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Times-Advocate, 1988-01-06, Page 17• Times -Advocate, January 6, 1988 Page 17 foot in the 104 HOCKEY IN THE FIELDS - A patch of ice in a field at the southerly edge of Lucan is a busy spot these days. Shown during a game of hockey are Katie and David Damen. Jason Burgess, Kevin Moore, Jason Wyatt and Me- lissa Damen. Reserve seed winner at Royal ,Rene Vanbruwacnc, RR 1 Central ia, grows champion barley, and he has the ribbons to prove it. His two -row Rodeo barley, a private brand owned by W.G. Thompson and Sons Ltd., took the reserve championship in the field crop divi- sion at this year's Royal Winter Fair. Samples of his Rodeo barley won the same award at the Royal in 1985. Vanbruwaene's Rodeo barley placed first in the Exeter Fair's field competition in 1987, 1986 and 1985. It took second prizeat this year's Western Fair. Vanbruwacnc became a select seed grower in 1975 (while Stewart Seeds. at Ailsa Craig still held the rights to Rodeo barley). He com- pares that accomplishment with get- ting one's university degree. "You still have to prove to the company that you are a good and clean grower", Vanbruwacnc ex- plained. Over the years, his barley has yielded between 80 and 100 bushels, per acre. This year it averaged 53 pounds to the bushel; last year the weight was 54 pounds. (The stan- dard weight is 48 pounds). Thirty acres on the 100 -acrd Van- bruwacnc farm arc set aside for growing Rodeo foundation seed for W.G. Thompsons; an additional acre is used as a select seed plot. . The Rodeo barley is harvested with a combine used exclusively for that purpose. Fifty acres -arc rented out, and white beans, winter wheat, turnips, CHAMPION BARLEY - Rene Vanbruwaere's two -row Rodeo barley won • the Reserve Champion ribbon in the field crops division of the 1987 Royal Winter Fair. Other ribbons he has won for his barley hang on the wall. � 1 huron farm and home r1eVvs Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ontario Farm -Start is thc name of a new program announced by. thc Ontario Government to help new • beginning farmers become esta- blished on sound financial footing. The program is designed for begin- ning farmers who have not farmed before and intend to become a bona fide farmer on or after January 1, 1988. Qualifying new'farmerswill be paid a flat rate grant o(S 11,000 at . the end of the first year and a declin- ing grant amount each year thereaf- ter for a total over seven years. of • S38,000. Applications and details of the pro- gram will be available shortly from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office. Interested persons are invited to at- tend a meeting on Monday, January 11 starting at 8 p.m. at thc Clinton Town Hall. Staff from the Clinton O.M.A.F. office and thc manager of the program will be on hand to an- swer questions. For further information, contact the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton at 482-3428 or 1-800-265,5170. Brian Hall Farm Management Specialist for Huron County Thc Huron County Pork. Produc- ers' Association arc sponsoring a swine seminar entitled "Reducing Piglet Mortality". The seminar will be held at thc Clinton Legion on Friday, January 22, from 10 a.m. until. 4 p.m. The cost is $10 per person, which will include a hot lunch. The seminar will be conducted by Alan Lightfoot of Norfolk, Eng- land.-Lightfoot ng- Iand.Lightfoot has recently retired • as the Head Experimenter, from the Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm in Norfolk, England. His ca- reer has been focussed on demon- strating and applying research to far- rowing and weancr management. He is also taking part in thc Excellence in Swine Production Series. If you are looking for ways of achieving piglet mortality rates be- low the 15 percent mark, then plan to attend this seminar. Pre- registration at the Clinton O.M.A.F. office required. For more information, call the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton at 482-3428 or 1 -800 -?,65-5170. Andy Sande, Pork Advisor for Huron County Ontario Transportation Minister Ed Fulton today announced thc re- lease of the "Tow Safely" pamph- let. "Thc increase in the use of trailers has grown considerably to the point where they have become a year- round feature of Ontario traffic," said Fulton. . "This new pamphlet highlights' thc legal requirements