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87th annual College Royal, March 7-8

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KEMPTVILLE caMPus The 87th annual College Royal is opening its campus doors on Fri., March 7 and Sat., March 8, at the University of GuelphKemptville Campus to showcase the work of students and provide families with many opportunities for fun and learning.

Admission is free, with the exception of the college concert on March 8, and features many interactive exhibits and demonstrations around the campus.

Since its conception in 1927, which now attracts over 2,000 visitors each year, the public have followed in the footsteps of students in programs from horticulture and food science, to equine, agriculture, welding and mechanics.

Member Cheryl Nice notes that the committee, along with staff advisors Paul Sharpe and Anne Kotlarchuk, has been working hard to enhance the annual tradition. Members of the 2014 student-based executive are Jane Hickey, Cheryl Nice, Eliza Sylvia, Ben Rarek, Brittany MacIntosh, Nicole Fry, Ashley Wilson, Shaylin Ferguson, Jasmine Smiley, Robert Jelly, Andrew Breckfeild and Sarah Gray.

Each year the Royal has a theme — 2014’s is “Cultivating Traditions of Tomorrow� — that will highlight the new directions and technologies the college and the industry are taking. “It is amazing to think of the modern-day accomplishments you’ll discover at College Royal, compared to its humble beginnings 87 years ago,� says College Royal President, Robert Jelly.

Events include the Celebrity Farmers Olympics, live auction calf sale, horse show and polo demo, a petting zoo in the Kid’s Zone, to name a few.

Two much anticipated events is the all-day hockey tournament taking place on March 7, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the North Grenville Arena and the Kemptville College Foundation pancake breakfast will be held on Sat. March 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Agroforestry Centre on Bedell Road.

Shown are members of the 87th annual Kemptville College Royal organizing committee, front, from left: Jane Hickey, Cheryl Nice, Eliza Sylvia and Ben Rarek. Back, from left: Staff Advsior Paul Sharpe, Brittany MacIntosh, Nicole Fry, Ashley Wilson, Shaylin Ferguson, Jasmine Smiley, Robert Jelly and Staff Advisor Anne Kotlarchuk. Missing are Andrew Breckfeild and Sarah Gray.

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Dairy farmers must kowtow to client demands: DFC official ‘proAction’ rationale explained by Seguin

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A picture of the dubious milestone flashed up on an overhead projector while an official with the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) attempted to sell Eastern Ontario producers on an incoming mandatory program that will further scrutinize their farms — this time for humane practices. “I used to say we would never see PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] ‌ in Toronto in minus-20degree weather. But guess what? This year they were there,â€? Guy Seguin told the crowd of 150 gathered at the Feb. 13 Dairy Day conference in Kemptville, a little more than a month after the bevy of bipedal bovines were photographed hoofing it down the streets of Hogtown.

Seguin, DFC’s assistant director of policy and dairy production, cast PETA and a lesser-known group in Canada, Mercy for Animals, as the extreme end of a continuum of shifting consumer and client expectations regarding on-farm practices — even if those expectations are often fed by an urban disconnect with the life-anddeath realities of food production.

Even mainstream Canadian companies like McDonald’s, Sobey’s and Tim Hortons have established committees to set animal treatment standards for the food offered on their shelves and menus, Seguin pointed out, the screen behind him forming a backdrop of several corporate logos.

He lauded the producers in the room for “doing a good job� and led his speech with a survey highlighting the public’s ranking of the farming profession among the highest of all vocations (several rungs above lawyers, journalists and car salesmen).

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Guy Seguin of the Dairy Farmers of Canada addresses the annual Dairy Day conference in Kemptville. ahead matters by embracing DFC’s new “proAction� program, which will audit every dairy farm in an era when consumers demand proof that companies and farmers are acting properly.

The alternative is to wait for a potential plethora of divergent industry standards, rather than take a leadership role, according to Seguin. “Some of these companies have demands, and if we’re not careful we’re going to see different demands at different levels from different companies,â€? he said. “And so if we don’t go ahead of the curve, then we’ll have to be accountable and then start, somehow, splitting the milk, and this is not feasible and it’s not convenient. “And in the end, these companies don’t want to have 15 different standards, either. They would rather use a solid standard that’s recognized‌. We have the chance to do this right off the bat.â€?

Still, companies have already begun instigating their own programs, and Seguin pointed to Sobey’s and its “Better Food for All� campaign, which includes promoting “certified humane� meat. The company hired celebrity chef Jamie Oliver as pitchman for the initiative. In a promotional video played on screen, Oliver praised the retailer as the first in Canada to offer beef, pork and chicken Continued on page 7

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Editorial Mr. St. Albert It’s a worthy choice. l’Union des cultivateurs franco-ontariens, the French-language farm lobby group, will honour Rejean Ouimet, Mr. St. Albert himself, at its annual meeting March 6 in Plantagenet.

At its banquet, l’UCFO will make Ouimet an honorary member, a title awarded to major builders of agriculture. He’s also being acknowledged for his involvement in his home community and in the “broad Ontario Francophonie.”

The never quite retiring general manager of St. Albert Cheese Factory, Ouimet, 66, was the one who, even as the former factory still smouldered after a devastating fire a little more than a year ago, stood tall and announced, “We shall rebuild.”

When Ouimet said it, everybody believed it. He had developed unimpeachable credibility over his decades associated with the co-operative that owns the famous cheese-making operation. At St. Albert for the past 20 years, it was – and still is - what Rejean says goes.

So it’s really no surprise that a new factory, bigger and better than before, is scheduled to be back in business this spring. Ouimet promised so it must be so. He directed clearing of the site, had a huge hand in arranging financing, approved the new plans, oversaw reconstruction, and will probably paint the front hallway when the time comes.

Laid-off employees, many of whom will be returning to work, say the fire and rebuilding process have united them more than before, making them feel even more like a family. You can be sure Ouimet has a lot to do with that all-pervasive feeling.

His contribution has spread far beyond the boundaries of his village and the confines of the factory. Last fall, Ontario’s caisses populaires (French-language credit unions) bestowed their order of merit on Ouimet for his economic and cultural contribution.

Simond Durand, l’UCFO’s general manager, describes the meeting’s special guest this way: “He’s a man of action, with passion and integrity.

He’s known for being a straight shooter. For him, things have to move quickly; any errors can be corrected later.”

He became manager of St. Albert Cheese Factory in 1994, the perfect fit for a man who immediately recognized the potential for growth.

Under his administration, annual revenues increased from $13.5-million to $40-million.

More than 100 people are employed at St. Albert. Ouimet is proud that the operation with an annual payroll of $5-million has supported several local families for more than a century.

You’ve done good Rejean! Why don’t you stick around for awhile?

Sap Cap Flap With maple syrup season right around the corner, it’s time to take a look at the most dramatic development in the industry since pipelines…. the sap cap.

Its Vermont developers say the system acts like a sugar-filled straw stuck in the ground: Just apply suction to the topless stems of saplings and stand back.

There’s nothing overly sophisticated about it. Each stem is outfitted with a sealed plastic bag kept in place with a plumbing clamp. A vacuum hose collects the sap.

University of Vermont’s Maple Research Centre has applied for an international patent; the cap isn’t expected to be generally available until 2016.

While maples are typically tapped when they’re fully mature at about 40 years, producing about 40 gallons of syrup from 80 trees per acre, the suction cap would be applied to plantations of 6,000 saplings over an acre, yielding about 400 gallons, beginning at about seven years.

While some are calling the sap cap revolutionary, Pembroke’s Ray Bonenberg, president of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association, doubts it’ll lead to a windfall for producers. Production costs using the device attached to saplings would be comparable, with higher yields offset by increased expenses for equipment and labour.

The main advantage comes from reduced land requirements. One useful application could be in helping producers recover from major damage such as ice storms, hurricanes or pest invasions. The plantation approach would put them back in business much sooner.

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AgriGab Dr. Naud set to go When Dr. Claude Naud served as guest speaker Feb. 21 at the annual meeting of the Dundas Federation of Agriculture, most of those listening in at Chesterville’s Nelson LaPrade Centre weren’t aware of an important aspect of his presentation.

Naud stalwartly soldiered on, optimistically describing future prospects of Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph, even though he had submitted his resignation as director of that institution.

That information was actually readily available on the campus website being projected right above Naud’s head. I guess nobody read the fine print because there were no questions about Naud’s imminent departure after close to four years of Herculean effort trying to turn the campus around.

Playing on the wall were the words of Dr. Rob Gordon, Dean of Ontario Agricultural College, thanking Naud for his leadership, support and dedication “during a time of transition and fiscal challenges”. Gordon hopes to announce an interim director shortly.

Naud will depart May 30, right after 2014 graduation exercises, about 14 months shy of termination of his five-year contract. He said his reason for leaving is personal, specifically he wants to spend more time with ailing wife Kathryn.

He has no intention of leaving his adopted home in Kemptville and “won’t avoid the campus” after he departs. However, he will refrain from being overly active in campus affairs.

Plucked out of retirement, when the former military man and former senior vice-president of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology arrived on campus, the place was moribund.

A little more diplomatic than I am, Naud described it as “suffering from benign neglect and in need of TLC”. With his credentials and personality, there’s no way he could have abided for long the status quo or served as a caretaker.

“I remember walking home after the first few days on the job and telling my wife I might die of boredom. It sure didn’t turn out that way.”

Asked if he accomplished everything he wanted to in close to four years, Naud answered with a blunt “no”. However, he’s satisfied he placed the 550-student U of G satellite campus on a sound track for the future.

“I don’t know if I could have added much in a fifth year,” Naud reflected. “What’s needed next is more short-term certificate courses to meet the needs of industry.”

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by Tom VanDusen He has already introduced some of those courses, always in consultation with potential employers.

Kemptville’s foundation agriculture program is now under review with the objective of making it more responsive to workplace requirements while equipping students with all of the abilities needed in the technological era to manage multimillion dollar farming operations.

Naud’s hiring was experimental in that it was the first time the job had gone to a professional administrator rather than an academic.

Prior to his arrival, the campus was in interim mode for several months, with Dr. Renee Bergeron, director of U of G’s Alfred Campus, pulling double duty in overseeing both facilities. Naud had no information on how the situation will be handled this time.

Kemptville College Foundation president Mac Johnston said Naud deserves thanks for steering a course towards sustainability.

“He shepherded the campus through a difficult period of curriculum renewal, internal reorganization and fiscal realignment.”

Smiths Falls farmer John Joynt, who was instrumental in securing a $100,000 donation from the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association for the campus dairy innovation centre, applauded Naud for the “new vision” he brought to the job in reaching outside for partnerships with industry and other groups.

Shortly after his arrival, it was Naud who reinvigorated the stalled dairy centre project and got it completed.

Since he took over as director, no aspect of Kemptville Campus has remained untouched, from the physical infrastructure, to programming that has become more science-based, to the teaching staff.

There’s a new sense of renewal and cohesiveness across the campus.

He has modernized classrooms, meeting rooms, and the campus cafeteria to the tune of about $1.5million. Simple efficiencies such as reconfiguring classrooms to accommodate 36-40 students rather than 24 have been implemented. Two main meeting rooms now offer state-of-the-art technical services and one has also been outfitted as the Eastern Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame, a localized version of the central hall in Milton.

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www.agrinews.ca Continued from page 4 At his Mapleside Sugar Bush, Bonenberg pipelines about 1,400 taps a season.

The AgriNews March, 2014 Page 5 He has a small stand of saplings but he has no intention of cutting off their tops to equip them with the

sap cap.

He believes yield would be limited and worries the process would kill off

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Paying for power we don’t need Regardless of need, Brinston project will gross $205-million for developer: critic The Editor: We saw your excellent article on the nearly complete South Branch wind power generation project in the January edition of The AgriNews.

In it, you discuss the fact that EDP will not be subject to constrained produc-

tion, i.e., paid for power they don’t produce. The project manager Mr. Little was quoted as saying, “We produce power, and we get paid for what we produce.�

We thought you might be interested to know how much money we’re talking about.

Assuming a 29 per cent efficiency rate, the 30megawatt wind power project, at $135 per megawatt,

will cost Ontario $10,288,620 per year.

That works out to more than $205-million over the life of the contract.

And, as you point out, that is for power that Ontario doesn’t need, as we are in a situation of surplus.

Jane Wilson North Gower Wind Concerns Ontario

Mouthpiece for industrialized farming To Editor Just a note about how I see your paper, The AgriNews, which has become one of the main mouthpieces for “Industrialized Agriculture� in Eastern Ontario.

It seems today that “common sense� has been replaced by “self-interest�,

which results in acceptance of larger and larger operations, more genetic manipulation in both plants and animals, more centralization, more automation in the fields as well as the barn, and of course fewer people — and your paper seems very supportive of all of it.

I find this very disturbing and I fear it will lead to disaster and I don’t believe I am the only one who feels this way.

I have farmed full time with my wife and family since 1950 and I am very concerned.

Ken Marisette Picton, Ont.

young trees. However, he may eventually test the invention on two-inch diameter trees he would normally thin out of his mature bush. “Producers have to understand the impact of this method, what it’s taking out of the ground and what it does to the water.�

However, Bonenberg doesn’t dismiss the sap cap just because it’s different and veers too far away from the spigot and bucket era. He pointed out that more than 90 per cent of Ontario’s commercial maple bushes are on pipelines. For the most part, a few buckets are kept around for demonstration, education and nostalgic purposes.

Maple research funded in part by OMSPA regularly introduces new ideas: “Our position on the sap cap like other new concepts is bring it on‌ let’s see how it works.â€?

Bonenberg’s caution in assessing the sap cap is laudatory. As he recognizes, if you stick hundreds of straws in the ground and start sucking, something has got to give.

