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set for Wednesday
Facts! Efficient cash erop farming
is a matter of matching plant
varieties to growing conditions. In
western Ontario, a centre for variety
performance testing and pesticide
usage evaluation . is the Centralia
Research and Demonstration Farm
located three km. north of Centralia
College of Agricultural Technology on
concession three of Stephen
Township.
For the results of 1985 trials and ad-
vice on crop management practices.
be sure to attend Crops Update on
August 21. Plan Industry Branch
specialists and Centralia researcher -
Bob Forrest have coordinated presen-
tations of interest to corn, soybeans,
white beans and canola growers.
The one day forum of tours and
speakers feattlres the official opening
of the facility by Jack Riddell.
Minister of Agriculture and Food, at
12:30 p.m. Jack Riddell will be join-
ed by Elinor Caplin, Chairman of
Management Board of Cabinet and
Minister of Government Services and
local dignitaries.
The noon hour prograrn.procedes
with market forecasts by the follow-
ing experts - Charles Broadwell. On-
tario Bean Producers Marketing
Board; John DePutter; Ontario Corn
Growers Association.
Continuous wagon tours from 10:00
- 11:45 a.m. and 2:00 to 4:00 p.rn. il-
lustrate the following experimental
studies - crop rotation, tillage, soil
structure, corn hybrid selection, field.
scouting and analysis of '85 crop. nar-
row row white beans, soybean
varieties. and problem weeds.
Take a self -guided walking tour
through the educational and commer-
cial exhibit area and learn more
about conservation tillage, insect con-
trol in field crops. winter wheat. in-
tensive cereal management. canola
production, and machinery
alternatives.
- A pork barbecue luncheon is serv-
ed at 11:45 a.m. For more information
phone Centralia College- of
Agricultural Technology, 228-6691.
Extension 245.
Bovey gets post
at Guelph school
Edmund C. Bovey, the man who
headed the Commission on the Future
Development of the Universities of
Ontario, has been named chairman of
the board of governors at the Univer-
sity of Guelph. Bovey, a member of
the board since 1976, succeeds Cecil
Franklin.
Bovey was chairman of the three-
man commission that held hearings
for the Ontario public and university
community in 1983/1984 before
developing and recommending a
future plan for Ontario universities to
the Ministry of Colleges and
Universities.
Retired as director, chairman of
the board and member of the ex-
ecutive committee of Noreen Energy
Resources, Toronto, Bovey was
recently named to chair a task force
on funding the arts in Canada, an area
where he has long experience. A past
president andtrustee of the Art
Gallery of Ontario and its Foundation,
he is also a member of the board of
governors of Roy Thomson Hall and
vice chairman of the International
Council of the Museum of Modern Art
in New York, as well as past chair-
man of the Council for Business and
the Arts in Canada.
In addition, Bovey, who was born in
Calgary and educated in Victoria,
British Columbia, is a director of a
number of companies including Holl-
inger Argus, Abitibi Price, Canada
Packers, and thhe Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce, as well as MONY
Life Insurance, PPG Industries and
PPG Industries Canada. He is a
member of the Canadian Economic
Policy Committee, a director of the
Canadian Executive Service
Overseas and a past president of the
Canadian Gas Association. He is also
currently chairman of the board of
Wellesley Hospital.
Thirty fly
to Kirkton
By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS
Mr. and Mrs. Burns Blackler held
a Flying Farmers breakfast Sunday
morning at . their farm RR 1 SI
Marys. Over 30 planes arrived during
the morning. The pilots and their
families enjoyed a delicious breakfast
and a friendly get together.
- Mrs. Olive Langtree and Norman,
Kitchener visited last week with Mrs.
Roy Switzer and Jack.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ballard and
Craig of Mississauga spent the
weekend with Mr. flea Stephen.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Julian of Largo.
Florida visited Friday with -Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Davis also visited with
Miller McCurdy and Mrs. Delmar
Johnston at Kingsway Lodge. St. •
Marys. -
Mrs. Garth Blackler has returned
home from a visit with her son Steven
in Winnipeg.
Misses Vivian and Sharon Doupe
were hostesses for a shower Sunday
afternoon in honour of their sister,
Kim's forthcoming marriage in
October•.
DR/VE
CAREFULL Y
LIBERAL WORKERS Earl Dators and Donna Hoffman are hard of
work cutting meat at Wednesday's barbecue of the form of Ontario
Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell. T -A photo
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By Jack Riddell M.P.P. •
I had the priviledge of representing
Ontario at the Federal -provincial con-
ference of ministers and deputy -
ministers of agriculture held in St.
John's, Newfoundland from July 22 to
July 26.
The 35th annual meeting began
with a wide-ranging discussion of cur-
rent issues and the future of
agriculture to the year 2000.
