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Are you one of the 17,600
producers who completed
an Environmental Farm Plan
(EFP) and had it deemed
appropriate from 1993 to
20047 If so, we urge you to
act now to take advantage
of project cost -share
opportunities.
EFPs that were deemed appropriate
through peer review during this
period may satisfy the eligibility
requirements under the current
federal environmental cost -share
programs. Projects initiated in 2004
and 2005 may be eligible.
Older EFP action plans will only be
honoured until MARCH 31, 2006.
After that, all applications to the
cost -share programs will require a
Third Edition EFP deemed
appropriate.
Call your local OSCIA Program
Representative or the OSCIA at
1-800-265-9751 for more
information.
IF
'' Ontario
Farm
��i" Environmental
mik«` Coalition
Faites-vous partie des 17 600
producteurs qui ont realise un
plan environnemental de la
ferme (PEF) approuve entre
1993 et 20047 SI c'est le cas,
nous vous incitons a profiter
sans attendre des possibilltes
de partage des coats du projet.
Les PEF approuves au terme d'un
examen par des pairs au cours de cette
periode pourraient repondre aux
exigences en matiere d'admissibilite aux
programmes de partage des touts
environnementaux actuels du
gouvernement federal. Les projets
amorces en 2004 et en 2005 pourraient
etre admissibles. Les plans d'action
relatifs aux PEF plus anciens doivent etre
envoyes avant le 31 MARS 2006. Apres
cette date, toutes les demandes au titre
des programmes de partage des touts
necessiteront un PEF approuve et
conforme a la troisieme edition du
manuel relatif aux PEF.
Pour obtenir de plus amples
renseignements, veuillez
communiquer avec votre representant
local du programme de ('Association
pour ('amelioration des sols et des
recoltes de ('Ontario en composant
sans frais le 1 800 265-9751.
www.ontariosoilcrop.org
The Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) - A FEDERAL - PROVINCIAL - TERRITORIAL INITIATIVE
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14 THE RURAL VOICE
John Beardsley
across the country voted
Conservative. This certainly helped
bring Steven Harper to power.
If the Liberals are so sure that
Ontarians don't want their food
produced in Canada with Canadian
food safety standards then 1 think
they should hold a referendum. One
of the other speakers at the rally,
Grant Robertson. pointed out that
farmers are already subsidizing the
price of Canadian food by having to
rely on off -farm income to keep their
farms afloat. Phil Shaw pointed out
that the taxes government collects on
restaurant food alone provides the
government with $1.5 billion, never
mind the taxes on cigarettes and
booze. The problem is a lack of
backbone, which makes me think that
the Liberals just aren't up to the job.
One big change on the farmers'
part is that they are not going to stop
protesting this year until they have a
long-term effective program like the
proposed Risk Management
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