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Christmas geese J. Gregory McIntosh photographed these snow geese on the wing Nov. 18 — part of a large flock of the white birds that settled into a Chesterville quarry amid the farm fields of North Dundas Township.

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November Crop Report

by Jeff Moore AgriNews Staff Writer

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he crop season has all buT wrapped up for

The year and iT has been a good year for The cash cropper.

corn According to Scott Banks, crop specialist from OMFRA, the corn yield was above average despite the frost scare in May and early June. Some farmers reported they had their best crop ever and some just had an average crop depending on location in the region.

Some of the harvest was backlogged for about two weeks in mid-November due to the over abundance of corn and elevators were not able to ship it fast enough. Some corn was piled on the ground on tarps and some farmers were just told to hold off on the harvest until the elevators could catch up.

The test weight for corn was good and there was below average mycotoxins so that was not an issue.

The price of corn at the beginning of November was around $188-$190 per

tonne but after the backlog prices fell to around $181 per tonne. There is an estimate of 5-10% still on the fields to be harvested. soybeans The soybeans were good this year as well despite the frost scare. Some of the beans were harvested while the plants were still slightly green but the moisture level was good. There was not much white mould this year compared with last year so the quality overall was good. There was also an above-average yield and less than 5% remains to be harvested. cereals The winter wheat was planted in late September or early October and has grown nicely. Wheat growers are hoping to get some snow cover before the cold weather hits. Winter wheat is susceptible to cold weather especially if there is more than three consecutive days with -20° or colder temperatures. forage There was an aboveaverage crop of hay this year and inventories are high. There was some late

Bumper crops bust bins

Riveredge Farmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; custom-harvesting machinery was photographed Nov. 18 pulling off some of the last corn of the season around Chesterville, above. Below, a fabriccovered structure was pressed into service for soybean storage at another operation as available bins filled up around the region.

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A bumper crop of corn this harvest season caused a backlog at the elevators in Eastern Ontario.

Rutters Elevators resorted temporarily making an outdoor pile behind their storage bins as seen here in early November. Many farmers with corn on the field idled their machinery while waiting for available storage.

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hay taken off after the first of September, which usually is considered a no-no but some rotated their crop after the harvest. For some, the first cut was hard to get off due to the wet June but the following cuts were good to above average.

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Ingredients strategy, surging butter demand, touted at session

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Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) officials apprised Dundas, Stormont and Ottawa-Carleton producers Nov. 2, of the deal between the DFO and processors like Parmalat.

The arrangement has seen DFO create a new, lesscostly milk class, based on three world price indices, to provide processors with a competitive, domestic alternative to imported milk protein concentrates (MPC) and milk protein isolates

(MPI) for cheese production, according to DFO general counsel and director of communications Graham Lloyd and DFO economist Patrice Dube.

For their part, the processors will be subject to a compositional cheese standard that enshrines more expensive fresh milk as the source of at least 83 per cent of the protein in cheddar produced in Ontario. They will also undertake millions of dollars in state-of-the-art milk filtration and skim-milkpowder dryer upgrades, tapping into a $450-million capital investment fund coming from a senior level of government. The precarious state of Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dairy processing factories became an issue last summer as farmers pumped out extra volumes of milk to keep up with surging butter demand, only to see processors strain to handle the resulting extra skim milk byprod-

uct. In at least one celebrated case, a tanker load of skim milk was wasted into a lagoon because there was no available drying facility to turn it into skim milk powder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The newest dryer in Canada, at Gaylee, is 13 years old, but the average is 45 to 50 years old,â&#x20AC;?

Graham told the group, adding the unit just up the road at Parmalatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Winchester plant is a whopping 52 years of age. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it breaks down, we are in a world of hurt,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We saw over the summer, with the butter production, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the capacity to dry, and so all of a sudden, there were more lost markets.â&#x20AC;?

He said the strategy, 11 years in the making, aims to displace imported milk solids by using powdered skim milk powder from Ontario instead, but offered at the same world price based on three market

From left, DFO local rep Nick Thurler, DFO economist Patrice Dube, and DFO communications director Graham Lloyd.

indices. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better than the below-world-price DFO and its â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;P5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; partners in the other provinces currently fetch by selling the stuff for animal feed, he pointed out.

Dube described last summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cascade of events as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the perfect storm.â&#x20AC;? High demand for butterfat coincided with with increased imports of MPI and MCI

by processors, less demand for skim milk in the industrial classes, and yet more fresh milk going into butter production, resulting in more skim milk, contributing to the skim milk powder surplus, but with the production chain also hindered by limited drying capacity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have the whole works.â&#x20AC;?

He explained the strate-

gy was intended to â&#x20AC;&#x153;protect and stabilize the situation we are in now ... to stop the erosion of your market.â&#x20AC;?

Asked about the impact on the producersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blend price, he said it would stay at current levels, thanks to the strategy, but he guaranteed it would otherwise drop without it.

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Editorial New year’s wish While we feel future uses of Kemptville College have been studied to death, we doff our cap to the internal working group reviewing the situation for landing $225,000 to conduct… another study.

That kind of money is hard to come by. It took a gaggle of partners the Eastern Ontario Development Program, Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation, the provincial government, and the Municipality of North Grenville in which the college is located – to pull the cash together.

The idea is to place a possible new multi-tenant campus under direction of a non-profit corporation. Under the Ontario Municipal Act, it seems a business case must be completed before a non-profit can be created.

The business case study will be undertaken by a consultant yet to be hired. Since the college was jettisoned more than 20 months ago by the University of Guelph, four reviews of its future have taken place, beginning with a report submitted by provincial facilitator Lyle Vanclief.

Then came the work of the Kemptville College Renewal Task Force, followed by consultant Eric McSweeney’s investigation and report, then the internal working group probe. With a deadline at the end of February, the business case will mark the fifth study of the situation.

Led by North Grenville Chief Administrative Officer Brian Carre, the internal working group completed its report on deadline last month and filed it to OMAFRA Minister Jeff Leal who’ll decide when to release it.

At least something is happening. A much bleaker scenario would have been for the college to die a quiet death with nobody particularly caring.

As it is, the college’s time runs out next spring after the final graduation of remaining technical students. The lights will go out permanently unless a new use is found, approved and funded.

What’s made the neverending studying particularly painful to watch is the comparative speed with which a similar situation at Alfred College has been resolved. Abandoned by U of G at the same time as Kemptville, creation of a new agri-food training and research institute at Alfred has been announced.

Admittedly, Alfred had a head start in re-inventing itself in that two French-language community colleges were already offering programs on campus when U of G pulled the plug. To date, no English-language colleges have been convinced to become involved at Kemptville.

As we salute Carre and his posse for obtaining the necessary cash, we utter this heart-felt New Year’s wish: That this is the final study of Kemptville College’s future and that something concrete takes shape early in 2016.

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by Tom VanDusen was there. He wasn’t… which seemed to disappoint the magnanimous doctor.

Like the wave of Dutch and the Vietnamese boat people later – not to mention the Irish and Scots centuries before – a wave of new citizens will soon arrive at some of our major airports, escaping persecution in Syria and looking for a better life. Let’s make sure we help them find it.

It could be as many as 10,000 by the end of 2015, although that seems like a tall processing order, one that young Justin may have trouble filling. He’s already reduced the goal from 25,000, with the remainder expected early in the New Year.

Most of these newcomers will wind up in big cities where services and support systems are in place. But some will filter out into the country villages. Remember to be kind and understanding if any show up in your community.

Remember how the Dutch and the Vietnamese, and the Scots and Irish before them, contributed to the multicultural fabric of this country. The Syrians will do the same. That they’re Muslim is incidental.

What’s really jacking my spirit this year is singing with the Russell Male Choir now touring its Christmas show. While it sounds like a big deal, “touring” in this case means stopping at seniors’ homes in such exotic places as Winchester, Manotick, and Metcalfe. Just for the record, I love them all.

Choir members like to think we help our audiences prepare for a Holly Jolly Christmas. Going by their reaction, we’re pretty effective. In so doing, some of the spirit rubs off on choir members themselves. To help get in the swing of things, we accessorize with plush Santa hats and Christmas ties.

One of the seasonal ditties we belt out is “Christmas in the Valley” which I channelled at the beginning of this column. The song seems to set the scene everyone is striving to reproduce: “And soon beneath the Christmas tree we’ll gather with our family… love and perfect harmony, it’s Christmas in the Valley.”

Merry Christmas to you and yours! And the best of everything to our new arrivals!

“The grain bins are full to overflow, so much so, there’s nowhere to go. And in the fields, the stalks still blow, it’s Christmas in the Valley.” With apologies to Wayne Ronstadt!

Nobody is likely to admit this, but full bins would logically translate into full bank accounts, wouldn’t they?

The weather has been next to miraculous, providing plenty of clear harvest time. The only resulting shortcoming is that we may end up with a green Christmas. That’s not a drawback to some, but I certainly prefer a light dusting of snow.

There’s a pre-Christmas calm lying upon the Eastern Ontario countryside… and it doesn’t feel like the calm before the storm. It feels like something permanent, something well deserved.

Does it have something to do with a new federal government taking over the reins? So far, not much has been said by young Justin about agriculture. He’s been too busy dabbling in climate change, Syrian refugees, nannies, and repairs required at 24 Sussex.

In some ways, he’s a bit like a Christmas elf, chatting up the Queen who remembers him as a toddler accompanying his dad Pierre on an official visit. He stopped just short of recreating Pierre’s famous pirouette behind Her Highness’ back.

I’ve been feeling what is for me an unusually high level of Christmas spirit for early December.

Normally, I work hard to crank it up on or about Dec. 23.

A few factors have helped, such as attending such seasonal events like the Dutch Christmas Bazaar, featuring a visit by Sinterklaas or St. Nicholas, at Russell Meadows Retirement Residence. For the occasion, the Meadows’ majestic meeting room also presented craft vendors and a Dutch tea, including windmill patterned cookies.

Rewarding good children with treats, St. While Canada’s new Prime Minister hasn’t said too much about a Nicholas decks out in fluffy white beard and red vision he might have for agriculture, he has handed Lawrence MacAulay bishop’s gown and hat; he carries a shepherd’s a mandate letter outlining his responsibilities. crop. Whoever was under the beard that day called Prince Edward Island MP MacAulay is the new Minister of me Tom but I couldn’t quite identify the voice; Agriculture and Agri-food. Canadian farmers should take more comfort although he relented, Sinterklaas threatened to from the fact he’s a farmer, experienced parliamentarian, and former cabi- hold back my treat on grounds I hadn’t been a net minister than from marching orders handed down by young Justin. good boy.

The content isn’t exactly blather; but the publicly released letter – St. Nicholas is part of a distinct Dutch tradition meaning it’s intended to be a propaganda tool – is chockablock with plati- established across Eastern Ontario by immigrants tudes: We’ll bring real change, an ambitious plan for a strong middle who left Holland after WWII, many of them farmclass, invest in growing economy, expect our work to be informed with ers, including the family of Dr. Gerry Heymans. performance measurement and feedback from Canadians, ministers will When he heard I was at the bazaar, Gerry asked if be held accountable, etc., etc.

St. Nicholas’ controversial sidekick Black Peter Most of the Dear Lawrence letter is boilerplate, filler recalling the Liberal campaign platform and casting the new government in a visionary The AgriNews is Published by Etcetera Publications (Chesterville) Inc. light, as an advocate of “inclusion, honesty, hard work, fiscal prudence, on the first Monday of each month. generosity of spirit,” and motherhood. (We made up the last one).

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The AgriNews December, 2015 Page 5 generated money. After promising â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at the point of a riot â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that South Dundas would â&#x20AC;&#x153;replaceâ&#x20AC;? the skate house at the Dundela park, it became very convenient to use the windmill-established Community Benefit Fund to massage over councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shortsightedness as to what the budget of this need would require. I think the residents of Dundela have received the message loud and clear.

The message council gave to Dundela skaters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;You get a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;trailer,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and you can

Four of 10 wind turbines operating around Brinston in the Municipality of South Dundas.

be thankful that those windmills came along, because we really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any money set aside to replace that little eyesore that we left you with for all those years because you are ... well, not Morrisburg ... of course.â&#x20AC;? Oh, the optics are great aren't they?

I think the residents of Dundela and of South Dundas as a whole should be thinking much grander.

