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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

Farm faces $720,000 in charges

 THEY SAID IT:       
 "Maybe (it's) the fresh air and the cow manure."
— Phyllis Adams, a Lanark County beef farmer, on how to stay healthy.


                  
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CLASSIFIED ADS

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

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.

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 - 613-623-3363.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

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 – 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
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MARKET REPORT 
 Global weather issues spark price rallies
Soybean performance lags behind corn and wheat but beans could have a comeback making up for lost corn yields.

FEATURES
 Still at it                       
It's well-known most farmers never retire, so Farmers Forum went on the hunt for the oldest farmers we could find.

Mr. fix-it             
Like many farmers this season, custom planter Cecil Butler had some hiccups when it came to planting. Photo essay by Jessica Sims.
                           
OPINION 
 Solar and wind power not so seductive when reality bites  
As Ontario moves into its second year with the feed-in tariff program, we are discovering there are more problems than solutions with green energy.

San Joaquin Valley — nothing like it on earth
Maynard van der Galien compares the lush California farmland to a modern-day Canaan.

Farm can't fight costs when the beast is Hydro One
Hydro One may have relinquished more off-peak hours, but what good does that do when prices go up again? Angela Dorie comments.

When extended mastitis treatment works — when it doesn't
It's important to remember the biggest cost of mastitis treatment is the discarded milk, writes veterinarian Robert Tremblay.
 
  
FARMERS WHO NEVER RETIRE — Ken Ficko, of Kemptville, is still going strong at age 88. See feature story: "Still at it." (Jerrold Boulanger photo)
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NEWS
Ontario is agriculture's cash king
Ontario had the largest profit increase among top ag provinces and most cash receipts in 2010.

Weather forecast: warm, dry summer
Warm summer could make up for a spring that saw more days wet than dry across eastern Ontario.

Farmers frustrated with wet land, late planting and likely yield loss for cereals
While average planting start dates across eastern Ontario are from last week of April to first week of May, most farmers were delayed by several weeks this year.

Days before wedding passionate farmer killed by falling haybale
The 31-year-old from Shannonville was living his dream raising 70 beef cattle on his grandfather's farm.

Talking politics: local farmers sound off on federal election
Though all eastern and east-central Ontario rural ridings went blue in the federal election on May 2, not all farmers were satisfied with the Conservative majority.

Fraudster farmers
Farmers' markets are cracking down on vendors claiming to be farmers just so they can use the title to entice consumers.

It's tornado season
Ontario's "Tornado Alley" lies between Windsor and Barrie, but eastern Ontario's hot spot is along the St. Lawrence River.

Girls saves sister who loses foot in farm accident
Banks and local groups rally near Campbellford to raise money for three-year-old who lost her right foot and part of her lower leg.

Farmers can expect another good year
Higher input costs could pose a challenge, but in general the market looks positive according to several major Canadian lenders.

Yorkshire to expand massive organic chicken production
The operation that started this past December is ready for a $10-million expansion this fall.

Local honey producers scramble as honeybee population falls worldwide
Mysterious population decline forces some to diversify their businesses.

Farmland prices rise again
Values in Ontario have been on the rise since 1993.
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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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