Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 24, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 free press thursday sep Teiber 24. 11998 local our Farmers a not the enemy by Bill Redekopp staff reporter they dont hate Manitoba Farmers n Only looks that Way say Farmers in South Dakota and Montana. A absolutely not a said Delayne Persson who farms in Southeastern South Dakota. A i can assure you Canadian Farmers Are not the enemy a seconded Diana Adam son who farms in Montana near the Canadian Border. Adamson joined a farm f blockade monday that turned away 2 2 Canadian Grain trucks at Border town s wee grass Mont. A american producers feel this is the Only Way to make a Statem ent to the am Erica Public and american government a Adamson said of the blockades. Adamson said livestock and Grain prices Are so feeble right now that United states Farmers fear for their livelihoods. Its part of an economic downturn in farming but it looks worse across the Border because of the incredibly Strong Dollar. Most farm commodities Trade in . Dollars. Bankers Are telling Farmers in the Shelby area where she lives that up to 25 per cent of them wont get operating Loans in the next year. A my Neighbour was re fused two months ago and he a never missed a payment a she said. A a there san enor Mous amount of economic stress a said Chuck Groth spokesman for the South Dakota f armers Union. Rem a in a Tutti in Naif log free press North Dakota police Check Rig from Canada last week. Groth said his states blockade is mainly directed at cattle coming Down from Alberta. South Dakota is a cattle state with 20,000 ranchers. It also produces about 1.3 million hogs a year but its not enough to fill its hog processing Plant in Sioux f alls which must import. There a also so me politicking going on. South Dakota made a Sim i a ban on Canadian farm products Over a decade ago. The governor at the time was b in Janklow. Jan Klow has been out of office for two terms but now he a Back and so., miraculously is a blockade. G Roth conceded ,Ere is enormous support for the blockade am on a the states Farmers Montana wont adopt a similar ban because its illegal and Montana governor Mark Raci cot is a former attorney general farm sources say. However Adam son said another Farmer led blockade along the Canada-, Border is planned but she say when. American Farmers also listed a variety of Trade irritants with Canada but with no proof to Back their allegations and plenty of evidence that they Are not True. Here Are some examples a Adam son said the blockade monday of farm trucks in s w eelgrass w As against Canadian wheat Board Grain. How Ever the w heat Board ships All its Grain by train. A she said United Stales has Trade sanctions against 52 per cent of the world and that allows Canadian Farmers to make inroads in those countries. For exam ple she said the wheat Board Sells Grain at a Premium to North Korea w hich the . Has Cut off for diplomatic reasons. The Premium sales to Korea allow the wheat Board to undercut the . In markets like Egypt. In fact Canada sold a measly 26,000 tonnes of wheat to North Korea last year out of total sales of around 20 million tonnes. Don Dewar president of Keystone agricultural producers said he does no to take . Actions personally but wishes they would Stop he said conveys of farm trucks from Montana Are exporting Barley to Alberta. Lethbridge Alta happens to have the highest Barley prices in the world right now. A they see our trucks going South but they done to see their own going North a said Dewar who farms near Dauphin. Delayne Persson of South Dakota said Many Farmers oppose the free Trade agreement. A Una fat is not really popular Down Here and you re the Neighbour closest to the Border so you re going to get it a Persson said. Grothm a in Tain de the big complaint with Western Canada is with its corporations which South Dakota Farmers contend Are keeping Down prices on both sides of the Border. That is Farmers Cut Back production w Hen prices Are Low w hich allow s prices to eventually go Bac k up again but corporations keep a steady Supply of animals in the pipeline regardless of prices. South Dakota has a referendum on its ballot in the n november election to ban any corporation from owning livestock form Ore than to o weeks. However corporate farming is much More of an american p Hen of Enon than Canadian. A we Are running out of patience by Paul Samyn and Davidl Kuxhaus National legislature reporters Ottawa internal Tion al tirade minister Sergio Marc a i warned yesterday that Canada May file complaints w Ith the world Trade organization if the United states does no to Stop bloc Kades of