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:
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Weiser -Hamilton, Ralph
Pearce, Bonnie Gropp,
Bob Reid, Mervyn Erb, Darene
Yavorsky, Peter Baltensperger, Sandra
Orr, Carl L. Bedal, Janice Becker,
Allison Lawlor
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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.°