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JANUARY 24, 2000

WE'RE LOSING OUR SHIRTS!


SASKATOON, Sask. - "Ottawa's farm policies are taking the shirts from our backs:" this is the message that the NFU will send to Ottawa and urge farmers across Canada to do the same.

NFU President Cory Ollikka will hold a news conference on January 25, 2000. He and other farmers will discuss the farm income crisis and the desperate need for immediate federal money. He will also remove his shirt, package it up, and put it in the mail to federal Finance Minister Paul Martin.

WHAT: News conference with NFU President and farmers
WHEN: Tuesday, January 25, 2000
1:30 PM
WHERE: NFU Board Room
2717 Wentz Avenue
Saskatoon, Sask.

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