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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-05-18, Page 16Page 18 Times -Advocate, May 18, 1994 Randle carefully PARtVt1JPDATF Pesticides in the laundry CLINTON - Some pesticides, if not handled carefully, can cause se- rious health problems. Protective clothing is a must - absorption through the skin accounts for al- most 90 percent of total exposure! However. protective measures don't stop there. Contaminated clothing needs to be properly han- dled and cleaned to safeguard other family members as well as the own- er of the clothes. Here's what you need to know. • Wash your clothes, including your hat, the same day that they are - contaminated. • Presoak your clothing before washing by hosing them off out- doors, soaking them in a separate tub or pail using the pre -wash cycle in an automatic washer. • Wash only one "pesticide -type" of contaminated clothing at a time. • Use hot water, the highest water level and the longest cycle with a heavy duty liquid detergent. • Rinse the clothes twice. • Hang the clothes outside to dry, preferably in bright sunlight. • Store and wash the clothing sep- arate from other family laundry. • Clean your washing machine before washing uncontaminated clothes for the rest of the family. Run the machine through a com- plete cycle without clothing using detergent and hot water. Here are some other healthy prac- tices to follow when you arc han- dling pesticides. • Wash your hands frequently and always before eating, drinking or smoking. • Always wear protective cloth- ing over your usual work clothes. • Remove the protective clothing before entering enclosed spaces like a tractor cab. • When you are finished for the day, hath or shower as soon as pos- sible with lots of soap and hot wa- ter. Thoroughly wash your hair and clean under your fingernails. The longer a pesticide stays on your skin, the greater the risk that it will be absorbed into your skin. • Wear clean work clothes every day. A small spill on yesterday's clothes may seers unimportant, but wearing the same clothing for sev- eral days without washing them prolongs your exposure and in- creases the risk of experiencing health problems. Wage assistance for summer jobs PETERBOROUGH - Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs minister Elmer Buchanan announced on Fri- day almost $1 million in wage assistance to create 1,100 summer jobs for young people on Ontario farms. That's almost twice as many jobs as were created last year. "I am pleased that on behalf of agricultural pro- ducers and rural Ontario, I was able to obtain almost double our original allocation under the 1994 Summer Experience Wage Assis- Lance Program," Buchanan said. "This additional funding allows us to 4 open this valuable program to all farm sec- tors." In the past the program was available to producers of edible horticulture crops and tobacco only. "In this tight economic climate, rural youth must often look to towns and cities for potential employ- ment. At the same time farmers are trying to reduce the costs of production. This program addresses both concerns. Young people in rural areas can remain close to home and farmers can afford to hire more local young people during peak season," Buchanan ■■■ ■ said. Since the SEWAP began in 1992, the program has provided more than $730,000 to producers of edible horticulture crops and tobacco to hire close to 900 workers. To receive the*3 per hour wage assistance, availa- ble under SEWAP, eligible farmers must create a new job that lasts at least six weeks, based on a 30 to 40 hour week. SEWAP jobs are open to young peo- ple aged 15 to 25 (or 15 to 29 if the person has a disability) who are residents of Ontario and eligi. ble to work in Canada. i, Farmers interested in the program 14should apply through their local Agri- cultural Employment Services office. Northern Ontario residents should 11 apply through local Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Af- fairs offices. Application forms will be available May 16, 1994 and will be accepted until July 22, 1994. Farmers are encouraged to apply early as funds are limited. Young people wishing to participate in SEWAP should call the jobsOntario Summer Employment toll-free information line at 1-800-387-0777. Huron Jersey producers looking at feasibility of own co-op CLINTON - A group of Huron County Jersey Producers has been granted $10,275 under jobsOntario Community Action to research the feasibility of marketing milk prod- ucts made exclusively from Jersey milk and forming a Jersey milk co- op, Huron MPP Paul Klopp an- nounced recently. "With support from jobsOntario Community Action, this group of local Jersey producers will be able to' explore and develop the poten- tial of this niche market value- added agricultural products," said Klopp, Parliamentary Assistant to Agriculture, Food and Rural Af- fairs Minister Elmer Buchanan. "The results of this initiative will also provide valuable groundwork for other commodities undertaking similar ventures." The concentration of milk com- ponents varies from breed to breed of dairy cattle. Most milk and dairy products are made using a combination of milk from different breeds of cattle including Jersey milk, Jersey milk has the highest concentration of