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“Significant quantities of organic grains and oilseeds are coming in from Asia and Eastern Europe to cover the production shortfall here in North America,” says Tom Manley, president of Homestead Organics near Cornwall. Echoing Felder, Manley says that with the high U.S. dollar, Canadian organic grain prices remain stable and continue to provide farmers with significant price premiums versus conventional crops.

With a 36-month transition phase, moving to organic production requires farmers to think ahead and have a solid plan in place before starting.

“A grower’s decision to farm organically and how that transition will take place varies for each individual and depends on many factors,” says Felder.

“It not only depends on their farm’s characteristics, but also on how fast they are willing to learn and how quick they want to change.”

“A good starting acreage is usually 100 acres,” says Felder. “If you have acreage in hay, or a sufficient park of equipment and manpower, you could look at transitioning a bigger number of acres more quickly,” she adds.

Manley suggests a gradual transition for any farm over 200 acres. For a 1,000 acre farm, he suggests 100 acres in the first and second years, then 200 acres in years three and four, then 400 acres in year five.

“You need to manage risk and absorb temporary yield loss during transition, using the balance of the farm as a revenue buffer,” notes Manley. “The yield drop will not be so important in later transition phases thanks to investments in soil development and lessons learned in prior years.”

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acres with the best drainage,” notes Manley.

He also suggests that fields with easy access, close to the house or road for monitoring, currently in pasture or hay, should also be considered as good places to begin. Last but not least, he recommends fields with clay loam soils and high organic matter.

“It’s really important for farmers to realize that organic farming is not zeroinput production. You won’t be applying pesticides and herbicides but nutrient imports from manure and/or mineral sources will be critical,” emphasizes Manley. “Seek the assistance of an organic agronomist and be prepared

to invest in amendments.

Many farmers we work with are not importing nutrients every year, but compost every three years and mineral amendment every five years unless dealing with specific deficiencies,” he notes.

Other factors to consider are crop rotations, buffer zones, and whether farmers will use parallel production methods during transition.

For example, Manley notes

that if parallel production is undertaken, the two crops must be visually distinct, “to prevent the temptation or suspicion that the organic crop may be topped-up with conventional product.

For example, organic clearhylum soybeans versus conventional dark hylum soybeans.”

“There are very distinct rules and regulations under the organic standards so it’s important to understand these ahead of time,” notes Helder.

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Ministry rebuffs proposed Morrisburg grain port But judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling still awaited on building permit issue

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The developers have stated they expect a 99 per cent control efficiency applied to the ship loadout emission rates, for which the MOECC wants evidence.

For the last three years, the businesses behind OGT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; grain-handling operation Norag Commodities and property owner Universal Terminals Inc. (UTI), respectively headed by Ben Currelly and Tom Kaneb â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have been pursuing the port project at 11680 Lakeshore Drive.

Located about 7 km west of Morrisburg, the proposed site lies across the road from UTIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing salt and magnesium chloride port, on the St. Lawrence River, previously serving for decades as

an oil offloading dock.

Currelly declined comment on the ruling when contacted by The AgriNews last month.

The ministryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s denial is the latest roadblock for the proponents already tied up in legal proceedings for months by residents appealing the project building permit issued by the Municipality of South Dundas earlier in 2015.

The legal challenge was finally heard last month in Cornwall Court and now awaits the decision of Judge Ronald M. LalibertĂŠ Jr. The judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secretary told The AgriNews Jan. 7 that â&#x20AC;&#x153;his Honour is not in a position to say when the decision will be ready. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be released.â&#x20AC;?

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Despite the public outcry, the council of the day — prior to the last municipal election —deferred to this decision, to avoid the perception of a politicized development process in South Dundas.

On the other side, local farmers vigorously lobbied council in favour of the project, including former mayor Stephen Byvelds, fresh off his defeat in the 2014 election, who returned to the council table as part of an agricultural delegation that made the case for more grain storage capacity in the area. Accompanied by fellow cash-cropper and

basis price and a reduction in trucking costs. One ship parked at the South Dundas waterfront would displace about 625 trucks travelling to port in the Montreal area.

Ironically, if there was a year to have increased throughput capacity for the region’s soybean and corn harvest, 2015 would have been it. Last autumn’s bestever bumper crop saw trucks, trailers and tractors lined up for hours at existing terminals, ports and elevators in Eastern Ontario.

The OGT project is supported in principle by the Dundas Federation of Agriculture, the Dundas Soil and Crop Improvement Assoc. and Grain Farmers of Ontario.

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The farmers touted the port’s value to area grain producers as another needed conduit to market, with an attendant increase in the

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E. Ontarian off to Tanzania with Vets Without Borders

by Candice Vetter AgriNews Staff Writer USSELL— RUSSELL RESidEnt ShaUna thomaS, a SEcond-yEaR vEtERinaRy StUdEnt at thE ontaRio vEtERinaRy coLLEgE in gUELph, iS hEading off to tanzania thiS may aS

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vEtERinaRianS withoUt BoRdERS. Vets Without Borders is a charity which is associated with Doctors Without Borders, and which promotes a One Health Approach—human, animal and ecosystem health are interdependent, and without healthy livestock it is hard to maintain human health.

“In many areas livestock is often the entire family’s income, and their major food source,” said Thomas.

She will be attending as part of a poultry project— mostly focusing on chickens, as part of a program which has run there for 10 years.

“The problem there was that farmers were raising a

With an obvious affinity for animals, veterinary intern Shauna Thomas will soon test her skills in Africa.

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Tanzanian chicken which laid about 40 eggs per year.

A vet crossbred a Tanzanian chicken with a Rhode Island Red, producing a hybrid which thrives in the local environment and is able to double egg production,” Thomas said.

“It was a big first step.”

This Vets Without Borders project uses a train-the-trainer model.

Volunteers and/or appointed farmers from very rural communities will come to a central training area and take the knowledge back to their villages. The appointed farmers, who are

a mix of men and women, represent their own villages.

“They know how to farm,” Thomas said.

“We’re working on improving production, nutrition, husbandry and disease control.”

When Thomas arrives,

after travelling with an American student, they will be planning their own project with resources from vets, organizations and local residents. They will also deliver vaccinations for chickens to all the communities and will travel to high schools to teach poul-

try farming techniques—to expose students to what can be achieved early on.

“The students have a high level of English,” said Thomas, so that aspect of the job should be smoother.

The students will live on their own in a bigger town and work with a local veterinary technician, who will facilitate communication, translate language and explain cultural norms.

In the future, Thomas plans to finish her fouryear program, streaming for food animal (large animal) and hopes to work in global health as a large animal vet (mostly bovine and equine), to get experience in the agriculture industry and eventually to take on more projects or work with an organization like OMAFRA. Thomas is a volunteer, and although Vets Without Borders is paying her expenses, as an intern with the organization she is also expected to raise funds for the charity. A trivia night fundraiser will be held in Russell on Sat., Feb. 27.

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Editorial It’s about time Russell’s Henry Staal figures the beginning of the New Year is as good as time as any for residents of Eastern Ontario to get their thoughts organized and contribute to his latest project.

Past president of Vintage Iron & Traditions of Eastern Ontario, grain farmer Staal is spearheading a proposed new publication intended to pay tribute to those who’ve helped collect and protect the region’s rural heritage.

Under the auspices of VITEO, the book would celebrate some of the early instigators of rescuing from the dump many of those artifacts. That effort is what gave VITEO its preservation mandate.

Staal maintains early collectors are like artifacts themselves, and their contributions and memories must be preserved just as much as the items they saved from being lost forever.

“That’s the point of the book,” he says. “If we don’t do it, the names and activities will eventually be forgotten.”

His peers in the preservation network have been slow to act. So he’s repeating the call to VITEO members and others to put together short histories of worthy candidates for the book, be it themselves or others. He’s looking for one-page write-ups describing personal and collection histories, with one or two photos to go with each one.

Right now, he says, there’s no way of predicting how big the book will be, what format it’ll follow, how much it’ll cost or when it’ll be published. All those things will be decided later based on the number of stories that come in.

Staal sees about 100 pages as a good start. A Volume 2 can always be produced if enough new entries are received. VITEO will fund the project up front and recover costs through book sales.

“There’s no actual deadline but we need everyone to put some time into this sooner rather than later. So far, I only have two submissions.”

Let’s get it together here, boys… and girls. The project won’t work without the extra effort.

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by Tom VanDusen space to a craft brewer, provide a retail section, and even host small gatherings.

