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The Rural Voice, 1982-11, Page 16FARM NEWS McQUAIL: NEW HFA PRESIDENT A new executive for the Huron County Federation of Agriculture includes from left Jim McIntosh. R.R. 4 Seaforth. first vice-president; Tony McQuail, R.R. 1 Lucknow, president and Doug Garniss, R.R. 4 Wingham. second vice-president McQuail takes over the position held for 2 years by Gerry Fortune of R.R. 1 Wingham. Directors -at -large elected include: Art Bolton, Walter Elliott. Bob Coleman. Doug Fortune, Brenda McIntosh, Les Caldwell and Garry Baker. At a directors' meeting held at a later date, the following executive directors were elected: Bob Coleman. Kevin Kale. Paul Klopp and Ralph DeWeerd. (photo by S. Gunby) Conservation Award We are looking for Huron County landowners who have managed their farms to conserve soil, water and other natural resources. Such management practices may involve erosion control, (grassed waterways, proper tillage, crop rotation, etc.) stream improvement, (buffer zones, tile outlet protection, ditch bank stabilization, etc.) woodlot manage- ment, windbreaks and reforestation and manure management. Individuals or groups wishing to nominate a candidate should send the nominee's name and address by October 29th, 1982 to: Conservation Award Committee, Ontario Ministry of Agri- culture and Food, Box 159, Clinton, Ontario, NOM 1 LO. Financial Management Courses available in Stratford & Atwood This fall Centralia College is co-operat- ing with the Stratford Agricultural office and the Federal Manpower people to present Financial Management Courses at Stratford and Atwood. There isn't a course fee as a result of special funding assistance from the Federal Government. The courses run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Wed. and Thurs. The Strat- ford program opens at the Agricultural Office on Thursday, November 18th and runs until December 16th. The Atwood program opens on Wednesday, November 17th and continues until December 15th. What's going to be covered in the program? There will be sessions on record keeping, determining the most profitable alternative, breakeven analysis and pro- jecting expected cash inflow and outflow. O.M.A.F. staff will be showing how production practices and records link up with the aforegoing topics. The final two sessions will deal' with transferring property from one generation to the next, wills, partnerships and corporations. There will also be a session on the advantages and disadvantages or various tax saving techniques. You can register at the Stratford office, 271-0280 or Zenith 35050 or by calling Centralia College, 228-6691. PG. 16 THE RURAL VOICE / NOVEMBER 1982