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Dairy facing charges over river effluent

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OTTAWA EMPLOYEE GOT INTO A FROTH ABOUT WHAT APPEARED TO BE MILK FAT FLOATING ON THE CASTOR RIVER. Flowing from the August 2012 complaint to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the charges relate to the discharge of waste water from the dairy processing plant into the river, along with failure to notify fisheries inspectors or comply with their resulting orders. The unproven allegations involve a time period between Aug. 23 and early

December 2012.

A court date has been set for December 2014. If found guilty, Cochraneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dairy could face fines into the thousands of dollars.

Known in the Ottawa region for its milk sold in glass bottles and old-fashioned delivery-to-your-door service, there is concern the small, 80-year-old family operation could be scuttled and forced to close its doors if hit with a major penalty.

Not a surprise to anybody involved in farming or the dairy industry, a milk processing plant does produce waste water.

The lawyer for Cochraneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dairy, Robert Houston, has said in the media that effluent from the Russell plant is now trans-

Dr. Naud set to go Continued from page 4 The comfortable, de-institutionalized cafeteria now offers full-day service, with a component permitting students to prepare their own meals. In addition to the dairy centre, Naud directed installation of a new food science lab and a fully equipped equine demonstration area.

New instructors have been added, staff development opportunities have been introduced with â&#x20AC;&#x153;tremendous resultsâ&#x20AC;?, and Naud feels students are once again becoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;engagedâ&#x20AC;?.

Also a member of the college foundation, Joynt recalled the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most recent presentation to the board not being as upbeat as usual. Naud warned the campus was â&#x20AC;&#x153;threatenedâ&#x20AC;? by fiscal constraints and those who supported it would have to remain vigilant.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a challenge made that much more difficult without an old soldier standing on guard.

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ported off site for treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of that has been rectified and there are no problems whatsoever. And as a matter of fact, from our point of view, although the waste water has been flowing into or was flowing into this river for decades, there has been no problem whatsoever,â&#x20AC;? CBC reported Houston as saying.

A tributary of the South Nation River, the Castor

River is monitored by the local watershed authority, South Nation Conservation.

The Finch-based SNC was aware of the charges when contacted by The AgriNews. But when asked if SNC knew of any environmental damages to the water or 72 species of fish in the river, an official said they had no files or complaints regarding Cochraneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dairy.

Kevin Cochrane of CochraneĘźs Dairy stands at the firmĘźs glass-bottle milk line in this recent file photo.

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Seguin Continued from page 3 raised under the “ethical” standard. “It’s a niche, right?” Seguin said of the effort, noting that “certified humane” comes at a premium price for those consumers willing to pay.

“This is a certification from the States, and basically it’s organic food, and a level higher,” he suggested, prompting a ripple of chuckling in the room.

“Thats a lie!” blurted a sing-song voice in the audience.

“That’s what they claim,” Seguin responded to the comment. “But you’re right. It’s questionable. Thank you.”

But such marketing schemes are becoming a reality and it wasn’t his place to judge Sobey’s, he said, while wryly observing that the “good Canadian company” had brought in “a British chef to tell Canadians how to eat.”

But “certified humane” milk also exists outside the Canadian marketplace, he said, noting that by definition, such milk can’t be produced in a tie-stall oper-

The AgriNews March, 2014 Page 7 ation and must be organic.

Dairy Farmers of Canada is not yet under pressure by retailers to adopt that standard in this country, he assured the room. “Not really, not now.

But it doesn’t mean that Sobey’s wouldn’t try to get this if this is the type of marketing they want.”

“These are the kind of decisions our own clients are making, and I’m putting it to you as fact,” he said, making the case for proAction to head off the trend.

He buttressed that argument by pointing to a broader context of “questionable” activities and video footage releases by animal rights groups as well as a mainstream media out of touch with farming.

“If you had a camera following me for a month or two and looking at every sin that I did, and put it into 60 seconds, perhaps some of you wouldn’t be talking to me,” he said, as his listeners smiled.

The dairy industry “may or may not be next” for a profile by CTV’s W5, he offered, highlighting past shows that have profiled the treatment of chickens and pigs.

He heaped particular

scorn on a statement by a Mercy for Animals leader that farmers “doing these abuses aren’t intentionally cruel” but are following a “set of standards and system of rearing animals that are inappropriate, and this is the result, unbelievable suffering.” He deemed the notion of abuse blindly carried out an “insult to the farmers” in the dairy industry. But the originator was intentionally attacking the system more than farmers, he pointed out, thanks to those high public approval ratings for the vocation.

In the same vein, he pointed to the Toronto Star’s coverage of a world record lifetime milk production for an Eastern Ontario cow. The otherwise positive article about the famous ‘Smurf’ at Ferme Gillette included a requisite comment from PETA offering to find a shelter for the Holstein. He congratulated the Patenaude family for writing back to explain the cow could never have reached such an age and milestone without maximum care and comfort.

But it’s important, he said, for dairy farmers to increase their transparency on such matters.

“So what’s the big deal?

The big deal is … that somebody else looks at your farm, and tells the public, or the consumer, or the client that you’re doing a good job.”

Farmers don’t buy a tractor anymore on a simple handshake, he said, and by the same token consumers want verification of milk production standards on paper.

“We’re asking that you have an independent audit into the way you do things, as uncomfortable and as much as you hate it,” Seguin soothingly intoned.

“I understand that, but that’s where we are today.”

An outgrowth of the Canadian Quality Milk assurance program (CQM) — to be fully implemented across the country in 2015 — proAction goes beyond the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) focus of that earlier initiative.

While conceding some producers might view the CQM as unnecessary, he noted the program’s successes, including the virtual elimination of “malty milk” shipments through mandated time-temperature

recorders on farmers’ bulk tanks.

“Did it help you manage? Yes, I think it did.”

CQM also cost Canadian milk producers a combined $500-million upgrade investment on their farms — a fact that has never been promoted. “You guys have a story to tell, and it’s a good story.”

He likened the next step, proAction to the creation of a self-regulating professional standards entity for farmers, like the College of Teachers or College of Physicians — hence the ‘pro’ prefix on the word.

Seventy per cent of American milk involves cooperatives and buyers utilizing a similar standard as proAction, he said, also highlighting how the Swiss impose a strict 350,000 somatic cell count on their producers.

Implemented through DFC and member organizations like DFO, 13 principles guide the mandatory incoming Canadian version, including being designed by farmers for farmers; striving for continuous improvement; and credible and independent audits.

Already approved by the Dairy Farmers of Canada leadership, it will cost dairy farmers a combined total of more than $160-million over a decade.

Seguin was asked from the floor about farmers’ return on investment on that expenditure. He suggested the payback came in terms of better public relations, drawing a comparison with those flashy rotating cattle brushes now found as a standard feature in almost every free-stall barn.

“The consumer needs to be educated; we don’t need to be regulated,” complained a questioner from the floor.

The sentiment seemed to fall in line with an electronic poll of the producers in the room, in which 50 per cent indicated the program would bring “no added value” to their farms.

Fifty per cent also strongly disagreed or disagreed with the statement that proAction would “help finance customer and consumer support for the 100 per cent Canadian branding” initiative.

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2014 Ottawa Valley Farm Show Exhibitors List

A&A E Z Brush & Oiler Inc. 4133 Egremont Dr., Strathroy, ON N7G 3H6 519 245 3807 aajanssen@execulink.com Booth # 2037 ABS Global (Canada) Inc. 1525 Floradale Rd. Elmira, ON N3B 2Z1 519 320 8728 bj.mayfield@genusplc.com Booth # 2009 ADS Canada 250A Boul.Industriel St Germain de Grantham, QC JOC 1K0 819 395 4244 stacy.normandin@ads pipe.com Booth # 2112 Advanced Grain Handling Systems 4124 Cty Rd. 16, P.O.Box 40 Brinston, ON KOE 1C0 613 652 1010 ext.222 peter@aghs.ca Booth # 1325 Ag Dealer 44 Byward St., Suite 230 Ottawa, ON K1N 7A2 519 571 4681

dan.jewer@fbcpublishing.com Booth # 2506 AgMedia Inc. (Better Farming Magazine) 21400 Service Rd. Vankleek Hill, ON KOB 1R0 613 678 2232 sschaerer@betterfarming.com Booth # 109 Agri One Solutions Inc. 133 Olde Towne Ave. Russell, ON K4R 0A6 613 296 1821 ecoagra@yahoo.ca Booth # 1835 Agribrands Purina Can. Inc. 717 Lawrence St., Box 387 Merrickville, ON KOG 1N0 613 266 7380 garyb@agribrands.ca Booth # 2232 Agribrink R.R.1, 8152 Conc. 16 Moorefield, ON NOG 2K0 519 848 5518 j ake@agribrink.com Booth # 20 Agri Co Supply 3145 Hwy. 17, Box 182 L'Orignal, ON KOB 1K0 613 675 1658 agrico98@yahoo.com Booth # 2422 Agricorp Box 3660 Station Central Guelph, ON N1H 8M4 519 826 3984 nicola.tarrant@gmail.com Booth # 110 Agriculture & Agri Food Canada 960 Carling Ave., Rm. 1089 K.W. Neatby Bldg., Ottawa , ON K1A 0C6 613 759 1858

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Alta Genetics Inc. 1873 rue Osmond Ormstown, QC JOS 1K0 514 605 2106 crember@altagenetics.com Booth # 2223 American Farm Products 4250 John Shaw Rd. Kinburn, ON KOA 2H0 613 880 9772 bmctavish@afpltd.net Booth # 1412 Andre Service Agri 1492 Rte.900 West, Box 157 St.Albert, ON KOA 3C0 613 859 0886 dedeperras@hotmail.com Booth # OD 4 & 5 Argis 2000 Ltd. Box 129. 4479 6th Line Rd. Vernon, ON KOA 3J0 613 774 6400 greg.millard@plantpioneer.com Booth # 1415 Armtec Ltd. 33 Centennial Rd. Orangeville, ON L9W 1R1 519 942 2643 ext.223 vicki.hay@armtec.com Booth # 1605 Artix Distribution Inc. 121 Louise Victoriaville, QC G6T 1P8 819 357 0567 artixdistribution@hotmail.ca Booth # 1205 Ayrshire Ontario 548 Belvedere Rd., RR 1 Hammond, ON KOA 2A0 Booth # Lobby B & B Small Engines 10510 Loughlin Mountain, ON KOE 1S0 613 258 8913 bnb@xplornet.ca

Booth # 411 B & G Loughlin Tractors Inc. 1748 County Rd. 1, R.R #2 Mountain, ON KOE 1S0 613 989 2636 marion@loughlin.ca Booth # 1011 Bahler Building Inc. 4910 Boul. Industriel Sherbrooke, QC J1R 0P4 819 791 7500 dhemond@live.ca Booth # 2012 BASF Canada 445 Colborne St. London, ON N6B 2T2 519 963 1944 raellen@oncommunication.ca Booth # 1623 BearBrook Game Meats 5396 Dunning Rd. Navan, ON K4B 1J1 613 835 7575 info@bearbrookfarm.com Booth # 705 Belisle Solution Nutrition 196, Chemin des Patriotes Saint Mathias Richelieu, QC J3L 6A7 450 658 8733 pvincent@belisle.net Booth # 1601 Beugger Energy Equipment (Sequoia) 376 route 202 Stanbridge Station, QC JOJ 2J0 514 444 2663 beuggermessier@hotmail.com Booth # 2235 Blacks Creek Innovations Inc. 3075 Cty Rd. 20 Kemptville, ON KOG 1J0 613 889 3717 sheldon@blackscreek.ca Booth # OD12 Bluewave Energy Ltd.

www.agrinews.ca 369 Hunt Club Rd. W.,Box 5030 Nepean, ON K2E 1A6 613 225 3793 ext. 26 brent.dyke@parkland.ca Booth # 624 BMO Bank of Montreal 193 Military Rd. Lancaster, ON KOC 1N0 613 347 1224 lila.romanko@bmo.com Booth # 2420 Bourbonnais Equipment (2003) Inc. 3535 Sarsfield Rd., Box 70 Sarsfield, ON KOA 3E0 613 835 2623 bour2003@rogers.com Booth # 2230 Boyd Bros.

5450 Cuddy St. Osgoode, ON KOA 2W0 613 826 2318 jason@boydbrosconcrete.ca Booth # 713 Brister Group (Bush Armstrong Insce.

12 Queen St., Box 249 Crysler, ON KOA 1R0 613 987 2117 lbarter@bristergroup.com Booth # 2425 Britespan Building Systems 37651 Amberley Rd., R. R. # 1 Lucknow, ON NOG 2H0 1 800 407 5846 marketing@britespanbuildings.com Booth # 2228 Bromley Farm Supply Ltd. 5252 Hwy. 60 Douglas, ON KOJ 1S0 613 649 2457 brofarm@live.ca Booth # 1717 Continued on page 9

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13033 Cnty. Rd. 13, R.R.1 Winchester, ON KOC 2K0 613 448 3454 rosestewart@xplornet.com Booth # Lobby Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 101 160 Research Lane Guelph, ON N1G 5B2 1 800 563 5441 ext.43 info@camadasoutdoorshows.c om Booth # 2419 Canadian Co Operative Wool Growers Ltd. 142 Franktown Rd., Box 130

The AgriNews March, 2014 Page 9 Carleton Place, ON K7C 3P3 613 257 2714 ccwghq@wool.ca Booth # 1915 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 98 King St. W. Brockville, ON K6V 3P9 613 342 6651 ext. 400 john.leclair@cibc.com Booth # 2311 Canarm 7686 Cons.16, R. R. # 4 Arthur, ON NOG 1A0 519 820 3733 billkrul@hotmail.com Booth # 2008 Canwest DHI 660 Speedvale Ave. W., Suite 101 Guelph, ON N1K 1E5 519 824 2320 ext.258 sbond@canwestdhi.com Booth # 2234 Casselman Farm Equip./Bobcat of Cornwall 2 Castonguay, Box 529 Casselman, ON KOA 1M0 613 223 7133 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

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Prof. justifies supply management

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All the same, the economist was obviously preaching to the converted as he delivered a spirited yet methodical explanation of the rationale behind the 40-year-old supply management system governing milk production in this country.