I’m not sure if any of its members partake of whisky or bourbon, but Edwardsburgh/ Cardinal council as a whole is delighted with the new distillery project. Not only will it provide some local jobs and increased tax revenues but, if successful, perhaps a little panache, a little worldliness, to the rural municipality.

Mayor Pat Sayeau is pleased with the prognosis: “The operators feel confident they’ll have no problem selling off their full production both domestically and internationally. We think it’s compatible with the adjacent industrial park and other surroundings.”

It’s also very compatible with the history of the area which was settled prior to the War of 1812.The operators are reviving a proud local tradition dating back to the 1800s when four distilleries operated in Prescott.

By the early 1900s, whisky baron J.P. Wiser & Sons shipped its product across Canada and beyond, as far away as China in fact.

Unfortunately, the Wiser sons lacked the business acumen of old J.P. and, after he passed away, sales declined. In 1932, Wiser was sold to Corby’s Distillery in Belleville which still markets selections under the Wiser label.

One of those selections is the basis of a refreshing drink called “The Prescott” available at the Red George Public House which underscores the Wiser story and is located close to where booze manufacturing once occupied much of the St. Lawrence Seaway waterfront.

The Prescott distilling era is also recalled in other ways such as whisky tasting and food pairing events at restored Fort Wellington where guests are invited to drink in the history of the revered beverage.

I wonder if the main ingredient of “The Prescott” will eventually be replaced by the liquor being distilled right outside of town?

And here’s another question: Can the backers of the new distillery use in their process the corn mash byproduct from their ethanol refinery neighbour, corn being the main ingredient in bourbon?

I hope we’ll find out sooner rather than later.

It shouldn’t be long into the New Year before Eastern Ontarians get to enjoy the fruits of a new distillery taking final shape on Agricultural Row along the St. Lawrence River between Prescott and Johnstown.

I’ll drink to that!

Agricultural Row? Well, that short strip of Highway 2 already boasts the Port of Johnstown which includes the biggest elevator and grain storage facility in the region as well as GreenField, the only ethanol plant in this part of Ontario.

Two obvious agricultural uses, right? Poised to join the existing operations on the row is an asyet-unnamed whisky distiller. Lest we forget… fine liquor starts with good grain.

Fittingly, in reverence for the elixir of the gods, the new building is cathedral style, with a glass front to show off the copper still… which isn’t yet in place.

While the operators have so far chosen to take a low profile, they’ve told me to keep watching for the traffic-stopping still to appear in the window.

That’s when I’ll know the distillery is about to open for business.

Here in rural Eastern Ontario, in recent years, we’ve gained a scattered handful of craft breweries and several wineries specializing in cold climate grapes.

I’m proud to say that many of these offerings rank with the best anywhere. At least, that’s my opinion as a humble Eastern region consumer.

Our adult beverage gains come in tiny increNorth Grenville municipal officials rang in the New Year pleased with ments, without anything resembling a surge forthemselves that a major use has been announced for Kemptville College ward in numbers. In some cases, we have added cast off by the University of Guelph. one winery or brewery, but also lost one.

The 98-year-old agricultural college was scheduled to be shuttered this As far as so-called “hard stuff” goes, we’ve been woefully underserved. However, this new spring after graduation of about 60 remaining trades students. project should lift the spirits of Eastern Ontarians It now appears that won’t happen… indeed something to be pleased who like a little nip from time to time; while hard about. Had the lights been turned off and the windows boarded up even liquor isn’t really my thing, in the past, I’ve been for a year, the buildings might never have reopened. persuaded to do a little taste-testing.

The regional French-language school board has come forward with This will be the first micro distillery in the plans to locate K-9 classes on part of the campus as of September. In region outside Ottawa, which has one such busifuture years, the board intends to bring in the higher grades and is looking ness, North of 7, specializing in small batch bourat adding an early childhood centre so that “the entire spectrum” of bon.

French language education will be available in Kemptville.

The people behind the Ag Row project prefer North Grenville Mayor David Gordon called it a “great day for the not to be identified until they’re closer to opening future of Kemptville College”, claiming a French language Catholic after the last regulatory hurdles have been jumped, school utilizing campus assets “fits perfectly” with his municipality’s hurdles that often seem more intent on blocking vision. business than on facilitating it.

Well and good! A venerable educational institution will be preserved The owners have elaborate plans to bottle their at least in part for education. But it’s not agricultural education despite a suggestion from board executive Rejean Sirois that some of the courses to own selection of spirits, perhaps lease part of the be offered at the new French school will consider climate change and agricultural issues.

The AgriNews is Published by Etcetera Publications (Chesterville) Inc. Meanwhile, North Grenville CAO Brian Carre, who headed a working on the first Monday of each month. group reviewing possible new uses for the college, insisted no potential tenants are being overlooked who might help fulfill the mandate of devel- Editor & Publisher: Etcetera Publication Inc. oping a “multi-educational campus focusing on agricultural education and Staff Writers: Tom VanDusen, Nelson Zandbergen, Jeff Moore and Candice Vetter training.”

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Meeting addresses robotic milkers and cow health

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About half of the farmers at the conference said they used robot milkers.

When Armstrong asked if that saved labour, several laughed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a redistribution of labour,â&#x20AC;? said the vet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You spend more time on the phone, lots of monitoring, the computer calls you with alerts. Robots just make your labour at more convenient times.â&#x20AC;?

He strongly cautioned dairy farmers not to use the new tasks to keep them away from personally monitoring their cows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get an alert when cows arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eating or have developed disease, but

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youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not seeing your cows every day when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not milking.â&#x20AC;? He said that cattle owners are much more likely to catch early warning signs than a robot is. For example, with mastitis the robot only picks it up once the infection is full-blown and often requiring antibiotic treatment, whereas if it is caught earlier antibiotics might not be required. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spend time in the pens.â&#x20AC;?

Parlours employing a number of different people are also at higher risk.

Armstrong spoke generally about handling cows, saying that nice quiet cows are necessary with robots, so staying calm when in transition is crucial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to make it a nice experience. Be calm. Do not hitâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll remember that forever.â&#x20AC;? He advised cow handlers keep in mind that cowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eyes are on the sides of their heads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re behind sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to turn to look at you. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too close sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll run off. Stand in the right spotâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;off to the side, and wobble a bit when

walking. The cow will see you. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t move too quickly or get in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;flight zoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.â&#x20AC;?

For a cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first lactation he recommends close contact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main thing is when you get them in the box and being milked, just stand there. Pet them, talk to them. You have to bring them up to start. Once theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re calm and figure out they get a treat theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go by themselves.â&#x20AC;?

He asked attendees if they found the robot milker to be better or worse regarding mastitis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The robot should be better, but about the same is probably the right answer,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you have a mastitis issue before going to the robot it will get worseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s related to a lot of factors.â&#x20AC;?

For that, good udders are required as non-conformation is difficult with robots, and it can be fooled and milk one quarter of the udder twice. He also said dirty teats and udders could confuse the robot sensors.

Another factor is that sometimes a teat is not dipped, which can produce mastitis.

About a gallon of teat dip should be used per cow per year, so if a farm is going through the right amount that can be an indicator of correct usage, but he cautioned that visual checks should be frequent. Robots often miss simple mastitis, and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be alerted until the disease is acute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theoretically, you can divert milk from the infected quarter,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use any milk from a cow if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treated.â&#x20AC;?

If mastitis is spreading in a barn, he suggests changing the environment and a more thorough postrinse between milkings. He is also a big advocate of machine maintenance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe the brushes are worn out, the teat dip isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working, the sensors are dirty, etc. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be spreading mastitis around.â&#x20AC;? He said a vaccine for most environmental mastitis is available and it makes economic sense.

A key factor in preventing mastitis is cleanliness of machines, barn and cows. The robot has to find teats, and Armstrong advocates clipping tails, shaving

or flaming udders. He also advises watching frequently to make sure the teat is dipped, the feed is bridging properly (by looking inside where the cow is fed), the disinfecting of brushes, and making sure the pump hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lost its prime. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cow cleanliness is extremely important â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and it is also something you can change with bedding.â&#x20AC;?

New rules regarding dairy cow bedding will probably become mandatory soon, he said, so he suggested bedding by cart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If bedding is changed less than twice a day, the somatic cell count goes up by two to five per day.â&#x20AC;? He recommends filling bedding at the front of the stall because the cows will work it back by themselves. He described sand bedding as the gold standard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more bedding, the more cleaning, the better.â&#x20AC;? Top dressings of lime on straw bedding can help keep it dry.

