The Rural Voice, 1996-10, Page 50BRUCE
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
446 10th St., Hanover, Ontario N4N 1 P9
519-364-3050 or 1-800-275-9551
' The Rural Voice is provided to Bruce
County Farmers by the BCFA_
Training courses offered this fall and winter
In 1992 Bruce County established an
Agricultural Training Needs Identifica-
tion Committee. This committee is
comprised of 15 members with
representatives from the Federation of
Agriculture, commodity farm organiza-
tions, agri-business lending institutions,
and other rural associations.
The goal of this committee is to
make agricultural training readily
available and affordable.
The following courses are being
offered in Bruce County during the
upcoming fall/winter months:
• Introduction to Windows '95 -
Walkerton
• Introduction to Windows '95 - Mar
• Quicken for Farm Financial
Records Using Windows '95
• Intermediate Quicken Using
Windows'95
• Windows 3.1 Introduction
• Purchasing A Computer - Walkerton
• Purchasing A Computer - Mar
• Hands -on -Internet, Wightman
Communications - Clifford
• Hands-on-Intemet, Bruce
Municipal Telephone Systems
- Tiverton
• Summarizing and Reporting
Financial information (Part 2)
• Managing Financial Statements
(Part 3)
• Effective Meetings
• Capital Budgeting
• Sheep Production Management Club
• Ecological Farming
• Time Management
• Intro to Commodity Marketing
For Livestock
• A Beef Feeder School
A majority of these courses are
offered by the Ontario Agricultural
Training Institute (OATI). OATI was
initially developed by the OFA and
since has developed its own independ-
ence and identity, with funding from the
federal government under the Canadian
Farm Business Management Program.
If you are interested in any of the
courses, please contact one of the
following Education Training Needs
Identification Committee members:
Vincent Stutzi,
Chairperson 363-6683
Kathy Velocci, OATI
Program Coordinator 353-4018
Pat Kuntz, 1-800-265-3023 or
OMAFRA Walkerton 881-3301
Rodney MacGillivray,
Lloyd Hutton Memorial Scholarship
Friends of the late Lloyd Hutton have made it possible to award scholarships for 15 years to senior
4-H members. Applications are due October 1 at the OMAFRA office.
4-H members who have been active in 4-H for at least two years, and have taken a project this
year are eligible. The scholarship is awarded for those furthering their education in agriculture or a
complementary field at a Canadian institution. Responsibility and leadership in 4-H and community
activities is assessed. 4-H members can receive this scholarship only once.
Obtain application forms from the OMAFRA office or Stan Eby (396-8526).0
NOMINATION FOR THE BCFA AWARD OF MERIT
"For Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture"
Every year the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture presents an award to a person in Bruce
County who has made a significant contribution to the agriculture industry. It you have someone you
would like to nominate, please complete this form and return to our office in Hanover. Nominations
should be received at our office by October 28.
The Award will be presented at our Annual Meeting on Friday, November 8, 1996.
I NOMINATE'
REASONS FOR NOMINATION:
SIGNATURE'
Please retum to: Bruce County Federation of Agrlcutture
446 10th Street
HANOVER, ON N4N 1P9
Or you may give your nomination to any Township Director.
46 THE RURAL VOICE
Cattlemen's Association 353-5598
Peter Canning, BCFA 327-8877
Murray Needham, BCFA 396-8286
Ken Scott, Soil and
Crop Association 392-6479
Bob Willard,
Pork Producers 367-5233
Mary Nelson,
Farm Credit Corporation 881-1490
Lynn Caldwell,
Farm Safety Association 353-5394
Jim Snyder, Bruce
Tractor & Lawn Care 881-2231
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please keep in mind the following
events for happenings in Bruce County.
OFA Regional meeting October 8,
8:00 p.m. Walkerton Agricultural
Building. Guest Speaker will be Tiffany
Svensson, OFA Project Co-ordinator for
the Water Quality Working Group. OFA
Regional Directors for all three Bruce
County Regions, North, South and West
will be elected. Delegates to the provin-
cial convention will also be elected. This
is your opportunity for grass roots input.
BCFA Annual Meeting and Banquet
will be held on Friday, November 8 at
the Paisley Community Centre.°
OFA REGIONAL MEETING
Tuesday, October 8, 1996
8:00 p.m.
WALKERTON AGRICULTURAL BUILDING
Guest Speaker: Tiffany Svensson,
OFA Project Co-ordinator,
Water Quality Working Group
EXPLORE THE COUNTRY TOUR
Sunday, October 6, 1996
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Bring the whole family for an afternoon
of fun and discover Lucknow's
"Treasures In The Country"
For information call:
Vicky Morrison 528-3937 or 528-2210
BRUCE COUNTY FEDERATION
OF AGRICULTURE
Directors' Meeting
Monday, October 28, 1996
8:00 p.m.
OMAFRA Boardroom, Walkerton
Members are welcome to attend