The Rural Voice, 2001-09, Page 78People
4 -Hers score in Gencor challenge shows
Western Ontario 4 -Hers in both
beef and dairy took home prizes
recently at the Gencor Challenge
West competitions in Stratford.
In the dairy competition held July
19-20, 147 competitors vied for the
honours.
Top score in the quiz went to
Curtis McNeil of Goderich with a
five -way tie for the runner up
between Mike Arnold of Mildmay,
Dave Squibb of St. Pauls, Paul
Hampson of Oxford and Niki Biggar
and Paul Hampson, both of Oxford.
Champion calf was shown by
Jeremy Phelan of Huron County
with Greg Dietrich of Mildmay
having the reserve. Champion
showperson was Jessica MacLeod of
Oxford with Brad Eggink of
Wentworth, the reserve.
Matthew Grubb of Clifford was
the top junior competitor with John
Walker of Elgin, runner up.
Curtis McNeil was top
intermediate competitor and Dave
Squibb of St. Paul's, runner up. Paul
Hampson was top senior with
Leanne Russwarm of Mildmay,
runner up.
Hampson was overall grand
champion with McNeil, reserve.
Bruce had the champion team
made up of Aaron Ruetz of Mild-
may, Tom Whytock of Teeswater,
Sarah Brown of Walkerton, Greg
Dietrich of Mildmay and Leanne
Russwarm of Mildmay.
Scott Phillips of Middlesex had
the grand champion heifer at the Beef
Challenge West, August 11, while
Lyle Dudgeon of Bruce had the
reserve champion.
Champion show -person was
Matthew Zwambag of Middlesex
and reserve was Reed Crawford, also
of Middlesex. Top novice show -
person was Jeff Rundle of Huron.
Jaclyn Hutton of Perth was top
junior while Ben Clutton of Perth
was runner-up. Matthew Zwambag
of Middlesex was top intermediate
showperson while Megan Coke of
Lambton was second. Reed
Crawford of Middlesex was top
senior showperson and Lyle
Dudgeon of Bruce, second.
Breed champions were: Angus,
Lyle Dudgeon; Charolais, Dudgeon;
crossbred, Scott Philips; Hereford,
Wyatt Ocolison, Elgin; Highland,
Lincoln Wessman, Perth; Limousin,
Brent Black, Huron; Maine Anjou,
Sandra Alton, Huron; Shorthorn,
Carman Kyle, Brant; Simmental,
Robert Macinness, Bruce.0
Nutritionist drowns in Lake Huron
Alan Ford, a nutritionist with Kenpal Farm Products Inc. in Centralia, lost his
life during an unexpected storm on Lake Huron while swimming with his wife
Sharon and friends on the evening of August 8, 2001.
Ford was born in Vancouver, B.C. in 1944 and obtained his Masters Degree in
Animal Biochemistry from the University of Alberta. Prior to joining Kenpal as a
Nutritionist in 1993, he worked in the animal
agricultural industry with positions in Western
Canada and Ontario. Alan served on the
Nutrition Council with the Animal Nutrition
Association of Canada (A.N.A.C.) and as a
Director with Ontario Swine Improvement
(O.S.I.), and other organizations. His expertise
was shared with the industry as a contributing
writer to several farm publications.
"Alan touched everyone he met with his
kind, concerning manner," says Kenpal owner
Ken Palen. "He was a sincere family man, a
leader of his peers, and a true gentleman."
Alan and his family lived and participated in
the community of Arkona for the past
20 years. He is survived by his wife Sharon
and daughters Linda and Nancy.0
Alan Ford killed in tragic Lake
Huron accident.
Art Bolton elected
head of Canadian
Seed Growers
Art Bolton of Seaforth was
elected president of the Canadian
Seed Growers Association at the
group's annual meeting in
Fredericton, New Brunswick in
July.
Bolton, his wife Marie and his
son Carl grow 300 acres of
pedigreed seed (wheat, oats, barley,
white beans and soybeans) on their
farm northwest of Seaforth. They
carry on a tradition started by Art's
father Russell who started growing
pedigreed seed in 1956.
Bolton has been on the
Canadian Seed Growers board
since 1995. The presidency is
traditionally a two-year term.
There are some 4,000 pedigreed
seed growers across Canada. The
association will celebrate its
centennial in 2004 in Ottawa.
Formed in 1904, the office of
president and secretary were filled
by officials of the federal
department of agriculture until
1923. The first elected president
took office in 1925 and the first
seed grower was elected president
in 1926.
Today the association has 21
board members, 12 active growers
elected by the general membership
and nine appointed by provincial
ministers of agriculture.
Before becoming involved at the
national level, Bolton had been
involved with the provincial seed
growers' organization. He had also
served on the Ontario Farm
Machinery Board and the Crop
Insurance Commission.
Closer to home he has been
heavily involved with the Huron
County Soil and Crop
Improvement Association and the
Huron Beef Producers'
Association.
Bolton's home county of Huron
is one of the hotbeds of pedigreed
seed growing with 200 registered
growers.0