The Rural Voice, 1991-12, Page 33unhappy with their occupation, and
compensating with the demand for
high wages.
He believes that farm programs
such as MSA and tripartite stabil-
ization, while essential, are geared too
much to production. "Farmers should
get a decent price for product up to a
point, but above a certain factor you're
producing on your own. If there is a
demand for the product, okay, other-
wise you get the surplus price." With
no limit, these programs encourage
over expansion, and get into too few
hands. Likewise, he believes OFA
members are paying to give non-
members a free ride with the benefits
of farm tax rebates, etc., and would
like to see stable funding imple-
mented.
"The sad part about farming is that
you have to put everything into it, and
if things don't turn out, you lose
everything. You can't put money in
an RRSP when you can hardly make
ends meet," Aaron says.
Aaron, 58, has farmed all his life,
with the exception of a two month
harvest excursion out west in 1954.
Ima, 52, was also raised on a farm,
and helped with farm work. "Ima can
run any tractor, cultivate, disc, com-
bine, bale hay, and forage grass and
corn," Aaron says. And, he jokes,
"It's a good job her dad taught her
how to milk." Ima is president of the
St. James Lutheran Church Women,
while Aaron is on the church council,
and at one time was the church
organist. Both have been Sunday
school teachers as well. They are also
members of the Ecological Farming
Association.
The Fishers are mixed farmers with
traditional values — hard work, a
mutual respect, teamwork, community
involvement, the support of family
and neighbours — which have brought
them success and happiness.
The Fishers are kept very busy, and
sometimes Aaron feels that his
attention is drawn over too many
things, but that is the only negative
aspect he can think of about diver-
sification. "We must enjoy it," he
says. "It gets heavy and hard
sometimes, but it can't get
monotonous." "I have never been
bored," Ima says.0
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