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The Rural Voice, 1989-01, Page 34DAVID BENDING & ASSOC. INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. • Life Insurance • RRSPs • G.I.C.s • Annuities • Financial Planning • RRIFs Your one stop RRSP shopping centre Call the professionals today DAVID A. BENDING SCOT A. LITTLE 524-7377 50 South St., Goderich 1-800-265-5504 HIGH MOISTURE SUPERCRETE HOG FEEDERS • 2', 3', 4', 5' and 6' lengths, handling wet or dry feed • 42- high single or double • 3' weaner feeders • Concrete pen sections • Supercrete hog troughs Above: 4' long leader Guaranteed for High Moisture Corn ���BBFiS' FARM 90o uG�' STUBBE FARM PRODUCTS R.R. 2, Harley, Ontario NOE 1E0 CaII Burgessville 519-424-2183 COMFORT CASTRATOR AND CASTRETTES D -C Pope Box 198. 447 George 81 W., Durham, Ont. NOG 1 R0 519-369-6176 519-323-1211 ULTIMATE CASTRATING DEVICE • Lightweight portable steel construction • One person operation • 3 models • Used for every farrowing • 5 -year guarantee • Useful for many other veterinary procedures Courier Service Available NEW 20 FOOT HAY SAVER LARGE BALE FEEDER WAGONS Rugged Construction AdjustableTongue New Rubber Manufactured Locally DAVE HOLLIDAY LTD. 519-323-1340 Reduced Price $2,200.00 32 THE RURAL VOICE NEWS PESTICIDE SAFETY COURSES OFFERED Throughout Ontario, 300 Grower Pesticide Safety Courses have been scheduled for a six-month period which began last November. The course fee is a subsidized $20 per participant. The one -day courses cover such topics as label interpretation, the selection of safety equipment, envi- ronmental protection, and pesticide tox- icity. Each participant receives a course annual to use as a reference guide. An open -book examination follows the course and a grade of 75 per cent or better is required to gain a certificate. OMAF and the Ministry of the Envi- ronment are discussing the possibility of making the course mandatory. If that happens, farmers certified now will have a head start. Participants should bring a pencil or pen, a calculator, and lunch (restaurants may be nearby depending on the course location). To register, contact your local OMAF office.0 AGRICULTURE FACES LABOUR SHORTAGE Young people are shying away from agriculture as a carter choice. That was the message delivered by Bill Allen, director of Centralia College, to a workshop at the National Agricul- tural Employment Conference held re- cently in Hamilton. Allen warned that the labour short- age in agriculture will become even worse in the next few years. "Young people are being discouraged from en- tering agriculture by parents, guidance counsellors, and friends," he said. There continues to be a perception that agriculture is a depressed industry with very few employment opportuni- ties, he added. But many jobs on the farrn or in agribusiness remain vacant because well-trained employees are not available. "There are many agriculture jobs that compare very favourably with those in other industries. We just haven't been effective in getting that message out to young people making their career choice," Allen said.0