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College Royal runs March 9 and 10

By Darren Matte AgriNews Staff Writer EMPTVILLE— IT’S THAT TIME OF

K

YEAR AGAIN WHEN

THE

KEMPTVILLE COLLEGE

OPENS ITS DOORS FOR ITS ANNUAL MARCH COLLEGE ROYAL EVENT. THE EVENT IS JUST DAYS AWAY AS PUBLIC FESTIVITIES RUN

MARCH 9-10. EVENTS FOR STUDENTS, HOWEVER, BEGIN EARLIER IN THE

MARCH 5.

Some of the festivities in which the students will take part include: clipping dairy cattle, the Farmers’ Olympics, and the College Royal King and Queen ceremony.

The College Royal itself has been running for over 80 years and annually brings in more than 2,000 visitors to the school. The event is organized by a committee of students that enlists the help of more than 75 volunteers.

This year, the committee is led by President Beth Weir, who is in her second year on the committee and at the campus, after completing the Agri-Food Leadership program at Guelph. She says that with the quick turnaround at the college it is a challenge to have consistency at the event. “It is hard to build on events from previous years because students are only here for two years, and some just one. I wanted to get involved because I have done some events in the past when I was at the main campus in Guelph. I saw some of their events and I have always enjoyed planning things so I got involved.”

There have been other challenges, along with quick turnaround, for the committee in preparing the Royal, but Weir is still confident it will thrive.

“We have been in the process of moving offices on campus and another thing is that Reading Week really splits time up as well.

Based on the committee we have, it will be a success no matter what.”

The committee is taking full advantage of the local facilities that they have at their disposal. Public events that are set for Thursday evening and Friday are: Calf Sale open house, March 8, 6-9 p.m. at the WEEK STARTING

Classic calf sale set for Fri., March 9 Barr Arena with the Kemptville Classic Calf Sale March 9, noon-2 p.m.; Western and English horse show, March 9 at the Barr Arena, English at 8 a.m. and Western 2 p.m.; a hockey tournament at the North Grenville Municipal Centre; and kids’ activities and displays from programs at the college, all day in Purvis

Hall.

The following day, March 10, has another full day of events lined up beginning with a pancake breakfast, in the Agroforestry Centre sponsored by the Kemptville College Foundation, Livestock shows, kids petting zoo, Celebrity Milking Competition and more. The

day concludes with an evening banquet where awards and presentations will take place.

During the events, the committee will continue to sell 50/50 tickets for a large draw. They held one in their first semester where the take was $350 for the winner. This time they have 2,000 tickets and Weir says

the prize will be much greater.

With so many great events, there is an opportunity for everyone in the local community to check out some of the happenings in their backyard.

The College Classic calf sale on March 9 has grown into one of the Royal’s signature events with more

than two dozen lots consigned by some of the provcince’s most prominent dairy breeders.

Auctioneer Hugh Fawcett of Winchester will once again wield the hammer and the students’ commission from the sale will go toward the purchase of a highway sign advertising the college herd, according to Classic committee chair Jess Wales.

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Premier’s slots stance gives race horse industry the trots

O

TTAWA THE ONTARIO HORSE RACING INDUSTRY

ASSOCIATION IS DEEPLY

DISAPPOINTED WITH THE

ONTARIO LIBERAL PARTY’S PORTRAYAL OF THE OLG SLOTS AT RACETRACK PROGRAM. The OLG Slots at Racetrack Program is not a ‘secret subsidy’ that benefits ‘a few wealthy racetrack owners’ as the McGuinty government claims. It is actually the largest source of revenue for OLG; greater than the casinos, lottery tickets or bingo, according to the OLG and Ministry of Finance figures.

Each year approximately $1.7-billion is generated by OLG slots placed at private racetracks around Ontario.

Of that, approximately $345-million flows to the

horse racing industry, with municipalities receiving nearly $80-million and the provincial government getting the lion’s share, $1.1billion, says Sue Leslie, President of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA).

These points were also made at a rally in front of Premier Dalton McGuinty’s constituency office on Kilborn Ave. in Ottawa’s south end on Wed., Feb. 29.

Close to 200 attended the rally to show their support for the horse industry’s stand “Well it showed how many people cared about this industry, how many people wanted to get the message out that we do contribute to Ontario’s economy and that we are not a drain.

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The National Capital Harness Horse Association held a protest on Feb. 29 in front of Premier Dalton McGuinty s constituency office on Kilborn Street in Ottawa. A couple hundred people came out to show their displeasure with the Ontario Government s plan to do away with the Slots and Racetrack Program that would severely impact the harness industry. Organizers presented a McGuinty representative with a letter outlining their concerns in hopes that the government will change their minds about the proposition.

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Editorial Dealing with the ‘P’ word Those are among the words of wisdom contained in a recent Ministry of Natural resources “fact sheet” intended to help farmers and other humans learn to live in close proximity to coyotes.

Oh, and, you might consider eliminating your koi pond as one way to discourage visits from coyotes.

It’s the kind of tip list that irritates the hell out of sheep farmers and other producers because it tends to ignore the damage done by Ontario’s number one livestock predator and makes the beast sound like a misunderstood victim.

It’s not that the sheet doesn’t contain some useful information, particularly for the homeowner. But the whole thrust is on accepting the coyote and taking measures to get along with it rather than placing an emphasis on the animal’s aggressiveness, especially when it has come to see livestock and family pets as a primary food source.

But coyotes enjoy a varied diet, the sheet observes, so pick ripe fruit from trees and remove deadfall; don’t forget to keep bird feeders from overflowing because you might come out to find a coyote in your yard contentedly munching on nuts and seeds.

Changes in land use, agricultural practices, weather and natural food shortages may contribute to increased coyote sightings, MNR advises.

Coyotes are wary of humans and avoid people whenever possible; in case you were planning to do otherwise, people should not feed coyotes because that makes them less fearful of humans. This is an important point: Never turn your back on a coyote. If you can muster it, back away while remaining calm; use whistles and personal alarm devices to frighten it. The fact sheet doesn’t say what to do if you don’t have your alarm devices with you when you run into a coyote.

Protect vegetable gardens – in fact, the whole yard - with heavy-duty fencing, possibly electrified, keep pet food indoors, use enclosed composting bins, motion-activated lighting and sprinkler systems, clear away brush, close off crawl spaces under decks and sheds, and spay or neuter your dogs so coyotes won’t mate with them. As if they needed reminding, farmers are told of the cost-effectiveness of guard animals.

The sheet doesn’t say who’s going to pay for all of these precautions but you can bet it won’t be MNR. In fact, the sheet contains a disclaimer that landowners are responsible for managing predators… only it calls them “problem animals”.

What the ministry will do to help protect vulnerable taxpayers is continue to produce fact sheets such as the one in question, and offer control service referrals. Why not consider smacking a problem coyote with a stack of fact sheets!

To be fair, the release does mention that landowners can “generally” capture, kill or harass problem animals… but the tone of the document makes it clear such drastic action would be frowned upon by wildlife protection bureaucrats who don’t use the word “predator” once in their tip sheet.

Here at The AgriNews, however, we’re not averse to calling a shorthandled, rectangular-bladed digging instrument a spade.

Keep ’em coming There was a time not so long ago when nominations from Eastern Ontario to the provincial Agricultural Hall of Fame at Milton were few and far between.

Perhaps here in the east we didn’t see the merit, or we’re overly modest about our accomplishments, or maybe we’re just too busy to fill out the forms. Maybe we felt the age-old South Western Ontario bias would prevent our people from being inducted, so why bother.

Partly as a result of so few nominations and no doubt partly because of a skewed view of many judges that the agricultural be all and end all of Ontario is in the southwest end of the province, inductions into the hall from this end were rarer than nominations.

But that’s all changed in recent years. Solid, well-supported nominations are moving forward and now, routinely, we’re getting our people on the wall of the prestigious hall.

Take the past three years for example. We’ve gained five inductees with firm Eastern Ontario roots: Dairy farmer and activist Vera Mitchell of Metcalfe, sheep guru Dwayne Acres of Osgoode, A.M. Barr who was instrumental in developing Kemptville College and, recently announced, Joe Hudson who made Burnbrae Farms of Lyn the egg empire it is today, and North Gower Cattleman John Newman.

We’re now holding our own when it comes to the pinnacle of agricultural recognition in this province and it all starts with submitting nominations which can’t be ignored.

So, all you commodity groups, farm organizations and individuals seeking recognition for worthy colleagues, sharpen your pencils and keep those nominations coming.

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As with our other tours, John Joynt, a Smiths Falls farmer, auctioneer and Seed Growers director put this one together. As the organizer, he got a few enviable perks such as making his barnyard the pickTo me, it’s one of the finest forms of travel, the high-up, big-windowed, cushy-seated coach, the king up and drop-off point for passengers, not for of the road.

You get to recline in the lap of luxury while some- the convenience of wife body else does the driving. You can grab a nap, suck Mary and himself, he kept insisting, but to up the scenery, delve into a good book, engage in help out the charter casual conversation with your seatmates, enjoy a spirited game of Bus Bingo or a movie on drop-down company in cutting the travel time. screens, or indulge in a light snack.

Upon arrival in For the uninitiated, Bus Bingo is pretty much like Louisville, some of the other forms of the venerable gambling game played OVSGA visitors used routinely in stationary venues. It’s second only to a motorized scooters carrousing game of guessing the missing word and fillried on the coach to ing it in on sheets circulated on the bus. negotiate the enormous As for satisfying on-board munchies, if you have Margaret Cross of Wakefield on your bus as I did on bustling halls which a recent trip to Kentucky, the snacking is bound to be make up the NFMS, taking in 27 acres of a cut above with Margaret supplying enough homebaked cookies to go around… several times, as I can sparkling name brand farm equipment, services and accessories, along with the Family Living Centre feapersonally confirm.

And, yes, bus movies are often a little dated… but turing crafts, clothing, antiques and toys. Lineups at food concessions were almost constant. can you ever get enough of Mr. Bean? And how The Seed Growers contingent agreed the about Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in Louisville and Ottawa shows are in different leagues.

“Overboard”? It’s classic American cinema, my The Louisville show offers 1.2-million square feet of friends!

Over the past decade, I’m pleased to say that I’ve indoor space at the Kentucky Exposition Centre accommodating 850 exhibitors. The Ottawa show has been on quite a few bus tours with my colleagues in 350 exhibitors on 120,000 square feet and attracts the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association, sponsors of the annual Ottawa Valley Farm Show, which I 10,000-12,000 visitors.

Exhibit space revenue in Louisville reached close manage. It’s coming up March 13-15 and you can to $4-million this year, many times more than the read all about it somewhere else in this edition.

The trips are of varying lengths and always to des- total paid by exhibitors in Ottawa. The farm machinery show is big business in Louisville with an estitinations with an agricultural component, such as farm shows and state fairs. On board is a nice mix of mated economic impact of $21.5-million.

Kentucky fair board president Harold Workman rural folks like Margaret who keeps coming out to attributed his show’s growth to – among other things Seed Growers events although her husband Bill, a – unseasonably warm weather and growing interest former director, passed away several years ago.

I’ve got to say, the Kentucky trip was longer than from younger generations. Hotels and downtown Louisville bars were swarming with young people, most; we actually spent more time on the bus than many of whom indicated in passing they were in we did at the National Farm Machinery Show, our town to take in the NFMS. ultimate destination.

I know that for a fact because I spent a few hours On a pre-Ottawa show scouting mission, we headsampling the nightlife with some of my colleagues, ed down to Louisville Feb. 16-19 for the largest indoor farm show in North America. It was even big- the idea being to expand our fact-finding mission by discovering what the young people were thinking. ger this year; with overall attendance reaching Just as in Ottawa, Toronto and other cities, they seem 305,512 visitors, it was the third highest total in NFMS history. Presented by the Kentucky State Fair be thinking they like to party hearty.

All in all, it was an informative visit wrapped in a Board, last year’s edition attracted 302,424.

Helping to power up the attendance numbers was satisfying bus trip. The only mishap was that one bag went missing at an overnight hotel stop; it was eventhe indoor Championship Tractor Pull held in contually recovered and returned to Smith Falls. junction with the agricultural exposition, where the To sum it all up in one word… Bingo! nation’s top drivers competed for more than $250,000 in prize money contributed in part by Syngenta. Ear plugs and a built-in resistance to exhaust fumes were de rigueur.

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Racing threatened Continued from page 3 “Harness racing is part of our heritage and a vital part of the rural economics of Ontario,” John MacMillan, National Capital Region Harness Horse Association Director told The AgriNews. ”We are going to continue trying to get our message out there, try to get to as many politicians that we can. We have nothing to hide. We are not a subsidy.

The facts are that it is a tremendously successful partnership and the business case makes sense for the province of Ontario and the horse people alike and we just want to keep the program going because the program has done a lot of people in Ontario a lot of good and we want to continue to do that in the future,” MacMillan said from the makeshift stage in front of McGuinty’s office.

“We feel that the day the provincial budget is released our life is on the line that day. If it is a nega-

tive budget we are all dead in this industry,” he concluded.

Ending the OLG at Slots Program, ends the $1.1-billion dollars of profit.

“The Liberals need to understand the OLG Slots at Racetrack Program is a highly profitable venture for the government of Ontario. By trying to remove the horse racing industry’s portion from the expense, the Liberals will end up removing the slots, and foregoing $1.1-billion a year of revenue, adding to Ontario’s deficit,” Leslie stated in a recent press release.

Provincial treasurer Dwight Duncan’s 2011 budget spoke glowingly of OLG Slots at Racetrack Program’s contribution to Ontario’s finances, Leslie says. According to the 2011 budget, slot machines at racetracks were responsible, in part, for generating $1.5-billion of hospital operating expenses, $120million for the Ontario

Ottawa’s own Rudeau-Carleton Raceway would be under threat if the province goes through with its plan to cancel the OLG Slots at Racetrack Program, which it claims is a $340-million gift to wealthy race track owners. The loss of the raceway woudl man an end to the OLG Slots at the site, racing officials contend.

Matte photo Trillium Foundation, $41million for problem gambling and related programs, $10-million for amateur sports, and $69-million for general government priorities (pg 234 of Budget 2011), Leslie states.

The OLG Slots at Racetrack Program was credited in the budget with

providing $345-million of support for Ontario’s agricultural sector and $76-million for municipalities.

“The finance minister needs to ensure he has his facts straight before he pulls the plug on this highly profitable OLG program,” says Leslie.

“Nothing is ‘secret’ about

the OLG Slots at Racetrack program as the Ontario Liberals falsely claim in their attack ads,” she added.

Ontario’s Horse Racing Industry is responsible for 31,441 full time jobs in Ontario, and up to 60,000 jobs when including parttime and seasonal work.

Horse racing industry

expenses in Ontario total approximately $2-billion per year with 80 per cent ($1.6 billion) of those expenses being incurred in rural Ontario.

“Attacking a major industry like ours with false claims is hurting, not helping, Ontario’s economy,” said Leslie.

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Lamb Co-op hopes to break new ground for producers, processors

By Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer PENCERVILLE — DEMAND FOR LAMB

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On hand for the annual Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency District 10 annual general meeting in Spencerville last month, he

says they’ve already signed up about 80 per cent of the targeted producer base.

“And that’s without any significant recruitment effort in Ontario yet.”

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Creating a taste for lamb Continued from page 6 rail — a first for a lamb sector that currently relies upon crude hand grading or measurement by ruler.

Adapted from the pork industry, this new instrument-grading technology will also deliver a new management tool for lamb producers by offering realtime access to grading data online from the slaughter plant, according to Ackerman, who previously headed up a successful coop as former general manager at the largely dairybased Organic Meadow Cooperative.

He acknowledges the lamb sector has seen its share of failed co-op attempts in the past. But, “our model is different,” he says, noting those previous efforts lacked the expertise and team backing the Canadian Lamb Cooperative, which also has a key difference in structure: the establishment of a separate corporation to handle marketing on the coop’s behalf.

Wholly owned by the new co-op, the Canadian Lamb Company will market the meat nationally under the trademarked Canadian Lamb brand.

“You can’t get producers to agree on anything, but they do all agree that producers shouldn’t run the [marketing] company,” he says, explaining the separation of duties leaves producers to do what they do best: raise lamb.

The company will relay profits back to the co-op, which will in turn distribute the money back as dividends to the shareholding producers — an additional benefit on top of the premiums paid for their meat.

The payback period on a shareholder’s upfront cost of joining the co-op is estimated at five years, not including dividend revenue, according to Ackerman.

As one-time upfront investments, the producer must buy a membership share of $500 and a production share of $25 per lamb annually shipped through the co-op. A minimum yearly production of 25 lambs is required, with the maximum set at a figure equivalent to 25 per cent of the farmer’s total number of ewes or an outright cap of

New venture would leave the producers to do what they do best: raise lamb.

1,000 lambs, depending on flock size.

Among the signups to date is the largest lamb producer in the country, he says, with participating producers currently drawn from seven provinces.

On the processor side, the co-op will use only federally inspected facilities and has secured the services of the recently revamped Abingdon plant in Hamilton, he says. It’s also working on landing a location out west, with three contender sites currently in the running.

The participating processors will get the benefit of certain supply runs.

“There is a lack of federal processing in Canada, particularly in the sheep industry,” he points out, adding that lamb is only profitable for those plants that process multiple species of livestock.

Processors have been eager to talk, he says, because “we will funnel lamb into a plant. And if we don’t use it, we pay for it. That’s very attractive to a processor. It mitigates their risk.”

Initial processing will see the lamb cut into four sections, then sent to other plants for “fabrication” into the specific products that will end up on the shelves of several hundred grocery stores. It’s a new idea for the lamb industry, but not unusual elsewhere. He compares to the ready-toeat, bagged and processed trend evident in the salad aisle, a concept introduced to the marketplace by a friend of Ackerman’s.

The same value-chain model can be successfully exploited by a farmer’s coop, he confidently adds, “because it worked very well at Organic Meadow.”

The approach “changes the game” by narrowing the gap between the retail and farm-gate prices for the participants, he asserts.

Currently, a “good percentage” of Canadian lamb farmers aren’t making any money, he says, despite obvious consumer demand fed by imports of one million units annually from

New Zealand and Australia.

Overseeing the Canadian Lamb Cooperative is a “very strong” advisory group of 15 individuals including lawyers, accountants, processors, feedlot operators and “government people,” he says.

“Our goals are modest.

In five years, we hope to be doing $20- to $40-million

in business annually.”

The initiative got its start at the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board, as the brainchild of SSDB executive director Gord Schroeder, a well-known and respected figure in the Canadian lamb industry, says Ackerman. Producers in that province have helped fund the startup.

Interested lamb producers can learn more about joining the Cooperative at canadianlambcompany.ca or by contacting Ackerman at 519-835-8858.

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Eco-Farm Day speaker gives co-ops credit where due

By Catherine Thompson AgriNews Contributor ORNWALL - CO-

C

OPERATIVES ARE ONE OF THE MOST

SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, BUT THAT’S

ONE OF

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KEPT SECRETS, ACCORDING

RUSS CHRISTIANSON, CO-OP ZONE DEVELOPER AND SPEAKER AT ECOFARM DAY ON FEB. 25.

His topic was “Co-operating for Success - Bringing Farmers and Consumers Together”.

For many years, Christianson has worked with food growers, processors, distributors, consumers, co-operatives, governments and environmental organizations to increase the market share for local organic food.

As general manager of the Ontario Federation of Food Co-ops and Clubs, Christianson has observed associations work to serve the needs of their members, but within an oligarchical global food system.

“In the case of food, we want to get good quality food, we want to know where it comes from and we want it to be fairly traded. So the people who grow the food and the workers who work on the farm get a decent living,” he said.

This year is the International Year of the Co-op which Christianson claims is one of the fastest growing socio-economic movements in the world by far. According to a 1995 United Nations study, there were under 6-billion people in the world, of whom 3.6billion were estimated to benefit directly from co-ops in the quality of their lives.

At that time, there were 800-million co-op members, but more than half the world’s population was benefiting.

“It’s a powerful idea and because it’s a powerful idea, it’s being suppressed in Ontario.”

He said one reason for the rapid growth was the global economic collapse in 2008, when co-operatives and credit unions (financial co-operatives) “did extremely well. They didn’t lose assets. They didn’t need bailouts.

A lot of consumers left their traditional bank and came over to credit unions because they didn’t like TO

what their banks were doing.”

Christianson outlined the percentage of people involved in co-operatives in Canada: Québec has the highest percentage, followed by Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nunavut and Alberta, with Ontario, Newfoundland and the Yukon coming in dead last.

“Only 14 per cent of people in Ontario are members. But it’s a good opportunity for us to educate people. So many people don’t know about co-ops,” he stated, adding that’s despite the best efforts of the Ontario Federation of Food Co-ops to inform with their limited resources.

“Québec is the leader.

They have had provincial policies for the last 40 years that have been very supportive of co-op development,” he continued.

He said that the established co-ops in Ontario have about $65-million in sales, and that figure is growing. At the time he was doing the slides, there were about 175 farmers and 220 workers, plus hundreds of thousands of eaters involved.

Christianson said the main difference between co-operatives and corporations is the former are democratic, with a rule of one member one vote. Those principals are enshrined in provincial law under a Cooperative Corporations Act and in federal law as well.

Co-ops have been formed for economic reasons, but also for social, cultural and now more than ever, environmental reasons as well.

Why should anyone start a co-operative? To start a co-operative is a lot of hard work involving “sweat equity,” Christianson said.

Not just one person makes the decisions, everyone is involved. Therefore, you have to build relationships and social capital, which is just as important as business decisions. It’s not a perfect organization and coming to consensus is sometimes difficult. People don’t always agree but generally speaking, co-operatives are friendly places.

“It’s the co-operative way,” he added.

“The interesting thing is that co-operatives in agricultural have a 90 per cent

success rate. If you look at regular businesses across all different industries, the success rate is about 20 per cent. In other words, eight out of 10 businesses fail within the first seven years.”

In comparison, “the survival rate of all co-ops, including housing, child care and worker is at least twice as good.”

Why are co-operatives more successful than a lot

of private businesses?

During numerous discussions with members over the years, he has observed six reasons or principals that could explain the associations’ success.

One reason is bringing local farmers and eaters together directly and second, building those relationships face to face.

Third, growing and supplying fresh local food to the community while keeping

money in the community. Fourth, trading fairly and fifth, building soil and protecting water.

But the final and most important, celebrating the good food and the community.

“That’s the social capital that holds the whole thing together,” he said.

Christianson outlined several types of co-operatives, including share and non-share holders, not-for-

profit and for-profit, producer, consumer, worker or multi stakeholder co-operatives.

Some co-operatives are informal unincorporated associations. Others decide to incorporate with a board of directors and a signing officer. Their advantage is limited liability compared to unincorporated organizations that have joint and several liability.

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Best kept secret Continued from page 8 How much does it cost to start a small co-operative? Christianson gave a rough forecast of $1-million in 2012 and $2-million by 2017. That’s not insurmountable for a small group to undertake, even with little help from the province. For small co-ops, there is no venture capital pool.

“If you’re dealing with a group of rich farmers who want to start an ethanol cooperative, maybe you can get it. The provincial government used to support that with gobs of money, but maybe not so much anymore with the Drummond Report,” Christianson said.

Also, there are some regulations of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario that people should know. Co-operatives with 35 or fewer security holders can invest as much money as they wish, just like a regular private corporation. But if the coop has more than 35 security holders and wishes to

raise more than $200,000, the FSCO requires it to give an offering statement with full disclosure of information and transparency.

“The equivalent for a corporation is a prospectus.

This is a big advantage for a little co-operative because the cost of doing an offering statement is about $10,000. If it’s a prospectus to do an initial public offering on the stock exchange, it’s at least $200,000,” he said.

One listener asked how an operation could add processing without getting in too deep financially.

Replying with an ancient Chinese proverb that success can be just as dangerous as failure, Christianson suggested co-packing with an existing processing and packing company that is production ready.

“They want to make sure they’re using 80 per cent of their capacity at all times, because if they start dropping below 80 per cent they’re losing money.

They’re happy to get a copacking arrangement. It’s

The AgriNews March, 2012 Page 9 amazing how flexible some of these processors are.”

In response to a question about finding other distribution methods for a farmers’ market, Christianson said farmers’ market could form a co-operative and most of these are not for profit. Consumers could be invited to join.

Extending the season or adding food boxes through community supported agriculture is a possibility, that a co-operative could organize.

Some organic food cooperatives have on-line shopping portals, that let consumers order groceries and pick them up at a location. Christianson said he sees it as a free market model, but unfortunately it eliminates some significant advantages of co-operatives based on person-to-person relationships within your local community.

“The social capital is so important. I think those coops who use that Internet model, the successful ones, do a ton of socials, potlucks and celebrations. They’re bringing the people together all the time, not just when they come to pick up their food but socially.”

Russ Christianson, CoopZone developer spoke about co-operating for success by joining consumers and farmers together at EcoFarm Day on Feb. 25. He is shown with Susan Preston, chapter chair of Canadian Organic Growers, Ottawa, which hosted the event at the Ramada Inn. Thompson photo

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Early start in the sugar bush

By Martha Tanner AgriNews Contributor

A

N UNUSUALLY MILD WINTER HAS MEANT AN EARLY START FOR SOME MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS IN THE SOUTHERNMOST PARTS OF ONTARIO, BUT MOST ARE WAITING FOR THE CONSISTENT RUNS THAT MARCH BRINGS BEFORE BOILING BEGINS IN EARNEST.

Cyril Shaw, a maple syrup producer in Eldorado, Ontario, said that although he had tapped some trees in mid-February, the sap hadn’t started to run. “In fact, it’s been cold ever since I started to tap,” he chuckled.

“I’ll start in the early part of March.”

Shaw and his wife, Isabella, tap about 500 trees and boil from another 2,000. Last year, the couple was named Maple Producer of the Year by the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association and won the award for best light syrup at the association’s annual conference in Belleville.

Shaw, who has been making maple syrup on his farm north of Belleville for almost 50 years, remembers a time when a typical season ran from mid-March to mid-April, and even then, “you might get a little run, then it might freeze up for a week, then another run, then a freeze.”

Although he acknowledges that the season starts a little earlier nowadays, he says it all depends on Mother Nature, just like it always did. “If we get proper weather at the right time, the sap’s going to run.”

Nor does he worry about what the weather will bring, whether March will come in like a lion or a lamb. “Last year was a good year,” he says, “but we only get one really good season out of every five.

“I just do it because I like to do it.

“There’s nothing nicer than going out and hanging a few buckets and hearing ‘tink, tink, tink, tink’.”

Southwest of Shaw’s maple bush, in Carrying Place, Prince Edward County, Ron and Janice Hubbs of Hubbs Sugarbush and Sweetwater Cabin, tapped their 1,000 trees in the third week of February and had boiled about 150 litres by the end of the month. In a “really good year”, Hubbs Sugarbush will produce from 800 to 1,000 litres of syrup.

“It’s a little early,” said Ron, “but not drastically early, maybe a week or 10 days.

“It’s sure starting out good, but we won’t really

Bill Hendry, a backyard maple syrup producer in Glenburnie, Ontario, checks on a bucket of sap in his 17-acre sugarbush. Hendry, who has been keeping records since he started making his own maple syrup in 1980, says he started tapping his trees a good two weeks early this yet, but hadn’t yet boiled as of the end of February.

Tanner photo know until the season is over. It’s really nice tasting syrup and it’s off to a good start, and there are no long warm spells in the forecast for the next two weeks, so that’s good.”

According to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), which publishes a Maple Production Record with weather forecasts and sap flow summaries, a freeze and thaw cycle of nighttime temperatures to around -5 °C, followed by daytime temperatures to +5 °C are needed for sap to flow.

In its record dated February 28, OMAFRA reported that the season had started several weeks early this year, with several producers in the earliest southwestern areas already having processed just over half of an average crop of syrup, mainly extra-light and light grades, typical of early sap runs.

However, OMAFRA was predicting a return to colder temperatures for the first part of March and a subsequent slowdown in sap production.

“We have only made syrup once past the ninth of April,” recalls Hubb.

“Usually by the 10th of April we’re pretty well done in this area.”

For backyard producers Bill and Lorna Hendry of Glenburnie, the season did indeed start a couple of weeks early. The couple, who has been keeping records of sap production since purchasing the 17acre stand of maples on a south-facing hillside overlooking Kingston in 1980, enjoyed three days of run in the third week of February and had 400 gallons of sap in the holding tank. But then the weather turned cold towards the end of the month and the sap froze in the buckets.

“It’s weather dependent,” Lorna says of the season. “The weather can be your enemy or it can be your friend. Right now, there’s ice in the buckets.

“I’m dubious about this year,” she continued. “It has been a strange winter.”

The Hendrys have about 450 taps, but tend to undertap to protect their sugarbush, where many of the trees are between 200 and 400 years old. Last year they made about 70 gallons of syrup.

“That was a good year,” says Bill. “We average about 10 boils a year. After the ice storm (in 1998), we made about 11 gallons, but the trees have regenerated and the amounts have increased. One year we made about 85 gallons, but we usually average 60.”

The first ‘official tapping’ in Ontario was held February 25 in Huntsville by the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association.

Other first tappings took place February 25 in Simcoe and District and March 2 in HaliburtonKawartha. The Lanark and District Maple Syrup Producers will hold their tapping out party March 15 at Springdale Farms in Clayton.

In Prince Edward County, the annual Maple in the County festival runs March 31 and April 1.

“The tradition of making maple syrup in Ontario runs deep in most communities,” noted Ray Bonenberg, president of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association. “It is also an excellent venue to celebrate spring, reconnect with nature and provide quality time with family.”

Ontario has 2,600 maple syrup producers with an estimated 1.3 million taps and an annual production of more than one million litres of syrup. The highest producing areas are WaterlooWellington in Southern Ontario and Lanark County in Eastern Ontario.

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OMAFRA lead stresses opportunities in emerging markets

By Catherine Thompson AgriNews Contributor EMPTVILLE IMPROVING YOUR

K

BOTTOM LINE WAS THE MAIN MESSAGE DELIVERED BY OMAFRA’S JENNIFER STEVENSON AT THE EASTERN ONTARIO CROP DAY ON FEB. 23.

STEVENSON KNOWS BOTH THE WORLD OF FINANCE AND FARMING AS FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF DERIVATIVES TRADING GLOBAL MARKETS WITH DEUTSCHE BANK IN NEW YORK AND AS A FORMER MARKET GARDENER.

Stevenson loved both occupations, but switched from the first career when she and her husband decided to raise a family. They purchased a farm and she started to run a one-woman operation.

Having previously run a billion-dollar portfolio, Stevenson thought farming “can’t be that hard. Well I’m here to tell you it’s hard for a number of reasons, because basically you’re the CEO of your operation and it’s important to keep in mind it’s a business and you have to think like a business person.

Jennifer Stevenson, OMAFRA’s business finance program lead, spoke at EO Crops Day in Kemptville last month.

Thompson photo Knowing your marginal costs of labour and your costs of production is very important, because you’re monitoring basically a global enterprise in a lot of cases.”

She again changed

course, when her mother became ill and required care. The couple gave up the farm and in this way learned about the need for succession planning.

Now in her position as OMAFRA’s business

finance program lead, Stevenson gives seminars on financial planning and has a free daily commodity update which may be obtained by e-mailing her at: jennifer.stevenson@ontario.ca.

One way to better your bottom line is just to monitor the costs of production.

According to a University of Wisconsin study, this alone can improve profitability by 15 per cent a year. There is a cost of production calculation on the OMAFRA page that helps producers do this and to benchmark their costs versus others growing the same commodities.

“Try to monitor the actual time you spend on different activities. Figure out are you spending 80 per cent of your time on something that brings in 10 per cent profitability or are you spending 10 per cent of your time on something that brings in 50 per cent of your profitability?” she says.

Although Stevenson loved every minute working in the market garden, she became aware of just how much time can be con-

sumed even if you enjoy it.

“It’s a good reality check to see your hourly rate of pay,” she adds.

Producers should also think about increasing the value of their farm for eventual sale. “The less amount of manual input required on your farm, the higher the value when you go to sell it. If it’s basically a turnkey operation, it has more value to them.”

