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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 25, 1986 Proposal to ban lot severances (From page 1) abuse of the farm lot provisions, - such as three retirement lots being taken off one farm. While some members of the Federation at the meeting last week said the regulations need to be tightened up, others were adament- ly opposed to doing away with a farmer's right to sever a lot. "This (proposed) ban on retire- ment lots would penalize a farmer who has worked the land all his life. It's not fair just because a few peo- ple from the city don't like the smell of manure, said one. Another stated the proposed ban in unfair to farmers who want to retire but are not turning the farm over to a family member. "If there are no sons or daughters who want to carry on (farming) what's the farmer supposed to do when he retires? If he sells the farm, he'll have to pack up and move to town." Mr. Tosini conceded that the pro- posed ban on farm severances is a contentious issue among Ontario's farming communities. The govern- ment has set up a Task Force to listen to comments from farmers and farm organizations before deciding whether to make the pro- posed ban the law. Durham Agriculture chairman ~ John Noble told the meeting that members should let the executive know how they-feel about this issue. The local Federation executive will be coming up with comments on the proposed policy changes which will be given to the Task Force, some time before the end of April. CREDITOR'S ACT Also at the meeting March 18, members of the Durham Federation heard Lynn Girty from Kent Coun- ty speak about the Farmers Creditor's Arrangement Act. Mr. Girty, a cash crop farmer, is a member of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture executive. He told the meeting the Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act (FCAA) was first brought into law during the Depression as a method of trying to prevent forced foreclosures by the banks and private lenders. The Ontario Federation, he said, is on record as wanting the Federal PP ---- \/ PORT PERRY Phone 985-2591 Phone 985-2877 Phone 986-4227 "SSN _ SPECIAL -- YY EASTER MORNING Have the Easter Bunny personally deliver a ST BALLOON BASKET tilled with goodies ... to someone you love. The Balloon House Delivery Available THE DURHAM BOARD OF EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION SCUGOG TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS Children born in 1981 are eligible to attend kindergarten in September 1986 Please contact your area school for appointments to register your child R.H. CORNISH PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCE ALBERT PUBLIC SCHOOL GREENBANK/EPSOM PUBLIC SCHOOL (At Epsom) Phone 985-2567 CARTWRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOL Government to bring back this piece of legislation. Basically, he explained, it would give farmers and their creditors a chance to "come together and negotiate" rather than have the farmer forced into foreclosure. Mr. Girty conceded that the Act would not prevent foreclosures and would not keep every farmer on the land. "There will be cases where the courts will rule the farmer must go, but this Act would put some respon- sibility on both the creditor and the farmer,' he said. He added that while there has been opposition to the Act from the banks, in his opinion the banks are now finding it is to their advantage to 'stay with a farmer, rather than closing him down and trying to re- coup by selling off what is left." Mr. Girty said the Farm Credit Corporation estimates the cost of a foreclo ure at nearly $100,000. He called the Act a necessary step "to stop farmers leaving the land and selling farmland. It's important to try to preserve the farmer first, then we'll try to preserve the farmland." At least two members of the au- dience expressed a dislike for the proposed legislation. One noted that about 60 per cent of the farmers these days are in good shape finan- cially. It was suggested that if write- downs on farm debts are permitted in some cases (as they were during the Depression) this may eventual- ly show up in higher lending rates or the lack of private money for farm investments. "Why should I have to sacrifice to protect someone who is essentially my competition,"' asked one member of the audience. Mr. Girty agreed that in the past few years, farmers have been given, and accepted, som®bad investment and borrowing advice. But he noted that other economic sectors are get- ting bail-out help from govern- ments, and the farm sector should not be treated any differently. He called on the Durham Federa- tion to adopt a moratorium and forc- ed farm foreclosures, as has been done in other counties and regions in the province. 2868-81086 Tuesday. April 8 Wednesday, April 9 Thursday, April 10 Tuesday. April 1 Wednesday. April 2 Friday, April 4 Wednesday, April 9 Thursday, April 10 ea jo? . § #] . $.: J Fee | * ERR) Lr . ' + y TT. \ \ \, £3) { 1} o / ! ' b¥ Se . . John Noble (left) president of the Durham Federation of Agriculture welcomed guest speakers Tonu Tosini and Lynn Girty to a meeting in Prince Albert last week. Topics of XS Ving -. ad ¥ N Siok > TA 1 3 # ma \ discussion at this meeting were the Creditors Ar- rangement Act and proposed changes to the Foodland preservation guidelines, both con- troversial issues for Ontario farms. Are you one of those people who remembers back to 1975 when Durham Region hosted the Interna- tional Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show at a site near Oshawa? Did you know that the Durham Region Plowmens Associa- tion has entered a bid to the Ontario Plowmens Association to the Inter- national Plowing Match in 1990? Would you like to get involved in the planning and organization of this ef- fort? If so, read on. The International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show is an an- . nual event held in mid-September at a different location around the pro- vince and usually attracts a crowd of from 150,000 to 200,000 people, both rural and urban. To be a suc- cessful project, the support of every business, group, lodge, club, in- stitute, society or otherwise is necessary. Please be advised that . there will be a general organization and information meeting for all who are interested at the Town Hall, Sunderland, Ontario on Thursday April 3, 1986 at 8:00 p.m. We hope to see you at the meeting, or if you are unable to attend and would like more information, please contact either Ted Smith, R.R.4, Sunderland, Ontario LOC 1HO, phone 705-357-2427, or Brian DeGeer, | R.R.3, Mount Albert, Ontario, LOG Food Office, B 1MO, phone 416-473-6733, or the On- phone 416-852-3328. 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