The Rural Voice, 1987-04, Page 3MANAGING EDITOR
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RURAL VOICE
COLUMNS
BARNIE EVANS 6
GISELE IRELAND 8
ADRIAN VOS 10
KEITH ROULSTON 12
MERVYN ERB 28
FEATURES
THE MACHINERY INDUSTRY
— Finding its Bearings 14
SMALL MANUFACTURERS: Success in the West 16
ORFEDA AND OFA WELCOME CHANGES 20
OPTIMISM IN THE BEEF BUSINESS — There's money
to be made, says Jim Wideman 22
THE HAVEN: Famous for its purebred Herefords,
The Haven is one of the oldest continuously
operated acreages in Britain 26
DEPARTMENTS
FEEDBACK
COMMODITY WATCH
NEWS
ADVICE
HERITAGE
RURAL LIVING
CALENDAR
MACHINERY MARKET
Calling All
FARMERS
MARKETPLACE
ADVERTISERS' INDEX
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NEWSLETTERS
GREY COUNI"Y FEDERATION 90
PERTH PORK PRODUCERS 92
BRUCE COUNTY FEDERATION 94
HURON COUNTY FEDERATION 96
COVER: Taking the measure of the weather
in Bruce County; photo by Merle Gunby
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