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Grain and oilseed producers
invited to RMP pilot meeting
Aaron J a c k l i n
Grain and oilseed producers will have a
chance next week to attend a public meeting
on the risk management program being devel-
oped with the provincial government.
"It'll be an update meeting to tell the farm-
ers about the risk management program we
sat down with the government to develop,"
said Leo Guilbeault, chair of the Ontario
Grains and Oilseeds Committee.
The Ontario Grains and Oilseed Committee
represents the 29,000 grain and oilseed farm
operators in Ontario.
Guilbeault explained the risk management
program is a three-year pilot program that
will start with this year's crop.
He said the meeting will let farmers know
what the program looks like, how they can
enroll, what the criteria are and what it'll do
for them.
"It's a safety net program that we developed
over two years ago," he said. "We've been
working on it for the last two with the provin-
cial government to come up with a final prod-
uct."
Since Agriculture Minister Leona
Dombrowsky announced in June the provin-
cial government would be going ahead with
the risk management program, Guilbeault
said they've been putting finishing touches on
the risk management program with coopera-
tion from the government.
Guilbeault said it's essentially a price sup-
port program similar to crop insurance.
He said producers "will pay a premium to
guarantee themselves a certain level of cover-
age as far as commodity price goes."
Guilbeault and Pete Tuinema, program and
policy manager for the Ontario Wheat
Producers Marketing Board will be doing the
presentation at the Seaforth information
meeting at the Seaforth and District
Community Centre on Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.
Guilbeault said there will be a political com-
ponent to the presentation that will detail
how they came to be where they are with the
risk management program. He said there will
also be a technical side about the numbers
and how the program would work for farmers.
"Then there'll be a question
and answer period," he said.
The meeting will be open to
growers, politicians and whoever
else might be interested.
You are invited to attend these area churches
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Recent rains didn't
bless every farm
Jordan Baker
And then the rain
came.
After stealing every
last drop of moisture
from the county's crop
fields, the sky finally
paid farmers back with a
healthy dash of rain over
the past two weeks. But
the rain has been isolat-
ed and hasn't blessed all
of the fields with equal
measure.
Bob Hallam, Auburn
farmer and president of
Corn, Soys and Wheat of
Huron County, says
where fields got rain,
corn and soy beans are
mostly looking good.
"There's still some
places that didn't get
much rain. There's still
some crops hurting."
He says even with the
rain it's too late for
wheat. Hallam says
county farms closer to
the lake have received
less rain. "Farms on light
land are in trouble, espe-
cially those close to the
take," Hallam says.
Otherwise the local
fields are "spotty" but in
relativelyood shape, he
adds. Menoning corn,
he says at this time of
year, "If it ain't up to
your shoulders and tas-
seling, it's done."
Ontariocorn.org, a web
site with input from
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
field specialists, men-
tions in its July 11
report, if corn crops
endure moisture stress
for seven days before tas-
sel emergence, yield loss-
es could be as high as 10
to 20 per cent. ��
Continued stress inthe
tassel stage, which most
local fields are in right
now, could lead to losses
of 20 to 45 per cent.
Hallam says crop
insurance will cover
some of those losses but
notes, not all farmers
carry it. "Those that
don't, could be in trou-
ble."
Crops that are just
blooming now are "toast"
he says.
Corn prices are low
this year with a higher
production of the crop in
Southwestern Ontario
than ever. "If corn prices
don't come back they
could lose money," says
Hallam.
He mentions if soy
beans were flowering,
they might have aborted
the flowers, reducing the
yield the crop would nor-
mally produce.
"But [the crops] will
come in better than a lot
of [farmers] think,"
Hallam says, but adds,
"we never know till the
combines go through it.
That tells the tale in the
end."
Hallam says at least
the pests haven't been a
real problem for Huron
County's crops. He says
farmers need to be opti-
mistic.
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St. Thomas
Anglican Church
A CorgeQrlon albs Parish d The Hoy Sol
Jarvis St. Seaforth 519-527-1522
Rector. The Revd Sue Malpus. M Div
St. James Roman
Catholic Church
Welcomes you
14 Victoria Street, Seaforth
Sunday, August 5
519-527-0142
Worship at 9:30 am
Sunday Mass 11:00 am
Everyone Welcome!
