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May 2012

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FARMERS FORUM
2012
8th annual
photo contest
Theme: Harvest time

1st PLACE:
Pumpkin Roy
By Jack Clysdale,
Keene, Ontario

   

 

 THEY SAID IT:       
 "We certainly don't need even the chance of a consumer saying this product is in our meat. Not everything in the United States is grandfathered into Canada. Farmers should be aware of it, but not afraid of it."
— Dan Darling, Ontario Cattlemen's Association president, on whether farmers should be worried about the consumer backlash south of the border against a lean beef filler, colloquially called "pink slime."

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LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

RED SIMMENTAL BULLS FOR SALE — Polled, thick, high-performance yearlings and a three-year-old proven breeder. Call Billy Elmhirst 705-761-0896. (05/12)

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS — Call with your specifications and we will discuss our offerings. Call Murray and Heather Porter at 705-277-2298 or email porterblackangus@gmail.com. (05/12)

PUREBRED HOLSTEIN SERVICE-AGE BULLS — Full pedigrees, delivery available. James Cooper, Cardinal 613-652-4145. (06/12)

SERVICE-AGED HOLSTEIN BULLS — From VG and EX. Dames sired by Shottle, Sanchez, Braxton. Plus, one red and white dusk. Call 613-478-6982 (Tweed), Hunts Haven Farms. (05/12)

PUREBRED LIMOUSIN BULLS — Double polled red and black bulls up to 22 months of age. Homegrown and ready to work. Call CORAD FARMS. 613-624-5405. (07/12)

LIMOUSIN BULLS — Off-test at Douglas, 1-2-year-olds, quiet, well-muscled, registered. Phone 613-257-2522 or 613-623-3363. (07/12)

PUREBRED YEARLING LIMOUSIN BULLS — Ready to work, good EPD. Call 613-372-2924. (05/12)

REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS — Low birth weight bloodlines. Contact Michael Ault 613-652-2403 (04/12)

TAYSIDE RED ANGUS BULLS — Performance tested, mature and yearling bulls available. Call John Miller at Perth 613-267-6100. (07/12)

PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS — Polled yearlings and two-year-olds. Call 613-473-4190 or 613-473-4743. (07/12)

CHAROLAIS AND SIMMENTAL — (Red & Black: Wheatland Bull 68OS, On Target, Red Bull) bulls for sale. Call Roger at M&L Cattle Co. 705-295-6439 or cell: 705-761-7316. (05/12)

FOR SALE — Windyview Farm has polled Charolais and short-horned bulls. Ready to work. Call 705-340-1858. (05/12)

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOR SALE — Large metal tank. Originally for fuel. ½ steel main opening in centre, 2’ round. Several smaller holes. I used for milkhouse wastewater. 9’ x 25’ long. 10,000 gallons. Call for details: 613-835-2457. (05/12)

FOR SALE — Valmetal agrimixer, model 2000. Five-years-old, good condition. Call 613-987-2144. (04/12)

FOR SALE — International 684, 62 horsepower, two-wheel drive, loader, 4800 hrs, $6,900. Call 613-345-1655 and leave a message. (05/12)

FOR SALE — Versatile 160 bi-directional tractor. In very proper mechanical and physical condition, complete with loader and three-point hitch. Call 613-347-2264. (05/12)

FOR SALE — White 7300 combine, 1500 hours, pickup head, excellent condition, $3,500. IH 10 ft. self-propelled swather, $750. 613-832-2988. (07/12)

FOR SALE — Tank for semen (Taylor-Wharton) 34XT. Also, Limousin semen for sale. Call after 7 p.m. 819-983-1709. (07/12)

FOR SALE

FOR SALE — Mobile homes (Six). Several sizes. Used four seasons. Good for farm help, cottages, offices. Will deliver. Call Archie 613-657-1114.

FOR SALE — Large square bales of straw & top quality first cut hay, delivered. Contact Hugh Fawcett 613-774-3363. (06/12)

FOR SALE — Wheat straw for sale, small square bales. Call 613-883-7131. (07/12)

FOR SALE — Heat your entire home, building, water and more with an OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE from central boiler. Call today. Bourgon Seeds Ltd. (613) 524-3102. (06/12)

FOR SALE — FIREWOOD PROCESSOR, Canadian made: Cuts 8-10 ft. logs, up to 16" diameter, 13hp Honda engine. $9450. www.blackscreek.ca or 613-889-3717 or 888-989-3717. (09/12)

SWITCHGRASS DRY BEDDING FOR SALE — Available in large square bales and/or ground (1 1/4"). Excellent absorption, clean. Stored inside. Great for horses and livestock. Delivery available. Call 613-966-0338. (07/12)