“Supply management was created to answer a problem,” noted Doyon, after reading aloud a Conference Board of Canada acknowledgement of that fact.

In short, that problem relates to marketing a perishable product whose price would otherwise fluctuate without regulation. It’s that perishability that sets dairy farming apart from other sectors of the economy, like natural resources, that are expected to live and die on market

price cycles for their final product, according to the professor of Agricultural Economics and Consumer Science at Laval University.

“Gold coming out of the ground is still going to be gold in 50 years, right? Iron is still going to be there. Oil is still going to be there…. So it [the natural resources sector] is different,” he observed.

Doyon also pointed to the small size of individual dairy farmers compared with the large corporations operating in natural resources, which are capable of ratcheting down their production “in lockstep” with a declining commodity price.

Clarifying his point about the minuscule nature of dairy farms relative to their own industry, he suggested the output of the largest producer in Canada could disappear tomorrow with hardly a blip in the national milk supply.

“No one would notice. That’s sad, but that’s the reality.”

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Quota policy debated

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The debate between Chris Buchner of Elmwood Farms in Tillsonburg and Dave Loewith of Summithold Holsteins in Ancaster was a featured attraction of the 2014 Eastern Dairy Days in Kemptville and Maxville last month.

With OMAF’s Phyllis MacMaster serving as moderator, they took on the motion: “Let it be resolved that the present quota policies are benefitting the Ontario Dairy Producer industry.”

Buchner, on the ‘pro’ side, said the quota-exchange reforms brought in by the Dairy Farmers of Ontario were necessary to correct public perceptions about dairy farm income and to end the “inflationary thinking” among producers who were buying quota under the old high-bidder exchange system.

Watching the upward action on the exchange, combined with the regular rises in the support price for milk, led producers to expect constantly rising quota values, Buchner argued, adding this attitude also contributed to a fivefold increase in dairy farm indebtedness. And that represented a destabilizing threat to the industry, he suggested.

“If farmers started going out of business, especially if interest rates rose a little bit, we could run into some problem with farmers going bankrupt, and we might have a problem filling our [obligations] to the processors, which actually would allow for more imports to come into the country.”

But Loewith, who prefaced his remarks by emphasizing his support for supply management and his respect for the members of the DFO board, argued the current quota allocation policies are stifling investment by the most efficient farmers who exemplify the DFO vision statement — A dynamic, profitable, growing dairy industry.”

“The most glaring fault of today’s policy is that it slows down or virtually stops quota from flowing into the hands of the most efficient producers. By definition, the most efficient producers can pay the most for quota. How can that be a bad thing?” he asked. The current situation is promoting a “dangerous” lack of reinvestment by farmers, which will “put us at a competitive disadvantage with countries seeking access to our markets.”

impact on world supply for certain commodities. And the CEO of the multi-national corporation undertaking such a decision won’t lose his house or suffer a pay cut as a result. In fact, he’s likely to get a bonus, asserted Doyon.

All of that’s in sharp contrast to the farmer who might cease production amid low prices for milk (in the absence of supply management).

Agriculture and dairy farming must also contend with a “tragedy of the commons” dynamic that sees producers, when faced with falling prices, react by boosting their output to maintain their income. This only increases the over-supply and depresses the price further (again in the absence of supply management). “That’s a problem a U.S. farmer would face,” he said, explaining, “You kind of hope the neighbour goes bankrupt before you.”

While opposing supply management, the U.S. government tends to intervene in a depressed dairy market by

paying producers to slaughter dairy cattle — 226,000 during the last price crisis in 2009.

But this approach costs taxpayers money and makes beef producers unhappy, Doyon noted.

In Canada, supply management serves as a mechanism that functions horizontally and vertically to prevent such scenarios by coordinating farmers’ production and controlling supply to processors and retailers.

Canada isn’t alone in this, the speaker said. In New Zealand, farmers have to buy “delivery shares” — similar to quota — from a single controlling co-op with a milk monopoly in that country, Fontera. “They also have vertical integration because the co-op is owned by farmers.”

And don’t confuse Fontera with a company created by the marketplace, asserted Doyon, who pegged the co-op as a government-made entity.

In Canada, supply management has also been good to processors, like Saputo, by guaranteeing healthy profits in

This efficient class of farmer owns the latest type of modern barn featuring better animal welfare, greater environmental responsibility and a lower cost of production that — if allowed to proliferate — would slow the rate of milk price increases passed on to the consumer, according to Loewith.

Small operations are also more likely to use the labour of family members, he also asserted. “Family members should be involved because they want to, and not because they have to. And not because they’re necessary for the farm’s viability. Young children actively involved is a farm safety issue. No other industry would tolerate the injuries to young people that we do on our farms.”

On quota policy, the DFO board behaved “more as union leaders or politicians trying to keep as many members employed or pleased as possible,” he said, adding, “Real leadership means making hard decisions for the future, and not necessarily what the majority thinks is best.” He suggested they get out of the business of “rural

this country, while they set up or buy foreign operations to compete in offshore markets, according to the professor.

Supply management has also proven no hindrance to Canada’s signing a variety of comprehensive bilateral trade deals, contrary to what critics used to say, he added, pointing to the recent agreement with the European Union as an example.

Besides, only seven per cent of world milk production is traded across borders, with the E.U., New Zealand and the U.S. the principal contributors to that pool. “China, Russia and Saudi Arabia, those are the buyers,” he added.

And because of climate, Canadian dairy farmers can’t compete to supply this relatively small world market with operations based in New Zealand and California anyway, he said. Thus, by eschewing the pursuit of international markets for Canadian dairy products, “are we really losing something here? I don’t think so. However, supply management does not prevent exports.”

He identified a legal opportunity to increase soft-

www.agrinews.ca cheese exports from Canada to markets in New York and Boston. Canada should encourage small cheese producers to go after this market, and he suggested establishing a program with federal compensation that’s about to be received for the 17-tonne slice of the Canadian cheese market handed over to the Europeans under the E.U. trade deal (CETA).

He also poured cold water on the notion that supply management produces a decline in domestic dairy consumption.

Canadians may be eating markedly less ice cream over the last several years, down 24 per cent (compared with a two per cent decline in the U.S.), but Canadian cheese consumption went up five per cent in the same period.

“Consumption of some dairy products is going down, and quite often it’s related to demographics.”

And in a bit of collective advice to the farmers in the room, he suggested their domestic organizational structures haven’t kept pace with their consolidating counterparts in the processing industry over the last 20 years.

social policy,” and stick with the principles of their motto and vision statement.

Loewith said he believed quota today would be in the $35,000 to $40,000 range without the cap. However, he acknowledged persistent rumours of operating farm sales in which the buyer pays an effective premium of $60,000 to $90,000 per cow.

Producer Peter Ruiter asked Loewith from the floor if, by calling for an end to the quota price cap, he was effectively telling half the producers in the room to exit the industry with the salutation: “Sorry, see you, nice knowing you, this side of the room is going to be left producing the milk.”

Loewith bluntly replied, “Yeah, but but I’m not sure why you’re saying ‘sorry’ if you sold out for $40,000 [per kilogram].

An electronic poll of 67 participating farmers in the room found 60 per cent support for the current quota policy, following the debate.

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2014 OVFS Exhibitors Continued from page 9 DeLaval Canada 150 B Jameson Dr. Peterborough, ON K9J 0B9 519 281 9114 paul.prekup@delaval.com Booth # 2301 DeLaval Inc. P.O.Box 4600 Peterborough, ON K9J 7B7 705 741 3100 ext.111 Booth # 2301 Delaware Pump & Parts Ltd. Box 16, 11157 Longwoods Rd. Delaware, ON NOL 1E0 519 652 9611 bill@delawarepumps.ca Booth # 1901 Development Forage Equipment (Dion) 5010 Breen Rd. Putnam, ON NOL 2B0 519 668 9543 hank.wind@lacoop.coop Booth # 333 DFK Equipment & Sales Inc. P.O. Box 938, 475 James St. S. St. Marys, ON N4X 1B6 519 349 2080 wayne@dfkequipment.com Booth # 505 DFK Equipment & Sales

The AgriNews March, 2014 Page 11 Inc. P.O. Box 938, 475 James St. S. St. Marys, ON N4X 1B6 519 349 2080 wayne@dfkequipment.com Booth # OD6 DF Coffrages Inc. 780 Paul Lussier Ste.Helene, QC JOH 1M0 450 501 6655 tison@videotron.ca Booth # 24 DICKEY john/Champion Ind. Equip.

2855 Marleau Ave., Suite A Cornwall, ON K6H 7B6 613 938 2900 raydurand@cie eic.com Booth # 521 Distribution V.Y.F. 2300, rue Power Drummondville, QC J2B 0K3 819 475 4492 isabelle.morin@vyf express.ca Booth # 2421 Dow AgroSciences/Mycogen Seeds 965 Beaudry St. Ottawa, ON K1K 3R9 613 863 5054 Booth # 1228 Dramatic Displays 223 Wellington St. W. Merrickville, ON KOG 1N0 613 558 4200 dramaticdisplays@bell.net Booth # 21 Dtech Inc. 1795 Skiroule Wickham, QC JOC 1S0 819 471 7299 robertc@dytec.ca

Booth # 1022 Dundas Agri Systems Inc. 11225 Henderson Rd.,R.R.#2 Brinston, ON KOE 1C0 613 652 4844 levi@dundasagri.com Booth # 2231 DuPont Canada P.O.Box 2300, Streetsville Mississauga, ON L5M 2J4 905 816 3270 sonja.mazurak@supont.com Booth # 1214 DuPont Pioneer 7398 Queen's Line, Hwy 2 West Chatham, ON N7M 5L1 519 352 6350 ext. 6641 rob.mcfadden@pioneer.com Booth # 1517 Earl Horst Systems Ltd. 251 Florapine Rd. Elmira, ON N3B 2Z1 519 669 1300 fernh@horstsystems.com Booth # 2115 East Can Equipment Sales 19711 Cty. Rd. 25 Apple Hill, ON KOC 1B0 613 525 3162 luc@east can.com Booth # 811 Eastern Ontario AgriNews 7 King St., Box 368 Chesterville, ON KOC 1H0 613 448 2321 agrinewsads@gmail.com Booth # 2509 Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum Inc. 2450 17 Lancaster Rd.

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The benefit of the increased heritability of immune response is the main reason we are looking at these sires to build a stronger herd. With the lower expected level of disease including mastitis, we feel this science will be more valuable than relying on previous health trait information. As a proud Canadian Dairy producer, we provide a nutritionally, healthy product! Part of producing that product is a healthy cow herd. With science like this, we have the confidence and desire to incorporate Immunity+ sires into our breeding program to take advantage of disease resistant genetics.”

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2014 OVFS Exhibitors Continued from page 12 Gallagher Animal Management Systems 2090 20th Ave.E. Box 576 Owen Sound, ON N4K 5R1 816 421 2005 ext.130 tim.campbell@gallagher.ca Booth # 1700 Gay Lea Foods Co op 3262 Rollin Rd. St.Pascal Baylon, ON KOA 3N0 613 618 9039 skavanagh@gayleafoods.com Booth # 2120 General Seed Company (2000) Ltd. Box 3, R.R. 1, 648 Alberton Rd. S. Alberton, ON LOR 1A0 905 648 2101 Booth # 1220 Genervations Inc. P.O.Box 568, 44 Crawford Cres.

Campbellville, ON LOP 1B0 905 873 8700 ext.110 distribution@genervations.com Booth # 2004 GEOShack Canada 15 Grenfell Cres. Unit 7 Ottawa, ON K2G 0G3 613 225 1110 scalhoun@geoshack.ca Booth # 527 Global Repair Ltd. 33 Bellefair Ave. Toronto, ON M4L 3T7 416 686 3690 sales@globalrepair.ca Booth # 2128 GPS Ontario 6558 3rd Line Rd.Box 456 North Gower, ON KOA 2T0 613 489 2932 morley@gpsontario.ca Booth # 1301 Grain Farmers of Ontario 100 Stone Rd. W., Suite 201 Guelph, ON N1G 5L3 519 767 2773 mburke@gfo.ca Booth # 2510 Grandview Concrete Grooving Inc. 7106 Hwy. 6, R.R. # 1 Arthur, ON NOG 1A0 519 843 5185 vfoley@cowcomfort.com Booth # 2537 Green Lea Ag Center 324055 Mt.Elgin Rd., R.R.# 2 Mt. Elgin, ON NOJ 1N0 519 485 6861 jamies@greenlea.net Booth # 933 Green Tech John Deere 6620 rue des Seigneurs Est.,CP 12680 succ ste rosalie Saint Hyacinthe, QC J2R 1S2 450 799 5533 catou@lagueltee.com Booth # OD1 Green Tech John Deere 6620 rue des Seigneurs Est., CP 12680 succ ste rosalie Saint Hyacinthe, QC J2R 1S2 450 799 5533 catalogue@lagueltee.com Booth # 725

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By Tom VanDusen AgriNews Contributor PENCERVILLE – Not aLL ShEEP PRo-

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duCERS haVE bEEN quICk to SIgN uP to thE CaNadIaN Lamb PRoduCERS CooPERatIVE that’LL bEgIN PuRChaSINg aNImaLS IN aPRIL.

Gestating since 2010, the co-op is a more likely fit for larger flocks, agreed those attending annual District 10 Sheep Day at the fairgrounds here Feb. 22.

