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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-12-05, Page 31 (2)HAY KING - Russell Bolton of Seaforth won the 1979 world hay championship for the eighth straight year. Above at the left he is being congratulated at Thursdoy's annual meeting of the Huron Soil and Crop Association from Ross Martin. and Anson McKinley Centralia swine course will commence January The rapid expansion and specialization of Ontario's pork industry is resulting in an increasing demand for qualified farm workers. To help meet this demand, Centralia College of Agricultural Technology is again offering a swine farm worker training program. This program, supported by the Canada Employment and Immigration Com- mission, begins January 7. "The program was offered for the first time last January," says Don Cameron. of Centralia College." and the fact that all of the graduates are now employed demonstrates the need for this type of program." The 12 -week course combines practical ex- perience and classroom knowledge. Students spend four weeks in the classroom studying all aspects of swine farm work including breeding, feeding and care of animals, operation and maintenance of swine equipment, and other related subjects. Classroom sessions are conducted by college staff, local pork producers, and agri-business STOVES with BLOWERS GLASS DOORS and all accessories plus FIREPLACE STOVES AND INSERTS all at The Collectors' Shop KIRKTON 229-8965 �vc��ov�a�3v�voc�v�v:�v�o�vs'a�v� Brighten Up Your Home For Christmas & New Year's representatives. To gain the practical experience necessary to work on a swine farm, the trainees are assigned to work with selected farmer -trainers on swine operations for eight weeks. Upon completion of the program, trainees receive a certificate. The Canada Farm Labor Pool assists trainees in finding em- ployment. To be eligible for the program applicants must be at least 17 years old with a minimum of Grade 8 education, and must have been out of school for at least one year. 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The long-term dairy farmer said marketing board controls on marketing and pricing are farmers' only means of hedging against similar controls in other producing sectors of society. "Consumers are well serv- ed by farmers Statistics show Ottawa has the lowest - priced food basket of 16 or 17 world capitals." Barrie said. But he stressed that confron- tation with critics isn't the way to win public support. "There's a real desire to drag these opponents of marketing boards out into the public forum to do some bashing ourselves. but there's a better way to do it." Barrie said. But the marketing board debate isn't confined to farmer advocates versus consumer advocates. Farmers themselves squab- ble over some aspects of marketing board power. Gordon Hill of Varna. a former federation president. told the meeting that farmers must ensure production quotas i licences for such products as milk and eggs don't add un- necessarily to the consumer food bill. He said quotas sales by farmers are becom- ing a source of income which is unnecessary. "Something has to he done soon if we're concerned about our image. Farmers should be getting our money from producing a product and not the sale of quota," said Hill. There is also debate among farmers about how they should handle public criticism of marketing boards - with bare fists or gloved hands. Colleen Brown of Ottawa - Carleton told the meeting a special federation consumer liaison committee which she heads kept a low profile in discussions this year with the Consumers Association of Canada. But when one convention delegate said he was fed up with the gloved -hand ap- proach. Brown changed her tune. "It's easy to confront consumers and some of us on the committee would relish that role. We thrive on that kind of tilt." she said. Bev Brown of Huron County said she's fed up with editorial writers attacking farmers and. in particular, editorial writers at The Lon - AREA FEDERATION DELEGATES - - Huron County was well represented at last week's an- nual convention of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. From the left ore Poul Klopp, Hay; Alan Turnbull, Stephen; Hugh Rundle, Osborne and regional director Andre Durand. Hoy. don Free Press. "People in the farm community feel 'What's with this guy writing the editorial'. but the farmers don't seem to write in to complain." she told delegates. WiNgftstiOnaeXamomelnOp CANADA anl YOUR CONTRIBUTION CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE w ein Space Heaters Get a portable John Deere Space Heater and put warmth where you need it. Three sizes .. from 50,000 to 150,000 Btu All burn kerosene, No. 1 or No 2 fuel oil. Just plug them in to start, unplug to stop. There's No Dangerous Match Lighting. 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