The Rural Voice, 1992-11, Page 60HURON
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 from HCFA Annual Meeting, October 2, 1992
Approximately 125 persons
attended the annual meeting and
banquet in Brussels.
Results of the elections were
President: Bill Wallace, 1st Vice:
Jeanne Kirkby, 2nd Vice: Murton
Brock.
Directors -at -large: Chris Palmer,
Gerald Johns Jody Durand, Tom
Hayter, Steve Carruthers and Brenda
McIntosh, Frcd Hem.
Steve Thompson was appointed as
auditor for the following year.
Greetings and thanks were heard
from Tony Morris, OFA rep. to Huron
county; Paul Klopp, our MPP; Tom
Cunningham, Hullett reeve
representing Warden Bob Fisher; Bob
Humphries from OMAF.
Ficldman Blaine Stephenson gave a
rcport on his year's activities and
accomplishments and thanked all
helpers and volunteers for their
support.
Shirley Hazlitt showed very
interesting slides and commentated on
her recent trip to China through the
Advanced Agriculture Leadership
Program.
This year the Huron County Award
HCFA
MEMBER MEETING
Thursday, December 10, 1992
OMAF, 8:00 p.m.
Watch next Rural Voice
for details!
OFA SIGNS
Please be Patient!!
We are working our
way towards gettings
signs up in all townships.
If you are very anxious
to get a sign right away
please call the county
office at 482-9642 and a
sign will be delivered to
you.
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was awarded to the late Andre Durand,
accepting it were his mother, his wife
Sharon and son Jody. The award was
presented by Gerry Fortune on behalf
of the federation.
Door prizes were drawn throughout
the evening under the supervision of
Jeanne Kirkby.0
Health Survey For
Farm Families
What are the health needs of farm
operators and their families?
How can existing health agencies
respond to identified needs?
These are just two questions that will be answered through a Huron
County farm health survey. Take Heart Huron, in co-operation with the
Huron County Health Unit and Health and Welfare Canada, intend to
identify the specific health concerns of farmers, their employees and
their families. Physical exposure to farm machinery and pesticides, plus
the stress brought on by economic pressures cause unique hazards for
those who are involved in agriculture.
Approximately 200 farming households will be surveyed during the
month of November. Health Unit staff will contact participants and
arrange to have questionnaires mailed to their farm. All information
collected will be confidential. Farm families who participate will be
asked to mail their completed questionnaires in a pre -addressed,
stamped envelope directly to an independent research company in
Ottawa for analysis. The survey will help the community, Take Heart
Huron and the Health Unit develop programs to meet the health needs
of Huron County farm families. A Farm Task Force, comprised of local
farmers and representatives from farm agencies, will provide direction in
the program planning.
For more information \`
about the Farm Busi-
_
ness Health Survey,
please contact the
Huron County Health
Unit, (519) 482-3416 or
1-800-265-5184.
SPECIAL THANKS
to the following names who donated door prizes for our
annual meeting in Brussels in October:
McGavin Farm Supply
McGavin Farm Equipment
Chris Palmer
Hensall Co-op
Division of P & H, Cook's of Walton
21st Century Dairy Equipment
Boyd's Farm Supply