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News
. Cheryl Heath photo
Close to 100 farm vehicles created a three-hour drive between Clinton and Goderich when they
slowed traffic Wednesday to protest their farm income crisis.
Farm protesters report support
from passing Hwy. 8 motorists
From Page
Webster added that politicians he's talked
with have been critical of the protests since
they claim they do more harm to the plight of
farmers than good.
Correction
The email address for Bent
Romnes, the London man =research-
ing Steven Truscott information, is
berol@rogers.com. It was incorrect
in last week's newspaper.
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Marilyn Broadfoot, public relations represen-
tative for the Huron County Federation of .
Agriculture, reported rally participants were
cheered by the mostly positive reactions they
received from passing motorists and truckers.
She noted the event was an orderly one.
Unpredictable winter
should not affect
wheat or hay crops
Jeff H e u c h e r t
Even with the unpre-
dictable weather this win-
ter has brought, farmers
in Huron and Perth
Counties should have no
worries co a spring with
the condi ion of their
crops.
According to Cereal
Specialist with the
Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs
Peter Johnson, there were
concerns with hay and
wheat,' when much of the
snow melted in January.
He explains that crops
go through a "hardening
off process, where the
crops go into a dormant
state."
At this stage, crops can
withstand cold tempera-
tures.
Johnson says when fully
hardened off, wheat can
tolerate up to -24 C, with-
out causing any damage to
the crop.
He adds that most kinds
of hay have a similar
response.
When spring arrives,
along with warmer tem-
peratures, crops break out
of their dormancy.
If this happens before
the spring, and then the
temperature drops, the
crops could be damaged,
even killed.
Luckily, Johnson says,
"Before it got cold, we got
snow," which protects the
crops.
He says, "Even one cen-
timetre (of snow) can pro-
vide insulation. It takes
very little snow to act as a
blanket (for the crops)."
As a result, farmers have
nothing to worry about,
says Johnson.
"I'm quite convinced
everything is fine - we're
in good shape."