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97-yEaroLd InsTITuTIon. Upbeat but extra realistic in tone, the July 16 event also publicly introduced facilitator Lyle Vanclief, officially one week into his new role. Four “very high-levelâ€? entities did respond to a Request for Expressions of Interest, Kemptville College Renewal Task Force advisor Brian CarrĂŠ told The AgriNews in late May. At the time, he said that details would be revealed at the Task Force’s July session. But that didn’t happen when the audience of 200 gathered for the meeting in the W.B. George Centre. When asked a couple of times from the floor about the submissions and their originators, members of the Task Force would not confirm the identities of the involved institutions or players. “A number of our discussions have not reached the stage that allow us to identify who the groups might be,â€? said Howard Mains. “But I can say there have been two international groups, one private enterprise and one public institution that have come forward ... Each group that has come forward would be a critical element to what we see as a partnership model in going forward. So I just ask for your patience and understanding. “If it were appropriate for us to identify those groups tonight, we would, but it’s not and those groups have asked us not to release their names, so I ask for your indulgence in that.â€? Emcee Bill Smirle added that anyone with experience in negotiations “would understand that answer.â€? Task Force Co-Chair Marty Derks deflected the question and instead focused on Vanclief’s upcoming report to Minister of Agriculture and Food, Jeff Leal. “I’m always optimistic. The future of this college really fuTurE of ThE

depends on what can happen in the next few months, and the recommendations of the facilitator,� said Derks. “I know he will be listening to us and we look forward to his report.� The Task Force has previously acknowledged meeting with represenatives of St. Lawrence College, Algonquin College, in the weeks after the University of Guelph announced its

impending pullout from the campus last March. In an update of the group’s activities over the previous 15 weeks, Derks recounted taking part in site tours “for six groups that came forward. “The more groups that I walked through the campus with, the more I realized how impressive the place really is,� said the

Chesterville-area cash cropper and 2008 graduate of the institution. Yet the continued uncertainty recently prompted the local municipality, North Grenville — which Derks commended for its ongoing support — to look at temporarily managing the sprawling facility for three years. As a result, CarrÊ, who serves as the

municipality’s Chief Administrative Officer, stepped down as Task Force Chairman and assumed his current advisory role — to avoid a conflict of interest as his employer investigates that possibility. CarrÊ posited the municipality’s interim takeover of the Ferguson Forest Centre in the 1990s as a template for the campus. Municipal

management of the campus would tap existing provincial funds without cost to local taxpayers, he also emphasized. “Based on the successful renewal of the [Ferguson Forest Centre] nursery, we believe the municipality can help with the transformation of Kemptville College,� he said. Continued on page 3

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Campus Continued from page 2 Facilitator listens Vanclief, a former federal Agriculture and AgriFood minister, explained he was there to listen and not answer questions. “I think it’s an indication of the care and concern about the future of the Kemptville College University of Guelph campus here,â€? he observed of the large turnout. “I will be talking and meeting with a lot of people, and I am open to comments and thoughts from anyone. “Whatever happens here, I am adamant it must be based on a sound business plan, and it must be financially sustainable because it must be something that lasts and is not short term.â€? Recommendations In his opening turn at the podium, Task Force member Howard Mains delivered the Task Force’s own set of recommendations for Vanclief to ponder. •That a stakeholder advisory panel of leading

business and community members is established to advise on a transformative model for Kemptville College to deliver research and education programs that are focused on highgrowth, high-demand segments in agriculture, agrifood, equine, horticulture and associated trades; •That the renewed Kemptville College is founded on strategic partnerships that will leverage the strengths and capabilities of each organization; •That the province of Ontario supports requests of the Municipality of North Grenville to administer Kemptville College on an interim basis during the period of transformative change. The three points became the basis of a resolution passed unanimously that evening, moved by Derks and seconded by North Glengarry Mayor Chris McDonell. Past shortcomings While talking up many of the campus’s strong points — including small class sizes, the popular equine program and ongoing high demand for Continued on page 8

Provincial facilitator welcomed

The Kemptville College Renewal Task Force hosted a July 16 town hall meeting at the campus, where the group's recommendations were brought forward for a ‘renewed’ Kemptville College. Facilitator Lyle Vanclief (centre) also briefly addressed his role reporting to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Also appearing are Task Force Vice Chairs Marty Derks and Robert Jelly. PJ Pearson photo

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Editorial Friend of farming Receiving tributes largely for his impressive work with the Canadian Hereford Association, the late Burt Grundy of North Gower was much more than president of that influential body. From serving as president of the Richmond Fair Board, to founding member of the Eastern Ontario Quarter Horse Association, to director of the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association, Burt was a fast friend of farming. He lived it, he breathed it, he preached it, not just in the region and across the country, but around the world on several international missions to promote Canadian Herefords and agriculture in general. Just days before he was scheduled to turn over the presidency of the CHA after serving a one-year term, Burt, 70, was felled by a heart attack. He passed July 27 after being rushed to hospital. He was preparing to attend the Hereford Bonanza and annual meeting in Lindsay July 29-Aug. 2. Bonanza is the Canadian National Junior Hereford Showcase that’s combined with the association business program. Active and seemingly robust, Burt had been suffering some health issues. Still, the sudden death shocked family, friends and colleagues across Eastern Ontario and the country, including here at The AgriNews where we knew him well. In the tradition of the determined Grundys, several family members continued on to the Lindsay event, postponing visitation and funeral to Aug. 6-7 at Tubman Funeral Home in Kars. It’s the way Grandpa would have wanted it, Burt’s grandchildren observed. On the cover of its web page, the CHA expressed sincere condolences to the family. Due to step up through normal annual meeting election procedures, CHA Vice-President Daryl Kirton of British Columbia assumed the role of president upon Burt’s untimely death. “He was very dedicated to the breed and promoted it at every opportunity,” said long-time colleague Lynda McCuaig who worked with Burt in the local Hereford network and sat with him on the Seed Growers board. Grundy was also to have attended that association’s annual meeting in Winchester Aug. 6. “He’ll be missed right across the Canadian beef industry,” McCuaig added, citing his generosity in providing calves to 4-H members and in helping them learn to show. That generosity wasn’t limited to local causes. Along with wife Nancy, he was an active member in Ottawa Valley Aid for Chernobyl Children providing summer respite visits for young people from Belarus living in areas contaminated by the nuclear disaster. Burt travelled the country and the world singing the praises of the Canadian Hereford line, looking for expansion opportunities for stock and embryos in such countries as Russia. But Eastern Ontario was his home and we benefited immeasurably from his presence among us.

War horse revisited Celebrated in the 2011 Steven Spielberg movie of the same name, the War Horse is getting another look beginning Aug. 4 at Ottawa’s Canadian Museum of Agriculture and Food. One of Eastern Ontario’s lower profile agriculture related attractions, the museum on the Central Experimental Farm does a commendable job recalling and recreating the history of the colourful food growing and preparation industry over several decades. Lately, CMAF has highlighted the country’s favourite four-legged field worker. In July, the horse was “Animal of the Month” at the museum, with special attention being paid to Ike, a retired RCMP Musical Ride member who resides in the museum paddock. Now the focus shifts to some of Ike’s ancestors, horses who played a crucial role 100 years ago in the WWI Allied push. The War Horse Exhibition will be bolstered with artifacts from the CAV Barker Museum of Canadian Veterinary History at the University of Guelph. A photo on the CMAF web site (cafmuseum.techno-science.ca) says it all. It depicts soldiers looking on as a horse, its hindquarters sucked under, tries to haul a cart through a sea of mud. The theme of the exhibition is “Canadian Veterinarians Caring for War Horses”. It explores how the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps worked to prevent and treat injury and disease among equine units. Life for horses at the front was extremely hard. They mostly lived outdoors subject to the elements in dirty, wet environments. Water and food were often scarce. Just as with their human counterparts, fear and stress for horses were high, and not just from the almost constant threat of shellfire and gas. Diseases were rampant; many horses died of starvation. To many, horses and mules are the unsung heroes of the Great War. Early on, some 165,000 horses entered the conflict out of England and thousands more were shipped later from Canada and the U.S. An estimated eight million horses on all sides died fighting on the Western Front. The museum calls the contribution of horses one of the conflict’s forgotten stories. The Spielberg movie in fact did much to bring that contribution to the forefront but it certainly doesn’t hurt to underline the Canadian equine contribution. Hats off to the CMAF for a timely and relevant display!

