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SHEEP FEEDERS
1" x 1" tubing, 16 gauge sheet
metal, holds 3 or 4 bales of hay,
used to feed hay or chop.
We also sell cattle loading chutes,
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Wellesley, Ontario
519-656-3338
30 THE RURAL VOICE
NEWS
DAIRY, POULTRY FARMERS WORRIED ABOUT
FUTURE OF MARKETING BOARDS AT GATT
While producers of grains and oil
seeds are being hit by low prices for their
crops because of an international grain
trading war, dairy and poultry farmcrs
are now becoming worried about their
future as well.
More than 500 of those dairy and
poultry farmers decided earlier in Octo-
ber to go on a province -wide lobbying
effort to protect their industry.
It's all because of the negotiations
taking place in Brussels, Belgium on the
General Agreement on Tariffs and
Tradc (GATT). Canadian farmers are
worried that they may lose their ability
to control the domestic supply and price
of dairy and poultry products when a
new trade deal is negotiated this fall
among the 108 countries in the GATT.
Supply management farmers are
fearful that if that protection is removed
under Article 11 of the GATT the coun-
try would be flooded with cheaper, sub-
sidized American products. The subse-
quent potential loss of the $3 billion in
farm gate revenue would wreak havoc in
rural areas and force many farmers out
of business, farm groups say.
Producer representatives were to
meet with all federal Members of Parlia-
ment from Ontario, and were asking all
producers to write to federal cabinet -
ministers.
The joint lobby effort by the Ontario
supply management boards includes the
Ontario Cream Producers Marketing
Board, the Ontario Milk Marketing
Board, the Ontario Chicken Producers
Marketing Board, the Broiler Hatching
Egg and Chick Commission, the On-
tario Turkey Producers Marketing
Board, and the OFA.
"I want to assure you that this gov-
ernment is committed to preserving the
supply management system we have in
Ontario, and Canada, and that we fully
support the strengthening and clarifica-
tion of Article 11," said Ontario Agri-
culture Minister Elmer Buchanan.
John Core, chairman of the Ontario
Milk Marketing Board, moderated the
meeting, and said producers must stand
firm against an American proposal to
change into a tariff the difference be-
tween the price of American and Cana-
dian milk.
Roy Maxwell from the Chicken
Board said that the chicken industry is
based on the family farm, and they have
been allowed to charge a fair price to
cover the cost of supplies.
"We produce only what Canadians
can eat. We've never gone to the gov-
emment for subsidies. We need more
businesses like chicken production, not
fewer," Maxwell said.
"Our system is the best in the world,
and the envy of other farmers through-
out the world. No deal is better than a
bad deal," Maxwell said.
PREMIUM PRICES
AT 4-H BEEF SALE
Strong bidding by many businesses
and community leaders helped give
premium prices to 4-H beef club mem-
bers in Huron, Bruce, and Grey coun-
ties. Sixty-six calves sold at the Huron -
Bruce -Grey 4-H Show and Sale on
October 19 at Tri -County Sales Arena,
Hanover. The average sale price was
$1.20 per pound.
The top price of $1.95 per pound
went to Marianne McGillivray, Paisley,
for her grand champion steer bought by
Bruce Tile, Walkerton. Landmark
Builders, Hanover, purchased the re-
serve champion steer owned by Cynthia
Halliday, Paisley.
The champion heifer, belonging to
Kim Weber, Mildmay, was bought by
Algonquin Breweries, Formosa. Brent
Holroyd, Kincardine, sold his reserve
champion heifer to Cargill Auction
Market.
Over 50 buyers and a variety of
donors, sponsors, and volunteers helped
make this 4-H event a success. Special
thanks go to Nancy Scarrow, ROP
Technician, who did backfat measure-
ments on all the calves. Results will
later be compared to carcass grades.
Thanks also go to auctioneer Len Met-
calfe, and Gerry Smailes, owner of the
sales arena.0