Other factors to monitor are the costs of carry, especially with a commoditized product like corn or soybeans. You have to decide if it’s more profitable to sell now or later, by figuring the costs of storing a crop for a number of days, compared to what you can earn by selling the crop and investing the proceeds, say in a 30-day GIC. Also ask yourself, how are you planning to handle potentially lower commodity prices and a higher Canadian dollar?

Stevenson points to a report in Bloomberg that the U.S. is projected to have record plantings of corn this year. “As an investor, I would think corn prices would be lower.

Contrary to that, China has been buying a lot of corn this week, around 120,000 tonnes. So that gets investors thinking, is China coming in here and buying more and more?” she asks.

The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank intends to keep interest rates low until 2014. The Central Bank of Canada could follow suit, but that partly depends on the Consumer Price Index.

“And recently, inflation has been low, but about a week and half ago, the last report shows it was a little higher by about a tenth of a point. Although this doesn’t mean hyperinflation by any means, farmers should think about taking advantage or implementing a rate strategy,” Stevenson explains.

With current low interest rates, it’s a good time to pay off high rate loans. “If you have any higher debt, you have to triage your debt. Try to pay off the highest rate first.”

There are ways to engage in hedging (reducing the risk of loss caused by price fluctation). One is through the use of futures contracts.

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2011 Ontario Soybean Variety Trials Conducted by the Ontario Oil and Protein Seed Crop Committee • www.GoSoy.ca 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.

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F: Varieties designated for food (Tofu, Natto, Miso, etc.) use.

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 Ready™ (Trademark of Monsanto Company) RR2Y: Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ (Trademark of Monsanto Company) LL: Liberty Link™ (Trademark of Bayer CropScience AG)

TABLE 3.1 AGRONOMIC DATA AT MATURITY GROUP 0 (2500Ͳ2800 HU) AREAS , RR TEST

Variety 90Y20 PS 0242 R2 Colt Murano R2 25Ͳ10RY 90Y30 PS 0340 R2 90Y21 PRO 2635R2 90M40 CF11GR 26Ͳ10RY PS 0650 R2 90M60 90Y70 R2T0510 90Y90 Blade RR CF12GR R2T0980 27Ͳ60RY S05ͲB3 Mundo R2 Absolute RR RR2 Cobalt 27Ͳ10RY 5A090RR2 Abra RR

AVERAGE Yield Index 1 year 2 Year 86 87 93 95 94 96 97 99 91 94 85 90 93 94 87 88 99 98 92 90 103 103 107 104 99 105 97 98 101 102 102 101 106 105 97 99 106 106 103 102 108 106 100 100 110 112 108 109 100 101 107 111 103 104 100 101

Days to Mature 111 111 112 112 113 113 114 114 115 115 116 116 116 116 116 117 117 118 118 119 119 119 120 120 121 121 121 122

Variety Chikala Drew 90M30 Krios Savanna OAC Madoc S03ͲW4 OAC Lakeview Naya Kassidy DH618 DH420 Saska S05ͲT6 Heather OAC Wellington HDC 2701 Etna Kyoto S07ͲD2 OAC Champion Madison Furio PRO 275 Dares OAC Blythe OAC Wallace HS 09C02 SR PICOR DH710

F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F

AVERAGE Yield Index 1 year 2 Year 86 84 98 95 100 101 91 92 96 100 102 104 104 102 107 103 101 104 96 97 103 104 97 97 104 105 111 108 96 91 98 95 93 91 101 100 104 107 104 101 100 101 111 109 106 102 108 107 103 98 102 101 112 110 108 106 95 98 96 86

3 year 86 95 ͲͲ ͲͲ 100 102 101 103 103 99 103 95 106 109 92 98 90 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 100 108 102 104 101 101 111 105 ͲͲ 86

BRUSSELS Yield Index 2 year 3 year 88 88 98 93 97 ͲͲ 90 ͲͲ 99 98 101 99 102 102 104 104 101 101 99 102 100 101 94 95 107 104 108 108 89 91 95 98 95 95 98 ͲͲ 101 ͲͲ 97 ͲͲ 102 100 112 107 99 98 109 108 101 101 102 102 110 109 106 104 102 ͲͲ 95 93

ELORA Yield Index 2 year 3 year 80 84 94 94 101 ͲͲ 97 ͲͲ 96 98 106 102 100 100 102 101 100 98 94 97 105 104 102 99 105 106 106 106 96 95 107 107 99 96 96 ͲͲ 107 ͲͲ 103 ͲͲ 105 102 104 105 98 100 105 103 105 107 97 101 105 106 101 98 89 ͲͲ 93 92

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OTTAWA Yield Index 2 year 3 year 85 86 93 94 100 ͲͲ 93 ͲͲ 99 101 105 103 102 101 104 104 114 111 100 100 104 105 93 94 97 99 108 110 90 93 91 94 84 84 106 ͲͲ 107 ͲͲ 94 ͲͲ 95 96 113 112 101 103 108 104 98 101 99 97 115 113 108 106 99 ͲͲ 93 90

WINCHESTER Yield Index 2 year 3 year 81 86 96 99 107 ͲͲ 89 ͲͲ 106 104 103 103 104 102 101 103 101 103 96 99 105 103 99 93 108 115 111 111 90 91 90 93 86 86 100 ͲͲ 114 ͲͲ 107 ͲͲ 101 100 106 109 110 105 106 102 89 94 105 105 112 116 107 110 103 ͲͲ 67 70

Plant Lodging Height 1=standing cm 5=flat 83 1.7 92 1.4 84 1.3 92 1.4 86 1.5 83 1.4 89 1.3 84 1.7 75 1.2 90 1.6 88 1.4 90 1.6 83 1.4 94 1.2 70 1.5 93 2.2 90 1.6 84 1.3 84 1.3 93 1.8 96 1.9 88 2.0 91 1.3 85 1.3 101 1.7 91 2.5 91 1.4 84 1.5 90 1.4 107 3.4

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TABLE 4.1 AGRONOMIC DATA AT MATURITY GROUP 1 (2700 2900 HU) AREAS , RR TEST

Variety 91M01 CF12GR Endurance R2 27Ͳ60RY Absolute RR 91Y41 PRO 2825R2C S10ͲG7 PS 1162 R2 HS 14RYS02 91M41 Maxo R2 28Ͳ61RY R2T1449 PRO 2935R2C 28Ͳ60RY PRO 2835R2 S12ͲR7 CF31GR Soido R2 PS 1670 NR2 RR2 Titanium PRO 2925R2C 91Y61 HS 11RY07 CF21GR 5A130RR2 91Y80 S14ͲM4 Twister RR S15ͲB4 HS 18RYS13 HS 18RY09 S16ͲJ4 5A170RR2 CF40GR CF41GR

Days to Mature 116 117 117 118 118 118 119 119 119 119 119 119 120 120 121 121 121 121 122 122 122 122 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 124 125 125 126 126 127 129

1 year 90 98 100 98 103 94 98 92 101 103 92 104 101 102 103 97 98 94 104 101 107 103 97 101 105 101 99 97 105 94 103 108 105 105 106 107 109

AVERAGE Yield Index 2 Year 89 98 98 97 103 95 95 94 99 102 93 106 99 101 98 99 99 96 105 100 102 105 93 101 106 99 101 97 99 94 100 111 108 107 107 101 109

3 year 90 ͲͲ ͲͲ 99 102 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 100 91 ͲͲ 100 102 ͲͲ 99 98 97 ͲͲ ͲͲ 103 104 96 ͲͲ 106 ͲͲ 105 98 ͲͲ ͲͲ 101 ͲͲ 107 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ

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EXETER Yield Index 2 year 3 year 93 93 95 ͲͲ 102 ͲͲ 94 97 102 102 92 ͲͲ 96 ͲͲ 100 ͲͲ 101 ͲͲ 102 101 94 94 108 ͲͲ 101 104 99 101 99 ͲͲ 98 101 96 97 99 100 97 ͲͲ 106 ͲͲ 98 101 107 107 94 97 102 ͲͲ 102 105 96 ͲͲ 96 101 96 98 102 ͲͲ 93 ͲͲ 102 101 109 ͲͲ 97 101 113 ͲͲ 106 ͲͲ 107 ͲͲ 107 ͲͲ

ST. PAULS Yield Index 2 year 3 year 90 91 96 ͲͲ 96 ͲͲ 96 99 102 104 92 ͲͲ 98 ͲͲ 96 ͲͲ 95 ͲͲ 105 104 89 84 106 ͲͲ 98 96 101 104 100 ͲͲ 96 95 99 98 95 96 107 ͲͲ 98 ͲͲ 104 104 102 104 95 100 96 ͲͲ 107 106 103 ͲͲ 103 106 96 96 99 ͲͲ 94 ͲͲ 106 110 107 ͲͲ 108 102 ͲͲ ͲͲ 107 ͲͲ 105 ͲͲ 112 ͲͲ

WINCHESTER Yield Index 2 year 3 year 84 88 103 ͲͲ 91 ͲͲ 98 98 103 98 98 ͲͲ 93 ͲͲ 91 ͲͲ 104 ͲͲ 100 95 97 98 107 ͲͲ 98 99 104 102 95 ͲͲ 101 102 99 98 93 97 108 ͲͲ 96 ͲͲ 98 100 107 104 90 94 103 ͲͲ 105 106 102 ͲͲ 105 108 98 102 103 ͲͲ 92 ͲͲ 95 95 116 ͲͲ 115 116 104 ͲͲ 108 ͲͲ 88 ͲͲ 107 ͲͲ

WOODSTOCK Yield Index 2 year 3 year 89 87 97 ͲͲ 103 ͲͲ 99 101 104 103 96 ͲͲ 94 ͲͲ 88 ͲͲ 97 ͲͲ 102 99 92 89 104 ͲͲ 98 102 101 101 97 ͲͲ 99 100 99 99 97 95 107 ͲͲ 99 ͲͲ 109 110 103 102 93 94 105 ͲͲ 109 108 95 ͲͲ 99 105 97 96 91 ͲͲ 98 ͲͲ 98 100 109 ͲͲ 109 110 ͲͲ ͲͲ 105 ͲͲ 106 ͲͲ 108 ͲͲ

Plant Height cm 87 93 91 90 90 89 95 90 90 88 82 90 91 90 92 102 92 93 92 84 92 89 102 89 92 91 90 87 93 98 91 86 89 93 92 93 93

Lodging 1=standing 5=flat 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.1 2.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.5

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ

DTM (1yr)

CF11GR HS 07RY27 R2T0980 RR2 Cobalt Valiant RR 29Ͳ60RY

109 112 113 115 118 121 Average yield (T/ha) (bu/ac)

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.24 62.9

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.39 65.1

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.63 68.7

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.23 62.8

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 5.19 77.0

ELORA Yield Index 2 year 3 year 79 85 96 ͲͲ 101 ͲͲ 104 ͲͲ 100 ͲͲ 86 94 90 94 87 ͲͲ 104 ͲͲ 97 101 107 ͲͲ 112 111 98 94 97 102 98 105 104 ͲͲ 109 ͲͲ 89 93 103 ͲͲ 110 ͲͲ 110 110 99 ͲͲ 106 ͲͲ 107 109 101 103 104 ͲͲ 109 110 93 90

OTTAWA Yield Index 2 year 3 year 88 88 93 ͲͲ 99 ͲͲ 95 ͲͲ 91 ͲͲ 89 88 94 97 85 ͲͲ 105 ͲͲ 88 90 97 ͲͲ 102 101 102 103 100 99 102 102 100 ͲͲ 104 ͲͲ 105 104 111 ͲͲ 101 ͲͲ 104 105 102 ͲͲ 106 ͲͲ 112 112 100 102 113 ͲͲ 102 104 108 107

WINCHESTER Yield Index 2 year 3 year 86 90 92 ͲͲ 94 ͲͲ 95 ͲͲ 88 ͲͲ 90 87 98 99 86 ͲͲ 87 ͲͲ 81 86 109 ͲͲ 101 101 116 106 96 96 104 102 99 ͲͲ 106 ͲͲ 104 104 105 ͲͲ 98 ͲͲ 110 104 98 ͲͲ 121 ͲͲ 115 115 97 103 116 ͲͲ 103 102 105 105

Plant Lodging Height 1=standing cm 5=flat 77 1.2 79 1.0 81 1.3 80 1.0 85 1.1 74 1.0 77 1.0 71 1.0 92 1.4 80 1.1 87 1.1 77 1.1 71 1.0 78 1.1 78 1.1 84 1.3 81 1.0 83 1.1 86 1.4 92 1.3 93 1.5 87 1.4 83 1.1 83 1.1 81 1.3 83 1.2 86 1.7 86 1.1

DTM (1yr)

HS 05RYS25 113 105 HS 07RY27 113 100 Laka R2 114 106 PS 0753 R2 114 105 116 109 Maheo R2 Average yield (T/ha) 3.91 (bu/ac) 58.0

ABLE 3.2 AGRONOMIC DATA AT MATURITY GROUP 0 (2500Ͳ2800 HU) AREAS , CONV/FOOD TEST Days to Mature 109 110 112 112 113 113 114 114 114 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 116 116 116 117 117 118 119 119 119 119 119 121 121 121

3 year 89 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 90 96 ͲͲ ͲͲ 93 ͲͲ 105 102 99 103 ͲͲ ͲͲ 99 ͲͲ ͲͲ 105 ͲͲ ͲͲ 110 103 ͲͲ 105 100

BRUSSELS Yield Index 2 year 3 year 93 92 99 ͲͲ 93 ͲͲ 101 ͲͲ 98 ͲͲ 93 91 93 95 94 ͲͲ 98 ͲͲ 94 95 100 ͲͲ 104 107 101 102 99 101 105 105 101 ͲͲ 103 ͲͲ 96 95 105 ͲͲ 101 ͲͲ 98 101 100 ͲͲ 111 ͲͲ 103 105 107 106 109 ͲͲ 103 105 99 99

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.60 68.2

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.43 65.7

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.12 61.1

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.76 55.8

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.49 66.6

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.96 58.7

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.61 53.6

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.34 49.6

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.51 52.0

Varieties have not been evaluated for metribuzin tolerance by OOPSCC. For further information contact seed distributor. The following variety has been reported to OOPSCC as being metribuzin sensitive: 90B73.

Relative Maturity Ranking of maturities has been initiated to provide producers with a rating system that is similar to the USA soybean industry standards. 2011 is the third year of ranking provided by the seed sponsors. Rankings are not assigned by OOPSCC. See attached Relative Maturity map 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), Brown (BR), Black (BL), or Imperfect Black (IBL). 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 a 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

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.54 52.5

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.51 67.0

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.20 62.3

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ

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 at GPCRC, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Harrow, Ontario. For further information, contact soyinfo@oopscc.org.

Protein & Oil Index Protein Index (%) and Oil (%) is obtainable 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 than performance from one single location.

Plant Height An indicator of the amount of plant growth, it is measured at maturity as the length of the stem Continued on next page

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Continued from previous page from the base of the plant at soil level to its tip. A 2-year 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.

Renfrew Ottawa

00

Kingston Owen Sound

0

Barrie

Peterborough

00

Kincardine Mt. Forest

Toronto

Stratford

Guelph

I Vineland

London Sarnia

Delhi

II

Ontario Soybean Ontario Soybean Relative Maturity Map Relative Maturity Map

Chatham

III

TABLE 7. RESISTANT VARIETY PERFORMANCE IN SCN INFESTED FIELDS

Round Up Ready Varieties

Variety TABLE 4.2 AGRONOMIC DATA AT MATURITY GROUP 1 (2700Ͳ2900 HU) AREAS , CONV/FOOD TEST

Variety HDC 2701 S07ͲD2 S09ͲL6 OAC Blythe OAC Purdy PS 1165 LL Colby DH405Ͳ2 91M10 Destiny EIDER HS 13C38 Acora S12ͲA5 DH530 Stargazer DH4173 OAC Prodigy S15ͲC2 OAC Ginty HDC Goshen Bakara OAC Perth S18ͲR6 OAC Merion DH410SCN OAC Huron HDC 1600T Katrina Kanata OAC Calypso HDC Blake

F F F F F F F

F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F

Days to Mature 113 115 116 116 116 117 117 117 118 118 120 120 121 121 122 122 122 122 123 123 124 124 124 125 125 125 125 126 126 127 127 127

1 year 83 94 87 91 94 91 97 96 101 98 100 99 106 103 108 90 102 99 106 101 102 108 106 108 102 102 101 104 102 102 116 107

AVERAGE Yield Index 2 Year 82 95 86 87 92 94 95 99 99 96 104 101 104 107 108 95 103 95 107 102 104 105 110 110 104 99 99 101 102 101 113 103

3 year 81 95 88 90 95 ͲͲ 99 ͲͲ 99 97 ͲͲ 102 104 107 105 94 ͲͲ 95 106 102 103 104 108 106 103 100 101 100 102 ͲͲ 111 104

EXETER Yield Index 2 year 86 96 88 99 93 ͲͲ 99 ͲͲ 102 98 ͲͲ 102 106 105 112 94 ͲͲ 95 106 104 96 101 105 101 101 99 101 107 98 ͲͲ 110 98

94 99 4.22 62.6

ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.26 63.2

ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.01 59.4

ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.41 65.4

ST. PAULS Yield Index 2 year 3 year 85 83 95 94 90 90 86 88 96 98 89 ͲͲ 98 101 100 ͲͲ 94 96 94 94 103 ͲͲ 100 103 102 102 104 103 110 107 91 90 107 ͲͲ 103 103 103 103 105 103 105 105 110 110 108 108 105 101 101 103 98 98 103 103 95 96 108 107 99 ͲͲ 107 107 105 106

WINCHESTER Yield Index 2 year 3 year 78 78 96 97 86 88 82 82 88 91 96 ͲͲ 86 92 103 ͲͲ 104 102 97 101 108 ͲͲ 101 101 107 105 113 117 101 100 96 92 101 ͲͲ 86 87 117 112 99 100 108 109 98 99 109 107 118 115 106 105 102 102 90 93 97 99 107 107 100 ͲͲ 113 111 107 107

WOODSTOCK Yield Index 2 year 3 year 77 77 95 92 78 84 88 92 92 96 97 ͲͲ 102 103 95 ͲͲ 95 97 97 94 101 ͲͲ 104 103 101 103 105 106 110 103 102 101 98 ͲͲ 97 95 99 103 102 101 103 99 108 105 112 111 107 105 106 102 100 102 104 108 104 101 95 96 106 ͲͲ 121 117 102 104

Lodging Plant Height 1=standing cm 5=flat 82 1.7 89 1.9 91 2.0 88 2.9 95 2.3 81 1.5 84 2.2 85 1.4 82 1.1 86 1.3 92 1.7 85 1.9 97 1.4 81 1.2 91 1.4 89 1.8 84 1.3 86 1.2 89 1.4 89 1.5 98 1.7 91 1.4 90 1.8 88 1.3 83 1.2 90 1.8 89 2.0 81 1.5 95 1.5 91 1.8 95 2.1 94 1.6

DTM (1yr)

Black Pearl HL 35

115 F 117 Average yield (T/ha) (bu/ac)

ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.30 63.8

ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.00 59.4

2009 2009 2009 2009

2010* 2010 2010 2010

ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.40 65.3

ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.90 57.8

ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.08 60.4

ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.85 57.1

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ͲͲ ͲͲ

Note: F = Food type soybean Testing Locations: Table 4 Exeter St. Pauls Winchester Woodstock * RR Tests only

2011 2011 2011 2011

HS 14RYS02 PRO 2935R2C PS 1670 NR2 91Y80 PRO 2925R2C S16ͲJ4 30Ͳ11RY 30Ͳ10RY HS 18RYS13 5201RR2Y PRO 3025R2C PS 2082 NR2 HS 19RYS14 92Y20 S20ͲZ9 HS 22RYS03 31Ͳ11RY 92Y30 PS 2290 NR2 92Y53 HS 24RYS15 PRO 3215R2C 92M61 PS 2797 NR2 Charger RR S25ͲW4 31Ͳ60RY 32Ͳ60RY 92Y80 HS 24RYS01 S28ͲM1 32Ͳ61RY PS 3092 NR2 HS 26RYS16 S31ͲL7 93Y20 93Y05

Average of 6 Tests (2009Ͳ2011) Days to Yield Index Maturity (%)

104 ͲͲ 106 106 107 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 111 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 113 ͲͲ 115 115 114 115 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 117 ͲͲ 117 ͲͲ ͲͲ 120 119 118 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 124 ͲͲ

129 ͲͲ 126 125 128 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 145 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 147 ͲͲ 149 150 137 138 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 143 ͲͲ 149 ͲͲ ͲͲ 143 143 155 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 146 ͲͲ

** Susceptible Yield Index is: 100% Susceptible Yield (RR): 2.49 T/ha 36.9 bu/ac

Average of 4 Tests (2010Ͳ2011) Days to Yield Index Source of Maturity (%) Resistance 100 127 PI 88788 101 124 PI88788 101 117 PI 88788 103 120 PI 88788 105 121 PI88788 105 145 PI 88788 105 129 PI 88788 106 134 PI 88788 106 148 PI 88788 107 132 PI 88788 108 132 ͲͲ 110 131 PI 88788 110 148 PI 88788 110 134 Peking 110 136 PI 88788 111 144 PI 88788 112 139 PI 88788 112 126 PI 88788 113 131 PI 88788 113 139 Peking 114 134 PI 88788 114 131 PI88788 115 134 PI 88788 115 135 PI 88788 115 143 PI 88788 115 135 PI 88788 116 139 PI 88788 116 131 PI 88788 116 134 PI 88788 116 145 PI 88788 116 134 PI 88788 118 136 PI 88788 118 139 PI 88788 118 142 PI 88788 119 148 PI 88788 121 134 PI 88788 122 146 PI 88788 100% 2.77 T/ha 41.1 bu/ac

Test Locations and Soil Types Ͳ 2011 Trials Location

Table

Dundalk Renfrew Listowel Elora Ottawa Brussels Winchester St. Paul's Woodstock Exeter Talbotville Ridgetown Inwood Palmyra Merlin Woodslee Chatham Malden

2 2 2 2 & 3 3 3 3 & 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6

Relative Maturity Soil Type 00.6 00.9

0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.7 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.5

silt loam silt loam loam silt loam clay loam loam clay loam clay loam clay loam clay loam clay loam clay loam clay clay clay clay clay loam clay loam

Row Width Seeding Rate (cm) (plant/ac) CoͲoperator

35

P P 9 P S 3 3 H 5 P

40 60 35 40 38 35 35 35 35 35 43 43 43 43 46 43 46

Trial CoͲordinator

200,000 Ed Jack OAC, U of Guelph 200,000 Ron Clarke ECORC, AAFC, Ottawa 200,000 Paul Dewar ECORC, AAFC, Ottawa 200,000 OAC OAC, U of Guelph

200,000 Research Centre, AAFC, Ottawa Research Centre, AAFC, Ottawa 200,000 Peel Farms ECORC, AAFC, Ottawa

200,000 Kemptville Campus, U of Guelph Kemptville Campus, U of Guelph 200,000 Pat Murray OAC, U of Guelph 200,000 Bob Hart OAC, U of Guelph

200,000 Bill Essery Ridgetown Campus, U of Guelph

200,000 Tom Oegema Ridgetown Campus, U of Guelph 160,000 Ridgetown Campus, U of Guelph Ridgetown Campus, U of Guelph

200,000 Tom Lassaline Ridgetown Campus, U of Guelph

200,000 Chris Quinton Ridgetown Campus, U of Guelph

200,000 Grant Guy Ridgetown Campus, U of Guelph

200,000 Research Centre, AAFC, Harrow Research Centre, AAFC, Harrow

160,000 Stan Wonnacott Ridgetown Campus, U of Guelph 185,000 Research Centre, AAFC, Harrow Research Centre, AAFC, Harrow

* Roundup Ready (RR) varieties, tested under a RR management system. ** Susceptible Yield Index is based on three high yielding susceptible varieties.

Test locations had moderate to high SCN infestations of 3,000 to 6,000 eggs/100g soil.

Conventional Varieties

Variety

S18ͲR6 HDC Goshen DH410SCN OAC Marvel Sherwin S23ͲT5 HS 25S89 PS 2295 LL S26ͲF9

Average of 6 Tests (2009Ͳ2011) Days to Yield Index Maturity (%)

107 107 108 113 112 113 114 ͲͲ 118

135 128 118 138 141 140 140 ͲͲ 131

** Susceptible Yield Index is: 100% 2.60 T/ha Susceptible Yield (Conv): 38.5 bu/ac

Average of 4 Tests (2010Ͳ2011) Days to Yield Index Source of Maturity (%) Resistance 104 134 PI 88788 104 125 PI 88788 105 116 PI 88788 110 131 PI 88788 110 142 PI 88788 110 136 PI 88788 111 136 PI 88788 112 143 PI 88788 114 124 PI 88788 100% 2.85 T/ha 42.2 bu/ac

S H D O S S H P S

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Variety

Bloomfield Chadburn R2 Misty Murano R2 900Y71 Toma 900Y81 LS 008R21 Sampsa R2 25Ͳ10RY Jari Pekko R2 90M01 Drew NSC Jaden RR2Y OAC Madoc S01ͲK8 90Y20 90Y21 Kyoto PS 0242 R2 90M30 90Y30 Chikala Colt DH420 DH618 Laka R2 PS 0340 R2 RR2 Bronze S03ͲW4 26Ͳ10RY 90M40 Kassidy Naya OAC Champion

Herbicide Reaction

00.6 00.6 00.6 00.6 00.7 00.7 00.8 00.8 00.8 00.9 00.9 000 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

RR2Y RR2Y RR

1c

RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y

1c 1c F

RR2Y RR

1k

RR2Y F RR2Y RR RR

1k 1k

RR2Y F RR F 1k F

RR2Y

1c 1c F 1c

RR2Y RR

1k F 1c F

Notes

Variety

Savanna CF01GR Etna Heather HS 05RYS25 Krios OAC Lakeview OAC Wellington PRO 2635R2 R2T0510 S05ͲT6 Saska 27Ͳ10RY 90M60 CF02GR DH710 PS 0650 R2 S07ͲD2 90Y70 CF11GR HDC 2701 HS 07RY27 Madison Mundo R2 PRO 275 PS 0753 R2 27Ͳ60RY Black Pearl CF12GR Dares

RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y

Herbicide Reaction

F F SCN F F 1k

RR2Y RR2Y

F 1c 1k 1c F 1k F 3a 1k 1k F HP 1a

RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y

3a 1c

RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y

F

Variety

Maheo R2 Medea R2 RR2 Cobalt S05ͲB3 90Y90 Absolute RR Blade RR Destiny HS 09C02 Maxo R2 OAC Blythe OAC Wallace PRO 2835R2 R2T0980 S09ͲL6 SR PICOR 5A090RR2 91M01 CF30GR Furio S10ͲG7 28Ͳ60RY 28Ͳ61RY 91M10 Acora Colby DH405Ͳ2 DH530 EIDER HS 11RY07 Kanata PRO 2825R2C PS 1162 R2 PS 1165 LL RR2 Platinum Soido R2

Notes

SCN 1k 1c 1c

RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

SCN 1k

RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y

1c F F F RR2Y SCN 1k 1c 1k 1c 1k

RR2Y RR2Y LL RR2Y RR2Y

NA NA

NA

4600 5200 4700 4200 5400 5600 4700 4600 5700 5500 4600 5200 5100 4700 5800 8600 4400 4200 5100 5100 4000 5300 5100 4600 4600 5300 5200 4200 4800 4500

3 6* 3* 3 na 5* 4 4 3* 1* 3 2 0* 3 2* 2 2 2 3 4* 4 na 3 3* 2 na 1 2* 4* 1

Seed Supply

NA

NA

LS

Herbicide Reaction RR Ͳ Roundup Ready RR2Y Ͳ Roundup Ready 2 Yield LL Ͳ Liberty Link

Variety

Mike Snobelen Farms Ltd. SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Prograin Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Prograin Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. PRO Seeds of Canada Elite Seeds DEKALB Elite Seeds Elite Seeds Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. C&M Seeds Elite Seeds SeCan Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Synagri PRIDE Seeds Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Huron Commodities Inc. SeCan or Elite Seeds Hendrick Seeds Hendrick Seeds Elite Seeds PRIDE Seeds Maizex Seeds Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. DEKALB Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. PRO Seeds of Canada Prograin or Pride Seeds PRO Seeds of Canada

Bakara CF31GR DH4173 OAC Ginty OAC Purdy PRO 2935R2C S12ͲA5 S12ͲR7 Stargazer Endurance R2 HL 35 HS 13C38 OAC Prodigy PRO 2925R2C RR2 Titanium 91M41 91Y41 Abra RR CF21GR HS 14RYS02 OAC Perth R2T1449 S14ͲM4 29Ͳ60RY 5A130RR2 HDC Goshen OAC Calypso S15ͲB4 S15ͲC2 91Y61

F 1c SCN 1c F F F SCN 1c 1c, 3a 1k F 1k F HP

Distributor

PRO Seeds of Canada Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Elite Seeds Mike Snobelen Farms Ltd. Hyland Seeds Elite Seeds SeCan SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Land O'Lakes, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Prograin DEKALB Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Hendrick Seeds PRIDE Seeds Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Hensall District CoͲop Inc Hyland Seeds Hyland Seeds Prograin PRO Seeds of Canada PRIDE Seeds DEKALB PRO Seeds or Beechwood Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Elite Seeds Seed Supply LS Ͳ Limited Supply NA Ͳ Not Available

BL BL IBL BL BR BL IBL IY Y BR BL BR BL BL Y IY IBL BR IBL IY BR BL IBL Y IY Y Y IY Y BL IY BL BL BL IBL BL

5700 4800 5600 5300 4800 5100 6400 4400 4400 4800 5200 4900 5700 5100 4000 4500 5500 5100 5300 4200 4500 4900 5600 4900 4600 4300 4000 4800 4400 5600 4400 5300 5800 4300 5000 5600

na na 3 1* 4* 5 7 6 3 8* 6 1 3 2* 4 2* 3 4 2* 2 4* 2 4 2* 1 2 3* 6 2* 6 3* 6* 4* 2* na 0*

NA

NA

NA

SCN 1c SCN 1k SCN SCN 1k SCN F 1k SCN 1c

Herbicide Reaction

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6

RR2Y

RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y

RR2Y RR2Y RR RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y

F SCN F RR2Y F SCN 1c RR

Variety

Notes

DH410SCN DH4202 HDC 1600T Katrina PS 1670 NR2 S16ͲJ4 30Ͳ10RY 30Ͳ11RY 91Y80 HS 18RY09 HS 18RYS13 OAC Merion PRO 30Ͳ05 RR2 Gold S18ͲR6 91Y90 HDC Blake HS 19RYS14 OAC Huron PRO 3025R2C Twister RR 30Ͳ61RY 5201RR2Y 5A170RR2 CF40GR CF41GR PS 2082 NR2 S20ͲG7 S20ͲZ9 Valiant RR 92M10 92Y12 DH715L OAC Kent 31Ͳ11RY 92Y20

F SCN F F SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN SCN 1c SCN 1k, 6 SCN 1c F F SCN 1k F SCN 1a

SCN 1k SCN 1c, 1k SCN 1c F 1c SCN SCN 1c 1k LͲLA F SCN 1c SCN 1k

Herbicide Reaction

Distributor

Variety

Elite Seeds Elite Seeds Maizex Seeds Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. SeCan SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Hyland Seeds Prograin Mike Snobelen Farms Ltd. SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Land O'Lakes, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. SG Ceresco, Inc. Mycogen Canada Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Woodrill Ltd. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. DEKALB DEKALB Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Prograin or Pride Seeds Hyland Seeds Hendrick Seeds Hendrick Seeds SG Ceresco, Inc. Hyland Seeds Prograin PRO Seeds of Canada PRIDE Seeds PRIDE Seeds Maizex Seeds Inc. Elite Seeds

CF52GR HS 22RYS03 OAC Heritage OAC Marvel PS 2290 NR2 PS 2295 LL X790P 92B38 92Y30 92Y31 AR16 OAC Thamesville RR2 Impact S23ͲJ8 S23ͲT5 SG 2311 31Ͳ10RY 31Ͳ60RY HS 24RY05 HS 24RYS01 HS 24RYS15 PRO 3215R2C 92Y53 Dart RR DF 155 HS 25S89 Mersea S25ͲF2 S25ͲW4 32Ͳ60RY

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2

RR2Y

RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR

Notes

SCN 1k SCN 1c

RR2Y RR2Y

F SCN SCN 1k SCN 1k F HP

RR2Y LL

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6

1c SCN SCN SCN SCN 1k SCN 1k SCN F SCN F SCN SCN 1k

RR2Y

RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y

RR RR2Y RR2Y

NOTES: *Relative Maturity Ͳ ranking of maturity provided by seed sponsors. **Phytophthora % Plant Loss na=less than 2 yrs o

Seed Supply

4 2* 2* 3 2 3* 5 3 2 9* na 5 1 3 5 3 6* 3 12* 2 2 2 3* 5 7 3 1 5 4 5*

Distributor

Prograin Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Hendrick Seeds SeCan SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Hendrick Seeds SeCan Hyland Seeds Hyland Seeds PRO Seeds of Canada PRO Seeds of Canada Maizex Seeds Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. SeCan Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Hyland Seeds SeCan Land O'Lakes, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. DEKALB Mycogen Canada Hensall District CoͲop Inc PRO Seeds of Canada Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd.