FRUIT TREES FOR SALE — Apples $18, local and heirloom varieties, Pear, Plum, Cherry and Flowering Crab trees $19. Strawberry, Raspberry and Asparagus plants. Maple Syrup at Barkley’s. Call 613-543-0491 or e-mail barkhm5@magma.ca.  (05/12)

FOR SALE — Excellent Harvestore structure 20x90, with unloader. Call 613-293-9046. (05/12)

WANTED

WANTED — 22 x 38 Dion thrashing machine, International super W6 tractor, International 6 ft. or 7 ft. grain binder. Call 905-983-9331. (06/12)

WANTED — Herdsperson/Assistant Farm Manager, 45-cow, free-stall operation, Alfred (ON), ag-degree/diploma required, fuldafarm@gmail.com. (04/12)

CONSTRAINT CONTRACTS — Looking for farmers with constraint contracts to join me or assign contract to solar garden. Please call me at 226-228-0223 before May 28. (06/12)

PROPERTY FOR SALE

Are thinking of expanding your dairy operation but going nowhere fast? Manitoba dairy is looking to downsize. Room for 150 milking cows and 600 ac land more available. Looking for 50-75kg in Eastern Ontario. Lets talk! canneth@mymts.net.

SERVICES

LEEDS COMMUNITY PASTURE — Spring is upon us, time to start thinking about heifers and cow-calf grazing. Leeds Community Pasture, in Athens, is here to assist you. Applications for 2012 grazing period, May to October, are now being accepted. For more information, please contact Kim Sytsma 613-924-9241 or Larry Redden 613-372-2503. (05/12)

BARN REPAIRS — Does your barn need a going over? 66-foot sky jack for that dangerous stuff, fully insured. Serving central Ontario. Call 705-437-4446 or 905-955-4144. (07/12)

SANDBLASTING & PAINTING of farm tractors and equipment. Specializing in restoring antique tractors. Call Linford Martin at Rainbow Restorations, 613-587-4293. (07/12)

SILO GUNNITE — We will restore all makes of silos in Eastern Ontario with Spray Gunnite. Call Rob Sangers for a quote. 613-561-1802. Kingston, Ontario. (07/12)

B & D DEADSTOCK SERVICE LTD. — Prompt removal of dead and crippled cattle. Call the number nearest you. Tweed: 613-478-2713; Kingston: 613-548-8839; Gananoque: 613-382-4242. (07/12)

MORTGAGES — We provide mortgages on raw land, farms, principal residences. Up to 100% financing. Previously bankrupt, business for self okay OAC. Call Martel Mortgages at 1-866-840-7533. Ask for Mark Reilly. www.martelmortgages.ca. (FSCO11963). (07/12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWS


 Monday, May 14, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Young beef farmers see great future
 Annual Ontario Cattlemen's meeting filled with entrepreneurial spirit, innovative ideas    __________________________________________________________________________________

MORE NEWS

Monday, May 14, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Animal activists intensify assault on farming

Monday, May 14, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Columnist Robert Tremblay explains how Kiwis breed a better dairy cow    

Monday, May 14, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
What is "pink slime" and should you be worried?   

Monday, May 14, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Locally produced dishes are the hottest menu trend, Canadian chefs say    

 


 Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Did they see a cougar or didn't they?
Nine unverified sightings of the big cat in Ontario since mid-March   __________________________________________________________________________________

MORE NEWS

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Warm spring has planters in the fields up to three weeks earlier than usual in Eastern Ontario   

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Western Ontario Farmers Forum
Western Ontario planting heaven: 70 per cent of corn in the ground by the end of April

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Practical Farmers of Ontario target supply management rules  

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Editorial: Why wind power should be making you sick  

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Why all the court drama to stop Chobani yogurt if it only means a new buyer for cheap surplus milk?   

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Ottawa grain elevator operator dies at 77  

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Ag research cut and businesses, farmers expected to fill the void   

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
"Travelin' farmer" honoured for 10 years of ag education

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Animal welfare police apologize to St. Helens Amish community

Monday, May 7, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Farm Line crisis: no one calls   


 Monday, April 30, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Record high
Top Holstein fetches $12,000 at annual club fundraiser  __________________________________________________________________________________

MARKET REPORT 


 Monday, April 30, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum

Soybeans futures trading at contract highs not seen since 2008, says commodity analyst Moe Agostino

MORE NEWS

Monday, April 30, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Pivotal decision could be early June for Robinson lawsuit against OSPCA   

Monday, April 30, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Ontario farmland values continue to soar, according to FCC report   

Monday, April 30, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Sunshine list: 79,000 Ontario government workers earn more than $100,000


 Monday, April 23, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Caught in the act
Three gas stations fined $2 million for price fixing in Brockville and Kingston __________________________________________________________________________________

MORE NEWS

Monday, April 23, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Editorial: Stop the animal police before cruelty to humans gets out of hand  

Monday, April 23, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Hey, that's no cougar, that's Whiskers!

