The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-05-07, Page 3m ,e Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday,May 7, 1997 - Page 3
Pros and cons to proposed manure .ana ement bylaw
',from page 1
requirement to update it
every three years; how the
plan would .provide any.
greater level 'of environ,
'mental protection, and
who would enforce the.
bylaw.
The' land base for
:.'spreading manure•'being
within 4 •km::of the opera-
tion, and• that at least' 60
per cent of theland be
• owned by the farmer did
not sit well with Alton.
' Jennifer Miltenbu.rg,. a
dairy fanner, said she was
in favor of thebylaw,-but
thought 60 per cent own-
ership of°the land "is a bit
toostrict and could be too
constrictive for young
farmers starting out if they
• have to own 60 per cent of
the land where they will
spread manure."
A .representative of the
Huron • County- Beef
Producers said; 'that. it
-appeared that beef feedlots
were treated: unfairly com-
pared to swine .producers
when the livestock units
were figured. He. urged •
council to "address the
issue so it is fair to feedlot
guys." -
Kim .•Elliott, who
.described herself : as a
"non -farmer, but,a resident
'by ,choice," seesthe bylaw
as, a good. thing._ "It's a
good .basis to start with. 1
don't ,think it's • strong.,
enough for some . (Opera-
tions) but may be tao
strong for others."
The land base and 4 km'
• distance were .points,o.f
contention .for Neil
Vincent and Tim Small.
Small asked if the
farmer was willing topay
the cost. of transporting the
manure, "what difference
does it make?"
Alton wanted to know
what was the difference
between
him spread-
ing .manure
and a cash
cropp.ei;
spreading'
fertilizer,.
•1.auren,ce
-H o g a n.
replied, "If you're buying
• it you won't intentionally
put too much on, but.if
you have -too much
Manure and• no where to
put itI then ..." He said 60
per cent is a minimum'
ownership in land. "If you
don't have the land base to•
spread manure at an envi•
ronmentally safe rate - you
can't do 'it right whether
you're big or small,"
The question was raised,
as to whether the bylaw
was pitting cash cropper
against
livestock
producer.
S.t,me
believed
the bylaw
was • all
about odor. '
"It is not
{ the smell
`I'M concerned with," said
Julie Kuik, "b.ult who's
going to be responsible if
my well.is contaminated?
Will. council be responsi
ble? Do I drink it (water)
day' after' day until • I get
sick or my children get
sick?" _
•Mark Sully too said he•.
•
Understanding `livestock units'
••from• page 1 . '
.For example; in • a. new'
or expanding operation, a'
farmer with 100 acres of
clay. loam soil could finish
'•150 beef feeders (>400
kg), (one beef feeder over
400 kg •1 :livestock unit x
1.5 units per acre =.._150)..
• To finish 200, a land base
of -133 acres ;would be
required;(200 1.;5 1.33
acres) •
On that same . 100
acreage, a: farmer with a
Caged layer setup could
house' 18,750 -layers. -(125
caged layers = 1. livestock .
unit; 125 x 1.5 = 1,875 x
100' acres =;18,750:).
' It must be taken into
account that if : the farmer,.'
needs more acreage than.
owned (Le. Pease land);
than 60 per of..the
acreage' needed to . spread
the manure' on •must be
.owned by' the .fanner. In
the example of 200 beef
feeders, the farmer needs
133 acres to spread the.
manure on, so therefore
must :own. 80 acres (133' x
60 per cent). •
The bylaw also'requires
that the land base be locat-
ed within 4 km of the live=
stock operation. So in the
'example given where .133
acres is needed and the
farmer only owns 100, the
other leased, land must be.
within the 4: km: range.
This proposed bylaw is
extensive and in .no. way
cait`be fully covered here.
If .youdon't have a copy
of it, one. 'can abe obtained;
from the Ashfield clerk's:
Bob' and Marion would like, to. thank everyone
for.: their • support and participation*
in. the'
bow1i g ieages and ol� th functions held at ...
Lucknow Bowl.` and Game Centre, . also those
who helped with `. tournaments' and kept score
at the different events.
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parents that helped with the Y. B.C.`program
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didn't think the overall
issue was one of odor,
"afthouglit comes into
play." He said his real con-
cern was about pollution,
particularly of lakes, rivers'
and streams.
"I feel we need some
regulations," said Gerard
Howard. "Tithes do
change. It isn't about pit-
ting cash cropper against
livestock producer.` Some
erate' prop•erly•, but
:there s always some that
wonwill't.op" •
Another. area of con-
cern was just'how much
weight the bylaw would
cah y,. who. would enforce
it and what. the -epercus-
Bions would be.
When asked if there.
was an appeal mechanism
in' place if the. bylaw 'was
passed, one of the planners:
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explained that under the
Municipal Act there is no
provision for, a manure
• bylaw to be appealed.
"Council is holding this
public meeting much in.
the same way that a plan-
ning public .meeting would
be held, •A• person could
always. try to take the
municipality to court and
try to quash the bylaw for.
whatever reason?'
Carol Neuman,. with•
OMAFRA's .planning
issues department in.
Walkerton, had reviewed
the proposed bylaw and
provided- council with' her
written continents.
• Council will now
reiriew all the, comments
made at the Meeting and
receive' further input from
the county planners and
OMAFRA.
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pfkuton count/
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to be: held on
Wednesday, May 28, 1997
.at 7:00 p.m.
in the Board Room
of the Children s Society office
. 413 MacE*an,Street
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