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The Rural Voice, 1979-02, Page 22town, Ontario; Jacie Skelton. Sinclair, Manitoba; and Lloyd Stanhope, Moosomin, Saskatchewan to the Executive Committee of the organization. The board elections took place following the NFU's annual convention held in Ottawa, December 4-8 inclusive. The three directors together with four other officers elected by National Conven- tion, James Mayne, President; Jean Leahy Women's President; William Dascavich. Vice -President; and Ken Farion, Junior President, comprise the organization's seven member executive. At its December 10 meeting the execu- tive named co-ordinators for the union's six regions. They are: Wout Van Gaal, Aroostook, N.B., Region 1; Joe Casey, Wallacetown. Ont., Region 3; Jacie Skelton. Sinclair, Man., Region 5; Lloyd Stanhope, Moosomin, Sask., Region 6; Ed Motowylo, Westlock, Alta., Region 7; Art Macklin, Debolt, Alta., Region 3. China may buy wheat The Chinese are prepared to negotiate long-term wheat purchases from Canada. This is one finding made by Industry Minister Jack Horner who spent four days in China talking with various Chinese officials, including Vice -Premier Yu Chiu- li. More detailed discussions may be held in early spring at a meeting in Ottawa of a joint Sino -Canadian trade committee. Canada is China's sixth largest trading partner. By the end of last October, exports to China had reached $414 million and imports from the Chinese totalled $81 million. Christian Farmers appealing milk quotas The Christian FarmersFederation (CFF) of Ontario are annealing the guvernmenc's muK quota policy. The 3,000 member federation believes the Ontario Milk Marketing Board policy on industrial milk quota makes Targe producers Larger and small producers smaller. Elbert Van Donkersgoed. the federation executive director, said ..,h;IP the federation supports the idea of a marketing board and quota system, they want the system geared to family farmers rather than large agri-businesses. The executive director said the board controls only half of the quota to be CONTROL MANURE Now you can control • Ammonia and sulphide odour in your barn. • Sludge and solid build-up. • Slime and scale in lines and waterers. • Other hard -to -clean areas. effectively,economically with Air Guard's Manure Treatment System Liquidizes manure solids. Decomposes solid waste into non-polluting gases. Controls odours in barns, pits. gutters. dry animal waste, holding ponds and septic tanks. Harmless to livestock. pets. clothes and skin. . .but dynamite against odour. waste and other farm environmental problems. Air Guard's Manure Treatment System is economical and easy to use. Actual case history proves it! At a pork station in Lennoxville. Quebec, a 4 ft. thick crust of manure, 40 ft. in diameter. was liquidized and spread in just four weeks! For a free. full description of this test. write or contact this dealer. Hummel's Feed Mill Clinton, Ont. 482-9792 PG. 22 THE RURAL VOICE/FEBRUARY 1979 transferred from one farmer to another, and the CFF wants all transferred quota to be put under board jurisdiction. Mr. Van Donkersgoed said, "The board redistributes quota under a policy that gives those that are large producers more than those that are small, and we object to that policy which lets the big get bigger and allows the small to eet smaller." The CFF also believe the present policy prevents new blood from entering the milk industry due to both escalating quota values and the fact the quota goes only to existing producers. Chicken agency may offset US pricing pressures A national chicken marketing agency has become a reality. The reality is something chicken farmers have been asking for about the past two years mainly as a measure to offset price redu cing pressures posed by U.S. chicken. Bruce McLelland, marketing manager of the poultry division of United Co-oper- atives of Ontario which runs the Tend -R - Fresh poultry processing plant at Peters- Lucknow Snowblowers FEATURES Extra heavy augers and shafts; Special auger sprockets prevent chain icing; Tapered roller bearings on fan shaft; Sealed 1-7/16 bearings on auger shafts; Heavy duty gearbox with heat treated shafts; Fans & augers protected by shear pins; Heavy duty P.T.O. with needle bearings. OPTIONAL Hyrdaulic hood control utilizes remote 8" stoke cyclinder to turn the chute a full 180° MANUFACTURED BY Helm Welding Limited IUCKNOW ON1ARIO PHONE 529-7617 i 1 bu the 1 WI ne, U. 1 qu inq vol his do set alh sel Me ba left ott pn agl the pn chi Ne Pei 95 of onl Pr( F fc tl a T sl n y a tl n 0 ft P e n ly u