In response to a question from AgriNews about composted bedding, he answered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s managed properly, changed often, and has a lime top dressing, Continued on page 8

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Meeting Continued from page 7 it can be fine, but if it gets too wet it cultures a lot of bacteria.” He recommended cleaning bedding three to four times per day. He also mentioned that in Holland compost bedding is no longer allowed to be used by farmers shipping milk.

Cultures can be done and sent in, with the desired test result showing no bacterial growth.

Regarding lameness, which is a major reason why older cows are shipped, many factors affect outcomes, such as rations which are too hot (acid, starch), standing all day on concrete, bedding which is too wet or not managed properly, uneven beds, or not using the foot bath correctly. “Let them walk through the foot bath slowly,” he said. “The expectation is that you are not allowed to have a lame cow—if she’s lame over 24 hours, you have to get rid of her or treat her.”

Lameness affects milk production and reproduction so prevention is important. “If you have a lot of sole ulcers look at your whole management,” he said. “Feed, timing, milking, rations, standing, etc.”

The most important aspect of feeding is the forage to grain ratio. “Take forage off at the right time and

store it properly,” said an audience member. “Good quality, early cut hay can be mixed as high as 70 per cent.”

Armstrong agreed. “Use consistency — the same thing every day at the same time — bore your cows.”

Haylage can be up to 24 per cent protein, but there is a narrow window, so having everything ready to go and going when conditions are right is helpful. If haylage is too wet, it produces butyric acid. That hot haylage should not be fed to transition cows or cows in early lactation, which it can kill. Some farmers feed it to heifers and later lactation groups. He strongly recommended sorting cows into lactating groups.

Feed should not be used if it is spoiled or caramelized, which binds up the protein so the cows can’t use it.

“If production starts higher it should stay high through the whole lactation. If that’s not happening look at your management.”

Evidence has shown that starting younger lactations is better, resulting in less udder edema (udder edema can damage the udder by stretching ligaments, making robot milking difficult).

Young heifers with udders in lactation stay in better condition longer.

Pregnancy was also discussed briefly. The pregnancy rate is the conception rate times the heat

www.agrinews.ca rate. A 25 per cent rate is excellent and 14 per cent is average. David Weins, another presenter at the conference who is from Manitoba, mentioned that he had a 25 per cent rate and he credited his fulltime herdsperson in the barn. “That’s the key.”

To prevent twisted stomachs, which cause reduced production and may incur expensive surgery costs,

Armstrong said to watch for hypocalcimea (low calcium) in first lactation heifers, as those heifers are more likely to develop twisted stomach. He recommended long-acting calcium supplements, including giving it to dry cows and heifers, which often get a poorer diet. “Or else when they freshen they don’t have the ability to get all their nutrition quickly. It

also affects large muscles, which includes the GI tract (gastro-intestinal).” When feeding sprouts or highmoisture corn (30 to 70 per cent) he said to start with around eight kg and work up to 12 to 13 kg for topend cows.

The optimum number of milkings is 2.6 to 3.2 times per day. Once a herd has over 60 cows lactating there is less time for clean-

ing and maintenance and if there is only one robot a breakdown can be disastrous. Without good milk production, it’s hard to make money — so Armstrong advised attendees to always think about how to keep everything at healthy levels, including adjusting rations when necessary.

“Your goal is to have long-lived cows.”

Tree ‘murder’ decried

down the trees resulted in the land drying up and blowing away – he planted trees to solve the problem. For his efforts, he is called the Father of Reforestation.

Forty years ago in Africa, a woman, Wangari Maathai, noted that cutting down the trees resulted in the land drying up and blowing away – she planted trees to solve the problem. For her efforts, she

won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

Today, in Dundas County, I note that cutting down the trees will result in the land drying up and blowing away – I plant trees to help solve the problem.

Last week, I marched on Parliament Hill to beg the world leaders to do something to stop climate change – like not cutting down trees.

Last week in Dundas County, the county leaders decided to do something about climate change – they made it worse by cutting down trees.

I can’t think of a humorous thing to say about it – sorry.

Jo Saunders, Chesterville

The Editor: My heart is heavy.

I drove past a violent massacre on #43 just east of #31 – a very long hedgerow of once-healthy trees lying dead beside their stumps.

Don’t even attempt to try to convince me the murders were necessary to clean out

Letter a ditch. (I was told this and that it was at the expense of the taxpayers.)

One hundred years ago in Southern Ontario, Edmund Zavitz noted that cutting

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Interpretation of Tables & Results Interpretation of Table 1. Notes: Varieties with resistance genes for races of the Phytophthora root rot organism in Ontario:" 1a,1c,1k, 6: Resistance genes for Phytophthora root rot in Ontario which provide resistance to some races of the pathogen. Rps 1a does not provide protection to most races of the pathogen in Ontario" SCN: Resistant to some HG types of Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) in Ontario. HP:Varieties with above average protein index. See Protein & Oil Index section below. L-LA: L-LA is a a designation used by seed sponsors to indicate a soybean variety that produces low linolenic acid in the seed Herbicide Reaction RR: Roundup Readyâ&#x201E;˘ (Trademark of Monsanto Company) RR2Y:Roundup Ready 2 Yieldâ&#x201E;˘ (Trademark of Monsanto Company) LL:Liberty Linkâ&#x201E;˘(Trademark of Bayer CropScience AG) Varieties have not been evaluated for metribuzin tolerance by OSACC. For further information contact seed distributor. The following variety has been reported to OSACC as being Metribuzin Sensitive (MS): Astor.

Relative Maturity Ranking of maturities has been initiated to provide producers with a rating system that is similar to the USA soybean industry standards. Rankings are not assigned by OSACC. See attached Relative Maturity map on the GoSoy.ca web site and last page.

Hilum Colour Each soybean seed has a hilum which is the point where it was attached to the pod. Varieties differ in hilum colour and can be either Yellow (Y), Imperfect Yellow (IY), Gray (GR), Buff (BF), Continued on page 10

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Hilum colour may also be Light (L). Yellow hilum soybeans are usually the only type accepted for the export market. In certain years, discolouration of the hilum of IY varieties can occur and as a result the soybeans may not be acceptable for export markets.

Seeds per Kilogram This is an estimate of the relative number of seeds of a particular variety in a kilogram of seed based on 1-2 years of data from all locations where a variety was tested. Since seed size can vary from year to year and from seed lot to seed lot, these figures should be used as a rough guide only.

The actual seed size reported on each seed lot should be used to calculate seeding rate.

Phytophthora Root Rot % Plant Loss Based on three-year average in a field heavily

infested with Phytophthora. Not all races of Phytophthora root rot are found at these sites. The relative ranking of varieties for plant loss may differ in fields that have other races present.

Disease Testing Information Phytophthora root rot testing is carried out on clay soils infested with common races of Phytophthora at Woodslee.

White Mold variety ratings will be listed on the web at www.Gosoy.ca as they become available. SCN tests are done in collaboration with variety sponsors and the SCN Resistant Variety Development project. For further information, contact soyinfo@oopscc.org.

Protein & Oil Index Protein Index (%) and Oil (%) are found on the web at www.Gosoy.ca."

Interpretation of Results (Tables 2 to 6) Days from Planting to Maturity

Maturity is affected by planting date and the area where a variety is being grown. Varieties are rated as being mature when 95% of the pods on the plants are ripe. Normally, 3-10 additional drying days are needed before the crop is dry enough for combining. A 2-year average is shown.

Yield Index Varieties can only be compared within each test area.

Yield index of a variety indicates its performance as a percentage of the average yield of all varieties grown in a test area. Small index differences may not be meaningful. In Tables 2-4, the yield index for each location and for the average of all locations is based on 2-3 years of testing. In Tables 5-6, the Clay and Loam Averages are based on 3 years of testing. Yield index averaged over locations and years will be a more reliable indicator of yield potential Continued on page 13

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French Catholic school to open at Kemptville campus

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from Kindergarten to Grade 9, as an extension of Ă&#x2030;cole ĂŠlĂŠmentaire catholique Sainte-MargueriteBourgeoys in Merrickville, which will also remain open. It is anticipated that in time the school will expand to include Grades 10 to 12.

The school is part of the the Conseil des ĂŠcoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE), which stated in its media release that parents in the Kemptville com-

munity had been asking government authorities to open a French Catholic school in their area for several years.

In the release, David Gordon, mayor of North Grenville, was quoted as saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great day for the future of Kemptville College. Having a new French Catholic school in North Grenville, utilizing

the amazing assets at Kemptville College fits perfectly with the vision we have for the future of Kemptville College.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kemptville parents asked us to open a secondary school in 2013,â&#x20AC;? said CECCE Chair Johanne Lacombe. who described the campus as an enchanting site that will offer numerous educational possibilities.