Herbicide Reaction RR Ͳ Roundup Ready RR2Y Ͳ Roundup Ready 2 Yield LL Ͳ Liberty Link

Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**

Relative Maturity*

RR RR RR

3700 5300 4500 4900 4700 6100 4600 5500 4000 5700 4300 4600 4400 5700 5700 5800 5300 5200 5200 4900 4700 5400 4900 5400 5600 4400 4800 5800 4000 4900

Seed Supply LS Ͳ Limited Supply NA Ͳ Not Available

Y Y Y IY BL IBL IBL BL BL IBL IBL Y IY BL Y BR Y BL Y BL BF IBL IBL BL IBL IBL IBL Y IBL IBL Y BL BF Y IBL BL

Herbicide Reaction

SCN 1k 1c F F SCN 1k SCN F SCN 1c

Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**

IY BL Y BR Y BL BR IBL Y IBL BL Y IY IBL BL BL BR IBL BL IBL IY BL BL IBL BL Y IY BL BL BR

Relative Maturity*

RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y

1a, 1c, etc. Ͳ Phytoph. resist. genes F Ͳ Food Type HP Ͳ High Protein SCN Ͳ SCN Resistant LͲLA Ͳ LowͲLinolenic Acid

RR F SCN F SCN 1k SCN SCN 1c SCN 1c

Relative Maturity*

NOTES: *Relative Maturity Ͳ ranking of maturity provided by seed sponsors. **Phytophthora % Plant Loss na=less than 2 yrs of data available, * only 2 yrs of data available.

Seed Supply

Notes

Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**

Distributor

Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**

Relative Maturity*

F 3a F 1k SCN 1c F 1c

9 na 6 7* 1* 3 7* 3* na 4* 1* na 2 2 2* 3 na 3 2* 3* 4* 0* 5 5 3* 1 2 na 2 na 1 4 0 7 3 5

Seed Supply

IY BL IY Y BR Y Y Y BL BL IY IY IY BR BL Y BR Y BR BL IY BL BR BR IY BR BL BL BL IY

Herbicide Reaction

RR2Y RR2Y

4500 5700 5200 4900 5300 4700 4900 5500 5500 5100 5000 5900 5700 5000 5900 4700 5900 5600 4900 4600 5400 4700 5400 10000 5800 4200 5000 5300 5900 4700 4700 5800 5200 4800 4800 4600

1a, 1c, etc. Ͳ Phytoph. resist. genes F Ͳ Food Type HP Ͳ High Protein SCN Ͳ SCN Resistant LͲLA Ͳ LowͲLinolenic Acid

RR2Y F F 1c

0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

RR2Y

Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**

Y BL IY BL IY IY BR BR IBL BL IY BL Y IY BL Y BL BR Y Y BL IY IY Y BL LBR LBR BL IBL BL IY GR BL IY IY IY

Relative Maturity*

NOTES: *Relative Maturity Ͳ ranking of maturity provided by seed sponsors. **Phytophthora % Plant Loss na=less than 2 yrs of data available, * only 2 yrs of data available.

RR2Y

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Relative Maturity*

F

1c

5200 4800 4700 4400 5200 5900 5700 6900 5200 5600 5800 4400 4900 5300 4700 6400 4000 5600 4000 6000 5100 6200 5900 6300 5600 5500 5400 4800 6400 5400 6000 5800 5400 5000 6300 6100

Seed Supply

5 2* 2 2 3 2* 0* 4* 4 3 1* 2 5 4* 6 5 2 3* 2 3* 4* na 4 3 6 4* 1* 6 4 2* 1 2* 4 2 4 3

Distributor

Hendrick Seeds Hendrick Seeds Hensall District CoͲop Inc PRO Seeds of Canada PRIDE Seeds Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. DEKALB DEKALB Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Hyland Seeds Hyland Seeds SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Maizex Seeds Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Hensall District CoͲop Inc Hyland Seeds Huron Commodities Inc. PRO Seeds of Canada SeCan DEKALB PRIDE Seeds Mycogen Canada Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Country Farm Seeds Ltd. PRIDE Seeds Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. SeCan Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Hendrick Seeds SeCan DEKALB Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd.

Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**

IBL IBL Y Y BL BR Y BR IBL GR Y Y IBL BF IY Y IBL BL BF IBL BL IBL BR IBL Y BR Y BR BL IBL

5700 5700 5400 4800 6700 5700 4000 5900 6700 5500 6200 4900 5500 5000 5900 4800 6200 5800 6100 6000 6300 6800 5700 6600 5000 5100 5300 6000 6000 6800

1a, 1c, etc. Ͳ Phytoph. resist. genes F Ͳ Food Type HP Ͳ High Protein SCN Ͳ SCN Resistant

na 4 7 4 5 2* 4 4 3 14 3* 2 na 2 4 1 3 3* 1 2 3* 5* 4 4* 3 6 3 1* 3* 6

Seed Supply

NA

NA

Herbicide Reaction RR Ͳ Roundup Ready RR2Y Ͳ Roundup Ready 2 Yield LL Ͳ Liberty Link

Distributor

Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Hyland Seeds SeCan Huron Commodities Inc. PRIDE Seeds PRIDE Seeds Hensall District CoͲop Inc Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. SG Ceresco, Inc. Southwest Seeds Maizex Seeds Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Huron Commodities Inc. DEKALB DEKALB Hyland Seeds Hyland Seeds Hyland Seeds PRO Seeds of Canada Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. SeCan AGRIS CoͲoperative Ltd. Hyland Seeds SeCan Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. DEKALB Seed Supply LS Ͳ Limited Supply NA Ͳ Not Available

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Variety

92M61 CF61GR Charger RR HS 26RYS16 RR2 Gravity S26ͲF9 92Y74 CF60GR PS 2797 NR2 Thesan R2 32Ͳ61RY 5A255RR2 92Y80 HS 28RYS28 RR2 Dynamite S28ͲM1 92M91 Monaco RR 93Y05 PS 3092 NR2 Hino R2 S31ͲL7 93Y20

Notes

SCN SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN 1c SCN 1c F SCN 3a SCN 1k SCN 1k SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN 1a SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN 1k SCN 1c 1k SCN SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN 1c SCN 1k

Herbicide Reaction

Relative Maturity*

RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y

2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2

RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR

NOTES: *Relative Maturity Ͳ ranking of maturity provided by seed sponsors. **Phytophthora % Plant Loss na=less than 2 yrs of data available, * only 2 yrs of data available.

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Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**

BF BF BL IBL IBL Y IBL IBL IBL BF IBL IBL BR IBL IBL IBL BL BR BL IBL IBL IBL BL

6700 5700 6400 6600 5800 5500 6600 6100 6500 5600 6900 5700 6400 6400 5600 6600 6600 6100 6100 6800 6700 7300 6700

1a, 1c, etc. Ͳ Phytoph. resist. genes F Ͳ Food Type HP Ͳ High Protein SCN Ͳ SCN Resistant LͲLA Ͳ LowͲLinolenic Acid

Seed Supply

2 5* 4 7* 5* 4 6* 3 1* na 2* na 3 na na 5* 3 na 2* 3* na 7* 2

LS NA

Distributor

Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Country Farm Seeds Ltd. SeCan Hyland Seeds Maizex Seeds Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Country Farm Seeds Ltd. PRIDE Seeds Elite Seeds DEKALB Mycogen Canada Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Hyland Seeds Maizex Seeds Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. SeCan Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. PRIDE Seeds Elite Seeds Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd.

Herbicide Reaction RR Ͳ Roundup Ready RR2Y Ͳ Roundup Ready 2 Yield LL Ͳ Liberty Link

Seed Supply LS Ͳ Limited Supply NA Ͳ Not Available

TABLE 2.1 AGRONOMIC DATA AT MATURITY GROUP 00 (2300Ͳ2500 HU) AREAS , RR TEST

Variety 900Y71 900Y81 25Ͳ10RY NSC Jaden RR2Y LS 008R21 90M01

Days to Mature 105 112 112 113 113 113

1 year 88 97 99 99 110 98

AVERAGE Yield Index 2 Year 88 102 104 103 109 95

3 year ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 100

DUNDALK Yield Index 2 year 88 96 104 106 108 97

ELORA Yield Index 2 year 3 year 87 ͲͲ 99 ͲͲ 110 ͲͲ 108 ͲͲ 114 ͲͲ 82 100

LISTOWEL Yield Index 2 year 3 year 90 ͲͲ 103 ͲͲ 100 ͲͲ 102 ͲͲ 104 ͲͲ 101 100

RENFREW Yield Index 2 year 3 year 85 ͲͲ 107 ͲͲ 101 ͲͲ 97 ͲͲ 111 ͲͲ 100 100

Plant Lodging Height 1=standing cm 5=flat 72 1.3 84 1.4 87 1.5 90 1.7 85 1.6 75 1.4

DTM (1yr)

Chadburn R2 103 S01ͲK8 111 Laka R2 116 Average yield (T/ha) (bu/ac)

91 99 120 2.69 39.9

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.03 45.0

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 2.85 42.3

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 2.39 35.5

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.16 46.8

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 2.46 36.5

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 4.01 59.5

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 3.86 57.3

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 2.56 38.0

Plant Height cm 80 84 86 78

Lodging 1=standing 5=flat 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.3

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 2.60 38.5

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ

ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ

TABLE 2.2 AGRONOMIC DATA AT MATURITY GROUP 00 (2300Ͳ2500 HU) AREAS , CONV/FOOD TEST Days to Variety Mature Bloomfield F 108 Misty 109 Jari F 110 Toma 111 Average yield (T/ha) (bu/ac)

AVERAGE Yield Index 2 year 3 year 92 93 106 107 102 ͲͲ 100 100 3.43 3.34 50.8 49.5

DUNDALK Yield Index 1 year 104 109 108 79 2.51 37.2

ELORA Yield Index 2 year 3 year 98 98 100 102 103 ͲͲ 99 100 3.69 3.38 54.7 50.2

LISTOWEL RENFREW Yield Index Yield Index 2 year 2 year 93 87 107 106 ͲͲ ͲͲ 100 107 3.81 3.19 56.5 47.3

Notes: F = Food type soybean 2yr average includes 2010 data from Group 00 and 2011 data from Group 0 Areas.

3yr average includes 2009Ͳ2010 data from Group 00 and 2011 data from Group 0 Areas.

Testing Locations: Table 2 Dundalk ͲͲ Elora 2009 Listowel 2009 Renfrew 2009 * RR O l

2010 2010 2010 2010

2011* 2011 2011* 2011*

Soybean Variety Distributors Distributor Address Telephone AGRIS CoͲoperative Ltd. 835 Park Ave. W, Chatham, ON N7M 5J6 519Ͳ380Ͳ2384 Beechwood Agri Services 123 King St., Parkhill, ON N0M 2K0 1Ͳ877Ͳ294Ͳ0474 C&M Seeds 6180 5th Line Minto, RR #3, Palmerston, ON N0G 2P0 519Ͳ343Ͳ2126 Country Farm Seeds Ltd. P.O. Box 790, 18814 Communication Road, Blenheim, ON N0P 1A0 1Ͳ800Ͳ449Ͳ3990 DEKALB 120 Research Lane, Unit 101, Guelph, ON N1G 0B4 1Ͳ800Ͳ667Ͳ4944 Elite Seeds 19 235 Avenue StͲLouis, SaintͲHyacinthe, QC J2T 5J4 450Ͳ799Ͳ2326 Hendrick Seeds 11451 Cameron Road, Inkerman, ON K0E 1J0 613Ͳ989Ͳ5400 Hensall District CoͲop Inc Box 219, 1 Davidson Drive, Hensall, ON N0M 1X0 519Ͳ262Ͳ3002 Huron Commodities Inc. 79 Wellington St., Clinton, ON N0M 1L0 519Ͳ482Ͳ8400 Hyland Seeds P.O. Box 1090, 2 Hyland Dr., Blenheim ON N0P 1A0 519Ͳ676Ͳ8146 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 7 Willi St, Chepstow, ON N0G 1K0 519Ͳ889Ͳ0402 Maizex Seeds Inc. 4488 Mint Line, RR #2, Tilbury ON N0P 2L0 1Ͳ877Ͳ682Ͳ1720 Mike Snobelen Farms Ltd. Box 29, 323 Havelock St., Lucknow, ON NOG 2HO 1Ͳ800Ͳ582Ͳ5669 Mycogen Canada P.O. Box 1060, St. Mary’s, ON N4X 1B7 1Ͳ800Ͳ668Ͳ4939 Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Box 730, 7398 Queen’s Line, Chatham, ON N7M 5L1 1Ͳ800Ͳ265Ͳ9435 PRIDE Seeds P.O. Box 1088, Chatham ON N7M 5L6 1Ͳ800Ͳ265Ͳ5280 PRO Seeds of Canada PO BOX 20039, Woodstock ON N4S 8X8 1Ͳ888Ͳ537Ͳ5157 Prograin 145 Bas Rivière Nord, StͲCésaire, QC J0L 1T0 1Ͳ800Ͳ817Ͳ3732 SeCan 400Ͳ300 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata, ON K2K 0E3 1Ͳ866Ͳ797Ͳ7874 SG Ceresco, Inc. 166, chemin de la GrandeͲLigne,, SaintͲUrbainͲPremier, QC J0S 1Y0 450 427Ͳ3831 Southwest Seeds R.R. # 1, 19686 Scane Rd., Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0 519Ͳ674Ͳ0054 Synagri 5175 Boul. Laurier Est, StͲHyacinthe, QC J2R 2B4 450Ͳ799Ͳ3226 Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. 15910 Medway Road, RR #1, Arva, ON N0M 1C0 1Ͳ800Ͳ756Ͳ7333 Woodrill Ltd. 7861 Hwy 7 East, RR # 2, Guelph, ON N1H 6H8 519Ͳ821Ͳ1018

Fax 519Ͳ354Ͳ7058 519Ͳ294Ͳ0131 519Ͳ343Ͳ3792 519Ͳ676Ͳ9633 519Ͳ823Ͳ9733 450Ͳ773Ͳ3381 613Ͳ989Ͳ2200 519Ͳ262Ͳ3412 519Ͳ482Ͳ8383 519Ͳ676Ͳ6800

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Technical Updates

Molds and Mycotoxins By: Mario S. Mongeon Livestock Specialist - OMAFRA

P

resence of visible molds is not a sure sign of mycotoxin problems …

Absence of visible molds is not a sure sign of mycotoxin absence either…

Mycotoxin is a generic term that is used for the toxic chemical products produced by fungi that colonize crops and stored feed. One mold species may produce more than one type of mycotoxin and the same mycotoxin may be produced by various species of mold. Aflatoxin, Zeralenone and Vomitoxin (DON) are examples of mycotoxins.

Molds can develop on various types of feed, at various growth stages, before harvest or during storage. For example, when weather conditions are right for the growth of molds, they can grow on grain kernels still attached to the plant in the field. Corn and wheat are examples of grain that can show significant levels of mycotoxins at harvest.

Molds can also proliferate on stored feed like corn silage if oxygen leaks in the silage mass.

Molds and mycotoxins have a major impact on feedstuff and livestock production. Moldy feeds are less palatable and may reduce dry matter intake. This in turn leads to a reduction of nutrient intake, reducing weight gains or milk production. Performance losses of 5 - 10% are typical with moldy feeds even in the absence of mycotoxins.

Mycotoxins can impair animal performance and change their normal metabolism. The animal immune function is the main target of toxin effects. Cows under some sort of stress are most susceptible to the toxins and thus, more at risk. Lameness, heat stress and improper ration balancing are examples of stressors. The transition period and at calving time are critical too. Toxins can cause problems even when consumed at extremely low levels, even when molds are not readily visible. In other words, you can’t tell by looking at the feedstuff, testing is the only way to know.

An OMAFRA ear corn mold survey conducted last fall revealed that some fields had elevated levels of vomitoxins (DON). Severity varied across the province but about 12% of the fields that were sampled showed levels between 2 to 4 parts per million (ppm). A few fields even had levels in excess of 4 ppm. Other sources have reported greater concentrations in some samples. In one case, a silo full of high moisture corn has been analyzed at 12 ppm of DON! Some other data suggests that Zearalenone could be trending higher, more so than vomitoxin/DON. When mycotoxins are believed to be present, grain should be tested to get an accurate measurement of the mycotoxin concentration. This will help in determining how the grain can be used. If a lab analysis detects Zearalenone or DON, it is most likely that other mycotoxins are present as well. Although ruminants are less susceptible than some monogastrics, lactating dairy cows can tolerate a maximum of 1 ppm DON in the total ration, on a dry matter basis. Young pre-ruminant and high producing cows are most susceptible to the effects of mycotoxins in the dairy herd.

When mycotoxins are suspected to be the culprits, laboratory testing of all individual ingredients, grains and silage, for mycotoxins is a useful step in determining levels of total dietary mycotoxins and assessing potential problems. If mycotoxins are present, an effective solution is to dilute contaminated grains and silages with uncontaminated ingredients when mixing feed for your herd.

(Table 1) The concern level indicates favorable conditions for mycotoxin production. Further testing may be required,

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especially if moderate symptoms are present. The amount of suspect feed included in the ration should be limited, especially if performance and/or health symptoms persist.

When mycotoxins reach potentially harmful levels, the toxins might be involved in depressed performance and/or acute clinical symptoms. If severe production decreases occur and/or acute clinical symptoms appear, the use of the suspected feed should be discontinued until further testing is performed.

Table 1. Suggested guidelines on mycotoxin levels in the ration Total Ration (on a Dry Matter basis)

(Adapted from Penn State) Several strategies can be considered to alleviate the effect of mycotoxins. For instance, cleaning moldy grains to remove fine particles, dust and lighter grains can substantially reduce mycotoxin concentration. In a similar vein, diluting problematic feed with tested, toxin-free feeds can bring down the level of mycotoxins in the total ration to acceptable levels. Production problems experienced may not be solely caused by mycotoxin. Moldy ingredients may reduce palatability of the total ration thus reducing total dry matter intake. Before setting an inclusion rate of a contaminated ingredient, the mycotoxin level as well as its impact on dry matter intake should be considered.

When contaminated grains are used to produce ethanol, the fermentation process does not break down the toxins.

In fact, the by-product of the fermentation will have a much greater level of mycotoxins because they have been concentrated during the distilling process. Toxin levels in corn distillers grains are approximately three times higher than the toxin level in the original grain corn prior to the ethanol fermentation process. Before buying a load of corn distillers grains or similar material, it is wise to ask for a laboratory report for mycotoxins.

As well as having feed ingredients analysed, consult your veterinarian and nutritionist. They can help you determine an appropriate management strategy to work through your mycotoxin situation.

References: www.ontario.ca/feedquality www.ontario.ca/qualitedesaliments

Do Your Cattle Have Attitude?

By: Tom Hamilton Beef Program Lead – Production Systems - OMAFRA

C

attle behaviour is an important, but often overlooked trait. Everyone who handles cattle will have a few stories about animals that exhibited "crazy" behaviour, hopefully not including any injuries to people or animals. While these extreme situations live on in our memories, cattle exhibit a whole range of behaviours when handled, from being very docile to showing moderate signs of stress (like some head bobbing), to more dramatic actions such as continuous bouncing and kicking (like a teenager deprived of their smart phone). Calm cattle are much easier to work with and more likely to get their vaccines, implants, tags and other procedures applied properly … you can only wait so long for the animal to settle down!

Research has also found that cattle which have a calm tem-

perament perform better in the feedlot than those with wild temperament, so there is an economic benefit to having calmer cattle.

Calm feedlot cattle have better gains.

One of the most common methods of measuring cattle temperament is chute scoring. An observer stands back and evaluates the behaviour of an animal during the time it is in the scale or headgate, and assigns a score based on the amount and type of movement exhibited by the animal. An example of a chute scoring system is shown in Table 1.

Chute scores are useful, repeatable measurements of cattle temperament, but they require extra labour during processing (already a busy time!) and work best when always done by the same person. This is because they are subjective evaluations, and different people will score behaviour somewhat differently.

Table 1 Chute scoring definitions1, a

aSebastien et al, based on work by Grandin A recent study by Thomas Sebastien and coworkers at the University of Saskatchewan compared the subjective scorecard method (Table 1) of evaluating temperament with 3 objective methods. These methods were i) using a strain gauge on the headgate to measure pressure exerted by the animal, ii) using chute exit time to measure the speed with which animals left the headgate, and iii) a movement measuring device which collected and analysed data from the load cells on an electronic scale. Four hundred steers were handled three times, at 2 month intervals. As part of the experimental procedure, each animal had its ear handled while in the headgate. Based on coat colour, the steers represented a mixture of common breeds and breed crosses.

The researchers found that overall, the objective measurements were correlated with each other, showing that they were measuring different aspects of the same underlying trait. However, they also found that some of the average levels of the measurements were different between the 3 handling times, with cattle showing increased stress during the 2nd handling procedure compared with the 1st and 3rd handlings. It appeared that animals going through the chute for the 2nd time after a 2 month feeding period did not benefit from familiarity with the procedure.

Subjective scoring (based on visual observation) was also correlated in general with the objective measurements (strain force, exit time, and load cell measures). This showed that both the chute scoring system and the mechanical/electrical measures were evaluating different components of the animals' underlying temperament.

However, the authors point out that objective measurements provide an advantage by eliminating observer bias and thus may be better tools for temperament selection.

Since most of the chute scores were between 1 and 3, with few 4s and 5s recorded, the researchers divided cattle into 2 groups: i) calm, with scores of 1 or 2, and ii) wild, • Continued on Page 18

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Page 18 The AgriNews March, 2012 • Continued from Page 16 with scores of 3, 4 and 5. They found that most of the objective measures were statistically different between the 2 groups, for each handling event. They then compared cattle growth performance between the "wild" and "calm" groups. They found that the calm cattle had a significantly higher average daily gain (ADG) than the wild cattle (2.64 lbs/day compared to 2.47) (see Fig. 1). This indicates that animals which have a "poor attitude," and are more excitable when handled, are also more likely to be poor performers in the feedlot.

Surprisingly, exit speed out of the headgate was not correlated with ADG. The authors indicate that this does not agree with earlier studies, and may be due to differences between beef cattle species [Bos taurus in this study vs.

Bos indicus ] or other factors. Similarly, strain gauge measures were not correlated with ADG either. The only objective measurement related to ADG was movement in the scale (measured by load cells), which had a significant negative correlation to ADG (see Fig. 2). This means that cattle which exhibited relatively vigorous movement when restrained gained less during the feeding period.

The movement of cattle restrained in electronic scales, recorded and interpreted by a special device, could be used to predict behaviour-related differences among cattle for feedlot ADG. It could also be used to cull out wild cattle early on in the feeding period, or possibly prior to purchase. Since ADG has economic value, this measure could be used to help estimate differences in profitability among feedlot cattle. It could also be included in genetic evaluation programs, especially performance tests of young beef bulls.

Not only are cattle with the right attitude easier to handle, they also perform better in the feedlot!

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Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference: View Sessions Online On December 1, the first bilingual Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference was held in Kemptville. Some of the sessions are now available online for archived viewing.

The available sessions are: • Forging a Healthy Food System: Vermont’s New Path – Tom Stearns, High Mowing Seeds • Panel of Eastern Ontario Local Food Initiatives • Measuring Economic Success • The Local Food Consumer: An Update from Foodland Ontario • Accessing the Retail Market To view the sessions of your choice, visit www.agriwebinar.com. You will need to create a FREE account using your e-mail address. Then visit “Past Webinars”.

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n January 4, 2012, the Agricultural Management Institute (AMI) launched the Farm Business eTeam Video Series - an online farm business planning resource. Each week for eight weeks, AMI will release a new video featuring insights from farmers and business experts.

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Watch emerging markets

Art of drying Many spectators who wished to learn more about preserving their garden and orchard produce attended an EcoFarm Day seminar Feb. 25 on food dehydration and the art of drying by Don Mercer, a professor with the University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus. Mercer illustrated his talk with a Nesco food dehydrator as he outlined proper methods of drying fruits and vegetables. Correct temperature and air circulation are important aspects of the process. He also discussed home food dehydrators and home-made solar dryers, some of which are used in developing countries.

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Continued from [age 11 While a producer would probably not take up a futures contract in gasoline because it’s too risky, there are simpler ways to beat the high cost of fuel. “Maybe everyone on your concession would agree to take a delivery of diesel the same day and do it opportunistically. One way to gain a lot of ground is buy working together,” she suggests.

However, any business agreements must be airtight and written, so that the producer won’t be left out in the cold.

Risks are another thing to look at, which should each be considered according to their likelihood and possible effects on business. These include lowering of the Canadian dollar and unpredictability of weather, causing volatility in commodity prices.

Succession can be a risk, even if there is little likelihood of needing an immediate successor. “The impact on our business might be very high if something happens to us. It might not be us getting sick. It might be something beyond our control,” she adds.

Also take an investor’s approach

by checking out commodities on Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal and the Private Export Sales reports on the USDA page.

Emerging markets Ontario producers can improve their bottom line by taking advantage of international market opportunities, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, Stevenson suggests.

Why does this region have a great market potential?

According to research by her OMAFRA colleague Athar Shah in Dubai, the area of 475-million people has the highest population growth in the world at three per cent. Also the World Bank forecasted a better-thanexpected growth of 4.1 per cent in 2011 and 3.8 per cent in 2012.

Add to this a lack of water and dependence on imported food, with the removal of tariffs on imported grains in 2007. Since 2008, Saudi Arabia has imported 4.5 million tonnes of wheat and expected a 14 per cent increase of imports in 2011, reaching 2 million tonnes. The country is also upping its wheat storage capacity to 3.5 million tonnes by 2016.

Other factors include a high per capita income and more demand for convenience foods, with more women entering the job market. With the high obesity rate of about 30 per cent in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, there is a push for healthy grain products, including sugar-free, Omega 3 and flax seed enhanced items. Many grocery stores in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates resemble those in Ontario and offer similar products on the shelves, for instance organics.

Although there are cultural and language barriers, OMAFRA has officials in the region who know the language and the trade delegates in Dubai, an international business hub with access to over 60 countries.

While Saudi Arabia has been ordering millions of tonnes of grain over the past few years, countries like Brazil, India, Australia and France are targeting the area for their exports.

Exports from Brazil to the Middle East have increased dramatically over 2008 to 2010, and Canadian exports have been declining. Stevenson says there is a “huge opportunity for Canada to increase exports there.”

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In January 2010, the province signed an agreement with Samsung C&T and the Korea Electric Power Corporation for a $7billion project with a total output of 2,500 megawatts (MW).

According to the terms of the agreement, the largest of its kind in the world, Samsung C&T and KEPCO will establish and operate a series of wind and solar power clusters over the next 20 years. The clusters will be built in several locations throughout the province and will include wind turbines that will generate up to

2,000MW and solar power facilities that will generate up to 500MW. By the time the project is complete in 2016, the cluster will generate 2.5GW, enough to power 600,000 households for a year, or the equivalent of four per cent of Ontario s total power consumption.

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How Beau’s brewed up such a great sucess Catherine Thompson AgriNews Contributor ORNWALL POSSIBLY THE

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SOON THE NUMBERS GREW, CULMINATING IN THE USUAL LONG LINE-UP FOR THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT, A DELICIOUS BUFFET LUNCHEON SERVED AT THE

RAMADA INN. The first keynote speaker, Steve Beauchesne, coowner of Beau’s AllNatural Brewing Co. in Vankleek Hill was welcomed by conference chair Tom Manley, Cornwall councillor Bernadette Clement and United Counties deputy warden Bill McGimpsey, who complimented the award-winning company for its success.

On Feb. 25, Beauchesne

described how the company culture turned employees into a team and a normal clientele into enthusiastic supporters.

“There’s a different feeling than a management team,” said Beauchesne.

“There is an emotional connection with the team members that doesn’t happen in the workplace.”

The brewery boasts flavourful beverages with natural and organic ingredients that have picked up numerous awards at regional, national and even international competitions.

Started on July 1, 2006

by Steve and his dad Tim Beauchesne, the company celebrated its fifth birthday last July with the launch of a Green Futures project to use membership fees to install solar panels.

Since serving five to seven restaurants in the first month, their beers are now offered to 600 restaurants

and 200 LCBOs and are on a customer waiting list.

In those few short years, the company has rung up honours including an Oktoberfest event which was a finalist for “Best Tourism Experience” in Sept. 2011 and an award for “Distinctive Beer Package” from the Applied Arts Magazine, Ottawa in Aug. last year. Others include a gold medal at the Canadian Brewing Awards and “Best Craft Brewery in Ontario”.

Through 2007 to 2010, the brewery walked off with the “Best Craft Beer in Ontario” at the Golden Tap Awards.

Beau’s All-Natural Brewing Co. now has 62 employees on payroll and Steve proudly admits, “Our company is based on nepotism as a company principle.

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Tom Manley, left, EcoFarm conference chair thanks Beau’s All-Natural Brewing Co. Steve Beauchesne who was the first keynote speaker at EcoFarm Day on Feb. 25.

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Supply management focus of Dairy Day conference Lois Ann Baker Agrinews Staff Writer KEMPTVILLE — Over 100 dairy producers attended this year’s Easter Ontario Dairy Days held at the W.B. George Centre at Kemptville College. The conference, held Feb. 16, was a daylong event with over 30 agribusiness exhibitors at the trade show portion and six speakers.

The theme of the conference was the Future of the Dairy Industry.

Organizer Blair Murray started the day off with a talk on Options for Improved Longevity in Dairy Cows.

Vic Daniel of Vic’s Custom Clips and Coordinator of Ontario Hoof Health Project in St. Mary’s, Ont. spoke about the practical management of hoof health and lameness prevention.

The morning talks ended with Crystal MacKay and a talk on what Canadians really thought of dairy farms.

Between talks, an interactive question period was held where respondents in the audience gave their opinions or answers on strategic questions pertaining to the dairy industry.

The answers they chose were then shared with everyone and it gave the audience a good look at how they were represented both at the conference and

by the public.

A hearty lunch was followed by afternoon talks by Jim Wert, a local producer who operates Stanlee Farm Inc. in Stormont County, Tom Kane, president of the Ontario Dairy Council, and Wally Smith, president of Dairy Farmers of Canada.

Wert started off by commenting on agriculture as a whole and his optimism for its future. “The demand for quality is up,� said Wert. “Consumers are making more education selections at the market place.�

As for the dairy industry, Wert spoke of supply management worldwide, and in his opinion ‚�no other usage of supply management works as well as the Canadian model.� “It works for the consumer, it works for the processor, it works for the government and our farmers,� he added, citing the more than 40 years of stability it offers.

Wert went on to talk about opportunities the dairy industry had to strengthen consumer confidence with the quality of products dairy farmers produce. “We produce nature’s most perfect food and its nutritional value is unchallangeable,� said Wert.

Wert cautioned the audience that “how we produce is going to be as important

as what we produce.�

Consumer education was the next area that Wert felt had to be addressed.

Wert also addressed challenges he saw within the industry, including forecasts for increases in costs of all types of food. “If we allow our farms to grow, it’s going to answer a lot of the challenges we have going forward,� said Wert. Wert estimated his personal inflation rate as between 5 and 8 per cent compared to the inflation rate of consumers, which is about one or two per cent. “So you can see where the challenge is,� he said.

Speaking on the provincial level, Tom Kane identified a new, modern flexible milk supply management system and the need to grow the market as the way to stay viable in today’s markets. “Supply management is both an opportunity and a challenge,� said Kane.

