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FARM NEWS
C.F.F.O.: Need sustainable agriculture
"Soil: Growth Medium or God's
Gift" will be the focus of four
lectures held at the University of
Guelph this fall.
Farmers, advisors, and policy
makers face some challenging deci-
sions if they are to change present
practices to have a sustainable agri-
culture. The lectures at the University
will include the following themes:
Mennonite Soil Practices; to Whom
Should God Send the Conservation
Bill?: sustaining God's Gift Through
Tillage Practices and God's Small
Creatures.
Speakers will include: Orland
Gingrich, Member of the Land Use
Task force of the Mennonite Central
Committee, Peter Stonehouse, Pro-
fessor from the School of Agri-
cultural Economics, University of
Guelph, Tony Vyn, Professor from
the Crops Science Department of the
University of Guelph, and Dr. Rick
Richards, retired Dean of the Ontario
Agricultural College.
The lectures (schedules for Septem-
ber 19 and 26, October 3 and 17) are
in Room 141, Animal Science Build-
ing, University of Guelph. All lec-
tures start at 8:00 P.M.
The lectures are co-sponsored by
the Christian Farmers Federation of
Ontario, Huron Campus Ministry of
the Christian Reformed Church,
Mennonite Central Committee, and
the Wellington South Christian Far-
mers Association. Each lecture costs
$2.00 or $5.00 for the series.
Details are available from the
registrar: Bert Adema at 519-836-
3514 or the CFFO office at 519-338-
2921.0
Farm women: charting farm commodities
Charting farm commodities is an concept of marketing cycles, not
undertaking ideal for farm women, muddied by casual talk.
says John DePutter, from Ag Alert, Interest was expressed at the
speaking at the Women Supporting meeting on a possible marketing
Agriculture meeting held recently at course that would start "at the bot -
Stratford OMAF. tom" for those unfamiliar with
The meeting marked the beginning marketing concepts and procedures.
of the fall and winter sessions for the Women Supporting Agriculture
farm group. will hold their next meeting on Oct.
Over 27 farm women participated 17 at 8 o'clock at the OMAF boar -
in an informal discussion with DePut- droom in Stratford. The topic "Farm
ter. He outlined the PIK program and Computers" will be an introduction
charting farm commodities. He says to computers, an explanation of dif-
farm women, having a more regular ferent computers, choosing the right
daily routine, would be in a good computer and how to make a com-
position to do charting on a daily puter pay for itself.
basis. Women, he says, shy away For more information, contact
from coffee shops and clusters of Mary Anne DeBrabandere at
men talking, so may have a clearer 229-6331. D
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