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Montague Township Reeve Bill Dobson lets a seven-week-old calf suck on his hand at Taylea Farms, during the recent farm tour organized by the Lanark Federation of Agriculture for municipal politicians throughout Lanark County, to provide them with a greater understanding of the county’s agriculture industry and issues faced. See story page 14.

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Keith Currie elected OFA President

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UELPH – ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE’S (OFA) NEWEST PRESIDENT, KEITH CURRIE, WAS ELECTED AT THE ORGANIZATION’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN TORONTO IN NOVEMBER. A COLLINGWOOD-AREA HAY

represent and champion the interests of Ontario farmers through government relations, farm policy recommendations, research, lobby efforts, community representation, media relations and more. OFA is the leading advocate for Ontario’s farmers and is Ontario’s voice of the farmer.

Letter Reader comment on November story

Keith Currie

Re “Farm Organizations react to CETA” published in the November issue of The AgriNews – this was a nicely balanced article, especially the ending. It is a given that I’ve always been suspicious of multi-national corporation trade agreements

since they tend to speed up the concentration of power over the very basic human needs. And who typically (politicians) agree with them on behalf of the highest bidder for their services.

Doug Estabrooks Russell

AND SWEET CORN FARMER,

CURRIE BECOMES THE 31ST PRESIDENT TO LEAD THE 36,000 FARM MEMBER ORGANIZATION FOR A ONEYEAR TERM. Elections for OFA’s two vice-president positions voted in Mark Reusser, a Waterloo County turkey farmer and re-elected northern Ontario dairy farmer Peggy Brekveld.

Drew Spoelstra, a dairy and cash crop farmer in Hamilton-Wentworth was elected by the board as its fourth executive member.

New to the OFA board of directors is Crispin Colvin, a Middlesex County crop and beef farmer who was elected for a three-year term as a director-at-large and Steve Brackenridge, who joins the board after winning the Zone 10 election. OFA’s Board of Directors is made up of 18 positions representing regions across Ontario.

“I’m energized about OFA and looking forward to the coming year, and the work we can do together for the OFA membership,” says OFA President Keith Currie. “This year’s annual meeting provided another great venue to address and discuss the issues and opportunities facing our industry with members, political leaders and industry partners.”

“Precision Matters” was the theme for this year’s OFA event that drew more than 300 grassroots members together to discuss industry innovations, issues affecting farm businesses, politics and policies impacting Ontario farms, and the future of the organization.

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is the largest general farm organization in Ontario, representing 36,000 farm families across the province. As a dynamic farmer-led organization based in Guelph, the OFA works to

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CPC-16 so good sponsors want to come back

by Tom Van Dusen AgriNews Staff Writer TTAWA – ONCE AGAIN, THE GENEROSITY OF GIB PATTERSON AND FAMILY WAS ON DISPLAY NOV. 14

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WHEN A POST MORTEM WAS HELD ON THE SUCCESSFUL

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The venue for the volunteer reception and wrap-up business meeting was the Patterson’s Emerald Links Golf Club. Snacks and drinks were provided for about 50 people, compliments of the family.

The hospitality mirrored Gib and Elsie Patterson’s approach to CPC-16, which was held on vacant land at another of their golf clubs, Anderson Links. Gib cochaired the event along with Allen Hills.

Among services provided by the family to CPC16, Hills said, were planting the required crops, cleaning up the site, renovating a barn for indoor storage, widening a driveway and clearing the ditch alongside it, extending a

cart path to the main clubhouse, and building a bridge to the overflow parking area. The Pattersons also provided a boardroom and office.

Gib, a mega plowing enthusiast who attended this year’s World Ploughing Championships in the U.K. and plans to be in Kenya for the 2017 edition, shrugged off the praise.

“They’re all improvements I probably would have made anyway. The championships just gave me extra incentive.”

Patterson’s total commitment to the event was seen as one of the reasons he was inducted Nov. 17 as a member of the Order of Ottawa. While pleased, Patterson also shrugged off the award, suggesting “me and Jimmy go way back”.

He was referring to Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, a keen supporter of the event; the city provided a $2,500 gold level grant. In the end, CPC-16 organizers raised over $68,000, spent close to $60,500, and realized an excess of close to $8,000, a rare outcome for

the annual championships.

In a letter read to the meeting by Elsie Patterson, the CPC central organization described the 2016 match as an “incredible experience.”

“To bring together a group of individuals where everybody offers something unique is key,” said Cheryl Timbers, secretary of the Canadian Plowing Organization. The letter was sent directly to the Pattersons.

“Your team for CPC-16 was strong, knowledgeable, and very respectful. The event was very well planned and executed. Once again, thank you for your warm hospitality, your inspiration and your passion for your rural roots.”

So successful was the outcome that the organization would like to return to Ottawa in the near future.

Considering all of the work and upheaval involved, it might not be feasible at the same location, Gib said.

Not to be confused with the much more elaborate International Plowing Match, the CPC drew

Wrapping up success for Canadian plowing champions

At the CPC volunteer reception and wrap-up business meeting, hosted by the Patterson family at the Emerald Links Golf Club, are from left, CPC Co-Chair Allen Hills, Program Coordinator Sharen Armstrong, Elsie Patterson and Co-Chair Gib Patterson.

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steady visitors over its fourday run which included receptions, dinners, VIP plowing, and other special events in addition to a showdown between 11 competitors.

In the end, there were two winners who’ll repre-

sent Canada next year in Kenya. Some of the CPC16 profit will be used to help World representatives with expenses.

Hills credited the involvement of several others in the room as well, including Glen Edwards

and Hank Bakker for the antiques display, Theresa Ruiter for garnering a level of media coverage “unequaled for a Canadian Plowing Competition”, and Sharen Armstrong for coordinating the official program.

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Editorial Building a wall Just in time for Christmas, the Dundas Federation of Agriculture has come up with the concept of a regional agricultural Hall or Wall of Fame and organizers are now looking for the first five nominees.

DFA rightly decided it was time to prominently honour local individuals past and present who have worked hard to ensure a strong local agricultural community. Similar concepts exist in other jurisdictions such as Glengarry, Renfrew, and Quinte which boasts an elaborate Wall of Fame located at Farmtown Park in Stirling.

The Quinte Wall covers agricultural leaders in Northumberland, Hastings, Prince Edward and Lennox & Addington counties. Deadline for nominations is May 1 each year. To help with the cost, in Quinte the successful nominator is asked to pay for the photo and citation mounted on the wall.

Since it was established 12 years ago, the Quinte Wall has recognized 71 individuals and couples. Quinte committee member Jim Dalrymple tells us his group worked with Peterborough County to set up a wall and has received an inquiry from Lanark County.

Meanwhile, Dundas is hoping for five names to start but it’ll depend on the number of nominations meeting the selection criteria. For now, there’s no physical location for the new hall or wall. It was decided that shouldn’t deter getting up and running with a virtual location on the DFA website.

The first inductions will take place March 25 as part of the Dundas Farmers’ Charity Gala which, last year, generated $10,000 for worthy causes. Deadline for nominations is Feb. 1, to be returned to DFA secretary-treasurer Mary Dillabough.

Nominators are asked to describe their choice’s contributions to agriculture both inside and outside Dundas County, personal and business development, community participation beyond agriculture and length of service. Letters of support are requested as part of each nomination.

There’s no better time to celebrate local agriculture and its builders than during Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017, Dundas organizers maintain.

Just as is the case with the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame based at Guelph and the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame based at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, such efforts are only as successful as the level and number of nominations coming their way.

So in counties fortunate enough to have regional walls, keep those nominations coming into the New Year. Future nominees deserve the recognition.

McMaze will be McMissed After 16 years, it’s time to bid a fond farewell to McMaze, the lowtech attraction north of Cornwall that invited visitors to have fun getting lost.

And hundreds did just that, many of them repeat customers, as the McDonald family expanded over the years to five mazes covering seven acres, adding farm animals, food, slides, swings, sleigh rides and seasonal activities, including at Halloween and Easter. McMaze officially closed Oct. 31.

Gradually, McMaze became a prime Eastern Ontario outing, gaining fame and winning awards. It was a place where kids could put their technical gadgets aside at least temporarily for some wholesome outdoor interaction.

But it also took up all of the McDonald family’s time, forcing members to miss out on a lot while welcoming their guests. As the McDonalds stated publicly, after all those years spent entertaining other families, it was time to concentrate on their own.

Saying she’ll miss the animals the most, Valerie McDonald explained the family will be returning to farming basics and cash-cropping their land. She’s pleased they’re ending the venture on a high note.

The AgriNews was there from the beginning, covering McMaze when it was first launched and many of its subsequent successes. It was Sandy McDonald, then in elementary school, who came up with the idea which first saw the light during his first year of high school.

Like many other fans across the region, we’re sad to see a vibrant agri-tourism attraction disappear from the landscape. We hope something similar comes along to replace it in the easternmost end of the province.

AgriGab Christmas tea For those now pondering the difficult names on their Christmas list, may I suggest two options: Number one, strike them from the list; Number two, give them the gift of tea.

While in many cases the first option may be the more tempting, the second option isn’t without merit. Perhaps even more than coffee, hot tea is the universal beverage of choice, soothing, healing, and reasonably priced for those you don’t much want to buy a present for anyway.

Notice that I emphasized hot tea… ice tea is an abomination.

Why am I on this tea kick? Well, for my entire adult life I’ve supported one of the world’s great crops to the tune of four to six cups a day no matter the weather.

As for coffee, I can’t stomach the stuff dating back to my dad offering me a taste when I was about 11 years old. I gagged on it then and have physically rejected it ever since.

For the most part, we tea devotees get no respect. At parties and functions, tea lovers are treated as second-class citizens. While the coffee pot is always on, you almost have to beg for tea.

When you do, you often get an irritated eye roll.

And tea is still seen as a girly beverage. My companion the Glengarry Bootmaker is a coffee consumer, black if you please. When we go to a restaurant for breakfast, the server routinely places the tea in front of her and I get the more manly coffee. I always make a grand show of switching the cups around.

At least in the St. Lawrence Seaway town of Prescott, the table has been turned on this ageold discrimination. Prescottonians now have Adelaine’s Tea Room – operated by a certified tea sommelier, no less – where coffee is available but is definitely a second-class beverage.

I was sipping a cup of Earl Grey in Adelaine’s the other day when I got to thinking about how big a world crop the leaves that make up my favourite beverage might be. I looked up one of those handy Internet charts to see where tea ranks among world cash crops. It’s barely a blip.

Also a blip but ahead of tea is the dreaded coffee.

Do you know what the most planted crop is?

It’s wheat, a key ingredient in my other favourite beverage, draft beer. The most fecund – there’s a

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by Tom Van Dusen rarely used word – is sugar cane, also the most popular crop.

And the crop generating most revenue is cannabis… no surprise there.

Adelaine’s owner Susan Peters was one of the first four graduates of Ottawa’s Algonquin College tea sommelier program, she’s a member of the Tea Association of Canada , member of the Culinary Historians of Canada, and a tea educator who travelled to the American Deep South to learn tea etiquette.

Tea etiquette? Is that about how to properly hold the china cup with your pinky sticking up?

It’s about much more than that, Susan scoffed, emphasizing that the pinky thing is a cliché not based on fact.

She would know. You’ve got to believe that somebody is steeped in the culture of tea when the outline of a tiny cup and saucer is tattooed on her arm.

Recognizing a true devotee, Susan provided me with a brief lesson on the history and medicinal value of tea. All tea is derived from a bush plant known as Camelia sinensis; all varieties start with the same leaf, the difference coming in the harvesting and processing.

Mainly because of its anti-inflammatory properties, regular tea consumption is said to lower the mortality rate, enhancing heart, brain and body weight health. As I mentioned, I consume four to six cups of tea a day… need I say more?

Susan offers all of the old standby varieties but also dozens of selections from around the world. She blends several of her own teas, some recognizing significant regional historical events, such as “Mary Hoople Blueberry Apple Sweetfern Herbal Tea”. Mary Hoople was a frontier healer who rose to prominence during the war of 1812.

At only $10 a tin with each one good for 50 cups – and just the right size to fit into a stocking - the Peters blends would make ideal Christmas gifts… even for those evil coffee drinkers.

And a Merry Christmas to all, both on and off the gift lists.

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Cloverbud Club turns over an interest leaf in 4-H for those not old enough to join regular program

by Dianne Pinder-Moss AgriNews Contributor ANARK COUNTY – LIVING ON A

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HORSE FARM IN THE

CARLETON PLACE AREA, ELSA BOOTHBY LIKES “TO LEARN ABOUT STUFF LIKE ANIMALS” AND VISIT DIFFERENT PLACES.

That’s why the eightyear-old is enjoying being part of the Cloverbud Club.

The same is true for seven-year-old Blair Jarvis.

“It’s fun,” the Perth resident says. “I get to do it with friends.”

A prelude to the regular 4-H program, the Cloverbud Club is aimed at children aged six to eight, both urban and rural.

“Some members will be experiencing every topic for

the first time, and some members will have knowledge of the topic already,” explained Melissa Renaud who is the main leader for the current club, assisted by her sister Victoria Williamson, as well as Jessica Pettes, and Bev Savard. “Essentially, Cloverbuds is just a sample of all the regular 4-H Clubs broken up into different meeting topics. It allows the younger kids to get a taste of what 4-H is like, and what parts of agriculture peak their interest!”

Having led many regular 4-H clubs in the past, Renaud knew there was an interest in the program among younger members’ siblings and friends’ children. That’s why she decid-

ed to start up a Cloverbud Club in the spring of 2016, her motivation being to provide these pre-4-Hers with an introduction to agriculture “and have fun doing it.”

“I feel like there can be a huge gap between today’s kids, and where food comes from,” she stated. “I wanted to be as open as I could, using the contacts I have and the passion for the 4-H Program to give these kids an opportunity to see behind barn doors!”

And that’s exactly what Renaud has been doing.

While there was a Cloverbud Club in the county a few years ago that focused primarily on horses, she has taken a multifaceted approach to the current program. As a result, each meeting deals with a different topic, which can

vary from farm tours to crafting to baking, beef, sheep, rabbit, dairy, etc.

“This is a very hands-on club,” she said “I try not to have too much structure as this allows the kids to have the freedom to let the meeting flow in the direction that they are interested in.”

For instance, when they toured a dairy farm in the summer, Renaud had assumed the members would be interested in the cows.

“They certainly were, but watching the group of kids get so interested in the robot milker and watching the path the milk takes from teat to tank was definitely what I wanted from the meeting and none of that was planned to work out the

way it did,” she related.

There were 12 members signed up for the summer session with 11 finishing the program. For the fall session, there are nine participants.

“Cloverbuds in Lanark County, just like 4-H, has a very high female to male ratio,” Renaud reported.

“We would love to see more boys join!”

Another fascinating statistic is that the majority of the members are from towns with only a few coming from an agricultural background, mainly equine.

