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• Land values
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PAUL STECKLE, M.P.
HURON-BRUCE
CONSTITUENCY
OFFICE
30 Victoria Street North
Goderich, Ontario N7A 2R6
1-800-465-1726
Fax: (519) 524-9374
EMail:jlamport@hometown.on.ca.
OFFICE HOURS:
(Mon.-Fri.) 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Dear Friends:
It is certainly gratifying that Huron-Bruce farmers were rewarded
with excellent yields and prices this past year. It is a tribute to your
dedication, perseverance and commitment to agriculture.
Nationally, continued consultation and co-operation between
industry stakeholders, developing an integrated policy is essential
to provide Canada with an efficient, practical and beneficial system
of production, distribution and marketing. A renewed confidence
recognizing our proud traditions, principles and values will continue
to allow Huron-Bruce to be a truly unique and distinct rural area.
will continue to be active in the constituency and be responsive to
your needs and a strong advocate of Huron-Bruce and its
agricultural interests in upcoming sessions of Parliament.
Sincerely,
Paul Steckle.
HURON FEEDING SYSTEMS
Brussels, Ontario NOG 1H0
Please join us for a Seminar
on Grain Storage & Stir Drying
April 3, 1996
at our shop in Brussels
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Company reps from DMC Manufacturing & Westeel bins are our guests for the day to
discuss proper grain storage, the techniques in aeration and stir drying management.
Equipment will be on display all day. New and previous customers are welcome to come
and join us for the day and enjoy lunch on us. Bring a friend/wife/co-worker with you.
The experts and lots of literature should be able to answer all of your concerns about
maintaining the quality of grain you planted and expect to sell/feed.
You planted the best so let's look after it.
Please give Debbie a quick call anytime to ensure we have enough lunch for everyone.
"GRAIN SPECIALISTS FOR OVER 15 YEARS"
JOSEPH SEILI
Bus. (519) 887-6289 Fax (519) 887-9500
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PAGE A-8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1996.
Agriculture 1996
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The topic of global warming has raised many questions among
scientists and society. Though evidence is pointing to the reality of
global warming, the extent, as well as other aspects, is
inconclusive.
However, there is no doubt that if global warming is occurring
and if the trend continues it will bring about significant changes,
which will directly affect agricutlure not just here, but throughout
the world.
The following few stories look at global warming, what climate
changes are already occurring and what the impact the issue will
have on the farm community.
By Bonnie Gropp
By the end of March 1995, resi-
dents of Huron County were enjoy-
ing an early spring, then winter hit
in November. Last year was the
summer of perfection, following
just three years behind the 1992
summer that never was. For people
who depend on the weather for
their livelihood, the climactic fluc-
tuations can make farming a bit like
a roll of the dice.
Terry Gillespie, a professor at the
University of Guelph says, "The
earth is just now emerging from a
natural change, which has been
obscuring a system of global warm-
ing that may be taking place."
The topics of global warming and
climate change are two very sepa-
rate ones. The former deals with
the predicted rise in global temper-
ature, while the latter refers to
changes in weather patterns for par-
ticular locations. Though both
issues have their skeptics, the
majority seems to feel there is defi-
nitely something happening in our
earth's atmosphere. However, as
varying temperatures, precipitation
and other elements occur over the
years, it has clouded the concept of
an emerging trend somewhat.
Any change to climate is influ-
enced by both natural and human
factors. Natural influences are
changes in the sun's radiation, vol-
canic activity, alterations of ecolo-
gy or topography to name a few.
Some have caused significant shifts
in the climate, while others cause
only mild fluctuations from one
year to the next.
For the past two decades scien-
tists have been looking at the
human impact on the climate.
Activities such as deforestation, the
burning of fossil fuels and even
agricultural practices have
increased the amount of carbon
dioxide and other "greenhouse"
gases in the atmosphere, according
to a report from Environment
Canada (EC).
Urban centres also have an effect
on the atmospheric changes. A
finding at the Villach Conference
in Austria ln October 1985 stated,
"There is now growing scientific
evidence that increasing concentra-
tions of these gases could result
over the next few decades in a rise
of global mean temperature which
is greater than any in man's histo-
ry."
EC notes that studies indicate
that warming in the range of 1.5°C-
4.5°C could be expected.
The Atmospheric Environment
Service of EC began in 1984 to
focus its research studies on assess-
ing and identifying the potential
social and economic impacts of cli-
mate warming expected under a
doubled carbon dioxide scenario.
Most of these studies have been
conducted under contract by Cana-
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