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" ‘ PRESENT H ls‘fl HGRlCuLmRE " TORY 2000 #3 File 20 ~szefield Kmhewmoolra HERALD A Fn'duy. Much 24, 2000 Agriculture and the Environment Ontario‘s formers “[an in: most GIIVJronrnentally- columns in the world‘ For much of the put laud: lhcy have bent d=v=lnpa Inc environmental farm plum fin their mun mpmigs, um 9W _ Ire menus murmur Irnr r eir his. Whln uch flmwwas In I}: enoth for IS or 20 other people. in: By Lira Alderman. an Ertcrm've hm Canurmm sum! in m. ring in: pmvinoinl uVEl'llllIElll [0 llghlen up an: 'F‘Irrning and Food Production thec- tinn Act as n menus , 0! running firmer; using normal ram. ing practices would not be shut down Is I mull of com- pluinu. from IJtcir nan-farm neigh- Wilhin the you. In: number of eompl aims from th use n n nâ€" farm mum: on due land Hm‘u‘“ nei bar: has in- [ht :nvimnmmt DFA Commentawmgh m a few wu much less. Today. howr “Er. cult farmer is feeding more lhan ton people and the In: of land used to produce food has hem declining with Inhnnspntwl. Those clrcnrnslances have fumed Modem farmm iv in flinch mum antral: of their Im- pact an die l-nd, In: warcr. the Air. and yes drcir non-farm Mighbors Iiv ng all around {ham [in recent years Ih: Unhxio Fedcmtinn of Agriculture was Irons of or: pnwinne where large production facilities have hurt eslahlishud in Ink: advan- tage of economies of male. After all, if farmers are It: be expected to sum e with fle- clining pmducl prim-s. they have lo find some way of in- cruising uteir ml. mum OFA pan of dlc Ontario Farm En mnmmulCoalilian, and recently p ated in A presenlalion or gs in a provincial governman force on "Intensive Agricul- nrrlt] Operations in Run] On- Im'in.” Thll Ilsk lime has Iesemlrives Earn an: Outlno Ministy trf' Mealtime. Food and Rurnl Aficirs Ind the Ministry of fire Environment The “input” phm of the Ink fm's Job has heat mum pigled. and soon we can expect mandarin” to Ih: pmâ€" vinciu goverlunent. Part of Lines: remnunmdnjnns Ir: armored \D warm the role munici gnvmunmis should play In controlling wday's modern mini operations The Ontario Fr-finfimr t7ng- rictlltun is war; mg the proc- closely. prep-red u: nth: steps to protect the rights or Tanners to carry on their flann- ins apentiwus. - DEA does no! oundone forming 0 tons um um tn'hrrre poltltion to the envi- runlnenL We upmr Tanners In do everylhlng possible tn pm- tact and impmv: Ute environ- ment so flat future generations have mate‘lhtllg to enjoy: With this in mini!w OFA rs warm to work with farmers and Itll levels of government In de- velup plans to uhicve this ob- jective. Meeting I“ are existing DFAinlso suple Ontario Form Environ-mini Coalition unturmcmtisb- 3 mm of Local Numar‘ t Mun- agemerrt Commas to with munici commit an agricultun! issues. and the aypoinxment or I Provincial Arbitrator for smarter-n or environmental enmpl-ints erg-inn farmers, Another problem DFA seas in urgent need a: nsolutian is me shortage ofinspcolinn I « for m: Ministry or an Enu-