The Rural Voice, 1983-10, Page 27Special section
on computers
The use of computers on the farm
is now a reality. Because of this the
Canada Farm Show is setting aside a
special section to deal with the equip-
ment, programs and daily informa-
tion now available. Network infor-
mation (weather, market prices,
futures) which affects the selling price
of farm products will be featured by
Grassroots.
"It won't be long before the most
important piece of farm equipment
will be a computer," said Dawn Mor-
ris, Manager of the Farm Show. "It
may well be that the local Farm
Equipment Dealer or Co-op store will
be the computer information centre
and retailer of computer equipment
and software. We feel we should be at
the forefront of this important seg-
ment of the industry."
The thirty-eighth annual Canada
Farm Show will be held January 31 to
February 3, 1984, Coliseum, Exhibi-
tion Place, Toronto. It is the largest
indoor farm machinery show in
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Canada and features the latest equip-
ment and services to keep the Cana-
dian farmer the most efficient in the
world.
The show will continue with tradi-
tional events - the Ontario Belgian
Horse Association will hold its ever
popular Horse Auction, and the
Winter Classic Sale of Herefords and
Holstein Invitational Sale will again
take place.
The Ontario Soil & Crop Improve-
ment Association will present
"Outlook '84 for Ontario
Agriculture". Other industry related
association meetings held in conjunc-
tion with the show include CAMA,
Ontario Wholesalers, CFIEI, and the
Eastern Ontario Farm Writers.
The Show is produced and manag-
ed by Industrial Trade Shows of
Canada, the Canadian leader in
specialized industry shows, and is
sponsored by the Ontario Retail Farm
Equipment Dealers' Association.
For information on the exhibition
and exhibit area, contact Mrs. Dawn
Morris, Show Manager, Canada
Farm Show, 20 Butterick Road,
Toronto, Ontario M8W 3Z8, or call
416/252-3506.
Agri -Food Week celebrates ag. and food industry
To emphasize the key role played
by Ontario's farmers and the
agriculture and food industry in the
province's economy, the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food will be joining
in the celebration of Agri -Food
Week '83, October 3 to 10, minister
Dennis Timbrell announced..
In his remarks during a news con-
ference promoting the International
Plowing Match, the minister stressed
the importance of agriculture and
food -related industries to the people
of Ontario.
Timbrell underlined the fact that
Agri -Food Week is not a celebration
solely for the province's farmers any
more than the agriculture and 'food
industry means farming only.
"Agri -Food recognizes the con-
tributions of the people that sell seed
or process vegetables or package fruit
juice. It's for those who drive trucks
carrying milk or produce or cattle.
It's for those who stock the shelves in
your local supermarket. They and
thousands of others are partners in a
diverse and far-reaching enterprise,"
Timbrell said.
Among the activities the ministry
has planned are distributing Agri -
Food Week posters designed by the
winner of a 4-H Club competition,
enlisting the support of supermarkets
with special Agri -Food Week promo-
tions and assisting the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture in its set-
ting up "Host" farms across the pro-
vince.
"Host" farms, first established
during the province's first Agri -Food
Week festivities last year, are work-
ing farms that throw open their front
gates for tours by people from urban
areas.0
Avoid corn
harvesting accidents
Each fall, corn harvesting accidents
seriously injure a number of farmers
in Ontario. Corn harvesting equip-
ment is Targe, complex, and fast mov-
ing and no place for an amateur.
Avoid corn harvesting accidents on
your farm this year by making sure
your machine is well maintained.
Make sure the machine is set up 'or
adjusted properly - this will save you
countless hour of frustration. Final -
Is, neer attempt to unplus a corn-
piLkcr \‘ hilt. it i. running.
Bruce group
publishes book
"A Farmer Take a Wife" is now in
print. The book is based on a survey
of 600 women in Grey & Bruce coun-
ties, their feelings on agriculture and
the effect the financial crunch has
had on farm families in their area.
Written by Gisele Ireland in con-
junction with the University of
Guelph, the book is on sale for four
dollars and is available from Con-
cerned Farm Women, Box 457,
Chesley, Ont.❑
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