Also on the Sheep Day program were presentations on parasites, scrapie, coyote trapping, local marketing, and accessing Growing Forward 2 funds.

Producers Bob Garner and Laurie Maus of Dunvegan, who have 20 ewes including some Rare Breeds, and who sell lamb and mutton directly to customers, won’t be joining the co-op because they’re in a limited market where they’re satisfied to remain.

“A lot of people like to come to the farm and see how we raise our sheep,” Maus said.

On the other hand, Phil Smith with 2,000 head at Sutton, has been a member since the co-op’s inception and clearly sees the benefits, particularly a revolutionary grading system and new collection sites. He was on hand in Spencerville to help promote the co-op with its CEO Terry Ackerman.

“It works for us because we raise a lot of lambs,” Smith said.

The evolution of the lamb cooperative from concept to reality sneaked up on Colleen Acres, chair of the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency’s District 10, who has 400 ewes at Osgoode.

Acres has adopted a wait-and-see approach as to

Canadian Lamb Producers Cooperative CEO Terry Ackerman shows Laurie Maus a new grading tool at the Feb. 22 District 10 Sheep Day. whether she’ll sign up. The two main considerations are price and convenience of collection sites.

Ackerman understands that drop-off of lambs will have to be handy in order to engage Eastern Ontario producers in the co-op. To date, one location has been arranged near Napanee, another is being confirmed at Cobden and a third is being investigated in Stormont County in the Finch area.

The co-op was initiated by the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board as a way of getting more Canadian lamb into both the domestic and foreign markets. It has defined itself as the only agri-food organization in the country focused on increasing members’ cash receipts by marketing their lamb products while building a national and international brand owned by those members.

Ackerman said there’s no doubt there’s a substantial market for Canadian lamb.

Retail grocers want it but can’t get a guaranteed supply, a problem the co-op intends to rectify.

Meanwhile, the void continues to be filled by frozen product from New Zealand.

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We Can Contracting proprietor Joey van Koppen was among the exhibitors in the annual trade fair at Dairy Day in Kemptville, Feb. 13.

stated, worldwide demand for lamb is consistently outstripping supply, suggesting

offshore possibilities for Canadian producers.

“Export opportunity for our lamb in China, the EU, and the Middle East is strong because production in many regions of the developing world is declining due to drought, lack of land base and older producers leaving the industry. New Zealand and Australia are now focusing on the Chinese market which could result in an even greater shortage in North America.”

Co-op head office is in Saskatoon with a regional office in Guelph. Each producer who signs up is com-

mitted to a 36-month production agreement to sell to the co-op the number of marketable lambs comparable to his or her number of shares, for a minimum of 25.

Since its inception, Ackerman said the co-op has grown from 15 members to well over 100, with some $1.3-million invested. The co-op, he said, will pay $14 more per lamb than the average slaughtering facility.

In addition, the co-op’s specialized electronic grader will confirm a premium of 16 per cent more for quality animals. Ackerman displayed a prototype of the device that can measure 16 elements of a lamb with a flick of the wrist; a federal

grant of $1.4-million is being used to develop the new tool.

Because Canadian lambs are normally purchased on a live weight basis, there has been little financial incentive for processing plants, feedlots, and auction barns to grade lambs and pay for quality. The ViewTrak instrument grading system will change all that while providing members with management information necessary to improve flock genetics, feeding protocols, and reduce operating costs.

“The most important measurement in lamb is lean meat yield,” Ackerman observed. “No mistakes will be made by collection site staff because of this tool.”

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2014 OVFS Exhibitors Continued from page 13 Jad Vent Dist. Ltd. P.O. Box 1140 Ayr, ON N1H 5E3 519 632 7471 jadvent@netflash.net Booth # 1725 Jamesway Farm Equipment 12 Route 249 St.Francois Xavier de Brampton, QC JOB 2V0 819 845 7824 ext.207 ralphf@jameswayfarmeq.com Booth # 113 Jay Lor Fabricating Inc. 0171213 10th Line, East Garafraxa, ON L9W 6Z9 519 787 9353 240 sales@jaylor.com Booth # 1611 Jerry Cummings Painting Inc. 424 Church St. Russell, ON K4R 1A9 613 445 2982 Booth # 1706 Jersey Ontario 9 350 Speedvale Ave. W. Guelph, ON N1H 7M7 519 766 9980 ontario@jerseycanada.com Booth # Jim Tubman Chevrolet 1770 Bank St. Ottawa, ON K1V 7Y6 613 733 4050 kburton@tubmanchev.com Booth # 1727 K.K.Distributors Ltd. 185 Richer St., Box 228 Clarence Creek, ON KOA 1N0 613 448 2174 soern@sympatico.ca Booth # 715 Kane Veterinary Supplies

75 Cowansview Rd. Cambridge, ON N1R 7L2 1 800 361 3232 richard@kanevet.com Booth # 2027 Keenan TMR Mixers 1802 Lockwood Lane Elgin, ON KOG 1E0 613 284 3238 johnferg@superaje.com Booth # 2132 Kelln Solar Box 94, 50 James St. Lumsden, SK SOG 3C0 306 731 2224 donnie@kellnsolar.com Booth # 1033 Kongskilde Industries Inc. 974 Wyldewood Sherkston, ON LOS 1R0 905 933 4304 wyo@kongskilde.com Booth # 1431 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.)

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New owners take helm at Barkleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store 106 years in same family

by Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer VONMORE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; AftER 106 yEARs, BARklEyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stORE

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BARklEys. Murray Barkley officially closed the sale with buyers Michael Brown and Johanne GagnĂŠ-Brown early last month. Barkley will continue to be a fixture around the store for the next few months to assist them with the transition.

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who intend to relocate to Avonmore, â&#x20AC;&#x153;are keeping it Barkleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store,â&#x20AC;? the past proprietor happily told The AgriNews several days before the deal concluded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re appreciative of the history and the ambiance of the store.â&#x20AC;?

Added Barkley, 65, a history PhD and published author who passed up a career in academia to take over the family business almost exactly 33 and a third years ago: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will miss it.â&#x20AC;?

He explained that he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass up the opportunity to sell now to such qualified prospective buyers who approached him quite some time ago about buying the store. They finally inked a purchase agreement last November. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I stayed another five years, maybe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be stuck.

It just seems to be the right time.â&#x20AC;?

He commended the new owners, pointing out that Michael Brown was for many years an assistant manager with a couple of major grocery chains, in which capacity he dealt with Barkleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a person who if he

tells you something, you can believe it,â&#x20AC;? Barkley said, adding that Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife is an accountant and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfect complementâ&#x20AC;? to the enterprise.

Barkley said he looked forward to travelling to Germany in the near future to further explore the roots of his ancestors who wound up in North America in the 1700s.

His wife, Pilar, recalled not quite believing that her husband wanted to leave a blossoming career at the University of Toronto, to take up a post behind the counter in his rural hometown family business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it was a phase that might last a year,â&#x20AC;? she recounted. That was over three decades ago.

For his part, Barkley acknowledged the lure of returning to the establishment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; originally begun by his grandparents Willis and Jennie Barkley in 1908 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;siren songâ&#x20AC;? he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist. He took over the operation from his father, Fred.

Three hundred people turned out for an event celebrating the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100th anniversary in 2008.

A passing of the torch in Avonmore

From left, new Barkleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store proprietors Michael Brown and Johanne GagnĂŠBrown with former long-time owner Murray Barkley, whose family had operated the store for 106 years. The historic retailer in the rural Eastern Ontario village of Avonmore changed hands Feb. 3.

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Youth Centres Canada Executive Director Les Voakes leads youth on a discussion about careers, during the Feb. 7 Rural Ontario Institute Youth Summit.

Rural forum talks youth employment

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Local economic development officials along with several youth from the Merrickville and Smiths Falls area took part in the half-day event that discussed ways of improving the impact and outcomes of youth employment programs, Feb. 7 at ‘The Gathering House.’

Ontario’s unemployment rate for youth ages 15 to 24 stands at over 16 per cent.

The forum highlighted the provincial Youth Jobs Strategy, which aims to create 30,000 positions for young people through a two-year, $295-million investment announced in last year’s Ontario budget.

The sum includes a $195million Youth Employment Program that subsidizes employers offering four- and six-month job placements to young people ages 15 to 29, noted Mike Marcolongo, Youth Outreach Strategy Lead with the Entrepreneurship Branch of the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment and the Ministry of Research and Innovation.

An employer can receive up to $6,800 to help offset wages and training for each eligible person hired through the new program, according to the presentation delivered

by Marcolongo. An additional $1,000 is available to the hired individual to assist them with job-related costs, such as tools and transportation.

Overseen by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, the program has already allocated 7,000 of an intended 25,000 placements since its launch last

September, according to Marcolongo. “There’s a very strong demand for these programs,” he said, adding the rate of subscribership is “on track” with government expectations.

Three other funds also comprise the balancer of the provincial jobs strategy — Ontario Youth Skills Connections, Ontario Youth Entrepreneurship Fund, and the Ontario Youth Innovation Fund.

Marcolongo also mentioned that the ministry is reprising its popular ‘Make Your Pitch’ online video contest this year; eight to 10 finalists will get a trip to Toronto to make their business pitch to a panel of experts. The top two will get ‘Summer Company’ student entrepreneur grants — an established program — to make their ideas a reality.

Fostering “a culture of entrepreneurship” is part of the government’s focus, Marcolongo explained, acknowledging that small businesses create the lion’s share of jobs in Ontario.

The particular challenges of creating jobs for youth in rural areas was a focus of discussion.

Ranging in age from their early teens to the early 20s, the rural youth attending the summit were quizzed on various facets of their career expectations, how they receive information (none used Twitter, in a surprise to many of the economic development bureaucrats in attendance ), and other similar

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In keeping with the youthful theme of the day, 25-yearold mayor North Dundas Township Mayor Eric Duncan — also warden of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry this year— delivered a speech on the challenges of youth employment.

Duncan suggested the trend of young people leaving rural areas for jobs in the city was nothing new and shouldn’t be seen as a failure of any particular rural community.

The challenge is faced by rural areas around the world in the face of increasing urbanization everywhere, he pointed out.

The mayor proposed a three-pronged approach to meeting the ongoing challenge in rural Eastern Ontario — revolving around broadband improvement, increased online education opportunities, and mentoring businesses “with a strong emphasis on online marketing and product development.”

He suggested a need to “keep the gas pedal pressed to the floor” on development of rural broadband while raising awareness about the highspeed networks already in place and the resulting postsecondary courses available online as a result.

“So today, it’s possible for a single mother in South Mountain, population 350, to get her college diploma as a legal clerk without having to leave the village,” he said, drawing attention to a particular educational service — contactnorth.ca.

On the mentoring front, he noted the example of his township’s popular series of ongoing professional development sessions held in partnership with Candy Pollard of the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre.

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But his work to combat stray voltage and its destructive effect on dairy herds and other livestock is largely science-based, Webb insists, outlining many successes he has experienced over the years.

Webb presented his latest innovation during Eco Farm Day at Cornwall’s Ramada Hotel Feb. 22, a system designed to tackle herd health through the water supply. Webb calls his new venture Water For Life Technologies. It’s so new that, although the com-

Presenter Peter Webb holds his new device for increasing the vitality of water, at Eco Farm Day last month. pany web site has been tinuation of Webb’s work in designed, it isn’t yet live trying to neutralize the and accessible. broad negative impact of Water For Life is a conelectro-magnetic fields on

farms. He says his system restores and transforms water to resemble that of “a pure mountain spring” with increased vitality, improved hydration, and increased oxygen. No chemicals are used, there are no moving parts and no power and maintenance requirements.

Even with sophisticated treatment such as reverse osmosis and membrane filtration, Webb claims that water will still carry the energies and frequencies of contaminants. He says his system picks up where the others leave off.

Webb was one of a wide range of exhibitors at the event sponsored by Canadian Organic Growers.

Eco Farm Day was founded

by Berwick organic guru Tom Manley who was absent this year because he was indulging one of his other passions, politics, in the form of the Liberal Party policy conference held in Montreal the same day. Manley has been a candidate for the party in the past.

Exhibitors included everyone from natural food and book merchants, to Russell barn painter Jerry

Cummings who said he sometimes gets asked to use organic products on heritage buildings. The roster of speakers went from Jean-Martin Fortier, a successful small-scale organic

farmer and author based in the Eastern Townships, to Dr. Renee Bergeron, director of Alfred Campus of the University of Guelph.

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Healthy society dependent on healthy trees: speaker

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hectare of trees produces enough oxygen for 45 people to breathe each year.

Trees are the lungs of the earth. They inhale carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen.

They take care of our lungs and us,â&#x20AC;? said Trees Ontario CEO Rob Keen.

Keen stated forests and trees greatly benefit human health by absorbing pollutants in the atmosphere and

Eco Farm Day Continued from page 30 Bergeron, who has served on several ethics committees on animal welfare, shared the stage with Dr. Elsa Lavasseur of the Organic Dairy Research Centre whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a member of a committee in charge of developing the animal care assessment protocol for dairy farms in Canada.

In their presentation entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moving Towards Welfare-Friendly Dairy Productionâ&#x20AC;?, the animal behaviour experts discussed the evolution of societal concern over animal welfare, explained how to measure welfare at the farm level, and reviewed welfare standards from Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

Fortier shared the techniques, tools and technology that make his compact, raised bed market garden set on 1.5 acres productive and profitable. His Jardins de la Grelinette generates close to $140,000 in annual sales with a profit margin around 45 per cent.

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He was discussing a 2012 Trees Ontario report titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Healthy Dose of Green: A Prescription for a Healthy Populationâ&#x20AC;? that is

In his presentation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Bio-Intensive Market Gardenâ&#x20AC;?, Fortier described the secret of success as residing in low-tech, high yield methods of production developed by focusing on growing better rather than on growing bigger.

Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water enhancement system consists of various-sized magnesium balls contained in a length of one or three inch PVC pipe that can be coupled into a water line close to the pressure tank. The price is $1,500-$2,500 depending on size and the purchaser is responsible for the installation.

The idea is to increase the oxygen in the water and thereby the oxygen intake of ruminants, creating more complete digestion of nutrients, with the side benefits of increasing milk production and reducing odour in manure.

Farms using his technologies, Webb said, have reported healthier calves with less scours and lower somatic cell counts for lactating cows.

The agricultural innovator plans to hold a meeting in Winchester in March where users of his devices can be updated and compare notes.

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As a registered professional forester who ran a consulting business and had tree planting contracts during the 1980s, Keen pays close attention to the state of Ontario forests. Thirty to 40 years ago, 20 to 30 million trees were being planted annually in Southern Ontario through the Ministry of Natural Resources, but those numbers have dwindled to less than two million since 1998.

Keen cited a 2004 Environment Canada report, that recommends a minimum of 30 per cent forest cover in Southern Ontario to maintain a sustainable forest canopy. But in some areas in Southwestern Ontario, there is less than five per cent because of large agricultural operations.

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Nor is a canker-covered walnut tree or a hemlock infested with wooly fungus.

Perhaps that’s why Dr. Richard Wilson wanted to title his talk on Feb. 19, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”.

Speaking at the Eastern Ontario Woodlot Conference, the pathologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources went on to describe several pests that are destroying Ontario’s trees.

Apart from established pests like emerald ash borer, American chestnut

blight and Dutch elm disease, there are three new invasive species. beech bark disease This is a combination of a scale insect that damages the bark and allows fungus to enter through tiny holes.

Both the scale and the pathogen are invasive. Red dots appear on the tree that penetrate quickly and become welts that crack the bark, causing the cambium to dry out while secondary pests come in.

First, the insect invades the tree and two to 12 years later, the fungus comes in.

Beech bark disease came from Europe and moved westward and southward from Nova Scotia in 1890.

The scale insect has been in Ontario since 1986 and both the scale and pathogen were recorded in 2004.

Wilson said it’s been monitored since 2012 at 12 sites, including North Ril Lake Rd. near Huntsville.

The first year of the fouryear survey showed 60 healthy beech trees out of 67, but in the fourth year, there were only 18 healthy trees remaining.

In 2013, beech bark disease reached Killbear Provincial Park on Georgian Bay, where trees started to rot and die very quickly, snapping off and creating hazards for

campers and vehicles.

“Those of you who deal with emerald ash borer know the cost of removing a brittle tree is more because it’s more dangerous,” Wilson said. “It cost $1.38-million to take away the hazardous trees from that park. We could have prevented it. Once you have these invasive pests, especially the pathogens, it’s very hard to control.” hemlock woolly adelgid The hemlock woolly adelgid is an introduced species from Asia that was Continued on page 33

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During Winter Woodlot Day in Kemptville, Dr. Richard Wilson, a forest pathologist with MNR, talked about invasive pests that are killing Ontario trees.

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Continued from page 32 described in the western United States in 1924 and seen in Richmond, Virginia, in 1951. It’s now spreading across North America and killing trees very quickly.

Wilson said it was brought in from infected trees and found in Toronto in 2012 and next in the Niagara Gorge. It’s found in upstate New York on fairly large trees.

Wilson described it as a “tiny and cryptic insect that’s extremely hard to find. It hides itself in a little waxy material, much like beech bark disease.”

“Part of the task is how do you search for something like this, especially with government cutbacks?” he asked.

By an apparent fluke, the Asian long-horned beetle was found by a homeowner in a truck and the EAB was found by a pathologist in Michigan who wondered why trees were dying.

“They’re found by people looking at other things.”

Thousand cankers disease Wilson said this is caused by an invasive tiny insect that creates holes in trees that look like weeping cankers, similar to the butternut canker.

The insect burrows into the cambium and kills the tree by cutting off nutrients. Symptoms are similar to a tree affected by drought, with yellowing leaves, dying tops and branches.

He said the trees die in three to five years, but the pest could be in the tree for quite some time before you see it’s demise.

Found in New Mexico and Arizona, the beetle was described in 1928 and although at first thought to be an exotic, it is now believed to be native to the southwest U.S. It has been going up the coast and damaging walnut trees.

Although it’s not here yet, in 2010, the black walnut beetle was found in Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio and in Maryland in Nov. 2013. The fungus that kills the tree was identified in 2008.

Wilson said because the black walnut is a valuable tree, people have moved it and planted it in areas where it grows

Continued from page 31 profit from their own land, but noted it’s a huge challenge to encourage them to maintain some forest cover.

There are some programs like Trees Ontario 50 Million Tree Program that helps landowners “significantly” reduce their costs of largescale tree planting. Trees Ontario’s goal is to plant 50 million trees by 2020 as part of a pledge to the UN’s Billion Tree a Year Campaign.

It’s based on a partnership with MNR, conservation authorities and local stewardship councils, who work with property owners of more than one open hectare to determine a site, come up with a plan and oversee it.

Despite tree planting, Keen said he believed 3,000 hectares of forest has been lost in Southern Ontario over 10 years. That number could be as much as 10,000 hectares of

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“We took no action with beech bark disease and what do we have? Lots of mortality and lots of cost and it’s going to get worse.”

“We’ll remove trees like we’re doing now with EAB and Asian long-horned beetle, but the cat’s out of the bag.

Stopping this is going to be difficult. Where we can stop is before they get worse. With this one I have a little hope.”

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Eric Thompson (left), executive director of the Ontario Woodlot Association, thanked guest speaker Rob Keen, CEO Trees Ontario, for his talk on trees. land due to urbanization alone, lose their forestry positions. according to a 2010 CNW In addition, environmental report. charities receive only two per He said he’s grateful to the cent of donation distributions, government for supporting the while hospitals get 24 per cent.

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“like stink.” Then when it’s shipped back to Indiana where it’s processed, the disease is introduced to black walnuts in their native range where the trees have no resistance.

And “now it appears to be booming.”

Still, thousand cankers disease hasn’t yet been detected in Ontario from a three-year survey on 20 sites.

He stressed it’s important to take action now, not after the disease is here.

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first. We have to get the message out that a healthy economy and a healthy society is completely dependent on insuring we have a healthy environment.”

When asked about municipal tax incentives to not clear lands, Keen pointed to the Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program for owners of 10 or more acres that can reduce property taxes to 25 per cent of the municipal residential rate.

While he’s a “strong believer in good sustainable forest management”, that doesn’t exclude planting and cutting trees years down the road for timber production.

“It’s a viable industry and extremely important in Ontario.”

Keen was asked about the economic outlook of planting on marginal land, which may produce two to three years of crop until input costs become higher.

“Over the long term, it’s not a value proposition,” he said.

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Solar project impacts local job scene

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The mechanical subcontractor in charge of the panel installation at the 10megawatt held the third in a series of job fairs last month at The Gathering House in the Township of North Dundas.

They were looking for employees to fill up to 57 positions, to do the challenging outdoor winter work of augering in thousands of steel helical piles that serve as the foundation system for the panel racks.

Many of the installed piles are now visible from Boyne Rd., jutting out of the soil like a field of thousands of toothpicks methodically arranged over 60 acres. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for field technicians, labourers, crew leads, team leaders, and machine operators,â&#x20AC;? said Kirk Vazal at the open house event hosted by the mechanical contractor responsible for the panel installation. Vazal is North American CEO of Standard Sun, Inc., which has been subcontracted by main contractor RES Americas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going well. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a large ground-mounted system,â&#x20AC;? said the American Vazal, explaining that his

firm has installed many such systems around the continent and Ontario.

And while conditions on the ground were definitely frigid as the install work got underway this winter, another of their projects being built in Kapuskasing was even colder, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was minus 49 degrees with the windchill.â&#x20AC;?

The firm has been hiring local people to work with the Standard Sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;core team,â&#x20AC;? coming up with â&#x20AC;&#x153;a nice mix,â&#x20AC;? he said. Quite a number were already on the payroll by the time of the Jan. 9 session at The Gathering House, a multi-purpose facility owned by a local church congregation. Vazal described the establishment as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a really nice settingâ&#x20AC;? to meet the job candidates.

Approximately three months of work remained at the MightySolar site by that point.

Standard Sun will oversee the installation of 5,200 helical piles (posts) at the Boyne Rd. site, followed by attached racks that will hold 48,000 photovoltaic panels.

A solar park of this size can cost $30-million to $40million to build, he said, not counting land acquisition costs.

MightySolar sits on a field leased from farmer Simon Buma.

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Equipment survey: Maintenance tops for livestock producers, resale value for crop producers

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hen it comes to farm equipment purchases, livestock producers think more about the ease of maintenance, While crop producers think more about the predictability of it, according to a 2014 survey of 800 livestock and crop producers in the study, sponsored by case ih, Who reported a significant portion of their income as generated from livestock operations say they look for loW maintenance and easyto-service equipment from an innovative manufacturer. those Who reported a significant portion of their income as generated from crop operations also ranked innovation near the top of their list, but reliability and resale value rated even higher.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A big difference between livestock and crop producers when it comes to equipment is usage,â&#x20AC;? says Ryan Drollette, Farm Management Specialist from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Livestock producers run their equipment every single day, while crop producers are running them for longer periods of time during select seasons.â&#x20AC;?

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Working out in the field alongside producers, Case IH hay and forage product specialist Brett DeVries says Case IH understands this need. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Case IH talks to customers where they work to identify needs and drive the design of our products, so that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving producers the innovation they need to best meet their needs.â&#x20AC;?

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The research confirms that livestock and crop producers also retain their equipment differently. While livestock producers may keep their equipment for five to 10 years, crop producers buying new equipment tend to trade more frequently, according to DeVries. Spending is part of this equation,

and the research shows that pricing and discounts are of medium importance to livestock producers while they are at the bottom of the average crop producerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The longevity of the equipment matters to the more value-oriented livestock producer,â&#x20AC;? DeVries says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Case IH offers a full line of equipment to meet the needs of all producers, no matter the size, type or location of the operation.â&#x20AC;?

Like in any business, the quest for higher profits requires smarter, more efficient technology. The same goes for producers and this concept is not lost on them, which the research proves. Both livestock and crop producers rank an innovative manufacturer as their No. 3 purchase consideration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Investing in the right new technology can be profitable for any operation, but specifically for a livestock operation if it can help cut down on labor costs,â&#x20AC;?

Drollette says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After all, it boils down to the people: those that are working on your operation and those that are working for your operation.â&#x20AC;?

Research results show that dealer experience is important, considering that both the crop and livestock producers ranked dealer responsiveness as No. 5 on their list of considerations.   Case IH understands that people are important, as it continues to put producers first and keep two-thirds of its employees out in the field working alongside producers every day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having access to a supportive, responsive dealership is critical for all producers,â&#x20AC;?

Drollette says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An operationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success is dependent on its ability to stay up and running, and equipment plays a crucial role in that.â&#x20AC;?

www.agrinews.ca This research is the results of 800 producer interviews and is considered to be a representative sample of target producers for Case IH. They include Canadian and U.S. producers from sizable operations who have a final say or share in decisionmaking regarding equipment selection and purchasing. These producers were asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Below is a list of attributes you may associate with equipment manufacturers and dealers. Please indicate how important each attribute is when seeking a service or choosing a piece of equipment.â&#x20AC;? Derived importance is a statistical measurement that takes into account a producerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likelihood to purchase/repurchase a brand of equipment and how he rates that brand on the attributes.

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Roosendaal heads Seed Growers

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John Roosendaal, a cash crop farmer who lives west of Winchester, started his two-year term as president of the OVSGA last summer.

The role carries several responsibilities, including running the meetings, helping to organize the Ottawa Valley Farm Show, which is running from March 11–13 at the Ernst & Young Centre in Ottawa, and being a “figure head” at the show, he said.

“I get to walk around and smile and talk to people during the show,” he laughed.

To become president of the OVSGA, Roosendaal said, “first, you have to live long enough to get there.

You join, and then, if you’re capable enough, you get elected to the board of directors, and you move your way up to president.”

Roosendaal has already served as both First and Second Vice-President for the association, and has served on several committees as part of the OVSGA, mostly recently as chair of an Eastern Ontario research committee. He is also actively involved in the Dundas Soil and Crop Improvement Association, and has been a member of the Chesterville Rotary Club since immigrating to

John Roosendaal is in the first year of his twoyear term as president of the OVSGA. Zandbergen photo Canada from Holland in 1979.

The association is run by a group of four elected volunteer directors. Every year, the OVSGA donates proceeds from the Farm Show to various qualifying agricultural groups and causes in the area.

“We give a lot of money away to support agricultural initiatives,” he said. “If there’s something in agriculture that needs to be supported, we help with that. The Ottawa Valley Farm Show is the main moneymaker for the Seed Growers Association. We put all the surplus from the show back into agriculture.

This is something we want to keep going for as long as we can.”

Roosendaal said the show began simply as a seed show, and has evolved into a seed, machinery and services show. But at its

root – so to speak – the show is still very much about the seeds.

“It is still a seed show.

We get winners from local county seed shows entering the seed show every year,” he said. This year, seed judging will take place on March 8, and winning entries and trophies will be displayed at the show in the Seed Growers’ booth.

The annual Prestigious Pedigreed Seed Sale, which benefits the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, will take place on March 13 at noon.

“This is something we’ve always done and we’ll continue to do,” Roosendal said. “We’ve given over $100,000 to CHEO so far. The seeds are donated by companies and individuals, and the auction is always a big part of the show.”

