Times-Advocate, 1988-12-07, Page 241
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. Times -Advocate, December 7, 1988
Tees /or sale - Members of the 1st Exeter Scout troop are selling Christmas trees. in Exeter to raise money to
send two leaders and nine scouts to the Canadian jamboree in PEI in July. Shown in the. car lot south 01 the
Anglican church are (left back) Dana Wright, Scout Master Dennis Hockey and (front) Jeff Bowen. Simon Drnoey
and Mark Weigand.
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They painted a bleak picture Of
the future of the family -farm.
They spoke at an agricultural con=
ference early last month in Toronto.
By the year 2000, the number of
family farms will dwindle to
125,00() from 450,000.
That means, if these futurists arc
right, half of the family farms will
disappear in about 11 years. The
year 2000 is not that far away.
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I hope these chaps arc wrong. I
hope the family farm is not going
the way of the corner grocery store.
The ffroblem is, of course, to de-
fine a family farm. Is it a mom -and- ..
dad -and -the -kids place where every- -
body pitches in and docs the work?
Or is it a father and` son on egttal
.shares? Or Or a father and daughter?.
The futurists don't really care how
you define it. They maintain that
farming will become big business
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and all agriculture except for the
hobby. farmers will be iii the hands
of national and multi -national cor-
porations. • -
Rural Canada is .aging faster,
even, than•the rest of Canada. Sen-
iors will soon makeup more than
15 percent of this country's popula-
• tion but the average age of the Ca-
nadian farmer has shot up dramati-
cally in recent years from 52 to 58
years. One of .the reasons is that
farming no longer attracts young
people because the return on, labor
and investment is not worthwhile.
- In addition, the system of allocat-
ing quota in, the feathers industry
and in milk and tobacco has Made it
simply toxo costly for young people
to get started: Some young people
called on parents for help. Some got
it. Some didn't. Some didn't have
parents to call. From 1980 to • 1988,
-some of the •best young up--and-
coming. farmers in Canada had to
call it quits. When the interest rates
'.skyrocketed in 1981, 1982 and into
1983, the new, innovative. farmers
• were forced to quit.
Only now is that Toss being felt.
That is why the rural population is
aging fastcr_than the rest of Canada.
What concerns --me -i! that Canada
seems lobe heading in .the. same di-
rection • as the Excited States. For
instance, in the chicken industry, 85
percent of.thc birds arc.grown by 1O
percent of the chicken tanners. The
Sallie. is true in -eggs.
Do we want the feeding of the na-
tion. to he in the hands of so few? -
The ramifications -for farmers and
farm organizations arc rnipd-
boggling. If we are going to have
half as many farmers in. the future,
what is going to Happen to farm or-.
ganiations? .Their ranks arc thin
enough. now. with a great deal_ of
. work being done by a few.
-Rural Canada will virtually disap
pear.....,sntal.l—tow41adwi44- c rrre-
small town full of city people. Ru
-ril areas will be filled..with corpo-
rate farmers - businessmen in cover-
alls with brief crises and computers
instead of pitchforks..
Rural leaders leaders need to he concerned
about all this. if the .1uturists-were
saying it is going to happen some-
time in the next century, say 2025,
we could appoint a Royal commis-
sion and the report, costing S2 hil-
Ilion, could be tabled in 2015 and
•pigeon -holed until 2025. -
But it is supposed 10. happen in
. not much more than a decade.
Scary, isn't it?
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Chance to work, on foreign farms
CALGARY - The International
Agricultural Exchange Association
(IAEA) offers a unique,expericnce
. to young people who are interested
in foreign agriculture by working
os'crscas.
Participants on the IAEA pro -
grain have an opportunity to live
and.work with a hosting family in
the country of their choice. During
their stay the participants become a
working member of their hosting.
family receiving a monthly training
allow ce.
TheY also share in commonagri-
cultural interests and relaxation
time with their 'hosting family and
are'cncouragctd to becomeinvolved
in the local community. Thdfi panic=
ipants not only gain a second fami
• Iy from another country, they also
gain friends from around the world.
