HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Rural Voice, 1993-01, Page 24distributors in Boston. The Boston
market was developed after Bruce
Tropical officials visited the city with
samples of their product. "People
there arc willing to pay a premium
price for a
premium product,"
Holroyd says. In
Tiny tags contain
the eggs of
wasps that
attack white -fly
larvae.
fact the problem now is that Bruce
Tropical can't provide as much
product as the Boston market could
take, which takes him back to his
grievance with electrical rates.
Marketing also brings out
Holroyd's other largest beef: the
Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable
Growers Marketing Board which
dictates price but has no ability to
control imports, he says. Growers
from British Columbia, Europe, the
United States and Mexico can dump
their produce into Ontario at any
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COLLEGE
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Date
LIVESTOCK
Introductory Sheep Management Jan. 11-25/93 (3 Mon.)
plus Jan. 30/93 (farm visit)
Introductory Equine Management Jan. 21-28/93 (2 Thurs.)
plus Jan. 30/93 (1 Sat.)
Jan. 22 -Feb. 12/93 (4 Fri.)
Jan. 27/93 (1 Wed.)
Feb. 3/93 (1 Wed.)
Dairy Ration Formulation
Swine Research Update
Beef Feedlot Day
PROFESSIONAL AND SELF DEVELOPMENT
Candid Photography
Start Your Own Business
Casserole Collection
Microwave Cooking
Farm Income Tax Update
Legal Rights For Farm Owners
Basic Income Tax Preparation
Working With People
Jan. 16/93 (1 Sat.)
Jan. 18 -Feb. 8/93 (4 Mons.)
Jan. 19/93 (1 Tues.)
Jan. 28/93 (1 Thurs.)
Jan. 20/93 (1 Wed.)
Feb. 10/93 (1 Wed.)
Feb. 19/93 (1 Wed.)
Feb. 20/93 (1 Sat.)
Time Fee
7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. $42.80
7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. $53.50
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $107.00
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $21.40'
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $21.40'
9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. $16.05
7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. $53.50
7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. $32.10
7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. $21.40
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $21.40'
9:30 a.m. $21.40'
7:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. $16.05
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $32.10'
ENVIRONMENTAL
Water Quality Seminar Feb. 18/93 (1 Thurs.) 10:00 a.m.
What's Wrong With Our Weather Feb. 19/93 (1 Fri.) 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
To register mail in form below or phone (519) 228-6691, Ext. 285
includes lunch
$21.40'
$21.40'
Request for Registration
Name
Address
Postal Code Telephone
Courses you wish to register for:
Please find enclosed a cheque payable to Centralia College for $
Send registration form to:
Centralia College, Continuing Education
Huron Park, Ontario NOM 1Y0
Ontario
Ministry of
Agriculture
and Food
20 THE RURAL VOICE
In early December the tomato plants
for the spring crop are set out to give
them more space to grow.
price they want and only the Ontario
growers' price is controlled, Holroyd
says. "They charge us $30,000 a year
(membership) for absolutely
nothing." Last spring, he claims, the
marketing board cost his company
$65,000 in a single week when it
dropped the price when Bruce
Tropical could have sold all its
tomatoes at a premium price. In fact,
he says, retailers consistently put high
mark-ups on Bruce tomatoes because
they see it as a premium quality. If
the retail mark-up was 30-40 per cent
there might be more tomatoes sold
but the retailers routinely mark the
tomatoes up 75 to 100 per cern and
still sell out, he says.
The limitations of lighting and the
problems with the marketing board
have led Bruce Tropical to explore
other crops like cherry tomatoes, bell
peppers and cucumbers.
Hemmed in by higher costs that
prevent full production to meet a
known demand, and pricing controls
that keep him from getting a premium
price people are willing to pay,
Holroyd sounds just like most
farmers in his frustrations. The topic
of weather, however, is one
traditional farmers' complaint that
doesn't enter his conversation.0