A few years ago, the show was forced to change its location from Lansdowne Park to what is now called the Ernst & Young Centre in Ottawa.

Roosendaal said that although the change took some adjustment, it has been very positive for the Farm Show.

“It’s a better location because it’s made for exhibitions,” he said. “We could use more exhibition space because the show is always sold out and we have a waiting list of exhibitors.

We have to disappoint a lot of exhibitors every year because we’re bound by the number of square feet we have, but the show is a great success.”

Roosendaal runs his 400-acre farm with his wife, Nelly. They have four grown children.

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Gay Lea donates sales

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he OTTawa Valley Seed GrOwerS haVe aGreed TO leT Gay lea FOOdS COOperaTiVe Sell perSOnal pOrTiOnS OF whiTe and ChOCOlaTe milk in iTS bOOTh aT The 2014 OTTawa Valley Farm ShOw, marCh 11-13.

A major build is being undertaken at the SynAgri operation on County Rd. 9 in North Dundas Township.

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SynAgri is looking to start the multi-million-dollar construction this spring if everything is up and ready, according to a company official.

It is an ambitious, twoyear total transition for the site. SynAgri plans to build a new plant, office, chemical storage, and seed storage replacing the current structures at the enterprise.

The rezoning was handled as a routine matter at a public meeting inside the Township of North Dundas

Council Chambers this winter.

The plant was owned previously by Nutrite and was purchased by Hydro Agri and Cargill Ltd., which changed the name to SynAgi in 2002. The firm last expanded in the spring of 2005 when it raised storage capacity from 600 to 1,000 tonnes in concert with the installation of a 100-foot, 90-tonne ninehopper blending tower.

SynAgri now has plants in Chesterville, Richmond, Iroquois, Alfred, St-Clet QC, and an office in Cornwall, that services the Eastern Ontario area.

To accommodate its latest plans, SynAgri is buying the 2.54-acre agricultural property from Robert Smith. The parcel of land involved is located at 13306 County Road 9, and SynAgri has requested the acquistion be rezoned to match the current zoning as industrial. Industrial zoning

allows the company to increase the height of potential buildings from (agricultural) 10.5 metres to (industrial) 14 metres. The lot addition is subject to consent from the Counties of S.D.&G. SynAgri manufactures, distributes and markets crop inputs for the crop-production industry, such as fertilizers and seeds. They mix and manufacture their own brand of fertilizer and distribute seeds from DEKALB and Cochrane Seeds. Their competitors in the Eastern Ontario region are Harvex, Agri-Partners, the Co-op, and MacEwen, among others.

The company hopes to start construction as soon as this spring, and begin the gradual switch over as their business dictates. The spring is their busiest time of the year so they would have to work around that schedule.

In a 50-50 split, proceeds from milk sales will be donated to 4-H Ontario and to the Cooperative Development Foundation of Canada. Gay Lea has operated the program at other farm shows across the province including Woodstock, London and the Royal Winter Fair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were approached and it was a no-brainer for us,â&#x20AC;? said Seed Growers president John Roosendaal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We already provide tremendous support to 4-H and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re willing to help with more.â&#x20AC;?

However, Roosendaal pointed out, the proposal had to be cleared by Great Canadian Plates, exclusive caterer at the Ernst & Young Centre where the OVFS is held. The caterer has the right to veto food sales it sees as competitive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To GCPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credit, it has gone along with the plan and may even handle some of the sales in its concessions.â&#x20AC;?

Donations will be made on behalf of the Ottawa show as well as Gay Lea, Hansen explained. He added that milk purchasers have in the past indicated appreciation theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re assisting local and international communities through their participation.

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OVSGA reaches CHEO Diamond donor category d uring a donor apprEciation

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20 yEarS. Hosted by hospital president and CEO Kevin Keohane, the event also recognized other contributors to the hospital foundation and introduced some children who have benefitted from CHEO’s worldclass facilities and resources.

The Seed Growers have been included on the hospital’s electronic recognition wall at the Garry Cardiff Entrance.

The association reached the Diamond Category ($100,000 - $499,999) of giving to CHEO through the annual Prestigious Pedigreed Seed Sale held as part of the Ottawa Valley Farm Show. The 87th edition is set for March 11-13 at Ottawa’s Ernst & Young paSt

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With the co-operation of seed companies that exhibit at the show and other supporters, more than $100,000 was raised over the 20 years since the sale was first introduced. In addition to bags of seed and other items on the block, the event is used every year to highlight the work of an Eastern Ontario artist.

“The sale is a tremendous success because the seed companies are so generous,” said OVSGA president John Roosendaal.

“They always come through for us, often buying seed back and re-donating it.”

Also gaining from the sale is the Canadian Foodgrains Bank that has as its mission to end global hunger. When the sale is over, many of the bags of seed are given to the CFB. “We’re proud of our support for CHEO over the years,” Roosendaal said.

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canaDa. When asked why the exceptional turnout, Founder and General Manager Jordon Underhill stated â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canadian dairy producers are of the finest in the world and they strive for perfection in the milk commodity they produce. They are hungry for information, innovation and enjoy the camaraderie of coming together in one place.â&#x20AC;?

Total attendance over two days climbed from 11,600 in 2013 to 13,900 in 2014.

Survey showed 91% of total attendance were active dairy producers, which speaks to how specialized this expo is. The dominant age bracket in attendance was between 20-35 years of age, followed by 36-50 years of age, representing another youthful and optimistic crowd.

Other stats from the expo are: 73% of attending producers reported milking between 50 and 250 cows and 77% reported cropping 250 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2,500 acres; 66% of Dairy stage in

attending producers milk out of a free-stall barn set-up; 42% of producers said they are considering a milking robot with 19% reporting to already having one or more milking robots in operation; 21% of attendees travelled more than 150km and 16% came from out of province or out of country. The volume of long distance travellers increased significantly for CDX 2014.

An interesting result came from CDX attendees when asked what other Ontario based farm shows they attend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The theory since the inception of CDX was that a specialized dairy focused event would draw not only dairy producers that attend other farm shows, but would also draw those dairy producers that do not attend other farm shows. The latter component is what sets CDX apart and we need to work hard to retain this loyalty on an annual basis.â&#x20AC;? stated Underhill. Results showed the top three ranking Ontario farm shows were; Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outdoor Farm Show attracting 53% of the total CDX attendance, London Farm Show attracting 38% of the total CDX attendance and the Royal Winter Fair attracting 21% of the total CDX attendance. These dairy producers not attending other farm shows represent mass buying capacity and definitely add to the overall synergy that surrounds CDX. The attendance increase did not come

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CDX creates a significant fundraising platform for groups such as the Stratford Agricultural Society, Stratford Minor Hockey, 4-H dairy youth clubs, Junior Farmers and local church groups. The massive 350ft BriteSpan Cow Coliseum will be staying up for CDX 2015, so further fundraising opportunities for these groups and others may be possible throughout the year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our ultimate thank you to the dairy industry for the resounding support can be seen in the God Made a Dairy Farmer video we produced and launched at CDX 2014. The video received more than 5,000 views in just two days and for that we are proud,â&#x20AC;? stated Underhill. If you missed it at CDX, download the Pride In Dairy video at www.dairyxpo.ca.

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leS iS moRe at the 2014 ottawa Valley faRm Show, maRch 11-13 at the ey centRe. Les Winters of Kemptville will be bringing his Fat Lesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food wagon to the show and parking it in a prominent location. The trailer will be located outside the centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s south entrance.

Les is known for his fine fries, poutine, onion rings and perch rolls. Those items will all be available at the show, along with an egg and bacon-packed breakfast sandwich.

The arrangement has been made possible through the cooperation of Great Canadian Plates, the exclusive caterer at the EY Centre. The company has decided to try the idea put forward by OVFS management on a trial basis; under the agreement, Fat Lesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of

canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offer items already on the GCP menu.

Ottawa Valley Seed Growers, who sponsor the show, felt something was needed to take the pressure off the two GCP inside concessions. At lunchtime, lineups can cause serious congestion in the isles. One possible solution was to provide an outside dining option. â&#x20AC;&#x153;GCP deserves credit for trying this out,â&#x20AC;? said Lynda McCuaig, chair of the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Services Committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an experiment for everyone, including Les.â&#x20AC;?

McCuaig speculated that farm show visitors will be drawn to Lesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bright orange wagon, a sight familiar to many of them at Ottawa valley rural fairs. She said Winters was selected for the trial because his services are well known to several OVSG directors, includ-

ing herself.

Winters also has two permanent stands and operates the canteen at the North Grenville Community Centre.

In business for about 10 years, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking forward to offering his menu selections at the farm show. The opportunity allows him to get his mobile wagon on the road earlier than usual and could lead to further involvement in EY Centre events.

McCuaig noted that GCP is also providing a third inside location this year, a take-away counter at the rear of the centre. In addition, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supplying lemonade, ice cream and roasted nut stands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In terms of onsite food available to farm show exhibitors and visitors, 2014 is shaping up like a banner year.â&#x20AC;?

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Marcel is also involved in the farming community through his own cash crop farm, custom spraying and being a member of the Dundas Soil and Crop Association.

He is married to his wife Marja and they have four children and two grandchildren.

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According to cookbook coordinator Diana Legault, of Moose Creek, a core group of about half a dozen volunteers began collecting recipes from various farm and community groups in late 2012. A trickle of farmkitchen tested recipes soon became a steady flow which was a relief, she says, as the cookbook is a major fundraiser for the September 2015 IPM to be held in Finch.

It is one of the first challenges to be completed leading up to the event and 7,500 copies were printed.

The range of dishes from more than 350 contributors is epic and in keeping with the 2015 IPM motto – Link to the Past Look to the Future – includes heritage recipes and meals with

newer, trendier ingredients.

“These are all recipes that people have tried and used,” she says.

The cookbook is also a depository of heritage fare.

Many are recipes remembered from childhood, that our grandmothers and greatgrandmothers prepared for us. “People wouldn’t put their name to something they didn’t like,” she says.

Heritage recipes include maple syrup-laced pudding Chomeur, bread pudding, old-time ginger snaps made with molasses, and brown sugar fudge.

The cookbook is also valuable to those who want to introduce more whole grains and pulses to their diets. Recipes and dishes to that end include pumpkin millet muffins, chipotle black bean soup and dah, an Indian curried red lentil soup.

It is also seasoned with helpful kitchen tips and hints. What cook wouldn’t want to lower fat and calories by swapping out half the mayo for wholesome Greek-style yogurt in a rich and creamy dressing. And, rubbing your hands over a stainless steel sink really does remove the odour of garlic.

The IPM cookbook is a culinary treasury of the three United Counties. It reflects its cultural roots, its locally grown produce and the importance of the family table.

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Held at the Ernest and Young Centre, the OVFS will host farming’s up-andcoming generation on Wed., March 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room A. It’s preceded by a similar occasion at the Kemptville College Royal on Wed., March 5, where OFA directors Rejean Pommainville and Peggy Brekveld (Zone 15 Thunder Bay area) will be on hand, along with Past VicePresident of the OFA Executive, Debra PrettyStraathof.

Pommainville, who serves as the Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s Zone 14 for Glengarry, Prescott, Russell and Stormont counties, expects that 12 of the Eastern coun-

ties will be represented at the OVFS meeting. “So far, numbers look promising for a good turnout by young farmers ages 19 to 40,” he says. “It is important to connect the older generations with younger so they have a network to discuss topics which affect them. It also provides the OFA with the opportunity to identify some young people interested in the future of agriculture.

So far, numbers look promising for a good turnout by young farmers ages 19 to 40.”

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federation meetings and to have them create activities and policies that are relevant for all generations — which is very important to OFA,” he says.

In that vein, the organization already works with the Junior Farmers Association of Ontario to host the Ontario Young Farmers Forum, held in conjunction every year with OFA’s annual convention.

Pre-registration is requested for the OVFS social via Brian Hamilton (1-866-434-2613, brian.hamilton@ofa.on.ca); Roch Lalonde (1-866-4841778, roch.lalonde@ofa.on.ca) or Ruth Vogel (1-866-4407291, ruth.vogel@ofa.on.ca).

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paniesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; booths and their presence at their suppliersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; exhibits, Weagant Farm Supplies represents the largest exhibitor at the show.

The company has been participating in the exhibition since farm equipment first started appearing at what was primarily a seed show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Historically, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sell much equipment on the floor, but we talk to a lot of new customers and repeat customers. The Farm Show brings the winter hibernators out to tire kick, and then we follow that up with our annual open house in April. One kicks off the other, and these two events are what kick off spring for us,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also distribute our Farmfest News every March. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 32-page catalogue that we distribute at the farm show and there are 18,000 copies that are mailed out.â&#x20AC;?

The open house will take place on April 9 this year.

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casing a Great Plains corn planter at the farm show, along with Trioliet mixer feeders, a new line of discbines from New Holland, and a huge, self-propelled forage harvester with a cut-away model.

Weagant said this is the third year the farm show will be at its new location at the Ernst & Young Centre, near the Ottawa Airport, and that the new digs were a welcome change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a beautiful facility, very clean and great lighting. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to not have to drive the equipment further up Bank Street,â&#x20AC;? he laughed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But having the show all in one building is a major advantage. At Lansdowne, it was spread out in three buildings.â&#x20AC;?

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Sunflowers and Scarecrows is the beautification theme for the 2015 IPM in Finch.

Gardening contest for 2015 IPM

By Glenda Eden AgriNews Contributor INCH — It CaN’t Come sooN eNougH, but at tHe taIl-eNd oF a reCord-breakINg wINter, gardeNers at least, Have FouNd some solaCe IN tHe seed Catalogues staCked at tHeIr Feet.

For those of us with a passion for horticulture and a desperate yearning for sun on our faces and dirt under our fingernails, the colourful pages have provided a muchneeded promise of spring.

