The Rural Voice, 1983-11, Page 54PERTH COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS' NEWS
Ontario Pork
Report on the O.P.P.M.B.
Major Staff Changes
at O.P.P.M.B.
General Manager, Helmut
Loewen, announced several major
staff changes at the Semi -Annual
Meeting in Toronto on September
15th. Helmut said the changes were
made to strengthen the management
of the yard system and further
improve the flow of hogs. This part
of the Board's activities has become
big business and now makes up 35 per
cent of the Board's budget.
Well known Sales Manager, Jim
Rollings, becomes Livestock
Marketing Manager. Jim will have
responsibility for everything from the
farm gate to the kill floor. Besides
smoothing out the flow of hogs, Jim
will be given the task of looking after
licencing, trucking, yard leases and
humane handling.
Lloyd's Smit's job as Supervisor of
Livestock Marketing will not change
very much. He will continue to work
with the yard managers and truckers
to assure the system works efficiently.
Lloyd is also responsible for yard
construction and planning.
Jim Rollings will be replaced as
Sales Manager by IRV STINSON,
who worked as Jim's assistant for 14
years. Irv, like Jim, has over 25 years
service to the Board. He has a broad
and detailed knowledge of the
industry. The changes took place Oc-
tober 1st.
Also at the Semi -Annual Meeting,
Chairman Doug Farrell announced a
totally new job. Tim France joined
the Board as Information Officer at
the beginning of September.
Tim will be responsible for
providing the Directors and the
public with more information. He has
a broad background in agriculture
and economics and will add
considerably to the Board's ability to
function effectively.
Board Organizes
Trade Mission
to Caribbean
Chairman Doug Farrell told
delegates to the Semi -Annual Meeting
that the Board has organized a
national trade mission to promote
pork in the Caribbean.
The two day mission will leave the
Barbados on November 3rd, will be
made up of packers, brokers and
federal government officials.
Producers will be represented by an
O.P.P.M.B. delegation and
spokesmen from the Manitoba and
Saskatchewan Board. The Quebec
Board has also shown interest.
Forward
Contracting
Postponed
The starting date for the forward
contracting program has been
postponed to the end of October to
provide time for producers to
examine the details of the program
and to sign-up. A registration of 200
producers would allow the program
to go ahead on October 31st.
At the O.P.P.M.B. Semi -Annual
Meeting, Chairman Doug Farrell
issued a challenge to the councilmen
"to get 200 producers, and better yet
300 producers signed up" for the
forward contracting program.
To register for the programs, or to
obtain information, phone (416)
621-1874 or drop a note to the
O.P.P.M.B., Box 740, Etobicoke,
Ontario. M9C 5H3.
1983
Research Program
This year $163,000. will go for
eleven swine research projects. In
addition, the University of Toronto
will begin the second part of their
Occupational Health Study.
In his address to the Semi -Annual
Meeting, Chairman Doug Farrell,
stressed producers must do more
research if we are to remain
competitive. This winter the Board
will be asking producers to increase
the research funds from four cents to
six cents a hog. The Board will also be
asking the provincial government for
more funds for swine research.
Research projects approved are:
PG. 52 THE RURAL VOICE, NOVEMBER 1983
R.R. Hacker and L.A. Bates - The
Effect of the Sows Environment
During Pregnancy on the Survival of
the Piglets; R.M. Liptrap - Hormonal
and Pathological Aspects of Porcine
Parvovirus in Pregnant Sows; S.
Rosendal - Isolation, Purification
and Characterization of Factors
Important in the Development of
Haemophilus Pneumonia in Pigs; L.
A. Young - Nutrition and
Management of Pigs for
Reproduction; L. A. Young -
Zearalinone in Diets of Reproducing
Pigs; S.D.M. Jones - Effect of
Leaness on Quality Characteristics of
Ontario Pork; B. W. Kennedy -
Effect of Feeding Level on Genetic
Evaluation for Growth Rate, Backfat
and Feed Conversion; J. R. Ogilvie -
Research on Ventilation and Heat
Exchanges for Hog Housing; B. N.
Wilkie - Influence of the Porcine
Major Histocompatibility Genes of
Immune Response and Resistance to
Economically Important Pathogenic
Agents; V.I.D.O. - Development and
Testing of a Vaccine Against Porcine
Haemophilus Pleuropneumonia and
R. Pieper - Computerized Swine
Production and Management
Teaching Model.
O.M.A.F. Cut Backs
Let the government know
O.P.P.M.B. Board Members are
concerned that planned cut backs in
service provided by O.M.A.F. will
adversely affect the interests of
producers and the agricultural
industry.
For example, Ag. Reps. may be so
busy that they are unable to maintain
contact with commodity groups like
the pork producers. Where O.M.A.F.
cut backs are proving a problem, this
information must be communicated
by producers to those in a position to
help. County Associations and
Councilmen should make their views
known to their M.P.P.'s.
Swine Breeders
Meeting on
Performance Testing
The Ontario Swine Breeders's
Association held a general meeting to
look at ways of improving swine per-
formance testing at Alliston on Oc-
tober 17th. If you wish information
from this meeting call 519-655-2463.