HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-03-16, Page 80Page ISA -Farm Progress '94
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The commodity advisors serving
clients in Bruce County include
Cheryl Russwurm, Beef Advisor
and Keith Reid, Soil and Crop
Advisor. Other advisors serving
Bruce County include Harry
Harricharan, Dairy Advisor . and
Wayne Gayman, Swine Advisor,
both located in Markdale and Ken
Wilson, Horticulture Advisor in
Clarksburg.
Specialized information regarding
in-depth management of the farm
business will be provided by Colin
Reesor and Pat Kuntz, Business
Management Advisors, added Hold-
en.
Over the next four to five
months, staff will take pan in a
major retraining program.
The change -over is expected to
take place in April and "it is hoped
the initial phase of the retraining
will be done by the fust part of
July."
The ministry is also increasing its
focus on rural community develop-
ment. Sharon Gardiner, Rural Com-
munity Advisor, will be available to
assist communities with local initia-
tives, including advice and training
support for leadership development
and organization effectiveness.
Gardiner, previously called a rural
organizational and service specialist,
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for farm tractors, combines & other agri-
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most domestic and foreign cars & trucks.
ALL Automotive/Farm
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works out of the Walkerton office.
Holden said the work of these
specialists won't change dramatical-
ly, but "we're trying to keep up
with changing times.
"Ministry staff will be working
closely with their current and new
clients to ensure a continued level
of service during the transition
phase," he said.
To emphasise competitive agri-
culture, the ministry has changed
but field staff are still in the same
mold of the 1980s.
"Back then farmers had a lot of
financial problems. There were a lot
of programs available to help them,
and these programs required a lot of
servicing."
Today's problems are different
and these changes will hopefully
help farmers adapt.
The changes in the Agriculture
and Rural division complement the
goals set out by the ministry. The
goals include focusing on rural
economic development as a key to
stabilizing the agriculture industry
and rural communities; and facilitat-
ing industry -wide participation and
alliances to maintain a competitive
agriculture and food industry within
a new trade environment.
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Biotechnology
fights plant
pests and
diseases
(NC) - Every time you munch on a
piece of bread or cheese, you're
enjoying the fruits of biotechnology.
A living organism, yeast, is used to
make bread, while bacteria "age"
cheese. And that's what biotech-
nology is - using living organisms,
or their parts, to produce new
produces.
Scientists today are producing
more controlled and specific results
by removing or changing specific
genes - the hereditary units that
determine the characteristics of an
organism - and transplanting them
into another organism's genetic
makeup.
According to a recent survey
conducted by Decima Research for
the Canadian Institute of Biotech-
nology,
Canadians are most supP9r-
five of biotechnology when it is
used in agriculture and medicine. In
addition, the public expects biotech-
nology to offer concrete benefits
such as increased food production
and improved medical treatment.
Current biotechnology research in
agriculture promises several
benefits. For instance, scientists are
working with plant genes to give
farmers more ways of fighting pests
and diseases that attack crops. Here
are some of the possibilities:
* Designing plant genes, and
subsequently developing new crop
varieties that will be able to
withstand cold temperatures,
drought and other environmental
stresses.
* Determining what attracts in-
sects to a particular plant, and then
developing plants without that
characteristic.
* Developing new strains of
plants which have a built in resis-
tance to disease and insects.
At the same time, scientists are
mindful of the questions raised by
= biotechnology, such as the impact
of introducing a modified plant into
nature. Despite these challenges, the
benefits of biotechnology - such as
wider variety of crop protection
techniques - make the research
essential to meet the world's over-
growing demand for food.
For more information, call 905-
821-4943.
A safety tip
Respiratory Protection
Farmers face a multitude of
hazards to their respiratory systems.
Dust masks trap most of the air-
borne particles, but you'll need a
chemical cartridge respirator when
working with pesticides. Don't even
consider entering silos or manure
pits without appropriate self-con-
tained breathing equipment. You'll
need assistance from others, and
you must know how to work safely
in such extremely dangerous con-
fined spaces. (frorn the Farm Safety
Association)