AgriGab Hungry for knowledge You didn’t have to be an egghead to attend the annual Northeast Agricultural and Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC) held this year in Kemptville… but it helped. Just get a load of one among dozens of discussion topics on the conference agenda: “The Effect of Eggshell Pigmentation on Hyper-Spectral Properties and Characteristics of Brown Chicken Eggs.” See what I mean! But that’s the sort of stuff the 80 biological engineers who registered for the somewhat obscure conference July 27-30 at Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph are all about. They plumb the depths of some of the most intriguing topics facing agriculture, hopefully to the eventual advantage of the rest of us. Here’s a sample of some of the other topics: “Sustainable Thermal Energy Production for Rice Processing in Africa”; “Characterizations of Torrefied Poultry Litter”; and “Microwave Assisted Solar Vapour Absorption Systems for Sustainable Cold Chain in Oman.” You gotta love it! Torrefied? I didn’t know the meaning either. Apparently the word describes something subjected to fire or intense heat. Conference participants came from across the North Eastern U.S. and Eastern Canadian provinces, most of them attached to universities and colleges. NABEC is a component of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. The program was intense, with a lot of work devoted by Kemptville’s Dr. Tim Rennie to lining up speakers and presenters. At NABEC conferences, the topics are delivered as 10-minute technical shorts designed to update the audience on the high points of research being done by presenters, encouraging further exchanges during breaks and social events. An industry panel discussion on the future of technology in agricultural production and sustainability had a distinct regional flavour to it. It consisted of wastewater management expert Anna Crolla of U of G’s Alfred Campus – also slated for closure – Ron Stewart of Semex Alliance based in Brockville, and Jordan Wallace, a partner in GPS Ontario at North Gower, a few kms from Kemptville. The final day of the meeting was reserved for technical tours of the campus’ Dairy Research and Innovation Centre, Agro-Forestry Education Centre, Suntech Greenhouses at Manotick, and Carlmar Holsteins at Richmond. Rennie said the annual conference isn’t intended to pass resolutions or to take formal positions on particular issues. It’s strictly about networking and dispensing information. I spent a couple of hours at the conference, as

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by Tom VanDusen impressed with the jettisoned campus’s ability to still host such an event as I was with the NABEC agenda. Is it just me, or did others assume campus services would dry up within weeks of the March closure announcement from U of G? Rennie admits he had a moment of panic when the closure bombshell dropped. Hostile reaction was loud and swift. Provincially appointed facilitator Lyle Vanclief is now working with the Kemptville College Renewal Task Force in examining options for keeping the school operating in one form or another. A campus lecturer and researcher, NABEC member Rennie had been given the nod to organize the 2014 gathering. Naturally, he planned to stage it on home turf. Then, with the meeting already far along in the planning stage, the roof caved in… well, not quite. “After hearing the news, I realized the campus wouldn’t close right away,” Rennie recalled. “And I was assured by campus conference and catering services it would be business as usual for some time to come.” With operations scheduled to be completely shut down by spring 2016 and scaled way back before then, no one is sure how many more events will be hosted at the 97-year-old educational institution. What is known is that contracts already in the hopper will be honoured. The four-day NABEC meeting went off without a hitch. Meals were excellent and meeting facilities were satisfactory. Only a few registrants were billeted on campus. In the name of full coverage, this correspondent sampled lunch during the conference: Carved ham, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, salad and carrot cake. Yum, yum! Just to make sure my first impression was accurate, I had seconds and took another piece of cake for the trip home. The verdict: Campus catering can still deliver a delicious group meal. “I received positive feedback from participants,” Rennie confirmed. As are virtually all members of the faculty, Rennie is saddened by the decision to close the college that he and many others feel was turning the corner financially and as an educational choice. He has already turned down a transfer to U of G. His family prefers living in the Ottawa area. Besides, the food is better in Kemptville.

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Forman Farms fuels an innovative path by Jeff Moore AgriNews Staff EELEY’S BAY— Driving up thE LAnEwAY At 4096 BrEwEr’S MiLLS roAD, A rEguLAr CASh-Cropping

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Owned by Charlie and Christine Forman since 1973, the farm started out as a modest dairy with about 300 acres and 30head milking herd. After years of milking cows, Charlie figured this was not for him. He has a background as a millwright and bought up some more land and started a cash crop operation. The Formans now own and rent over 2,400 acres, run a property improvement and agricultural services

business, as well as a pellet mill and mulch mixing and grinding enterprise. They also own a trucking and delivery service, and Christine runs a successful greenhouse operation at the farm, too. The couple’s newest innovation is the pellet mill, which makes anything from wood and switchgrass pellets for burning in a pellet stove or commercial ovens, to deer feed. The process also creates mulch for gardens. Originally, they bought the machinery to make pellets for heating their greenhouses but have since started selling the product to companies and the general public. the process The process begins with a Rotochopper, a giant grinder that pulverizes

wood, switch grass, hay, and corn into finer particulates ranging from six inches down to one inch in size. The machine is capable of grinding up to an 18-inch tree. They use mostly wood pallets and other dry wood for the process; the machine shreds both hardwood and softwood, though soft is preferred. The grinder is equipped with huge magnets that separate the steel nails and other bits of iron from the wood. The mobile unit sits on wheels, but the owners keep the machine stationed inside a fabric-covered building that serves as their pellet plant. The plant required a three-phase electrical system, which was not available from the Ontario Hydro grid in the

Co-owner and innovator of Forman Farms, Charlie Forman, stands beside a oneton bag of wood pellets at the farm’s pelletizing plant that also produces fuel pellets from switchgrass as well as feed pellets.

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Formans’ rural countryside location, so they built their own three-phase conversion equipment. The resulting mulch piles up near a hopper — a

converted front-unloading Dion forage wagon — that serves as the entryway to the next step in the process: further grinding to make the pellets.

plant Inside, a telehandler dumps the ground wood into the hopper, and from there, a conveyor takes the Continued on page 9

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Making pellets at Forman Farms

Above, the Rotochopper giant grinder, a machine that grinds wood as big as 18 inches in diameter down to switch grass. The machine is the first step in the pellet making process as it shreds material needed to later be made into pellets. Below, the press die, which has small holes, where the previously powdered material is squeezed into pellets and emerges on a conveyor.

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“understanding the root cause of failure,” establishing a relevant board, focusing on future growth opportunities, building a clearly defined purpose, and by creating and nurturing strong relationships. Lessons for Kemptville These were lessons to be had for the Task Force, he intimated, also saying the group “believes the fundamentals exist to achieve success. “To realize success will require a different business model, revamped and different programs, new partnerships, new sources of students and investment in infrastructure and research programs.” Mains also noted the example of Olds College in Alberta, once with a student population similar to Kemptville but now at 1,350. “At the end of the day more students are required to generate revenue and drive down the fixed cost per student.” Task Force member Mac Johnston also firmly closed the door on any hope of the U of G reversing itself and removing the burden of the rebuilding effort now started. “That ship has sailed,” said Johnston, an alumnus. When asked about any plans to promote the college far and wide, Johnston noted the formation of the Stakeholder Outreach Committee and invited the questioner to participate. Carré, in reply to a question from a prospective first-year agricultural student, said it would take more than six or eight months to bring programs back on line under new management, ruling out admission for the young man this September. Harry Pratt, a resident of

Kemptville, asked about ownership of campus assets, including the closed herd, locally fund-raised dairy barn, and associated dairy quota. Task Force member Charles Bennett responded by pointing to the three organizations involved. “The U of G owns the cows and the robot, the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario owns the buildings and the Dairy Farmers of Ontario owns the quota — it is a complicated partnership that will be looked at on how to proceed.” “Certainly there is a lot of chattel within these buildings that is the property of the U of G but at no time were we told that they would be packing up everything and taking it with them,” Mains also said in reply. “We are at a very early stage of renewal and it is our sense that there will be opportunities for the renewal process in those discussions and in seeing how the U of G can participate as we move forward in the process.” The AgriNews spoke with 2014 graduate Robert Jelly, who is also Vice-CoChair of the task force. Jelly noted that he joined the task force to be the voice of the students. Jelly is returning in the fall to attend the Horticultural Technician program, one program staying for another year with the help of a $2million grant from the provincial government in April. Jelly was behind a massive letter writing campaign done by the students back in March when the closing was announced. He hopes that by being on the task force, students will feel represented and continue the fight to keep the cam-

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lines help to keep waterways clean and prevent erosion. More information about the extent and health of Kemptville Creek is available in RVCA’s Kemptville Creek Subwatershed Report 2013. If you missed out on the free planting projects along the Lower Rideau River last year (Burritt’s Rapids to the Ottawa River), it’s not too late to get involved, says the RVCA. To find out more or to book a complimentary site visit with program staff, please contact Meaghan McDonald at 613-692-3571 ext. 1192 or emil Meaghan.mcdonald@rvca.ca

Continued from page 3 trades training — Mains also offered a no-holds-barred critique of Kemptville’s weaknesses. Major changes are required if the institution is to be resurrected, he told the crowd. “This past spring, there were only 33 graduates in the two-year agricultural program, and there was not a graduating class in the food service program. Very clearly, operating an agricultural college with declining enrolment of this magnitude is not sustainable,” he declared, comparing those numbers to his own class of 1980 with 120 Agricultural Diploma graduates plus 43 more in the Food Service and Home Economics programs. “Unfortunately, the demographics just aren’t working for us,” he added. Transformation The shortcomings were laid bare. “The core agricultural curriculum did not keep pace with the change. It was a poorly ranked research program in terms of size and scope. The facilities are in need of capital investment. The program itself is expensive, and is tied to some funding at 2007 levels,” he said. Plus, there’s already “a lot of competition in post-secondary education,” he pointed out, noting 13 other institutions with a food service program. He compared the campus’s plight to that of the once failed Vineland research station and its successful rebirth four years ago as the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. He explained how the Niagara Region institution reinvented itself by

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improving the water quality of the creek. “The Shoreline Naturalization Program (SNP) is offering free shoreline planting projects to landowners who live along the Kemptville Creek and its feeder streams,” says program manager Andrea Klymko. “A shoreline expert will work with you to develop a custom planting plan for your property using native trees and shrubs, purchase the plants and even complete planting — all completely free of charge”. Naturally vegetated shore-

pus open. Questioned about potential Chinese interest in the campus, Mains dismissed as containing “half truths” an article appearing in the Ontario Farmer. He suggested the piece conflated information from 2009 with more recent activities of an

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Eastern Ontario businessman, neither of which involved the Task Force. That drew an unhappy retort at the microphone by Ian Cumming, author of the report. Cumming laid out in detail how his article was factual. The audience included a

variety of sitting politicians, including mayors David Gordon (North Grenville) and Robert Kirby (East Hawkesbury), LeedsGrenville MP Gord Brown and MPP Steve Clarke, as well as Stormont-DundasSouth Glengarry MPP Jim McDonell.

