Almost every display space was occupied pro-
viding festival goers with a wide range of products to explore. Here, Fred van der
Heide continues to add to his vast display of ceramics by painting while he offers his
sales pitch. Fred and his wife hail from llderton and make the rounds of craft shows
during the sumemr months. (Rob Bundy photo)
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