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Agriculture
Darryl Bali named agricultural representative
By Carl Stavros ;:- .concerns -and • e d u c a a f o n a
ClinlonNews-RecordStoff challenges facingtheachievements are
area's agricultural + also• focussed on
' Thc=next-timc you -call -the producers.' -:When agriculture. He is a
Ontario Ministry • of 'asked,; - what his 1 graduate . of
Agriculture. Food and Rural, p r i m a r y Centralia College
Affairs tOMAFRAI offices in re.sponsihilities %riIl and the University
Clinton to• discuss farming 'he.: Bal!•replied: To of.. Wisconsin's -
.concems. there will he a new basically protea the Dairy Program...In
• Voice on the other endrof the a g r i c u 1-t u r al .DorrylBalt addition to his
. Zinc: -., community". . formal- training:and.
• Daryl Ball: na.ti.ve of Ball is no stranger" - experience. Ball:
Auburn. has'recent1v been: to the agricultural industry. also own; and operates the
appointed Agricultural and • Most recently. Ball came to-. 150 -year-old family farm:
1 Rural Representative for Clinton from Guelph where : outside of Auburn. -
Huron County and is looking he. assisted OMAFRA with Bali indicated that recent -
'forward to serving the impiemedting the Whole economic condition, have
-community. - • - Farm Relief Program. • caused concern in both the,
•'Huron._County is a leader Previous:to his experience•in hog, and .ash crop industnes
•in many,.. areas tot the Ontario ministry, he was
agriculture).- said Ball. `He employed b itoha _ economic implication; of. a.
.added that his first priorities Agriculture for s ver ears possible drought this summer.
•as he settles into his new role before working for. over .12 . is yet another challenge '
arc •_to meet 'the • people years:in agricultural financing - facing the prodsucers of
involved ••in, the- farming ..as a Credit Advisor, for the : Huron Counts Although
• industry in. Huron County and Farm Credit Corporation. in-• these • are .1-lic more
to touch base with the nanous areas,of Ontario. -Hits widespread concerns. Bill
Machines in.Motion around IPM.t r
Ball also stated that the
By Nellie Evans
:akeshore Advance Editor
A••comprehensis a -look at-
progress -in farming over the
last century will be available
to. urhan and rural visitors- to
the 1999. • international
Plowing Ntatch anti' Farm
Machinery Show Sept. 21 -
Farm
1 -Farm machinery displays
-and technology -from the
}cars 1919: 1959 and 1999
Corm the basis of the theme.
Back To The. Future. ot. the
10 -acre Machines ..In
\li (IOn display,
Our Boal is to educate. To
show the esoiial on of
agriculture Perlis: the
century. To make - it
worthwhile for all ages.'
say s co-chair Len Lobb.:
•You don't have to ha'e
Lrtow'n up on a (arm to
'understand the iogical fl(w-.
from tole era to -another to be.
provided by the Nfachines In.
Motion committee. :\s
visitor's' enter ' the arca
immediately east of Tented
City,
06'11 he greeted by
. site specific farming.
displays, .1 Student -Centre
. and 'bleachers with hill stew
of the "Latest and Greatest
Parade Square:'' •
The Huron Counts- Soil and.
Crop improvement'
Association will display site
spec ilii tarn) technology and
map the tosp,ography and soil
nutrients of soybean fields at
the rc,u ot the \lachlnes In
• Motion arra. The suybeans
will he hors c sted prior to the
IPM so that yield maps can
also he done. Loh+ s;u,l the
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association will)also work
with a manure management
committee to demonstrate
'prescription'' applications.
- The. Ontario Environmental
Farm Plan will:aiso•have a•
display in this section. - -
.The•Student-Centre will
feature •the winners of .a
County -Wide Back to the
'F(iture Competition. Students
from• Junior Kindergarten to
high- school haye'already
been invited to enter thyir
v'isibn ot: agriculture in
Huron.Countyr-in the year
2039 in the forin of•posters.
photograph. and essays.
•There is.•also an open eisar
class forstudents- and -adults. -
Lobb said the competition
is open to every schciol ip the
county.
The Latest and -Greatest
Parade Square is one feature
-that will go•on rale or shine.
said LObh. The bleacher,
'will he lOcated under a roof
so , the parade •w 11l -.run
starting at 1.1 a..m daily
whatever .the weather. Each
hour. •features something
different: said Loth Spray
technology.
manure—
.management
anure-manacement and Tarin
machinery from eery era,
V'iators may learn about
the farm machinery from
11)19. 1959, 1999 by walking
through three `machine
sheds" ttenced paddocks) '
that .house the typical
equipment needed to.run-a•'
Forthcoming .Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Hank
Binnendyke of
Egmondville and- Mr.
and Mrs. Walter
Kondtosk) of
Mississauga are pleased
io announce the
forthcoming marriage of
their children Linda and
John. The wedding to be
held July 3, 1999 at the
Oakwood Inn, Grand
Bend. -
farm from e -ac
• 'Peirlile can see r , •he
farm operated. macr,:ne eost
and expected productivity
will he displ.ayced for• most
1 units- Commodity:. prices
-have risen -a tittle:' Bali!
Lobb. avidin_ machinery
productivity and costs have
(ntreased considerably
The Machines In Motion
cornmlttee }mows one has to
.see it to beilese it so they're
planning a .iertes of aL•tiye
field demcynatrations from
planting to liars esu n__
The-Ltachtnes In.
committee is
:as,sistance. 'Call chat -r.
Jahn- Bee iserat4_14-_
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FORTHCOMING
MARRIAGE
Moritz and Mahe Roth and
Joe. and taert:e Entziey
would like to announce :�r
iorthtommg mar aye ,u
their children
Jacqueline - •
and
Stephen Joseph
The wedding- will take•ptace—
on•Saturday. May.29: 1999
at St.Joseph s Catholic
Church in Clinton.
- Open reception to.fdlloy.
• at Gbdench Tivvp hip
Community Centre in
HolinesviUe at 8:30 0.m
• noted that ne ti eager toget
his ear to the ground and
Itsten for other concerns of
Kcal. farmers • in
,,oliahoration with the
OMAFRA staff. Ball hopes
to help solve any dilemma,
that attic: for farmer, anJ
rural residents in Huron
County. He stated that the
c.»rdrnation • and
development. - of new
-programs that will take pia.:e
with the OMAFRA team is
an aspect of his new position
that drew him to it.
" .Although .Huron- Ciu'.:
agricultural producer, ar.:
f-tcina .time difficult
challenges. Bail.s.ated that.
the region has an impressive
•
track record:
."Huron C panty' is the
strongest . - agricultural
. producer in. Ontario:* said
Bali. indicating that. he :s
excited about the opportunity
to work with the Hur-n
County farming camrnuntt--
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Christine Ryan
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FORTHCOMING
LYRRIAGE
Gilbert :uid Betty
R'agatha are ptcastd to
announce the
forthcoming marriage of
their daughter Jolene to
Jamie McNichol son of
Neil and thane.
McNichol.
:The weddg•will•-cake ...
plate on May 29. 1999 at
the Cavan.Church
Winthrop at 4:00 p.m
Open reception to follow
• at the Seaturt.h
Conunwtit* Centre at
9,00 p.m.
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Members of the Huron
County 4-1-1• Chrnchillo Club.
. under the leadership of Ray -
and Barb Storey, comb their
chinchillas before a recent
sale this month at the
Walton Community Sale.
particponts in the- club
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