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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-12-02, Page 20Page 20 Times -Advocate; December 2, 1992 LVLLJPDATI' The W.G. Thompson end Sons Ltd. trophy was presented to the Huron Sheep Club by Dave Consltt (right), and was accept- ed on behalf of the club by Jeff Kinsman (left). The club won the award for their championship grain exhibit at the Seaforth Fall Fair. One Foot in the Furrow Bob Trotter Beats me why the big shots in the food industry continue to carp and criticize Canada's marketing boards. If these complainers would work harder on politicians to lower inter- provincial trade barriers, I -think everyone, especially along the food chain, would be much happier. instead, they keep banging their heads against the marketing boards' brick wall. For instance: Five powerful food industry groups wrote to Prime Minis- ter Mulroney (you know, the chap with the perfect chin for folding sheets) recently to complain about Canada's Dairy and poultry marketing boards. Their letter said these boards are not doing their part to save companies and jobs that are threatened by increasing competition from imports. "...We feel supply management should be reformed or improved to more effectively meet the needs of farm producers, workers, retailers, restau- rants and consumers," the letter stated. And it was signed by five big guns of the food industry. They are: John Scou of The Canadian Federation of Independent Gro - t ers; Doug Needham of the Canadian Restaurant and Foodsservice Asso- ciation; George Fleischmann. president of the Grocery Products Manufac- turers of Canada: Marilyn Lista of the Consumers Association of Canada; and Cliff Evans of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. • Lister and Fleischmann are involved with two organizations which have been bitching about_snarketing boardsfor years., Titer -obviously got the others to add clout to their complaints. Except for the consumers association, I think the others are quite simply jealous of the clout that supply management boards have. These farmers are organized. They help make the rules and they abide by them, all of it within the law. Fleischmann. in particular. bas been quite vocal in his opposition to the power wielded by these boards. He has asked for a full-scale meeting with all participants in the food chain to sit down with these leaders to discuss their common future. And he wants no government officials present. That last suggestion is probably a good one since the bureaucrats have a tendency to screw things up. If I were a full-time farmer and was asked to sit with these people, I would have a battery of lawyers and as much assistance as I could muster because these people are out for themselves. They are not going to be on the side of the producer and the farm gate to them is simply something to get through as quickly as -passible. I'm not saying that farmers should refuse to sit down and settle any dif- ferences with the rest of the food chain. I am saying that agriculture should be wary and prepared before agreeing to any new deal that might weaken or erode the broad powers conferred on marketing boards by the laws of the land. Farmers fought hard and long to get these laws and -when the Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada say that dairy farmers are too ineffi- cient and that there are too many small dairy farms in this country, well, farrtrers should be wary. I still think a group of this kind would be doing more for agriculture by going interprovincial barriers down instead of chipping away at market- ing boards. Soybeans and white heaps Staffa fariners win Work/ .Chanip!onships, at Royal Winter Fair Kris McNaughton was clearly the biggest award winner at Friday evening's 4-H Awards Night In Clinton. Here she receives the Citizenship Trophy from Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff. Huron 4-H club members receive annual awards CLINTON - Eighty six awards were presented in 60 categories Fri- day evening to deserving 4-H mem- bers in Huron County at Central Huron Secondary School for the annual 4-H Awards Night program. Most of the county's 20 4-H clubs attended the event and saw their members receive one or more of the awards