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Times-Advocate, 1982-08-18, Page 22Ni EAVESTROUGH SIDING 111(1 4s 1•I(1) Ask About Our SAVINGS • Stoico Shutters • Aluminum Storm Doors 8 Windows • Aluminum Awnings • The energy window roll shutters Armhole • Renovations General Construction p". tuI Wheat & Pleld Crop Competition Results Sponsored by Th. Kirkton Agricultural Society "Frederick" Burns Blackley R. Ratcliffe Ross Robinson Ewart Crago Gerald Poet Harry Weersink Jack Wiles Ken Bearss Albert Weernink Eldon Westman Stewart Shier Ray Stacey 94 points 93 points 92 points 91 points 91 points 90 points 89 points 85 points 81 points 81 points 80 points 79 points FREE ESTIMATES JIM BECKER CON';TRUCTION DASHWOOD 237 3526 f Times -Adv a • Au ust 18,1982 AT YOUNG COUPLES'CONFERENCE — Tim and Joanne Turnbull, Grand Bend, are presented with a certificate at the fourth annual Young Couples' Conference spon- sored by United Co-operatives of Ontario (UCO), held at Muskoka Sands Inn, Gravenhurst in mid-July. They were sponsored by Hensall District Co-operative. Mak- ing the presentation is Albert Plant, right, UCO's new general manager. 4-0 —r To stay in business in tough times a • bk. Must be lean and flexible "In tough times, any business organizations has to be lean and flexible and the individuals running that organizaiton have to be pro- active rather than re -active," said Albert Plant, in his first public speech since being ap- pointed general manager of United Co-operatives of On- tario (UCO) earlier this summer. Plant was addressing 22 farm couples around the age of 35, participating in UCO's fourth annual Young Couples Conference, held mid-July at the Muskoka Sands in Gravenhurst. In his speech Plant said, co- operatives have a two -fold function: To be a co-operative business and a co-operative institution. He believes his role is to effectively operate the business side, providing the greatest economic return to members and doing this within the context of co- operative principles and values --those of equality, equity and mutual self-help. Immediately prior to join- ing UCO, Plant was president of Beaver'Lumber Co., and he has held a number of senior executive positions in the fields of forest products and office products manufactur- ing, department store and specialty chain retailing and industrial and commercial marketing. Ile assumes the position of chief executive of- ficer on Sept. 27, 1982. To this group of active church and community leaders who had gathered to learn more about developing their own leadership skills, Plant lent insight Into his leadership style: "A sense of humor," he said, "is a must for any leader." The couples, sponsored by their local co-op, came from across Ontario representing all aspects of agriculture. They discussed a wide range of issues facing today's farm- ing industry and co- operatives, sharing their viewpoints and speaking out from their life -experience roles as husband, wife, parent and farmer. "One interesting factor which this conference brings out," said Reg. Cressman, director, public relations and program co-ordinator, "is that husband and wife are team leaders in the rural community and they manage their own operation also as a team. By having both take part in the same program, we're giving each an equal opportunity to build on their knowledge and skill and to provide Input into the co-op. "I was impressed with the leadership talents displayed at this year's conference," he added. "Most of these couples are highly active in their com- munities and churches and therefore have considerable awareness of the importance of supporting these institu- tions. They seemed to feel the co-operative had an impor- tant role to play in their life and were asking a lot of ques- tions about its history, struc- ture and o ' ations." Lone,. ✓e pp•evana b, /00 T,aa. EMM41 b l ewe. Cher M). 2C7 Other UCO personnel leading seminars were John Black, first vice president who acted as conference chairman, David Pelletterlo, general sales manager, William Deyell, regional manager (Southern Region), and Robert Smallfield, manager, Equity Program. UCO is the largest farm supply and marketing co- operative in Ontario. It pro- vides a complete line of farm inputs, including feed, seed, ferilizer, petroleum and hard- ware through 180 retail outlets across the province. It also markets livestock, grain and poultry. UCO is owned by 49,000 individual members and 48 member co-operatives representing an additional 35,000 members. 1 .. Scare stories on the loss of farmland in this country have been printed off and on for two decades. The concern surfaces, then disappears, then reappears. Only last month, Reader's Digest had a lengthy story 'which suggested that farmers, themselves, were responsible for land which lost its tilth. I have been deploring the loss of farmland for 20 years until, I think, many readers are getting sick of the same old complaints. But support is growing for a comprehensive land -use program in Canada. A docu- ment has been produced for Canada's agricultural ministers which addresses the problem squarely: "A concerted and co-ordinated effort towards the conserva- tion of good -quality agricultural land does not yet exist in Canada, but it is tsary if the goal of the Agri -Food Strategy for Canada is to be met." The quote is from a policy paper prepared by the New Brunswick department of agriculture and rural development for the nation's agministers. Similar opinions have been expressed from other provinces, particularly Alberta where another report also discusses the lack of a nation-wide effort to preserve land. No one is pushing the panic button. Yet. The facts are available: Less than eight percent of this huge land mass called Canada can be cultivated. Of that total, only about five per- cent is above marginal capacity for agriculture. On- ly half of one percent is Class 1 farmland. The Alberta report puts the question in perspective: 60 percent of that good land is within 160 kilometres of Canada's 23 largest cities. No one needs to be told that the cities and the towns