The Rural Voice, 2004-10, Page 60HURON
Box 429, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0
519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135 Website www.hcfa.on.ca Email: huron@ofa.on.ca
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
The Rural Voice is provided to all OFA
Members in Huron County by the HCFA.
Annual meeting in Brussels, October 21
The Huron County Federation of.
Agriculture's Annual/Regional
Meeting will be held Thursday,
October 21 at Brussels Community
,Centre (arena). Please note change
of location from previous month's
page.
Wendy Holm, P.Ag, award-
winning agrologist, farm columnist,
economist and author, will be the
guest speaker at the meeting. The
title of her talk is "Hard Ball:
Playing to Win on the Farm Trade
Front". In Ms Holm's words: "No
matter how many taxpayer dollars
Ottawa steers towards the cattle
industry, the fact remains: had
Ottawa done what should have been
done 14 months ago, the border
would have been open last January.
Ottawa's failpre to invoke NAFTA
Chapter 20 to defend the interests of
Canada's ranchers is not only a
profound miscarriage of public policy
for the men and women who must
watch a century of dreams evaporate
on the auction block, it is a
fiduciary breach that
borders on the criminal. For
Canada's communities, it is
a tragedy."
A widely -read farm
columnist and expert on
international trade and
competition policy who
doesn't pull any punches,
Holm will explain in plain
language a) why Washington's 17 -
month closure of the American
border to Canadian beef and cattle is
in contravention of NAFTA, b) what
remedies this gives Canada and, c)
how Canadian farmers affected by
BSE can encourage both Ottawa and
senior cattle industry leaders to act.
Ms Holm will also update on The
Wendy Holm
Farm Hiker Tour 2004 in
This year the Farm Hiker Tour
leaves from the Brussels, Morris and
Grey Community Centre in Brussels
on Sunday, October 3. You can pick
up your maps, info, etc. there any
time after 12:00 p.m. The tour will
run from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
covering several local agri-businesses
as well as apple, sheep, horse, beef,
pork and corn farms.
A country supper is available as
well for which tickets can be
Electing OFA leaders
The. 2004 OFA Convention is set for
November 21 when registration
begins, November 22 and November
23 at the DoubleTree International
Plaza Hotel at 655 Dixon Road, just
west of Highway 401. Delegates and
Directors will elect the OFA
President and two vice-presidents for
the coming year. As well, a full
schedule of speakers and workshops
is planned, along with the Ontario
Harvest Celebration — an opportunity
to enjoy a broad cross-section of
Ontario -grown produce.°
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Brussels area
purchased at registration. This is at
the arena as well. Tickets are adults
$10, children $5 and pre-school is
free. Donations to the food bank will
be accepted at registration as well.
Come out and enjoy a fun
educational day in rural Ontario.0
NOTICE
Huron County Federation of Agriculture Board
meetings will now be held on the THIRD
MONDAY of the month at Vanastra office.
Farmers' Resolution to Exempt
Water from the NAFTA (an initiative
with the support of some 200
Canadian farm organizations). A
general question period will follow,
in which Ms Holm will also take
questions on other trade interference
issues such as OECD support levels.°
HCFA OFFICE HOURS
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9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Please leave a message.
(519) 482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135
FAX (519) 482-1416
HCFA presents
bursaries
Huron Federation of Agriculture
will be donating a $250 bursary to
each of the high schools in Huron
County.
The award goes to a student going
on in some field of agriculture. The
award is given to a student chosen
by his/her teachers, not necessarily
according to high marks, but on a
basis that the teachers feel the
student is deserving and will try their
best with their continuing education.
The award will be presented at each
of the high school commencements
this fall.°
NOMINATION FOR ANNUAL HURON COUNTY AWARD
I would like to nominate for the Annual Huron County Award
for outstanding contribution to agriculture and to the community in the County of Huron as well as
provincially because
Signed
Clip this ad and mail your reply to:
HCFA, P.O. Box 429, CLINTON, ON NOM 1L0 or Fax 519-482-1416