Times-Advocate, 1988-11-09, Page 22Page 6A Times -Advocate, November 9. 1988
Top plowmen in Huron County
honoured at Blyth banquet
BLYTH - Plowmen of all ages
and from all parts- of the county
came together for the final official
function of the Huron Plowmen's
Association (1 -IPA) of this year at
the Brussels, Morris and Grey
Community Centre on Friday eve-
ning.
More than 100 people attended
the Association's annual Banquet
and Awards Night, to hear a re -cap.
of the past season's events and to
applaud as the county's top plow-
men were called to the head table to
accept the awards earned by their ef-
forts at the 61st annual Huron
County. Plowing Match held at MP
Murray Cardiff's farm just north of
Brussels on September 2.
Match, as well as at the Canadian Seaforth, was named the Champion
national Plowing Match, which Junior Tractor Plowman at the
nearly every year has seen a local 1988 IPM, as well as taking the
competitor place high in the stand- match's Reserve Grand Champion
Ings. .• Plowman. The junior -champion..
Guest of Honour Jill Patterson, ship qualifies Mr. Townsend to rep -
Ontario's l988-89 Queen of the resent his province at the Canadian
Furrow, echoed Mr. Craig's com- national -Championships in Prince
menu by telling the young plow- Edward Island neat August. Both
men present that they always do an youths will receive their HPA
excellent job or repreticnting their awards, recognizing their achieve,
county at the international match mems; at a later date.
level, by setting a .standard that Other top winners at Friday's
other counties must strive for." event included Paul Dodds of RR 1,
Huron County's two top plow- Seaforth and Bev Shapton of Exet-
men, Murray Townsend and Jeff cr, the 1988-89 HPA Senior Cham-
McGavin, attended the banquet on pion and Senior Reserve Champion
Friday but were unable to stay for Plowmen respectively; and William
the awards presentation following Fotheringham of RR 3, •Seaforth
`as both had to leave for a Brussels-. Reserve Junior Champion respec-
In his opening remarks, HPA sec- Bulls hockey game in Seaforth; - tively. MP Murray Cardiff present-
rotary Graeme Craig, who served as both young men play goal for the ed the trophies to the Senior Cham -
the evening's master of ceremonies, Brussels Junior "D" squad. pions, while MPP Jack Riddell,
introduced the members of the Hu- Mr. McGavin, of RR 4, Walton, Minister of Agriculture, made the
ran County 441 Sodbusters Club as the 1987 Junior Champion Plow- Junior Champion presentations.
"the stars of the future," and went man at both the Huron County and HPA Director and Sodbusters
on to say that Huron is the envy of International Plowing Matches, rep- leader Ross Gordon presented the
most other farming counties in the___,_rescnted the Province of Ontario at trophy donated by himself to Ken -
province because of the consistent _ the Canadian national Plowing--- Betties of RR 3, Kippen, as the top
excdllence of its competition plow- Championships last September; Huron County "Green" Plowman at
men at the International Plowin- white Mr. Townsend of RR 3 the 1988 HPA match; Huron'
County Warden Bob Bell presented
the Class 9 trophy to Roy Bennett
of Wingham for his HPA win in
the Warden's Mayor's and Reeve's
class; HPA president Ernie Talbot
presented Ken Betties with the tro-
phy as Top Antique Tractor Plow:
man at the local match; and Ross
Gordon presented the trophy for the
Top Huron County Tractor Plow-
man to Paul Dodds.
1987-88 Huron County Queen of
the Furrow Audrey Bos of RR 3,
Auburn, presented 1988-89 HPA
Queen Cheryl Regele of RR 1, Du-
blin with a handsome silver trophy
from the Association, 'and also pre-
sented her with a beautiful leather
jacket, donated by The Old Mill.
In addition, cheques were present-
ed to all junior plowmen who won
"day money" at the HPA match in .
September; as well as to the win-
ners of the match's Nail Driving,
Log Sawing and -Horseshoe Pitch-
ing Contests.
