The Rural Voice, 2001-09, Page 74BRUCE
Email: bruce@ofa.on.ca
website: www.ota.on.ca/bruce
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
446 10th St., Hanover, Ontario N4N 1P9
519-364-3050 or 1-800-275-9551
• The Rural Voice is provided to Bruce
County Farmers by the BCFA.
Farmers must work together to communicate with the consumer
Huy, can y, e as farmers ensure that
consumers understand that they are
eating safe. healthy. wholesome food
produced by Ontario farmers?
We talk about genetically
modified (G.M.) crops. but no one is
clear what it means. If you process
G.M. soybeans and produce meal and
oil. the G.M. can only be found in the
meal. If the meal is fed to animals. it
cannot be detected in the meat
produced even with DNA testing.
So if we process G.M. crops. can
we conclude, with proper processing.
they are not G.M. foods?
We talk about organic crops. What
does it mean? All crops we grow are
organic, which means they decay. If
they are not organic, they must be
inorganic which means they will not
decay and be like steel or stone.
We might mean that some crops
are grown without the use of
commercial fertilizer, herbicides or
pesticides. What danger is there to
the consumer if the herbicide never
touches the food they eat?
Are weeds good for the consumer
or should we remove them with
herbicides and not allow them in the
food chain? Are we really talking
about different methods of farming to
produce safe food?
We don't appear to get very
controversial when we talk about no -
BRUCE COUNTY FEDERATION
OF AGRICULTURE
DIRECTORS'
MEETING
Monday, September 24, 2001
8:00 p.m.
Sprucedale Agromart
R.R. #2, Walkerton
25th sideroad Brant (north off of
former Hwy.#4 - east of Walkerton)
Members are welcome to offend
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till versus minimum tillage and
conventional tillage. Do we discuss if
the crop was planted with a seed drill
or planter. or the depth the seed is
placed in the soil? Again this is just
different methods used for different
purposes. •
I think the time is here to get
together and clarify all these topics.
instead of receiving $6 per bushel for
so-called normal soybeans and $12
per bushel for so-called organic
soybeans. we should get $9 per
bushel for safe, healthy, wholesome
soybeans and remove the fog from
the consumer's eyes.0
— Submitted by Ernie Young
Bruce Tmrnshij, Director
BRUCE COUNTY FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE
60th Annual Meeting and Banquet and
OFA Regional Meeting
Friday, October 26, 2001
Bruce Township Community Centre (Underwood)
Social: 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker Honourable Eugene F Whelan.
Former Federal Minister of Agriculture and Food
NOTE:
• OFA Regional Directors, Delegates and Alternates for OFA Convention, and BCFA
Presidents and Township Directors will be elected at the meeting.
• Changes to our Constitution and By -Laws will be presented at the Annual Meeting.
NOMINATION FOR THE BCFA
AWARD OF MERIT
"For Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture"
Each year the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture presents an Award to a person in
Bruce County who has made a significant contribution to the agriculture industry. If you
have someone you would like to nominate, please complete this form and return to our
office in Hanover. Nominations should be received at our office by October 19, 2001.
The Award will be presented at our Annual Meeting on Friday, October 26.
I nominate:
Reasons for nomination:
Signature:
Please return to:
Bruce County Federation of Agriculture, 446 10th Street, Hanover, ON N4N 1 P9
Fax: 519-364-4119 E-mail: bruce@ofa.on.ca
Or you may give .your nomination to any Township Director