nutritional com- ponents, specifically protein and fat. The study will be carried out at the University of Western Ontario. Researchers will determine possi- bilities for product development and marketing strategies; assess consumer needs for Jersey milk products as well as the need for a co-op; evaluate costs associated with each product, and establish networks with other businesses in both the promotion and production of agricultural products. "Te study itself wiii create short term employment for those carrying out the research while long term new jobs would result from the production of Jersey products as well as the develop- ment of the co-op," said Klopp. This initiative is being funded in partnership with the producer group and Community Futures, a federally sponsored program of Human Resources Development Canada designed to enhance eco- nomic development and job crea- tion. Heifer research project group to meet next Wednesday CLINTON - Development of re- placement heifers for the breeding herd is an important segment of a beef cow -calf business. Since De- cember, 22 heifers have been fed on the Huron County Replacement Heifer Development Project. The heifers have just completed a 112 day test period. A barn meeting to view the heif- ers and to discuss the program will he held on Wednesday May 25 at Hank Van Dorp's farm at RR 3, Auburn. The meeting will scan at 7:30 p.m. Brian Pogue, Wellington County Beef Advisor, will discuss the test results and the Heifer Develop- ment Program in Ontario. Nutri- tional aspects of raising replace- ment heifers will be dealt with by John Pickering, Huron County Beef Advisor, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Af- fairs. Each heifer was weighed every 28 days, and had a hip height, structure score, chute score and frame score taken at the beginning and the ending of the test. Also, 1\1\!.1\1 ANew Spirit of Giving the hackfat and pelvic arca were measured at the end of the test. These results will he available at the meeting. All interested beef producers are invited to attend. For directions, please contact the Ontario Minis- try of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs office in Clinton at 482- 3428 ort -800-265-5170. Come and Visit the area's ARGLS'1' SELECTION ()I' I'1,AN'I'S IN 30,01)0 sq. fl. including 20.0(N) Geraniums, 25 Colours. 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The same day, I watched an- other beautiful goat jump 10 feet to go through a horizontal window. That goat was vertical but, in mid-air, it twisted side- ways and went through that win- dow without touching the frame. What prompted this love affair to rekindle was the news that the Woolwich Dairy in Ariss, Ont., just won an international award for making goat cheese. Another well-known breeder in Ontario, Carol! Thomas from the Guelph area, was the winner of the Jeanne Farron Memorial Award for 1993. Jeanne Farron was in the goat breeding busi- ness for more than 50 years and the award was established by the Canadian Goat Society to honor her memory and present- ed to a person each year who has done much for the elevation of goat producers. Incidentally, the first year the award went to Suzanne Bishop of Fergus, the secretary - manager of the Canadian Goat TE4 1E4RM OPEN V b $ Mon io Fri to 6 Sot & Sten Ram" ice 519) 484-3020 Vood d,we„tdm .t Society. Two years ago, it went to Evelyn McCutcheon of Lon- don and last year to Carroll Thomas for many years of dedi- cation to the Canadian goat in- dustry. She and her husband own a 400 -head Toggenburg commercial dairy herd. Great things are happening in the goat industry, according to Suzanne Bishop. The market has been growing by leaps and bounds. Production has doubled in recent years and could double again in a short time because the demand continues to exceed the supply. There are about 3,000 goat farms reported in Ontario with about 450 registered breeders. To give you an idea of how the industry has grown, in 1977 there were about 300 farmers in all of Canada although the herd book was established away back in 1913. "Goat's milk is a speciality product," said Suzanne. "We do not feel that we are in direct competition with the dairy in- dustryin Canada." Milking a goat herd is not an easy way to make a living, said Bishop. In the first place, you have to milk more animals to get the same amount of milk simply because goats are much smaller animals and the yields cannot be compared to a Hol- stein. The market forgoat meat is also growing. According to a few people I have talked to, the meat could be likened to a cross between venison and Iamb. This corner has made a few suggestions in recent years on how farmers could innovate with ideas to expand income possibilities. It seems to me that the goat in- dustry is in its infancy in this county. According to Suzanne Bishop, it is now just about where the dairy industry was 40 years ago. Getting into the goat industry could be getting in on the ground floor of a good thing. One of the problems, of coursq, is finding processors who will handle the produce. Now, with an international repu- tation and such plants as the Woolwich Dairy at Ariss, the in- dustry has gained great prestige and producers can hope for bigger and better things. 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