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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1993. PAGE 19.
Ron Stevenson wins awards
at Ridgetown College Review
Sap searchers
Barb Storey of the Winthrop-area took the Grade 2-3 class
from Hullett Central Public School through the family Sugar
Maple bush to show the class how the trees are tapped
and the sap collected through a pipeline system. Later, the
children were shown how maple syrup is made at the
Storey farm.
Hall of Fame inductee known
for conservation practices
Don Lobb, of Goderich
Township was recently inducted
into the Canadian Conservation
Hall of Fame for 1992. Known
locally as "the father of
conservation farming", this is the
latest in a number of awards for his
efforts and accomplishments in soil
and water conservation farming.
Mr. Lobb has made numerous
contributions at the local, provincial,
Canadian and international level.
He was the founding chairman of
the Huron Soil and Water
Conservation District — the first
grass-roots soil conservation
movement formed in Ontario.
Provincially, he is a member of the
Ontario Chapter of the Soil and
Water Conservation Society and on
the Canadian front he is a founding
member of Soil Conservation
Canada.
On his farm, his actions were
borne of necessity; he noticed yield
reductions in his crops because of a
lack of organic matter on eroded
sites. Consequently, he recognized
the importance of keeping the soil
and its organic matter intact.
Mr. Lobb organized his own
conservation farming plan in 1965.
It first focused on grassed
waterways and reforestation of
marginal crop land. "It has been
amended many times as farm
boundaries and markets changed.
Technology has changed, and a
heightened appreciation for soil
degradation has prompted the use
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of increasingly more effective
conservation measures. Over the
years, my primary objective did not
change — to manage each acre of
land under my control to achieve its
best possible long term use," said
Mr. Lobb.
"We're very lucky to have
someone in our area with such a
large amount of conservation
farming knowledge," said Robert
Traut of the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority. Mr. Lobb
has given both the ABCA and
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority staff a good deal of
technical advice which they have
been able to pass on to other
farmers who are just starting out
with conversation tillage or
structural erosion control
techniques.
"Don has also undertaken an
extensive number of cropping
trials. Like anything else that's new,
people want an idea of the yields
they can expect and the economic
impacts of adopting the new
system. Don's trial results are an
invaluable source of data for those
thinking about making the switch,"
said Robert.
"Of equal importance is his
willingness to open his farm to
visitors ranging from conservation
authority tours to groups from
around the world," explained
Robert.
The Review Festival Weekend
was held at Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology on March
26-28. Events for the first day were
the students livestock show, in both
novice and experienced divisions
for dairy, swine, beef, and sheep
and square dancing by the students.
There were numerous student
exhibits in the campus buildings.
Also surrounding organizations
participated in the review with
displays and crafts for sale.
At the banquet and awards night
in the evening, the students were
presented with their awards for
showing livestock that day. Ron
Stevenson, son of Bev Stevenson,
Agriculture in the classroom will
be highlighted in the new Ontario
Dairy Education Program operated
by The Ontario Milk Marketing
Board.
As a result of an evaluation by
dairy farmers across the province,
this new program has evolved from
the successful Dairy Princess
program, with a number of
changes. "For 37 years the previous
program has served us well," said
John Core, chairman of the board,
"As a result of our study, however,
it was felt that the program could
improve by concentrating our
efforts on agriculture in the
classroom."
Changes implemented for 1993-
94 will mean the provincial
representatives will be referred to
as the "Ontario Dairy Educator"
and county representatives will be
identified by their respective
regions. Program structures will
remain relatively unchanged with
both a county and provincial level.
An annual public competition,
formerly held to select a provincial
representative has been
discontinued and replaced with a
the Review President '93 won the
Reserve Champion Experienced
Beef Showman Award and the
Scott Needham Memorial Award
for being the Review President. He
also was presented with a gold
engraved I.D. bracelet.
Dan Upshall, a student also from
this area, was on the committee for
looking after the review trophies.
Ron gave the closing remarks at
the end of the awards night on
March 26. His reign as Review
President was finished March 28.
Attending from this area were
Mr. and Mrs. Allan McCall, Bev
and Chris Stevenson from Walton
job interview selection process.
The program is open to men and
women, married or single. All
applicants must be 18 years of age
as of July 1 to continue through the
job selection process at the
provincial level.
Urban areas and counties which
do not have a representative will be
the focus of the provincial
representative's efforts. Efforts of
the program are now solely focused
on agriculture in the classroom
with the intention of integrating the
program with the elementary
school curriculum.
and Mr. and Mrs. Don Upshall,
Trudy and Mark from Kippen.
The review ball was held on
March 19 at Ridgetown College of
Agricultural Technology. The King
chosen was Ron Stevenson. He was
presented with a review cane.
The Queen was Kendra Moffet,
who was presented with a sash,
tiara and roses.
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