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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-06-23, Page 151 VISIT FARM — The children from Toddler's Inn nursery school spent an enjoyable day recently at the dairy farm of Lorne and Margaret Hern, where they were able to feed the cows and pet the baby calves. Above, Margaret Hern holds one of the calves for Glenda Wagner, Emilie Cameron, Carisa Willis, Billy Parker.and Colin Bowers. After the tour; the youngsters went into the house and made some butter by taking turns shaking a container filled with cream. LCrr. It never pains but roars The attacks are comi thick and fast and farme are having great proble trying to refute t statements being ma almost weekly by politicia It was treasury board pres dent Don Johnston a mon ago who said farm marketi boards cause consumers pay more thanthey should f food. The following week, o Pierre Elliott himself told news conference that thes same boards contribute to i flation in Canada becaus they keep the prices of som food higher than in the Unit States. When attacks come fro the PM, watch out, fellows These trial balloons ar ne 1ootinthe Urrow' lb Board saves Huron, Middlesex farmland Hydro not By Yvonne Reynolds is proven. Huron Countyfarmers will "I thtilk We did a prettyof the issue and weren't just coming with a motherhood not have to play ungracious good job, not just mounting an and apple pie, we must pro- did to a power corridor they emotjlanal appeal for sa ving tett agriculture" attitude. We did not want. farmland but dealing with were prepared to After weeks of listening to issues in a substantive as well compromise. arguments from Ontario as abstract way. We made a "I think it's important to Hydro and those concerned strong, well-documented keep reassessing the demand about the route the proposed case. This time we took a dif- and need for these facilities. transmission lines will take, ferent approach; we "The farm community the Consolidated Hearing understood the technical side owes a number of people a Board handed down its ver- Huron farm and home news dict on June 18. The three- member board opted for the M3 plan strongly supported ("+ I • • by Foodlands-hydro, an um- 11 improvement t171A Itr1 Ir • e w .�..�....� 1 - brella organization compris- ing both the provincial and Huron Christian Farmers, the National Farmers Union, the Huron,- Middlesex,' Well- ington, Waterloo and Perth county federations of agriculture, the Huron Pork Producers, the Ontario In- stitute of Agrologists, the Huron Egg Producers, the Ontario Bean Marketing Board and the,Ontario Beef Producers. M3 will take the power lines from the Bruce plant east to Essa, (near Barrie) then outh to link up the Milton and Middleport transformer sta- ions, with the western leg ex - ending from the London area to Middleport. Ontario Hydro's preferred Ml route,which was endorsed y Huron County council, ould have carried the lines rom the Bruce plant right cross Huron county to Lon - on, slicing through some of he best farmland in Canada. The Foodlands-hydro com- ittee received strong sup- port from Dennis Timbrell's inistry of agriculture. The Board's majority decision can only be overturned by the pro- incial cabinet. vote of thanks. Foodlands- hydro have shown what a group of dedicated people can accomplish. "If you make your case, do it well with reason and com- mon sense on your side, sometimes you can change the course of events," McQuail concluded L.,,.,..,..pp, sent up from time to time to ng test the reaction. It starts with rs the lesser lights and goes up ms the ladder. he Poor old Eugene Whelan is de up there, all alone, trying to ns. stem the rising tide of resent- ment being engendered th against controlled marketing. ng He cannot fight the battle to alone. In fact, his influence or within the federal cabinet Id seems to be diminishing with ,a every week. He tries. My e goodness, he tries. He has n- been saying that marketing e boards help the consumer and e throws out statistics to prove ed it. For instance, he says that m from 1976 to 1981, all food ! prices rose by 75 percent. But e the prices of poultry and dairy products, regulated by na- tional farm marketing boards, rose by only 53 per- cent. He says Don Johnston was misinformed. But now he's got Trudeau to contend with. How do you tell your glorious leader that he is full of thak stuff that comes from behind the manure spreader? Can Eugene, the farmer's friend, continue to fight when the whole caucus appears to be against him? Nobody could argue that ' food prices have not con- tributed to inflation. Food prices have gone up the same as everything else. But not nearly as high as