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FARMERS FORUM 2010 photo contest

6th annual photo contest
This year's theme:
ANIMALS ON
THE FARM


First Place
"Head to head" — Mike Komendat, Balderson, Ontario
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 5th  Annual Photo Contest 2009
 Theme:
HUMOUR ON
THE FARM


First Place
"Nothing like working in the dirt." — Sydney DeVries of Finch, Ontario

Crazy Dave... lives in a bus

 THEY SAID IT:       
 "He gave a lot of people their start. But you would never know he owned a plugged nickel."
— Pembroke's Eric Doyle on his former neighbour, Cliff Risto, who recently celebrated 75 years married to his wife Evelyn. Risto was a rancher and well-known landowner in Renfrew County for many years.


                  

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CLASSIFIED ADS

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

FOR SALE – 20 Charolais/Red Angus cows for sale. Due in April. Bred to Bar5 Simmental bull. Never miss, maintenance free cows that are too good to ship. Daughters have been kept for replacements. Navan. 613-835-2057.

FOR SALE – PIGS AND SHEEP – Purebred Hampshires and Tamworths, imported bloodlines. Gilts and boars, weanlings and bred sows. $400 for reg. $300 unregistered. Shetland sheep and lambs. Call 514-901-0999 or 514-941-1510.

FOR SALE – 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.

SERVICES

MORTGAGES – We provide mortgages on raw land, business or self. Up to 100 % financing. Previously bankrupt okay OAC. Call Martel Mortgages at 613-345-5284. Ask for Mike Martel. www.martelmortgages.ca. (FSCO11963).

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

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

FOR SALE - RED CLOVER HAY – 1st cut, small bales, ensure rich fodder in the fall, pick-up or delivery (additional charge) now, P & H Farms, Port Hope. Call 905-786-3043.

FOR SALE – Double-cut red clover seed, $1.50 per pound. 613-673-2996.

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.

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
 Crazy Dave is not crazy but he does live in a bus
Market gardener has lived alone in renovated school bus for 10 years and loves it.

MARKET REPORT 
 USDA crop report reveals tight supply, bullish prices
Ending stocks on corn and soybeans remain tight, wheat prices could drop, says commodity analyst Moe Agostino.

FEATURES
 Rancher flipped car on wedding night in 1935                    
96-year-old couple and Renfrew County legends celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary.
                           
OPINION 
 A wonderful washing product finally comes to Canada via dairy family from Northern Ireland
Dairy farmer Angela Dorie examines the benefits of Kilco Coldwash and how it could save you money.

The largest dairy farms on the planet are in San Joaquin Valley
Maynard van der Galien visits farms milking from 3,300 to 15,000 cows  in California.

World tour of dairy farms includes dairy cows farmed in milking villages in China
On his tour of China Dr. Robert Tremblay found dairy farms there were some of the largest, and also some of the smallest.
 
  
Dave Thomasson is a market gardener who sells his hand-picked lettuce to high-end restaurants. He has his reasons for living in a school bus without electricity and no running water for the past 10 years. (Jessica Sims photo)
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NEWS
MNR provides relief from elk destruction in Bancroft
Five-point plan includes elk hunt, compensation to farmers and creation of emergency task force.

Farmers fed up with wild turkeys eating crops
But MNR says the actual damage is not as bad as it looks.

Cattle price risk management program unveiled
Ontario Cattlemen's Association reps answer questions from 1,700 producers.

Time to forward contract soybeans and corn for two years, says elevator operator
Operator north of Winchester says prices look good for the next two years.

What's a kid to do when nose-to-nose with a coyote?
MPP warns others may not be as lucky as Kemptville teen.

Groups try to close Osgoode coyote hunting contest
Organizations claim contest breaks rule on hunting for gain.

Rural municipalities pressure province to restore farm tax rebate
With full funding counties could have lowered taxes by $4.4 million last year.

Don't walk on ice unless it is 4-inches thick
Police give tips for staying safe, including don't travel on the ice alone, especially at night.

Rural students more likely to drop out of university
Students from rural areas most often have to move away from home.

Re-open prison farms, report says
Report to House of Commons called program "excellent rehabilitation tool."

Eastern Ontario 5-year-old Holstein Champion
Cow owned by farmers in Joyceville.

Concern for red light district thanks to blinking Wolfe Island turbines
Red blinking lights meant to warn aircraft are proving a nuisance to neighbours of the wind farm.

10 per cent of household income pays for food, 20 per cent to taxes
Average household spending down in 2009, but percentage going toward food remained the same.

Government support programs should boost innovators not incomes, analyst says
Farm family incomes are 15 per cent higher than the average family.

Untagged sheep pricey headache for sale barn operators
Operators argue they shouldn't have to police for tags, which are the responsibility of the producers.
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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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