of this country are . rhaps the bi : - gest culprits in the loss of farmland. Those urban centres sprawl. Because they were originally small towns serv- ing the agricultural com- munity, they were built in the centre of good land. Now, they are growing at an alar- ming rate and eating up the land they were originally built to serve. More land, the reports say, could be used for agriculture but it is not the best land. It will cost far more to make it productive. If is interesting to note, too, that only British Columbia, Quebec, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island have passed laws to preserve prime farmland. Other pro- vinces, including Ontario, have guidelines only. Guidelines are about as useful as a hip pocket in under- shorts. They have no legal authority. Some provincial govern- ments have set up a system of subsidies to encourage farmers to hold their land for agriculture. It is not enough. The pro- vinces have the political clout to control land use. Unfor- tunately, they have allowed that control to be passed on to the municipal governments. Municipal governments, as a general rule, are more in- terested in growth and in- dustrial expansion than they are in preserving prime farm land. Cities and towns want to grow. Local and even provin- cial politicians encourage them to grow. Their growth, almost to the acre - oops, hectare - is on the best farmland in the country. Not long ago, a friend of mine sent me a cartoon which depicted farmers plowing land but the land was located on the flat-topped roofs of dozens of factory buildings. If something is not done soon to preserve prime farmland, we may end up do- ing just that: plowing the roofs of buildings. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food • huron farm and home news A Crops Update Day is scheduled for Centralia Col- lege on Wednesday, August 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lunch is available on the grounds. Selected highlights Equipment demonstrations - spray monitor equipment by SED Systems Inc. - new Crary rotary bean cutter; Seeding winter wheat into soybeans; Upright varieties, row width, new bean varieties; White bean market update; Herbicide informa- tion; Red clover plowdown; Single cut versus double cut; Frayne Chev. 586 Main St!. • F xr,ior Or,..,. ©us. 235 0660 Res. 2364414 McCann Redi-Mix Inc. DASHWOOD, ONTARIO ALL TYPES OF CONCRETE WORK REDI-MIX CONCRETE & FORMWORK PRECAST PRODUCTS DEALER Phone Office MANGERS STEPS 237-3647 SLATS CURBS Lloyd 236-4819 FOR SALE Plough Match Display Buildings 1 - 40' x 80' Pole Type Building (0 P A Headquarters Building) 1 24' x 32' Pole Type Utility Building (Agri -Urban Display Building) (Will 110 Built Wool( of August 16th) ATTRACTIVE $ISCNMTS Buy Now. Have Your Choice o/ Colours 8 Options. Contact: AGRI.URBAN BUILDINGS INC. . 180 Man St Dresden Ontano Or Cm Couecl (519) 683 4415 Tours of research plots. Keynote speakers Harold Rouget, Michigan State University; Dr. Wally Beversdorf, University of Guelph; Dr. Bob Hall; University of Guelph; Charles Broadwell, Ontario Bean Pro- ducers Marketing Board; Murray Dennis, Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board; Jim O'Toole, Centralia Col- lege of Agricultural Technology; Bob Forrest, Centralia College of Agricultural Technology; Pat Lynch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Also don't forget Soil Con- servation Day on Thursday, August 26 from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. featuring guided tours of Huron County No -Till Project, Plots and the Terracing pro- ject. The tour starts at the farm of Don Lobb, RR 2, Clin- ton at 3:30 p.m. SHARP. )Please confirm your atten- dance today by phoning your local OMAF office (Huron or Perth). Buses will be provid- ed to tour the plots and a light supper will be served prior to the guest speaker. John Heard, Assistant Agricultural Representative Agricrew well received. Valuable work experience and new friends always make a great summer. These 'houghts were expressed at the conclusion of Agricrew '82 on August 13th, 1982. Eight weeks of travelling to various farms in Huron County and working with three other students as a team, provided ample reason for these feelings. Response to the Agricrew Program by area farmers has been tremendous. During the eight weeks, three crews ser- viced thirty-nine farmers with an average of two or three days at each farm loca- tion. Jobs included stone pick- ing, weeding, hoeing, painting and general farm clean-up. From all reports, farmers were satisfied with the crew's work. Agricrew in other years has been very successful in Huron and this summer has been no exception. A special thank you is extended to all farmers who hired a crew, and to those who helped to make Agricrew a success in 1982. Although it has concluded for this sum- mer, Agricrew is something to keep in mind for next year, and the years to come. Rob Black, Agricrew Co -Ordinator. TO AID 4-H Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan recently an- nounced that he had signed agreements with the pro- vinces of Ontario and New- foundland to aid 4-H Club activities. Under the agreement On- tario 4-H Clubs will receive federal funding for about $89,300 and Newfoundland 4-H Clubs $9,300 to help them meet their operating ex- penses and to assist in pro- jects such as competitions and training courses. The two provinces will match federal funds. NEW FEATURES. NEW POWER. NEW CUB CADETS. SPECIAL LOW PRICE. dal PLOWING MATCH HATS — Hats advertising the upcoming International Plowing Match in Lucan September 28 to October 2 were popular items at the weekend Lucan Fair. Shown with some of the hats are Theresa Van den Boomen, Reah Vander Loo and Marg Cocquyt . • T -A photo Fair group's annual set At a recent meeting the of- ficers of the Huron/Perth Agricultural Societies decid- ed to hold the 1982 annual meeting in Howick Central School on Tuesday, November 2. The meeting will com- mence at 6:30 with a pot luck supper, followed by a guest. speaker. Again this year, the K.J. 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