Monday, April 23, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
How tweets, Facebook and shared video on the Internet can help your farm

Monday, April 23, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 Maynard van der Galien has no need for ridiculous gadgets that complicate his life

Monday, April 23, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Missed in Ontario budget: top pensions don't have enough funds to pay one million pensioners  

Monday, April 23, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
The green premier, his vanity projects and no proof of benefits


Monday, April 16, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Maple syrup woes
Heat wave results in short season, lost profits for Eastern Ontario producers __________________________________________________________________________________

MORE NEWS

Monday April 16, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Less work, more money make the Fleckvieh a good fit for dairy crossbreeding

Monday, April 16, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
New research pinpoints best ways to prevent mastitis in dairy cows

Monday, April 16, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Top herd: Eastern Ontario's best-managed dairy herd wins for second straight year

Monday, April 16, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
New OFA partnership with Farmers of North America aims to keep money in farmers' pockets

Friday, April 13, 2012 | Our Hometown
 Western Ontario beef farmers are outstanding young Ontario farmers of the year

Thursday, April 12, 2012 | this Magazine
 Busting the local labour myth: organic farms depend on migrant workers

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | London Free Press
Wanted: Food scientists


 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Beef is back
Cattle industry optimism drives prices to $2,300 at annual Renfrew heifer sale __________________________________________________________________________________

MARKET REPORT 


 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum

USDA grain stocks report had a few surprises and did not disappoint, says commodity analyst Moe Agostino

MORE NEWS

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Bull sales spike at annual Renfrew County open house

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Top seller at Kemptville campus College Royal nets $3,800

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Critics hammer Ontario budget as 'weak' but OFA president pleased

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Yogurt giant wants to buy up Ontario milk, but marketing boards shut the door

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Glengarry County man in coma after fall from silo

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
10-year-old home, recuperating after hay bale accident left him in a coma

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Spring forecast: warmer than normal

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Western Ontario Farmers Forum
New kid on the block: Q&A with leader of Practical Farmers of Ontario

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Western Ontario Farmers Forum
Who are the Practical Farmers of Ontario?

Thursday, April 5, 2012 | EMC West Carleton
 Farming boom prediction met with skepticism

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 | Winnipeg Free Press
Ontario faces $1-billion lawsuit for moratorium on offshore wind turbines

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Injuries galore: An average of five Ontario farmers end up in hospital each week

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Farming more dangerous than police work


Monday, April 2, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Death by farming
Farm fatalities on decline but tractors are still biggest killers __________________________________________________________________________________

MORE NEWS

Monday, April 2, 2012 | National Post
What's not to love about a big fat U.S. yogurt company wanting Ontario milk?

Friday, March 30, 2012 | London Free Press
Ontario groups relieved that provincial budget retains risk management programs

Thursday, March 29, 2012 | The National Post
Ontario budget skips on austerity despite taking on unions

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | Alberta Farmer
Ontario to cap funding for RMPs


TURNING A PROFIT Paul Burns buys up to 600 calves to fatten and
sell at sale barns each year.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Can you make money in beef?
Paul Burns offers six tips to make it including this one: don't scrimp on the bull __________________________________________________________________________________

MORE NEWS

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Man who erected Ontario's first methane digester plans to rebuild second digester damaged by fire

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Busting myths about organic food

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | Grainews
Just how big are the food companies?  Walmart has 2.1 million employees

Monday, March 26, 2012 | The Ottawa Citizen
The case for higher food prices — how wonderful but not the volatility

Friday, March 23, 2012 | CBC
Ontario government to cut rates paid for wind and solar power

Thursday, March 22, 2012 | The Economic Times
Food prices to peak in one year, says math whiz who predicted right for 8 years

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 | London Free Press
Farm support for green energy is in Dalton's head

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | Barry's Bay This Week
Lack of taxes decimate rural Eastern Ontario — especially Renfrew County
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Monday, March 19, 2012 | Western Ontario Farmers Forum

Meeting Henry
Q&A with the new chairman of Grain Farmers of Ontario
__________________________________________________________________________________

MORE NEWS

Monday, March 19, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Want to make the most of your smartphone or tablet?

