HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-12-08, Page 14PAGE 14—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8,1977
Charles Proctor, left, secretary -treasurer, Ken Mcwhinney of Lucknow, president, talk to
guest speaker MPP Jack'Riddell durl ig the annual meeting of the Perth -Huron Shorthorn
Club last week. (photo by Wilma Oke)
Durand bean board
Marketing Board, but we The successful new director
must use it properly. Our, Glen Hayter said he sup -
policies and programs must ported grading. He added,
not set up loopholes," con- "we sell hogs on index, a
eluded Durand. similar grading system
Durand was replaced as a should be used for beans."
director for Huron by Varna Hay Township farmer
farmer Glenn Hayter. Lloyd Willert suggested
Returned were present beans should be sold directly
directors Bob Allan, Murray without dealers and brokers.
Cardiff and Joe Miller. Elected as committee
Bob Allan agreed there members for Huron were
was dissension on the board Murray Dennis, Victor
but added, "every decision is Hartman, Bev Hill, Ken
complicated." W •McCowan Jr., Glenn. Miller,
Allan informed that before Don Moylan, John Oke, John
agency Ontario prices were Paul Rau, Glen Ribey, Nick
$1 less than Michigan and Whyte, John Seagren and
now they are $1 more. Robert Anderson.
Ori the subject of grading, Defeated in the election of
director Joe Miller said, directors were Glenn Miller,
"beans should be properly Richard Erb and John Bean.
identified when taken by Gordon Hill, past president
dealers who are agents of the of the Ontario Federation of
board." Agriculture was chairman of
Miller continued, "Growers the meeting which lasted
of No. 1 beans -shouldn't have more than seven hours. On
to wait -for their money until several occasions Hill used
lower grades are sold. The the gavel ' to :keep growers
board has powers. to im- from straying from the
plement grading tomorrow." subject under discussion.
Also speaking were chief
executive officer Lloyd
Taylor and area directors
Frank Vanneste, Middlesex
and George Sitter, Lambton.
Vanneste was returned as
Middlesex • director at a
similar meeting in Ilderton,
Thursday;
A long time director on the
Ontario Bean Producers
Marketing Board, Phil
Durant .of - Zurich, did not
qualify for re-election at
Friday's annual meeting at
Hensall and criticized the
present board for their ac-
tions during the past year,
Durand commented, "the
board has done very little to
improve marketing con-
ditions. Many recom-
mendations were not im-
plemented."
"All major policy decisions
were made to satisfy dealers.
We need strong directors to
counteract the dealers," he
continued.
"There should be more
precise information available
from dealers to the board. We
don't know what dealers have
in their elevators in volume
and quality. Some dealers are
buying on • their own ac-
count."
•"Producers have a
challenge. The government
has given us power under the
OFA supports corn board plan
At the annual convention of
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture held November
28-30 in Hamilton, the O.F.A.
Grains Committee presented
a, corn marlleting :proposal,
recommending a negotiating
type board with' low level
functions•. This proposal
would provide a spokesman
for corn growers, allow corn
growers to qualify for federal
advance payments and also
negotiate for federal and
provincial stabilization plans.
Maximum corn handling
and drying charges with
elevator operators 'would be a
concern of this board as well
as ensuring price premiums
for top grade corn. Marketing
and trade information would
be gathered and made
available and export op-
portunities promoted.
This board would not have
price setting or production
control powers. •
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Speaking to this proposal,
Merle Gunb', 'First :Viceµ
President of Huron County
Federation told the delegates,
"At a, recent meeting of
Huron County corn growers.
the majority of those present
endorsed the proposal."
The plebiscite, in order to
be carried, would need the
approval of 66.7 percent of the
bona fide corn growers; that
is, a producer who has sold at
least 400 bushels or 10 formes
of corn through commercial
channels during any one year
between 1974 and 1976.
The majority of the
delegates at the Convention
supported this proposal.
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Perth -Huron Shorthorn Club hears Profit -for farmers assures food supply '
By Wilma Oke
"The greatest assurance
we can have of an abundant
food supply is the profit
motive expressing itself in a
free market place," Jack
Riddell, MPP for Huron -
Middlesex, told the 100
members of the Perth -Huron
Shorthorn Association at-
tending the annual meeting
and banquet at the Com-
munity Centre at Brodhagen
Friday, December 2.
He said, "Profit and the
expectation of profit is the
engine that drives our food
machine. The lack of profit,
the reality of losses, the
growth of agriculture's public
dependency leads ultimately
and inevitably to reduced
food supplies, increased
inefficiency and higher
costs."
Speaking of the market
situation and outlook, he said
beef cow numbers grew over
40 per cent from 1969 to 1975
While per capita beef supplies
have grown from 84 pounds in
1970 to 110 pounds in 1976, an
increase of 30 per cent.
