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10 THE RURAL VOICE
MARKETING COUNCIL
WOULD HELP MAJORITY
In the past few issues of The Rural
Voice we have looked at leadership at
both the federal and provincial levels
in connection with the concept of a
comprehensive marketing system for
farm produce in Canada. To me the
subject is most interesting — and
critical — because at present very
little of the actual day to day leader-
ship in agriculture is carried out by
farmers.
When we think of the number of
portfolios at the two government
levels, I am sure we all know that very
few departments would allow farmers
or anyone else not trained for a place
in the civil service to take an active
part in planning the future. It should
be noted that such commodities as
vegetables, potatoes, and tobacco have
either been denied marketing boards
or have had the right to a marketing
board delayed by government -
appointed officials whose background
in farming is either nil or very, very
limited.
Even the economic experts from
the University of Guelph cannot tell
us what is to be done. One professor
has noted that economists aren't much
use to politicians when it comes to
determining the limits of price fluc-
tuations or how high or low the price
of a farm commodity should be
allowed to move.
Under a legislated system which
would manage the supply of farm
products, price and supply could be
set to the maximum, long-term benefit
of the majority of Canadians. Such
organizations as the Consumers
Association of Canada (financed by
the federal government) would not be
required, for all the policing could be
carried out by a Farm Production
Marketing Council, which would have
board members from a wide cross-
section of the Canadian public.0
BARNIE EVANS, P. AG., OWNS A
BEEF FARM NEAR EMBRO AND IS
WELL-KNOWN FOR HIS WORK ON
AGRICULTURAL POLICY.
GREY
IPM
POSTER
ROLLS
OFF
THE
PRESS
Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food Jack Riddell receives the first
copy of the Grey International Plowing Match poster from Albert Carson,
president of the Ontario Plowman's Association (left), Art Stanbridge of
Co-operators Insurance (second from right), which funded the poster, and
John Fennell, general manager of the International Plowing Match. Watch
for The Rural Voice's special Grey IPM issue coming this September.
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