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For the Nov. 9 meeting of the Cloverbud Club, Eric Bjergso, general manager of the Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Ltd., toured members and their families through the warehouse in Carleton Place where farmers’ wool is collected from across Canada.

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Cloverbuds Continued from page 5 only makes this club more interesting,� Renaud remarked. “I love seeing these town kids experiencing the ‘farm’ activities for the first time – milking a goat, collecting eggs from the hens, watching how a robot milker works, seeing how cows walk into the parlour on their own, seeing how the milk gets from point A to point B.�

On a recent evening, the Cloverbuds learned about how wool is graded and marketed as they toured the warehouse of the Canadian Co-

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Operative Wool Growers (CCWG) Ltd. in Carleton Place with general manager Eric Bjergso acting as their tour guide. Close to three million pounds of raw wool is collected each year by the co-operative from across Canada, with the majority being from Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.

Asked afterwards what she had garnered from the tour, six-year-old Alyssa Bingley of Perth told the AgriNews that she had learned that sheep’s wool “is squishy and soft.�

Similarly, Elsa stated that she had become familiar with the different types of

wool.

So far, Renaud says the response to the club has been good with both the children and their parents seeming to enjoy the meetings.

That has certainly been the case for Elsa’s mom, Tara Boyce. Living on a farm, she believes it is important “to open our lives� to different types of farming. Along with getting Elsa involved in a club, Boyce likes the fact that the program is so community oriented. “They are always doing things in the community,� she remarked, adding, “I Continued on page 7

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Posing for a photo in the CCWG Livestock Supplies and Equestrian Centre following a tour of the warehouse by the Cloverbud Club and family members on Nov. 9 were front row, from left, Cloverbuds Kylie Clark, Lyla Martineau, Blair Jarvis, Alyssa Bingley and Camden Craig; middle row, Cloverbuds Elsa Boothby, Emma Gibson and Teagan Larose; and back row, from left, leaders Jessica Pettes and Melissa Renaud.

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OFA members speak up at AGM OFA commentary

by Keith Currie, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture HE ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE (OFA) ADDED ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL GEN-

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ERAL MEETING TO THE BOOKS THIS YEAR. LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS, SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND A WRAPUP OF

OFA’S 80TH

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTED THE

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ORGANIZATION’S EVENT.

Annual leadership elections were held. I am honoured to have been elected as OFA’s 31st president.

Crispin Colvin from Middlesex was elected to a three-year director-atlarge position, and Mark Reusser and Peggy Brekveld were elected to the two vice-president positions. Drew Spoelstra also joins the new executive committee and Steve

Continued from page 6 think I ask more questions than the kids do.”

Among the benefits of Cloverbuds, according to Renaud, is that the program allows the members to see what they like and dislike in the 4-H program, “without

Brackenridge joins the board this year as a zone representative for Durham, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton.

“Precision Agriculture” was our convention theme.

Joe Dales, vice president and a founder of Farms.com opened the event with insights on how agricultural innovation has advanced our industry, and what the future will hold. Three MPPs addressed the crowd

of more than 300 farmers and industry representatives —the Hon Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, Hon Glen Murray, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and NDP leader Andrea Horwath provided insights on their views of agriculture’s potential.

Grassroots resolutions were deliberated during the meeting, raising member issues and concerns.

Rural school closures, organizational governance, invasive species and the restoration of pits and

The AgriNews December, 2016 Page 7 quarries were among reso- Congratulations also goes lutions debated. out to Dundas Federation Meeting attendees also of Agriculture for their participated in workshops, 80th anniversary display. met with exhibitors and Photos of all of these crehad a chance to socialize ative displays can be at the annual Ontario found on ofa.on.ca.

Harvest Celebration dinOFA’s annual general ner. meeting marks an imporOFA’s 80th anniversary tant annual industry event. celebration winners were We bring together grassalso announced at the roots members, politicians event including the lucky and industry representawinner of the trip to the tives to address and dis2017 World Agriculture cuss the issues and conExpo to California – cerns impacting our wrapping up the yearlong 38,000 members. We also contest. OFA’s farm-gate took the time to celebrate challenge winners were shared accomplishments, also announced. successes and milestones.

committing to a full 4-H Club all about one topic.”

“It gets young children interested in their food, farms and agriculture at a young age,” she commented. “We do notice that a lot of these Cloverbud members do move on to 4H when they turn 9 so that alone is showing a continued interest in the program.”

Seen touching a graded bale of wool in the Carleton Place warehouse of the Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Ltd. (CCWG) during a Nov. 9 visit by members of the Cloverbud Club and their families are left to right: Teagan Larose, Kylie Clark, Lyla Martineau and Everly Kirwan. A graded bale can weigh anywhere from 1,000 lb. to 1,200 lb.

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Higher farmland property values risk skewing tax share

OFA commentary

by Louis Roesch, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

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NTARIO FARMLAND VALUES ARE INCREASING BY A WHOPPING AVERAGE OF 70 PER CENT OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE RECENT MUNICIPAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT CORPORATION (MPAC) NOTIFICATIONS. ONTARIO FARMERS SAW A SIMILAR INCREASE ACROSS THE PROVINCE IN THE LAST ROUND OF MPAC ASSESSMENTS IN 2012. THIS RECENT RISE IN FARMLAND VALUES, COMPOUNDED WITH THE 2012-2016 ASSESSMENT VALUES HAVE FARMERS SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR TAX COSTS.

While average farmland

values vary from county to county, the very real concern for most farmers is how this big increase in values can impact farm property taxes. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) has heard from many members and county representatives since the property assessments were released on Oct. 11. Farmers across the province are worried about how these assessments will impact farming and more immediately, their property taxes.

Every four years MPAC provides updated property assessments. The newly assessed value will be phased in equally over the next four taxation years (2017-2020). Unless

Organic businesses calling for organic regulation TORONTO – A labelling loophole is leading to misuse of the term “organic” in Ontario.

According to the OMAFRA website, “Products produced and sold within the same province are not regulated by [the Organic Products] regulation unless they are using the new federal organic logo.”

This means that although there is a rigorous system for auditing organic certification in Canada, the Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) does not enforce use of the term “organic” in business names, or to describe products and dishes that do not leave the province.

“It’s a jurisdictional hot potato," said Chair of the Organic Council of Ontario Tom Manley. “The issue keeps bouncing from the CFIA, to the province, to the certifying bodies, and back again. But the problem just isn’t getting addressed.”

The Organic Council of Ontario (OCO) is a membership-based non-profit association representing the organic sector in Ontario and the only trade association to represent the entire organic sector in Ontario. Its members are farmers, food processors, marketers, distributors, certifiers, retailers and supporters of Ontario Organic.

Without provincial regulation, restaurants, caterers, small vendors and local suppliers can mislead not only consumers, but also other small business owners who want to do the right thing.

“Consumers and small businesses are confused with all the personal definitions of organic, even among those who are legitimately organic and those who are improvising,” said Manley in the recent release. “When an organic label serves a genuine consumer demand and commands a higher price, we all want to know that it follows Canada’s official organic standard and is verified.”

The OCO, which represents Ontario’s organic producers, processors, and businesses, is concerned that this lack of certainty around the term may be causing mistrust around the word “organic” among consumers. That’s why the OCO is calling on government to create regulation in Ontario. OCO is equally concerned about the cost of certification for small farms and calls on the Government of Ontario to include financial assistance for the certification of small farms.

Provincial regulation of organic products has already been introduced in Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Manitoba, while British Columbia is set to introduce its own organic regulation in 2018.

The OCO is committed to working with the Ontario government to ensure that provincial regulation of the Canadian Organic Standards becomes a reality. In order to support the exploration of this issue, they have provided a detailed backgrounder, and a comparison of provincial regulations that have been developed to date.

For more information on the Organic Council of Ontario, visit the website at www.organiccouncil.ca .

changes are made in property tax rates, farm property taxes will be impacted as the new values are phased in because taxes are calculated by multiplying the access value by the local farm property tax rate.

So while Ontario farmers are bracing for rising property taxes, they also have to face the reality that the ratio of tax dollars paid on farmland compared to commercial or residential taxes is about to shift. That is because farmland property values increased at a greater rate than any other property classification in Ontario.

As property values go up, tax rates rise. That means farmers will be contributing a higher proportion of taxes to their municipalities – taxes that support local services and infrastructure like schools, hospitals, roads and emergency services. Unfortunately, farmland does not require many of the municipal services that farm owners are taxed on.

If farm taxes increase, farmers will be shouldering excessive property tax burdens. The rules now allow flexibility in the rate of tax applied to farmland. Farm

taxes are calculated at 25 per cent or less of the local residential tax rate. This provides the flexibility to adjust the farm rate to account for the differential increases in assessed values. In other words, we have the tool to counter the high assessments.

OFA is encouraging all county and regional federations to work with their municipalities to adjust the farm tax ratio in their areas accordingly. OFA is available to provide any member or county federation with related information and an analysis upon request.

MPAC is responsible for the farmland property assessments, but the farm tax ratio is the responsibility of each county or municipal government. OFA encourages all members to thoroughly understand their farmland property assessments, the impacts the new value will have to their farms and tax rates, and address any tax ratio concerns with their local county or municipality. Ontario farmers should be proud of their valuable land and farm businesses, but will not and cannot shoulder unnecessary tax burdens.

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Expanded label for Authority 480 herbicide Health Canada phasing out M imidacloprid to protect aquatic insects ISSISSAUGA – FMC OF CANADA HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW EXPANDED LABEL FOR

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TTAWA – ON WED., NOV. 23, HEALTH CANADA ANNOUNCED IT IS CONSIDERING PHASING OT IMIDACLOPRID, ONE OF THE NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES, ON THE BASIS OF THE HARM IT CAN CAUSE TO AQUATIC INSECTS.

On the Health Canada website, the public is invited to submit written comments on the proposed reevaluation decision for imidacloprid to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. The site states, “Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2016-20 is a consultation document that summarizes the science evaluation for imidacloprid and presents the reasons for the proposed decision. The PMRA will consider any the comments received. A science-based approach will be applied in making a final decision on imidacloprid.”

The consultation period is open for comment from Nov. 23 to Feb. 21, 2017 (90 calendar days). Links are at http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/cpsspc/pest/part/consultations/_prvd2016-20/indexeng.php.

If you would like to comment, see http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/contact/cps-spc/pmraarla/pmrapub-eng.php, include the title of the consultation document on which you are commenting.

Health Canada will make the results of this consultation available on this website. Once the decision on imidacloprid is finalized, the PMRA will post a Re-evaluation Decision on the Pesticides and Pest Management Reports and Publications portion of Health Canada's website.

Health Canada regularly reviews all pesticides and has published its draft risk assessment to be comment-

ed on. In short, the assessment suggests that current use of imidacloprid is not sustainable, because high levels of this pesticide are being found in waterways and aquatic environments.

The amounts are harmful to aquatic insects, such as mayflies and midges, which are important food sources for fish, birds and other animals.

To address the risks identified, Health Canada has also published a proposed risk management plan for public comment, which includes a proposed three-year phase-out of agricultural uses of imidacloprid in order to address risks to aquatic insects. In some cases, where there are no alternative pest control products available, a longer phase-out transition period of five years is being proposed.

Based on the findings of the re-evaluation assessment on imidacloprid, the Department is also launching special reviews for two other common neonicotinoids, clothianidin and thiamethoxam to examine potential risks to aquatic invertebrates, including insects, as they are also frequently detected in aquatic environments.

Recently Health Canada identified risks to bees and other pollinators from the neonic class of pesticides.

Since Health Canada introduced mandatory mitigation for treated seed in 2014, the Department states the number of incidents reported ahas decreased by up to 80 per cent. Health Canada also states it has determined that concentrations of imidacloprid in surface water can range from non-detectable to, in some rare cases, levels as high as 11.9 parts per billion. Scientific evidence indicates that levels above 0.041 parts per billion are a concern.

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glyphosate resistant weeds. Since 2013, Authority and its active ingredient sulfentrazone have grown to be the number one residual pre-emergent broadleaf weed herbicide for soybeans in the United States.

“Adding additional weeds to the Authority label is important news for eastern soybean growers looking to combat tough broadleaf weeds,” said Wayne Myers, eastern business manager for FMC of Canada. “Many growers gained experience with Authority 480 herbicide in 2016. It was introduced to the eastern IP soybean market during the growing season, capturing a 15 per cent market share.”

Several new specialty horticulture crops have also been added to the Authority Herbicide label, such as

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TTAWA – OPPOSITION CRITIC FOR THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS TOBY BARRETT IS ENCOURAGING ALL WHO ARE INVOLVED IN AGRI-FOOD AND AGRI-BUSINESS TO CONSIDER TELLING THEIR STORIES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PREBUDGET CONSULTATIONS ACROSS THE PROVINCE.

Locally, on Wed., Dec. 14, the Committee will be hearing submissions at the Residence Inn by Marriott Downtown Ottawa, 161 Laurier Ave. West. Time to be announced. If interested contact the Clerk of the Committee, Eric Rennie at 416-325-3506 or erennie @ola.org.

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Economic Development

Ontario BR+E presentation at the International Economic Development Council Conference

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MAFRA’s Rick Berthiaume, Manager of the Economic Development Programs Unit and Information Services, was invited to present on the evolution of Ontario’s BR+E Program at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) annual conference. The session was titled “BRE: 30 Years of Community Economic Impact”, and included other presentations from Ohio State University and University of Minnesota Extension. During his presentation, Berthiaume highlighted several topics including the updated 4-Stage BR+E process, the new coordinator manual and best practices with a focus on data collection and analysis.

The presentation concluded by highlighting six vital attributes of successful BRE projects. These include: • well trained volunteers, • commitment, • buy-in and engagement from stakeholders, • demonstrate importance of local business, accurately accessing the importance of local business community, • building networks in the community, • develop and implement action plans.

For more information on our BR+E program please visit our website .

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a non-profit organization that aims to provide leadership and excellence in economic development for communities, members and partners. With a membership of more than 4,500 individuals, this conference provides individuals with guidance on various specialized topics such as workforce development, international trade and business marketing, attraction, expansion and retention.

IEDC’s 2016 annual conference was held in Cleveland Ohio this past September.

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his year’s Economic Development Association of Canada’s annual conference, hosted a full slate of speakers that inspired economic development professionals from across Canada. Speakers Bruce Kirkby, Nicole Verkindt, Darcy Lang and Terry O’Reilly, spoke of the ability and impact economic development professionals have to be change agents within their communities, through both traditional and non-traditional avenues.

The following are my top five takeaways: 1. “Mr. Burns taught me everything I need to know about business” – so said Nicole Verkindt, founder of OMX and Host of CBC’s “Dragon’s Den – Next Gen.” Funny anecdnicole-verkindtotes aside, she shared some great advice on where government has a role to play in the innovation sandbox. We are in a period of a “data gold rush” where data is democratizing all things and opening

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up the ability to collect and analyze many things.

