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The Rural Voice, 1982-05, Page 38PERTH COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS' NEWS Delegates discuss Bowman Report and debate 54 resolutions by Hans The directors of the Perth County Pork Producers Association attended the annual meeting of the OPPMB on March 17 and 18 in Toronto. Of the approximately 250 delegates at the meeting, 25 to 10 per cent came from Perth County. The agenda of the meeting was set up to allow for maximum time for the delegates to discuss the Bowman Report and debate the 54 resolutions submitted by the various counties. The resolutions dealt mainly with the implications of the report on alternative marketing. The main point of the. discussions was the question of supply management. A resolution by Lampton County, that the OPPMB NOT support the principle of supply management was carried in the only vote by ballot with 180 to 64 votes or a majority of 75 per cent. A resolution on supply management is usually voted down at every annual meeting. The difference this year was, that the initiative was taken by the opponents to supply Wilhelm Concrete Enterprise Ltd. 41) PROFIT CENTER HOULE 1 M 1 Oxygat ntroiled silos for haytage and high moisture corn. Underground manure pumps Chopper Agitator Pumps Barn Cleaners Stabling Ring drive silo un - loaders, conveyors, feeders, batch mixers (519) 271-4860 Open top silos, roofs & accessories, 12ft to 30ft in dia. WILHELM CONCRETE ENTERPRISE L LTD. _J Stratford. Ontario PG. 36 THE RURAL VOICE/MAY 1982 Feldmann management, who were also well prepared to debate their position. The vote not only represented the opinion of 75 per cent of the delegates, but the stand taken by the delegates, was also supported in votes taken by producers in county meetings prior to the OPPMB annual meeting. Further evidence of the mood to oppose supply management was given when a resolution to ask the OPPMB to prepare a working model of a quota system for study purposes and a resolution to ask for a province -wide referendum on marketing options including supply management were lost. A resolution to licence producers was also lost. OPEN MIND Though many producers still may have an open mind towards supply management, the main stumbling blocks are, that the beef producers voted against it. leaving the border open to beef imports. and the fear that restrictions and red tape associated with the administration of a quota system would cripple the industry and rob it of the flexibility needed to adapt to changing market conditions. A resolution requesting the OPPMB to push for a national stabilization program was supported by the delegates. In the discussions on this resolution much emphasis was put on the need for a uniform national program, that would eliminate unfair competition among provinces. However a resolution to ask the federal government to raise the support level to 95 per cent was lost. IMPROVEMENTS WANTED In addition the delegates voted in favour of several resolutions asking the OPPMB to initiate possible improvements to the present marketing system, to try to improve the export position, to explore the possibility of a futures market service to producers and to confer on a regular basis with the Ontario Cattlemen's Association in a co-operative effort to bring stability to the red meat industry. In further news, the 4th annual Swine Symposium on April 2 was attended by about 1,200 persons. The theme of this years symposium was "Human Relations". It dealt with motivation, communications, husband - wife relation- ships and stress - related problems. The underlying thoughts of the presentations were: to fully harmonize co-operation with spouses and partners, to realize one's potential and limitations and with the knowledge to fully use one's talents without overstepping the limits of stress tolerance for a prolonged period of time. According to one speaker good management is the most important aspect of a successful operation and a tired and overburdened farmer makes 'oor manager and a poor co-operator in a team. More detailed comments on the symposium are given in another report in this issue of the Rural Voice. The symposium committee should be commended for taking the initiative in bringing these important but often ignored issues to the forefront.