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Forman Farms Continued from page 6 material to another fine grinder that renders it pretty well into dust. The product is then elevated to a processor, where it is heated with steam. This process has to be done with care to achieve a required 15 to 20 per cent moisture content — any more or any less and the pellets will not form properly. The heat must remain adequate as well. The higher the heat — usually around 125 degrees Celsius — the better the quality of the resulting pellet. The Formans are working with one of their employees on designing a better processor that actually uses the steam in jackets instead of applying steam directly to the grindings, and they are hopeful it will work. They will also have a different line for steam that can be hooked into the process in case the moisture content of the originating material is low to begin with — which is actually desirable. “The lower the

moisture the better,” Charlie Forman explains. “You can always add steam but if the moisture is already too high there is no way of lowering it.” Round-press die After being elevated and processed with steam and heat, the product is ready for pressing into pellets. It goes through two doublepress dies, which have a bunch of holes. The wood dust is pressed and compacted into these holes, then falls out in pellet form, as the dies rotate. From there, the pellets are conveyed to an elevator that sends them into a pair of other hoppers, each with a sliding shut off. Below the hoppers the pellets are placed into one-ton bags. The system can pelletize wood as well as other biomass-like grains and switch grass. Switch grass can grow very tall in sandy soil where nothing else flourishes. The crop is put through the same process, also producing a fuel pellet. But grains may be employed to make animal feed pellets; for example,

the Formans use a mixture of alfalfa, corn, roasted soybeans and molasses to make deer feed. Mulch Instead of being turned into pellets, output from the rotochopper is also available for use as landscaping mulch in gardens, around trees and in flowerbeds. To make the mulch, they switch over to a larger screen inside the chopper, producing the desired coarseness. The mulch is then mixed with a brown,

red or black dye. Fence-line clearing, tile drainage, fertilizing, excavating, land clearing, and brush grinding are among the other services provided through Forman Farms. Their trucking and delivery service transports grain, bulk supplies, and equipment. They are fully insured and licensed to get crops to a grain elevator, deliver mulch, brush removal from properties, and move any other bulk supplies around Eastern

Ontario. Greenhouses In order to diversify their farm business, the Formans purchased a greenhouse operation from their neighbour in 2005. Christine Forman manages the greenhouse with a staff of one full time, one part time and four foreign seasonal employees. The main crop is hydroponic tomatoes; however they also produce minicucumbers and eggplant in the greenhouse during sum-

mer and fall. Outdoor crops of garlic, sweet com, carrots, green and yellow beans, snap peas and mini-potatoes as well as pumpkins, squash and gourds add to the variety of products available. Bedding plants, annuals, perennials, grasses as well as specialty plants and shrubs are available in May and June. Production of custom flower containers is a thriving part of their business.

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Turbine neighbour prompts noise probe by ministry by Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer RINSTON — LeSLIe DISheau

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intentionally slowing the two windmills to quiet them down while the ministry data-collection and audio-recording effort was underway with her participation. The Houston-based firm almost immediately learned about the microphone on the day of the install, she said with some frustration. Located just down the road from the project’s main depot, it wasn’t more than three hours after the arrival of two ministry trucks in her driveway that EDP called the same ministry to question the presence of those vehicles, according to Disheau. She says the audio technician putting up the equipment learned of EDP’s inquiry while talking to his office by cell phone, then told her about it. Disheau expressed unhappiness that a mandatory post-construction noise report had yet to be publicly filed by the company itself, after putting the project into service in March. In the meantime, over a 10day period in July, the ministry captured its own sound data with Disheau’s help. During those times she considered the turbines to be noisiest, she pressed a button inside her home,

triggering the recording process via the outdoor microphone, which was tethered to audio equipment in a locked box. Comparing the sound to that of a rumbling plane or jet, she got up at night when she couldn’t sleep to push the audio recording button located at the end of

a long cord connected to the stuff outside. She also kept an accompanying log as part of the initiative. The noise is most acute, she said, when the direction of the wind causes the blades to swivel toward her home in perpendicular fashion. She scoffed at regulations that mandate 500meter setbacks to neighbouring homes, pointing out the rule doesn’t take into account the cumulative, “overlapping� impact Continued on page 11

Speak softly and carry a big mic The temporary Ministry of Environment and Climate Change microphone and listening post at Leslie Disheau’s Brinston Rd. home, photographed with the closest nearby turbine visible to the southeast.

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Resident Developer has 9 more months to complete study Carolyn Thompson Goddard AgriNews Contributor RINSTON — The ONTaRIO MINISTRy Of eNvIRONMeNT Of ClIMaTe ChaNge

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EDP Renewables’ Ken Little says the study will continue “until all components are complete per the REA requirements.� The study will report on the sound levels at a variety of wind speeds and will be conducted on two separate occasions when the ambient noise is at its lowest. South Branch Wind Farm is a Class 3 Area, which means it is located in a rural, wilderness or quiet suburban area, with the

resulting acceptable sound level of 40 decibels. Prior to receiving Renwable Energy Approval to proceed with the project, EDP delivered a mandatory “noise impact assessment to the Ministry of the Environment that modelled each receptor (home, school, church, and vacant lot receptor) accounting for nearby turbines and the transformer substation, per previously established engineering methodologies,� Little reported. Still, the ministry has since conducted its own recordings of the Brinstonarea turbines after an official complaint submitted by nearby residents Leslie Disheau and Glen Baldwin last month. Ministry spokesperson, Kate Jordan told The AgriNews the provincial monitoring devices were retrieved July 23 and that the data is being analysed and interpreted by ministry staff.

Once the ministry officials have completed their work, the information will be shared with the homeowner but will not be made public by the ministry itself due to privacy regulations.

EDP Renewables’ has its microphone at the South Branch Wind Farm.

Continued from page 10 of multiple turbines that surround. Nor does the regulation change with the actual size of a turbine, she adds, asserting that, at 3megawatts apiece, “these are the largest turbines in Ontario.� Ultimately, the ministry will use the data collected by Disheau to create a report, which could potentially form the basis of ministry orders against the two offending turbines. “To shut them down at night so that people can sleep,� she said with a hopeful tone, though she also acknowledged the ministry may not issue orders. And even if it does, she expects the developer to appeal and appeal. Disheau also said there are measures that municipal governments can undertake to curtail the noise, including a nuisance noise bylaw of 32 decibels, which recently survived a court challenge in another Ontario municipality. She espouses such a policy in South Dundas and will push for it at the council table if elected.

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Corn and soybean farmers to compete for Most Profitable Acre

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The Most Profitable Acre Challenge looks at farmer input costs, production practices, yield, sale prices, money management best practices, and more to determine the most profitable acre harvested by corn and soybean farmers in Ontario. The challenge celebrates farmers who have successfully implemented best business management practices, and encourages all crop farmers to evaluate the way they run their businesses in order to maximize efficiencies and profitability. “A farmer who harvests

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During the initial phone call, the participant will be asked a set of 13 crop production and business management related questions. Top scoring applicants will be asked to participate in a follow-up phone questionnaire. The grand prize winner will be awarded their choice of an FM-750 Display Trimble GPS, or a trip for two to one of three farm show destinations including the 2015 Commodity Classic in Phoenix, Ariz., the 2015 Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky., and the 2015 International Farm Management Congress in Quebec City, Que. Prizes for second and third runners-up will be announced closer to the contest close date. The winners will be presented with their awards at the 2015 Grain Farmers of Ontario March Classic.

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Crops remain week behind average in E. Ont. by Jeff Moore AgriNews Staff Writer EMPTVILLE— ThE wEaThEr has PrEsEnTEd chaL-

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QuEsnEL. The expectation of a good yield is good but with the late planting season this year, crops missed a few good heat units at the beginning of May. corn Most corn in the region has tasseled but some of the later crops have not. The pollination of the plants and

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Technical Updates

Things to Watch for in 2014 Corn Greg Stewart Corn Specialist – OMAFRA

1.Strategic Nitrogen Management can Pay Off If you apply all your nitrogen (N) pre-plant it is difficult to maximize return on your dollar invested in N. Split applications are often more profitable. However, the profit boost is not just from splitting applications. Profit boost comes when the second application is adjusted for soil N supply. If you put 100 lbs down up-front and side dress 40, that can improve returns somewhat. But if you put 100 lbs down up-front and then use weather and soil nitrate tests to decide whether this is the year you should side dress 0,40 or 80 lbs, then the potential to improve returns jumps considerably.

2.Streamer Nozzle Application of Ureaammonium Nitrate has Risks after 4 Leaf Corn Producers can apply urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) 28% using streamer nozzles over the crop canopy up to the four-leaf stage with a little leaf burn but no yield loss. At later stages, the research suggests that crop injury or less available N lowers yields compared to UAN applied directly to the soil.

3.Watch N Losses From Surface Application. When UAN or urea is applied to a wet soil surface the chances of losing N to volatilization goes up considerably compared to dry conditions. Crop residue will also add to the risk.

4.Emphasize Uniform Developmen Don't ignore all the factors that can contribute to a uniform, high yielding stand. Fertilizer application, tillage uniformity, even distribution of crop residues, compaction, depth of secondary tillage, planting depth and seed trench conditions are all important to a uniform crop stand. You can have perfect spacing and not have a uniform, high yielding corn crop. Look for poor corn plants (2 or more leaf stages behind, smaller stem diameter, small ear, etc.). Investigate what might have caused this poor performance. Shallow planting, side wall compaction or poor root development should be first things to look for. For more crop information go to: bit.ly/1rbNFZ0

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tility levels are the result of a combination of genetic potential and environmental factors including nutrition, health, and cow and bull management. It is not feasible to determine true fertility before a bull is used in the herd. Nevertheless, a bull can be evaluated for breeding soundness and this information used to assess his potential fertility. A few bulls may be sterile, but most have fertility levels ranging from very high to very low.

