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The Rural Voice, 1998-07, Page 3R.V. Editor: Keith Roulston editorial advisory committee: Bev Hill, farmer, Huron County John Heard, soils and crop extension and research, northwestern Ontario Diane O'Shea, farmer, Middlesex Cty. George Penfold, associate professor, University of Guelph Gerald Poechman, farmer, Bruce Cty. contributing writers: Gisele Ireland, Mary Lou Weiser -Hamilton, Ralph Pearce, Bonnie Gropp, Bob Reid, Mervyn Erb, Darene Yavorsky, Peter Baltensperger, Sandra Orr, Carl L. Bedal, Janice Becker, Allison Lawlor marketing & advertising sales manager: Gerry Fortune advertising representative: Merle Gunby production co-ordinator: Joan Caldwell advertising & editorial production: Dianne Josling Anne Harrison printed & mailed by: Signal -Star Publishing, Goderich, Ontario subscriptions: $16.05 (12 issues) (includes 7% GST) Back copies $2.75 each For U.S. rates, add $5 per year Changes of address, orders for subscrip- tions and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed) are to be sent to The Rural Voice at the address listed below. Published monthly by: The Rural Voice, Box 429, Blyth, Ontario, NOM 1 H0 Telephone: 519-523-4311 (fax 523-9140). e-mail: norhuron@huron.net Publication mail registration No. 3560 held by North Huron Publishing Co. Inc. at Goderich, Ontario. All manuscripts submitted for consideration should be accompanied by a stamped, self- addressed envelope. The publisher cannot accept responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs, although both are welcome. The opinions expressed here- in are not necessarily those of the publisher. Editorial content may be reproduced only by permission of the publisher. The Rural Voice makes every effort to see that advertising copy is correct. However, should an error occur, please notify The Rural Voice office within 30 days of invoicing in order to obtain a billing adjustment Behind the Scenes Meeting the demand Farming is an exciting business. While some people spend money to put themselves in danger skydiving or mountain climbing, farmers can do it in dozens of ways every day. One of the sneaky, silent ways is through liquid manure gas — hydrogen sulphide to be exact. Florence Cartwright is observing the 20th anniversary of her husband's death at the age of 35, leaving her with a young family to raise. While she didn't come forward to discuss the dangers at the time, she was shaken recently by the near death of a neighbour and felt people must be educated about the dangers. We have her story and additional information about this silent killer. The attempt of farmers to control their product beyond the farm gate has led to the formation of yet another new generation co-operative, headed up by western Ontario egg producers. Our new staff writer Allison Lawlor talked to some of the farmers involved in the new co- operative. Alternative agriculture is always an adventure. Raising buffalo (bison to be official) is a bit of a wild -west adventure. Aaron and Arlene Mountain have been raising the majestic animals on their Grey County farm since 1984. While buffalo ranching hasn't exploded like some of the other alternative livestock breeds, prices have steadily escalated and the demand for meat still outstrips the supply. Also in our Profit$ in Alternative Agriculture section this month, we'll survey some of the alternative commodities and see what the current state of the industry is. We welcome back columnist Robert Mercer, this month. He was missing from our last issue because he was visiting family in Great Britain. This month he tells something about that visit and the state of agriculture there, including the latest efforts to restore badly - shaken consumer confidence after the BSE scare. Also with an international flavour, in our People section John Stafford reports on his visit to the International Federation of Agriculture Producers convention in the Philippines. In the Rural Living scction, Bonnie Gropp has collected an assorunent of recipes for cool pasta salads on hot summer days.° Update Towards a future celebrating the past In our August 1996 issue we told of the hopes and dreams of the Bruce County Heritage Association which held an annual steam show and planned for the day it would have a permanent home for a collection of farm artifacts which would recall the earlier eras of farming. Last November, the association took possession of a 113 -acre parcel of land, centrally located a mile and a half south of Paisley on Bruce County Road 3. This spring a sign was unveiled on the•property and a "Buy an Acre" fundraising campaign was launched. The group has set 2003 as its target to be financially self-sufficient. The association will continue to hold its annual steam and antique show (this year on August 7-9) at Riverside Park, Paisley for the present Development of the new property will be done in six phases as funds become available. The dreams of the Heritage Association for the permanent site include not just the annual show but a heritage museum, buildings to house the heritage equipment, administration office and meeting room, public washrooms and more. One of the fundraising projects the association undertakes each year is a raffle of a restored tractor. This year the prize is a 1950 Farmall Super A. The association also has joined the internet age with a web site at www.brucehcritage.org just to show it's not to be totally involved in the past.°