St. Patricks, Dublin
"Doors Open" Heritage Tours Sun.
Sat. Mass 5 pm - Sun. Mass 9 am
Aug. 5 & Mon. Aug 6 11 am to 3 pm
Fr. Chris Gillespie
Bethel Bible Church
E mondville
An Associated Gospel Church
126 Main St. Seaforth
519-527-0982
United Church
August 5
Sunday Worship 10:00 am
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
Pastor Mark Kenneth
"God Doesn't take
EVERYONE WELCOME
Holidays but we do"
NORTHSIDE UNITED
First Presbyterian
CHURCHChurch
Goderich St. W., Seaforth
54 Goderich St. W.
Rev. John Gould
Rev. Henryuberts
CLOSED
is on vacation
FOR VACATION
NO SERVICE
July 8 -August 5
AUG. 5, 12, 19TH
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Micro Seminars
Solar Car Demonstration
An Inconvenient Truth
Slide Presentation &
Panel Discussion
7:00 pm with cash bar
Centre for Applied
Renewable Energy
519-887-2694
Huron Small
Business
Enterprise Centre
519-527-0305 x35
This Employment Ontario project
is funded in part, by the Government of Canada.
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Recent rains didn't
bless every farm
Jordan Baker
And then the rain
came.
After stealing every
last drop of moisture
from the county's crop
fields, the sky finally
paid farmers back with a
healthy dash of rain over
the past two weeks. But
the rain has been isolat-
ed and hasn't blessed all
of the fields with equal
measure.
Bob Hallam, Auburn
farmer and president of
Corn, Soys and Wheat of
Huron County, says
where fields got rain,
corn and soy beans are
mostly looking good.
"There's still some
places that didn't get
much rain. There's still
some crops hurting."
He says even with the
rain it's too late for
wheat. Hallam says
county farms closer to
the lake have received
less rain. "Farms on light
land are in trouble, espe-
cially those close to the
take," Hallam says.
Otherwise the local
fields are "spotty" but in
relativelyood shape, he
adds. Menoning corn,
he says at this time of
year, "If it ain't up to
your shoulders and tas-
seling, it's done."
Ontariocorn.org, a web
site with input from
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
field specialists, men-
tions in its July 11
report, if corn crops
endure moisture stress
for seven days before tas-
sel emergence, yield loss-
es could be as high as 10
to 20 per cent. ��
Continued stress inthe
tassel stage, which most
local fields are in right
now, could lead to losses
of 20 to 45 per cent.
Hallam says crop
insurance will cover
some of those losses but
notes, not all farmers
carry it. "Those that
don't, could be in trou-
ble."
Crops that are just
blooming now are "toast"
he says.
Corn prices are low
this year with a higher
production of the crop in
Southwestern Ontario
than ever. "If corn prices
don't come back they
could lose money," says
Hallam.
He mentions if soy
beans were flowering,
they might have aborted
the flowers, reducing the
yield the crop would nor-
mally produce.
"But [the crops] will
come in better than a lot
of [farmers] think,"
Hallam says, but adds,
"we never know till the
combines go through it.
That tells the tale in the
end."
Hallam says at least
the pests haven't been a
real problem for Huron
County's crops. He says
farmers need to be opti-
mistic.
114e Empty Spots in Your Carden &,
~7
Flower Be( s or Making a New Ones
yo Hive
tQ ill
Ilomv of Ted:. Task Tomatoes
Summer !lows
gam lipm I1aii�
Godoec
Ile Fin
Nursery Stock...
Now Flowering, Buddyh•a
& Rose of Sharon
Perennials...
New Shipment! New VarietiesTr
Orders ere ov ems Taken for Pickling Cokes.
Coming Soon. Tomatoes and
Green & lello�� Beans.
I \ I i Tk I kl
77688 Orchard Line. R.R.1 Ila
',, 482,3020
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