The Rural Voice, 1992-01, Page 3Editor: Darene Yavorsky
editorial advisory committee:
Bev Hill, farmer, Huron County
John Heard, soils and crops extension
and research, northwestern Ontario
Neil McCutcheon, farmer, Grey County
Diane O'Shea, farmer, Middlesex Cty.
George Penfold, associate professor,
University of Guelph
Gerald Poechman, farmer, Bruce Cty.
Bob Stephen, farmer, Perth County
contributing writers:
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Roulston, Cathy Laird, Wayne Kelly,
Sarah Borowski, Mary Lou Weiser -
Hamilton, June Flath, Ian Wylie-Toal,
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Peter Baltensperger, Sandra Orr,
Yvonne Reynolds
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Darene Yavorsky
Editor
This issue of The Rural Voice, the first of
the new year, contains a few changes — one of
them being a new editor. As past -editor Jim
Fitzgerald takes on his new position as commu-
nications specialist with the Ontario Milk
Marketing Board, I take over editorial duties
here on the magazine.
My acquaintanceship with "The Magazine
of Agricultural Life" goes back more than a
couple of years, to when Lise Gunby occupied
the editor's chair. At that time I was living in
the Rainy River district of northwestem
Ontario, and my freelance contributions to the
magazine featured news and profiles about my
rural neighbours in that part of the province.
The Rural Voice continued to publish my
stories when Jim took over editorship.
My freelance work has appeared in a
variety of publications and has covered a wide
range of subject matter, from the pulp -and -
paper industry to fine arts, fisheries, travel des-
tinations and beyond, but I've noticed that I
can't seem to get away from topics with an ag-
ricultural flavour. Even my most recent writing
projects — a pair of promotional brochures
(one for a hand-crafted sign business, the other
for a swine genetics operation) and a course
manual ("Swine Feeding Management" for the
Ontario Agricultural Training Institute) — are
unabashedly farm -oriented. All I can figure is,
it must be because I was bom in Montreal. To
me, that's a logical explanation of why I'm so
fascinated by things agricultural.
I'm now living in Hensall and, since
moving here more than a year ago, I've found
that the possibilities for agricultural stories in
this region of Ontario are practically limitless.
All types of livestock, from sheep, cattle and
swine to exotic animals; various field crops
(Hensall, after all, is the White Bean Capital of
Canada); fruit orchards; nurseries and green-
houses — you name it, we've got it. Not to
mention the legions of talented rural people
earning or augmenting their income from
cottage crafts and other small business
enterprises. No doubt about it, there's a lot to
write about.
No one could deny we arc living in
economically challenging times: people all
across the country — employed, self-employed
or unemployed — are keeping an anxious eye
on their bank balance. For many, it's tough just
to meet basic needs.
Among those essentials is food and yes, the
rest of the country does need to acknowledge
the important role of Canada's food producers.
But farmers need to remember something, too.
As highly -skilled food -producing profes-
sionals, farmers need to remember not to hide
thcir light under a bushel. Be proud of what
you produce. Your accomplishments and
concerns will continue to be the focus of
articles in this magazine. As its title attests, it's
the rural voice — let us hear from you.0
A Slice of Rural Life
Jacob Ilovius and his Dad, Albert, admire some new arrivals. The family farm, west of /lensall, is
owned by Jacob's grandfather, Jake llovius, and ably run by Uncle Bob. (Photo by Dan Holm)