YOUTH WINNER - 'Ken Betties of RR 3, Kippen, right, was presented
with the trophy for winning the "Huron County"Green" class for youths 15
years of age and under at the Huron County lowing Match, in September.
Ernest Talbot, HPA president, also of RR 3 Kippen, made the presentation
at the Association's Annual Banquet and Awards Night at Brussels on Oc-
tober 28. Blyth Citizen photo
Establish beef council
TORONTO - The Board of Direc-
tors of thc Ontario Cattlemen's As-
sociation has endorsed the major
recommendations of the Ontario
Beef Marketing Task Force Report
which included thc establishment of
an Ontario Beef Industry Council
and a producer referendum on a cost
of production and supply manage-
ment program. -
The Ontario Beef Marketing Task
Force -was established in February
by the Hon. Jack Riddell to address
the broad range of marketing issues
in light of the controversy, on in-
dustry struciurc.
Bob Gregson, President of. the -
Ontario Cattlemen's Association
stated "our Board of Directors will
support the establishment of an On-
tario Beef industry Council. The
Task Force recommends that. the
Council act only in an advisory ca-
pacity and our Board will support
such a structure.
With regard to the referendum, if
- the Minister wishes to proceed, we
art< wiRing_to cooperate in the de-
velopment of the terms for the refe
rendum and the education program
for producers. However; the exercise
may be academic because the Hon.
Jack Riddell, has clearly stated that
the province of Ontario will not fi-
nance a guaranteed cost of produc-
tion for beef producers nor can he
build a wall around Ontario."
The Ministry and the Ontario
Cattlemen's Association have
strongly supported the concept of
tripartite stabilization which is de-
signed of provide industry support
at a non -incentive level. Said Greg-
son, "Supply management can only
be implemented on a national scale.
It seems. questionable that other
provinces would accept the concept
of supply management. However,
we are willing to co-operate if it is
felt that a referendum on a provin-
cial supply management program
will resolve a- fundamental policy
conflict within the industry."
The Task Force Report contains
56 recommendations, covering
many aspects of bccf cattle produc-
tion, marketing% processing and
merchandising. Gregson continued
- "Most of the recommendations arc
an endorsement of ongoing research
and market related functions with
enhancement or improvements be-
ing proposed. We interpret that as a
positive endorsement of the general
direction the industry has been tak-
ing as expressed through the Onta-
rio Cattlemen's Association."
Many of the recommendations
arc proposing more research, educa-
tion, regulation and inspection. All
of these cost money and thc current
direction in the Ministry is for cost
recovery in many of these pro-
grams. Gregson said "Any activi-
ties which require increased finan-
cial commitment by either the
Ministry ,or our Association will
have to be scrutinized carefully and
we are already acutely aware that
the Ministry is cutting back in it's
operating expenditure."
The Board of Directors expressed
concern that the Task Force report
had not addressed regional pro-
grams that adversely affect the
competitive position of the Onta-
rio feedlot industry.
CO.OP
TOP PLOWING AWARDS - Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff wis a
guest of honour at the Huron Plowmen's Association's annual Banquet and
Awards Night in Brussels on October 28, where one of his -pleasant duties
was to present awards to HPA-Senior Champion Plowman Paul Dodds of
RR1, Seaforth, centre, and to Bev Shapton, Exeter, 1988-89 Senior Re-
serve Champion Plowman. Y Blyth Citizen photo
Plan forgrain" grow'ers
TORONTO - A new income sta-
bilization plan for Ontario's grain
growers will be introduced, Agricul-
ture and Food Minister Jack Riddell
announced today.
Riddell has asked the Ontario
Farm Income -Stabilization Com-
mission to devel a plan for the
1988-90 crop years, in consultation
with the affected co nodity organi-
zations.
The commission has recommend-
ed that a simplified three-year grains
plan be developed because discus-
sions with the federal government
on tripartite stabilization for grain„
crops have not proceeded as quickly
as expected.
The new grains plan will replace
the plan for the 1985-87 grain
crops. It will be developed under
the authority of the Ontario Farm'
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