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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-05-27, Page 121 Wnlm BEAN SEED START WITH HYLAND QUALITY BLUE TAG CERTIFIED SEED 1 Your choice of white bean seed is one of the most important decisions you will make concerning your 1992 crop production. Growing a successful crop means starting with blue tag certified seed. Please order early! Due to the popularity of Thompson's private varieties - Stinger, Midland, Wesland and Rocket, supplies may become limited. Contact your Thompson representative today. Our trained stats will help you develop a complete white bean program for 1992. Quality service and quality seed - our commitment to you. Available at your nearest W G. Thompson & Sons branch. Seaforth 345-2545 Port Albert 529-7901 Hensall 262-2527 Page 12 Times -Advocate, May 27, 1992 One Fact in. the Furrow By Bob Trotter One of Canada's best newspapers is the Eastern Graphic, owned by Jim McNeill and published in Mon- tague, P.E1. Mindful of the island's depen- dence on agriculture. Jim also pub- lishes The Island Fanner and I have been privileged to be printed in it on a regular basis so the informa- tion I am going to impart here will be old hat to regular readers of the Island Farmer. No matter, it should be repeated. Brigitte Vanvlict said •it better than I can in her column Down on the Farm. Brigitte wrote: "Once a farming community is destroyed, never be restored. A country tbat cannot supply its own food is doomed country. Are there any pol- iticians left to see the writing on the wall? "Malty consumers certainly don't see it since they only see the filled grocery shelves, shelves filled with all kinds of food from all parts of the world. They are paying not only for the food but for the processing, packaging, transportation and mar- keting as well. And they are paying their money neatly into the hands of the corporate system that has but one aim: to get a hold on the entire food chain. "Are there any consumers left to face reality? A country without supply management is a country without farmers, a country without ' farmers is a country without food." Brigitte speaks the truth. Once a farming community is destroyed, it is gone for good. And usually, once a farm is lost the land generally be- come useless, especially if it is any- where close to an urban district. Farmland gets covered with acres of asphalt, tennis courts, race tracks, row upon row of tickey- tacky houses, mini -malls, regional malls, supermalls and schoolyards. When it is gone, it is gone for good. No amount of money is enough to preserve it. Which is why it puzzles me that city writers and reporters keep blasting away at farmers and how it costs too much to keep agriculture viable. I think they forget that al- most every other kind of business in this country has been helped by a willing government. We need only to look at the grants given to keep C luysler in business plus all the oth- er incentives offered by provincial and federal governments to get in- dustries to come to Canada. Toyota, for instance, got thou- sands in grants and Rants to locate in Cambridge, Ont., as did Honda in Alliston. Why do these people zero in on farmers for taking government as- sistance? What about all the city services, many of which farmers never use, which get grants from provincial governments and federal governments? I'm talking about rap- id transit grants, street -building grants, sewage disposal plant grants, parks and zoos grants and you name it. All these services are for cities and towns so that they will be better plates in which to live but damned few farmers use them. Farmers need to tell this story. The mass media makes sure the en- tire nation hear about the money from senior levels of government that props up agriculture every year but how many of.those city writers and city dwellers headline the story that gives so much largesse to the cities and towns of this country? I read some place a few years ago — and I cannot authenticate it -- that the province of Ontario gave more money in grants to prop up the TPC — the Toronto Transit Commission - than was given to all of agriculture. And how many farmers from the boondocks of Ontario rode a street lir last year/ Yet, those same farm- ers helped for the TPC. Payment announced OTTAWA - Agriculture Minis- ter Bill McKnight last week an- nounced details of payments made to white pea bean producers under the National Tripartite Stabiliza- tion Plan (NTSP) for white pea beans payment of the 1991 crop. The NTSP for white pea beans,` established in 1987, was designed Soybean seeds should be tested TORONTO - Soybean producers are advised to cold germ test their seeds and consider increasing their seeding rates, because the quality of this year's seed may have been affected by adverse growing con- ditions last year. The test will provide producers with the percentage of seeds that will germinate. Growers can then adjust their seeding rate propor- tionally, so crop stands will not be affected by uneven germination. Crop losses are covered under crop insurance only when they re- sult from natural causes beyond farmers' control, such as excess rain and drought. Under the pro- gram, producers are expected to follow recommended practices, which may change from time to time. Losses resulting from unin- sured perils are not covered. Producers are reminded to con- tact their agents if loss or damage occurs during the growing season for crops covered under either Crop Insurance or Market Reve- nue Insurance. Exeter 11 4-H EXETER - On May 14, at Morri- son Dam, the Exeter II *pokes continued their walk on the wild side. The meeting's topic was camping, hiking equipment, so they dis- cussed types of backpacks and shoes, as well as the other neces- sary equipment. The guest speaker was Laurie Kraftcheck, who cov- ered everything in a talk about