Kane went on to explain that supply management was introduced as necessary a necessary measure to resolve many issues in a dairy industry that was then in chaos. “But at this point in time,� said Kane. “The two benefits of supply management for the processing side are the stability of pricing and the stability of milk supplies.�

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Animal care advisor and OSPCA overseer

In photo right, Gerald Rollins (left) is the Ontario Cattlemen’s Assocation reprentative on Farm & Food Care – a new entity established January 2012 through the amalgamation of the Ontario Farm Animal Council (OFAC) and Agricultural Groups Concerned about Resources and the Environment (AGCare) — which offers friendly advice to farmers about animal care issues before the Ontario Society of Prevention Cruelty to Animals gets involved. He appears with Larry Wilkinson, OSPCA senior inspector. Both men made presentations at the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency District 10 meeting in Zandbergen photo Spencerville last month.

Special edition — 25th anniversary at Kemptville Woodlot Conference Maple Ridge Farm proprietor Gary Ivens shows off one of two special maple syrup bottles, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Kemptville Winter Woodlot Conference, produced at his Apple Hill sugar bush. In his first-ever appearance at the event, Ivens said he looked forward to making the first maple syrup of the 2012 season the following weekend, a potential record early start (but, as it turns out, temperatures plummeted, delaying the sap run to March as usual.) The conference’s anniversary cake (inset) was served to the nearly 200 attendees.

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Now dubbed the Eastern Ontario Spring Select Sale, the 54th edition is set for April 14 at the usual Winchester venue, Hugh Fawcett Auctions.

The event typically draws up to 80 consignment animals – all young, purebred Holsteins, of course – with a percentage going back to the nine Eastern Ontario clubs that actually run the sale.

According to the family,

the sale has raised in excess of $300,000 for the cause since its inception, with about $12,000 generated annually in recent years.

“We’re taking on the tradition … and continuing with that. So we’re working closely with the Holstein clubs in Eastern Ontario to find top consignments,” said Kelly during an interview with the extended family around the kitchen table at Coachside Farm, the ancestral dairy operation on Fawcett Road.

The involved Holstein clubs cover much of Eastern Ontario, from the Quebec border to Frontenac to Pembroke.

Composed of county club representatives, the organizing committee this year hopes to drum up more interest by attracting some exceptional entries.

“We’re trying to get some renewed interest back in the sale. There’s always been a great amount support for the sale, but we’re trying to encourage sellers to put in their top animals Continued on page 28

Four generations at the kitchen table Kelly Fawcett-Mathers (back, left) and husband Dave Mathers (front, with their children Ericka, 17 months, and Taylor, 5) will co-manage this April’s Eastern Ontario Spring Select calf sale. They’ve assumed the job previously performed by her parents, Hugh and Dianne Fawcett (also in back), who in turn took over the job 20 years ago from Hugh’s parents – Kelly’s grandparents — Allison and Jean Fawcett (front, holding the 1946 Holstein Master Breeder shield awarded to Allison’s father, W.J. Fawcett, the first of three such shields bestowed on family members through the generations). Allison was one of the founders of the 54-year-old fundraiser sale that assists local Holstein clubs.

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Solar farms rile rurals Continued from page 20 The Kingston Loyalist Township 100 MW solar project may see the erection of hundreds of thousands of solar panels on 325 hectares of private rural land abutting farms and homes. Property owners say the project is being rammed down their throats and accuse Samsung of not being transparent in its dealings with them.

Samsung says it does not yet have the results of the numerous studies required and will provide answers once it has those results.

Residents vented their frustration at a meeting of the City s Rural Advisory Committee Feb. 28. The meeting was intended to hear residents recommendations for landscaping and setbacks around the proposed solar project, but the committee members and staff from the City s Planning Department heard in no uncertain terms how the community feels about the massive project.

We have been devastated by this news, said Mike Sewell, whose 160year-old home, a restored schoolhouse, lies within the project area. I grow my own vegetables, I grow flowers, I cut my own wood, I live as sustainably on my land as possible.

There should be no solar factories here.

This is the industrialization of our rural communities.

Sewell said there are no

setbacks for solar projects, as there are for wind projects, noting that they can put it right up against your fence if they want to .

This is being rammed down our throats and I am sick and tired of it.

Allison Slate, whose property also borders the proposed project, said she is worried about radiation affecting her children and that she and her husband purposely purchased their home in the country because it was not near high voltage power lines.

I will live across from where the panels start, from what I understand, she said. There has been no transparency at all. I want my children to be completely and 100 per cent safe. To say that it is probably safe is not good enough for me.

Richard De Wolfe, who has an equestrian operation with over 20 show horses, expressed concerns about how close this type of operation could be to valuable livestock, about endangered species such as the blue spotted salamander, and about drainage, especially during the construction phase of the project.

I would like the maximum possible setback around livestock and people s operations that are going to be seriously affected, he said. It s going to look awful. All our property values will drop like bricks from the sky.

Instructed by the com-

mittee to restrict their comments to specific recommendations about design standards and performance, residents said that they wanted a setback of at least 550 metres, a naturalized berm to hide the panels, assurances that their wells and property values would not be affected, and that the land would be restored to its natural state if the project is decommissioned in 20 years.

The public also recommended that the municipality strongly petition the province to restore its powers for approval of renewable energy projects under the Planning Act. Since the Green Energy Act was passed in 2009, renewable energy projects have been subject to a provincial-led approval process and are exempt from Planning Act approvals.

Simon Kim, project manager for Samsung Renewable Energy, rose near the end of the meeting to address the crowd of 50 that packed the room. Kim said that the various studies being undertaken would take a year or more to complete, but once they were, more than 80 per cent of your concerns will be mitigated .

Kim promised that Samsung would hold meetings in the interim, probably at the end of March or in early April to attempt to answer residents questions.

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Fawcetts Continued from paage 24 to take the sale to a new level,” explained Kelly. In keeping with that aim, they hope to have on display five red-tag bovines of “more expensive-type genomics,” a new idea for 2012.

“We really feel confident that we’re going to have a really great lineup of calves this year. The counties seem to be really excited about the sale, and they’ve been receptive to working with Dave and I. It’s a group effort to pull it off every year, so I’m really happy to be working with great people,” she said.

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The previous generations that managed the sale were clearly happy with the transition.

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“I just hope I can fill my grandma’s and my mom’s shoes. They’re big boots to fill,” Kelly said.

“I’m very pleased to see the thing continue in the Fawcett name,” said Allison, one of several founders of the event more than half a century ago, under the auspices Dundas and Stormont Holstein clubs. The first sales occurred at Melvin’s Garage in Winchester, he said, today the site of the village library. Over the years, the venue changed a number of times, going from the Holmes sale barn in Winchester, to the Holmes family place in Winchester Springs, to the original Fawcett sale barn outside Inkerman, to the A.M. Barr Arena in Kemptville, before landing at its current Winchester location.

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The event will be preceded by a revamped preview day and barbecue, April 13. Hugh will assume his place at the auctioneer’s block for the 11 a.m. sale on April 14.

“He cut us a really good deal,” his daughter quipped.

The Fawcett auction facility is one of only two such businesses specializing in purebred dairy cattle left in the province, according to Hugh.

Fewer farmers may control larger numbers of cows these days, but the auctioneer pointed out that purebred Holsteins have still grown in popularity against non-registered black-and-whites in the last several years. “There are a lot of large herds that weren’t registered that are registered now.

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Dairy Day conference Contiinued from page 22 However, he went on to say that this may no longer be the case, especially with regards to milk supplies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point in time, the only way Ontario seems to be able to manage the requirements of milk supply is to take away from cheddar, specialty and butter plants.â&#x20AC;? Kane also felt there was a great opportunity to make changes to the provincial and federal supply management systems, though admitted this would be a difficult task. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become abundantly clear the real problem of supply management across this country is the milk allocation policies each province has,â&#x20AC;? said Kane. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(We need to) get the right amount of milk, to the right plant at the right time.â&#x20AC;?

Kane addressed the problem of no incentive for processors to grow the market because there is no additional milk supply. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been doing some good things,â&#x20AC;? said Kane. The Dairy Product Innovation Program is the only way he feels that processors can grow the market but it has to be for new and innovative milk products. â&#x20AC;&#x153;DPID has been very beneficial to this industry,â&#x20AC;? said Kane.

Another thing Kane felt should be addressed is regulations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In most cases, they are restricting the ability of the processors to serve the market with new healthy products,â&#x20AC;? said Kane. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even take calcium and add it to milk and still call it milk.â&#x20AC;? Kane said once anything is added to milk, it must be renamed dairy beverage or drink and can no longer be classified as â&#x20AC;&#x153;milk.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to do something with our regulations that gives us the opportunity to grow the market,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The long-term project of looking into the regulations is underway and Kane is certain it will change for the better in the long run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to be able to take these challenges and turn them into solutions and opportunities,â&#x20AC;? said Kane, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but this cannot happen unless we all work together.â&#x20AC;?

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Smith spoke about the status of dairy farming today, including the fact that fluid milk sales are declining. However, he noted that yogurt and cheese markets have increased dramatically. In 2011 Smith said that Canada saw increased consumption in all categories.

Smith commented on pundits who claimed the dairy industry was a sub-set industry and a shrinking industry, and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The proof is in the pudding. The increase in consumption shows that, while we are a mature industry, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re definitely still growing.â&#x20AC;?

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He went on to say that as for the future of farmers, they are under a lot of societal pressures. The public wants to know more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consumers want to know that their product is safe,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. He added that as farmers, they have always known their product was safe and produced with very high standards. That is why the Canadian quality milk programs are out there and strongly endorsed by Dairy Farmers of Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It (the program) guarantees to the consumers that the product we sell to them actually is what we say it is and if there is ever a question about the standards and quality of our product, we can pull out the papers and show them the track record,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done due diligence in producing a high quality product.â&#x20AC;?

Smith went on to talk about the environment, and noted that as stewards of the land, farmers are the most environmentally conscious, as their future depends on it.

The Dairy Farmers of Canada did a lifecycle analysis to determine what environmental impact they had on water, carbon and energy in terms of producing milk from the cow right to delivery to the consumer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can say to the consumers, we hear you and this is what we are doing about it,â&#x20AC;? said Smith.

The analysis also looked into the socioeconomic factor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the standard of living for employees and the farmers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and any improvements to be made. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With supply management, we are already one step ahead of many countries in the world,â&#x20AC;? he asserted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;in terms of mitigating our environmental impacton the world, simply because we have the means to be able to invest into our stable pricing system and the ability to research.â&#x20AC;?

Smith then touched on how consumers are concerned about animal welfare, not to be confused with animal rights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The animal-rights people have a really big target amongst livestock sectors who really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t manage their animals in responsible ways,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then the animal rights people are heard for what they say because they can point to examples of bad management practices.â&#x20AC;?

Smith added that dairy farmers are amongst the leaders of all the livestock sectors in Canada have been developed in collaboration with the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies the code of practice.

The manual contains required and recommended practices â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a code of practices ratified by the Dairy Farmers of Canada.

The code allows farmers to address concerns from the public by pointing out that the practices are being followed and they are normal.

Smith said that larger retail companies like Walmart, Loblaws and Costco are already demanding that anything supplied to them for consumers actually are produced according to a code.

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The AMIR is important for defence against extracellular pathogens, while the CMIR protects against intracellular pathogens.

The system involves three short farm visits over the course of 15 days. During the first visit, a baseline blood or milk sample is taken prior to immunization. The animals then get immunized intramuscularly with two proteins called antigens. The antigens are used to stimulate an AMIR and CMIR. On the second visit, 14 days later, another blood or milk sample is taken to determine the AMIR to Day 0 immunization. This response accurately reflects the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to protect itself from extracellular pathogens such as E. Coli.

The CMIR is tested with an initial skinfold thickness measurement on the tail fold

prior to an intradermal injection of the antigen used to stimulate a CMIR. Finally, the next day (Day 15) a final skin-fold thickness measurement is taken 24 hours after the initial injection. The change in skin-fold thickness is proportionate to the amount of CMIR in that area and is reflective of the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to combat intracellular pathogens.

Results are available within two weeks after the last day of testing at which time a meeting with the producer and the herd health manager will take place to review the reports and result interpretations.

The test is safe for the animals as the test antigens are inert and undergo sterility testing. They also do not interfere with any other veterinary diagnostics. HIR holds a permit to use these antigens in dairy cattle from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Tests have shown that HIR animals have up to 50 per cent less disease than low animals. HIR cows have fewer cases of mastitis and do not develop new cases after 200 days in milk.

Other benefits to producers include lower disease occurrence with less severity and duration, resulting in reduced treatment costs. HIR cows show improved responses to vaccines and enhanced colostrums quality. The test is only needed once and can be performed on calves as young as two months old.

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ARM OPERATORS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO ASKING CONTRACTORS FOR PROOF OF THEIR PROVINCIAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE AND LIABILITY

INSURANCE BEFORE HIRING THEM TO DO WORK. A THIRD BASIC REQUIREMENT THAT SHOULD BE ADDED IS ASKING CONTRACTORS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE A HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM IN PLACE.

Just as it is your responsibility to have a health and safety plan for your farm or

ranch, it is also the responsibility of each contractor to have a health and safety plan for their business. For most farm operators your business conditions stay relatively the same from one day to the next, whereas with contractors, they could be working at several different locations every week.

This makes their health and safety needs uniquely different — and they should have a plan.

Helping farmers and ranchers reduce the risks in their operations is the core message of the theme Plan * Farm * Safety, a three-year focus for the Canadian agricultural safety campaign. In

Focus on supply management Continued from page 29 The DFC is starting to development an assessment tool so that farms, by the end of 2013, will be subject to being audited in terms of how animals are being treated.

“It’s to head off at the pass ocietal pressure that we have seen so often in the media,” said Smith. Smith said that regular husbandry practices on a farm aren’t necessarily the way the public thinks we should be looking after the animals.

Consumers also want to know more about bio-security and traceability and what is being invested in research. All of these are being addressed, and Smith acknowledged that consumers want food that can be traced back from their plates to the

farm. The traceability program is being created in collaboration with Canadian Cattlemen and the government that will meet the needs of society.

Smith then went on to marketing and noted that this was a celebratory year — the 35th annual edition of the milk calendar. He also highlighted the “blue cow” branding and logo that proves 100 per cent Canadian content.

“This gives a foot up to some of our processors,” he said, “and what we hope to do is to build on the capital of the brand of the little blue cow.”

The brand will show consumers that what they are purchasing is truly Canadian, produced by farmers that adhere to the highest of standards and

practices.

Smith concluded with the question of: does supply management work today and will it work for the future.

“Absolutely yes,” he said. ‚”Milk is the third cheapest beverage on the store shelves throughout Canada.”

This has been reported by Neilson, a marketing survey company. “(Milk prices) are stable, predictable and secure,” said Smith.

“That’s a good news story for supply management.”

Smith encouraged all farmers to take a role in letting the public and politicians alike know that while supply management may have it’s challenges, it’s working.

The AgriNews March, 2012 Page 31 2010, the campaign proline and clearly communimoted “Plan” with safety cate what health and safety walkabouts and planning measures are expected of for safety. This year, the all contractors and their focus is on “Farm” includemployees on your farm, ing implementation, docuand to do so before any mentation and training. And work begins. in 2012, emphasis will be Four of the key points to on “Safety” including cover include a work site assessment, improvement review with the contractor and further development of pointing out the location of safety systems. More infor- emergency equipment, mation on the campaign is power sources, washrooms, available at www.planfarm- etc as well as any potential safety.ca . hazards. Next, ensure the Too often, contractors, contractor has appropriate especially small companies, means to manage his own haven’t developed health safety such as proper tools and safety programs for for the job, scaffolding, pertheir business. In an emersonal protective equipment, gency scenario, this will as such, as required. Third, leave them in disarray as to ensure only authorized peowhat to do and will almost ple can access the workcertainly conflict with the place, that they are made execution of your emeraware of hazards, or providgency preparedness plan. ed with appropriate superThis could lead to potential vision. And finally, ensure injuries, damaged property all contractors and their and equipment, or costly workers report to you any shutdowns. hazards they become aware One way to determine the of. safety culture of a contracThe bottom line is that you tor is to ask that their health are ultimately responsible and safety plan be included for everyone’s safety on in their work-bid as part of your farm or ranch. the consideration for winTherefore it is imperative to ning the contract. set reasonable safety stanIn the absence of the condards for your workplace tractor having a health and and communicate your safety plan, then this puts expectations with contracgreater onus on you to outtors before the job begins.

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Beauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is the belle of the ball Continued from page 20 â&#x20AC;&#x153;We took the opposite route of most businesses.

We embrace the use of family members (because) the benefits are overwhelming.

Building the culture is easier. We see ourselves as part of the community we sell beer to.â&#x20AC;?

He freely admits that hires are done on the basis of personality and compatibility, rather than skill sets, since a likeable person will fit more into the company culture.

With so many positive things going for it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wonder that â&#x20AC;&#x153;none of it feels like work. I spend the day with people I love. I involve my friends and family and everyone in the family has to foster the friend side,â&#x20AC;? Beauchesne states.

The company is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a totally DIY (Do It Yourself)â&#x20AC;? business, with marketing and advertising all done inhouse. Customers and employee team are in fact the enthusiastic front line salespersons for the brewery, also the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ears to the groundâ&#x20AC;? if there is the least slightest room for improvement in their beers.

That feedback from their fans helps the company maintain quality, which is another building block of their culture.

Since day one, Beauchesne says â&#x20AC;&#x153;we focused on organic ingredients and 2.5 years ago we got certification and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all certified organic. We use the best possible ingredients in taste and nutrition and put as much craftsmanship in. Our goal is to make

the next glass taste better.â&#x20AC;?

In brewing the first batch of beer, the company established a precedent for always looking at new ways to improve a recipe.

Beauchesne says while brewmaster Matthew Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara was at work, the

equipment wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t functioning quite correctly, with the result that 30 per cent of the batch froze and the remainder had a super concentration of alcohol at eight per cent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a crisis moment. We tried the beer. It was deliciously

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AFETY ON THE FARM ISN T SOME KIND OF CHARITA BLE DONATION FOR FAMILY AND EMPLOYEES. ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AN INVESTMENT THAT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTES TO POSITIVE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. SAFETY MUST BE PART OF FARM RISK MANAGEMENT.

To help producers manage their farm safety business risks, a new farm management tool called the Canada FarmSafe Plan has been developed by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. A free download of the core Canada FarmSafe Plan is available at www.planfarmsafety.ca .

The Canada FarmSafe Plan supports the theme Plan â&#x20AC;˘ Farm â&#x20AC;˘ Safety, a three-year focus for the Canadian agricultural safety campaign. In 2012, emphasis is on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Safetyâ&#x20AC;? including assessment, improvement and further development of safety systems. Last year, the focus was on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farmâ&#x20AC;? including implementation, documentation and training. In 2010, the campaign promoted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Planâ&#x20AC;? featuring safety walkabouts and planning for safety.

The yearlong â&#x20AC;&#x153;Safetyâ&#x20AC;? campaign will be launched with Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW), March 11 to 17. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) deliver CASW in partnership with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through Growing Forward, a federal, provincial, territorial initiative.

Return on investment or ROI is a financial term used to figure out if spending money on a something makes financial sense. It is a common method used to compare one option to another when making a decision.

A positive ROI means the benefits yielded by the investment are greater than the amount of the original investment, making it a desirable investment. A negative ROI means just the opposite.

Benefits and costs may include elements of employee time, productivity, product quality, property damage and repairs, health and well-being, medical costs, litigation, fines, premium rates, worker training, and administration, among others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many of our decision making processes loosely go through a cost-benefit analysis,â&#x20AC;? said Lemoine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, the ROI on farm safety always outweighs the investment.â&#x20AC;?

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The last keg of the batch was sent to the Golden Tap Awards and ended up winning the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best of the Festivalâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were floored. It galvanized everything for us,â&#x20AC;?

Beauchesne says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It set a precedent in the way Lug Tread tastes now.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to Lug Tread which is available all year round, Beauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Natural Brewing Co. offers rotational seasonals, such as Beaver River and the Wild Oats series.

Another part of the company culture is community support, based on beerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditional role in the community as a cultural and social hub.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why Beauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gives back to causes like the Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society, the Red Cross, indie arts and food charities. This year, the company has a goal of raising $150,000 for charities and $500,000 over four years.

Community support is tied to the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marketing strategies by enhancing the company profile.

For example, in addition to providing home delivery, the BYBO (Buy your Beauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OnLine) helps provide employment for at risk youth and to raise money for Operation Come Home.

It also exemplifies Beauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reason for being, which is not only to provide a tasty and nutritious beverage, but to be part of a higher purpose.

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reminder of the Ontario Forage Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ontario Hay Listingsâ&#x20AC;? service: www.ontariohaylistings.ca.

This is a free listings service for people looking to buy or sell hay and straw.

For more information or comments or questions, call 1.877.892.8663 or email info@ontariohaylistings.ca.

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Events Bilingual Eastern Ontario Poultry Conference â&#x20AC;&#x201C; St-Isidore,

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oultry producers, mark your calendars for March 21st, 2012.

The Fourth Edition of the Bilingual Eastern Ontario Poultry Conference will take place at the St-Isidore Recreation Centre in StIsidore. The planning committee is currently finalizing what will be a very interesting agenda for the day. Topics will include: future outlook for grain prices; LED lighting; rodent control; animal welfare and public perception; and other poultry updates.

For more information, contact either Al Dam, Provincial Poultry Specialist, OMAFRA at 519.824.4120 X54326 or Mario Mongeon, Livestock Specialist at 613.679.4411.

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one day interactive meeting for sheep producers, goat producers and veterinarians to help them control gastrointestinal parasites in their livestock.

Topics addressed include: â&#x20AC;˘ The "Who, What, Where, When and How" of Gastrointestinal Parasites â&#x20AC;˘ Diagnosing Gastrointestinal Parasitism â&#x20AC;˘ Anthelmintics (Dewormers) for Sheep and Goats â&#x20AC;˘ Reasons for Treatment

Failure â&#x20AC;˘ Anthelmintic Resistance â&#x20AC;˘ Sustainable Parasite Control - Ontario 5 Point Program - "Worm Starâ&#x20AC;?

Program runs from 8:30 am to 4:20 pm, and is offered at the following three locations: Tuesday, March 20th Floradale Mennonite Church (22 Florapine Rd, Floradale) Thursday, March 29th - Napanee Lions Hall, Napanee (57 County Rd 8, Napanee) Wednesday, May 2nd Kerns Hall, New Liskeard (279279 Milberta Rd) Registrations are accepted by phone, or mail. To register by phone call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300. To register by mail, send the registration information to: SR Parasite Seminar, OMAFRA, AICC, 1 Stone Rd. W., 4th Fl., Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2.

(Registrations will NOT be accepted at the door).

Cost: (includes 13% HST, lunch and proceedings) Before March 12 for Napanee & Floradale; before April 23rd for New Liskeard $39.55 After March 12th for Napanee & Floradale, After April 23rd for New Liskeard) $56.50 Payments by credit card or cheque.

Make cheques payable to: Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency.

For more information Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300 Local: (519) 826-4047 E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca

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SIAL Canada is the Salon International de lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Alimentation (International Food Expo).

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March 8 Grower Pesticide Safety Course for Farmers Picton, ON 8:45 am - To register call County Farm Centre 613-4769183 March 8 - Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Meeting O.P.P. Office Boardroom, County Rd. 1, (Schoharie Road), Picton, ON 7:30 pm – All Welcome!

Contact Patti Stacey at 613-476-3842 / pat.stacey@sympatico.ca March 9 Grower Pesticide Safety Course for Farmers Trenton, ON 8:45 am - To register call TCO Agromart 613-394-3371 March 16 Quinte Stocker Sale Hoards Station Sales Barn, RR#5 Campbellford, ON (County Rd. 8, between Campbellford and Stirling) Contact Dave DeNure 705-653-3660 / daveyd@xplornet.com March 22 & 29 Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP) 2 day Workshop Peterborough & Northumberland Counties – Hastings, ON This two-day workshop will give you the tools to assess where you are now and where you could be in the future and enable you and your management team to start the journey towards managing and planning your farm business success. For more details and to register contact Paul Reeds 705-328-2710 / paul.reeds@ontariosoilcrop.org or visit http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/workshops/default.htm

Durham & Surrounding Area

March 22 Grower Pesticide Safety Course for Farmers Sunderland Co-op 8:45 am – 3:00 pm Certification is required to buy and use Class 2 & 3 pesticides on farms. Certificate is valid for 5 years. Cost is $105.00. To register or for more information call the Sunderland Co-op at 705-347-3491.

Peterborough & Pure Bred or Grade Holsteins Top Quality Fresh Heifers and Springers

“Will Trade Fresh Heifers for Open Heifers or Cull Cows.”

Haliburton & Kawartha Lakes

1st Tuesday Monthly – Kawartha Junior Farmers Meeting Lindsay Fairgrounds at 7 pm Membership is open for anyone aged 15-29. For more information visit kawarthajf@gmail.com 3rd Wednesday Monthly – Victoria County Sheep Producers Meeting Sunderland Co-op Boardroom, Oakwood location, 7:30 pm. For more information contact Doug Walden 705-3247478.

March 5 OR April 16 Community Leadership – Meeting Management March 5 – 6:30 – 8:30 pm ;TAG Training Room (50 Mary Street, Lindsay); April 16 location tbd Provided by United Way for CKL Leadership Development Services. Chairs, executive members and meeting participants all have roles and responsibilities in relation to meeting management. Learn the tips and tricks of how to manage and run an effective meeting. Cost is $25 – contact United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes at 705-878-5081, email office@ckl.unitedway.ca. For more information visit www.cklunitedway.ca.

March 7 & 8 East Central Farm Show Farmer’s Mutual Exhibition Building & Show Ring, Lindsay Fairgrounds General admission is $5.00 – or FREE admission with 2012 Soil & Crop Membership – available at door for $15.00. Hours are March 7, 10 am – 9:30 pm and March 8, 10 am – 4 pm. For more information, visit http://www.regionalscia.org/ECFS.html. Contact Neil Moore at 705-324-2594, email nmoore@i-zoom.net or Don Oliver at 705-742-2147, email olivereteefarm@hotmail.com.

March 19 Leadership Development – Financial Stewardship Lindsay – Location to be determined, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Provided by United Way for CKL Leadership Development Services.

This workshop is intended as an introduction to the financial oversight responsibility of a Board of Directors.

Workshop material will include budgeting strategies, policy development, control systems and reporting requirements. Cost is $25 – contact United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes at 705-878-5081, email office@ckl.unitedway.ca. For more information visit www.cklunitedway.ca.

March 20 Nutrient Application Technician Licence Course This course consists of a video and associated workbook which must be completed with a qualified representative and a written test must be passed. This course can be completed at the workplace with a qualified representative or attend the classroom course. For more information and/or to register call Ridgetown Campus at 1-855-648-1444 or visit http://www.ridgetownc.com/bdt/bdt_training_index.cfm.

MANGAN TEAM FARMS LIMITED 613-561-2521 Ed

Seeley’s Bay, ON 613-382-2911

613-561-2881 Tom

Surrounding Area

Every Saturday Year Round - Peterborough District Farmer’s Market, 7 am- 1 pm. Located on the corner of Lansdowne St and Roger Neilson Way at Morrow Park Peterborough. For more information call 705-932-3166 or visit www.peterboroughfarmersmarket.com..

March 24 Grower Pesticide Safety Course for Farmers Douro - 8:45 am – 3:00 pm Certification is required to buy and use Class 2 & 3 pesticides on farms.

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March 22 & March 29 Business Development For Farm Business Workshop Lady of Mt Carmel, Room: Parish Hall, 51 Albert St East, Hastings Day 1: March 22, 2012 at 9:30 am to 3:00 pm; Day 2: March 29, 2012 at 9:45 am to 3:00 pm The Business Development for Farm Businesses (BDFB) workshop is free of charge. Coffee, refreshments, and lunch are provided. Multiple farm team members are encouraged to attend for maximum benefit for you and your farming operation. No preparation is required and you do not need to bring any materials with you to the workshop. REGISTER now for this fun and worthwhile workshop. For more information and/or to register contact Paul Reeds at 705-328-2710 or email paul.reeds@ontariosoilcrop.org.

Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry 1st Wednesday of the month - Dundas Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Nelson Laprade Centre, Chesterville, ON 8 pm Please contact Mary Dillabough 13-448-2655 or email mary.dillabough@xplornet.co m or visit website www.dundasagriculture.com for meeting date confirmation.

March 6 – Soil Test Interpretation and Soil Fertility Workshop North Stormont Place, Avonmore, ON Morning session 10 am to 12 noon – Afternoon session1 pm to 3 pm The Eastern Valley Soil and

Crop Improvement Association is holding a workshop for all interested individuals. Learn about interpreting your soil test as well as the importance of soil fertility. The day will be divided into two sessions. You may choose to attend one or both. The morning workshop will focus on looking at the soil test report and the interpretation of the numbers as well as how to make the best use of this information.

The afternoon session will focus on the concepts of soil fertility, macro and micronutrients, fertilizer efficiency as well as a research update on soil fertility. Cost $30 full day ($20 for OSCIA members) includes lunch, half day $15 ($10 for OSCIA members) no lunch. Numbers limited. Participants are

encouraged to bring copies of their own soil reports in order to discuss situations on individual farms. Pre-registration is requested. Visit http://www.oscia.cloverpad.o rg or contact Tracy Myers, Regional Communications Coordinator 613-874-1046 / email tracy.myers@live.com.

March 7 – Grower Pesticide Safety Course for Farmers Chesterville, ON 8:45 am Full course – 11 am Separate Exam. To register call MacEwen Agricentre 613-527-2175 March 9 – Grower Pesticide Safety Course for Farmers Chesterville, ON 9:00 am Full course – 3:00 pm Separate Exam. To register call Ontario Pesticide Education Program 1-800652-8573

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Show Age Calves from Top Pedigrees; Select bred and milking heifers.

1000 Islands Sales & Rental Brockville, Ont. 613-345-2753

Dan R. Equipment Plantagenet, Ont. 613-673-5129 1-888-755-DANR (3267)

Eastern Engines Power Equipment Williamsburg, Ont. 613-535-2488

month - Frontenac County Federation of Agriculture monthly meetings Glenburnie Church Hall, Glenburnie, ON 7:30 pm Please Contact Eileen Sleeth 613-353-2475 or email eilevale@kingston.net for meeting date confirmation.

Leeds 3rd Thursday of the month - Leeds Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Delta Agricultural Fair Society Boardroom, Delta, ON 8 pm - Please contact Eleanor Renaud 613-275-2981 or email erenaud@xplornet.ca for meeting date confirmation.

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APRIL 14, 2012 ~ 11 AM

Hugh Fawcett Auctions Sale Arena Winchester, Ontario

New * 5 Red Tag Lots (for sale April 13th & 14th)

Allan Johnston Repairs & Sales Metcalfe, Ont. 613-821-4263

Frontenac Last Thursday of the

BBQ & Open House: Friday April 13 @ Noon

Sept ‘11 ‘Snowman’ from Poppy Sells

Mar ‘12 ‘Facebook’ Daughter Sells

Glengarry Goldwyn Poppy (VG-86-2y) 8th Gen VG or EX – A family full of bull mothers

Glaudale Loulou Goldwyn (VG-88) 6 Generations of VG or EX

Sept ‘11 ‘Jordan’ Daughter Sells

June ‘11 Granddaughter by ‘Seagual’ Sells

Gillette Mr Burns Zeldan (VG-88-3y) Zeldan`s Great Grandam was the 2003 Cow of the Year - Braedale Gypsy Grand (VG-88-37*)

Domicole GW Shelive-ET (VG-87-2y) 11 Generations VG or EX from the Spottie’s

RED TAG CONSIGNMENTS:

-Dec ’11 full sister to Rockymountain Talent Licorice (EX-92-USA) -Mar ’11 ‘Atwood’ from an VG-89 ‘Damion’ sister to Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy (EX-95) -Sept ’11 ‘Snowman’ Granddaughter of Misty Springs Shottle Satin (VG-86-2y) -‘Snowman’ from VG-2y ‘Alexander’ dau. of Allyndale-I Goldwyn Albany (VG-87-2y) -Mar ’11 ‘Jet Red’ from Rystal Rustler Jewel Red (EX-92)

This year’s sale features a great selection of show age calves by popular sires; as well as a great opportunity to invest in some of North America’s elite cow families.

