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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-03-14, Page 12Al2 — THE H IRON EXPO HURON OOUNTY FEDERATION of Agri- culture president Tony McQuail chaired the annual member of parllamentdinner held cin March 10 In Clinton. In the photo, from left 4Hers learne P To help young people learn about personal money management, the Rural Organizations and Services Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and.Food is offering a new 4-H project in 1984 called Personal Finance. Personal Finance will focus on the needs of senior 4-H members who will be moving away from home in the next few years ok members who are already living on their own. The • six meetings in the club will each focus on a different topic. They include finding a place to live, financial planning, banking, credit and consumer rights and responsibilities. Meetingone looks at renting a . place to live, landlrd tenant relations and choosing a room mate. Meetings two and three deal with making a net worth statement, a record of income and expenses and a cash flow statement. Planning for large expenditures to right are MPP Jack, Riddell, federation vice=president Paul Klapp, Ontario Federo- tion.•ot Agriculture director Jack Wilkinson of l mbten County and. Mr. McQuaH.•, rsonal financing is also included. Investing your mone and banking will be studied at meeting four, •while meeting five deals with your credit rating and how to obtain a loan. The final meeting discusses consuther rights and respondibilities,'how to complain -effectively and what happens in Small claims court. Meetings are designed to include discus- sion of related matenal•and activities which will reinforce information learned. There will be several chances to finite:community professionals into meetings to act as a resource on banking, rental ,agreements and use of credit. If you or someone in your family would like to learn more about Personal Finance, why not join a local 4-H club which will be forming soon? Members must be at least 16 years old. Interested adults are invited to help lead clubs. For more information contact the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Office The.probleras with farm fihancing,"nd 'Soil erosion dominated conversation at he annual mepttlers'" of`"porliateent •droner sponsored Ity the Huron;.Fcderekon•.,;of Agriculture. „•r. , .. . MPPs JackRtiddef i andurray Els,,toin,;MP Murray Cardiff,,member's of;Hurd,i County Councll and Mei; Swart (NDP::- Welland -Thor- old) wore the politicians on hand an, Mar .10 to hear briefs from various HCFA committees and commodity groitps. ,. HCFA's, finance,' committee hairs an, Hans Rasmussen;of RR3�, Fordwic 'said the number one, problem facing agrieulture is lack of�fair prices. Tie also outlined problems with the - Farm ;Credit Corporation and solutions such as -the agribond concept. Another problem is Sectioti,,,31,,;of the Income Tax Act which states only $5,000 from off -farm ingot* can be applied to a farming operation. The $5.000 figure hasn't changed since 1952. "If this were updated according to inflation •it would be in the neighborhood of 540,000 to 545,000. We don't feel it should be raised to that level but there is a happy 'medium," said Mr., Rasmussen. He said the figure should wbe changed immediately because many farmers off -set their farm income by working off the°farm. ' "None of this would be needed if the price we receive for our product was at a profitable level," he said. MP Cardiff said federal estimates indicate FCC funds would increase over 520 million from about $4,70 million to 5490 million. He added•that Section 31 has been referred to a committee, but there isconcern about. changing it. "We don't want to create a tax haven," said Mr. Cardiff referring to "hobby - farmers". MPP Elston questioned what interest rate the finance committee would really want for the Ontario Farm Adjustment Assistance Program (OFAAP) saying thtat when interest rates were high,'12 per cent was the figure •,and now the committee is suggesting eight per cent. OFAAP interest rate are now at 12 per cent. '1t depends on the price you're going to give for our products," Mr. Rasmussen responded, PIONEER DAYS! MARCH.19th23rd Pay for your seed corn during this period and an ezf a �% CASH DISCO PIONEER•SEED CORN MPP • Riddell said that in the figures, presented by tit:•.fIria ce committee quite .a:' number of OFA;AP foams.. have, bgen..a¢p proved,; :but the ;province has :been, slow in coming throu,iii h witthe money. - He also sa{ I''ha's been receiving a Iot of cal s from beginning fa, plaxs being told, they. Iflvolvc,,d'i other provinees,pud they need. to are ineligible . for beginning. farmer, give •substantial : assistance to the . fight assistance programs because they have rental; against;ero�s ion.in Ontario said committee land or they have some