My fellow agriculture ministers
were joined by the Federal Minister
in presenting specific recommenda-
tions for the continued, co-operative
development of the Canadian agri-
food industry by recommending that
programs and activities be based on
market-oriented, commodity -based
development strategies.
The minister unanimously endors-
ed the activities to the Federal/Pro-
vincial Agricultural Trade Policy
Committee and directed the focus of
the Committee's work in the coming
year toward the preparation of accep-
table options for the upcoming
General Agreement on Trade and
Tariff r GATT) negotiations, and ad-
dressing the issue of increased protec-
tionism by our major trading
partners.
The ministers stressed the impor-
tance of ensuring that producers have
input into the development of
Canada's position for GATT negotia-
tions and agreed that a high profile of
agriculture in these negotiations is
essential for a healthy Canadian
industry.
The ministers recognized the im-
portance of the inter -relationships
between domestic agriculture policy
and Canada's international trade
obligations.
Also discussed by the ministers
were major trade issues such as the
1985 U.S. Farm Bill, countervailing
tariffs, Anti-dumping petitions, and
beef imports.
They also re -affirmed their com-
mitment to agricultural research and
development, supported -by Federal
funds.
The grave situation of Canada's
sugar producers and processors, for
instance, was discussed by -the
ministers. The producing provinces
stressed the urgency of federal
government action, in consultation
with the provinces and industry. to
develop a national sugar/sweetener_
policy to ensure the survival of the
industry.
Other issues discussed during the
week-long conference included the
farm financing crisis, taxation, feed
grain policy, agricultural stabiliza-
tion, national marketing boards, crop
insurance. farm chemical pricing and
registration, and agricultural
development.
Unfortunately, the Federal govern-
ment has Jailed to take any further
action on a "Tripartite Red Meal
Stabilization Program". following the
conference. The program, which has
the support of Ontario's red meat pro-
ducers, would see a single, uniform,
national stabilization program, fund-
ed equally by the producers and the
two levels of government. It would be
STABILIZATION
Producers who were enrolled in the
1982 Income Stabilization Plan for
corn, soybeans or white beans have
until August 31st to make claims on
these crops sold between September
1st, 1982 and August 31, 1983.
The pay out for corn was $5.71 per
tonne, soybeans - $13.61 per tonne and
for white beans - $24.12 per tonne.
Tobe eligible for these payments.
you must have been enrolled in the
1982 income Stabilizatign Plan.
I Brian Hall
Farm Management Specialist
for Ituron County
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LARGE BARBECUE CROWD Some of the close to 1,000 persons attending Wednesday's Liberal
barbecue at the farm of Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell ore shown here. T -A photo
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Wide-ranging discussions.
voluntary on the part of producers.
and would function like insurance pro-
gram that would pay producers when
prices fell below a certain pre-
determined support level.
As this was the fourth year in a row
that Tripartite has been on the agen-
da, I felt it was time for action. Both
B.C. and the Maritime Provinces had
indicated their support, but Quebec
would have nothing to do with it. It is
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my intention to keep persuing some
course of :.tabilization.
I also proposed a debt review
board, a third party review agency
which would assess the financial
situation of farmers, who through bad
luck rather than bad management or
under risk taking, find themselves
unable to meet their obligations.
Failure to provide a review forum,
with powers to act, would result in the
ottin1e
loss of some excellent farmers.
Federal Agriculture minister John
Wise. however, is looking at amend-
ments to the Bankruptcy Act instead
of an agency with powers to make
business -like decisions in a non -
emotional manner on a fair and con- -
sistent basis so that concessions go to
above average farmers whose dif-
ficulties arose because of unforttinate
circumstances.
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CROPS UPDATE
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OFFICIAL OPENING
OF
CENTRALIA RESEARCH - DEMONSTRATION FARM
Wednesday, August 21, 1985
Farm location: 4 km. north of CCAT campus
Noon Hour Program:
11:45 .m. Pork Barbecue
12:30 pm. Openir4`g-ceremony -
Hon. Jack Riddell Minister of Agriculture and Food
1:00 p.m. "Market Outlook" featuring guest speakers
Charles Broadwell, Ontario Bean Producers
Marketing Board
Fred Brandenburg, Ontario Soya Bean Growers
Marketing Board.
John DePutter, Ontario Corn Growers Association
Wagon Tours:
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
illustrating -
1. crop rotation, tillage, soil structure
2. corn hybrid selection
3. field scouting and analysis of '85 crop
4. narrow row white beans
5. soyabean varieties
6. problem weeds
Ministry of
Agriculture
end Food
ONTARIO
Jack Riddell, Minister
Clay Switzer, Deputy
Walking Tour Exhibits
explaining -
1. conservation tillage
2. insect control in field crops
3. winter wheat/intensive cereal
management
4. canola production
5. machinery alternatives
For further information contact:
Centralia College of Agricultural Technology,
Huron Park, Ontario. NOM 1Y0
(519) 228-6691