Plan to attend Eastern Ontario’s 54th Annual Club Sale.

For More Information, Contact: David & Kelly Mathers, Sale Mgrs 613-774-0044 / David’s Cell: 613-816-2397 dkmathers@hotmail.com Kris MacLeod, Ontario Holstein Field Rep Cell: 613-795-1396 ~ krismacleod@bellnet.ca

Auctioneer: Hugh Fawcett - 613-774-3363 Pedigrees: Kevin Johnston - 613-528-4331 Updates & Online Catalogues www.hughfawcettauctions.com

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Upcoming Peter Ross Auctions FARM AUCTION SALE Sat. March 31st at 9:30 A.M

FARM AUCTION SALE Saturday April 14th at 10:30 A.M.

To be held on site at civic # 41 Asselstine Rd. Marlbank, From Napanee travel north on Hwy.41 aprox 19 km to Lennox & Addington Rd.#3 turn left travel 5 1/2 km to Marlbank Rd. turn left travel 3 1/2 km to $VVHOVWLQH 5G WXUQ ULJKW RQWR $VVHOVWLQH 5G ÂżUVW IDUP RQ OHIW FLYLF :DWFK IRU VLJQV Having sold their farm Don and Evelyn Asselstine offer for sale the following Livestock, Tractors, Machinery, Horse related items, Hay, Tools, Household Effects, Car and much more.

13345 Cty Rd 13 (Morewood Rd.) From the village of Morewood travel straight west on Cty Rd 13 approx 1/2 km. :DWFK IRU VLJQV SHEEP-TRACTORS-MACHINERY-SMALL FARM RELATED ITEMS-SADDLE HORSE-& MUCH MORE LIVESTOCK: Ă&#x20AC;RFN RI VXIIRON ; WH[HO HZHV GXH WR VWDUW ODPELQJ LQ ODWH $SULO HDUO\ 0D\ 3 % \RXQJ WH[HO ram, 1 six yr old paint mare saddle horse broke to ride TRACTORS: IH B275 diesel tractor with front-end loader, Farmall 140 with rear cultivator, Gravely walk behind with mower & blower.

MACHINERY: Case IH 8420 hardcore round baler (nice), IH 3 fur 3pth plow, IH 10 ft hyd. disc, 8ft 3pth disc, NH 270 sm sq baler, NH 256 rake w dolly wheels, NH 255 rake, NH 1469 self prop hay bine, NH 55 3pth PRZHU 1+ WUDLOHU VW\OH PRZHU WRQ JUDYLW\ ZDJRQV WRQ 'LRQ UXQQLQJ JHDUV ZLWK Ă&#x20AC;DW UDFNV VPDOOHU Ă&#x20AC;DW WRS KD\ ZDJRQ SWK SRVW KROH DXJHU 1+ PDQXUH VSUHDGHU IW $OOLHG KD\ FRQYH\RU MISC & SM FARM RELATED ITEMS: 14 ft Alum boat & trailer with 9.9 Mariner engine, 20 ft closed in VWRUDJH FRQWDLQHU WUXFN ER[ IW WDQGHP ODQGVFDSH WUDLOHU IW Ă&#x20AC;DW WRS WUDLOHU ZDWW JHQHUDWRU VHW RI sheep scales, qty of gates, lrg. qty of fencing incl. over 150 steel fence posts, approx 8 rolls used page wire & lrg. variety of elec. fence items, round bale feeders, approx 30 sheets good used tin, rear tine roto tiller, qty of horse tack including good 22â&#x20AC;? English saddle, good endurance saddle, 2 other saddles, bridles, bits, single SRQ\ KDUQHVV PRUH VP TW\ RI ÂżUHZRRG DQWLTXH ZLQGPLOO DSSUR[ IW WRZHU ([SHFW ZDJRQ ORDGV RI sm. farm related items.

NOTE: Sale starts at 10:30 sharp with smaller items. Sheep will be sold at 12:30 sharp to be followed by balance of sale.

Owner & auctioneer not responsible for loss or accident Terms: Cash or good cheque with proper I.D. Canteen & washroom on site Prop: Cor & Liz Mollema Reason for Auction: Mr. and Mrs Mollema have decided to discontinue farming.

Livestock: 10 Good Limo cows, 1 with calf at side with more due by sale time all bred chrar., 32 Head of sheep consisting of 28 young kataden X ewes bred to start lambing in May, 1 service aged ram and 3 young lambs, 3 donkeys consisting of 1 jack, 2 jennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one due to foal in June, 2 great parenese sheep dogs, 1 Australian cattle dog Hay: over 200 4x5 round bales of hay stored inside, aprox. 500 sm. sq. bales of hay Tractors: New Holland T 4030 4wd with deluxe cab & air with New Holland 810 TL QA front end loader (only 400 hrs tractor bought new on farm Nov 2010) Tractor sells with material bucket and bale spear. MF 245 with Allied #350 front end loader multi power (only 2619 hrs. new tires and brake shoes), Roper 11 Hp riding mower Machinery: -DPFR IW WDQGHP EXPSHU KLWFK VWRFN WUDLOHU ZLWK GLYLGH WUDLOHU KDV QHZ Ă&#x20AC;RRU EHDULQJV DQG brake shoes), N.H 847 Rnd. Baler, N.H 488 haybine, N.H 56 side delivery rake, N.H sm. sq. baler, 3pth M.F VLFNOH EDU PRZHU JRRG Ă&#x20AC;DW WRS ZDJRQV RQ WZR JRRG UXQQLQJ JHDUV ZLWK VWHHO PHVK WRS VPDOOHU KD\ wagon, N.H 513 manure spreader with top beater, 2 triple Ok Cultivators, set of heavy chain harrows, MF 3 pth plow, I.H grain drill, horse drawn cultivator, rnd. Bale spear, Stone fork, 2 4â&#x20AC;? elec. grain augers, 2 land rollers, set of tractor chains Tools & other farm related items: Tombstone Rnd. bale feeder, V-shaped Rnd. bale feeder, aprox 12 cords of good dry split hard stovewood, lrg. qty. of used lumber including portable oak horse stalls, 4 bags of timothy seed, qty. of cedar fence post & rails, qty of fencing supplies incl. elec fence items, barb wire and more, Pressure washer, 295 Amp elec. welder, Cutting torches, Bat, Charger, Husquavarna 61 chain saw, master craft chest on chest tool box, lrg. asst. of hand and power tools, drill press, port air compressor, wheel barrel, lrg. qty. of forks, shovels & other stable & lawn & garden tools, log chains and much more Horse related items: JRRG VHW RI VORRS VOHLJKV ZLWK UDFN IXOO FLUFOH ÂżIWK ZKHHO VKRZ ZDJRQ DQWLTXH cutter(made by Hartman & Card), Jogging cart, Heavy duty shoeing rack, good asst. of tack and harness to incl.: nice double set of leather and chrome heavy horse parade harness, Good double set of nylon heavy horse harness, good double set of leather heavy horse harness, set of double leather light horse harness, aprox. 20 good collars from 20â&#x20AC;? to 30â&#x20AC;?, Lrg. qty. of new and used horse shoes, halters, bridals, grooming supplies and more, 2 western saddles, lrg. qty of saddle blankets & coolers Car and Household effects: 1993 Cadillac sedan Deville ( sold as is nice original car), maple table 6 chairs &hutch, Frigidaire fridge and stove (like new aprox. 2 years old), matching washer and dryer(like new), 5 piece pine double bedroom suite, 3pcs. Bedroom suite, matching reclining couch and chair(less than 1 year old like new), rocking chair, trunk, stereo set, set of antique dishes, many many more items to numerous to mention.

Owner & Auctioneers not responsible for loss or accident Terms: Cash or Good cheque with proper I.D Canteen to be catered by the L&A 4H Beef club Prop: Don & Evelyn Asselstine Auctioneers and Sale Managers: Tom Harrison, Erinsville - (613)379-1006 Peter Ross, Ingleside - (613)537-8862

FARM AUCTION SALE Easter Monday April 9th at 10:30 A.M. To be held on site at civic #2151 St-Isidore Rd. From Hwy. 417 take exit#51(Highland Road) Travel North WKURXJK YLOODJH RI 6W ,VLGRUH WR Ă&#x20AC;DVKLQJ OLJKW DSUR[ .0 1RUWK RI 7XUQ (DVW RQWR 6W ,VLGRUH 5G 7UDYHO DSUR[ .P :DWFK IRU VLJQV Having sold their farm Alain & Suzie Mainville offer for sale their line of machinery as well as a few added consignments from their neighbour.

Tractors: MF 8160 4wd Dynashift with cab and bolt on rear duels(2000hrs. nice straight tractor), AgCo-Allis 9745 4wd with cab & Q 980 loader and rear bolt on duels( 5000hrs. nice straight tractor), Deutz DX110 4wd with canopy,Ford 7600 2wd Machinery and farm related items: Kverneland BB 115 5 furrow plow(nice), Kverneland BC-8 4furrow variable with plow(nice), N.I 353 tandem manure spreader with Hyd. endgate, Capello 948 folding 8 row corn head with chopper, Kongskilde 6 row corn cultivator with liquid Fert., M&S 500Gal. tandem sprayer with fully Hyd. Boom(like new), 20Ft. Aereogator with Hyd. lift, MF 7515 forage blower(like new), Gehl 1560 forage blower, Gehl 1060 Forage harvester ( New knives, pickup recutter screen), 20Ft 8inch Hyd. driven J&G Fert/ Grain auger (new), Krone 32 CV 10ft. front mount disc mower, Kuhn GA 7000 DL 23ft. double rotary rake, 'HXW] $OOLV VWDU WHGGHU - ' FRUQ SURFHVVRU ÂżWV - ' KDUYHVWHU , + UXQ VR\ EHDQ VSHFLDO JUDLQ drill with DD and grass seed, 20 ft. chain harrow, 2 18ft. chain harrows, Brillian 10ft. pull type small seed seed drill, 18ft. JD 1000 C tine Cultivator with buster bars, JD 7000 6 row corn planter with dry Fert seed box extensions and cross auger, Hardi 300Gal. sprayer, J&M gravity box on JD running gear, 350 bushell Bruins gravity box on Martin running gear, Horst 10tonne double reach running gear, NH 163 4star tedder (like new), NH 216 double folding side delivery rake, NH 499 12ft. Hydro swing haybine, Case-IH 600 forage blower, -' VP VT EDOHU ZLWK NLFNHU :KLWH URZ FRUQ SODQWHU ZLWK GU\ DQG OLTXLG )HUW *HKO WRWDO PL[ EDWFK PL[HU :KLWH +\G GLVN -' SWK IW VFUDSHU EODGH *: GRXEOH DXJHU VQRZ EORZHU ZLWK +\G FKXWH IW Ă&#x20AC;DW WRS ZDJRQ LQFK E\ IW ZHVWIHLOG JUDLQ DXJHU VHW RI 7 UDLO VQDS RQ GXHOV SWK EDOH VSHDU Case 7ft. trailer type sickle bar mower, Hyd. big bale clamp, steel fert. Auger, 1 steel bale thrower rack, 48ft little giant elevator, Hyd. wood splitter will split horizontal or vertical, 500Gal. plastic water tank, 600Gal. plastic water tank, Harvestor Elec roller mill, 3pth Houle tank pump/agitator nozzle for Harvestor slurry, Aprox 10 calf hutches, rnd. bale stable cart, Big sq. bale stable cart, 600 gal. bulk tank( already removed), New roll page wire, stock tanks, tractor tires to incl: 2; 18.4-38, 1; 20.8-38, 1; 520/85R42, 2; 11Rx22.5 truck tires and rims, TW\ RI ÂżUH ZRRG 9R\DJHXU ;/ PRWRU F\FOH WRZ EHKLQG WUDLOHU OLNH QHZ SG H[SHFW ZDJRQ loads of small farm related items, be sure to attend this outstanding auction!

Owner and auctioneer not responsible for loss or accident Terms: Cash or good cheque with proper I.D Prop: Alain and Suzie Mainville

REAL ESTATE & FARM MACHINERY AUCTION SALE Sat, April 21st at 10:00am To be held on site at Civic #685 Fairfax Rd. Lansdowne. From Hwy 401, Take Exit #659 Reynolds Rd. (Cty. 5G &RQWLQXH 1RUWK RQ &W\ 5G $SSUR[ .P WR )DLUID[ 5G 7XUQ :HVW 7UDYHO $SSUR[ .P WR &LYLF :DWFK IRU 6LJQV Real Estate - Offered for sale by public auction subject to minimum reserve bids will be 3 separate parcels described as follows: Parcel #1 consists of approx. 200 acres of land in what was once 2 separate 100 acre farms located at Civic #685 & Civic #711 Fairfax Rd. This property consists of approx. 200 acres of good clay land, 2 houses: 1 being a 5 bedroom century farm house, the other being a 3 bedroom farm house built in or around 1964, as well as 2 barns: 1 good modern metal clad machine shed & several other out buildings. This parcel will be sold subject to a min. reserve bid of only $395,000.

Parcel #2 is located across the Rd. from parcel #1 described as Part Lot 10 Con. 3, and consists of approx.

50 acres of land with approx. 30 acres clear and balance in nice, mature pine & mixed bush. This property will be sold subject to a min. reserve bid of only $50, 000.

Parcel #3 is located at the corners of Haig and Modler Rds. described as Part Lot A Con. 2, and consists of approx. 150 acres of land with the majority cleared and a sm. portion (approx. 8 acres) in bush and brush.

This property will be sold subject to a min. reserve bid of $150, 000.

Terms and conditions of real estate: Successful bidder on property #1 shall be required to pay a $20 GRZQ SD\PHQW GD\ RI DXFWLRQ LQ WKH IRUP RI FDVK RU FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH WR &ODUNH :ULJKW LQ trust. Successful bidder on properties #2 or #3 shall be required to pay a $10,000 per parcel down payment LQ WKH IRUP RI FDVK RU FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH WR &ODUNH :ULJKW LQ WUXVW 6XFFHVVIXO ELGGHU VKDOO EH responsible for all his/her own legal survey inspection and/or any other costs incurred upon closing. Closing date shall be within 60 days or less of April 21st. Successful purchaser shall be responsible for paying HST on purchase price if applicable. Successful bidder shall be responsible for satisfying him/herself prior to auction in regard to all dimensions, or area and condition of land, buildings, fences, or anything else involved in transaction.

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Machinery - Int. 105 self-propelled combine (nice condition), NH haybine, NH side delivery rake, NH 848 Rnd. baler, NH 315 sq. baler with thrower, Little Giant hay elevator, NH 3Pth. sickle bar mower, 3 furrow 3Pth. Kneverland plough, 4 row AC corn planter, 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; MF Hyd. disc, 2 row Ford corn planter, JD seed drill, NH 675 tandem manure spreader with end gate, grain auger with undercarriage, pull-type AC combine, several Ă&#x20AC;DW WRS ZDJRQV JRRG ZDJRQ UXQQLQJ JHDUV *: -' 3WK 6 7LQH FXOWLYDWRU 3WK 6FUDSHU 3WK SXOO type snow blower, NI single auger snow blower, 2 older manure spreaders, sm. NH manure spreader (new side panels), 1 steel bale thrower rack, NH forage blower, 3Pth. bushog, JD trailer plough, Ford post-hole auger, Ford corn cultivator, 3Pth. bale spear, cement mixer, several antique items including: horse-drawn cutter, 2 sets of sloop sleighs, 2 walking ploughs, Empire Special 2Hp. gas engine, dump rake with cast iron 0 VHDW ([SHFW ZDJRQ ORDGV RI VP IDUP UHODWHG LWHPV PDQ\ RWKHU DUWLFOHV WRR QXPHURXV WR PHQWLRQ Owner and auctioneers not responsible for loss or accident Note: This property has been in the Landon family since 1830, and there are sure to be more interesting antique items to be uncovered in set-up of auction.

Props: Byron Landon and the Estate of the late Clare Landon Terms: Cash or good cheque with proper ID, canteen and washroom on site, all proceeds from canteen to be donated to The Seeleys Bay & Area food bank.

Auctioneers and Sale Managers: Tom Harrison, Erinsville - (613)379-1006 Peter Ross, Ingleside - (613)537-8862

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DateLine 2nd Wednesday of the month - Grenville Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Spencerville Council Chambers, Spencerville, ON 8 pm - Please contact Carol Wynands 613-9262579 or email a.wynands@sympatico.ca for meeting date confirmation.

March 22 & 29 Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) 2 day Workshop Grenville County, Kemptville, ON This workshop will give you an opportunity to asses your farm operation from an environmental view, identify opportunities for actions, and qualify you for costshare opportunities for onfarm projects. For more details and to register contact Arlene Ross 613-8213900 / arlene.ross@ontariosoilcrop.org or visit http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/workshops/default. htm.

March 29 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grower Pesticide Safety Course for Farmers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; EXAM ONLY Kemptville, ON 12:45 pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; To register call Ontario Pesticide Education Program 1-800-652-8573

Lanark 2nd Thursday of the month - Lanark County Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Beckwith Township Council Chambers, Blacks Corners - 8 pm 3rd Wednesday of the month - The National Farmers Union Lanark, Local 310 For information contact Hilary Moore 613-

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Prescott Mar 14 & 21 - Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP) 2 day Workshop (French) Russell County, Casselman, ON This two-day workshop will give you the tools to assess where you are now and where you could be in the future and enable you and your management team to start the journey towards managing and planning your farm business success.

For more details and to register contact Roxane Legault 613-872-0830 / roxane.legault@ontariosoilcrop.org or visit http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/workshops/default. htm March 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grower Pesticide Safety Course for Farmers - FRENCH Casselman, ON 8:45 am Course â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3:00 pm Separate Exam. To register call Ontario Pesticide Education Program 1-800-652-8573

Renfrew 2nd Monday of each month - Arnprior Region Federation of Agriculture Meetings Galetta Community Hall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 pm Contact Ernie Smith, President, 613-623-3439.

4th Monday of each month - Renfrew County

Federation of Agriculture Meetings Cobden Agricultural Hall, Cobden, ON 7:30 pm - Contact Chris Bucholtz, President 613-735-9164 or Donna Campbell, Sec/Trea 613432-5568 / donnaofa@nrtco.net 3rd Wednesday of each month - Renfrew County Plowmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association Meetings Cobden Agricultural Hall, Cobden, ON 7:30 pm - Contact Donna Campbell 613-4325568.

3rd Thursday of each month - Renfrew County Cattlemen Association

Meetings Cobden Agricultural Hall, Cobden, ON 7:30 pm - Contact David McGonegal 613582-7031 or Donna Campbell 613-432-5568.

Mar 20 & 27 - Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP) 2 day Workshop Renfrew County This two-day workshop will give you the tools to assess where you are now and where you could be in the future and enable you and your management team to start the journey towards managing and planning your farm busi â&#x20AC;˘ Continued on Page 38

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Call now to consign to be sure and give your Equipment the advertising it deserves.

Over 40 pieces already consigned with more arriving daily.

NOTE: We are celebrating our 10th machinery consignment sale which has grown dramatically in both merchandise & attendance since its inception.

Thanks to all of our past consigners and buyers!

Looking forward to serving you for yet another year!

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Peterborough/Victoria Cattlemens Stocker Sale Wednesday, March 21st @ 11am.

To consign cattle call Wayne Telford 705-292-9531, Dave Fell 705-887-5670 or Kevin Barker 705-878-2947 or email: klc@xplornet.com or visit our website

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Ayrshire Spring Sale

Grenville - Dundas - Stormont Ayrshire Club

SPRING SHOWCASE SALE 40 Head Selling Monday, March 26, 2012 @ 12:30 PM Hugh Fawcett Sale Arena, Winchester

SELLING - Patricia Showstar Zimbabwe VG-87 3-0 8502 kgs 4.2% F3.4%P - 255-258-259 Dam - VG with 70,000kgs lifetime OFFERING - A fancy group of fresh young cows & heifers, plus an outstanding selection of show aged calves.

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SALE MANAGERS Bernard Daoust â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 613-551-5329 Neil Kittle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 613-880-4671

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2 miles north-east of Winchester on Ottawa St. and 1/2 mile east on South Wing Rd.

Annual Spring Machinery & Equipment Consignment Auction To be held at our facility 15093 County Road 18, 1/4 mile east of Osnabruck Centre

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DateLine ness success. For more details and to register contact Glen Smith 613-6282987/ glen.smith@ontariosoilcrop.org or visit http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/workshops/default. htm March 24 - Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency District 9 Meeting Horton Community Centre, 1005 Castleford Road, Renfrew, ON 9 am to 12 PM – Topics include, semen testing and ram fertility with Dr. Mark Vande Camp; replacement ewe lamb and ram nutrition with Jay Johnston (Ritchie Feed and Seed). For more information, contact Shanna Armstrong 613-433-8255 / pinnaclehaven@gmail.com.

2012 Regional/ Provincial Events March 5 to 7 & 26 to 28 – Holistic Management for Family Farms Uxbridge, ON This 6 day course guides your farm team through the creation of a Holistic Goal for your farm and the tools to keep making progress toward that goal. It combines social, financial and environmental considerations and includes HM Financial Planning, Grazing, Land Management and Biological Monitoring as well. Learn to make better decisions for all types of farming. Holistic Management is for all ages and stages of farmers. Cost is $1,000 + HST. Contact Fran McQuail 519-5282493 / mcqufarm@hurontel.on.ca or visit http://www.meetingplaceorganicfarm.ca/holistic.html .

This course is eligible for OMAFRA GYFP cost sharing.

March 6 – Tie Stall Housing Design Seminar Milverton, East Perth Recreation Complex, 40 Temperance Street 9:30 am - This course is intended for producers with plans to build or renovate their free stall, tie stall or calf barns in the next few years.

Facilitators include: Harold House, Engineer OMAFRA; Dr. Neil Anderson, Veterinarian OMAFRA; Brian Lang, Dairy Cattle Production Systems Specialist, OMAFRA and Jack Rodenburg, DairyLogix.

Cost $95 + HST. For more information and to register call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre 1-877-424-1300 or email ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca

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March 6 and 7 Introduction to Nutrient Management Course Kemptville, ON 9 am to 5 pm - This 2 day course outlines the basic agronomic principles that are embedded in the Nutrient Management Act and Regulations including situations, characteristics and practices that could contribute to nutrient loss and environmental damage, how to use Best Management Practices, define key terms and practices. For more information on various dates and locations or to register call Ridgetown Campus at 1855-648-1444 or visit http://www.ridgetownc.com /bdt/bdt_training_index.cfm March 7-8 - East Central Farm Show Farmers’ Mutual Exhibition Building, Lindsay Fair Grounds For full details visit http://www.regionalscia.org/ECFS.html March 7 to 9 - Western Fair Farm Show Western Fair Entertainment Centre, London, ON For full details visit http://www.westernfair.com/shows/farm.html March 8 – Calf Housing Design Seminar Stratford, Arden Park Hotel, 552 Ontario Street 9:30 am This course is intended for producers with plans to build or renovate their free stall, tie stall or calf barns in the next few years.

Facilitators include: Harold House, Engineer OMAFRA; Dr. Neil Anderson, Veterinarian OMAFRA; Brian Lang, Dairy Cattle Production Systems Specialist, OMAFRA and Jack Rodenburg, DairyLogix.

Cost $95 + HST. For more information and to register call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre 1-877-424-1300 or email ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca March 13 to 15 - Ottawa Valley Farm Show CE Centre, Ottawa, ON For full details visit http://www.ottawafarmshow.com March 20 - Nutrient Application Technician Licence Course Schedule Kemptville This course consists of a video and associated workbook which must be completed with a qualified representative and a written test must be passed. This course can be completed at the workplace with a qualified representative or attend the classroom course. Various dates and locations. For more information and/or to register call Ridgetown Campus at 1-855-648-1444 or visit http://www.ridgetownc.com /bdt/bdt_training_index.cfm

March 20 - Nutrient Application Technician Licence Course Schedule Lindsay, ON This course consists of a video and associated workbook which must be completed with a qualified representative and a written test must be passed. This course can be completed at the workplace with a qualified representative or attend the classroom course. Various dates and locations. For more information and/or to register call Ridgetown Campus at 1-855-648-1444 or visit http://www.ridgetownc.com /bdt/bdt_training_index.cfm March 21 & 22 Regulation and Protocols Course Brighton, ON 9 am – 5 pm Note: Also available as an online course. This 2 day course is designed for farmers and consultants. It helps you understand your obligation under the Nutrient Management Act, Regulation and Protocols and how they relate to a Nutrient Management Strategy and a Nutrient Management Plan. Various dates and locations. For more information and/or to register call Ridgetown Campus at 1-855-648-1444 or visit http://www.ridgetownc.com /bdt/bdt_training_index.cfm March 21-22 - Free Stall Housing Design Seminar Woodstock, OMAFRA Resource Centre, 401 Lakeview Drive 9:30 am This course is intended for producers with plans to build or renovate their free stall, tie stall or calf barns in the next few years.

Facilitators include: Harold House, Engineer OMAFRA; Dr. Neil Anderson, Veterinarian OMAFRA; Brian Lang, Dairy Cattle Production Systems Specialist, OMAFRA and Jack Rodenburg, DairyLogix.

Cost $190 + HST. For more information and to register call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre 1-877-424-1300 or email ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca March 22 & 23 Regulation and Protocols Course Brighton, ON 9 am – 5 pm Note: Also available as an online course. This 2 day course is designed for farmers and consultants. It helps you understand your obligation under the Nutrient Management Act, Regulation and Protocols and how they relate to a Nutrient Management Strategy and a Nutrient Management Plan. Various dates and locations. For more information and/or to register call Ridgetown Campus at 1-855-648-1444 or visit http://www.ridgetownc.com /bdt/bdt_training_index.cfm

Phone: 519-728-2120

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Bi-Annual Consignment Auction (Construction & Farm Equipment) To be Held:

March 31, 2012 NEW LOCATION

4625 Richardson Side Road, Tilbury, Ontario Located just south of Hwy. 401 at Exit 56 There will be 2 auction rings 2002 - 248 Cat Skidsteer

2001 - 420D Cat Backhoe comes with 24” bucket

2010 Bomag 100 roller

Bomag 90 Roller

1992 GMC Topkick dump truck

FL9000 1994

1992 Ford F350 Dump

1995 F250 Diesel extend-a-cab

Dual axle trailers

Single axle trailer

Misc. Road Signs

Asphalt Grinder for Skidsteer

4 way Blade for Cat

2 buckets for Cat backhoe (36”, 18”)

Freightliner Single Axle

Fire Rescue truck

Boring machine

6” water pump on wagon

Brand new wheelbarrows

Hot water pressure washers

J.D. 310SG Backhoe; 5200 hrs.; c/w 1 bucket (24”)

2006 Vermeer Wood Grinder – HG6000 Model

Case 580 Super L; Series 2 backhoe

Solar Powered Arrow Board

Genie Z30/20HD Electric Boom Lift - 30’ platform, good running order but leaks

Grove SM 2633E Electric Compact Scissor Lift - good running order but needs batteries

Terms: 10% Buyers premium CASH, VISA, MASTERCARD, INTERAC, BANK DRAFT AND BANK TRANSFER. Cheques max. of $1,500 .

AUCTION SALE

of 3 Tractors, Quality Farm Machinery, 2002 Savanna Van, Trailer, Tools and Miscellaneous Articles 8665 Russell Rd, Navan (Ottawa), On - 11 kms straight East of Carlsbad Springs or 1 km East of Bearbrook Farms or from Ottawa take Hwy 417 to exit 88 (Rockdale/Vars) and travel North on Rockdale thru Vars to Russell Rd and turn right – travel East 2 kms.

Watch for Auction Signs.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7 AT 11:00 AM Retiring from farming we offer the following: JD 3050, 4WD, full load cab, Goodyear 16.9R38 rears, 12.4 x 28 fronts, 8011 hrs, tractor is in immaculate condition; Zetor 6341 Super, 4WD w/ Hardy 65DL loader, full load cab, 16.9/14-34 rears, 12.4-24 fronts, 3137 hrs, immaculate condition; duals; MF 135 diesel tractor-mint condition; 2002 GMC Savanna, 133,000 kms, safety and E-tested; IH 5100 Soyabean Special, 21 run drill, 7” spacings, top condition; Glencoe 18’ cultivator w/ wings; cultipacker-14’; Overum plow, 4 furrow, semi-mount, hyd. reset; Buhler HD 9’ blade w/ hyd set; flat harrows; homebilt tri-axle trailer, approx 12000 lbs, 8’ x 16’ w/ hyd dump and sides, electric brakes-like new; Meteor snow blower-3 pth; Mott mower, 8’-3 pth; hydraulic wood splitter-3pth; fork lift attachment; Miller 8000 watt 225G AC/DC welder/generator w/cart; air compressor; oxyacetylene torches; scaffolds and planks; steel work table w/ wheels; Delta steel band saw; Porter Cable skil saw; Honda pressure washer; Delta drill press; 2 chain saws; transit and ruler; Craftsman radial arm saw; I beam; assorted new flat steel; ladders; impact wrench, hand tools, etc; misc farm hardware; floor and bottle jacks; Craftsman roto tiller; Drolet air tight wood stove; hunters folding boat ( for seaplane); 2 mounted moose heads; black bear skin rug; small freezer; small amount of household items; Terms of Sale –Cash or Cheque with Proper ID

Prop: Denis Allen AUCTIONEERS JAMES AND HILL AUCTION SERVICE LTD. Stewart James Carson Hill (613) 445-3269 (613) 821-2946 Auctioneers Note: Everything is in immaculate condition – machinery has been well maintained and stored inside. In case of inclement weather sale will be held inside.

Please attend on time as there are not many small items. See www.theauctionfever.com for photos. Refreshments available. Owner and Auctioneers not responsible for accidents.

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FOR SALE - NH forage blower. $1,000. Ford blue 500 manure spreader with tail gate. A-1 shape. Cost $900 to get in A-1 shape. $1,250. 613-448-2332.

08tfc for Sale Purebred Limousin Bulls, Double Polled red and black bulls up to 22 month of age.

Home grown and ready to work. Call Corad Farms 1613-624-5405.

05 outdoor Wood furnace Heat your entire home, buildings, water and more with an OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE from Central Boiler. Call today. Bourgon Seeds Ltd. 613-524-3102

fruit treeS Fruit Trees, Apples $18, local and heirloom varieties, Pear, Plum, Cherry and Flowering Crab trees $19.

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for Sale GREAT PLAINS model 1500, 15 foot no-till drill, nice condition $17,000; Claas 3 pth rake, model 350S, like new, $3,500. Going out of farming. 613-921-5431.

03 for Sale Fine and coarse grass seed boxes for 16 run IH 10 drill.

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Thank You The St. Lawrence Valley Jersey Club would like to thank all the sponsors for our Jersey Ontario Annual Meeting which was held on January 27 & 28 , 2012 at the Chimo Hotel in Ottawa.

Dairy Day trade show Over 30 agribusinesses participated in the trade show at the Eastern Ontario Dairy Days conference on Feb. 16. From insurance to a new testing system for cows, the exhibitors talked to over 100 attendees of the conference.

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HE CHESTERVILLE & DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT IT IS THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE TO FACILITATE EVENTS COMMEMORATING THE DIAMOND JUBILEE OF HER MAJESTY, QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

The celebrations will take place in conjunction with the Chesterville Fair, with a number of planned family events taking place Sunday, July 29th.

Families from across the area are invited to join the festivities on the Sunday of the fair with free admission for all ages. While the planning process is just beginning, it is already

confirmed that the day will feature, at its centre, an afternoon British Tea and a celebratory cake. In addition, the day will have a number of other family activities and displays filled with fun and education, as well as some special guests who are being invited to help celebrate.

We re very excited and honoured to receive this grant from Heritage Canada, said Chesterville Fair President, Dan Gasser. It s a great opportunity for families to come to the fair at no charge and be part of an important milestone in Canada s history. This is guaranteed to be a memorable day.

This is only the second time in

Canada s history that we will honour the 60-year reign of a Sovereign.

