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FARMERS FORUM 2011 photo contest

7th annual photo contest

This year's theme:
LANDSCAPES


First Place
"Pink sky" — Lisa Flewellyn Kinburn, Ontario

Honourable mention to:

Elizabeth Vingerhoeds

Daniel Duquette

Kirsten Norlock

Rob Elmhurst
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 6th  Annual Photo Contest 2010
 Theme:
ANIMALS ON THE FARM


First Place

"Head to head" — Mike Komendat, Balderson, Ontario


Beef is back


 THEY SAID IT:       
"Prices need to be at an all-time high. Groceries are at an all-time high. Gasoline is at an all-time high. Wages are at an all-time high."
— Indian River beef farmer Edgar Cornish on beef prices.


                  

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CLASSIFIED ADS

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

FOR SALE – Herd of 25 buffalo. For further information call Startek Buffalo Farm, 2011 Shirley Road, Port Perry, Ontario. Call (905) 985-3384.

CATTLE FOR SALE – Registered polled Herefords, top bloodlines, yearling bulls, cows w/calves, cows calving March and April. Open yearling heifers 4-H prospects. Call 613-623-5230 after 6 pm.

FOR SALE – 40 Angus cows, bred two Angus bulls. Pregnancy checked, vaccinated Ivomec. Western origin. $1,400. 613-551-2255.

FOR SALE – One polled purebred Limousin bull. Two years old. R.O.P. tested at Douglas. Also yearling bulls, coming off tests March 1. Call (613) 257-2522 or (613) 623-3363.

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS – 100 bred cows for sale. Young excellent bulls. Century farm since 1889. Call Murray and Heather Porter at 705-277-2298 or email porterblackangus@gmail.com.

FOR SALE – Registered Purebred Black Angus bulls for sale. From yearling to 2 year and 3 year old, call Innes Brae Angus at 705-653-3705.

FOR SALE – Charolais bulls, polled yearlings and two year olds. Call 613-473-4190 or 613-473-4743.

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS – Be prepared for spring: we have several excellent young bulls in the yard. Call South Nation Farms, Michael & Bev Ault at 613-652-2403.

PUREBRED HOLSTEIN – service age bulls for sale. Full pedigrees. Delivery available. James Cooper, Cardinal 613-652-4145.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOR SALE – New Holland 782 harvester with hay and corn head. New Holland 28 blower and two Dion 16-foot forage wagons, left side unload. $8,900. Call 613-372-5766.

FOR SALE – John Deere 336 square baler with kicker. Always shedded. $3,850 or best offer. Call 905-349-3768 ask for Clare or leave message.

FOR SALE – 360ft counter clockwise houle stable chain 80ft mowconveyer big square bale track 160ft. Call Jim Adams at 613-802-3204 or 613-652-2253.

SERVICES

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

SILO GUNNITE — we will restore all makes of silos in Eastern Ontario with Spray Gunnite. Call Rob Sangers for a quote. 613-545-0855. Kingston, Ontario.

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.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FOR SALE – Large Square bales of straw & top quality first cut hay, delivered. Contact Hugh Fawcett 613-774-3363.

FOR SALE – Round 5 foot hard core hay bales, no rain, stored inside @$25.00. Also “Lewis” cattle oiler (rub, drape, mineral and salt block holder) R.R. #6 Perth, ON. Call 519-738-2526.

HAY FOR SALE – 2nd & 3rd cut 8 foot dry hay, perfect quality, stored inside, 1st cut wrapped 6 foot, forage master finalist. Best offer. 613-223-4343 Hammond.

FRUIT TREES – Apple $17, local and heirloom varieties, Pear, Plum, Cherry and Flowering Crab Trees $18, Strawberry, Raspberry and Asparagus plants, Maple syrup at Barkley’s call 613-543-0491 or e-mail barkhm5@magma.ca.

FOR SALE – Trade in your old outdoor furnace. E-Classic OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE. Buy NOW and save up to $2500! Call today (613) 524-3102.

FOR SALE – FIREWOOD PROCESSOR, Canadian made: Cuts 8-10ft logs, up to 16” diameter, 13hp Honda engine. $8,900. www. blackscreek.ca or 613-889-3717 or 888-989-3717.

VEHICLES FOR SALE Credit problems? In-house financing is easy, just apply on line & become approved. For clean, low mileage vehicles www.car-oline. com or call Car-o-line Autos @ 1-877-820-5598 or 613-448-2488.

