JUNE  2008
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 Farmers Forum Fourth   Annual Photo Contest


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


Kemptville graduates 115





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 THEY SAID IT:       

"Crazy, eccentric." — Donald Saar, on the personality of bison farmers.




CLASSIFIED ADS:     
 

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

HOLSTEIN BULL – born August/07. Sired by Dundee. Dam is excellent. Next dam is excellent as well. $800. 613-652-4652.

WANTED – pasture for 6 cows. A polled purebred Charolais bull and 2 purebred Limousin bulls for sale. Well muscled, quiet. 1 qualifies for Quebec. Call 613-623-3363 or 613-257-2522.

BREEDING AGE BULL – born December 12/06. Sire Braedale Goldwyn. Dam excellent with two excellent daughters. $1,000. Call 613-652-4652.

FULL FRENCH CHAROLAIS BULLS – Registered Bulls out of

Top French A.I. sires. Easy calving, well muscled, mild temperament. Winters Charolais, Renfrew 613-433-3204.

LIMOUSIN BULLS – 2 years old, double polled, exceptionally quiet, thick, excellent confirmation, moderately framed, closed herd. 1993 JD 435 baler, push bar, gathering wheels, shedded, makes excellent bale. Call 705-876-9341.

LIMOUSIN BULLS - for sale, 1 and 2 year olds. Call 613-638-3747.

POLLED CHAROLAIS BULLS, 1 and 2 year olds; JD 435 baler, silage special, excellent condition. Call Garry Kelly, Marmora 613-472-5535.

RED ANGUS OR CHAROLAIS BULLS - Bio-tested. Vaccinated. Ready to work. Tayside Farms, John H. Miller 613-267-6100.

HOLSTEIN BULLS FOR SALE – Holstein service age bulls sired by Damien, Roy, and Mr. Sam. From Very Good and Excellent dams. Tweed, call 613-478-6982 or 613-921-2978.

MAINE ANJOU - Full blood & purebred. Bulls off BIO test Mar. 1st. Cows & heifers calving spring and fall. BIO evaluated, vaccinated live. Belleville area. Gilcroft Farms Ph. 613-393-5336 or 613-393-5641.

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS - your place to purchase supreme meat producers. Bulls of various ages always available, some BIO tested. Call Michael Ault at 613-652-2403.

CHAROLAIS BULLS – registered, polled. Charolais bulls, BIO tested or farm grown, different ages & price ranges. Buy white – Sell Like Gold! Call Opal Rose Farm: 613-478-5270.

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

BLONDE BULLS – fancy, well muscled, easy calving, home raised, gentle natured, ready to work. Will deliver and can e-mail photo. Matthew Unger, Heartwood Farms, 705-652-1201.

PUREBRED LIMOUSIN BULLS – farm grown, quiet, polled, service aged bulls. Several blood lines, different ages available. Call 613-624-5297.

PUREBRED BLONDE D’AQUITAINE – yearling, bulls and heifers for sale. Call 705-939-8835.

PUREBRED, REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULLS – Polled, performance bulls with extra attention to calving ease and temperament. Cornerview Charolais 613-646-9741 or www.cornerviewcharolais.com.

SIMMENTAL BULLS – BIO tested, qualify for Quebec, quiet, polled. Call 613-839-5274.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOR SALE – NEW Lely cow Brush (SGL) –motorized $1,500; J.K. Reid automatic cattle chute w/weigh system $6,000; 6’LG painted steel cattle trough $175; USED Model 525 Lucknow trailer horizontal mixer w/auger discharge $5,500; Patz 98B S/U – reconditioned $3,500; Valmetal Corn Silage roller on stand $3,800. Call BYERS FARM EQUIPMENT at 613-448-2185.

FOR SALE – 20 X 35 harvestore silo with Hercules on motor. Valmetal TMR model 170 mixer with digital scales. Belt feed conveyor with incline. 19 x 62 slurystore manure storage and pumps. Call 613-476-7094.

FOR SALE – Ford 6610 4WD Cab loader $25,000, seed drill IH 5100 16 DD w/2 grass seed boxes $4250, disk MF 510 14ft $2,000, Martin wagon 10t w/wooden deck $900, cultivator 3ph s-tine 15ft $350 SOLD, loader bale spear $250, 6ft Horst manure fork $750 (613)926-2662 Brockville. Pictures available via e-mail bisseltown@hotmail.com

EQUIPMENT – Houle Lagoonpump 42’ with telescop wheels, 6" pipe, good condition. $14,900 – Call 613-330-0876.

FOR SALE – Rovibec Round Bail Chopper, 3 years old; 36 foot Mow conveyor; Massey Ferguson 124 bailer with allied stooker. 613-624-5543.