hik- ing gear. He did a great job, and all of Exeter I1 enjoyed it. After this, the club took a short hike around the trail at Morrison Dam. They noted the wildlife around them, and picked up any garbage. The meeting finished with a snack, and adjourned at 9;15 p.m. The next meeting is May 21, 7 p.m. again at Morrison Darn. tq, reduce income losses due to market risks. A basic principle, on which all tripartite programs were • developed, was that the programs be financially self-sustaining through contributions from the federal and provincial govern- ments and participating producers. Following these negotiations, the NTSP National Committee for White Pea Beans recommended a finaf payment of $8.79 per cwt be made to producers. This reflects a 41.00 per cwt refund of 1991 pro- ducer premiums and a payment of $7.70 per cwt on the 1991 crop. This payment - estimated to total, 423.5 million - will be mailed May 22, 1992. IMP Kleinschmidt rises with the cows - all around the world By Michelle Ellison T.A Staff EXETER - To most, a title such as Dairy Cattle Nutrition Specialist would belong to a typical fanner up at sunrise to milk his herd. But to Janet Kleinschmidt, it involves trav- elling all over the world educating vet- erinarians and dairy professionals from developing coun- tries about Canada's advanced proce- dures. The job, however, begins close *to Mar home in Exeter IVcentraiia College where Klelnsch, working for International Livestock Manage- ment Schools, teaches a three week course she developed for veterinari- ans. "The people who come up are leaders in their fields ....'and they are supposed to take the informa- tion they learn back to their com- munities" in countries such as Zim- babwe, Argentina, Chile and Poland, explains Kleinschmidt. Recently, the .expert nutritionalist who received her Bachelor of Sci- ence and Agriculture from Guelph. University and her Masters degree in Ruminant Nutrition and Bio- chemistry from University of Mani- toba, did a "follow up" to the course by visiting the communities of her most recent students. The one month business trip in- volved three weeks in South Ameri- ca lit Chile, Argentina and Brazil and one week in Mexico. "Follow up" visits like this one involve ac- companying her students on farm calls to help solve difficult prob- lems, farm clinics and lectures. Such extensive travelling is not a novelty for Kleinschmidt. In her childhood she travelled around the globe because of her father's occu- pation as a diplomat, and she met her husband, Pieter, while in Zam- bia in southern Africa. "Travelling is almost like normal to me," she says. Thus, the climate in South Amari- ca and Mexico did not provetio bea hardship for this world traveller. She said the language barrier would have been. a problem if she hadn't had an interpreter at her side at all times. In comparing the countries she most recently visited, she admits she probably "enjoyed Brazil the most because (she) spent the most time there." She was very im- pressed with the en- thusiasm these stu- dents exhibited as she stepped off the plane and they pre- sented her with the busiest agenda she had seen thus far. As well, she noted the intense hospital- ity of the Brazilians. "They were so eager to make sure my stay reflected well on their country," commented Kleinsch- midt. Although she describes the econ- omies of the countries she worked in as "pressed" she found that in general the entire "infrastructure in South America is much higher than Africa ". Again it seems as though all the people are extremely dedi- cated to getting their countries back on their feet. Kleinschmidt also sees potential in the dairy industry in these strug- gling economies because of their eagerness to learn. "They arettill growing, develop- ing and maturing. They just wanted any information and any help I could give them to get them along with their job," she stated emphati- cally. As for Kleinschmidt's future, she will continue to enjoy sunrises around the world. She already has contracts in place for this fall with students from Lesotho and Zimbab- we in southern Africa as well as in Silo Paulo State in South America "I hope to stay in this field. It's going too well.right now to leave," she commented. Although she will annually return to Zambia with her entire family to visit relatives, she feels it will be important to have Canada as a "home base" where she can raise and educate her two children. She admits that while travelling will always been a passion and she loves her work outside of Canada, "It is still the best country." AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS MUST BE pitOPERLT STORED TO PREVENT DAMAGE AND ACCIDENTS! Safety Tips: 1 Lode chemical storage areas securely and post warning signs 1 Never store protective equipment with chemicals 1 Always store pesticides in original containers Read the label for proper storage instructions Store herbicides away from insecticides and other materials including feed and'seed FARM SAFETY ASSOCATION INC. Janet Klelnschm/dt thoroughly eryoys the destinations her Job as a Dairy Cattle Nutrition Specialist takes her and is a true animal lover. Here, she holds a hammock she received as a gift from her Brazilian students and her part African Wild- cat and Siamese cat Spit. When weeds pop up, let PINNACLE' clean up.. Lamb's - Quarters New Du Pont • PINNACLE gets late weed escapes to make soybean harvests easier. PINNACLE controls redroot pigweed, velvetleaf, Iamb's -quarters, lady's -thumb and wild mustard for easier harvests and higher yields. Safe, easy -to -t t PINNACLE is the most economical post emergent broadleaf herbicide you can buy. See your local erg char dealer for details. Du Pont PINNACLE. Gets late escapes. Up0 'PINNACLE' um 1r..wtafLL ihr&Oh fitillOWS f• Cowpaj%auskrtinde Ailsa Craig 293-3223 Mitchell 348-8433 Granton 225-2360 I A GROWING TRADITION