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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-11-07, Page 26PAGE 8A' —GODEBICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1984 The Farm Management team in the Clinton Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office is shown preparing for the upcoming Management for Profit Seminar. Left to right, they are: Don Pullen, Agricultural Representative (standing); Brian Hall Farm Management Specialist; John Bancroft, Farm Management Specialist; and Dennis Martin, Farm Management Specialist. Management for Profit seminar to be held Dec. 6 ing; will be speaking on risk management. Credit and money management will also be addressed at the seminar by a panel of bank, Farm Credit Corporation, farmer and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food representatives. Presentations on "Making Way for the Next Generation" and farm record analysis will be part of the day program. The seminar is to be held on Thursday, December 6 at the Goderich Township Com- munity Centre, Holmesville from 9 a.m. un- til 3:30 p.m. Deadline for registration is Thursday, November 29. Please send your cheque or money order, made payable to "Education Account", along with the names of persons wishing to attend, to Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Box 159, Clinton, On- tario. NOM 1LO. I would encourage farm families to register early for this seminar. Cost is $20 for the first family member and $10 for each additional member. Risk and decision making are two facts farm families face in their day to day lives on the farm. There is a saying that where there is no risk, there is no potential gain. The key to survival and profit, however is not to avoid risk but to manage it. Risk management on the farm involves making decisions on production, marketing and investment that minimi±ies the risk, maximizes the gain and achieves what you set out to do. 'Risk, the Game of Survival and Profit" will be a feature presentation at an upcom- ing Management For Profit Seminar in Huron County. The seminar will feature Dr. John Ikerd, head of the Agricultural Economics Depart- ment at Georgia University. Dr: Ikerd, who has made his career studying agricultural marketing, market' analysis, and risk management into producer decision mak- Soil and Crop meeting to take on new format This year the annual Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement meeting will take on a new format. Comments received after the past two annual meetings have dictated a change in the format of the meeting. For 1984, the annual meeting will feature the usual banquet format. This will be followed by mostly crop production infor- mation. Thic information will include the results of the corn hybrid trials, wheat variety trials and soybean varieties. The soybean and corn trials will be dependent on getting enough farm trial results from you. There will also be a presentation from the researchers at Centralia College highlighting the 1984 research. As well, there will be a summary' of some of the other Soil and Crop projects, including the no -till plots. One part of this year's annual meeting will be changed. There will not be any awards or plaques presented. Instead the Conservation Award, promoters of Soil and Crop Improvement plaques, etc. will be presented at a banquet on Friday, January 11. 1985. This banquet, complete with a guest speaker. hopefully will attract Soil and Crop members and their wives. This evening is planned as a social event. Hope to see you on Thursday, November 29 at 6 p.m. at the Seaforth Community Cen- tre for the 1984 Soil and Crop Improvement Annual Meeting, and again on January 11 at the first annual Soil and Crop Improvement Social Banquet. - Gerrit VanKeulen, President, Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Stress seminar offered to area -Don Pullen, Ag. Rep. for Huron County FARM NEWS Furrow Queen stresses education By Stephanie Levesque "Don't turn anything down because "you're afraid of it." Powerful words. And words that have been spoken by a 19 -year-old Huron County woman who also happens to live by those words. The young woman is Lynne Dodds of RR 1, Seaforth, who has gone from receiving county recognition to gaining province -wide recognition as Ontario Queen of the Furrow. It was only a few short weeks ago, at the 1984 International Plowing Match held in Wellington County at Teviotdale, that Lynne received her crown. The 19 -year-old daughter of Maja and Don Dodds is a second year student at the University of Guelph majoring in family studies. She has her goals .set already. After four years at Guelph she will take another year of University to get a teaching degree. Lynne says she'll probably go to Althouse College at the University of Western On- tario. "I want to teach family studies and English," says Lynne who adds she would like to encourage young people to get all the education they can. She says people should never shut the door on any opportunities and relates that through to her own experiences in various competitions. Lynne says that some girls have turned down competing in such things as the county queen of the furrow competition because they are afraid to give the speech. She ad- mits giving the first public speech is a little nerve wracking, but speaking now in front of a crowd is no bother. In fact, says Lynne, she has even preached in church. Even if a girl enters a competition and doesn't win, the experience of public speak- ing and the inevitable interviews help in the future. Lynne co -relates competition in- terviews to job interviews. On the dean's list at university, Lynne doesn't consider the queen competition a beauty contest. Besides having been county queen of the furrow for two years, she has been Seaforth Fall Fair queen. "It's fun," she says. Lynne says she has been called a liberated person by some people and admits she will hold a door open for a rnan or woman, call- ing it common courtesy. In fact, it annoys her when a person doesn't have the decency to hold a door open for the