NFU upset with pressure tactics of Cavendish Farms

Title

Abstract

Edith Ling, women's district director for the PEI National Farmers Union remarked upon the claim by company president Robert Irving that Cavendish Farms would be forced to leave the province if the provincial government would not lift the moratorium on deep water irrigation wells. Ling claimed that the threat was a tactic used previously by Cavendish Farms to try to force the government to meet the company's demands. She also expressed concern over a statement made by Irving in testimony before the Standing Committee on Agriculture that his company would require growers to irrigate as a condition of their contract, if the moratorium were lifted. Ling claimed that such a policy would force many smaller growers to the sidelines, as the cost of the equipment would be prohibitive.

Date

2014-06-25

Issue

6

Title	NFU upset with pressure tactics of Cavendish Farms
Authors	A. Walker
Abstract	Edith Ling, women's district director for the PEI National Farmers Union remarked upon the claim by company president Robert Irving that Cavendish Farms would be forced to leave the province if the provincial government would not lift the moratorium on deep water irrigation wells. Ling claimed that the threat was a tactic used previously by Cavendish Farms to try to force the government to meet the company's demands. She also expressed concern over a statement made by Irving in testimony before the Standing Committee on Agriculture that his company would require growers to irrigate as a condition of their contract, if the moratorium were lifted. Ling claimed that such a policy would force many smaller growers to the sidelines, as the cost of the equipment would be prohibitive.
Journal	Island farmer
Date	2014-06-25
Volume	41
Issue	6
ISSN	0823-7735