FOR SALE – Antique Thrashing Machine #216. Horse powered. Manufactured by Pete Hamilton. Peterborough, Ontario. $2,000. 1 Horse Drawn Sico More by Massey Harris. $600. 705-277-2016 evenings.

FOR SALE - DM liquid manure pump 3 pt. Hitch. Good condition. Asking $3,000. Call 613-223-0432. Ask for Marc.

FOR SALE – 30 tonne feed factory. 6, 10 and 15 tonne hopper bins. Also, cedar posts for sale. Call 613-378-2255.

FOR SALE – JD corn planter 494 & 495 late 60’s; JD forage harvetore, hay & 2-row corn head, model 35; 2 self-unloading wagons w/10 ton gearing; NH blower #27. Call 705-793-2724 after 6 p.m.

FOR SALE – Heatmor Model 200 outdoor wood furnace (stainless steel) can be seen working; Hiniker row-crop cultivator 6 X 30 with ridger attachments and shields. 42’ Speed king steel bottom elevator. Huntington, 450-264-6895.

EQUIPMENT – GEHL 2580 silage special round baler, NEW IDEA 5312 centre pivot disc mower, both pieces in excellent condition. Call 613-524-3492.

FOR SALE – Jiffy Hi-Dump 700; John Deere 215 disc; John Deere 2950 2WD, sound guard cab, air, high-low; John Deere 1240, plateless corn planter; John Deere 4400 combine, gas, with 213 grain head; 444 corn head. Call 613-649-2455.

EQUIPMENT – 860 GEHL Forage Harvester with electrical pipe control; 1000 Gallon water tank and wagon; Calf creep feeder. Call after 6pm at 705-487-5127.

FOR SALE – CASE 1830 Gas Skid-steer, 1640 hrs, tires 60%, $5250. Hay, 1st cut square bales, no rain, no dust, 14.5% protein, $3/bale. Call 450-264-4245.

SERVICES

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.

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

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

MISC. FOR SALE

FOR SALE - 1992 Dodge, 1 ton Dooley, 5.9 cummins, standard, air conditioner, fully loaded, certified, e-tested, ready to go, $5,500. Body in excellent condition. 705-741-6097.

STRAW – Ύ inch – 60 inch. Clean fine wheat straw. $20 a bale. 613-652-4652.

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.

WANTED

WANTED – Looking for Texas Longhorn squeeze chute for Highland cattle operation. Call Jeanine at 613-443-2235.

DAIRY HERDSPERSON – required for free stall/parlour operation. Duties include feeding, calf and heifer management, and some milking. Home included with utilities. Located in Lindsay area. Call 705-786-1073.

BATTERIES WANTED – scrap batteries of all kinds…lift truck, tractor, car…anything. Call 1-800-954-9998 or 705-741-6097.

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.

HAY – 1500 good sized small bales. First cut, good condition. $2 per bale. Call 613-443-2111.

 
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

  By Patrick Meagher

Kemptville Campus of University of Guelph graduated 27 agricultural diploma students
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OPINION 

The EBI attitude is about keeping people happy
Ten years ago, Eastern Breeders Inc. was a farmer-owned co-operative struggling to survive.

No evidence that ethanol is a conspiracy against humanity
Pundits say too much.

Finally, new labelling but...
But where does the product come from? Food labelling falls short.

Stories in print form:

  • Living with Parkinson's disease
    After five generations, farmer Lawrence Massey had to let go of his family beef farm.
     

  • McMaze farm amazes with a modified maize machine
    The McDonald family of St. Andrews was awarded with a $5,000 premier's award for innovation.
     

  • Best cows are in Eastern Ontario
    Ontario farmers east of Toronto own some of the best cows in Ontario.
     

  • Strawfest cancelled
    Lack of sponsorship and volunteers contributed to the cancellation. Organizers are hoping for it's return in 2009.
     

  • Innovator gets his plants outdoors early
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kemptville campus graduates head into convocation ceremonies.

ARTICLES 

20 years of Maynard
Renfrew county beef farmer celebrates 20 years of writing.

Farm land prices push upward
Farmers are willing to pay $4,000 an acre.

The great entrepreneurs
Winners of $5,000 innovation awards.

Compensation for land owners? Forget it
No provision to compensat under the Clean Water Act.

Up to 10 new on-farm biodigestors to be built in Eastern Ontario
Two more biodigestors to constructed this summer east of Ottawa.

33 Employees of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture earn more than $100,000

For sale: bison burgers, skulls and hides
Why buffalo farming is for the eccentric.

Two Hunters win Ontario Dairy Youth Awards
Smiths Falls and Bath area farmers are honoured.

Navan farm installs third robot
More than 100 Ontario dairy farms use robotic milkers.

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VIDEOS YOU'LL LOVE OR NOT
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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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