Government has the opportunity to break from its stereotypical risk-adverse role to being a player that can absorb risk by a first adopter for the overall betterment of its citizens.

2. “Dark Fibre” – the City of Kelowna identified how it used its own infrastructure to open up new revenue streams for the City and be an overall economic development driver. Dark fibre is the term Kelowna used when they buried high-speed fibre under their roads every time they invested in repaving. By thinking outside the box and considering internet as a municipal service akin to water and sewer, it was able to invest in its fibre-optic network and provide it as a subscription service to users in its core areas. This resulted in a significant cost savings (approximately $98,000 annually) and was a key driver in attracting Bardel Entertainment Studio to the municipality.

3. Millennials are influencing the business of economic development – Karina LeBlanc, Executive Director of the Pond-Deshpande Centre identified that Millennials are moving from being job seekers to opportunity creators; this was evident throughout the conference. Whether it was Ryley Iverson & Davie Lee, cofounders of a tool to promote digital investment attraction (townfolio.com) to Alison Anderson, CEO of successionmatching.com which assists buyers and sellers of businesses and ultimately helps to keep businesses in communities, millennials are making innovative new ways to engage in economic development.

4. We’re all in this together – meeting with a wide group of economic developers, many who work in rural communities, the challenges we face in Ontario are not unique. All communities are interested in how they can best educate their elected officials and senior leadership teams on the advantage of having economic development professionals as key influencers in government.

5. National recognition – I had the opportunity to be recognized by my peers and be presented with my Economic Development certification. As the only national certification in economic development in Canada, this certification is recognized and supported by clients in Rural Ontario. When working with REDB, you can be certain that those that serve you have some of the highest qualifications in economic development. I hope these takeaways help you consider innovative solutions to traditional challenges your communities are facing. Be the change agent in your community!

Agricultural Development

Bull Selection in Ontario Barry Potter Agriculture Development Advisor, OMAFRA

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hat kind of bull do you want? There are as many colours, shapes, and sizes of bulls as you can think of on the market today. Perhaps the market is the best place to start. What kind of calf do you want to sell? And what kind of cow do you want to keep to obtain that calf?

Bull selection in Ontario used to be much simpler.

Provincial bull evaluation centres allowed commercial producers to compare many different breeding programs at one location. All bulls received the same diet, and were evaluated for growth, muscle and fat deposition. A produc-

er-run organization, Beef Improvement Ontario (BIO), compiled all the collected data, and used genetic equations to create economic selection indices for two streams of commercial farms. But that was the 1980s and 90s. What can a producer do today to find a bull that works with his/her cow herd?

Defining the type of bull desired remains the prerogative of the purchaser, and his or her needs. But there are three defining criteria for any bull. Can he breed cows, or in other words is he sound reproductively? Can he walk and mount cows? Does he have the genetic makeup to fit the farmer's needs?

Most farmers spend a lot of time discussing the last point. Breed associations advertise the merits of their breeds. If you want to start an animated discussion, at your next coffee shop hangout, just toss off a comment on which breed you think is the best, and watch the fireworks commence.

Which breed is best? The old adage, “there is more difference within breeds than between breeds” may be true, but each breed does have its true type and list of predominant traits. The Meat Animal Research Centre in the United States provides a list of rankings of breeds for traits. Using general guidelines, producers can narrow down their breed preference based on what they are marketing and what their needs are.

In order to help farmers with selection, BIO would produce a smaller frame / maternal bull selection index and a faster growing carcass-based index. Today, seedstock producers could use an index that BIO could tailor for their own selection pressure. They could put in selection parameters such as calving ease, growth rate, carcass traits, and build an index.

Another selection tool becoming more popular is genomics. By pulling root hair bulbs from the animal, usually from the tail, and sending them to a laboratory, a farmer can learn quickly about the DNA of an animal and the traits they are carrying. Some breeds have more knowledge of the genetic markers in a genome test. For example, one could find out feed efficiency, carcass traits, and docility in one test. These traits may be hard to measure on farm. As science expands its knowledge of genetic markers, the available information becomes that much more powerful. Seedstock producers are using this information to select the breeding stock they offer for sale to commercial farms.

Cross breeding remains a simple yet valuable tool for beef farmers. By crossing breeds, one can take advantage of hybrid vigour to have more vigorous calves, and more efficient cows.

Having a veterinarian perform a reproductive soundness evaluation on your bull prior to breeding can help stave off any potential problems of a bull not being physically able to breed your cows. Semen testing your bulls each year prior to breeding season can make sure the bull is still good for the coming year.

The old adage, a bull is half your herd, demonstrates the impact of taking time to select the right bull. The bull evaluation centres of the past have mostly been replaced by farms feeding their own bulls and collecting data themselves. There are many private and group bull sales across the province. Take the time to visit seedstock farms, review bull sale offerings and select the sire that will benefit your operation the best.

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Dundas Federation of Agriculture Ontario celebrates Agri-Food innovators in Eastern Ontario Funny Duck Farms - Jasper: to ensure nutrients are distributed ORRISBURG – T meeting highlights taxation Offers consumers fresh produce direct evenly for optimum growth and M

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HESTERVILLE – THE DUNDAS FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE (DFA) HELD ITS REGIONAL MEET-

OCTOBER, AT THE NELSON LAPRADE CENTRE IN CHESTERVILLE. Guest speakers gave presentations on two subject areas. First at the podium was tax specialist Susan Moore, CPA, CA, of RBC Wealth Management, accompanied by Roger Heard, CFA, an investment advisor with the firm. Her presentation focussed on changes in the treatment of taxes related to quota that will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2017, particularly in relation to the class of assets called Class 14.1 pool. Examples were reviewed to put the subject in context, and how to manage assets in the context of capital gains, depreciation, income type, timing of changes, dividends, succession, etc.

Because of the dollar value involved and the potential complexity of the whole issue, she emphasized the need for planning in advance of year-end, including professional advice as each operation will have its own set of considerations.

The second guest speaker was Randy McDonald, Manager of Customer Evaluation and Service in the Cornwall office of Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) with assistance by Kevin Kulmatycki, Property Valuation Analyst, and Value & Customer Relations for the region.

McDonald outlined the overall task of MPAC as it relates to the number and value of properties at the provincial and regional levels. New property evaluations for farms came out this fall to reflect values as of Jan. 1, 2016. These will serve as the basis for property taxes over the next four years. He outlined five components including farmland, residence, residence land, farm outbuildings and other outbuildings (which would include value-added or dual-use facilities. Details on number of properties in the database and on value changes over recent years ING IN EARLY

were discussed. On an individual basis, owners should note that the deadline for filing a Request for Reconsideration (RfR) is 90 days after release of the report, but MPAC encourages owners to seek clarifications both online and by contacting the office directly. Comments and questions from DFA members were interspersed in the presentation to contribute to its local flavour.

In the regular business portion of the meeting, Bernie VanderZweep was acclaimed for another year as the representative to Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s Policy Advisory Committee (PAC). In addition to yearlong PAC duties, he will represent DFA at the OFA annual meeting in November, assisted by Jackie Pemberton, Marty Derks and Stephen Mellon as voting delegates.

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AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS ONTARIO RECENTLY RECOGNIZED THE WORK OF LOCAL AGRI-FOOD INNOVATORS WHOSE IDEAS AND PASSION STRENGTHEN THEIR BUSINESSES, GROW THE PROVINCE’S AGRI-FOOD SECTOR, BOOST THE ECONOMY AND CREATE JOBS.

The Eastern Ontario recipients were honoured with the 2016 Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence at an award ceremony, hosted by MPP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell Grant Crack, in Morrisburg on Nov. 24. In the press release, Crack said he was “pleased to be a part of today’s celebrations and to have the honour of meeting the innovative recipients of the 2016 Premier’s Award for AgriFood Innovation Excellence. These are individuals who are helping Ontario’s agri-food sector succeed with projects that are benefitting not only their business and their local community, but Ontario as a whole.”

The award recipients are: FarmLead.com, based in Ottawa: This online tool allows online grain trading whereby buyers and sellers deal directly with each other.

from the farm and gives farmers a guaranteed market by developing an online system that allows members to order exactly what they want 50 weeks of the year.

New Care Farms Inc. - Iroquois: By pasturing cows to graze multiple times per day, thus increasing their production, this generates more revenue to finance a state-of-the-art rotary milking parlour system and a five-star energy-efficient creamery.

Oat & Mill Ltd. - Smiths Falls: Produces frozen oat-based ice cream alternative in a variety of flavours and has created a market for local growers and a healthier alternative for lactoseintolerant consumers.

Scheuermann Vineyard & Winery - Westport: Boasts a selection of wines (includes Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Vidal ) – and “bragging rights as Ontario’s most northerly vinifera vineyard,”. and the addition of an open-grill restaurant V6 Agronomy Inc.- North Augusta: Produces compound fertilizers that bind primary, secondary and micronutrients together in the right proportions for a more consistent mix

vigour.

Valley Bio Ltd. - Cobden: A grain disinfection system– the active ingredient is an approved food additive under the Canadian Organic Standards, allowing disinfected grain to maintain raw food status.

The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Jeff Leal added, “I congratulate this year’s winners of the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. Their commitment to creative ideas strengthens Ontario’s world-class agri-food sector and positions our province for continued economic growth.”

Award recipients are also helping Ontario meet the Premier’s Agri-Food Growth Challenge by supporting the province's efforts to double the growth rate of the agri-food sector and create 120,000 jobs by 2020. Supporting a strong and innovative agri-food industry is part of the government’s plan to create jobs, grow the economy and help people in their everyday lives.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Premier’s Awards for AgriFood Innovation Excellence. For more information, visit ontario.ca/agriculture-news.

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TTAWA – THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHICKEN FARMERS OF CANADA (CFC) ELECTED BENOÎT FONTAINE AS ITS NEW CHAIRPERSON ON THURS., NOV. 24.

Hailing from Stanbridge Station, Que., Fontaine most recently served as the 1st vice-chair of the CFC executive committee. He joined the board of directors in 2013 as an alternate, and became the Quebec director in 2014. He farms in the Lac Champlain area and raises chicken and turkeys. A former high school Canadian history teacher, and second-generation chicken farmer, Fontaine has also been heavily involved in the Union des producteurs agricoles since 1999. He also served on CFC’s policy committee and the production committee.

The election follows the resignation from CFC of Dave Janzen, who has stepped down due to personal reasons. Janzen represented British Columbia on the CFC Board of Directors as an alternate in 2006 and served as the B.C. director since 2008. He joined the executive committee in 2010 and became chair in 2012.

The CFC Board of Directors thanked Janzen for his many years of dedication, leadership and service, and wished him well in future endeavours. The board also welcomed Derek Janzen to the executive committee as 1st vice-chair.

Chicken Farmers of Canada is responsible for ensuring that the 2,800 farmers produce the right amount of fresh, safe, high-quality chicken and that farmers’ views are taken into account when important agriculture and policy decisions are made.

by Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff Writer ASKATOON, SK — ON TUES., OCT. 25, IN SASKATOON, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED COUNTIES OF PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL (UCPR) WAS AWARDED THE FIRST MARKETING CANADA SUSTAINABILITY AWARD FOR ITS METRO PROPOSAL DOCUMENT. Following the UCPR Strategic Plan, the Economic Development and Tourism Department identified its agri-food sector to develop. Among other things, the project focused on developing the local food market so local producers can engage safely within a viable business model, promoting and increasing production, increasing revenues to local producers and helping producers with access to new markets.

The result was the Local Food Counter, which started with a contract with a major grocery chain and expanded from there. “We were conscious that we only had one chance to sell this new idea, so we worked hard to create a document that would distinguish itself,” said Carole

Lavigne, the UCPR’s Director of Economic Development and Tourism.

“Because of this effort, the first Prescott and Russell Local Food Counter was launched in a Metro store in Casselman, in June 2015.”

Since then additional counters have been added and are proving to be very popular, not only in UCPR but also recently in Ottawa and there are plans to include Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

With this project, local

producers achieved all four goals. Sales increased by 37 per cent during the first year, there was increased demand for local products, new producers entered the Metro chain, and development potential for new products increased.

The Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC), with the Business Development Bank of Canada, created the award, which recognized communities across Canada that were successful in their

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Rural Ontario needs natural gas now

OFA commentary

by Larry Davis, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

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HE NEED FOR NATURAL GAS ACROSS

ONTARIO IS A TOP PRIORITY ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE (OFA) AND RURAL MUNICIPALITIES. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT’S SEPTEMBER THRONE SPEECH INCLUDED A COMMITMENT TO GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. WE ARE RURAL

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HOLDING THE GOVERNMENT TO THAT PROMISE, AND PRESSING THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE ENERGY TO DRIVE GROWTH.

Rural Ontario is faced with soaring costs of energy with few alternatives.

Energy is one of the largest inputs on farms, and a significant cost to rural residents and local business owners. Energy costs are stifling growth.

OFA and our municipal partners – the Eastern and Western Wardens’ Caucuses – are asking members, rural Ontario businesses and residents to demand access to affordable energy. Tell your Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) that rural Ontario needs natural gas infrastructure to build stronger rural communities. Add your voice to the natural gas issue at actnow.ofa.on.ca by sending a letter to your MPP. The letter says you support the call for a public investment to provide natural gas access for rural Ontario.

Natural gas is the single most important

investment that will give farms, businesses and rural residents the competitive edge to drive growth. It’s never been more important to send this message to Ontario’s government. If natural gas was available across the province, Ontario farmers, business owners and rural residents could save more than $1-billion in annual energy costs. That’s money that can be reinvested to create jobs and support a growing and vibrant rural economy.

OFA recently partnered with the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus and Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus to strengthen our collective call for a provincial government commitment to bring natural gas to rural Ontario. Together, we have launched ontarioruralgrowth.ca, a new site for Ontarians to join the call for the Ontario government to commit to affordable energy in rural Ontario. Visit ontarioruralgrowth.ca to learn more about why rural Ontario needs affordable natural gas infrastructure and how you can join the campaign.

Rural Ontario is alive with innovation, opportunities and economic activity – but it needs competitively priced inputs to continue to thrive and drive the economy.

Through the new partnership with Ontario wardens, OFA is working with the provincial government, industry and gas companies to develop a fair and equitable way to install new natural gas pipeline across rural Ontario every year for the next 20 years.

Rural Ontario can grow with natural gas.

OFA announces 80th anniversary bursary winners

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UELPH – THREE POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS

ONTARIO FEDERATION (OFA) OF AGRICULTURE’S 80TH RECEIVED THE

ANNIVERSARY BURSARY AT THE ORGANIZATION’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING,

NOV. 21. ANITA RASTAPKEVICUIS FROM ELGIN COUNTY, CASSIDY SMITH FROM STORMONT COUNTY AND LOGAN EMIRY FROM SUDBURY DISTRICT WERE EACH AWARDED $3,500 TO HELP WITH THEIR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN AN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM.

