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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-03-12, Page 26AT CO-OP OPEN HOUSE — Exeter District Co -Operative lumber manager Chuck Mallette at the right talks to area contractors Dave Rader, Whitey Denomme and Cliff Grasdahlbt Thursday's Open House. tintke 1/4 Harry Pelissero is the head honcho, el presidente, of the Ontario Federa- tion of Agriculture and Harry gets a little angry when farmers fight with each other. "We must present a united front," he claims. And if the rest of society is going to take farmers seriously, Harry may be right but he's got a tough battle on his hands. Last year, it was a television adver- tisement by the dairy farmers that got his dander up. The spokesman standing beside Bossie said the chickens on his farm had free range. The intimation was that chicken farmers treated hens poorly by con- fining them to cages. Our 'arry din't like that. Now, he's up -in -arms again because the Smothers Brothers are denigrating broccoli. Have you seen the commer- ciat'.The boys do not want broccoli in their cereal. "I hate broccoli," says a serious Tom Smothers. Harry has asked the cereal com- pany to take it off the air because it could offend broccoli growers. It's a $2 -million industry in Ontario "and I'm tired of these negative com- ments about Ontario -grown food pro- ducts .. we've got to get together." Mark McAuley has been sent a pro- test from Pelissero to pull the com- mercial off the air. McAuley is vice- president of Nabisco', sponsors of the offending words. . Getting farmers to pull together is not an easy task as Harry Pelissero well knows. Ile has been president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture long enough to know. I wish him good luck. He has another big chore on his, hands with the red meat growers and the white meat growers. You have probably seen those advertisements, especially in the Reader's Digest. The ads go to great lengths to make readers understand that red meat -- beef especially but pork as well -- is as good as, if not better than fish and, especially chicken. 'fhe copy in the advertisement sug- gests that North Americans er- roneously believe that fish and chicken are more nutritious than beef. Not sq. says the ad. In addition, red meat is not chock-a-block full of cholesterol. It has less cholest©rol content than chicken. Three ounces of cooked lean beef contains' 73 milligrams of cholesterol while three ounces of skinless' chicken has 76... more if the skin is left on. If you wade through the entire advertisement, you will find that red meat contains fewer calories than chicken and is, therefore, not fatten- ing as some people believe. ('onsumption of red meat has not declined in recent years but it has not risen. Consumption of chicken has gone up. Beef producers are concern- ed and that is why they are behind this compaign of comparisons with chicken and fish. i wonder how Harry feels about it'? Should this campaign by the cat- gay alot komoopoospos,mssylAbb4wo.;sos►F)a';tln,w(1o.,i N3117Cr < 1 tlemen be allowed to continue or should the federation try to put a damper on it, too° It certainly pits one sector of the agricultural economy against the other. It is -- or could be -- a divisive factor just when farmers need a unified stand. As a person with a high cholesterol Your Farm -Guard policy with The Co-operators protects buildings, contents, livestock, produce and machinery. For complete farm insurance protec- tion, call about Farm -Guard today. , Verna Gingerich (A0 the co-operators Insursnc. s.Frra. EXETER 374 Main Street. 235 110') 1I T MOW Al RL) COMMERCIAL FARM TRAVFI. ti count in my blood, I was delighted to learn I can still eat my share of red meat. I enjoy chicken and turkey but steak is the favorite. I can eat my hamburger and my roast beef now with a clear conscience, thanks to the facts from the cattlemen. What about it, Harry? contitiitteit reports the crop`dis b -billed i► in On- tarion met recently at the Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology. The main focus of the meeting was to review the questionnaires that farmers had returned in 1965. This survey was conducted with the ex- cellent co-operation of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association, and the Ontario Federa- tion of Agriculture. In total, forty three (43) question- naires were returned concerning gull damage. Replies were received from 23 different counties covering southern Ontario froth Essex to Glinaprly to Niping. cd the field crops affected, corn and beans seem- ed to be of most concern. Of con- siderable interest this year were the six reports recieved indicating damage to cherries. In total, 21 replies indicated a con- cern over gulls and earthworms, and eight replies concerned gulls and their preying habits on small song bird nests and young. Concern over tomato damage was minimal in 1965. Several farmers who responded to the survey indicated that they had tried various 'scare' tactics in an at- tempt to lessen the possible damage by gulls. The continuing support of the Canadian Wildlife Service in this Huron producers return Bill Scott Bill Scott, an egg producer from Seaforth, has been elected to his ninth term as a Director of The Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board. Scott will continue to represent the 81 egg producers in Huron County. who elected him to the Board on February 19. Scott not only speaks for Huron County producers at the provincial board; he represents all Ontario pro- ducers as a director of the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, the organiza- tion which administrates the national supply management system for eggs. Scott operates a custom hatchery in addition to his egg production opera- tion, Scott Poultry Farms, near Seaforth. He holds a Master of Ap- plied Science degree to Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Toronto; prior to commencing his far- ming career in the mid -1960's he worked as an engineer for the Na- tional Research Council. Policies and operations of the On- tario Egg Producers' Marketing Board are the responsibility of 15 producer -elected directors. Thirteen of these are elected by egg producers in 13 zones or areas of the province; two are elected by pullet producers in 13 zones or areas of the province; two are elected by pullet producers, or farmers who raise chicks to egg - laying age. In each zone, producers elect a set number of committeemen who then elect a director for that zone. Pullet producers elect committeemen to vote for a pullet producer director for each half of the ) rovince. regard is certainly a iated by farmers with gull problems. The survey indicates that the year 1985 was one with minimal dollar loss estimate by gull damage to crops. In- deed all committee members reported much less 'gull -activity' in 1985 when compared to the 1984 season. The Committee agreed to continue to function in 1966 and to again con- duct the survey. Survey forms wiU be handled similar to 1985, that is, through the regular newsletter of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association publication.' _BRANDY POINT—.. FARMS CENTRED AROUND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION • Our breeding stock provides our buyers with proven genetics from the top 3% animals tested across Canada. • Our program enables us to offer quality and health at a price that is hard to beat • We hove an ongoing supply of A.I. sired Hampi Duroc, York - landrace boars & Fl York/ landrace gilts' • Our closed herd is ranked "Good" by the OMAF standards of Herd Health Classification. 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