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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-07-04, Page 26.PAGiE • IC;I 3IGNATATA—R, E D S MY,, JY 4,1984 • BIRTHDAYLU Hi I would like to join your birthday club. May name is Colleen McClinchey and will turn three years old July 11. I have two special friends with birthdays soon too and would like to wish Ruthanne Wain a happy second birthday on July 1 and Meagan Swam of London who turns three on July 6 a great day. And to all, I wish a happy summer. Your friend, Colleen Farmers lobby MPPs More than 130 farmers visited Queen's Park June, 19 and lobbied -provincial members of Parliament for a four -point pro- gram designed by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) to solve some of the pro- blems in the agriculture sector. "The lobbying campaign w an un- qualified success," OFA presi nt, Harry Pelissero said. "We made con ct with all the MPPs or their staff, and both the farmers and their suggestions were „well received. The members said this personal approach is an e*cellent way to keep them informed about the concerns of the OFA's members." At its monthly meeting on June 13, the OFA's board of directors decided that the farm delegation should visit all'the MPPs. "We want the MPPs and the public to think more about agriculture," Pelissero said. "We want them to realize that • when agriculture suffers, the entire economy suf=• fers." In this day of high-tech, primary in- dustries often get ignored, he said. He cau- tioned that "we should keep in touch with these sectors because they still employ the majority of residents in the province and still produce many of the goods and services ... in Ontario." . "In other words," Pelissero said, "when you think of an apple, think of a fruit, not a computer." Besides stressing the importance of agriculture' to the economy, this lobbying. campaign also emphasized the special re- quirements of the farm sector. "The major problem today with 'the agricultural economy is that it continues to stagnate, while the rest of the economy shows signs of strengthening recovery," Pelissero said. The program proposed by the OFA was • designed to deal with what Pelissero calls the "new specific issues of the sector." The program includes an emergency assistance plan for red meat producers, changes to the Ontario Farm Adjustment Assistance Program (OF AAP), an interest rate cap on operating loans, and a capital loans program. Red.Meat Assistance In the last three years there has been a substantial deterioration in the financial position of many Ontario red meat pro- ducers. Unless there is a dramatic and .quick response to their problems, in the form of a cash infusion, hundreds of beef, pork and sheep producers could soon be out of business. The OFA recommends an emergericy' payout of an estimated $70 million for red meat producers, based on 1983 production levels. This payout would help Ontario •red meat producers stay in business until the stabilization plan and the red heat in- itiatives take effect. Extend OFAAP The provincial assistance program was introduced to help food producers with low equity deal with high interest rates. Since high loan costs have persisted longer than expected, the federation recommends that ' the OFAAP be continued after 1984 and be renewable for a three-year period. The eligibility criteria for the program should also be expanded to include farmers with 70 percent and less equity in their farms. The current cut-off point is 60 percent equity. The, OFA also recommends that the interest subsidy be lowered to 10 percent from the present 12 and be extended to cover mor- tgages. N Interest Capon Loans Changesin