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24 THE RURAL VOICE
PRODUCERS
EXCHANGE IDEAS
Almost one year ago when the
U.S. placed tariffs on Canadian
pork going to their country, "a lot
of anger existed on both sides of
the border," says Ray Stock, past -
president of the Perth County
Pork Producers Association.
When Perth producers discussed
the tariff situation in the summer
of 1985, most suggestions to deal
with it concerned lobbying the
government or fighting the deci-
sion in the courts. One idea stood
above the rest: to have an exchange
of ideas with pork producers in
Iowa. The first part of that ex-
change will be June 15 to 19 when
a group of farmers from Delaware
County in Iowa will travel to Perth
County.
The Manchester, Iowa area
farmers will drive 720 miles to
the Stratford area to exchange
ideas and concerns with farmers
during a full three-day itinerary.
The Iowa farm couples will each
stay at the homes of local pork
producers where they will see On-
tario farms. They will also be
taken on a farm tour which will in-
clude stops at a 70 -sow farm and a
400 -sow operation, to give them a
perspective about the small and
large farms in Ontario. The
visitors will also spend a day at the
Pork Congress in Stratford.
The visitors will be invited to the
Perth pork producers annual pic-
nic and short general meeting
where the two groups can talk
about how hogs are raised in their
area, discuss political questions,
stabilization, promotion, mar-
keting, and price. Clare Schlegel of
R.R. 4, Stratford, one of the
event's organizers, says he wants
to make Iowa producers aware
that Ontario has not been getting
the stabilization that some pro-
ducers in other provinces receive.
He wants them to know that On-
tario farmers feel discriminated
against because of the tariffs. "We
want to tell them that we know the
tariff is fair from their perspective
but it is harmful to us in Ontario,
that we aren't the bad guys, and
that we're not making tremendous
profits."
There are some territorial dif-
ferences too, notes Schlegel. While