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9:3 . . ,‘h. McKmnon lS honoured at Ken McKinnon at Fort Elgln. long-time chairman oi the Ontario Milk Marketing a! Board. was honoured by ‘dalry producers and friends QLiFrlday at a special evening ‘held In Waikerton. ML MoKInnon this sum- mer took a position as vice- chairman of the Canadian Among accolades receiv- ed were letters at pralsa Irom federal Agriculture Minister John Wise and lormer minister Eugene Whelari. McKinhon's service on the milk board goes back to when it was iirst iormed in 1965. He was praised let his leadership that helped establish the most efficient marketing organization in the world. iDairy Commission. alter 25 i iyears with the Ontario . McKinnon named to Can board. A chapter in the history at liocal dairy larming ended recently with the announcâ€" ‘ed resignation ol Ontario lMIlk Marketing Board Chair- man Ken McKinnon of Port Elgln. However, the record of Mr. McKinnon's years at work on bahail of milk pro- ‘ducers ls tar lrom complete. .as he will continue working tor the dairy industry as Vice Chairman ol the Cana- ‘dlan Dairy Commission. When a new OMMB ‘Member Is elected. it will .mark the llrst time since the Board was termed that Ken McKinnon will not represent lthe dairy larmers ol Huron. firuce and Grey Counties. Appointed to the original heard when the OMMB was set up in 1965. Ken became the first representative at local lermers when regional elections were Introduced ‘three years later. He has ‘subsequently been re- elected iour consecutive times by the milk producers lof Huron. Bruce and Grey Counties. ‘ Mr.McK|nnan remembers the late 1950:, when he first took an Interest in the D) Dr. w Ken Underwood Dapresented Mr. MoKlnnon. ' and his wile. Freda. with a grandlather clock. which he lisald was tor two people who have given so much oi D, {their time over the years. i Kent Lamont ol Saugeen , Township. a lite-long trierld at Mr. McKinnen's was master at ceremonies for the evening, hold at the Knights of Columbus Hall. h Among the special guests at the meeting was Jack Riddell. Ontario Minister oi peytgriculture. he - Hi it l'yt 5 e Flag: 20. The filthy Advocate. Wednesday. September 21, 1916 if Flooded Fair still i a major success without featured horse show ,g. ' u The aim did shine lor the 130th annual Paisley Fall Falr but crowds weren’t up to usual. probably due to the tact that the horse show had to be Eancelied because at llood water oil the horse ring. The Paisley and Carglll Beat and l Dairy Clubs had their shows go 0" without a hitch in a re» i: located ring on higher ground Just east oi the hall diamond. ‘ The klde' pat show saw a reduction in entries but the big pumpkin contest was as popular as ever. Eight entries In : the boys division saw Craig Treltord come out on top, with Lyle Dungeon and Andy Fairs close second and third. The girl .nly had three entrants but they sure grow larger pumr pk _ than’the bays did. Bobbi Dawn Beach was first with a monster tank-olantarn and Wanda Dudgaon and Crystal lTrgitrird iuare second and third. Ftevle MacKay was the u use 7 Advocate story . r .7 and photos, by ‘. Ev Craddock marketing of milk. The local dairy Industry was a lot dil- lerent In those days. "It was mainly an in- dustrial milk area betore the OMMB was set up," Keri says. "Grey County could sell table rnlik In Owen Sound, and a bit to Toronto, but Huron and Bruce didn't have access to fresh milk markets. In many cases, producers didn't know how much milk they could sell on a given day." That lack or security. combined with anger over a sudden drop in the ledeial support price lor powder. opened the young McKin- non’s eyes about the marketing at milk. He started attending meetings and was elected to the Board at the Ontario Con- centrated Milk Producers' Marketing Board. The early 19605 were exciting years. Dairy larmers realized changes needed to be made to the milk marketing system. Supply manage» ment. however. seemed too radical lor many Iarmers. The result was a lot of heated debate. In the end, orderly marketing won the debale and supply management was Introduced alter the OMMB was established In 1965. "The Board has helped dairy iarmers stabilize their income. given us the con licence to reinvest in our larms and Increase our pro ductivity." he says. The McKinnon larm is a case in point. Atter taking over the term when only 15years»old, Mr. McKinnon had expanded the herd to 50 head by the late 19505. With the introduction oi supply management. and the choice by the three McKlnr non boys to term. a major expansion was completed in 1975. A new born with a milking pariour was built and the land base was exr panded. With additional land purchased in 1979. the McKinnons new term 950 acres. About I10 cows are milked every day out at a hard of 250 head. The llllh generation at McKinnons now share the management ot the term with their lather. Despite his tulirtlme commitment to the OMMB since he was elected Chairman in 1977, Ken Still tclurtd time I0 han- dle the linanclal and management side oi the Seeing Double! Nope! These are identical twin boys with a pair of closely matched LIrnosin steers. So closely matched, In fact. that they took Grand Champion and Reserve Champion honours ithhe Caroiil 4-H Beef Club show, held Wednesday. July 73. 1996 Commission adian Dairy operalion. A great believer in improy ing ollictency. the term now has a computerized leading system. Milk recording and computerized accounting also are an important part oi the larm's management tools in terms oi Region 11. Vlr MCKInnon considers :he Graduated Entry Program and the pooling oi transpar» tation costs two maior benclils the OMMB has brought to the area, Although the OMMB IS much diilerenl today than in the late lSGUS when lhE lluid milk system was in troduced and the nationa industrial milk structure be ing debated. or the 1970's when the dairy industry stabilized. Ken still sees the need lor strong. Ioca roDreseniation “We need a new Member who is willing to make a carrimilment t0 Region ii." he says. "That commitmenl IS more than lust attending meetings or working lung hours it must be a comrrrt rnenl to serve the Region lot more than one term {tour years). because it takes that long to learn the complex ities oi the ’nilk industry‘ Mr McKinnon‘s new pOS‘ lion IS based in Ottawa at the Paisley Fair. last Tuesday. The boys are Steve, right. and Scott. left. Dales. of Cargill. 15- year-old sons of John Dales. Steve had the grand champion steer. while Scott had reserve. ‘ Ev Craddock Photos