A variety of programs and types
of'farming operations are available.
Farming operations vary from crop-
ping, beef, sheep to dairy and horti-
culture. Each IAEA program in-
'eludes a minimum of three weeks
unpaid •holidays which gives the
participants a chance to sec more of
their hosting country.
The cost of the program includes
he participants airline ticket, work
visas, full medical and baggage cov-
erage, supervision, security when
• travelling, and a three day orienta-
tion seminar.
The orientation seminar takes
place upon arrival in the hosting
R.I.D.E.
• TORONTO - The Ontario P.ro-
vincial Police Christmas/New
Years R.I.D.E. Driver Check Pro -
'gram began Sunday, November 27
and will operate until Saturday, Jan-
uary 7, 1989 on a province wide ba-
sis. -
The Ontario Provincial Police
R.I.D.E. Program is a year-round
anti -impaired driving campaign
which will be stepped up during the
festive season. • -
Impaired driving is still one of
the most significant factors in ap-
proximately half of all fatal motor
vehicle accidents investigated by the
O.P.P.
The O.P.P. R.I.D.E. initiative is
an'essential means of reducing the
risk of accidents and fatalities on
our highways any -time of the year.
In. No. 6 District all av4ilablc per-
sonnel and vehicles will be detailed,
when possible, to this program. - -
The District R.LD.E. Tcarn will
operate as usual through thcdistrict
and will also work-in cr njunciion
with O.P,P. detach Men t,,nrsonaci
�rcrj�a� t'cjlit. Dcpartmcnts.
Increased -:patrol. and roadside -
chccks will not be confined to busy
highways but will often be dont in
small villages and both -county and
township roads on a random basis.
The, public is reminded and en-
couraged -10 use taxis or designated
drivers to avoid the cost Of embar-
rassment of being charged or the
grave consequence of being. in-
volved in an accident while im-
paired. • •
Ilelp make this Christmas sea-
son a safe and happy one for you
and your loved ones by being a
safe and sober motorf t.
country and covers such topics as
the country's customs, culture, laws
and different agricultural practices.
Panieipants must be between the
• ages of 19=28,:single and have at
, least two years practical faring ex-
perience.,
IAEA is •a nonprofit organisation
specializing in sending young peo-
ple with experience in:the fields of
agriculture, horticulture, or home
management overseas to widen their
knowledge and give them an appre-
ciation of alternate farming meth-
ods. There are 18 pat'ticipating
Host Countries in 'Europe and the
South Pacific. IAEA was founded,
in1963 an 'within that time over
16;000 young -people have experi-
enced this one -in -a -lifetime oppor-
tunity. -
Anyone wishing to participate or
act as hosts. in Canada should con-
tact the International Agricultural
Exchange Association at 40.3-244-
1814 in Calgary.
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KM Youth Award - I irkton-Woodham Optimist president Gord Robinson
-presents the annual Youth' Citizen of the Year award to Mike Richardson.
Demonstration on beans
Saturday at Valu Mart
CENTRALiA - This is thh cap-
tion of the Ontario Bean Producers'
Marketing BWeed
Board magazine. ced
it would appear that white beans arc
emerging:- Dr. Violet Currie of
Centralia College says there is
more to beans than "Beans &
Pork". The fihrc content of whitc
beans have taken oft new dimen-
sions. .
Researchers in thc U.S.A. have
been investigating the effects of thc
soluble fibre of dry beans -and oats
along with some other substances
on the cholesterol level of individu-
als with high blood cholesterol. To
date results have shown that white
bean fihrc may be beneficial in low-
ering blood -cholesterol.
Dry beans arc a good source of
.protein and the Canada's Food
Guide recommends a serving as an
.alternate source of protein. For
several years, Dr. Currie has been
developing products using white
beans.
On Friday and-Saturday'Decem-
bcr 9 and 10 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
and 9:30 a.m. - 12 nom respective-
ly. she will be at Exeter Valu Mart
to demonstrate some of these prsxt-
ucts. Come, sample and team more
about.this versatile vegetable.
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