With festivities across Canada marking this commemorative event, the Chesterville & District Agricultural Society is proud to participate and honour the Queen. Individuals and/or community organizations that are interested in joining the fair s Jubilee Committee to facilitate the day s commemorative events are asked to contact the Ag Society at chestervillefair@gmail.com.

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By Martha Tanner AgriNews Contributor

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SPIRING CHEESE MAKERS IN EASTERN

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The award-winning How to Start a Cheese Making Business in Eastern Ontario App was developed by Invest in Cheese, an initiative of the economic development offices of Hastings,

Lennox and Addington, and Prince Edward Counties and the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC).

Since it was launched last August, it has been downloaded over 600 times.

On February 2, at the annual meeting of the Economic Developers Council of Ontario in Toronto, it was

recognized with the Business Development award in the category of Technology - Social Media.

“We were really pleased to receive the award,” said Anne Prichard, Executive Director of the Frontenac CFDC, who attended the award ceremony along with Andrew Redden, Economic Development Manager for Hastings County. “It was

nice to be recognized by our peers.”

“We put a lot of work into this project,” added Krista Fazackerley, administrative assistant at the Frontenac CFDC. “There is no other App like it.”

“We wanted to provide a step-by-step guide to the cheese making business,” explains Prichard. “There are opportunities there and

there is a history in the four counties of cheese making.”

According to Invest in Cheese, Ontario imports $350-million worth of artisan cheese each year, an amount that is expected to grow to $400-million within a decade, feeding a need for 25 to 50 new artisan cheese makers.

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With 850 exhibitors filling up a million square feet of display space in eight halls, and 300,000 visitors, the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY, dwarfs the Ottawa Valley Farm Show but OVSGA members brought home some ideas from the mammoth American show last month to weave into the local exposition, to be held at the new Capital Exhibition Centre March 13-15.

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KENTUCKY FEB. 19 AFTER A VISIT TO THE 2012 NATIONAL FARM MACHINERY SHOW IN LOUISVILLE, AMERICA’S LARGEST INDOOR AGRICULTURAL TRADE EXHIBITION. The Seed Growers are sponsors of the annual Ottawa Valley Farm Show, this year celebrating its 85th anniversary in a new venue, the CE Centre located outside Ottawa International Airport. Dates for the 2012 OVFS are March 13-15.

The Kentucky show and the Ottawa show are both members of the Farm Show Council which groups several prominent agricultural trade events across North America and beyond. The objective is to improve the presentation of council members through education, communication and evaluation.

The contingent of 35 Eastern Ontario residents made the return trip by chartered coach over four days; they included OVSGA president Bruce Hudson, several members of the board and various

committees, and spouses; most of the cost was covered by the association.

“It was a fact finding mission,” said OVSGA director John Joynt who organized the trip. “We like to see how others operate their events and we hope to pickup a few useful ideas along the way.”

Although it’s several times bigger than the Ottawa show, Joynt noted it was particularly helpful to view Kentucky’s sprawling layout as the Ottawa show is about to set up at the CE Centre, the first time the OVFS will be contained under one roof.

“We came away convinced we’re on the right track with our layout and we spotted a few things we might be able to incorporate,” he said.

The Kentucky show boasts 850 exhibitors in eight halls for a total of 1.2 million square-feet of space; last year, combined with its championship tractor pull, the event drew more than 300,000 visitors.

The Ottawa show will have 350 exhibitors in one hall for a total of 120,000 square-feet of display space; it draws 10,00012,000 visitors annually.

“There’s definitely a

marked difference in size,” said OVFS general manager Tom Van Dusen. “But I believe both shows deliver to their markets equally well. In Kentucky, agriculture rules and you can feel it right across Louisville when the show is under way.”

During a recent meeting, the Seed Growers put the finishing touches on the upcoming OVFS, including finalizing seed judging, the annual seed auction, 4-H judging competition, official opening, exhibitor move-in, and other details.

They also named the OVFS guest artist for this year, Heather MetcalfeGriffith who also filled the role in 2011. Her landscape “Crisp Winter Scene” will be included in the seed auction, with proceeds to be directed to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

In other business, directors allocated a maximum of $500 to the Ottawa Rideau Regional Soil & Crop Committee, and granted $300 to three Eastern Ontario students at Nova Scotia Agricultural College to help them attend a judging competition at the University of Guelph.

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Free internet farm classifieds at www.agrinews.ca planting trees.

Tree seedlings come in multiples of 10 per species and must be ordered before the March 31 deadline. In RRCA allows for acquiring these total, 25 species are available and trees on a cost recovery basis. No include conifers such as White long drives out of town, no excessive Spruce and White Pine, deciduous gas consumption and a reduction in trees like Black Walnut and Sugar your own carbon footprint.

Maple, and even deciduous shrubs “We have taken a carpooling such as Nannyberry and Wild Raisin. approach” according to RRCA Soil All species sell between $0.57 - $1.05 and Water Conservation Specialist each.

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Practical Farmers Why wait for spring? holding founding T AGM March 31 in Peterborough

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PRACTICAL FARMERS OF ONTARIO (PFO) AT TRENT UNIVERSITY HERE SAT., MARCH 31.

“Our aims are to be a strong voice for farmers, but we feel a strong voice isn’t enough if we don’t follow up our voice with action, so we really want to be an action based group that works on problems and issues and takes action on them to get the desired results. Actions can and will come in many different forms and each situation will present a new set of challenges and different resources to be proactive and in archiving a positive outcome,” says Tom McGivern of Grey County, one of the group’s founding members.

In an e-mail exchange with The AgriNews, McGivern said the PFO is primarily aimed at producers involved in alternative forms of farming, such as organic, CSA’s, direct marketing and value adders, who are not being adequately represented by the mainstream farm organizations.

McGivern says he and three other members of the NFU resigned from that organization in the fall of 2011 feeling that it did not adequately represent the type of farmers who are gravitating to the PFO. McGivern, 32, farms 2,000 acres in Grey County, growing alternative crops such as spelt, coloured beans, heritage wheat and feed for his milking Shorthorns and hogs. He also owns an organic flourmill and grain processing facility both for domestic and export markets.

PFO also feels,

McGivern says, that supply management boards fail to take into account the rights of smaller producers to sell directly to consumers “and we think it is time that we stand up for our rights as farmers and ensure that the marketing boards respect the rights of small farmers and their customers who want local food direct from farmers”.

No unsurprisingly raw milk activist Michael Schmidt, also of Grey County, will be the first speaker of the day March 31.

He will be followed to the podium by Tom Pollock, author of “War on the Land: Where do we go from here?”

The third guest speaker of the day will be Glengarry County producer and Ontario Farmer writer Ian Cumming, whose topic is “Fixing a broken system”.

The guest speakers will address the gathering on the morning of the 31st and the rest of the day will be devoted to organizational matters including a discussion on the PFO’s constitution, bylaws, objectives and mission; election of the founding board positions, which will include vicepresidents for both Eastern and Western Ontario and five directors at large, as well as president, secretary and treasurer.

The cost is $20 per person or free if purchasing a membership, at $50.

It starts at 9 a.m. and will be held in Room 114, Peter Gzowski College, 2150 Pioneer Road, Trent University, Peterborough.

For more information contact Julie Jones at 705277-2382, juliejones@live.ca, or Sean McGivern at 519-374-9300, seanmc4@hotmail.com.

Those planning to attend are asked to book their space by March 29.

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THE FARM SHOW THIS MONTH? The Canadian Agricultural Museum on Prince of Wales Drive in Ottawa is offering a March Break program from March 3 to 18 as part of its schedule of kid-related events.

The following is as list of spring events at the museum: Summer Day Camp Registration at the Canada Agriculture Museum Registration Began February 21 These camps offer a unique and enriching experience on a demonstration farm for children ages 4 to 14. For information, please call: 613-991-3053. Hurry, space is limited!

March Break at the Canada Agriculture

Museum March 3 to 18, 2012 The museum launches a new spring season with its annual Barnyard Break. Take in a wide variety of demonstrations from Butter Making and Tasting to Cooking with Maple Syrup. Get creative with a winterthemed craft, and visit the animal barns.

Easter at the Canada Agriculture Museum April 6 to 9, 2012 After a long winter, the barns have come alive with the arrival of newborn animals.

Welcome the soft lambs, meet a rabbit, and watch the newly hatched chicks from up close. In the demonstration kitchen, help museum staff to make a variety of Easter breads and even taste a sample. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss the annual egg hunt, and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;signs of

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Sheep Shearing Festival May 19 - 21 Spring is a special time at the Canada Agriculture Museum, where lambs are born and sheep are shorn. Visit the museum during the May long weekend, and discover the amazing world of wool! Enjoy sheepshearing demonstrations given by an expert shearer several times each day and see how, by washing, carding, dying, spinning and knitting the wool, many different objects can be made.

Watch border collies take part in agility competitions, and try knitting with the help of experts. Children can get creative making a fun sheep-themed craft, while also helping Little Bo Peep to find her sheep.

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The AgriNews March, 2012, Page 5B Foundation will host its sixth annual Baskets with Panache! fundraising event on Wed., June 13 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

In its first five years the event has raised $176,000.

Those donations translate to 12,500 children with financial or physical challenges being able to participate in exciting educational experiences.

Taking place in a heritage barn at the Canada Agriculture Museum, the Baskets with Panache! event features the lively setting of a traditional country fair with some unique twists.

Addition to museum While at the museum you and the kids may want to check out one of the latest additions to its dairy herd.

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The iPad App includes interviews with six Ontario cheese makers who are relatively new to the business, a step-by-step personal evaluation to help wannabe cheese makers decide if cheese making is for them, advice on what animal to use (Cow? Goat? Horse? Camel?), how to navigate the myriad of rules and regulations, how to develop a branding strategy, market and distribute products and choose equipment, what costs are involved, how to finance the business, and where to find resources. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you have read this guide and followed its planning advice,â&#x20AC;? the App promises, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you will be equipped to decide whether your dream was just a dream or whether now is the time to move forward and start a new chapter of your life.â&#x20AC;?

The Frontenac CFDC has received a few phone calls following the release of the App, including one from a man in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland who, unfortunately, wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interested in moving to Ontario to start a cheese making business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the information was pertinent to him and some was not because of the different regulations in Newfoundland,â&#x20AC;? said Prichard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had some contacts, some from outside of Ontario, and it is still a valuable tool for them to use.â&#x20AC;?

Starting up a cheese making business is a long and expensive process, says

Bourgon Seeds Ltd. Prichard, and the App aims to easy entry by providing some of the up-front research and connecting prospective cheese makers with the right people.

Invest in Cheese hosted a How to Start a Cheese Making Business Workshop by Andy Shay at the British Empire Cheese Competition in Belleville last December that attracted 15 participants, including farmers, cheese makers and people looking to get into the business or for a midlife change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had a lot of interest and we want to build on that momentum,â&#x20AC;? said Prichard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If people are interested in starting a cheese making business or other business initiatives, the CFDC can help with things like business planning, feasibility studies, research initiatives, and skills development and training.â&#x20AC;?

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A&A E-Z Brush & Oiler Inc. 4133 Egremont Dr., Strathroy, ON N7G 3H8 519-245-3807 aajanssen@execulink.com Booth # 2037 ABS Global (Canada) Inc. 929 Arthur St. S., R. R. # 1 Elmira, ON N3B 2Z1 519-664-3868 bj.mayfield@genusplc.com Booth # 528 ACC Farmers’ Financial 201-660 Speedvale Ave. Guelph, ON N1K 1E5 519-766-0544 bstover@accfinancial.ca Booth # 2513

Agro Trend Mfg. Box 86 Listowel, ON N4W 3H2 519-327-8005 ononquebec@hotmail.com Booth # 1215 Agrocentre Belcan 1126 Aberdeen Rd. W. Vankleek Hill, ON KOB 1R0 613-577-2887 jviau@agrocentrebelcan.com Booth # 1427 Agrodrain Systems Ltd. 3976 Nixon Dr., Osgoode, ON KOA 2W0 613-826-2388 lthompson@agrodrain.com Booth # 201

Argis 2000 Ltd. Box 129 Vernon, ON KOA 3J0 613-774-6400 greg.millard@plantpioneer.com Booth # 1415

Black Dog Lubricants 566 O’Connor Rd. Kingston, ON K7P 1N3 613-543-2948 richard@blackdoglube.com Booth # 132 Blacks Creek Innovations Inc. 3075 Cty Rd. 20 Kemptville, ON KOG 1J0 613-889-3717 sheldon@blackscreek.ca Booth # OD12

Buhler Trading 663 Anderson Side Rd. Balderson, ON KOG 1A0 613-433-0194 kscanlon@buhler.com Booth # OD5

Bluewave Energy Ltd. 369 Hunt Club Rd. W.,Box 5030 Nepean, ON K2E 1A6 613-225-3793 ext. 26 brent.dyke@bluewaveenergy.ca Booth # 624

Bulls Eye Genetic Services R.R.#1 Tavistock, ON NOB 2R0 519-535-2032 tobsma@hg@gmail.com Booth # 23

BMO Bank of Montreal 55 Bloor St. W. Toronto, ON M4W 3N5 416-927-6662 karl.mclaren@bmo.com Booth # 2420

Byers Tractor Supply 14282 Con. 10-11,R. R. # 4 Crysler, ON KOA 1R0 1-800-510-5505 btscan@attglobal.net Booth # 2135

Bourbonnais Equipment (2003) Inc. 3535 Sarsfield Rd., Box 70 Sarsfield, ON KOA 3E0 613-835-2623 bour2003@rodgers.com Booth # 2230

C & M Seeds R.R. # 3 Palmerston, ON NOG 2PO 519-343-2126 collins@redwheat.com Booth # 1409

B & G Loughlin Tractors Inc. 1748 County Rd. 1, R.R #2 Mountain, ON KOE 1S0 613-989-2636 marion@loughlin.ca Booth # 1011

Boyd Bros.

5450 Cuddy St. Osgoode, ON KOA 2W0 613-826-2318 boyd@on.aibn.com Booth # 1816

CAA North & East Ontario 2151 Thurston St. Ottawa, ON K1G 6C9 613-820-1895 ext. 6370 thickeye@canoe.on.ca Booth # 2416

Bahler Building Inc. 4910 Boul. Industriel Sherbrooke, QC J1R 0P4 819-791-7500 dhemond@live.ca Booth # 1837

Boyd Bros.

5450 Cuddy St. Osgoode, ON KOA 2W0 613-826-2318 boyd@on.aibn.com Booth # OD10

Cadman Power Equipment Ltd. Box 100 Courtland, ON NOJ 1E0 519-688-2222 ext.211 gmitchell@cadmanpower.com Booth # 1001

BearBrook Game Meats 5396 Dunning Rd. Navan, ON K4B 1J1 613-835-2227 info@bearbrookfarm.com Booth # 705

Brister Group (Bush-Armstrong Insce.

12 Queen St., Box 249 Crysler, ON KOA 1R0 613-987-2117 lbarter@bristergroup.com Booth # 2425

Can.Farm Business Management 300 - 250 City Centre Ave., Ottawa, ON K1G 3K7 613-237-9060 x 26 nancy@cfbmc.com Booth # 2405

Belisle Solution Nutrition 196, Chemin des Patriotes Saint-Mathias-Richelieu, QC J3L 6A7 450-658-8733 pvincent@belisle.net Booth # 1601

Britespan Building Systems 37651 Amberley Rd., R. R. 1 Lucknow, ON NOG 2H0 1-800-407-5846 marketing@britespanbuildings.com Booth # 2228

Armtec Ltd. 33 Centennial Rd. Orangeville, ON L9W 1R1 519-942-2643 ext.223 vicki.hay@armtec.com Booth # 1605 Artix Distribution 121 Louise Victoriaville, QC G6T 1P8 819-357-0567 artixdistribution@hotmail.ca Booth # 517

AGSourcing International Ltd. 6736 Perth Line 17, R.R. # 1 Kirkton, ON NOK 1K0 519-788-0957 agardiner@agsourcing.net Booth # 2232

ATP Nutrition 190 Agri Park Rd. Oak Bluff, MB 204-287-2023 pamdoncaster@atpnutrition.ca Booth # 20

Ag Dealer 558 Sherene Terrace London, ON N6H 3J8 519-657-4814 darren@idealpublishing.ca Booth # 2506

Agtrek Nutrition Inc. 926 Notre Dame St., Box 908 Embrun, ON KOA 1W0 613-443-3830 mariol@agtrek.com Booth # 2117

Ayrshire Ontario P.O. Box 676 Teeswater, ON NOG 2S0 613-487-3826 lori_dairygirl@hotmail.com Booth # 2014

Agricorp Box 3660 Station Central Guelph, ON N1H 8M4 519-826-3984 Nicola.Tarrant@agricorp.com Booth # 110 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada 960 Carling Ave., Rm. 1089 K.W. Neatby Bldg., Ottawa , ON K1A 0C6 613-759-1858 joanne.mcwilliams@agr.gc.ca Booth # 2401

Allied Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants 1490 Richmond St., Suite 200 London, ON N6G 0J4 519-673-1940 info@alliedassociaes.ca Booth # 1208 Alpine Plant Foods Ltd. 30 Nevills St. New Hamburg, ON N3A 4G7 519-662-2352 ken@alpinepfl.com Booth # 1201 Alta Genetics Inc. 263090 Range Rd. 11, R.R.#2 Balzac, AB TOM 0E0 514-605-2106 crember@altagenetics.com Booth # 2212

Agri-Trac Inc. 725504 Twp. Rd. 3, R.R.# 5 Woodstock, ON N4S 7V9 519-539-7550 tom@agritraction.com Booth # 513

AM Machinery Inc. 12 chemin de la Forge L’islet, QC GOR 1X0 418-247-5626 ext. 28 claude.collin@ammachinery.com Booth # 2205

Agri-Trend Agrology Ltd. 16 Imp. des Iris Gatineau, QC J8R 2C1 613-799-3009 ridalton@sympatico.ca Booth # 1212

American Farm Products 4141 Helmer Rd. Newington, ON KOC 1Y0 613-880-9772 bmctavish@afpltd.net Booth # 1412

Bromley Farm Supply Ltd. 5252 Hwy. 60 Douglas, ON KOJ 1S0 613-649-2457 Booth # 1717 Buhler Trading 663 Anderson Side Rd. Balderson, ON KOG 1A0 613-433-0194 kscanlon@buhler.com Booth # 335

Advanced Grain Handling Systems 4124 Cty Rd. 16, P.O.Box 40 Brinston, ON KOE 1C0 613-652-1010 peter@AGHS.ca Booth # 1325

Agribrands Purina Can. Inc. 404 Main, Box 250 Woodstock, ON N4S 7X5 garyb@agribrands.ca Booth # 1623

Bishop/Speare Seeds 99 John St., N., Box 171 Harriston, ON NOG 1Z0 519-338-3840 info@speareseeds.ca Booth # 1216

B & B Small Engines 10510 Loughlin Mountain, ON KOE 1S0 613-258-8913 band@xplornet.ca Booth # 411

Can.Piedmontese Assoc.

13033 Cnty. Rd. 13, R.R.1 Winchester, ON KOC 2K0 613-448-3454 rosestewart@xplornet.com Booth # 2008

Canada’s Fruit & Veg Tech Xchange 32 Waters St Simcoe , ON N3Y 2P9 519-760-0892 jordon@roievents.ca Booth # OD4 Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 160 Research Lane Unit 101 Guelph, ON N1G 5B2 1-800-563-5441 ext.43 robin@outdoorfarmshow.com Booth # 2419 Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Ltd. 142 Franktown Rd. Carleton Place, ON K7C 3P3 613-257-2714 stockman’s@wool.ca Booth # 1915 Canadian Food Inpsection Agency 174 Stone Rd. W. Guelph, ON N1G 4S9 519-826-3027 joanne.ford@inspection.gc.ca Booth # 2525 Canadian Foodgrains Bank 484006 Sweaburg Rd., R.R.4 Ingersoll, ON N5C 3J7 519-485-3642 mayberry@xplornet.com Booth # Room D Canadian Imp. Bank of Commerce 51 Beckwith St. Smiths Falls, ON K7A 2B4 613-283-3584 ext. 228 paul.crozier@cibc.com Booth # 2311 Canarm BSM Agri Products 7686 Cons.16, R. R. # 4 Arthur, ON NOG 1A0 519-820-3733 billkrul@hotmail.com Booth # 2129 Canwest DHI 660 Speedvale Ave. W., Suite 101 Guelph, ON N1K 1E5 519-824-2320 ext.258 sbond@canwestdhi.com Booth # 2234 Casselman Farm Equipment Ltd. 2 Castonguay, Box 529 Casselman, ON KOA 1M0 613-764-2033 dan@casselmanfarmequipmcom Booth # 1421 Casselman Tire Inc. 49 Racine, Box 787 Casselman , ON KOA 1M0 613-764-3308

serge@casselmantire.ca Booth # 1004 Central Boiler Inc./Verch Furnace Sales 957 Marsh Rd., R.R.#4 Pembroke, ON K8A 6W5 613-732-7145 Booth # 231 Centre de Criblage Marc Bercier/Valley Bio 251 Caledonia St. Isidore, ON KOC 2B0 613-524-2981 info@marcbercier.com Booth # 1111 CH-Four Biogas Inc. 102-1390 Prince of Wales Dr. Ottawa, ON K2C 3N6 613-224-8308 ext.100 vdube@chfour.ca Booth # 1130 Christian Farmers Fed. of Ontario 7660 Mill Rd., R.R. # 4 Guelph, ON N1H 6J1 519-837-1620 paulbootsma@christianfarmers.org Booth # 2511

Beaumont, QC GOR 1C0 418-838-0772 p.rouillier@conception-animal.com Booth # 2214 Copperhill Solar DIY Inc. 5246 Hwy. 7 Havelock, ON KOL 1Z0 866-820-7906 leishag@xplornet.com Booth # 620 Cordna Twine & Cordage Inc. 100 Harry Walker Pkwy.

Newmarket, ON L3Y 7B2 905-836-0848 william.george@corexna.com Booth # 531 Costco Wholesale 1900 Cyrville Rd. Gloucester, ON K1B 1A5 613-748-3011 w511mkt01@costco.com Booth # 1019 Country Farm Seeds Ltd. P.O.Box 790,18814 Communication Rd.S. Blenheim, ON NOP 1A0 519-676-4202 countryfarmseeds@ciaccess.com Booth # 1210

City of Ottawa/Drainage Superintendants of Ont. 2155 Roger Stevens Dr. North Gower, ON KOA 2T0 613-580-2424 Ext.22315 marc.gagne2@ottawa.ca Booth # 124

Countryman Electric Ltd. 13592 CountyRd. 43, Box 548 Chesterville, ON KOC 1H0 613-448-2474 sales@countrymanelectric.com Booth # 1136

Clark Ag Systems 186 Greens Rd. Caledonia, ON N3W 1X2 1-800-263-6410 ext.228 edvandendool@rogers.com Booth # 1501

Crary/Huron Tractor 305 Main St. N. Exeter, ON NOM 1S3 519-235-1115 fe281@hurontractor.com Booth # 1034

Clearly Solar 109-35 Ariga Dr. Ottawa, ON K2E 8B7 613-820-2701 tom@skylineottawa.com Booth # 525

Cuisine Sante International 1260 Old Innes Rd., Suite 601 Ottawa, ON K1B 5L3 613-288-9020 mayoup@hotmail.com Booth # 806

Cleave Energy Inc. 141 Main St., Unit 102 Picton, ON KOK 2T0 613-476-9084 ext. 238 nancy@cleave-energy.com Booth # 713

Culligan Real Estate Ltd. 4856 Cty.Rd. 6 Brockville, ON K6V 5T5 613-345-3125 acearle@ripnet.com Booth # 2315

Comptoir Agricole St. Anne 45, Des Entreprises Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, QC JON 1H0 450-478-0957 sylvie@comptoiragricole.com Booth # 1805

Dairy Cheq Inc. 60 Baffin Pl., Unit 5 Waterloo, ON N2V 1Z7 519-746-6150 slittle@dairycheq.com Booth # 1835

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Booth # 811 Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum 2450-17 Lancaster Rd. Ottawa, ON K1B 5N3 613-247-1334 editor@farmersforum.com Booth # 2417

Booth # 2430 Faromor Ltd. 2079 Line 34, R.R.#1 Shakespeare, ON NOB 2PO 519-625-8000 rick@faromor.com Booth # 901

Booth # 527 GPS Ontario 6558 3rd Line Rd.Box 456 North Gower, ON KOA 2T0 613-489-2932 morley@gpsontario.ca Booth # 1301

Booth # 935 Harrison’s Ice Cream Ltd. 561 Blemheim Cr. Oakville, ON L6J 6P5 905-842-0848 mharrison2@cogeco.ca Booth # 715

Dan.R.Winchester Box 743, 2301 Hwy. 31 Winchester, ON KOC 2K0 613-774-1616 hans@danr.ca Booth # 131

EastGen 5653 Hwy. 6 N., R.R. 5 Guelph, ON N1H 6J2 519-821-2150 holly.lethbridge@eastgen.ca Booth # 1925

Fawcett Tractor Supply Ltd. R.R. # 2,2126 Road 120 St.Mary’s, ON N4X 1C5 1-800-372-7149 marian@fawcett.ca Booth # 523

Grain Farmers of Ontario 100 Stone Rd. W., Suite 201 Guelph, ON N1G 5L3 1-800-265-0550 mburke@gfo.ca Booth # 2510

Harvex Agromart Inc. 1572 Cty.Rd. 12, P.O. Box 160 Crysler, ON KOA 1R0 613-987-5243/258-3445 slafrac@harvex.com Booth # 1307

Davis Forestry Ltd. 1048 11th Line W. Campbellford, ON KOL 1L0 705-653-4647 shari.davis@bellnet.ca Booth # 2211

Eco-Light 21831 Cooks Rd. Mount Brydges, ON NOL 1W0 519-868-4330 j.pol@sympatico.ca Booth # 1222

Fellowship of Christian Farmers Canada Box 401 Hawkesbury, ON K6A 2S2 819-242-8063 fcfc@bellnet.ca Booth # 2521

Hawley Tax Services 21 Larose Lane Embrun, ON KOA 1W0 613-320-0158 gord.hawley@hawleytaxservices.com Booth # 200

Davon Sales Inc. 50 Lansdowne Ave. Woodstock, ON N4T 1S3 519-537-2375 davidkay@davonsales.com Booth # 1722

Elliott Farm Equipment R.R.#1, 2447 Greenwood Rd. Pembroke, ON K8A 6W2 613-638-5372 elliotts@nrtco.net Booth # 235

Grandview Concrete Grooving Inc. 7106 Hwy. 6, R.R. # 1 Arthur, ON NOG 1A0 519-843-5185 jfoley@cowcomfort.com Booth # 24A

De Dell Seeds 967 Valetta St. London, ON N6K 2L6 519-473-6175 realcornprofitready@dedellseeds.com Booth # 1608

EMB Mfg. Inc. (Wallenstein) 4144 Boomer Line St. Clements, ON NOB 2M0 519-699-9283 ron@embmfg.com Booth # 1021

Dekalb Brand Seeds (Monsanto Canada) 101-120 Research Lane Guelph, ON N1G 0B4 519-780-6602 stefanie.k.bechhansen@monsanto.com Booth # 1133

Empire Construction 12555 Hwy.43 East Winchester, ON KOC 2K0 613-227-0984 Booth # 311

Continued from page 7B Dairy Lane Systems Ltd./DLS EnviroSolutions Inc. P.O.Box 148 Komoka, ON NOL 1R0 519-666-1404 john@dairylane.ca Booth # 2215

DeLaval Inc. P.O.Box 4600 Peterborough, ON K9J 7B7 705-741-3100 ext.111 Booth # 2301

Energrow Inc. 7389 Road 128 Newton, ON NOK 1R0 519-595-8299 jasmin@energro.ca Booth # 2115

Delaware Pump & Parts Box 16, 11543 Longwoods Rd. Delaware, ON NOL 1E0 519-652-9611 dpp@delawarepumps.ca Booth # 1901

Engage Agro 1030 Gordon St. Guelph, ON N1G 4X5 519-826-7878 ext.228 daynehorgan@engageagro.com Booth # 1801

DFK Equipment & Sales Inc. P.O. Box 938, 475 James St. S. St. Marys, ON N4X 1B6 519-349-2080 sherri@dfkequipment.com Booth # 823

Equine Valley Centre 11670 Hwy 7 Carleton Place, ON K7C 0C5 613-253-1333 brittany@brittanybuchanan.ca Booth # 1833

DFK Equipment & Sales Inc. P.O. Box 938, 475 James St. S. St. Marys, ON N4X 1B6 519-349-2080 sherri@dfkequipment.com Booth # OD9

Equipements PFB Inc. 1495 SkiRoule Wickham, QC JOC 1S0 819-398-7112 d.stonge@equipmentspfb.com Booth # 205

DICKEY-john/Champion Ind. Equip.

2855 Marleau Ave., Suite A Cornwall, ON K6H 7B6 613-938-2900 raydurand@cie-eic.com Booth # 521

Eastern Ontario Agrinews 7 King St., Box 368 Chesterville, ON KOC 1H0 613-448-2321 robin.record@gmail.com Booth # 2509

Dispro Machinery & Parts 5010 Breen Rd. Putnam, ON NOL 2B0 519-668-9543 hank.wind@lacoop.coop Booth # 333

Evergreen Liquid Plant Food Ltd. 790 St.Charles St. W. RR 1 Breslau, ON N0B 1M0 519-742-8377 jeff@evergreenlpf.ca Booth # 1315

Distribution V.Y.F. (Animat) 2300 Power Drummondville, QC J2C 7Z4 819-475-4492 y.vincent@vyf-distribution.com Booth # 1706

Farm Business Consultants Inc. 2109 Oxford St. E. London, ON N5Y 5S3 519-453-5040 ext. 2062 joneill@fbc.ca Booth # 207

Distributions GMB 1104, Route 321 St.Andre-Avellin, QC J8L 2G0 819-983-7007 mario@distributionsgmb.ca Booth # 1603

Farm Credit Canada 1133 St. George, Suite 100 Moncton, NB E1E 4E1 506-851-6590 annette.deveau@fcc-.fac.ca Booth # 101

Dow AgroSciences/Mycogen Seeds 24 Deymoyers Casselman, ON KOA 1M0 613-764-2815 Booth # 1228

Farm Fleet Inc. R.R.#3, 23703 Wellburn Rd. St. Mary’s, ON N4X 1C6 519-461-1499 allen.mccaslin@xplornet.ca Booth # 1831

Dundas Agri Systems Inc. 11225 Henderson Rd.,R.R.#2 Brinston, ON KOE 1C0 613-652-4844 levi@dundasagri.com Booth # 2231

Farmers Farmacy 39 Elgin St. S. Cambridge, ON N1R 5G3 519-621-2028 lisaobrien@farmersfarmacy.com Booth # 2126

DuPont Canada P.O.Box 2300, Streetsville Mississauga, ON L5M 7E8 905-821-5132 sonja.mazurak@can.dupont.com Booth # 1214 East-Can Equipment Sales 19711 Cty. Rd. 25 Apple Hill, ON KOC 1B0 613-525-3162 luc@east-can.com

Farmers Of North America 318-111 Research Dr. Saskatoon, SK S7N 3R2 306-665-4537 cweise@fna.ca Booth # 2531 Farmers Sealed Storage Inc. 3 Unit 5 Industrial Park Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0 613-258-9818 info@farmerssealedstorage.com

Ferguson Forest Centre 275 Cty. Rd. 44, R.R. # 4 Kemptville, ON KOG 1J0 613-258-0110 ext. 224 info@seedlingnursery.com Booth # 511 Fibres Vaudreuil Fiberglass 70 rang 4 est Warwick, QC JOA 1M0 819-358-5150 martinvaudreuil@hotmail.com Booth # 2134 Fife Agricultural Services Ltd. 14740 Cty. Rd. 43 Finch, ON KOC 1K0 613-984-2059 fifeag@plantioneer.com Booth # 2017 Frank Battaglia Enterprises Ltd. 9511 Lunny Lane, RR 1 Campbellcroft, ON LOA 1B0 705-932-5311 fbel@peterboro.net Booth # 2421 Frontlink Inc. 1492 Winaham Rd. 12, R.R. 4 Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K3 519-428-9812 ascholten@frontlinkinc.com Booth # 601 Fun and Fitness Inc. 411-63 Goulet Winnipeg, MB R2H 0G1 877-854-2912 joe@funandfitnessinc.com Booth # 1400 G.B.Equipment/CMI 535 rang St.Patrice St-Brigitte des Saults, QC JOc 1E0 819-336-4805 guy.normand@gbequipment.ca Booth # OD14

Green Lea Ag Center 324055 Mt.Elgin Rd., R.R.# 2 Mt. Elgin, ON NOJ 1N0 519-485-6861 jgulas@greenlea.net Booth # 933

Heat Smart Plus R.R.5, Site 16, Box 114 Prince Albert, SK S6V 5T3 306-922-1722 jthompson@portageandmainboilers.com Booth # 1600

Green Tech Ag & Turf Inc. 2227 County Rd. 31 Winchester, ON KOC 2K0 613-774-2883 jeremy@greentech.ca Booth # 725

Heatmaster (Hwy 511 Heating Solutions) 14406 Hwy. 7, R.R. # 6 Perth, ON K7H 3C8 613-264-0874 lalogging@ripnet.com Booth # 532

Green Tech Ag & Turf Inc. 2227 County Rd. 31 Winchester, ON KOC 2K0 613-774-2883 jeremy@greentech.ca Booth # OD1

Helm Welding (1983) Ltd. 177A Cedarvale Cres.

