HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-12-06, Page 19THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1973 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
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OFA ado rt
A resolution put forward by
the Huron County delegation
caused a good deal of discussion
but finally was approved at the
annual convention of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture held
at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, November 26 to 28.
The resolution, sponsored by
Phil Durand of Zurich, dealt
with the tariff of eight cents on
the import of corn from the
United States and the govern-
ment's contemplation of its rem-
oval. The resolution said that
U.S. growers are being subsidiz-
by their own government and
removal of the tarriff would give
them an unfair advantage in the
Canadian marketplace. It urged
that the tarriff not only be ret-
ained, but increased to 25¢.
The resolution immediately
ran into flack from livestock
lyth man
wins point
Adrian Vos, of Blyth won sup-
port from the Ontario Federat-
ion of Agriculture last Tuesday
for his call for more government
assistance in researching a poss-
ible solution to the energy crisis.
Mr. Vos proposed a resolution
at the annual meeting of the
OFA which called for the govern•
ments of Canada and Ontario to
put more research funds behind a
drive to recover methane gas
from the farm -yard manure pile.
Mr. Vos said the methane, a
form of natural gas, might in
future meet up to one third of
gas requirements in Canada,
a figure that corresponds with
the amount of the nation's gas
consumption that is used by
farmers.
Mr. Vos said this was no new
idea, that the technology is
already known. He said that in
Australia and Taiwan the process
is already used and there were
some 1000 such operations in
France during World War II.
"To be used in Canada under
our climate conditions, however,
he said, "more research must
be done."
He was backed in his resolut-
ion by Gordon Hunsberger of
Waterloo County who told the
400 delegates from across the
province meeting at the Oshawa
Holiday Inn that much research
into the project has been going
on at the University of Waterloo.
He said the university is ready
to proceed with a practical proj-
ect at present but needs about
$100, 000 to undertake this step.
Mr. Hunsberger explained
that after the gas is recovered
from the manure an odourless
residue is left which is still a
valuable fertilizer.
Another interested observer on
the subject was Donald Mac-
Donald, former leader of the
Ontario New Democratic Party
and a member of the Provincial
Legislature. He told members
of the press that there is a trem-
endous potential in gas recovery
from animal wastes which could
make a difference in future
energy requirements.
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uron resolution
producers who felt it would
increase their costs at a time
when all input costs are soaring.
It was appointed out, however,
that if the price wasn't right the
corngrower would feed his crop
to livestock, thus producing an
oversupply of livestock and hurt-
ing the livestock producer.
The resolution passed with a
surprising majority considering
the fact that the majority of far-
mers present were livestock prod-
ucers. One delegate felt this was
a good omen in that one produc-
er recognizes the right of anoth-
er to a fair price even if it hurts
himself a little.
Another resolution, this one
from Peel County caused a stir
before it was overwhelmingly
approved. It called on govern-
ments to put an immediate mor-
atorium on sales of land in Ont-
ario to persons other than Can-
adians or landed immigrants.
The resolution noted that
many of the persons engaged in
speculation in the province are
non -Canadians who are driving
prices up and taking their profits
out of the country. The resolut-
ion was greeted by some opposit-
ion that it was too strong and
an attempt was made to have it
sent back to the resolution corn-
mittee for more study. OFA
President, Gordon Hill, of Varna
however, squelched the move
'by making a passionate plea to
the delegates to vote one way
or the other on the question since
the resolution had already been
referred to a committee once
before.
" Don't fob the decision off
on someone else, " he said.
"If we're going to have a land -
use plan we're going to have to
make a few unpleasant decisions,
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