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Clinton News-Record, 1983-02-02, Page 12INSURA1NC'E 1 TO'ETRY APUTANCE REPAIRS 1 PAGE 12--CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, ra° ; s r Grassroots – t ;.e computer information system which has served Manitoba farmers sine April 1 – is Is corn coaxing to Ontario. Univer- sitet, an Ontario -based agricultural irifforaanation net- work, is being developed by E G of the Whit Pro uteri will he h1v� Nil ~lefty fAgricuit_"re Bo rd Ro • m CLINTON TUESDAY® FEBRUARY 8 c : rem ming wt 1:30 rn ter in the University of Guelph to saappieaaaeant the already vast Grassroots network_ Both will be availale to Ontario Grassroots -Universitet subscribers. The announcement was made recently at the Canada Farm Show by the Universi- ty of Guelph's Vice Presi- dent, Academic, Howard C. Clark and lnfomart Presi- dent, David Carlisle of Toronto. Grassroots was developed by the Winnipeg offices of Infomart. ".Grassroots is expanding into Ontario with the Univer- sity's collaboration," says Carlisle. "While the network has proven itself a success in Manitoba, the content pro- vided by the University will assure that the network serves Ontario. The Univer- sity will contribute to the usefulness of the network through the wealth of objec- tive information it can supp- ly." With a terminal in his home, the subscriber uses his telephone to dial into the 13,000 -page information net- work and assess such vital or tione information as local weather ( updated three times daily), commodity prices (updated every fifteen minutes), and a calendar of agricultural events throughout the pro- vince. The network also of- fers interactive farm management programs with which the farmer can analyze rations, profitabili- ty, energy efficiency, utilisa- tion of land and buildings, machinery, and many other factors which affect his operation. More than an information network, Grassroots is a communications medium. Subscribers can correspond with each other through "electronic messaging." Each time they come onto the system, they scan their "mailbox" for messages. With the interactive farm management programs, the farmer supplies facts and figures for his operations and the program does the calculations. Universitet will comple- ment the University's ex- isting education and exten- sion services to farmers, of- fering courses, animal health information and reports on research. Subscribers will be able to request selected transcripts of talks and papers through Universitet. They will also be able to learn about, and register for, courses and seminars through the Universitet network. "This is important technology for the future," You won't have to fight Verticillium with a plow. %-I � h1t• ���47 �, \\'lil•ri \'(•rii illrtnii will ,•is rnt() vutir lilUIII, i 11(•1(1. \()t1 t'll(fl( i " ( )tit• 1'- ii�t�•1• t��•1, ��• \ r r co, -;11\' rt •tic e(in as rl )i Ail cvcry third (a t( nod( t nor !Slrhl;� I1u • utlr<•r i- styli( 1unyo t() <, :dei%41,7....!........,40.i� �.�,. �� �1' 17turil)('t(,r 1-t•.tt\ 1nu111x i f''} i'�1tea' � `� i'; \I i. id Wit!) Its ritO(k•r,u( ), /--_,-:. Vie,►`. , �^->\ �.. , lc kin( I /'4111'$‘---.41-14.441111. 11-_�+►# t`� rl' i.'t,iii(t 1O \ l r11 Illituii �_ -- . APt 1�ili.''\% 'pr,.Ot\I(•I(IS,in(IstyInc IS\'(x17t•Uti(•(i ' Vitae4(' -, yI/ ,-4.4.-'. / 1//? �iiii�' b* �6 7y/te , Ship your Livestock with FRANK VOOGEL RR Na. 11 - Dashwood 238-2707 (call collect) Shipper To United Co- operatives Of Ontario Livestock eparteeaeeot, Toronto. '• '¢ 1l- ft)r irt1111I)r'i¢rr.\11(ilf(1 readiff int \'¢'r(i('IiIlUlfl. Stockers and Feeders Av iii®hie CALL TUESDAY Y bit) A.M. FPn• ®MPT SERVICE says Prof. Clark. ''The University, by a -ills: involv- ed over the next six months in the field trial of Grassroots in Ontario, will have a significant impact on both the format and content of the service. By evaluating farmers' information needs and the effectiveness of this electronic medium in meeting those needs, we can influence its development. We will also a;, assessing our own longer-term involve- ment with Grassroots. We are quite excited a+'tut the potential of Telidon technology in carrying out our mandate in education, extension and research." In order to produce pages of information for Grassroots and Universitet, the University of Guelph has established a Telidon Pro- duction Centre. The project management team is made up of Prof. Stan Young, co- ordinator of extension for the g Ontario Arc: aural Col- lege, Les Richards, manager of the Telidon Pr. suction Centre, and Prof. Ab Moore, project director. Among the first Ontario subscribers to Grassroots and Universitet are Peter Hannam, President of First Line Seeds of Guelph, and the company's stock holders who are scattered from Bar- rie to Sarnia. "We anticipate that, for a rats test cost, Grassroots will provide us with vital information. The electronic messaging capability will provide an ef- ficient way for us to com- municate inventory informa- tion," says Hannaan. Another agribusiness, Deloitte, Haskins and Sells Associates, will be involved in the market research aspect of the Universitet field trial. Grassroots ter- minals will be placed in selected farm homes during the field trial- Fxner's 1 Farmer's lung is a well- recognized occupational disease that primarily af- fects farm workers. People working with moldy hay can develop farmer's lung from breathing the millions of tiny mold spores shaken out of a bale. These same spores are often found in decomposing vegetable material such as The Haroae County Health Unit set up a displ for Natio .al Non -Smoking Week. Here, Sylvf; some pamphlets to an interested passer-by. ( y at Suncoast M ;.. last Thursday and Friday } nrnnan, secretary at the 14 Fe di Unit, shows bots by Joanne Buchan) ng be caused by h moldy straw, grain, corn silage, haylage, and