The school board plans to add higher grades in 2017, 2018 and 2019, enabling the school to accommodate all K-12 students. It is also considering adding an early childhood centre on-campus, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to enable the entire spectrum of French language education to be available in Kemptville.â&#x20AC;?

The college was recently

closed by the University of Guelph and its future has been up in the air since early 2014. The future of other facilities on the campus is still unknown to the public, although a report indicates there have been other proposals received.

Information and instructions for registering will be available at www.ecolecatholique.ca/kemptville.

GFO applauds agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thumbs up for neonicotinoids

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The report expresses that the potential economic benefits at the farm level can be â&#x20AC;&#x153;critical to crop production in cases where pest pressures would require the producer to replant the entire crop, or when several pests are present in a given field, or when the pest affects end product marketability,â&#x20AC;? the Grain Farmers of Ontario asserts in a brief press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The PMRA report is aligned with what our organization has been expressing over the past few years and with what our farmer-members experience in the fields,â&#x20AC;? says Mark Brock, GFO chair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pest management is a huge part of grain farming and is essential to ensure a quality end crop, and

neonicotinoid seed treatments have been a highly effective tool for Ontario farmers to date.â&#x20AC;?

Quoting directly from the report, the GFO lauds the document for acknowledging that â&#x20AC;&#x153;identifying pest pressure poses considerable challenges for growersâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;the value of these seed treatments could be substantial for affected growersâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grain Farmers of Ontario agrees with these key statements and continues to struggle with the Ontario governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seed treatment regulations, which include impractical methods and timelines for pest identification,â&#x20AC;? says the organization, which anticipates millions of dollars in losses as a result of the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intent to curtail neonic usage, starting this growing season.

The pesticide has been implicated as one of several potential factors in the deaths of honeybees and other pollinators. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is evident, and now confirmed by the PMRA, that there is significant and sometimes critical need for neonicotinoid seed treatments on corn and soybeans in Ontario,â&#x20AC;? concludes the GFO.

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Ecconomic Development

Effective Community Decision Making What is a Healthy Community?

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healthy community relies on a balance of economic, social, human and environmental factors to promote the physical, mental and social well-being of people who live and work in the community.

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ers and residents have a choice to either plan for change or to let it occur as it will. How involved are you – a person of this community – in bringing about planned change?

“Our moral responsibility is not to stop the future, but to shape it...to channel our destiny in humane directions and to ease the trauma of transition.” – Alvin Toffler

Community Involvement Community decision making has some basic beliefs and values: • Every community has strengths, every community has problems and concerns; • The people within each community have the ability to solve their own problems and achieve their own goals; • Nothing happens in a vacuum – decision making must suit the area where the challenge exists; • The community must involve and have participation by all those affected at each stage of the process; • Communities need to identify their own needs, set priorities, plan for the future and take responsibility for their own future.

“Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw

Effective Decision-Making Model Key questions to use as a checklist during this process are: • Is everyone involved who needs to be?

• Did everyone agree on the definition of the situation?

• Was everyone clear on how the decision was made?

• Were personal or value conflicts resolved to everyone’s satisfaction?

• Was the chosen solution realistic and reachable?

Community Needs Once the decision has been made, you are ready for the next step – identifying needs. This can be done through a “needs assessment.” It is a way of finding out: • What is needed?

• How many have the need?

• Who are they?

• How important is it that this decision/need be filled?

• What is already being done?

• What else – additional ideas, changes can be done?

• Who else is interested in doing something about this decision?

The information you collect can be of two types: “quantitative or hard data” (facts, figures and numbers) and “qualitative or soft data” (peoples' opinions and statements). Both types of information can help you take action.

Methods of Initiating Action

• A human component gives us the “meaning in our lives.”

• A strong economic base provides opportunities to earn a fair living.

• A social base provides essential services and opportunities to grow and interact.

• The health and welfare of our community is delicately balanced on a sustainable and clean environment.

The following factors are necessary to achieve and sustain healthy communities. Is your community ready to face the future?

• Community spirit.

• A community vision to guide development.

• Willingness to invest in the community.

• Understanding the community’s economic system in light of the changing world economy.

• Leaders who can build partnerships.

• Leaders with the capacity to seek information and make decisions.

• Commitment to long-term planning and action.

• Strong communication networks.

• Finding what is unique to a community • Being willing to be innovative.

• An active core of community workers.

• Organizing and maximizing human and financial resources.

Community Change Changes are occurring throughout Ontario and Canada.

All communities are experiencing change and need to make adjustments. Community leaders must be involved to help deal with and direct these changes. Community lead-

How can we gather information to carry on with good decision making? There are several methods including: • A review of population statistics; • A review of the community resources and services; • A survey of community leaders; • Focus groups; • Public meetings; • Brainstorming; • Nominal groups.

Each of these are explained in the following sections:

Statistics

People have the right to participate in decisions which have an effect on their well-being. It will be to their benefit to exercise that right – to collaborate in setting goals, in organizing themselves and mobilizing the resources to achieve these goals.

Initiators of Change These are the people in the community who recognize the need for change and are willing to initiate action. They create a willingness and motivation for change in the community by building the necessary understanding, acceptance and commitment to change.

Effective Decision Making The community decision-making process involves the following: • Examining the situation; • Arriving at goals; • Identifying key problems; • Determining priorities; • Identifying and analyzing alternative solutions; • Selecting a course of action; • Developing an action plan; • Implementing the plan; • Evaluating the outcome.

A wide range of statistical data concerning the demography and economy of your community is available through your municipal, provincial and federal governments, as well as many agencies and institutions in your community – just ask. You can pull the information you need from these. Numbers are interesting, but remember, they are just part of the community picture and are not always the best indicator of the decision to take.

Community Survey A community survey is usually a standard questionnaire that is widely distributed throughout the community. It can be handled through the mail, by phone, or in face-to-face interviews. Keep in mind your potential target groups – the people you especially want to reach. It is almost impossible to make a community decision that will meet the needs of everyone. You will want to collect your information noting differences across age groups and sex (i.e., seniors, young mothers, pre-schoolers, school-age children, teenagers, young men, etc.).

Community Leader Interviews Key informants are the people in your community who are seen as leaders – people with a better than average understanding of issues or community dynamics. All people should be asked the same set of questions.

Focus Groups This is simply a group interview. An experienced discussion leader meets with six to 12 people whose experience relates directly to the decision. Questions are raised and participants are given a chance to present and Continued on page 14

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Plant Height An indicator of the amount of plant growth, it is measured at maturity as the length of the stem from the base of the plant at soil level to its tip. A 2year average is shown.

Lodging A visual estimate at maturity of the standability of the crop. A value of 1 is equivalent to a crop standing completely upright, while a 5 represents a crop entirely flat. Within a test area, varieties with lower values are less prone to lodging. A 2-year average is shown.

Testing Methods In each trial, varieties were replicated in a suitable experimental design

and received equal fertility, weed control and management. All trials were planted and harvested by machine.

Tests were separated into conventional herbicide and glyphosate herbicide treated plots. Prior to harvest, plant height and lodging scores were obtained. The grain harvested from each plot was weighed and the yield of soybeans was calculated in tonnes/hectare at 13% moisture.

Food Soybean Varieties (F) The Conventional and Food soybean variety trials were combined for the first time in 2006. All conventional and food varieties were grown in the same test sites in all three years for which data is presented.

Ontario Soybean Variety Trials 2015 Conducted by the Ontario Soybean And Canola Committee : Research conducted and reported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

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Public Meetings This is a discussion with many people. Public meetings or forums allow two-way communication between the group interested in this decision and other community members. This is an excellent way to reach a very large portion of your community.

Brainstorming Here, creative thinking takes precedence over practicality. The concept is to review all possible ideas, regardless of how impractical they may seem. This gets many new and novel ideas before a group for discussion. It moves people to think beyond normal day to day and conventional techniques that have failed to come up with a solution.

Nominal Groups The Nominal group is a formal meeting of individual members that proceeds as follows: 1. Each member silently expresses his or her ideas about the problem and alternative solutions in writing without any consultation with other members.

2. At the end of the time period (about 10 to 15 minutes), each member shares his or her views with the other members in a highly structured round-robin fashion. When a member's turn comes up he or she may share only one idea per round.

3. As each member expresses an idea, a recorder writes down the idea on a flip chart or board. The process continues until all ideas are listed, with no reference to whom the ideas belong.

