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wind out of the farming industry and the federal government turned a deaf ear to the plight it was a horrible horrible- said georgina crop farmer john holtrppand 2001 is going to be worse itll be another annus hor- ribilisall the poop hasnt hit the fen yet rain hammered southern ontario in record amounts more than 280 millimeters fell in may and junepreveriting a normal planting seasoa when farmers j tried to work the land mother nature showed them whos boss huge pieces of farm machinery staff photosjoerd witteveen stouffville pumpkin farmer steve hoult and his lad iyarjflback- grburid third from fight had a decent crop of gourds despite bad summer weather he figured sandy soil on hk farm along highway 48 just north of ballaritraejsaved him from bad crops other farmers experienced the days of the quiet farm folks are over triree weeks ago a became bogged dowp in the convoy of tractors descended on mud yl p jr i york region- streets to make a holtop56mangedt6plant point witlithe federal gdvern- 2500 acres of corn soybean car ment another prptestj- is- rots and parsnip still for january cannicn to deliver the economist sun and tribunf in the following areas markham 7 peter street fredencton road winlaw place pi prinele avenue grandview blvd rougecrest dr christian resor park ave paradise aveltalisman crescent tunney cifescent jiong island crescent fccapt rolphblvd almira avenue main street forty second st cornell park ave sir bedevere pi lehman crescent riverview avea hamilton hall dr billy joel cres soil prevented him from planting about 1000 acres the bottom line holtfop kissed this years profit goodbye o r crop insuranceis available and covers some damage but high premium costs and restric- tive policies puts insurance out of reach for most farmers j john doner wqrks 4000 nacres marking his the largest y agricultural- operation iir without thegbvevnments help we cant continue topro- duce food below the price of pro- eduction said dqnen the provincial government has beenput on notice as well a silence is over message signed by york regions farmers landed on ontario premier ivfike harris desk recently ous business taking in dairy beef horse pork sheep poultry grain fruit and vegetables and mixed stats show there were 585 rriilliqrrtfiny gross farm receipts in the gta ina year farmers are not making pie in the tsky demands stressed holland marsh vegetable and flower grower carl wierrenga all we want is a valid return for our investment r said wierrenga ironically while wierrenga has been a strongvoice for the agricultural industry in york- sv regiowhe didnt get a fair return delivered jbyontarib agricul- for his own work this year ture minister ernie hardeman s thedutck6omfarrner was i c crispin court jthebrfdletrail 4ainjst unionville mckay crescent vaterbndge lane gaudette road wembley avenue if ferrah road oakhaven drive rowland court- calvert road pomander road hollingham road- coledale road captain francis dr white lotus cir coiedale roadj mary elizabeth cres j jfitzgerald road garcia street ray street- ilazenby court juscay court vtomlinson circle constanrqad trunpour court mloweswaterave s 0 jk litchfield rj fairholmeroad leighland drive jg suttdftcourt r towhson road itifcranliegh drive hoodview court john stiver cres pi ingleboroughct t hans ayejue queensgate court greentree road osvvansea rpad briarwbod road russell court sl i- sanford road t berkeley road emmeloord cres spicer circle pratt circle holmesdale drive halstead road morrison cres calderbridgecres major elliott court c braritwood court j sciberras road heatherwood cres robert street r janna court york region farmers are becom- ingincreasingly angry over farm income losses caused by low global prices whicfi in turn are caused clirectly byhuge subsidy 1 programs in the us and eu 1 elvira crescent chatelaine dr bluebell dr highglen ave eden avenue w boxwood cres avforbevcres t black walnut dr meadovv grass cres rf russeli fjarvis dr r saddlewood court perdue court vickere rbad stouffville harold avenue edward street rupert avenue t eastern gate cres i second street donna lee trail main street w sullivan lane albert street onyx lane geoffrey cres office t canadians deserve the lchahceto survive and compete with- farrnfersihthe united stateslocal farmers insist v this means safety net pro- grams equivalent those in south of the borderdoner said the canadian government can afford to do it what is needed is the political will he said thecanadian farmer is not just 3anking on subsidies foodproducing landis r disappearing and if the trend does not stop iz j era in huron country acres york region remains a prime agricultural area prodiic1 ing close to 15 per cent more rev enue on about 13 per cent fewer acres of crop land than did farm- threatenthe- availability and quality of our food m holtrop added rather we want f i panywithithe united states and with quebec j were not asking-for- js 1 ll ahii r stilly foodproducing land is wiuentuauy f distpplartfgdxther trend doesriot stop it villeyentually threaten the availability land quality of our food while v township boasts the largest 314 number of farms in york region thats down from 515 1976v j still kingjifar ahead of its neighbours east gwillimbury has 288 farms down 80 ihthe past 20 years whitchurch- and the farmers want the province to help secure a fair return for their hard work the agricultural food industry has a broad w reach hardeman 129mi s dies i cant emphasize that ontarios largest me upside the farm enough sector of agriculture while gta community is on its feet ifs i j- tthe politicians weve sent toryajry farmers contribute siffliifi- and deodle are noticine the and people are noticing the