HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-03-17, Page 73R FLE 9► .
New ag rep. names from Middlesex
by Ron Wassink
WALKERTON--It didn't take
long for Don Agar to figure out
what Bruce County's strengths
were.
Agar is the county's new ag rep
and works out of the OMAF
office in Walkerton. He accepted
the position in Bruce, vacated by
Mac Bolton who retired earlier
last year.
Bolton, who was born and raised
in the Seaforth area, is pursuing a
hobby in woodworking and is
involved at the Bolton homestead
in McKillop Township.
Agar comes to Bruce County
with many years of experience
with OMAF, most recently with
Middlesex County where he was
ag rep for nine years. And, prior to
that, he was assistant ag rep for.
nine years.
He said he tended to work more
in crops and dairy in his years
with OMAF, though his job
change forced him to sell a beef
herd he had been building for the
past six years.
Middlesex County is big on
crops as its focus is cash crop. As
such, Agar was heavily involved
in conservation tillage.
"I would like to think I brought
some of that to Bruce County," he
said.
Agar Comes to Bruce during a
Farming is
still a way
of life for
Tony Lang
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pared to other businesses but that is
made up by the enjoyment of the
job, said Lang.
"Farming is becoming less and
less just 'farmers', the ones who are.
left are becoming very business -like
in their thinking,"
The computers in his office attest
to the' fact that farmers are indeed
becoming more conscious of the
factors that affect their business.
At his finger tips on the computer
screen Lang can call up an -to -the -
date weather report, or the Chicago
Board of Exchange, which records
the grain and cattle market prices.
As well 'as drying corn, Lang
Farms stores, buys ,and sells other
grains.
As for farming trends, Lang
thinks Bruce County is going more
and more to cattle.
"And you'll likely see farm units
increase very slowly in size to keep
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A successful business man; Lang
doesn't consider himself as such.
"I'm happy. If you do what
you're doing for money, you know
you're in the wrong business.
Farming is still a way of life and
there is no greater a feeling, than
seeing your crop or cattle grow."
1
busy rime for OMAF staff as the
organization has traditionally
assisted with the annual running of
the International Plowing Match.
He said he finds it ironic that in
his four moves to various counties
over the years, those moves have
taken place the year before those
counties hosted the IPM.
He has his work cut out with the
Bruce IPM as he is coordinator of
the volunteer organizations.
Agar, a '63 graduate of
Ridgetown College, and '68 grad-
uate of the University of Guelph,
started working with the ministry
in Wellington County where he
worked in 4-11 and Junior Farmers
for three years.
-turn to page 20a
Don Agar Is Bruce County's new ag rep. He takes over from
Mac Bolton, who retired last summer. (Ron Wassink photo)
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