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Farm tour gives politicians a greater understanding of ag industry and issues

by Dianne Pinder-Moss AgriNews Contributor ANARK COUNTY – AMANDA PULKERMOK ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SHE IS “DEFI-

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NITELY MORE A CITY GIRL THAN A RURAL.”

That’s why she accepted an invitation to be part of an Oct. 26 tour organized by the Lanark Federation of Agriculture (LFA) for municipal politicians throughout Lanark County.

“Mississippi Mills is such a diverse community I wanted to learn more about rural life,” remarked the municipal councillor for Almonte Ward in the amalgamated Town of Mississippi Mills.

While the LFA had hosted a farm tour for provincial politicians in 2015, this was the first time that such an event had been held for their municipal counterparts.

“Because this is the 75th anniversary [of the LFA], we just thought it would be a good way to celebrate,” said Andrea McCoyNaperstkow who organized the event, assisted by Lorne Heslop and Richard Kidd (who is also the reeve of Beckwith Township), with support from the board overall and member service rep Deb Knapton. Calling the tour “a real county

Bus driver Paul Thompson, Mississippi Mills Councillor (Pakenham Ward) Duncan Abbott, LFA director Lorne Heslop and Mississippi Mills Councillor (Ramsay Ward) Christa Lowry listen as Bruce Enloe, General Manager of Two Rivers Food Hub, explains one of the initiatives of the food hub, which is to make the commercial kitchens at the facility available for rent to local food processors, farmers and caterers.

Pinder Moss photo effort,” the County of Lanark provided the driver Paul Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited provided the bus.

Noting that there are “quite a few” municipal politicians in Lanark County that don’t have a farm background, McCoyNaperstkow said the objective of the tour was to promote a greater understanding of the agricultural industry.

“It is always good to keep that relationship open and transparent,” she told the AgriNews. “When you consider how important agriculture is in Ontario, it just seemed the right thing to do.”

In organizing the tour, the intention was to give the participants an education on the county’s agricultural industry and the diversification that is taking place there.

“We wanted to include

as much as we could. In 75 years, farming has changed,” McCoyNaperstkow said, highlighting the fact that it is no longer just beef and dairy but also cash crops, market gardening, Christmas trees, berries, etc.

Describing the tour as “a small little picture of what we do”, the first stop for those taking part was the Two Rivers Food Hub in Smiths Falls.

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weekly over the summer months and on a monthly basis come winter.

“As many as 26 farms have been involved since the beginning of the program from the pilot to now,” Enloe noted.

According to Dobson who is vice-chair of the board for the food hub, the whole reason for its development was to support the local producers and create a market for them.

“Sustainability is key,” he told the AgriNews. “Food should be local, healthy, accessible and affordable.”

Ramsay Ward Councillor Christa Lowry whose family farm – Penlow Farms outside of Almonte – was one of the stops on the tour, was pleased to see such a strong contingent from Mississippi Mills. Along with herself and Pulker-Mok, Almonte Ward Councillor Jane Torrance and Pakenham Ward Councillor Duncan Abbott were among the six municipal elected officials in attendance.

“An event like this, it is great to have local government talk to local farmers,” she commented.

Lowry is currently working with others to establish an agricultural advisory subcommittee in Mississippi Mills, structured under the Community and Economic Development Committee (CEDC). The three main roles and purposes proposed for the committee are advisory and policy resource; awareness and advocacy; and economic development.

“I worked with a group of local farmers/agriculture industry people to create the draft terms of reference, which has been approved by CEDC and will come to the

Continued from page 14 There, General Manager Bruce Enloe was on hand to talk about the food hub, which first opened its doors in December 2014 at the Gallipeau Centre – the former Rideau Regional Centre (RRC).

The “chef by trade” spoke of his excitement over this project.

“This is a passion of mine – local foods,” he related.

During the tour of the food hub, Enloe made mention of how fortunate they were to have access to such large scale kitchen facilities.

“The main kitchen would have probably cost us half a million dollars to install with the scale we have,” he noted.

The commercial kitchens are rented out to local food processors, farmers, caterers, etc.

“Anyone who needs access to valueadded kitchen space,” Enloe stated, adding, “we give precedence to local food producers.”

Montague Township Reeve Bill Dobson who was part of the municipal contingent and worked as a teacher at RRC in the 1960s and 1970s recalled how, at its peak when there were approximately 2,600 residents and 1,400 staff there, the kitchens produced 9,000 meals a day.

Other initiatives undertaken by the food hub include the purchase of large scale coolers and freezers, in which farmers can lease space to store produce, and a local food basket program. Growing to 79 subscribers this summer, the program is done

Those participating in the Oct. 26 tour gathered for a photo with Andrew and Julie Dawson (third and fourth from right) of River Run Farms after visiting their farm outside of Lanark. From left are LFA member service rep Deb Knapton, Mississippi Mills Councillors Amanda Pulker-Mok (Almonte Ward), Duncan Abbott (Pakenham Ward) and Christa Lowry (Ramsay Ward), Montague Township Reeve Bill Dobson, Beckwith Township Councillor Faye Campbell, LFA Director Lorne Heslop, Mississippi Mills Councillor Jane Torrance, bus driver Paul Thompson and LFA director Andrea McCoy-Naperstkow.

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Committee of the Whole on Dec. 6 for discussion,” she stated in an email.

Along with herself, the group is comprised of her father Allan Lowry, Heslop, Knapton, Shelley McPhail, Amy McPhail and Ron MacMeekin.

“There is a real interest and a desire to learn,” she stated. “I think the further people are from the farm they just don’t know.

Communication and awareness are huge.”

Penlow was one of three farms on the tour schedule. At the farm, which is operated by Lowry’s parents, Allan and Donna,

and brother Brad, tour participants got an up-close look at the new automated barn and robotic milking system that has been in use since mid-December 2015. Excluding the 18 to 20-minute washes three times a day, the robotic milker is in operation 23 hours of the day.

In the new barn, the cows not only choose when they want to be milked but also when they want to get water and feed, lie down or use the automated back scratchers.

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Lanark 4-Hers recognized for achievements at awards night

by Dianne Pinder-Moss AgriNews Contributor ANARK COUNTY – THE FIRST 4-H PROJECT JESSICA SAVARD EVER COMPLETED

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That is just one of 55 projects, including sheep, rabbit, horse and veterinary, the Carleton Place area resident has participated in over the past decade and, on Oct. 29, she was recognized for her efforts by being honoured with the Lanark Federation of Agriculture (LFA) Award.

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Paul Boyd was the recipient of the Almonte Tru Country and Garden Award, which was presented by Sarah James, a 4-H volunteer and member of the special awards committee.

Others were: Almonte Tru Country and Garden Award, formerly known as the Top Member Award, which is given to a member who has also participated in various clubs over a number of years, as well as Regionals or higher and has performed parliamentary roles.

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Ag tour for politicians Continued from page 15 “The cows decide when they want to do everything,” explained Brad who with his girlfriend Lindsay Cavanagh look after all the day-to-day operations in the new facility.

“We just make sure every cow gets milked twice a day.”

Ensuring this happened was initially a struggle, he acknowledged.

“The young cows caught on really quickly – the older ones not so much,” he mentioned.

Now that the system has been in operation for more than 10 months, there are only four cows that still require some guiding into the milking stall.

“When they see us, they (the four) pretty much start walking over (to the stall), which is kind of neat,” Brad remarked.

At the time of the tour, the Lowrys were milking 57 cows. While the cows are averaging three milkings a day under the robotic system, there are some that have “hit” five milkings.

“We’re shipping about 4,000 litres (of milk every second day) right now,” he noted. “That’s considerably higher than what we had in the old barn but by no means maximum.”

According to Brad, milk production is up by at least 15 per cent and might be edging closer to 20 per cent.

As Beckwith Township Councillor Faye Campbell watched with amazement a cow enter the milking stall, she commented “I just can’t imagine how that cow knows enough to come up and get milked.”

From the Lowry farm, the busload of municipal politicians, accompanied by McCoy-Naperstkow and Heslop, headed to River Run Farms in the Lanark area. With a 200-year legacy farm sign gracing the entrance to the property, Julie Dawson is the sixth generation of the BlairMcIlquham family to be farming there. She and her husband Andrew purchased the farm from her parents in 2004.

This is very much a diversified operation. In addition to being involved in growing a variety of cash crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat and hay, the couple have a beef herd of approximately 40 Charolais-cross cows. In addition, they started a pick your own strawberry operation known as Mississippi Berries in 2012.

In total, they farm 850 acres, half of which they own with the remainder being leased. Andrew works on the farm full time with Julie being employed at Agriculture Canada.

“We cover about 850 acres, which seems like a lot,”

The AgriNews December, 2016 Page 17 Andrew told the visiting politicians. “It is just enough to keep one person home full time.”

As part of their crops, the Dawsons grow seed wheat and seed soybeans for local seed companies. They have attained “Select Status,” which Andrew says is the highest status available to seed growers in Ontario.

When asked by Torrance if their children were involved in 4-H, Julie replied that both son Connor and daughter Caroline are active in the program, having completed beef, plowing, square dancing and archery clubs this year.

“Both Andrew and I grew up in 4-H,” Julie mentioned, adding that they have been leaders of the Lanark Beef Club for the past three years. “We really enjoy it.”

From Lanark, the tour headed to its final destination of the day – Taylea Farms outside of Perth. Founded in 1944

by Elwood Conboy, the farm is operated as a partnership by son Wayne and his wife Margery, along with their son Doug and his wife Trina. Doug and Trina’s son Sawyer is the fourth generation of the Conboy family to live on the farm.

The Conboys own 300 acres and rent another 100 acres for their farming operation.

Taylea is primarily a dairy farm with the Conboys milking 45 to 50 cows, with the herd also including another 50 heifers ranging from newborn calves to two year olds.

However, they also grow crops like soybeans, corn, barley and hay.

“The first goal every year is to have enough feed for the cows,” Doug stated. “Any corn left over is sold.”

As far as crops are concerned, Taylea is moving more towards no-till.

“The soybeans are all no-till.” Doug mentioned.

“Barley most years are no-till.”

Based on the feedback The AgriNews received about the tour, it was a great learning experience for all involved.

Abbott said he was “just amazed” at the technology that has evolved in agriculture.

“When my grandfather farmed, he didn’t know what a computer was,” he stated.

The Pakenham Ward councillor particularly enjoyed visiting the food hub as he utilized its facilities approximately two years ago. “My son had a granola business and we baked there,” he related.

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4-H Awards Continued from page 16 “always going above and beyond in his club” and showing devotion to his project animals.

Ambassador – Given to a person who is a “team member,” Alyssa Quinn who won Top Showman “and shows a great deal of interest in all her clubs” was recognized with this

Recipients of Commonwell Mutual Insurance Awards were left to right: Alyssa Quinn (Ambassador), Trent Ziebarth (Leadership) and Brynlen Swrjeski (Outstanding Agricultural 4-H Member). Absent from the Oct. 29 event but also receiving an award was Nicholas Bergeron (Outstanding Non-Agricultural 4-H Member).

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Outstanding Agricultural 4-H Member – Brynlen Swrjeski, who in only her second year in 4-H won Grand Champion Calf and was Reserve Grand Champion Show person, was the recipient.

“She has a great work ethic and it shows in the ring,” the award introduction states.

Outstanding NonAgricultural 4-H Member – Selected to receive this award was second-year 4H member Nicholas Bergeron who has completed nine projects and is described by his leaders as being “a hardworking young man who enjoys learning new things;” Purdy Memorial Fellowship Award to a “keen” 4-H member – The recipient was Pyper Brandino who was commended as being someone who helps her fellow members, “shows her animals very well with great success and enthusiasm, and does her best at everything;” Dowdall Memorial Award for news reporter of the year – To be considered for the award,

articles must be submitted to local newspapers for publication – Hazel Robertson is this year’s recipient; Ontario Plowmen’s Association (OPA) Award to “an outstanding agricultural member” – The honouree was William Roffey who has participated in 27 projects during his eight years in 4-H and has held the positions of president, vice-presiContinued on page 20

The Lanark Federation of Agriculture (LFA) Award was presented to Jessica Savard by LFA Director Dave Campbell.

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4-H Canada celebrating past and future

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TTAWA – AT AN EVENT HELD FRI., NOV. 18, AT THE CANADA AGRICULTURE AND FOOD MUSEUM, 4-H CANADA WAS PROUD TO

OFFICIALLY KICK OFF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN

CANADA 150 AS ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS LEADING A PAN-CANADIAN SIGNATURE PROJECT.

Pan-Canadian signature projects are large-scale, participation-oriented activities, of national scope and with high impact. These projects will bring Canadians together to celebrate, participate in events and share experiences.

Pat Finnigan, Member of Parliament for MiramichiGrand Lake (New Brunswick), on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the Government of Canada’s funding of $375,000 towards the project “4-H Canada, Empowering Youth and Connecting Communities.”

“One of the goals of the 4-H Canada Signature project is to ensure that Canada remains strong for the next 150 years. Young Canadians from diverse communities will come together to learn more about the fascinating agricultural history of their country. The 150th anniversary of Confederation represents a unique opportunity to celebrate our past, our achievements and the wealth of our environment.

Let’s strengthen the bonds that unite us and raise awareness among young people about the challenges of tomorrow,” noted The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage.

In 2017, 4-H Canada will support local activities and celebrations that will engage 4-H youth in communities across Canada, through the 4-H Connecting Canadians Fund, open to 4-H clubs, regions, districts and provincial organizations.

These celebrations will celebrate the agricultural heritage of Canada, bringing together communities from coast to coast.

To complement the celebrations, 4-H Canada will also be rolling out a national awareness campaign to highlight the important role 4-H has played in Canadian culture.

“As one of Canada’s most well-respected positive youth development organizations, 4-H Canada is committed to nurturing responsible, engaged and confident youth leaders who are committed to positively impacting their communities across Canada and around the world. As we embark upon an exciting year as part of Canada 150, and reflect upon the themes of inclusion, diversity and inspiration, we are excited to engage youth and connect communities who can access resources and contribute to positive change as part of the 4-H movement. There is truly no greater time than now for 4-H in Canada,” said Shannon Benner, CEO, 4-H Canada, in the announcement.

Donna Bridge, President of 4-H Canada’s Board of Directors, was also on hand to announce two corporate partnerships for Canada 150. TransCanada and McDonald’s Canada have both come on board as partners for this pan-

Canadian signature project.

The generous support of these partners is indicative of the values they each share with 4-H Canada on empowering youth and strengthening Canadian communities.

For over 100 years, 4-H Canada has been one of the most highly respected positive youth development organizations in Canada. 4H Canada has more than 24,000 members and nearly 7,400 volunteers. Its goal is to help young Canadians “Learn To Do By Doing” in a safe, inclusive and fun environment. 4-H believes in nurturing responsible, caring and contributing leaders who are committed to positively impacting their communities across Canada and around the world.

