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FARMERS FORUM 2010 photo contest

WIN $100, 4 tickets to the Farm Show and an AM radio

1. Deadline: Monday, February 22, 2010.
Email photos to editor@farmersforum.com by Mon, Feb 22, 2010.

By mail: Postmarked no later than Mon, Feb 15, 2010.

2. Photo theme: Animals on the farm

3. How many photos can I submit? Up to 10 per person

4. How do I get my photos back? If you mail in photos and you want them back, submit photos with enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope.

5. How large can photos be?
E-mailed photos must be .jpeg or .tiff files no larger than 8" x 10" and resolution must be at least 170 dpi. Mailed photos should be no larger than 8"x10".

6. Please enclose your phone number, email address and mailing address.

7. Who is eligible for the contest? Anyone who is not an employee or a member of the immediate family of an employee of Farmers Forum or of any news media organization.

Farmers Forum 5th  Annual Photo Contest 2009

This year's theme:
HUMOUR ON
THE FARM


First Place
"Nothing like working in the dirt." — Sydney DeVries of Finch, Ontario
 
Second Place
"Kitty in the milk" — Tracy Dafoe, of Havelock, Ontario


Third Place
"Good morning, Sweetie" —Carl Buker, of Prescott, Ontario


Honourable mention
"Cat Nap" — Ron and Susan LaJoie, of Green Valley, Ontario


Honourable mention
"Kids at work" — Julie Dawson, of Lanark, Ontario


Honourable mention
"He's got claws" — Hugh McEwen, Metcalfe, Ontario


Honourable mention
Julie Dawson, of Lanark, Ontario  


Honourable mention
Sydney DeVries, of Finch, Ontario


Honourable mention
Sarah Downing, of Little Britian, Ontario


Honourable mention
Cheslea Webb, of Gananoque, Ontario

Back off, they cry


 THEY SAID IT:       
"You guys better make sure you marry into quota before you leave this school."
— Kemptville college student Christopher Hunt, on what students who come from farms tell students who don’t.


                  


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 CLASSIFIED ADS

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

FOR SALE – Registered Black Angus cattle. Registered under Oak Ridges Moraine Cattle Co. Heather & Murray Porter. Call 705-277-2298 or e-mail bally.duff@sympatico.ca.

BLACK ANGUS – Purbred bulls and females always for sale. If we don’t have what you need, I will try to find it for you. Call Michael 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 - BALER AND LIME SPREADER TRUCK — MF 2150 large square baler, Hesston series 3 ft. x 3 ft. Almost new – has baled 5,000 bales: $52,000. International lime spreader truck with flotation tires, off road: $12,500. Call 613-395-5579. Near Stirling.

FOR SALE - John Deere 4450 4x4 powershift, duals, 4800 hrs, excellent condition. Case IH 8570 bug square baler only 28,000 bales, always shedded, excellent condition. 16 tonne Weberlane dump wagon with hydraulic brakes. 2-2130 loader tractors low hours, excellent condition. Sims cab for 2130 tractor. John Deere 4 row wide corn planter. Gleaner F2 combine with corn & grain head. Gehl & New Holland flail choppers and feeder wagon. 2 steel bale throw racks 24 feet long. Massey Harris 26 competition trail plough. Massey Harris 51 competition walking plough. Bred Black Angus beef cows. Weel broke Belgian geldings. Belleville. Call 613-969-1345.

FOR SALE – IH #10 drill, large wheels, grass and fertilizer, good condition. Wanted Pequa 710 tedder and also a steel grain bin. Call 613-587-4696.

SERVICES

BOARDING AVAILABLE - Looking to board 30 to 40 short bred dry cattle. Free stall operation. Elgin area. Call 613-284-3238

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.

MISC. FOR SALE

FOR SALE – Mixed hay – 2 years old. 4x5 round bales. $10.00 each, delivery available. Call 613-835-2159 or 613-791-6739 (cell).

