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February 2002 – Future Farmers Wanted, Development Land Too

The numbers don’t suggest a large-scale abandonment of farmland, just fewer but larger farms with rising productivity.

February 7, 2002 is the calendar date representing when the average Canadian has earned enough income to pay his or her grocery bill for the entire year.

The summer’s drought may cause more area farmers to apply for relief to the Ontario Farm Income Disaster Program (OFIDP).

December 2001 LFA to Examine Heavy Agricultural Tax Subclass Proposal

Reviewing the possibility of the establishment of a new intensive livestock tax class for agricultural property owners.

Some farmers are now waiting for a freeze so they can get back into the fields to harvest their remaining soybeans and corn crops.

Jim Duffy of St Clair Township was elected president of the LFA at its annual meeting and banquest held November 16 in Wyoming.

OFA President Jack Wilkinson is calling on members to lobby their federal MP’s for a swift contribution to the farmer-developed, made in Ontario safety net plan.

Middlesex County council recommended a new agricultural property tax class be created for intensive livestock farms, possibly doubling the amount of taxes paid.