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The Rural Voice, 1989-06, Page 51Feed Tanks • 1 tonne to 20 tonne (larger sizes built to order) • 14 gauge metal • feed factories Livestock Trailers Standard Sizes or Built to Your Specifications Services Sheet & Structural Steel Bending — Rolling — Shearing — Welding SMITH STEEL & FABRICATING INC. Hwy. 23 North, Atwood, Ont. 519-356-2802 or 2824 "THE ONE STOP SHOP FOR STEEL" MONOWAY FARMS fir Wayne Fear and Sons YORKSHIRE LANDRACE DUROC HAMPSHIRE Quality Swine Approved Boars Priced $300 and up • ROP Performance Tested gilts and boars from a herd with very good mothering ability • QS F1 York x Landrace gilts, open or bred, available on a regular basis. YORK, LANDRACE, HAMPSHIRE, DUROC & DUROC X HAMP BOARS Herd Classified Good** by the Animal Industry Branch; Quality Swine Approved Contact Wayne Fear at MONOWAY FARMS 6 MILES WEST OF BRUSSELS ON HURON RD. #16 Call Wayne anytime at Call Gord at noon or after six p.m. at 519-887-6477 519-887-6668 50 THE RURAL VOICE NEWS AWARDS OFFERED FOR CONSERVATION The Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is inviting the pub- lic to make nominations for the author- ity's 1989 Conservation Awards. "An award could be presented for any of a number of conservation prac- tices, including tree planting, improving wildlife habitat, forest management, or conservation farm practices," says Les Tervit, MVCA general manager. The Conservation Award of Distinc- tion will be presented to those making a long-term, outstanding commitment to conservation. To recognize and encourage shorter - term contributions, Certificates of Ap- preciation will also be presented. The deadline for nominations is June 16, 1989. For more information or to nominate a group or individual, contact the MVCA at 519-335-3557. The awards will be presented at the summer general meeting of the MVCA on August 18.0 DAIRY RESEARCH CHAIRS ENDOWED Ontario milk producers and proces- sors are supporting dairy research at the University of Guelph through two re- search chairs within the Ontario Agri- cultural College. Funding of $1.25 million for each chair is being provided by the Ontario Milk Marketing Board (OMMB) and by members of the Ontario dairy process- ing industry, represented by the Ontario Dairy Council (ODC). "Research into new products, new uses for milk, new technology, and the supplying of highly trained people will be the results of this investment," says ODC chair Armin Quickert.0 APPOINTMENT Mac Bolton, a native of Seaforth, Ontario, recently became the first ag- ricultural representative to be elected president of the Ontario In- stitute of Agrologists. He has been agricultural representative in Bruce County since 1970.