The total investment of $625,000 by the Government of Canada and generous corporate partners will allow 4-H Canada to reach and connect more communities across Canada and engage youth in areas they are passionate about as Canadian celebrates the country’s 150th birthday and look to a bright future.

The 150th anniversary of Confederation is an incredible opportunity for Canadians to come together, celebrate, share experiences and build stronger communities. It is also an opportunity for Canadians to invest in a shared future, by partaking in activities and opportunities that promote inclusion, dialogue and inspiration, and empower Canada’s youth.

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The Dowdall Memorial Award for news reporter of the year went to Hazel Robertson. Making the presentation was Sarah James, a 4-H volunteer and member of the special awards committee.

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handed out. As part of the provincial awards, there were Leader Recognition Awards, which saw the presentation of first year, fifth year, 10th year, 20th year and 35th year seals.

Long-time leader Ellen Syme was the recipient of a 35th Year Seal.

During 2016, within the Lanark 4-H Association, there were 151 registered regular members, as well as 10 Cloverbuds, who participated in a total of 30 projects. In addition, there were 33 volunteers.

More information on the Lanark 4-H Association and clubs currently taking place in Lanark County can be found at http://www.4hontario.ca/4h-in-myarea/lanark.aspx.

Considering it “an honour” to receive the LFA Award, Savard says she has thoroughly enjoyed her involvement in 4-H. “I have met nice people and done a lot of cool things,” she told The AgriNews. That has

included taking part in an exchange to Alberta in 2011.

Through the many projects she has completed, the 20-year-old university student states that she has learned leadership and life skills like baking and sewing.

And for anyone considering becoming a 4-H member, Savard would strongly encourage it.

“It is a good experience,” she remarked.

Sarah James, a 4-H volunteer and member of the special awards committee, presented the Purdy Memorial Fellowship Award to Pyper Brandino.

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Interest in 4-H is still strong in Lanark County and that was evident on Oct. 29 as the hall of St. Andrew’s United Church in Lanark was filled with members and their families for the recognition

of club achievements for 2016. New members this year who completed a project(s) received a plaque and certificate with returning members receiving a year bar to be placed on their plaque.

As well, along with the special awards that evening, Provincial and County 4-H Awards were

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Local students on agriculture tour

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ORONTO – GUELPH – MONTREAL – ON NOV. 8, 25 STUDENTS FROM NORTH DUNDAS DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL, CHESTERVILLE, AND EIGHT STUDENTS FROM TAGWI SECONDARY SCHOOL, AVONMORE – ALL SPECIALIST HIGH SKILLED MAJOR (SHSM) IN AGRICULTURE STUDENTS – TRAVELLED TO THE ROYAL WINTER FAIR IN TORONTO. At the Royal, they watched fellow agriculture student Brandon Scheeper compete in the 4H Dairy Classic and make it to the final flight in showmanship.

They attended a Dalhousie University seminar on insects and their impact on agriculture and considerations as food source now and in the future – some students even tried cookies made with insects. The students took in sheepherding, agility dogs and horse shows, and visited the many vendors and displays.

On Nov. 9, their tour of the Unvirsity of Guelph included a dairy barn, a fish laboratory and greenhouses.

They also visited the student residence, toured the campus and the athletic facilities, to give those students an orientation, which no doubt gave them a first-

At right, pictured is the tour group at the University of Guelph included from left, front row: Co-op and Futures teacher Kelly Durant, Jennifer Onstein, Christine Idlout, Nicole Bassindale, Lexi Seward, Jessica Harrison, Taylor Bazinet, Kim Roberts, Dylan Burleigh and Joey Williams; back row: Jared Hutchinson-Hackett, Tyler Cole, Zen Hamilton, Seb Rutherford, Kyle Findlay, Rhyce Sherrer, Avery Holmes, Lynette Klein-Boonschate, Chantal Puenter, Emily Beach, Nathan Boucher, Jeremy Gutknecht, Anthony Nelson. Andrea Koch, Kyle Fetterly and Brandon Cox.

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hand look at university life and some direction if they pursue post-secondary agriculture education.

Next up was a trip on Nov. 17 to visit McDonald College Campus, of McGill University’s Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Division, at Ste. Anne de Bellevue (of Greater Montreal). Ten Ag SHSM students along with Tagwi Secondary and Glengarry District High School students visited McDonald College for the day, where they discussed herd health practices, nutrient requirements and feeding practices, as well as healthy calf practices at the dairy barn. Here too students toured the campus and residence facilities, as well as a greenhouse visit and plant propagation activity.

Touring the dairy barn at the University of Guelph are from left, Jeremy Gutknecht, Joey Williams, Andrea Koch, Jessica Harrison, Nathan Boucher, Kyle Findlay, Avery Holmes, Zen Hamilton, Chantal Puenter, Emily Beach and Rhyce Sheerer.

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Local farmers attend “Let’s make history” rally at Queen’s Park

by Lynn Macnab AgriNews Contributor ORONTO – CLOSE TO A HUN-

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DRED CITIZENS AND FARMERS REP-

900,000 VOICES QUEEN’S PARK ON NOV. 21 TO PROTEST THE POTENTIAL CLOSURE OF 29 SCHOOLS IN EASTERN ONTARIO. Many rural residents from Glengarry and Prescott-Russell hopped on coaches provided by the Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) headed by Dean MacGillivray of Kirk Hill to show concern over the decision made by the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) to potentially close schools, including the only ones in towns where farm kids attend. Many schools could be closed by the end of this year.

A media conference hosted by NDP Education Critic Lisa Gretzky was held with speakers Susan MacKenzie of the Ontario Alliance Against School Closures and speaker Doug Reycraft of Community Schools Alliance.

The rally began at 11:30 a.m. with bagpipers and MPPs in attendance.

Parents, students, the president of CUPE. and Martin Lang, President of the Glengarry Farmer’s Association, took to the floor to express their concerns about the closures. And then a legislature question period began.

“Our children will now be on buses for RESENTING

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hours a day, unable to get home to work on the farm and they’ll miss out on extracurricular activities,” said Lang, also spokesperson for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. “There are over 500 farm families and small communities in Glengarry that will suffer. How can you account for this?”

At a meeting held Nov. 14 under the watchful eye of over a dozen police officers, Lang had explained the impact closures would have on rural Ontario communities and farms in the area. “Farming is the number one industry in Glengarry,” Lang said to a captive audience of close to 600 who attended that Nov.14 meeting.

“One out of every eight Canadian jobs is agriculturally related. We need these kids to stick around.”

Lang explained that the introduction of mega schools in cities would force kids out of small towns and away from their homes, their farms and rural heritage. The crowd then gave him a standing ovation at the General Vanier Intermediate School in Cornwall.

In April, the board decided that many schools including Glengarry District High School (GDHS) in Alexandria and CharLan District High School in Williamstown would have to be shut down, thereby closing the town’s only English high schools.

The citizens, many of them very angry, were there to express concern over the

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closures. The two schools are in a primarily agricultural area, and that has members of the Glengarry Federation of Agriculture upset.

Lang is a former dairy farmer, now cash cropper from Williamstown, 4H leader, volunteer firefighter and father whose children attended Char-Lan. “Farming is a long-term apprenticeship.

We need kids to have time to work on the farm, learn about agriculture and stay in our small communities. That won’t happen if they’re on the bus for hours, spending less time with their parents and not as much time on the farm.”

Lang drew a standing ovation when he explained that the board had valued each student at $12,500 and that it was all about money, not about farming or small towns.

“Who’s going to replace me as a farmer or volunteer firefighter if they’re all gone away?”

Mary Jane O’Shea grew up on a dairy farm near Glen Norman, is married to a local fireman, attended GDHS, played hockey, soccer and broomball in Alexandria, milked cows, drove tractor, is expecting her first child and travels to work in Cornwall everyday.

“I don’t want my kid going to school in Cornwall. I know what it’s like there. I want my child in a smaller school close to home,” she said.

Jeff and Trish Dorn and their daughter Donalee (a grade 11 student at GDHS) attended the meeting. The family of five, including MacKenzie and Caleb who’ve recently graduated from GDHS, moved to the Dalkeith area from Montreal many years ago to live in a small town atmosphere.

“We would never have come here if there was no school,” said Jeff, who was very instrumental in bringing football back to GDHS and then went on to be head coach for several years.

Jeff works at CTV in Ottawa and Trish still travels to Montreal for work. They left Dalkeith awhile ago and have recently purchased a home in Alexandria.

“Our property values are expected to drop 20 per cent because of these closures,” said Trish after listening to North Glengarry Councillor Jeff Manley speak about the devastating effect it will have on the area, including an annual $5-million loss to the community.

“Who wants to move here if there’s no school?”

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Water protection signs hit the road Local youth participated in SNC / Delta Waterfowl Hunter Apprenticeship Program

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INCH —EASTERN ONTARIO

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MOTE DRINKING WATER PROTECTION.

The signs are among initiatives arising from Source Water Protection efforts ongoing in the province for close to a decade. There are 19 Source Protection Committees (SPC) across Ontario which administer specific regions according to drainage systems.

In conjunction with Raisin Region Conservation Authority, its partner in the regional Source Protection Committee, South Nation Conservation coordinated the distribution of the signs to municipalities in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry, United Counties of Prescott Russell, and part of Leeds and Grenville.

Similar signs will be erected across the province. Costs will be covered by the Source Water Protection Municipal Implementation Fund.

Showing a water glass and droplet in blue on white, signs have been linked to vulnerable drinking water zones. It’s hoped passing motorists will pay heed and not take any action that could impact negatively on clean water supplies.

“The goal is to increase public awareness, as well as educate landowners on vulnerable areas and possible threats to drinking water,” said John Mesman, SNC Team Lead, Communications, adding that SNC and RRCA are partnering with member municipalities on highlighting the importance of protecting the

Region’s clean water supplies.

Boater Awareness signs have also been placed at marinas in the jurisdiction, with that part of the project to ramp up next spring. In cooperation with marina owners, residents who enjoy power boating will be inundated with bilingual water protection signs.

Handouts invite boaters to take the “Clean Water Pledge”. In addition to avoiding overfilling fuel and dumping sewage, they’re asked to resist other obvious potential sins such as throwing trash overboard; instead, they should take advantage of shore-based containers.

INCH — FOR THE NINTH YEAR IN A ROW, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SOUTH NATION CONSERVATION AND DELTA WATERFOWL HAS RESULTED IN A FULLY SUBSCRIBED YOUTH HUNT. THIS YEAR’S GROUP INCLUDED 10 YOUTH; SEVEN BOYS AND THREE GIRLS. The program is all about introducing local, young people to the Hunter Apprenticeship Safety Program, which includes the Hunters Safety course, and the Canadian Firearms course. For nine years running, people filled all 10 available spots aged 12-15, keen to learn about hunting regulations, safety, and ethics. All costs including meals, training, and manuals were covered by the organizers.

SNC Property and Approvals Assistant II Phil Duncan said the event is designed to get young hunters off on the right foot so they grow up practising good values every time they go out. “We’re training the conservationists of tomorrow to respect

safety, wildlife, habitat, and private property.”

This year’s program took place over three weekends in September with a final goose hunt in October.

As long as licenses are in place, safety regulations are closely followed, and permission is obtained in advance, hunting is permitted on many SNC forested properties across the 4,384 square kilometre jurisdiction. SNC’s hunting fee is now waived for youth less than 18 years of age when accompanied by an adult with a valid SNC hunting permission letter. SNC properties that permit hunting can be viewed on SNC’s Geoportal at nation.on.ca.

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Ag tour politicians Continued from page 17 to see the different types of farming within Lanark County.

“I’ve also seen different examples that farming today has to be more diversified and see what they have done to diversify,” he said.

In addition, Dobson stated that he took part in the tour “just to support local farmers.”

“I am interested in anything that supports local producers,” he commented.

Campbell said she hadn’t realized that there were such large farm operations in the county. With the county becoming more urbanized – she estimates there are probably only five full-time farms now in Beckwith Township – she found it refreshing to see the three farms on which they visited being carried on through the next generation.

“It is just beautiful in the country,” she said of the day overall.

Raised on a farm and having attended

www.agrinews.ca the open house at Penlow Farms in the spring and really enjoying being back in a barn “and the amazing new technology,” Torrance said she took part in the Oct. 26 tour for her own interest and education.

“I thought the Lanark OFA tour would let me see firsthand some more of the advances made in farming, especially since farms made up such a large percentage of small businesses in Lanark County,” she shared.

The Almonte Ward councillor said she was quite impressed by the diversification in business that she observed, “and very happy to see three young farming families taking on traditional family farms and making advances and improvements appropriate to their own generation.”

What Torrance also liked was that they, as elected municipal councillors, could receive “some valuable feedback” on railtrail development, wet-land policies, MPAC assessments, etc., “and immediately see the effect of these policies within the context of the farm.” Likewise, she had been on a short tour of the Two Rivers

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CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCE COUNCIL (CAHRC). THE LMI RESEARCH ALSO REVEALED THAT PRIMARY AGRICULTURE HAS THE HIGHEST INDUSTRY JOB VACANCY RATE AT SEVEN PER CENT.

“The sustainability and future growth of Canada’s agriculture and agri-food industry is at risk,” explained Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, CAHRC Executive Director. “It is critically important that this risk is acknowledged and mitigated in an intentional and strategic way.”

The agriculture industry has been encouraging young people and workers from other sectors to get into agriculture as a career. Despite extensive efforts, gaps still exist and there still will be a large void in the future.

Labour shortages create risks to farmers who can only hope they will have the same or greater access to both domestic and foreign workers in the future as they do now. The LMI study examined only primary production; agrifood industries such as food and beverage processors or input suppliers, which have additional labour demands, were not considered in the research.

The research indicates that the worker shortage is critical today and will be even moreso 10 years from now, with potentially serious consequences for business viability, industry sustainability and future growth. Access to less labour for Canadian farmers now and into the future will affect food security for Canadian consumers and will also affect export potential of Canada’s entire agri-food industry.

To address the labour issues identified in the research, CAHRC, with the help of the Government of Canada, has developed agriculturespecific human resource (HR) tools designed to support modern farm operations to manage their workforce. CAHRC offers Agri Skills, online and inperson training programs, and the Agri HR Toolkit – an online resource guide and templates to address the HR needs of any busi-

ness. For agricultural organizations, there are customized labour issue briefings that apply the new research to specific commodities and provinces, to explore the labour implications within their specific area. For more information on these and other CAHRC offerings visit www.cahrcccrha.ca <http://cahrcccrha.us8.listmanage1.com/track/click? u=24468e6735d8cbb12feb c017c&id=2a4e568b6b&e =013c39cc95> .

