The Rural Voice, 1997-05, Page 73PERTH fit'
County Pork Producers NEWSLETTER
Walter Bosch, President
519-356-9000
• The Rural Voice is provided to Perth
County Pork Producers by the PCPPA.
Good prices, pork exports and quality control
The Ontario Pork Producers'
Annual Meeting held in Toronto this
past March was of great interest for
all present. Our chairperson, Carl
Moore, gave a report on the highest
pig prices received this past year and
the optimism for the coming year.
Even though we lost Schneider's as a
major packer of the slaughtering of
our hogs, they are still a major
processor, buying from other
packers. Our major buyers are Maple
Leaf, Quality and T.A.V. with a very
active provincial group of buyers as
well.
The meeting heard a report by
Julien Den Tandt about his trip to the
different Asian countries to promote
our pork. There was real interest in
quality, location and the place of
organization as to where our hogs are
raised. He outlined the trial of a new
quality assurance program and the
importance of its success, in order to
service in the global marketing place.
(HACCP)
A notice of concern to all farmers!
Occasionally, individuals under
pressure of time or for convenience,
will stop at suppliers, coffee shops or
corner stores when travelling
between barns.
It seems like a quick easy stop for
them. To those not used to animal
smells, dirty boots and clothing, as
well as material scuffed off footwear,
this comes across as a negative
cultural shock. They leave, not
feeling good about farming, and may
not return to the place of business.
The solution to this situation is
reasonably simple, carry a clean pair
of coveralls and .boots in the vehicle
and change before going into a
building. This can all probably be
done in less than a minute and has a
very strong, positive effect on the
people you deal with. This is a very
small change to make when you
consider the consequences of
inflicting a bad experience on your
major customers.0
Submitted by Jack De Groot
There were approximately 24 - 26
resolutions debated at the annual
meeting. The highlight of the two-day
event was the discussion on the Perth
resolution about the monopoly
powers of the Pork Board. The pros
and cons were debated for over an
hour before the vote was made by
closed ballot. The result was 172
against and 42 in favour.
A resolution was presented by
Oxford County to do a study. It was
carried. I understand, as I am writing
this column, there has been a study -
force set up. There will be more
debate on this topic in the future. The
local meeting was held on April 5,
1997 with Dave Frank from O.S.I.
highlighting his work there. He gave
an overview of his A.I. work and
he also talked about the three
different options on carcass
evaluation. This is available to all
pork producers for a fee. For further
information call 519-824-1665 or
519-662-2979.
Peter Huitema will attend the
OFAC meeting in Guelph on behalf
of the Perth County board of
directors.0
PERTH COUNTY
PORK PRODUCERS' PORK PRODUCTS
• Smoked Pork Chops • Fresh Pork Chops
• Stuffed Loin Chops • Smoked Sausage
• Smoked Cheddar Sausage
• Pork Burgers • Bacon Burgers
• Boneless Rib 0' Pork • Teriyaki Pork Steaks
• Bruce Packers Summer Sausage
• Vittorio's BBQ Sauce
AVAILABLE FROM:
Fred de Martines (Sebr.)
Dennis Zehr (Brun.)
Martin van Bakel (Dublin)
393-6812
595-4771
347-2666
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