The Dundela skate house, having been a municipal property, should be replaced with municipal

budgeted funds, and paid with tax revenue â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just as would happen in Iroquois.

The Community Fund money should be used to expand the park. Maybe put a fabric roof structure over the whole rink. Now wouldn't that have shown the residents of Dundela that they have a place in this community, too?

Actually an improvement to their facility, rather than the â&#x20AC;&#x153;trailer parkâ&#x20AC;? they will now have. Wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have happened in the great metropolis and capital city of

Morrisburg, now would it have? Iroquois wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand for such a swipe at their pride â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;a trailer, can you imagine?â&#x20AC;? I can hear the fawning already. But we will give a trailer to Dundela. We could steal the lights from the ball park in Brinston because after all it is not safe to be out after dark in Brinston for children anyway, and those poor people on Coonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Road can just keep driving through the mud. Hicks, all of them.

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End silly posturing; reap turbine benefits Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: South Dundas dairy farmer Martin Westervelt wrote this letter last month in reaction to his local councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consideration of a motion restating the municipalityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stance as unwilling host to renewable energy development. To Westerveltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s satisfaction, the motion was subsequently withdrawn after the letter was published by the local press. It is reprinted here at the request of The AgriNews, with the writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permission, as an authentic reflection of the debate around green energy â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Â and incoming green energy project revenues â&#x20AC;&#x201D; occurring in rural Eastern Ontario communities.

The Editor: Dear Members of South Dundas Council, It has just been brought to my attention that during the council meeting of Nov.17, a motion being brought forward by Councillor Ewing will be voted on. The motion in effect will be to once again declare South Dundas an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unwillingâ&#x20AC;? host to future green energy projects. I would ask that council not proceed with such a pointless motion. The only thing that can be accomplished by such a motion is to further reduce the economic

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Mostly of course, this motion is all about grandstanding by politicians who know already that such motions have not had and will not have any impact on the expansion or reduction of â&#x20AC;&#x153;green energyâ&#x20AC;?.

Preaching to the choir you might say.

At what level are we unwilling? After all, are we not â&#x20AC;&#x153;willing or not,â&#x20AC;? already hosting 10 windmills in our community?

Are we â&#x20AC;&#x153;unwillinglyâ&#x20AC;? collecting the taxes that these windmills place into the Municipality of South Dundas coffers? Are we not currently and â&#x20AC;&#x153;willinglyâ&#x20AC;? arguing about where the road compensation allowances from these unwanted windmills are to be spent? Are there â&#x20AC;&#x153;sit insâ&#x20AC;? by angry citizens at the entrances to these windmill sites? Are these citizens singing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not gonna take it anymoreâ&#x20AC;? and being dragged away by our OPP. officers? Are there angry mobs forming in Brinston, Hulbert and Dundela?

Council seemed awful â&#x20AC;&#x153;willingâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;fixâ&#x20AC;? a budget oversight with windmill-

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Eastern Ontario Holstein brightest star at sale

by Tom Van Dusen AgriNews Contributor ORONTOâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;TheRe was gliTz, TheRe was glamOuRâ&#x20AC;Ś

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sale Of sTaRs TOOk NOv. 12 aT The 2015 ROyal agRiculTuRal wiNTeR faiR iN TORONTO. The bleachers in the Ring of Excellence at Exhibition Place were full of prospective buyers from across North America as staff from Blondin International Inc. and Brian Craswell Auctions Ltd. called the shots. Some 78 head went on the block, selling for an average of $16,953.

Much of the drama revolved around four Eastern Ontario partners who paid $170,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; top price in the sale â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for a coveted Holstein consigned by Todd and Erin Nixon of Alexerin Farms of Osgoode who retained giOus

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an interest in the highpriced heifer.

In addition to the Nixons, partners in the purchase of Alexerin Monterey 1504 are Mark and Bev Comfort of Comfort Holsteins, Cardinal; Nick and Lynn Thurler of Thurler Farms Inc., South Mountain; and Tom and Sandra Pascoe of GlenHaven Farms, Williamstown. All were present at the Sale of Stars.

Alexerin has been transferred to Sexting Technologies in Navasota, Texas, a company renowned for its livestock reproduction services including a patent on sexed semen technology. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating value in cattle is now a DNA game,â&#x20AC;?

Mark Comfort said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best, youngest females are sought after to form the next generation. That results in the highest rated sires, improving genetics of the breed. Our hope is

that Alexerin 1504 will transmit to her offspring the chance to rank in the top 25 worldwide just as she has.â&#x20AC;?

The other big star of the Royal sale was Clelor S Bombshell consigned by Clelor Holsteins of the Owen Sound area. Don Barry of Illinois paid $157,000 for her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At first glance, it may seem like a lot of money,â&#x20AC;?

Comfort observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if you compare it to prices top cows are selling for around the world, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the middle of the pack.â&#x20AC;?

Speaking for the partners, Comfort said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about genomics, with high prices occurring frequently for top rated animals.

He said at least 50 animals have brought in more than $100,000 at auction in 2015, probably double that number when private sales are included. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This past spring in Arizona, the five top selling cows brought in

Alexerin Montery 1504 $150,000 to $295,000.

The Thurlers and ourselves sold the one at $150,000.â&#x20AC;?

GlenHaven Farms is breeder of the number one sire in the world for fat, with semen to be released next spring. Earlier this year, the Thurlers and Comforts owned the number one Holstein heifer in the world based on the GPA (Genomic Parent Average) LPI (Lifetime

Profit Index) rating system and now have the number one red heifer.

Of the current top 25 heifers in the world, Comfort said 15 are owned by artificial insemination companies, with the remaining 10 owned privately by dairy producers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This 1504 heifer was the only one of the 25 offered at auction in North America this fall.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge increase in value when animals rank high on GPA LPI.â&#x20AC;?

Besides the world ranking, when AI companies come calling to work with a high genomic animal, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on your way.â&#x20AC;? Alexerin 1504 had four major AI companies at the Royal with serious interest in her, Comfort said, the leading contender being Alta Genetics.

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Letter Continued from page 5 I ask council, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are we so awash in funds that we don't know anymore what to do with the money?â&#x20AC;? Do we just turn down offers of new money because of a stubborn sense of pride? If we have so much money available to us, then the park in Dundela should have all the services that the arena in Morrisburg gets. Water, heat, sewer, ice cleaning equipment, and a full-time staff. Full-time staff is overdoing it I suppose, but the money to make a lot happen there is actually available isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it? If we just set aside our pettiness. Of course, we are not awash in money. But we could be, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we?

Did the results of the federal election ... convince council that somehow this â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Energyâ&#x20AC;? kick that we as a country (and the world) are on is about to go away? Did the renewed mandate of the Ontario government indicate that the times are changing and a new hydro dam will be built? We can bury our heads in the sand and deny reality, but more windmills are coming. Whether those windmills are to be in communities to the west, or the north, or the east, or right here in South Dundas, they are coming to Eastern Ontario. So, we will continue to host windmills, and we will host more windmills.

Willing or not.

So, who is not willing? Is it the land owners who have the current windmills on their properties, and are generating extra revenues to pay for the ever-increasing costs of everything? They seem happy. Is it the local heavy equipment contractors who handled the tonnes of material that was required for construction? From the trucks I saw I think they were all involved on some level and didn't seem to stress the extra fuel too much or object conscientiously. Was it the local store and lunch counter that extended their hours so that they could reap the benefits of all the extra coffee and pizza that the workers were consuming? Or is it maybe the local hardware and supply stores who don't want to sell all the incidentals that come along with such projects? I think these businesses and many more like them all enjoyed banner years during the construction phase. Some still are benefitting from the presence of the project now that it has

The AgriNews December, 2015 Page 7 become part of the community. Would it be the landowners who, after some original scepticism about the need, the sight lines or the erroneous health issues of such a project, have now signed new agreements? Or might it be the windmill shadow communities of Brinston, Hulbert and Dundela who believe a brighter future for their families can be had from the locally earned and locally directed revenues of the Community Fund? After all, they have learned not to expect much of anything from their local municipality. They see the disparity every chance they get out to see the bright lights of those major urban establishments of Morrisburg and Iroquois.

That hope of a bright horizon was smothered out quickly of course as the edge dwellers soon learned that council would do everything in its power to keep these newfound revenues for the more cultured centres, of course. Let us give them a trailer. They won't know the difference, and we can spend their tax dollars on more enlightened â&#x20AC;&#x153;cityâ&#x20AC;? things.

I still don't see the riots, and we have now hosted windmills for more than two years.

These â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unwilling Hostâ&#x20AC;? declarations are all just silly posturing once again by politicians who have gotten a little too swollen in the head. You know exactly what this motion will do.

Exactly nothing. Some community somewhere in our Eastern Ontario region will get these new windmills (or solar panels for that matter).

That is the only fact that is guaranteed under the law.

So why not put aside the pettiness, and admit that we are in a brave new world.

Just move on from this silly, unwinnable fight. The war is over, the battle lost.

Yes, I am one of those land owners who has signed on to a potential energy project. And yes, I was not real excited about the whole notion of windmills looking over my property when my neighbours established the original wind farm. I had my concerns. Will my family or I get sick? No, we are healthy. Will my dairy cows get sick? No, I have happy cows who seem to not have noticed that their world had changed. Will all my cows abort their calves and my farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future be in jeopardy? More calves than ever.

Less milk? Production is up.

How will the windmills look on the horizon? We have gotten used to them now to

the point that when visitors ask questions about them it kind of takes me by surprise that they even notice them.

The windmills are just â&#x20AC;&#x153;thereâ&#x20AC;? now. Will my property values go down? That one makes me laugh, of course. The recent property assessments that our farm has received have of course shown that myth to be unwarranted. Does the sun still rise in the east and set in the west? Of course it does.

I would propose that instead of voting on this

motion, Councillor Ewing should withdraw it from the table, and instead he should create a new motion declaring simply that â&#x20AC;&#x153;South Dundas is a windmill hosting community.â&#x20AC;? I will make it a motion from the floor.

After all, that is what we are, whether we like it or not. Sit back and reap the benefits. They are not going away.

We must work in the systems that we are in. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vote for either the federal or provincial Liberal governments that we have, but I

deal with the system that they make me operate within. I didn't vote for all of the South Dundas council members, and today I find myself regretting having voted for the shortsighted and smallthinking ones that I did vote for. I don't willingly pay taxes, but I do as the law says I shall. I think I might pay a lot less in future taxes if council would realize the new realities of this era, and reap the whole package of benefits that they are being offered through these energy agreements. We are a small

community with limited avenues for growth, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look a gift horse in the mouth and throw away an opportunity to dream big.

But of course it is easier to tax, and that is what real politicians know how to do, of course.

The world has moved on. You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put the genie back in the bottle. People didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like automobiles at one time either and thought they would never catch on.

Martin Westervelt Brinston, Ontario

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St. Isidore wind turbines spark debate at council

by Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff Writer ASSELMANâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; ThE grASSrooTS

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Two prESENTATioNS, oNE iN ENgLiSh ANd oNE iN FrENCh, AT ThE NATioN TowNShip CouNCiL ChAMbErS oN TuES., oCT. 20, iN CASSELMAN. English spokesperson Steve Dick spoke with The AgriNews later about the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opposition to the St. Isidore Wind Project wind turbines, which are touted as green energy and supported by the Ontario government and its Green Energy Act. Dick, who is former CEO of Holder Tractors, an engineer by trade, and was an organic farmer for 20 years, had looked at the project from the point of view of a researcher and an engineer. He says what he learned about the proposed wind turbines and

their placement disturbed him.

Ontario allows a low setback distance of 550 m which he says health evidence suggests is too close to humans and livestock.

He also said the potential for losing up to 10 per cent of some bird populations, particularly raptors, is very high.

He says the plan from the proponent, EDF EN, indicate the towers would be 295 ft. (211 m) and the vanes 413 ft. wide (125 m), some of the tallest in Canada. They are exceptionally tall because Eastern Ontario lies at a low elevation and in the broad valleys of the Ottawa-St. Lawrence lowlands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a low-efficiency wind corridor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re putting the biggest turbines in one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most populated rural areas, with the lowest setbacks, in an area of low efficiency.â&#x20AC;?

When asked why there seems to be a rush locally to start projects which sound unviable, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Corporate greed. The provincial governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subsidization of these wind projects makes them possible.â&#x20AC;?

