HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-12-24, Page 1010 THE HURON EXPO$TOR,
,BY ALICE GIBB,
Canadian Karin women tniA. in Cittalwa.
recently to discuss how thqy‘catt.chabge.
their public intage and beenttie • more
visible - in the cornnumity,Brenda MeIn-
tosh 4 Seaferth„sentbythettnroil.
COOtity Federation of 'Agricultrife, waS
the only local delegate to the fir*
National Farm Women's Conference
which attracted over 200 delegates from
across Canada.
During the two-day conference, the
women discusse‘d monetary recognition
of a wife's. labour in the, farming
operation, the lending practices of banks
and federal institutions to farm women
and demanded farm fam.ilies receive
ade quate returns for their investment
and labour to provide incentive for
young farmers to enter theindustry.
Delegates to the conference included
_Federation..2ef Agriculture and National
Farmers' Union members, representa-
tives of the Christian Farmers' Associa-
tion and the Uniform group in Alberta, a
Quebec delegation from the Association
for Feminine Education and delegates
sponsored by Department of Agriculture
in various provinces.
The conference was chaired by Dianne
Harkin, president of the Women for the
Survival of Agriculture group. In opening
the conference, Mrs. Harkin told delegat- "
es, "I,believe that farm women are this
country's richest untapped resource. Its
time we reached out beyond our own line
fences to share our talent, ability and
knowledge with others. We farm women
are a driving force in agriculture and in
society. A force that deserves and
demands recognition.
Mrs. Harkin suggested the lack of
recognition was partly due to the farm
woman's own poor self-esteem, which
has created the public image of them as
simple homemakers rather than working
Vi4rtnefs in tt' fare lOPeratIltb, '
Mrs, McintpsJI sad Dianne, Harkin
pointed out the farm wife is Jill the
cheapest source of labour on the farm
since' she's often cook, gardener, ac-
copntant, seamstress, hired man •and
mother "and she does' all this for three
and a half a day - for three ineals and half
the bed."
Following Mrs. Harkin's remarks,
Federal Agriculture Minister Eugene
Whelan addressed the cenference dele-
gates. During his speech, he announced
the appointment of the first woman
.member to the Farm Credit Corporatism,
Mrs. Carol Teichrob of Saskatchewan.
Mrs. Teichrob, piesident of a poultry
processing plant, is in partnership with
her husband in a mixed farming operat-
ion specializing in turkey meat product-
ion. As well as being the first woman
appointed to the five -member board,
she's the second Sitting farmer on the
FCC board,
The agriculture minister told confer-
ence delegates if they want to attain their
goals of equality, they must become
active in. farm organizations and make
themselves heard, both at the local and
national level. He said the increase in
female agriculture graduates is sure to
mean there'll be more women on the farm
in future.
One of the main concerns of the
conference delegates was farm women's
access to credit.
Mrs. McIntosh sai,d Rita Cadieux,
deputy chief commissioner of the Canad-
ian Human Rights Commission, told
delegates banks and loan companies do
discriminate -against women applying for
farm credit. She said her commission will
investigate discrimination charges, but
added women should make gr e ate r use of
the commission by airing their complaints
and problems with lending institutions.
DELEGATE TO FARM WOMEN'S CONFERENCE -Brenda McIntosh
of RR 4, Seaforth, was the only area delegate to the first National Farm
Women's Conference, held in Ottawa recently. The distinctive logo for
the conference features a man and woman's hand on the fence, as if they
were surveying their farm buildings. (Photo by Gibb)
The Christmas poem
BY ROBBIE GLUE, ERIC HARRISON
KEVEN VARLEY, ILIA+
On Christmas night all is bright
On Christmas day all is gay.
All the presents are big and bright
On Christmas day it is so fun to
presents
On Christmas day all is right
Ten
When up in the sky angels are Ming
And Santa is on his way
To give all the people m the v.,Isld presents
When it is supper in the town
Ail the people gather around
To eat the feast of Jesus
That is how come Christmas is so blight
Be an angel
and have a
glorious holiday:
DAVID LONGSTAFF
(519) 527-1303 Optician Seaforth, Ont.
Delegates..apprOved a motion asking
that lending. ' histitutionS Consider a
woman's Separate credit history or exper-
,
ienc'e when she is applying for h loan.
They also' aSiced that lending institutions
adopt equal partnership guidelines in
extending credit. Agriculture Minister
Whelan said he 'Would alscrask the Farm
Credit Corporation to look into the
matter.
The delegates also debated issues
related to farm wives and property law.
Mrs. McIntosh said delegates concluded
the monetary recognition of a wife's farm
labour, enhances •her chances for equit-
able division of nroperty. Also, delegates
expressed conce I a that the Income T'ax
Act now discourages husbar is from
giving wives the salary to which their
work entitle them (an exec ption is a
limited company operation).
But financial cencerns weren't the only,
issues raised at the two-day conference,
and a major part of the discussions
revolved around the question of how farm
women can become more visible in the
community.
