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RURAI, VOICE
FEATURES
8 PARITY: PIPEDREAM OR SALVATION? Alice Gibb takes an in-
depth look at the issue of parity pricing
14 OFA REPORT: Jack Wilkinson, second vice-president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture, comments on parity and proffers a solu-
tion to the farming dilemma
16 AGRICULTURE BRINGS SATELLITE DATA DOWN TO
EARTH. Canada's expertise is satellite technology has direct and im-
portant consequences for agriculture.
22 THE 1985 PLOWING MATCH: the IPM in Elgin County opens its
gates to an estimated 150,000 visitors this month
25 EXPERIENCE WITH POULTRY GIVES CATTLE BREEDER
UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE: Don Shaver engineers the Shaver
Beefplan with an eye on future markets
28 TISSUE TESTS DETERMINER PROGRESS OF PLANTS: crop
specialist Mervyn Erb offers timely advice
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