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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-04-08, Page 26PAGE 6A--GODERICH SIGNAL AR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1981 Ah, those letters! It is not a good idea to acknowledge every letter received in response to the deathless in this space every week but a couple came recently that deserve an answer. Ron Franklin of R.R. 2 Lakefield chides me for not doing my homework when writing about Richard Thomas, the farmer Ben in commercials for wieners, hams and cold meats. "I don't believe even a wood elf like Ben can grow an acre of mangels for $68.70 and get 300 gallons of alcohol at 22.9 centra gallon. "It is good that the law should be tested but I do not think that so much hype as to costs and even the logic of growing a soil -destroying crop lake mangels on Class 7 land should be published without some critical thought." Many thanks for the letter and my "research" came from Farm and Country magazine, the voice of many farmers in Ontario. I promise to check out the figures to a greater degree before repeating them. Also, from the Preservation of Agricultural Lands Society (PALS), a letter in the ,Toronto_Globe.chastizing.. thal,. publication for suggesting that PAL's efforts had been a failure. It just shows to go you that big -city newspapers have little regard for farmers. Canada's self-styled national newspaper suggested the Ontario Municipal Board had ruled against those who would preserve farm lands. Not so, says Gracia Jones, treasurer of PAIS. The organization through its arousal of public opinion over the years helped to persuade the province to win 3,400 acres of land to be preserved permanently for agriculture. When added to the lands already accepted as cut by Niagara Region and the province for future development before the hearings started, a total of 4,400 acres of land has been permanently preserved. and organizations and letter writing have no effect, can now rest assured that these things can have an effect. Instead of the region taking about 10 per cent of the Niagara tender fruit and grapeland during a 10 to 15 -year period, they can take only, about five per cent, period. Without the work of PALS and all other groups interested in preserving oneof, Canada's greatest natural resources - the Niagara fruitlands - these acres would have been lost forever under ticky-tacky houses, highways, parking lots, utility corridors and plazas. Turning to another touchy area in Canadian agriculture, it is interestingto see the fooferaw being caused by P.E.I. potatoes in the state of Maine. Canadian growers are shipping spuds across the border like there was no tomorrow. More than 959,900 hun- dredweight of seed and table potatoes have been sold across the border this year compared with only 286,000 hun- dredweight in the same period last year. Maine growers are becoming increasingly perturbed about the shipments. Talk around coffee tables and truck stops along the border is getting around to potato blockades by the U.S. growers to prevent the P.E.I. spuds from • entering Uncle . Sam's territory. Canadian growers have been faced with this problem for years. When there is a surplus over there, produce was dumped into Canada and ruined the year for Canadian far- mers. Because of the low Canadian dollar, Maritime pototo growers are in a favorable position and it is a short haul to Eastern Seaboard markets in the U.S. P.E.I. potatoes are, indeed, selling well across the border. Uncle Sam, flexing his muscles again under the Reagan Those -who say that burearrlcrats'never-Listen;that-protests---regime, will surely retaliate before too long..., - -. r, Conferenc for rural wornen to be held Rural women living on farms and in small towns are not being adequately served by colleges and universities. "Traditionally agricultural colleges put on courses that have to do with strictly technical aspects of farming and universities of- fer credit courses in academic subjects," says Ann Harley, director of pro- fessional and personal development courses at The University of Western On- tario. "But you have to look at the special needs of rural women. One woman told me they don't want courses in dried flower arranging: They want meat and potatoes courses." Widowhood, wife batter- ing, the technological revolu- tion on the farm and the isolation of rural life are some of the real. Mrs. con- fronting them, rs. Harley says. Recently women from rural areas have started to form their own self-help net- works and in many cases are asking colleges and univer- sities to offer courses . on farm safety, personnel management, credit and loans, and family law. "The Rural Connection — learning opportunities for women in "rural areas", a three-day conference which will be held at UWO May 8 to 10, will be the first attempt in Canada, and perhaps even in North America, to deal with the special - educational needs of rural women on a large scale. About 200 women from across the province are ex- pected to attend the weekend conference, Which will cost $60 including meals and ac- commodation. Sponsors of the conference are the UWO Faculty of Part-time and Continuing Education, the Ontario branch of the Canadian Com- mittee on Learning Oppor- tunities for Women (CCLOW) and a number of government ministries. During the conference women will participate in workshops and hear presen- tations on such things as how to persuade colleges and universities to offer specific courses, how to obtain government funding for pro- grams, how to organize discussion groups and speakers series and how to create networks to share in- formation.