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The Rural Voice, 1996-10, Page 52HURON County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER Box 429, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0 519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135 • The Rural Voice is provided to all farmers in Huron County by the HCFA. OFA President visits Huron County Henry Boot, HCFA vice-president, Steve Thompson, HCFA president, Tony Morris, OFA president and Ken Kelly, OFA vice-president speak to members. OFA President Tony Morris, accompanied by OFA Vice - President, Ken Kelly, attended the Huron County Federation of Agriculture Board of Directors meeting on Monday, August 26. Approximately 30 Directors were present as well as a few commodity board guests. After a short informal meeting Tony and Ken answered questions from the group which proved to be very informative. Tuesday morning several area producers met for a breakfast meeting Meetings scheduled to develop policy for New County Plan The Huron Federation is working with the County of Huron to ensure that agricultural issues are properly dealt with in the New County Plan. To help accomplish this, three meetings have been set up at different times and in diffcrent locations. Farmers and non -farmers are invited to attend these meetings to help develop policy for the New County Plan. Please plan to attend one of the following meetings: Thursday, October 3, 1996 at 8:00 p.m. GODERICH TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY CENTRE Monday, November 25, 1996 at 8:00 p.m. HENSALL PUBLIC SCHOOL (tentative) r NOMINATION FOR ANNUAL HURON COUNTY AWARD I would like to nominate for the Annual Huron County Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Agriculture and to the community in the county of Huron as well as provincially because Signed 48 THE RURAL VOICE with President Tony at the Riverboat Restaurant in Wingham. CKNX radio, with Murray Gaunt doing an interview with Tony, was his next stop. Following this Tony toured the Brussels stockyards where he was interviewed by BBS television. The afternoon agenda began with a "kitchen" meeting at the dairy farm of Henry and Janet Boot of Tuckersmith Township where several local producers met to talk with Tony. South Huron was next on the agenda with a visit to Exeter Produce and Storage Processing and Packing, to Suntastic Ontario, the modern hydroponic greenhouses in Usborne Township and on to Nabisco Foods. The day concluded with a family type gathering of a corn roast and hot dogs at Morrison Dam for OFA families.0 Huron County Federation of Agriculture ANNUAL/REGIONAL Meeting Friday, October 25, 1996 Seaforth Community Centre Dinner: 7:00 p.m. Guest: Ken Kelly, OFA Vice -President Tickets: $12.00 available from County Directors or call the County Office at 482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135 HCFA OFFICE HOUR Mondays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 12 noon 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Please leave a message. 482-9642 FAX 482-1416 1-800-511-1135