Canadian farm products. Marchi said the . Federal government knows the actions of some Midwest states Are w Rong and has committed to dealing with the problem a. But March i said he can to afford to wait much longer for the embattled Clinton administration to end the escalating blockades. A a we Are running out of patience a March i w arned. A we have been doing this now for Over a w Marchi said his options Are to file complaints with the world Trade organization or under the n Orth a Merican free Trade agreement. A a we will certainly be prepared to look at that if Marchi refused to put a time limit on his demands but hinted he wont w Ait Muc a longer. A they the Clinton adm in is to ration Wil no w have to dispose w Ith this problem. And if they do not the Ball is in our court and we should probably take action sooner rather than South Dakota has refused entry of Canadian farm trucks since last wednesday. Sim Ilar action a considered illegal under the t w o countries Quot Trade agree ment a is being threatened by some other states. Meanwhile Premier Gary Fil Mon sent a letter yesterday to South Dakota gov. Bill Janklow urging a i a to respect International Trade agreements. Film on pointed out that last year South Dakota exported $64 million in goods to Manitoba. At least one third w Ere agricultural product s. A the just can to take a one sided vie w of this Issue a said film on adding that Manitoba producers Are also facing depressed comm oddity prices. Other than writing to the governor film on said it is up to Ottawa and Washington to Settle the dispute. A it is a Federal government Issue a said Filmon. A the protections w e need to invoke Are contained under International t Rade film on said he a hopeful a diplomatic solution could be found noting that Legal action could take years. Filmon said he believed the dispute is in part tied to the coming elections in the . A we recognize its very much a political Issue with governor Janklow who is running for re elect Ion now a let your fingers find your pan am games tickets. Eve Mything you need to order can be fou and in the 1,998 Winn i Peg yellow p Ages Quot i rectory. Get Yoor tickets be of ire some tue else does Luly 2 August 8 1999 v a w Panama Dan org tickets on Sale now by mail Oade a oily 41sp 0 it s sport tickets priced from $8 -$40 Canada s largest Multi sport event Eye a free firewood exec i i e it i 1 and Riedi h a re Wood offcuts free Froit Eind loader serv ice n o Quantity limit inc Ludying t Rucks kit he ii Craft Cabin etry Springfield Road location o p Posi the Harbour View saturday september 26 Only 9 00 a. I. To 3 00 ., a Dpi a Friesen says tories Lack education plan rising tuition called major Issue by Michele Yeo for the free press t Ihen do challenged the education minister yesterday to come up with a coherent plan for Post secondary education. A a get a plan show us you can do it a said nip education critic Jean Friesen. A Why Hasni to a plan been developed its unbelievable to Tiesen w As speaking yesterday with students at the University of Winnipeg As part of a new poster Campaign directed at identifying things the provincial government should do to Benefit Post secondary education in the province. The posters outline a five things the film on government could do right now for students but w Fri a sen pointed for example to Community College enrolment. She noted that while Community College enrolment to in Ontario and b a. Is on the Rise Manitoba a rate of enrolment decreased o .3 per cent bet Ween 1991 and 1996. Friesen also said that tuition costs of Post secondary institutions make them a inaccessible Quot to some people. She said that the costs to run a Post secondary institution May be going up but a the conservatives have decided to offload the costs onto Kemlin n e Ebhard of tie Canadian federation of students w to w As at u of w to hear w hat Friesen had to say also said that rising tuition is a major Issue. Nembhard said that in addition to lower tuition costs she would also like to see provincial Grants for students based on n eed. Scholarships Are not e a Ough As they Are a disc i a Ina tory and a scholarships say that if you have enough a one a you can go to sch of l regardless of your g rades. If you done to have enough Money you can Only go if you have Good debt Relief is another Issue w Ith Nembhard and f Riesen. Friesen said that Manitoba is the Only province without a debt Relief program for its students. Provin Cial education a in ister Linda Mcintosh said that the province is currently w or King w Ith the Federal govern men to to develop a debt Relief p program. 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