- • . . • Mrs. Harley notes that one of the big differences between urban women and Be• an films rural women is that in the country -problems are ex- acerbated by loneliness and isolation. Traditional rural roles are breaking down, creating confusion about what should take their place. Many of the older farm women left off being full farm partners when the demands of .child rearing took them out of the fields, Mrs. Harley notes. When the „ children are grown, these women find themselves left behind by the technological revolution which has turned farming from a family operation into big business. Even rural women who are full participants in the farm operation often have very low self-esteem and see themselves as "just a farmer's wife", Mrs. Harley says. Some of the younger women who have recently moved from urban centres are finding that their careers. have ill-prepared them for the -isolation of rural life. They are also finding job op- portunities limited. The Ontario Bean Pro- ducers' Marketing Board at. the Producer Relation's Meeting on Tuesday, March 31, 1981 announced the com- pletion of its two films on the - white bean industry. .... - - The first film for use in the export marketplace was premiered at the Ontario Bean Industry International Conference held March 5, 1981 in Bournemouth, 'England and requests were received for further show- ings. Hence, a series of showings, loud in the- LT:K and Continental Europe, of this excellent education film, - produced are now planned for mid May 1981. The second film, designed for the Canadian marketplace, will be premiered in London,. On- tario en- Tuesday, March -31, 1981 at a - luncheon -reception for a host of media personnel from radio, television and newspaper. Key personnel from the agricultural in- dustry and agri-related fields are also invited. This new Canadian film ap- _propriatelyentitled "Tree. Baked dean Stojy" will be available for showing on Television, at Service Clubs, CVA/V�1 MID Farm, Supply Centre . R.R. 4 CLINTON. ONTARIO. NOW AVAILABLE . 28" LIQUID NITROGEN FERTILIZER Excellent nitrogen source for.... *SPRING WHEAT *CORN We can custom apply. CALL US: CYANAMID FARM. SUPPLY 482-3423 It's that time of year These two avid anglers tried their luck on the Bayfield River Sunday despite the cold air and biting wind. (Photo by Cath Wooden) Interim payment plans announced The Ontario - Wheat Pro- ducers' Marketing Board has announced plans for an interim payment to pro- ducers on the 1980 crop of wheat. - In making the announce- ment, board chairman Robert Butler of RR2 Croton, said that an interim payment of 037 per tonne or $1 per' bushel will be distributed to producers dur- ing, the last week of February. The interim pay- ment is in addition to the base initial price received by producers of $83.37 per tonne or $2.25 per bushel. The payment will be made on sales of wheat by pro- ducers from their 1980 crop commencing in July and up to January 31, 1981. Subsequent payments will be made on monthly producer sales for February, March, April, May and June as records are processed by the board. Producers have sold ap- proximately 668,638 tonne of the 1980 crop to date, of which the marketing board has,sold approximately 230,, tonne in completed export contracts and 281,652 tonne in completed domestic sales for human consump- tion, feed and seed. The volume sold by the board for export but not yet completed totals about 102,299 tonne and the volufne sold for domestic use still to be completed amounts to about 6,000 tonne. Total board stocks unsold at -the present time abount to 47,000 tonne. SEED CORN "Performance Proven" M.W. 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And you don't have to be a Commerce customer to apply. • Drop in to any of our branches today. You can count on the Commerce for the things you need in a bank. And more. 4cok KE SENSE lO US. CANADI J ICAPErilAL BANK OF COMMERCE COUNT ON THE COMMERCE b • • Fears that women's groups will be seen as radical or "women's lib also keeps many rural women isolated and unwill- ing to make their needs known to universities and culieges, she says. Just providing a forum for discussion for women from all over Ontario will repre- sent a major step forward, Mrs. Harley says. Following the three-day conference, specific recom- mendations and suggestions will be made to appropriate government agencies, ministries, colleges- and universities, and community organizations. 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