Waterloo, ON N2L 4T3 519-240-1188 webersales@sympatico.ca Booth # 1023

Green Valley Heating/Heatmor Outdoor Furnaces 7338 Fallon Dr., R.R. # 3 Granton, ON NOM 1V0 519-225-2434 office@greenvalleyheating.net Booth # 628

Higginson Farm Equipment 2682 Hwy 34 Hawkesbury, ON K6A 2R2 613-632-4747 hfequipment@sympatico.ca Booth # 121

Greenfield Ethanol Inc. Box 115, 1 Claude St. Limoges, ON KOA 2M0 613-443-9510 d.demoissac@greenfieldethanol.com Booth # 1232 Gregoire-Besson Canada Ltd. 4480 rue Martineau Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2R 1V1 450-799-5615 s.bourque@gregoirebesson.ca Booth # 505

Gregoire-Besson Canada Ltd. 4480 rue Martineau Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2R 1V1 450-799-5615 Gagne,Isabelle,Patry, Laflamme s.bourque@gregoirebesson.ca Booth # OD15 & Associes notaires, Inc. 300-188 rue Montcalm Grober Nutrition Gatineau, QC J8Y 3B5 7400 rue Duplessis 819-771-2083 Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2R 1S6 lisa-gallinaro@gipl.qc.ca 450-796-2400 Booth # 2223 raudy@grober.com Gallagher Animal Management Booth # 1903 Systems Hakmet Ltd./Ltee.

2090 20th Ave.E. Box 576 41 rue du Moulin Owen Sound, ON N4K 5R1 816-421-2005 ext.130 Grenville, QC JOV 1J0 tim.campbell@gallagher.ca 819-242-2400 Booth # 1700 hakmet@hakmet.com Booth # 2213 Gay Lea Foods Co-op 3262 Chemin Rollin Hakmet Ltd./Ltee.

St.Pascal, ON KOA 3N0 41 rue du Moulin 613-618-9039 Grenville, QC JOV 1J0 skavanagh@gayleafoods.com 819-242-2400 Booth # 2120 hakmet@hakmet.com Booth # OD17 General Seed Company Box 3, R.R. 1, 648 Alberton Harco Ag Equipment Rd. S. 5808 Hwy 9, R.R. # 4 Alberton, ON LOR 1A0 Harriston, ON NOG 1Z0 905-648-2101 generalseed519-338-2923 company@gmail.com jakeh@harcoag.ca Booth # 1220 Booth # 625` Genervations Inc. P.O.Box 568, 44 Crawford Cres.

Campbellville, ON LOP 1B0 905-873-8700 ext.110 distribution@genervations.com Booth # 102

Harco Ag Equipment 5808 Hwy 9, R.R. # 4 Harriston, ON NOG 1Z0 519-338-2923 jakeh@harcoag.ca Booth # OD16

Genex Cooperative Inc. 848 Irish Concession Howick, QC JOS 1G0 450-825-1392 nrichardson@crinet.com Booth # 2131

Hardi North America Inc. 1500 West 76th St. Davenport, IA 52806 USA 563-386-1730 dlf@hardi-us.com Booth # 935

GEOShack Canada 15 Grenfell Cres. Unit 7 Ottawa, ON K2G 0G3 613-225-1110 bhobbs@geoshack.ca

Hardi North America Inc. 377 Sovereign Rd. London, ON N6M 1A6 519-659-2771 gbm@hardi.us.com

HJV Equipment R.R.#2, 5900 Cty.Rd.10 Alliston, ON L9R 1V2 705-435-3226 diane@hjvequip.com Booth # 1213 Hoermann ThermoEnergy Inc. 633 Johnston Rd. Arnprior Airport, ON K7S 3G8 416-988-8870 thermoenergy@bell.net Booth # 1225 Homestead Organics 1 Union St., P.O.Box 39 Berwick, ON KOC 1G0 877-984-0480 tom@homesteadorganics.ca Booth # 1103 Horizon Seeds Canada Inc. R.R.#1, 531 Bostwick Rd. Courtland, ON NOJ 1E0 519-842-5538 ang@horizonseeds.ca Booth # 1206 Horst Choring Aids Inc. 1372 Flordale Rd. Elmira, ON N3B 2Z3 519-669-5437 Booth # 3 Horst Welding/Tubeline Mfg. 8082 Rd. 129, R.R. # 3 Listowel, ON N4W 3G8 519-291-4162 kevin@horstwelding.com Booth # 1020

Booth # 1627 International Stock Food Co.Ltd. 69819 London Rd., R.R.# 1 Centralia, ON NOM 1KO 519-228-7102 ext.247 marketing@kenpal.on.ca Booth # 2023

Booth # 615 Kuhn North America, Inc. 1501 West 7th Ave., P.O. Box 167 Brodhead, WI USA 53520 608-897-2131 doug.williams@kuhn.com Booth # 1631

Booth # 1037 Lloyd Cross Sales & Service, Patz 1296 Ritchance Rd. L'Orignal, ON KOB 1K0 613-675-4697 lloydcross@xplornet.com Booth # 801

Investors Group 1730 St. Laurent, Suite 430 Ottawa, ON K1G 5L1 613-742-8018 annm.hill@investorsgroup.com Booth # 2317

Kuhn North America, Inc. 1501 West 7th Ave., P.O. Box 167 Brodhead, WI USA 53520 608-897-2131 doug.williams@kuhn.com Booth # OD19

L'Union des Cultivateurs franco-ontariens 2474 Champlain St. Clarence Creek, ON KOA 1N0 613-488-2929 lpoirier@ucfo.ca Booth # 2407

iSolara Solar Power 30 Capital Dr. Ottawa, ON K2G 0E9 613-738-2646 wabar@isolara.com Booth # 300 Jamesway Farm Equipment 12 Route 249 St.Francois-Xavier-deBrampton, QC JOB 2V0 819-845-7824 ext.207 ralphf@jameswayfarmeq.com Booth # 113 Jay-Lor Fabricating Inc. 0171213 10th Line, R.R. # 2 Orton, ON LON 1N0 519-787-9353 sales@jaylor.com Booth # 1611 JAZZ Solar Solutions 200 Colonnade Rd. Suite 7 Ottawa, ON K2E 7M1 613-288-5299 padma@jazzsolar.com Booth # 4

Industries Renaud Gravel 71 Ch.St-Gabriel St-Cleophas de Brandon, QC JOK 2N0 1-888-299-1746 jc@gingras.ca Booth # OD 7 Interlock Industries Inc. 3 Henry Corson Pl. Markham, ON L3P 3E8 416-302-2945 davebrown1@rogers.com

Kuhn North America, Inc. 14617 14 Mile Road, R.R.4 Denfield, ON NOM 1PO 519-614-2075 peter.vandeborne@kuhn.com Booth # OD19 Kverneland Group Canada Inc. 1200, rue Rocheleau Drummondville, QC J2C 5Y3 819-477-2055 fanny.lajeunesse@kvernelandgroup.com Booth # 421 L & R Shelters Inc. 461 Hyw 5, R.R. # 2 Dundas, ON L9H 5E2 905-627-1101 info@lrshelters.ca Booth # 2031

JB Enterprises 106-965 Inverhouse Dr. Mississauga, ON L5J 4B4 905-823-3005 Booth # 24B

La Coop Federee 9001 boul. l'Acadie, Bureau 200 Montreal, QC H4N 3H7 514-384-6450 ext.3735 mariefrance.lortie@lacoop.coop Booth # 1521

Jean Claude Cayer Enterprises Ltd. 708 Limoges Rd. Limoges, ON KOM 2M0 613-443-2293 paulcayer@jccayer.com Booth # OD6

Lanark Leeds Distributors Ltd. 76 Cornelia St.W., Box 321 Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4T2 613-283-3438 schokki@ripnet.com Booth # 1219

Jerry Cummings Painting Inc. 424 Church St. Russell, ON K4R 1A9 613-445-2982 Booth # 429

Lawrence's Dairy Supply-GEA Westfaliasurge 1760 Hwy # 138 Moose Creek, ON KOC 1W0 613-538-2559 dairy@ontarioeast.net Booth # 2221

Jersey Ontario 9-350 Speedvale Ave. W. Guelph, ON N1H 7M7 519-766-9980 ontario@jerseycanada.com Booth # 2012 Joint Pipelines of Ontario 11200 Weston Rd., Box 790 Maple, ON L6A 1S7 905-832-7333 janice_badgley@transcanada.com Booth # 130 2012 Exhibitors A - J Kane Veterinary Supplies 75 Cowansview Rd. Cambridge, ON N1R 7L2 1-800-361-3232 Program only Booth # 2027

Keenan TMR Mixers 1802 Lockwood Lane Elgin, ON KOG 1E0 Husky Farm Equipment Ltd. R.R. 2, 7440 Wellington Rd. 17 613-284-3238 Alma, ON NOB 1A0 johnferg@superaje.com 519-846-5329 Booth # 2132 walter@huskyfarm.ca Booth # 435 Kelln Solar Box 94, 50 James St. Hyland Seeds Lumsden, SK SOG 3C0 903, Du Castor Rd. 306-731-2224 St. Albert, ON KOA 3C0 donnie@kellnsolar.com 613-761-2184 Booth # 1033 gvezeau@dow.com Booth # 1614 Kongskilde Industries Inc. 710 Wright St. Ideal Pipe Strathroy, ON N7G 3H8 Box 141 519-245-9917 Winchester, ON KOC 2K0 mail@kc.kongskilde.com 613-774-2662 Booth # 1431 idealpipe@magma.ca Booth # 138

Kuhn North America, Inc. 14617 14 Mile Road, R.R.4 Denfield, ON NOM 1PO 519-614-2075 peter.vandeborne@kuhn.com Booth # 1631

Krown Rust Control Systems 35 Magnum Dr. Schomberg, ON LOG 1T0 905-939-8750 cheryl@krown.ca Booth # 128 Kubota Canada Ltd. (Topline Trailer & Equip.)

1226 Cty Rd. 31, Box 940 Winchester, ON KOC 2K0 613-774-0992 scott@toplinetrailers.com

Lawson Products Inc. 50 Priam Way Nepean, ON K2H 8S8 613-820-2733 vic.mcsheffry@rogersirs.com Booth # 208 Leading Edge Equipment Ltd. 404917 Beaconsfield Rd. Burgessville, ON NOJ 1C0 519-424-9112 wayne@leadingedgeequipment.ca Booth # 10, 11, 12 LEMKEN/Distributions D. Palardy 379 Presqu'ile St-Damase, QC JOH 1J0 450-772-5047 dpalardy17@sympatico.ca Booth # 1811 Les Distributions Agri-Co Supply 3145 Hwy. 17, Box 182 L'Orignal, ON KOB 1K0 613-675-1658 Booth # 515 Les Entreprises David Roy 491 Pierre Laporte L'Ange Gardien, QC J8L 0P3 819-986-7047 david.roy837@hotmail.com Booth # 1300 Les Foundations Brisson Inc. C.P.981, 1345 Route 500 West Casselman, ON KOA 1M0 613-764-1530 juliette@foundationsbrisson.com Booth # 1035 Lewis Cattle Oiler Co. Box 414, R.R. # 1 Dashwood, ON NOM 1N0 613-327-4543 darrell@bay.net Booth # 1921 Line-X of Ottawa 621 Limoges Rd., Box 132 Limoges, ON KOA 2M0 613-864-9572 karen@linexofottawa.com

M & P Farm Equipment Ltd. 6656 Cty.Rd. 29,R.R. # 3 Almonte, ON KOA 1A0 613-253-4957 patsy@mpfarm.ca Booth # 2200 MacEwen Agricentre Inc. Box 580, 40 Catherine St. Maxville, ON KOC 1T0 613-527-2175 eric@macewenag.com Booth # 1401 MacEwen Petroleum Inc. P.O. Box 219 Kemptville, ON KOG 1J0 613-258-3343 a.mcevoy@macewen.ca Booth # 1000 Maizex Seeds Inc. 4488 Mint Line, R.R. # 2 Tilbury, ON NOP 2L0 877-682-1720 kim@maizex.com Booth # 1411 Mapleseed 1368 Lapasse Rd. Beachburg, ON KOJ 1C0 613-635-3450 brobinson@pickseed.com Booth # 1416 Marcrest Manufacturing Inc. 45010 Cardiff Rd., RR 1 Ethel, ON NOG 1T0 519-887-9910 paul@balebaron.com Booth # 2124 Marcrest Manufacturing Inc. 45010 Cardiff Rd., RR 1 Ethel, ON NOG 1T0 519-887-9910 paul@balebaron.com Booth # OD13 MarketBook 120 West Harvest Dr. Lincoln, NE USA 68521 402-458-4774 rayne-mclaughlin@sandhills.com Booth # 2515 Masterfeeds 3033 River Rd., East Prescott, ON KOE 1T0 613-925-2878 showe@masterfeeds.com Booth # 2114 McGill University-Macdonald Campus 21111 Lakeshore Rd. Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9 514-398-7818 fmt.macdonald@mcgill.ca Booth # 302 Meal Time Stoves 1206 Hybla Rd., R.R.5 Bancroft, ON KOL 1C0 613-332-2129 ervin.webers@gmail.com Booth # 1032 Megadome (Harnois Industries Inc.) 1044 Principale St.Thomas, QC JOK 3L0 450-756-1041 # 260 gm.vincent@harnois.com Booth # 530 Milo Seeds Inc. 75 chemin de Montreal est Gatineau, QC J8M 1K3 819-986-7829 belanger.bac@videotron.ca Booth # 1621 Ministry of Transportation & OPP 3091 Albion Rd., N., Unit #2 Ottawa, ON K1V 9V9 613-731-1474 ext 114 alison.ducette@ontario.ca Booth # 122 Mohawk Equipment Ltd. P.O. Box 103, 40 Ewart Ave. Brantford, ON N3T 5M3 519-753-3164 mohawkequipment@bellnet.ca Booth # 420 Continued on next page

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Searchable archive at www.agrinews.ca Continued from page B8 Money Concepts/Investia Financial Box 269, 1087 Conc. St., Russell, ON K4R 1E1 613-445-8624 twever@moneyconcepts.ca Booth # 2424 Mueller 1028 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Quarryville, PA 17566 USA 417-872-5715 vleininger@muel.com Booth # 2321

Booth # 2303 Old Fashioned Fudge Inc. 266 Island View Dr.,R.R. # 6, Perth, ON K7H 3C8 613-720-2047 fudgetime@gmail.com Booth # 1123 Ont Blonde d'Aquitaine Assoc.

1050 - 14th Line, R.R. # 5 Sunderland, ON LOC 1H0 905-985-0563 bakerblonds@andrewswireless.net Booth # 2006

Booth # 1703 Ottawa Rental and Supply 106-240 Terence Matthews Cres.

Kanata, ON K2M 2C4 613-270-0733 knicholson@ottawarentalsupply.com Booth # 203 Ottawa Valley Angus Club 2754 Conc. 10-A Drummond, R.R. # 1 Lanark, ON KOG 1K0 613-259-3271 Booth # 2022

Multi Shelter Solutions P.O. Box 1125, 360 King St. Unit 5 Palmerston, ON NOG 2PO 866-838-6729/519-343-2335 info@sheltersolutions.ca Booth # 2005

Ont. Seed Growers' Assoc.

10957 Dr. Miller Dr. Iroquois, ON KOE 1K0 613-652-1016 khardy@xplornet.com Booth # 1230

Murphy's Sales & Service P.O. Box 69,4147 Brinston Rd. Brinston, ON K0E 1C0 613-652-4802 Booth # 2216

Ont. Sheep Marketing Agency 172 Brooke Valley Rd., R.R. 4 Perth, ON K7H 3C6 613-264-0801 cairnfarm@hotmail.com Booth # 2016

National Bank 90 Lafleche Blvd., Box 410 Casselman, ON KOA 1M0 613-764-1724 joyce.chollet@nbc.ca Booth # 206

Ont.Soil & Crop Imp. Assoc.

3550 Larry Robinson Rd. Russell, ON K4R 1E5 613-821-3900 arlene.ross@ontariosoilcrop.org Booth # 2409

Ottawa Valley Harvestore Systems P.O. Box 1490 Kemptville, ON KOG 1J0 613-258-5905 huzenga@ontharvestor.com Booth # 1821

Ontario Farmer Publications 1147 Gainsborough Rd., Box 7400 London, ON N6H 5L5 519-474-5378 cathy.woodhue@sunmedia.ca Booth # 2527

Ottawa Valley Hereford Club 5389 Bowesville Rd. R.R. # 1 Gloucester, ON K1X 1B8 613-822-0884 Booth # 2024

National Farmers Union R. R. # 4 Gananoque, ON K7G 2V6 613-546-0869 dowling@kos.net Booth # 2523 New Care Farms Inc. 11603 Waddell Rd. Iroquois, ON KOE 1K0 613-652-4118 newcare@xplornet.com Booth # 2112 New Holland Canada 3259 route 148 Luskville, QC JOX 2G0 819-455-2723 simon.alary@cnh.com Booth # 633 New Life Mills Ltd. Box 219,252 14th St. Hanover, ON N4N 305 519-364-3263 Booth # 2003 Normand Co. Ltd. 340, Tache St., Box 608 St.Pascal, QC GOL 3Y0 418-492-2712 marc.normand@cienormand.com Booth # 800 Norwood Industries Inc. 1660 Hwy.11N., R.R.2 Kilworthy, ON POE 1G0 800-567-0404 norwood@norwoodindustries.com Booth # 727 Novozymes BioAg 3935 Thatcher Ave. Saskatoon, SK S7R 1A3 1-306-657-8200 cmee@novozymes.com Booth # 1612 Nufarm Agriculture Inc. 330 St. Charles St. E., R.R.1 Breslau, ON NOB 1M0 1-226-821-1275 james.ferrier@ca.nufarm.com Booth # 1513 Nuform Building Technologies Inc. 100 Galcat Dr., Unit 2 Woodbridge, ON L4L 0B9 905-652-0001 ggentile@nuformdirect.com Booth # 105 Nuhn Industries Ltd. Box 160, 4816 Line 34 Sebringville, ON NOK 1X0 519-393-6284 nuhnind@nuhn.ca Booth # 1203 Oegema, Nicholson & Associates 1451 Woodroffe Ave. Nepean, ON K2G 1W1 613-224-1455 joegema-emond@ona.ca Booth # 2415 Old Fashioned Fudge Inc. 266 Island View Dr.,R.R. # 6, Perth, ON K7H 3C8 613-720-2047 fudgetime@gmail.com

Ontario Federation of Agriculture 4597 rue Ste.Catherine St. Isidore, ON KOC 2B0 613-524-2100 michel.bourgon@ofa.on.ca Booth # 2500 Ontario Flag and Pole 119 Carolyn St., R.R.#2 Sutton West, ON LOE 1R0 905-596-0040 bruce.cook2@sympatico.ca Booth # 905 Ontario Institute of Agrologists 108-100 Stone Rd. W. Guelph, ON N1G 5L3 519-826-4226 projectmanager@oia.on.ca Booth # 2505 Ontario Landowners Assoc.

1055 Ramsay Conc. 4!

Carleton Place, ON K7C 3P1 613-253-3741 mrbowes@sympatico.ca Booth # 2503 Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food 1 Stone Rd., W. Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2 1-519-826-3621 david.drury@ontario.ca Booth # 108 Ontario Mutuals Box 3187, 350 Pinebush Rd. Cambridge, ON N3H 4S6 519-622-9220 kprong@omia.com Booth # 2410 Ontario Plowmen's Assoc.

188 Nicklin Rd. Guelph, ON N1H 7L5 519-767-2928 eventadmin@plowingmatch.org Booth # 2423 Organic Meadow Co-operative 24 Sixth Line Bristol, QC JOX 1G0 819-647-6684 wallbridge@organicmeadow.com Booth # 2110

Ottawa Valley Case IH Dealers 2726 Carp Rd. Carp, ON KOA 1A0 613-836-3033 davidp@reisequipment.ca Booth # 301 Ottawa Valley Charolais 1992 Kerr Lane, R.R.# 1 Foresters Falls, ON KOJ 1V0 613-646-2673 Booth # 2000

Ottawa Valley Limousin Club 1463 Waba Rd., RR # 3 Pakenham, ON KOA 2X0 613-624-5405 Booth # 2004 Ottawa Valley Seed Growers 967 Cty.Rd. 29, RR 4 Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4S5 613-283-5971 Booth # 1231 Ottawa Valley Shorthorn Club 8735 Purdy Rd. Ashton, ON KOA 1B0 613-838-4726 Booth # 2026 Ottawa Valley Simmental Club 1466 Conc.9A Drummond, R.R. 6 Perth, ON K7H 3C8 613-267-6314 Booth # 2002 Pathfinder Lubricants 2295 Old Hastings Rd., RR #1 Coe Hill, ON KOL 1PO 613-337-5376 sales@pathfinderlubricants.c om Booth # 126 Patz Corp P.O. Box 7 Pound, WI 54161 Booth # 801 Penergetic Canada 329-5525 West Blvd.

Vancouver, BC V6M 3W6 1-888-737-0907 dpratt@penergetic.ca Booth # 2300 Penta TMR Inc. 4480 Progress Dr., P.O.Box 1630 Petrolia, ON NON 1R0 888-844-7788 mg@pentatmr.com Booth # 325 Peter Chase Enterprises 176 Lyndhurst Rd. Seeleys Bay, ON KOH 2N0 613-387-3186 chaseison07@gmail.com Booth # 1128

Orgaworld Canada Ltd. 5123 Hawthorne Rd. Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y3 613-822-2056 twoolling@rogers.com Booth # 140

Pickseed Canada Inc. Box 304, 1 Greenfield Rd. Lindsay, ON K9V 4S3 705-878-9240 pwight@pickseed.com Booth # 1202

Ottawa Equip. & Hydraulic.

Inc. 2628 Edinburgh Pl. Ottawa, ON K1B 5M1 613-748-9000 mpoiliot@oehinc.com

Pioneer Hi-Bred Ltd. 7398 Queen's Line, Hwy 2 West Chatham, ON N7M 5L1 519-352-6350 ext. 6641 rob.mcfadden@pioneer.com

The AgriNews March, 2012, Page 9B Booth # 1517 Poettinger Canada Inc. 650, Route 112 St.Cesaire, QC JOL 1T0 450-469-5594 marienoel.leduc@poettinger.ca Booth # 1012 Port of Prescott P.O. Box 520, 3035 Cty.Rd. 2 Prescott, ON KOE 1T0 613-925-4228 ext. 103 dalleyr@portofprescott.com Booth # 1524 Pride Seeds P.O. Box 1088 Chatham, ON N7M 5L6 519-354-3210 ext. 221 pwakely@prideseed.com Booth # 1107 Princess Auto Ltd. 1111 Ages Dr. Ottawa, ON K1G 6L3 613-247-1651 ottawa.hydraulics@princessauto.com Booth # 1029 Professional Investments 4 John St., Box 219 Delta, ON KOE 1G0 613-928-2784 ffrench100@sympatico.ca Booth # 2414 Protekta Inc. 457 Campbell St., Box 190 Lucknow, ON NOG 2H0 519-528-5888 protekta@protekta.ca Booth # 2013 Quality Seeds Ltd. 368 Little Creek Rd., R.R.#3 Napanee, ON K7R 3K8 613-532-0850 doug@qualityseeds.ca Booth # 1205 Quebec Farmers' Assoc.

555 Boul. Roland Therrien, Office 255 Longueuil, QC J4H 4E7 450-679-0540 qfa@upa.qc.ca Booth # 2501 R.D. Legault Seeds Ltd. 1614 Rte.900 West St.Albert, ON KOA 3C0 613-987-5494 rdlegault@xplornet.com Booth # 1408 Rare Breeds Can., East.Ont. Chapter 46 Farnham Cres.

Ottawa, ON K1K 0G5 613-745-5786 Booth # 2010 RBC Insurance 40 Hines Rd., Suite 400 Ottawa, ON K2K 2M5 613-282-0900 marc.jonhston@rbc.com Booth # 2422 RBC Royal Bank 6683 Fourth Line Rd., Box 40 North Gower, ON KOA 2T0 613-489-3015 elaine.lefebvre@rbc.com Booth # 2325 Redwood Metal Works/Embro Farm Systems Inc. 375066 Line 37, RR 4 Embro, ON NOJ 1J0 519-423-9595 mail@embrofarm.com Booth # 1028 Reis Equip.Centre 2726 Carp Rd. Carp, ON KOA 1L0 613-836-3033 davidp@reisequipment.ca Booth # 221 Reis Equip.Centre 2726 Carp Rd. Carp, ON KOA 1L0 613-836-3033 davidp@reisequipment.ca Booth # OD18

Booth # 1905 Robert H. Laning & Sons Ltd. 289 Leamon St.S., Box 940 Waterford, ON NOE 1Y0 519-443-8601 rob@laning.ca Booth # 1709 Rostech Electronics 346 Isabey Rd. St.Laurent, QC H4T 1W1 800-361-8080 sean@rostech.com Booth # 2009 Rutters Elevators a Division of 2283001 Ont.Inc. 3061 Cty. Rd. 11 Chesterville, ON KOC 1H0 613-448-2153 catherine@rutterselevator.com Booth # 533 Salford Farm Machinery 364018 McBeth Rd. Salford, ON NOJ 1W0 519-485-1293 henk@salfordmachine.com Booth # 1713 Sangers Silo 1255 Unity Rd. Glenburnie, ON KOH 1S0 613-561-1802 robsangers@me.com Booth # 632 Saturn Power Inc. 100 Mill St., Unit F, Box 6087 New Hamburg, ON N3A 2K6 519-804-9163 jeff@saturnpower.ca Booth # 1132 Scotiabank Box 100, 55 Main St. E. Vankleek Hill, ON KOB 1R0 613-678-3555 maureena.murphy@scotiabank.com Booth # 2413 ScotiaMcLeod/LNT Group 1002 Sherbrooke W., Suite 1220 Montreal, QC 866-581-8598 Intgroup@scotiamcleod.com Booth # 109 SeCan 374151 Foldens Line, R.R. 5 Ingersoll, ON N5C 3J8 519-423-6435 mharry@secan.com Booth # 1131 Secco Plastic Inc. 4040, Casavant Ouest St.Hyacinthe, QC J2S 8E3 450-771-0777 scloutier@ventilationsecco.com Booth # 2201 Select Sires Canada Inc. P.O. Box 489 Kemptville, ON KOG 1J0 613-258-3800 brendat@magma.ca Booth # 1911 Semences Prograin Inc. 145 bas de la Riviere N. St. Cesaire, QC JOL 1T0 450-469-5744 michelle.desmarais@prograin.qc.ca Booth # 1311 Sevita International 11451 Cameron Rd. Inkerman, ON KOE 1J0 613-989-3000 michaels@hendrickagrifoods.com Booth # 1317 SG Ceresco Inc. 166 ch. Grande Ligne Saint-Urbain Premier, QC JOS 1Y0 450-427-3831 jlevesque@sgceresco.com Booth # 1321 Shepherd's Choice 1571 Centre Line, R.R.# 2 Norwood, ON KOL 2V0 705-696-1491 john.steele@nexicom.net Booth # 1018

Richardson International Ltd. 1239 Ch. du Golf Clarence Creek, ON KOA 1N0 613-488-9793 yves.gadouas@richardson.ca Booth # 1115

Shur-Gain 4780 rue Martineau St.-Hyacinthe, QC J2R 1V1 450-799-5011 ext.2230 josee.lemieux@nutreco.ca Booth # 1509

Ritchie Feed & Seed Inc. 1390 WindMill Lane Ottawa, ON K1B 4V5 613-741-4430 g_mckenna@ritchiefeed.com

Sign It Signs & Design 18899 South Branch Rd. Williamstown, ON KOC 2J0 613-931-9471 robbie@signit-signs.com

Booth # 2507 Silo J-m Lambert Inc./Equipement Lambert Inc. 4250 Vachon Drummondville, QC J2B 6V4 819-474-8620 ventesilo@cgocable.ca Booth # OD8 Sinto Inc. 3750 14th Ave. St. Georges, QC G5Y 8E3 418-227-6442 sinto@sinto.ca Booth # 2 SMB Mfg. Inc. Box 23, 6376 Yatton Side Rd. 18 Wallenstein, ON NOB 2S0 519-669-1537 john@smbmfg.com Booth # 2235 Smellink Realty Inc. 10759 Irena Rd. Iroquois, ON KOE 1K0 613-652-9010 msmellink@gmail.com Booth # 2426 Solar Logix 830 Industrial Ave., Unit 11 Ottawa, ON K1G 4B8 613-747-8888 jerome.castonguay@solarlogix.ca Booth # 1723 South Nation Conservation Authority 38 Victoria, P.O.Box 29 Finch, ON KOC 1K0 613-984-2948 x 308 acoleman@ation.on.ca Booth # 2504 St.Lawrence Beans - Div. of Agrocentre Belcan 180 Montee Ste-Marie Ste-Marthe, QC JOP 1W0 519-563-9351 pmattsson@slbeans.com Booth # 1526 Steelwood Truss Co. Ltd. R. R. # 1 Simcoe, ON N3Y 4J9 519-582-3081 bend@decloetgreenhouse.co m Booth # 1218 Stubbe's Precast 30 Muir Line, R.R. # 2 Harley, ON NOE 1E0 519-424-2183 kirk@stubbesprecast.com Booth # 1305 Summit Seeds Inc. 2109 Cty.Rd. #20 Oxford Station, ON KOG 1T0 613-258-1653 sgardner@harvex.com Booth # 1406 Sun-North Systems Ltd. 92 Railway St., P.O.Box 668 Seaforth, ON NOK 1W0 519-527-2470 ext.222 cvanneste@sunnorth.com Booth # 2111

The Co-Operators Insurance 100 Madawaska Blvd.

