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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-01-04, Page 20PAGE 20 --GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 , 1979 getoWn to host farmers' week event Southwestern Ontario's University of Windsor's forty-first t consecutive Faculty of N Business Farmers' Week offers an Administration. Dr. outstanding roster of Crocker's topic is Stress speakers qualified to and the Farm Family, discuss _ the major in- and she will examine the terests of today's far- extent and influence of mers. stress, which has become The week-long public a.. major problem in event runs frprn Monday, today's, higlyrfure January 8 to Friday, agricultur-a-K ddeision- January 12 on the campus making. off the Ridgetown College The afternoon session of Agric.ultural will concentrate on two Technology. management areas for Speakers will travel,- women: much -neglected. from Manitoba and public relations M i s so uri, Harrow , techniques for the family Guelph, and Woodstock, farm "and community, Newmarket and Bran- and a special session on tford, to concentrate on home management, the complexities of featuring wood heat. livestock, cash- crops, Energy specialist, vegetable production and Helmut Spieser, will offer farm management. a simple and clear Each day is dedicated examination of -today's to a particular branch of farming and is centred around a feature speaker. Monday's program will feature Dr. K. L. Bader, Chief Executive Officer of the American Soybean Association, who will give an over -view of the 1979 world soybean market. Dr. Bader 'can be ex- pected to discuss the size and influence of the Brazilian crop and to give some ,illatcation of new markets. Th'd function of the Association will also be explained. Cattleman's Association, - Tuesday will offer a will be featured on the special women's day Thursday program. With program and will feature the rise in beef prices, the Dr 0. L. Crocker of the . threat of lowered import sophisticated wood heater types and com- ponents. Wednesday is corn and field bean day and W. L. Harvey will .present a major talk on the ex- panding markets for corn, which are at- tracting so much at- tention in Ontario. Harvey is manager'. of U.C.O.'S Grain Services and Marketing Depar- tment. Charles Gracey, manager of the Canadian quotas, rising cost of western calves, and high input costs, Gracey will tackle the difficult task of presenting an over -view of the beef market in terms of 1979 supplies and demand. Included in ...the Thursday program is a special morning session on curren sheep production methods plus speakers on cattle disease and conception rates, forage -grain rotation programs, and new cow, management systems. The final day of the week will cover vegetable crops and will feature W. E. Kroeker, speaking on the• effect of new tariff A UR CALE FOR '79 Mamamimmaismamismommula:211111111Tha • • • • • • • • • • agreements on ,the do me st i -c- ortic-trIture--•.- • industry. Kroeker is • chairman of the Tariff • Cofnmittee of the Hor- • ticultural Council. Friday • • • sessions will focus on • fertilizer use in vegetable us crops, on peas and sweet • • • corn, tomatoes, and s beans and cole crops. • The Farmers' Week 1 program is free of charge. Lunch is I available each day in the college cafeteria, and m• ample parking is assured. The public is invited to attend all - or any - session. Detailed programs are available from 0.M.A.F. offices or from the RidgetoWn College. • • Two per cent have no transport i • Two per cent of the residents -of a typical rural Ontario area have no transportation available to them, ac- cording to a survey conductdd by the University of Guelph's, Rural Developm-ent Outreach Project. This means a total of about 260 peoplein ix represen- tative townships sur- veyed. The survey was con- ducted- in' six northern townships of Huron , County, namely Ashfield, East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Morris, Turnberry, and Howick. The town , of Wingham and the villages of Brussels and Blyth are included in the survey - area. The study also showed that of those lacking transportation over half are handicapped and almost two thirds are over 65- years old. Over one third of those lacking transportation live alone. All of those lacking ac- cess to transportation live in the town or villages. Transportation needs pose a serious problem in rural areas for those who lack access to a household vehicle. Bus - service in mbst areas is not --economically possible, and distances make taxi service too costly for most. The University of Guelph study repo,rt notes that four segments of society -have a greater likelihood of being "transportation disad- vantaged" than the general population. These are the young, the elderly, the poor, and the handicapped. The study found that almost two thirds of the total population in the study area had "com- plete access" to tran- sportation. That is, they had a household vehicle available at all times for use. Over a third were found to have, "partial access" to transportatiOn. These people had a vehicle available to drive sometimes, orcould ride as a passenger, in a farnily vehicle. Among those with partial access, the study found that over one third are under 16 years of age and 11 per cent are over 65. Half of them live in Wingham or one of the two villages in the survey' -arida:Land only .four per cent of them are hari- - di ca p ped The main objective of the University of Guelph's Rural Development Outreach. Project, filinded by the Kellogg Foundation, of Battle Creek, Michigan, is to facilitate the mat- ching' of University resources to the needsof rural communities. In keeping with this principle, the Huron Committee, composed of members from the . county -and from the University of Guelph, is planning future efforts that will assist' the North Huron community to help itself deal with the existing transportation situation. Particularly, the committee will be seeking to solve the needs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1.• • • • • • of the seniQr citiens an d •• the handicapped.1 The concerted effort LI and enthusiasm of all • local citizens in dealing with the transportation I • situation , in their own • • locality will `dontribute to • integrated rural ereyejoOthent tht 10 -cal area, according to those working in the project., • UCO holds annual meeting : : • More than 1,000 people attended United Co- operatives' 31st _annual • • meeting, December 12 at thosewere 400 delegates Toronto's Royal York representing 73 branches 1 Hotel. Included among and 52 member co • - operatives of United. Co • - operatives of Ontario. .• Delega-Tes reviewed—I progress made during the ---fise-a-1---ye4r--en4ingr-Sep-.-:-- ternber 30, ,. 1978 'and par-tiCipated in an a f- • ternoon question.peried. • The annual. meeting represents a culmination • of the co -Operative's • democratic process 1 which . includes '3pi.ing • and fall meetings,In each • of UCO's nine electoral • • zones. • United Co-operatives of ri Ontario is Owned by more • than 44,000 individual 1 members and its member • c'o - o rye r a tI y e s • • representing another • 35,000 '" members 1 throughout the province. 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