He is also concerned about wind company claims that the turbines will last 20 to 25 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The real figure turns out to be more like 12 to 15 years until replacement.â&#x20AC;?

He suggests that since so many flaws have been pointed out regarding the Green Energy Act, which considers all renewable source electricity generation to be considered â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;?, the provincial government could quietly withdraw support until some of the issues associated with these projects could be resolved or the projects not approved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The government could just take its foot off the

throttle.â&#x20AC;?

Critics of the Act have been widespread, and one of the claims against it is the inclusion of projects that cause environmental harm, such as high wind turbines in bird flyways or near bats, draining of wetlands and clearing of trees to set up solar panels, and the damming of rivers, which has immediate and devastating effects on aquatic life, especially fish.

This autumn in France, a farmer is suing a wind generation company and claiming a 30 per cent drop in milk production

due to nearby turbines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost so much respect for our government agencies,â&#x20AC;? he says. The approval in this case would come from the Independent Electricity Operator, which is an independent Crown agency. His concerns are echoed in rural communities across Ontario which are threatened by megaprojects that have the potential to cause varying degrees of harm, including loss of farmland, but which are decided by an agency far away, and which overrides municipal authority.

Asked what the purpose of making presentations at The Nation Township office, of the 3,000-name petition they have circulated, and the demonstrations is, if the township has no authority he explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a point system

under a new portion of the Act where municipal and community support provides more points.â&#x20AC;? By declaring itself not-a-willing-host, the township prevents the proponent from getting those points, and one of the hopes of Save the Nation strategists is that the project will have other points against it. So far the township has declared itself such and has recently withdrawn all previous resolutions of support it had made.

For EDF ENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s description of the project see http://www.edf-en.ca/projects/project_display/st.isidore-wind-energy-centre.

EDF EN was asked to respond to questions regarding this project, but had not yet responded by press time.

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Meet the new Co-op manager

by Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff Writer MBRUN—UpoN thE REtiREMENt

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“I spent my first two weeks visiting our buildings and meeting the employees. Most have stayed with us a long time – some have been here 40 years,” he says.

The new GM has a Master’s degree in agriculture from Laval University, is young, energetic, and spent his previous management experience in several cooperatives: La Co-op Agrodor, La Co-Op

AgriEst, and La Co-op St. André d’Acton.

“The challenge is being on top of your game in eight divisions,” says Therrien.

“The good part is if one division doesn’t do as well because of the market or environment, seven other sectors can be counted on.”

Since its founding in 1944, La Coopérative Agricole d’Embrun Ltée., as the Co-op is officially known, has grown to over 5,000 members and about 225 employees. It has recently reinvested considerable funds in improving its facilities, and now operates the

Independent Grocer, Rona and the gas bars in Embrun, as well as the feed mill, elevators, crop sector, garage, fuel delivery and car wash. The grain merchandising, crop inputs, seeds, fertilizer, chemicals and seasonal crop sector services such as spraying and grain drying/storage are a very big part of the business.

The diversification of the Co-op’s goods and services is part of the reason this co-op has lasted so many years, Therrien believes, and the large area serviced helps too. “A lot of business is done outside of Embrun,” Therrien points out. “We deal directly with farms all over Eastern Ontario, and our

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Pinecrest Jungle Fever Intermediate Heifer – 1st Katie Babcook with Crater Gongshow Atwood, 2nd Anne-Marie De Vries with Crater Tori Dempsey, 3rd Mackenzie Snider Orserdale Ipod Desire Senior Heifer – 1st Jessica Brown with Trent Valley Goldchip Abra 6, 2nd Logan Welsh-Turner with Avonlea Tequila Tickles, 3rd Beau Babcook with Crater Yippee Sid Summer Yearling Heifer – 1st Randy Dixon with Kingsway Alton Smoothie, 2nd Chris McCullum with VC Farms Rosy Tequila, 3rd Rebecca Barr with Rodrick Echo Benchmark Junior Yearling Heifer – 1st Anna Doyle with Hickory Acres La Senza Impression, 2nd Meg Dickson with Windcroft Brokaw Silhouette, 3rd Shelby Eves with Orserdale Zion Tiara Grand Champion Heifer – Jessica Brown with Trent Valley Goldchip Abra 6 Reserve Grand Champion Heifer – Logan Welsh-Turner with Avonlea Tequila Tickles (also Grand Champion Jersey) HM Heifer –Anna Doyle with Hickory Acres La Senza Impression

The AgriNews December, 2015 Page 9 stores and gas stations have customers from the villages and farms all around.” He says right now the grain sector is working 24/7, and the elevator services are doing their best to make room.

Customers don’t have to be members to shop or do business with the Co-op, but about half of them are. Since about 2000, the Embrun Co-op has been able to afford to reinvest and to pay out patronage dividends to members.

“It’s a beautiful business,” says Therrien. “I looked at it with new eyes and new ears. So far I like what I see and what I hear.”

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The exhibition will demonstrate both heritage and contemporary practices for maintaining soil health, while presenting Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fascinating landscape of rich and diverse soil. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our organization is deeply rooted in helping students explore and experience the science behind food production. The soil exhibition is an excellent opportunity for students to grasp key concepts of soil science and agricultural sustainability,â&#x20AC;? said Bob Adamson, chair of Nutrients for Life Foundation Canada.

The exhibition will be an educational resource to help students understand how soil health is directly linked to human health, as well as our ability to grow food, feed, fibre, and fuel.

Further details regarding the exhibition will be released in 2016.

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The press release states the NEQLP is designed to encourage new farmers into the Ontario egg farming

business. However, each year only10,000 units of quota are loaned to one or two successful applicants. This year there were 30 applicants which selection committee chair Laurent Souligny described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;an excellent field of...applicants,â&#x20AC;? and as high quality. Four applicants were required to appear for face-to-face interviews with the committee before it selected the only two applicants.

The quota is loaned based on a 1:2 ratio (1 unit purchased, 2 loaned). After 10 years, the loaned quota will be returned into EFOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NEQLP in 10 annual installments of 10 per cent each, and will be loaned to future participants in the program at that time.

The selection committee was comprised of Laurent Souligny, past EFO director and former

chair of Egg Farmers of Canada; Daryl Ball, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs; Craig Bremner, TD Canada Trust; Robert Loree, Ward and Uptigrove; and Shannon Kelly, former president of Junior Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association of Ontario. Egg Farmers of Ontario is an association that represents approximately 440 egg and pullet farm families.

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In a press release, OFA board member Brent Royce wrote that unexplained electrical currents flowing under some farms have plagued farmers for years and dragged down animal health and productivity.

The release states that uncontrolled electricity or stray voltage causes a constant electrical current in the ground and in barns.

Livestock exposed to uncontrolled electricity can exhibit odd behavior, stop eating or drinking, and in extreme cases even die.The OFA brought government and hydroelectricity companies together to form the Uncontrolled Electricity

Agriculture Working Group, which includes OFA, Farm and Food Care Ontario, Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, farmers, electrical experts, consultants, Ontario Pork, Beef Farmers of Ontario and Dairy Farmers of Ontario working with electrical distributors, OMAFRA, and the Ministry of Energy. The working group will conduct research and collect data on the problemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scope and causes.

So far the group has visited farms affected by uncontrolled electricity where Hydro One representatives conducted extensive testing. The group awaits the testing reports from Hydro One and a third party engineering company to help determine the source of ground current problems and offer solutions.

In addition, the working group has improved the reporting process and poli-

cy development by simplifying the reporting process (reducing the form to report ground current or stray voltage on a farm from 17 pages to one), and committing to faster responses (the first site visit will be within five days of a report being registered).

Royce said OFA will keep pressure on utility and energy regulators to help farmers affected by misplaced energy.

For more information on reporting uncontrolled electricity: Hydro One Stray Voltage Investigation form: http://www.hydroone.com/ MyBusiness/MyFarm/Page s/StrayVoltage.aspx Farm & Food Care Ontario Uncontrolled Electricity reporting form: http://www.farmfoodcare.o rg/component/content/article/10-farm-foodcare/environment/311uncontrolled-electricityagriculture-working-group

BMR Embrun now Home Hardware

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The Embrun store has more lumber yard and building materials, Continued on page 13

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Performance Measurement

Measuring performance leads to greater long-term success

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Performance Measurement resources available: OMAFRA has developed two comprehensive resources which are available to support the knowledge and skills of economic development professionals interested in measuring and monitoring the progress and success of economic development initiatives.

1. For Agriculture and Agri-Food organizations, OMAFRA has developed the Performance Resources: A Guide for Agriculture and Agri-Food Organizations. This is a resource that can be used to support organizations to understand, develop and benefit from the performance measurement process.

It can be applied to new programs or projects or ones that are already up and running. It employs qualitative and quantitative measures and can be used as a report back measure for the success of funded projects and strategic plans.

2. For Economic Development Professionals, there is the guidebook called Measuring Up! This is a resource that outlines performance measurement concepts and processes. It builds awareness and develops the skills needed to successfully integrate performance measurement in an economic planning process. The guidebook introduces performance measurement, provides a step-by-step systematic approach to developing measures and offers a variety of examples and templates.

These resources help economic development professionals and agriculture and agri-food sector organizations utilize performance measurement to improve the success of their economic development plans. Engaging in performance measurement helps inform decision making, create accountability and build consistency in desired outcomes.

How to get a copy If you are interested in receiving a free copy of either of these guidebooks, go to http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/rural/edr/pmr/pmr-inforeq.htm and complete the request form.

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How You Can Be An Effective Leader

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ou’ve heard the expression “He/She is a born leader.” Are all leaders born? Or can leadership be learned?

This Factsheet takes a close look at the concept of leadership. It will give leaders who volunteered, were elected or appointed, a number of guidelines to help them effectively lead their groups.

Are Leaders Born Or Made?

Leadership can be learned. We all have leadership potential, just as we have some ability to sing or run. Some people may be better than others, but each of us has a starting point to build on with training and practice. You do not have to be officially designated as a leader of a group to be an effective leader.

Leadership is a process that helps a group to achieve its goals. Leaders and group members can mutually influence each other's ideas.

“The person who exhibits leadership is... someone that makes things happen that would not happen otherwise.”

(A.D. Edwards and D. Jones)

What Makes A Leader?

Leaders should be well organized and have made time in their lives for their organization. Leadership requires commitment.

Leadership is a mix of knowledge, values, skills, and behaviours. Each of us has beliefs about what characteristics an effective leader should possess. Different groups will also have different beliefs or values about what “makes” an effective leader than other groups have. Your group will assess your leadership, and your success may depend on how well your leadership characteristics match those that they value.

It is important, then, for a leader to know his/her own abilities, knowledge and values and how others perceive them. For example, if “trust” is a quality which is highly valued by your group, then it is important for you to be viewed as a trustworthy person. By knowing your own strengths and weaknesses, you can also develop a plan to work on those areas you may wish to improve.

“Recognizing strengths and compensating for weaknesses represents the first step in achieving positive self regard.” (Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus) A successful leader makes an effort to learn and practise skills. Some of the more essential components are: the knowledge and understanding of specific tasks; the skills and ability to communicate, build teams, vision, and take risks; and, a value for individuals, the group, and its responsibilities.

Knowledge and Understanding General knowledge about the organization, how a meeting is run, and the organization’s business is essential.

For example, an effective leader knows the purpose of the group or organization (why it exists), its goals (longterm plan), and objectives (short-term plans).

He/she should understand parliamentary procedure, the role of the chairperson, and the purpose and design of an effective agenda.

In addition, an awareness of the subject that the group is involved with is important. If you are a director of the Widget Association, you should know a little bit about

widgets.

Skills and Ability Communication We tend to think of a good communicator as a good speaker. This is only partly true. Good communicators can express themselves clearly and with confidence. However, a key and often forgotten component of effective communication is listening.

A good listener hears not only facts but also feelings.

Paraphrasing or restating the person’s message in shorter terms is a useful technique. It helps to clarify the message, and it shows the speaker that you have heard what they have said. “So you’re saying that I should repeat what was just said, only in my own words, eh?”

“Successful leaders, we have found, are great askers, and they do pay attention.’ (Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus)

Teamwork A leader cannot achieve success alone. The old notion that a leader is “the top of the pyramid” is false. An effective leader is involved and in touch with group members.

He/she enables them to act by providing technical assistance, emotional support and vision.