4. All ideas on the board are then discussed with respect to their merits, feasibility and all other qualities.

5. The group then votes silently on the ideas (usually ranking the ideas in order of preference). The pooled outcome of the individual ranking or rating determines the group’s choice.

Local Food Conference: Creativity + Collaboration = Action

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he Cities of Belleville and Quinte West hosted the 5th annual Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference, Nov. 4 and 5 in the City of Belleville. The theme for the conference set the tone for an exceptional offering of information, inspiration and local food experiences (Creativity + Collaboration = Action).

More than 200 delegates, speakers and mentors were offered a program that ignited their passion and moved them to action, with the hope that they each take that inspiration back to their communities to further advance the local food economy in Eastern Ontario.

On the conference’s first day, more than 50 delegates participated in the Quinte Region on a Local Food Tour that stopped at Cultura Salumi (Italian artisanal dry aged meat plant), Grills Orchard, Ontario Waterbuffalo Farm, Mapledale Cheese, Reid’s Dairy and Donini Chocolates.

“It was invigorating to meet so many people that are so passionate about food”.

Day 2 of the conference opened with keynote speaker, Cory VanGroningen of VG Meats, sharing the story of his family’s beef business with its origins two generations back and its immigrant entrepreneurial beginnings. VG Meats was recently awarded the Premier’s Award for AgriFood Innovation. VanGroningen spoke about keeping the next generation involved in the family business, and how to build that business, using innovation and quality, for the future.

The 5th Annual Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference offered something for everyone, from producers to proces-

www.agrinews.ca sors, academics to policy makers, right through to foodies who are passionate about local food. The power of bringing them all together in one place was to foster collaboration and creativity. And the outcome was action today and in the year to come. “It was invigorating to meet so many people that are so passionate about food”.

Volunteer Management The Importance of Volunteering

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MAFRA has resources designed to improve economic developed opportunities for organizations.

These resources are aimed to help not-for-profits gain the skills needed to succeed in their initiatives.

Topics range from: • Committee development • Bookkeeping • Leadership • How to attract Volunteers.

This month we’ll focus on Volunteer Management Volunteering is an integral component of any non-profit and charitable organization. Without volunteers dedicating their time and talent, many of these organizations simply would not exist.

OMAFRA’s Volunteer Management e-learning module is designed to help organizations recruit, organize and develop strong and effective volunteers.

The module has four lessons which cover volunteering and volunteer management: Volunteer Trends – Lesson one discusses what motivates people to volunteer. It also provides examples from people who have volunteered and their own specific reasons for doing so.

Volunteer Recruitment and Development Cycle – Lesson two provides techniques for effective volunteer recruitment.

Volunteer Motivation and Retention – This lesson illustrates how to keep volunteers motivated and introduces the concept of effective succession planning.

Volunteer Mentoring and Skills Development – This lesson outlines the advantages of mentoring and skill/character development.

This e-learning module is an effective way to learn the key elements of managing volunteers within an organization.

Agricultural Development

Do you want to increase your crop yields by 10-15 per cent?

Plant a windbreak!

Did you know that windbreaks: • increase crop yield, improve soil moisture distribution over fields and reduce soil loss?

• provide shade and shelter for livestock?

• minimize spray drift and odours?

• decrease the amount of snow drift onto driveways and roads?

• enhance biodiversity and wildlife habitat?

• can generate alternative income?

Windbreaks have many benefits for farmers and rural landowners, and more than make up for the loss of land they use. Fall is the perfect time to start planning for a spring planting. Here are some things you need to do to get started: Do a site assessment where the windbreak will be planted.

Decide on the tree species you would like to plant based on why you’re planting a windbreak and your site’s characteristics.

Develop a planting plan.

Confirm the number of trees you’ll need and place your tree order. You can order trees through nurseries and some conservation authorities.

Prepare the site by marking out in-row and betweenrow tree spacing, tilling, mulching, mowing and/or band or spot spraying, and placing black plastic mulch over the area to control weeds.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has many resources to help you with windbreak planning. Visit our website to watch our four windbreak videos on planning, planting, maintenance and windbreak successes. Our free Best Management Practices book, Establishing Tree Cover, provides a step-by-step guide for planning and planting a windbreak.

For more information about windbreaks and for help with planning a windbreak, contact your local conservation authority.

For more information about OMAFRA’s resources, contact OMAFRA’s Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca.

Software Program Helps Ontario Farmers Prevent Soil Erosion

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he Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE2) is a software program designed to help farmers estimate the potential for soil erosion under different land management and cropping practices. The software overcomes many of the limitations of the previous USLE equation.

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) staff has adapted the RUSLE2 for Ontario farmers by incorporating climate, soil and management practices common to the province.

We have created five interactive tutorials to help you use RUSLE2 for Ontario. The easy-to-follow audio/visual guides give step-by-step instructions on using RUSLE2 to help you assess the cropping and tillage practices you use on your farm.

Find out how you can prevent soil erosion from your fields! Visit the OMAFRA website to watch the tutorials and to download RUSLE2.

Do you have questions about RUSLE2? Contact the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-4241300 or ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca.

2015 Custom Farmwork Rates Questionnaire Needed: Custom Farmwork Operators

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he Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is preparing to complete the Custom Farmwork Rates Report on rates charged in 2015.

Over 250 custom operators helped make the 2012 report a success! We’d appreciate your participation in completing this year's questionnaire.

Why should you complete the report?

The Custom Farmwork Rates Report Summary is used by farmers and custom operators alike as a reference in planning and operating their businesses. Those filling out the questionnaire will be sent a copy of the 2015 Report Results Summary early in 2016.

How do you participate?

If you participated in 2012 you will be sent a form to complete for your 2015 rates.

If you have new business contact information or have not participated in the past please contact John Molenhuis at john.molenhuis@ontario.ca or 613 475-9472 to be added to the mailing list.

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Maximizing Your Traceability Investment Workshop This in-class workshop will focus on how you can gain a competitive advantage and improve your bottom line with your traceability system. Real life examples and business profiles focused on traceability best practices will be examined throughout the workshop.

Food Safety Workshops/Webinars Looking to keep up to date on the latest food safety practices and help strengthen your Growing Forward 2 application? The Food Safety Workshop is a two-day in-class workshop to help you formalize your food safety program, or you can take advantage of a series of six, 1.5 hour webinars which cover the same topics (see schedule online).

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What a party!

At left, a member of the Canadian Cowgirls performs in the ring during the 2015 International Plowing Match in Finch. At right, country singer Greg Hanna was a big hit with his hometown audience.

Below: Kathleen â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Alguire, 101, stopped by the 1936 Stormont County IPM display at the Historical tent. It was familiar territory for Alguire, who helped make meals for the competitors in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;36.

On parade, South Stormont Deputy Mayor Tammy Hart secures the sewing machine used to create the first Canadian flag.

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Above, SDG 2015 IPM Chair Jim Brownell introduces parade marshal Joan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley, stitcher of the first Canadian flag, on the Grenville Mutual Insurance Main Stage, on opening day.

At left, Terry McClelland and Danika Ellson of Ridinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Shotgun rock out on the lounge tent stage during the final day of the IPM. Zandbergen photos

One of the busy â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;streetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at the 2015 International Plowing Match, which drew more than 83,000 people to the tented city at the Kagi family farm.

Spring legacy tally for 2015 IPM

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The chairs held their final official meeting Dec. 3 at the Finch Arena. Left as unfinished business was the amount of the IPMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intended legacy fund. Instead, news

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on that subject will have to wait until spring. But organizers hope to generate a pot of leftover funds exceeding the $225,000 of the Chute-a-Blondeau IPM. Jim Brownell, Chair of the 2015 IPM, expects that details on the Legacy fund and other financial aspects will be finalized during a planned conference call between himself, the 2015 IPM co-treasurers, as well as the President and Executive Director of the Ontario Plowmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association this month.

Brownell commented that while â&#x20AC;&#x153;we do not have a final value of the legacy, ... there should definitely be funds for distribution.â&#x20AC;? He noted that presentations would be made at a volunteer appreciation event â&#x20AC;&#x153;planned for the spring after the ice has been removed from the North Stormont Arenaâ&#x20AC;? in Finch.

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Glen Haven first farm in Eastern Ontario to install Vector feeding system

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“We average four or five groups of visitors a week” says Tom MacGregor. “A few things here are unique, and people are interested in seeing our system if maybe they’re planning to build a new barn.”

MacGregors chose a free-stall design with side windows like many new barns, but with a lower ceiling than most, and seven fans at one end (four of which are closed off for the winter). This produces a wind tunnel effect, which they say keeps the barn well-ventilated and dry. “On hot summer days, there will be a breeze of seven to 10 miles per hour in the barn,” says Tom. “It will be like being under a shade tree with no smell and no flies.”

