The Rural Voice, 1988-08, Page 78PERTH
County Pork Producers NEWSLETTER
Cinth Vogels, R. R. 2, Dublin
345-2315
• The Rural Voice is provided to Perth
County Pork Producers by the PCPPA
COUNTERVAIL
RATE REVISED
On June 10 the U.S. commerce
department announced a recommenda-
tion to reduce the countervail rate by 50
per cent from 4.39 to 2.20 cents per
pound. This is good news to our hog
industry.
The OPPMB has collected $4.39/
cwt. or about $10/hog for sales made to
the U.S. since April 3, 1985. The differ-
ence between what was collected and
what is finally determined to be duty
will be refunded to the provincial mar-
keting boards. At this date no decision
has been made about how any refund
will be handled by the OPPMB.
STABILIZATION
ON FED GRAINS
The board and the Ontario Task
Force on Fed Grains are pushing the
federal government to make a decision
soon which will allow fed grains to be
covered by stabilization. The board has
written to each of the county associa-
tions asking them to phone their local
MP on the issue. You can help by
phoning your local MP and letting him
know how you feel about being left out
of the grain stabilization.
At the Pork Congress in June, the
PCPPA distributed a form to the farmers
who feed their corn in hopes of getting
them to fill it out and realize how much
stabilization they've missed out on. If
you haven't filled one in, please do, and
mail it to your MP or John Wise. The
push is on now, and with rumors of a fall
election, farmers have to press for farm -
fed grain stabilization now.
HOT WEATHER
STRESS IN PIGS
Hot weather has turned our attention
to keeping our animals cool. Over the
past 20 years producers have bred the
insulation layers off the pig to produce a
leaner product. This fat layer not only
kept the pig warm in the winter but also
cool in hot weather. Pigs lack the
mechanism to sweat or run saliva over
their tongue and pant when overheated
so they need either a warm breeze or
water to evaporate on their skin.
A complete air change in the build-
ing every minute or less during very hot
weather can help keep the body tem-
perature of pigs under control. If pigs
have no access to mud holes they will
FARM -FED GRAIN STABILIZATION — WHAT WE DIDN'T GET!
FORMULA:
No. of Acres:
Yield/Acre:
Total Grains
Fed (Tonnes):
1984/85
1985/86
CORN
Payment: Federal: $ 8.92
Provincial: $ 6.93 (2/3 $4.64) (1/3 $2.29 premium)
Payment: Federal: $29.70
Provincial: $ 6.54 (2.3 $4.36) (1.3 $2.18 premium)
BALANCE DUE:
Send to: The Honourable John Wise, Minister of Agriculture
Sir John Carling Building, 930 Carling Ave., Ottawa K1A 065
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roll in their manure to keep cool. This
crates an ideal circumstance for dis-
ease organisms to gain a foothold. A
more desirable method is to install a
spray cooling system. A spray is re-
leased for about two minutes out of
every half hour over the dunging area.
This allows pigs the option of cooling
off in the spray as they wish.
PORK CONGRESS
Ontario's largest pork industry trade
show, the Ontario Pork Congress, is
considered by many to be a reflection of
the industry as a whole. With pork
prices dropping and feed prices rising
and a general feeling of uncertainty, the
mood of the congress this year was less
optimistic. Attendance was down
slightly from last year, with about
13,000 paid admission accounted for
over the three days. But talking to some
of the exibitors, they claimed that sales
at the show were up from last year.
THANK YOU
A special thank you goes out to Jo
and Garry Van Loon for hosting this
year's PCPPA directors picnic on July
10. The event was well attended and
good fun and good food was enjoyed by
all. Thanks again!
ENERGY SEMINAR
Ontario Hydro is presenting an
Agriculture Energy Seminar for pork
producers on August 16 in Woodstock
and August 18 in Stratford. These
seminars begin at 9:30 and run until
2:30. $10 covers the seminar, lunch, and
an information kit. Topics include ven-
tilation, heating, standby generators,
and customer service. If interested, pre -
register by calling 681-1390, ext. 611.
UPCOMING
Semi-annual meeting in Toronto on
September 15 at the Skylon Hotel, 9:30
a.m. for all directors and delegates.0
Cinth Vogels
RR. 2, Dublin 345-2315