Effective leaders insist on the support and assistance of those affected by the project. They think in terms of “we” not “I”.

“The few projects in my study that disintegrated did so because the [person] failed to build a coalition of supporters and collaborators.” (R. Moss Kanter)

Visioning A leader also develops a vision of the organization’s future. It is important to communicate this vision to members of the group, allowing them to respond and become part of the visioning process. You should build a vision with others. Visioning is a collaborative effort! Your group will grow and prosper by building commitment to a vision or dream that is shared by all. Telling others outside of the organization about the vision is important to the process of developing your own commitment to it.

“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” (Joel Arthur Baker)

Risk Taking A leader is a risk taker and an innovator. New ideas may come from yourself, from others in the organization, or from the community. A leader should recognize good ideas, actively support them, and encourage action. One may call them early adapters of innovation.

“Leaders are pioneers – people who are willing to step out into the unknown.” (Olle Bovin) Just think of the first time you played baseball. You probably were not perfect at hitting the ball or running the bases.

Leaders are learners and must be able to learn from their mistakes as well as their successes. So they must encourage their group members and support them through their mistakes. Without mistakes, there is no learning or growth.

All changes and innovations involve risk and challenge.

Value In Others: Recognition and Encouragement An effective leader must take the time to recognize and reward people for what they’ve done. Individuals may become tired, bored or frustrated with a particular task or goal. They are often tempted to give up. A leader must provide the encouragement to motivate members to carry on.

Recognition comes in many forms; it may be given to individuals or to groups. It may be as simple as a word of encouragement: “You did a great job, thanks.” Whatever the method, give credit and praise when and where it is due. And do not forget to reward yourself. Celebrate once a goal or milestone has been reached.

“Good thoughts not delivered mean squat.” (Ken Blanchard) Showing a genuine concern and respect for your work, your people and your community may be the best strategy Continued on page 14

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Refuge RR, which retains ownership of the animals, sent representatives to check out the place before proceeding with the foster placement, Amanda said.

As part of his preparation to care for the horses, Patrick studied with local horseman Gary Meek of Drogheda Manor near Lunenburg, learning the routines required, discipline methods and most importantly understanding the horses them-

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Horse ownership, in particular the urge to save unwanted horses, was one of the motivating factors that led Patrick, a Montreal English professor, to rural Eastern Ontario. Amanda noted the deep affection her husband has for animals, believing â&#x20AC;&#x153;they are worthy beings to be cared for,â&#x20AC;? and how both of them see the animals in their life as part of the family.

Jacob and Capricorn can often be found grazing out in one of the fields on the farm.

Jacob raced at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto before fracturing a bone, while the younger equine was never trained as a racer but was probably going to be used as a stud. Both are being trained by Patrick who enjoys riding Jacob on the farm and seeing Capricornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

intense interest in what is happening around him.

Amanda has a special fondness for the Suffolk, a small draft horse whose breed status is listed as critical in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Suffering from hoof problems, perhaps resulting from too much sugar in her diet, Katie once presented her sore hoof when Amanda asked the animal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; then lying down and unable to get â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to show her what was wrong.

The couple enjoy their rural life and the horses in their care. Patrick said he feels blessed â&#x20AC;&#x153;to hang out with these incredible creatures.â&#x20AC;?

Equally inspired by their equine guests, Amanda echoed her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentiment, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a life of beauty.â&#x20AC;?

Carscadden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout the winter weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be remerchandising, rebranding, changing stock and signage.â&#x20AC;? The focus of the Embrun store will still be on lumber and larger building supplies though.

The change in ownership did not affect the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours or staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We kept everyone,â&#x20AC;? said Carscadden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The staff are very excited about the change.â&#x20AC;? The official grand opening will take place in the spring.

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Leadership Styles A leader may use different styles in carrying out his/her role. Many different theories of leadership have been developed through years of research with groups and organizations. “Situational Leadership” is a very popular “framework” to follow. It explains that the style a leader chooses depends mostly upon the group’s level of readiness. That is, how willing and able the members are to take responsibility as a group. Situational Leadership recognizes that the leader must be flexible and the group members are the most important factor.

The willingness of a group relates to its attitude. If a group is willing, then it has the confidence, commitment and motivation to accomplish a specific job or activity. A leader who provides support and encouragement to a group is demonstrating a “maintenance” or “relationship” behaviour.

Being able (or having ability) means that the group has the knowledge, skill and experience to accomplish a particular task. When a leader explains what each member is to do, as well as when, where, and how tasks are to be accomplished, he or she is demonstrating task-oriented behaviour.

According to Situational Leadership, the appropriate style depends on the combinations of “willingness and ability” in a group. In general, the more willing and able the group, the less directive or task-oriented should be the leader. The four different styles and most appropriate situation for each are described below.

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(John H. Anthony)

and poultry farming.

References

UOIT Introduces Innovative Agricultural Leadership Program

Anthony, John H. Therapeutic Leadership. Leadership Abstracts, Vol. 2, No. 13, August, 1989.

Baker, Joel. (cited in Partners in Print Vol. 3, No. 6, Nov./Dec., 1991.)

Bennis, W., & W. Nanus. Leaders. Harper & Row, 1985.

Burdett, John. Identifying Leaders - The Challenge of the 90's. The Human Resource, Feb./March, 1987.

Elfving, Beverley B. A Survey of Attitudes of Agricultural Society Leaders Toward Leadership Development Education. Brock University, June, 1992.

Hershey, P. & Ken Blanchard. Management of Organizational Behaviour: Utilizing Human Resources.

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1977.

Kouzes, J. & Barry Posner. The Leadership Challenge.

Jossey-Bass, 1987.

Marcou, Ruth. How to Be an Effective Leader. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Factsheet Order No 88-027 Vandenburg, L., F. Fear, M. Thullen & B. Williams, Toward a Framework for Extension Community Leadership Development Training. Michigan State University, 1985.

For more information: Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300 E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca

The Four Situational Leadership Styles Style 1 - The “Directing/Telling” Leader Situation: (Group members are - unwilling and unable) This style is appropriate when the members are new or inexperienced and need a lot of help, direction and encouragement in order to get the job done. The feeling or relationships within the group are not explored to a great extent. This leader provides structure and guidance to the group. The leader defines the role of group members and directs them on what, how, when and where to do various tasks. A supportive role may also be provided to reward and encourage.

Style 2 - The “Coaching/Selling” Leader Situation: (Group members are - willing but unable) Here the group is a little more responsible, experienced and willing. The leader’s main role is to assist the members in doing a task for which they do not have the skills.

The leader coaches the members through the skills of the task. Direction and guidance are necessary. The leader also provides plenty of encouragement and inspiration to maintain the willingness (motivation) of the group.

Style 3 - The “Participating/Supportive” Leader Situation: (Group members are - unwilling but able) Leaders using this supportive style know the group has the ability to do the job. However, the group may be unwilling (apprehensive, bored, etc.) to start or complete the task. Therefore, the group members and leader participate in making decisions and carrying them out together.

Here, the leader puts more emphasis on relationships and individuals’ feelings within the group. Members feel important when the leader provides moral support and encouragement. The leader is a resource person and helper in this role.

Style 4 - The “Delegating/Trusting” Leader Situation: (Group members are - willing and able) A leader will choose to be a delegator when the group members are both willing and able to take responsibility for directing their own behaviour. The leader trusts the group to do their own thing and observes from a distance.

How To Choose The Most Useful Situational Leadership Style Important: no one style of leadership is appropriate for every occasion or situation! To be a good leader, know your group – “where they are at” in terms of their ability, knowledge, desire and willingness. In addition, you must be aware of your preferred style and how others perceive you. Be ready to adapt that leadership style to the occasion. Practise moving from one style to another, depending on the occasion. Use the behaviours appropriate for that style – they’re easy to learn!

A Last Thought...

There is no secret recipe or magical formula to become an effective leader overnight. It is a process of trial and error, successes and failures. Never stop learning, and with practice you can increase your success in leadership!

‘The future will require those of us in such positions to keep our eyes, ears and minds open. It will require us to

Agricultural Development

Crop Rotations for each Farm Property

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on’t rely on conducting soil inspections only in the fall, prior to seed order. Fall conditions can change quickly and reduce your ability to successfully conduct the pest assessment. Plan ahead and try to do some of the soil inspections in the spring to also use towards your fall seed order.

Check here http://omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/field/news/croptalk/2 015/ct-0915a4.htm for examples of different crop rotations and how they can affect if and when a soil inspection or crop loss assessment should be done.

House Fly Control in Poultry Barns!

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MAFRA has developed a new book, House Fly Control in Poultry Barns, that describes integrated pest management practices for fly control. It outlines ways that you can tailor fly control strategies to match your unique farming situation.

Poultry operations provide an ideal environment for house fly populations to thrive. Controlling the house fly population in your poultry barns is important in maintaining a healthy barn environment, as: Large fly populations can damage equipment and increase biosecurity risk.

Large fly populations can decrease poultry production.

Flies can act as carriers of food-borne diseases, carrying bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli from one location to another.

Controlling house fly populations can also reduce nuisance complaints from your neighbours.

Visit ontario.ca/cca2 to download a PDF version of the book. You can also order free copies from ServiceOntario at ontario.ca/publications or 1-800-668-9938.

The OMAFRA web page at ontario.ca/livestock has links to poultry resources, such as nutrient management and biosecurity information. Visit ontario.ca/cbly for information about poultry housing.

Contact the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca for more information on pest management, normal farm practices

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n support of the growing need for agricultural expertise in the province, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) Management Development Centre (MDC) is pleased to announce its new Agricultural Leadership Certificate Program. Registration is now open and classes will begin in January 2016.

“Our unique program has been proudly developed in collaboration with various economic development initiatives and agricultural partners in the Region of Durham, Municipality of Clarington, Northumberland County, Peterborough County and the City of Kawartha Lakes,” says Stephen Rose, Director, MDC and Associate Dean, Faculty of Business and Information Technology (FBIT), UOIT. “Whether they are owners, partners or responsible for the operational or day-to-day functions of an agri-business, program participants will immediately be successful and prepared advocates for the agriculture industry.”

The Agricultural Leadership Certificate Program consists of five highly interactive workshops that provide a strong foundation in the areas of: • communication • human resources • leadership style and management strategies • marketing and advocacy • change and implementation of strategies for an agricultural business.

Registration is restricted to those who work specifically within the agricultural sector (such as farm managers/owners, supervisors, business development managers, etc.).

Join the growing list of MDC graduates!

For more information, please contact: Betty Khattab, Program Co-ordinator Management Development Centre University of Ontario Institute of Technology 905.721.8668 ext. 3290 mdc@uoit.ca

Resources

There are lots of resources available on the web at the OMAFRA website (www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/ag.html) as well as others to help you with your decisions.

Electronic Bulletins and Newsletters Ag Business Update http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/busdev/news/inde x.html

Virtual Beef http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/beef/new s.html

Pork News and Views Newsletter http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/swine/ne ws.html

CropPest Ontario http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/field/news/n ews_croppest.html

CEPTOR - Animal Health News http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/ceptor/ne ws.html

ONVegetables (Vegetable Viewpoint) http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/news/ne ws_vegview.html

Ontario Berry Grower http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/news/ne ws_berrygrower.html

Hort Matters Newsletter http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/news/ne ws_hortmatt.html

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Resistance not futile

by Nelson Zandbergen and Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff Writers USSELL – On TUES., nOv. 10,

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mEmbERS Of ThE pUbLiC wERE inviTEd TO ThE RUSSELL hOUSE pUb in RUSSELL TO CELEbRaTE “fivE YEaRS Of RESiSTanCE” aS a waY Of maRking ThE fifTh annivERSaRY Of RUSSELL’S “bLaCk daY,” whEn TaggaRT miLLER EnviROnmEnTaL SERviCES (TmES) OffiCiaLLY annOUnCEd a pROpOSEd mEga-LandfiLL fOR nORTh RUSSELL aT nORTh RUSSELL QUaRRY LakE.

Landfill proposals almost exclusively affect rural communities, often taking up farmland and contaminating groundwater in the process.

In Ontario, at any one time there are about 10 megalandfill proposals before the Ministry of Environment (MOE, 2011), most of which are in rural parts of Southern and Eastern Ontario, the breadbasket of the province.

