The Rural Voice, 1979-02, Page 19Rural news in brief
Canfarm Co-operative headed by Hannam
Peter Hannam. Guelph, Ontario has
been elected the first President of Canfarm
Co-operative Services. Wm. Dinu, an
executive of the Co-operators Insurance
group at Guelph is Vice -President. Wm.
Hamilton of The Canadian Federation of
Agriculture in Ottawa is Secretary. Roland
Pigeon, President of Co-operative Federee
de Quebec is the other member of the •
Executive.
Canfarm Co-operative Services, a new
national co-operative including as mem-
bers the Canadian Federation of Agri-
culture and its provincial members, the
co-operators. Canadian Co-operative
Credit Society and the Co-op Trust
Company of Canada has been organized to
acquire and operate Canfarm, the national
computerized farm accounting system.
"Top flight management is an absolute
necessity in modern farming", Mr.
Hannam noted "and good records and
analysis are basic prerequisites of good
farm management'.'e are pleased that
the C.F.A. and its members and these
major national coops have organized this
new coop to carry on Canfarm thus
continuing to provide farmers with this
excellent facility," Mr. Hannam continued
"and we appreciate the cooperation and
assistance of the Federal government and
the Provincial departments of agriculture
in making possible this change in owner-
ship."
Mr. Hannam indicated the fees for use of
Canfarm will be higher than when it was a
public agency. "We are developing this
new co-op to be a viable operation," Mr.
Hannam said, "and the service fees reflect.
that reality. We know we are offering
farmers a first-class professional service
and the prices we are charging for service
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Mr. Dinu is Acting Manager of Canfarm
Cooperative Services effective January 1,
1979.
Directors of the new cooperative, in
addition to the Executive offiers named
above are H. Fuller, Nova Scotia; Bert
Hall, Manitoba; G. Flaten, Saskatchewan;
D. Lea. C.F.A.; H. Tadman, Ottawa
representing CCCS; D. Gedge. Saskatoon
from Co-op Trust Company.
Iran's upheaval
may hurt farmers
The Iranian situation may have repercus-
sions for Canadian farmers if oil supplies
are reduced in the coming year.
D.M.Moffatt of the United Co-operatives
of Ontario, said recently that if the Iranian
situation doesn't clear up or if there are
disruptions in other oil-producing countries
then OPEC (Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries) might have to start
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THE RURAL VOICE/FEBRUARY 1979 PG. 19