Something for home gardeners to consider when filling out their mail orders this year is a yard and garden competition slated for the summer of 2015. It’s still 18 months away but serious gardeners and those with a competitive personality may want to use this growing season to experiment with annuals and perennials in keeping with the Sunflowers and Scarecrows ‘beautification’ theme of the SD&G International Plowing Match and Rural Expo at Finch in 2015.

The role of the 2015 IPM Beautification committee is to encourage everyone in the region to make their communities as inviting as possible when as many as 100,000 visitors arrive in late September for that event. “People will be coming from all over the world,” says committee coordinator Sandra Donnelly, and they’d like everyone to think about mowing their grass and having a good-looking yard.

To sweeten the pot, have a little bit of fun and to engage everyone in this opportunity to showcase the area, the committee is also planning a beautification competition in August 2015. But, this doesn’t just apply to North Stormont,” she says. “We want everyone to get involved.”

The competition will have several categories, such as residential, farm, business and institutional which would include schools, churches, nursing homes and senior residences. Prizes for the competition haven’t been fully fleshed out but it’s expected they will be related to landscaping and the IPM. “We’re encouraging people to not put their gardens to bed too early in 2015, she adds, and to think about plants that will be at their best in late September, and garden décor that reflects the Sunflowers and Scarecrows theme.

Sunflowers now come in dozens of colours and sizes, and serious gardeners, pouring over those seed catalogues may want to experiment with new cultivars or vary planting times this spring to determine the best show in late September 2015. Other fall annuals to consider include zinnia, pansy, holly hock, asters and flowering kale and cabbage. Perennial cone flowers, sedum, fall mums, helenium and rudbeckia are reliable and still going strong or reaching their peak in late September. The IPM motto is Link to the Past. Look to the Future, and Donnelly thinks the old-fashioned Dahlia, might also be a bright and easyto-grow choice.

You certainly don’t have to have a green thumb or a big budget to get involved. The Sunflower and Scarecrow theme was in fact chosen, she says, because it can be both simple and inexpensive.

Donnelly says representatives from many communities are already in place but the committee is still looking for volunteers from Glengarry, Cornwall, Chesterville, Winchester and Akwesasne. Anyone who would like to get involved with the beautification committee or any other IPM committee should look for volunteer forms on the 2015 web page at plowingmatch.org/index.php/home2015.

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Exhibitors at Eastern Ontario Crop Conference 2014

John Lounsberry (left) ag specialist with Champion Industrial Equipment, poses at his trade-fair booth with neighbouring representative Eric Harbers of Weagant Farm Supplies, during the Feb. 20 Eastern Ontario Crop Conference at the Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph. Lounsberry hovers over the latest and greatest electronic grain tester available from his firm — capable of accurate moisture readings of frozen samples. It also shows bushel weight and grade.

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Titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not That Long Agoâ&#x20AC;?, the painting will be auctioned March 13 at 12 noon during the Prestigious Pedigreed Seed Sale for the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Over 20 years, the event has raised more than $100,000 for the hospital.

The creation is set on what was the Cowan family farm near Kinburn. Terry had his great-grandfather in mind when he placed the farmer on the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat.

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In addition to several bags of seed and the art, an assortment of other interesting items will be offered at the sale, with Ottawa Valley Seed Growers director and

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Before delving too deeply into her talk about “manure management, back to basics using new technology,” Ministry of Agriculture and Food Field Crops lead Chris Brown began with her requistie “rant” about spreading the stuff in winter — which she spied in progress last month while in Eastern Ontario for the annual Kemptville Crop Conference. The temptation to spread manure during a winter thaw must be avoided, she said, because the nutrients are wasted and end up as run-off without hardly any infiltration into the soil. “Most of the time, when we get snow melt, it’s always along with rain. The worst thing about this is when they’re looking at phosphorous in the Great Lakes and looking to put regulations in place, this is the surest way ... to ensure we’re going to get new regulations,” she said.

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“BASF is proud to recognize Tom and the Barrie family as growers who implement an innovative and sustainable no-till farming operation,” said Trevor Latta, business representative for BASF Canada. “The operation’s use of soil protection practices is an excellent example of growers regenerating

the landscape and farming for the future.”

Barrie, who farms with his brothers Steve and Glenn from Gordon Barrie & Sons, rotates corn, soybeans and canola followed by winter wheat which is under-seeded with red clover.

Now in their 21st year of no-till farming, their commitment to improving the efficiency on their farm has led to a crop rotation system that has improved soil structure, lowered fuel costs and equipment needs, and reduced trips over the field.

Creating this system has made it easy for Barrie and his brothers to formulate cropping plans.

“Adapting technology and cropping methods on our farm has led to great success with crop quality and yield,” said Barrie.

“We’re always striving to find better methods to prevent soil erosion and maintain the land. I think the future of agriculture will bring crops that can free up trapped nutrients and tolerate colder and wetter soils for early planting.”

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The crawler/boat boasts 260 horsepower and six different agitation nozzles which will be especially effective for sand bedded operations to keep sand in suspension with less fuel used than multiple tractor agitators.

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Small bale packaging offered

by Marcrest Manufacturing

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pack them in With the demand for small bales in the equine and livestock industries, the Bale Baron is essential for getting the most out of this demand and supplying customers with what they need, quickly and efficiently.

The Bale Baron is a clever invention that collects individual bales and bundles them up into stacks of 18 or 21, all neatly packaged and bound with twine, using the proven double-knot system. It eliminates the amount of physical labour required for baling and takes away the need for bale throwers, thrower wagons and elevators, accumulator systems and automatic bale wagons. This retains the ultimate in nutritional value in hay crops as less handling means

less opportunity to lose foliage and nutritional value by greatly reducing the number of times a bale is handled, shook or thrown. The Bale Baronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bale package is easily handled by loaders and forklifts, saving time.

The Bale Baron utilizes a shorter bale which maintains a normal or even higher density for good handling characteristics, giving costumers what they want, while maximizing full logistic potential. The Bale Baron bundles can be stacked two high upright or three high flipped over into van trailers or storage. A 53â&#x20AC;? high cube van trailer will hold 756 bales which is approximately 90 bales more than a hand-stacked load. Whether sold by the bale or by the ton, the Bale Baron tightly-packed bundles can help increase profit margins. do a double take The Power Linx - Dual Power Hitch saves on labour and equipment cost and can provide twice as much baling with one less man and one less tractor. Power Linx takes the PTO power from one tractor (90-150 HP) and splits it in two. A tractor now easily

operates two balers at once getting you out of the field in half the time.

The short coupled compact design allows for short cornering for better maneuverability on headlands. Swivel gearboxes take the power to the balers and also allow sharp turning with no driveline chattering for long life and trouble-free operation. The trailing dolly design follows the ground contour well, enabling the baler pickup to make a clean sweep, and it also allows for sharp cornering keeping balers in line with the swaths.

Both arms independently hydraulically swing and are controlled via tractor remotes.

This gives you the power to adjust to varying field conditions to one or both arms while on the go.

One of the best parts of the Power Linx - Dual Power Hitch is that it will work with any baler. No modifications are needed on the balers. Just pin up, attach PTO and go.

For more information call 519-887-9910, drop in at our booth at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show in March, or visit marcrestmfg.com

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GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO CONFERENCE March 24, 2014 London Convention Centre, London, Ontario www.gfo.ca/MarchClassic The March Classic is the largest grain-focused conference in Eastern Canada drawing upwards of 700 attendees from government, industry, and farms across Ontario.

Agenda includes: â&#x20AC;˘ Colonel Chris Hadfield, Canadian Astronaut and Commander of the International Space Station for 2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Mark Lynas, Environmental Activist Pro-GM â&#x20AC;˘ Cal Whewell, Market Outlook FC Stone â&#x20AC;˘ Michelle Painchaud, Farm Business Advisor â&#x20AC;˘ Banquet Speaker: Jon Montgomery, Olympian and Host of The Amazing Race Canada Registration Pre-register by February 28th to be entered in the early bird draw for a $25 preferred price gas card. Register online at www.gfo.ca/MarchClassic.

Hotel To book a hotel room at the Hilton call 1-800Hiltons and reference group code GRF or visit the March Classic web page.

For more information contact Grain Farmers of Ontario at 1-800- 265-0550 x209. â&#x20AC;˘

LAUNCHING ONTARIO GRAINS TO NEW HEIGHTS

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Wanna Make It Farm revives abandoned, unused farmland

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Moose creek, ont., oWned and operated by the leduc FaMIly. Wanna Make It Farm runs a diversified farming operation, operating a licensed grain buying and dealing elevator, raising corn, soybeans and wheat, and selling Mycogen Seed brand products.

Additionally, trucking services, custom work and bio-solid applications are offered.

In conjunction to the daily farming operations, Wanna Make It Farm has been bringing abandoned land and woodlots into production, primarily for row crops.

This is achieved with a team of highly qualified excavator operators who possess a cumulative of over 50 years work experience. Each excavator is equipped with five attachments: a hydraulic thumb, ditching, digging, root rake and skeleton bucket. located In

act â&#x20AC;&#x201D; From (2006-2011) 2,033,920 acres of prime farm land have been removed from agriculture due to urban expansions such as shopping centres, developments and highways, and people concern themselves with farmers improving and clearing a fraction of these acres!

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The skeleton bucket is used primarily for fence removal, tree removal, excessively stony fields and can pick 5 inch stones and up. Also included is a fleet of rock trucks varying from 25T to 35T; these are used for site preparation, demolition, fence removal and during land clearing.

Upon completion of land

clearing, GPS land levelling can be requested to prepare the soil bed. This practice is relied upon in farming practices ensuring sufficient surface drainage. Finally, trucking services comprising hauling grain, aggregates, wood chips, manure, compost, and floating heavy equipment are offered.

Each acre of land cleared requires significant amounts of work to bring it into production. Adequate drainage, soil additives, and levelling will greatly assist on maximizing returns on investment. With our knowledge and experience in this area finding the right solution for your everchanging farm needs is possible. Over 2,000 acres of new land has successfully been brought back into production with the qualified and skilled team at Wanna Make It Farm.

For more information on our services or how we can assist you and your farm,

feel free to contact us at 613-538-2547 or visit our website at www.wannamakeitfarm.com.

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NuFarm offers Valentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest soybean herbicide

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with proven chemistry Group 14 (flumioxazine), was registered for Canadian soybeans earlier this month.

Fierce offers the longest residual and broadest spectrum weed control in both glyphosatetolerant and IP/conventional soybeans in Eastern Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To maximize soybean yield potential, growers require a prod-

uct that controls tough grass and broadleaf weeds and provides lasting residual control,â&#x20AC;? says Blair Bossuyt, Nufarmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eastern Canadian sales manager.

Fierce offers Canadian soybean growers an innovative weed control solution that doubles as an effective tool for resistance management.

Todd Younghans, Country Manager for Valent Canada, says the two companies are committed to working together to provide customers with products that protect and enhance crops and improve profitability for growers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The strategic alliance between Valent and Nufarm in Canada began with the

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Potential applicants will be students who have begun to take on positions of leadership within various organizations or clubs

and who have also demonstrated commitment and shown potential for future achievement.

Two scholarships, each valued at $1,000, will be awarded to applicants enrolled in a post-secondary agricultural or dairy apprenticeship program. Students must have successfully completed at least the first year of a university and/or college program and be enrolled in the following year. Deadline for applications is May 15.

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distribution agreement for Valteraâ&#x201E;˘ herbicide in 2011,â&#x20AC;? says Younghans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen success with this collaboration ever since, and we anticipate the value we will bring to customers in the future with the launch of Fierce. Our

customers have a proven product to help them battle against tough broadleaf and grass weeds in their soybean crops.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nufarm is pleased that we are able to add Fierce to our extensive portfolio,â&#x20AC;? says Bossuyt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fierce offers

new and exciting opportunities for us in the eastern Canadian soybean market.â&#x20AC;?

For additional information, visit the company websites at valent.ca and nufarm.ca.

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Peecon introduces new electric-driven feed mixer

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the world Market in innovation and teChnology for feed Mixing.

their newest ProduCt, Biga volt, was unveiled at the 2013 agriteChniCa farM show in hannover, gerMany and at the 2013 agriBex farM show in Brussels, BelgiuM. The Biga Volt is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and only â&#x20AC;&#x201D; electric-powered feed mixer. By using the electric drive, you can save up to 70% of your fuel costs, allowing you to invest in other areas of your business. It is the only good alternative to self-propelled mixers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; providing both speed and flexibility, at a fraction of the cost. award-winning innovation At the 2013 Agribex Farmshow, Peeconâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Biga Voltâ&#x20AC;? was selected as the top winner for their Innovation Award, the coveted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Golden Hoof.â&#x20AC;? A professional panel of judges reviewed the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s submisthe

sions, graded them on design, and chose the machine thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paving the way in agricultural innovation.

The vision behind the Biga Volt was to produce a technologically advanced machine that would operate efficiently, ecologically, and cost-effectively. Looking at the rising global fuel costs, Peecon designers wanted a machine that would reduce the need for excess fuel and energy. With a diesel (tractor) driven mixer, the energy needed to operate a feed mixer is approximately 20ct/kW. With the new Biga Volt, this amount can be reduced to 7ct/kw, or even less if using solar energy. design and technology The Biga Volt uses electric battery packs with tub capacities ranging from 350-880 cubic feet with either single or double augers. The batteries are integrated into the heavyduty chassis, providing enough power for two hours of mixing before requiring a recharge, with a lifespan of four to six years.

In case of emergency, a PTO can still be hooked up to the mixer. The Biga Volt is designed for quick and easy mount/dismount, and can be fitted onto a tractor, truck, and even a telehandler to allow for those sharper turns.