Locally, landfill proposals in Russell Township and the rural eastern boundary of Ottawa and Russell, have been opposed by communities since 2010. AgriNews presents a compilation of Russell’s dump battle on its fifth anniversary.

Nov. 9, 2010 was the day TMES officially announced their proposed mega-landfill, the Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre (CRRRC) and most members of the public read it in the local newspapers on Nov. 10, 2010.

In the five years which have passed, the broader community in the EmbrunRussell-Carlsbad SpringsVars-Edwards area has fought the proposal, which would see 450,000 tonnes of Ontario’s waste brought to the Russell-Ottawa boundary every year.

Originally, the landfill proponents had stated intentions to have the integrated waste facility up and running within a few years. The members of Dump the Dump Now believe it is their efforts and those of members of the public in the general area which have so far prevented the proposed landfill from going ahead. Approval for the landfill has still not been received from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC).

Regarding the timing, CRRRC project manager Hubert Bourque does not seem to share their opinion.

He said in a recent email, “The process is proceeding on the timeline we had generally anticipated.”

Event timeline: Nov. 9, 2010 – Only days after the municipal election, representatives from TMES visit Ken Hill, former Russell Township mayor, incoming Mayor J.P. St. Pierre, and Councillors to announce they plan to turn the North Russell Quarry Lake and about 400 acres around it, some of which formerly belonged to Hanson Brick (Canada Brick) into an integrated waste disposal facility. They also meet with reporters. Residents on the perimeter of the property get visits by men in dark suits and expensive cars or receive letters hand-delivered in mailboxes. Letters also contained the news that additional farmlands have been optioned from Harold Staal and Shirley Paquette, and from Liam and Colleen Daley.

Nov. 21, 2010 – Walter Cholowski of North Russell, along with friends and neighbours, draws together a community information meeting about the TMES proposal. Hundreds of people turn up at the Russell Arena hall and hundreds more have to be turned away. Research and consultation with geologists and engineers suggests the site would leak toxic leachate into the groundwater around the North Russell site, contaminating the wells of homes, farms and dairy barns surrounding the site, and connecting with the Vars-Winchester esker through a contact zone.

Nov. 25, 2010 – TMES gives their first open house, which is attended by hundreds of people, many of whom are angry. TMES representatives call police and later complain of being swarmed.

December 2010 – DTDN requests information through Freedom of Information from the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).

January 2011 – Dump opponent and former mayor of Russell Township, Mike McHugh, dies suddenly.

February 2011 – DTDN accepts the help of Trivia Queen Connie Johnston with the organization’s first fundraiser. Former Russell Township mayor Roger Pharand along with geologist and engineer Harry Baker meet with South Nation Conservation.

April 9, 2011 – TMES hosts a groundwater workshop. An AgriNews reporter is not allowed in and attendees are told cameras and recording devices are not allowed.

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Five years of resistance

Concerned citizens who have opposed the landfills and waste facilities proposed by Taggart Miller got together at Russell House Pub on Tues., Nov. 10, to celebrate five years of resistance. It was Nov. 9, 2010 that the project was announced and so far no approval has been granted by the Ontario MOE. Courtesy photo

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Sweet education at Moose Creek

by Sandy Burns AgriNews Contributor

Jake Moser, of Moserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maple in New York State, demonstrates the four main types of value-added maple confections to the near 70 attendees at Sand Road Maple Farm.

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Jake Moser, of Moserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maple in New York State, was a keynote speaker at the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eastern Ontario Maple Day on Nov. 21, held at Sand Road Maple Farm near Moose Creek.

Moser is a fifth generation maple producer who specializes in handmade maple confections. The majority of his farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s syrup is made into maple confections, and he is the leading seller of maple confections on eBay. He demonstrated to the crowd of maple producers his best practices for making the four main types of value-added maple confections: butter, hard candy, molded sugar, and granulated sugar.

After his presentation, which included samples of the products he made in front of the crowd of approximately 70 people, he spoke with The AgriNews about how consumers are better informed now about the benefits and uses of maple confections

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than ever before. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people are aware that maple confections are made from maple syrup, some arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, but I think more people are understanding that you can do a lot more with maple syrup.

I found before people would ask a lot of questions, and now more people are coming in knowing exactly what they want and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the chance to try everything,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Even within the traditional maple confections, there are uses that a lot of people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet aware of, he said. For example, you can use maple sugar as a substitute for brown sugar, and Moser sells the clumps left over after sifting the granulated maple sugar as coffee sugar, which he Continued on page 17

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OMAFRA: Changes to maple grading regs

by Sandy Burns AgriNews Contributor ooSE CREEK — thE NEW yEaR WIll

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oNtaRIo pRoduCERS. Paul Bailey, Risk Identification & Management Coordinator for the Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), updated producers on the upcoming changes, and spoke about the results of this year’s Maple Syrup Monitoring Program, during the Eastern Ontario Maple Day, held Nov. 21 at Sand Road Maple Farm near Moose Creek.

“We held 10 consultations in June 2015; nine were regional meetings, one was a webinar. We had 112 participants, and

Sweet Continued from page 16 says often sells better than the granulated sugar “It’s a great substitute sweetener because it’s all natural. If you’re on a vegan diet, it fits a vegan diet,” he said. “Granulated sugar is actually shelfstable maple syrup because all you have to do is add water to it at the level that your sugar sits and pop it in your microwave for four minutes and you’ve got maple syrup again.”

Moser said his message to the maple syrup producers in attendance that day was to not let fear allow them to shy away from making maple confections.

“What I’m hoping for them to learn is to get over the fear of the valueadded. Because maple syrup is such a soughtafter expensive sweetener, people are scared of ruining it. What I hope I got across to them is that there’s nothing to be scared of because it’s actually a very simple process,” he said. “It’s like anything else with maple, you get out of it what you put into it. My advice to any producer is don’t be afraid to fail because you don’t know what you’re capable of until you try it.”

Besides, he added, unless it’s burnt, it’s still usable.

received 89 written submissions,” he said. “That’s a huge number. The industry did really well in advising us where they wanted to go and what they wanted to do.”

He assured the crowd that the feedback received from the producers was taken into consideration, and he is confident that when the new regulations come into effect, producers will be pleased.

“We are aiming for a Jan. 1, 2016, implementation date,” he said.

He then spoke about the results of the 2015 Maple Syrup Monitoring Program, which sees samples of maple syrup produced in Ontario randomly collected from points of sale and reviewed to determine if all labelling criteria are met, and whether the syrup poses any food safety issues.

“We picked up 101 samples of syrup from across Ontario, all from non-federally registered producers,” he said, adding that the results of the program “cannot be taken as representative of the Ontario maple syrup industry because we’re looking for syrup that might have lead or have had an issue in the past.”

Of the 101 samples collected, only one had lead

above the Health Canada guidelines.

“We are gradually getting the lead out; the numbers are improving,” he said. “But there’s still work to be done.”

He cited a 2014 study by Dr. David Miller which determined that there are over 1,000 different types of mould that grow on food, and of those, at least 21 have been found in

maple syrup.

There are several conditions that can affect mould growth in maple syrup, including nutrient availability, pH, temperature, oxygen, and water activity.

Producers can control the latter three of these conditions.

“By controlling one or more of these environmental conditions, we can slow or stop the growth of

Woodlot program explained

by Carolyn Thompson Goddard AgriNews Contributor ERWICK — NoRth StoRmoNt CouNCIlloRS

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GolaN ShaRIf aNd JoEl maRtINEau of South NatIoN CoNSERvatIoN at thE oCt. 27 CouNCIl mEEtING. SNC Forestry Technician Joel Martineau provided information on the forests in the watershed, the Forest Stewards Program, SLPC Tree Risk Evaluations, Woodlot Advisory Services and the Managed Forest Plan. This plan, sponsored by the Ontario Woodlot Association, UCPR and OPG, provides for a

grant of up to $500 for the completion of a management plan and up to a 75 per cent tax savings on woodlots. During his presentation, Martineau noted that agricultural use and land development appeared to be the main reason for tree cutting in North Stormont, with the forest cover in this township being 22.1 per cent in 2008, below the minimum 30 per cent forest cover.

Golan Sharif, a water resources analyst, described how the SNC is monitoring the quality of water utilizing stream gauges, ice survey stations, rain gauges, snow stations and meteorological stations throughout the watershed. He provided detailed

mould,” he said. “It’s made more complex by the individual species of mould and the fact that they react differently to changes in these factors.”

He offered suggestions to the crowd on ways to reduce the risk of mould growth in maple syrup, including hot packing, using containers that are non-permeable, and ensuring caps fit properly.

information on the 25 stream assessments which identify species at risk and fish populations, as well as invasive alien species to the habitat.

There are habitat restoration projects in Shields, Parlow and Kirby Creeks and a Stream Watch Program to collect physical and biological information on specific streams. Sharif presented information on the 80 grant programs that are available to landowners and described research projects and flood plain mapping projects that are currently underway.

He also mentioned that the SNC provides information to various groups regarding flood or drought forecast, as well as looking at the effect that extreme weather conditions have on the ecosystems in the watershed.

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African Bronze Honey a sweet initiative Importers address Rotarians

by Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer HESTERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S a SwEET

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Based in Ottawa, North Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest organic honey importation business has begun serving up the product of genuine African killer bees toiling in the unspoiled forests of Zambia.

Tended twice a year by 6,000 Zambian beekeepers, the wild insects efficiently produce tonne upon tonne of dark-coloured honey within the bushland that stretches 16,000 square miles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are no GMOs, there are no pesticides.

There are no factories, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no pollution, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got the highest organic rating in the world,â&#x20AC;? said Paul Whitney, managing director of the African Bronze Honey Project, who was accompanied by partner Liz Connell, the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

communications director, during an Oct. 19 address to the Chesterville Rotary Club.

The Ottawa-based couple play up the African beesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fearsome reputation, with 1-844-KILLER-B emblazoned across their mini van.

But in fact, according to Whitney, the insect is very closely related to the European honeybee, and despite its notoriety, the humans who take part in the bi-annual harvest wear short sleeves and no protective gear when climbing the trees to take away part of a comb on each hive, leaving the bees to keep the rest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The beekeepers are getting a fair price and the honey is a remarkable gift of a story of how one person can change the lives of thousands and tens of thousands, and hopefully millions of people,â&#x20AC;? added Whitney, referring to their colleague on the production and processing side of the

Liz Connell and Paul Whitney of the African Bronze Honey Project, a benefit corporation, at the Chesterville Rotary Club last month.

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African Bronze Honey project, Dan Ball. Born in Zambia to Canadian missionaries, Ball developed his business â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Forest Fruits Ltd. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about a decade ago.

Having previously worked on traditional development projects that

rely on outside funding, only to watch progress collapse when the money dried up, Ball decided to focus on enterprise.

Located in the undeveloped area where he grew up, Ballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successful initiative sees honey collected in the woods by training

native Zambians in the techniques of tapping the wild bees. They are beekeepers, however, not poachers, Whitney explained.

High in the trees, the native entrepreneurs erect hollow hive structures made from bark and logs.

The bees find the hives all by themselves, populate them and set to work, explained Whitney, an occasional professional actor who has appeared in TV and movies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their bee farm, they wait for wild bees â&#x20AC;Ś Twice a year they harvest â&#x20AC;Ś and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll walk 20 km out of the bush carrying two buckets and sometimes a third one on their head,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Six-wheeled-drive trucks and hundreds of people show up at central locations during collection time, paying for the honey, which gets sent back to processing and bottling facilities owned by Ball and employing a further 140 people.

The beekeepers â&#x20AC;&#x153;get almost the world price for honey, the way Dan handles it,â&#x20AC;? he explained. The annual income of the native Zambian participants has doubled on average, he said, and honey now accounts for three percent of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s GDP. As a sustainable side benefit, they become better stewards of the forest and Continued on page 19

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The AgriNews December, 2015 Page 19 honey, and it has the highest organic rating in the world,” he said. “From out of one of the poorest places in the world comes a world-class epicurean food.”

The product has a rich but pleasant honey flavour.

Whitney and Connell also sell small candies and lip balm made from the same African honey.

He enthused, “One of those honeys just won a gold food award in the U.K. These are really top quality products from nowhere, that nobody’s ever heard of.”

The Zambia-based side of the intiative now annually exports 800 tonnes of honey

Sweet Continued from page 19 stakeholders in its preservation.

As the North American importer, the African Bronze Honey Company pays above world price, Whitney added.