Monday, March 19, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Consumers are crazy for ox tail 

Monday, March 19, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
$400 for land rent in Western Ontario draws gasps from farmers

Monday, March 19, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum 
Super weeds resist Roundup and could be in Eastern Ontario next year

Monday, March 19, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum 
Weed control is best remedy for glyphosate-resistant weeds, agronomist says

Monday, March 19, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum 
Renewed hope that new soybean trials will punch up yield

Friday, March 16, 2012 | Better Farming
Enforcing farm animal welfare is a job for ag ministry not OSPCA, says MPP

Thursday, March 15, 2012 | Peterborough Examiner
Anti-supply management farm lobby group launches in Ontario

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 | KY3 News, Montana
92-year-old American farmer pulls gun on thieves, chases them away

Monday, March 12, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 A river runs through it: making the waterlogged cranberry harvest a full-time gig

Monday, March 12, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Animal welfare police or animal activists?

Monday, March 12, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
1,000 wind turbines in Ontario today and more than 3,000 in four more years

Monday, March 12, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
$15 million lawsuit argues grocery stores get cracked and dirty eggs

Monday, March 12, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
IP beans: Premiums are up but so are the hassles

Monday, March 12, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Elk problems: Attack with rubber bullets, paintballs

Friday, March 9, 2012 | Huron News
 Moratorium on wind turbines defeated

Thursday, March 8, 2012 | The Meaford Independent
New farm organization launches in western Ontario

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 | Ottawa Citizen
Rural Eastern Ontario municipalities face bleak future

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 | Brockville Recorder and Times
 Burnbrae Farms founder now in hall of fame
 

Monday, March 5, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 Time to sell some corn? Maybe, but not soybeans

 

Monday, March 5, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Clues to predict the price of corn

 

Monday, March 5, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Gun laws are unloaded, unhinged and unclear

 

Monday, March 5, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 OSPCA officers raid 16 Amish farms with police back-up — find dog with tartar on teeth

 

Monday, March 5, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 How much does ethanol affect price? Grain farmers and meat producers disagree over it

 

Monday, March 5, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Loblaws exec disses farmers' markets but shoppers come to the rescue

 

Monday, March 5, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 Average Ontario farm earned $120,000 last year

 

Friday, March 2, 2012 | DailyTech
Monsanto wins class action lawsuit brought by organic farms

 

Thursday, March 1, 2012 | Toronto Sun
 Today's farmer: 'We're not sitting in tractors anymore"

Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 | CNW Newswire
 Bainsville's Shawn MacRae is Innovative Farmer of the year
 

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 | Canadian Business
 Municipalities will have a say on wind projects, Ontario premier says
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 | Agriculture.com
 New rich: American crop farmers
 

Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 Counting sheep: the struggle to be full time


Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 Boom times: Port of Prescott processes almost 600,000 metric tons

 

Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Quick on-farm tests for mastitis are valuable tools for farmers

 

Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Columnist Maynard van der Galien shakes his head at the carelessness of farmers that leads to costly repairs

 

Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Eastern Ontario farmers are cautiously optimistic about what's ahead

 

Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 | The Financial Post
Green energy leader Germany says solar power is a money pit
 

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 | The Washington Times
U.S. says raw milk 150 times more dangerous than pasteurized milk


Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 | The Telegraph
Lab grown beef burgers in stores in 10 years?


Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 | Agriculture Canada
Best 10 years of farming to come, federal report


Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 | Canadian Business
Interest rates to go up? Forget-about-it, analysts say

 

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 Biogas: big investment gives big boost to the bottom line


Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Managing the farm from your smartphone

 

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 A quick guide for those who don't know a twitter from your app

 

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 26 biogas projects on Ontario farms

 

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 Want to build an on-farm biogas project? There's still some funding money out there

 

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 | Toronto Sun
Hydro One builds on family farm property without permission
 

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 | Western Ontario accident killed 10
 Farmers defend foreign workers program after deadly crash


Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 | Wind turbines around the world
 The blowback against big wind — who's mad, why and why so many?


Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
World champion cow: Embrun cows has produced more than 216,000 kg of milk in her lifetime and is still at it

 

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
 Neighbours board cows for 13 months after silo crushed barn

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Farmers lost in a growing quagmire of regulations


Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Potash price could swing and drop
 

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Rural voters to get less voice in House of Commons

 

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Animal welfare police vs. Mr. Robinson
 

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Police side with OSPCA and question veterinarian for four hours in dairy farmer's animal cruelty case
 

Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Resolve tensions before increasing wind turbines, OFA says
 

 

FEATURES


 Monday, March 5, 2012 | Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum
Sunshine girl: running a successful organic farm includes enthusiasm for the sun and a great team

 

More good times to come
Farmer optimism at five-year high, Farm Credit survey says

 

Grandfathers on the farm
They're more likely than any other farmers to be killed on the job