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The Rural Voice, 1997-10, Page 11Scrap Book Ag Canada funds composter research Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada is investing $200,000 through its Matching Investment Initiative to test a new composting system. Consistency is the key to composting success, according to HUWS Corporation of Palgrave, Ontario, which is the North American manufacturer and distributor of the Herhof Composting Biocell. It's match- ing the federal investment in a four-year joint research project to prove that consistent compost can significantly boost yields. Also involved in the project is Dr. G. Whitfield of the Green- house and Processing Crop Research Centre at Harrow. When waste goes into a Herhof Biocell a consistently stabilized and sterilized compost comes out without the green- house gases, odor and leachate normally associated with composting, the parties say.0 — Source: Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada New ethanol plant for the future? While new ethanol distilleries being built in Ontario are designed to use corn to produce the alcohol, research at Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada's Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre in Sainte -Foy, Quebec suggests Jerusalem artichoke may be the plant of the future. The research shows the plant yields up to 18 tonnes per hectare of ethanol producing biomass. It's also a tough competitor, choking out weeds.0 — Source: Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada WINDMILLS New & Restored Windmills FOR SALE Old farm windmills restored and fully operational for pumping water and/or for show. Painted any colour combination (Customer choice') We sell Pond Aerating Windmills & Electric Pond Aerators. We buv. sell service & install new, used, windmills, pumps & parts. Tree Trimming & Removal & BOOM TRUCK Service available PRICEVILLE WINDMILL Co. (519) 924-2427 After 6 PM. We're all ready to Buy or Store your 1997 SOYBEANS and CORN • Fast Unloading • Accurate Probe System • Trucking Available Forward contracting of corn and soybeans. Come in and see us or give us a call and let us help you look after your crops. GRAIN ROASTING AVAILABLE Custom application and Roundup® Available HOWSON & HOWSON LTD. Flour & Feed Millers, Complete Farm Supply, Grain Elevators. Fertilizers & Chemicals Blyth, Ontario Blyth 523-9624 OR 1-800-663-3653 WINGHAM....357-2700 Elevators 1 1/4 miles east of Blyth on County Rd. 25, then 1/2 mile north OCTOBER 1997 7