The Huron Expositor, 1979-12-13, Page 15vi
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BY RHO 114M11.,TON
'Farmer* learnedlirSdaY; MRIlt Ng bow
much the media inflUeneeS pnblies
perception of agriculture ,W just what they
Can do about it. A partel .diseuSsion with
members of the media disettssed the 'lousy
job' that the Media IS:giving agriculture and
tont questions the audience posed they
Seetned determined to do. semethitt$ abOtIt
inproving that image,
Panel members :included Boto Trotter.
farm columnist who writes Ong F9Ot in the
ftgrOw, Keith Itoulston, awarawinner of the
WIMP Fun, award and Past editor of the
iBlyth Standard and Henry Hess, news editor'
.01 the Wingbant Advance Ti1110,40 ,Faeh
member of the panel Spoke to Huron CoutitY
;Federation members answering the question
"Does the media influence the Inthlig'S
perception of agriculture?"
Mr. Trotter was etttSpOkett hiS
condemnation of the media and pointed out
that the national dailies, The Toronto Star
and the Globe and Mail den't Moen have a
farm editor or reporter. As an example Of
poor media work he recalled # recent news
story concerning rising beef prices and be
was elated to see an agricultural story on the
air. Although the news story concerned beef
.cattle the aninials shown were dairy. Mr.
Trotter also pointed out the exposure that
rotten eggs got some time ago was front
Page neWs.' When the facts came out that it
was only a one day supply of eggs that was
destroyed the news item was placed far back
in the paper.
"Farmers do a good job," said Mr,
Trotter. "Who else in the economic sector
can boast of a 45Q% increase in product.
ivity. And yet the Globe on print an
editorial and say that agricultural production
is notoriously loW and give no facts to back
that statement up." Mr. TtOtter stated.
Mr, Roulston baeked op Mr. Trottee4
statements adding :ghat /here is a growing
ISolatiOn between the Urban and .rnral
OtnrOUnities. He recalled reporting at an
'INA convention where the reporters from
idle large played up minor human
interest stories and ignored the hard news.
"Farming is not a glamorous job and
neither is reporting it„" Mr. Roulston said.
"Reporters want to be media stars like
Woodward and Bernstein, and, you don't get
'that rgPgrtin$ Nan neWS or working
weeklies."
1Mr. HeSS froth the Wiagbam AdVance
Times took sonteWhat different angle and
although be wanted tO remain optomistic he
:Jointed out that the role of the media is to
report and explain in contest so as to hop:
people understand.
*Clearly the media haS a vital Pate in,
getting the message out," he said. 'The
Most influential reporters are urban and'
consumer oriented and have to have the
desire to seek out the truth,"
"Farmers have a right to be heard and
should insist on having their side heard," he
Minted out, "Here in Huron County we,
have excellent aecess to farm news but due
to lack of help and limited space in the:
newspaper there is a limit to what can be ,
done."
Mr. Hess encouraged members to contact
the paper if they feel there is not enough
information or if there are inaccuracies.
In questions from the floor Tony McQuail
wondered if there was anything that the
fanners should be doing to help reporters
understand their problems.
Mr, Trotter pointed out that reporters
should be taught to ask more questions and
that farmers could be a, little More tolerant.
Mr. McQuail also suggested that a vocab-
ulary on important issues be Sent tO papers.
This WOuld Make it sitripler to understand. it
Was suggested, that maybe 'A Sliert gotirSC,
between, the FedgratiOn and the neW
repOrterS Wollid help but Mr. HeSs pointed
out that because; of the migratory nature :Of
reporters it .0. bard to set them tO learn
enough in a nort stay.
ScholarshipS ,fOr the best agricultural,
stories in journalism SchOol, woo. SeggeSted
and a member from the aUcliettee wondered;
how to get,good farm writers where it really
counts. panel membets agreed that that toOk
tinte because the reporters had, to work their
way up the ladder.
., Mr. Trotter pointed out that a lot of- the
ps that the agricultural:community ha$
is due in part to themselves.
"Write for more farm coveraq said Mr.
Trotter. "In the last 4 or 5 years it has beert
declining, You have something to say and
don't let: the big organization do it all."
Merle Ounhy qitestioned Mr, Hess about
the news releases sent out by both the local
Fecleration-.of Agriculture and the Ontario
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:branch. Mr., floss said the repotts that deal
uspitrbio, u;dis: toed level Are preferred Ottet
TOthrttn Oriented reportS but both -UM takett
ellaure they will !have of Wing vsed,*R Mx-
esaintd.ere ionvise they are the better
The question ,of militancy came up and
members were encouraged 10 make them-
sch es heard with letterS to the editor ,about
differences opinion with; editerialS and
letters asking for more farm cOverage.
In other btlsiness a resolution was passed
that woutd urge the Mintstry Of Agrieniture
and foudenot to support Such a short sighted
mcFrsti re AS to allow retirin0 fanners to sever
And for a retirement! home. Tbp resolution is
tO be sent to the Ontario Federation, of
Agricuiture for their support.
Don Pullen, IintOn County AgriettltUrAl
nep.,passed out copies of a pamphlet that
sill be mailed thrOughout the county
advertising short courses in agriculture at
Centralia College, Huron Park and around
the County,.
Have you used louse con-
trol? If you haven't already
done so, now is the time to
consider it.
