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BY. _. o ...HAMILN
Active discussion
highlighted the monthly
:l Duron Federation of
.Agriculture meeting
Thursday. Over 40 members.
attended, making it one of
the best attended meetings
in ages,
;The subject of sevecanee'Qf
corner lots on farms came
under heated debate AA,
nl!embets questioned, a;
resolution Submitted; :by
Stanley township to have
severed lotszoned, rural
residential which makes
owners aware of nuisance,
noise and smell of farm
operations.
It was point .ed, out that in.
some 'townships retiring
farmers who want to build on
the corner of their farm don't
need a severance to obtain a
building permit.; Many
members argued that the
land should be left zoned
agricultural.
OFA • past president,
Gordon • Hill, Varna, and
Mason: Bailey* Bl th, were
y >Y
bothvocal opponents of the
resolution. Mr, Hill felt the
resolutlenwas asking
members how they stood on
severances and wondered if
farmers: needed. to- be that
drastic here in :Huron
County.
Mr, ;Bailey peinted•out that
the restrictions proposed'
would; penalize formers,
sited the example of ,the
*Met i,. Who owned a 400 acre:
?firth •oral was denied a
severance to build a
retirement home. The farmer
ended up going down the
road and paying 514.000 for a
lot to build his house on.
"People who have- money
will find a way to live in the
country" said Mr. Bailey:
The resolution was
referred to. the F of A's land
use committee for ironing out.
before submission to Ontario
Federation of Agriculture.
- Bev'Brown, Blueyale, told'
members that there is talk;
that the import duty ontwine
may go up to the Spring,
Complaint*; ha.ve 'been.
received that' twine 'is being
dumped from Tasmania. and
Mex took of subsidization is
proved, In those countries
then the ease wilt be 'nought
before the Anti D,4niping
Tribunal
Ms. Brown painted out.
thati Agriculture Canada does
not know about the situation.
but the Ontarie Federation is
aware of the problem. }furon,
members passed a resolutions
to ask the Ontaio F of A to:'
become actively interested in,
the, case in Ottawa. and to
make :sure that no :import
duty is put on twine.
A requestfor support for
an erosion study by four area.
youths, -were received and
members recommended'
support . with the
understanding that: the
students explore .possible
solutions rather than
problerns, The students are
applying for a Young Canada
Worksprogram to .develop:
an edu0tio0a11 slide bow
and ,Cassette that :will; :be
offered to groupsfor
viewing. The presentatiet
will be self-explanitory.
Maurice Bean andNorman•
Alexander, both mernbefs.of
the Erosion Committee, felt:
that groups did, not know
what they are looking for
when', undertaking,: a study of
this nattzre.
"I am into, the filth
showing of my slide show (on;
erositie)'" . said Mr.
Alexander,, "And People
want slides• .of results"
The members
recom.meede„d that the,
studentscontact the erosion;
committee for further
information.
Brenda Mclntpsli, 'head Q.
Public Relations reported on
the public speaking ,lessons
members are in the middle of
taking. Ten have'• enrolled,
Members of .the last
federation Speaking clasa•.
have given two; speaking
en 4agements and have
mote taming up. Th,,
fedeIatit floes apea . t4
aezviee clubs, and ;members
ol~ the ,cour$.e are invited- t4
spe4,
:Metobt:rs� were offered
lessons on. writing �press1
releases. and reports. ° The
course is three S;at! rdayS
•longi and anyone interested
may contact '►tend*
McIntosh. Brucefield. •
Members divided; into
regional: groups and
.discussed membership
drives and comniufjCatjons
with current members and
recruiting. update
memberships data, foreign
p dealing with
ownershi ,and
local concerns were among
the major topics of discussion
The discussion was, started
wit'i Tony McQuai'. head of
program • and, education
committee, throwing ideas
out to the members for
discussion in. groups:
Louise Marriott,
federation, tctf e'r a lid
co-otdipaton 'fee the Rural,
Devele patent Outreach;
p
Program gave a brief hi$ory
of the Federation• ”
Getting old rrteo bets, pat
10. meetings ,and enlisting
td: lip lBew►►►embers
is a pro..itfetrrt many said"
Many rnerubers :felt they,
needed mote information.
before going out to sell:
rnetnberships., but ether*
:disagreed.. lyLason Bailey
.found that being sincere .sold
a. lot more than statistics.
Jim McIntosh suggested
that members watch for new
farmers moving. into the
area. Suggestions varied
from annual dances, as ;a
reward far a year of effort for
members,, to showing 'films
available free from: the
;libraries to spark :interest. in
merrt.bers at the ;township
level;
Workshops and: kitchen
meetings
T
EHU
ON ECPOSITOR
OR
AI
were emphasized and
members ;from north Hilton
agreed that the kitchen
Meetings get interest going,
P- :their secondary planning;
,committees- in Tflrnberry
township"
On the subject of foreign.
ownership members were
told that four provinces.
already limit the amount of
acreage that can be owned' by
anyone .outside of the
province. They are
Manitoba. Saskatchewan,
Alberta and Fringe Edward'
island. '
Members felt that . more
information was needed' On;
the subject to determine' if it
was in fact a problem herein
Ontario.
