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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-01-18, Page 13•. . THE HURON EXPOSITO 18 1� Tr. 1 to announce the foliowing appointrnents graduuhng from Centrolia Coflege in 1976, Mery „ • spen 34:r;working 1:ji41isYtFor the past " years.h: been m Centre Manager for :t4f! rNt is experienced atall levels of agronomics and production and most recently completed a course in:Integrcited Pest 'Management at Michigan State Uniersity •,• , , ery wi fibe specializing in all areas of crop produc- , ibn service and sales. His knowledge and experience ih agronomics will provide farmers the opportunity It in- crease crap yields and profitability. r TOBOGGANING IS FUN, but cold. These four girls, members of the Palin and Thompson families, found going down Dodd's Hill. near Winthrop . easier than walking up. The fluffy snow resulted In wet clothing and Chld faces. (Wassink photo)' Brucefield unit will hold Dutch auction Correspondent MRS. ISASEL SCOTT 482-7135 The Oddfellows held their first euchre of the season on Friday evening. The winners were: high, Florence Rautzon; lone hands, Marjorie Broadfoot; low, Mrs. Ernie Browp; men's high,.. W.A. Wilson; lone hands, Art AlerranderHow;Ernie Bro*n. Winters of the lucky draws were Steve Cab:lien and Anna Wilson. The next euchre will be in two weeks Jan. 27. Following 'the Oddfellows meeting on Thursday Mrs. Janet Taylor, R.R.M4. Clinton won the 550 cash draw. UNIT MEETS The Tuckersmith Stanley joint unit meeting was held Tuesday afternoon. 'Mrs. Marjorie Broadfoot and Mrs. Edna Paterson led in the worship starting with resolutions for the New Year. The theme of the meditation was to commit yourself to God this year and helping others. Marjorie Broadfoot and Ruby Triebner were appointed captains for the penny contest for the year. Retta Baird and Violet Ross are the, card committee. • :Iliere _will be'a dutch ittliction.at the next tneeting*Oh Tuesday Feb. 14. • PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Ron Scott and son, Willowdale spent 'the weekend with his parents Mr., and Mrs. Ken Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hallam and Brenda spent the weekend with friends at Trolt Creek. Communion services and the annual meeting will be held next Sunday Jan. 22 with Rev, James Bechtel in charge. Milk industry gains 589 more producers The Ontario Milk Marketing Board issued its 18th Annual Report held Jan. 11 and 12 in Toronto. The report pointed to expected improvements in the world and Canadian dairy market. In its 1983 fiscal year, the Board recorded milk shipments- bf 2.353 billion litres. This decline -of 2.6% over the previous year retlects decreased demand and an effort to prevent a sizeable milk surplus. There are over 20.000 milk producers in Ontario operating 11,134 farms. A total of 589 new operations were licenced in 1982-83. The Board reported that no price increase in fluid milk took effect in 1983, and that industrial milk price increages in the- year were well within federal "6 and 5" restraint guidelines. The report also highlighted the Board't extensive advertising program. Despite competition from other beverages and the effects of the recession. the Board expects milk sales to be higher than the 0.6 per cent increase over last year that had been previously forecast. Advertising this past year cost the Board S12.064.272, about 1.P/0 of the total $983.37 million in mutt sates. The Board reported on the recent move to new head office facilities in Miksissauga. The building was constructed at reportedly little additional cost to producers, as a resit of the sale of the previous downtown Toronto site. The Ontario Milk Marketing Board is a producer controlled and funded body which markets all milk sold in Ontario on behalf of the province's farmers. , Producers will get help from government , OFA The provincial government'splan to assist beef and sheep producers is 'good news, bad news and sad news", said Harry Pelissero, first vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). The good news, Pelisseto said, is that red meat producers are finally getting some help. The bad news is that nothing has been done about stabilization. And the sad news, he said, is that President Ralph Barrie is leaving the OFA. Pelissero said he is pleased the OFA's efforts to convince the government to help the red meat industry have finally paid off "This sector really needs an efficient marketing system. We hope a central selling agency will lower marketing costs for producers," he said. The province has allocated S62 million to a five-yearprogratri which includes a new beef and sheep marketing system and initiatives to improve the industry. Pelissero said he was concerned about the initiative to increase Ontario's beef cattle productivity by 10 per cent over five years. "That growth would take place even without a government prograrn," he said. "Ten per cent is far too modest. We wouldn't be competitiVe at that rate." Pelissero said we must work towards increasing the herd by developing favour- able marketing forces. He said he was disappointed that no progress has been made in negotiating a stabilization plan. "The new program will take care of red meat marketing, but it doesn't cover pricingerblems,' he said, "Farmers need an ective Stabilization plan, -and we hope the province will work hard to establish one." Pelissero expressed the OFA's regret at losing its president Ralph Barrie, but added, "The OFA is proud that one of Ontario's best and brightest farmers has been given this opportunity." Egg price drops Prices paid to -egg producers for a dozen Grade A large will drop one cent, the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency an- nounced. The farmer -operated agency lowered the price because producers are not paying as much for feed as they were late last year., Prices are set at the begitming of each month using a mathematical formula that reflects on-farm costs. The forniula, since 1975, is monitored. by the federal. government's National Farm Products Mari' keting Council. The price actually paid by consumers is.' set by retailers, but retail prices gentility reflect changes in the producer price. Prices to Canadian producers are not affected by high U.S. egg prices 01.35 Cdtt-). caused by the avian influenza outbreak that has decimated poultry flocks, in Pent:will, vania and New Jersey. Almost 8 million birds have been slaughtered at a cost of 517.6 MOM since the outbreak began irrOatober. The Canadian Department Of A:, culture, has banned poultry imports the,. 'OP t9Pe".'ii ‘P.4 • 10 1 Kevin graduated from Centralia College --Where he completkl an Agri,, Business Management course. He wasretail fieldman with Seaforth Farmers Co-op and most recently with Hensall Co-op. Kevin will be specializing in feed service and, sales and he looks forward to working with the many livestock producers in this area. S't REIttft FREITER • Seaforth Co-op Manager. Reiny attended Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo and also completed "a Retail Marketing program from Fanshawe College in 1974. Since then, he has had '9 years sales experience with U.C.O. and- most recently with Hensall Co-op. Reint is.ex- perienced and knowledgeable in all aspects of crop production, livestock feed and grain marketing. Employees Working Together stricken area. ,r*