for towing and provides easy access to a variety of information, including loading and stability, load balance, trailer maintenance and driving techniques. "Anyone towing a recreational or . utility trailer will find the publica- tion useful." The pamphlet is free and available from: Ministry of Transportation, Safety Co-ordination and Develop- ment Office, Room 201, West Building, 1201 Wilson Avenue, Downsview, Ontario,. M3M 1i8, Telephone: (416) 235-3585. and a fcw vegetables arc grown on the remainder. Van Bruwaene gets great personal satisfaction out of entering his Ro- deo barley in various competitions. "I always win something", he said proudly, adding that contributing to the success of a company has advan- tages for the grower too. Approve herbicide for quack grass Agriculture Canada has approved the registration of Poast herbicide to Control annual grasses and quack - grass in cucumbers and garlic. Dr. Hans Loose, national sales and marketing manager for BASF Canada Inc., which markets Poast, said the addition of cucumbers and garlic expands to eight the number of vegetable crops on which Poast can be used. These include onions, tomatoes, potatoes, snap beans, dry beans and dry peas. "Quackgrass is one of the most troublesome and difficult to control weeds in Canada," Dr. Loose said. "Poast will provide seasonal control o4uackgrass in -crop when applied to quackgrass seedlings in the one - to three -leaf stage." Approved label rates vary depend- ing upon the grass species being treated. Generally speaking, treat- ment of problem grasses with Poast must take place while the weed is actively growing and before it ex- ceeds 8-12 centimeters in height. "Growers who interplant cereals to shield young seedlings from sand and wind damage also will find Poast can eliminate the cereals once the plants are well established," Dr. Loose said. Poast must be used with Assist oil concentrate. To reduce rates and speed the uptake of Poast by ce- reals, annual grasses and quackgrass, growers may tank -mix Poast with Assist and BASF liquid ammonium sulphate. Planning awards for conservation The Huron Soil and Crop Im- provement Association will be holding its Awards Banquet on Fri- day, January 15, at thc Godcrich Township Community Centre, Holmcsville. The Awards Banquet will recog- nize recipients of the Project Award, Norman Alexander Conservation Award, . Soil and Crop Booster Award, and Farm Conservation Sign Award. Ross Proctor from Brussels will be the guest speaker .Ross will be speaking on his adventures in Bo- livia and Argentina. Tickets are $25 per couple and may be purchased by January 8, from your soil and crop director or from the Agriculture office in Clin- ton. Workshop on seed production Producers interested in growing crops for seed arc invited to a work- shop on seed production on Friday, January 15, at Centralia College. Thc one day workshop will be of most interest to new seed growers. Topics include: regulations, in- spection process, seed crop produc- tion of white beans, soybeans, ce- reals and forages. Speakers consist of a farmer panel. Pre -registration is required. For further information, contact the Clinton O.M.A.F. of- fice. CHAPARAL FENCING R.R. 1, Lucan Ontario NOM 2J0 ALL TYPES FREE ESTIMATES Industrial Ponces Chain Link a Patio Rarm F.nctas - You _ can ignore the market place for years if you so desire. You can say to heck with what the buyers want. You can pretend quali-. ty does not exist. You,can tell the buyers to take "what you've got, es- pecially if the buyers cannot get the product any place else. But this ingorance cannot go on forever. Someday, the worm will turn. Someday the rabble will crucify you or guillotine you. Marketing boards ate a case in point. I have been a staunch sup- poner of them for 30 years. I believe wholeheartedly in supply manage- ment whereby farmers decide on what the market will bear and sup- ply that market. Most big industries do it. General Motors practices sup- ply management just as sure as McLaughlin made a Buick. The company decides on how many cars will be sold and makes that many cars. Most farmer -run marketing boards do everything possibletokeep mar- kets on,an even keel by listening to both consumer's and the packing in- dustry. It appears, if we can believe a recent discussion paper from Agri- culture Canada, that the feathers in- dustry and its