The Rural Voice, 1993-10, Page 54PERTH
John Drummond, President, R.R. 5, Mitchell NOK 1NO 347-2725
PCFA Office 229-6430
• The Rural Voice is provided to farmers
in Perth County by the PCFA.
County Federation o_fAgriculture NEWSLETTER
Perth sends resolutions to OFA Convention
RESOLUTIONS:
The following resolutions were
passed to be sent to OFA for
consideration at convention.
Resolution #1 — Long Term Pian For
Agriculture
WHEREAS the documents entitled
"Compare the Share Phase 1 and II"
represent a significant amount of
research and documentation of the
entire agri-food system especially in
regards to its recommendations for the
farmers of Canada and Ontario and
WHEREAS these recommendations
could have significant positive impact
on the future of farmers and
WHEREAS a general farm
organization should have a long term
plan to work towards on behalf of
farmers in Ontario
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the Ontario Federation of Agriculture
utilize the documents "Compare the
Share, Phase I and II" as a starting
point in the development of a long term
set of goals for farmers in Ontario, to
be completed for presentation at the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture 1995
convention.
Resolution #2 — Deadline for
Resolutions for Convention
WHEREAS modern communications
equipment permits the very rapid
transmission and processing of
information, and
WHEREAS the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture must be increasingly more
responsive to agricultural issues as they
arise,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
all resolutions received by the OFA by
October 15th, be eligible for
REGIONAL ELECTIONS
Perth County Federation of Agriculture held its regional meetings
and elections of Delegates to OFA Convention on September 10,
1993. The following are the results of these elections.
PERTH NORTH Regional Director — Paul Verkley
Delegates to Convention — Larry Beisinger
— Rea Bender
— Allen Hughes
Alternates to Convention — Wilfred Noble
PERTH CENTRAL Regional Director — Kelli Crowley
Delegates to Convention — John Drummond
— Sharon Weitzel
— Ivan Stueck
Alternates to Convention — Burnell Kipfer
— Matt Crowley
PERTH SOUTH Regional Director — Mary McIntosh
Delegates to Convention — Susan Christie
— Gerry Wallis
— John Good
Alternates to Convention — Bill Denham
— Bruce Morris
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consideration at the annual OFA
Convention, and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that all
resolutions sent to OFA by County
Federations, be presented to the board
of directors for discussion within 3
months of their receipt.
Resolution #3 — Defining Subsidies
WHEREAS the Canada -U.S. Free
Trade Agrement has been agreed upon,
and
WHEREAS the U.S. continues to
harass Canadian Agriculture subsidies
as unfair, and
WHEREAS NAFTA is still being
negotiated.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the OFA lobby the government to have
clear definitions of subsidies, and that
all countries agree upon.0
ALL
CANDIDATES
MEETING
Monday, Oct. 11, 1993
Elma Memorial Community
Centre, Atwood
8:00 p.m.
The evening will take the format
of: opening remarks by all
candidates, written questions
from the floor, closing remarks by
all candidates.
PERTH COUNTY FEDERATION OF
AGRICULTURE
MONTHLY
MEETINGS
Thursday October 28, 1993
Thursday November 18, 1993
Thursday December 16, 1993
Downie Mutual Insurance Office
Sebringville
8:30 p.m.
All members welcome to
attend