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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-05-24, Page 13Top sales - Huron Tractor has beep recognized as the number one sales leader for combines in Cana- da, and number two overall in NoAmerica. Herb Verbeek (left), and Jack Van Bussel were on hand last Tuesday to see sales territory manager Bob McCallum present the award to the dealership's Don Jones and Frank Winters. Complete leadership. program GUELPH - Thirty somewhat tired but enthusiastic men and women left Guelph in mid-April after com- pleting thefirst seminar of the Ad- vanced Agricultural Leadership Pro- gram (AALP). Among them was Steve Twynstra of RR 1, Ailsa Craig. This seminar was the first in a se- ries which will cover a total of 55 days over the next two years and which is designed to develop the leadership skills and abilities of young men and women involved in agricultural business and organiza- tions. The Advanced Agricultural Lead- ership Program was -initiated by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Foundation for Rural Living, - the University of Guelph -and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food with funding from the public and private sectors: ' This leadership program exists as a response to a need for future lead- ers in Ontario's agricultural com- munity. • The program will be pre- paring these future leaders to deal with issues such as changing con- sumcr perceptions and needs, free trade, globalization of markets, ag- riculture and the environment, sup- ply management and many others presently facing rural communities and businesses. Steve Twynstra During the Guelph seminar par- ticipants focussed on leadership skills and how to adapt their own leadership style to the needs of a group. They emphasized involve- ment style to the needs of a group. They emphasized involvement and commitment. The seminar also in- cluded visits to ARC Industries and the Guelph Correctional Centre. These visits served as a stimulus for discussion and debate about is- sues in the community as partici- pants quickly became acquainted with each other. Guest speakers Peter Hannam, President of the Foundation for Ru- ral Living and Dr. Burton Mat- thews, Past President of the Univer- sities of Waterloo and Guelph challenged AALP members to ac- cept the responsibilities of leader- ship. After three days and 33 hours of concentrated learning members of the group headed for their homes across the province tired but eagerly looking forward to the next seminar which takes place in Sudbury in July. Statistics OTTAWA - How many acres are 'seeded to whcat or soybeans this year? Are cattle numbers on farms continuing to increase? How have operating costs changed since the previous year? The answers to these and similar questions will be pro- vided by Statistics Canada's annual National Farm Survey to be con- ducted between May 23 and July 7. Data derived from this survey will be used to make estimates of crop areas, livestock numbers and farm expenses at the Provincial level. The federal and provincial depart- ments of agriculture use these Sta- tistics Canada estimates for market analysis and agricultural outlook re- ports which arc then provided to farmers through agricultural organi- zations and farm media. Governments use the information to negotiate international sales and trade agreements and to assess the need for agriculture policies and programs at both the national and regional levels. About 17 percent of the farms in survey on Canada will be surveyed, which means that about 50,000 farms will be contacted by mail, telephone or personal interview. The survey will be carried out in two stages; some farmers will be contacted in late May and early June so that estimates of crop acreage can be published soon alter seeding this week is completed. Later in June and in early July interviewers will be con- tacting farmers to get livestock numbers and farm expense informa- tion. Statistics Canada gratefully ac-. knowledge the continuing support and co-operation of farmers in this and other survey programs. Judging competition fo r 4-H Saturday. i,n Clinton- CLINTON - "For these reasons I place this class....". This will be a familiar line as once again Huron County 4-H member, ; ut their judging skills to thr. t -rt the an- nual Judging C lition. Registration • at - a.m. at the Brussels, N1 —is Commu- nity Centre ....russets on Saturday, May 27. The competition begins at 10:00 a.m. sharp with the 4 -Hers judging dairy cows, bccf, swine, sheep, horses, poultry and grain. Reasons will begin at 12:45 p.m. Each member will choose four out of the seven classes to give rcasonc on placing the class the way thc did. Top finishers in each class wil be announced on CKNX radio ant T.V. on Saturday evening. All leaders, parents and friends art invited to attend. "For these rea- sons, I place this class 1, 4, 2, 3." • Nick Geleynse Rural Organization Specialist w, 4 IN DRY BERL§ Edge delivers pit emergent, season - long control of p wide range of annual grasse, 1 broadleaf weeds in dry Leans. 'kill rage gives you this cont:n1 "f ;CP that just might be less used to paying. Edgt performance as prom 1~ll 'i filit ore today from: 8.atorth Hensall 345.2545 262.2527 Mitchell Allis Craig Granton 348.-6433 293-3223 225.2360 . ELANCO and EDGE are registered trsdemarks of Ell Lilly and Company. -'-•EkANCO Division Eli Lilly Canada Inc. Is a registered user. 61630289 Pt. Albert 529.7901 New sponsor for Soil and Crop GUELPH - C -I -L Inc. and De- kalb Canada Inc. in cooperation with the Ontario Soil and Crop Im- provement Association are pleased to announce the joint agreement to sponsor the "1989 Ontario Forage Master's Competition". C -I -L and DeKalb are financially supporting this competition to: recognize per- formance rest/king from excellence in forage management; recognize performance resulting from sound forage feeding in livestock pro- grams; identify producers to serve as forage spokespersons. The competition is open to mem- bers of local Soil and Crop Im- provement Associations across On- tario. John Lawrence, General , Manager, DeKalb Canada Inc. says, "DeKalb is pleased to co-sponsor the Ontario Forage Master's Com- petition which increases awareness of, and interest in good alfalfa for- age production. I believe this is very important, because to my way of thinking, alfalfa forage is one of the provinces most underrated re- sources". To ensure competition at the lo- cal level, a minimum of five grow- ers, up to a maximum of twenty must participate. A grower may compete in the hay or silage com- petition, but not both. A predeter- mined point system based on har- vest and storage quality, agronomic factors and protein content, will be Looking for a summer job? CLINTON - Still looking for a summer job? Would you like to get away from home for awhile? Do you need a valuable work experience to use on your resume. Well the Junior Agriculturalist Program will give you these and more. This summer you can "live and work on a farm for eight weeks. You will learn valuable job skills as well as an appreciation of the ru- ral way of life. All of this and you actually get paid for it.! -You will be one of approximately 165 Junior Agriculturalists working in Ontario fartns this summer. Anyone from 15 to 24 is eligible to apply. If you don't have farm ex- perience and you would like an ex- citing summer job, contact your lo- cal Ministry of Agriculture today, or ask your high school guidance department for an application. Brian McKinnon, Regional Supervisor (Bruce, Huron & Perth) Junior Agriculturalist Program used to judge each contestant. Fields entered must be an alfalfa based mixture,pf not less than ten acres. Winners of local competitions are invited to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair where the Ontario For- age Master will be chosen. The competitors will be judged on their techniques and commitment to growing superior forages for im- proved livestock feeding. "The com- petition is creating a great deal of interest and enthusiasm at the local and provincial level" notes Glen McCann, Agronomist, C -I -L. The panel of judges will consist of rep- resentatives from the C -I -L, De- Kalb, the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association and Onta- rio Foraee Council. The "Ontario Forage Master" will be presented at thc awards banquet that follows the competition. In 1988, eleven Associations were represented at the competition. With an increasing interest by farmers to product high quality forage, the numbers are anticipated to'be much greater in 1989. Doug Wagner, Secretary -Manager, OSCIA says "The Ontario forage Master's Competition provides an excellent opportunity for OSCIA to work with and benefit from the ex- pertise of these two leading Canadi- an companies": Local associations will have reg- istered in the Provincial competi- tion by June 1. SCIENCE FOR THE SENSES HITACHI TRK -3D70 3D Super Woofer with five -band graphic equalizer. 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