short-term interest rates af- fect all farmers who have operating loans with a floating rate. To protect food pro- ducers from the rise and fall of interest rates, the OFA recommends that the provin- cial government guarantee that farrners will not pay more than the negotiated rate plus half a percent. Any cost above this level would be paid by the province, up to a max- imum loan of $250,000. Capital Loans Investments in capital items, both buildings and machinery, have lagged or faller, in recent years. These investments are needed to improve productivity and to help Ontario's farmers maintain their com- petitive edge. The OFA recommends that a capital loans program be established, mak- ir eight -percent loans of up to $50,000 available for 10 years. These loans would on- ly be for changes that would .significantly improve the environmental standard of the operation or its efficiency. CUT FROM FINEST CANADA "A" BEEF FROM THE CHUCK BLASE STEAKS CUT FROM CANADA 'A' GRADE BEEF FROM THE CHUCK BONELESS BLADE ROASTS op STEAKS 3.48/kg Ib. FROM THE CHUCK &IOF WMF FIpYFD TENDER, JUICY, SHORT RIB ,ROASTS 3.04/kg FROM THE CHUCK COW &R�y CROSS CUT RIB ROASTS OR STEAKS • DEVONSAVE!' SLI.CED SIDE 1 20 BACON 3.95/kg 9 500 g PKG. SCHNEIDERS VACUUM PACKED PEPPERONI 3008 3.29 NO NAME 375 g PKG. SMOKED SAUSAGE L49 ... N"ASTE BONELESS!. •o - CROSS CUT RIB ROASTS oa STEAKS MAPLE LEAF SWEET PICKLED BONELESS PORK RUTT COTTAGE ROLL 4.01.9.. SCHNEIDERS POPULAR NEW "SIZZLE & SERVE" SAUSAGES 375 g . 79PKG. SCHNEIDERS FAMILY. PACK BEEFBURGERS 1 kg 99 , PKG. - SCHNEIDERS BOIL IN BAG SLICED CORNED BEEF OR PASTRAMI COUNTRY GOLD SLICED SALAMI 99° 175 g PKG. 3x50 g PKGS. • MAPLE LEAF REG. OR BEEF BABY BAG PARA BOLOGNA 3.51/kg I.S91b. MAPLE LEAF BEERFEST SAUSAGE 500 g PKG SCHNEIDERS LIFESTYLE 5 VARIETIES SLICED TURKEY 125 g NO NAME BRAND PEPPERONI -SALAMI -SUMMER MEAT CHUBS COUNTRY OVEN SPECIALS COUNTRY OVEN FRESH BRAN BREAD 450 g 69° COUNTRY OVEN FRESH WIENER ROLLS PKG. OF 8 69# 1 PRODUCT OrU,S.A. CALIFORNIA FRESH GREEN PKG. OF 8 COUNTRY OVEN FRESH 69? HAMBURG ROLLS COUNTRY OVEN DELICIOUS BUTTER TARTS 6's 1. 79 CELERY STALKS 2.49 f.49 �S9 COUNTRY GOLD 1 /2's COUNTRY STYLE HAM m t36.. .7Ib. COUNTRY GOLD SLICED COOKED HAM 175 g 1.69 PKG. • Fresh local strawberries arriving dally at their peak of perfection 201-wc= TAKE OUTS SPECIAL PRICES AVAILABLE ONLY IN MARKETS WHICH ARE DELI EQUIPPED DELICIOUS AND APPETIZING SHOPSYS PREPARED �Ifkg POTATO oR 2.,MACARONI SALAD 19�. MY BRAND FOOT LONG'5i5k. WIENERS 2.291b. SUMMER 9.90/k. SAUSAGE 4.49. MAPLE LEAF,. CHICKEN 4.3. LOAF SL CED 99.b. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT PURCHASES TO REASONABLE WEEKLY - FAMILY REQUIREMENTS PRODUCT OF CANADA NO. 1 ONTARIO GREEN CABBAGE SIZE 24's EACH PRODUCT OF CANADA ONTARIO NO. 1 HOTHOUSE 14A .0.41 TOMATOES 6 439 /kg ib. CALIFORNIA CANADA NO. 1 CANTALOUPES HEAD PRODUCT OF SOUTH AFRICA CANADA FANCY GRADE "GRANNY SMITH" APPLES /kg Ib: SIZE° 15's ONTARIO GROWN FRESH 1990 ROMAINE LETTUCE ONTARIO GROWN ENGLISH STYLE CUCUMBERS NO.1 GRADE CALIFORNIA LARGE NO. 1 RED ONIONS PRODUCT Of MEXICO FRESH MAN,OES PRODUCT OF FLORIDA U.S.A. FRESH LIMES DOZEN CAL:FORM RN OR GREEN CANADA NO. 1 SEEDLESS GRAPES 99? 1.52/kg 69#Ib. EA. 91? 79? 7.39/kg 1.99 Ib. ASSORTED OUTDOOR 79' FLOWER PLANTS 4.. ASSORTED POTTED 79# TROPICAL PLANTS 3" PRODUCT OF U.S.A. LARGE LUSCIOUS CALIFORNIA NECTARINES 196 ONTARIO FRESH CRISP BUNCH RADISHES ONTARIO FRESH MILD GREEN ONIONS CALIFORNIA PR OF U.S.A. FRE H PLUMS Ib. 2/89# 3/99? ?.6Zks ff9�. ONTAR O GROWN FRESH — 894 CELLO SPINACH 10 oz. alai; %��kg CANADA NO. itsj".1.NEW POTOES 5#Ib. FLOWERING HYBISCUS 41/2" 1.99 WE SPECIALIZE IN FANCY FRUIT BASKETS FOR FRIENDS OR SHUT-INS. 1