The Rural Voice, 1989-01, Page 58HURON
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
Box 429, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0
519-482-9642
* The Rural Voice is provided to all farmers
in Huron County by the HCFA
Huron County Federation of Agri-
culture Members Meeting, Wednesday,
December 7, Clinton OMAF office:
The meeting opened at 8:30 p.m.
with second vice-president Hank Bin-
nedyk as chair. The minutes of the last
meeting were passed as printed on a
motion by Bob Harrison, seconded by
Paul Klopp. Carried.
Convention reports were given by
the various directors.
It was reported that the new execu-
tive director for the OFA, Carl Sulliman,
is a very impressive professional.
Jack Riddell has announced a draft
proposal for the mandatory checkoff; it
is interesting to know that this idea has
been in the offing since 1974.
Resolutions were passed on Canada
Pension, toxicology guidelines, pesti-
cide laws being the same between the
U.S. and Canada, Algoma importation
of foods, land surveyors, road salt re-
placement made from corn oil, and
waste management.
The OFA membership fee was
raised to $125. With the fee at $100, the
OFA deficit is $255,800. The family
membership stayed the same at $15.
The convention theme was "Your
link to the future." Murray Elston
opened the convention. Brigid Pyke's
address included the fact that OFA now
has 27 affiliated commodity boards.
Jack Wilkinson gave the OFMA
report, stating that the whole structure of
OFMA needs to be changed.
Agri -Skills collected $2,800 in the
"hat" this year under the guidance of
Gordon Hill.
James Hewitt gave the FCC report:
in 1975 there were no arrears in Farm
Credit; in 1988 there were $375 million.
Election results were: president,
Brigid Pyke; first vice-president, Roger
George; second vice-president, Bill
Benson; executive, Earl Saar, Nancy
McGill, Ken Kelly, and Ed Sedgsworth.
FARM
LABOUR
MANAGEMENT
— a short course packed
with ideas and discussion
Learn how to attract and keep
competent labour. This course will
provide farmers with an insight into
motivational factors affecting
employee performance and
retention. It will provide examples
of compensation packages that
may be more effective in attracting
quality employees.
Co-Ordlnator: Nick Whyte, Seaforth
8 Tuesdays, January 10 —
February 28 (7-10 p.m.)
Seaforth Public School
• Available free of charge to farmers
and farm employees in Huron and
Perth counties.
• Note: change in location!
Pre -register by calling:
DCENTRALIA Huron Park, Ontario
COLLEGE
0 Ministry of
Agriculture OMAF, Clinton
Ontario and Food (519) 482-3428
Jack Riddell, Minister or 1-800-265-5170
(519) 228-6691
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As of November, 1988, the OFA had
22,300 members.
The following resolution was passed
on a motion by Doug Garniss, seconded
by Bob Down — to be sent to the OFA:
"WHEREAS the farm property tax
rebate requires a lengthy (seven -para-
graph) declaration by the property
owner, and while farmers agree that the
rebate should only go to farmers and be
paid on land which will remain in agri-
culture for 10 years;
but WHEREAS two sections of the
declaration (paragraphs four and five)
give OMAF access to every part of the
farm operation — land, equipment,
inventory, farm records and govern-
ment records; and whereas these two
sections are excessive and improper,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that OFA request that these two para-
graphs be deleted, and if this is refused,
advise members to delete these two
paragraphs before signing the declara-
tion." (Sent to OFA executive, Decem-
ber 9, 1988.)
The HCFA is going to be making up
its new committees for the coming year.
They are: Membership and Insurance,
Property and Land Use, Program and
Public Relations, Education (?), Fi-
nance (Trade), and Waste Management.
Anyone who is interested in being on
any of these committees please let the
office know (482-9642).
There were several concerns about
hydro towers, the new hydro line, and
the payment of reimbursement to farm-
ers. There was talk that if a farmer
receiving a payment was in arrears with
his Farm Credit loan that Hydro would
give the money directly to the FCC and
not to the farmer.
It was decided to talk to the Farm
Credit office in Guelph to find out ex-
actly what is happening and if there is
any truth to this. Hank Binnedyk of-
fered to check into it and report back.
Adjournment at 11 p.m.0
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Dealers in Huron County
HAROLD PECK, Varna— 233-9997/263-5867
ALVIN BECKER, R1, Dashwood — 237-3239