A systemic warble product.
should control sucking lice
for a short period. If eggs
were present at time of
treatment, the louse cycle is
not broken. Remember, war-,
lige which feed In skin debris
and (b) sucking Hee which
Suck blood from the animal.
Biting lice are found more
on 10eal cattle. Sucking lice
are more common on cattle
shipped from Western Can-
ada, Biting lice are reddish -
brown to creamy -white in
colour. Sucking lice are blu-
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of',"
Simon Hallahan was award.
ed the Huron Federation a
Agriculturei Farm Award
Thursday night. •
'The award,
which is usually presented at
the F Of A annual banquet is
given each year to someone
Who has made an outstand-
ing :contribution to agricul-
ture.
Mr, Hallahan over the
years has beep involved -in
about 15 organizations rang-
ing from: the Federation of
Agriculture, and Huron HOI-
sttiit 'club to the Pioneer
Thresher and Hobby Asso-
ciation and in local politics.
*It was a pleasure to serve
the Conununity" said Mr, -
Hallahan at the meeting in
Blyth, The award was pre-
sented by Dong and Gerry
Fortune. Afterwards Mr. Hal::
lahan recalled anecdotes
from his past and ended by
saying "they will never get .
me off the farm,"
Mr. liallahan was at the
annual Threshertrien's ban-
quet the same evening of the
Federation annual banquet.
He presently serves as reeve
of EaSt Wawanosh, and is
secretary -treasurer for the
Pioneer Thresher and Hobby
Association.
L t ea 's ard winner
was jack Stafford, tiowich
Township,
Jotti
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ble control should have been
done prior to Decetnber 1st.
Check now for °lice. • •
There are two types of lice
found in Ontario: (a) biting
ish.
• Inspect for lice every two
weeks from mid-December to
,March. Look for lice by
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BY jACIC RIDDELL, MPP
Last week. I atteoded the
Annual Convention of the
Ontario Federation of Agri-
cultuie. One of their most
important policy papers was
on the high interest rates and
the imPact it has on farmers,
small' business peoPle and
consumers.
The paper pointed out that
in OntlfriO Farm investments
had increased from 533 bit -
lion in 1960 to $23.4 billion in
1979, and that indebtedness,
over the same period,' has
increased from 11.2% of
investment to 16.8%. A
sample giVen was seven
cash crop fai4ns Producing'
„mainly Corn had in 1978:,
actually paid interest that
excee.ded net farm inceme. A
5% increase in ihe interest
rate On these farms; charged
on the 237,500 dollar average
indebtedness, would reduce
average net income, before
taxes, by S11,875. If this
added cost were passed on
through higher corn prices
the increases, in this exam-
ple, would be almost .27k per
bushel: '
It is clearly up' to. both
levels of goternment, - pro-.
vincial and federal; to lake
steps to cut baek, present
interest rates, the highest
effective rates that we have
ever experienced in Canad-
ian history.
The Attorney -General has
told the Legislature's Justice
Committee the he is censid-
ering giving policemen the
discretion to hand out 24- •
hour licence suspensions hi
drivers who have been drink-
ing. Anyone given Stich an
on-the;spot suspension
would have to make' his or
her own .way home, and the.
car (plus lionce) would be
returned 24 hours later.
While the details of such a
Scheme have not yet been
worked Out, it would have to
be carried 'out in conjunction
with widespread use of the
"Alert" portable breathal.
lyzer maehines which are
used by poliee to deterinine
. whether a driver should be
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taken to the station for a test
on a breathalyzer, which is
capable of giving mcire
accurate readings.
. While the Liberal Party
was pleased to- see , the
Gcivernment finally. move th-
ward granting rights for diS-
bled, our support for such
legislation was contingent
Upon clikenssing the matter
with teprekentatives of dis-
abled personk %groups. We
met with the Ontario Feder-
ation for the . P' hysictilly
Handicapped,: which:: ibop-
sents some 39 different
asseciations for disabled'
people - inclu-ding the Cana-
dian Hearing Society, the
Ontario Society fcir Crippled
Children and the March of
Dimo„ Their opinion Was
unanimous: Bill 188, ai it is
written now, has a number of
serious weaknesses.
Specifically, it does not
completely prohibit discrim-
ination against handicapped
,persons in the very crucial
areas' of employment, hous-
ing, pension and insurance
schemes; and proVision of
services. It 'also establishes
yet another government off-
ice for handicapped people
which the Federation. be-
lieves will have- a dubious
advocacy role and could
simPly create more confUsing
red tape for disabled people.
Above' and beyond these
problems, the Federation is
unhappy with the whole idea
of having a separate Bill for
.the handicaPped, believing
sueh a policy to be discrimin-L
atory„ The -Liberal Party
aecepts the view of disabled
peeple that they should be
included, in, the Ontario
Hurnan Rights Cede rather '
than made the subject of
separate legislation.
We retOmmend that the
government not. bring for-
ward 'Bill 188 for second
reading and produce instead
a proper aniendment to,lhe
Human Ri,ghts Code.
Ontario s new Compulsory
Automobile Insurance Act
came into effect on Decem-
ber 1, 1979, and 'requires that
all motor vehicles registered
on or after that date be
covered by a minimum of
$100,000 third party liability
(Continued front Page 17)
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FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION -Simon Hallahao, East Wawa -
nosh was the proud recipient of the Huron Federatiore of Agricultures
Farm Sword Thursday niaht.
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