The Rural Voice, 1993-03, Page 60HURON
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
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• The Rural Voice is provided to all farmers
in Huron County by the HCFA.
HEART Committee Public Information Meeting
January 26,1993, CHSS, 8:00 p.m.
President Bill Wallace of the HCFA
opened the meeting by welcoming
everyone. He began by introducing the
panel members who were Bonnie
Johnson from Rural Connections and
from the HEART committee; Daryl
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Ball from Farm Credit talking on
operating loans; Brenda McIntosh on
Farm Debt Review; and Brian Hughes,
General Manager of the Agriculture
Commodity Corporation group.
Bill mentioned that John VanBeers
of the HCFA was the initiator of the
HEART committee. The committee
held its first meeting between
Christmas and New Years. Kent,
Lambton and Brant counties had
applied through OMAF for short term
emergency monies for needy farm
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Heinze, of Howick Township, has
been a Regional Director from
HCFA to the OFA for the region of
Huron Northeast (Morris, Grey,
Howick and Turnberry) for the last
three years.
Heinze and his wife Henrietta
farm along with their three children,
ages 11, 13 and 17 at R.R.1,
Fordwich. They have 150 acres,
cash crop and dairy herd.
For 14 years Heinze has been
involved in the Huron Federation of
Agriculture, being President of
Howick for the last 10 years, and is
on the Wellington North Christian
Farm Federation Executive Board.
He has been a Youth Elder and Cadet
leader in the Christian Reformed
Church, on the OFA Properties
Committee, the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority, the OFA
Land Stewardship Project Approval
group, and is presently on the HCFA
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families for immediate needs such as
food and fuel. There are also plans to
be made for such families for
upcoming crop needs (operating
capital). The Farm Debt Review Board
is available for such cases as well as
the HEART committee for counselling
and shoulder to lean on.
The Agricultural Commodity Cor-
poration had 282 applications last year,
a total of $16.248 million lent out, an
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average producer loan of $58,000 each.
Criteria: must be enrolled in crop
insurance, must be credit worthy, must
properly complete and execute all
papers and documents, must comply
with all conditions set out in the
executive loan agreement and pay the
required annual administration fee.
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Membership committee. In their
spare time Heinze and Henrietta
enjoy travelling.0
Annual fee is:
up to $100,000 $300
over 100,000 to 200,000 400
over 200,000 to 300,000 500
over 300,000 to 400,000 600
Farm Debt Review:
Bill 117 was passed June 26, 1986.
As a non-profit organization, Ontario
has a board with a chairman and
general manager, 10 board members,
and 60 contractors. There is a three-
member panel assigned to each case.
Elliott Laurie from "Line in the
Dirt" group announced a Farm Rally
being held in Lucknow on February 4
to focus on the "Crisis in Agriculture".
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Approximately 60 farmers attend
the HEART information meeting. The
meeting was sponsored by HCFA and
CFF. Coffee and cookies followed the
meeting supplied by CFF and John
Van Beers.
Adjournment: 11:00 p.m.0
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