Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), February, March 1988, p. 7

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Women’s conference 1 the domestic market is more impor- tant to Ontario than international trade. although export markets for beef and pork are increasingly Important. Dianne Harkin, founder and past president of Women for the Survian nt‘ Agriculture, gave a talk on lobby- tna. She said she sees many changes 0::‘1' the past few years in farm women. They no longer say. “l'm rust a farm woman‘ '. now they say, “I‘m a farmer", A national farm women's network is an important tufll because nothing is achieved in notation. Dianne said. "We need .tsoperation and coilaboratiun. We need to conduct studies. Ptcsr‘ltl briefs and make contacts" she uddtd Other speakers included Brigid Pyke. President of the Otttartu Fedemtion of Agriculture: L‘trttnt DiVine, Premier of Suskatehenan: Shirley Cripps. Alberta Associate Minister of Agriculture; Dr, l-‘llen McLean. President at .-\<\‘\\'l;llt‘tl Country Women of the \‘mrhl; Dtt Andy Sehmitz. an .tgrtcttltttml eeonom'm; and Dr. Isabelle .‘\lhlL‘l\Uil. a prol‘esmr at eemmntiex NEW ONTARIO COORDINAIUR While ill the conference. the Ontario delegnltnn seleetetl chtne l‘eddettttt as the rte“ Uttt.trtn rcprt‘xt‘timliu‘ on the National lilllll “’umen's Ncmurk. Rennie l\ .l member ol’ the (‘ht‘txtiittt i';ll’ll\t‘fl’ederttttun :tttd etttt he reached .tt RR. #2. Strutthtm. NV] .lll-l 51" ISO-536‘ The .tltettmle Utttnt'nr tepresetttntiu- l\ Huttttit ltttttt t“ l'lettt Women lot the Sttpputt l‘l .-\ttt tcttltttte. Ut‘lllld e.ttt he tettehed .tl RVR, b'l. Heltttnttl. Ntll liltl <1‘J h-H-ORIh. ltteke Hitnij i\ n tnetttht-r nl' “ell- inutttn Women for the Support at :‘fll’it‘lllllll‘l'. H d: (' February. Mnreh Him 7

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