The Rural Voice, 1992-03, 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
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Yvonne Reynolds, Dorothy Smith
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Darene Yavorsky
Editor
With this issue, I come to the end of
my term as interim editor of The Rural
Voice. I was asked to fill in on a short-
term basis, a situation that enabled me to
continue with my freelance writing busi-
ness to which I'll now return full-time.
Editorship of the magazine will shortly be
taken over by someone on a more perma-
nent basis, and other changes such as a
new design for editorial layout are also in
the works.
Just as the farming industry is in con-
stant flux thanks to technological advanc-
es and the demands of prevailing markets,
publications must also respond to current
conditions, moving ever forward to keep
pace, to reflect what's going on, and to
look ahead at what's coming. This issue
of The Rural Voice is a good example:
one of our features examines changes in
the role of the church in the lives of rural
people; we also bring you up-to-date on a
variety of topics from the state of this
province's wetlands to the latest in swine
research. And, of course, this magazine
lives up to its name by giving its colum-
nists and readers a chance to share their
thoughts of the moment.
Economically tricky though they may
be, when you think about it, these are
amazing times. Incredible innovations in
livestock genetics, for example...Compu-
terized feeding systems...The traditional
milking parlour given way to plastic pipe-
lines and high-tech refrigeration...Off the
farm, there are countless other things go-
ing on that our ancestors of a century ago
could not have predicted. As I write this,
astronaut Roberta Bondar and her col-
leagues are floating in space.
No matter which way you look at it —
whether you're inclined to see your coffee
mug as half -empty or half -full — there's
enough happening to give us all good
reason to look ahead and keep on going
forward.0
A Slice of Rural Life
The Renwicks get plenty of help on their farm east of Belmore; Mike is one of
four well-trained border collies that can herd the sheep with impressive effi-
ciency and speed. (Photo by Daniel Holm)