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A surprising addition
Gord and Dale Finch of RR1, Ethel had a surprise when
they went to check on the latest arrivals in their dairy barns.
Triplet Holstein calves, two male and one female, were born
Dec. 21, a rare occurrence for cattle. (Photo submitted)
Scholarship program helps
Canada's rural youth
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2001. PAGE 13.
Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Veal sells $2 lower
Total receipts at Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Dec.
29 were 569 head of cattle and 95
lambs and goats.
Due to Boxing Day, a fat cattle
sale was not held on Dec. 26. On
Thursday, veal sold $2 lower. Lambs
sold steady. On Friday, all classes
and weights of stockers sold on an
active trade.
There were 140 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $105 to $144;
Holstein, $100 to $124; Plain
Holstein, $85 to $100. Richard
Horst, Listowel, consigned one RWF
veal steer weighing 645 lbs. selling
for $144. Randy Wilson, Conn, con-
signed one charolais veal steer
weighing 675 lbs. selling for $130.
Jim Versteeg, Fordwich, consigned
on BWF veal steer weighing 585 lbs.
selling for $125.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold to $75;
50 - 64 lbs., $170 to $222; 65 - 79
lbs., $165 to $189; 80 - 95 lbs., $161
to $173; and 110 lbs. and over, $132.
Goats sold $32 to $90.
Sheep sold $63 to $82.
Steers, under 400 lbs. sold $164;
400 - 499 lbs., $137 to $157; 500 -
599 lbs., $120 to $150; 600 - 699
lbs., $129.25 to $146; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$108 to $130; 800 - 899 lbs., $92.50
to $121; 900 - 999 lbs., $94 to $119;
1,000 lbs. and over, $98 to $119.
Heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., $143 to
$152; 400 - 499 lbs., $91 to $142;
500 - 599 lbs., $120 to $150; 600 -
699 lbs., $118.50 to $136; 700 - 799
lbs., sold to $104; 800 = 899 lbs.,
$107.50 to $126; 900 lbs. and over,
$71.50 to $112.
Help for farmers on the way
On Nov. 27, the Ontario Farm
Women's Network launched a toll
free telephone help-line for Ontario
farmers and their families.
This confidential help-line 1-888-
451-2903 provides
• Personal, career and financial
information, support and help for
farmers and their families when
they need it most
• Easy access to a network of pro-
fessionals who provide personal,
career and financial services to
farmers and farm families
• Critical incident stress teams for
on-site debriefing and counselling
services to help people deal with
their normal reactions (i.e. emo-
tional, behavioural, social and
physical symptoms such as difficul-
ty concentrating, depression, sad-
ness, physical ailments such as
headaches and chest pain) to abnor-
mal accidents/events.
Modeled after the 1-800 Farm
Line created by the Saskatchewan
government in 1992, the Ontario-
wide Farm Line will meet many of
the same needs identified in
Saskatchewan in the early 90s.
Ontario farmers have faced many
challenges including most notably
the pork crisis and the ice storm of
1998. Also, with the closure of many
of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
Food and Rural Affairs rural offices,
farmers have lost the support once
provided by OMAFRA's local field
Ten tables played at euchre at the
Cranbrook Community Centre last
Friday. Winners were: high lady,
Beryl Smith; high man, Lloyd
Weber; low lady, Lois Schneider;
low man, Donald Clarke, lone hand,
lady, Viola Adams; lone hand, man,
Leslie Knight; travelling lone hand,
Jeanne Ireland; tally cards, Dorothy
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staff and offices.
This year's terrible weather condi-
tions and poor crops are leaving
many cash crop farmers in dire
financial straits. Farmers seem to be ,
the target of environmental issues
such as the tragedy in Walkerton.
Multi-national corporations are rap-
idly gaining ground and threatening
the viability of the family farm.
Research has shown that the rural
areas of Ontario are severely under
serviced: rural areas have 25 per cent
of the population, yet only 10 per
cent of medical and mental health
service providers.
Accessibility is another barrier
with transportation and geographic
distance being the main reasons why
many people do not have access to
specialized services.
The Farm Line is the result of
1999's Farm Family Psycho-Social
Economic Health Research Project
completed by the Ontario Farm
Women's Network with the help of
other rural and farm organizations
such as the OFA, CFFO, Farm Safety
Association, University of Guelph,
and Kemptville College.
