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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-10-25, Page 30organizations. Mrs. McIntosh, a member of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture,, has been operating a poultry operation with her husband Jim for the past 18 years. She was also deputy -clerk treasurer of Tuckersmith for some years. She said she feels the experience she has gained in the past will be valuable in her com- mittee work. The other Ontario member of the com- mittee is Ron Oswald, a Chesley area farmer. Mrs. McIntosh's three- year appointment to the nine -member committee was announced recently by the minister of agriculture. Last ' week, Mrs. McIntosh attended her first official function as a member of the committee, sitting in on o3ie day of the national convention of the FCC in Ottawa, and then at- tending a day -long meeting of the advisory committee. Traditionally this committee meets about twice a year for the purpose of advising the • FCC and the minister of agriculture on matters related to 1<i a Farm Credit Act. The Farm Credit Corporation, which has been in existence for 15 years, is a government owned money lending agency for the farm population. This is the first time in . the history • of the organization that • they held a national con- ference for their staff from across Canada. Brenda McIntosh said the advisory committee is considering a number of topics related "to the farm credit situation. One area of concern is the high rates of interest charged to farmers by various lending in- stitutions. Also, the committee hopes to see lending limits raised by the FCC, since land costs and other farm prices are rjsing so dramatically. • Also, Brenda' McIntosh said the FCC is allotted only so much a year by the treasury board for land purchases and the advisory committee is looking at alternate ways to raise money to lend farmers. Mrs. McIntosh said, "Farmers .must have dependable long- term sources"of credit." Mrs. 'McIntosh said Dr. Ronald Poirier, chair- man of. the Farm Credit Corporation, .told com- mittee members that the FCC (a crown cor- - PAGE. 12A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1979 Tuckersmith lady' first woman Farm By Alice Gibb Brenda McIntosh, of Tuckersmith Township, has every re; son to celebrate the fact this is the 50th anniversary of the year women were first officially declared "persons" by the Canadian government. Recently Mrs. McIntosh passed another'• milestone when she became the first woman ever appointed to sit on the advisory committee of the Farm Credit Corporation (FCC). Mrs. McIntosh was appointed to the com- mittee by Minister of Agriculture John Wise. She , said all the com- mittee members are either farmers or members of farm Quota exchange big headache The intention of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board to provide a freer system of quota exchange for milk producers will simply assist the elimination of many producers, and will• disenfranchise some areas of the province of a milk producing industry, Joe Casey, Region 3 National Farmers Union Co-ordinator, said October,16 after studying ,,the OMMB proposal. "The OMMB quota exchange is a com- plicated system that will open the way for Targe producers to become larger, because they have the money available to buy quota, while the average .family farm is limited because banks and financial institutions being impressed by bigness, may see them as higher risks." Casey said many. farmers are beginning to question the wisdom of several marketing boards which favour freer trade of marketing quotas which leads to higher and ,higher quota prices and fewer and fewer producers. "In fact," he.said, "to many producers it's beginning to appear that some marketing board members have a vested interest in high quota values." "The trend of some boards is creating cir- cumstances that' make it poration)•, is looking at impossible, or at least the possibility of the very difficult for the corporation becoming average family farm and privately owned. The remote for young far- Conservative govern- mers to get started ment is currently con - because of " the sidering the privatization capitalization for quota." of many crown cor- Some areas in the porations. province.- -are those suitable for a milk producing industry, but with .very.. limited alternatives for other productions and unrestricted trading of milk quota will eliminate the dairy industry for those farmers in a short period of time. Casey said the whole system of value on marketing quotas needs to be re-examined. "Rather than providing a more open system, and higher quota values, the milk board should be providing a system for easier access to milk production by phasing out, over a period of years, all value on quota." Casey sees the day fast approaching when very few producers will control the production and distribution of several food staples, if the trend of con- centrating the right to produce and 'market is continued. He believes the 'Ontario government should become more aware of what is happening and the serious consequences that may result for family farms and con- sumers in the future. Mrs. McIntosh said the FCC chairman said the aim is that some day in the future the corporation could be owned and administered by farmers. The farmers could buy shares when they paid off their loans and even- tually they would be owners of the money- lending corporation. The advisory com- mittee met with John Wise, Dr. Poirier and other members of the FCC board during their 'recent meeting in Ottawa. Mrs. McIntosh said the committee's next meeting is in December during the Agricultural Outlook Conference in Ottawa. A second area resident who attended the FCC conference in Ottawa was Gordon Hill of Varna, the former president of the OFA. Mr. Hill was on a panel with four other people who discussed the topic "A Look at the Role 1 of Long Term Agricultural Credit in the Next Decade." Mr. Hill presented the farmer's viewpoint on the topic, while' the other panelists represented banks and other lending institutions. • GEORGE W. SCHAEFER JOHN A. SCHAEFER Cr Anniversary Sale SCHAEFER'S LADIES WEAR THANK YOU 1929 GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR 1979 George W. Schaefer operated a corner grocery from 1924 - 1929. During 1929 he purchased a dry goods store, S.A. Gray & Co., operating it at the present location of Ross Shoes untiil. 1961 when the move was made to our present location and named Schaefer's Ladies Wear Ltd. It is my privilege to continue from my father in operating Schaefer's Ladies Wear Ltd. to serve Goderich and district. would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their patronage over the past 50 years and look forward to seeing you in future years. As a token of my appreciation for your loyal support, I am offering my entire stock at 20% off for 10 days. John A. 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