Times-Advocate, 1986-08-13, Page 18Wage 6A
Times -Advocate, August 13, 1986
CORN PACK ON — Canadian Canners field men Bob Bilinsky and
Bob Coates check out the quality of corn at the local plant.
Soyb.an p.ym•nts are OA th. way
Both the federal and provincial
governments have announced that
they will be making interim stabiliza-
tion payments for soybeans marketed
between September 1,1985 and March
31, 1966.
Each of the payments 'are in the
amount of $9.00/tonne; however in
order to receive the proviAcial pay-
ment,
ment, growers must have enrolled in
the provincial Stabili$tion Program
prior to October 14,198&.The payments
are being processed•by the respective
government offices and should be
received by producers in the next two
to four weeks. The final stabilization
payment will be announced in
November or December, after year-
end calculations.
Present market conditions indicate
a small investment of $4.80/tonne in
the 1986 provincial stabilization pro-
gram for soybeans is very likely to
produce good returns in 1987. Applica-
tions for the program will be mailed
I1e1 O'Brien, the Pembroke lawyer -
airline -owner and part-time farmer,
is chairman of the prestigious
Agricultural Council of Ontario.
Mr. O'Brien's 13 -member commit-
tee has been accused of doing
everything from nothing to plowing
already -worked ground. Some farm
writers have suggested the council
did nothing new in the way of
research; that they simply made
recommendations from material that
has been on hand for years.
Certainly the farmers of Ontario
did not need this task force to tell
them they are living in near-proverty.
They have known that for five years.
What is important, in my humble opi-
nion, is that the committee has once
again brought the plight of farmers
into the public eye.
Maybe you read some of the stories.
The council's study emphasizes that
one in every three of Ontario's 80,000
farm families is living below the
poverty line. Even large-scale
farmers are in trouble.
Some of the recommendations in
the report could cause some double
takes in the farming community. For
instance, the report calls for a review
of Ontario's Farm Tax Reduction .
Program which rebates 60 percent of
land taxes on agricultural property
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That controversial idea could raise
the hackles of every farmer in On-
tario, especially those who use a farm
and losses on that farm as a
deliberate tax write off. Farmers
fought like tigers to get this rebate
more than a decade ago and they
won't relinquish it without. a
knockdown, teeth -kicking fight.
But the recommendation has solid
research behind it. More than 25 per-
cent of Ontario's farmland is in the
hands of absentee owners. Therefore,
why should the rest of the taxpayers
in this province allow these absentee
landlords to benefit from a move that
was originally made to help the small
farmer? '
The report repeats what most farm
writers have been reporting for 10
years: three-quarters of the income
reported by farmers filing income tax
returns is made outside of farming
through off -farm, part-time jobs,
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and Russia. No, these places are not
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agency, but they are some of the
travel opportunities available to the
Ontario Junior Farmers.
The travelling exchange programs
provide unlimited opportunities for
Junior Farmers to travel to other pro-
vinces and countries, as well as to
host over 30 delegates who visit the
province annually.
Every year, members are invited
to apply and be interviewed for the
exchanges. Our travelling am-
bassadors are selected based on
their participation in the community,
Junior Farmers, 4-H and personal
skills.
The winners are announced at the
provincial Annual Banquet held each
March.
In 1985, two new trips to Holland
and West Germany were introduced.
The length of an exchange may last
from two weeks for an interprovincial
trip, to eight months for the
Australia/New Zealand exchange.
When the delegates return from
their exchange, they often relive their
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local church groups, women's in-
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from interest on investments and
from pensions.
Twenty years ago, the federation of
agriculture prepared a brief for the
government which said farmers could
snake more money by selling all their
assets and investing their money.
This report makes the same
suggestion.
It also confirms that there is a
greater percentage of impoverished .
people in rural areas than in the
cities, something the rural communi-
ty has been saying for a long time but
no one seems to be listening.
It still bothers me - and regular
readers will realize I'm on the same
critical horse I've been on for years
-- that the big national newspaper out
of Tranna buried the council's report.
