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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


Bombshell lawsuit against animal welfare police


 THEY SAID IT:       
"If you ever wanted to be an actor and never got that job become a dairy farmer. You'll get to play lots of different roles."
— Renfrew county dairy farmer Donald Russell on what he loves about farming.


                  
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CLASSIFIED ADS

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

CHAROLAIS BULLS FOR SALE — Purebred papered. Polled from proven AI Sires. Call 613-473-2636 or 613-813-2494.

FOR SALE – Two year old Hereford bull - $1500. Call 613-838-5502 after 3 pm.

FOR SALE – PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS. Yearling Bulls been on test at Douglas. Quiet and ready to work! Kirlene Cattle Call Kirby 613-475-3532.

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 – 15 first-calf heifers, heifer calves and excellent young bulls from western Canada. 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 – Several excellent yearlings, bulls ready to work. One great 2 year old, tested free of all generic abnormalities; deep bodied, stop in and see his calves. 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.

FOR SALE – 125 Ewes and Lambs call 905-352-2298 leave message.

FOR SALE – Red Angus Bulls and Cows for sale call Tayside Farms in Perth 613-267-6100.

FOR SALE – Polled shorthorn bulls, halterbrook. Also shorthorn females. Call Windyview Farm 705-340-1858.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOR SALE — Hagdorn 225 manure spreader like new, Gleaner FZ combine, 3 heads air conditioning (organic spreader), class 350 rotary rack, 20 foot steel hay wagon, 40ft bail elevator on wheels, feather light 28ft gooseneck flatbed trailer (2-10,000 pound axels) and winch, 20 foot closed in trailer new axels, black Baldy Cows. Belleville 613-969-1345.

COMBINES AND SWATHERS FOR SALE — New Holland TR 98 (Rotary) Tx66 (large conventional) TR 85, IH 914 p.t.o. Swathers: (2) I.H. Case 4000; 1 Versatile 4400 20 to 22 ft. All have cabs with air. John Deere (Mac-Don) 21 ft. p.t.o. All machines presently being put into harvest ready condition. Call Larry Reaburn at 613-582-3550.

FOR SALE – CASE IH 8312 disc bines with new steel on steel conditioning roles $8500- JOHN DEER 700 gallon spray cart with 60 foot hydraulic cross fold boom and mid-tech rate controller $7500 call 613-551-3998.

FOR SALE – New Holland 575 Baler, 2006, mint condition. $12,500. New Holland 1063 bale wagon. 160 bale pick-up. $12,000. Call Jesse Brook at 613-839-0257. Email jbrook@xplornet.com.

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 – Forage blower Gehl 1580 in good condition. Call 613-347-1549.

FOR SALE – Gehl 1475 round baler, 4X5, high moisture option, excellent condition, $7,500; NH 315 high capacity, small square baler, like new, $2,500. Call 613-832-2988.

FOR SALE – 790 New Holland harvester with metal alert, two-row corn head and seven-foot hay head. Excellent condition, field ready. Call 613-551-7833.

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 — 20x60 400T harvestore structure complete. Call 613-293-9046.

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.

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.

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 – 1 to 3 acres for residential. Area of Georgetown, Caledon or Milton. Please contact Paul 415-554-0389,  paul@softotal.com.

PASTURE FOR RENT – Good for 10-15 head, water, in shade, south of Martintown, $650. 514-245-3742.

URGENT – Wanted Hesston 510 hay bind, running or not. Call 1-877-538-3018.

FARM WRITERS – You have a nose for farm news. You know who to call and what farmers need to know. You have experience writing news stories. Call the editor at 1-877-448-3276.

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 farmer sues animal welfare police for more than $500,000

Lawsuit argues OSPCA officers searched Iroquois farm without a warrant, over 100 times.

MARKET REPORT 
USDA report shows more corn but fewer soybeans, wheat growth

While corn has been the leader to date, soybeans could be poised to step ahead.

FEATURES
The fighter                  

An interview with David Robinson, the 60-year-old Dundas County farmer who is taking on the OSPCA .

The cruelty case unraveled
Ian Cumming takes an in-depth look at the Robinson case against the OSPCA - a case most farm groups have remained silent on.
                           
OPINION 
Change animal welfare laws before more farmers are terrorized 

Recent cases against the OSPCA should be lighting fires under Ontario's major farm lobby groups.

Even the girls like wedding photos on a tractor
A warning to young brides: the tractor in those photos will come first at planting and harvest times.

Do we understand the risks of raw milk?
Veterinarian Robert Tremblay compares his experiences with raw milk in Mongolia.

 
  
THE FIGHTER — Facing $720,000 in animal cruelty charges, dairy farmer David Robinson says he will fight in court. See feature story. (Patrick Meagher photo)
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NEWS
Risk management approved by province
Application process to begin in September.

Corn looks good, bad and ugly
In some parts corn is knee-high, in others there's nothing there.

Coming to a field near you: glyphosate resistant weeds
Weeds resistant to the most widely used herbicide in the world could soon be making their way to eastern Ontario.

Solar power has farmers smiling
Farmers are making the power and the money they were promised by their installation companies.

Eastern Ontario's 3rd largest grain elevator comes out of hiding
With new bin, Roosdale Elevators near Addison will expand storage by 500,000 bushels.

Risk management, green energy and less bureaucracy are top election issues, farm groups say
Farmers want a simpler relationship with government and continued support for risk management.

Storm knocks out Tweed power for up to six days
Yet most farmers were prepared.

Cows euthanized after Ajax fire destroys barn
More than 50 cows die at O'Connor Land and Cattle Company fire.

Norwell Dairy buys Plante Farm Equipment in Brinston
Spokesman says Norwell will push robotic milking technology.

$1,400 raised for girl who lost foot in farming accident
Three-year-old girl in Toronto hospital for close to a month.

Ontario's largest goat farm grows again
Government gives $1-million to Skotidakis for production expansion.

New specialty crop markets of the future
Farmers should be ready for growing opportunities with ethnic populations and health conscious consumers.

Food drives Canadian economy
Canadian consumers have never spent as much on food as they are spending now.

World changes mean booming markets for local growers, says analyst at North Gower Grains
2011 set to be one of the most volatile years for market prices.

Beef farmer's secret weapon
Selling pies at on-farm store proves to be winning ticket for Ashton farmer.
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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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