“So there’s a profit in there

[for Ball],” he acknowledged. But Ball’s company takes the honey from bucket to bottle, allowing the beekeepers to access the European and North American organic market, he pointed out, with a product like no other.

Rated Canada No. 1, “the Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspects all this

out of that country, with much more to come.

For their part, Whitney and Connell say they’ve made inroads with traditional retail channels, recently signing deals with Whole Foods in Canada and with UNFI, the largest natural foods distributor south of the border.

But Connell said they first started by espousing the product as a fundraiser for schools and other charitable organizations and groups — a practice she’s still keen to promote. The arrangement sees them offer the standard 500g bottle for $10, allowing the fundraising group to sell it for the recommended price

of $20.

The sales technique put the initial dent in the first 28,000 bottles they ordered from Ball, an old friend from Zambia, where Whitney and Connell also happened to live about 20 years ago. The couple originally left the poverty-stricken country after “losing their shirts” in another business venture there, Whitney acknowledged.

They linked back up with Ball when he visited Ottawa a couple of years ago. He persuaded them to become importers of his African Bronze Honey during an eight-hour discussion over

coffee a couple of years ago.

Like Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, the African Bronze Honey Company is a “benefit corporation” — a social enterprise B-corp — he said.

“The goal is to take this project and ensure it someday turns into a sustainable project through investment or partnership or strategic alliances with other organizations or individuals. We are a member of the Fair Trade Organization. We are part of Engineers without Borders, Entrepeurs for Change... Instead of making money, the first thing is do something good for the world.”

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$100K county IPM splash

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“It wasn’t a drop in the bucket, but on the other hand, an IPM is not going to happen here again for however many years,” Simpson said of the $100K price tag in the days after the Sept. 22-26 IPM in Finch that drew over 83,000 people. “Not only that, it was an economic development opportunity for us to show people from

The money spent by the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) on its 2015 IPM display area was well worth it from an economic perspective, according to SD&G CAO Tim Simpson. The granite sign will find a new home at SD&G headquarters in Cornwall.

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a wide area what we’re all about, and to talk about the economic opportunities here,” he said.

Simpson saw the SD&G showcase — whose cost was split 50-50 by county taxpayers and the (federally supported) Eastern Ontario Development Program — as part of the overall success of the IPM. “Everybody’s very, very pleased with that. The volunteers and the weather, and how it went. It made me very proud to have been born and raised here, and work here. And we are rural people, and I think we put

our best foot forward,” he said.

The SD&G display featured a large tent shared with various agencies, including the South Nation River watershed authority, and an outdoor area with landscaped fountains, sheltered lounging areas, and other benches. One of its most popular attractions was free WiFi, charging stations and gadget bar in a relaxed and innovative environment where staff handed out promotional giveaways like 4GB USB memory cards containing a Cornwall Living profile

article highlighting the counties as a destination.

Simpson pointed out that much of the investment comprises items to be reused and repurposed elsewhere. A prime example is the large, granite SD&G sign that stood at the entrance to the county’s IPM display. The monument-like slab is slated to be erected in front of the United Counties’ building on Pitt Street in Cornwall, as part of anticipated renovations to the structure’s 1950s administrative wing Continued on page 30

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The AgriNews December, 2015 Page 21 Photo left: In foreground, Jamie MacDonald, incoming 2016 United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Warden, and Doug Thompson, Chair, SNC Board of Directors, pound the final nails into the newly installed cedar lookout at Warwick Forest. Back, from left, North Stormont Township Planner Amy Doyle, SD&G Planning Manager Alison McDonald, SNC board member Lawrence Levere, SNC Forestry Committee Chair Dave Robertson, SNC Past Chair Bill Smirle, SD&G CAO Tim Simpson, SNC Properties Team Lead Jim Hendry, and SNC Communications Committee Chair Ian Mitchell.

Photo right: Participants walk the trail.

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Watershed authority nails trail upgrade

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Located in the Township of North Stormont, Warwick Forest is a collection of several parcels of land owned by the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, South Nation Conservation (SNC) and the Province of Ontario.

SNC maintains Warwick Forest as part of a network of 15 day-use, admissionfree Conservation Areas in its 4,300 square-km jurisdiction.

Ongoing since September, major improvements have been made to six kilometres of Warwick Forest’s walking and hiking trail, including a new connecting loop that ensures users don’t have to rely on the public road to return to the parking lot.

Official unveiling of the improvements occurred on site Nov. 27, with opening remarks from project partners, a ceremonial hammering of the last nail into the new boardwalk, and refreshments.

The boardwalk features a wetland viewing platform with a lookout from which blue and green herons, and barred owls can regularly be seen.

SNC funding partners include the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) and the National Trails Coalition.

In addition to trail resurfacing, the loop and boardwalk, the project also included a new bridge, culvert enhancements, treetrimming, installation of signage and gates. A brochure directs visitors

through the nine interpretive stops.

“The existing trail was in rough shape because trucks and ATVs had been using it,” said Jim Hendry, SNC Team Lead, Property.

“Large ruts and water-filled holes were creating hazards for hikers and horses.”

While large motorized vehicles are prohibited in all instances, hiking, horse riding, dog walking, geocaching, and cross-country skiing are welcomed throughout the trail system.

ATVs are permitted on those trail sections owned

by SD&G, as denoted by sign. Special gates have been installed to bar entry by bigger machines and trucks.

Much of the 1,600-acre forest is a plantation of red pine and spruce trees planted on failed farmland in the 1920s, and Hendry said the stand is now ready for a 50 per cent thinning.

Suggesting loggers would be hired to remove every second tree as early as next year, he explained the management technique would make room for native hardwoods to spring up, while generating income for SNC and the United Counties.

He foresaw removal of the remaining pine trees 15 years after the upcoming first cut.

SNC logging revenues were about $50,000 last year in its area of jurisdiction, according to Hendry.

The watershed authority manages 40,000 acres of forestland in Eastern Ontario — nearly half of it directly held by either SNC or the counties.

Most SNC recreational facilities are open and trails groomed during the winter.

For the full list of outdoor options, check www.nation.on.ca/recreation.

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Local recipients win OMAFRA Agri-food innovation award

by Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff Writer INGSTON – FOur EaSTErN ONTarIO FarmS wErE rEcOGNIzEd FOr aGrI-FOOd INNOvaTION aT aN ONTarIO mINISTry OF aGrIculTurE FOOd aNd rural aFFaIrS (OmaFra) awardS cErEmONy IN KINGSTON ON NOv. 14.

Bluegrass Farm near Jasper was recognized for their greenhouse operation. As well as heat from the sun, Leela Ramachandran’s and Bradley Wright’s four greenhouses use radiant floor heating to keep greens growing throughout the harsh Ontario winter. Fuelled by a woodfired boiler, the energy-efficient system heats the soil, not the air allowing the 10,000 sq. ft. of greenhouse space to grow cold-hardy crops like spinach, arugula and lettuce.

Insulation helps keep the heat in, and insulating fabric is laid over crops on cold nights provides extra protection. The couple estimates the cost for 1-million BTUs at only $15.

Derks Elevator Inc. of Chesterville was recognized for their innovative soybean processing. For decades Martin and Gary Derks ran a

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successful soybean processing business, then in 2014 a fire destroyed the soybean roaster and oil expeller. The company invested in a new roaster and designed a better steeping process resulting in better soybean meal. Standard soybean meal is 44 per cent soluble protein and with the new process the Derks achieved 49 per cent. The new system uses less water and eliminates the need for solvents to extract oil. It can handle multiple streams of soybeans, allowing Derks to process identity-preserved beans such as organic or high oleic acid beans. This has resulted in new markets, boosted revenue and two additional full-time jobs at the elevators.

Groupement de gestion agricole de l’Ontario in St. Eugene is a 26-year-old farmers’ co-operative that provides farm financials and production data, which is then fed into the organization’s inhouse software. The resulting reports allow everyone to compare their costs and ratios with similar operations in similar growing areas.

Members can choose to keep their analysis confidential, although the benefits from trust, open sharing and discus-

sion may outweigh privacy concerns. The collaborative approach allows performance tracking over years, identifies opportunities and allows problem solving with other producers. The successful model, which was adopted from Quebec, has now spread to Manitoba and New Brunswick.

Smart Greens in Cornwall was recognized for its production of fresh greens in a 320 sq.-ft. box, from a shipping container converted into a hydroponic “farm” complete with LED lights, a closedcycle irrigation system and a cloud-based mobile app that lets them monitor their crop remotely. Inside the insulated, climate-controlled container more than 3,000 pesticide-free leafy greens, herbs and peppers are produced each week.

Because the container is located in downtown Cornwall, the distance between production and customers has dramatically shrunk. The Smart Greens brand is being franchised with the goal of seeing 50 similar shipping containers popping up across Canada over the next five years — giving urban Canadians access to fresh, local greens 12 months a year.

Derks win award

Derks Elevator operators Martin and Gary Derks were winners of one of four awards given out by OMAFRA for Agri-food Innovation in Kingston on Nov. 14 (above). Other recipients included Bluegrass Farm of Jasper, Groupement de gestion agricole de l’Ontario in St. Eugene and Smart Greens in Cornwall.

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Smart Greens smart winners

Eric Bergeron of Smart Greens in Cornwall with a tray containing nearly 200 seedlings almost ready for transplanting.

Smart Greens was one of the winners of the OMAFRA Agri-food Innovation Awards on Nov. 14.

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Plowing Fore a Cure assists two medical causes

Further to the Plowing Fore A Cure June golf fundraiser tournament, a final wrap-up evening, with a dinner hosted by Gib and Elsie Patterson at Anderson Links, included cheque presentations to the two recipients for 2015: Kemptville District Hospital Foundation and Candlelighters. Of the total $23,800 raised for the charities, each received $11,900. In photo, from left, are Stewart Carruthers, Tanya Hall, Brad Andre, Senior Manager, Community Engagement Mary Boucher (Kemptville District Hospital Foundation), Shaun Powell, Executive Director Jocelyn Lamont (Candlelighters), David Finnie, Yasmine Andre, Gib Patterson and Elsie Patterson.

Butter demand Continued from page 3 Despite producersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best efforts, the surprising leap in demand for butter and butterfat means the Canadian Dairy Commission must still bring in 4,000 tons of American butter to meet a shortfall as the marketplace moved into the Christmas baking season, the representatives told the group.

In July, Canadian butter stocks stood at 18,000 tonnes, according to Dube, noting this wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough to keep the country self-sufficient in the product this year. Next July, DFO and its supply management partners hope to have 25,000 tonnes on hand

by July. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need increased production to

rebuild the stocks and keep up with demand,â&#x20AC;? said Dube. But that will also mean accommodating more skim milk production and skim milk powder in the system. But Nick Thurler, dairy producer rep for Dundas, Stormont and OttawaCarleton, said that skim milk powder would begin displacing MCI and MPI on Feb. 1, when processors told him they would stop importing those alternatives.

The session also touched on the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal, which Graham defended as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a good dealâ&#x20AC;? in light of the 3.25 per cent Canada granted to its domestic dairy market. He suggested a lot of those imports would fall into more processed categories of milk on which Canadian producers collect a lower price anyway.

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Generation and is part of the SNC Biodiversity Project. The grasslands component of the project aims to create or restore grassland habitat and increase biodiversity. Rural grasslands offer habitat, shelter and food to many wildlife species, including songbirds and ground-nesting birds. They also provide habitat for pollinators including bees and butterflies.

The Reveler Conservation Area supports 109 bird species (confirmed). Trails at the conservation area are closed while the work takes places but is expected to reopen soon.

Embrun High School now offering Agrifood program

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The new hands-on program is part of the province-wide Specialist High Skills Major. It started in September but was officially launched at the school on Nov. 19, with MP Francis Drouin and Russell Township Mayor Pierre Leroux on hand,

along with several school board officials, some teachers and students.

The importance of local agriculture was recognized by the officials. Teacher Jean-Marc Leclerc spoke about how the program will enable young people to identify trades and jobs in their communities. In French he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always talk about local products, then why not consider a career in local agriculture?â&#x20AC;?

He said the program fills a regional need and was pleased that an agricultural program will be running in an agriculture area.

There are existing English language programs in Eastern Ontario but this French language program will be a useful addition.

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New NestlĂŠ plant owner on site

by Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff Writer HESTERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; THE IDP GRouP

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General cleanup work on the site has already started.

