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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-04-15, Page 31FARM NEWS Farmers _forced to find other work "Economic pressures on Ontario farmers are forcing many of them to find a dif- ferent way to earn a living", Ontario Federation of Agriculture President Ralph Barrie said, "and not just a handful of people are af- fected''. This was evident April 1, -I when over 500 concerned farmers crowded into the C1lesley Community Centre to meet with OFA executive members. They went to discuss possible solutions to the pressures that are for- cing many of thea, aut of business. The OFA executive presented the farmers with several possible courses of action the 25,000 member lobby group could take. After voicing their opinions and concerns, the farmers gave almost unanimous support to a six point program. Top priority was given to some form of low cost, long- term financing, as well as a replacement for last year's provincial interest rate subsidy program. The farmers want the provincial plan to cover loans from both banks and farm suppliers up to a maximum of $150,000. The new provincial program would be based on a graduated scale. Farmers who owned less than half of their farm would receive 100 percent of everything the banks charged over 12 percent. Farmers with 90 to . 100 percent equity would' be subsidized at the rate of 20 percent on everything charged over 12 percent. Payments would be made quarterly. The farmers also called for an independent review agency to look at each case before banks could foreclose. In addition, they want an improved federal stabilization program, an emergency rescue program for young farmers and a reduction in farm interest rates by providing tax benefits to farm lenders. There was unanimous agreement that there should be a long range financing program' put in place as well. This will require more funds for Farm Credit Corporation (FCC), and .a review of the FCC lending criteria Barrie said the new programs would save many hard-pressed farmers,_....._ -_-- These proposals will be presented to the OFA Board of Directors' meeting on April 22 for ratification, he said. "Then the hard part begins — we'11 begin to work far government action." Methane research project sponsored The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Energy are jointly sponsoring a $188,000 project to build ' .a new methane gas research facili- ty at the Arkell Swine Research Station near Guelph., The facility, which in- cludes tWo experimental, digesters, is being built by Roy Brandon Ltd., a . Kit- chener itchener contracting firifrand should be in operation by this summer. After it is com- pleted; Professor Jack Pos of the University of Guelph will begin a five-year research - study to develop improved methods of pro- ducing methane from manure by anaerobic diges- tion and using the energy product most efficiently on a livestock farm. "An efficient methane digester can help farmers in several ways," ` said Agriculture and Food Minister .Lorne Henderson. "It tackles waite manage- ment problems, provides an alternative to expensive con- ventional fuels and produces a useful fertilizer supple- ment. While there are farm -scale methane digesters in opera- tion in the United States, cheaper natural gas prices in Canada mean that Isuch systems here must be more economical. "This project is part of the continuing co-operation between • the Ministry. of Agriculture and Food and • the Ministry of Energy to ad- dress the problems and op- portunities associated with energy in agriculture," On- tario Energy Minister Robert Welch said. The ministries have already constructed a state- of-the-art farm -scale demonstration digester to handle manure from swine research buildings. A digester uses bacteria to break down organic waste to produce. methane in' an air- tight tank. Raw swine manure produces a gas con- taining about 50 -to 60 percent methane, 30 to 40 - percent carbon dioxide and 5 percent other gases. This gas has a heating- value of 500 to 600 British Thermal Units • (BTUs) per cubic foot which is about half that of natural gas. The Ministry of Energy will finance the capital cost of the new facility. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food will manage the pro- ject in co-operation with the University -of Guelph and the Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board. The demonstration digester will use promising state-of-the-art technology to show livestock farmers the benefits of using manure to produce methane. The new research facility will develop improved ways to produce and use methane. Keep ponds clean BY SAM BRADSHAW, ENGINEERING ASSIST Keeping ponds free of weeds and algae depends mainly in keeping plant nutrients out of the pond. At the Lethbridge Research Station, it has been demonstrated that rooted aquatic plants can derive at least 70 percent of their phosphorous requirements from the sediment. Surface run-off from springs and pond bank erosion during spring and summer represent major sources of phosphorous and nitrogen contamination in ponds, therefore, sediment entering the pond during spring thaw contributes heavily to nutrient levels in the pond. Certain management practices can reduce the nutrient loading period. Gullies that serve as water courses for spring run-off should be grassed and where possible, rocks should be used to slow up the waterto prevent, soil from being carried a long. Top soil removed Oaring construction of new ponds should be deposited far enough away so that it cannot be washed back into the pond and; if feasible, the dug -out should be excavated down to the nutrient poor clay. The 4bank and surrounding areas should be seeded to grass and fenced to keep cattle off the area until the grass is established. I , Some farmers now fence their dug -out and pump water from the pond to water troughs, to keep cattle away - from the pond entirely. This practice has an added benefit when herbicides are used to destroy algae growth. Keeping livestock away also avoids nutrient enrichment from manure. Sediments at the bottom of the saturated water then mixes with the water column and feeds algae that appears as blooms in July and August. For further information on the control of algae in ponds, get a copy of publication entitled "Chemical Guide to Weed Control" or contact your localO.M.A.F. office. 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