Bev Brown: issued a plea
for help- in updating
cWeelation records.
Circulation managers want
the membership;broken up.
into postal areas. The.
secretary treasurer from
'° Bili Armstrong, heads Junior Farmers.
Lintel's ateapp,RGated,by eooTrottet Male Rd EIm,.a One N3a 2C7
at evi! lurks i� hearts of men
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
When regulations or guidelines are set up, it should be tib::
vious to those enforcing such guidelines what the rules of
the game are.
Lawyers, of course. make much hay out of interpreting
these•rules, especially when new legislation is passed,
Judges spend time and tax money setting precedents :for fu-
ture -lawyers and judges to peruse.
But when a set of guidelines is passed which are too fuzzy
or too far outside the intent of the law to enforce; trouble.
arises, ,
This is exactly what has happened with ethe' federalgo.-.
vernm.ent's recent set of guidelines ffor'the National Farm
Products, Marketing.Courici f .tr4;
•"F'irst, a bit of explanation,.:;
Legislation in many provinces allows farmers to organize
their own marketing. boards, This has been done for'•more
than 30 products in Ontario. These boards must answer to
the provincial farm .products marketing councils.
If they overstep the legislation, they are told about it and.
must take steps to correct any abuses. This provincial
watchdog consists of farmers,a consumer representative
and, members co-opted by the province.
Now, we getto the national picture. If farmers deemit
necessary, they can organize on a national, basis. This has
been done with the co-operation of nine of the 10 provinces
for chicken; eggs,and turkeys..
Again. . national farm products marketing council sees
that these national marketing boards do not overstep the let-
ter and the spirit of ahe law. It is legal for farmers to or-
ganize national marketing boards and the national council
keeps a close eye on those'•ageneies which arefederal in
scope, .
Recently, the federal cabinet "decidedthat present legisla-
tion governing :marketing boards' was not enough.. A set of
Those guidelines havecaused some rural toupees to hit'
the roof:
F'r instance; the guidelines suggest that national council.
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will be responsible for the wholesale and: retail prices :of
ehicken,. eggs and turkeys. ' •
Whoever prepared those guidelines should read the legis -
lotion. The national farm products council can do nothing.
about the retail and wholesale price of those products. They
do not have the power under the act. °
"I can't believe the guidelines were meant to be taken.li•..
teraily," said Jinn. Boynton of Chesley; vice -Chairman of the
nationDri�yal council. "We — the Council — do not .have the.auth-
.
Council power over prices are clearly restricted to prices
paid to farmers. The council has :nothing to do with prices
,after the products leave the farm gate,
The guidelines also say the council is tobe responsible for
wholesale and retail distribution prices and: must have an
eye on profits in the food chain for the products under its,
jurisdiction.
Phooey!
The federal government in. all-itfrpower and manpower
had too much trouble monitoring ,food .prices during the
price control binge and did a 'lousy job:iow in the name of.
all that's common sense can the cabinet expect a group of
people on the farm council to do such things? .
The guidelines also: get into the thorny problem' of quotas
and quota prices and the farm marketing council is being
.asked to prevent quota -policy differences between provin
ces which would tend to distort national production pat-
terns'. Boynton maintains quota policiesand-administration
clearly are provincial' matters, ' "`•
To make matters worse, June Menzies, former .vice-
chairman .of the Anti -Inflation. Board, has now become
chairman of the national farni-products marketing council.
A consumeradvocate; she 'could ride roughshod .over, the
farmers on the'couricil' who have struggled long and hard to
give .farmers the necessary clout in marketing their pro -
I think the national farm products council is going to have
a rough time in the next few months. Whatthey need now is
for the cabinet to withdraw .those asinine guidelines and
give the council something it canywork with, •
FARM
INDUSTRY
SHOW
February 12 and 13, 1979
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
At Our
EXETER EQUIPMENT CENTRE
Highway 4 North
Exhibits And Representatives From:
• The Big "O' Drain. Tile Co. Ltd.
• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food
• • Stewart Seeds
• Cook's
• Chipman Chemicals Ltd,
• Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology
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Six hundred; and eighty-
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of producing fishing maps for
popular Ontario lakes: To
date. 560 fishing maps have
been prepared for the public
and arc available through
district offices of the min-
istry.
The Huron County Junior Farmers held'.
their Annual, meeting at the Clinton High-
school Auditorium. After singing the Junior
Farmer Song. the members introduced
themselves and the club they represented.
Auburn, flowick, South Huron, West Huron
and Seaforth;
Rick Archambault, the 1478-79 President
called the meeting to order and the election;
of off1cers.took place, They are so follows;.
President Sill Armstrong, Wingham;
Vice -President - Paul 1?avkeje, Centralia;
Secretary Sharon Colclough, Clinton;
Treasurer - Larry Plaetzer, Auburn; Press
Reporter - Joyce Dougherty, Dungannon;.
Provincial Directors, - Jim Phelan. Blyth.,
Rich' Archambault, Blyth.
The Governing Constitution was discussed
,and thealterations recognized. The Zone
Winter Games, Broomball Tournaments and
the Farm Show Pri f tcess, Competition were
also spot bent,
each township phis OAStr
person, who knows'wet
members is ;wetted to 'moi
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