A study commissioned for the conf6r-
ence, titled The Invisible Pitchfork, found
farm women are generally overlooked by
the Canadian media, They are the subject
of lefty than on per cent of daily
newspaper news and feature stories on
women, although they make up tnore
than six p er cent of ;t1te female populat-
ion,
Mrs. Mcliite,sh said the study conclud-
ed women shOuld be pertrayed by the
'Media as active in both farm management
and produc"-m. "Few agricultural wo-
men are sh nvn 'working in farming
operations. IA hen they are covered as
farm operators, it is generally for their
notoriety ratherthan their valuable farm
labour," the study concluded.
Also, the study concluded much of the
valuable work done by rural and agricul-
tural women's organizations reittains
urknown to the Canadian public due to
the poor reporting of these activities.
Mary -Jane Lipkin, co-ordinator for the
_sIndy.....suggestecL that.Women!s Institute _
and other farm women's meetings should
be reported to emphasize the community
service nature of their organization rather
than the recreational or social aspect.
Mrs. McIntosh said another excellent
, speaker at the chnference was Professor
J. Gil son of the University of Manitoba,
speaking on relations between agriculural
,
producers and the urban conimunity.
He said never before has there been
mote conflict between both regions and
social cla cges in Canada and suggested,:
this conk. bepartly overcome if there Was
more interaction between rural and urban
residents. He said farm women could
play an important role in creating a'
dialogue between consumers and food
producerrsince they are both producers
and consumers.
-
Mrs. McIntosh said Prof. Gilson told
delegates they can tell the urban cocsum-
er why it's necessary to have an adequate
return for farm labour, about the large
risks in farming and the enormous capital'
investment involved, and that the occas-
ional large crop is necessary to offset
losses from drought, wet weather and
insects.
Prof. Gilson also noted farm women
-could-point-out their-sons-and-datIghters-
are raised and educated at considerable
rural expense before they are exported to
the urban centres. He concluded that
farm women could tell the rest of the
population why the cheap food policy
must come to an end in Canada.
The delegates to the National Farm
Women's Conference included members
of a variety of rural organizations
including the Women' Institute, National
Farmers' Union, Federation of Agrictil-
titre, Women of Unifarnr(Alberta), D.C.
Cattlebelles and some Newfoundland
farm wive, whose way was paid by the
1. Secretary of State. Mrs, McIntosh said
the conference's emphasis wasn't on
forming another rural women's organiz-
ation, but encouraging women to work
,within already existing farm groups.
Leta Jensen, past -president of
Alberta's Unifarm ,group, advised
delegates to learn how to lobby and
prepare briefs and to use these skills to
lobby anyone in a decision-making
, position.
Future plans for conference delegates
include a meeting of the National
Planning Committee, made up ef one
woman from each province, to continue
working on conference recommendations
-'andesutionfor-future.presentainto
the provincial and federal governmen s.
In the meantime, delegates like Brenda
McIntosh will be returning to their own
communities to report on the conference,
and to try to promote an appreciation
both of farm women and agriculture in
general to both the rural and urban
community
upse
Can form.
The Ontario Federation
of Agriculture (OFA) recent-
ly attacked the federal gov-
ernment for its feeble sup-
port of the agriculture indus-
try.
OFA Presdient, Ralph Bar-
rie, saidfarmers are upset by
the end of federal financial
support for Canfarm Co• -
operativeCanfarm, a cord-
puterized farm accounting
system, was taken over by a
"farmer -owned co-op in April
1979, after it was abandoned
by Agriculture Canada. Can -
farm is expected to cease
operations in the new year.
Ralph Barrie was.bighly
critical of federal agriculture
minister Eugene Whelan for
__blaming .fartn,-groups - and
provincial agriculture minist-
ries' for eanfarm's failure.
"Whalen promised Canfarm
support until they had time
to establish themselves. He
has not kept his promise.
First he dragged his feet on
hirning it over to the farm '
- =
end
co-op, then he ch anged the
rules and loaded them down
with red tape and needless
expenses. How could they
succeed?"
Mr. Barrie said Canfarm's
loss is tragic, given the
increasing cost/price
sqeeze facing farmers. Can -
farm, he said, is .a unique
management tool farmers
can use to make themselveS
more efficient.
"Whelan should stop tak-
ing cheap shots at others -and
place the responsibility
where it belongs - on the
federal government."
. Barrie said Ontario farm-
ers are also concerned about
a lack. of funds -available -t --
the Fa?m Credit Corporation
(FCC) the federal body which
provides low interest long-
term loans to farmers. At its
December • board meeting, -
the OFA passed a unanimous
resolution calling for a large
increase in funds for FCC.
THE CHRISTMAS CHOIR-The'St. Columban
school choir, under the direction of Mrs. Craig,
concluded the school's concert last Thursday
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with -a selection of popular Christmas songs
includin9yDrummer Boy and We Wish You A
Merry Christmas." (Photo by Gibb)
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VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS
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A HAPPY
NEW YEAR I
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