Puberty Puberty is defined as the age at which a bull is first able to produce an ejaculate containing 50 million sperm with a minimum of 10% motility (capable of motion). It is related to age, body weight and testes weight. Age and body weight at puberty vary across breeds, but scrotal circumference at puberty (an indicator of testes weight) remains constant at 28–29 cm. Bulls exhibit first sexual interest about 3 weeks prior to puberty and attain mating ability about 6 weeks after puberty. Although bulls that have reached puberty can breed, reproductive capacity increases as the bull continues to mature. The reproductive development and performance of young bulls has gained attention as beef breeders attempt to accelerate improvement of economic traits in cattle and reduce costs by using younger sires.

Factors Affecting Bull Fertility There are 5 general factors that can affect bull fertility: • structural soundness • capability of the reproductive organs • quality of semen • level of libido • plane of nutrition. All are important and a deficiency in any category will negatively affect fertility.

Structural Soundness General health and structural soundness are important aspects of fertility. Poor health can affect libido, mating ability, and semen production and quality. Structural soundness, including functional feet, legs and associated joints, is critical for the bull to effectively travel the breeding pasture and service females in heat. Any disease that impairs the mobility of the bull hinders reproductive performance. A conformational problem commonly associated with poor breeding performance is extreme straightness of the rear leg (post-legged). A moderate angle in the hock joints is necessary for the bull to thrust properly after mounting. Proper angulation in the leg joints also helps to absorb the shocks produced during each step and increases the productive life-span of the bull.

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major objective in a cow-calf operation is to produce one calf from each cow annually. The degree to which producers meet this goal influences their net income. A key component of efficient calf production is a high fertility level in each breeding animal in the herd. Since individual bulls service many females, a deficiency in the breeding ability of one bull has a larger impact on herd productivity than fertility problems in a single female. Using a subfertile bull may lead to longer calving intervals, a lower number of calves produced and increased costs from wintering open females. All of these results cause serious economic loss to the cow-calf producer. Bull fertility is often measured by the percentage of cycling females exposed to the bull and impregnated during a specific time period (usually 60–90 days). Actual fer-

Various conditions can affect the function of the reproductive tract. If the testicles cannot move because of fat pads, scar tissue or a small scrotum, proper temperature cannot be maintained and semen quality may suffer. Soft testicles indicate degeneration of tissue and poor semen quality. Very small testicles indicate unsatisfactory development of sperm-producing tissue. Severe frost-bite scabs, tumours or abscesses also indicate potential problems. Infection and inflammation can occur in any of the reproductive organs. If the testicles become inflamed, the semen quality may be impaired long after the original condition has passed, since it takes approximately 60 days for new sperm to be produced and mature. Common penile problems include: • spiral deviation • persistent frenulum • penile hair rings. Spiral deviation, where the penis is twisted instead of straight, is the most common problem. Bulls with this defect produce fewer pregnancies than normal bulls. Bulls

evaluated using an electroejaculator may display spiral deviations that will not occur under natural conditions. A persistent frenulum is a heritable condition in which the tip of the penis remains attached to the sheath and cannot be extended. It can be surgically corrected. Penile hair rings are most often seen on young bulls. A band of hair encircles the penis. If the condition remains untreated infection and scarring may result. Other conditions that can affect the penis include fractures, warts and scarring from previous injuries.

Scrotal Circumference Measuring the scrotal circumference of young bulls is an accurate, repeatable method to assess current and future sperm-producing ability. The measurement gives an estimate of the weight of the testes, which is directly related to the level of sperm production. Scrotal measurement is also positively correlated with semen volume and quality. Bulls with adequate scrotal development for their age have a higher probability of becoming satisfactory breeders than bulls with smaller scrotal circumferences. Scrotal circumference is of medium to high heritability. Fertility of the male offspring can be increased by selection for this trait. The scrotal circumference of a bull is also positively related to the fertility of his daughters. Heifers from sires with larger than average scrotal circumference tend to reach puberty earlier than those from bulls with smaller scrotal circumferences. Increased scrotal circumference in sires is also favourably correlated to their daughter’s age at first breeding, pregnancy rate and days to rebreeding after calving. Due to low heritability, direct selection for female fertility traits has not been successful. The strong genetic relationship between scrotal circumference and female reproductive traits provides an alternative selection method.

Semen Quality The criteria commonly used to evaluate semen quality include sperm morphology (structure) and motility (rate and percent of progressive forward movement). Semen volume and concentration can also be used. Consider the following points when assessing the results of a semen test. • In the field, correlations between semen quality traits and fertility have been low to moderate. • The repeatability of semen evaluations of the same bull over time have been low. Semen tests results for young bulls may not be conclusive. A poor semen test on a bull less than 15 months of age is not a reliable indicator that the bull will have poor quality semen a few weeks later. Seminal qualities may improve dramatically for up to 4 months following puberty. While a bull must produce some viable sperm in order to be fertile, semen quality is only one aspect of total fertility and must be evaluated in conjunction with all the other factors.

Libido Libido (sex drive) is a critical component of fertility. It is independent of scrotal circumference, semen quality, body weight, growth rate or masculinity. One method of measuring libido is to measure serving capacity. This is done by exposing the bull to a group of restrained females and recording the number of mounts and services completed in a given time period. This method, however, is time consuming and requires confining a number of females. Serving capacity is not commonly evaluated in Ontario at present. When 2 or more bulls are used at the same time, in the same pasture, social interactions affect breeding performance. Social rank is related to age and seniority in the herd. The most dominant bulls tend to complete the highest number of services. In this situation, the number of Continued on page 16

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rugged 99-acre parcel officially unveiled as the new Reveler Conservation Area on July 26. Reveler snapped up the property in 1972 and doggedly refused to sell it for quarry development purposes, despite several offers over the years. Today, South Nation Conservation owns the

property, after 10 of Reveler’s surviving relatives declined monetary shares for the satisfaction of continued preservation of the site after his death in 2008. “Uncle Ray did not do anything with the property,” explained Ian Reveler at the official opening ceremony for the Reveler

Conservation Area, an event attended by nine of the heirs, including Ian Reveler’s sister from PEI. He marvelled that the property would remain preserved, even 100 years from now, and expressed relief at completing the lengthy process of turning over ownership. “To see a property like

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At left, members of the Reveler family pose with officials at the July 26 opening of the Reveler Conservation Area in N. Stormont. From left, North Stormont Deputy Mayor Bill McGimpsey, Joan Eadie, Margaret Reveler, Jim Ibbetson, Ian Reveler, Doug Reveler, South Nation Conservation Chair Bill Smirle, Helen Hamblin, Janet Dickie, SD&G Warden Eric Duncan, Elaine Reveler and SNC Past Chair Lawrence Levere. Zandbergen photo

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Nutrition Proper nutrition is necessary for good reproductive performance. Balanced amounts of protein and energy are required for sperm production and the physical activity associated with breeding. Adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals are also important in reproduction. During the breeding season, bulls tend to eat less feed than is required to maintain their body weight. At this time they use body fat for energy and may lose up to 68 kg (150 lb). Supplying a grain mix to bulls on pasture is not always effective. Proper pre-breeding nutrition is essential to ensure the bull has adequate reserves for a successful breeding season. Excessive fat deposits in the scrotum may interfere with temperature regulation. The degree of body fat required to adversely affect sperm production has not been well defined. Extreme fatness has been associated with low serving capacity. On the other hand, large breed yearling bulls starting the breeding season with minimal levels of backfat may have poorer semen quality than similar bulls carrying a moderate level of backfat. The nutrient requirements needed to optimize reproductive performance in breeding bulls needs more research.

Cow to Bull Ratio To produce a calf every 12 months, the cow must be bred within 80 days after calving. In order to achieve high pregnancy rates in a restricted breeding season, do not overwork the bulls. Cow numbers may be increased by about 30% if cattle are kept in a confined area or are presented to the bull only when in heat. If cow estrous cycles are synchronized and natural mating is used, the cow:bull ratio must be reduced. Proper selection and management of the beef bull will increase the probability of a successful breeding season. A complete assessment of potential fertility includes an evaluation of structural soundness, reproductive organs, semen quality, libido and nutritional status. Selection for increased scrotal circumference should increase inherent fertility in both male and female progeny.

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What is a First Impressions Community Exchange? FICE is a partnership with another peer community where each community visits the other and uses a checklist to inform each other of the strengths and challenges identified during the visit. FICE is beneficial to communities that are developing a plan for the future. It offers a fresh perspective of your community. The Ontario government initiated the FICE program in 2005, since then FICE has been successfully implemented in more than 150 communities in Ontario. FICE is a straightforward, structured community process. A visiting team is typically made up of 6-8 community residents with diverse backgrounds, occupations, ages, etc., in order to assess the exchange community from a variety of perspectives. The team travels together to the exchange community, where they spend several hours gathering information individually or in pairs. The visit may include an overnight stay to assess the community's night life and accommodation services. The team then prepares a report and presents it to the exchange community. The exchange community reciprocates with a similar visit and report-back.

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Resources: If you feel that a First Impressions Community Exchange would benefit your community, we encourage you to contact your Regional Economic Development Branch Advisor on the eligibility of your community and next steps. Advisors are available to provide support to your community through: • Providing guidebooks and templates. • Advising if and/or what version of FICE is suitable for your community. • Orienting communities to the FICE process. • Providing training and resources (Guides and Assessment Tools). • Helping in identifying appropriate exchange communities and brokering a terms of reference.

