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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-12-22, Page 18Page 18 Opportunity- for principled leadership. in farming There's an opportunity for princi- pled leadership in farming and agri- culture for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO), an American farm economist told the Federation's annual meeting in Guelph in early December. The in- dustry is ready to listen to ideas for change because it's in a financial crisis that's world-wide and because the old policies are seen to be fail- ing, said Ed Lotterman of the Uni- versity of Minnesota at St. Paul. "I really sec a window of oppor- tunity for sound leadership in agri- culture in public policy, in farm practices, in our role as stewards of the land and the example we set for others," he said. Lotterman identified factors which create the opportunity to ex- ercise leadership. "The financial cri- sis in agriculture has made people willing to question part policies be- cause we see that some of these policies were mistaken or haven't led in the direction we wanted or have had unintentional results," he said. "Past policies have resulted in high levels of financial stress, forced liquidations, bankruptcies, severe emotional stress on farm families, an exodus of young peo- ple from agriculture, small busi- nesses in farming towns in a lot of stress and deteriorating rural institu- tions such as schools, churches and civic organizations, he said. Lotterman noted a willingness to question past policies in the U.S. "People are looking at price sup- port policies that keep production way above where the market will clear and at subsidized credit poli- cies and tax policies such as invest- ment tax credits and accelerated de- preciation that really favour large farms. U.S, export subsidies have hurt friendg such as Canada," he said: Even thc Europeans who have 1 been taughrby history tlat,food se- curity and self-sufficiency are ex- tremely important have started to question subsidy and other policies which cause such problems.. "Even the European Economic Community is stating to question, if not the direction of past policies, at least the scopc and how far they arc willing to go," he said. Canada's farm policies have barn more careful than those of the Unit- ed States, but even here there have been problems, noting that stabili- ty programs rapidly become perma- nent production subsidies and the passing prcoctionquotas onto t next generation is obviously a knotty problem. Farmers are starting to recognize that mariy of the practices that we follow in agriculture are not good stewardship, are detrimentfl to the environment, are detrimental to the creation, according to Lotterman. 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The statistics are clear: 32,000 fellow- Canadians die cach year from diseases that trace their origin to cigarette -smoking. There is no longer any doubt. Just ask any doctor. They have seen plenty of hard evidence in the autopsy room where the end-stage of tobacco -related disease is so tragical- ly displayed. With few exceptions, Doctors have got the message and have given up smoking. But that is not enough. Now the Canadian Medical Asso- ciation is mobilizing its member- ship of 48,000 doctors from Victoria to St. Johns to take a firm stand 'against cigarette -smoking, the great- est single preventable hazard to the health of our nation. I am one of Canada's 48,000 doc- tors and I have seen enough, more 434041-Vitlit; i6144t Planning for a ' s4Great noel! May all your plans for a happy holiday be fulfilled. We value your 1141( friendship and trust. Thank you for your patronage. We look forward to serving you in the New Year. t Doug Geoffrey Const. Ltd. 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"The stock mar- ket crash created a willingness to recognize that the economic poli- cies pursued by the U.S. over the last seven years have been, to put it mildly, extremely unwise." Lotterman praised the Christian Farmers for building a solid organi- zation that has earned credibility and said now's the time to use it. "Change resulting from principled leadership is much more possible than it has been in the last decade," he said. "The example, the demon- stration, the leadership of a small group like this (CFFO) has a lot of leverage. your actions will be mul- tiplied many times. He warned "There is a danger if we don't act positively" because the same world-wide conditions could tip developments in a nasty direc- tion - towards increased attention on narrow self interest, increased competition instead of co-operation and a tendency to "fight things out rather than co-operate." He challenged the farmers, "I think you have a real obligation... to use what you have here. 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