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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-12-07, Page 35Y RorgeHayc'on earns. asters Breeclers 'award George Haydon must be a proud man. He is one of the few who have ever received a Master Breeders award two years in a row. At the annual meeting oi` the Huron County Holstein Club Mr. Halon, from R.R. 2, Gorrie, received his award from national director Jim Needham. Mr. Haydon also received certificates for highest and superior production for a cow producing more than 1,000 pounds of butter fat in a year. Also` receiving awards recently at the meeting in Belgrave were for high production David Mar- shal, Enlwood Seili, Joe Winkle and Elson Speiran. For .superior produc- tion, .Bob Vodden and Clifford McNeil received certificates. Mr. McNeil received certificates for three -cows. Premier breeder was Holden Farms,owned by Bob Vodden. Premier exhibitor was Robert Carter, Blyth. 'Dennis. Martin .from, the Ministryof agriculture, Clintonpresented the honour lists. George Haydon took first place for his mature cow. Following were Allan Wylie, Elwood Seilifor the next two certificates, .Bob Vodden and then Ellwood Seili for the next two. In the four year class certificates were presented to Bob Carter and George Haydon. In the 3 year old class Henery Tenpas received a certificate and in the two year old class Allan Wylie 'and Hank Bin- nendyke. Over 140 members attended the meeting and meal. Gordon Bell, fieldman, reported a good year • with 119 new members with 28 coming from Huron County. "We feel there is a shortage of testing and classification programs available." said Mr. Bell. "We are hoping to rectify this with help from the provincial and federal governments." Mr. Bell encouraged members to play a larger part •in the showing eattle, He felt that breeders/ could do a lot more culling of un- desireables. "I realize prices are hard against this but it is still necessary." said Mr. Bell, Jim Needham national director reported' that it has been a good year for exports which are up 100 percent both for U.S. and foreigh exports. . There are now only three directors from Ontario instead of 4. Councillors from each area will discuss with the director's show and up coming plans. Coun- cillors are determined by the number of dairy men in a county: Huron- has two. Cliff McNeil and Tom Consitt from United Breeders urged members to make use of the young bull semen available. If no results are noted from members then the young bulls will be taken off the list. Over $1 million dollars in exported semen was reported by Mr. McNeil. Hannam pinpoints problem 1. ice. GODERICH SIGI`IAL;STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1978, -=PAGE 13A Huron County Regional Directors to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. BoardofDirectors-for the coming year, from left, are Allan Turnbull, Southwest Huron; Merle Gunby, Northwest Huron; GerryForttlme,_, Northeast ....Huron; - John VanBeers, Central Huron. Missing from the picture is Jim McIntosh who represents Southeast Huron. Government commitment half hearted The '':Ontario govern- ment's half-hearted mea't's., policies could commitment to mak4' farmers an en- agriculture has forced dangered species, says farmers to live in a Peter Iannam, President pressure cooker. of the Ontario Federation One example of the low of Agriculture (OFA). priority pldced on Speaking at the OFA's agriculture is, the 42nd Annual Conventiop Ontario government has recently, Hannam said allowed urbanites to the Provincial Govern- impose their life style on CCAT offers 16 week course rural Ontario. "City people who move to the country think they are moving into a park. Before long they are trying to stop odours, noises, drainage projects, machinery on the roads and other necessary farm activities", said Han- nam. He warned, farming would be severely restricted beyond all reason in the most' productive areas of the province, unless the government changed its policies. He also pointed out that because, government agencies don't have to wine workers to betraji, � A course designed, to train people as workers for Ontario's fast gro>:ying, specialized pork production industry starts ' January 8 at Centralia College of Agriviritural Technology. The 15 -week course will consist of five weeks of classroom instruction at Centralia College and 10 weeks of on-farm training conic �1 y° selected farmer -trainers throughout Southwestern Ontario. The trainee will study all aspects of swine farm work - eg. the breeding, feeding and care of the animals, sanitation, the operation and main- tenance , of equipment found on a swine farm, Ag. minister changes stand Ontario's minister of agriculture changed his mind on the contentious issue of agrominiums. At the questioning on the subject at thebreakfast meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Mr. Newman admitted that he has agreed to give a licence'for a pilot project. Farmers in " Simcoe County have strenuously objected to an agroniinium in, West Gwillembury Township. They claim that is just a disguise for urban development. The O.F.A. has supported -them in their position. - An ; agrominium is a sort of commune where a - developer divides a hundred acre farm in ten acre lots, and puts ten houses on it. The owners supposedly ;,will continue to farm the remaining ,ninety acres and from the profit pay the mortgage. The farmers see the future as ten lots with some horses or weeds and many complaints about the normal farming operations of the regular farmer. Mr. Newman said at the breakfast meeting that the licence would not be given in the originally intended Simcoe To*nship, and many other related the-, end of the subjects. period. The course is gover` •For . furth•er- in- nment funded and each format4on, contact your eligible trainee will nearest Canada Farm receive the usual Canada - Labour Pool or the Manpower training Canada Employment allowance while in Center in your area or training. Successful trainees will be awarded a certificate and will be assisted in finding employment by their Canada Farm Labour Pool. Job in- terviews with prospective employers will be held at training Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, Huron Park, Ontario (519) 228-6691. Application forms are available from your Canada Farm Labour Pool or Canada Employment Center. live up to the same land - use planning guidelines as farmers; farm com- munities were cluttered with garbage dumps, hydro generating sites, gravel' pits, transmission corridors, airports, high- ways, pipelines, nuclear dumps, snowmobile trails, poisonous liquid waste disposal sites and all sorts of other urban intrusions. Hannam said Ontario's half-hearted .com- t mitment to agriculture ';was, also,. evident in the reconop jc;priorities. He ,peanted out, "In 1978,. .•.one automobile manufacturer— Ford -- received, government subsidies for establishing one plant in Windsor. Those subsidies were over 70 million dollars. That amounts to nearly half the entire agricultural budget for all of Ontario last year". Hannam called on both the Federal. and Provincial Governments to change their policies and make a real com- mitment to agriculture. 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