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John Core, Farmer from Wyoming, speaking on Ontario Farmers‘ Opportunities, said farmers them- selves must do more to conserve the land. to stand up fol- producers’ rights and demand prices that are just and fair. Mr. Core was a strong advocate for stiffer severance controls and worried that farmers face a time when they no longer can buy farm land and would become share-croppers or tenants. Chas. Munroe. President of the Canadian Farm and .ndustrial Equipment Institute said, because the trend is ward larger farms, the equipment is sure to follow this larger" trend. Soil Conservation. proper tillage and erosion reduc- in] will be concerns for the implement industry. The .rm machinery industry are exploring the possibilities electronics and hydraulics. so tractors and combines all work at peak efficiency. Computers will play an important part in the machi- ry business in the next decade. Murray Stewart. Canada Packers Ltd, told the audi- e. because housewives are away from their kitchens ire than ever before, convenience foods appeal to m. With more money and less time. meal size 'kages and individual servings will find the greatest nges in the food processing industry. tohert Cuddy, London spoke on his experiences in the lily-Owned business. Cuddy Food Products. the larg- turkey hatching operation in the world. This real cess story of a family farm, growing and processing tey. was started by his father in 1950. Robert and his r brothers are all deeply involved in the business of! has increased sales volume by 35% a year since 3. The hotel and restaurant trade are their main s areas. but recently they have moved into the retail 5e. t recent development in the Spring of ‘Sl will be to ply products to MacDonalds, this will greatly expand tr business, Jerry Long, Farmer, from London asked. will we go \ til specific commodities? We, as farmers need to be I 'nth. we are really not in a world of free enterprise. 1 i this group sitting here toâ€"day, now that we are t nether, need to make some decisions. farmers should get their money from the market- Fi were. Why as primary producers do we have so little to 8.! i“. Creditability is important, we can't ask for things “Elieal. we should not always ask government to do our rtearch. It is time farmers learned to pay their 0WD “‘0'. "he who pays has something to say." As farmers. We have a responsibility to speak out and show more concern for the research end of farming. Dr. G. I. Trant. Agriculture Canada, looked back from l950-‘1970, relating that a large proportion of the benefits of increased agricultural productivity were captured by consumers in the form of low food prices For more than a generation farmers were producing more and more efficiently and enjoying it less and less. What will the future bring in the way of challenges. prospects and policies? I World population growth will rapidly increase, espeâ€" orally in developing countries. The developing countries that are net petroleum importers will be less likely to result in increased effective demand for Canadian prgducts. but will put pressure on the demand for food a] . It does not seem on a world-wide basis that we will be able to continue to increase food production as rapidly as in the last 30 years. “The brutal facts are that there will be more starving people in the world by the year 2000." it also means the price of food will rise ISO-200% of present levels in less than 20 years. Canadian Agriculture and food systems face chal- lenges that are larger than anything that has been faced before. While increased opportunities are present, there will be strong competition for the commercial agri-food markets of the world. lf we are not to lose out to competitors we will need to have at our disposal the mechanism to remain competitive. CANAGREX (Caâ€" nadian Agricultural Export Corporation) will be a policy instrument to achieve that objective. CANA- GREX will be the catalyst that can make the difference between failure and success in export markets. It is essential that we produce Agricuitural products that meet export demands i.e. white beans for the Canadian market. black beans for Mexico. But. to do this the producers and processors need financial incentives. John Curtis. Principal of Kemptville Agricultural College. predicted larger farms are inevitable. and livestock will be restricted to lower class land and more rough pasture land will become available. Drainage, another important segment in the farming business. will take another [5 years to drain all the land presently requiring drainage for maximum economical and energy efficient crop production. Life expectancy of tile drains is 40 years, so tile drainage plans should be a priority with farmers. Dr. W. D. Morrison, University of Guelph said technical knowledge already available is not being implemented to its fullest potential. “it is clear that energy is the overâ€"riding pressure and this may become the measuring tape for animal produc- tion in the ‘80's.“ Considering other aspects of Agricul- tural production it may well be in the [980‘s that a halt or a reduction in the trend to specialization may occur. Dr. Morrison said that animal welfare lobbists are bound to begin pressuring farmers here. as they already have in Europe. and warned “that failure to respond and be constructive will almost certainly result in inappro» priate standards and unrealistic regulations.“ IS