The Rural Voice, 1996-10, Page 3R.T.
Editor: Keith Roulston
editorial advisory committee:
Bev Hill, farmer, Huron County
John Heard, soils and crop extension
and research, northwestern Ontario
Diane O'Shea, farmer, Middlesex Cty.
George Penfold, associate professor,
University of Guelph
Gerald Poechman, farmer, Bruce Cty.
contributing writers:
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Kelly, Sarah Borowski,
Mary Lou Weiser -Hamilton, June
Flath, Ian Wylie-Toal, Susan Glover,
Bob Reid, Mervyn Erb, Darene
Yavorsky, Peter Baltensperger, Sandra
On, Yvonne Reynolds, Carl L. Bedal
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Behind the Scenes
There'll be some changes made
This month's special section on
woodlot management is an example
of a number of changes readers will
see in The Rural Voice in the coming
months as we attempt to serve readers
better.
We'll be starting a number of
special sections which will bring
readers up-to-date information on
various areas of farm management.
This month, as fall approaches and
farmers with woodlots on their farms
prepare to use some of their off-
season for cropping to harvest wood
for firewood or saw lumber, we
present information on where to turn
for woodlot management information
now that government cutbacks have
struck the Ministry of Natural
Resources. In the months to come
we'll have other special sections
dealing with other areas of farm
management, everything from pork
production to farm buildings.
Speaking of farm buildings, at a
time when the beef cycle is in a
downturn, one of the region's largest
beef producers is expanding. In
August, Bennett Farms near Gorrie
opened a new beef finishing barn
capable of handling 3,000 head a year
(900 at a time). The huge barn has all
the latest in technology for beef
production, what builder Jack Schenk
of Landmark Builders calls a beef
"factory" capable of turning out
4,000 pounds of beef per day. The
Bennetts plan to be ready when the
beef cycle turns around. John Greig
was there for the opening.
When someone like Ron
MacGregor says last year was the
best year in history for crop farmers,
perhaps it's wise to listen. The
Kippen-area farmer has seen a lot of
years on the farm since he started
helping his father at age 13 with the
cash cropping and custom harvesting
operation. He plans to keep farming.
"They'll have to carry me off."
Sandra Orr provides this story that
gives a little badly -needed, long-term
perspective to farming.
The "My Town" feature this
month comes from Grey County's
pretty village of Priceville.
In her gardening column, Rhea
Hamilton Seeger writes wistfully
about wisteria. Patti Robertson tells
how imagination can take the place of
a big budget in giving a new, co-
ordinated look to a home.
In her recipe column, Bonnie
Gropp gets in the spirit of the season
with some recipes to help celebrate
Oktoberfest.0
Update
Talking turkey — the wild variety
What better time than Thanksgiving to talk about turkeys.
Back in April 1992 we carried a story on the release of wild turkeys in
northern Huron County. Since then we've had updates on other releases of the
birds.
Now Ontario Out Of Doors magazine estimates there are 14,000 wild turkeys
in Ontario. Despite the bad winter last year (and we think it was tough on us!)
there are no indications of widespread mortality, the Ministry of Natural
Resources reports. "We had a bad winter like this one a few years ago, and we
were not able to detect major losses then," the magazine reports John Harcus of
MNR. "It was the same situation this year. We don't think the population was
hit hard by the bad winter."
Despite the cutbacks at MNR, the program to reintroduce wild turkeys across
the province continues, supported by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and
Hunters. Last year about 100 turkeys were trapped in areas of high population
and relocated to areas that provide good potential for turkeys to naturalize.
In a few areas the population has become high enough to allow hunting.
"Hunter interest continues to grow, and we now sell about 4,000 hunting
licences each spring," Harcus told the magazine. "The harvest is getting close to
700 gobblers."0