HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-08-14, Page 5Business best
Local bustnes
by"at°Livingston
With the ari-4eed.
industry moving towards
specialization, a local
business has opted to
take in a. full` partner to
help provldo that special-
ized
ecial-ized knowledg a and
.
information:*
Ken Wall now joins.
Jaen floger'vorst as an
equal owner of Lurwknow.
Farm rrnSupll`ya the
Weal
Purina , distributor.
Plogervorst purchased the
business :iii January 1989.
Wall, a graduate of.
Cei tralza' College in
Agricultural Business
Management, comes to
the business with farming
in his blood. He, was. born
and raised in Culross
'Township, and operated a
dairy setup until. 1993,
when problems with his
joints forced him to
change to cash . cropping
his 200 acres.
The two met when
Wall was a customer of
Lucknow Farm Supply.
"I saw,Ken as success -
O r ::.Fi Report
we
ful dairy farmer, and
given that the practical
aspect of farming came
into the picture"": says
Hogervorst,
For the first six
,months, "Null will receive
training from: ` Hogervorst..
leading up to assuming.
responsibility as nutri-
tional consultant ,to fare r.
ers with, ruminant.
mals, Re.will also talke'an
extensive dairy nutrition
program through Purina.
Pfo ervorst will eon-
Luelknuw Se
panne
centrate on hog nutrition.
Wall and his wife,
Cyano, n teacher at '
flillcrestPublic* School
have a family of three,
eight-year-old .lent, and
six.yearrold twins,
Tiffany and Brittany. < • .
Ben Hogervorst (right) Welcomed' Ken Wall as a partner in Lucknow
Farm Supply last week Wall will specialize in nutrition for ruminant
animals .while Hogervorst concentrates on hog nutrition. (Livingston
P.
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• l '>.isarium infection .in
wheat has significantly
reduced yields and quail:
ty4 Wheat'. has been d'owil
graded to feed wheat and
sample grade because of
the presence of this fun-
gus. This fungus pro-
duces deoxynivalenol,. or '
vomitoxins. Vomitoxins
are a concern to the live-
, stock industry:. -
To classify as feed
wheat the amount of
fusarium. darnaged ker-
nels .must be less than.
.five, per cent by weight.
Between five per cent
and '10 per cent by
weight, results in sample °
grade. `
So- is this wheat a safe
source of feed? It. may
be,; but proceed with cau-
tion.
Hirst off, obtain a rep-
resentative . sample, and
have it tested. The
Ontario :Wheat
Producer's' Marketing.
Board suggests the fol-
lowing sampling proce.'
dure. 'Use a ciean4ive
gallon pail and,: fill� it
about half" -full with .fres.
queer one Cup samples of
;r
in taken while Unload-
ing or moving the grain.
lien half:fully mix thor-
oughly, and send a one
1b„
Sample to lab 'in'a'*,
'heavy' paper bag or cloth
bag` The gr should
b+r✓ ;.
dry. Send by courier If at
all possible. There are
eight' labsand, the cost
runs frOin $20 =to $30for
each toxin for the. quick.'
test: A list is' available'at
OM/WA offices:
$e conservative with
test results, as:they 'are
quick tests. Also some
animals are more suscep-
tible than others.
Be prepared to moni-'
for feed intake and health
conditions. The; follow-
ing are some •possible'
e.ffects,'of too high of
toxin levels: vomiting,
nausea, dizziness, . diar-
rhea, muscle 'spasms;
weight -loss and feed.
refusal. Be cautious and
dilute with clean grain if
possible. -
For feedlot: operators,
wheat sh+ould;be less than' . -
40, per cent, of the total:
diet. Total- allowable
vomitoxin level far adult
cattle . is firern
pli (parts.
per million) of the total
diet., herefore, the. -
mum allowable level for:
vonitoxin, when wheat is
fed at, the 40 per ,cent
level, wouldt.be 12' pilin
For dswJneoperators, '
testing shouid'be ,„done
for not only vomitoxin,
but also zearalenone'. The
best test is ti* offer the'
suspect feed to :a sntalt
Epi of six. to. eight week
ofd gaits apo 'compare
wtth- gilts. 'on good feed.
Tota f wheat'in "the diet
should be•abotit < 40 per
quality
cent. a, field ;or truck basis., So,
However, swine 'can:
only tolerate vornito*in
at the one.ppm in the
total diet. ,herefore,
you were feeding at the
40 per cent level, two
,ppin of, vomitoxinwould
be the, maximum level..
However, to be on the
safe side, wheat with low
levels of toxin should be
diluted with clean. grain.
If you are . still suspicious
of toxin level's,do not •
feed to breeding stock.,
a1VMAFA's fact .sheet
on "Controlling Fusarium
Mycotoxicoses in Swine"
is a good reference for
dealing with,toxifs.
Young calves, lambs
and.lactating;cows and
ewes.have the same toler-
able levels. " as swine.
Straw for bedding
shouldn't' pose any prob..
tern, provided it doesn't
cciintaih a iotibf kernels
and livestock aren'trely-
ing on itfor sorne:part of
the duet. Dust from the,
wheat:is a concern,:,:and
,propgr dust masks should'
be worth
:When: wheat is tiiass
bulked 'at large .grainele-
vators; it has been' deter-:
f. .
mined by the Canadian
1
rata Cor mission that.
-one per -cent fusarium by
weight is equivalent to
less
than `,on , .ppm. of ,
tori c. owever this co.
relation does not east -err
if yo'u are looking at
feeding wheat With
known fiisarium levels,
have it tested.
Parking After Dark
As. you approach .. the
vehicle, have your keys
out of your pocket and
ready. That way, you're
not left fumbling with
your pockets or purse
while you're standing
next to the car.
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