The Rural Voice, 1980-02, Page 25Stapleton
succeeds
Bolton
Neil Stapleton, of RR2, Auburn, was
elected president to succeed Art Bolton of
RR1, Dublin. Vice-presidents elected are
Bill Coleman of Kippen and Ross Procter of
RRS, Brussels. The secretary -treasurer is
Stan Paquette of Goderich. Directors were
elected to represent the 16 townships in
Huron, three from each.
The association will present two
resolutions at the annual convention of the
Ontario Cattlemen's Association in
NEIL STAPLETON
urges our Canadian Ministry of Agriculture
to initiate and co-ordinate, as a high
priority, a research project for a permanent
lifetime identification system for cattle.
The second, the Huron Cattlemen's
Association urges Agriculture Canada to
have the blue tag date analysed and the
information made available to Canadian
beef producers.
than one hundred years old. About 3.2
million acres of land have been drained,
with another three million expected to be
tiled within the next three decades.
In the last ten years, farmers spent about
$245 million on maintaining or improving
the drainage on 1.3 million acres. About
$111 million of this was borrowed from the
province under the tile drainage program.
Henderson
announces
tile drainage U.C.O.
guidelines elects officers
Agriculture and Food Minister Lorne C.
Henderson has announced guidelines for
municipalities to use in reviewing and
approving loan applications for tile drain-
age for the 1980-81 fiscal year.
Mr. Henderson said that initial drainage
allocations will be announced following the
Treasurer's budget in the spring. The
allocations will be based on the applic-
ations received over the previous three
years.
For the coming fiscal year, a municip-
ality may apply for a reallocation of funds
for tile drainage debentures based on the
appiicativns rcccised the municipality
prior to August 31, 1980. As in previous
years, applications are to be based on not
more than 75 per cent of the estimated cost
of the project. For 1980-81, however, there
will be a maximum loan of $200 per acre
tiled.
the maximum amount any one farmer
may receive in loans in one year is $10,000
and the maximum cumulative loan is not to
Toronto, February 20 and 21. The first -the exceed $40,000.
Ontario's tile drainage program is more
Huron Cattlemen's Association strongly
Robert Coulthard, President, United
Co-operatives of Ontario (UCO) was
re-elected by acclamation for his third term
of office on Dec. 12, at the co-operative's
32nd annual meeting held in Toronto.
Mr. Coulthard is a beef feedlot and
soybean cash crop farmer near Glencoe, in
Middlesex County.
Both vice-presidents and the fourth
executive committee member were also
returned for subsequent terms of office:
Royden Bloomfield (from Ilderton) remains
as first vice-president. Mr. Bloomfield is
the director representing Zone 8 which
encompasses the counties of Middlesex,
Elgin. Oxford, Brant and part of the Region
of Haldimand-Norfolk; Robert Down (from
Hensall) remains as second vice-president.
Mr. Down is the director representing
Zone 7 which includes the counties of
Huron and Perth and the Region of
Waterloo.
The tourth executive committee member
is Ernest Miller (from Perth) who is also
the director representing Group 1 which
includes Zones 1, 2 and 3.
TONY McQUAIL, NDP
Huron -Bruce
"...a farmer who knows farm problems."
Tony McQuail is a 27 year old farmer. He and his wife Fran own a
100 acre farm near Lucknow. They raise sheep, goats, horses and
tend an apple orchard. Tony is an active member of the Federation
of Agriculture. He is serving his second term on the County
Executive and is chairman of the Energy Committee.
Tony McQuail believes that the New Democratic Party is the best
choice for Canadians in this election. The voters of Huron -Bruce
deserve clear and decisive leadership.
Tony McQuail, Ed Broadbent, and the NDP. . .an opportunity to
bury yesterday's mistakes and today's indecision.
MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT
Authorized by Official Agent for "lony McQuail, NDP Huron -Bruce
TONY McQUAIL
NDP HURON—BRUCE
Lucknow 528-6542
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