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The Ontario Beekeepers Association saw sweet relief in Minister of Agriculture and Food Jeff Leal’s July 6 unofficial announcement of the impending clampdown on seed coated with ‘neonics,’ during a media scrum outside the Legislature. But it stung the Grain Farmers of Ontario. A day later, the GFO declared itself “extremely disappointed� at both the news and the way it was made, with “shocked� members learning of the

apparent policy shift through the press. Consultations are upcoming with farmers about options believed to include a system of applications and permits to curtail usage of the insecticide. Representing the province’s 28,000 corn, soybean and wheat farmers, the GFO urged Leal to take a science-based approach — as he vowed to do in a letter to the group’s trade publication only days earlier. The GFO decried the “counterintuitive� implementation of new regulations before the completion of research and trials now underway in Ontario fields with the support of the province’s grain industry, which “committed extensive resources over the past two years to mitigate the risk to bees.� “The effort and leader-

ship grain farmers have demonstrated on this issue has been second to none, and to have this discounted with such a rash move and announcement through media is frankly insulting,� complained GFO Chair Henry Van Ankum. “Farmers across the countryside have modified their equipment, are participating in field trials, are using the new mandatory fluency agent which has proven successful, and have forged good, open communications with many beekeepers — we have a lot to share with Minister Leal and have not yet had the opportunity.� But the tone was happy at the Ontario Beekeepers Association, whose July 7 press release lauded the restrictions — though the organization favours an outright ban. According to the OBA,

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Beekeeper Alvin Runnalls tion with colony collapse disorder. But in a July 28 release responding to the recent Annual Colony Loss Report produced by the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, the GFO pointed out that Ontario’s honey bee population is on

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Now that’s the way to boil fresh Ontario sweet corn!

Steam engine enthusiasts, (from front, left) Roger Newman, Ena Hayes and Marty and John Williams of Cumberland ran a charity fundraiser corn boil powered by hot water from John Williams’s vintage stationary steam engine (background), during the annual Farmersville Exhbition “Steam Fair� in Athens. Doug Hayes also in the back row (furthest left) in the July 20 photo. A line carrying boiling water ran directly from the steam engine to the cauldron and was controlled by a valve — definitely faster than even the quickest gas burner on a stovetop! Zandbergen photo

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Above, Allan McLellan of Smiths Falls tends to his 20 horsepower 1916 tractor engine at the Farmersville Exhibition in Athens. Above, right, horse power of another kind was on display during the horse pull event. Below, John Deere was this year’s theme.

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Que. Visit www.foiregourmande.com for more information. In its second year the SDG&PR Local Food Map is another project, along with nutritional labelling and analysis services, that the EOAN has taken on to help producers market their food more easily. At the meeting cofounder and President of the EOAN Carole Lavigne ended her term, replaced by RÊjean Ouimet, past General Manager of St. Albert Cheese and Vice-Chair of the network. Lavigne, who will continue as a board observer, is also the Senior Economic Development Project Officer at United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Other volunteer board members include Secretary Christine Bonneau O’Neill (L’Orignal Packing Ltd.); Chef RenÊ Rochat; Arno Kloss (La Verger de la Nation Sud); StÊphane Jeaurond (Marche Lacroix); Robert BÊdard (Alexandria Farmers Market); Denis Thibault (Eastern Ontario Training Board); Simon Durand (L’Union des cultivateurs franco-ontariens); Jennifer Cuillerier (Health Eating for Better Learning). Contined on page 22

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Left, The Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network held its Annual General Meeting on June 25 at the O’Genêt Bed and Breakfast in Plantagenet. Front left: Robert BÊdard (Representative - Farmer’s Market), Lucie Provost (Member - Health, ), Dana Kittle (EOAN Coordinator), Christine Bonneau O’ Neill (Secretary/Treasurer), Carole Lavigne (Past President). Back left: Kathy Chaumont (Member Economic Development), RÊjean Ouimet (President), RenÊ Rochat (Representative - Business), Arno Kloss (Representative - Business), Simon Durand (L’union des cultivators franco-ontariens), Carl Bickerdike. Missing are: StÊphane Jeaurond, Denis Thibault, Jennifer Cuillerier, Michel Moisan. PJ Pearson Photo

Food network Continued from page 21 Board observers include: RenĂŠe Bergeron (Collège Alfred); Michel Moisan (OMAFRA); Lucie Provost (Eastern Ontario Health unit) and Kathy Provost (RĂŠseau de dĂŠveloppement ĂŠconomique et d’employabilitĂŠ). The strategic plan for the next five years includes ‘pillars and objectives’ to ‘support concrete local and regional actions necessary to ensure its sustainability. through formalization of governance, membership growth and training, implementing the EO beef initiative, develop a ‘food hub’. continue to support and grow the Foire

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Large number of 4-H entrants at Avonmore Fair 4-H cattle show Pamela Pearson AgriNews Staff Writer AVONMORE — The Avonmore Fair 4-H Dairy and Beef Calf Rally was held on the Roxborough Agricultural Society Fairgrounds on July 19. Sheila James, of Carleton Place, judged the beef show and Bobby Jarrell, of Corbyville, judged the dairy show. The 4-H clubs represented in both shows included Dundas, Carleton, Stormont, Prescott, Glengarry, Russell and Leeds. Top winners listed in order from first place:

Beef Showmanship Novice Champion: Dante Farine (Dundas); Reserve Champion: Ella May Sherwood (Leeds); Honourable Mention: Chiara Farine (Dundas) Brooklyn Begg (Dundas); Miles Eberhard (Leeds); Caitlin Begg (Dundas); Jack Marion (Stormont); Jonathan-James Fraser (Leeds) Emily Robinson (Carleton); Terry Ennis

(Stormont); Sarah Elliott (Leeds). Junior Champion:Morgan MacIntyre (Carleton); Reserve Champion: Nicole Giles (Carleton); Honourable Mention: Cassidy Denison-Pinkham (Carleton); Denver Bolton (Leeds); Ruth Tutak-Carty (Leeds); Sierra Swindells (Stormont); Nathan McDougall (Carleton); Kendra Stanley (Carleton); Laura Burrell (Dundas); Gabrielle Bradford (Carleton); Holly Livingston (Carleton); Mara Hynd (Leeds). Intermediate Champion: Devin Hanna (Leeds); Reserve Champion: Alexandria Petit (Dundas); Sierra Stanley (Carleton); Gwendolynne Hamilton (Dundas); Hailey Waldroff (Stormont); Shayna Merriam (Leeds). Senior Champion: Stacey Johnston (Stormont); Reserve Champion: Holly Somerville (Dundas); Jakob Vogel (Stormont); Kelly Somerville (Dundas).

Overall Grand Champion Showperson, sponsored by Greg’s Meats, Winchester: Morgan MacIntyre. Reserve Grand Champion, sponsored by Ken Holland, Avonmore: Nicole Giles Children under nine, sponsored by the Finch and District Lions Club: Hailey Jamieson; Fayth Barkley.

Beef Conformation Heifer Class Hawthorne Agnes (Kelly Somerville); Burnbrae Eulima 23B (Miles Eberhard); Fusion Foolish Girl (Emily Robinson); Hawthorne Duchess 5B (Alexandria Petit); Burnbrae Eulima 27B (Shayna Merriam); Hawthorne Beauty 9B (Holly Somerville); Boule Mae 3B (Mara Hynd); Hawthorne Queen Bee (Laura Burrell); Livingston Firefly (Holly Livingston); Hi Tech Black Magic 101B (Hailey Waldroff); Hi Tech Busty Babe (Terry Ennis). Junior Yearling Xcel Sheeza Gem 407A (Morgan MacIntyre); Poppy (Chiara Farine); Fusion

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Steer Class

Placing second in the Avonmore Fair 4-H beef steer class is Sierra Stanley with Mojo Jojo, left, and in first, Gwendolynne Hamilton with Buddy, right. PJ Pearson Photos

Avonmore 4-H results Dairy Showmanship Continued from page 23 Novice Champion:Emily Scheepers (Dundas); Reserve Champion: Samantha Hildbrand (Russell); Bruce Porteous (Dundas) Jacob Verspeek (Dundas); Cassidy Porteous (Dundas); Riley Jampen (Dundas); Logan Verspeek (Dundas); Katie Bender (Stormont); Patrick Daoust (Stormont); Dougie Robinson (Stormont); Jordyn Marion (Stormont); Lia McIntosh ( Dundas). Junior  Champion: Trevor

Nyenkamp (Stormont); Reserve Champion: Cassie Allen (Prescott); Caitlin Allen (Prescott); Brandon Scheepers (Dundas); Janine Spichtig (Stormont); Megan Gut (Prescott); Kyla Baranowski (Prescott); Mikayla Verspeek (Dundas); Denver Bolton (Leeds); Meagan Scheepers (Dundas); Rebecca MacIntosh (Glengarry); Emma Moran (Stormont). Intermediate Champion:Caitlin Jampen (Dundas); Reserve Champion: Jonathan Buiting (Stormont); Kyleigh Jampen (Dundas); Cassidy Smith (Stormont); William Baumgartner (Russell); Julianne Martin

(Stormont); Kaley Huybregts (Stormont); Angela Maloney (Russell); Gracin MacMillan (Stormont); Felix Bergeron (Russell); Olivia Nolan (Stormont); Curtis Guichet (Stormont; Marin Pearson (Russell). Senior Champion: Maxime Quesnel (Stormont); Reserve Champion: Kelly Somerville (Dundas); Holly Somerville (Dundas); Iris Wolfensbeger (Stormont); Colby Huybregts (Stormont); Becky Allen (Prescott); Shelley Nyentap (Russell); Brittany MacIntosh (Glengarry); Kelsey Smith (Stormont); Laura Barton (Prescott); Kamryn Findlay (Glengarry); Cody Nyenkamp (Stormont)

Overall Grand Champion Showperson, sponsored by Jamieson Campbell, Monkland: Maxime Quesnel. Reserve Grand Champion, sponsored by Avonmore Veterinary Clinic: Trevor Nyenkamp; Honourable Mention: Kelly Somerville. Sponsored by the Finch and District Lions Club the children under nine included: Cassie Bell MacIntosh; Bobby Robinson; Felicity Porteous; Nicole Spichtig; Jocelyn Fraser; Alecsa Villeneuve; Emily Holland. Â Continued on page 25

Ayrshire winners

Curtis Guichet with Fairview Ada, left, placed first in the senior heifer Ayrshire class. Right, Justin Brooks received second with his Junior Yearling Cynlorr Honour on July 12 at the Avonmore Fair.

