Loading...
The Rural Voice, 2002-09, Page 72GREY County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER 446 10th St., Hanover, Ontario N4N 1P9 Email grey@@ofa.on.ca Website: www ofa on.ca/grey 519-364-3050 or 1-800-275-9551 The local Hay West committee has set up a number of depots to begin gathering hay to send to drought - plagued farmers in Alberta. These depots. which are now open. are to receive hay that should be moved immediately. That includes hay that should be taken off fields to allow for other farm work, or before rain makes them inaccessible. Farmers who do not need to move their hay immediately are asked to wait to make arrangements for delivery until closer to the rail shipment date, later this fall. Anyone who needs to bring hay in now is asked to first call the contact for the depot in their area so unloading and placement can be arranged. The initial depots are being set up at: • Grey County Roads Department, north of Chatsworth. Call Bob Pringle 797-2579. • Sprucedale Agromart in Tara. Call Jen Christie 934-3414. • Old MTO yard east of Flesherton on • The Rural Voice is provided to all Grey County Farmers by the GCFA. Hay West efforts expanding County Road 4 and the Feversham Sand Dome on County Road 2. Call Mark Thompson 922-3340. • Grey Bruce Livestock Co-op yard at Wiarton. Call Larry Miller 376-2205, ext. 225. or 534-5210 or Mike Reid, 935-2934. • Grey County Roads Yard at Clarksburg. Call Ray Schilbock 599- 3501. Meanwhile, Grey Warden Larry Miller, who chairs the Hay West committee for Grey and Bruce areas, said he remains confident that rail cars will be available to ship the hay.' Media reports from the West have suggested that rail cars may be scarce. But Miller said he continues to be "90 per cent" certain that the necessary cars will be available to ship this area's hay. To date more than 4,000 large round bales of hay have been pledged to the local drive. That total could reach 5,000, Miller told the Hay West committee August 23. A benefit concert, tentatively entitled Hay Aid, to raise funds to Clean Water Festival volunteers needed The second Grey Bruce Clean Water Festival will be held September 23 to 26 in Chesley. Some 2,100 Grade 4 students will participate in this hands-on festival which will emphasize the importance of water to our lives and the reasons we need to conserve it. The Clean Water Festival is designed to educate our children on the importance of this valuable natural resource. Many volunteers are needed on each of the four days to assist with parking, greeting, manning the displays, assisting over the lunch hour, and various other tasks. Lunch will be provided for the volunteers. As well, volunteers will be needed for set-up on Saturday, September 21 and dismantling after the students leave on Thursday, September 26. If you are interested in this exciting project and are able to help 68 THE RURAL VOICE in any way, please contact Debbie Fawcett, Program Co-ordinator 519- 924 2914 or Joe Watson 519-371- 8468.0 Thanks to all Grey and Bruce farmers who have donated towards Hay West. help pay for hay transportation to the railhead near Barrie, will be held September 14 in the Chesley Community Centre. Owen Sound -based entertainer Steve Dickinson will produce and headline the concert and has offered a share of royalties from sales of his new CD, Good Old Days, to go towards the hay transportation budget. Country entertainer Bettyanne Cobean of Walkerton also has offered to perform. Details of concert times and ticket availability will be announced shortly. For those wishing to make a donation, cheques should be made out to the County of Grey, designated Hay West and sent to the county building. More information may be obtained and hay, trucking and manpower donations may be arranged by calling the hay depot contacts or Howard Greig, 934-2330.0 GCFA Office hours Monday to friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. GREY COUNTY FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE DIRECTORS' MEETING Thursday, September 26, 2002 8:00 p.m. Grey County Agricultural Services Centre meeting room (Grey Gables) 206 Toronto Street South, Markdale Members are welcome to attend GREY COUNTY FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE 62ND ANNUAL MEETING AND BANQUET AND OFA REGIONAL MEETING Friday, October 4, 2002 Markdale Community Centre Social: 6:30 p.m. Dinner: 7:00 p.m. Guest Speaker to be confirmed NOTE: OFA Regional Directors, Delegates and alternates tor OFA convention and GCFA Presidents will be elected at the meeting.