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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-03-18, Page 69Dairy farmers . urged to meet greater percentage r f Dairy farmers- were urged to meet a Branch, entertained the Huron County separate-check4 if you want to take it that larger per cent of -their milk supply quota at group, with a graphic comment on the far," he said, adding farmers should u_se.it, the: annual meeting of the Huron County various hats -worn by employees of the if they feel They: haven't been given a "fair Milk Producers held Friday in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, Brussels. Although members of the. Ontario Milk Marketing Board recognized the controver- sy on over production they told dairy.pro- dueers at least 98:5 per cent of the quota was needed, rather than the 96 per cent current- ly being realized. . - changes in the levy structure and the in; crease in fluid sales and corresponding higher payout percentages prompted this request of producers to fill a larger percent, possibly even 100 per- cent, of their MSQ. Representatives from the- Ontario Milk Marketing Board told Huron County pro- ducers they were running close to the same pattern as other producers in the province, and added total marketings would have to be one per cent higher than a year ago, on average, for each of the remaining months of the dairy year to fill the provincial quota. Total -milk marketings to the board were 2. per< cent lower in January 1987 than in January; 1986: T , compared to the same month a year ago, for eight months in a row. The OMMB 'said it expected the trend towards lower decreases in milk marketings, compared to a ;year ago, to continue as producers res- . pond to the revised levy structure and ad- just their feeding programs to compensate for poorer quality feed. - ` ;Under the current levy structure the recently reduced within -quota levy of $4.65 per hl applies up to 98.5 per cent of MSQ and a special export rate of_$27.50 per hl applies - on the remaining 1.5 per cent of MSQ. The full overquota levy rate -of $38h1 applies on shipments over 100 per cent of MSQ. The percentage levels of MSQ at which different levy rates apply will be adjusted a year-end to reflect any under utilization by producers within the province. A year -ends adjustment for increased domestic re- quirements was -not anticipated. at this stage ue to declining butter sales. .!Dr. Jim Ashman, of the Dairy Inspection Junior Farmers - better than ever °-Jfmior Farmers better than ever! No other organization for youth in Ontario is Mo>fe proud of its past, is more exciting and -f ullI-of- vitality in the present or has the _ potntial for a brighter future than the J or Farmers' Association of -Ontario. F r the last 70 years .young people bet- ween the ages of 15 and 29 have been meeting to explore common interests, to organize a great variety of fascinating ac- tivities and to enjoy the friendship and com- pany of their peers. At the same time they .have found themselves learning skills of eadership and becoming :involved in their ocal communities thus fulfilling the motto pf the Junior Farmers Association of On- tario — "Self Help and Community Betterment". - - Today -over 5,000 members from rural and urban Ontario take -part in sports,. singing, dancing, public speaking, debating 'and .drama competitions, participate in trips with other -provinces and countries, _plan social, agricultural and community ,orien- tated activities, attend camps and workshops which teach leadership skills and Meet other young people from all over. the province. All this in. an atmosphere of fun and fellowship makes Junior -Farmers an organization unrivalled in its diversity of opportunity. "The Junior Farmers everywhere are marching might along, Our eyes are bright, our steps are light and on our lips a song". These opening lines of the Junior Farmers Song paint an accurate picture of. the Organization — a group of energetic and en- .thusiastic.young people marching proudly forwardinto a truly -better than .ever future! Dairy Inspection Branch. He then gave .a - slide presentation on the new dairy inspec- tion laboratory in Guelph, and assured farmers that the milk testing process, like ;the American government, was a system of checks and balances. "The system was designed with four crack". "We are !trying to -do as much as we possibly can tof ensure the test results are accurate.:"; Also at. -the Meeting Walter Elliott and Kevin Kale. were re-elected to the Huron County Milkcornmittee and a by-law passed Page 23A ilk quota that committee members be limited to no more than three consecutive terms on the -committee, starting with new elections in 1987. Approval was given. to the 1987 proposed budget of $7,916.28. 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