Times-Advocate, 1988-07-06, Page 19From the OMAF office
Tours and conference planned
CLINTON - On Monday, July 1.1
cattlemen' will have an opportunity
to tour five operations situated in
the Seaforth and Mitchell areas. In -
Deadline set
for meat .plan
TORONTO - The 'enrolment
•deadline for the final year of the
five-year Red Meat ,Plan. for beef
and sheep producers is October 4,
1988,1 Ontario Minister'f Agri-
culturl� and Food Jack Riddell an-
nounced this week.
"The plan was introduced in
1984 as a five-year commitment to
boost the quality and productivity
of Ontario's' beef and sheep indus-
' tries -.and has succeeded in doing
so," Riddell said. To date, more
than 9,000 producers have enrolled
in the plan which includes herd and
flock genetic improvement, health
and management components.
Funding for the program will end
in March of next year. The dead-
line for submitting grant applica-
tions to the ministry is February
1, 1989 to ensure that the process-
ing of applications is completed by
March 31, Riddcll said. •
A mid-term evaluation by Price
-Waterhouse last year showed that
the plan was meeting its objec-
tive. For example, cow -calf and
slaughter/stocker producers realized
a ten per cent increase in growth
rate during the first three years of
the program and a majority of
sheep producers reported similar ,
productivity gains.
"The Rcd Meat Plan has helped
to make the whole industry more
efficient, and competitive," Riddcll
said. "Our challenge now is to de-
velop new strategies to further ad-
vance the red meat industry. I've
asked ministry staff to consult
with the beef and sheep industries
over the summer to determine pro-
ducer and industry needs."
Beef dinner at
Ridgetown school
RIDGETOWN - Ridgctown's
College's annual Twilight Tours
are set to run July 13 reports orga-
nizing chairman, Dr. Gary Ablctt.
This year's- Twilight Tours will
begin with a roast beef dinner be-
• ginning at 5 p.rn. followed by cam-
pus and research plot tours at 6
p.m. Three tour stops along the
way will feature brief presentations
on such topics as weather timed
spraying in tomatoes, land steward-
ship and weed control, with Dr.
Ron Pitblado, Doug Young and
Jim Shaw. _
In addition the dairy, swine and
beef research facilities will be avail-
able for touring via shuttle service
which will deliver and pick up peo-
ple at regular intervals.
As well, campus walking tours
featuring the weed garden, director's
gardens, the greenhouse, and the ag-
ricultural engineering centre arc
planned. Of .particular interest to
. visitors will be displays of the lat-
est in research equipment as well as
conservation tillage equipment
which will be set up outside the
Agronomy Building.
In the Livestock Pavilion, a num-
ber of exhibits dealing with such ar-
eas as computer hardware and soft-
ware, agricult}tral -education, price
cycles in corn' low temperature dry-
ing of corn'ctc. can'hc viewed.
Cost of the picnic table -style
meal of catered roast beef is $7- per
adult, S4 for children Janda 12 pay- '
able on arrival. ,
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terested beef producers arc asked to
meet at Maloney Farms at 9:45
a.m. which will be the first stop for
the car tour (1 1/4 miles east of
Seaforth on Highvtray #8, farm is
on the south-east corner).
From this red veal operation, the
tour will travel to •Ddlton and Dave
Fischer's beef finishing operation
near Staffa. Following lunch in
Mitchell, the intensive pasture
management system utilized by Ke-
vin McComb will be visited. Rudy
Vauers cow -calf operation followed
by Jack Flanagan's feedlot operation
will close out the day -long tour.
This informative and interesting
beef farm tour has been organized
through the Huron County Cattle-
men's Association and the Huron
County Beef Improvement Associa-
tion. f..1
John Bancroft
Farm Management Specialist
for Huron County
At Centralia 4 -Hers to develop personal skills
business suits or sensible pumps.
The delegates ' to this conference
will be clad in shorts, T-shirts. and
running shoes. Jnstead of an attache
case -of briefs, they will bring lots
of enthusiasm. •
This conference is designed espe-
cially for the 15 year old 4-H mem-
ber. Approximately 80 4 -Hers from
Bruce, Grey and Huron. Counties
will be attending the Regional
Conference` at Centralia College,
July 13-15.
The 1988 Conference theme is
"Believe in Yourself - You Have
What It Takes". Under this theme,
delegates will build their own con-
fidence levels, learn to take the
challenge, practice communication
skills and experience working as a
team.
There are plenty of recreational
activities planned, as well as a bus
trip to the Pinery.
This conference is a unique exper-
ience for 15 year old 441 members
and one ofmany opportunities for
and make many new friends.
CENTRALIA - 4-H Regional
Conference is not your typical con- Nick Geleynse
fercnce. There are no bricf cases, Rural Organization Specialist
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