Times-Advocate, 1986-03-05, Page 22Page 22
Times -Advocate, March 5, 1966
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Attend Cook's information programs
Farmers hear crop predictions
nde to be do t this ti of
Crop seminars hosted by Cooks in
the community centre in Brussels for
the Brussels -Walton area, and the
following day in the South Huron rec
centre for the Exeter-Kirkton area at-
tracted record crowds to both events,
according to general manager Jack
Urquhart. Two hundred and thirty
noon -time meals were served at
,3russels, and 412 at Exeter. The pro-
gram on both days was the same.
Speaker Charles Broadwell,
manager of the Ontario Bean Pro-
ducers Marketing Board, predicted a
15 percent increase in white bean
acreage in Ontario this year, from
95,000 acres last year to over 110,000
in 1986. He said the picture is still
uncertain, but he believes Minnesota -
North Dakota will drop production by
25 to 40 percent as a result of current
US farm policies, and switch to col-
oureds and grains as alternate crops.
Noting talk of potential US sales of
30,000 to 50,000 tonnes of coloured
beans to Mexico, Broadwell said this
will protect white bean production
and price in Ontario.
Broadwell, who had just returned
from a selling trip in Austria,
Bulgaria, Hungary and
Czechoslovakia, said scouting for
markets was still necessary.
Czechoslovakia bought 2,000 metric
tonnes of white beans, and the other
countries are interested. Broadwell
said some form of counter -trade or
barter may have to be worked out
with some countries.
te acy
year. He advised his listeners to avoid
selling in February, and expect a low
no later than March 31, to be follow-
ed by a spring rally. He said by mid-
April producers should consider cash
250 pounds per acre of white beans in
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trials. In small plot trials in 1964 and
1985, 15 inch rows out -yielded all
others, he said.
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EXCHANGING IDEAS — Shown talking together during the noon break at a grower's seminar spon-
sored by Cook's in the South Huron Rec Centre are (left) Bruce Lamont, Cook's; Evert Van Sligtenhorst,
Zurich, Gerry Moffatt, Kippen, Hensall agri-sales rqp Derwin Hodgins and cook's general manager Jack
Urquhart.
Common market and Pacific nm
countries are other markets.
Broadwell said one billion cans of
beans are processed each year in the
UK.
Bean Board personnel have been
promised a chance to talk to trade of-
ficers before they leave for foreign
postings.
A new ad campaign based on the
slogan "Beans... more than you
thought they could be" is aimed at
touting beans as a source of fibre, and
a healthy part of the diet for a chang-
ing lifestyle (working wives, more
frequent eating and lighter meals).
Broadwell stressed the importance
of maintaining and enhancing quali-
ty, and providing continuity of supply.
Comparing the present situation to
the thirties, commodities market
analyst John De Putter said the
agricultural economy is in the process
of bottoming -out, and farmers should
try to 'tough out the next three years',
after which he foresees a turnaround.
De Putter said corn has a seasonal
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sales of old corn, hedging a new crop
corn and forward contracting.on the
1986 crop.
De Putter said both bullish and
bearish factors are affecting the soy-
beans. The crop in Brazil is less, but
there are record supplies of vegetable
oils on hand. Soys moved from a
November 1985 low to a January high,
and De Putter predicts an April -June
rally to $5.50 U.S.
De Putter hedged his own bets by
listing some wild cards that may af-
fect the markets. These include the
susceptibility of both the US and the
USSR to weather problems, the fate
of the Canadian dollar, and the
Gramm-Rudman bill which has in ef-
fect reduced the floor support for US.
corn by dropping the government
loan rate from an established low of
$1.92 to $1.84 US. However, the bill
may be declared unconstitutional, De
Putter said.
"It won't be an easy year in the
markets. It's important to try and use
seasonal moves to best advantage",
De Putter concluded.
44m O'Toole reported that research
had shown an average difference of
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A question arose regarding the new
spills bill and Blackler side-stepped
that by noting it could carry on for
several hours.
"It's too scary to even talk about."
he commented; adding-thathe hopes
no one ever finds out what the im-
plications of the new bill are, while
admitting that such spills have occur-
red before and could happen again.
There was also mention made of a
constitution, and one member cau-
tioned against anything too formal,
bringing some laughter when he add-
ed that the club "works better as a
nothing".
A question of changing the year end
to November resulted in some lengthy
debate and the matter was left to the
management committee for a
decision.
John Simpson follows Blackler as
vice-president and newly elected to
the management committee are Bob
Herr and Ted Brine. The retiring
member is Clarence Thorpson.
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Winter Agricu
Service . 14. al
Assurance Co. showed a film and
gave a talk on estate planning design-
ed to keep the farm in the family, with
fair and equitable distribution of the
estate to both children living off the
farm, and those who wish to carry (
farming.
Earl said the time to begin estate
planning is when you start farming.
John Snell from Huron Tractor
listed some of the advantages of
harvesting white beans with an air
reel. He said this equipment reduced
harvest loss and stone damage when
compared with the conventional pick-
up reel.
Tom Robinson, area sales manager
for Purina, showed slides of the
1,900 -acre Ralston -Purina research
farm near St. Louis, Missouri where
feeding tests are carried out on cat-
tle, hogs, goats, turkeys and hens as
well as 750 cats and 800 dogs. He also
provided information on what is
available at Cooks' feedmill facilities
at Kirkton, Walton and Hensall.
A technical advisor for Cyanamid
showed a film which paid tribute to
the farmer.
A survey filled out by 190 at Walton
and 248 at Exeter showed that those
area farmers plan to plant less shell
corn ( from 46,519 acrs in 1985 to 39.674
planned for 1986), and seven percent
less corn silage (7,402 to 6,979) and
high moisture corn (7,631 to 7,106).
Canola acreage is going to increase
among those answering the survey
from 443 acres last year to 3,256 this
year, primarily around the Walton
area.
Soy beans will be down 13 percent
(18,218 to 15,866), but kidneys will be
up 23 percent (3,474 to 4,520) and
whites up 15.5 (from 18,282 to 21,598).
Oats and mixed grain will be down
slightly, feed barley is almost un-
changed,.and malting barley acreage
will increase from 1,727 to 1922.
Acreage devoted to other crops will
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