The Rural Voice, 2004-05, Page 62People in Agriculture
Chittka wins Cooper Award
Karl Chittka of Dundalk was
named winner of the Tommy Cooper
Award for outstanding contribution
to agriculture and rural living in Grey
and Bruce Counties, April 2.
A past president of the Grey
County Federation of Agriculture,
Chittka is also involved with the
Farm Safety Association.
Also nominated for the award were
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Dan Ahlstrand of CFOS
radio in Owen Sound
presents the Tommy
Cooper Award to Karl
Chittka of Dundalk.
Jack Campbell, RR1, Kincardine;
Don Ceaser, RR2, Lion's Head:
Eleanor Currie, RR2, Dobbinton:
Fred deBoer, RR5, Lucknow; Don
Dietrich, RR2, Desboro; Bill Goetz.
RR2, Mildmay; Peggy Hutchinson.
RR2, Singhampton; Bruce Mason.
RR1, Dundalk; Murray Needham.
RR5, Kincardine and Lorne
Underwood. RR 1. Clifford.0
Bill Goetz given BCFA Award
Bill Goetz (centre) and his wife Pat accept the Bruce County Federation of
Agriculture Award of Merit from Rick Robson, BCFA president. Goetz is still
farming at 71 and has been active with agricultural societies and the 4-H
association, the nutrient management committee and the Roman Catholic
Separate School Board.
Stan Eby
Canadian
Cattlemen's
president
Kincardine cattle producer Stan
Eby was elected President of the
Canadian
Cattlemen's
Association
(CCA) at the
association's
annual meeting
in March. Neil
Jahnke assumes
the position of
past president. Stan Eby
"Regaining CCA President
access for
Canadian beef into the U.S. and
Mexico markets has progressed us
well along the road to recovery,
however we've still got a long
journey and many challenges
ahead of us," Eby said. "I'm
committed to doing my utmost for
the Canadian beef industry. With a
strong board of directors and
dedicated staff, I'm confident that
we will persevere and our industry
will recover."
John Newman of North Gower,
Ontario was elected chair of the
Beef Information Centre, the
North American marketing
division of the CCA.
The CCA Board of Directors
reconfirmed the organization's
ongoing actions and efforts in
recovering markets for the
Canadian beef industry. The Board
also reaffirmed the CCA's position
of advocating free and open
markets, with little or no direct
government assistance other than
during times of severe disaster,
and reaffirmed its advocacy for an
integrated North American market
for free trade in beef and cattle.
The CCA is calling on the Federal
Government to take a strong
advocacy role in re -opening
markets and developing new
markets for Canadian beef and
cattle by ensuring that all
necessary resources are devoted to
these issues.0