Asl said the group expects to spend $500,000 to $700,000 on the site in the following year to help bring the big warehouses and sections, which are in good condition, back into operational status. IDP Group plans to take over half the space (roughly 150,000 sq. ft.) and lease out the other 150,000 sq. ft. to other interested parties and businesses. Asl said rates are expected to be less than half of what similar space in Ottawa would cost.

There will be sections available to lease for small, medium and large businesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our plan is to turn the entire plant back to operational status, grow our businesses within the plant, and help other businesses set up and give them growth potential based on low and affordable overhead cost,â&#x20AC;? says Asl. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The site has great warehousing and logistics potential on top of being zoned industrial which is ideal for manufacturing and commercial use. Our vision is to have a booming industrial centre going in the next five years, housing multiple businesses and operations.â&#x20AC;? One of the advantages for business tenants is the warehousing portion of IDP Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With our warehousing space and equipment, we can offer complete asset management of inventory.â&#x20AC;? IDP has its own forklift, trucks, equipment, etc., that could be a boon to many businesses which must maintain inventory (including for webbased sales) but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to use their resources to invest in the costs of their own warehouses. IDP can take care of inventory receiving, withdrawing, shipping, management and insuranceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;leaving small businesses time to do what they need toâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;take care of sales.

The vision Asl describes includes converting the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former cafeteria building into a professional building in partnership with former potential buyer, John and Sarah Mehargâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company, Armour Developments.

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the project are already lined up. One of the advantages of the plant is its location in the centre of Chesterville, near both Highway 401 and 417 and near Bank St. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 15 minutes from the 401. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re already attracting people from Ottawa, Brockville, Cornwall, Montreal.â&#x20AC;? He also envisions a future further off which takes advantage of the rail line and existing siding for shipping. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The shipping could be half the cost of trucking, be more environmentally friendly and very efficient,â&#x20AC;? he says.

They would be able to both distribute and receive from the location.

The plans are ambitious but well underway and appear to be doable with the enthusiastic team. Asl, the Mehargs and other principals have extensive experience in similar enterprises, but Asl cautions, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need the support of the Township of North Dundas and of the community.â&#x20AC;?

One of the issues that had to be settled (and still has small points being negotiated) was an outstanding sewer bill to the Township, which was related to rainwater pooling on the 330,000 sq.-ft. roof, and due to piping which has been hard to trace in the 70-yearold complex, flowing into the sewer lines. Many people in the community who are anxious to see the plant used productively again have expressed the opinion that the Township should be lenient regarding the billâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially considering that there has been no use of water or sewer on the property which has sat empty for many years.

However, Asl is optimistic and willing to work with the municipality on that issue and on several outstanding work orders.

For example IDP fixed a manhole which was causing problems and which is in fact 270 feet away from the property and on what is now Township-owned land. Asl said they had the equipment and the expense was about $2,600. An advantage he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mention but which seems apparent is the ability to get the job done quickly.

Some outstanding items are less important than getting the facility up, running and earning moneyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which Asl is keen to point out. The beautiful old brick house on the property needs a new roof, but IDP would prefer to leave that repair until they can do a major retrofit on the house, which is a low

priority to them right now, but is part of the plan for the future.

Both companies are also well known for contributing to the communities they join, including hosting events for the public and sponsoring local events.

They also look forward to lots of local hires. They have received 22 resumĂŠs (without asking for any) and are impressed by the calibre of candidates. They have so

far hired eight full-time and part-time employees.

With the number of new businesses expected to join the complex, there is also no doubt that some business owners will move to Chesterville, which Asl already plans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to buy a house here,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great community with a lot of assets and potential.â&#x20AC;?

Currently the new owners are cleaning up the site

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and have been working with Hydro One on getting the complex electrical system up and running. Architects

and engineers have been on site and there will be more work upcoming to make it move-in ready for spring.

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute Annual Convention

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HESTERVILLEâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;On OCT. 19, THE EaSTERn aREa WOmEnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S InSTITuTE HELd THEIR annuaL mEETIng aT THE gaTHERIng HOuSE In CHESTERVILLE. OVER 110 LadIES fROm THE

PRESCOTT, REnfREW, LanaRk, STORmOnTdundaS, RuSSELL and CaRLETOn dISTRICTS jOInEd TOgETHER WITH VaRIOuS mEmbERS Of PaRLIamEnT fOR a day Of CELEbRaTIOn.

A memorial service, led

by Maryke De Jong of Stormont Dundas, concentrated on the hymn, O God, Our Help in Ages, remembering the lives of recently deceased members, including Alma Brownlee, Gladys Broom, Isabelle Williams, Elizabeth Moffat, Alma Clark, Eileen Patterson, Laura Campbell, Joan McComb, Alma Majaury, Tina Beimers, Betty Zeitz, Coral Lindsay, Bessie Quinn, Alice Craig, Helen McCready, Ruby Hamilton, Ethel Hamilton and Baukje Bakker.

Maritta Saharinen was praised by Mary Hatz (area president) for her leadership and endless help during the International Plowing Match held in Finch.

Margaret Byl reviewed the Ferderated Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute of Ontario

(FWIO) nominations and positions for the upcoming year. Debbie Ireton presented prizes to the winners of the Bernice Nublett competition.

MP Guy Lauzon and MPP Jim MacDonell brought greetings on this election day. South Dundas Mayor Evonne Delegarde brought greetings from herself and Eric Duncan, mayor of North Dundas. Christine Steele, of the Garden Villa Retirement Residence in Chesterville that offers a free lunch to seniors in the area, also brought greetings. Carson Elliott, president of the Senior Citizens in Long Sault, partnered with the WI at the IPM and gave an interesting presentation. He found a book of instructions for teachers in a historical one-room school and gave an inspiring account of the schools and the area traditions of his youth.

A presentation of a Life Membership to WI was made to Margaret Munro.

Her dedication to the WI has been seen in countless hours of hard work at all levels: Branch, District, Area, FWIO, FWIC (Federated Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute of Canada) and ACWW (Associated Country Women of the World).

The attendees enjoyed a delicious lunch served by

Myra Kelly presents a Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute Life Membership to Margaret Munro (right).

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Lyle Skuce and a musical interlude by Soloist Joyce Lindsay of Brockville.

Ronald Lajoie, author of Write it Now, Life Story, spoke of inspiration and motivation with an emphasis on writing what you feel for future generations.

White Lake (in the Lanark area) is celebrating their 100-year anniversary.

New members are always welcome to any and all branches. The FWIO has welcomed 100 new members this year. Berna McLure was honoured with FWIO Recruitment Awards for getting new members. The Erland Lee Home was recognized this year by HRAI (Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada), Golden Horseshoe Chapter.

The 28th Triennial ACWW Conference will be held at the Warwick

Strumming up tunes for the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institutes

The Eastern Area convention of the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute drew a good crowd and lots of branch representatives to The Gathering House, Oct. 19. In the photo, singer Joyce Lindsey strums a guitar and sings to a full house during the dinner banquet, with key executives at the head table in the background, including (from left) Treasurer Ann MacDonell, Eastern Area Secretary Ruth Kennedy, President Mary Hatz, Convention Chair Betty Wheeler, Provincial President Margaret Byl, Regional Board Director Mary Inglis and local District Secretary Florence Hoople.

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University in England in 2016. Christine Raeburn and Sheila MinogueCarver will be attending as the honoured voting delegates from this area.

Irene Robillard graciously volunteered to be the alternate. Next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convention will be sponsored by the Lanark South and Lanark North Districts.

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Hobbyists a growing maple segment

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Hobby maple syrup production is a growing trend â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one the executive of the Eastern Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association is pleased to help nurture.

Bryan Exley is president of the Eastern Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association. He and Angela Coleman, co-owner of Sand Road Maple Farm near Moose Creek, helped organize the Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Eastern Ontario Maple Day, held at Colemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm on Nov. 21. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real interest in the hobby market, and what typically happens is once somebody starts to make a little syrup for their family and friends, it becomes an addiction, and you make more. Then your neighbours want some, some people at work want some, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re continually adding to your production,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The dealers are moving lots of hobbysized equipment these days, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good market for it right now because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still importing 60% of our maple syrup into Ontario, so we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even provide our own Ontario market. So thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good potential for it.â&#x20AC;?

Coleman said events like Maple Day are the perfect opportunity for hobby producers to learn more about the art of producing maple syrup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A venue like this offers producers a chance to ask questions and interact with other seasoned maple producers,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Above all, we want to have a comfortable day where you can learn and ask questions about your equipment, learn how to better calibrate it, learn how to make a better product. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about getting maple producers to network and learn from each other.â&#x20AC;?

Exley said it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take a lot of money and fancy equipment to get started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just start with a couple of taps. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take a lot of money to start at a small level. I started with 25 taps and a propane burner on my back deck.â&#x20AC;? Exley runs

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Angela Coleman, co-owner of Sand Road Maple Farm, hosted the Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Eastern Ontario Maple Day and welcomed Brian Exley, president of the Eastern Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association, on Nov. 21.

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Coleman added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true for most producers too. Most people didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start out with 3,000 taps, or 10,000 taps, they started with a few trees on their lawn and some curiosity. We like to foster that curiosity and encourage people to explore, so they can visit any one of us in the network and check out our website (http://www.easternontariomaple.com).â&#x20AC;?

Coleman said there is also a trend toward the more local and natural use of maple as a sweetener over white sugar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is certainly a niche market in agriculture and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing a lot more people shift to a more local diet or shift from cane sugar to maple sugar, not only for health properties but also to make sure they have that local flavour for their families.â&#x20AC;?

Both agreed that Maple Day was a huge success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a very good turnout, and the speakers have been bang-on for the interest in the group, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very pleased,â&#x20AC;? Exley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These meetings are a combination of an update on the industry, so we have members of OMAFRA and some provincial board members here, and a learning workshop, because this is a learning process for all producers. Plus some of the dealers are here as well.â&#x20AC;?

New this year was a silent auction, featuring a variety of maple-related treasures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The silent auction provides a good opportunity for our local suppliers and dealers to provide donations, and for us to assist producers and have more money for the local association,â&#x20AC;? Coleman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also very proud

of the quality of speakers weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to get. I know we, as producers, have really enjoyed being able to interact with so many producers from different areas and learn so much from them. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something we can apply to our businesses, and it gives us a lot of opportunities to be innovative, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important to us.â&#x20AC;?

Richard McMillan, secretary treasurer for the Eastern Local of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association, runs a small farm near Chesterville under his own name. He agrees that Maple Day is a great event for anyone who enjoys making maple syrup, regardless of how much they produce or who itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of producers that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have pancake houses and all that, they just produce the syrup and market it as a product,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The growth, in my mind, is in the small producer who is just making syrup for their own use or their familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use. They might have 50 or 100 taps.â&#x20AC;?

For McMillan, producing maple syrup is a family affair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My son, Bill McMillan owns the property next to me, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the family homestead since the 1850s when the McMillans moved from Ireland. They made syrup in a hardwood bush thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on his property.

I have the two farms that my dad farmed right beside the homestead, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where I make maple syrup,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My family made maple syrup until the end of World War II and then quit about that time because it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worth it once the sugar rationing came off. My dad started it up again just for the fun of it when I was in high school. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real family event, making syrup.â&#x20AC;?

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Farm surveillance

Jordan Holmes, owner-operator of Dundas Performance & Secured Holmes, with his 18-month old son Aidan, shows off the Swann security surveillance system he sells. He also runs an automotive accessories business and is building a carwash bay, which will open in the early spring. Inset (below) is his 3mp camera cable of capturing objects up to 1/2 km away.

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Accessories, from their whole catalogue of accessories.

He also sells AMSOIL oil, both OEM and synthetic, transmission fluid, coolant, gear oil, snowmobile oil and grease. The synthetic oil bottle displays a guarantee of up to 25,000 miles. Holmes also retails snowmobile tracks for all models, luggage racks and covers.

Security surveillance In a separate division of his outlet he sells and installs surveillance security systems.

He used an example, “If a farmer was worried about a cow calving in the barn, the system will send live footage to any cell phone, TV, or computer or tablet in the

world.” Holmes got into security a few years ago when the family cottage was broken into and his interest has just ballooned from there with all the technological advancements in electronics.

