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The Rural Voice, 1999-07, Page 6RISSLER TMR MIXERS • Fiberglass -clad plywood inside & out resists scuffs & deterioration due to silage acids • 12 Gauge stainless steel floor & back • Stainless steel auger trough • Built-in hardware magnet on discharge chute • Zero -clearance turning radius • Fast 2-5 minute mix time • Joystick controlled, independent hydraulic motor drive on each wheel eliminates maintenance resulting from drive chains, sprockets and bearings • Rissler Round Bale Feeder • Stationary TMR Feed Mixer • The Original Wooden Conveyor & Taper Board Feeder Mobile TMR Mixer Feed Carts WE ARE THE DISTRIBUTORS FOR RISSLER MANUFACTURING For your local dealer call: OLIVET SALES & SERVICE RR #2 Drayton, Ontario NOG 1P0 ELMER M. BRUBACHER (519) 638-2555 Fax: (519) 638-2031 `'PR�i�� s Q�Fs • Beams • Pipe • Angle Iron • Channel • Sheet • Flat • Tubing • TV Towers Owen Sound 1399 2nd Ave. East Phone (519) 371-8111 Fax(519) 371-6011 Barrie 10 Sargeant Dr. Phone (705) 728-0660 Fax (705) 728-6562 1-800-567-7412 WE ARE A STEEL SERVICE CENTRE 2 THE RURAL VOICE Feedback Commission should look at packers' tactics During a recent Grey -Bruce meeting, discussion centered around the action taken by our provincial board. Specifically, with regard to the passage of two resolutions at our annual meeting calling for an end to direct producer/processor contracts. These resolutions passed handily by majority votes. This matter came under the scrutiny of the Farm Products Marketing Commission. After considering a written presentation from a major processor as well as a presentation by representatives of the OPPMB, the Commission responded to the Board as follows: "Please be advised that the January 26, 1996 marketing order of the Commission continues to stand. Producers and processors must continue to have the opportunity to negotiate the terms of contracts one on one and they must continue to have the ability to enter into short and long-term contracts. Although we understand the pressure your Board has been under by your grower body to eliminate direct producer - processor contract, we appreciate your Board's decision to continue to have this option as part of your 1999 marketing plan. We are concerned, however, with your Board's desire to make changes to the contracting protocols. The Commission would like to advise you to exercise caution in this 1