Times-Advocate, 1988-11-02, Page 26Page 8A
Times -Advocate, November 2, 1988
- HEAVY HYDRAULICS. TRAINING - Members of the Exeter fire department were in a heavy hydraulicstrain-
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iing session; Saturday. From the lett are Douwe Wilts, Bill Armstrong, Bill Hirizel, instructor Jim Jerrett and. deputy
, chief Don Wells.
Guelph research set for Royal
GUELPH The University of
Guelph will highlight research in
seven separate displays at this year's
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, to
be held November 9 to 20. in the .
• Coliseum, Exhibition Place, To-
ronto.
A central exhibit, sponsored by
Knobb Hill Farms, and located next
to the Coliseum arena, -will feature
displays on such diverse topics as
human health and the quality of life-
and
ifeand the conservation of soil and wa-
ter. There will be a bicycle progom-
eter for assessing fitness, a surgical
gown' that maximizes comfort for
the surgeon while minimizing bac-
lerial transfer between doctor .and
patient and hands-on•games about
soil erosion and water.quality. Oth-
.er displays will provide information
op nutrition and food :;afcty and the
benefits of pet ownership.
The university's Wild Bird Clinic
at the Ontario Veterinary College
will exhibit live birds such as an
owl, hawk and falcon in '''display
outlining the clinic's activities. -
Veterinary students will give pres-
entations using ,the birds twice a
day on the Foodland Ontario stage.
Other animal exhibits include the
robotic sow developed by a Guelph
researcher to help save the lives of
newborn piglets and IV, the Univer-
sity's six-month old test-tube calf.
IV will be featured with a display
explaining her conception, along
with photos of Olive,- the newest
test-tube calf at Guelph, and Olive's
biological parents and foster moth-
er.
In the Foodland Ontario arca the
Open House at CCAT
CENTRALIA - It is that time of
Year. Sec Centralia close up.
Come and learn about Centralia
New Zealand youth
visiting on exchange
CLINTON Claire Wooley, a
member of the New Zealand Federa-
-tion of Young Farmers, will be in
Huron County from November 5 to
12. While in Huron County Claire
will he hosted by Robert Hunking,
RR 1 Auburn, A member of the
Clinton and District and Huron
County Junior Farmers. •
During Claire. Wooley's six week
stay,inOntario, she will be hosted
by different Junior Farmer Clubs-
throughout
lubsthroughout the province which will
enable her to sec the many attrac-
tions of Ontario.
Huron County has much to see
and offer and Claire will be given a
good opportunity to see the most of
Huron County and its people and
their way -of life. The Huron
-County Junior Farmers -are proud to
be hosting Claire Woolcy from
New Zealand and know that it will
be a rewarding experience for all.
The various international and in-
terprovincial trips and exchanges of
the Junior Farmers' Association of
Ontario are one of the many activi-
ties sponsored by thc Association
for the benefit of its members.
College at our Open House, "Re-
flections on our Progress'.
Visit us on November 9, 1988
from 12 noon till 9 p.m. You may
view the -campus at your own pace
or participate in planned activities
all day, ranging from hamster races
to field crop and baking competi-
tions. There will also be skits pre-
sented by the students throughout
the day. Demonstrations of the var-
ious classes will also be open for
Vou 10 SCC.
Open House is a co-operative stu-
dent, faculty and staff campus wide
function. This is a very special
Open House because its the 120th
Anniversary of the Ministry of Ag-
riculture and Food. We'll be taking
a look back at how far we have real-
ly come in the last 100 years. •
Centralia offers diploma courses
in Food Service Management, Ani-
mal Health Technology and Agri-
culture Business Management.
Interested new.studcnts arc wel-
come to visit our campus and sec
what the courses are about. Parents
arc welcome to see their daughter/
son at school and meet the teachers.
There really is something for eve-
ryone! 'Come join the celebration,
we'd love to have you!
Remember, that's on November
'9, 1988 from noon until 9 p.m., at
Centralia College just, southwest or
Exeter on Huron Road 4.
. Sec you there!
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university's food science department
will feature the processes of ultrafil-
tration, used in cheese making and
wine clarification, and reverse os-
mosis, used in juice concentration
and yoghurt manufacture. --An ultra-
filtration unit will be running and
there will be samples of such pro
cessed foods as maple syrup, cheese
and wine. -
Another display in -the winter
fair's field crop arca will focus on
the latest techniques_.,used by plant
biotechnology researchers at
Guelph.