The Agriculture 2025: How the Sector’s Labour Challenges Will Shape its Future research can be downloaded at http://www.cahrcccrha.ca/agriLMI.ca <http://cahrcccrha.us8.listmanage.com/track/click?u =24468e6735d8cbb12febc 017c&id=3ae8b3cfa4&e= 013c39cc95> and was validated through industry consultations conducted Canada-wide including: 1034 surveys of employers, workers and industry stakeholders; 80 phone interviews; six focus groups for a total of more than 100 participants; and seven webinars focused on specific commodity groups with 100 participants in total.

The LMI research was funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Initiatives Program.

Food Hub previously but said this was “a very different experience, and much easier to visualize markets for the farms we visited in the afternoon.”

Torrance would like to see the tour repeated, and would “actively encourage” other municipal councillors to participate.

“I really gained a better appreciation of the broad scope of agri-business, and the financial implications of investing in new technology and equipment,” she noted.

“We all have something to learn, and it was much easier to get a feel for policy impact from the barn yard than from the road driving by. Plus we had great cookies!”

For her part, McCoy-Naperstkow said she was “very happy” with the turnout for the tour “and the LFA hopes to repeat it.”

If that occurs, Andrew Dawson hopes that more members of local municipal councils will take part.

“We think it was a great opportunity to connect with those councillors who are not as familiar with agriculture, and also that they understand the challenges we face as young farmers,” he stated in a telephone interview.

For him, the tour is “a great way to tell your agricultural story, which sometimes is not told well or in the right light.”

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No support from local Council for FeedIn-Tariff initiative at Nine Mile Farms

by Carolyn Thompson Goddard AgriNews Contributor with Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff ERWICK – NORTH STORMONT TOWNSHIP COUNCIL RECENTLY

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TURNED DOWN A REQUEST TO

SUPPORT TWO FEED-IN-TARIFF

APPLICATIONS

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“TO INSTALL TWO GENER-

ATORS ONTO THE EXISTING BIODIGESTER

NINE MILE FARMS.” BUT COUNCIL’S LACK OF SUPPORT, ACCORDING TO ADAM BEEHLER OF NINE MILE FARMS, THE FIT APPLICATIONS WILL PROCEED AS PLANNED. LOCAL SUPPORT IS NOT

LOCATED AT

REGARDLESS OF

REQUIRED AS PROJECTS DESIGNATED

“GREEN ENERGY” ARE APPROVED BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPALITIES DO NOT HAVE A SAY IN THE PROCESS.

According to information provided as part of the Sept. 13 agenda package for the Township of North Stormont Council meeting, a request for support was deferred from the Aug. 23 Council meeting to allow more information to be provided.

Information provided to Council by Beehler indicated the FIT program application for two additional generators is in order “to convert the excess methane produced from the digester into energy

to be fed into the grid.”

Concerns regarding the complaints received about the smell associated with the biodigester were explained by Beehler as being the result of a number of factors including the lack of rainfall, recipe adjustments and a staff procedural error. Several times Beehler mentioned his planned purchase of a methane torch to burn off excess methane, which would help to reduce the odour created.

In response to a question regarding the size of the plant, Beehler responded he had no intentions of making the plant bigger, he just wishes to utilize the methane produced. Councillor Frank Landry expressed concern about what was going into the lagoon, and how this could affect the smell. Councillor Randy Douglas asked about the role of industrial waste in creating the odour. Beehler replied that the problem was the excess methane produced. He said the methane torch could alleviate this problem, or if an increased number of generators were installed he could convert more methane into energy.

Several community members who live in the vicinity of Nine Mile Farms were in attendance at the Council meeting, and expressed concerns about property values and quality of life. Strong, foul odours were the biggest concern.

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are stepping up investment and productivity through adoption of new technologies to meet world market demand; and gain insight into the future diversification and growth of Canada’s crop-based agriculture.

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Standardized compensation for wildlife damage

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MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, NEW STANDARDIZED COMPENSATION RATES ACROSS THE PROVINCE WERE RELEASED TO HELP

ONTARIO’S LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND BEE FARMERS

BY ENSURING MORE CONSISTENT, TRANSPARENT AND TIMELY APPEALS PROCESSES AND COMPENSATION WHEN THEIR ANIMALS ARE INJURED OR KILLED BY PREDATORY WILDLIFE.

Effective Jan., 1, 2017, standardized compensation rates for animals, bee colonies and hives will be the same for all farmers across the province. It will be based on the average price a farmer would receive in the open market for an animal with similar characteristics, such as age and weight.

“The Government of Canada is working closely with the province to ensure producers have access to effective business risk-management programs. These important program changes will help farmers effectively manage the impact of production losses caused by predatory wildlife,” noted Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lawrence

MacAulay.

The updated Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program (OWDCP) will clearly define the requirements farmers need to meet to receive compensation. A new, single-stage appeal process will provide clarity for these farmers and help expedite compensation, according to the release.

Providing accessible, efficient support for farmers and farming operations is part of Ontario’s plan to create jobs, grow the economy and help people in their everyday lives.

“Our government recognizes that wildlife damage is a serious concern for Ontario producers. That’s why we reviewed and modernized the Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program to help better support our producers with these unforeseen challenges. The updated valuation, administrative and appeals processes make the program more transparent and consistent, in turn making it easier for producers to get things done in a timely manner and do business in the province of Ontario,” stated Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Rob Scott, Chair of the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency, commented,

“OSMA appreciates the opportunity that Ontario gave the industry to provide input on the predation program review. Their willingness to work with the industry speaks to their commitment to ensuring the program works for everyone. We look forward to seeing how the changes are implemented and continuing collaboration on programming that supports Ontario Sheep producers.”

The OWDCP is part of Growing Forward 2 (GF2), a five-year, $1.5-billion federal-provincial-territorial funding program launched in 2013. GF2 supports the agri-food and agri-products sector by encouraging innovation, competitiveness and market development and, offering business risk management assistance. The OWDCP provides compensation to farmers when their livestock or poultry are injured or killed by wildlife, or when bee colonies, beehives or beehive equipment are damaged by wildlife. A recent review of the OWDCP supported establishing a standardized compensation structure and a streamlined administration and appeals process.

For more information, visit http://www.omafra.gov.on.c a/english/livestock/predation.htm.

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Wildlife, like the gaggle of snow geese shown above in North Dundas, can damage unharvested crops (the field shown has been combined already but they will feed from standing crops and hayfields too). Predators such as coyotes, wolves, foxes (shown at right, also taken in North Dundas) and predatory birds can kill or injure livestock. New standardized compensation for losses from wildlife have recently been announced.

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The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair winners

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ORONTO – THE 2016 EDITION OF ROYAL AGRICULTURAL WINTER FAIR, WHICH RAN NOV. 413, BOASTS ON ITS WEBSITE THAT “IT THE

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CANADIAN AGRICULTURE.” WHO CAN DISPUTE THAT WITH THE NUMBERS? The Royal features over 2,000 agricultural competitions, more than 5,000 animals, artisan cheeses, Ontario wines, giant vegetables, butter sculpting and so much more. For more results on all the events and winners, including goats, horses and sheep, visit the website www.royalfair.org. The following are a few of the Ayrshire, Black and White Holstein and Jersey local cattle winners.

Local Ayrshire winners

Female Junior Calf (Born between March 1 and May 31, 2016): 6th Jameshaven, Reg. #AYCANF12154946, owner Jenna James, Russell; Female, Intermediate Calf (Born between Dec. 1, 2015 and Feb. 29, 2016): 7th Yellow Briar Peacock, Reg. #AYCANF12202465, owner Marilyn Stephens, Troy; 8th Forever Schoon Pretty one-ET, Reg. #AYCANF12332263, owner Dave Bergeron, Hammond; Female, Senior Calf (Born between Sept 1 and Nov. 30, 2015): 1st Crimson Maple Real Silk, Reg. #109883648, owner Neil Kittle, Winchester; Female Junior Yearling (Born between March 1 and May 31, 2015): 3rd Dream Ridge BLH Magdalene, Reg. #AYCANF11561367, owner Dave Bergeron, Hammond; 4th Glen Robert Smurfette, Reg. #AYCANF12110868, owner Glen Powell,

Port Perry; 5th Jameshaven Dreamer Brie, Reg. #AYCANF12154924, owner Jenna James, Russell; Female, Intermediate Yearling (Born between Dec. 1, 2014 and Feb. 28, 2015): 2nd Glen Robert Merry, Reg. #AYCANF12110851, owner Glen Powell, Port Perry; Female, Senior Yearling (Born between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, 2014): 1st James Haven B B Pepper, Reg. #AYCANF12154916, owner Jenna James, Russell; 2nd Breckrow Pardner Beer 18, AYCANF11894873, owner Dave Bergeron, Hammond; 3rd Glen Robert Dashing, Reg. #AYCANF12110845, owner Glen Powell, Port Perry; Junior Breeder’s Herd (Three animals, min. two owned by breeder): 4th Glen Powell, Port Perry; 6th Marilyn Stephens, Troy; Female, Junior 2 Year Old (Born between March 1 and Aug. 31, 2014): 2nd Cyn Lorr Carole, Reg. #AYCANF12060305, owners Cynthia and Bernard Daoust, Finch; 3rd Glen Robert Hilarious, Reg. #AYCANF11457232, owner Glen Powell, Port Perry; Female, Senior 2 Yr Old (Born between Sept. 1, 2013 and Feb. 28, 2014): 4th West Meadow Dreamer’s Vyda-Et, Reg. #AYCANF11764886, owner Neil Kittle, Winchester; Female, Junior. 3-Year Old (Born between March 1 and Aug. 31, 2013): 2nd Cyn Lorr Honour, Reg. #AYCANF11167396 (The Alex McCaig

Trophy), owners Cynthia and Bernard Daoust, Finch; Female, Senior 3 Yr Old (Born between Sept. 1, 2012 and Feb. 28, 2013): 3rd Yellow Briar Judy 2, Reg. #AYCANF11605211, owner James Cranston, Ancaster; 4th Selwood Visserdale F Sunshine, Reg. #AYCANF11543377, owner Robert E. Tolhurst, Vankleek Hill; 5th Shady Walnet Celine 2, Reg. #AYCANF11576366, owner Darryl Smith, Ridgetown; 7th Dream Ridge BLH Gentle Winter, Reg. #AYCANF11561345, owner Dave Bergeron, Hammond; Female 4 Year Old (Born between Sept. 1, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2012): 4th Glen Robert Miller Chill, Reg. #AYCANF11457155, owner Glen Powell, Port Perry; 7th Cyn Lorr Jiggy, Reg. #AYCANF11167375, owners Cynthia & Bernard Daoust, Finch; Breeder’s Herd (Three animals, min of two owned by breeder): 2nd Cynthia and Bernard Daoust, Finch; 3rd Glen Powell, Port Perry; Premier Exhibitor Banner: 3rd Glen Robert Farm/Glen Powell, Port Perry; Premier Breeder Banner: 3rd Glen Robert Farm/Glen Powell, Port Perry.

2nd Kingsway Soloman Gorgeous, Reg. #HOCANF12392482, owner Kingsway Farms, Hastings; 12th Crovalley Golden Angel, Reg. # HOCANF12465802, owner Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; 13th Kirklea Armani Boo Hoo, Reg. # HOCANF12319040, owners Bethany MacDonald, Robert MacDonald, Rob Heffernan, Dalkeith; 14th Ralanes Serenity Star of Mine, Reg. # HOCANF12405296, owner Hidden Creek Farms, Stirling; 15th Crovalley Sid Shelley, Reg. # HOCANF12465804, owner Crovalley Holseins, Hastings; Female Junior Calf (Born after March 1st, 2016): 1st Glenholme Doorman Reggae, Reg. # HOCANF12060494, owner Glenholme Holsteins, Continued on page 30

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Despite Trump search on for premium heavy corn

by Lynn Macnab AgriNews Contributor ALHOUSIE, QUE. – OWNERS OF MOULIN ST. GEORGES MILLS IN DALHOUSIE, QUE., ARE ON

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THE LOOKOUT FOR PREMIUM HEAVY CORN FOR THEIR DRYMILLING PLANT DESPITE DONALD TRUMP’S INTENT ON AN AMERICAN-ONLY GUIDE WITH PLANS TO SHUT OUT THE REST OF THE WORLD, BY INCLUDING WALL BUILDING.

The facility is 70 per cent owned by David McKay of Alexandria.

McKay is a cash cropper who recently teamed up with his brother in-law Tom Webster, Peter McLeod of Lancaster, Wally McDonell from Ottawa and St. Polycarpe miller Rob McGregor.

“We need heavy as opposed to light corn which is what’s mostly grown here,” explained McKay of the eastern area corn. “We don’t find it in the United States that much. The demand for ethanol means farmers plant varieties with a softer shell and starchier content. We need corn with a thick kernel and tough shell, much of it found in Eastern Ontario.”

McKay, who grows over 2,800 acres of soybean and corn on both sides of the Ontario/Quebec border, has found some corn varieties he’s trying this year that should be suitable for Moulin St. Georges Mills products.

Webster is among many farmers who are not that concerned about new U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to alter or abolish the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

“We’re producing mostly corn meal and flour,” said Webster who operated Monkland Feed Mill for 20 years before partnering with McKay who’d been in both the dairy and chicken business. “ We’re milling corn products for human consumption, not ethanol. We have a Canadian market.”

Webster described that the kernel the mill is looking for is vitreous, not necessarily glassy, but hard and brittle so that energy is not wasted with soft kernels.

Unlike wet-milling operations such as the Cardinal cornstarch and Johnstown ethanol plants that use at least 10,000 gallons of water per day, St. Georges uses absolutely no water, making it environmentally friendlier, more cost effective and reduces the bottom line.

McKay is pleased with the first months of operation.

“We’re running at 10 per cent capacity right now and close to the break-even point, which is much better than we expected.”

Other products milled at the plant with a capacity of 70 tonnes per day are corn bran for cereals and grits used in the production of alcohol.

“Right now we’re selling mainly to Quebec,” stated Webster who like McKay studied agriculture at MacDonald College.

“Quebecers are very loyal and tend to buy within the province if they can, and they look after their farmers.

We’re also working with Quebec distilleries.”

As general manager, Webster wears many hats at the plant including overseeing day-to-day operations of the facility that includes

Nexia Biotechnologies, a research site where scientists were developing spider silk from goats milk to be used in military vests.

Though some of the buildings had to be taken down, the main operation is housed in a large, clean structure with state-of-the-art Agrex milling equipment from Italy.

“It’s the same company that supplies Moulins de Soulanges where I used to work,” said McGregor of the

wheat milling plant just down the road in St. Polycarpe.

Like many other farmers in the area, McKay was just looking for more land when he purchased the 192 acres that housed the defunct research farm in 2012. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do with all the buildings and barns until McGregor came along and suggested a corn milling operation.

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“With the Canadian dollar the way it is now, we hope to get a few American customers as well,” McKay stated. “Buying from us means transportation costs will be less for many U.S. customers.”

