The Rural Voice, 1998-09, Page 76HURON
Box 429, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0
519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135 Email: huron@ofa.on.ca
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
' The Rural Voice is provided to all farmers
in Huron County by the HCFA.
Drought plagues Ontario
In many counties reports are
coming in regarding very acute
circumstances:
• farmers are being forced to cull
their livestock herds due to feed
shortage
• cattle are being fed from winter
supplies because there is no pasture
land
• ponds and water wells are at
dangerously low levels
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture is asking all farmers
Of Interest?? — It has been
brought to our attention at the Huron
Federation office that some Huron County
OFA members do not have OFA signs. If you
do not have an OFA sign (or have a laded
one) and would like one please call our office
at 1-800-511-1135 or 482-9642 and a sign
will be delivered to you.
International Plowing Match '99
KICK-OFF BARBECUE
Thursday, October 29, 1998
Stanley Complex, Varna
For more information —
Web Site: http //www.ipm99.on.ca/
Report Crop
Losses Now!
Due to the shortage of rainfall in this
area of the province, farmers with crop
insurance should be contacting Agricorp
now with their concerns of lower crop
yields. It's especially important to
contact them if you are making
harvesting decisions based on the lower
expected yields, such as cutting corn for
silage that would have usually gone for
grain production.
You can contact Agricorp by calling
their Customer Action Centre at 1-888-
247-4999, their hours of operation are
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday to
Friday.
HCFA OFFICE HOURS
Mondays and Fridays
9 a.m. to 12 noon
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Please leave a message.
(519) 482-9642
1-800-511-1135
FAX (519) 482-1416
Email: huron@ota.on.ca
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affected by the drought to provide
their local federation or their OFA
Member Service Representative with
information concerning their
situation so that a clear picture of the
entire drought can be documented.°
ATTENTION -
NISA can help!
Producers experiencing financial
difficulties right now can request an •
interim withdrawal application if they
have submitted their 1997 NISA
application and received their is
Deposit/Withdrawal Options Notice is
(DWON). An interim withdrawal allows
you access to funds in your NISA
account for the 1998 stabilization year
on a more timely basis.
FARM HIKER
TOUR '98
The 1998 Farm Hiker Tour promoting
agriculture will visit dairy, sheep, beef,
swine, emu, quarter horse, market
gardening, and dairy producing
operations on Sunday, October 4, 1998.
The farms will be open from 12:00
noon to 5:00 p.m. Tour maps will be
available at Seaforth Agriplex next to
Community Centre from12:00 noon to
3:00 p.m.
Bring an item of non-perishable food
for food bank, a cooler to purchase
products along the way, binoculars to
enjoy sights at Hullett Wildlife Area, and
please leave pets at home!
Conclude the day with a Country
Harvest Supper at Seaforth Agriplex from
4 to 7 p.m. Tickets for the meal are $8,
adults; $5, children 5-12; four an under,
free. Contact Jim Floyd 527-1583 or
Ross Ribey 527-1790 for tickets.
HURON COUNTY FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE
ANNUAL/REGIONAI MEETING
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Friday, October 23, 1998
Goderich Township Hall, Holmesville
Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
Speaker:
Crystal MacKay. Ontario Pork Board Communications Specialist
Topic:
"The Funny Farm Comes to Town"
Tickets: $12.50 available from Directors or County Office.
Crystal will share her humorous insights into country living. She has devised a way to
tell if you can relate to life in a rural community, and she'll keep you guessing about a
sure-fire way to make money on the farm. Funny stories of her experiences with people
who aren't familiar with farming are mixed in with the importance of keeping the lines of
communication open with agriculture's customer: the consumer.
NOMINATION FOR ANNUAL HURON COUNTY AWARD
1 would like to nominate for the Annual Huron
County Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Agriculture and to the
community in the County of Huron as well as provincially because
Signed
Clip this ad and mail your reply to:
Huron Federation of Agriculture
PO Box 429, CLINTON, ON NOM 1L0
or Fax: 519-482-1416