The Rural Voice, 1985-09, Page 34FARM NEWS
Centralia's crop update day
gives perspective on 1985 harvest
Although subsidies are available to
corn, soybean, and white bean pro-
ducers when prices are unreasonably
low, there is still no excuse for a
farmer to be lax in his marketing or
production strategy. That's the word
from spokesmen representing these
three commodities who addressed
farmers at Centralia's crop update
day.
Fred Bradenburg of the Soybean
Growers' Marketing Board told
farmers to take precautions in storing
corn to ensure profit potential.
Because of the expected high yields
and low prices, many farmers will
store corn this year. Make ar-
rangements for storage before
harvest, he suggests. There could be a
deficiency in elevator storage space
this season.
Secondly, he encourages farmers to
take the time to get a storage receipt.
If by chance the elevator declares
bankruptcy, you may be in trouble
without one. Weigh tickets aren't
enough. The troubles with the
bankruptcy of McKinley Enterprises
prove that farmers may have pro-
blems if they don't get a storage
receipt.
Also, Bradenburg advises, be sure
to deal with licensed elevators only.
Bradenburg doesn't expect to see
high soybean prices this fall because
of record crops. "The probability of
$8 to $10 beans (per bushel) is not
very likely."
More farmers are likely to take ad-
vantage of the advanced payment op-
tion this year because of changes in
Revenue Canada's policy, he notes.
The altered policy allows a farmer to
claim the money when he sells the
crop rather than when he receives the
advance payment.
Fred Lewis of the Ontario Corn
Producers' Association sees a record
corn harvest shaping up. He expects
low prices and encourages farmers to
collect the federal subsidy on 95 per
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George Jones, from the University of Guelph, says that higher plant
populations today, compared with 30 years ago, helps farmers to take best
advantage of modern hybrids.
Bob Forrest, researcher at Centralia College, sans that narrow rows are
more prone to white mould hut that improved .vields justify the cost of
white -mould control.