The Rural Voice, 1993-07, Page 2CHECK OUT THE
WHOLE GRAIN GOODNESS.
John Deere's Maximizer
Combine is designed to
handle your crops with kid
gloves. See for yourself.
• Extra large feeder house
eases the impact of grain
against rasp bars
• Slow cylinder speed for
gentle, thorough threshing
• Easy to work in various
crop and field conditions
and simple to adjust
• Automatic header controls
save more lodged or
downed crop
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Listowel
519-291-5390
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AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH FIELD DAY
Elora Research Station, Elora, Ontario
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993
This family Field Day is kw bus tours, car loads,
individuals - anyone who wants b see the
research facility.
Hourly tours - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bus goes to the
Dairy & Beef Research Centres at regular
intervals. Researchers will be there to discuss
current research projects. Beef -on -a -bun,
snacks, desserts & drinks available for purchase.
Wednesday, July 14, 1993 - Field day at the
Alma & Elora Research Stations. FOLLOW
THE SIGNS to the Crops Headquarters area 2
mi. south of Elora, west side of Elora road. Tour
wagons or shuttle buses from there. Alma Fish
Research Station Tour — a 1 1/2 hour bus tour -
10:30 am. & 1:30 p.m. Soils & Crops guided
wagon tours; Dairy Research Centre visit; Beef
Research Centre visit; Educational displays in
the machinery shed.
FEATURES
• Companson high input, low input & organic
farming systems; canola breeding & production
systems; weed management with conservation
tilled com 8 soybeans; cereal varieties including
hulless barley; corn & soybean weed control
research; stress management in corn; soybean
breeding trials.
• Greenhouse gases/agrometeorology; barley
soil N test; nitrate & NO atmosphere losses from
manure leaching; fertilizer placement with
conservation tillage; nutrient management for
groundwater quality; weeping tile systems
management.
• BEEF - spring grazing management for pasture
productivity; new handling facility in cow/calf
barn; phase feeding forage & grain to growing
steers.
• DAIRY - chromium supplementation; tie stall
housing modifications; calving heifers early; new
mastitis vaccine; natural ventilation system.
Registration: $5.00 per adult
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Sponsored by:
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
and University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
Further information available from:
1-519-824-4120 ext. 3691