The Rural Voice, 2004-01, Page 5January 2004
Contents
features
columns
Behind the Scenes Cover
Carol Riemer 2
Keith Roulston 4
Robert Mercer 6
Jeffrey Carter 8
Mabel's Grill 10
Recipes 30
Gardening 32
Decorating 33
Agritech 35
Markets 36
Agrilaw 37
Woodlots 38
departments
Ag News 33
Advice 34
Business Centre 39
Classified 40
Calendar 41
Advertisers' Index 47
newsletters
Perth County Federation 42
Rainy River Federation 43
Grey County Federation 44
Perth Pork Producers 45
Bruce County Federation 46
Huron County Federation 48
12 Reputation soiled
National media coverage h as
made Lake Huron's beach( ?s
seem unsafe and IakeshorE
residents and tourist
operators are upset and
pointing fingers at livestock .
Huron County officials are
trying to calm troubled
waters.
20 Blown away
Its not just the fear of wate r
pollution that brings strong
opposition from neighbours, to
large livestock operations.
They often object to the
smell. But shelterbelts of
trees and shrubs can help
solve odour problems says
Todd Leuty, agroforestry
specialist with OMAF,
26 Pass it on
With 120,000 farmers in
Canada turning 65 in the nE ext
decade, we must either turr ,
those farms over to the ner:t
generation or watch farm
numbers continue to dwind le.
Yet only two to four per cent
of farmers have a written
succession plan. For the re st.
it's time to get started on
planning what ideally shoul d
begin five years in advance
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