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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-12-17, Page 517711177 Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 17,1,097– Page 5 Terpstras open hog facility for. public viewing by Pa! Livingston • A totally ,au•tomated hog finishing facility, in Ashfield Township, was open for'pubiic viewing last Tuesday. It ,was an' opportunity to gain an understanding of the new technologies being incor�,. porate4 on Acre T Farms and how their nutrient managementplan, incorpo- rates soil testing . and , manure analysis to deter- mine • carrect manure application rates for a par- ' ticular crop. Owned and• operated. by Joe and M- i 'ria tri Terpstra, the 28p, foot', barn has a capacity. of. 3,400 ,hogs. It: is located on Kerry•s Line, north • Of • the 'Conc. ''6/7 sideroad. • ;J. o:`h.:n Crowley, chair 11 iriam and of ;Ontari:o -Pork's environrnent com- • rnittee,.described the. large scale set up as."'ultran:i'od 'ern and "state ofrthe art."' Crowley spoke •briefly, about:the ,initia'tives'.by: Ontar'io'•Pork tot•deal with'• environmental issues sur- rcunding large scale hog • facilities, He stressed the • • need for "responsible farming." "We feelenvironment and conservation are issues' that are everyone's interest .and responsibili- ty," said Joe Terpstra dur- ing the media briefing, '"here T has 'always .been land based. • Terpstra said large scale hog farming makes "good economical sense. The swine industry, as a whole, can provide jobs' for fall ) our sons and daughters if we we grow in, a .good con- structi ve manner.'.'. Julien ;Den ;tandt; CEO, ' of Onta'r'io' o 'r k , offered• his '• Congratula- tions to the Terpstras ;on thele new faici`li'ty. "Things Joe trat h . a, Ter Ps c hg'ed since;•I graduated from eol•l.ege• 30 years ago;" said. Dery Tandt. "The [swine,] industry has the opportuni- .ty to be::a key'driyer:in the :agri-business It • is a criti•- c.al industry •for the agri- hsiets."` u n ss. The poured' -concrete barn, set up in a„;hotel` DISTRICT. COMMUNITY ' CENTRE 1 Satuiiday,,December, 27th Laura Hadgiris & ' DougJahnston OPEN DATES pECBMBER p'nday•,19 26::• , Sat: •$b •, -CALL 52 8,•33112 verlasting t~•lowers &, Guts. 9.a,tn. - 5.3o'p':m: • a©oocog0000©AQ. Htttbtt etiunty'S Collipiete �.. t El EN 1i1M 1 <'�►L A 0. 10 a Headquarters- o,, 3 3 Small & Mid-sized Card:. E -;e11-Passenger coir Cargo •• •: gi Vans, Pickup. Trucks 113 1 Daily Weekly • A. Monthly [1. fl 'insurance• Rentals &. 13'” El Mare C) Free delivery 11 • style "ha a :central aisle with 14 rooms. 'Each room contains 16 pens with eac"h. pen holding; an average of 14 hogs. Terpstra said it will bean. "all in, all out," over a two-week period, facility. Acre T will supply their own tWeaners for this facility: • • The entire operation earl be managed .by one person, with a crew need- ed at times when the hogs are being handled: • ' The 'liquid feed is com- pletely automated and can. be adjusted, at the main computer station,, to meet varying nutrient needs: The feeding :ysterti can be • monitored ••, through ••.a modem at thr Terpstras' home site in:.the Brussels area as well. Thelargest silo - 30•x 1.12' holds corn. Two oth'ett silos,— 16 x 40' ,vi1l ' hofibt :et. ee i'ngre,'i-, 'ents, ' `Thewater suppJ.y,'i's'., from a 155' well, •with, a six inch casing .capable of producing,45 gallons per minute. , Te,rpstra said 900,000 Lo 1 mil'lion' •gallons of'' nianure wotiid'be :generat- ; ed ,peryear. Between the , pit and tinderthe.barnr the facility has'. about a two year storage ,F,apactty Mrs: 'Terp.stfa said, in a later:, • interview, that they .nor- mally spread Manure twice; a year, but that is depen- dent upon the weather Conditions. A drag. hose tnanure application sy•,rr is used. • Under Ashfield bylaws, . 566 acres of cultivated - land are required at this location: orr in a set radius to dispose of the manure produced' by the. 850 li ve- stoc.k•units the facility, will:, H63klay shopp`N 1s east3alien you shpp wi#h' us[ Yati'll. find fhe :perfect' giff for every persah:on your lis}, ' 0 CAR & TRUCK RENTALS 1 CI tiiiviS4g0of Suncoast Ford 13 ` Cil500 Huron Rd.. Goderich IllcALJ1 COiLECT Ask for Helen• .El 024-8347 �de�r�eel�e�lAl�d�ec .' I Last Minute: Gift Su•• estiofS. ' Men's & Ladies' • • * Jackets * Sw ,eaters * Fleece ,.*,Shoes,* Sportswear * Denim Workwear. OPEN: Mon/ - Fir, 9-9, Set: 9,6,. Sun. Dec. 21 1 - 5 PM hold. 'The municipality's manure management 'bylaw states that 'four feeder hogs. (3() to 120kg). eoristittatc one livestock 'unit • Mrs. Terpstra said they • .own- a total of 1.40() acres in Ashfield, with 400 acres of that adjoining the facili- - ty, and the balance of the acreage, as required under the bylaw, within the prop- - er distance. The consensus of Ontario Pork • a:nd. OMAFRA representatives was ,that ()Mario is in a. position to continue to increase production of. hogs; however, it is critical that prgdu'eersbe very careful and do it right in respect to the environ- ' petit. And they •say the Terpstras and Acre T Farms are,doingjust .that: Aare: T.Farms. in Ashfield Township ►DO 000 • Dunwoody I WARDMALLETTE. t„.4artered 'A.ceOuntants.' 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