The Rural Voice, 1979-02, Page 24industrial milk products such as butter,
cheese, sour cream and yogurt.
Commercials promoting butter started
appearing on national television on Jan. 2,
just as Agriculture Minister Eugene
Whelan announced an increase of five
cents per pound in the support price on
butter.
But price isn't the only issue deciding
whether or not consumers buy butter.
There's also the problem of overcoming
the image of butter as a fattening food,
dripping with cholesterol.
Nutritionist Zak Sabry said while
saturated fats such as butter contribute to
the risk of heart disease, so do smoking,
high blood pressure, age and other dietary
factors. Also, Mr. Sabry pointed out hard
margarines are as saturated as butter.
The Dairy Commission is aiming its
promotional campaign at women over 18
and their families, and hopes that the taste
of butter will be its main selling point.
Tax dollars support industrial milk prices
to the tune of $2.66 a hundredweight.
Translated into butter terms, it means a
taxpayer already has about 30 cents a
pound invested in butter, even if the
taxpayer is a consumer who doesn't buy
butter.
Should the milk subsidy be lifted con-
sumers would pay about 30 cents a pound
more for the oroduct.
Financial topics will be featured at Perth annual
Perth Federation of \i riculture's annual
meeting will be held Wednesday, February
14 at the Coliseum at the Stratford
Fairgrounds, as part of Agriculture Week
in the county.
Farm financing is the meeting topic and
speakers include Stratford accountant
Howard Famme, recently named to head a
new agriculture committee of the Stratford
Chamber of Commerce, who will discuss
taxes and other aspects of agricultural
accounting; Ken Chase, area supervisor of
Farm Credit Corporation; and a spokesman
from Canfarm.
The annual meeting, which starts at 1
p.m will be preceded by a Perth F of A
luncheon to which all farmers are invited.
Tickets are available. in advance only, from
McKinnon heads OMMB
At a special meetingof the Ontario Milk
Marketing Board, held in Toronto,
Kenneth G. McKinnon was re-elected
Chairman of the Board, and J. Grant Smith
was re-elected Vice -Chairman of the
Board.
Mr. McKinnon represents milk
producers in the Counties of Grey, Bruce
and Huron, and resides on his dairy farm at
Port Elgin, Ontario.
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Perth directors.
March 8, 9, and 10 the Perth County
federation, in co-operation with several
commodity groups, will sponsor
agricultural displays at the Stratford Mall,
and will be available to answer questions
from consumers again this year.
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