The Rural Voice, 2019-02, Page 67HURON
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
42 First Avenue, Clinton, Ontario N0M 1L0
519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135
Website: www.hcfa.on.ca Email: ofahuron@tcc.on.ca
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Huron County Federation of Agriculture
BOARD MEETING
Monday, February 25
8:00 p.m.
Vanastra Office
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HCFA OFFICE
HOURS:
The office is open on
Mondays and alternate Fridays
9:00 a.m. to noon and
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
We are also open other days by chance
OPP Non-Emergency Line:
1-888-310-1122
ROOM FOR RENT
The Huron County Federation
of Agriculture has a board room
available for rent. The board
room rent is $40 which includes
HST.
Call the HCFA office at
519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135
to check availability and to
book your meetings.
Did you know…
According to the 2016 Census information
Major field crops in Huron Country
according to the 2016 census
Winter Wheat.................... 113,170 acres
Oats ......................................2,332 acres
Barley.................................... 2,784 acres
Mixed Grain.......................... 5,451 acres
Corn for Grain....................189,446 acres
Corn for Silage.................... 21,401 acres
Hay ....................................46,480 acres
Soybeans.......................... 193,419 acres
Potatoes.................................... 46 acres
Fruit Crops................................174 acres
Total Vegetables.................. 2,479 acres
Livestock inventories according to
the 2016 Census
Total cattle and calves................ 129,539
Steers............................................39,965
Beef cows......................................11,904
Dairy cows.................................... 17,357
Total pigs.................................... 679,554
Total sheep and lambs..................22,787
Farms by Industry Group,
2016 Census (number of farms)
Beef cattle ranching and farming...... 384
Dairy cattle and milk production........ 149
Hog and pig farming.......................... 174
Poultry and egg production................ 178
Sheep and goat farming...................... 61
Other animal production.................... 181
Oilseed and grain farming.............. 1,221
Vegetable and melon farming.............. 22
Fruit and tree nut farming.................... 14
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture.. 26
Other crop farming.............................. 90
information from:
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/
stats/county/index.html
Huron County has 2,500 farms / 617,878 acres in crop production
3,002,370 square feet in greenhouses
The Huron County Federation of Agriculture
will be hosting the
ANNUAL MP/MPP LOCAL
POLITICIANS FORUM
March 1, 2019
If you have specific concerns that you would like the Board of Directors to
present at this meeting, please contact the HCFA Office by email or
call 519-482-9642 by February 18 to state your questions or concerns.
Snowmobilers:
The difficult fall season in 2018 has made crops such as winter wheat particularly
vulnerable to damage from snowmobiles this year. Please ensure that there is adequate
snow cover before you enter a field. Please ensure you have the landowner's permission to
ride your snowmobile on farm land if you are off of the groomed trails.