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Highlights of NFU Convention
By LLOYD MLLE RT
The seventh annual National
Farmers' Union Convention was
once again very educational and
much information was ex-
changed by delegates and guests,
. as well as guest speakers, from
across Canada.
As president Roy Atkinson
said, "The Union has taught us,
unless we work together, and
share together, as farmers in a
broad social movement, we
cannot and will not achieve the
,power necessary, to effect the
fundamental change required to
remove the exploitation from our
lives,"
This exploitation is very
evident to most of us as we look
around. Especially farm union
delegates and visitors become
aware of it through the
educational process that takes
place at our convention.
Our country is gradually but
surely, being taken over by large
monopolies, or corporations,.
that really couldn't care les:
what happens, as long as them
are dollars to be made.
It is quite evident from in-
formation given to this con-
vention that the family farm, as
we know it, is being seriously
threatened. The hard work our
forefathers have put into clearing
and building this country, is
going down the drain, in favour of
ways and means of trying to get
rich quick.
Our educational systems, are
all based on making money. What
is never told is that you usually
make your money at the expense
of someone else.
That is why the theme for this
convention was "Farming",
"The Last Frontier", "Co-
operation or Corporation".
There were many exchanges
during the convention on how
medieval our beef marketing
system is.
Both the Federal and Manitoba
beef marketing inquiries say the
same things. Without a better
marketing system in Canada,
there can be no just stabilization
program. There are so many two
way cattle traded on the open
selling of today that government
officials admitted payments are
made more than once in some
cases. They aren't even sure that
packers aren't collecting in a
round about way.
Chris Mills from the Canadian
Cattlemen's Association, at-
tended the convention and he said
we have a good system, he thinks
cattlemen need the free market,
he is afraid of supply
management, we need import
' quotas, and time will bring better
times for the beef farmer.
Bill Jansen, Deputy Minister of
Agriculture from Manitoba said
our present system is already a
supply management system, but
it usually works best for the
traders, that are in it to make a
fast buck, He said if we take the
crookedness out of our present
system, it would be a lot better
already.
It was also hinted by other
.participants that the beef market
in Montreal was mostly con-
trolled by the underworld.
For several years now, the
N.F.U. has been pushing for a
National Meat Authority which
would control imports and ex-
ports, as well as work on keeping
the easy money changers from
manipulating the market,
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The convention debated a
resolution which was to push for a
plebiscite among beef producers,
which if successful, would give
governments the go ahead, to do
something about bringing in a
better approach to beef
marketing,
One Alberta beef producer
presented Hon. Eugene Whelan
with a $100,000 bank note and
asked him what he intended to do
about it, another had a $400,000
note, both had been threatened
with foreclosure.
Mr. Whelan said, we can do
nothing as long as beef farmers
are content to put up with the
present system. He also said 21
millionaires run the beef business
in Brazil and they can buy cattle
from the peasantry for four cents
a pound and would just love to
bring it in to Canada. Some Dairy
farmers I am told, will receive a
Christmas present, which will
make some of them happy, I only
hope the right ones will receive it.
Mr. G.N. Voegel, Chief Corn
missioner of the Canadian Wheat
Board, gave an outline on how the
Board markets grains out of the
Western Provinces, He also gave
his views on marketing this
year's crop. This report was not
very encouraging, grain prices
generally are under pressure,
most everywhere in the free
world. He also said there is more
and more preasure from free
market traders to undermine the
Canadian Wheat Board,
The big green elevators
starting to spring up on the
prairies, namely Cargill, is the
beginning of an end, to the board,
if farmers fail to hold tight to the
Canadian Wheat Board system
which Mr. Voegel said is the envy
of the world .
We have only to look at the U.S.
system to find the cheating and
short weighting to export
markets that go on over there. I
personally feel it is high time our
eastern grains come under a
national grain marketing
scheme.
We heard a powerful presen-
tation by Mel Hurtig. He is one of
the few remaining publishersleft
in Canada. He spoke on how we
are being bought out by our own
money. If even half of his
statistics are correct, future
farmers haven't got a hope of
survival. We will have huge land
owners brought about by our so
called free system. The very
system that has brought about
the downfall of many great
nations, Some of these countries
are in the process of dividing the
huge land holdings of a few, back
among the peasants.
