The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-09-17, Page 7Lileknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 17, 1997 -- Page 7
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Pork producers fight label
From page 1
about manure as a chemi-
cal replacement, the
OMAFRA waste specialist
commented. Arid, there is
'still a fair amount of dif-
ference in farming prac-
tises here in".Huron.
We `need a reliable. way of
monitoring manure spills
and shutting them down,
be said. More than 40 per
cent of manure spillage in
Ontario is related totiirriga-
tion:
Gary Roberts, an
agronomist with Stratford
Agri Analysis, reinforced
much of what Hi.lborn had
to say.
Both, stressed soil man-
agement and, that farm
equipment manufacturers
are on the cutting edge of
technology, with today's
manure spreaders.
Manufacturers are wbrk-
ing together with produc- .
ers,and the farmingindus-
try to solve problems.
Nutrient management•
plans are a "basic, logical
thing we do,", Roberts
said:,
The agronomist demon-
strated how manure maps
are made• withthe help: of
'global positioning sys-
tems, which when used in
.conjunction; with high-tech
spreaders allow farmers to
pinpoint application. to a
field's requirements,: vary
ing withthe land's cbemi-
cal needs :and the crop to
be grown, among many
factors: .•
IOGHLY T1C}INICAL
'Computers all'ov More
precision," Roberts said.
`OPS technology gives
the ability 'to get back to a
spot,"
With these cutting edge
systems, and equipment,
the problems are basically
calculations. •
Both main speakers
gave examples- of how
more conventional sys=
terns. are now beinl.modi-
fied "to prevent particular
problems with manure
management. Unpleasant
odours, for instance, are
lessened by manure being
applied . closer to the
ground. "In 'a similar vein.;-
excess runoff that "might
lead.. to more manure get-
ting into the watershed,
can be controlled and eut
down by,- for instance,. cul:-
tivation
ul-
tivation before applica-
tion, or application at very.
specific' times..
Much of both main."
speakers.', presentations
weresitnilarly, highly
technical.
The larger the volume of
manure from an operation,
the larger the equipment
that is required to handle it
an. d the.•moremanpower
required to control it,
Hilborn commented. .
Getting manure from
point 'A tQ: point B, from
beast to barn to land, using .
Conventional trucks and'
storage tanks, subject to
varying municipal rules,
•gets more complicated the
larger the, operation, the
OMAFRA Waste specialist
said. 'Sc p larger. opera-'
;tions elsewhere are 'going •
topipelines-these days:
.`UGLY DUCKLINGS''
:mister
erato
.Representatives, from
equipment manufacturers ,
Husky and Nuhn
Industries, then took to the
Arts fields at Lot 21,
Conc. 4 to demonstrate
Various particulars of what
the speakers were talking
about.
"It's all starting to
come together," Hilborn
said .earlier. "This is the
message we have to get
out there."
• In short, if pig farmers
are being painted in the
media thc... •^flys as .an
unconcerned , ant sim-
ply on hip'? .its the.
environrt, . dammed,
anyone it, attendance at
Friday's workshop in
McKillop could readily
come to the conclusion
that this is not the case.
Pig farmers .are•as con-.
cerned with :the land. and.
Lake Huron as anybody
else: . '
"We are an ugly duck-
ling -and What we do is not'
that pretty,"
as one of the
afternoon's equipment
representatives summed
up tersely..
'CANADIAN
• RED
CROSS:
by Kevin Shillinglaw
Peggy Ktttsrnan• has
been named as Moderator
of the Presbytery of Grey -
Bruce -Maitland,- which
includes this: area •anal- all
: of the Bruce.Pennisula,;
She was 'installed Sept..
9 at the Knox. Presbyterian
,Church in Tiverton: `
'"This:. is a one year
appointment Ministers
and ` elders inthe`
Presbytery° take turns,.
being Moderator," • said
Kinsman "Also, the .time
is• flexible; depending on
the situation:"
Kinsman, who i,sethe
minister for both.. the •
Lucknow and South
Kinloss churches, said that.
her duties as Moderator
are. like 'the duties that •a
-Skelton
Rev.'Peggy Kinsman
chairperson of a commit -
•tee 'would' have.
" l: Moderate all the reg-
ular meeting and any spe-
cial meetings, such'as the •
services of induction when •
new minister begins,
said Kinsman.
NOTICE
. NOMINATION FOR OFFICE
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ACT, 1996 (S.32)
NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal
Electors of the VILLAGE OF LUCKNOW
if.. ..... .
NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF:
REEVE
COUNCILLORS. 4
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may, be made by completing. and: filing in the office of the Clerk, .nominations in
the prescribed form.
A nomination must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by
an agent on any day in the year that is after March 31st, 1997 and is before
October 10th 1997 at a time When• the Clerk's office is open or; on October 10th
1997 (Nomination Day) between the hours of 9 a.m.' and 5 p:m. A prescribed
nomination filing fee ($100)' must accompany thenomination form. A nomination
must be certified by the Clerk before such person becomes a certified candidate
for the office to which she or he• is nominated.
In the event there are an insufficient number of certified .candidates to fill all
positions available, nominations will be reopened for the vacant positions only
on Wednesday, October:1 Sth,. 1997.between the•:houra of 9 a.m. and 5. p.rn. and
such additional, nominations, if required, may be filed in the office of the Clerk,
Electors are hereby given notice that if a greater ;number of candidates are
certified than are required to fill.. the said offices, notice will be given of the
location of voting places, the dates and times for voting.
DATED THIS 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1997
'Owen Sound Brupe%Grey
EXPERIENCED HOMEMAKERS
NEEDED ""
in Lucknow & Surrounding Area
Qualifications;
*Home Support Level I)%llt or
equivalent
*Non-traditional hours • ...
.*Experience working with the
elderly ih' a community setting
*Access to vehicle '
•Excellent communication &
organizational skills ,
Responsibilities:
•Personal Care
•social &' family support
'Meat planning & preparation
*Household management .;
*child care
*Deregiver;relief
The Society offers . a
compreliensive•benefits package
& competitive wages, •
WE WOULt3lJKE TO HEAR
FROM YOU., °..
.,'Contact:
Linda McLaughlin.
Homemaker,Supervisor -
The Canadfen-Red CrossS.ociety
:. 14501st Ave: west
Owen Sound, Ont.
N4K SW2 '
by Oct. 1st ,1997
We thank yoU for your interett but
only those applicants -.considered
for an interview will be contacted;
An equal opportunityemployer •
B.M. Whitcroft, Clerk
Village of Lucknow
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