(May 6, 2004 - FFJ)    Despite spring seeding grabbing the attention of farmers across Canada, the Farmers for Justice website continues to maintain a steady growth, indicated by the hits recorded in March and April.

 

"We are very pleased with the amount of traffic we have been receiving," said Colleen Bianchi, spokesperson for Farmers for Justice.  "This just proves that our hope for equality among all farmers, regardless of whether they live in the east or the west, is a hope that is shared by all."

 

The website has proven itself to be an efficient vehicle for getting information into farmers hands quickly, Bianchi explained, and is allowing protesters of the current system to vent their opinions on the injustice being dealt to farmers.

 

Since its inception in 2001, the website has maintained an average readership of just over 20,000 per month, but with the latest sponsorship scandals in Ottawa, and the continuing battles against the gun registry and the CWB's designated area, the readership has grown dramatically, with over 37,000 hits reported in March of this year.

 

Bianchi credits at least some of this success to the timely posting of information and material.  "It's certainly a combined effort of a number of people, from the farmers who went to jail to protest the CWB in October of 2001 to our webmaster at www.familyfarmers.com who gets the material online, everyone has played a role in our success."