It was back in the business section
with a Little, two -column, 30 -point
headline.
But not long ago when a report was
issued by Statistics Canada about doc-
tors, lawyers and farmers -- a hand-
ful of the biggest farmers - being the
top income earners in Canada, the
same paper carried that story in big,
second -coming headlines on the front
page.
This report, which pooh-poohs the
suggestion that farmers are rich,gets
buried.
All the more reason why this task
force and any other group that can
truly depict the plight of farmers
should be tabled for the public.
Even if the Globe does bury the
results.
Two given
OHRP grants
Ontario Home Renewal (OHRP)
grants of $40,000 for the Town of
Goderich and Village of Grand Bend
have been announced.
Goderich and Grand Bend are
among 16 municipalities receiving a
total of $626,6000 provincial OHRP
funding in today's announcement.
Administered by municipalities, the
program assists homeowners to
upgrade their homes, with the em-
phasis on faulty structural and
sanitary conditions, and on plumbing,
insulation, heating and electrical
systems.
Loans of up to $7,500 are made
available to eligible owner -occupants
who wish to bring their homes up to
standard. A portion of a loan may be
forgiven, depending on the recipient's
income. Interest rates range from
zero to eight per cent, again depen-
ding on income.
Physically -disabled homeowners,
or homeowners with physically -
disabled relatives living permanent-
ly with them, may qualify for loans of
up to $9,500. This special maximum
loan recognizes the extra costs involv-
ed in alterations that make homes
more accessible inside and outside.
For applicants, the maximum an-
nual qualifying income, after
allowable deductions are made, is
$19,000.
OHRP benefits are available to
owner -occupants in all municipalities
which have adopted minimum hous-
ing standards bylaws or resolutions
establishing standards, and have
decided to take part in the program.
In communities without municipal
boundaries, OHRP is administered by
inistry of Housing in conjunction
wi h the Ministry of Northern
Development and Mines.
OHRP is one of the province's
rehabilitation initiatives designed to
help conserve housing.
Witmers mark
53rd anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Witmer,
Woodstock, visited their parents, Wes
and Madeline Witmer, and took them
out fo dinner on Tuesday, August 5 to
celebrate their 53rd wedding anniver-
sary. In the evening, sotne neighbors
and friends surprised the Exeter cou-
ple with a visit.
Pittfl-la and
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to au those who were,enrolled in 1986,
however they will be available for
pick-up, at all Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food offices during
the month of September, for those
who were not enrolled in 1965. The
final application date is October 1,
1986.
Payments for the 1986 crop year, to
prpducers who did not enroll in 1965
but were eligible, will be limited to
80 percent of otherwise eligible pro-
duction. There are 5,751 producers
presently taking advantage of the
Provincial Stabilization Program,
representing approximately 30 per-
cent of the total number of soybean
growers in Ontario.
The licence fees deducted from soy-
-bean growers when they sell their 1996
soybean crop have been set at $1.20
per tonne (3'/4e per bushel). This rate
is unchanged from 1965, with 40* of
the fee being forwarded to the Grain
Financial Protection Fund and the re-
maining 80e per tonne to pay for the
operation of the Ontario Soya -Bean
Growers' Marketing Board.
Other marketing costs such as dry-
ing charges and the dealer handling
charge also remain unchanged this
year. Complete details can be found
in the enclosed 1986 Marketing
Agreement.
Growers with Advance Payments
are reminded that the last day to sell
soybeans and repay the Advance is
August 29, 1986. This deadline is two
days earlier than normal because
August 31 is a Sunday.
The outstanding balance under the
program as of July 15 was over $4.4
million, representing 1.3 million
bushels of soybeans. Total advances
for 1985 were in excess of $28 million.
Producers should remember that
cash basis levels normally drop
dramatically during the month of
August when the processors have
enough soybeans in storage to last un-
til harvest begins. Watch the market
closely for weather scares and other
rallies which may provide good pric-
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