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Planning membership drive
Bruce County Federation did not
have a meeting due to the pressure of
spring planting. Unfortunately many
of us were still seeding in late May
and June.
The June meeting had been
schedule for June 2, as a Meet the
Banker night. The five major banks
would not co-operate for a variety of
excuses such as, we don't talk to
farmers on a county level, only at the
provincial level or you didn't give us
enough notice (three weeks this time,
six weeks a second time). One bank
would like to attend such a meeting
but only if they were the only bank
present, another bank stated they
already had a farm advisory group in
place and therefore did not wish to
hear from any other farmers.
The directors of the BCFA met on
June 2 anyway to draw up a rough
copy draft to be presented to the
OMAF red meat strategy meeting in
Walkerton June 15. The brief was
finished by the executive and
presented by president Harold
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Poechman. In short the brief stated
that BCFA believes that the family
farm must survive and that to do so,
some form of production controls
and better marketing systems must be
in place. In the meantime some form
of stabilization will be needed. Full
copies of the brief may be obtained
from the Hanover office.
Semi -Annual
Saturday July 9, was the semi-
annual meeting for the BCFA. As a
break from tradition the meeting was
a social evening only, no business
meeting included. The meetings com-
mittee spent many long hard hours to
make this a successful event. It's too
bad that so many of the directors
were unable to attend as they missed
an enjoyable evening of good food,
good music and good company.
In late August, there will be a ma-
jor membership drive in Bruce Coun-
ty. Fieldman Doug Gowanlock will
be calling upon township directors
for assistance during this drive so
please be prepared to spend a day in
your township and sign up those re-
maining hard -to -sell hold outs. They
deserve to belong to the Federation
and we need them.
Readers are reminded of the Finan-
cial Advisory Service available from
OFA. If you know of someone who
could use this assistance have them
call OFA head office (416-485-3333)
and ask for Leslie Ballantine. In cases
handled so far the success rate has
been quite good.
Ron Garland
Gleanings from Garland:
"We can't al! be heroes. Someone has
to sit on the curb and clap as they go
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Will Rogers