tobacco. The spores reproduce when the temperature of the damp material rises to 40 degrees to 60 degrees C. This would be especially true of material harvested m a wet year. The clinical features of farmer's lung may range from the most acute attack to a slowly progressive pulmonary fibrosis. Acute attacks are recognized most frequently. Symptoms of ex- posure vary depending on in- dividual susceptibility, ex- tent and frequency of the ex- posure, and coexistent or antecedent pulmonary disease (such as bronchitis) : Some of the clinical manifestations include fever, chills, rhinitis (drippy nose), malaise, exertion - produced laboured or dif- ficult breathing, tightness in the chest, irritating and harassing cough, blood streaked sputum and muscular pain. Some or all of the above may occur four to six hours (or longer) after exposure to the moldy dust. Symptoms may persist for two weeks or longer after ex - Economists are too optimistic The forecasts for the Canadian agri-good sector are too optimistic according to Elbert van Donkersgoed, Research and Policy Director of the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario. Speaking in the final plenary session of the Agricultural Outlook Coni- ference in Ottawa, early in December, he told the agricultural economists and government officials that the present down turn in agriculture is the beginning of a new pattern. A number of economists during the two-day conference described the present .iff- OF ECTIRI Alt*Se ie‘ ?I eveiiii 'FCO O'ry °Q ALITY *SERVICE "Rig labs or smsvaili. cave guarantee thein ail" 4824374 CLikaY®PY Ckuuifi d Ads Really Sell! CLINTON NEWS -RECORD CLASSIFIED a>UK 482-3443 SSIONAL G.,ISER-KPIE tLE INSURANCE BROKE :,S ENC. insurance -Real Estate investments lsaac St., Clinton Phone Office 482-4747 Len Ticeedo&rc 482-7444 Nal Hartley 482-9893 Bob Thomas 482-3096 Bill Counter 482-3687 J NN WISE INSURANCE BR,t KERS LTO. 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STEERS. lIALIST BE ALIVE AIY1:r ®RUG FREE. CALL. c®u ci 24 401PS. A ®AY 6 DAYS A WEEK MiAKK LEIS & SONS LIVESTOCK HBiivrerton 545-4845 Serving 49,0 ®rem since 9994 ticulties as an unusual set of circumstances and that we should be back to the norm set by the seventies by 1984. The biggest change in the agri-food outlook, according to van Donkersgoed, is the depreciation of farm assets. "Throughout the seventies foodland appreciated in value," he said. "It's fair to say that producers made more money from owning land than from farming it." But land values in some parts of Ontario have slipped by as much as 20 percent. This puts an end to a far- mer's opportunity to in- novate, replace .e;uipment or adopt new technology. "The change to depreciation has a much greater impact than high interest rates", he argued. Van Donkersgoed also does not expect world markets for our grain ex- ports to recover by next year. "The vast majority of the world's population cannot afford our cost of production for grain", he said. "For our own consumers food is cheap but that is a result of high incomes, not because of flow cost production." Our economic boom of the Seventies has widened the gap between ourselves and three-quarters of the world's population. World prices would have to decline further if the poor and food short nations are to have access to our abundance. Van Donkersgoed also urged the Honourable Eugene Whelan, Federal Minister of Agriculture, to prepare an outlook on the family farm for future conferences. He is concerned that many family farm policies are being eroded. He cited the slip in Farm Credit Corporation lending from more than 70 percent of ...;' long-term farm borrowing six years ago to a recent level of less than 30 percent. "We need an evaluation of how t 's kind of policy change erodes the place of y posure. Farmer's lung is more likely to occur during winter months because: 1. Farmers feed baled hay inside during this season, when livestock cannot pasture. 2. Mold spores stay in the air inside a closed barn. 3. The hay mold has had time to grow inside the bales. the family farm", he said. "Our long-term ability to survive this recession depends on stable family entrepreneurs on our farms." The CFFO's delegation at the conference included Martin Duimering of Wellington County, John Mulder of Prince Edward County and Elbert van Donkersgoed. Watch those tale -off shafts Every year there are a number of serious injuries involving power take -off shafts on Ontario farms. A shaft turns with such speed and momentum that an in- dividual cannot stop it once caught. Loose or torn cllothing is extremely dangerous around this fast moving equipment. The best safety advice is to make cer- tain all power take -off shafts are guarded and to stay clear when they are turning. Filt r F C funon 'filnLIIRSTa ss c�3a LOOK ALINES DONT T ALWAYS PERFORM ALIKE! 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A few facts about fan efficiency might help make the job easier. Most fans have louvres. These louvres keep the wind from blowing in when the fans aren't running. When the fan runs, it has to push the louvres open. With clean louvres, this can reduce the capacity of the fan by 23 to 39 per cent, according to one study. The lesson here is that if a fan runs continuously ( such as a manure pit fan), it will run more efficiently if it doesn't have louvres. For most fans, louvres are necessary. Especially during cold weather, moisture condenses on the louvres. This helps dust to collect and a dust cake is formed. This can reduce the performance of the fan by up to 24 per cent, according to the same study. Don't forget to oil the louvre joints. They can rust and corrode and need to be lubricated. The idea is to let the louvres open as freely as possible. Why not take the time to do somas fan maintenance? 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