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Avonmore 4-H Dairy Conformation Continued from page 24 Junior - Holstein Glengarry Doorman Aubrey (Rebecca MacIntosh); Rosenhill Cashflow Alina (Samantha Hildbrand); Delcreek Yipee Ki Yay (Iris Wolfensbeger); Cherry Crest Aftershock Dakota (Caitlin Allen); Verspeek Lavanguard (Mikayla Verspeek); Exemdale Zelgaldis Impossible (Cladine Baumgartner); Cherry Crest Sc Raven (Riley Jampen); Verspeek Brady Lyla (Hope Devries); Verspeek Windbrook Shortcake (Logan Verspeek); Bravin Chelios Madeline (Emily Scheepers). Intermediate Guyview Lauthority Lavish (Kelly Somerville); Mountain Ridge WB Primrose (Caitlin Jampen); Guyview Brawler Bashful ( Holly Somerville); Ourquest Snowball Picnic (Meagan Scheepers); S-SHolstein Gillespy 2575 (Megan Gut); District 12 WB Persephone (Kyleigh Jampen); Limbra Adonis Aqua (Kaley Huybregts); Verspeek Chelios Rainshine (Jacob Verspeek); Redstone Benchmark V Star (Angela Maloney); Allensite Jett Air Chassidy (Cassie Allen); Delhu Chelios Madison (Julianne Martin); Barbrook Bebba Paramount (Laura Barton); Knonaudale Newt (Gracin MacMillan) Senior Redlodge Saloon Avenue (Maxime Quesnel); Knonaudale Notty (Trevor Nyenkamp); Breezehill Sid Roxana (Brandon Scheepers); Overdale fever Salem (Kyla Baranoswki); Stanlee Gibson Carol (Liel Colman); Limbra Joden Freckles Red (Colby Huybregts); Beckelea nova greer ( Kamryn Findlay); Polestar GH Ring the Bell (Denver Bolton); Pomyhill Windbrook Alesia (Jeremy Chavalley); Elmlane Avanguard Twitter (Felix Bergeron) Summer yearling Silverridge Doorman All Frantic (Tory MacDonald); Limbra Power Man Pancake (Jonathan Buiting); Gillette Stanleycup On Time (Cody Nyenkamp); Elmlane Lavanguard Ebony (Becky Allen); Brissfrance Loscabos Caeley (William Baumgartener); Rusland

The AgriNews August, 2014 Page 25 Fever Charisma (Shelly Nyentap) Junior Yearling Garay Sid Block Beauty (Kelsey Smith); Eastside Dempsey Griffin (Olivia Nolan); Cherry Crest B Goldwyn Ashlyn (Brittany MacIntosh); Normandel Durham Tade Red (Shannon McRae). Holstein Grand Champion, sponsored by the Stormont Holstein Club: Redlodge Saloon Avenue (Maxime Quesnel). Reserve Grand Champion: Garay Sid Block Beauty (Kelsey Smith); Honourable Mention: Knonaudale Notty (Trevor Nyenkamp). Conformation -Ayrshire Ayrshire Grand Champion, sponsored by Ian Dingwall, Cornwall: Cynlorr Crispy-Junior (Kyle Guichet). Reserve Grand Champion, sponsored by Stormont Ayrshire Club: Fairview Ada Senior (Curtis Guichet). Honourable Mention: Cynlorr Glen Cara  - Junior Yearling (Patrick Daoust); Cynlorr Honour (Justin Brooks) Conformation Brown Swiss Borwn Swiss Grand Champion, sponsored by Roxborough Agricultural Society: Shady Lane Swiss Primetime Eva (Lia McIntosh) Conformation - Jersey Junior and Intermediate  Bri-Lin Premier Tamika (Bruce Porteous); Paynesde John Deere Gator “2â€? (Annie Bender); Payneside Thrill of Hesshill (Katie Bender); Payneside Ex gold (Britney VanLoon); Ayrporte Eclipses Bubbles (Cassidy Porteous); Payneside Cowasocky (Emma Moran). Senior Payneside Jerseylicious (Aimee VanLoon); Payneside DBR Ping Pong (Dougie Robinson); Enniskillen Verbatim F Mamie (Shannan MacPherson); Valley Avon Kyros Eurelia (Janine Spichtig) Summer Yearling Payneside Red Parka (Cassidy Smith); Drentex Grandprix Kali (Marin Pearson) Jersey Grand Champion, sponsored by the Payneside Farms, Finch: Payneside Jerseylicious (Aimee VanLoon). Reserve Grand Champion: Payneside DBR Ping Pong (Dougie Robinson). Honourable Mention: Bri-Lin Premier Tamika (Bruce Porteous).

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The AgriNews August, 2014 Page 27 At left, Nicole Giles, 15, of Winchester showed the Supreme Female — Sugar Cane of Fusion Livestock — in the Youth Beef Show at the Chesterville Fair, judged by Kurtis Black. Right, Morgan MacIntyre, 13, of Russell had the Reserve Female, Xcel Livestock’s Xcel Sheeza Gem. Both animals are Simmental yearlings. Zandbergen photos

Goat show in Chesterville, too

Nubian goat breeders Melissa McLaughlin and Mike Crellian of Little Rock Farm in Seeley’s Bay had the respective champion (Morning LR Yoshe) and reserve champion (Morning MLD Yeager) goats at the Chesterville Fair. Six farms brought 48 animals to the goat show, which was judged by Samuel Clair Coté of StLiboire, Que.

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fair that folks make a family event by attending. We are heading for 150 years of tradition,” says Glaude. So come on out to the 147th Annual Stormont County Fair this Aug. 29, 30, 31, and Sept. 1 (Labour Day weekend). Rain or shine, the derby goes on.

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4-H members put their judging skills to the test

Over 50 area 4-H members, mostly from Russell County Dairy and Seed and Crop clubs, descended upon Hamildale Farm in Russell for their annual judging night on July 23. Participants, such as Chelsea Welk, pictured here were tasked to judge, and give reasons for their decisions, in the various disciplines of livestock, crops, horticulture, safety and photography. Following the meeting, owners Robert and Pat Hamilton The Farmersville Exhibiiton, on July 20, also featured a held a bonfire and car show, including this 1955 Morris Minor belonging to corn roast for memColin Abbott of Chesterville. Zandbergen photo bers and family.

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came out for a good day at the golf course. I was able to meet up with many from all around our district and saw how they contribute to making 4-H great! Being an Ambassador has given me the ability to realize that 4H is run off the community as it is a non-profit organization; it’s the people that wish to do the same as I do —give back — that keep

each and every event running. I still remember the first meeting I ever went to and how much excitement it brought and I can only wish for any individual of any age to see how they can get involved as at any age the value of Head, Heart , Hands, and Health for the better for our club, community and even country are always important.

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Border Continued from page 30 of these surveys, boundary markers were placed at intervals of about a mile in the 1860s between the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. Over the decades the markers began to deteriorate, were lost in the thick underbrush or destroyed by people. Local historian David Anderson spoke of how this area was a source of border delineation controversy. The Constitution Act detailed the county boundaries that eventually formed the provincial border. In this area there were two seigneurial boundaries to be considered, with the complicating factor over the ownership rights of a gore to be considered. This eventually resulted in the angled boundary marker mentioned earlier. A few years ago, the

Tamara Hamilton over Ontario that I am happy to say that I will have for life! Throughout these years I have wanted to give back to all that 4H has given me Glengarry Historical Society became interested in locating the location of these markers with a view to restoring or replacing them. At this particular location the original angled marker located deep in a nearby bush was restored with a new marker placed at the side of Concession Road 8 at the provincial border in 2011. Stormont Dundas and South Glengarry MPP and former mayor of South Glengarry, Jim McDonell mentioned that this project has been an example of great cooperation between the provincial, municipalities and citizens of Ontario and Quebec. McDonell mentioned that North Glengarry and East Hawkesbury Townships, which also border the province of Quebec, are interested in completing the boundary marker project initiated by South Glengarry.

