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6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, September 9,1987 Don Rickard elected Seed Growers' president Bowmânville, Ontario, seed grower Don Rickard was recently elected president of the Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA) at their annual meeting in Saskatoon. Saskatoon. "I'm looking forward to accepting accepting this challenging position," Rickard said. The CSGA supervises the production production of more than a million acres of seed by about 5,000 growers. Seed that passes the CSGA's stringent criteria is sold as certified seed to thousands of Canadian Canadian farmers who prefer to plant seed with guaranteed genetic purity, germination and cleanliness. What's more, the proportion of Canadian farmland planted with U.S. Courts may affect Eldorado production Presently there are talks going on in United States Supreme courts which determine a law demanding a "viable" 'U.S. uranium industry leading to cut off of uranium imports imports which in turn could affect Port Hope's Eldorado Resources Limited. Approximately half of Eldorado's business is through exports exports to the United States. It wouldn't kill the company as they still would have major customers in Europe and Japan but it would have a significant impact. - For use as a nuclear fuel, uranium must be "enriched".increase "enriched".increase it's concentration. Ufâmum hexaflouride, (UF6) is one step in the enrichment process. Eldorado spends about 90 per cent of (heir energy in Port Hope to produce UF6 and over 60 per cent of that UF61s exported to the U.S. A section of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act states that the United States must have a uranium industry industry which can stand on its own. If the industry is not viable then imports imports of the metal must stop. There was a demand for nuclear fuel in the U.S. in the'seventiqs and ' the restrictions on imports easéd àt this time but as the demand fell, the uranium producers of the-U.S. asked asked their Department of Energy to implement some' restrictions on the imports. The Department of Energy declared the uranium industry to no longer be viable in 1984 but they refused to implement any restrictions. restrictions. The producers then went to court and in July a U.S. Court of Appeals sided with the producers and agreed the imports must be stopped. The next step is to make an appeal appeal to the Supreme Court and a decision on whether to hear the appeal appeal is expected this fall. If the appeal appeal is heard a decision could take years. There isn't much Eldorado can do at this point to secure its market. They are lobbying with U.S. utility companies, hoping the rules can be changed before the ban is upheld. Eldorado also looks forward to a free trade deal. certified seed is increasing steadily, according to Rickard. "Now more than ever, farmers are looking for value from the money they invest in crop inputs," he said. "And each year, more farmers are realizing that the first and most important input input they can buy is certified seed." Don Rickard, his wife Gail and their two children represent the fifth generation of Rickards on the family's 1200 acre mixed farm, which they operate in partnership with Don's father and brother. An agriculture graduate from the University of Guelph, Don Rickard is a past president of The Ontario Seed Growers Association and has been a national director of the _ CSGA since 1981. For more information on Don Rickard and the Canadian Seed Growers' Association, contact Jo Campbell in Ottawa at (613) 236-0497. From its offices in Ottawa and through certified seed growers, government representatives and the seed trade across the country, the Canadian Seed Growers' Associa- , tion has worked since 1904 to ensure ensure the supply of clean and genetically pure crop seed. The CSGA is the sole seed pedigreeing agency' for most agricultural crops in Canada. The Hammer and the Saw (The following poem was submitted by Derek Barnett of Orono. The poem was found in an old newspaper which he had found while undertaking some renovations renovations at the Barnett home). There's the music of the birds and the music of the bées; There's the music of the forests in the grand old trees; Nature symphony is sweet and without a single flaw, Yet there's nothing like the music of the Hammer and the Saw. Though the little birds may sing, And the balmy zephyrs flow, Yet the larder may be empty, and the wheat crop low; But when labour strike a note, Then the heart that was in awe Dances lightly to the music of the Hammer and the Saw The man may not be skilled For the harp or the lyre, But have caught an inspiration From ambitions noble fire. Though, "he cries," a crust and straw, While I'm climbing to the music of the Hammer and the Saw, The Rural Home Journal New York September 1883 Terms: 50 cents per year, with premium ROBERT BATEMAN End of Season ■ Grizzly by Robert Bateman TO PROTECT THE THREATENED GRIZZLY, WE MUST PROTECT ITS HABITAT The purchase of this Bateman Limited Edition Print will raise funds for the conservation of the grizzly and its habitat. 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