The Biga Volt comes with the EASYtronic Computer Systemâ&#x201E;˘, which allows the user to wirelessly connect to and control the machine without needing to leave the cab. Using this system, the user can wirelessly read the mixer data, adjusting speed, volume and other settings as needed. renting and maintenance For those who would prefer to rent, the Biga Volt batteries are available through the Peecon â&#x20AC;&#x153;Volt Rental Package.â&#x20AC;? Through this package, a supplier selected by Peeters Machinery (Peecon) is contracted to maintain the batteries. In case of damage, the batteries are designed so that the replacement can be done on only the damaged cells, reducing costs Continued on page 29B

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CDX 2015 PARKING MANDATE & COMMITMENT

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The success of the 2013 and 2014 Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX) has created parking capacity challenges for both our valued exhibitors and attending dairy producers. CDX management, along with the support of the City of Stratford have fully committed to resolving the parking capacity for CDX 2015 and beyond.

We understand and respect the value of time, for attendees to get in and out of CDX efficiently.

CDX management and the City of Stratford apologize for the inconvenience of not having adequate onsite or adjacent parking. Despite the fact that parking capacity was doubled from 2013, there was still a significant shortage. Any parking tickets received can be sent to CDX head office for 100% reimbursement. This applies to parking tickets issued by the City of Stratford for parking violations in the close proximity to the Stratford Rotary Complex, issued on February the 5th or 6th 2014.

CDX is making a commitment that onsite/adjacent parking will be provided to all attending producers for CDX 2015 or your admission is FREE. Through consultation with a professional logistics service provider, onsite/adjacent parking will resolved via: 1. Controlling exhibitor auto traffic through shuttle bus service from major hotels and potentially implementing an onsite exhibitor parking pass system 2. Access to all 25+ acres of the old adjacent Stratford Fairgrounds, allowing for a second CDX parking entrance (North and South access) 3. Access to 20+ acres of adjacent development land. High and dry land with tile drainage In 2014, approx. 20 acres of onsite/adjacent parking was utilized, plus street parking. In 2015, CDX will reduce exhibitor auto traffic by 20% and will increase onsite/adjacent parking capacity to a total of 60 acres, all within walking distance to the main entrances of CDX. Tram/shuttle service will also be made available.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS CDX GROWS AND SEE YOU IN 2015!

New Holland T7 Series tractors deliver big productivity and top-of-the-line comfort in tractors as low as 100 PTO horsepower. T7 tractors let you take control of your operating costs by improving your field performance and improving operator efficiency. Now thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New Holland SMART. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a model to match your specific needs: SELECT YOUR HP: NINE MODELS FROM 100 TO 195 PTO HP SELECT YOUR TRANSMISSION: CVT, SEMI OR FULL POWERSHIFT SELECT YOUR FRONT AXLE: STANDARD FWD, SUPERSTEERâ&#x201E;˘ FWD OR TERRAGLIDEâ&#x201E;˘ FWD SELECT YOUR OPTIONS: FRONT LOADER, FRONT 3-PT/PTO, FASTSTEERâ&#x201E;˘, BLUETOOTH & MORE

Weagant Farm Supplies Limited 11250 County Rd 43 Box 940 Winchester, ON K0C 2K0 (613) 774-2887 www.weagantfarm.com Š2013 CNH America LLC. New Holland is a registered trademark of CNH America LLC.

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INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SOYBEANS

Go long. Go wide. Go

New Fierce® herbicide has soybean weed control completely covered.

With the longest lasting residual control of the widest spectrum of weeds, Fierce brings its full game to work on IP, conventional and glyphosatetolerant soybeans. And two active ingredients – new Group 15 (pryoxasulfone) and proven Group 14 (flumioxazin) – strengthen your resistance management strategy.

Contact your local retailer for more information.

Innovative solutions. Business made easy.

1.800.868.5444 Nufarm.ca Always read and follow label directions.

Fierce® is a registered trademark of Valent U.S.A. Corporation.

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400 tRANquIl ACREs NEstlEd IN thE hEARt oF lANARK CouNty, oN thE FRINGE oF ottAwA's NAtIoNAl CApItAl REGIoN oF CANAdA, wAKEs up EARly FRom wINtER's slumBER ANd ComEs to lIFE duRING thE spRING mAplE hARvEst, dAIly mId-FEBRuARy thRouGh to mId-ApRIl. A celebration of nature at its best, with four marked walking trails, an outdoor playground, horse-drawn rides, folk music, snow taffy and more. Fultonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcomes prearranged group tours in all seasons. The foundation of all activities at Fulton's is the forest. All products and activities come forth from its natural bounty. Local summer fruit and vegetable harvest is handmade into our maple gourmet food line and our spa team produces handmade batches of our Maple Luscious Bath & Body Care line.

Our 120-seat restaurant offers authentic Canadian specialties: pancakes, sausages and baked beans smothered in Fulton's pure maple syrup. Delectable maple cheesecake, pies and shortbread cookies are only a few of our mouth-watering end of meal sweets.

The Maple Shoppe is open year-round every Tuesday and Thursday: 10 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3pm and online shopping is always open. Pre-arranged group visits are welcome in all seasons for forest fun and maple history education.

Both our maple gourmet product line and Maple Luscious Bath & Body Care line are available through wholesale purchasing.

The maple syrup spring harvest is the foundation ingredient for all products and the forest is the venue for all activities including bushcrafting workshops and demonstrations which are centred around initiatives built in the forest. Additionally, a casual venue for corporate meetings or teambuilding exercises bring the gifts of nature into the program. The Fulton family (now the 4th, 5th and 6th generations) have been a steward of this forest for over 160 years producing pure Canadian maple syrup. Nothing says Canada quite like mmm...maple!!

Fulton's Pancake House & Sugar Bush 399 Sugar Bush Rd. Pakenham, ONÂ K0A 2X0 613-256-3867 www.fultons.ca

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Those interested in learning more about the Continued from page 27B machine (or other Peecon products) and in pre-orderand repair time. Should ing for 2015 are invited to the batteries ever fail to contact Steqcan, authorized operate, the feed mixer can dealer and distributor for still be attached to a tractor Peecon and Tulip products PTO hookup for quick and in Canada, at 613-633easy operation.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;They love what they do and see rewards, but occasionally face questions that keep them awake at night, especially during tax time.â&#x20AC;?

Although tax time for most producers is busiest from February to April, tax planning is a year-round exercise since decisions made throughout the year can impact the farm operationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottom line. To help producers make better financial decisions, Stockbrugger shares his independent advice on three of the most common taxrelated questions; 1. What income splitting opportunities are available to reduce my taxable income? â&#x20AC;˘ Paying wages to your

family members who work on the farm is the simplest way to minimize taxes, as it spreads the income over other tax returns. However, wages need to be reasonable and reflect actual duties and job responsibilities. Start paying your children wages as soon as they can start adding value to your business, advises Stockbrugger. â&#x20AC;˘ Establishing a partnership can also allow income from the business to be split with family members, reducing the overall taxes.

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Ray Bonenberg, President of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Assocation, provided industry information to the almost 60 people in attendance, including the devel-

opment in Quebec of the production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;sap waterâ&#x20AC;? as a nutritional drink and he predicts this will become a future sports drink, healthier than some on the market currently.

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OMSPA continued from page 30B “strength of the organization is in its locals” as they know their community best.

The provincial organization advocates provincially, nationally and internationally for its members.

The largest importer of Ontario maple syrup is the United States, followed by Japan and an emerging new market could be found in the European Economic Community.

According to Frank Heerkens of “On The Bend

FCC Continued from page 29B actually received and expenses are deducted when they’re actually paid.

“Farmers can use deferrals of sales and pre-buys of inputs to reduce their taxable income, but you need to figure out on an annual accrual basis your income and corresponding expenses,” he says.

“This will give you a good indication of the profitability of your operation to help to determine if incorporation should be considered.”

• Incorporating has many benefits: it provides a larger tax bracket with a significantly lower tax rate on active business income, it limits liability to corporate assets and there’s no need for taking additional financial business risk by prebuying or deferring income for tax purposes. However, there are disadvantages: an initial cost for incorporating, ongoing costs associated with the higher degree of financial reporting, consideration needs to be taken to address the eventual winddown of the corporation and certain tax rollovers can be lost for assets owned by the corporation.

3. What should I consider when deciding to lease or buy equipment?

• Cash flow is the most important consideration when deciding to buy or lease farm equipment, according to Stockbrugger.

He says leasing equipment can be less strain on your cash flow and is a good strategy for keeping vital equipment current, under warranty and supported by the equipment dealer.

“If you have a high-use piece of equipment that is critical to your daily farm operation, leasing might be the best option to keeping it current at the lowest cost,”

The AgriNews March, 2014 Page 31B Sugar Shack” near Chesterville, maple syrup is an expensive and relatively rare commodity in some countries of the EEC, and warrants investigation amid reports that syrup producers in the U.S. are increasing their production, hoping to reduce the amount of Canadian syrup imported to that country. In the U.S. there has been recent research and testing into using the sap from birch, walnut, butternut or hickory trees to produce an alternative to maple syrup. If syrup is produced from these trees, it is not expected to impact the maple syrup industry significantly.

Of more concern to the viability of the Ontario Maple Syrup industry is the effect that the infestation of insects such as the Asian long-horned beetle or the Emerald ash borer has had on tree health.

According to Aspen Zeppa of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources these insects as well as environmental events such as the recent droughts have had intense effects on the forest health.

Hardwood trees such as oak and maple are still feeling the effects of the 2012 drought.

Merna Brown, of Stonebriar Farm in

Dunvegan, also observed that producers can still recognize the damage wrought by a milestone event of 15 years ago. “It is amazing the way the trees can recover, but you still see changes in the bush because of the [1998] Ice Storm,” she remarked.

The resilience of the trees, the expertise of syrup producers in woodlot management and the support of organizations such as the OMSPA all contribute to the production of maple syrup being a growth industry in the Ontario economy, according to event participants.

Stockbrugger says.

• If you are planning to keep certain pieces of equipment on your farm for extended periods of time and potentially build equity in the equipment, then you should consider buying certain assets as opposed to leasing them. As well, in most cases, if you want a faster tax write-off of an asset, purchasing it will result in a quicker tax deduction.

“You can’t avoid taxes, but try to implement planning strategies that can minimize your annual taxes without taking unnecessary business risks,” he says.

For more advice from leading farm management experts, FCC Agriculture Knowledge Exchange events are offered throughout the year across Canada. For dates and information on events in your province, go to www.fcc.ca\exchange.

Follow Farm Credit Canada on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter @FCCagriculture.

advice and producers are encouraged to consult their own tax, accounting and legal advisors before making any significant tax-related decisions.

FCC AgExpert Analyst accounting software makes tax planning easier.

Designed specifically for farmers, AgExpert Analyst makes it easy to enter income and expenses, track inventory and capital assets, complete reports and prepare financial statements.

FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture lender, with a healthy portfolio of more than $26-billion and 20 consecutive years of portfolio growth. FCC is strong and stable – committed to serving the industry through all cycles, and to being socially and environmentally responsible. FCC provides financing, insurance, software, learning programs and other business services to producers, agribusinesses and agrifood operations. Employees understand agriculture and are committed to the success of customers and the industry. With FCC in the market, producers benefit, agriculture benefits, rural Canada benefits and so do all Canadians. For more information, visit www.fcc.ca.

Editor's Note: FCC does not provide tax

Win $125K in ‘LAAIR’ GUELPH — Fostering innovation in Ontario agri-food by rapid commercialization of research and technologies is the aim of the new Gryphon’s Leading to Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Research (LAAIR) program at the University of Guelph.

Based on popular “innovation pitch” television shows, the Gryphon’s LAAIR program will see researchers pitch ideas for commercializing their inventions and discoveries to a panel of industry stakeholders.

Winners will receive up to $125,000 to support their proposals.

The program is funded through the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Rural Affairs-U of G Partnership and Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.

Gryphon’s LAAIR is intended to help identify and assess opportunities and risks in speeding up development of University of Guelph-based technologies, said Rich Moccia, associate vicepresident (strategic partnerships).

The program will help researchers work with industry collaborators in Ontario’s agri-food and rural sectors, Moccia said.

“Improved sector competitiveness and expanded commercial and societal impact of U of G research is the ultimate goal.”

Selected applicants will receive training and guidance on how to make a successful pitch.

More information about Gryphon’s LAAIR is available online or by contacting John Kelly, program facilitator, at jkelly01@uoguelph.ca, or 519-546-5722.

“Udder Comfort plays into it… quality-in, quality-out.”

— Lynn Royer Lynn Royer with his daughters (l-r) Jennifer, Sarabeth and Lindsay at Blossomelle Holsteins.

BLOSSOMELLE HOLSTEINS — 265 cows The Lynn Royer Family, ELIZABETHTOWN, PA RHA 23,000m 3.9f 3.4p — Current SCC 157,000 Home to the 4th-ranked cow, #334 recognized

by Lancaster DHIA for lifetime fat and protein: 380,430m 12,980f 11343p

Over the past year, Blossomelle Holsteins, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, has brought milk quality into focus and Lynn Royer is happy with the results.

“We thought it was unattainable in our herd and setup to get and stay below 200,000,” he says of his 265-cow dairy.

“We reached a DHIA average 179,000 last year and now we are at 157,000 the past 4 to 5 months. The 75-cent bonus is helpful in the milk check. I am tickled pink with that.

“There’s not just one big thing to get us there. It’s all the little things, and Udder Comfort™ certainly plays into it. I like the blue color because it reminds us and our employees to pay more attention to that off or swollen quarter.

“We also apply Udder Comfort to the udders of our new heifers after each milking for their first few days fresh.”

His daughters say “the hard work is paying off. Like Dad says quality-in, quality-out.”

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