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Accurate forecasts needed federation It would be great asset to farmers curate five day weather forecasts if they could get ac says Bob Cowan secretary of the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture Cowan was responding to recent release from the Cana dian Federation of Agriculture sa service must supply more localized ying Canadas weather arm weather data That would be great asset especially during harvest season said Cowan At an Ottawa conference organized by the federation farmers representatives from Environment Canada Agriculture Canada provincial ministries and universities said forecasts of five to seve two days would be beneficial days rather than the usual Traditional crop production weather information should be augmented by other specialized weather services for the farmer including climatic data and nformation related to livestock and poultry operations says the federation The federation also suggests farmers be educated about meteorological terms and be aware of how to interpret and use weather data It is the consensus that specialized channels for the dissemination of weather forecasts and other weather ser vice information be developed to provide satisfactory ser vice says the release Farmers could plan with reasonable certainty if they knew the weather was going to hold for of time said Cowan Venison problems for beef producers Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan says hes against relax ing trade barriers to imports of New England beef lamb and dairy products but deer meat is another matter Whelan said Tuesday after meeting Brian Talboys New Zealands deputy prime minister that New Zealand has domesticated venison deer meat an item that would appeal to many Canadians Venison would be ideal for those of us who want to buy ex otic dinners especially with so many ethnic people from Ger many and other countries Whelan said But he said he wanted no change in Canadas trade quotas on New Zealand dairy and meat products despite ap peals from Talboys Prime Minister Trudeau has promised another look at Canadas offer at world trade talks in Geneva to see if Canada can lower barriers to foreign farm products including New Zealands Talboys said He suggested Canada has ot tered nothing in the agricultural field at the discus sions which are aimed at lower ing tariff and nontarrif bar riers to trade But there is still the con sumer interest Talboys said Canadian quotas on New Zealand beef and veal have re mained close to 60 million pounds in the last two years What New Zealand is look ing for particularly in the multilateral trade negotiations as whole is increased access to markets for those products of such vital importance to the New Zealand economy such as dairy products Talboys attended the Univer sity of Manitoba in Winnipeg during the Second World War when he was in Canada for the Commonwealth flight training program in the early 19405 OLDEST COW DIES MlLWAUKEE Wis CP cow reputed to be the oldest in the United States has died at the age of 39 the equivalent of 234 years in human terms her owner says The cow nam ed Star was wellknown in Wisconsin dairy circlesas an incredibletimilkwpmueer who sent 16000 pounds of milk to local cheese factory in her best year Star also gave birth to 30 offspring particular length the examlngr Thursday Mar 29 1979 15A Fertilizer prices going up Recent statistics have in dicated that farmers may ex pect to pay 10 to 15 per cent more for fertilizer seed machinery and farm labour Ralph Barrie First Vice President Ontario Federation of Agriculture OFAt said to day Speaking to the Annual Meeting of Prince Edward County Federation of Agriculture where Govemorv General Ed Schreyer was the honoured guest Mr Barrie ad ded there might also be 5mm 0L5 Our new telephone number is 7265333 shortage in many products All of this could quickly erode any advantages made in agriculture in recent years with our better production techniques and higher output The big problem could be in petroleum products Mr 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