A big draw for visitors is

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The Harvestore silos at Glen Haven Farms were moved from three locations – one at the old barn, one from Minnesota and one from Southern Ontario.

The cost savings outweighed the effort, say the MacGregors.

the Lely Vector robotic feeding system. The Vector runs along a Feed Manager using ultrasound to follow the headrail. The Vector brushes and pushes feed into place, leaving a nice neat line behind. It measures the Continued on page 20

MacGregors in the barn

Tom (left) and son Doug MacGregor are all smiles inside Glen Haven Farms’ new dairy barn. The freestall barn is lit with LED lights, saving in electricity costs. Because the lights are cool, they and their covers also last longer, meaning less time spent on maintenance. The barn has been in operation since late November and features many other innovations.

MacGregors are hosting their Open Barn on Sat., Feb. 20.

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The free stalls in the new barn face outward, allowing the Vector robot feeder to push feed up along the outside.

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Glen Haven Continued from page 19 height of the bunk and refills as necessary. The Vector docks itself at its charging station and is refilled automatically via conveyor belt through the heated feedroom from the tower silos outside. It is tied electronically to a ValMetal control panel which turns on the silo unloaders and conveyors automatically. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the newest pieces of robotic dairy technology in the

marketplace. Tom MacGregor and son Doug say it has saved them considerable time and labour and the cows love the fresh feed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The feedroom added to the cost of the barn,â&#x20AC;? says Tom, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but with everything inside, the cows are fed, milked, the doors are closed and production is high.â&#x20AC;?

The Vector allows flexible feeding strategies, whether different times or varying rations. Groups of cows are fed according to their stage of lactation, and

the Lely Astronaut robotic milker, which the MacGregors use two of, feed extra supplement based on individual cowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; production levels.

The MacGregors hope to continue pasturing the herd.

In the old barn, which was also a free-stall barn, cows would remain inside in the heat of the day and go outside in the evening for a little exercise. The cows seem to like the open access to the Astronaut robotic milkers and are milked on Continued on page 21

Technology in play

Above, a cow leaves the Lely Astronaut after being milked. At left, the cow in the robot milker. Shown below is part of the extensive electrical system that powers the barnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s various components.

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Glen Haven Continued from page 20 average 3.5 times per day.

The new barn can handle 100 cows, and MacGregors currently milk around 60 at this time, which is a deliberate strategy. “We’re concentrating on a smaller herd with healthy cows which are always comfortable. We gain in production with fewer animals.”

The new barn is 70 ft. wide by 370 ft. long and two of the Harvestore silos on site were purchased second hand. One was moved from Minnesota and one from Southern Ontario, which Doug said made the At right, the Vector is being loaded at Glen Haven Farms, first in Eastern Ontario to install one of the robotic feeders manufactured by Lely.

Photo below, the Vector measures feed height as it dispenses and pushes feed toward the manger. It can also tell where cows are waiting to be fed.

Grower goes ‘Against the Grain’

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candidate by the locavore community — grown right on their 240-acre farm west of Winchester.

This fall, using a small combine, they harvested their first commercial scale crop of Peruvian purple corn — gluten-free and renowned for antioxidant levels as high as those in blueberries — along with hulless barley.

They even set up a small drying facility.

Working with a small local mill, they process both flour and bagged kernels (or “berries in the case of barley) for specialty market locations

in Ottawa, Kemptville and Toronto.

As the long-time operators of Winchelsea Farms (prior to selling the operation about five years ago), Shelley Spruit became an accomplished baker and began dabbling in milling her own flour for better bread.

“I built my reputation on my homemade bread,” she says, describing her satisfaction with producing a “staple food” with a 2,000-year history.

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cost one-third of what brand new silos would cost. Of the three 20-ft. by 90-ft. Harvestore silos, two contain haylage and one contains corn silage.

MacGregors grow their own feed and purchase supplements. They crop about 1,200 acres and also have a Dekalb Seed Dealership.

The Glen Haven Farms Open Barn welcomes visitors on Sat., Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The farm can be found at 13805 County Road 13 (the Morewood Road), which is 2.4 km east of the village of Morewood and just past McLaughlin Road.

“Works really well, mixes great, palatability is exceptional, good healthy calves, less scours, been feeding it 5 years.”

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The Roboleo unit is a cow-milking robot installed

in a traditional tie-stall barn, allowing farmers content with their conventional housing set-up to still reap the technological benefits more commonly associated with newer free-stall barns.

The Roboleo, in fact, employs at its core a previous generation of Lely robot model originally deployed in free-stall barns, where the cows walk up to the robot themselves.

But reconfigured as a Roboleo, the machine itself travels to stationary cattle in a tie-stall arrangement.

Ribbon cut on dairy automation biz

A Dairymax Farm Solutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nov. 12 official opening in Winchester, from left, the dealershipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s service engineer John Alia, local MPP Jim McDonell, North Dundas Mayor Eric Duncan, Milkomax Solutions General Manager David Bedard, Dairymax Manager James Casey, local MP Guy Lauzon, Rovibec Agrisolutions General Manager Martin Rousseau, Dundas Performance & Secured Holmes owner Jordan Holmes, and Dairymax Sales and Service rep Luc Groulx.

At right, Rosseau poses with a popular Rovibec feed cart model, among the equipment sold at the new dealership, which also sells Milkomaxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roboleo cow-milking robot. (behind the ribbon group.)

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The second meeting will follow on Tues., Jan. 26, in Gatineau, Que. and the subject will be Successful Business Leadership for Farm Families, to be presented in French, by Pierrette Desrosiers; next on Tues., Feb. 9, in Thunder Bay and incudes a double header: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Top 10 Tips for Optimizing Dairy Revenueâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cows are Talking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; We need to listenâ&#x20AC;?; and finally on Wed., March 9, in New Liskeard, â&#x20AC;&#x153; Cows are Talking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; We need to listenâ&#x20AC;?.

The first event was well attended again this year as over 100 farmers participated. The subjects were: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How to increase Profits without increasing Farm Sizeâ&#x20AC;? and was presented by Peter Gredig, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;RoadMAP: Create a Management Action Plan for Your Operationâ&#x20AC;?, which was presented by Rob EvENTs ON

Hannam.

Peter Gredig is a corn, soybean and wheat producer based near London and he was in charge of the morning session. He is also a partner in AgNition Inc., a mobile development company that builds apps and mobile resources for Canadian farmers, agribusinesses and organizations.

Rob Hannam, the guest speaker for the afternoon session, is the founder and President of Synthesis Agri-Food Network, a professional services firm offering strategic consulting, education programs and marketing communications. His passion for the agri-food sector started while he was growing up on a large farming operation, and today heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trusted for his extensive agri-food knowledge, business insights and practical approach.

Hannam has propelled brands into top market share positions, launched an export business that used an identity-preserved production system, and led regional marketing efforts for a multinational company. He was also team leader for an award-winning marketing communications agency and formed its consulting division, which is now the Synthesis Agri-Food Network.

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Ag Knowledge

The Farm Credit Corporation (FCC) hosted their annual Ag Knowledge seminar in North Gower on Thurs., Dec. 10, in an all-day event that featured two guest speakers. The staff that set up the event were, from left, Breagh Ross, Erik Lanthier, Tanya Zandbelt, Helene Labelle, and Kristine Beck, all from the Kanata District.

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Ag Knowledge Continued from page 25 In the afternoon session, Hannam talked about how to identify top opportunities such as crops and markets and what the trends were in crops and livestock production and commodity/export markets and how they would impact the farmer. He then showed the group a chart of corn prices in the last seven years. On the chart, the corn prices rose steadily from 2010 to early 2011 when they peaked before taking a short dip in price in late 2011 and early 2012 and a big dip around June in 2012. The price sky-rocketed after that and by November it was the highest it had been in the past four years; by late 2013, the price slid a bit and by 2014 the price went back up noticeably. In late 2014, the price fell to the lowest level in six years and remained fairly low through 2015.

Hannam then showed a chart of the price of beef cattle starting in 2008, which revealed that prices slowly rose with little fluctuation from 2008 to late 2014 when they peaked. In 2015, the price trended downward to about 2012 prices.

He then talked to the group about investing in new crops such as quinoa in Eastern Ontario. Western Canadian farmers have been producing quinoa successfully for 22 years and it has been successfully grown in trials in Ontario and one entrepreneur wants to open a processing plant.

Other produce worth considering he offered were brassica, cucurbits, root

and tuber vegetables, fruiting vegetables, leafy vegetables, pea and bean, and other specialty vegetables, nuts and herbs.

