HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-12-11, Page 28HOME DECORA TING
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) held a Home Decor Planning
Workshop at Huronview on December 4 and 5. About 35 members from community
groups throughout the county attended the home decorating forum which included topics
such as stencilling, financial planning and window treatments and candlewicking. Lexie
Murch (left) and Pat Saundercock (centre) discuss a balloon shades with OMAF's Rural
Organizations Specialist Jane Muegge.. ( Alan Rivett photo)
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMt3ER 11, 1985—Page 5A
It's time farmers got their share
KINCARDINE - MPP Dave lamsay,
NDP farm critic, told a handful of people at
the annual meeting of the Huron -Bruce New
Democrats "it is time for farmers to get
their fair share of the economic pie."
A cash crop farmer in the riding of
Timiskaming and former president of the
Federation of Agriculture for Timiskaming-
Cochrane, Mr. Ramsay told area New
Democrats it is time for farmers to take col-
lective action and demand a fair price for
their product.
"Farmers have been taken advantage of
because of their emotional ties to the land -
they love the land, they love their way of
life. However, their qualities of self-reliance
and independence which have been the
trademarks of farmers are destroying us.
We have to forget about independence and
take collective action to get a proper return
for our products," he told the audience at
the Kincardine Scout Hall.
In an interview with The Kincardine
News, Mr. Ramsay said there are two pro-
blems killing farmers today: the low price
of their commodities and their debt load. He
said the debt load is only a sympton of the
more serious problem, the failure to get a
fair return for the products.
"If the farmer were to get a fair return for
his product he could afford to pay his debt
load. There isn't any other industry today
except farming where the producer doesn't
get a 1985 orice for his golds," he said.
Mr. Ramsay said farmers need a decent
living and shouldn't have to scrape all the
time to make ends meet. He cited his own
case where he was operating a farm with his
wife while they were both working at outside
jobs;
"We became food slaves where we tended
to dig deeper and put out the extra effort
because of our love of the land, but you wake
up eventually and ask why you are working
yourself to death?" he said.
Since Mr. Ramsay attributes the farmer's
plight to low prices for commodities, he ap-
plauds the NDP position which supports
supply management.
Supply management is the only solution
we have at this time unless someone comes
up with some pretty creative ideas, he said.
"We have too much of a commodity
because we have become efficient to the
point where it's destructive to us. We have
to control the product and demand our fair
share of the economic pie to get a decent
return for the input we put into our com-
modities," he said.
The solution to the farmer's problem lies
in controling the product, not in eliminating
farmers, Mr. Ramsay said.
He added those farmers who now ex-
perience supply management, producers of
milk, broiler chickens, eggs, turkey, seem
to be the farmers who are suffering the
least.
"We have to take collective action, de-
mand our fair share, and sit down with
government and plan where we want to go
with agriculture," he said.
Farmers have to stop being looked, at as
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an interest group, Mr. Ramsay said. If
farmers are having problems, if affects the
whole province since 40 per cent of the gross`
provincial product comes from farming.
"If the farmer is hurting," he said, "so is
the guy in Brantford who makes the com-
bine at Massey Ferguson. If we lose it in far-
ming, that's a big component of the
economy and the foundation of rural life in
Ontario which is going to be lost," he said.
Mr. Ramsay commends the efforts of the
Druce County Federation of Agriculture
who has been vocal in the current
agriculture crisis.
"The people of Bruce County are really
starting to take fate into their own hands in-
stead of letting someone else set the rules,"
he said.
Although he thinks moratoriums and third
party debt review are excellent temporary
bondage solutions for the debt load because
they allow the farmer some breathing
space, he doesn't feel they are long term
solutions.
"I don't see anyone in government looking
at any long terra solutions. I know there
aren't any quick easy answers but we have
to start thinking about some hard solu-
tions," he said.
Again, Mr. Ramsay said the long term
solution is supply management which would
allow farmers to get a proper price for their
product. He also said it was time for govern-
ment to rationalize how we market.
Farmers
applaud
report
The report on 'l*ealth and safety in
agriculture released recently will go' a Iong
way in preventing farm injuries and
fatalities, stated Doug Avery, member of
the Executive Committee of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture.
The report 'contains 52 recommendations
dealing with farm machinery,, structures,
chemicals, and worker -related issues.
"It's a good report, and it addresses -the
OFA.'s two biggest concerns. When we met
with the task force, We ertiphasized the need -
for an. extensive public awareness program
to promote farm safety', and legislation to
get manufacturers to incorporate safety'
devices in far•ni machinery;" said Avery.
Both issues were addressed in detail by the
report, •
The OFA spokesperson noted that the task
force specified a five-year period to monitor
how the industry responds.
' We will be closely watching how the . .
government will implement these recom-
mendations, and how manufacturers will
comply," said Avery.
"On our end, the challenge is for us
farmers to personally exercise greater cau-
tion' in' our '(11v11 operations to protect our
farm families and farm workers. The OFA,
as the largest faun group in the province,
will do its share and make the promotion of '
farm safety a top priority in the coming
year. '
Avery was past chairman of the OFA •
Labour Corrunittee. In 1983, .his committee
administered a broad farrn labour survey.
Data generated by the survey formed the
basis for the OFA's recommendations to the
Task Force.
Payment
deadline end
of the month
GUELPH - December 31 is the deadline
for receipt of applications kr the Advance
Payment Program of the Ontario Corn'Pro-
ducers' Association. Application forms' for
the Advance Payment Program for corn for
1985-86 were made, available in • the
September issue of the Ontario Cern Pro-
ducers magazine. Application forms and
other details are also available from the
association offices at 292 Speedvale Ave. W.,
Unit 15, Guelph, Ontario NIH 1C4 1519-837-
1660). -
A'll OCPA members arc eligible for the
1985-86 program which covers shelled corn,
high moisture corn or crib corn stored for
sale, either on the farm or in licensed
storage facilities off the farm.
According to O('12A President, Ed K.alita
of West Lorne, Ontario, the Advance Pay-
ment Program involves interest-free money
in to available to corn producers by
Agriculture Canada through the associa-
tion, which enables growers to store corn for
sale der harvest while receiving part pay -
Ment in advance. Payment is advanced at
the rate of $60 per tonne of dry grain corn or
its equivalent. Applications must be receiv-
ed in the Guelph office ,on or before
December 31:
Maximum amounts of money available
are $30,000 for an individual producer,
$80,000 for partnership or corporation with
two producers, and $90,000 with three or
more producers.
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