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52 THE RURAL VOICE
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in NISA, there was little support for
OWFRP. Thompson, in his brief,
called it"the single most wretedly
designed, ineptly administered and
politically spineless farm program in
living memory". There were excuses
for the first year of the project in that
it had been introduced in a hurry to
help deal with the pork crisis, but two
years later the problems are as bad as
ever, he said.
In the Huron County Pork
Producers' brief. Dave Linton told of
one pork producer who was told he
didn't qualify for OWFRP, yet was
so broke he had his assets seized and
had to leave the family farm.
Afterwards, when it was too late,
OWFRP reassessed the application
and sent a cheque, which went to
creditors.
Farm leaders were of two minds
about the value of an interest free
loan`program that helps farmers buy
crop inputs, then is paid back when
the crop is sold. Heinrich said the
program "just keeps us lingering for
another year and we'll be out on 401
(protesting) again next year."
Wayne Hamilton, OFA regional
director, agreed that the loan program
is "more of an enticement to plant
something. At the end of the day we
may not be able to pay the money
back. We need it backed up with
adequate safety -net money. We'd be
better off not to plant a crop and see
what the cost of food really is."
Thompson said he did the figures
on his farm and last year the interest-
free loan program saved about $900.
But Bob Hallam of the Soybean
Growers said the loan program help
keep banks and suppliers in line with
their costs.0
China's dumped
concentrate hurting
Ontario fruit growers
Cheap fruit concentrate from
mainland China is undercutting the
price for Ontario's apples, Huron -
Bruce MP Paul Steckle was told at
the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture's Members of Parliament
Dinner, March 17.
Mason Bailey, speaking for fruit
i