The Rural Voice, 1983-11, Page 23Canada's oldest industries and the
sponsors are pleased to be associated
with these people. Three Outstanding
Young Farmers will be selected by a
judging panel composed of respected
and knowledgeable individuals in the
agricultural community. Entrants will
be judged on their progress in their
agricultural careers, their willingness
to innovate and try new procedures,
their production history, the extent of
soil and water conservation practices
employed and their overall contribu-
tion to their communities. Each zone
winner will be a guest of honour at
the Annual National Outstanding
Young Farmers' Banquet where the
winners will be announced and
presented with the "W.R. Mother-
well" Award.
The following criteria must be met
in order for a candidate to be eligible:
1) Be aged 18 through 40, not becom-
ing 40 prior to January 1st, 1984. 2)
Be actual farm operators; deriving a
minimum of two-thirds of their in-
come from their farm.
Applications may be obtained
through the local Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food office.❑
Don J. Emke
Rural Organization Assistant
Stand up & reach
for justice
Wayne Cryts from Puxaco
Missouri addressed 200 farmers
recently in Chesley. Cryts led the
farmers of Missouri in recovering
their soybean crop from a bankrupt
elevator. His stand for justice has led
him across the United States and
Canada on speaking engagements.
The Canadian Farm Survival Organi-
zation sponsored the meeting.
When Cryts related his experience
to the gathering concerning the soy-
bean retrieval, he stated that he was
not a hero, since his actions stemmed
from desperation, but that the heroes
were the other farmers who stood
with him in the escapade.
In a relaxed easy manner, coupled
with a slow drawl, he related to the
gathering in the auditorium the in-
justices that farmers face today. His
speech was peppered with wry
humour concerning his personal life,
his dealings with governments and
bankers. He did not profess to
achieve his goals by violence or
bloodshed. He was adamant in
relating the story of farmers to
business and labour. He feels strongly
that once agriculture is in a profit -
FARM NEWS
making bracket, the unemployment
and lack of productivity will take care
of itself. Agriculture has such a huge
spin-off effect that he feels the rest of
the country should be made aware of
how relatively simple it would be to
cure the economic problems facing
the people of Canada and America
today.
Wayne Cryts is a believer in justice
and states that there is more justice in
North America than anywhere else in
the world, but it is not always
brought and set in your lap. Some-
times you have to stand up and reach
for it. He urged farmers to get off
their knees and reach now because if
they don't, every one who follows
will have to stand taller and reach
harder. If enough people treated un-
justly do not take a stand, justice mar
soon be out of reach for us all.
He encouraged farmers to help
each other. He said he understood
that every man is not able to take a
stand, but he urged them to support
those who are taking a stand. He clos-
ed his remarks with the statement, "I
will only fight as long as it takes it
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