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The Rural Voice, 1987-05, Page 52ADVICE farmers are adopting residue manage- ment as a short-term or partial field insurance plan. Residue that appears to be too extreme for effective planting with conventional equipment is being chopped in fall or spring and is then more easily managed at planting time. Lift -plow waterways are also be- coming more popular as farmers real- ize the effectiveness of residue in erodable areas. Although most of the field is plowed, residue in the erosion - prone areas is left in the fall to offer protection from snow melt, spring rains, or high winds. Other effective measures enjoy- ing renewal are strip -cropping, strip tillage, cropping across slopes, crop rotation, and minimum tillage. Long-term insurance policies can include structures such as grassed waterways, berms, terraces, and di- versions. The higher initial costs of these options is offset by the long- term protection they provide. Assistance with the development of an erosion -control insurance policy is available free of charge from your local conservation authority.0 Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority telephone 235-2610 The Rural Voice welcomes the opportunity to list your coming events — free of charge, of course. Please (if possible) send your notice before the 15th of the month previous to the issue to: The Rural Voice Box37 10A The Square Goderich, Ontario N7A 3Y5 or call 524-7668 FARM AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS Kase Vanden Heuvel Construction Co. Ltd. Kase Vanden Heuvel R.R. 2, GODERICH 524-9176 Ken Janmaat SEAFORTH (after 6 p.m.) 527-1858 ,, aura Radial Farm Tires the Ins,,!, grana farm ;;e in Amer:cr. Tie;ds :.. % to A(1':. •^..4!e i'e61 Increaeus'reel attte:enrg and draw bar Nrsepowar 2a% t:aeper lugs root deeply ; produce :awe, traction M ah t;}tatan design mase: :ass aril cenrpactir.,. wh::e alfa+ant a can;f;;rl Yte me :an are•slablized seii construction and flatter :read orAour rnak^. Taurus the tree Itabr!d in lam tars. Allot S HAUGH TIRE AND MUFFLER SUPPLY LTD. Hwy. 4 South of Clinton 482-3752 or 482-9796 • MAY 1987 51