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THE HERALD Wednesday October 31 19M Page -Agriculture- Royal Winter Fair takes centre stage By ROB SAVAGE Toronto Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO Horse shows will be set to a faster pace at this years Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Sue Bundy marketing services for the Toronto agricultural extravaganza says efforts are being made to tighten up the horse shows The shows will run for a shorter time each night as organizers reduce the waiting time between competitions During the waiting periods entertainment acts will be used There isnt a dull moment No lulls In it says The Royal she says is respon ding to changing public demands An extra day has been added to the fairs run to ensure all agricultural shows get into the schedule The Royal the largest agricultural fair in Canada runs Nov 6 to Nov 18 at the Coliseum at Exhibition Place Horse competitions have always proven to be one of the fairs main draws Classes featured in the competitions will include hunters Arabians ponies open jumpers hackneys roadsters Belgians and Clydesdales There Is also an international equestrian team competition that features teams from the United States Great Britain France and Canada This year the prize money for the international event has been increased to more than from 165000 A new competition this year Js the Triple Crown Series final for open jumper riders The top riders from this summers Triple Crown will take part in the event which will be shown on TSN Another new event Is the Sothebys International Modified Relay for international teams and superdogs International horse classes will be followed by superdog races in this event which sees the scores combined for each horsedog team The team with the best overall score wins As well this years Royal will feature a flower night on Nov 13 where judges boxes are decorated in flowers and flowers are presented to competition win ners The whole Coliseum will just be a festival of color Bundy says Thousands of livestock from cows to pigs to sheep will be shipped to the Royal There were 3842 exhibitors at the Royal last year with a total of entries Most exhibitors come from Ontario although the Royal attracts participants from across Canada and the United States The Royal also saw its main competition in Ontario bow out of the race this year The Canadian National Exhibition dropped most of its agricultural competi tions this summer in favor of an educational exhibit called the Farm Show But Bundy says she doesnt know if the CNE changes affected the number of entries at the Royal Officials are still calculating the number of entries for the Royal STEVEN FOSTER BA LLB BARRISTERS SOLICITOR MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN ONT 8734961 fax- Farmers markets are living history Weftmafe it andinstaCCit right 71 Mountain Georgetown Ontario 4180736017 Step into one of Ontarios farmers markets and step into a piece of living history Farmers markets have been with us since the early providing growers with an ideal place to peddle their wares and consumers with the op portunity to buy the freshest farm grown goods available The freshness and quality is still one of the biggest reasons people flock to market according to Bob Cobbledick Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food market specialist There is a big social element to attending farmers markets and there is the attraction of enjoying the outdoors and sharing a coffee with your neighbor said Cob bledick But what keeps most people coming back to a farmers market are quality value variety and consistency of supply People like the idea of buying food they know was picked on so meones farm the same morning or the day before There are farmers markets across the province and many of them such as Torontos St Lawrence Market and Ottawas By Ward Market have been long established After the explosion of malls about years ago the downtown areas some cities saw a slow down in business Some cities have used farmers markets as a way to attract people back to the downtown core said Cobbledick who provides advice and informa tion to cities interested in establishing farmers markets Bryan is a marketing specialist in Northern Ontario where there has been a renewed interest in farmers markets in recent years From five markets a decade ago now there are nearly People come for the freshness of the products and also because theyre willing to support the local agricultural community The social part of it is big Theyll stroll down for a coffee buy some fresh farm produce then stick around to chin wag with their neighbors said Charbonneau A feeling of camaraderie and cooperation has grown among the vendors Over the years their marketing skills have improved and by returning to the same spot in the same market they have developed a regular clientele and an identity in the community he said Many of the markets in Northern Ontario have been established with financial assistance from AgnNorth a program provided by the of Agnculture and Food and Northern Development Markets also receive funds under Foodland Ontanos Shared Cost Program They operate under the Northern Ontario Farmers Market Association Specialists like located in Sudbury and Bob Chorney in Sault Ste Mane work with farmers markets and associations providing advice on advertising and marketing as well as designing and laying out their operations to make shopping easier and more appealing to con sumers Chorney has been working with some farmers markets in eastern Ontano as well There are many farmers markets open all yearround some runs in the summer months others in the fall Bylaws govern whether they sell only produce or if meat cheese baked goods and arts and crafts can be sold as well Buy the food Ontario grows during Agri- Food Week Sept 6 and year round Details on where the markets are when they are open and what they sell are avaialable in the On tano Ministry of Agnculture and Foods Pick Your Own Guide available by calling this toll free number HALTON HILLS COLLISION RR ACTON ONT CORNERS WATERWORTH WELDING LTD Portable Welding Rig Aggregate Heavy Equipment Repair Steel Aluminum Fabrication Tig A Stick Welding FARM RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL Dairy industry disputing government aid figures Canadas dairy industry does not get 2 billion in subsidies It seems this fact needs to be repeated perhaps because the actual subsidy of million doesn make great headlines There is no billion handout to dairy farmers The recently published 2 billion number is an aggregate measure of support from the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations The is a con estimate that is intend ed to allow comparisons of sup port between countries but it has been incorrectly used in media reports as the actual cost of sub sidizing the dairy industry The numbers are a theoretical measurement which are almost meaningless when ap plied to supply managed com modifies according to John Core Chairman of Ihe Ontario Milk Marketing Board fortunately many people automatically assume any number is a fact once it publish the most frustrating thing is thai Ihe AMS number is being taken out of and being tossed about in some media as if it is a true cost to Canadians The major part of the fictitious figure is any difference bet ween domestic prices and world pnecs Similar analysis would wrongly call any difference bet ween the average Canadian wage rate and a low world rate a subsidy to Canadian workers Some countries subsidize milk pnees to an artificially low level and the world market is a dumping ground for subsidized surplus at fire sale prices In Canada the approach has been to have reliable high quality dian milk and dairy products with consumers paying the real cost in the retail price rather than hiding it in taxation What about the facts of Cana subsidies on milk There is no subsidy of fluid milk in Canada The only direct payment from government is million for industrial milk and it is of fered to lower the consumer price of products such as cheese yogurt and butter 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