Another bonus for the

company is that it recently received kosher certification, opening a big ethnic market.

Webster explained that a rabbi comes out midway through the growing season and gives his blessing, meaning all clients can now label their products from the mill as kosher.

Other ventures have included joining famine relief teams in order to help feed the hungry.

“We’re really pleased the way things are going,” said McKay of the operation and the past year’s growing seasons.

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Royal Fair winners Continued from page 28 Signature Holsteins, Todd Edwards, Carp; 2nd Mount Elm Fingers Crossed, Reg. # HOCANF12263812, owners Neil and Brian Anderson, Vankleek Hill; 10th Kingsway Solomon Arkus, Reg. # HOCANF12392454, owner Kingsway Farms, Hastings; 13th Greenlark Libby Sid, Reg. # HOCANF12249832, owners Barclay Phoenix, Patty Jones, Rob Hefferman, Cobequid Holsteins, Pembroke; 17th Crovalley Armani Alareece, Reg. # HOCANF12465794, owner Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; 24th Velthuis Doorman Bianca, HOCANF12464066, owner,= Velthuis Farms Ltd., Osgoode; Female, Intermediate Calf (Born between Dec. 1, 2015 and Feb. 29, 2016): 10th Crovalley GW Electra, Reg. # HOCANF12305212, owner Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; 11th Oakfield Solomon Loco-Et, Reg. # HO840F3127422556, owners Savannah and Koltton Crack, Richmond; 19th Signature B Spectra, Reg. # HOCANF12420423, Reg. #H OCANF12420423, owners Emma Farlinger, Rob Heffernan, Signature Holsteins, Morrisburg; 21st Crovalley GW Mezzo, Reg. # HOCANF12465787, owner Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; Female, Senior Calf (Born between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30th, 2015): 9th T-Triple-T-Ent Paparazzi-Et, Reg. # HO840F3127699379, owner Velthuis Farms Ltd., Osgoode; 15th Winright Brokaw Ella, Reg. # HOCANF12337250, owners Neil and Brian Anderson, Vankleek Hill; Female, Summer Yearling (Born between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2015): 3rd Barrvalley Doorman Lizz, Reg. # HOCANF12197808, owner Silvercap Holsteins, Vogue Cattle Co. Greely; 4th Kingsway Equation Glossie, Reg. # HOCANF11904853, owner Kingsway Farms, Hastings; 10th Kingsway Beemer Artwork, Reg. # HOCANF11904847, owner Kingsway Farms, Riverdown Holsteins, Hastings; 11th Delcreek Screenshot, Reg. # HOCANF12243343, owners Mauranne

www.agrinews.ca Hebert, Peter Rylaarsdam, Ste. Helen de Kamouraska, Que.; 13th Mount Elm Windbrook Nirvana, Reg. # HOCANF12263769, owners Neil and Brian Anderson, Vankleek Hill; 16th Barrvalley Goldchip Vicky, Reg. # HOCANF12197806, owner Barrvalley Holsteins, Douglas; Female Junior Yearling (Born between March 1 and May 31, 2015): 3rd Riverdown Atwood Jiggalea, Reg. # HOCANF11801388, owner Riverdown Holsteins, Metcalfe; 8th Delcreek Hannah Montana, Reg. # HOCANF12243335, owner Peter Rylaarsdam, Winchester; 10th Kirklea Doorman Remarkable, Reg. # HOCANF11977725, owners Bethany MacDonald, Rob Heffernan and Robert D. MacDonald, Dalkeith; 12th Kingsway Doorman Daley, Reg. # HOCANF11904843, owner Kingsway Farms, Hastings; 13th Montdale Recharge Daisy, Reg. # HOCANF8680485, owners Montdale Holsteins, Mountain Echo Holsteins, Starrise Holsteins, Oxford Station; 17th Crovalley TNT Ammo, Reg. # HOCANF12155353, owner Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; 18th Crovalley Armani Gelato, Reg. # HOCANF12155353, owner Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; 22nd Hendercroft Sid Slick, Reg. # HOCANF12080463, owner Herbert Henderson; Female, Intermediate Yearling (Born between Dec. 1, 2014 and Feb. 28, 2015): 1st Milksource Sid Desire-Et, Reg. # HOUSAF73200960, owner Velthuis Farms Ltd., Osgoode; 6th Barrvalley Windbrook Lizzie, Reg. #HOCANF11855758, owner Barrvalley Holsteins, Douglas; 7th Kingsway Goldwyn Ladonna, Rep. # HOCANF11904819, owner Kingsway Farms, Hastings; Junior Breeders Herd (Three animals, min. one owned): 3rd Kingsway Farms, Hastings; 6th Delcreek Farms, Winchester; 9th Barrvalley Holsteins, Douglas; 10th Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; Female Milking Yearling (Born after Sept. 1, 2014): 17th Trent Valley Goldchip Arba 6, Reg. # HOCANF11954891, owner Bonnechere Holsteins, Lilyking Farm, Trekili Holsteins, Renfrew;

19th Crovalley Gold Attraction, Reg. # HOCANF11934009, owner Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; 20th Winright Atwood Sweetcakes, Reg. # HOCANF12042828, owner Brian Joseph Enright, Winchester; Female, Junior 2 Year Old (Born between March 1 and Aug. 31, 2014): 16th Hez Atwood Heather-Et. Reg. # HO840F3123600741, owner Velthuis Farms Ltd., Osgoode; 17th Barrvalley Brady Twinkie, Reg. # HOCANF11855739, owner Emma Farlinger, Signature Holsteins, Morrisburg; 21st Kingsway Shadow Chanching, Reg. # HOCANF11904773, owner Kingsway Farms, Sunspark Farms Inc. Hastings; Female, Senior 2 Year Old (Born between Sept. 1, 2013 and Feb.

28, 2014): 11th Kingsway Airlift Gosling, Reg. # HOCANF11904748, owner Kingsway Farms, Hastings; 16th Kingsway Goldwyn Elizabeth, Reg. # HOCANF11432219, owner Kingsway Farms, Hastings; Female, Junior 3 Year Old (Born between March 1 and Aug. 31, 2013): 4th Jeanlu Stanleycup Alexis, Reg. # HOCANF108228098, owner Signature Holsteins, Morrisburg; 15th Crovalley Gold Akitkat, Reg. # HOCANF11612441, owner Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; Female 4 Year Old (Born between Sept. 1, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2012): 16th Hendercroft Fever Bazooka, Reg. Continued on page 31

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Royal Fair winners Continued from page 30 # HOCANF11126384, owner Herbert Hendersson, Ashton; Female 5 Year Old (Born between Sept. 1, 2010 and Aug. 31, 2011): 10th Kingsway Sanchez Armadillo, Reg. # HOCANF11087165, owner Kingsway Farms, Hastings; Female Mature Cow (Born before Sept. 1st, 2010): 5th Kingsway Sanchez Arangatang, Reg. # HOCANF10864250, owner Kingsway Farms, Hastings; Longtime Production Class; 60,000kg +: 6th Crovalley Goldwyn Autumn, Reg. # HOCANF7776794, owner Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; Breeder’s Herd (Three animals, min. one owned): 4th Kingsway Farms, Hastings; 8th Crovalley Holsteins, Hastings; Junior Exhibitor Banner: 2nd Velthuis Farms Ltd., Osgoode; 3rd Kingsway Farms, Hastings; Junior Breeder Banner: 1st Kingsway Farms/ Gord McMillan (Kingsway), Hastings.

The AgriNews December, 2016 Page 31 owner Michael Bols, Russell; Female Milking Yearling (Born Sept. 1, 2014 to Feb. 28, 2015) 2nd Lookout Its Glo Time Et, Reg. # JECANF12060431, owners Riview Jerseys, Kyle, Kristie, Chelsea, and Jaclyn Rivington, Carp; 13th Drenex Robbies Belle, Reg. # JECANF12154918, owner Michael Bols, Russell; 20th Garhaven Verbatim Doll, Reg. # JECANF12061075, owner Tim Hunt, Tweed; 21th Avonlea Tequilla Tickles Et, Reg. # JECANF11885400, owner Glen Thomson, Joyceville; Female, Junior 2 Year Old (Born between March 1 and Aug. 31, 2014): 4th Rapis Bay G Gatsby, Reg. # JECANF12004340, owner Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Que.; 13th Hometown Megatron Astonish, Reg. #

JECANF11879342, owners Neil and Melanie Hunter, Mallorytown; Female, Senior 2 Year Old (Born between Sept. 1, 2013 and Feb. 28, 2014): 7th Rapid Bay Gentry Dina Deja, Reg. # JECANF108937029, owner Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Que.; 14th Rapid Bay Grandious Hawaii, Reg. # JECANF108650073, owner Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Que.; 19th Grayclay Impression Cretia, Reg. # JECANF11843300, owners Neil and Melanie Hunter, Mallorytown; 21st Genesis Velocityès Vexxi, Reg. # JECANF11823460, owners Neil and Melanie Hunter, Mallorytown: Continued on page 34

Local Jersey winners

Female Junior Calf (Born after March 1, 2016): 2nd Drentex Tequilla Candy, Reg. # JECANF12154945, owner Michael Bols, Russell; 7th Glenholme Excitation, Tiffany, Reg. # JECANF12254129, owner Ronbeth Holsteins, Hastings; 23rd Avonlea Kristie Venom-Et, Reg. # JECANF12060500, owner Kyle Rivington, Carp; Female, Intermediate Calf (Born between Dec. 1, 2015 and Feb. 29, 2016): 6th Alexvale Vivitar Goodielicious, Reg. # JECANF125060941, owner Jamie Alexander, Rockwood; 8th Payneside DBR IT Ping. Reg. # JECANF12128412, owner Douglas Robinson, Finch; 19th SCR Premier Remarkable, Reg. # JECANF12155320, owner Christoph Uhr, Crysler; 20th Hometown Dragon Aristocrat, Reg. # JECANF12336281, owners Neil & Melanie Hunter, Mallorytown; Female, Senior Calf (Born between Sept. 1, and Nov. 30, 2015): 15th Drentex Cheers Gracie, Reg. # JECANF12154934, owner Michael Bols, Russell; 21st Ayporte Valentino Ceris, Reg. #12194462, owner Bruce Porteous, Winchester; 24th Hickory Acres Kookie Krums, Reg. # JECANF12397281, owner James Abrams, Gananoque; Female, Summer Yearling (Born between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2015): 9th Riview Premier Sophastar, Reg. # JECANF12060458, owner Jill Rivington, Carp; 11th Rapid Bay JW Four Spits, Reg. # JECANF109270421, owner Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Que.; 12th Payneside II Good Gravy, Reg. # JECANF12128397, owner Douglas Robinson, Finch; 13th Drentex RBR Viola, Reg. # JECANF12154927, owner Michael Bols, Russell; 14th Hometown Impressionable Muse, Reg. # JECANF12336270, owners Neil and Melanie Hunter, Mallorytown; 15th Garhaven Dorset Verdict, Reg. # JECANF12061096, owner Tim Hunt, Tweed; 18th Claircrest Colton Butterball, Reg. # JECANF12275221, owners Neil and Bryan Anderson, Vankleek Hill; Female Junior Yearling (Born between March 1 and May 31, 2015): 8th Rapid Bay Cheer of Glory, Reg. # JECANF109799394, owner Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Que.; 16th Strathallan Tyler Gillian, Reg. # JECANF12221245, owner Tanner Bromley, Westmeath; Female, Intermediate Yearling (Born between Dec. 1, 2014 and Feb. 28, 2015): 6th Dentex Grandious Tess, Reg. # JECANF12154922,

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Priceless log-cabin-style quilt up for auction at OVFS T

by Tom Van Dusen AgriNews Staff Writer

by Tom Van Dusen AgriNews Staff Writer TTAWA – IN A NOV. 23 RELEASE,

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IT WAS ANNOUNCED

2017, THE OTTAWA VALLEY FARM SHOW WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS 90TH THAT IN

ANNIVERSARY IN SEVERAL WAYS, INCLUDING WITH A NEW LOGO AND WEBSITE, ALREADY COMPLETED, AND A COMMEMORATIVE QUILT.

Leading up to the March 14-16 show, a pick-up truck sponsored by Bean Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd., Carleton Place, wrapped in eye-catching rural scenes and the new logo, has been attending various agricultural events to promote the 90th anniversary. Over the next few weeks, the truck will participate in a number of community Christmas parades.

Several special events will be staged during the 90th show itself, including auction of the anniversary quilt as part of the annual Prestigious Pedigreed Seed

Sale raising funds for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. To date, the sale has collected $130,000.

The burgundy and beige log-cabin-style quilt with each block radiating out from a golden wheat field is now being assembled by up to 10 volunteers led by Nancy Grundy who estimates that some 25 hours have already been invested in the project.

When completed, the quilt will fit a king-size bed. It’ll be reversible, with the flip side featuring a 40by-40-inch appliqued landscape encompassing both the old and new logos of the farm show and the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association, which has sponsored it since 1927 when it started in Renfrew County as a rotating seed competition and exhibition.

“The landscape celebrates evolution of the farm show. You can use it on the

bed or flip it over and hang it on the wall,” Grundy observed, adding that it’s priceless. “It’s the one and only.”

In the 1950s, the show moved to Ottawa as a central location and began taking on machinery and other attractions, leading up to the modern configuration with 350 exhibitors staged at the EY Centre adjacent to Ottawa International Airport. The seed and feed exhibition remains at the heart of the show.

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HE BALL IS IN THE PROVINCIAL COURT BUT MAYOR DAVE GORDON STILL HOPES A DEAL CAN BE STRUCK FOR THE TAKEOVER OF KEMPTVILLE COLLEGE BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH GRENVILLE.

Negotiations with OMAFRA to that end have been going on for several months with little progress.

In fact, many observers thought the takeover bid was dead.

However, the municipal-

ity’s lead negotiator since talks began last spring remains optimistic the ultimate outcome will become clear by the end of 2016.

North Grenville CAO Brian Carre allowed that negotiations had stalled, a situation that occurred after both sides agreed to take a breather and take stock of their positions. But, Carre insisted, they’ve restarted.

“I know one thing for sure,” Carre said. “This century institution can’t be allowed to die.” That sentiment is in line with Gordon and council who’ve

Royal Fair winners Continued from page 31 Female, Junior 3 Year Old (Born between March 1 and Aug. 31, 2013): 7th Hometown Impression Butterfly, Reg. # JECANF11611220, owners Neil and Melanie Hunter, Mallorytown; 8th Drentex Gold Glamourous, Reg. # JECANF11186534, owner Michael Bols, Russell; 14th Hometown Impression Sprite Et, Reg. # JECANF11611219, owners Neil & Melanie Hunter, Mallorytown;

pledged a celebration will occur next year – the college’s 100th anniversary – no matter what’s going on with negotiations.

Gordon has said North Grenville ratepayers wouldn’t be expected to pick up the cost of repurposing the campus into an education centre. Upon entering negotiations with the province, the municipality anticipated the transfer would be made for a token amount, one level of government to another.

