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L Voice ofthe Farmer, Region 2. Tuesday, April 28, 1998. Page 25 T "'.C' I _", k _ Pork wanted the borders trade. With the major win was the ability to send hogs live hogs coming in that are :: _,'i__,ri,,li_i:i,i:i,":_i_yt:h'if,tt tiiri, ed V t js/r/jjj)-, between provrnces and at packing plants m Ontario, to Quebec and USA for going to farms as breeding I _rrrri,'_-ijr)';s':r'-ii,ly,:h,e0.I,st, lltl, . 'ii': C:',',,::,,,, qulon countries kept open for producers only salvation slaughter. Concerned about stock. _ , . better) VII ipeesentt int/sci (D comm germ I Oxford s elected representatives l quizzed at Oxford Farm Forum ‘ byRuth Skillings bring in dollars for research. i The Innerkip Seniors' They look forward to the pinyin Centre was the sight opening of the Chatham of the Annual Farm Forum, ethanol plant next fall. ' sponsored by tthOxford George Fulop forIthe Co Jts lttrxt I . I , I . - . County Federation of Tobacco Board raised " A it ' i ‘ A riCUlture. John Finlay, concerns with the larger na l \ Rr . l, lil, Ernie Hardeman. MPP School Boards, whether , 2 ter) 'l b t . I t and Mark Harrison. Warden young people were to be . . ' _ . t i of the County of Oxford. allowed to have a delayed WV elduee. ot . OCFA president Howard starting time so students can . T ‘ Cornwell chaired the get their education, but also tu. t,1nr' tsfrnar l " ‘ ' , meeting during the day. hold down harvest jobs in ' - 'l _ Vice-president, Nancy tobacco. Emie was sure this lsy l main“ _ I Walther gave the OCFA wouldbcapproved. . J. x , rig, (l Brief raising concerns for . . r f . Ill , ' each level of government. John Gras from the Rd ts tut“ a? fee I " , , . E'u' She was very concerned Chicken Farmers of Oxford ' t I .- . a 'il , _ _ 4 ' about the down-loading of said the US;I\ will produce hock ' WKA’H‘S Tq _ I. " lil Ki it ‘ "rr"' . .. costs from the province to as much tltg in three , k II I . - a " Bl litaiNI M J' , _ ' local municipalities. weeks as anada produces of w " Bah" . b Hardeman chose to fall is a in one year. They are t , S " fhe . _ - O _ " " , '. realignment of costs, which anxious toget all the way in. . " EFLQ r " ’ - Cr, with the taking away of Sechn per cent of chicken 'tx-ee-tir, ve . I Rt-y-a' education taxes would be sold in Canada is imported. T. . , revenue neutral. It is well Supply management does (D f ' Ci) "il r=n "C.Ta Y. ' past budget time, but still work, for the consumer and . . " r the historical costs are not for the producershe said. ih nrux Whit in ' Chad!“ . . ' completed from the Richard Gerber of the 'rce province. so no municipality Oxford Cattlemen said (w uckesn) H" (is ' has a real handle on real farmers gar: willing to I 1 ..t costs. protect Ien gored species, S . . it Sheila Greason. vice- but society should help pay ndth ' Sugan bad tS iiN 'dsm president of Oxford North the costs. Farm trucks . I a. T. District WI gave the should have different u, 1xtte. ng‘nnm (“at UN) women's Institute brief with requtrcmgInIS k than ' e I . h 1 from Mary Moore. commercr true s, as they . $3155 of the topics covered usually don't travel very I/ci em “r l mu) . were the MAI, education, farm from home and are not 'il immigration, justice, 911, on mayor highways. they are - wk _ - discarded tires, genetic concerned that 890_000 engineering, food safety, Pocker.s are not coming into nutrient management and Ontario any more. The “water quality. distances are too great from Jim Walton spoke on the west Iv.ithout behalf of the Oxford transportation subsidies and Agricultural Training Needs are being held up at the Committee. These are the border for non health . hen comin from poo lo we need to get tn reasons, w g tough with to get OATI theUSA. . courses in Oxford to meet John de Bruin of Oxford our needs. t severe = a, -- . ", - g ', I 3" . IMF, ' reduction in funding means , " r I ill Mit G Q III - r' I users will have to pay most f. . _ ' ,. I ' ' til Wtti . i I of the cost of a course. They .. . . Tiid I ' . I are looking for part.1er.s, = - Kt as" r, "r 'rl computer courses will be " ll ik' . " very expensive. . _ - "" t' I ,- ~ _ Mark Kirwin for Oxford wi' . ~ J , I III I' .. I, it - "i. . . . Dairy Herd Improvement. IS Li . P. am r - a“; ' . . . rat " I . still dealing with the “lung , " ti - ‘ ’ . , - ' xvi I LT s vr, . Cl " . of government funding. - " r ' " ' " Il ' , . I _, - I Manysteps havebecn taken _ ", I . I . " t A; I ocitthicostttoryke up » rr . .- w" . . I I " . , _ -.. J .. r the difference, there IS really , I . L . a. _ ie! no I I , Pu I no more places to cut. "C I . FN iKl 1 F, Gill . BE 'r ' .. I Everyone benefits whether . I x U: u' V rr P. . , it}; 7 - r . E! _ Cu' on the DHIA program or I I 'as A T" '. I tttIll - % if e - Td ta © _ not. y . " l . tiF, P re _ . 'PN I l _ ' " t as . ' ' ' " ' " = . Bl q ‘G'- w' 1- ' r" ‘ Bill Weatherston spoke ' L; I \ f _ Q_ "e a , ' a F) ricri> for the Oxford Corn , ' , " egg}- .1." Ir l .1 SA Producers, there is .a. much P. (' I ". 35.11 e 'ik) i 'e , Cr, -~ higher level of fundrnheg for - _ - . . ' F l ll] = 1 _ = ' = agriculture in Syk.aic, wan I IB' " . Si , li han here. That isJ_ys.t a fact . " a; 4 r P. Ml l!Riirs, , I II s, of life, says John Finlay, the - 1: 74;. " 'Ill a " . A. i . 3. 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