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rate to supply sufficient nitrogen for the plants, and at that rate there is far more phosphorus in the sewage than required. Ottawa's Pickard sewage plant produces 45,000 tonnes of such sewage annually, and has the stated goal of being the first city in Ontario to spread it all on local farmland. In addition, there have been reports that some of Toronto's sewage sludge is also being spread in the Ottawa area. We have pointed out in past correspondence that 10 tonnes of sewage are applied per acre to fertilize local corn crops, and the fields chosen require a 3foot depth of soil, so are mostly on flood plains with tile drainage. Disking still leaves one tenth of the material on the surface (according to agricultural research), so one tonne per acre of sewage contaminants are available to wash into surface waters after rains and during floods and

snow-melts. Carleton University, Friends of the Tay Watershed, Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority and Rideau Valley Conservation Authority have received grants from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to better understand what is causing green algae blooms and profuse aquatic plant growth in local lakes and rivers. However, they are unwilling (or unable?) to actually test for phosphorus run-off into surface waters from sewage spread fields! This is the elephant in the room that all levels of government and the sewage spreading industry have insisted doesn't exist for far too many years. Would you please act in the best interests of public health and the environment by supporting a proper scientific study of phosphorus run-off from sewage spread fields in the Ottawa area? Such a study needs to be

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The AgriNews August, 2014 Page 33 on it,” said Runnalls. “I still don’t know what to think.” He acknowledging that two of his four hives are flanked by a pair soybean fields, one planted with neonic-treated seed, the other neonic-free. He opted to grow his corn crop from untreated seed this year as well. For the last two years, his bees have produced only “terrible” honey crops. “But this year, they’re doing much better. I think we’ll get a hundred pounds of honey,” he added, though unable to attribute the turnaround to

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based on need, could be finalized by spring 2015. “It’s very difficult for us to predict when we might need the protection and when we might not,” he told The AgriNews. Van Ankum said he and his organization have since talked to Minister Leal and received assurances of “significant consultations before any measures are taken.”

any single factor. His bees also produced some excellent crops during the past decade or so that his fields were planted entirely with neonic seed. “Three years ago, we had 700 pounds of honey, and one year we had 1,000 pounds.” A large number of hives on a neighbouring farm, operated by a professional beekeeper from Kemptville, are surrounded by conventional corn fields but seem very vigorous, said Runnalls, who also believes those boxes fared well during this past, brutally cold winter.

On the other hand, Runnalls’s own roster of five hives suffered 100 per cent mortality last winter. So he bought four bee nucleuses or “nucs” — each with a queen and few pounds of workers, to create his current four-colony operation. Each nuc cost close to $200. He suggested Eastern Ontario may not be as bad off as warmer areas of the continent, when it comes to colony collapse disorder in general. Still, he noted that corn growers learned to get along with much less of the staple herbicide

atrazine, suggesting the same might apply to neonics. “I would worry if they’re using more than they should.” “No official announcement on any restrictions has been made,” Minister Leal’s press secretary Bryan Bossin confirmed for The AgriNews in an email. At the same time, Bossin released the following statement from the minister that acknowledges change from the status quo: “Our approach has always been to move forward with a balanced, sci-

ence-based approach, recognizing the crucial role played by pollinators and the agri-food industry in Ontario. “Over the coming months I will be consulting widely on this important issue, hearing from all sides to ensure we develop practical solutions. “Our goal is to develop a system that targets the use of neonicotinoid-treated seed to areas or circumstances where there is demonstrated need. “I look forward to hearing the perspectives of experts and stakeholders.”

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Midway contracts cancelled as fair boards scramble Dwindling carnies a looming challenge for rural fairs by Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer ASTERN ONTARIO — ThE mIdwAy COm-

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one weekend apart last month. The Erin, Ont.-based operator has claimed difficulty securing its usual roster of Mexican workers after a tightening of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program by the federal government. Proprietor Billy Gordon met in person with a number of organizers of the remaining fairs on July 20. Chesterville Agricultural Society members say they gave him until noon the following day to show up with a midway at their fairgrounds, four days before the start of their event. It didn’t happen. After seeing the company’s 0-for-3 performance, organizers of this month’s fairs in Lombardy and Almonte opted to pull the plug on Billy G Amusements themselves. The Labour Day weekend Stormont County Fair in Newington has also booked the company, but

organizers there haven’t yet indicated their next move. “We basically gave him the boot,� confirmed Lombardy Fair president Ken Shirley, a day before his fair (Aug. 1-4) was set to begin. Shirley also recalled the July 20 meeting with Gordon and said his board decided the next day to axe the arrangement, based on the firm’s failure to promote their fair. “And he wouldn’t answer phone calls or emails. So there was no communication with him at all. There’s no way he can come back on us for breaking the contract.� “He was upset, but I said, ‘We can’t wait, Billy.’ “If we didn’t have a midway on our fairgrounds, that would be the end of our fair.� Like Arnprior, Lombardy managed to line up a replacement midway. “We’ve got 18 rides here right now,� Shirley

noted, happily adding the owner of his new supplier, Carter Shows, was also bringing six wrestlers. Fairs in the region turned to Billy G this year after popular midway provider Conklin Supershows, citing fuel costs, pulled out of the Eastern Ontario market — with the exception of the Gloucester Fair (now branded the ‘Capital Fair’). “It was very odd when he approached us,â€? Jeff Desarmia, President of the Arnprior Fair, said of Gordon, describing his operation as “more prevalent in the Mississauga area. But when there’s only so many to choose from ‌ he was saying all the right things in January, put it that way. I never heard anything about Mexican or foreign workers in January.â€? Desarmia said he cancelled Billy G’s contract on July 30 after his board gave the proprietor an ulti-

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Sarah McDonald and 3-year-old niece Gwyneth vanDelst enjoy Crown Amusement’s “Tea Time� ride, July 26. It was one of two last-minute replacement mechanical rides secured after the Fair’s contracted midway provider, Bily G Amusements, failed to show.

matum “to say if he was going to honour our contract or not.� The 160th Arnprior Fair secured the services of Crown Amusements “about 20 minutes later,� he added. The Aug. 7-10 event expects “at least 10 to 12 rides� — “down a little bit� from the 16 promised by Billy G. “But it’s going to look like the lot’s full anyway,� he said. Financially, operating a

fair without a full midway — as happened in Maxville, Almonte and Chesterville — �is a real kick in the teeth� for a volunteer agricultural society, said the veteran fair organizer with 33 years experience. Visitors are more apt to complain or question the value of paying $10 to enter an event “only to see a pig show and some onions,� he quipped. Continued on page 35

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Gloucester Fair the new Ex? by Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer TTAWA — AfTer A Three-yeAr Absence, is “The OTTAWA ex� bAck This

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The Gloucester Fair has boldly moved and expanded its date this year to the exact late-August timeframe once occupied by the Central Canada Exhibition.� And it will do so with the same division of the Conklin midway company featured at the Ex, on Rideau Carleton Raceway land, a stone’s throw from the 140-acre parcel the Central Canada Exhibition owns on the other side of Albion Road and envisions as the new home of the Ex. Oh, and the former springtime Gloucester Fair now brands itself “The Capital Fair� to boot. “You can read that just like euchre, man. They didn’t move that date for nothing,� said Arnprior Agricultural Society President Jeff Desarmia, a 33-year veteran fair organizer in the Ottawa Valley. “They were always the June Fair, and now they’re an August Fair, and the

hype of that ... they’re in a very good situation.� Gloucester’s ambition even has Central Canada Exhibition Association President David Presley talking partnership — even merger — with the other fair board. “I would love to be able to come to an agreement with them,� said Presley. “We could help them with their finances a little bit.� With 126 years of history, the Association would also bring to the table traditional links and experience with the area’s agricultural community, including 4-H groups. The rurally familiar competitions around livestock and homecrafts took place at the Ex right up until its last edition at Lansdowne Park in 2011, he said, with the agricultural component taking place inside the Aberdeen Pavilion, aka the Cattle Castle. “We are absolutely dedicated to agriculture.� Presley, who was elected president at the still-active Association’s December meeting, revealed that the Gloucester fair board approached them at the beginning of this year about creating a joint event this summer. “They called us

Midway continued from page 34 This year’s controversy highlights the challenge posed by a dwindling number of midway operators, according to Desarmia, who predicted only four players in the Eastern Ontario market within the next

and we told them we’re interested in partnering with them in some way. We would be happy to. But you need a year to plan [an event of that size], and we just didn’t feel there was enough time,â€? he explained. He concedes his Association asked Gloucester to hold off on changing its date to Aug. 15-24 this year, “but we have no way of stopping them.â€? “We wish them good luck ‌ We are still interested in sitting down and forming a relationship.â€? This could also involve a discussion about “merging with them in some wayâ€? after the August fair, he said. The Association has been otherwise stymied in its attempt to revive the Ex. Its Albion Road property, while properly zoned for public assembly, requires an estimated $25-million in investment, according to Presley. “I still believe we’re a viable organization,â€? he said of the Association, which includes 28 voting and non-voting members as well as a part-time staff member.

couple of years. “They will be picking and choosing where they’re going.� The situation, he argued, could compel a more collaborative approach to holding fairs in the region — fewer fairs, of longer duration, involving multiple agricultural societies who would divide responsibilities for certain days and share revenues. It’s the model used in New York State, he said.

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OMAFRA inspector Graham Ridley laid the six charges against only sheep producer Anthony Scissons — though it was his customers that conducted the ritual slaughter by themselves while observing the Muslim holy day of Eid alAdha, part of the festival of Eid. “He didn’t do anything except sell them the sheep,” Kurtis Andrews, defence lawyer for Scissons told The AgriNews last month. The sale of the lambs occurred in October 2012. The charges were laid

under Ontario’s Food Safety and Quality Act. Andrews said the law prohibits an individual from selling, transporting, or distributing a meat carcass, adding his client obviously didn’t do that. “He sold his sheep.” Scissons, a single father, is not Muslim. But if found guilty later this month, ironically, his lawyer will make immediate application to appeal based on the right of Scissons’ Muslim customers to follow their food-preparation beliefs, under freedom of religion provisions in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. There’s a strong argument to be made that Muslims deserve the same consideration as aboriginals or other hunters exempted from the law when dressing wild game, he said. However, Andrews added his client “shouldn’t have to argue the Charter rights of a religion he doesn’t

belong to.” “I hope it doesn’t get to that point,” he said, expressing hope for an acquittal. During his closing arguments at trial, Andrews attacked the notion of charging the landowner for running an illegal slaughter plant because somebody else butchered an animal on that property. “Just because a slaughter occurs doesn’t make it a slaughter plant,” he recalled. He also agreed there was a question of what would happen if such a ritual happened at the end of the driveway on the municipal road allowance? Would the city be so charged by OMAFRA? Scissons theoretically faces faces fines up to $25,000 and two years in jail on each of the six charges. The verdict will be read at the 100 Constellation Drive courthouse in old Nepean, Ottawa.

