The Rural Voice, 1987-01, Page 34WATSON AND SCHMIDT
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
970 QUEEN STREET, KINCARDINE
Offering Income Tax, Computer, Accounting, Auditing and
Management Services to Kincardine and District.
1-519-396-3425
Steven D. Watson, C.A. Barry W. Schmidt, C.A.
INFORMATION DAYS
-- for the progressive farmer --
Registration: 9:30 a.m.
Program Times: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration Fees: Off -campus charges vary
On -campus $10/day (includes lunch)
* Farm Income Tax Seminar
Centralia College, Huron Hall
Wednesday, January 21, 1987
- John McNeilly, C.A., Exeter
- " How to's of tax calculations & changes in tax laws"
* Swine Research Update
Centralia College, Huron Hall
Tuesday, January 27, 1987
- Dr. lian Christison, University of Saskatchewan
" Floors for Sows and Young Pigs" and " Practical Swine Ventilation"
- Dr. Hein VanderSteen, sabbatical leave at University of Guelph
"Increasing Use of A.I. in The Netherlands"
* Beef Feedlot Days
Centralia College, Huron Hall
Wednesday, February 4, 1987
Chesley Community Centre
Thursday, February 5, 1987
Alliston - Knox Presbyterian Church
Tuesday, February 10, 1987
- "Using By -Products Feeds"
- "Advantages of Monitoring Feed/Livestock Performance"
- Stewart Cressman "Making Management Decisions"
- Eloise Calhoun "Positive Process That Works"
For more information and to register call:
Ontario
Ministry of
Agriculture
8 Food
Centralia College
of
Agricultural Technology
(519) 228-6691
or
the local OMAF office
30 THE RURAL VOICE
NEWS
GREY -BRUCE
FARMERS' WEEK
OFFERS VARIETY
Farmers looking for an interesting
and helpful way to begin the new year
are invited to the seminars and
speeches at Grey -Bruce Farmers' Week.
Most of the programs will be held
at the Chesley Community Centre
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
January 5 through January 9. (The
sheep program will be held at St.
John's United Church in Chesley and
the goat program at Dundalk Town
Hall.)
Dairy Day January 5 includes
information sessions on component
pricing, a milk recording update, and
George McLaughlin, past chairman of
the Ontario Milk Marketing Board,
discussing the history of the OMMB
and the outlook for dairy.
Discussions on Crops Day January
6 include assessing Canada's market
position, benefits of crop rotation,
storage of large round bales, diseases
of spring and winter wheat, intensive
cereal management, pesticides and your
body, milling quality of Ontario
wheats, techniques of reforestation, and
the canola crop in perspective.
On Wednesday the theme is What's
Ahead: The Future of Agriculture. A
panel will discuss how we respond to
consumer trends, and other topics will
be alternate crops, responsible care of
agricultural inputs, and Directions for
Sustainable Agriculture (Dr. Freeman
McEwen on the OIA task force report).
The Horse Program Wednesday
evening includes brood mare man-
agement, early pregnancy in the mare,
ultrasound and embyro transplant, and
a panel on breeding management.
Swine Day subjects are the Ontario
Pork Industry Improvement Program,
what's an E.B.V.?, sow productivity,
health and diet concerns, natural ven-
tilation, and effective rodent control
(January 8).
Beef Day on the 9th includes a
debate on marketing and marketing
philosophy and talks on establishing
goals for the breeding herd, what the
market wants, and intensive pasture
management.
Sheep specialists will speak about
visual nutrition, the philosopher's