He then went on to talk about new technology and innovations of science in

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the form of equipment, genetics and communication and how they could impact a farmer.

Other topics he touched on were: competitors and how the farmer should know who they are, includ-

ing local such as supermarkets to global such as other countries. He showed the crowd where most of our exports go in terms of cash. The United States was the largest trading partner with between $50-

100 million in agricultural products for 2012. The European Union were second with about $60- million, Netherlands $45-million, France $40-million, Germany $35-million, Brazil $30-million,

Belgium $25-million, Italy $20-million, and Spain and Croatia with around $10to 15-million.

He warned farmers to pay attention to consumer Continued on page 28

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Guest speaker Rob Hannam discussed what was titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;RoadMAP: Create a Management Action Plan for Your Operationâ&#x20AC;?. Hannam is President of Synthesis Agri-Food Network, a professional services firm offering strategic consulting, education programs and marketing communications. Moore photo

Ag Knowledge Continued from page 26 trends such as aging population, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. More and more people are paying attention to labels on their food to be more health conscious and onethird of Canadians are looking for gluten-free products. Around 42 per cent of farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; produce is consumed locally so be aware of local trends.

Consumers are also looking for organic foods, free range, fair trade, naturally produced and if the product is sustainable.

Hannam also discussed the demographics in Canada and revealed to

the crowdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprise there were more immigrants from the Philippines and India that have moved here between 2012 and 2014 at 15 per cent each, so they may consider finding out the diet of the new Canadians to supply their needs.

Before the afternoon break, he talked about government regulations (local, provincial, national, American, and the WHO). He also talked about weather and, of course, climate change and how that will affect the crops.

The rest of the day the farmers talked to each other and did a workshop during and after the presentation.

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Grain Contained from page 21 And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the history of the key ingredient in bread that Shelley began to pursue after she and Tony moved back to North Dundas from the Ottawa area a couple of years ago, establishing Against the Grain Farm on 240 acres off Jennings Road.

Intending to go into market gardening, she instead shifted into organic, heritage grains known for their healthy properties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We saw an opportunity to be part of the local food movement,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know from my time at Winchelsea and using our own grain, just how difficult it is to source your own wheat and barley.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know bread. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have good flour, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make good bread.â&#x20AC;?

The couple grew 12 acres of heritage and heirloom grains this year. Making use of contacts built up after years in the baking business, Shelley began selling quantities directly to bakeries and restaurants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are in conversation

From left, Against the Grainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s packaged Purple Corn Meal, Barley Flour and Barley Berries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; local organic food grown just west of Winchester. about using our flour for a specialty, value-added product,â&#x20AC;? a purple-corn-flour pie crust, she adds, from behind the counter in her kitchen on which sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrayed a variety of professionally-packed items branded with her budding firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s logo.

She says she has two salespeople on the road, promoting the Against the Grain line.

The purple corn, recognized as a superfood, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is a very different product from typical blue corn,â&#x20AC;? she emphasizes.

The benefits of the varietyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purple kernels stem from their high levels of anthocyanin, an antioxidant.

According to Shelley, there

is building excitement in the world of nutritional science about the unique cornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health and healing properies and levels of the substance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; touted for a slew of beneficial effects â&#x20AC;&#x201D; exceeding that of Goji and Acai berry.

As for barley, the grain is â&#x20AC;&#x153;finally getting the recognition it deserves,â&#x20AC;? she says, pointing to years of research, documentation and Health Canada approval for a health claim linking the consumption of barley beta-glucan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a type of soluble fibre â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to reduced blood cholesterol.

The claim is based on evidence that shows consumption of at least three grams of beta-glucan per day helps reduce cholesterol, a

risk factor for heart disease.

She says the claim covers dehulled or hulless barley, pearl (or pot) barley, barley flakes, grits, meal flour and bran as well as beta-glucan enriched milling fractions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all ingredients for a wide variety of cooking and baking recipes, she says.

Passionate about raising awareness of locally grown cereals and grain for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;educated consumerâ&#x20AC;? keen on the 100-mile diet, she hopes to see the business flourish to the point of eventually needing other growers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; similar to the way identity preserved soybeans took off among farmers in this part of Eastern Ontario. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the idea we can promote a healthy product but we can grow it, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not imported,â&#x20AC;? Shelley emphasizes, adding sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very passionate about sus-

tainable, ethical self-sufficient food production â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and raising awareness about the same.

She says theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also grown other heirloom barleys and an early wheat known as einkorn.

Against the Grain Farms has forged ties with the Organic Research Station of Manitoba and other research and agronomy organizations.

It participates in USC Canada, Seeds of Diversity, and the Ecological Farmers of Canada. The farm has similarly undertaken conservation-related measures through the Alternative Land Use Services, she says, including a tree-planting effort and natural habitat restoration.

And this year, they also grew an acre of heritage seed potatoes to help preserve the variety.

According to Shelley, Against the Grain ingredients are now used by several high-end restaurants in the Ottawa area, including the NAC, Chateau Laurier, Chef Bruce Wood (Beauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beer), Le Moulin de Provence, Pure Bread, The Red Apron, The Urban Element, The Table, The Albion Room and Good Eats.

Among other retail establishments, the products are available at Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Way and Crusty Baker (both in Kemptville), and Cedar and Co., Herb and Spice, The Red Apron, Savour Ottawa Online and Good Eats (all in Ottawa). Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mobile Market also handles their products, as does Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100km Foods.

Recipes from the farm appear on page 32.

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Dairymax Continued from page 24 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the dairy farms in Canada are tie-stall,â&#x20AC;? pointed out Dairymax General Manager James Casey.

By the time of its official debut, the dealership had already sold two robots for planned February installation at Eastern Ontario farms, according to Casey, a self-admitted Ontarioborn â&#x20AC;&#x153;Irishmanâ&#x20AC;? who nonetheless sports a heavy Quebecois accent after circumstances brought him to La Belle Province as a child. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strategically, it was a good strategy to expand here,â&#x20AC;? he said of the new Winchester establishment at 12054 Main St. West.

Located in a large industrial building, the business employed three people at the time of the ribbon-cutting, along with technical consultant Peter Rescorla â&#x20AC;&#x201D; well known in local Lely circles as an experienced robotic technician.

Added a confident Casey, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really believe the dealership will grow to six to eight people in a short period because the market is there.â&#x20AC;?

And with 5,000 square feet of rented facilities at their disposal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including a front counter shared with a separate security firm â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the proponents foresee that ample space being put to use as an assembly facility for automated and robotic equipment serving a broader market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Assembly, it is in the

The AgriNews January, 2016 Page 31 Dairymax Farm Solutions Manager James Casey with Milkomax Solutions Manager David Bedard (left). Bedardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s firm makes the Roboleo AMS milker robot (visible at right) aimed at tie-stall barns and offered by Caseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dealership.

Right photo: Sonneveld brothers Robert, Richard and Jeff are slated to have two Milkomax Roboleo units installed through Dairymax. future plan,â&#x20AC;? confirmed Martin Rosseau, general manager for Rovibec Agrisolutions. The Quebecbased Rovibec line of automated feeding systems and feed carts is the other big name on offer at the new establishment, which will also be distinguished by stocking a larger than usual supply of parts, according to Rosseau.

Besides the obvious synergies between automated feeding and robotic milking, there are family connections between longestablished Rovibec and Milkomax. It was Rosseauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncle who invented the roving Roboleo robot to milk cows in a conventional barn.

Setting up in Winchester was a good fit for Milkomax Solutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retail incursion into Ontario, agreed the Quebec-based manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s General Manager, David Bedard, another key visitor in attendance for the occasion.

He said that approximately 50 of the machines

are now at work on Quebec farms.

Bedard pointed out that while the Roboleo robot is a little more expensive to buy and install than a Lely robot placed in a typical free-stall configuration, a farmer with an existing tiestall comes out way ahead by not having to build a new barn.

And the Roboleo farmer, just like his compatriot with a Lely in a free-stall barn, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t saddled with the chore of milking cows anymore.

In addition to the similar lifestyle benefit, the retained tie-stall configuration leaves a redundancy some farmers find comforting. If the robot fails, stallside milking can always be resumed in the usual manner. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no such safety net in a free-stall if a robot goes on the fritz.

The Sonneveld brothers

of Cloverview Farms, outside Kingston, cited some of these advantages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to build a new barn,â&#x20AC;? emphasized Jeff Sonneveld, as he and brothers Richard and Robert stood near the shiny stainless steel cover of the Roboleo AMS on display at Dairymax.