parliamen- tarian's salaries. Food prices are only a minor key in the cacaphony of inflation and politicians are using marketing boards as a scapegoat for their own in- adequacies. High. interest rates, tight money and the en- tire economy are responsible for the dreadful conditions in Canada, not farm marketing boards. To blame supply 1 management is to use a red UCO manager is appointed Robert W. Down,president, - United Co -Operatives of On- tario (UCO), has announced the appointment of Albert C. Plant to the position of general manager. Plant assumes the post of general manager, effective July 5, 1982, and will report to Julian �._ L. Smith, chief executive officer. On ' September 25, Smith - will step down and Plant will become chief executive of- fleet- land general manager. Smith will undertake other assignments until his retire- ment at the end of December', 1983. Plant comes to UCO with a solid base of management ex- perience. He has held the positions of president, Beaver Lumber Company; senior vice-president, Office and Education Products Group, The Molson's Company Limited; president and chief operating officer, Consumers Distributing Company Limited; and senior executive responsibilities with T. Eaton Company Limited. Down, an Exeter area farmer, said "the Board of Directors is confident that Mr. Plant possesses the ex- pertise required to guide Units d Co-operatives of On- tario, as a strong diversified agricultural co-operative, through the next few years which are expected to be dif- ficult for the farm sector. He will provide the leadership that will complement the skills of our present manage- ment group." ONTARIO UYESTOCK IXaANIE LIMITED "Ontario's leoding Livestock Morket is pleosed to announce that Doug Carruthers has joined the Company as o Shareholder and will be working in the capacity of Sales Manager. He will be actively working at further developing our video sales capacity as well as our live sales. Doug has been active in varl0us aspects of the livestock industry over the years and is committed to the industry's future growth in Ontario. Doug can be reached at his residence, Doshwood (319) 237-2734 Head Office, Waterloo (519) 0114-2082 Branch Office, Toronto (416) 727.5494' LIVE SALES TUESDAY & THURSDAY VIDEO SLAUGHTER SALES FRIDAY Special Video Stocker Sales tooted b Bob r.qN, ra.r 110 Um.. O., POO 2C? herring. Canadians are still paying b less of their disposable in= w come dollar on food than any f other nation in the world with a the possible exception of the d United States.- The last t figures available say that Canadians only pay 17.7 per- m cent of their income on food. That is not much when com- m pared to other nations. The feathers industry - chicken, turkey, eggs - are produced by farmers on a strict formula, a cost -of - production system that allows the producer to get what he or she should for the products. They have the power to cut production or to increase pro- duction. It is the same power that every manufacturer in Canada has, nothing more. General Motors, General Electric, Electrohome, Uniroyal, you name it, all have exactly the same power. They figure out their sales. forecasts and set up produc- tion lines, set prices and pro- duce for the projected market. Which is exactly .what farmers are doing through their supply management boards. Why is everyone making such a fuss about marketing boards now? They are legal and functioning well for the most part. Farmers have used the legislative tools open to them. At least they didn't go on strike and half starve the na- tion. They did not withhold their services as the doctors have. They did not try to crip- ple the nation as some civil servants have. All they want is a reasonable return on their abor and investment. They deserve it, too. • s.4..,`R TURN OVER GRANT The Exeter Agricultural has received a provincial grant of $77,892.65 from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food for the new agricultural building at Exeter Community Park. Above, fair board secretary Pauline Simmons turns the cheque over to town clerk -treasurer Liz Bell. Drainage pays off in water table control (',cx)cl drainage lowers the water tobte while the Sall retains Omor e moisture for heathy thy giant tprOwth f xcess miter is removed leaving only °protect eOpolOry voter tot crops Writer Capillary Wafer foil P(lrtick'_ Soil Phrticle.