next person com- ing through, be they man or woman. "I don't want to be put on a pedestal because I am a woman, but I don't want to be walked on either. I want to be treated like a person," says Lynne. The Seaforth area girl is highly motivated and says it's not normal if she isn't busy. Lynne is active in 4-H, leads a 4-H class, plays and teaches piano and for the past four summers has been involved as a leader in the Seaforth summer recreation pro- grams. As a student at Seaforth District High School, Lynne wanted to become an Ontario Scholar. In Grade 11 and 12 she had no idea what she wanted beyond her first goal. After touring University campuses, Lynne knew she wanted to go to Guelph. It wasn't until she had been at Guelph for about a month that she decided to be a teacher. She intends to try to maintain an A average, although she admits it could be dif- ficult. As an example of the possible difficulty, Lynne tells that she had a series of exams to write the week following the plowing match. Initially she had planned to go home Satur- day and study.' But she was at the match Saturday and on Sunday was too excited to study. However, she says she lived through the exams. Her family has given her a lot of support in her activities. Besides mom and dad, there is 17 -year-old brother Paul and 15 - year -old sister Joan. Lynne gives Paul all the credit for helping her with her actual plowing. "They're terrific. They've just been wonderful," said Lynne enthusiastically. When questioned on her rural upbringing, the Ontario queen of the furrow says it has made her more flexible and open-minded. • "Farmers have to work around the weather," says Lynne explaining the flex- ibility. She also finds she is more people oriented. And while Lynne has heard the comments about rural people being nosy neighbors, she says it is just neighborly concern. The 19 -year-old, soon to be 20, wives a lot of credit for the way she is tO her high school. A former student of Seaforth District High School, Lynne says she really looked up to her principal there. "They (teachers) really encouraged you to do your best. Mom and Dad are like that too. They don't push, just prod," said Lynne. She describes herself as a perfectionist. "I can't handle doing half a job," she says. For the next year, this young woman who enjoys horseback riding, skating and sewing will be doing two full jobs - one as student and the other as the Ontario Queen of the Furrow: Lynne sees her role as queen as one public relations for the Ontario Plowmen s Association. She will be attending a lot of banquets and working closely with the local committee for Elgin County. The 1985 IPM,. marks the Ontario Queen of the Furrow competition's 25th year. She is looking forward to the coming year and gives a lot of credit to the executive of the local plowmen's association. People like Graeme and Helen Craig, George and Ruth Townsend and Neil and Marie McGavin. "It's' one thing to be called royalty, but another to be treated like royalty," says Lynne of her relationship with the Huron Plowmen. The last Ontario Queen of the Furrow from Huron was in 1966. Lynne reports that the Friday night after she was crowned "a Huron County party" was held in the Har- riston area. There is a young man on the scene who is "pretty special" says Lynne, but when ask- ed about marriage, she replied: "Some- day„ Anorexia nervosa will be focus for 4-11 achievement days m • Huron County "It's not a nutritional disease, it's an emo- tional disorder that's. very serious," said Ms. Thompson. The nutritionist said victims, mostly teenage girls, have a fear of being fat and carry dieting to extremes. The achievement nights are Wednesday, Nov. 28 at the Brussels, Morris, Grey Com- munity Centre in Brussels and on Monday, Dec. 3 at Stanley Township Community Cen- tre in Varna. The much talked about disease, anorexia nervosa, will be in focus for the two 4-H achievement days in Huron County. Cathy Thompson, nutritionist with the Huron Health Unit, said Marilyn Chedu of Brantford, an anorexia nervosa victim, will tell her story at the achievement nights. Ms. Thompson describes Ms. Chedu as a "powerful speaker". While the nutritionist says there are no statistics, definite cases of, anorexia nervosa e_sst in Huron County. The results are in U.S. university and dealer results from the past four growing seasons prove it — strip applied fertilizer produces a higher yield than broadcast applications. The reason is con- centrated placement. Plant roots are more able to feed from a nutrient -rich strip than from ,a diluted total coverage application. Whether you are in conventional moldboard, minimum till or no -till strip application results in improved nutrient efficiency. The live: of farm women are filled with challenge, excitement, novelty and plenty of opportunities to exercise their capabilities. The roles of wife and mother are combined with the responsibilities of living on a farm, being a friend and neighbour, meeting special community needs and seeing to their own personal growth and development. But there are times when some farm women feel empty, trapped, exhausted and discouraged. Special skills and attitudes are required for these times. Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, in co-operation with area Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food personnel and funding assistance from the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, offer the following second session of a five part series: Stress - "A Matter of Attitude" with Dr. Robert Eidt, chiropractor, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Craigweil Activity Centre, Ailsa Craig, Saturday, November 10. As a specialist in Stress Education, Dr. Eidt has conducted numerous seminars for business, industry and professional people. Ciurses are free of charge. To _pbone Centralia College 228-6691) or When progressive changes are necessary Depnd on your Co-op to make them Our Strip -Jets are on 20" centers Heine rigt CoopeMtive Rani®II Zurich �irueelleld Sa®t®r�l� 327-0770 1-000-265-7097 262-3002