marketing boards are just not listening. The poultry industry in Canada is worth more than $2.5 billion. That is mucho dincro. But some produc- crs are too greedy to make any changes, if we can believe the strat- egy paper. The marketing board system al- lows some farmers to ignore quali- ty factors such as excess fat in chickens. The egg industry is not producing enough to meet the in- creasing demand from egg processing companies. The new marketing board for the egg -hatching industry is stifling opportunities in export markets. These arc some of the accusa- tions in the report and if they arc true, these fanner -run boards should wake up and smell the bacon or sec the writing or something. Quote: "Supply management was never intended to restrict the devel- opment of export markets nor pri- mary breeder sales, jet... marketing boards 'arc not sten as being co-- tint,•... • •raaa•.1 loO•betw imams Nd Vows Ont t'D• ]C? operative with such ventures and they do not appear to have the long-term viability of the industry and the country as a whole in mind when they do little to accommodate such ventures... Frustration exists over the perception that the supply management system falls short in aggressively seeking new domestic or export markets." Chicken farmers are paid on the basis of weight, not grade or quali- ty and therefore, "have no incentive to produce lean chicken." And McDonalds and Col. Sanders have been screaming for lean, small chickens for years. The most stinging indictment, though, suggested that about 70 percent of marketed birds leaving poultry plants in Canada carry sal- monella, double the U.S. rate. Also: Restaurants that have ex- acting size requirements such as Swiss Chalet, for instance, are hav- ing trouble guying the quantity and type of birds needed. "Poultry producers,Processorsund marketing boards are not always seen to be co-operative in produc- ing the products the .market de- mands," the paper says. - These are heavy accusations. Marketing boards in Canada would do well to make some changes and fast. Canadian consumers, in spite of heavy attacks from some public- ations:have been wonderfully pa- tient with Canadian farmers and their marketing boards. Canadians will take it fora long time before demanding a change. Our political actions are a classic example. We turfed out the Liberals with a whopping, resounding thump when Brian Mellowrooney took over. The same thing is true in Ontario and New . Brunswick. When we get angry, we act and do we ever act.'! So marketing boards and farmers had better act soon before a reaction comes from the consuming public. Do something now, my friends, before the fit hits the shan. Officer of the year. 1 In a special ceremony at Queen's actively involves] in speaking to Park on December 14, Wingham school children and organizing Pro - Conservation Officer Glen Sturgeon - jest Wild for arca elementary school was named "Wildlife Officer -of the teachers. In addition to regular en - Year" for Ontario by Shikar-Safari forcement duties, Officer Sturgeon Club International. The club is a is the Officer -in -Charge of the Hul- world wide organization of sports- lett Provincial -Wildlife Area near men, dedicated and committed to the Clinton, where he coordinates edu- conservation of wildlife, the preser- cational-visitor services activities, vation of hunting and the protection wildlife management programs and .of hunters' rights. The annual award hundreds of hours of volunteer habi- acknowledges the fine work of those tat improvement work by_ various Ministry of Natural Resources' staff groups. - who give of themselves above and The awards of a plate and certifi- beyond their job requirements. sate of recognition were presented to Conservation- Officer Sturgeon Officer Sturgeon by the Hon. Vin - was recognized not only for his out- cent G. Kcrrio, Ontario's Minister standing efforts in wildlife manage- of Natural Resources and Bill Falls, mcnt but also for his role as a -keen . Chairman of the Wildlife Officer of and sincere proponent of conserva- the Year Program based out of tion and wildlife education. He is Wchh, Mississippi INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL CENTRE 122 The Square Goderich 524-2773 1-800-265-5503 GIC RATES i014ii21011a99 81; 3 1'r. 2 Yr. 1 Yr. Sh,,rt Term 10718% S Yr. 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