off -farm, income. chairitianr stay Hoganr Beginning fanners are eii itile'for assist The" recently`fotmedHuron Soiland Water gg Conservation District hes a.1984• budget that anceev niftheyhaverentediandforapto`10• is less):tail one' per cent of Huron County's years..1,p•move has yet been made regarding • soil erosion •cos'ts. , the off-faarm into e, he said... , Huron County Warden Toni Cunnm ''ham "I'm telling alt farmers to appeal," said . commended•the HSWCD's thrust of educat- Mr. Riddell. They stand a• pretty good • inigf'ar'mers and'suggested the governments chance of winning, provide some incentive to farmers so they can sage and soil" committee A' ijrief requesting.the: Ontario ,iettlture ettd Food funding for erosion r search - d . 'Itt• is z tune;: A' kiculture }ariada and i'buiunent•Cdnlada:?0t iitvolveda They are Huron .group,:woot s,t`an+da The Huron CountyF ' Tete the':erection of dam erouky as signs on arm and Home Safety pp d R g Association, said farm' equipment o craters hundreds of farms throughout, the county. should be able to immediate' know the he Farmers will' be asked if they location of all machinery controls, so power are Willing to continue the project and if they could be immediately stopped incase of require-.nrtpro signs. Treasurer ,Hugh Flynn emergency. 1 • said a continuation of the„ project could At their Jan. 5 meeting, the 12 executive members in attendance unanimously agreed reduce'the Association's fiends.He reported a satisfactory bank balance. on this and passed a resolution asking, the but cautioned that increased administration Ontario Farm Safety Association to encour- costs could occur in 1984 and that depending age tractor and self propelled equipment on the status of the Dangerous Gas Sign manufacturers to standardize the location of Project, the account could be depleted all controls to owerdrives, such'as the rapidly. throttle, gear shift, hydraulics, power take- JohnUnderwoodreortedthat.Underwood off and brakes. Farms Ltd, purchased self-contained breath - Secretary Don Young reported that the Huron- County Junior Farmers have com- in'g apparatus last year. The equipment is familiarly known as the Scott air pack and is practise conservation `, and yet Maintain yields. • Mr. Hogan said HSWCD's main thrust has been to conservation tillage on row cropping but he would like to see 'it.expanded to;alll ' crops. Government funding would aid this expanston., • ifsoil.and water conservation districts were, established across the province, the govern- ment would be compelled to address the problems of soil erosion, said MPP Riddell. There was no brief.this•year on absentee foreign ownership, but it did not pass unnoticed,, Mr. Riddell said he wouldlike to see tie provincial ,government .restrict such owner ship as has been done in other provinces. (Pieaiie turn to page A14) rd controls used extensively by local fire departments. The Underwoods leave ,their equipment. with , the Win haat Fire Department, except for a certain defined time period when they retain the equipment for their personal'use In discussing ways to pramotg safety it wassuggested that a kit could be put to8ether • for door prizes or contests:. , In further discus§ion on promotion. Secrge- tary Young was instructed to contact the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association and other major county Organiza- tionssafety, to allow for a presentation on farm President Robert Stirling reported that he and two delegates attended the zone area meeting in Woodstock on Dec. 1. Ct ttle-men , cc of ons Ag 'm ini.s:ter - Many cattlemen attended the annual meeting of the Ontario Cattlemen's Associa- tion in Toronto • prepared to confront the Hon. Dennis Timbrell, Minister of Agricul- ture and Food over some features of the Red Meat Plan which he launched on Jan. 5. Two parts of the announcement have been particularly controversial - 1) that' a compulsory clearing house marketing a- gency for slaughter 'cattle would be established and • 2) that a goal of the development initiatives would be to increase beef cow numbers in Ontario by 120,000 head or 30%. The document entitled "The Restructur- ing and Development of Ontario's Red Meat Sector” 'tabled on Jan. 5 stated, "the main functions of this agency will be to organize and Operate a competitive .central clearing house for all slaughter cattie marketed in' Ontario. The marketing agency powers will incorporate producer licensing for financing, promotion through marketing and advertis- ing and industry development." The impression was clearly left in producers' minds on Jan. 5 that . the Marketing' agency was to be established under the Ontario Farm Products -Marketing d would require, that all slaughter e Mid fay somescompetitive biddin stn iltnd *lint a rgdncerAiheld le to sell his-own'�attle directlyy to ' . As well the impression was -that all a ter 