The Rural Voice, 1978-09, Page 19No advance sales
on '78 bean crop,
Huron F of A hears
Bob Allen. a Huron County director of the
board, told members of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture at their monthly
meeting in Crediton that the board won't be
able to make any advance sales of the 1978
bean crop.
In the past, the Ontario Bean Producers
Marketing Board have made advance
committments to supply dealers with 25 per
cent of the year's expected harvest of No. 1
Ontario white beans.
Last year, heavy rains in September
created problems for growers trying to
harvest their beans, and much of the crop
was lost.
Payments
The government stabilization payments
are expected to be made to bean growers
by the end of this month.
Mr. Allen also told the growers that
under the federal government stabilization
program for the 1977 white bean crop,
pedigreed seed growers do not qualify for
assistance.
In other business, members were asked to
contact their local papers to ask why they
weren't publishing the monthly Farmers'
,Price Index prepared by the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture.
Peter Hannam, federation president, said
in a letter to members, that while the
Toronto dailies and other large national
dailies were publishing the index, the small
town papers didn't seen to be using it.
The executive committee of the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture is going to
draft a letter to the local media about
carrying the index each moat
50 New Members
Bill Crawford, fieldman for the Huron
County federation, told members a very.
successful canvas for new members was
completed in the north of the county, with 50
new memberships purchased.
Ile said since the federation coudn't get
someone to donate a building for use at
International Plowing Match, the federation
booth will be in a tent this year.
Adrian Vos reported that there are
rumours Canada Packers and its union are
talking about a strike settlement.
He said the only problem the Canada
Packers and Swift strike is creating is that
many hog producers are taking their light
hogs to market early in the week.
He said producers are lining up to ship
their hogs early in the week, and the hogs
are losing weight in the barns while waiting
to be slaughtered.
Mr. Vos advised producers to "ship hogs
late in the week."
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