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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-11-30, Page 27Several area groups, individuals receive soil and crop recognition Visscher Farms of RR 1 Hay were named winners of the 1983 Norman Alexander Conservation Award spon- sored by the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association. The award was accepted by Bert Visscher at Thursday's annual meeting held at the Seaforth Community Centre with close to 400 Huron farmers in attendance. Norman Alexander made the presentation of his trophy which goes annually to the in- dividualis) who best manages farm resources through conservation practices. The Visscher nomination was based on their establish- ment of windbreaks, crop rotation and cover crops. The other nominees were Harold Bolton, RR 1 Dublin; Ray Hogan, RR 7 Lucknow; Mark Kroes, RR 2 Clinton; Gordon Lobb, RR 3 Clinton; Maskaant Brothers, RR 2 Clinton and Tony Van Bakel, RR 1 Blyth. A new booster award has been instituted by the associa- tion and the first nine winners were Hyde Brothers, Hensall; Monsanto, BASF; Pioneer Seeds; Cyanamid; the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority; the Maitland Conservation Authority, Phyllis Coulter of the Voice of the Huron Farmer and Ross Haugh of the Exeter Tines Advocate. Four resolutions were pass- ed which will be forwarded to the annual meeting of the On- tario Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association. They called for good soil conservation pracrizes for leased land; tax incentives fur some farm purchases, county and regional specialists for water manage- ment and add post emergent herbicides to provincial guides. The judges for the conser- vation award were the three previous winners John Hazlitt, Don Lobb and Nick Whyte. District director Laurence Taylor who is also vice- president of the Ontario association said the Huron organization was acknowledged as the leader in its field throughout Ontario and now six other counties have followed with conserva- tion awards. Retiring president Bruce Shillinglaw reviewed the history of the Huron group go- 1945 and said, "two reasons ing back to the beginning in listed for forming the associa- i` PAST PRESIDENT HONOURED — Retiring president of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association Bruce Shillinglaw receives his past president's pin from Doug Cameron, left, at Thursday's annual meeting at T -A photo Seaforth. SOIL AND CROP. DIRECTORS — Directors of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association were named at the annual meeting Thursday night at the Seaforth Community Centre. Back, left, Gerald Hayter, Wayne Cantelon, Gory Baker, Dennis Connelly, Aart DeVos, Hans Rasmussen, Tony Van Bakel, Bill Armstrong and Walter Mcllwain. Front, treasurer Jim Ross, provincial vice-president Laurence Taylor, president Gerrit Van Keulen, past president Bruce Shillinglaw, secretary Ray Hartman, Ray Hogan and Art Bolton. 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Huron's Ag Rep Don Pullen also complimented the Huron association for providing leadership in soils and crops across Ontario. Pullen said Huron farmers should be interested in a Management for Profits Seminar taking place this week in Kitchener, London and Ridgetown. He said the seminars were a lead-in to winter workshops at Centralia College where farmers have many updating opportunities. Bob Forrest, a researcher at Centralia College reported on a number of 1983 tests on soybeans, white beans, canola and red clover. In talking about the effect of plowdown of clovers for barley, Forrest said, "The bottom line is the presence of red clover, alfalfa, etc. neither added or decreased yields. The barley pretended the plowdown crop wasn't there." He went on to say, "Double cut red clover produced the most'top growth and the best corn yields." Forrest concluded, "It's important to obtaina healthy environment and have a hap- py home for every plant. You need good soil and a good balance of water and air holding capacity. Plowdown can enhance soil structure and yields. Take good care of your soil." In farmer tests reported by soils and crops specialist Pat Lynch it was noted by Eric Anderson that the proper time to seed red clover in corn is following the last scuffling. Lynch said a survey for verticillium in alfalfa disclos- ed the disease in all townships in Perth and in Huron townships of Howick, Grey, Morris, McKillop, Huliet and Tuckersmith. Lynch challenged farmers for more on-farm spring trials for barley. On the subject of the dif- ference between row widths, Bob Forrest commented, "How nicely the seed is planted in the ground is more important than row widths." The report on corn heat units for 1983 showed a total of 2,848 at the Staffa farm of Hugh Scott compard to 2,839 the previous year. At Cen- tralia College the figure was 2,935 with a six year average of 2,823. Directors named for 1984 for the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association are president Gerritt Van Keulen, vice-president and treasurer Jim Ross, secretary Ray Hartman, Gerald Hayter, Paul Passmore, Tony Van Bakel, Hans Rasmussen, Aart DeVos, Bill Armstrong, Art Bolton, Walter Mcllwain, Gary Baker, Wayne Cantelon, Ray Hogan, Stuart Alton and Dennis Connelly. Times -Advocate, November 30, 1983 Page 15A ROOSTER AWARDS — A number of booster awards were presented at Thursday's annual meeting of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association. From the left are Bob Caldwell, Hyde Bros., Hensoll; Rick Gaudet, Mon- santo; Barry Gordon, BASF; Norm Alexander, Maitland Conservation Authority; Phyllis Coulter, Voice of the Huron Farmer; Tim Trenier; Jack Tinney, Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority; Keith McMillan, Pioneer Seeds and Ross Haugh, Exeter Times Advocate. 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