FOR SALE – Round 5 foot bales of straw. Call 613-720-3826.

FOR SALE – Great Pyrenees all males four 1 year old. All ready guarding. Also five four month old. Friendly disposition, no aggression towards people. Also 30 nukes of honey bees for sale. Call 613-483-8000. Westport area

FOR SALE - Newmax high efficiency hot air furnace, A-1. 514-245-3742.

FOR SALE - 16HP Wis engine, $300. 514-245-3742.

FOR SALE - Elan ski-doo 74, $350. 514-245-3742.

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

WANTED

WANTED – Looking for soya in these varieties: F03W4, 26-53, SQWH and F05P6. Call McLaurin Farms at 613-764-5772.

WANTED - Dion thrashing machine, International corn binder, 3-pt. hitch two-row corn planter, International grain binder. Call 905-983-9331.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE – Roslin: Beautiful open-concept 4-BR bungalow, bank barn w/stalls, 89 acres of rolling hayfields, fenced pastures, spring, pond. MOVE-IN CONDITION! $335,000 613-336-1737.

PERSONALS:

Attractive single woman looking for a single country man.
Attractive Single Woman, farm lifestyle, home cooks, fun loving , outdoorsy, looking to meet Single Country Man, Dairy Farmer, 38-58, good sense of humour, outdoorsy, hard working, steady character, non-smoker. No e-mail please. Please apply to: P.O. Box 78, St. Andrew’s West, ON K0C 2A0.

 
   
 
   
   
   

 
 

 
 

 		  

 

 

FRONT PAGE 

 A few townships are up in arms against their local conservation authorities. The Ontario Land Use Council says this is just the tip of the iceberg.                             
Go to story


OPINION 

 Yikes! Cattle sold for higher prices in 1984
 Maynard van der Galien looks at historical prices

Another barn bites the dust
Angela Dorie recounts how the old barns are built better than the
new barns but  the old ones keep on disappearing.                    


FEATURES

 Two master breeders -- father and son -- from the same Winchester farm
Dairy farmer David Fawcett scores his first master breeder shield. His father Alliston earns his second. David's grandfather earned a master breeder shield 1in 1946.

Omemee herd one of the best around
Brad Hawman earns master breeder shield.

Poplardell earns first master breeder shield
The Amherst Island farm at the beach.
 

                                  

 
South Stormont Township councillor dairy farmer Tammy Hart, near Finch (south of Ottawa), is so fed up with the South Nation Conservation Authority that she and her council voted to ask the province for an independent audit of the agency that employs 45 people to manage flood issues.

NEWS

Small farms see opportunity for raw milk niche market
Durham County dairy farmer Mike Schmidt wins his case to sell cow shares and distribute raw milk without quota.

Canada planted record soybean acres  but yield was down.

Farmers are optimistic
 Farm Credit Canada survey says optimism of Ontario farmers is growing but not among beef and hog farmers. The survey also found that farmers see the greatest opportunities in supply managed farming, new products and niche markets.

Western Ontario MPP named Minister of Agriculture
Who is Carol Mitchell? And what can we expect?

Farmers sceptical of HST and say underground economy could flourish
Interview with Canadian Federation of Independent Business senior policy analyst Pamen Petkov.

Coyote packs hound Prince Edward County
Predator kills double in five years as coyotes travel in packs of up to 20. County approves bounty on coyotes.

You want to do what?
Why non farmers and city boys are studying for an ag. diploma at the Kemptville campus.

Despite horror stories of bull calves given away, you can still get good money for veal calves
Wendy Beswick writes about where the markets are.

Soybean farmer switches to Asian Azuki beans
Why crop farmer Shawn McRae says there's money to be made in Azukis.

Renfrew County dairy family opens chicken farm

Comeback kid
North Gower dairy farmer Robert Beggs quit farming and missed it so much he bought back the quota and is once again doing what he loves.

Landowners get permission to shoot elk but the MNR delays the new law

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VIDEO CLIPS

 

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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