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Andy DeVries, R.R. #2, Atwood NOG 1130 Phone/Fax 519-356-2133
PCFA Office 229-6430 Fax 229-6269 e-mail: denham@quadro.net
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County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER in Perth County by the PCFA.
Reflective Tape on farm equipment
The Perth County Federation of
Agriculture sent the following
resolution to the OFA board of
directors.
"Be it Resolved that the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture support the
Oxford North District Women's
Institute resolution and lobby the
Ontario Ministry of Transportation to
enact legislation requiring the
installation of reflective tape on the
sides and rear of any and all farm and
horse drawn vehicles and equipment
accessing roads in Ontario after dusk
to increase farm equipment visibility."
This resolution passed at the OFA
directors meeting in March and has
been passed on to the Ministry of
Transportation working group which
is addressing regulatory changes to
lighting and marking of farm
implements.
We encourage all farmers during
this busy planting season to check to
see that their equipment is properly
marked if they are travelling on the
roads.0
Pesticide residues well within safety limits
A two-year study, recently
released by the Canadian Cancer
Society and the National Cancer
Institute found that 70 to 75 per cent
of the fruits and vegetables sold in
Canada have no detectable pesticide
residues and the rest fall so well
below the established safety limits
that they pose no cause for concern.
The two cancer groups funded a
scientific panel to determine if they
should be attacking pesticides as a
cancer risk. The Report of a Panel on
the Relationship Between Public
Exposure to Pesticides and Cancer
covers both Canadian and imported
produce. The study found that poor
diet (one high in fat, low in fibre, or
missing nutrients from fruits and
vegetables) not pesticides in food,
was the real food -related risk for
cancer. (Sources: Ottawa Citizen, At
Guelph).
In related news, a study published
in the New England Journal of
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Medicine October 30, 1997 presents
evidence that pesticides do not cause
breast cancer. The study reports that
level of exposure did not translate
into higher cancer risks. It found that
women with the highest levels of
pesticide residues in their blood
actually appeared to have a lower risk
of breast cancer. The analysis
confirms several recent studies but
runs counter to claims by
environmental and women's groups.0
From Ontario Farm Animal Council
Newsletter, Winter 1998
PERTH COUNTY JUNIOR FARMERS
present
MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH
May 10, 1998
Listowel Agricultural Hall
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
$6.00 per person Children 5 and under Free
For more information contact Tanya Terpstra 519-356-2847
PERTH COUNTY JUNIOR FARMERS
present
FATHER'S DAY BRUNCH
June 21, 1998
Sebringville Community Centre
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
S6.00 per person Children 5 and under Free
For more information contact Tom Mathieson 519-271-5329