Times-Advocate, 1988-01-20, Page 27Name soil and cro pp winners
cover crops, minimum tillage, cov-
er crops, residue management,- sur-
face water inlets, windbreaks and
land reclamation were conservation
projects used by Ken Glanyille.
Drennan Farms were cited for crop
rotation, lift -plow waterways,
grassed waterways, manure manage-
ment and woodlot manageme, tu. -- -
'-Conservation practices on the Ja-
retzki- farm. included windbreak
planting, crop rotation, woodlot
management, manure management,
stream management, buffer strips,
surface water management and
grassed waterways.
The 1986 Alexander award was
shared by Jack and Norma McGre-
gor, RR 5, Clinton and Bruce and
Harreit Shillinglaw, Londesboro.
Incoming Soil and Crop president
Walter Mcllwain of Goderich town-
ship presented a past president's pin
to Gerald Hayter of Stanley town-
ship.
The 1987 Norman Alexander
Conservation Award was won by
Murray Lobb of Clinton. The pros-
eatation was made at Friday's an-
nual awards night of the Huron
Soil and Crop Improvement Asso-
ciation in Holmesville.
The award to Lobb and his wife
Roba *as based on -their- carrying
tvtltlon-prtactICeS trf
conservation cropping, no- 1)111, use
of berms, crop rotation, grassed
waterways, open drain, protection
and cover.
The other nominees were Elmer
Trick, Clinton; Ken Glanville, RR
4, Walton; Drennan Farms, RR 7,
Lucknow and Jerry Jarevki, Bel -
grave.
Trick's project featured woodlot
management, stream management,
wildlife habitat improvement;
grassed waterway Spillway and crop
rotation.
Crop rotation, minimum tillage,
WINS CONSERVATION TROPHY - The winner of (the Norm Alexan-
der Conservation trophy at Friday's annual awards night of the Huron Soil
and Crop Improvement Association was Murray Lobb of Clinton. Above,
Norm Alexander presents the award to Murray and Roba Lobb.
How to handle bucks
Money, money, money. We all
think about it, but we don't always
know how to manage it. Personal
Finance is a 4-H project offered to ,
senior 4-1T members 15-21 years of
age.
The challenge of planning your
financial future and understanding
the role of banks and the impor-
tance of credit arc all a part of this
project.
If you are heading out on your
own, to college, university or
work, you'll find that this project
is what you need. Gather ideas and
suggestions on how to look for a
place to live, the importance of
landlord/tenant relations and how
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more information contact' Jane
Mueggc, Rural Organization Spe-
cialist, Ontario Ministry of Agri-
culture and Food in Clinton.
Workshops are scheduled for Tues-
day, January 26, daytime or even-
ing. Pre -registration is necessary.
Jane Mucgge,
Rural Organization Specialist.
Dancing for
Junior Farmers
The Huron County Junior Farmers
Association is holding their annual
banquet and dance on Saturday, Janu-
ary 23, in Brussels at the Royal Ca-
nadian Legion.
The banquet program includes the
Induction of 1988 County Executive
and the presentation of the County's
Junior Farmcrs' Awards. Guest
speaker for the evening is Bruce
McCall.
The evening begins with a social
time from 6:00 to 6:45, with the
dinner commencing at 7 p.m.. The
banquet program will be starting
around 8 p.m.
The Huron County Junior Farmers
have 151 members throughout the
county. The motto Self Help and
Community Betterment" is the goal
of their membership.
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SAIL AND CROP BOOSTERS At Friday's annual awards night of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement As-
sociation, past president Gerald Hayter presents Booster Awards to Alison Lobb, Clinton; Laurence Taylor, Lon-
desboro and John Radford, Blyth.
Grants available for
beef female purchases
Beef females purchased on or after
December 17, 1987 are now eligible
for assistance under two programs
designed to aid the livestock indus-
try in Northern Ontario, Agriculture
and Food Minister Jack Riddell an-
nounced today.
Eligible beef females and heifers
include a11- cows that will be pur-
chased and bred for red -meat produc-
tion.
The Live Stock Improvement
Program helps northern producers -
by off -setting some of the costs
they pay for high quality breeding
stock. Northern Ontario producers
will now be able to include beef fe-
males as animals eligible for a -grant
totalling 20 percent of the purchase
price of breeding stock up to a max-
imum of S2,500 per producers.
The Northern Ontario Live Stock
Transportation AssistancePolicy
')rovides grants to defray the high
Plan
transportation costs northern pro-
ducers must pay for breeding stock.
Delivery costs of eligible beef fe-
males will be reduced by 50 percent
for a maximum of 52,000 per pro-
ducer per year. •
"These changes will enhance both
programs which have been used reg-
ularly by northern producers to im-
prove herd productivity," said Rid-
dell. "This is a further commitment
to Northern Ontario agriculture by
this government.
"All Ontarians will eventually
-benefit from a stronger livestock in-
dustry in the North," he said.
Both programs cover livestock
purchased in Ontario, Quebec and
Western Canada and will run until
March 31, 1989. Northern producers
can obtain more information about
these programs from their district
offices of the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
sheep meetings
District 3 of the Ontario Sheep
Marketing Agency and the Red
Mcat Clubs- of Huron, Perth and
Oxford Counties are holding infor-
mation meetings. An invitation is
extended to all persons.
The January meeting will deal
with the topic of lambing: The
meeting date is Thursday, January
21, 1988 in allthree counties. The
locations and times are as follows:
Huron County - O.M.A.F. Office
in Clinton at 1 p.m.
Perth County - O.M.A.F. Office
in Stratford at 8 p.m.
Oxford County - Western Ontario
Breeders at 8 p.m.
At the Huron meeting, several
videos will be shown about the care
of the cwc at lambing time, In addi-
tion, there will be an update from
representatives of the Ontario
Sheep Marketing Agency, as well
as from David Kuehncr, Markdale,
Area Specialist for the Red Meat
Sheep Program. There will be plen-
ty of opportunity for questions.
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various government programs like
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