Finalizing the purchase of the family farm from their parents this year, the Sonnevelds milk 126 cows in a 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barn that was recently upgraded. Two years ago, they installed an automated rail-cart feeding system that will work well in concert with this winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival of two Roboleo milker units.

They also employ a robotic calf feeder.

Remaining in a tie-stall brings management advantages, they pointed out.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tie-stall is a lot easier to look after your calves,â&#x20AC;? said Richard Sonneveld.

Robert Sonneveld noted

that despite the increased technology, â&#x20AC;&#x153;good management is what makes this all work.â&#x20AC;?

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Against the Grain Farms co-owner Shelley Spruit forwarded these recipes for hearty and healthy winter fare.

Slow-cooked beef barley and cabbage supper

2 Tbsp (30 mL) Dijon mustard 2 Tbsp (30 mL) mayonnaise ½ tsp (2 mL) freshly ground black pepper

This classic Irish supper can be prepared the evening before and reheated in the oven for 30 minutes, or assemble in the slow cooker in the morning to simmer all day.

Add the steamed cabbage just before serving for fresh taste and colour.

1 cup (250 mL) Against the Grain Barley Berries 1 large onion, cut into thick slices 3 large carrots, quartered 2 cloves fresh garlic minced 1 bottle (12 oz / 341 mL) beer 1 can (10 oz / 284 mL) less sodium beef broth 3 cups (750 mL) water (approximately) 1 bay leaf 1 sprig fresh rosemary 2 lb (1 kg) prepared uncooked corned beef brisket, rinsed 1 small cabbage, cut into 1 inch (2.5 cm) slices

â&#x20AC;˘ Add barley, then onion, garlic and carrots to the slow cooker. Place corned beef on top of vegetables. Pour in beer, broth, and enough water to cover beef by 1 inch (2.5 cm). Add bay leaf and rosemary. â&#x20AC;˘ Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 7 hours or until beef and barley are tender and moist. â&#x20AC;˘ Before serving, in a saucepan over high heat or in the microwave, steam cabbage until tender, about 10 minutes. â&#x20AC;˘ Remove corned beef from slow cooker and carve into ½ inch (1 cm) slices. â&#x20AC;˘ In a small mixing bowl, blend Dijon mustard, mayonnaise and ground pepper. â&#x20AC;˘ In individual shallow serving bowls, place barley, carrots and onions. Top with sliced corned beef and cabbage. â&#x20AC;˘ Serve with sauce to drizzle over corned beef.

Toasted flour shortbread 4 oz. (1 stick) butter, softened 1 tsp vanilla Ÿ cup powdered sugar Ÿ cup brown sugar 1 ½ cups toasted Against the Grain Barley Flour (see directions on how to toast, below) 2 T heavy cream Ÿ tsp salt Ÿ cup turbinado sugar

How to toast flour Place 2 cups Against the Grain barley flour on cookie

A variety of scrumptious baked goods made with Against the Grain products, on the proprietorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s counter.

Makes 4 servings â&#x20AC;˘ Pre-heat oven to 350ÂşF. â&#x20AC;˘ Cream the butter, vanilla and sugars. Add the flour, cream and salt. Stir just to combine. â&#x20AC;˘ Place the crumbly dough on a sheet of parchment.

Form into a 1 foot log. Sprinkle the turbinado sugar over the top and press it into the dough covering all sides. â&#x20AC;˘ Wrap tightly and refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled. â&#x20AC;˘ Slice the log into Âź foot rounds and bake at 350ÂşF for 12-15 minutes. Let cool on the sheet tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 2 dozen sheet and place in 300ÂşF oven for 10 minutes, then stir with fork and continue baking until flour takes on brown colouring. Make sure to keep stirred and do not allow to burn. For a less intense roasted flavour you could toast for less time or simply use half toasted flour and half regular.

Always sift the cooled flour as it has a tendency to form little clumps during the toasting process. Which is why I say toast 2 cups rather than the 1 1/2 cups called for in the recipe.

Imagine the flavour of bread that is baked with half toasted flour. Chocolate chip cookies would be even more irresistible. Toasted flour cakesâ&#x20AC;Ś.yum! *Spruit also uses this recipe for a shortbread base for cheesecakes as well as crust for pies filled with custard and topped with fruit.

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Many of the vendors are familiar sights at farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markets around the area, and the vendors themselves have stated that they appreciate having a venue to sell in during their down months.

Products include honey, grain, preserves, dried fruit, cheese, meats, organic products, coffee, fibre products, handmade items, art, books, herbal products, flowers, baked goods, tea, mushrooms, beeswax, maple syrup, wood products, textiles, and the list goes on.

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Page 38 The AgriNews January, 2016 in Kanata. The Gees decided They tried to get someone to help them remove the pests to go for a drive to check on out of their house but were the hives due to the warm

by Jeff Moore unsuccessful. Matthew decid- December weather on Boxing AgriNews Staff Writer ed he would give it a try him- Day and discovered the two UNROBIN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; self, dressing up in a rain suit hives had been removed. The Gees Bees aRe and wrapping a towel around footprints led down an incline lOCal BeekeepeRs his head. and then disappeared. The two fROm DUNROBIN aND OwNHe successfully removed beige hives with the Minto eRs maRIaNNe aND the hive and relocated it to a logos attached were stolen and matthew Gee maDe a bush lot near their house. the Gees called the Ottawa hORReNDOUs DIsCOveRy Then later a swarm of bees Police to report the theft.

ON thIs past BOxING Day came back to were they were According to police, this was as they weRe OUt CheCkoriginally situated in the the first time they heard of anyone stealing beehives. As house. This time they were ING ON hIves they ReNt of Jan. 8, there have been no able to get a beekeeper from OUt tO lOCal CUstOmeRs reports or clues found to locate Arnprior. He came and aND NOtICeD twO Beethe missing hives. The Gees showed them how to remove hIves haD BeeN stOleN. believe the thieves were amathe queen and ever since it the peRpetRatORs maDe teurs because if they were prohas become a hobby and a Off wIth hIves eaCh CONfessional beekeepers they full-time job for the Gees. taINING aBOUt 30,000 would have known not to The Gees rented two beeBees. move the bees in cold weather. hives containing 60,000 bees The Gees operate a bee to Minto Corp. in a vacant lot Continued on page 39 rescue business and have recently got into renting beehives to businesses that in turn get the honey for their businesses, such as restaurants. They also rent to people who are interested in learning how to become beekeepers.

The Gees collect the honey and give some to the renters and what the renter doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want the Gees sell at local farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markets.

The Gees actually got their start in the business Culprits removed two beehives belonging to Gees seven years ago when they Bees from a Minto property in Kanata. Marianne and moved into their country Matthew Gee noted the bandits had taken the hives home and found a beehive but left the pallets behind. The hives were beige with situated behind one of their the Minto stickers attached. walls in their new home.

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Hives stolen Continued from page 38 There had to have been at least two people to move the 45 kg hives.

Bees in the winter ball together and vibrate their wings to keep the queen warm and any kind of disruption could mean the death of the bees. The Gees are more worried about the bees than the cost of the hives and the bees. The cost for the wooden box is around $200 and the cost of the bees is between $200$250 so the loss was about

$900.

One hive produces about 45 kg of honey each year and the Gees are currently renting out 24 but hope to increase their business to about 100 hives this year.

Their products are not available in stores yet but they can be found at the Kemptville, Manotick and Constance Bay Farmers’ Markets.

Anyone who may have any information about this theft are asked to call Crimestoppers or the police.

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Letter

Bill 118 a violation The Editor: Regarding Bill 118, the “Great Lakes Shoreline Right of Passage Act,” some may be of the opinion that this Act, for a trail system, is restricted to the shorelines of the Great Lakes and it doesn’t affect them. They are wrong. Under this

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During research of this Bill, it was discovered that this will affect every private property owner in Ontario. If this Bill is allowed to pass, every piece of private property in Ontario, will be open to people walking/riding their bicycles on and through. There can be no exemptions, under the law. If the waterfront owner’s property is open for public transportation then everyone’s is.

It would seem Wayne Gates, NDP

MPP, has not thought of this potential or he just doesn’t care. What he hasn’t thought of, is that this affects his own property and that anyone will be able to go through his property and there won’t be anything he can do about it. Shame on him.

What of the Liberal MPPs who are in favour of this Bill? Will this be another Breach of Trust which Kathleen Wynne will have to apologize for? Most likely. It would seem that our sitting MPPs are not concerned how they violate the Criminal Code of Canada, as long as they can continue to take what is not theirs.

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