presented to those who best exemplify achievement in the farm and real-life oriented organi- zations. Chris Weigand of RR I Dash- wood won -the Vincent Farm Equip- ment trophy for his participation in the Agricultural Machinery 4-H club which meets at various farm equipment dealerships around the county. Sherry Cassell of the Usbornc Walk on the Wild Side club re - craved the second place award in the Signal . Star 4-11 Press Reporter Competition. Tfre W..G..Thongra ns and Sons Kris McNaughton : ajf RR3 Kip- Itdd.dipphy alias: won by the idtmon pen was selected frau ;among .10 Sheep Club for the champion 4-H nominees as the recipient of the grain exhibit at the Seaforth Fair. Murray Cardiff Citizenship Trophy, The Royal Bank Award donated presented by the MP himself. by the Exeter Agricultural Centre McNaughton, who is a member for the bank was won by Arthur of three 4-11 clubs. the Agricultural Bums .of RRLBnrcefield for being Machinery Club, the Kipfield Calf the first year member in the 4-1-1 Club, and the Huron Sheep Club, Sodbusters Club with the highest also received the only 24 projects score. ward presented Friday, an award The Zurich Branch of the Hensel) from_ .the Canadian Co-opesadve District Co-operative presented its Wool Growers for her champion 4- award to the goat club member H fleece at the Seaforth Fair, the with the highest score to Laurie Old Mill award for the highest scor- Rodges of RR2 Goderich. Mg sheep club member, and one of The Varna Feed and Farm Supply the four.Haltrice Dairy Club Team Award went to Holly Cook of RR2 edging awards presented. Goderich. a goat club novice mem- Other • local winners include two ber with the highest score. members of the Exeter Calf Club: Six -project awards went 10 10 re- Andeea Lyoett -of -RR I Wsedham tipieats,:including.Tam. Haffman_of on the Huron Cattlemen's Assoc-- RR3 Dashwood. Six recipients of n Award and the Topnotch the 12 -project awards included Jen - Ltd. Award. and Tim Hoff- niter Weigand of RR 1 Dashwood. of RR3 Dashwood who won As mentioned before. the only 24- e Stan Jackson Award. which in- project recipient was Kris uded a wrist watch and a cheque McNaughton of RR3 Kippen. for $150. a J acro Feeds man th el STAFFA - A Staffa-area farmer and his son have claimed three World Championships in the field crop competition at the Royal Agri- cultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Lorne Fell won the Pedigree Soy- beans and Open Soybeans classes at the fair. Although eatries this year came only from North Ameri- ca, the competition is open to en- tries worldwide. Fell entered his- OAC Dorado soybeans in the classes. The pedi- gree ^sample is taken by judges from at least a 100 layshel .crop• The. Awn .glass. camit tva-ipdividual beans handpicked by entrant as rep- resenting the best of the .clop. Fell's .entries came from pis 1901 harvest, as his 1992 crop, like most other local tanners beleaguered by the wet weather, is still lathe Geld. Fell is no Waage/ to the.wioaer's podium_ forathe$old,arop,LA ;. lion. 4ie has. won 18 World Qom- pwaspips is the past 11 years. He iso th01148.9ttt aaaay.Iaggs•for the 4993 stn apadwexa, boar, "I don't know if we're' going to have much to show next year," he said, but noted if the '93 harvest looks good he may . be able to oar some in the Open Class. As for the 92 crop,"he just said "we'll be happy to get it out of the fields". Fell's son Roger, won bis fust World Championship at this year's Royal. His entry of Ex Rico 23 •was judged boast in the world for the Pedigree White Doan class. Again, his sample was taken from his 1991 .atop. 4loth J.4urne-and-Roger-donate al- walst aQabeir efforts teriloiliolging Adair .oWps 10 ,the ,need busilisss. ,idayinmeoi to of,theu werimies Ake home ebampiceships 1t an't hon. "It knd - of .helps the business out," Oclusowlsigiod.lioger. Timings. fans justwesi of Staff& In ,addition. , to . Loitne's,,a00,.pcaes, Renee Opts 150 aoroaand.ggey also ..rind .out another ,ROO.gores *year. THE RUDG-ED,:DEPENDA_BLE Brings Comfort and Safety to the Business of Farming. Come In rend-gtak for a,c emonsttatiotl toddy i r err Fart i S tlppii, Ltd. d01N1NECIIOMD�, RE -A REGULAR BLOOD DONOR Catch the Spirit.... Fri. 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