The Rural Voice, 1988-11, Page 31Strings are lowered as support as the
tomato plants grow. Employee Carolyn
Hamilton of Tiverton takes the plants
one step higher.
could be a real benefit. "I think you'll
see property values climb," he says.
Finally, he says, roads and railway
lines will have to be maintained. "But
I can't foresee the need for a four -lane
highway," Rushton says, quelling the
fears of some local farmers and
dashing the hopes of some tourist
operators and developers.0
Greenhouses covering 7 1/2 acres offer
up some very long rows.
THIS TIME
fairness for farmers
"But if the land fails?
then fails meat and bread,
for both rich and poor help
him to work vigorously who
winneth our food."
LANDWORKERS SPEAK
TO THE GOVERNMENT
1362 A.D.
(The vision of
Piers Plowman)
Industrialization of agriculture in the U.S. has moved forward at
such a rate that now most poultry production comes from Targe
corporations. Dairymen in the U.S. receive massive government
subsidies just to stabilize their production. Because of these
circumstances, American rural communities are greatly destabilized,
and are becoming ghettos for the poor. The lower wages in the
American market have caused food processors in Canada to move
south. Under the Mulroney deal this trend will accelerate.
In contrast, Canadian farmers have retained independent family
enterprises because Canada values and encourages individual effort.
Ed Broadbent and Linda Ham believe Canada must have an
independent agricultural policy. That is why we would introduce
policies which come to grips with the crisis facing Canadian
agriculture.
We would:
— help farm families deal with a crushing debt load, which has
reached 24 billion
-- help farmers deal with the effects of heavy U.S. and European farm
subsidies
— help bolster purchasing power for farm families which in 1987 fell to
levels lower than the dirty thirties
Linda Ham, having grown up on a family farm in southern Ontario, is
committed to long term policies that encourage the viability of
Canadian agriculture, and offer hope to future generations of farmers.
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NEW
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