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AWARD WINNERS OTTAWA VALLEY SEED GROWERS' MARCH 14, 2007

01 Brian, Robert Nation Valley Potato Growers' Trophy for the Championship Exhibitor of Potatoes Won byVogeldale Farms, Leeds County accepted by Max Vogel Presented by Daryl Acres	02 Gail, Jim, Susie, Grahame Class 1 Alcyon Oats - won by Barclay Dick & Son accepted by Jim Arbuckle, OVSGA Director Class 4 Sable Spring Wheat – won by Grahame & Steve Hardy, accepted by Grahame Hudson Class 8 OAC Championship Soybeans – won by Marc Bercier, Accepted by Susie LeSauteur
03 Brian Hudson, Bob Dick Barclay Dick Challenge Trophy for the best exhibit of Red Clover Won by Bruce & Brian Hudson, Carleton County accepted by Brian Hudson Presented by Bob Dick, OVSGA Director	04 Susie, Jim Lanark Mutual Insurance Company for the most points in the pedigreed Classes   Won by Marc Bercier, Prescott County accepted by Susie LeSauteur Presented by Jim Lowry
05 Gail, Grahame Robertson Associate Trophy awarded to the Champion Exhibitor in the Pedigreed Coarse Grain Classes Won by Grahame & Steve Hardy, Dundas County accepted by Grahame Hardy Presented by Gail Harris	06 Phil, Graham SECAN Trophy most points in Pedigreed Wheat Won by Grahame & Steve Hardy, Dundas County accepted by Grahame Hardy Presented by Gail Harris
07 Brent, Phil Bishop Farm Seeds Plaque Exhibitor winning championship in the Barley Class Won by Mount Airy Farm, Leeds County, accepted by Joe Modler Presented by Brent Cochrane	08 Gary, Keith Mrs Ed Wallace & Issac Wallace Challenge Trophy for the Championship Hay Exhibit Won by Gary Gordon, Frontenac County Presented by Keith Lackey, OVSGA Director
09 Brian, Jim Hal Botham Memorial Trophy warded annually to the Championship Exhibitor of Forage Seeds Won by Bruce & Brian Hudson, Carleton County accepted by Brian Hudson Presented by Jim Arbuckle, OVSGA Director	10 James, Keith OVSG challenge for the Champion exhibit of Haylage Won by James Foster, Lanark County Presented by Keith Matthie, OVSGA Director
11 Jim, Daniel E.H. Wallace Memorial Trophy for the Champion exhibit of Soybeans Won by Daniel Lillico, Dundas County Presented by Jim Arbuckle, OVSGA Director	12 Daryl, Max synAgri Trophy for Championship open & 4-H ear of Corn Won byVogeldale Farms, Leeds County accepted by Max Vogel Presented by Daryl Acres
13 Dave, Don Embrun Agricultural Co-Op Trophy for the Champion Exhibit of Shelled Corn Won by David & Allen Hess, Grenville County, accepted by David Hess Presented by Don Lortie	14 Lois, Mack, Trevor Mack & Lois James Award for the most points in the 4-H section field crop classes Won by Trevor McDiarmid, Dundas County Presented by Mack & Lois James
15 Gary, Bob Hay Quality Competition (Class 49 First Place won by Gary Gordon, Frontenac County Presented by Bob Dick, OVSGA Director	16 France, Bob Second Place won by Ferme Gascon accepted by France Gascon Presented by Bob Dick, OVSGA Director
17 John, Keith Special Export Hay (Class 50) 1st cut won by Rob Nanne, Twin Peaks Farm, Lanark County accepted by John Nanne Presented By Keith Matthie, OVSGA Director	18 Cecil, Keith 2nd cut won by Cassbrae farms, Prescott County accepted by Cecil Cass Presented By Keith Matthie, OVSGA Director
19 Melanie, John John Posthumus Award for the most points in the 4-H section Life Skills classes Won by Melanie Briscoe, Renfrew County Presented by John Posthumus

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     THEY SAID IT:       

“The transition period for the farm takes three years but before that, you still need a transition period for your mind."

-- Curran dairy farmer Kornel Schneider, on whether or not he will produce organic milk.

OPINION 

• Stop the Chinese counterfeits  Go to story
  When I was in Korea last year as a war veteran commentator with the History Channel, the cameraman had trouble filming in the early morning. In the land of the morning calm, a red haze, that South Koreans called the Chinese invasion, swept down from the Manchurian border.