We also had a presentation
from Dr. A.K. Davis from the
University of Alberta, who spoke
on the election of Rene Levesque
in Quebec and why he feels
Levesque was elected. He said
the real issues were political and
economical domination.
The N,F.U. is the only farmer
farm organization that has
developed an integrated farm
policy that can be used from
coast to coast and this is mainly
what takes place at our con-
vention, namely putting the
many resolutions into policy. We
have a grain and oilseed policy,
as well as dairy, livestock, eggs,
fruit and vegetables, tobacco,
fine seeds, as well as a land use
policy. Stabilization and
collective bargaining have
always been in the forefront of
Farm Union goals.
It is interesting to note all
provinces, except Ontario, have
taken a look at a land use policy,
our government still feels the
market or the fellow with the
most money can take care of it.
Roy Atkinson from Saskat-
chewan, was acclaimed
president for another year. Vice
president Walter Miller was
defeated by James Maine from
P.E.L. Jean Leahey from Peace
River district is again Women's
president. Marie Bright from
Ontario is Women's vice
president. Pat Gabriel from
Saskatchewan is Junior president
and Dan Sheedy from Ontario ,
Junior vice president.
Project farm
machinery drop
The farm machinery industry
is projecting a decrease in total
national sales in 1977 according to
John Kessler, secretary-
manager of the Farm Machinery
Board of Ontario.
Although a slight decline is
predicted nationally, the dollar
value of sales in Ontario is ex-
pected to increase by 2 1/4 per cent
in 1977.
"The overall decrease in sales
is not expected to be a dramatic
one, but rather a matter of 1 or 2
per cent," said Mr. Kessler.
"But the results of the decline
will mean equipment will be
more plentiful and machinery
sales will once again become a
"buyer's market." This will
mean more competitive selling
and better services for buyers,"
he said,
Mr. Kessler said onereason for
the decline in sales. is the trend
away from buying new equip-
ment each year. He said many
farmers are buying equipment
only when it becomes necessary
to replace old equipment.
The present uncertainty in the
economy is also a factor, he said.
Prices of machines are ex-
pected to remain stable in 1977
but industry spokesmen are
predicting a continuation of the
trend away from smaller pieces
of equipment in favor of larger
machines.
The industry is forecasting a 7
1/2 per cent decline in sales of
tractors under 80 horsepower and
1976 sales reports show a 7 per
cent increase in sales of tractors
with more than 80 horsepower,
Further increase of 1 1/2 per cent
are forecast for larger tractors in
1977.
Because of the trend to larger
tractors, pull-type combines,
swathers and windrowers are
expected to increase in
popularity again in 1977.
The annual Southwestern On-
tario Farmers' Week will beheld
at the Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology
(RCAT), January 10-14, 1977.
Conference publicity chairman
R.W. Johnston said the week-
long program will address the
current problems of farmers,
and will include results of
research projects at the college
and at Harrow Research Station.
Although the programs are
producer-oriented, the general
public is invited to attend. Last
year, about 5,000 people attended
the conference.
The conference consists of six
programs, with a feature
speaker for each theme topic.
The soybean and winter wheat
program will be held on Monday,
January 10.
Farm management, including
preparation of taxes, incorpora-
tion and interpretation of futures
markets will be the topic for the
day-long program on Tuesday,
January 11. The Ladies' Day
program, also on Tuesday, will
feature guest speaker Dianne
Murphy of the Department of
Consumer and Corporate Af-
fairs. There will also be a display
of local and Indian arts.
The corn and field beans
program will be held Wednes-
day, .January 12, and the
livestock program is scheduled
for Thursday, January 13,
Processing vegetable crops
will be the subject for the hor-
ticulture program on Friday,
January 14.
Although visitors attending
Farmers' Week should register
at the college, there Is no charge
for any of the programs. Lunch is
available at $2 per person.
The conference is jointly spon-
sored by RCAT, the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food, Southwestern Ontario
Crop Improvement Association
and several commodity groups.
Fbr more information, contact
W. W. Snow, Principal,
Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology,
Ridgetown, telephone (519) 674-
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