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Female, Senior 3 Year Old (Born between Sept. 1, 2012 and Feb. 28, 2013): 9th Liberty Gen SSM Pop-a-Squat, Reg, # JECANF11523054, owner Yann Bossel, Kemptville; Female 4 Year Old (Born between Sept. 1, 2011 and August 31, 2012) 11th Rapid Bay Getaway Belle Et, Reg. # JECANF107536358, owner Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Que.; 17th Drentex Getaway Flossy, Reg. # JECANF11186504, owner Michael Bols, Russell.

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Pressure off Central Experimental Farm

by Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff Writer TTAWA – THE NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION'S BOARD

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In its media statement, The Ottawa Hospital reported, “The recommendation now goes to the Minister of Canadian

Heritage and the federal government to finalize the land transfer process.”

In that statement, the hospital appeared unhappy with the decision. The hospital had expected to own part of the Central Experimental Farm, but the broad outcry from the public and from scientists caused the process to be scrutinized. Doubts were expressed about the legitimacy of the process and the apparent failure of the City of Ottawa and the hospital to understand the research importance of the 130year-old field that would have been built over, and which has an ongoing experi-

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Kubota introduces two new farm products

by Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff Writer ARKHAM — KUBOTA CANADA

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INTRODUCED ITS NEWEST PRODUCTS, THE BV4580 5’ X 6’ ROUND BALER AND M6S-111 TRACTOR, AT THE AGRI-TRADE EQUIPMENT EXPO IN RED DEER, ALTA., IN NOVEMBER, WHERE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES SAID THE MODELS WERE VERY WELL RECEIVED. THE EXPO WAS THE FIRST PLACE THE NEW PRODUCTS WERE SHOWN.

“It was the first time dealers had seen the 111,” said Sean Adams, M6S product specialist with Kubota. “It replaces the 108, the ‘legendary’ workhorse. I think it will be as successful or more than its older brother.” The tractor has been touted as perfect for the cow and calf industries. “It has nice horsepower, it’s good for raking, mowing, it’s reliable, comfortable. From coast to coast it’s a great utility tractor.”

Adams pointed out that Kubota tractors are manufactured in Europe but have been designed and extensively tested for cold climates. “The one sold in Canada is the cold climate variant,” he said. “Over the last decade or so Kubota Canada has worked closely with customers to make sure

products are tailored to this climate. This machine has an upgraded alternator that is standard with the tractor, a defroster and de-icer.”

Kubota states the M6S111 is ideal for hay and cattle operations, loader work, mowing, snow removal and more. In addition the M6S operator station is ergonomically designed for comfort during long hours of work.

It is powered by a V3800 Tier IV final engine using a common rail fuel system, intercooler and exhaust gas recirculation technology. With a diesel particulate filter and a selective catalytic reduction system the engine efficiently delivers power while minimizing emissions. Adams also praised the Swing Shift Plus transmission gives you 32F/32R speeds and allows you to operate the Swing Shift as well as the Dual speed with one lever by moving Hi/Lo. The optional creeper gears provide 16 additional slower speeds.

The standard de-clutch switch feature allows gear shifting without using the clutch pedal. This switch electro-hydraulically disengages the clutch and once released, the clutch is reengaged. The rear has two sets of hydraulic remotes, and a third is optional. It’s also great on the road, mak-

ing 38kph with standard tires.

“The price point in the market compared to its value is exciting,” says Adams.

The utility tractor was one of two new farm equipment products launched by Kubota this autumn, which also launched the BV4580 Round Baler earlier this fall.

The Kubota BV4580 Round Baler is the highest capacity baler of the round baler line, producing five ft. by six ft. bales preferred.

The easy-feed design system manages high volumes.

Kubota states it is the company’s first baler made specifically for dairy and cattle farmers.

Kubota entered the hay tool market over three years ago, and produces balers, disc mowers, disc mower conditioners, rakes and tedders. The newest baler is also the largest produced by Kubota so far, which the company says, “further establishes Kubota’s position and dedication to domestic large agriculture markets.”

Other balers in the line include the popular BV5100 series for silage, including the BV5160R with rotary intake, the 5160C14 with 14 knives and the 5160C25 with 25 knives. There is also a dry crop baler which uses a fork system, and other

balers in the series.

“I would put that baler beside any other baler in the marketplace,” said Nick Harvey, Product Specialist.

“An advantage to starting with a European background, is that we are used to farming in wetter conditions, like we have in this part of Ontario.” Kubota has rounded out its hay portfolio, and today offers a full line of haying equipment from beginning to end, including wrappers. Built in Italy, it too was designed for Canadian conditions and tested here, with over 30,000 test bales so far. “It’s a baler for our conditions,” said Harvey.

In addition to new products, Kubota has made strategic acquisitions, including Kverneland Group in 2013 which produce all types of agricultural implements, and earlier this year, the company acquired Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. which will continue to operate as Great Plains.

“Lots of people don’t understand the Kverneland relationship,” he said. “They do manufacturing for Kubota.

Tedders, rakes and mowers are fabricated in Denmark, and tractors in Italy.”

The new products are now available for order through Kubota dealers.

College takeover Continued from page 34 Currently, college ownership is legally in the hands of the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario which officially holds almost all of the province’s agricultural properties.

Almost since the University of Guelph announced early in 2014 it was cutting off Kemptville and Alfred campuses, North Grenville has been determined to take over the valuable facility within its borders. U of G is legally bound to maintain the site until 2018.

The municipality envisioned an education centre focused on agriculture and climate change. This fall, three regional school boards took over some of the space for classes and other activities, and Carre said inquiries are received regularly from other parties with an interest in being on campus.

“There’s a lot of cooperation between OMAFRA, U of G, and ourselves in accommodating tenants until we sort out future ownership,” the CAO said, adding there’s been interest shown in the campus greenhouses and maple

syrup production facility.

An important occupant is Semex which holds shortterm leases on two barns at the Barr Arena across the road from the core campus.

One of the barns contains a now inoperative robotic milker supplied following a public fundraising campaign about three years before U of G pulled up stakes.

The barns house 50-150 pregnant recipient heifers, part of a global development strategy, said Semex spokesperson Brenda LeeTurner, explaining that Semex keeps about 350 sires in the former Eastern Breeders complex a few km south. The joint operations employ 18 people.

To date, five negotiation sessions have been held between Carre and OMAFRA representatives over the touchy issue of future ownership. Each session has lasted most of a day.

While Carre wouldn’t reveal if money was a major stumbling block, the general provincial policy is to obtain full market value when divesting assets. Market value of the 857-acre campus and its 50 buildings on the edge of downtown Kemptville is in the multimillions of dollars.

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Nominations open for Outstanding Young Farmer

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RECOGNITION AWARD AND TITLE OF ONTARIO’S OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMER AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Nominees must be between the ages of 18 and 39, be farm operators, and derive a minimum of two-thirds of their income from farming.

Nominations for the 2017 Award are now open. The nomination form is available at http://www.oyfontario.ca/nominations. Forms are due no later than January 15, 2017.

Step One: Regional Level If these eligibility requirements are met, a nomination form must be fully completed and returned to the OOYF Coordinator by January 15, 2017, in order to be eligible for review. The Coordinator will then contact the nominees and provide them with more details on the program and an application form.

The deadline for short application forms is February 15 2017. Completed short application forms are sent to a preliminary judging panel, consisting of past OOYF winners who select the top five or six candidates based on the following criteria: • progress in agriculture career; • extent of soil, water and energy conservation practices; • crop and/or livestock production history; • management practices; • contribution to the well-being of the community, province and nation.

The top six finalists will then fill in the National Application form which is sent to the program co-ordinator by March 30, 2017. The farm photos, PowerPoint presentaion and financial information is sent to the program co-ordinator by Aug. 1, 2017. The top candidates will be asked to participate in an interview and presentation process at the regional event where the regional winner will be selected.

Step Two: National Conference The winner of the regional competition is invited to represent the region at the National Conference to be rec-

ognized for their achievements and be judged by a distinguished panel which selects the two honourees to receive Canada's Outstanding Young Farmer Award.

For more information, visit the website at http://www.oyfontario.ca/nominations.

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Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for these products. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship.

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Roundup Ready 2 Xtend™ soybeans contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba.

Agricultural herbicides containing glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate, and those containing dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba. Contact your Monsanto dealer or call the Monsanto technical support line at 1-800-667-4944 for recommended Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System weed control programs. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for canola contains the active ingredients difenoconazole, metalaxyl (M and S isomers), fludioxonil and thiamethoxam. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for canola plus Vibrance® is a combination of two separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients difenoconazole, metalaxyl (M and S isomers), fludioxonil, thiamethoxam, and sedaxane. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for corn (fungicides and insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, trifloxystrobin, ipconazole, and clothianidin. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for corn (fungicides only) is a combination of three separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, trifloxystrobin and ipconazole. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for corn with Poncho®/VoTivo™ (fungicides, insecticide and nematicide) is a combination of five separate individuallyregistered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, trifloxystrobin, ipconazole, clothianidin and Bacillus firmus strain I-1582. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for soybeans (fungicides and insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually registered products, which together contain the active ingredients fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin, metalaxyl and imidacloprid. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for soybeans (fungicides only) is a combination of three separate individually registered products, which together contain the active ingredients fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin and metalaxyl. Acceleron®, Cell-Tech™, DEKALB and Design®, DEKALB®, Genuity and Design®, Genuity®, JumpStart®, Optimize®, RIB Complete®, Roundup Ready 2 Technology and Design®, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend™, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready®, Roundup Transorb®, Roundup WeatherMAX®, Roundup Xtend™, Roundup®, SmartStax®, TagTeam®, Transorb®, VaporGrip®, VT Double PRO®, VT Triple PRO® and XtendiMax® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. Used under license. Fortenza® and Vibrance® are registered trademarks of a Syngenta group company. LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer. Used under license. Herculex® is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Used under license. Poncho® and Votivo™ are trademarks of Bayer. Used under license. ©2016 Monsanto Canada Inc.

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RECIPES Peanut Butter Bars (No Bake!)

Ingredients for Bars: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup butter 1 cup peanut butter Ingredients for Frosting: 1½ cups chocolate chips ¼ cup butter Instructions: • In a bowl, melt butter and peanut butter together. Add cracker crumbs and sugar. Stir to combine.

• Spread mixture evenly into a 9x13 pan.

• Melt chocolate chips with butter in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth. I do the same melting on top of the stove in a pot.

• Pour chocolate mixture over bars, evenly.

• Chill for 40-50 minutes, until chocolate is set.

Yields: 12 large bars

Chocolate-PretzelPeanut Butter Squares (No Bake!)

Ingredients: ¾ cup butter, melted 2 cups pretzel rods, crushed into crumbs 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 cup plus 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips Instructions: In a medium bowl, add the melted butter, pretzel crumbs, confectioners’ sugar and 1 cup of the peanut butter and stir together until well combined. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish. Combine the chocolate chips and the remaining 1/4 cup peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl.

Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until the chocolate and peanut butter are melted and smooth; two intervals should be enough. Mix to blend, then spread over the peanut butter-pretzel layer.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting into squares.

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Cinnamon Rolls With no Yeast!

Ingredients for Rolls: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour (Plus you will need some extra for when you roll out dough) 3 tbsp. white granulated sugar 1 1/4 cup buttermilk (if you don’t have buttermilk make your own, 1 1/4 cup milk and add 2 tablespoons vinegar ) 6 tbsp. melted butter 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt Ingredients for Inside Rolls: ½ cup softened butter 1teaspoon cinnamon 1cup brown sugar Instructions: • Put all the ingredients into an electric mixer and mix until it feels the same as bread dough.

• Roll out the dough into a rectangle and spread with softened butter.

• Sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar – about a ¼ inch thick.

• Roll up the dough and cut into 12 even slices.

• Bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Hot Caramelized Onion Dip with Bacon & Gruyere Ingredients: 4 bacon strips 2 sweet onions, halved and thinly sliced ¼ teaspoon sugar ¼ teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon dry sherry or sweet wine ¼ teaspoon tabasco ½ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme (1/4 teaspoon dried if you don’t have fresh) 1 cup shredded Gruyere Cheese ½ cup sour cream ½ cup mayo ¼ teaspoon freshly, ground black pepper

Instructions: • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

• Cook bacon till crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to cool. Crumble.

• Add onions, sugar, and salt to bacon fat in the skillet and cook over mediumhigh heat for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until onions turn a deep golden brown color.

This can take as long as 20 minutes. If onions start to burn, turn heat down to medium-low.

• Add sherry or sweet wine and cook 1 minute. Stir in thyme and tabasco. Remove from heat.

• Mix together sour cream and mayo in a medium bowl. Add crumbled bacon, cheese, onion mixture, and black pepper.

Mix together well and transfer to a 2-cup baking dish.

• Bake 20 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown on top.

Yields: 2 cups

Pull-A-Part Sausage Egg & Cheese Rolls Ingredients: 1 package of rolls that are attached 12 rolls 3 Tablespoons butter, divided 8 large eggs ¼ cup sour cream 2 tsp chopped chives ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper 2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided [or your favorite] 8 oz spicy or mild breakfast sausage, cooked and crumbled Garlic salt Instructions: • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

• Whisk together the eggs, sour cream, chopped chives, salt and black pepper. Melt 1 Tbsp of butter in a skillet and soft scramble the eggs. Set aside to cool slightly.

• Cut attached rolls in half so that they are still attached. Brush the top and bottom with butter.

• To assemble: Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese on the bottom half.

• Arrange the eggs, crumbled sausage and remaining shredded cheese on the bottom piece..

• Place the top piece over the filling and brush all over with melted butter. Sprinkle lightly with garlic salt.

• Wrap in tin foil. Bake for 20 minutes until warm.

• Serve immediately.

Yields: 12 pieces

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— Robert and Jeannette Sheehan

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“If we take care of the cows, they will take care of us,” is the mantra of the Sheehan family at Sheeknoll Farms, Rochester, Minnesota. That was the case with Sheeknoll Durham Arrow (aka ‘Thomas’) in her grand journey with Jeannette Sheehan at the halter, picking up champion banners on her way to first place aged cow, production, best udder, best bred-and-owned, senior and grand champion Holstein and reserve supreme of the 2016 World Dairy Expo.

“It’s still surreal,” said Jeannette after leading the EX96 97MS 6-year-old to her storybook finish.

“She had her share of Udder Comfort™. We love the stuff,” said Jeannette. Husband Robert explains: “We use the lotion before shows and really put it on thick after showing.

“We also use it at home, especially on Fresh cows: 2x/day for 5 days after calving,” adds Robert, partnering with his wife and children and brothers Jim and Jerome and their families in the 300-cow dairy. “For 8 years, we have been using Udder Comfort because it’s very effective in doing what we want it to do: regain udder texture and quality.”

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