OPINION 

• It pays to have good storage sheds and good equipment Go to story
  It always amazes me how much money it costs every year to maintain a fleet of farm tractors and machinery. I thought about that the other day when I saw a round baler with a for sale sign on it parked at the end of a farmer’s lane. Who, I thought, would buy a used baler that’s been sitting outside? And what kind of operator would leave a baler outside exposed to rain and sun?

 ARTICLES 

• Seaway ethanol to shut down  Go to story
  The dream of an ethanol plant in Cornwall is dead, says Seaway Valley Farmers Energy Cooperative president and crop farmer Alain Leduc. Seaway is closing shop and winding up operations, he told Farmers Forum..

• New deal in play to ship live cows to Russia in fall Go to story       Cattle buyer Ed McMorrow is setting up a second deal to sell live Canadian beef cows and replacement heifers to Russian buyers. The second boat load of cattle is expected to be shipped out in October.

• Eldorado Cheese makes it kosher  Go to story
  The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) has given the Eldorado cheese plant five million litres of plant milk quota for kosher cheese.
   

• The innovators and their cash-rich ideas  Go to story              
  Fifty-five on-farm innovators received cash awards from the province for being gosh-darn creative.

• Profiteering egg importers put supply management at risk Go to story              
  When the farm press and public were focusing on Shawn Carmichael and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s raid on his property, much bigger fish in Ontario and Quebec were fighting for market through lower prices and threatening the supply management system on a grand scale.

• Lindsay Central Exhibition races to complete new site Go to story  
  The Lindsay Agricultural Society is racing to complete the new exhibition grounds, visible from Hwy 7, just south of town. The new grounds – 120 acres — can be seen from the highway, making it more accessible.

• Schoutens expand to milk 550 cows Go to story  
  Driven by the spirit of Bill Schouten, sons Rick and Ed and grandson Chris, have created through the farm’s building program, a blueprint many dairy farms will follow into the future.

• Strawfest Winners   Go to story  
  This year’s Strawfest saw the rise of many new champions. Here are a list of winners at the youth beef showcase on June 23:

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• Meet the legend of tented city
  Howard Chant was recently recovering from a stroke in a Kingston hospital. But his spirit casts a long shadow over the 2007 International Plowing Match (IPM) at Crosby, north of Brockville.
   

• The corn boom is here- and likely the yield- but be wary
  Looking across a mile of corn, in rural Ottawa, near Richmond, dairy farmer Ed Schouten says: "I’ve never seen the corn look this good this time of year." As he looks away, he says he contracted corn for $190 per tonne in the mid-June market rally.

• The Schneider way          
  You begin to notice this is no ordinary dairy operation before you reach the farm gate. Kornel Schneider’s innovations are everywhere. The 37-year-old farmer has four Cover-All structures on his 360-acre farm. One of them is for his dairy cows, another for the heifers, one for the calves and the last one for storage of large bales.
   

• GURTs debate is back
  I’ll be back. Much like this overused movie line, a seed that has been dubbed the Terminator by opposing groups, has once again returned to public debate. British Columbia NDP MP Alex Atamaneko recently tabled a Private Members’ Bill in the House of Commons to ban the seed.

• Chinese tractors prove a hit
  Carl Berends and Sue Blain of Mountain, couldn’t stand retired life so 18 months ago they turned to the Internet. The couple found the tractors they are now importing through B&B Small Engines, the company they founded to handle the new business, east of Kemptville.
   

• Cattlemen's direct marketing scores                                 
  After nearly two years of seeing local cattle farmers suffer from a closed U.S. border, a retired Ottawa-area civil servant came up with an idea. "My wife Cathy and I felt we should do something because we saw many of our neighbors were hurting," said Ken Stewart. "We felt something really needed to be done."

• Soybean aphids detected
  Soybean aphids have been found in soybean fields across eastern Ontario, says OMAFRA crop specialist Gilles Quesnel. "Aphid numbers are very low at this point, with mostly small scattered pockets numbering 1 to 50 aphids per plant on a few plants per field," he said.
   

• Farmers stressed out         
  A majority of farmers are having trouble sleeping at night, a survey has found. Designed by a Haldimand Norfolk rural community association, the survey found that 55 per cent of respondents said they had trouble sleeping.