Farm Rally in Toronto on March 2nd

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#ed_op#P class=head align=left#ed_cl#Just wanted to inform everyone that there is a rally on March 2nd at Queens Park, for Ontario farmers, that includes everyone from the horse industry.  Many issues will be addressed, and the horse farm property tax should be one of them.  Come out to show the government that all parts of the farming industry stand united.  It is being organized by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, and there is expected to be about 40,000 farmers.  #ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=head align=left#ed_cl#Buses will be leaving from numerous locations, go to #ed_op#A href="http://www.ofa.on.ca/site/main.asp?pic=../cutting/maintit_news.jpg&line=1000&Inc=../newsevents/one%20voice%20march.asp"#ed_cl#http://www.ofa.on.ca/site/main.asp?pic=../cutting/maintit_news.jpg&line=1000&Inc=../newsevents/one%20voice%20march.asp#ed_op#/A#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=head align=left#ed_cl#for more info.#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=head align=left#ed_cl#“Ontario Farmers’ One Voice March” March 2, 2005#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=body align=left#ed_cl#Farming is in serious trouble. Farm incomes have been devastated by the BSE crisis, poor crop conditions, a strengthening dollar and US trade action on hogs, grain and oilseed prices at 25 year lows, rising costs for energy and other inputs and a crushing regulatory burden on farmers that shows little net benefit. #ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=body align=left#ed_cl#Farm organizations in Ontario have asked the Premier and his Minister of Agriculture and Food for an emergency meeting to discuss addressing these issues. #ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=body align=left#ed_cl#In the absence of a response from Premier McGuinty and Minister Peters on these matters, we can only assume the Ontario government has not taken the voice of farmers seriously. #ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl#To show the provincial government that farmers take the situation seriously, they will be at Queen’s Park on March 2 to personally deliver their demands to the Premier and his government.#ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl# #ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=body align=left#ed_cl##ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl#Now, more than ever, we need your help to ensure a loud and unified effort to make the policy makers listen and act quickly to save our industry.#ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl# #ed_op#/P#ed_cl#