The Rural Voice, 1983-04, Page 42T
Proposed changes
in Elevator Storage Act
to protect producers
Changes proposed for Ontario's Grain
Elevator Storage Act would ensure
stored grain remains the property of the
farmer and is protected from sale or
seizure in the event the elevator opera-
tor runs into financial difficulty.
Agriculture and Food Minister Dennis
KEEPrJ- LO E_N! AV1AV ROM ' C1I E!
FARM ADVICE
Timbrell tabled a discussion paper
outlining the changes in the legislature
and added: "In past years, once the
grain was in the elevators and a
contract for sale had been signed,
confusion sometimes arose as to who
owned the farm produce in question --
the producer or the elevator operator,"
the minister said.
If the elevator operations fell into
financial difficulties, banks sometimes
seized all the contents of the elevators,
including stored farm produce. Legal
battles often ensued as the rightful
owners tried to regain their property or
be compensated for it.
The changes proposed in the discus-
sion paper would guarantee that all
grain delivered to an elevator is intend-
ed for storage, unless the contrary is
established in writing or before a court.
Further, the forms used in the trans-
actions would be separated and clari-
fied under the revised legislation.
The minister stressed that this paper
was being released to promote discus-
sion in the industry. "We want to give
all sectors an opportunity to analyse
these proposals and offer comments
and suggestions to be sure the legisla-
tion in its final form meets the needs of
the industry and protects producers."
IT'S A GAS
Perhaps cows can provide the plenti-
ful and renewable energy source we've
all been waiting for with bated breath.
A generating plant that will convert
the manure from 6,000 cows into a
projected six million kilowatt hours of
electricity annually has won conditional
approval from the Vermont Public Ser-
vice Board. The three -generator facility
is to be built in the town of Addison in
that state. Area farms are to supply the
manure, and with an estimated 34,000
cows in the immediate county, experts
foresee no shortages of raw material.
The company. Vermont BioElectric,
proposes to produce something called
biogas from the manure. This biogas
will be used to run the electric genera-
tors. Fertilizer and potting material are
to be by-products of the process Some
of this fertilizer is destined to be spread
on the fields on participating farms and
the remainder will be sold on the open
market.
On top of the nutrient -rich and odor-
less liquid fertilizer, participating farms
get a cash fee for the manure and lower
operating costs from the off -farm ma-
nure management.
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THE RURAL VOICE, APRIL 1983 PG. 41