The Rural Voice, 1991-11, Page 52HURON
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
Box 429, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0
519-482-9642
* The Rural Voice is provided to all farmers
in Huron County by the HCFA.
HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNUAL MEETING
The Huron County Federation of
Agriculture held their annual meeting in
the Seaforth Community Centre on Fri-
day, October 11, 1991, with approxi-
mately 150 in attendance. The president
for the upcoming year of 1991 - 1992 is
Brenda McIntosh, R.R. 4, Seaforth; first
vice president is Bill Wallace, R.R. 4,
Seaforth; second vice president is
Nathan Peel, R.R. 1, Bluevale.
Six directors -at -large were elected
as follows: Ken Scott, McKillop; Fred
Hem, Usborne; Merton Brock, Us -
borne; Gerald Johns, Usborne; Jody
Durand, Hay; and Tom Hayter, Stephen.
Our annual Huron County Award
was presented to the former minister of
agriculture, Jack Riddell, by Bob Down,
a director of Huron County Federation
of Agriculture. Jack replied appropri-
ately to the honour and thanked the
federation for honouring him with this
presentation.
Guest speaker for the evening was
John Core, chairman of the Ontario
Milk Marketing Board. John was intro-
duced by first vice president Bill Wal-
lace of Tuckersmith Township, and
thanked by Jeanne Kirkby of McKillop
Township, as well as being presented
with an OFA jacket and hat.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by Bob Down, seconded by
Walter Elliott, to be presented at the
OFA October 16/91 Board of Directors
meeting:
"WHEREAS, most of Ontario's
farmers are in the midst of the worst
economic circumstances since the so-
called `dirty -30s'; and
"WHEREAS, Ontario farm families
rely on the Ministry of Agriculture and
Former Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell was honoured by the HCFA at the annual
meeting when he was given the award for outstanding contributions to agriculture.
President Brenda McIntosh, and director Bob Down did the honours.
For Your Information:
OFA ANNUAL CONVENTION
NOVEMBER 25 - 26 - 27
Delta Meadowvale Hotel Mississauga
16 reps from Huron will be representing Huron farmers!
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Food to develop public policy that is
pertinent to the needs of the farming
sector of the economy; and
"WHEREAS, the OMAF `Outlook'
1991 conference fails to address the
central issues, challenges, and crisis
confronting Ontario's farm families at
this time;
"BE IT RESOLVED; that the OFA
call upon all farm leaders and agri-busi-
ness representatives to `boycott' the
OMAF `Outlook' 1991 conference un-
less substantial amendments are made
to the published program that will better
reflect the economic realities confront-
ing Ontario's farmers today. Ontario
farm organizations cannot in good con-
science concur with the agricultural
priorities implied in the present pro-
gram designed for `Outlook' 1991." ...
motion Carried ... to be presented at
OFA meeting October 16/91.
Dona Stewardson, OFA executive,
brought greetings from OFA, and MPP
Paul Klopp replied to some questions
prepared beforehand.0
Thank you to Plowing Match helpers
Chris Palmer, Bob Down, Simon
Bleaker, Jody Durand, Doug and Jeanne
Kirkby, Ken and Marina Scott, Walter
and Kathleen Elliott.
Thank You to
Cook's of Walton
Hensel) Co -Op
The Co-operators (Gerry Thiel)
OFA
Boyd's Farm Supply, Fordwich
tor DOOR PRIZES AT ANNUAL MEETING
Attention
HCFA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING
Wednesday October 30, 1991
Vanastra Office 8:30 p.m.