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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-03-16, Page 23595°0 595.0o • SWINE TYME" COMMERCIAL About Swine Tynie commercial Inc •1\ti:ic Vcrsion Continvicial has.hcim fay() \.+,• to. \yk:aner,or larrov, to„finish•• operator allLIS irid Lt ticiri nicans.of looking at his total .oimation (ni n4anagcmcnt taw Y,,iriiing •• • n top, calculations ;111(1 uihr LA. cry • day tuanagcinent•c;unrol.•,..It also lakes all the pro(luctivit‘ data and g.1\ L bad.; ;In to „cad amt ntentinglul rej)ort • prospe&to,c. H'. enterIng • .. on every aspect of our cOnfigui.ations,Ite.sySielll \kill. .0pCration • • • ., •• • , . . , . . -,Swine Tyme Features4-- • 'Breeder Inventory 'Wenner & Hog Inventory *Feed Inventory *Feed Usage *Breeding and FarniWing • *Weaning and Sow Index -Ideath Entry -Sales Entry 'Historical Data •"Trials • *Feed Calculations •Sow ID Changes • *Expense Entry "Feed Rations •-Medication Flagging "Entry in Lbs orKgs Plus Much More! SEE YOUR LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR 000Plite4 PLANNING CENTRE Hardware•Software•Printers Training -Custom Programming 1 /4 Main St., Seaforth A 527-29()9 Farm Progress '94 -Page 7 • Clara and Willy Keller, of RR 1 Mitchell, were recently honored by the Perth County Federation of Agriculture for their longtime dedication and commitment to the federation. Ontario Minister of Agriculture Elmer Buchanan (middle) made the presentation at the federation's 50th annual meeting held in Mitchell. (Andy Bader photo) Dan Wiens A new trend ;is. direct to the consumer farm marketing byMcQuail Fran Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) is the. newest trend in direct to the consumer farm marketing. The concept is simple; consumers purchase in advance a 'share' in the summer's harvest or organically grown vegetables. The food is either picked up on the, farm by the consumers (sharers) or delivered on a weekly basis to community depots by the farmer. Sharers are en- couraged to visit the farm and help out with some of the work. This arrangement has many educational, social, economic and environmental -benefits. Dan Wiens, of St. Adolphe, Manitoba, was one of the workshop speakers at the 13th Annual Or- ganic Agriculture Conference held in Guelph. He told, of his ex- perience in starting a CSA project, on his farm just south of Winnipeg. Together with his wife and four children, Wiens grows about 30 varieties of vegetables organically on his farm. Over a three month harvest period, he delivers these • fresh vegetables to 160 families weekly in Winnipeg. , • A share is planned to be enough vegetables and salad makings for a family of four. There are also some onions, squash and potatoes at the end of the season fpr each. family to store for winter'use: ' concept in Canada. In 1992, there were five or six. By 1993 that number had grow.n to 30. • Wiens believes the reason that the CSA idea has caught on so quickly is the idea that consumers like the •idea of supporting l family farm and the, direct. connection to their food supply. The fresh organically grown vegetables are.an added plus to the rewarding relationship. . In Huron County, there is a CSA south of Goderich at the farm of Bob and.. Bev Budd. The Huron 'Community Garden was one of the first in Canada beginning operation in 1990. In the Lucknow area, Fran and Tony McQuail are planning on beginning onc in 1995. People interested in more infor- mation can contact eithcr farmer or the Ecological Farmer's Association CSA Resource Centre at the Mait- land Valley Conservation Authority in Gorrie. Perth couple honored for ambassaaorship by Andy Bader A special award to longtime contributors .to the Perth County Federation of Agriculture was pies - exited to Wiliy and Clara Keller on Jan: 28. The couple received the first-time award to mark the 50th anniversary of the Perth federation, President John Drummond said. Calling them "proud Canadian farmers and mentors to us all," Drummond and Elmer Buchanan, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, presented a plaque during thel federation's annual meeting held at the Mitchell & District Community Centre. • "Lt marks their outstanding. contribution....and ambassadorship" to the local federation, Drummond said. • "If synchronized community Service were an Olympic sport, they'd win a gold medal for sure," he said. The Kellers, who operate a successful and innovative swine operation in Fullarton Township with their family, have been Active members of the Perth FOA for . many years. • Willy, 69, was ,born in Romania came to Canada in 1951, joined by his future wife, a native of Switzerland, a short time later. One year later, they moved to the Mitchell area with a six-month sojourn in California mixed in. In 1953, they purchased the farm they . now reside on at Brandy Point, just south of Mitchell on Highway 23. Clara; currently a Fullarton Township co.uncillor, was also secretary of the FOA from 1976- 1983. The couple have five children. Willy is known across the county as a "prolific membership recruitment" person as well as a director, Drummond said. A portrait. will also be commissioned by the FOA, a copy • of which will be hung at the local • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food (OMAF) office:in Stratford. TIESMA. INDUSTRIAL vitt • WE MAKE & REPAIR .TARPS! r;;I. Truck & Trailpr Tarps Recreational Equipment Covers • IT'iV Fertilizer Spreader Tarps 11,;,' Gravity Box Covers ea'Repairs to Mini Bulk Seed • Bags -. IL..,,.ConstrUction Tarps & Flags ,tirw Protective Coverings for ALL Portable or •Stationary Equipment 11:w. 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