The Rural Voice, 1988-04, Page 98HURON
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
Box 429, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0
519-482-9642
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in Huron County by the HCFA
MEMBERS MEETING
March 16, Clinton
President Paul Klopp welcomed
everyone to the meeting.
The minutes of the last meeting were
passed as printed on a motion by Walter
Elliott, seconded by John Gaunt. Car-
ried.
President Paul introduced guest
Doug Grant from the Grey -Bruce office
of Agricultural Employment Services,
an agency that grew out of the Canada
Farm Labour Pool which was founded
in the early 1970s.
• the job of finding farm labour has
become tougher and tougher as the
economy becomes better
• the agency depends heavily on
students during the summer and off-
shore labourers to help in labour -de-
pendent farming operations such as
apple -picking
• the agency also moves workers
from one area to another, permanently
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HCFA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
February 29, 1988
The HCFA will continue to award a
scholarship of $75 to Centralia College
for the second-highest standing in Agri-
cultural Business Management.
Chris Palmer was scheduled to at-
tend the Farm Agricultural Group Dis-
cussion Day at Holmesville on March
22.
The new OFMA flyers are out.
The effective speaking course had to
be cancelled due to lack of interest.
The following resolution was sent to
the OFA, as passed by the HCFA board
of directors:
"Whereas the federal government
appears to be neglecting the issue of
long-term credit to agriculture, and
Whereas the FCC appears to be in
imminent danger of collapse,
Therefore be it resolved that the
OFA consult with other farm groups
toward a long-term, stable, reasonable
role of financing and at the same time
have FCC do some house-cleaning.0
MEMBERS' MEETING
Wednesday, April 13
Central Huron Secondary School
(Cafeteria)
8:30 p.m.
Speaker: The Hon. Ralph Ferguson
The Right to Farm Legislation
96 THE RURAL VOICE
or on a daily basis. Apple -pickers are
bussed from Southampton to Meaford
every year.
• the wages paid in construction or in
factories make it hard for farmers to
compete
• surveys of farm workers show that
low wages rank fourth in the list of
complaints about farm work
• above low wages are complaints
about working conditions and the treat-
ment of farm employees
• "Canadians need an attitude
change," said Mr. Grant. In Europe,
people look at farmers as professionals
with great esteem, the same as dentists
or doctors. Canada's view of a farmer is
long hours and low wages. In Europe, a
farm labourer must work as an appren-
tice before he is allowed to buy property
to farm.
• Mr. Grant also said that groups
such as the Ontario Federation of Agri-
culture and commodity organizations
could be called upon to try to change the
image of farming.
Ralph Scott thanked Mr. Grant for
his interesting talk, after which ques-
tions were asked and an interesting dis-
cussion was held.
Adjournment was at 10:30 p.m.,
moved by John Gaunt.0
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