The Rural Voice, 1986-10, Page 31NEWS
the negotiators assigned to the
General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade (GATT) talks in Punta Del
Este, Uruguay, demanding inter-
national agreements to raise world
commodity prices and to protect
agricultural producers in develop-
ing nations.
Following the summit, the
United Farmers and Ranchers
Congress was held. There were
1,650 delegates representing
farmers from 48 states. Their
united aim was to save the "family
farm." (In the U.S. at present,
about 2000 family farms are being
lost each week.) Specific com-
modities were never mentioned, so
determined were the delegates to
address the welfare of agriculture
as a whole.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson ad-
dressed the gathering, urging that
common sense be used to override
greed and the denial of basic rights
to agricultural producers.
Part of the event was a concert
featuring Willie Nelson. Funds
raised went in part to the delegates
who attended the conference even
though they virtually could not af-
ford to do so. Li
PUBLIC SPEAKING
ENTRY FORMS
The Royal Agricultural Winter
Fair is hosting the second provin-
cial public -speaking competition
for rural young people.
To be held Thursday, November
13 at the fair in Toronto, the com-
petition is open to those between
the ages of 17 and 24 as of the
competition date. Each contestant
must give a five to seven -minute
prepared speech on a current issue
pertaining to Ontario's agriculture
and food industry, and will also in-
troduce and thank another contes-
tant.
Contestants will be allowed to
use a flip -chart, exhibit, or ap-
propriate posters to illustrate their
talk.
The winner will have the oppor-
tunity to visit and lunch with the
Ontario Minister of Agriculture
and Food for one day at a mutual-
ly convenient time. The five
finalists will each receive a copy of
the book titled The Farm.
The entry deadline is October
17. Entry forms are available from
your local OMAF office. ❑
OMMB REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Candidate
My wife Mary and I farm
along Highway 4 near Belgrave
with our two sons, Dan and
Glen. Our nephew Terry
Buchanan and his family also
work with us. We, and our
families before us, have been
in the dairy business all of our
lives. We have Holstein dairy
cattle and raise our own
heifers.
I have served on the Huron
County Milk Committee for six
years, being secretary
treasurer for four years. I have
also been a county director for
the Federation of Agriculture
and a director for the Brussels
Agricultural Society.
I ask for your support. If
elected I would make a com-
mitment to work diligently for
all the milk producers of
Region 11.
Mary & Jim Hunter
R R 1, Belgrave
VOTE FOR JIM HUNTER
IN REGION 11
(Huron, Bruce & Grey)
For further information call 519-357-1420
NOW A LONG TRACK
IS PART OF THE FORMULA!
Here's to the winter
you'll never forget!
solos fr sondes for 17 yrs.
FORMULA' �?
seri-d00 87
Lynn Hoy
Enterprise Ltd.
Hwy. 86 just east of Hwy. 4 by Wingham 357.3435
HOURS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8 A.M. • 5:30 P.M.; SATURDAY 8 A.M. • 12 NOON
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