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DateLine Northumberland Federation of Agriculture at 905-8851456 or email: argyris@sympatico.ca August 13 Peterborough Soil and Crop Bus Tour, Codrington, ON, Peterborough SCIA bus tour to Codrington area, south of Campbellford. First stop Maizeing Acres Inc, next Ian Laver's , lunch, Jim Wolfe then either Kale Farm or Glovers Market. Bus Pickup at Coffee Time corner highway 7 and 28 at 9 am. 2nd pick up Begg's parking lot Norwood 9:20 am. Arrive home Norwood at 4 pm. See grain elevator, potato and sweet corn production, soybeanand corn test plots Soil and Crop Members free. Non Members $10. Bring a bag lunch, refreshments supplied. For more information contact: Jim Buck 705-696-2956 or 705696-2567, Francis Crowley 705-639-5691 August 13 Environmental Farm Plan – Workshop, Bloomfield, ON Producers are invited to attend free EFP (Fourth Edition) 2 dayWorkshops to

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learn more about: Best management practices, Develop anaction plan for their farm , Learn about cost share funding opportunities Register online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org August 14 Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Monthly Director Meeting, OPP Office Boardroom, County Rd. 1, (Schoharie Road), Picton, ON 7:30pm - 10pm All Welcome! Contact Patti Stacey at 613-476-3842 or email princeedwardfarmers@gma il.com August 15 - 16 Haliburton County Fair (Minden Agricultural Society) Minden Fairgrounds, Bobcaygeon Road, Minden, ON For more information contact Anne Cox at 705286-6155 or 705-268-1936 or email info@haliburtoncountyfair.ca August 22 - 24 Blackstock Fair (Blackstock Agricultural Society) 3340 Church Street,

Blackstock, ON For more information contact Janice Beechey at 905986-0035 or email bkstock@ruralwave.ca or visit www.blackstockfair.ca August 29 - September 1 Kinmount Fair (Kinmount Agricultural Society) County Road 503, Kinmount, ON For more information contact Tracey Dettman at 705448-2871 fair or email info@kinmountfair.net or visit www.kinmountfair.net

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Pam Westervelt, one of the partners at Westergreen Farm (left) and Sharon Schuler, secretary-treasurer of the Dundas County Holstein Club, greeted visitors as they arrived for the Family Fun Night feast. They estimated attendance at around 300 during the July 18 event near Brinston. Moore photo

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This club’s version took place at Westergreen Farm, owned by partnering Westervelt brothers Martin and John and sister-in-law Pam Westervelt. In the Westervelt family

since the early 1960s, when Gerrit Westervelt began operations, Westergreen Farm has grown into a modern dairy. The Westervelts recently installed two DeLaval robotic milking stations, which were a part of the evening’s main attractions. For the kids there was a bouncy castle and a visit from Little Ray’s Reptiles, both enjoyed thoroughly. Leather Works Catering of Almonte served up scrumptious food for the near 300 guests that walked

through the buffet featuring main courses and dessert. Little Ray’s Reptile was a big hit for all ages, with lizards, turtles, an iguana, an alligator and, finally, a Burmese python sharing the spotlight on the sprawling yard surrounding the stone Westervelt farmhouse. Dundas County Holstein Club Secretary/Treasurer Sharon Schuler said it was “great to see so many people!� Folks were still arriving after 8 p.m. when they were just starting to close down.

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Down on the farm Have you got a spare combine kicking around? Turn it into a slide for the kids or grandkids as they did at Ottawa's Valleyview Little Animal Farm. Despite strutting his most colourful stuff, the proud peacock at right seems to have aroused nothing more than mild curiosity.

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The Willliams family celebrated 200 years of farming at the same location by hosting this year’s Prince Edward County Holstein Club twilight meeting, July 31. Wilhome Farm’s generations six through eight appear on stage — Don and Anne Williams, Bob and Helen Williams and Lindsay, Brittany and Justin Williams. They pose with their new ‘barn quilt’ featuring symbolic colours and elements — a blue star for each generation, a yellow square for the family, blue for water and rain, red for the buildings, and green for the crops. Courtesy photos by A. VanderWielen

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Above, Christoph (left) and Bobbi-Jo Uhr of Knonaudale Farms receive an Ontario Holsteins sign of appreciation from Ontario Holsteins Director and Vice-President Ian Fraser (right). The couple’s dairy operation near St. Albert — Knonaudale Farms — hosted a well attended July 9 cattle judging evaluation clinic and July 10 twilight family fun night for the Stormont County Holstein Club. The weekend also served as their joint 40th birthday bash. Above right, Stormont County Holstein Club President Devon Murray (right) and Vice-President Gerry Huybregts (left). In photo right, Knonaudale founder Hans Uhr (front) poses with Green Tech sales reps Stephen Holmes (left) and Luc Groulx at the July 10 evening barbecue. The John Deere dealer was accepting entries in a draw for a Gator 4X4 (displayed at the farm that evening) to be drawn this September.

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at Knonaudale Farms, July 9. “It worked out really well,� said MacLeod at the annual Stormont County twilight family fun night held at the same operation the following evening. Attendance at such clinics allows judges to gradually earn their credentials to

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milk containers because they aren’t expressly allowed under the Milk Act. Other retailers — 7Eleven Canada, Inc. and Saputo — have since hopped the bandwagon and asked the Commission’s permission to test three-litre containers earlier this year but still await the approval granted to Mac’s The Commission did ask DFO for its opinion on a container test at Mac’s and the organization “was quite supportive,� said Lloyd. “It is our mandate and interest to grow the market, and create further development,� he explained . Nor is DFO one of the parties involved in the ensuing appeal that now has Mac’s proposal tied up in a review by the Agriculture, Food and

Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal. “We’re not one of the parties. This is where the media has I think misunderstood some of it,� he said. The appeal was launched by the Ontario Dairy Council, against the retailer as the sole entity or respondent on the other side. The Commission itself objected to the Council’s appeal and tried to get the Tribunal to concede it does not have jurisdiction over the matter. However, in a July 17 decision, the Tribunal disagreed and decided it does hold jurisdiction. A date hasn’t been established yet for the appeal to be heard. Ontario Dairy Council President Christina Lewis declined comment on the

rationale behind her organization’s fight against threelitre jugs, citing the fact it’s now before the Tribunal. (On a related subject that has generated plenty of commentary in the media lately, Lewis did clarify that plastic milk jugs are not illegal in Ontario. No such prohibition has caused milk bags to proliferate as the preferred packaging method for four-litre quantities. Milk jugs do, however, require a deposit to be collected at the retail level, under Ontario law, where bags do not.) Theories abound on what happens when threelitre milk containers are introduced to a marketplace. How many current two-litre-carton consumers would upsize to three litres versus four-litre-bag buyers downsizing to a three-litre jug? Lloyd didn’t have an answer but suggested that was the purpose of the marketing test at Mac’s.

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Shauna Thomas is pictured above racing Dakota around the barrels in the Senior Division of the Shilo Riding Club meet on July 13 at the Russell Fairgrounds. Thomas placed sixth in the heat of 13. First place went to Tyler Aitken riding Go Spin an Dash (15.310); second Jeff Planner riding Jed (16.133); and third to Greg Collins riding Skookums Red Rose (16.594). Thomas placed second in the Senior Dash with a time of 7.763, third in the Senior Flag race (8.405), the Senior Keyhole (11.328) and Senior Poles (24.507), placing Thomas second overall for the day with 15 points. At right, Morgan Roberts, riding Roper Dell Whiz, is shown leading the PeeWee Barrel race class with 17.663 at the Russell Fairgrounds on July 13. Roberts also placed first in PeeWee Poles, second in PeeWee Keyhole, third in PeeWee Dash, keeping her in first place for overall points. Second overall was an overall tie with 14 points for Ashley GrootLipman and Chance followed by Morgan MacIntryre with her horse Rocky. Courtesy photos by Steve LeBlanc

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The Rawhide Rodeo Company was back in Russell for the fourth annual Russell Extreme Rodeo on July 19-20. Proceeds from the event went to Special Olympics. Here, bull rider Matt Fisher, from Russell, competes in front of the capacity crowd in his final ride of the rodeo. The weekend also included a truck pull, big rig show and shine, and live entertainment all organized by the Russell Agricultural Society. PJ Pearson photo

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Tibben Farms open barn

From left, Glen Tibben and parents Bill and Wilma Tibben, and Japke and Ralph Tibben with sons Mike and Mark Tibben — all partners in Brinston’s Tibben Farms. The operation hosted an open barn event July 19. Above, right: Members of the next generation of Tibbens are right at home among the cows and new three-robot barn, with parents Mark and Amy and children Hunter, 3, and Ivy, 2.

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The Lely Juno feed-sweeping robot —generally described with the pronoun ‘he’ by his owners — went about his job as the crowd checked out the surroundings at Tibben Farms. Below, the barbecue tent was well attended for the neighbourhood social occasion that even drew some local politicians and VIPs. Zandbergen photos

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