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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1984-02-22, Page 18PAGE 18—CUNTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1984 On the MVCA chairman is named A Goderich man has been named chair- man of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority for the fifth year in a row. At MVCA's annual meeting on Feb. 23, Dave Gower was renamed head pf the conservation authority. Vince Judge of Listowel will continue on as vice-chairman. Chairmen of MVCA's four advisory boards were also named at the annual meeting. These positions are for two years. Carman Kaye of RR 1, Palmerston was named to head the water management advisory board. Don Dodds of RR 2, Teeswater is chairman of the land management advisory board. Continuing in their two-year appointments are Bruce McCall of Brussels as chairman of the community relations advisory board, and Williarn Manning of Myth as -chairman of -the conservation areas advisor} board. • These ,chairnar'i along with Mr.Gower . and Mr. Judge make up. the authority's executive committee. - • ' Members of the water management board are Doug Trench of Listowel, Don Wheeler of Goderich, Norman Alexander of presidLon-OFA The new federal budget doesn't go far enough to help Canada's farmers, Harry Pelissero, first vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) said recently. "It's a 3-D budget: disappointing, depressing, but it's got one delightful element," he said. The OFA has been lobbying the govern- ment for years to allow full-time farmers to roll-over taxable capital gains from the sale of a farm into a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP ). The budget announced that farmers will be able to contribute up to $120,000 of their taxable capital gains. to an RRSP. The amount eligible, is $10.000 for every year farmed from 1972 -to .1983. "Up -to now, a desboro, Grant Farrish of RR 3, Lucknow, William Leeming of RR 1, Seaforth, John Vander Eyk of RR 2, Listowel and Hans Feldman of Wallace Township. The land management advisory board is made up of Norman Haid of RR 4, Listowel, Harold Errington of RR 2, Auburn, Joe Vandenberk of RR 2, Monkton, Ross Taylor of RR 1, Belgrave, Herb Clark of Lucknow, Catherine Keleher of Palmerston and the Clinton representative who has yet to be named. On the community relations board are George McBride of RR 5, Lucknow,Pat Osborn of Goderich Township, Gordon Kaster of Wroxe.ter, Leona Armstrong of RR 3, Brussels, Michael Brown of RR 2, Kenilworth, George Wicke of RR 2, Gadshill and Bill Crump of Wingham. The conservation areas advisory board is made up of Lorne Murray of Moorefield; Robert Grasby of RR 4, Brussels, Randy Seott • of-RTt 1 • Wr-ox-eter, -Wiliam Dale nf. Seaforth, Russel Kernighan of RR 4, Goderich, Norman Yorng of Harriston, ,.Arnold Storey of Milverton and Margaret Bennett of Wingham. Pi /1 4: Scott re-elected to egg board HENSALL - Huron County's egg pro- ducers have re-elected Bill Scott of Seaforth to represent them on the Ontario Egg Pro- ducer's Marketing Board. r A director of the Ontario Egg Board since 1977, Mr. Scott is Ontario's representative to the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, the national body which co-ordinates the ac-' tivities of the provincial Boards and establishes Canada -wide egg supply re- quirements and prices. Mr. Scott has been an egg producer for about 20 years, and operates a custom hat- chery in addition to his egg business. The Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board consists of 15 directors. Thirteen are elected by egg producers in 13 zones, and two are elected by pullet producers, or those farmers who raise chicks to egg -laying age. Producers met in Hensall, on Feb. 8 to elect committeemen for their zone. The members are: Ralph Buffinga, Clinton; Marjorie Cartwright, Londesboro; Max Demaray, Bluevale; Bill Dougall, Exeter; Bryan Durst, Clinton; Mae Govenlock, Seaforth; Richard Kootstra, Clinton; Jim McIntosh, Seaforth; Ed Miller, Exeter; Ken Moore, Egmondville; Bill Scott, Seaforth; Larry Taylor, Woodham; Clarence Vanderlei, Londesboro; and Pieter Westerhout, Granton. The pullet producer members elected foe 1984 are Henry Baker, Bayfield; and Herman Reinink, Londesboro. There are 83 egg producers registered with the Ontario Egg Board from Huron County. They hold about 8.1 percent of the province's total hen quota allotment. Bert Gliddon of Clinton received _a certificate of membership at the Maitland Valley Con- servation onservation Authority's annual sheeting,pa-Feb. 16. Mr. Gliddon has represented the Town of Clinton for seven years. end says budgetiacks assistance farmer's pension has been his property, and capital gains took a big slice of it." "This finally gives farmers some security for their old age. After dedicating most of their life to the land, they won't be penalized for it when they retire," Pelissero said. "I'm concerned that any contributions farmers make to an RRSP after 1985 will be deducted from the $120,000 limit. We'll have to check the fine print to see just how generous the change is." The government's decision not to change Section 31 . of .the Income Tax Act was "disappointing," Pelissero said, "but at least they're still willing to talk aboutit. The OFA is going to take that opportunity to convince the government once and for all .that the inequities and .discrepancies of Section 31 must be changed." Under Section 31, farmers who are deemed to be part-time can only deduct up to $5,000 in farm losses against their other income. "Many farmers are forced to take off - farm jobs to finance their farming venture. That $5,000 is ridiculously low when you look at what it costs to farm these days," Pelissero said. "The amount should be in- dexed to inflation." The budget makes no provisions for ad- ditional funds to the Farm Credit Cor- poration and "that's the disgusting part," Pelissero said. "At least $250 million more should have been allocated to the FCC to ensure that funds for loans don't run out as early as they.have_in the.past. Farmers ask for better equipment CLINTON - The Huron County Farm and Home Safety Association believe that farm equipment operators should be able to • immediately