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Ottawa Valley Seed Growers’ Association Board of Directors 2011 - 2012 Officers: Past Pres.: Jim Arbuckle, 7645 Lawrence St., Box 295, Vernon, ON KOA 3J0 (821-2828) President: Bruce Hudson, 2831 Upper Dwyre Hill Rd., R. R. # 1, Kinburn, ON KOA 2H0 (839-2346) 1st Vice: John Roosendaal, R. R. # 2, Mountain, ON KOE 1S0 (774-3351) 2nd Vice: Cecil Cass, 1317 Cassburn Rd., L’Orignal, ON KOB 1K0 (675-2367) Gen. Man.: Tom Van Dusen, Box 716, Russell, ON K4R 1E8 (445-3407) Sec./Treas.: Mary M. Joynt, 967 Hwy 29, R. R. # 4, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4S5 (283-5971) Directors: Donald Cochran, R. R. # 1, Almonte, ON, KOA 1A0 (256-1029) Robert Dick, R. R. # 1, Douglas, ON KOA 1T0 (649-2252) Dan Egan, 7 Gilpin Line, Bristol, QC, JOX 1G0 (819-647-5563) John W. Joynt, 967 Hwy 29, R. R. # 4, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4S5 (283-4730) Keith Matthie, R. R. # 2, Brockville, ON K6V 5T2 (926-5834) John Posthumus, 1059 Hwy 95, RR # 3, Wolfe Island, ON KOH 2Y0 (385-2217) Yvon Proulx, 2350 Wilhaven Dr., Cumberland, ON K4C 1M6 (833-2990) Marc Saumure, 18 Lamoureux St. P.O.Box 89, St.Isidore, ON KOC 2B0 (913-2653) Jeff Waldroff, 15535 Waldroff Rd., Newington, ON KOC 1YO (346-5472) Directors at Large: David Blair, R. R. # 4, Pakenham, ON KOA 2X0 (256-3858) Barry Dean, 4847 MacHardy, R.R. # 1, Arnprior, ON K7S 3G7 (623-0113) Robert Dessaint, 2800 Colonial Rd., P.O.Box 98, Sarsfield, ON KOA 3E0 (835-2608) Walter Foster, 3285 Eagleson Rd., R. R. # 3, Richmond, ON KOA 2Z0 (838-5518) Burt Grundy, 2932 Mackey Rd., R.R. # 2, North Gower, ON KOA 2T0 (489-3136) Kathy Hardy, 10957 Dr. Miller Dr., Iroquois, ON KOE 1K0 (652-1016) Brian Hudson, 4099 Panmure Rd., R. R. # 1, Kinburn, ON KOA 2H0 (839-5564) Barb Keith, 1790 Upper 4th Conc., R.R. # 7, Perth, ON K7H 3C9

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CE Centre officially opened

From left, Gloucester-Southgate Councillor Diane Deans, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and CE Centre President Kevin McCrann unveiled the official opening plaque for the CE Centre in front of a large turnout on Feb. 28. The 100,000 sq. ft. facility is set to host the 2012 Ottawa Valley Farm Show on March 13-15.

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Ottawa Valley Farm Show General Manager, Tom Van Dusen, left, and OVSGA President Bruce Hudson, were two of the many people on hand for the official grand opening of the CE Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 28. The new facility has already hosted some events and will be the 2012 home of the Farm Show, the largest to date at the centre, with reconstruction soon to start at Lansdowne.

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To qualify for this prestigious recognition, Inductees must have demonstrated visionary leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship in the advancement of agriculture in Ontario. They will have left a lasting legacy for the benefit of future generations.

Inductees for 2012 are: Joe Hudson, Lyn: Joe Hudson is the President of Burnbrae Farms which has grown into Canada’s largest integrated producer and marketer of eggs and egg products. Since the company began from humble beginnings more than 50 years

John and Marion Newman of North Gower.

Joe Hudson of Lyn. ago, it has achieved many amazing milestones and is a thriving participant in Canadian agribusiness, selling eggs and egg products to major grocery chains, food service operations and large bakery customers throughout Canada and the U.S. It is a true Ontario and

Canadian agribusiness success story and Burnbrae continues to be privately owned and operated by the Hudson family.

In 1952, Burnbrae’s first laying barn is built in Lyn, Ontario and four years later lands its first large grocery store chain account, Steinberg’s in Montreal. By

1973, Burnbrae enters the further processing market, establishing a plant in Lyn to break, pasteurize and package eggs for the bakery, hotel, restaurant and industrial trade. The company continues to grow and buy other egg related businesses and by 1992 the lay-

ing barns in Lyn are connected by an inline system featuring a conveyor belt carrying eggs from the barns to the grading station.

By 1995, the company is a leading supplier in the food service industry, providing a superior extended shelf life product used by fast

food giant, McDonalds in its breakfast menu. In 1996, Burnbrae Farms launches Naturegg Omega 3 eggs after working for years with the University of Guelph.

That same year, Burnbrae expands west and now conducts egg business in every province, and is the only company to achieve vertical integration nationwide.

Burnbrae Farms continues to develop creative valueadded egg products such as its Break Free line of cholesterol reduced liquid egg products; cooked egg products including skillet omelets and hard boiled eggs; and Naturegg Omega Pro shell eggs with omega 3 and lutein.

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Searchable archive at www.agrinews.ca Continued from page 16B Canadian beef industry and the Canadian Food Service John Newman became a Industry. key spokesperson for Clearly, Burnbrae Farms Ontario beef. He became has been a major influence the Chair of the Beef in the Canadian egg indusInformation Centre at this try, and Joe has been instru- crucial time, and his leadermental in helping to plan ship over the next four and guide its direction. He years in beef promotion and served for 31 years as a marketing helped to mainDirector of the Ontario Egg tain Canadian consumer Producers and he and his confidence in beef. In fact, family and employees are Canada was the only counactive in virtually all the try in the world which actusignificant industry organially increased beef conzations. He has consistently sumption during the BSE supported eggrelated period. research at the University Known and respected for of Guelph and Mr. Hudson his ability to be an effective serves as the Chair of the spokesperson on behalf of HudsonBurnbrae beef producers across Foundation, established in Ontario and Canada, John the early 1970’s to provide continued in a leadership financial support to educarole in a variety of ways. In tion and other charitable 2000, he became a foundcauses in Eastern Ontario. ing director of the Canadian Joe Hudson and his fam- Cattle Identification Agency ily have developed a truly responsible for developing remarkable Ontarioa cattle identification proCanadian agribusiness, and gram. John was firm in he is rightfully recognized addressing the resistance of by the Ontario Agricultural some producers to ear tag Hall of Fame for his leader- identification and he spoke ship, vision and contributo groups across the countion to agriculture. try so that they would Joe Hudson is sponsored understand the importance by the Egg Farmers of of identification to animal Ontario. health and market access.

John Hamilton Newman, He also joined the Board North Gower: of the Beef Information John Newman made a Centre, becoming Chair in major mark on the Ontario 2005, and the same year and Canadian beef industry began as an executive memover the course of several ber of the Canadian decades. He began this Cattlemen’s Association, odyssey with the purchase becoming a lead spokesperof Jomar Farms with his son for the Canadian Beef wife, Marion, in 1966. The Industry. In 2009, John farm began finishing beef Newman was appointed by and later became a cow calf the CCA to the Canada operation, with the Beef Working Group to Newmans becoming recogexamine the feasibility of nized for excellent pasture consolidating the three beef management, record keepmarketing and promotion ing and the hybrid vigour organizations. In 2011, this of their herd. Both work resulted in the amalKemptville College and the gamation of the Beef University of Guelph used Information Centre, the the farm as a teaching tool Canadian Beef Export for students, and it was rec- Federation and the National ognized with Master Feed Checkoff Agency, now awards for top stocker qual- known as Canada Beef Inc., ity and an OSCIA certifiresponsible for national cate for soil management beef marketing, promotion and crop production. and research.

Even while developing These and other initiahis farm business, John tives undertaken by John Newman also used his man- Newman on behalf of agement and communicaOntario’s and Canada’s tion skills on behalf of the beef industry, point to a larger beef industry. He man whose strong leaderserved 12 years on the ship has been instrumental Ontario Cattlemen’s in developing a highly proAssociation Board, and was ductive and sustainable beef integral to the process of sector, marketing an excelrestructuring the organizalent product to both tion and implementing its Canadian and international new strategic plan designed consumers. to make the OCA a driver John Newman is an outfor excellence, sustainabili- standing inductee into the ty and profitability in the Ontario Agricultural Hall of beef industry in Ontario. In Fame.

2003 the BSE crisis hit the John Newman is spon-

The AgriNews March, 2012, Page 17B sored by the Ottawa Cattlemen’s Association.

Charles E. Broadwell, London, (1931 – 2007), sponsored by the Ontario Bean Producers’ Marketing Board Charles Augustine Diemer, Woodslee, sponsored by Gay Lea Foods Cooperative Ltd., and John E. Janzen, St. Catharines, sponsored by the Chicken Farmers of Ontario.

“These individuals are outstanding additions to the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame. They have made profound contributions to the advancement of agriculture and the quality of rural life.

As innovators, entrepreneurs, authors and foremost

as generous and compassionate leaders who dedicated their lives to the benefit of agriculture and communities far beyond their own farm gate, they have earned the right to join the 191 members currently in the Hall of Fame Gallery”, says Peter Twynstra, President of the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association.

The Induction Ceremony will be held at Country Heritage Park on Sunday June 10, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. in the Gambrel Barn. The public is invited to join the celebration. Tickets are $25 each and can be obtained by calling the Association office at 905-878-8151.

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New management for better service

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INCHESTER – GREENTECH AG & TURF IS NOW A PART OF THE JLD GROUP, A NETWORK OF JOHN DEERE DEALER PROFESSIONALS OFFERING QUALITY PRODUCTS, PERSONALIZED SERVICE AND OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. WORKING WITH THE JLD GROUP, GREENTECH AG & TURF CAN NOW PROVIDE A HIGHER STANDARD OF SERVICE AND GAIN ACCESS TO A BIGGER PARTS AND EQUIPMENT INVENTORY.

Plus, each of their three locations is being greatly improved—their employees are getting superior training and they’re updating their product selection. They’ve even built a brand new store. The Curran location will be moved to St. Isidore (next to exit 51 on Highway 417) and will feature the latest John Deere equipment and technology.

“At JLD, we’re always striving to find ways to improve customer satisfaction, and JLD Group’s management provides us with the best opportunity to better serve our customers. We’re excited to have GreenTech Ag and Turf as a part of the JLD Group and look forward to many years of successfully serving our customers,” Frederic Latreille, President.

The JLD Group was founded in 1972 in Mirabel, QC by Jean-Yves and Daniel Dion. The company now has 7 established dealerships across Québec and Eastern Ontario to offer customers the best quality service.

“We’re your Number One agricultural equipment specialists and can also provide you with everything you need for snow removal, lawn care, commercial and worksite equipment,” says Green Tech’s Ron Barr.

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INCHESTER – GREEN TECH AG & TURF FAIT MAINTENANT PARTIE DU GROUPE JLD, UN RÉSEAU DE CONCESSIONNAIRES JOHN DEERE PROFESSIONNELS RECONNUS POUR LEURS PRODUITS DE QUALITÉ, LEUR SERVICE PERSONNALISÉ ET LEURS CLIENTS EXTRÊMEMENT SATISFAITS. GRÂCE À CETTE COLLABORATION AVEC LE GROUPE JLD, GREEN TECH AG & TURF PEUT MAINTENANT OFFRIR UN SERVICE DE QUALITÉ SUPÉRIEURE ET AURA ACCÈS À DE PLUS VASTES STOCKS DE PIÈCES ET D’ÉQUIPEMENT.

De plus, chacun des trois magasins s’améliore beaucoup : les employés reçoivent une formation plus poussée, et la gamme des produits offerts est actualisée. On a même construit un tout nouveau magasin. En effet, le magasin de Curran déménagera à St. Isidore, en Ontario (près de la sortie 51 de l’autoroute 417), où il offrira les plus récents

équipements et technologies John Deere. « Chez JLD, nous recherchons constamment des manières d’accroître la satisfaction de notre clientèle, et c’est grâce à la gestion du groupe que nous pouvons mieux servir nos clients. Nous sommes très fiers que Green Tech Ag & Turf se joigne au Groupe JLD. Nous pourrons ainsi continuer pendant encore longtemps de bien servir notre clientèle », a déclaré le président, Frédéric Latreille.

Le Groupe JLD a été fondé en 1972 à Mirabel, au Québec, par Jean-Yves et Daniel Dion. L’entreprise regroupe maintenant sept concessionnaires établis au Québec et dans l’est de l’Ontario pour offrir à sa clientèle le meilleur service qui soit.

Ce sont les plus grands spécialistes de l’équipement agricole, mais ils peuvent aussi vous offrir tout ce qu’il vous faut pour le déneigement, l’entretien de la pelouse, le commerce et la construction.

Positive indicators for farm income

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TTAWA – TWO NEW REPORTS POINT TO ANOTHER PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR FARMERS IN 2011 AND A POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR 2012. THE POSITIVE ECONOMIC NEWS IS CONTAINED IN REPORTS RELEASED TODAY BY AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA (AAFC).

“In 2011, Canada benefited from another strong economic performance by the agricultural industry,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “And the results of our forecasts for 2012 are even better than expected. Continued high prices in crop and livestock markets are predicted, meaning that prospects for Canadian farmers look solid in the year ahead.”

Together, the Farm Income Forecast for 2011 and 2012 and the Medium Term Outlook provide an overview of the sector and give producers, stakehold-

ers and governments a benchmark as they plan for the years to come.

The average net operating income for farms in 2011 is expected to reach record levels of just over $65,000, and net cash income at the sector level is forecast to rise 24 per cent to $11.7 billion, surpassing last year’s record high of $9.5 billion. Despite difficult growing conditions last year in parts of the country, and higher operating expenses driven by fertilizer, fuel and feed costs, 2011 saw an increase in overall farm income levels due to higher prices for hogs, grains and oilseeds.

Disaster assistance and production insurance payments to Prairie farmers dealing with a second year of excess moisture also contributed to income levels.

Preliminary forecasts for 2012 promise another good year for the agricultural sector, though farm

incomes are expected to drop slightly from record highs in 2011, based on the assumption that the year will see lower program payments and modest increases in expenses, despite projections of continuing high market prices.

Global markets will continue to play an important role for Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector.

The Medium Term Outlook for the 2011-2021 period is characterized by high international grain and oilseed prices compared to the pre2006 period, something that analysts expect will lead farmers to increase their production of these crops.

The Outlook points to modest improvements for the red-meat industry, as prices have been rising since 2010 after many difficult years. Supply-managed commodities are also projected to register continued stable growth, according to this year’s projections.

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Innovation the watchword for Québec syrup producers

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ONTREAL - AS IT GEARS UP FOR THE APPROACHING 2012 HARVEST, THE FEDERATION OF QUÉBEC MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS HAS BEEN INVESTING IN DEVELOPING RELIABLE, STATE-OF-THEART TOOLS THAT USE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO

GUARANTEE THE QUALITY AND AUTHENTICITY OF MAPLE SYRUP DURING THE GRADING PROCESS.

One of these new tools is an electronic tongue that uses optical spectroscopy to analyze a sample of maple syrup.

This “SpectreAcer” is being developed in cooperation with Centre Acer and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

With the recent good news about maple in the health columns, made possible through significant investment and innovation efforts by maple producers, more and more people worldwide have been turned on to maple products. To prevent consumers from being duped by sellers looking to boost their profits with a counterfeit

product, this tool has shown strong potential in detecting flavour defects, adulteration and presence of foreign sugars in

houses. This new tool will provide an efficient, reliable, affordable and user-friendly way to analyze multiple characteristics of syrup at the same time. In 2012, we are devoting resources to test two of these devices and hope to develop fifteen of them next year—one for each team of syrup inspectors. We intend to continue improving them and using them across our industry, putting Québec products far ahead of

Electronic ‘tongue’ being used to bust counterfeiters maple syrup and sap, with 98 per cent accuracy.

“In good years and bad, some 200,000 barrels are graded and inspected by 15 teams who travel to Federation and buyers’ ware-

their competitors in terms of quality control. In addition, a draft regulation for controlling maple syrup quality in the retail market will soon be in the works, as maple producers have requested

from the FPAQ. Authorized maple syrup buyers here and abroad who buy barrels of syrup must be assured the Québec product is pure. We will be the only ones who can prove this” says Serge Beaulieu, FPAQ president.

Québec law requires every single barrel of maple syrup produced in the province to be graded and inspected. This does not cover maple syrup sold in small formats, though. To be sure they are buying 100% pure maple syrup, consumers must read the label and the ingredient list.

Coming soon The International Maple Syrup Institute (IMSI), a forum for stakeholders in the North American maple industry, has developed a proposal for aligning international maple syrup grading standards.

The Federation participated in these discussions and agrees with the consensus.

The prime advantage of this proposal is that it requires maple syrup be graded, ensuring syrups with off-flavours are not bottled.

This requirement, among others, already exists for bulk maple syrup in Québec. The majority of producers here is already on the leading edge in terms of quality control. This proposal will have very little impact on them. Most producers in other provinces or states do not have the same history of quality control and will have to adapt to these quality standards.

About the FPAQ The Federation of Québec Maple Syrup Producers was founded in 1966 with the mission of defending and promoting the economic, social and moral interests of its 7,400 maple businesses.

These men and women are working together to collectively market their products. The quality of their work and their products has made Québec the producer of close to 80 per cent of today’s global maple syrup output.

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2011 OVFS Pedigreed Seed Show results O NE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO EXHIBITORS SHOWED 462 ENTRIES IN THE 2011 OTTAWA VALLEY FARM SHOW’S PEDIGREED SEED SHOW. THE NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS WAS THE SAME AS IN 2010 ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A SLIGHT DIP IN THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES, DOWN FROM 482 SHOWN THAT YEAR. LAST YEAR’S SHOW ALSO FEATURED THE RETURN OF THE 4-H JUDGIGN COMPETITION, ORGANIZED BY DIRECTOR BARRY DEAN, TO HELP ENSURE THAT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SUPPLY OF QUALIFIED JUDGES FOR COMPETITIONS LIKE THE OVFS’S.

The following are the top three finishers in each class: PEDIGREED CLASSES CLASS 2 BARLEY - 6 ROWED 1. Cochran Seeds, Almonte, ON (Oceanic) Lanark 2. Cochran Seeds, Almonte, ON (Chapais) Lanark 3. Larry Reaburn, Westmeath, ON, (Chapais) Renfrew CLASS 4 SPRING WHEAT 1. Cochran Seeds, Almonte, ON (Wilkin) Lanark 2. Cochran Seeds, Almonte, ON (Sable) Lanark CLASS 8 SOYBEANS 1. Cochran Seeds Almonte, ON (5A090 RR2) Lanark 1. Cochran Seeds, Almonte, ON (5A130RR2) Lanark 2. Cochran Seeds, Almonte, ON (2606RR) Lanark FIELD CROP CLASSES CLASS 12 OATS 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 2. Ray Halpenny, Almonte, ON Lanark 3. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON Dundas CLASS 14 BARLEY 2 ROW 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 2. Ray Halpenny, Almonte, O, Lanark 3. Wenallt Holsteins,Crysler, ON Stormont CLASS 15 BARLEY 6 ROW 1. Andrew Allen, Perth, ON Lanark

2. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 3. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON Dundas CLASS 16 SPRING WHEAT 1. Wenallt Holsteins, Crysler, ON Stormont 2. David Reid, Renfrew, ON Renfrew 3. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON Dundas CLASS 18 HARD WINTER WHEAT 1. Bruce & Brian Hudson, Kinburn, ON Carleton 2. Barclay Dick & Son Farm Supply, Douglas ON Renfrew 3. John Vanderspank, Lanark, ON Lanark CLASS 19 SUNFLOWERS 1. David Reid, Renfrew, ON Renfrew 2. Barclay Dick & Son Farm Supply, Douglas, ON Renfrew CLASS 23 FORAGE PEAS 1. David Reid, Renfrew, ON Renfrew 2. Barclay Dick & Son Farm Supply, Douglas, ON Renfrew CLASS 24 SOYBEANS 1. Lilliville Farms, Mountain, ON Dundas 2. Scott Jackson, Gananoque, ON Leeds 3. T & H Haerle Farms, St. Isidore, ON Prescott CLASS 25 WHITE FIELD BEANS 1. Lilliville Farms, Mountain, ON Dundas 2. Bruce & Brian Hudson, Kinburn, ON Carleton CLASS 26 COLOURED FIELD BEANS 1, Lilliville Farms, Mountain, ON Dundas 2. Wenallt Holsteins, Crysler, ON Stormont 3. Bruce & Brian Hudson, Kinburn, ON Carleton CLASS 27 CANOLA 1. Larry Reaburn, Westmeath, ON Renfrew 2. Barclay Dick & Son Farm Supply, Douglas, ON Renfrew CLASS 28 RED CLOVER 1. Bruce & Brian Hudson, Kinburn, ON Carleton 2. Jim Tims, Almonte, ON Lanark 3. David Reid, Renfrew, ON Renfrew

CLASS 30 TIMOTHY 1. Wilsonia Farm, Murray Wilson, Fournier, ON Prescott 2. Jim Murphy, Kinburn, ON Carleton 3. David Reid, Renfrew, ON Renfrew CLASS 32 FIRST CUT ALFALFA (85% or more alfalfa) 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 2. Ferme D.D. Gascon & Fils, Sarsfield, ON Russell 3. Mellenmar Farms, Seeleys Bay, ON Frontenac CLASS 33 FIRST CUT LEGUME OTHER THAN ALFALFA 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 2. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON Dundas 3. Ferme D.D. Gascon & Fils, Sarsfield, ON Russell CLASS 34 FIRST CUT LEGUME AND GRASS 1. Dwyre Farms, Elgin, ON Leeds 2. Ferme Delasept, St. Albert, ON Russell 3. Wenallt Holsteins, Crysler, ON Stormont CLASS 35 FIRST CUT GRASS (85% or more grass) 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 2. Glaudale Farms, Berwick, ON Stormont 3. Scott Jackson, Gananoque, ON Leeds CLASS 36 SECOND CUT ALFALFA OR OTHER LEGUME (85% or more legume) 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 2. Ferme D.D. Gascon & Fils, Sarsfield, ON Russell 3. Glaudale Farms, Berwick, ON Stormont CLASS 37 SECOND CUT MIXED LEGUME AND GRASS (80% & 20% either way) 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 2. Jim Tims, Almonte, ON Lanark 3. Ray Halpenny, Almonte, ON Lanark CLASS 38 LARGE SQUARE OR ROUND BALE HAY - 1ST cut 1. Normand & Denis Leger, St. Isidore, ON Prescott 2. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON Dundas Continued on page 21B

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Searchable archive at www.agrinews.ca Continued from page 20B Brinston, ON Dundas 3. Bernard Grady, 2. Francis Henderson, Crysler, ON Stormont Brinston, ON Dundas CLASS 39 LARGE 3. T & H Haerle Farms, SQUARE OR ROUND St. Isidore, ON Prescott BALE HAY - 2ND CUT CLASS 43 CORN 1. Kirk Young, Arnprior, SILAGE ON Renfrew 1. Ferme Delasept, St. 2. Ferme D.D.Gascon et Albert, ON Russell Fils, Sarsfield, ON Russell 2. Tibben Farms Inc., 3. Glaudale Farms, Brinston, ON Dundas Berwick, ON Stormont 3. Wilsonia Farm, CLASS 40 HAYLAGE Murray Wilson, Fournier, 1. Glaudale Farms, ON Prescott Berwick, ON Stormont CLASS 44 GRAIN 2. Raymond Shannon, CORN Inverary, ON Frontenac 1. Bruce & Brian 3. Glen Peever, Cobden, Hudson, Kinburn, ON ON Renfrew Carleton CLASS 41 A BALED 2. Tibben Farms Inc., HALAGE 1st CUT Brinston, ON Dundas 1. Ferme Des 4 3. Wenallt Holsteins, Guindon, Hammond, ON Crysler, ON Stormont Russell CLASS 45 SHELLED 2. T & H Haerle Farms, CORN St. Isidore, ON Prescott 1. Tibben Farms Inc., 3. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON Dundas Brinston, ON Dundas 2. Lilliville Farms, CLASS 41 B BALED Mountain, ON Dundas HALAGE 2nd CUT 3. Raymond Shannon, 1. Francis Henderson, Inverary, ON Frontenac Brinston, ON Dundas CLASS 46 POTATOES 2. Wintergreen Farms, Early 20 tubers, table South Mountain, ON stock Dundas 1. Gary Gordon, 3. T & H Haerle Farms, Inverary, ON Frontenac St. Isidore, ON Prescott 2. Bruce & Brian CLASS 42 OAT AND/OR Hudson, Kinburn, ON BARLEY SILAGE Carleton 1. Westergreen Farms, 3. Bruce & Brian

Hudson, Kinburn, On Carleton CLASS 47 SPECIAL SHELLED CORN BIN CLASS 1. Scott Jackson, Gananoque, ON Leeds 2. Bruce & Brian Hudson, Kinburn, ON Carleton 3. Arden & Rhonda Schneckenburger, Morrisburg, ON Dundas CLASS 49 HAY QUALITY COMPETITION 1. Jim Tims, Almonte, ON Lanark 2. Ferme Bruyere et Fils, Embrun, ON Russell 3. Bill Berry, Seeleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay, ON Frontenac CLASS 50A SPECIAL EXPORT HAY 1ST CUT 1. Normand & Denis Leger, St. Isidore, ON Prescott 2. JA-AR Farms, Beachburg, ON Renfrew 3. David Reid, Renfrew, ON Renfrew CLASS 50B SPECIAL EXPORT HAY 2ND CUT 1. Nandale Farms, Pakenham, ON Lanark 2. Schultz Farms, Douglas, ON Renfrew 3. Ferme D.D. Gascon & Fils, Sarsfield, ON Russell

4-H CLUB CLASSES CLASS 51 POTATOES 1. Isaac Cousens, Kinburn, ON Carleton 2. Andrew Hudson, Kinburn, ON Carleton 3. Morgan Findlay, Fitzroy Harbour, ON Carleton CLASS 52 OATS 4. Ben Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 5. Lindsay Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac CLASS 53 BARLEY 2 ROW 1. Lindsay Gordon,Inverary, ON Frontenac 2. Ben Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac CLASS 54 BARLEY 6 ROW 1. Lindsay Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 2. Ben Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 3. Katie Eastman, Kinburn, ON Carleton CLASS 55 SPRING WHEAT 1. Tyler Devlin, Ashton, ON Carleton 2. Kerin Hudson, Kinburn, ON Carleton 3. Daniel Lillico, Mountain, ON Dundas CLASS 56 WINTER WHEAT 1. Dana Hudson,

The AgriNews March, 2012, Page 21B Kinburn, ON Mountain, ON Dundas CLASS 57 SOYBEANS 3. Hilary Voith, 1. Michael Sullivan, Battersea, ON Frontenaca Kinburn, ON Carleton Sr. 1. Daniel Lillico, 2. Daniel Lillico, Mountain, ON Dundas Mountain, ON Dundas Sr. 2. Matthew Welch, 3. Garrett McDiarmid, Lyndhurst, ON Leeds Osgoode, ON Carlelton Sr. 3. Jennifer Clement, CLASS 58 GRAIN CORN Joyceville, ON Frontenac 1. Allison Hudson, CLASS 63 A â&#x20AC;&#x153;MEâ&#x20AC;?

Kinburn, ON Carleton POSTER 2. Ted Cousens, Jr. 1. Amanda Irwin, Kinburn, ON Carleton Brockville, ON Leeds 3. Victoria Eastman, Jr. 2. Sheldon Shane, Kinburn, ON Carleton Lyn, ON Leeds CLASS 59 BEST SHEAF Jr. 3. Aimee VanLoon, OF CEREAL GRAIN Berwick, ON Stormont 1. Derek Lillico, Sr. 1. Crystal Vogel, Mountain, ON Dundas Apple Hill, ON Glengarry CLASS 60 4-H COUNTY Sr. 2. Charlie Lameront, EXHIBIT - Open to any Lyndhurst, ON Leeds 4-H club Sr. 3. Leslie Welch, 1. Sarsfield 4-H Club, Lyndhurst, ON Leeds Russell CLASS 64 POSTER OF 2. Audrey Guyonnet, PHOTOGRAPHY Brockville, ON Leeds 1. Melanie Martin, 3. Ali Grier, Harrington, ON Frontenac Mallorytown, ON Leeds 2. Jennifer Clement, CLASS 61 4-H MEMBER Joyceville, ON Frontenac EXHIBIT CLASS 65 COLLEC1. Ana Scheitel, Charlie TION OF 10 WEED Lameront, Lyndhurst, ON SPECIMENS Leeds 1. Vicky Brisson, 2. Reagan Sluiskes, Embrun, ON Russell Lansdowne, ON Leeds 2. Melissa Brisson, CLASS 62 SPECIFIC TO Embrun, ON Russell 4-H PROJECT 3. Aimee VanLoon, Jr. 1. Melanie Martin, Berwick, ON Stormont Harrington, ON Frontenac Jr. 2. Derek Lillico, Continued on page 22B

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1748 County Rd. 1 Hallville, Ontario 613-989-2636 The C & M Trophy for the Champion Wheat in the open Classes for 2011 was won by Wenallt Holsteins, Crysler, Stormont County, and was presented by Barry Gordon, left. It was accepted by Ian and Diane Powell.

Continued from page 21B CLASS 66 FIELD CROP SEEDS 1. Caitlain Jampen, Mountain, ON Dundas CLASS 67 ANY ARTICLE OF WOODWORKING Jr. 1. Aimee Scheffer, Russell Jr. 2. Claudine Baumgartner, Russell Jr. 3. Sarah Doucet, Russell Sr. 1. Daniel Lillico, Mountain, ON Dundas Sr. 2. Jessica Vanderlaan, Williamsburg, ON Dundas Sr. 3. Robyn Rutherford, Chesterville, ON Dundas CLASS 68 SEWING Jr. 1. Kyle Wilson, Fournier, ON Prescott Jr. 2. Megan Payne, Winchester, ON Dundas Jr. 3. Erika Wilson, Fournier, ON Prescott Sr. 1. Monica Levac, St. Bernardin, ON Prescott Sr. 2. Katrina Yeaman, Vankleek Hill, ON Prescott Sr. 3 Teresa Palmer, Dundas CLASS 70 ANY ITEM STITCHERY Jr.1. Erika Wilson,

Fournier, ON Prescott Jr. 2. Rachel Bilton, Elgin, ON Leeds Jr. 3. Katrina Yeaman, Vankleek Hill, ON Prescott Sr. 1. Leslie Welch, Lyndhurst, ON Leeds CLASS 71 ONE PAGE FROM A SCRAPBOOK Jr. 1 Aimee VanLoon, Berwick, ON Stormont Jr. 2. Linsey VanKoopen, Mountain, ON Dundas Jr. 3. Melanie Castonguay, Russell Sr. 1. Christine Lillico, Mountain, ON Dundas Sr. 2. Cassandra Mueller, Vernon, ON Carleton Sr. 3. Brittany Carkner, Mallorytown, ON Leeds CLASS 72 A 4-H PROJECT BOOK Jr. 1. Anna Scheitel, Williamstown, ON Glengarry Jr. 2. Megan Payne, Winchester, ON Dundas Jr. 3. Peter Welch, Lyndhurst, ON Leeds Sr. 1. Alisha Vandermale, Williamstown, ON Glengarry Sr. 2. Montanna Harman, Ste.Marthe, QC Glengarry

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Bruce Hudson: A new OVSGA president for a new venue Lois Ann Baker Agrinews Staff Writer

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HE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE OTTAWA VALLEY SEED GROWERS ASSOCIATION BRINGS WITH HIM A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE. BRUCE HUDSON, A SIXTH GENERATION FARMER OWNS A FARM IN RURAL OTTAWA WHERE HE AND HIS BROTHER BRIAN HAVE 300 SOWS. THE FARM ALSO GROWS CASH CROPS, SWEET CORN AND VEGETABLES.

Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Graham, is a past-president of the OVSGA and Hudson remembers as a child helping out at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show, which is sponsored by the OVSGA, with his father.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dad used to bring us kids to help out,â&#x20AC;? said Hudson, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been indirectly involved with the show since I was a youngster.â&#x20AC;?

Hudson graduated with a degree in Agriculture from the University of Guelph in 1983 and became involved with the Farm Show, in an official capacity, as a director in the mid 1980s before moving up to president.

Along with his role as president, he is also chair of the Seed Committee.

As well as a change in leadership, the show also has a change in venue. This year itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being held at the CE Centre. A new venue brings new challenges, but that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worrying the new

president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re apprehensive,â&#x20AC;? said Hudson, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re heading to a new building with new management.â&#x20AC;? But Hudson feels the change will be a good thing. First of all, there is an additional 20,000 more square footage that the show can take advantage of, and the location seems to be more cen-

tral and accessible.

As new president, Hudson said he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t making any drastic changes to how the show is being run. One of the changes is placing a greater emphasis on pedigree seed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing it in a showcase approach in a non-competitive way,â&#x20AC;? said Hudson.

This is also the second

year there will be 4H judging and Hudson is hoping to expand on that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The newness is in the building and the abundance of exhibitors,â&#x20AC;? said Hudson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot of excitement in agriculture right now.â&#x20AC;? And this, Hudson feels, will bring in a lot of visitors to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show.

Along with his farming and involvement in the

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