'cattle transactions must go through the clearing' • house marketing agency. , In a 21/2 hour session before 650 cattlemen Mr. Timbrell ,said that the specific goal of PERFORMANCE YOU CAN COUNT ON Pioneer hybrids are developed and tested by one of the worid's largest research teams.,Ploneer researchers make It their 'oblectivts to select and breed only qualified hybrids having excellent stalk strrngth,corn borer and rootworm tolerance. The result Is a Zine -up of leader hybrids that can help you maximize yields. That's why they're planted on more acres in Canada than any other brand. You can count on - Ploneer performance. PIONEER, BRAND - SEED CORN s SOME OF THE MANY VARIETIES OF PIONEER SEED CORN AVAILABLE: •3859 •3978. •3851 •3975A •3950 •3925 •3949 GOOD SEED SIZES AVAILABLE 114' Alt VARIETIES. ALSO BANNER ALFALFA AND SILA-BAC AVAILABLE. Company reps. will be on hand to help you with all your chemical requirements. INSTORE SPECIALS ON CHEMICALS ANIMAL HEALTH PaODUCTS & SEEDS. EXAMPLE CERTIFIED BRUCE BARLEY 7.25 ss xo CERTIFIED HERTA BARLEY 7.25 23 leo LESS CASH DISCOUNT DOUBLE CUT RED BARLEY 1.50 Le. 10% L SINGLE CUT RED BARLEY $OC u. CASH DlSCouNT FREE COFFEE & DOUGHNUTS available all week with DOOR PRIZES (to be drawn on March 23) PLUS GRAND PRiZE (to be drawn Julys 11,1t$4) 1PAT LYNCH, O.M.A.F.' will be here all day Friday! Day or Nite the Service is Rite HOEGY'S FARM SUPPLY Brodhagen LIMITED 345-2941 if busy phone 345-2311 expansion of beef cow numbers by 30 per cent would be dropped and that the development initiatives would be aimed only at increasing productitm .efficiency, In response to demands that a plebiscite be held on the detailed Marketing agency proposal; Mr. Timbrell said he might hold a plebiscite but would reserve hid judgement on that question until he saw the report of the ,three commissioners. Mr: Timbrell repeated statements which he had 'Made earlier that he had been misunderstood on Jan. 5 and that the proposed agency would not prohibit a producer from selling.his own cattle directly to a packer, provided • there was price disclosure and the cattlehad.been available for competitive bids. in response to a question about using the powers of the Beef Cattle Marketing Act to achieve price disclosure, Mr. Timbrell said he was not wedded to any particular method of doing it, except that /t would not be run by "Our delegates have indicated to us that government and it would not handle (sales they want this to happen within the transactions). By the end of the question framework of the Ontario Cattlemen's period, cattlemen were left wondering why, a. _ Association and using the powers contained Beef Cattle Marketing Agency was neves- m the Beef Cattle Marketing Act. This will sary to "carry out a price assembly and form . the basis of what we develop for reporting function. ; • . submission to the Commissioners. W have Dele ates to a meeting defeated a no esire to be in confrontation- ith Mr. of on dema'n g a pie its. .�iew Til ll, 'thee O o veritnie `'°ot' e mark ng agency if a .vote of 1000 `'i8, roinmfssioners• ko" eve , weirdo `Wish --to tabled a resolution vi orously opposing the have the major role in determining our own compulsory .aspect of the, central selling destiny. Within this framework, we will Bearing house concept" and approved a continue to work with and support what Mr. resolution calling on the Ontario•Cattlemen's Timbrell is trying to achieve. We will honour Association "to develop the methods and the spirit of exchange which took place at our organization details to accomplish broader Annual Meeting and we expect the same market information including direct sales, from Mr. Timbrell." increased competitive bidding ,„OiC direct sales, payment tracking, nWor develop- ment and industry developnienbthe context of the Ontario Cattlemen.within sy Ass'ocia-_ tion and under -the jurisdiction of the Beef Cattle Marketing Act." Mr. Gerhard Schickedanz;"ewly,elected President of • the Ontario Cattlemen's Association said, "most cattlemen came to this 'meeting with the understanding that Mr. Timbrell was going to bring in Beef Cattle Marketing Agency which would prohibit a producer from selling;his own,, cattle directly to a packer and let with the • feeling that selling direct to a•packer'would continue end that the role of the'commission- ers is no, longer in designing a system to regulate the market structure but rather to design a comprehensive system which will ensure competitive bidding and price disclosure. REPRESENTATIVE WANTED TO CALL ON LIVESTOCK FARMERS FOR A.WELL-KNOWN FEED SUPPLEMENT AND SILAGE ADDITIVE COMPANY ,.Area is Nur ounty north of Nig ' oy No. 8 Agricultural background is needed for this position No objection to handling non-competitive lines REPLY TO: DRAWER NO. 62, c/o Goderlch Signal -Star Box 220, Godorlch, Ont. 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