The Rural Voice, 1978-10, Page 22The report said Canadian Farmers were
paid 19 per cent more for beef than were
American farmers in the c years
compared in the study.
Hannam said the report ,-.pared
Toronto with the Omaha. Nclrasx market.
which has the lowest beef prices becauseit
handles surplus beef.
"It is not accurate to say that the Toronto
price is the Canadian price. It is not a
legitimate comparison".
Hannam also said tha comparisons of
chicken and egg prices were unfair because
U.S. farmers don't have to get as much for
their produce because labor is cheaper and
interest rates on equipment and loans are
lower than in Canada.
The agriculture federation now is putting
together its own report on the difference
between Canadian and U.S. prices he said.
Farm land battle at OMB
A battle between two opposing points of
view on whether farm land should be
retained or sold for development arc
corning before the OntarioMunicipal Board
on October 16.
The hearing. which is expected to last
eight weeks. will focus on 7.000 acres of
land tentatively incorporated in the urban
boundaries of the Niagara region official
plan.
The Preservation of Agricultural Lands
Society. with the backing of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture and a number of
environmental groups, argues that farm
land has to be preserved for future
generations.
The region already has more land slated
for development than will be needed for
the next 30 years. the groups say.
Communities that make up Niagara
Region argue. however. that development
will bring desperately -needed assessment
and jobs.
The fight over the Niagara area's
farmlands began in 1974 when regional
council passed an official plan that put
26,000 acres of land. including 14,000 acres
of prime agricultural land. within its
urban boundaries.
About 10,000 of the acres had the unique
soil and climate to grow grapes and other
fruit.
The land also became an issue in the
1975 Ontario election when Premier
William Davis refused the regional
council's request saying he would not allow
Niagara to put that much prime farm land
into development.
When the council decided to reduce the
amount of land by 600 acres this was also
refused by the province which announced
in 1977 that it was removing 3,000 acres of
fruit land from the plane.
The preservation society says an
additional 1,000 acres should be added.
PG. 22 THE RURAL VOICE/OCTOBER 1978
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