He said present supplies
and prices are the result of
the , rapid sell off of the
breeding herd. The beef cow
herd has been reduced from
six to eight per cent ac-
cording to Marious estimates
and a record number of
heifers have been routed to
feeding instead of returning
to the breeding herd.
To show how sharply
cattlemen are reducing their
breeding herd he said while it
is normal for heifers to make
up about 22 per cent of the
feed beef supply, in the
past two years heifers have
made up over 30 per cent..
He said the offshore im-
ports in 1978 will be controlled
by a beef import law
promised by the federal
minister of agriculture which
will certainly control the
importation of beef coming
into Canada.
Aggravating the supply
problem of 1978 will be the
abundant supplies of cheap
feed, both grain and silage, as
well as protein concentrate
he said, and these willvdraw
all available cattle onto feed
and will probably tend to
increase carcass weight.
On the demand side he was
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pessimistic saying the beef
industry is just beginning to
realize the serious degree to
which it had over -produced
with the industry about 20 per
cent overbuilt.
He said a study commission
by the Canadian Cattlemen's
Association has determined
that the industry losses have
totalled over $400 million over
the last three years. It is
important to recognize that
these losses were caused
primarily by the over supply
of cattle and rising imput
costs and not as some have
claimed, by an inefficient or
poor marketing system, he
stated.
Study after study have been
conducted, he said, and little
or no fault with the marketing
'system has been found. The
cattle industry still has one of
the best, most competitive
marketing 'systems
anywhere, he said.
Discussing the cattle cycle,
which is peaking at the
present time and will be for
some months to come, he said
a cattleman or creditor who
ignores the beef cycle can
expect a lot of grief: He ad-
vised a much higher level of
understanding among cat-
tlemen and a higher degree of
co-operation to establish a
much more stable industry to
Several of the 25 delegates who attended the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's annual
convention in Hamilton last, week included Bob Lawson, left, C. Mickey Nott, and Brenda
and Jim McIntosh, all from Tiickersmith Township.
Inflation isn't
someone cisc's
problem.
Neither is ting it.
The inflation rate in Canada has improved over thepast couple ofyears, thanks to the efforts of
anadians who recognized the dangers of spiral ling
and.wages.The moderation has helped
and it's a good thing it happened, as we all know from the
fears we,were experiencing hack in 1974-75. We're
doing Netter, hut we can't. be satisfied. Inflation still exists
and it hurts. Ask the poor, the pensioners, the Can-
adians who have worked hard for years
to build up some retirement savings
-they know Netter than anyone
how truly critical this problem can he.
A serious part: of the overall
problem is the popular beliefthat the
rate of inflation can't be influenced
- by individuals.'I'hat's just not true.
Inflation exists as a result of all
our actions; it will be Neaten by all our
actions, includinggovennment, labour,
business, and yes -individuals,
° We have to work together in a co -operative -effort to.
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tame the beef cycle, thus
moderating supply swings.
"This is easily the most
important thing that our
industry should do and
perhaps the most difficult,”
he said.
He recommended that a
larger number of feedlot
operators investigate custom
feeding and the custom
feeding clients, wherever
possible, could be cow -calf
operators who retain
ownership or partial
ownership of the calves or
yearlings right through to
slaughter.
Discussing the present
cattle marketing system he
said many producers do not
use market information
wisely or well.
"While the marketing
system has been criticized by
the uninformed, industry
leaders on both the
producers' side, the packers'
side and within government,
have been quietly building a
solidly better system," he
`said. "We have a system that
is versatile, flexible and with
many options. Few would
cash it all in for the strictures
of a compulsory system."
Mr. Riddell expressed
concern about retail
marketing practices —
"about our almost complete
dependency upon the retail
chains through which most of
our beef moves. H.apefully,
some developing trends like
boxing beef at packer level
may break this stranglehold.
My main point was to
demonstrate first, that those
'marketing issues common to
us are all of the issues from
producer to consumer and
that if we have any problems
they. are not primarily at the
producer -packer level."
He concluded by saying
that "profit is indeed the
name of the game and that
the intelligent combination of
our production and
marketing systems can, if we
have the will, yield those
profits on a more continuous
basis than has been the case
in the past."
Ken Mewhinney of RR 1,
Lucknow, was re-elected
president. Other officers are:
past president, Ross Procter
of RR 5, Brussels; vice-
presidents, Ronald Shelley,
RR 1, Gorrie; and William
Lannin, RR 2, Dublin; and
secretary -treasurer, Charles
Procter, RR 5, Brussels.
Special guests at the
meeting were members of 4-
H beef calf clubs who own
shorthorns and they were
presented with cheques.
Glen Frost, Puslinch, sales
agent of Ontario Shorthorn
Association, said in his
remarks that there was the
biggest shorthorn showing
this year at the Royal Winter
Fair and predicted that in
five years it will be one of the
best of all breeds.
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