The Citizen, 1991-09-11, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1991.
Brussels hosts meeting
for carcass competition
BY JOHN BANCROFT
FARM MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST FOR HURON
COUNTY
There are 60 head of beef heifers
and steers entered in the Huron
County Beef Carcass Competition.
This competition features two
evening programs that are open to
all beef producers to attend and
participate in.
On Wednesday, September 11 at
the Brussels Stockyards the
evening program begins at 7 p.m.
Everyone will have an opportunity
to view all of the steers and heifers
and estimate their rib eye area, fat
cover, grade, etc. A demonstration
using an ultrasonic machine to
determine the fat cover and rib eye
area will be given at 7:15 p.m. and
again at 8 p.m. The evening pro-
Changes made
in Ag. in Classroom
program
The 1991/92 school year is under
way for Ontario elementary and
secondary students and with it
comes the appointment of a perma
nent managing director and admin
istration for the popular Agriculture
in the Classroom program.
The board of directors of Ontario
Agri-Food Education Inc. (OAFE)
is pleased to announce the appoint
ment of Tom Redpath as Managing
Director of Ontario Agri-Food Edu
cation Inc. Mr. Redpath moves
from his position as Interim Man
aging Director.
“Mr. Redpath's strong ongoing
relationship with the AITC and
Advanced Agricultural Leadership
programs, as a consultant, will be
an important asset in developing
the future of the AITC program,”
said Terry Daynard, chairman of
the Interim Board. “We are happy
to make this announcement just as
teachers and students head back
into the classroom for another
year.”
On Monday, September 30,
Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc.
will hold a founding convention
and general meeting at the Ontario
Agricultural Museum in Milton. A
permanent board of directors will
be elected at the general meeting.
“This organization represents
stakeholders who see valuable edu
cational resources being developed
to ensure that students have a basic
understanding of how their food is
produced,” said Daynard. “Teach
ers are excited about the role AITC
can play in the future of Ontario's
young people through meeting their
curriculum objectives. The program
will give students an appreciation
for the variety of career opportuni
ties that exist in the agriculture and
food sectors.”
Ontario Agri-Food Education
Inc. is a non-profit organization
developed as a partnership of vol
unteers, farmers, agri-business, the
academic community and provin
cial government to assume respon
sibility for the administration of
Ontario's AITC program. The pro
gram is currently operated by the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and
Food.
gram will be wrapped up with a
short talk from Glenn Coultes,
President of the Ontario Cattle
men's Association. The lunch
counter at the Stockyards will be
open over the supper hour and early
evening.
At the Seaforth Agricultural Fair
Building, on Wednesday, Septem
ber 25, the grading of beef cattle
will be discussed. Agri-businesses
that have sponsored the Carcass
Competition will be on hand to talk
to farmers at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m. the
evening program will feature the
following:
1. The Proposed New Grading Sys
tem - where is it at?
2. Blue Tag Carcass Information -
what does it mean?
3. Slide Show of the Carcass Com
petition - slides of the live animal,
its carcass and the blue lag infor
mation will be shown.
The winners of the Huron County
Beef Carcass Competition will be
announced at this time. Prize win
ners will be determined by the car
cass information collected under
the blue tag program.
The primary objective of this
competition is to provide a practi
cal opportunity for beef producers
to become aware of the proposed
new beef grading system. This
event is being organized by the
Huron County Beef Improvement
Association, the Seaforth Agricul
tural Society and the Ontario Min
istry of Agriculture & Food in
Clinton.
Royal court
Huron County Dairy princess Tanya Boonstoppel of Auburn recently took part in the Ontario
Dairy Princess competition at the CNE in Toronto. Tanya (third from left, centre row) is seen
with some of the other princesses taking part: (front row, left to right) Rainy Chappell, Simcoe;
Nancy Kydd, Ontario; Donna Rowntree, Peel; Jennifer Eby, Waterloo and 1990-91 Ontario
Dairy Princess Kelly Little; (centre row) Michelle Smith, Oxford; Carrie Rathwell, Russell; Miss
Boonstoppel; Natalie Ackerman, Prince Edward; Cindy McCutcheon, Grey; (back) Tammy
Brown, Niagara South; Nina Dekker, Stormont; Lori Clinton, Elgin; Coleen McFarlane, Lennox
and Addington.
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