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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-07-16, Page 17HIT THE OPPOSITION — During the week's Exeter Pentecostal Church Vacation Bible School, Pastor Joel Heimbecker gives instructions to Darryl Parsons, Joseph Maskell and Trevor Obre during a dodge ball game. T -A photo. Farm debtors ORIGINAL ARTIFACTS — John Moon of Lucan displays a Canadian Indian jug and a mallardduck carving at Saturday's Heritage show at Ilderton. T -A photo Set review boards for farm problems Agriculture Minister John Wise has tabled in the House of Commons a bill to establish debt review boards that will assist farmers in financial difficulty. The legislation, when passed, will set up boards with the power to review the situation of farmers fac- ing insolvency and will provide for a stay of proceedings by all creditors while the review is being carried out. The boards, first announced in the February budget, will establish panels made up of financial and far- ming experts to advise farmers on restructuring their debts land help them negotiate alternative ar- rangements with creditors. Once agreed to by all parties, any ar- rangements reached will be legally binding. "'this Government recognizes the pressing financial circumstances many farriers are facing and we are confident this review process will result in many reasonable set - tlements between farmers and creditors," Mr. Wise said. Under the legislation, a farmer in serious financial difficulty can apply to the review board set up in his or her province. The board will then notify all creditors and issue a 30 -day stay of proceedings on behalf of the farmer. The stay may be extended for two further 30 -day periods, if needed. The bill also requires secured creditors to give five days' notice of the farmer's right to apply to the board before taking any action against the farmer. Farmers with financial difficulties, but not facing insolvency, can also apply for a review of their situation. Under this process, in which no stay 01 proceedings will be issued, the panels will provide advice and at- tempt to arrive at arrangements bet- ween farmers and their creditors to prevent deterioration of the farmer's financial position. "We are optimistic the legislation • • - 1984 HURON COUNTY HISTORICAL ATLAS Ontario Canada Available at Mimes i dvocate «,,.,N, 11,..,,,. 4.,111 MLI,14.,, . %M..O. , ,,,b,.„ fiery 11171 ADAMS Heti tiny K Cool Inc) • Heating Systems of all. types INSTALLED, MODERNIZED and MAINTAINED • General Sheet Metal Work • Air Conditioning • Humidifiers • Ventilation 235.2187 133 Huron St. E., Exeter to call OFA Farmers who receive notification from their financial institutions about outstanding farm debts should con- tact the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, said Harry Pelissero, OFA president. This applies to any notices served between June 27, 1986 and the actual start date of operation of the Farm Debt Review Board of Ontario. The Farm Debt Review Act, creating Farm Debt Review Boards across the country, was passed by the House of Commons on June 27, and has received royal assent. However, it has not been proclaimed, and it may take till the week of July 21 to get the Board constituted and operational. Pelissero said the Federation is concerned with farmers who are caught in this time gap between royal assent and the actual date when the Review Board will be accepting applications. The OFA president said the Federa- tion will work to get farmers access to debt review in this transition period. Farmers who need assistance should contact Mr. Pelissero at 416-485-3333. EGG PRICES STABLE The price paid to producers for Grade A large eggs this month - Egg Month -- will remain the same as in, June in all provinces except Manitoba and Quebec, the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency announced today. The prices will increase a cent a dozen in Manitoba and decrease by one cent in Quebec. The changes are a result of differences in production costs in those provinces. The prices paid to egg producers are two to three cents a dozen lower than a year ago and five to six cents lower than two years ago. CEMA sets prices paid to egg farmers at the beginning of each month using a cost of production for- mula. The prices are reported in ad- vance to the federal government's National Farm Products Marketing Council. July has been named Egg Month by the agency. Grocery stroes across the country are featuring eggs, showing how they can be teamed up with Canadian -grown vegetables in a variety of salads. Weekly Special dr • Owatonna Swather, 10' draper head, hay cond., fully recondition- ed, field ready. Only $1,250°° CM ik FARM EQUIPMENT LTD. Sales A Service Since 1932 Exeter, Ont. 235-2121 Times -Advocate, July 16, 1986 Page 17 Good ntaMrro n.anag•ni•nt The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority has cooperated with the On- tario Ministry of Environment and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food for the past four years to promote good manure management practices. Such efforts are being step- ped up this year as the Environment Ministry is spending M00,000 on beach cleanup initiatives aimed at agricultural pollution in southern Ontario, The Conservation Authority is the front-line agency conducting the Beaches Impact Study this summer. "The Conservation Authority is in- volved because of its local focus and existing manure management pro- gram", said Tom Prout, ABCA general manager. High levels of bacteria in the water caused the beach closings of 1983. "Studies carried out in the Parkhill Creek Watershed (that area upstream of Grand Bend) illustrated that bacteria levels far exceeded the standards for human consumption, livstock consumption and swimm- ing," said Prout. Bacterial and fungal disease - causing organisms that are found to survive in manure can be carried some distance in suspension by stream water. Heavy rainfall creating surface runoff can wash animal feces into a stream dr drain from the barnyard manure pile, or from a field recently spread with manure. Cattle defecating in the stream, direct connections of field tile to barnyards, milkhouse drains or septic tank overflows are other possi- ble sources. Through the Environment Ministry funding for the Beaches Impact Study, the ABCA has hired Doug Hocking and Lloyd Mousseau, under contract, to carry out the study. "Water sampling and testing done in 1984 and 1985 indicated that the Des- jardine drain had the highest fecal coliform bacterial contamination of the three sub -basins that were ex- amined in Stephen township upstream of Grand Bend, said Hock- ing. For this reason, and because it enters Parkhill Creek immediately - upstream of Grand Bend, it was selected for the study" he added. The ABCA held a meeting with 13 livestock operators and eight other in- terested parties on June 18, 1986. "A positive attitude was expre„ ed by those at the meeting and a,show of hands indicated majority support for the next stage of the study," said Hocking. Hocking will be conducting water sampling on the study drain and a "control" drain until freeze-up. Mousseau has alredy begun on-site in- terviews with the livestock operators. He will learn about the operations and find out what the farmer see as the problems. From this information the necessary and most cast -effective corrective measures will be deter- mined, in conjunction with the On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Funding of up to 100% will be provided for any construction, and that will be completed this summer. "This is a cooperative venture with the farmers to find an answer to the bacterial pollution problem", said Hocking. "The results of this study will determine future courses of ac- tion by the overnment." 0 DISPLAY ANTIQUES — Taking part as exhibitors in the weekend Heritage show in Ilderton were Janice Haugh and Virginia Van Gorder of Brucefield. 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