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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-05-31, Page 1010 Exeter Times—Advocate Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Ontario Federation of Agriculture says no time for another study By Paul Mistele, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE. GUELPH — When will we have enough studies of agriculture's economic difficulties? A recent Internet search for studies of our industry's economic state across North America revealed almost two million possible sites for review. The number of studies of interest to Ontario farmers would be considerably less, but there's no doubt ample studies exist to pro- vide credible answers. Yet we hear officials within Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada suggesting the need for yet another study of issues for Canadian agriculture. A year ago, Wayne Easter, then parliamentary sec- retary to the minister of Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada, held hearings across Canada, seeking input for his report Empowering Canadian Farmers in the Marketplace. The key conclusion from that report stated: `Canada's farmers, who work hard and effi- ciently, want to make their living from the market- place.' 'The policies undertaken by our governments must provide the conditions allowing that to happen. We need policies that help farmers earn a decent living and that create economic stability in rural Canada.' Not much has changed since the printing of that report. We need our governments to provide the right con- ditions, and we really don't have time for any more wheel -spinning on this issue. Hon. Ralph Ferguson, in 1991, authored Phase One of Compare The Share, a document that revealed how little the farmer received, compared to others in the food chain, for primary production. That document was updated and re -printed by Diane Martz of the Centre for Rural Studies and cooking with memories BY DEBBY WAGLER THIS IS THE RECIPE YOU REALLY SHOULD CUT OUT IF YOU CUT OUT NO OTHERS. IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS MARINADE FOR BEEF, CHICKEN AND PORK! WE BY FAR USE IT THE MOST AND IT ALWAYS GETS THE "DID YOU USE THE GOOD MARINADE?" QUESTION AS MY KIDS GET READY TO EAT A BBQ MEAT. IT BARES REPEATING THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, IT IS THAT GOOD. SO CUT IT OUT AND ENJOY!! BEST MARINADE EVER 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 3 tbsp white vinegar 2 tbsp white sugar 1/2 tsp ginger 1-2 garlic cloves minced or 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp black pepper Mix all ingredients together and set aside a small bit for your final basting on the BBQ. Put the remaining marinade in a large Ziploc bag with the meat and seal. Let sit for at (east 4 hours, overnight is even better. Keep in refrigerator. Remove meat and BBQ. Awesome!! Huron County displays history of toilet GODERICH — No one can deny that the toilet is an exceedingly important feature of our lives. Yet how many people can retrace its history? The exhibition "Sitting Pretty: The History of the Toilet„ is now showing at the Huron County Museum and is running until July 14. The exhibit explores this theme through interactive components that show the development of the toilet from the first chamber pot, to the outhouse to the invention of the toilet itself. The exhibit is divided into six sections, which include: • an interactive toilet seat introduction with questions and answers; • the evolution of toilet paper with a collection of toi- let paper holders; • a life size outhouse complete with audio component with a collection of humorous outhouse stories; • a section that explores chamber pot designs, com- modes and close stools; • a panel system discussing the history of public washrooms; • an example of a cutaway toilet showing its working parts and the evolution of the toilet as we know it today. This exhibition is part of the Travelling Exhibition Partnership Project collaborative. The Huron County Museum is located at 110 North St., Goderich. The Museum is open Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 4:30 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 4:30 pm. Regular admission rates apply. Enrichment at St. Peter's College, Saskatchewan, in 2004. Figures from the revised study is once again cause for alarm for farmers — the spread between what they're paid for their production and what con- sumers are charged continues to grow. Easter, in his report to Minister Mitchell, observed an increasing tendency for government agriculture ministries to step away from an advocacy role on behalf of farmers, instead concentrating on the agri- food sector. Ontario's deputy minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, confirmed this approach when he addressed the OFA's board of directors. The Easter report discussed priorities for today's farmers. For some farmers, his report said, the long- term is this year `because they won't be here next.' This comment illustrates the immediacy of the need for government action. Former MP Bob Speller authored another report dealing with the economic difficulties facing farmers. His report, like many others, calls for governments to take action. That's what the Ontario Federation of Agriculture wants action, not rhetoric from today's governments — provincial and federal. Farmers and their families are facing increasing pressure to meet their financial commitments, yet until government promises are turned into reality, the returns from sales of produce make this impossi- ble. It is understandable that a new government will want its own brand on whatever it gets into the hands of farmers, but there's no time for politics or further stud- ies that will re -produce similar findings. We need action now and commitment now, not further study of agricul- ture's income legacy. F(oorsFirst Innovative Flooring * Armstrong Vinyl * Ceramics * Pergo * Carpet * Hardwood * Area Carpets PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS 235-4401 457 MAIN ST. S. 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