The Rural Voice, 1998-02, Page 54People
Huron family shares EFP Award
Three members of a Huron
County family will share the
$1,000 cash award for
environmental innovations from
the Ontario Environmental Farm
Plan.
Lorne Glanville, his brother
Ken and nephew Dean, all of
R.R.4, Walton, designed and built
three identical chaff and residue
spreaders to fit on their John
Deere combines for the 1996 crop
season. Experienced no -till
croppers know that a successful
program starts at the time of
harvesting the previous crop since
the residue must be evenly spread
to avoid uneven emergence and
reduced yields of the following
crop.
The home -built design
"exceeds anything you can buy on
the market today," according to
Lorne. The judges for the EFP
Award Contest were equally
impressed.
"The design is 100 per cent
trouble free," Ken said. The chaff
pan is fabricated of lightweight
aluminum and detaches with an
ingenious spring-loaded lever
(actually a spring tooth off a
cultivator) for easy access to the
sieves.
"The entire unit is easily
removed by one man in a
minimum time for routine
maintenance and inspection,"
assured Dean. Various deflectors
and pans can be quickly mounted
and adjusted to accommodate
different crops. Lorne uses the
double -spinner spreader for all
crops. With the straw pan
attachment in place, straw is laid
out in a neat windrow, only the
chaff moves over the spinners.
What makes the system
particularly unique is that it is
driven by a separate hydraulic
pump so the spinners don't stop
when the header is stopped. The
independent hydraulics allows the
operator to control the flow of
residue. According to Ken, "The
spinner, with its variable speed, is
designed to match the 20 -foot
head on the combine. There is no
problem getting an even spread".
The hydraulic pump and valves
match those used to drive the reel
on the John Deere Turbo 7720,
and were salvaged from a
wrecking yard. The total parts bill
for the hydraulic motor, fabricated
metal, hose, couplers, belts,
pulleys, used hydraulic pumps and
valves was $1190. Lorne
estimates about 30 hours of labour
to put it all together. The
designers are confident that the
same modification could be
adapted to suit any make of
combine.0
Deborah Whale named to federal panel
Deborah Whale of Wellington
County is one of 11 people appointed
by Lyle Vanclief, federal Minister of
Agriculture and Agri -Food to his
Ministerial Advisory Board on the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The Canadian Food Inspection
Agency is responsible for all federally -
mandated inspection services related to
food safety and animal and plant
health programs.
The advisory board members have
been chosen for their knowledge and
specialization in areas that are directly
related to the mandate of the Agency.
Whale is vice-president and co-
owner/operator of Clovermead Farms
Inc., a dairy and poultry operation in
Wellington. She is the current chair of
the Research Committee for the
Poultry Industry Council and is
representative on the Biostar Board of
Directors. In 1996 Ms Whale was the
recipient of the first "Woman of
Distinction" Award in Wellington
County for the field of science and
technology. Ms Whale has been
involved in many aspects of the
agriculture community including
Midwestern Ontario Co-operative Inc.,
the Agricultural Research Institute of
Ontario and the Veterinary Infectious
Disease Organization at the University
of Saskatchewan.°
Tom McGee
Elected Chairman of Gay Lea Foods
Grey man heads
board of directors
of Gay Lea Foods
One Grey County farmer
suceeded another as chairman of the
Board of Directors of Gay Lea Foods
Co -Operative Limited when Tom
McGee, R.R. 2, Flesherton was
elected to the post December 4,
1997.
McGee, who has served on the co-
op's board of directors since 1986,
succeeds John Hill, R.R.4, Owen
Sound, who had been chairman from
1994 to 1997. Ray Robertson, R.R.2,
Markdale was named first vice-
chairman while Stuart Steckle,
R.R.2, Zurich is the second vice-
chairman.
McGee and his wife Joan operate
a mixed farm west of Flesherton.
At zone meetings in western
Ontario, John Ellison, R.R.3,
Listowel, was named director for
Zone 1 and John Hill for Zone 2.
Ralph Dietrich, R.R.3, Mildmay was
re-elected a director at the annual
meeting in Guelph.
Gay Lea reported increased sales
of 5206 million with earnings of 52.2
million. A membership share and
patronage dividend of 5930,000 was
paid to producer and member
shareholders.°