The Rural Voice, 1998-04, Page 63Lamb producers
hold Sheep
Information Day
Speakers will discuss silage,
housing, feed, fencing and handling
equipment when the Western Ontario
Lamb Produccr's Association
(WOLPA) holds its sheep
information day at the Walkerton
Agricultural Building on April 4
from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Kim Lennox will speak on
"Feeding haylage to sheep" at 11:00
a.m. while Brian Tarr of Shur Gain
will speak on "Creep feed and
feeding lambs" at 1:00 p.m.
There will also be a market Iamb
competition and sale featuring 60-70
pound Iambs. Each entry of two
lambs will require a $5 entry fee for
WOLPA members with non-
members requiring an additional $10
membership in the association.
Spinning and wool products and
other items of interest to the industry
will also be part of the event.
WOLPA has been serving the
industry in western Ontario since it
was formed in 1971 with Walter
Renwick as the first president and
Robert Logan as the first secretary. It
organized the first "Sheep Day" at
Grey -Bruce Farmers Week in
January 1972.0
Cattlemen's Curling
Bonspiel held
in Guelph
Thirty-two teams from western
and eastern Canada took part in the
30th Annual Cattlemen's Curling
Bonspiel in Guelph February 20-22.
More than 200 people took part in
this annual event, first held in 1969
in Saskatoon. All curlers are people
who make their living in the
livestock industry including farmers,
truckers, feedlot and auction market
employees, brand inspectors and
veterinarians.
The Saskatoon Livestock
Exchange Trophy for the "A" event
went to a team made up of Doug
Carvey, Glenn Caldwell, Dwayne
Barkley and Darcy Hayward of
News
Brandon, Manitoba.
The Ken Triggs Memorial Trophy
for the "B" event went to Terry
Schafer, Brian Schneider, Darcy
Walsh and David Schneider.
The Canadian Livestock Curling
Association Trophy went to thc rink
from Arcola, Saskatchewan made up
of Mark Walter, Rhodney Greening,
Chad Eaton and Larry Robinson.0
The ggnerators are
back home in
western Ontario
Ninety generators collected for
use during the eastern Ontario ice
storm are back in the hands of their
original owners in Perth County.
reports the Perth County branch of
the Christian Farmers Federation of
Ontario.
The generators were collected in
only five days and shipped to the
east, say Ron Bryce and John Drcise,
of the south and north Christian
Farmers groups. "This could only
happen because of thc many farmcrs
and others who volunteered their
generators and labour through this
effort," they say. The generosity
showed faith that God would bring
good weather to western Ontario
while the generators were away in
the cast, they say.
Farmers who loaned their
generators are urged to test them to
see if they are working properly.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs has
announced a program to financially
help with the repair of machines if
they were broken while on loan to the
east. If you have a problem call
OMAFRA in Guelph (1-888-466-
2372 extension 63830) and ask for.
Mike Toombs or Rod Stork.0
Southwestern tree
commissioners meet
By Andrew Grindlay
Tree commissioners, county
clerks and other individuals who
draft or enforce tree -cutting bylaws
in Southwestern Ontario met March
14 to exchange ideas on what is
working and not working with the
bylaws, successes and failures in
enforcement, improvements that can
be made in the system and the
training needs of tree commissioners.
The conference, sponsored by thc
woodlot owncrs associations of
Southwestern Ontario, was attended
by 35 people.
Steve Schecrs of the Regional
Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk
and John Bentham of Wellington
County gave the viewpoint of tree
commissioners. The county
perspective was presented by Dan
Ciona, Clerk -Treasurer of Brant
County. The industry perspective
was presented by Dave Townsend of
Townsend Lumber while a forestry
consultant's perspective was given
by Marvin Smith of Listowel.
Training, safety and conduct of
logging operations was addressed by
Bill Pettit of the Ministry of Labour
while the Ministry of Natural
Resources stance was described by
Steve Williams of the Simcoc
District and Terry Schwan of the
Cambridge District.
At the conclusion, a small
committee was formed to explore the
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