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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-05-21, Page 36t Page 6A Times -Advocate, May 27, 19111 Foreign companies. the press release said. control more than half of Canada's food processing industry More.than half' According to a report from the federal agriculture department. foreign companies control about 65 percent of the fruit and vegetables canning in- dustry. about 46 percent of the- frozen fruit and vegetable industry. 32 per- cent of the dairy processing industry. 63 percent of the flour milling and breakfast cereal business. 52 percent of candy making. 54 percent of the soft drink industry and 25 percent of the livestock and poultry feeds industry. Years ago. the famous in- dustrialist. E.P Taylor who organized Argus Corpora- tion. one of the largest of its kind in Canada. said he didn't have to own a com- pany to,control it. In fact. he proved that even a 15 per- cent interest in a company went a long way to con- trolling it. That corporation has ten- tacles in literally dozens of businesses across Canada. It is not famous for being generous. But it is a Canadain-owned company. Its chief executive officer. Conrad Black. is a former newspaperman. Because it is Canadian - owned. it may be a little One foot in the furrow' ., more amenable to Canadians. But the fact that foreign- owned companies control so much of the food porcessing industry is disturbing to this long-time observer of the Canadian agricultural scene. I was well aware that foreign ownership was high but not aware it was more than 50 percent . If Canadians need any more good reasons why farm marketing boards are necessary in this country. this foreign ownership ques- tion is the best one Farmers. when organized through legislation open to them. could become this country's best defence against these huge con- glomerates. Only through marketing boards are farmers able to wield a degree of clout when it com- es to selling their products. I would venture to say that the executive officers of these foreign-owned com- panies cry. almost to a man. that marketing boards are a curse to mankind. Those guys hate marketing boards. especially supply manage- ment boards. because those boards give farmers a modicum of power. The multi -national com- panies are eager for power. They want all they can get and they are frustrated when OFF TO THE BEACH -- Myro Lovell appears to be ready for o trip to icke os she models some of the attire of Thursday s So " - _ - yoso.tal Auxiliary rummage sale. FARMERS IN HURON COUNTY THINKING OF REAL ESTATE. THINK STEVE BUCHANAN' a SPECIALIZING IN THE SALE OF FARMS FOR 26 THE SQUARE GODERICH CALL 524-4700 EVENINGS 524-9097 OFFICE lett.rs a.. abomost.d by Bob 'NoIL, EIda4 Bo Elm.,. Ont N3B 2C 7 farmers get some of that power. They do not like it. They want it all. When they get it. they can control everything we eat, right from the time it is planted to the time it reaches our tables. When that much power is concentrated in a few hands. as it is in Canada, it is too dangerous. Only marketing boards and a watchful, government can prevent that power from corrupting. Canadians have always welcomed foreign capital. I suppose we should continue to do so. But that capital often brings long-term and open-ended obligations such as constantly repaying and then simply paying -out all profits. Author of the study done for Agriculture Canada. Pamela Cooper, said that in- stead of spurring competi- tion here. the clout of the foreign company may, in Record year for insurance It appears that more and more farmers are protecting themselves from the risks associated with the growing of crops. by enrolling in the government sponsored Crop Insurance Program. Crop Insurance is sold to farmers at a substantially reduced price. The Federal Government made this possible by paying one-half of the premium while the Provincial Government covers the adminstration cost. thereby enabling the farmer to purchase Crop In- surance at approximately one-third of it's total cost. Crop Insurance officials are pleased to announce a record increase in Crop In- surance Policies in Western Ontario. Figures released by the Crop Insurance Commis- sion indicate a 209E increase in crop endorsements for the counties of, Huron, Bruce, Perth. Oxford. and Middlesex with the biggest increases for 1%1 appearing in the areas of corn, white beans and coloured beans. Crop Insurance Agents believe that the increase in new business can be at- tributed to a number of fac- tors. High interest rates which coupled with spirall- ing production costs. prompted farmers to seriously consider the protection offered through the Crop Insurance Commis- sion of Ontario. Other factors affecting the increase in enrollments for 1981 are the changes the Commission has made in it's corn and soybean coverage which offered higher re- seeding coverages and a new Unseeded Acreage Benefit which appealed to Western Ontario farmers more than the Preplant Coverage previously offered by the Commission. Ontario's Crop Insurance Commission offers plans on 40 different crops which all are multi -peril plans cover- ing the farmer from adverse weather conditions. disease and insects DON'T BE SHY COME JOIN US! BE A + BLOOD DONOR -:_IIIiIIItIIIIII11fIIII11111II11111111111IIIIII1,111IIIIII„,„,IIIIII,IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11111111,1,1„ I„ „1,111,111,111111,111111111111111111,1,1,,,1111111111111111111111111 Dietrich Metal Products F. i ± Manufacturer of �` Metal Trim ▪ '� °'` ,tom �► Sales of Steel Siding 7. 1 Farm Building Construction Concrete Forming Complete Building Sales fore Self -Erected Structures E = 1 1/4 Miles West of Mt. Carmel and 1/2 Mile South .72 R.R.## 8 Parkhill Phone 294-6940 unnuununonlnnnnonnuutntnnnunnnunnnuunnnuununl111,nnnmm�nnnuuunnnnununnnnunun,nuunnnnnunuunumllfE 1 fact, contribute to less in- novation and lower produc- tivity since multi -national firms tend to concentrate their research and develop- ment spending in their home market. Certainly. that statement has a hefty ring of truth as far as Canada is concerned. While I'm talking about marketing boards. I find it difficult to understand why everybody is getting so up- tight about plans to slaughter hens to cut egg production in this country. The market is glutted with eggs. So farmers are simply laying off a few million workers: hens. General Motors has laid off a few thousand workers, too. and the price of cars has gone up. What's so bad about laying off some hens? John Love Grant Love Jeff Mollard Matt Clarke Four from district in record number A total of 160 senior students of the Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology graduated on May 22. constituting the largest graduating class in the College's twenty nine year history. The 1981 class exceeds last year's record crop of graduates by 11 per- cent. Included in the class are 27 students who attained honours standing in their diploma programs. A total of 13 seniors in the agricultural production and management IA.P.M. diploma program. majoring in field crops and livestock, are honours students. In the A.A.M. Field and Horticultural Crops option, four students are honours students. In the Agricultural Laboratory Technology (A.L.T.) diploma program, six students are honours students. And. in the Argicultural Business and Commerce I A.B.C. l diploma program, four students are honours students. Graduation exercises at R.C.A.T. begin at 2:00 p.m. on May 22nd. Guest speaker is Dr. Clayton M. Switzer, Dean of the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. Dean Switzer, originally from theGlencoe area, is well known for hav- ing a strong interest in all students of agricultural education. Graduating students of Ridgetown College come from 24 Ontario municipalities and from Quebec. Kent County boasts the most graduates with 36 students. Middlesex County is next with 18 graduates. Elgin County has 17 graduates. Haldimand'Nor- folk Regional Municipality claims .14 graduates; and "' Huron County has nine graduates coming from their jurisdictions. respectively. Included in She list from this area are John Love, RR 3 Parkhill; Grant Love, RR 1 Zurich; Jeff Mollard, RR 8 Parkhill. and Matt Clarke. London. "Woman would be more charming if one could fall into her arms without falling into her hands." Cecil R Squire Sales & Service Repair Shop Equipment 47 John St. E. 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