The Rural Voice, 1993-04, Page 35Ted Zettel: OntarBio is more than
just an economic opportunity.
market for a toasted oat product that
would provide value-added
dimension to growing oats.
Value-added is the key for
stability in marketing farm products,
Zettel feels. "The more we can get
into processing, the more secure our
returns become," he says. Farm crops
sold as a raw product have extremely
volatile price while each step toward
the final product sees less fluctuation
in prices. At the retail level, he says,
the price barely changes, even if the
price of grain to a farmer plummets.
"Value-added is a critical part of our
future."
With that in mind, the co-op has
invested in a de -hulling machine for
the spelt, an expensive piece of
equipment. Because of its hull, spelt
can't be used as it comes from the
combine. Most North American
customers require de -hulled spelt
because they don't have their own
equipment.
Still, Zettel says, "For all our good
intentions we're still pretty
vulnerable to the ups and downs of
the market." That's where the co-op
comes in, trying to modify the
differences between high-income
crops and crops like rye that are
important in an organic rotation but
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Contact Bruce Tile or Your Local Bruce Tile Drainage Contractor:
• Farrow Farms, Chatsworth • Scott Bros., Ripley
• Schmidt Drainage, Harriston
• K.M.M. Farm Drainage, Walton
• Ron Williams Drainage, Listowel
• Nichol Drainage, Listowel
• Steve Otto Drainage, Sebringville
• Bruce Cook, Stratford
• Tait Brothers, Grand Valley • Harold Kuepher, Newton
• Barry Weigel Drainage, Mildmay
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