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\ "This is a BSE meeting to _ _ show how much concern we (APF) stead, farmers are worrying _ DeNure said that May 13 â€" a virtual standstill Thatis why 49 times with Japanese a’r?d have that one animal could do _ The APF is a fiveâ€"element â€"about how to pay for the pricés at Hoard‘s Station were â€" the federal and Ontario govâ€" â€" American counterparts to gain so much damage ... to â€" agreement that would provide _ equipment they have now. in the "upper 50 cent to 60 _ ernments are offering compenâ€" _ concessions, but there is still "a Northumberland _ County," sustainable funding. to the _ "I‘m seeing a high degree of _ cent" range, but had dropped _ sation through BSE recovery _ long way to go" to demonstrate §ald NFA chair Gaye Hoskin _ agriculture community in the â€" anxiety in the customers I‘m _ to a high of 17 cents per pound _ programs, amounting to about _ to the world that our animal f in introducing the panel of _ areas on food safety and qualâ€" dealing with," he said. "I can _ at the August 26 auction. The 45 per cent of the "predeterâ€" _ production system is safg, Speaker§. j ity, environment, renewal, sciâ€" . See in the mor{ths to come it is â€" border opening announceâ€" mined US reference price." "As a government, we‘re not 1 In his opening. remarks, _ ence and innovation, and busiâ€" _ £o0ing to be difficult (as busiâ€" ment resulted in calf prices The program has received happy. This is not a done Hoskin §a1d ruminants were ness risk management. A ess _ drops . off â€" across "coming back up" slightly, but about 2,600 applications to deal," he said. "I‘m hopeful now selling at "three quarters . "transition measure," funding _ Canada)." "stockers have been on a â€" date, totalling $29 million in _ that it won‘t be much longer of the price of four months _ would be advanced "equal to a "But we‘ve got to stay posiâ€" . roller coaster ride all sumâ€" "deficiency payments," _ he . before we get the (US) border ago ... 20 to 25 cents a portion of a producer‘s expectâ€" . tive and work with our leadâ€" _ mer," he said. said. A further $17.5 million _ open to live animals under 30 pO}lnd." ed payment for this year" until _ ers to get through this crisis," The veteran livestock manâ€" _ has been earmarked for a "set _ months." Macklin agreed with 1 p ‘That‘s prices from the â€" the new Canadian Agricultural _ Svetec said. ager urged farmers to invest aside" program to encourage other presenters that "these | 1950‘8," he said, "Farmers are _ Income Stabilization Program However, it was hard for _ in vaccinations for their herds _ farmers to "hold back" a minâ€" â€" deficiency payments are not losing $400 to 600 an animal (CAISP) comes into force. anyone in attendance to be to give animals higher value imum of 45 head of finished . going to be enoggh." ¢ j for fat cattle, and they‘re askâ€" Onfario has not signed the . positive after listening to _ at market. cattle for up to eight weeks. Dr. Hayes said our science | ing a lot of questions." APF, in part because the â€" DeNure present livestock sale Dr. Galt said the tainted That Ontario initiative, endâ€" _ is sound, and has proven there Those questions include _ province‘s farmers are worried _ PriCes. meat scandal emerging in â€" ing September 5, would proâ€" . is no BSE risk to consumers, why US beef was still being . that other federal agricultural _ DeNure works with live= Aylmer, Ontario was the last vide compensation in the We believe Canac!lan beef | imported after the border â€" assistance programs will be stock every day he goes to thing farmers needed now, amount of $400 per head, _ under 30 m““ths_olf( dgfeB‘lg‘g?, | closed; could the BSE crisis cancelled once the APF is â€" Work Because he is in the catâ€" â€" and the latest in a series of _ McCartney said. y ts present any risk of Bok, mark the end of Canada‘s accepted. tle auction business, DeNure crises faced by his governâ€" "Clearly there‘s allot"of pain he said. id CEIA & | cowâ€"calf industry; will the US While Dr. Galt said blackâ€" was able to present statistics _ ment this summer. in â€" our _ community," . said D‘r. Hagiens salin l agend f issue enough export permits _ mail "is a very strong word to _ comparing sales from May 20 "We‘ve barely had time to _ Macklin. § are iwokr”[ g virtu tY 3;911111 | to meet an excessive use," he confirmed that through August 26 for this catch our breath between Northum_berlands federal the Ck 0C $ ‘]Cgl:le?j}n 92 dlona | Canadian supply; who is makâ€" â€" Agriculture Minister Helen Year and 2002 crises," he said. representative said it was . mar ets to Canadian pro UC}ES ing "huge profits" as wholee Johns would sign the APF During the three month Dr. Galt said Ontario has _ important for govgrrm:ent an'd ‘These steps m;y_appear to be sale prices plunge while retail _ "whenever she is told to." period in 2002, local OCA _ invested more than $50 milâ€" farmer§ to recognize "there is §mall steps and time consumâ€" prices have lowered very little; Barkey said it was a time . members moved just over _ lion in beef recovery programs potemla! for otherl cattle ing, but Fhats.thfiz busxpess and are Canadians aware ofâ€" for farmers and lenders to _ 6,000 animals, representing $3 this year, and Premier Eves _ infected in North America that â€" we‘re dealing with," he said. $ i West Nilevirus: Fight | f ‘ & est Nilevirus: Fig e age 26 THE INDEPEND ENT Eliminate sl;%ndln g water around your ho_use Drill %3@5’3»%‘!;’3 }g?,;;r‘“ag "r;!;? 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The martial art made him a more formiâ€" fi%fi%@fi?@&é‘fi e \3 uhk i | dable foe, certainly, but it also gave him a healthâ€" ; %:@;@";gf}‘fl%t & “%’2,‘» j ier outlook on life where he no longer felt it necesâ€" ifflfi‘g,;{\-fi’; ':’5‘;‘{‘;;, Â¥ â€" sary to punish others with his fists. ‘4'2"‘“f§:'§€‘§¢?& L s e wAile s Two weeks ago, nearly 50 people joined Hails is ds ,“,@’z:’?@'«;@i J f zellre 2l in a threeâ€"day Karate summer camp at Presqu‘ile _ *'fi#:‘fx‘fifé’;”‘;‘ ols ,‘:”"-"if Provincial Park. Hails teaches Ishinryu Karate, a ic k ! WE AANAL NE â€" system in which there is "definitely no attitude", :,:”&"“ kc huub Narig." The British native, and now Grafton resident, $s .14 Hsaeet A resiakt y‘ has earned three Canadian karate championships, _ iye ’wfi:‘»m{‘;*[m mMoun ~»‘ and four provincial titles. Hails teaches karate at wl\ Oe 0| _ [ C O the Cobourg YCMA, and his wife Esther (also a Ee 5. k”i,g}; "*é'*"?.fu&‘ 4% ts black belt) will teach the course in Brighton "when , /aé:gc“}%? 21 %fii&fig‘fi%ifi nsl ‘” 1| the YMCA satellite opens there.