know the location of . all • machiery controls, .so power could be im- mediately stopped in case.of emergency. , ' At their Jan. 5 meeting,. the 12 executive .it • embers _-_in_ attendance unanimously • agreed on this and passed a resolution _asking the Ontario Farm Safety Association to encourage tractor and self propelled equipment manufacturers to standardize the location of all controls to power drives, •such as the throttle, gear shift, hydraulics, power take -off and brakes. • In other business, Secretary Don Young reported that the Huron County Junior Farmers have completed the erection of, dangerous gas signs on hundreds of farms throughout the county. The Junior Farmers will be asked if they are willing to continue the project and if they require more signs. Treasurer Hugh • Flynn noted that the continuation of the project could reduce the Association's funds. He reported .a satisfactory . bank balance, but cautioned that increased administration costs-eouldoceur---in-1984-and-that depending on the status of the Dangerous Gas Sign Project, the account could be depleted rapidly. • John Underwood reported that Under- wood Farms Ltd. purchased self-contained breathing apparatus last year. The. equipment is, familiarly known as the Scott air pack and. is used extensively by local fire departments. The Underwoods leave their equipment with the Wingham Fire Department, except for a certain defined time period'when they retain the equipment Cattle producers would like to screen new ministry proposals CLINTON - `Cattle producers in ,Huron County want to have a look at any new proposals for marketing their cattle before they are adopted by the provincial Agriculture and Food Ministry. ' In a resolution passed unanimously at the annual meeting of the Huron Cattlemen's Association, the county group instructs the Ontario Cattlemen's _Association • "to demand that any changes to the current free market system for marketing cattle • in Ontario which may be proposed under the announced 'Restructuring and Development -of Ontario Red Meat Sector' be submitted to a cattle producers' vote for, acceptance or rejection." •Morris Township cattle producer Ross Procter, who proposed the resolution, ex- plained later that cattlemen want a chance to make their views known on any changes to the marketing system before they are passed into law. At present, they have no• idea what Agriculture Minister Dennis Why tax yourself? 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In further discussion on promotion, Secretary Young was instructed to contact "the—Huron. —C Gre�p Improvement Association, .the Beef Improvement Association and other major county organizations, requesting a time slot during . one of. their't1pcomrng meetings' to ~' allow for a presentation on farm safety. The suggestion was made in a motion by Murray Bray and John George. President Robert Stirling reported that he and two delegates attended the zone area meeting in Woodstock on Dec..1. He noted that there was a good representation from western .Ontario and some valuable discussion took place.' Timbrell may have in mind, he noted. In another resolution, the Huron cat- tlemen passed a vote ofconfidence in their provincial directors' campaign ' to run through 1985. In other business at the meeting, the cattlemen elected officers for the coming year. The new president is Ross Procter, taking over from Bill Coleman. Vice presidents are Ron Bennett and Keith Strang. Glenn Coultes is the OCA director and Rose Marie Bishop is secretary - treasurer. The financial report for 1983 showed the group with a small surplus of just over $500. on a budget of about $16,000 for the year, however it 'also has savings amounting to ' over $3,000. The guest speaker at the meeting was Gary Jones, president of the OCA. Com- ments also carne from local MP, MPPs, county warden and agricultural representative. LES TURNER AIRLESS PAINTING *WATERBLASTING • *SANDBLASTING *AIRLESS SPRAY PAINTING *SPECIALI±ING IN FARM BUILDINGS *MOBILE PRESSURE WASHING OF FARM BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT ALSO CHEMICAL. CLEANING CALL NOW FOR FREE ESTIMATES 482-3563 P.O. Box 339. HENSALL, ONTARIO NOM 1X0 Dear Farmer, We would like to invite you to our GROWER INFORMATION MEETING to be held on THURSDAY, MARCH 1st., 1984 For more information, please contact us at 262-2527. Yours truly', R.S. (Bob) Vair Assistant Manager Hensall Branch The budget should also have extended the FCC's Emergency Assistance Program, and given some 'relief to farmers who have long-term loans as high as 16314 percent. "Farmers saddled with a loan like that aren't going to be able to run a business in the black," he said. The government should have taken the OFA's advice and developed agri-bonds to provide farmers with an affordable source of credit, Pelissero said. "Agri -bonds are the perfect solution to our money. problems. They wouldn't strain the government's tax flow, and best of all, they would provide Canadians with an attractive way of in- vesting in agriculture." Under the plan proposed by the OFA, the .FCC would raise capital for loans through agri-bonds. Purchasers of the bonds would get a tax credit similar to the dividend tax credit to shareholders of -taxable Canadian corporations. "The federal government has finally conceded to talk about agri-bonds in their Finance Committee,' so we've got a foot in the door," Pelissero' said. "It's an in- telligent, realistic solution, so we won't stop pushing it until something constructive is done with it." NOW IS TNE TIME TO ORDER YOUR... *SEED GRAIN aml BASS SEED Hummel's Feed Mill 35 Mary Street Clinton 482-9792 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY OPTOMETRY REPAIR R.W. BELL OPTOMETRIST The Square, GODERICH 524-7661 JOHN LONGSTAFF OPTOMETRIST Seaforth 527-1240 Monday, Tuesday, Thessdey.,.Friday, 9:00-5:30 Saturday 9:00-12:00 noon Closed Wednesdays BY APPOINTMENT Free parking on premises 1 Clinton Electric White -Westinghouse rt p (rift t Appliances Sales and Service ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE 90 ALBERT ST. 482-3646 APPLIANCE and REFRIGERATION REPAIR SERVICE Jim Broadfoot 482-7032 ELECTRIC. 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