A number of university faculty,
staff and students will perform at
the. Royal on November 13 with
the Guelph Chamber Choir, undcr
the direction of Professor Gerry
Neufeld.
II
The price of quota in Ontario is
getting out of hand.
Where have you heard that state-
ment before? Almost everyone
connected with agriculture deplores
what has happened since supply
management systems gave out quo-
tas and they agree that "somethipg
should be done" about the price of
quotas in the feathers industry and
the milk industry:
All kinds of idbas have -been band-
ied about since the Ontario Milk
Marketing Board was formed more
than 20 years ago and the Ontario
Flu -Cured Tobacco Marketing
Board before that.
The same cries were heard when
chickens and turkeys and eggs went
to supply management, a.system
whereby producers are given a "quo-
ta" a license to produce up to their
given amount. The powers of these
marketing boards are great. If you
do not 'have quota, you cannot sell
your milk, elms, chickens, turkeys
or tobacco. You can produce all
you want but you cannot sell it.
Which means quota is important.
You are out of business without it.
The ancient law of supply and de-
mand took over. The supply is
limited; it is finite. The demand is
overwhelming. So, up goes the
price. And up and up and up.
The system has major faults.
For instance, if you have quota,
you can be an inefficient farmer.
You can set your own standards _
rather than have the industry set the
standards. In other words, the quota
system rewards -mediocrity and inef-
ficiency. Tosomedegree, the accu-
sations are absolutely true.
The: system because of the price
of quota, prevents young and eager.
farmers from getting into business.
They need great sums for their farm
and equipment but the price of quo-
ta is so exorbitant, they cannot :af-
ford to buy it. -
l•,s f..•.,4.. •. .110
Something then, must be done.
. And a gutsy report from the Ontario
Agricultural Council -- now dis-
banded -- has some excellent sug-
gestions, in my opinion.
Del O'Brien, ajarmer, a lawyer
and an airline executive, was chair-
man of the cofttn}ittee. They key
recommendation in the report is
that farmers should be forced to turn
Rabies kill
LONDON - Rabies is a killer and
only you can protect your dogs and'
cats from this deadly disease. No
vcmbcr is Animal Health Month
and all veterinarians in London and
Middlesex County in collaboration
With' the Middlesex -London Health
Unitvant .to help • you accomplish
this.obligation.
We have developed a special pro-
gram tokhclp you protect your pct, •
your fancily, your neighbourhood,
and your community against rabies.
During thc • month of November,
veterinarians will offer a 25 percent -
discount for, rabies vaccination. plus
physical examination for your pct
dog or cat. Absolutely no veteri-
narian fee will be more than S15.
Join the 47,000.pet owners who
took- advantage of this program last
year. Double check your pct's vac- -
cination certificate to determine
when its next rabies shots are re-
quired•and remember that recent
legislation directs that all dogs and.
cats must be vaccinated against
this disease.
We want to help you keep your
pct and your family healthy! Please
take advantage• of this unique op-
portunity to take part in bettering
the 'health of your community.•
Take your pct to a veterinarian (lur-
ing the month of November for a
rabies vaccination plus a physical
tlnthe
h W nou.. ew1. rw 1..•o..< eee :. •
Y opt
in their quotas to return for a 20 -
year lease.
The eight supply management
boards in Ontario will formulate re-
plies to the report. From what I
hear rumbling out in the boon-
docks. most farmers hate the idea of
relinquishing their quotas. they see
their retirement. plan going down
the tubes.
• The report is 105 pages long with
28 pages detailing the plan to phase
in the quota -leasing system
Quota holders are gong to be an-
gry. Most of them like the: system
,rust the way it is, thank _you.
Don't rock our boat because we got
a quota and by damn, don't you take
it away from us. it's worth big
. bucks to us, mister.
Alt true, but something has to be
done to stem the rising tide of criti-
cism against high quota prices:
Small fortunes arc needed to get
into farming with quotas.
Although marketing board offi-
cials pooh-pooh the suggestion,
there seems to be little doubt that
the price of quota is reflected in the
cost of production. That is the
price -farmers get.
In other words, you who buy
milk or eggs or chickens or turkeys
are not just paying the farmer a rea-
sonable return on his costs. You
are paying to get him into busi-
ness. And that's a no -no.
There are many more recommen-
dations in the report dealing with
family farms, lifctime quotas, pen-
sion plans and other items but the
20 -year leases appear to be most
important.
I am one who believes that some-
thing must be dont about the high
costs of quotas. This itiea is the
best I have read since studies have
been done.
It deserves careful consideration
examination. by the farm community.
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