WANTED

WANTED – Good used gravity wagons, preferably on good undercarriage and truck tires. Please call 613-587-4159 evenings.

WANTED – 22x38 Dion threshing machine with tool box on front. Call 905-983-9331.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED – Full time employee on 200 cow dairy farm. Duties include milking, feeding and general herd work. Applicant must be familiar with Energrow oil press, must be available to work weekends and on call. References required. 613-764-3195, Casselman area.

HELP WANTED –  Farm worker, full-time, Carp, Ontario. Cash Crop Farm, Seed Dealer and Grain Elevator. Agricultural experience, field work, warehouse and mechanical abilities are all assets. Mature individual who can work independently. Clean driving record. Fax 613-839-5228 or email bittalukfarms@hotmail.com.

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PARKLAND AREA OF MANITOBA – 2,080 acres ranch-crop feedlot with 1,750 cultivated, grain storage, machine shed, heated workshop, cattle handling facilities with shelters. Moderate home built in 1974, renovated in 2005. Excellent water. Call 204-732-2664.

FRONT PAGE
Beef cattle set record prices

Cattle fetch best prices since 2001, but is that enough to bring back the industry?

MARKET REPORT 
Corn and soybean prices to test 2008 highs

Soybeans and wheat to follow corn prices, says commodity analyst Moe Agostino.

FEATURES
One man show                   

Duck may not be a norm in the Canadian diet, but one farmer has decided to raise the meat birds anyway.

Creating the great Canadian Lamb Company 
Terry Ackerman is confident Canadian lamb producers could fill 60 per cent of the local market.
                           
OPINION 
My choice in the federal election when no one is on my wish list   

Canadians are back to the polls on May 2. Is there any good bet for farmers?

Price shopping in California where milk is a bargain but one crappy apple costs $1.50
Produce from the Golden State not what you might expect, tells Maynard van der Galien.

Why farmland, gold, silver are good investments
Are you getting the returns you should be getting on your investment portfolio? Our Plain Talk Investor gives the answer.

Do Brits have a good cheese marketing idea for us?    
Artisan cheeses and single-serving packaging some of the highlights of a British supermarket.

 
  
Cattle sold at Hoards Station. (Jessica Sims photo)
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NEWS
Beef and pork producers rejoice over risk insurance program
Ontario budget includes long awaited risk management program for protection against market fluctuations.

CN train derails in farmer's field
Residents near Cobourg and Port Hope were evacuated near the scene of 25 scattered freight cars carrying hazardous materials.

Dundas County land auction nets $5,178 per acre
Between 20 and 30 farmers attended an auction near Winchester that lasted five minutes.

U.S. farmland bought up for hedge fund
Land grab by investors pushing prices up.

Spring forecast: wet and normal
Last year's early warmth was a rarity, says climatologist. Don't expect the winter to be as ready to leave this year.

When should I sell my crop?
It seems like corn and oil prices always follow each other. A grain merchant explains why.

Farm income almost doubles but don't expect 2011 to be as good, Ag Canada says
Crop receipts should remain high in 2011, but expenses will also be up.

Charles Bennett elected president of amalgamated Ontario breeding units
Bennett to oversee newly formed East-Gen after merger between Gencor and Eastern Breeders Inc..

Agri-tourist experts attract 50,000 people a year
Runners-up for the Ontario Outstanding Young Farmers award have a marketing plan that includes fall festival and farm mascots.

Health concerns, convenience cause declining beef demand
Families opting for quicker meals and chicken offers more prepared products than beef, researcher says.

Help wanted
Survey finds that small farms and big farms alike are having trouble meeting their labour needs.

Master Breeder herd descended from Hanover Hill and Roybrook
Sunderland dairy farmers Robert and William Raines have a herd to be reckoned with.

Simmental prices strong at Elmhirst auction
Auctioneer says prices close to what they are in western Canada, where beef industry is strong.

North Gower wind turbine project stalled due to gridlock
Company still waiting for connection test to determine when OPA would have capacity for the planned eight to 10 turbines.

Prince Edward anti-wind protestors appeal, while second group fights turbines in western Ontario
Group argues current minimum setback distance for the wind turbines of 550 metres does not take into account potential health hazards of the turbines.
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VIDEO CLIPS

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Amazing light display using sheep

Lamb born with two heads

How Not to Market Your Corn
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LINKS:

OMAFRA
ONTARIO CORN PRODUCERS
ONTARIO SOYBEAN PRODUCERS
ONTARIO CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION
ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION
CHRISTIAN FARMERS FED. OF ONTARIO
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