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 FARMERS FORUM PHOTO CONTEST 2009!!

CONTEST
RULES
 First rule, of course, is to get those photos in on time: by Feb. 20, 2009

Farmers Forum Fourth   Annual Photo Contest 2008


First Place
Rob Elmhurst of Hastings, Ontario
 
Second Place
Kathy Reid of Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario


Third Place
Heidi MacRae of Dalkeith, Ontario


Fourth Place
Tracy Dafoe of Havelock, Ontario.


Fifth Place
ohn Verburg of Athens, Ontario


Sixth Place
Ashley McNevan of Hastings, Ontario


Seventh Place
Rob Elmhurst of Hastings, Ontario  


Eighth Place
Susan Latreille of Maxville, Ontario


Ninth Place
Karin DeVries of Finch, Ontario


Tenth Place
John Verburg of Athens, Ontario


His excellency is a master breeder

 THEY SAID IT:       
"We are some of the most efficient people in the world."
— Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Bette-Jean Crews, on farmers.


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 CLASSIFIED ADS
PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS – Bio-tested bulls. Bred cows and heifers. Twin Creek Farm, Doug Scott. Call 613-989-2398

HEIFERS - 17 Full Blood Limousin Heifers, no papers. Exposed to bull from 20th of April. Call 613-638-3747

FRESH COWS/SPRINGERS – Continuous supply of fresh cows and first calvers for sale. Springers, bred and open heifers and cows wanted. Don Brubacher (613) 582-3369 (home), (613) 433-2306-cell. Beachburg.

TWO BLACK ANGUS BULLS – 1 ½ years old, sired by a Royal Champion. Dams by T.C. Advantage with Ext. influence, great temperment & growth, actual 205 day wts. Over 900lbs, actual 365 day wts over 1400 lbs. One 3 year old, proven calving ease, 69 lb birth weight, great temperament, all three proven breeders. Call Michael Ault at 613-652-2403.

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

FOR SALE – Limousin bull reserve champion yearling in 2008 provincial show. Also grade and registered cows. Call (705) 887-4520

FOR SALE – 6 foot Alo material bucket. Good condition $500.00. Call 613-587-4293.

FOR SALE – Nuhn 3600 liquid manure spreader, like new, $12,000. Also, stainless tank trailer, approx. 500 gal, $3,500 o.b.o. Call 613-272-2107 or 613-340-1627

SLIPPERY BARN FLOORS – resurfacing slippery barn floors. Competitive prices. Phone 613-679-4133

TILECROFT RECRUITING – Agriculture employment (F/T, P/T, sales, office, farm, equipment). www.tilecroftfarms.com or 744-6303.

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.

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

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.

HAY FOR SALE – 3x3x8. Very good, dry hay. First and second cut Timothy mix. Stored inside. Call Justin at 613-679-2768 (h) or 613-577-8056 (c)

VEHICLES FOR SALE – Credit problem? 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.

HELP WANTED – Large dairy farm in Casselman is hiring a dairy technician. Skill test required, duties include milking two times a day, treating trouble cows, and calf management. Must be reliable and able to work in a team environment. Call 613-764-3195

HELP WANTED – Fill-in part-time positions in free stall dairy farm south of Ottawa. Reliable self-motivated persons with some experience and desire to learn are required for milking and general farm operation. Housing available with references. Fax resume to Velthuis Farms Ltd. at
613-826-1365 or call us at 613-826-3521.

CEDARS – Cedar trees,
3 ft. to 6 ft. Cedar plantations wanted. Also, Birch trees between 8 and 10 ft., Spruce and Pine between
3 and 5 ft. Call collect 819-663-6504.
 
   
 
   
   
   

 
 

 
 

 		  

 

 

By Patrick Meagher

Holstein Canada has announced three first-time awards of Master Breeder shields to three Ontario farmers east of Toronto.
Winners are Dan McMorrow, of Lindsay; Randy and Fran Fish, of Sunderland; and Glenn and Larry McDonald, of Winchester.
Click on link to see  feature on the  McDonalds. In  February, we will feature the Fish and McMorrow families.
Go to story

OPINION 

O incongruity, O Canada
 Only in Canada, do we order a cheeseburger, large fries and a diet coke. For more absurdities, read on.

Grain farmers tuned out big kingdom merger
Only 11.5 per cent of farmers voted to merge the wheat, corn and soybean boards. Why?

Stories in print form:

  • U.S. thinks about taxing livestock
    What? a cow tax? Yup.
     

  • Ethanol creates a $4.20 U.S. floor for corn
         Ohio commodity expert Cal Whewall calls the price.
     

  • Age verification labels benefit farmer
    Dr. Rob Tremblay tells you why.
     

  • Brighton Poultry rebuilds
 
Master Breeder — or His Excellency — Glenn McDonald, of Winchester, has so many "excellent" rated cows in his herd. When he learned about earning his Master Breeder shield he phoned friends and relatives and about 70 people showed up at his barn the same day in early January to check out his prize herd. They later went to the house where some of them partied until 1:30 a.m. McDonald pushed himself
out of bed at 4 a.m. to get back to milking. (Terry Meagher photo special)

ARTICLES 
 Crews Control. An exclusive interview with OFA president Bette Jean Crews
On the OFA, opportunities and optimism.

Will farmers be affected by downturn in economy in 2009?
Yes, no, maybe. We asked farmers what they thought. Here's what seven farmers said.

Ontario hay creates more wealth than Ontario soybeans
The numbers are in, hay is only behind corn as province's top crop in terms of cash value.

Livestock to benefit from Ottawa's stimulus package
On Jan. 17, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will announce who gets what. He said the top three priorities in this order are: Auto industry, livestock industry and forestry.

 10 per cent of corn crop was still in the field in mid-January
 Crop yield was above average but slow off the field, says Agricorp, who insures about 70 to 80 per cent of acres planted in the province.

U.S. reworks Country-of-Origin labelling
Ontario beef farmers see hope and loophole.

PAY UP!
Dairy Farmers of Ontario ordered to pay three farms a total of $800,000. A tribunal found the DFO lacked fairness in changing the rules and showed "complete disregard" for procedural fairness.

New markets for corn-fed beef brand
A good news story!! This program needs more certified corn-fed beef and is increasing its market share.

Fertilizer demand drops
But will price? Farmers wait for suppliers to blink.

1,000 pounds of beef stolen
It was Christmas day when Peter Amstutz got home to discover thieves had broken a window and emptied three of his four freezers.

Holstein farmers flabbergasted by $180,000 bronze cow statue
Some farmers question if money was well spent.

Beef crisis worse now than during BSE border closing
`During BSE-crisis farmers re-mortgaged. Who wants more debt? asks Ontario Cattlemen's Association director Kim Sytsma.
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VIDEO CLIPS YOU'LL LOVE OR NOT

 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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