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Calendar
AUGUST
May 29 to September 11 —
"Titanic—Atlantic: Ghost Ships of the
White Star Line", Bruce County
Museum, 33 Victoria St. N.,
Southampton, 797-2080. Open daily
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00
to 5:00 p.m.
4 — 4-H "Go For The Gold"
Competition, 7:30 p.m., Clinton
Christian School. Contact Gerda
Vanden Hoven, 519-522-1130 for
more information.
7, 8 & 9 — Dungannon Fair.
8 — Gencor 4-H Beef Challenge '98.
Show Time is 10:00 a.m. Stratford
Fairgrounds. Open to competitors
between the ages of 16 and 21.
Contact a 4-H Beef Club Leader for
more information.
11 — Huron 4-H Judging
Competition, Seaforth Fairgrounds.
Contact Florence Pullen at 519-233-
7896 for more information.
14 — Huron County Holstein Show,
6:00 p.m., Seaforth Agriplex.
14, 15, & 16 — Bayfield Fair.
19 — General meeting of Ontario
Cattle Feeders' Association, 5:30
p.m., Brussels Community Centre.
Beef on a Bun at 6:00 p.m.
20 & 21 — Huron County Plowing
Match, farms of Howard Datars and
Earl Becker, Dashwood.
25 — Huron County 4-H Leaders and
Youth Leaders Workshop.
29 — 4-H Regional "Go for the Gold"
in Huron County. Contact Gerda
Vanden Hoven, Chairperson, 519-
522-1130 for more information.
29 — Perth Plowing Match and Queen
of the Furrow Competition. Farm
Site: Reid Wilson (go north of
Milverton on County Road 131,
formerly Hwy. 19 - 911 address:
6730). Host, Warden Dave Shearer.
Plowing classes - antique, 2, 3, 4 or
more. Special event - Pork Barbecue
from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. (hosted by
Perth County Jr. Farmers). Awards
and prizes will be presented during
barbecue. For more information call
Deb 519-345-2827.
29 - 31 — "Today's Issues . . .
Tomorrow's Leaders, It's
Happening", Canadian National
Exhibition, Toronto. Conference
sponsored by the Canadian National
Exhibition, Ontario 4-H Council,
Rotary and Rotaract. For further
information contact Evelyn
Chambers, co-ordinator of activities
at 705-357-3051.
31 — Gencor Challenge '98 Dairy
Show Day, Stratford Fairgrounds.
Contact a 4-H Dairy Club leader for
more information.0
Deadline for the
SEPTEMBER issue of
The Rural Voice is
AUGUST 19
OMAFRA OFFICES
Bruce County
Grey County
Huron County
Perth County
Wellington County
881-3301
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News
Keeping our food safe
Continuing the development of
national food safety initiatives, the
Canadian On -Farm Food Safety
program has approved contributions
of up to $80,000 for the Canadian
Bison Association and close to
$320,000 for the Canadian Broiler
Council.
The program gives national
commodity associations and other
organizations the opportunity to de-
velop strategics and tools necessary to
educate producers and to implement
on-farm safety, initiatives consistent
with international standards.
Nine national groups have
received funding under the program;
the Canadian Pork Council, Dairy
Farmers of Canada, Canadian
Mushroom Growers, Canadian
Horticultural Council, Canadian
Hatching Egg Producers, Canadian
Hatchery Federation and the
Canadian Egg Producers Council. In
total $1.4 million in funding and
close to 5650,000 in industry
contributions have been received.
The safety program is a
partnership between the federal
government and national producer
organizations. It is open to all
commodities. The next application
deadlines are September 15 and
November 1, 1998.0
Monsanto
scholarship program
Since 1991, Monsanto has
provided scholarships to farm
children. This year, Monsanto will
award $1,000 scholarships to 50 high
school students from Ontario,
Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and
Saskatchewan.
Students must be from a family
farm and be enrolled at a Canadian
educational institution in first year
agriculture, agri-science or manage-
ment. Criteria for selection includes
academic standards and leadership in
the community. Application forms
for this year's program are available
at high schools, local OMAFRA
offices, through 4-H or by calling
Monsanto at 905-814-2499. Applica-
tion deadline in August 15, 1998.0
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