The Rural Voice, 1992-11, Page 3Editor: Keith Roulston
editorial advisory committee:
Bev Hill, farmer, Huron County
John Heard, soils and crop extension
and research, northwestern Ontario
Neil McCutcheon, farmer, Grey Cty.
Diane O'Shea, farmer, Middlesex Cty.
George Penfold, associate professor,
University of Guelph
Gerald Poechman, farmer, Bruce Cty.
contributing writers:
Adrian Vos, Gisele Ireland, Cathy
Laird, Wayne Kelly, Sarah Borowski,
Mary Lou Weiser -Hamilton, June
Rath, Ian Wylie-Toal, Susan Glover,
Bob Reid, Mervyn Erb, Darene
Yavorsky, Peter Baltensperger, Sandra
Orr, Yvonne Reynolds, Dorothy Smith
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production co-ordinator:
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Behind the Scenes
This issue of The Rural Voice
initiates a new section of the
magazine. Life on the farm isn't just
all business but hopefully includes
time for the kind of gracious lifestyle
that only rural areas can really
provide. Think about it — when rich
city people want a change what do
they do? They buy a place in the
country. Farmers already have it so
they should take the time to enjoy it.
The Rural Living section included
near the back of this issue of The
Rural Voice will cater to this side of
farm life. We'll have articles on rural
homes of distinction, on decorating
those homes (by a qualified
decorator), on renovating, on recipes
and from time to time on things like
antiques and crafts. There will be
periodic reviews of books of rural
interest.
Our aim is to add something extra
to The Rural Voice on top of the
industry oriented features, columns
and news we already offer. Our hope
is that it will add extra hours of
pleasant reading for rural families.
This month, for instance, we have
the story of a rural couple who have
turned old building materials into a
beautiful new house. Our decorating
columnist Kendra Krauter introduces
herself and invites your questions on
decorating problems in your house.
We have lots of cold -weather recipes
for soups and stews and a review of a
book on growing up in the country.
Of course we still have plenty of
other features. Farmers often get
upset when "urban" waste is
deposited in rural landfill sites, but
sometimes the source of that waste
problem can be rural. In the village of
Hensall, for instance, the biggest
waste management headache has
been disposal of waste from seed
cleaning at three huge grain elevator
complexes. But a rural industry
leader has helped come up with the
solution to that waste problem
through high-tech, rapid composting.
The Hensall Compost Facility was
opened last week and we take a look
at it.
Cream producers are often the
forgotten segment of the dairy
industry (indeed the entire farming
industry). With the growing problem
of too much skim off from milk for
table use, is there a future for cream
producers? We talked to one of the
top Bruce County cream producers
about the problem.
Where do the leaders of
tomorrow's farm community come
from? Some of them are nurtured
through the 4-H system. June Flath
takes a look at the changes in 4-H as
it has adapted to the times.°
Update
Back in our June issue the future of CKNX TV's The Family Farmer
was discussed. With the closure of production facilities at the station the show
was being cancelled. At the time, the program's production team of Murray
Gaunt, Kevin Stewart, Gary Ballagh and cameraman Jim Sutherland were
dreaming that there might be life beyond the grave for their show. Backed by
heavy support from farm groups, they were making a proposal to management of
The Blackburn Group, owners of CKNX and CFPL and to Baton Broadcasting of
Toronto, which had recently announced purchase of the two stations.
In October, Baton presented its proposal for permission to purchase the
stations before the Canadian Radio -Television and Telecommunications
Commission (CRTC) and part of its promise of performance was to reinstate The
Family Farmer for the 1993 season. If the CRTC approves the application, the
show would also be shown on CFPL in London and on a proposed repeater
station to the Windsor area.
It's too late to accomplish anything in the current season, Gaunt told The
Rural Voice recently. The CRTC decision isn't expected until the end of 1992 or
early 1993. If the program does go ahead, it's likely preparatory work will begin
in the spring for next fall's season. Since CKNX radio and CKNX television
would then have different owners, it is unknown just who would likely be at
work on the television show but there is unlikely to be any crossover between the
radio and television departments.°