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County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
• The Rural Voice is provided to OFA
Members in Perth County by the PCFA.
Perth County Federation of Agriculture annual meeting
Here are some highlights of the
Annual Meeting of the Perth County
Federation of Agriculture and the
OFA Regional Meeting for Perth
South/West. Perth North/West and
Perth East held Thursday, September
30 at the Milverton Recreation
Complex, Milverton.
Elections for Presidents and
Township Directors
President — Bob Martin
Vice President — Ed Danen
Vice -President — Bernice Kelly
Blanshard Ward Director — Kirk
Rankin
Downie Ward Director — Mary
McIntosh
North Easthope Ward Directors —
Jeremy Heyer, Bill Rutherford, Ivan
Stueck
2004 Young Farmers
Forum set at OFA
Convention
The Junior Farmers Association of
Ontario (JFAO) has joined with
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
(OFA) and the Canadian Young
Farmers' Forum (CYFF) to present a
Young Farmers Forum at the 2004
OFA Convention.
This is open to all youth people
ages 18 - 40 (or a JF/4-H member
15+), the Young Farmers Forum
gives participants the opportunity to:
• Meet and network with other
young people in the agricultural
industry
• Gain exposure to the work of
OFA, JFAO and CYFF
• Discuss topics and issues that
are relevant and important to young
people.
If you are interested in attending
this forum please contact the Perth
County Federation of Agriculture
office for an application form. There
are also some sponsorship dollars
available from the PCFA for a
representative from Perth County to
attend this forum.°
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Ellice Ward Director — Rhonda
Ehgoetz
Logan Ward Director — Cecil Rose
Elma Ward Director — Doug Hoshel
Mornington Ward Director — Larry
Biesinger
Wallace Ward Directors — Don
Wilson
Anual Recognition Award: The
Annual Recognition Award was
presented to Gary Becker, Sheryl
McCallum and Martin Ritsma for
their establishment of the "Donate a
Cow Program" in Perth County.
OFA Regional Meetings:
Representing Perth County at the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
(OFA) Directors table and attending
OFA Convention are:
Perth South/West Director — Bert
Vorstenbosch
Perth South/West Delegates to
Convention — Agnes Denham. Tim
Shute, Cor VanderPryt
Perth East Director — Burnell Kipfer
Perth East Delegates to Convention —
Larry Biesinger, Ed Danen. Ivan
Stueck
Perth North/West Director — Andy
DeVries
Perth North/West Delegates to
Convention — Jeff Bannerman, Bob
Martin, Don Wilson.
Resolutions: Two resolutions were
passed and have been sent to OFA for
consideration at Convention.
1. Energy Conservation and
Production
Whereas, farm operations are a
user of energy resources whether the
resource be electrical power,
OFA CONVENTION
November 22 & 23, 2004
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario
NOTE: We are still in need of one
delegate to attend the convention to
represent Perth County Federation of
Agriculture. If anyone is interested in
attending please contact the office as
soon as possible.
petroleum products, natural gas, etc.
and
Whereas, farm operations could
become a source of energy
production through wind energy,
biodiesel production. methane
production, etc.
Therefore Be It Resolved, that the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture be
proactive in lobbying appropriate
Government Ministries to provide
generous support for research and
implementation of energy
conservation programs and
alternative energy production systems
that are of benefit to Ontario farmers.
2. Wind Easement Agreements
Whereas many farm property
owners have the potential to lease
portions of their property to others for
the construction of wind turbines that
will produce electricity, and
Whereas these wind easement
agreements vary between the various
companies offering them,
Therefore Be It Resolved, that the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture,
develop and promote a set of
guidelines for wind easement
agreements.
Remarks & Presentations
John Wilkinson announced that he
had been authorized by the Minister
of Transportation to announce that
"Slow Moving Vehicle Awareness
Signs" will now be allowed to be put
up on Provincial Roads.°
PERTH COUNTY FEDERATION OF
AGRICULTURE
DIRECTORS'
MEETING
Thursday, November 18, 2004 —
8:00 p.m.
Perth Agri -Centre, Rostock
Resolutions that our delegates to
convention will be asked to vote on will
be discussed at this meeting.
Everyone is welcome
Note: Change to third Thursday
for this month.