For example, he has a three mega-pixel camera outside on his shop that can see with great accuracy about ½ km away with clarity. He has a wide variety of models that do different things, and his cameras go from 720 pixels, which is good enough for a home, to three mega-pixels, which is good for a huge building and outside.

The Swann surveillance systems even have an option for audio, which farmers seem to like so they could tell if something is wrong in the barn just by the sound.

He also sells TVs, including RCA, Samsung and Haier. The shop is located at 12054 Main St. in Winchester. To contact Dundas Performance & Secured Holmes call (613) 774-4447 or by email at dundasperformance@bell.net.

• Multiple “Live, Work, Play, Relax” promotional panels depicting each of the six townships in SD&G , with an additional set of eight for county level.

• 20 picnic tables, complete with umbrellas, two per municipality, four for the City of Cornwall, and four for the United Counties, to be installed at their preferred locations; • Four teardrop flags with SD&G’s “Where Ontario Began” slogan for local historical societies, 10 for the City of Cornwall, and the balance for future SD&G promotions; • Tractor-trailer SD&G signage vinyl wrap, to be used in future at events, and tractor trailer rental-pro bono, courtesy of Shane

Signs; • Landscaping, including an assortment of shrubs, mums, pumpkins, etc., given to the constituent municipalities;· • Wagon banners, (from parade) to be used as table skirting at future SDG events; • TV and stand for future use by Besner’s department; • Garden hose and miscellaneous items destined for the SD&G Transportation and Planning departments.

“SD&G” remains the popular vernacular for the United Counties in question, though the organization lately promotes the ampersandfree “SDG” after receiving a consultant’s $30,000 advice to that effect a few years ago.

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The performance aspect includes sales and installation of accessories. Holmes has a wide variety of pats and accessories and what he doesn’t have he can get next day.

He merchandises tires – tractor tires to ATV tires, including cars and trucks – LED lights, truck liner covers, rims, and a whole line of Action Automotive

County Continued from page 20 next year. “It’s very, very fitting for the IPM, but also very fitting for the building here,” Simpson said.

Some of the accoutrements of the showcase — potted trees and landscaped features — were rented and dismantled after the IPM. But many of the other materials will be available for “events around the area,” the CAO said.

SD&G Economic Development and Communications Officer Terry Besner provided the following list of some additional repurposed items reaped from the IPM display:

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North Dundas Township Mayor Eric Duncan, 28, became the first SD&G warden elected by his Cornwall-area peers to consecutive one-year terms as head of the upper-tier, county-level government. A regular in the halls of Parliament Hill in his capacity as executive assistant to local MP Guy Lauzon, Duncan parlayed his new wardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title into the chairmanship of the Eastern Ontario Warden's Caucus for 2015.

His special term as SD&G warden concludes Dec. 18, when a colleague from a neighbouring municipality assumes the role.

Precursor to that changeover was the annual SD&G banquet, a traditional to-do celebrating the outgoing warden.

Duncan's Nov. 13 version of the soiree drew 200 people to the local arena in Winchester, where they watched the polished political veteran â&#x20AC;&#x201D; first elected to council straight out of high school a decade ago â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at the podium.

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In Dundas and Stormont counties, the surprise beneficiaries included Donnie Bowes of South Dundas (Upper Canada Playhouse); Caroline Rooney of North Dundas (Nor Dun Senior Support Centre); and Jeff Waldroff of South Stormont (2015 International Plowing Match).

Lianne Acres-Hanna of North Stormont was recognized for spearheading a Camp Erin project for local bereaved children. AcresHanna worked closely with Duncan, using thousands in seed money contributed by the Chesterville Rotary Club, of which Duncan is a member. The mayor of North Dundas enthusiastically reported to the audience how a similar version of the camp â&#x20AC;&#x201D; aimed at the children of parents with addiction issues â&#x20AC;&#x201D; might also be an option in the future.

Glengarryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipients included Bev Runions of the Williamstown Fair and George Courier of the Maxville Lions Club.

In his speech, Duncan attributed his success to surrounding himself with good people and a positive attitude. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re successful, and if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re successful, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy,â&#x20AC;? he also advised, quoting from township clerk JoAnne McCaslin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love what I do getting up every day with the different hats and different jobs that I do.â&#x20AC;?

He lauded his family as a source of strength and support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every family has a black sheep. I have a whole flock,â&#x20AC;? he quipped.

It was McCaslin who introduced the outgoing warden, recalling that he first visited North Dundas municipal headquarters as a politically interested Grade 9 student. At the time, he â&#x20AC;&#x153;dialoguedâ&#x20AC;? with department heads and asked them plenty of questions, she recounted. Elected just a Continued on page 37

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Resistance Continued from page 15 Federal election candidates declare they are on the side of the community. Federal MP Pierre Lemieux states he cannot help in a provincial matter.

May 2011 – Baker, Pharand and others, along with geologists from the Geological Survey of Canada and staff of South Nation Conservation, arrange a groundwater workshop of their own, which has different findings than the one produced by TMES. June 2011 – DTDN incorporates as the Citizen’s Environment Stewardship Association – East of Ottawa (CESA-EO). First president is Cholowski.

Summer 2011 – CESAEO organizes a bio-blitz of the lands surrounding the proposed site (permission to access the site was denied by TMES). The site has many species-at-risk. A tour of the Lafleche and Springhill landfills is arranged.

Fall 2011 – Local presentations are done by CESA-EO and continue for many months. Geologists Joe Wallach and Harry Baker make a presentation to MOE in Toronto. About 300 people turn out for a protest beside the site at the North Russell Union Cemetery.

January 2012 – TMES puts draft Terms of Reference, which refer to the North Russell site only, on their website.

June 2012 – TMES announces a second site a few kilometres away at Boundary and Devine Roads, but does not remove the North Russell site from consideration.

TMES hosts open houses at Russell Arena and at a community centre in Notre-Damedes-Champs in Orleans, about 20 km from the proposed second site, which was purchased from Hampton Holdings (Bernstein’s). A second group rises up to fight the new proposal, Dump this Dump 2, which later incorporates as the Capital Region Citizens Coalition for the Protection of the Environment (CRCCPE)), with Sue Langlois as president. DTDN and DTD2 agree to work together and several key DTDN members work with both groups. The North Russell bioblitz report is presented at Russell Township Council. Publication of Island of Biodiversity–A Natural History of the North Russell Red Shale Hill, which is about the site, is greeted with a sellout book launch.

September 2012 – TMES’s final Terms of Reference submitted to MOE. DTDN and DTD2 host several public meetings.

Community has seven weeks to respond.

December 2012 – Minister

of the Environment, James Bradley, approves the Terms of Reference, even though they now include two separate sites, in different municipalities, on one document.

Opponents are stunned that is allowed. Neighbours of the Russell site report what appears to be water-taking activity at the quarry.

Cholowski had earlier informed the MOE of inconsistencies in the TMES Permit to Take Water (PTTW) which he suggested made it invalid.

January 2013 – TMES applies for a new PTTW, which is denied by the MOE. February 2013 – TMES hosts open houses at the Russell Arena and Carlsbad Springs Community Centre and faces hundreds of protesters at both.

May 2013 – DTD2 makes presentations to the City of Ottawa.

June 2013 – DTD2 hosts information sessions. TMES hosts a groundwater workshop.

August 2013 – DTD2 and DTDN meet with MPP Grant Crack.

September 2013 – DTD2 and DTDN meet with Russell mayor regarding the problems with the existing township dump, which is leaking into the Vars-Winchester esker southeast of Russell.

Eventually the decision was made to close that landfill and ship Township waste to the Lafleche facility, via a new transfer station at the 417 Industrial Park. Cholowski is honoured at Terry Fox Run and two weeks later dies of cancer.

December 2013 – A media conference in Ottawa with five Ontario communities fighting similar battles results in the formation of a coalition against waste (later named Zero Waste 4 Life) to take the battle to higher levels and promote waste reduction instead of dumping. Members of DTD2 and DTDN meet with Minister Bradley in Toronto.

February 2014 – A further meeting with MPP Crack.

Another trivia fundraiser.

June 2014 – Draft Environmental Assessment Report issued by TMES. TMES open house at Carlsbad Community Centre.

Protesters, organized by Lucie Regimbald, circle the room chanting, “No more dumps!”

A documentary is begun on the battle by CBC RadioCanada.

Provincial candidates declare they are against the dump. MPP Crack is re-elected.

October 2014 – Russell Mayor J.P. St. Pierre dies suddenly, days from the municipal election.

November 2014 – Joe Wallach’s co-authored paper on structural geology of North Russell is published in the Canadian Journal of Earth

www.agrinews.ca Sciences January 2015 – TMES final Environmental Assessment issued.

Community has five weeks to respond to over 5,000 pages.

The Minister of Environment, who is now Glen Murray, is supposed to provide a minister’s review by the end of March.

Feb., 2015 – DTDN meets with Russell Mayor Pierre Leroux. Township sends a comment letter to the MOE stating their disapproval of both sites, and pointing out that Russell Township would suffer the most by the establishment of a landfill at the Boundary Road entrance, even though it would be technically within Ottawa city limits. DTD2 meets with MOE in Toronto.

April, 2015 – DTD2 makes presentation to City of Ottawa Environment Committee.

August 2015 - Complaint filed by Wallach with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) against TMES is dismissed. The appeal is still underway.

September 2015 – Greenvaders, a documentary which includes the landfill fight, is released on CBC television.

November 2015 – The ministry review has not yet been received. The minister has not approved the proposal.

TMES has not directly said what they plan for the Russell quarry property, which they still own.

Five years later – no shovels in the ground and no approval has been granted.

The community is still waiting anxiously.

December 2015 – TMES rep Hubert Bourque, states in the email to AgriNews that the application was still active, saying, “Yes, we are still in the approval process…We are hopeful that the EA process will be completed sometime in 2016.” EA refers to Environmental Assessment, which is a major portion of the Ministry of Environment approval process.

Regarding the original proposed site, which is in North Russell at the former Hanson Brick quarry, he was asked if that site was now off the table in favour of pursuing approval for the alternative site at Boundary and Devine roads.

His answer was, “Taggart Miller has stated that it has no intention of pursuing approval for the Russell Township site.”

Bourque did not elaborate on the company’s plans for that site, simply saying, “No decisions have been made yet on Taggart Miller's plan for the property. Those plans could include the sale of the property. The timing of that decision will depend on market conditions.”

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Jan Slomp acclaimed as NFU president

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Shipped fallen cow, farmer fined

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Albert Kuper shipped a cull cow to the Ontario Livestock Exchange in Waterloo in July 29. An OMAFRA veterinary inspector said the Holstein cow was severely compromised, emaciated, depressed and dehydrated, and had injuries consistent with an unrepaired calving injury. The cow was deemed to be a fallen animal as defined by Ontario Regulation 105/09 and was humanely euthanized.

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with failing to promptly kill a fallen animal in his care or to arrange for it to be killed in a humane manner, and for it before killing it.

Both are violations of the Disposal of Deadstock Regulation.

Kuper was ordered to pay a fine of $1,500 for each charge, plus a Victim Fine Surcharge, for a total of $3,750.

Ontario Regulation 105/09 (Disposal of Deadstock) under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001 prohibits the processing as food for human consumption, or the distribution, sale, transportation or delivery to any person, the meat of a fallen animal.

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Ontario Plowmen's Association) Gifts presented to members at local Achievement Day (Lannin Memorial awards): Champion Beef Showperson–Kelly Somerville; Champion Heifer Beef Calf–Megan Foubert Highlights of this year’s 100th Anniversary included regional and provincial events: the Dundas Farmer’s Charity Gala in March, the barbecue county judging night, the Holstein Club barbecue, Discovery Days at Kemptville, the Provincial 4-H Leadership Camp (Ontario Pioneer Camp) in March at Port Sydney, the Alberta Ontario Exchange in July, displays at county fairs and the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in September at Finch.

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Caitlin Jampen–2nd Junior Calf.

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“2x/day after calving to soften quickly...”

— Chelsea Holschbach, DVM

HEATHERSTONE ENTERPRISES, BARABOO, WISCONSIN THE HOLSCHBACH FAMILY 130 registered Holsteins — 25 EX, 70 VG, 20 GP 2X 30,100M 4.1 1240F 3.2 940P — SCC 80-100,000 Mike Holschbach and daughter Dr. Chelsea Holschbach at 2015 World Dairy Expo with Arethusa Wind Avocado-EX 91.

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