One of the key findings of this
study was the need for a communica-
tion tool in times of stress specific to
the agricultural community; for
example, after a fatal farm accident,
barn fire, commodity market col-
lapse, inter-generational issues or a
natural disaster.
Dilworth, Eluned McNair, K.
MacCreary, Neil Hatt.
There was a poinsettia draw won
by K. MacCreary, and the two gift
certificates went to Linda Stevens
and Eleanor Stevenson.
Last year the Cranbrook Christmas
cookie exchange was held at the
home of Sheila Terpstra. This year
12 ladies from the community con-
gregated at the home of Marg Saxon
for what by now has become an
annual event enjoyed by the partici-
pants.
We've certainly had a wonderful
winter so far. I have not seen so
The Farm Line is for farmers and
their families as Employee
Assistance Programs are for employ-
ees in other industries such as bank-
ing, manufacturing, telecommunica-
tions, health, education, etc. The
Farm Line provides confidential help
to people when they need it most.
The toll-free hot line provides easy
access to personal, career and finan-
cial information and support over the
phone and referral to local specialists
when needed.
In addition, a critical incident team
can be dispatched to deliver debrief-
ing and counselling services on-site
after a serious incident/accident. For
example, a team of professional and
peer counsellors will come to the site
of a serious, even fatal, farm accident
to assist loved ones deal with their
emotional, behavioural, social and
physical reactions to the horrible
event.
With the financial support of
Trillium, Canadian Agriculture
Safety Program, Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food and
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(Canadian Rural Partnerships) the
Farm Line is presently open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to
Thursday. Starting April the line will
be open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. ,The goal is to be open
60 hours per week 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday to Friday in the new year.
Call 1-888-451-2903.
much snow in a long time. This is the
way it used to be when I moved to
this area in the 1980s. Do I sound
like grandfather? Of course I do!
You know what grandfathers say,
"In my day we walked 10 miles to
school every day no matter what the
weather" and that sort of thing. I am
already writing up "In My Day
Stories!"
The twins will be impressed once
they understand me! They will also
be very impressed because in my day
dragons flew over the rooftops and
you had to duck to avoid being hit by
their wings.
The 2001 Farm Credit Corporation
(FCC) 4-H Scholarship Program will
give young people in rural Canada
the chance to put their ideas to work
in their community.
Young people who are members of
4-H, L' Association des jeunes
ruraux du Quebec and Quebec
Young Farmers can enter their ideas
for projects that address the issues of
hunger or farm safety in their com-
munity. Ten $1,000 scholarships will
be awarded, one in each province.
FCC will then provide one nation-
al winner an additional $1,000 schol-
arship and up to $3,000 to put the
project plan into action.
"The 2001 FCC 4-H Scholarship
program gives ydung people a
chance to build their leadership
skills by using their creativity and
energy to make their community a
better place to live," said Lyle
Vanclief, Minister of Agricblture and
Agri-Food Canada, responsible for
the FCC,
Entries will be judged on com-
pleteness of plan, details of how the
budget will be spent, description of
how it will enhance their communi-
ty, creativity, research and quality of
writing.
Applicants have until Feb. 28,
2001 to submit their projects. The 10
provincial winners will be
announced in April. The national
winner will be known in May.
The FCC 4-H Scholarship Award
Program is a joint effort of FCC and
the Canadian 4-H Council. The
Canadian 4-H Council administers
the scholarship program in conjunc-
tion with provincial 4-H councils.
Applicants must have been members
of their respective organizations for
at least two years and have been reg-
istered within the last five years.
4-H is a rural, community-based
organization that fosters life skills
including citizensnip, leadership, co-
operation, responsibility and inde-
pendence in youth. This is achieved
through individual and club projects.
The 4-H motto is "learn to do by
doing".,
Farm Credit Corporation is
Canada's largest agricultural term
lender, offering flexible financial
solutions to primary producers and
agribusiness. FCC also works with
national and local partners to address
hunger and farm safety issues in
rural communities nationwide.
For more information, you can
visit the Web site at www.fcc-sca.ca
or contact: Yves Breton (bilingual)
Farm Credit Corporation, Regina,
Saskatchewan. Phone 306-780-
7224. Fax 306-780-5456. E-mail:
yves.breton@fcc-sca,ca Chris
Forrest, Canadian 4-H Council,
Ottawa, Ontario. Phone 613-234-
4448. Fax 613-234-1112. E-mail
cforrest @4-h-canada.ca
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