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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-08-09, Page 68 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, August 9. 1995 Agriculture Area farmers cautiously optimistic BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff The recent oppressive mid- summer heat and humidity is a mixed blessing here in Huron County, the heart of Ontario's farm belt. "Never count your bushels before they're in the bin," cautions Alan McCallum. He's a soil -and crop specialist at the Clinton field office of the Ontario Ministry - of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). McCallum says area farmers are cautiously optimistic with current crop prices above our long-term average these days with the prospect of good yields as they enter the "dog days" of August. As always, as go those farmers - so goes the economic health of this county. Gross farm revenue for Huron was $436 -million in 1991, tops in the province. Middlesex was number two. More recent figures are not readily available. Area combines are "creeping along" and the "harvest is slow in-between rains", says the soil and crop specialist who es- timates from 70 to 75 per cent of the wheat crop is off the fields around Seaforth. If the humidity continues the remaining wheat may sprout, he adds, noting some of the wheat crop lodged badly in June and after July's big storm. He says wheat yields are "reasonable, but a little light." He says yields of spring grain (barley, oats and mixed grain) are also down slightly. Corn army -§bybeans "look ve :ood , McCallum sa s. "Soybeans are well into pod -set and flowering is quite ad- vanced." The soybean crop may also be harvested slightly earlier than is normal at the end of September -October. "Com fields are looking great," he says, except for "some lodging in scattered fields" in the county resulting from the July storm. All the dampness means the corn crop was not "under moisture stress" during the crucial pollination period" of its development. Of all Huron crops, grain corn has the largest acreage. Huron County continues to be the largest producer of white beans in the province, McCallum says, `and the cur- rent "crop is looking good - perhaps too good". Farmers should know in a week or two if it is all a mica: a and con- FOODGRAINS HARVEST - Local Canadian Foodgrains Bank Volunteers harvested 225 tonnes of wheat from 114 acres just northeast of Seaforth last Tuesday. It will help feed the world's hungry. Combining agriculture with travel Thinking of seeing more of people, between the ages of 18 the world? The International and 30, are eligible to apply if Agricultural Exchange they have some practical Association offers the agricultural experience, and an opportunity to combine interest in learning about agricultural employment and farming, in other parts of the experience with international world. travel. Healthy, adaptable Travel costs, wages and Exchange programme explained Need help on your farm? The International Agricultural Exchange Association offers local farmers the opportunity to have an experienced foreign exchange student live and work on their farm. About 200 exchange students are placed with Canadian farms each year through this program, drawing from New Zealand, Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia. Ontario has been active in the program for the past ten years, although Alberta leads Canada in host farms. Current details are always available through the International Agricultural Exchange Association's toll free Canadian number: 1-800- 263-1827. The Ontario contact for the program is: Karen Harvey, RR 4 Cookstown, Ontario, LOL 1LO, Tel/Fax: (905) 729-3196. length of stays vary between host countries which include the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Japan, and the Netherlands. Current details are always available through the International Agricultural Exchange Association's toll free Canadian number: 1-800- 263-1827. summer. Rural tours for city -slickers ditions result in white mould. Wheat, corn and soybean prices rose sharply in July, prompting Terry Daynard of the Ontario Com Producers to say they were "as good as we've seen in Ontario in 10 years", and that it would "put farmers in a spending mood." Those prices "settled back" last week, notes McCallum. Heavy rains in the U.S. Mid- west last week sent corn and soybean prices skidding, and wheat futures for September delivery fell at the Chicago Board of Trade with reports of better spring wheat quality than traders expected and the rejec- tion of Bangladesh's bid for 200,000 tonnes of American wheat at subsidized prices. Wheat, corn and soybeans together traditionally contribute more than $1 -billion to On- tario's economy. Motorists warned The Farm Safety Association has issued a warning to motorists to be aware of the possibility of coming upon slow moving farm equipment during the harvest season which is upon us now. A number of serious accidents and deaths have resulted from motor vehicles colliding with slow moving farm equipment. In such collisions deaths have occurred both to the farmer operating equipment and to the occupants of the motor vehicles. When a driver comes over the crest of a hill at 80 km./hr. and sees a farm tractor travelling ahead at 25 km./hr., there are only 6.5 second to react to avoid collision. Every driver should stay alert and use particular caution when going around curves or over hills in farming areas. Farmers should make themselves as visible as possible. By law, a Slow Moving ' Vehicle sign is required on the rear of a tractor or on the rear of the implement being towed on a public roadway. Lighting is also required for travel after dark. Farm implements can be overwidth and obstruct vision, and as slow as they travel, they do have a right to be on the roadways. Please exercise caution when you travel this Why would the most rural county in Ontario be planning a farm tour to show just what goes on down on the farm? Do consumers really understand where their food comes from when they buy it at the grocery store? Seven central Huron farmers are planning a very informative afternoon for farm visitors on Sunday, October 15, 1995. Various stops include an emu farm, an orchard, a herd of elk and red deer, a Jersey dairy herd, a hog operation, a cow/calf operation and a sheep farm. The tour is sponsored by Rural Organizations and Agri businesses in Huron County. All Deposits, 1� Insured Within limits Rates subject To Verification 5 YEAR RRSP Doug Elliott B. Math 71% 4Yw 6.14% 5..yto 9010 1711 90 pry Der. 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