The Rural Voice, 1998-12, Page 68HURON
Box 429, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0
519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135 Email: huron@ofa.on.ca
County f in Huron County by the HCFA.
Agriculture Federation o A riltNEWSLETTER The Rural Voice is provided to all farmers
Resolution going to OFA convention
The following resolution will be
presented by Huron County
Federation of Agriculture at the
Annual Convention November
23/24 in Toronto.
WHEREAS livestock farms are
under increasing scrutiny of their
manure handling and utilization
practices, and
WHEREAS the majority of
livestock farmers are responsible
stewards of livestock manure as a
nutrient source, and
WHEREAS repeat offenders who
mismanage livestock manure give
livestock producers a bad name
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that OFA lobby the government of
Ontario to increase funding to MOE
so it can adequately investigate
those who repeatedly mismanage
livestock manure and FURTHER
BE IT RESOLVED that OFA work
with MOE and the livestock
commodity boards to determine
appropriate escalating fines for
repeat offenders who mismanage
livestock manure.0
Important Conference coming up
ADVANCE NOTICE:
Nutrient Management Planning
Conference
Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, Niagara
Falls, Ontario Canada
March 24-26, 1999
If you can attend only one
conference on nutrient management
this winter, we urge you to consider
this one. The conference planning
committee is inviting experts from
Ontario and New York State to share
research, experience and opinion on
critical issues surrounding the
environmental, economic and social
concerns related to the production,
storage and use of agricultural
nutrients — namely livestock
manure, municipal planners and
officials, environmental agency
personnel, agricultural extensionists,
researchers, farm organization
representatives and landowners
would benefit in attending.
Former Field Rep
dies suddenly
Sincere condolences and warmest
thoughts go out to Eleanor Crawford
and family on the sudden passing of
William Moore (Bill) Crawford on Friday,
November 6, 1998. Bill was the Huron
Federation of Agriculture Field Rep.
from 1972 - 1982. From there he went
on to work for the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, retiring in 1995.0
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Contributing to the conference
planning committee are
representatives from farm
organizations, government agencies,
agri-business, and universities.
For details contact:
Ontario Soil & Crop
Improvement Association
Telephone: 1-800-265-9751 (Ontario
only), 519-826-4214
Fax:519-826-4224
E-mail: oscia@netcom.ca
The Huron County
Federation of Agriculture
would like to take this
opportunity to extend a
Happy, Healthy, Holiday
Season to our members.
We thank you for being
4 part of the OFA. We shall
continue to work with/for
you as "Farmers Working
For Farmers".
HCFA OFFICE HOURS
Mondays and Fridays
9 a.m. to 12 noon
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday
Please leave a message.
(519) 482-9642
1-800-511-1135
FAX (519) 482-1416
Email: huron ofa.on.ca
Attention Internet Users!
Announcing the Ontario Farm Business Chat! www.oati.com
Visit the OATI Website and enter the Farm Biz Chat. This is your place to exchange ideas
and, gather information about farm business management issues of Ontario farmers and those
serving the agricultural industry.
Discussion forums - a place to read others inputs on various topics and to post your ideas.
General Chat is your place to get a discussion going on the topic that interests you most. Note that
some forums will be moderated. The forums will be on Entrepreneurship and Marketing,
Commodity Marketing and Farm Business Finance covering issues like financial and succession
planning and taxes. If you post a message to these you will not see it until the moderator reviews it
and puts it up.
Live Chat - a place to meet with colleagues in real time to have a meeting and discuss ideas.
You can even set up your own private chat rooms (so only your group can see your conversation):
Live Chat Events - starting this winter there will be live forums with experts online to answer
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Go to www.oati.com and click to enter the Welcome page and then click on the sidebar Farm
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To really enjoy this chat and discussion forum go to DISCUSSION Forums and read the USER
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