--i Air roth drainage OWED FARM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS Gads Hill, Ontario NOK 1J0 - O C511� 856.2818 Tony McQuail, chairman of the Foodlands-hydro commit- tee, was elated when inform- ed of the Board's decision. "We appear to have made derelict buildings is also of 12 -months. !' is based on 5 our point very effectively to included. percent of the total authoriz- the Board, and convinced If you have any questions ed line of credit that the appli- them of -our concerns. It on the eligibility of a project, cant had with the bank on makes the work a number of please call Ethel Ball at the January 1, 1982. farmers have put in seem Agricultural Office; Clinton, Many of the applications for worthwhile. I think a number for further information as OFAAP are being received in of other people can rest a lot well as application forms. good order. However, in more comfortably now that the general area has been designated. The decision was a triumph of common sense," McQuail commented.. "The foodlands-hydro com- mittee, working with the peo- ple in the study area, wants to rr +� ALL TYPES OF CONCRETE WORK assist in the determination of the actual route and the loca— tion of towers. Foodland- Iz . • & FORMWORK hydro will provide help and advice on how the hearing board worked in the past, and try and make sure at this next stage the best interests of agriculture are served, that affected farmers get a fair deal on compensation, and that the need for the facilities The purpose of the Ontario Farmstead Improvement Program is intended to en- , courage improvements in fen- cing and farm structures and generate local employment across the province. Farmers whose value of farm produc- tion is at least $12,000 or farmers who own and farm a minimum of 100 acres are aligible for the program. The province will pay, in the form of a grant, 50 percent of the amount of the eligible improvement costs to a max- imum of $2,000 per farm operation. Allowable costs in- clude wages paid to non - family labour or a contrac- tor's labour costs, and costs for materials, and services up to an amount equal to wages paid or a contractor's labour costs. Eligible improvements to fences include installation and replacement of fences, The application form is in many cases the physical in - two parts: "Notice of Intent" formation has been in - and "Application for Grant". complete. Most banks have Before improvement work is comprehensive credit ap- started, file a Notice of Intent plication forms. These, if with the O.M.A.F. office. completed in detail by the After the work has been com- farmer and/or his accoun- pleted, submit to the • tant, will provide the O.M.A.F. office, Clinton, two necessary information to copies of the Application for assess the application and the Grant form along with itemiz- viability of the farm business. ed original invoices that in- • These forms should include dicate quantities, descriptions physical ' detail on crops, and individual prices of items acres, yields, projected and and/or services purchased. prices; number of head, Copies of invoices will not be prices and weights of feeder 1 accepted. livestock; and similar detail Dealing for retroactive in- on a breeding herd and milk- terest assistance ing herd. The 5 percent rebate is a Interest assistance active in popular option of the Ontario Huron Farm Adjustment Assist- Interest assistance applica- anceProgram( OFAAP.) An tions have been coming in important deadline is fast ap- large numbers in the last proaching. The interest month. Huron County is third reduction grant can be in submissions among all On - retroactive to January 4, 1982 tario counties. Our County O.M.A.F. farm management team have kept relatively current with requests except for applictions that are tem- porarily delayed because of the need for additional in- formation or discussions. It isn't true that this pro- gram is only for farms that will have trouble surviving. Some well-managed farms may qualify. If it is recommended by the Times -Advocate, June 23,1982 Page 15 PURBSRtO RER►ISTNRBO SCOTCH COLLI■ TOD ;I) .e • +i"�dsei.�. Springglad Maximillion Buckeroo is now available for stud service. Buck is an intelligent, protective, working dog who sires strong, healthy litters. For more information please contact 229-6771 after 6 p.m. removal of old fencerows and Case Committee. replacement with new wire Applicants who are apply - fences, and divisional fences ing fora retroactive interest for rotational grazing of rebate must havetheir ap- livestock. Improvements to plication to their banker so outbuildings covered under that it is date stamped NO the program include exterior LATER than June 30. After painting, izlstallation of June 30, the interest reduction siding, repair and replace- grant will be effective from ment of roofs and exterior the date of approval. In all foundations. Removal of cases the grant is for a period McCann- Redi-Mix Inc.' 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