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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-03-16, Page 70Page 10A -Farm Progress '94 ...we specialize in --trucks! rr INTERNATIONAL Your Complete Truck Centre! BIuewater Truck Centre (1991) 'r-- e Inc. AIRPORT RD., GODERICH BUSINESS: 524-7379 FAX: 524-7380 PORTABLE UNITS. • All types of fabricating • Wrought iron railings • Plasma arc cuttings. • Aluminum -stainless -mild steel.. • C.W.B. certified welders • Huronia.Welding Dealer • Custom made trailers: Utility, Landscape, Stock, Horse, Up to 20 Ton Floats • Reese trailer hitches • 5th wheel hitches and replacement parts • Brake parts • Hayes axles • Hubs • Spindles • Bearings Pintle hooks • Hydraulic activators • Couplers • Fulton jacks • Leaf springs • Hitch balls •Trailer tires • Rims and fenders RR#3 WALKERTON 881-1047 Workshop will focus on the farm family Huron County Rural Connections will be hosting "A Slice of Rural Life" Workshop on March 23, from •9:30 to 3:30, at the Goderich Township Hall in Holmesville. In recognition of the International Year of the Family, the focus will be on the farm family and will feature guest speaker, George Stock, farmer, active community member, and rural Community Development Worker, Oxford County Branch of Canadian Mental Health Association. The day will also include Farm Health Fair displays and infor- mation regarding many aspects of Rural health issues, as well as in- formation regarding the results of the recent Rural Health Survey conducted by the Huron County Heart Health program. The day will also feature, Kim Souch, local country singer/songwriter. Kim has been featured at many Huron County schools and other local events presenting her original music to promote a positive healthy balance of mental health. Participants won't want to miss Superwomen Productions presen- tation of scenes and songs from "Superwomen" and "The Farm Show." This humorous drama is performed by Carol Oriold, Arlene Ostin, and Jerry Simpson. All.in all it is a day of education, entertainment, and interaction with your neighbors. Registration is $15/person, or 525/couple for the day including hot noon meal. To register call 482-9311 before noon March 18. For further infor- mation contact Phyllis Ramer, Rural Connection Resource Worker, at 482-9311. Learning about water • from the ground up Imagine waking up to find that you don't have any water to brush your teeth! Groundwater, Canada's hidden resource, is relied on by more than one quarter of all Canadians for everyday con- sumption. In Ontario alone more than 400 million cubic metres of groundwater are • consumed annually by households,•businesses and farming operations. Becoming aware of this resdurce, its value neither understood nor appreciated, is a project that everyone should become involved in, especially children and educating them about groundwater protection is a step towards their taking an active role to ensure,a reliable water supply for the future. More than, 5,000 elementary school children from Grades 4 to 6 will have the opportunity to par- ticipate in hands-on activities and interactive discovery centres focusing on groundwater and its importance in our lives during the first "Canadian Children's Groundwater Festival" to be held from June 6 to 10, 1994 at the Ontario Agricultural Museum, Mil- ton. Organizers of the first "Canadian Children's Groundwater Festival" have blended learning ,with fun to create a festival .atmosphere. , that will appeal to participants of all ages. With more, than 30 different activities including "The. Royal Flush, Well -drilling, Water Witching, Home Sweet Home and `Aq' - The Amazing Aquifer", the festival will provide a foundation of learning. Students at the festival will learn about how we use groundwater to domany things, from flushing a toilet and brushing our teeth, through to the amount of water used in food processing. Livestock play key role in food production cycle (NC) - While today's farmers "provide the food the world needs now, they must also avoid Compromising the ability of future generations to produce food. They call it sustainable agriculture. And livestock play a key part in achieving that goal: "There are five resources - soil, animals, water, plants, and air - that are critical to agriculture and vital to 4ie quality of our environment no and in the future," says Richard Johnson, head of the Soils Branch at the Alberta Environmen- tal Centre. "Soil is the resource under the most pressure," he adds. The good news is that sustainable agriculture can help solve the problem. Johnson explains: "There are two steps involved. Firstly, farmers need to include perennial legumes and grasses in the crops they grow on a rotating basis. These crops prevent erosion, enrich the soil, and help in pest, ' disease and water management. "Secondly, farmers need to feed these crops to livestock. Animals such as cattle can convert this food, which can't be used by humans, intohigh quality protein. In ad- dition, animal waste adds valuable nutrients to soil which can then•be used to grow food that humans can eat. "Those who argue for the elimination of livestock -from far- ming may not realize they're ar- guing for a step that will jeopardize• our ability to produce enough food for today's needs whileconserving our soil for future' generations." For more information,, call 905- 821-4943: