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FARMERS FORUM 2010 photo contest

WIN $100, 4 tickets to the Farm Show and an AM radio

1. Deadline: Monday, February 22, 2010.
Email photos to editor@farmersforum.com by Mon, Feb 22, 2010.

By mail: Postmarked no later than Mon, Feb 15, 2010.

2. Photo theme: Animals on the farm

3. How many photos can I submit? Up to 10 per person

4. How do I get my photos back? If you mail in photos and you want them back, submit photos with enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope.

5. How large can photos be?
E-mailed photos must be .jpeg or .tiff files no larger than 8" x 10" and resolution must be at least 170 dpi. Mailed photos should be no larger than 8"x10".

6. Please enclose your phone number, email address and mailing address.

7. Who is eligible for the contest? Anyone who is not an employee or a member of the immediate family of an employee of Farmers Forum or of any news media organization.

Farmers Forum 5th  Annual Photo Contest 2009

This year's theme:
HUMOUR ON
THE FARM


First Place

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

 
Second Place
"Kitty in the milk" — Tracy Dafoe, of Havelock, Ontario


Third Place
"Good morning, Sweetie" —Carl Buker, of Prescott, Ontario


Honourable mention
"Cat Nap" — Ron and Susan LaJoie, of Green Valley, Ontario


Honourable mention
"Kids at work" — Julie Dawson, of Lanark, Ontario


Honourable mention
"He's got claws" — Hugh McEwen, Metcalfe, Ontario


Honourable mention
Julie Dawson, of Lanark, Ontario
 


Honourable mention
Sydney DeVries, of Finch, Ontario


Honourable mention
Sarah Downing, of Little Britian, Ontario


Honourable mention
Cheslea Webb, of Gananoque, Ontario


It's solar season


 THEY SAID IT:       
"We believe agriculture is the right business to be in and there is money to be made in it as long as you make the right decisions."
— Crop farmer Martin Roth, in Pontiac County, Quebec


                  


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CLASSIFIED ADS

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

LIMOUSIN BULLS for sale. Polled, purebred, red or black, quiet, homegrown bulls. Delivery is available. Arrangements can be made to keep him until May. Corad Farms (613) 624-5405.

FOR SALE - Charolais bulls , polled yearlings. Call 613-473-4190

FOR SALE – Registered Black Angus cattle. Registered under Oak Ridges Moraine Cattle Co. Heather & Murray Porter. Call 705-277-2298 or e-mail bally.duff@sympatico.ca.

BLACK ANGUS – Purbred bulls and females always for sale. If we don’t have what you need, I will try to find it for you. Call Michael Ault at 613-652-2403.

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

FOR SALE

FOR SALE - NH 488 haybine, great condition, extra knives and parts: $3,000. Set of team pony harness, with two 20-inch collars, leather with brass, excellent condition: $1,000. Call 613-822-1482.

FOR SALE - Used Equipment: Jaylor vertical TMR mixer, Model 3650, 600 cu ft capacity, 5 yrs old, front conv. discharge, $29,800.00, Jaylor vertical TMR mixer, Model 4575, 615 cu ft capacity, 1 yr old, front conv. disch. with 6' ext., $32,500.00, Jaylor vertical TMR mixer, Model 2425, 460 cu ft capacity, 8 yrs old, front conv. discharge, $18,000.00, Patz Model 98B surface drive silo unloader, $2500.00. Call Byers Farm EEquipment 613-448-2185

FOR SALE - Supreme 500 TMR Mixer. Val Metal hammermill w /2 hp motor and 2 screens. Hardly used. Call 613-989-5665 or 613-229-6477

FOR SALE - Ford tractor tw5, 5570hrs, cab, new tires 520 85 R38, 6 front weight,
540, 1000 PTO exc cond. asking $15,000.00 call 613 -223-4191 or 613-443-0232.

FOR SALE - N.H 1431 disc bine (2003) " swivel hitch", 13 feet cut, conditionner Roll exc. cond.
asking $18,000.00 call 613-223-4191 or 613-443-0232.

FOR SALE - Class Volto 740 hay tedder, pull type, 6 tedder, asking $3,500.00 call 613-223-4191 or 613-443-0232.

FOR SALE - Wilrich 2500 cultivator. 20 ft. wide with buster bars, excellent condition. Big Jim packer, 15 ft., hardly used. Call 613-489-3705.

WIC MANURE SPREADER – 3,000 gallon, low profile with 5-row cultivator injectors, airplane tires, 1,000 pto, washed inside and out after each season: $7,500 o.b.o. Delivery available. Call 819-923-2827.

DION FORAGE BOX – 16 ft., wooden sides with roof, left hand unload, used approx. 1,000 loads. Always stored inside: $3,000 ob.o. Call 819-923-2827

COMBINES IN STOCK - NH TR-98 twin-rotor, NH TX-66 conventional, (2) GLEANER L2’s numerous heads to fit, WINDROWERS MF885, JD2360 21 ft pickup reels - cabs with air, JD590 (21ft), CASE 8220 (25ft) PTO. All units stored inside and selling in excellent field ready condition. Sprayer-Flexi-Coil 62 1000 gallon with 110ft wheel-boom. Call Larry Reaburn, Westmeath 613-582-3550.

FOR SALE - BALER AND LIME SPREADER TRUCK — MF 2150 large square baler, Hesston series 3 ft. x 3 ft. Almost new – has baled 5,000 bales: $52,000. International lime spreader truck with flotation tires, off road: $12,500. Call 613-395-5579. Near Stirling.

FOR SALE - John Deere 4450 4x4 powershift, duals, 4800 hrs, excellent condition. Case IH 8570 bug square baler only 28,000 bales, always shedded, excellent condition. 16 tonne Weberlane dump wagon with hydraulic brakes. 2-2130 loader tractors low hours, excellent condition. Sims cab for 2130 tractor. John Deere 4 row wide corn planter. Gleaner F2 combine with corn & grain head. Gehl & New Holland flail choppers and feeder wagon. 2 steel bale throw racks 24 feet long. Massey Harris 26 competition trail plough. Massey Harris 51 competition walking plough. Bred Black Angus beef cows. Weel broke Belgian geldings. Belleville. Call 613-969-1345.

FOR SALE – IH #10 drill, large wheels, grass and fertilizer, good condition. Wanted Pequa 710 tedder and also a steel grain bin. Call 613-587-4696.

SERVICES

BOARDING AVAILABLE - Looking to board 30 to 40 short bred dry cattle. Free stall operation. Elgin area. Call 613-284-3238

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.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE
- CANADIAN MADE Firewood Processors Save your back. Cuts 8-10ft logs, up to 16" diameter, 13hp Honda engine. $8,400. www.blackscreek.ca or call 613 889 3717.

FOR SALE - Timothy seed large quantity $1.00 per lb. John Deere 4400 combine. JD3300 combine good condition. Renfrew. David Reid 613-432-7500 or 613-433-1354.

FOR SALE - Fruit Trees, Apple $16, local and heirloom varieties, Pear, PLum, Cherry and Flowering Crab Trees $17, Strawberry, Raspberry and Asparagus plants also available at Barkley’s. Call 613-543-0491 or e-mail: barkhm5@magma.ca

FOR SALE – Round 5 foot bales of straw. Call 613-720-3826.

FOR SALE – Great Pyrenees all males four 1 year old. All ready guarding. Also five four month old. Friendly disposition, no aggression towards people. Also 30 nukes of honey bees for sale. Call 613-483-8000. Westport area

VEHICLES FOR SALE Credit problems? 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.

PERSONALS

Attractive Single Woman, farm lifestyle, home cooks, fun loving , outdoorsy, looking to meet Single Country Man, Dairy Farmer, 38-58, good sense of humour, outdoorsy, hard working, steady character, non-smoker. No e-mail please. Please apply to: P.O. Box 78, St. Andrew’s West, ON K0C 2A0.

MALE SEEKING FEMALE – 45-year-old farmer, 6’2", 206 lb., blue eyes, brown hair, good sense of humour, non-smoker, variety of interests, looking for down-to-earth country girl in the Ottawa area. Reply to: Personals #2, c/o Farmers Forum, 17-2450 Lancaster Road, Ottawa, ON, K1B 5N3.

EVENTS

Beef Day Sat. April 10 — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Winchester Community Centre. $20. Beef Improvement Ontario will discuss carcass quality from calf club sales. OnTrace will discuss importance of traceablity. Program updates by Ontario Cattlemen’s Assocation and Boehringer-Ingelheim will speak on Johne’s Disease. For more information call Rose Stewart at 613-448-3454

WANTED

WANTED - Dion thrashing machine, International corn binder, 3-pt. hitch two-row corn planter, International grain binder. Call 905-983-9331.


 

 
   
 
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Moving into the bold new world of beef marketing
Rick Hobbes, of Ashton, is opening a farmgate store to ensure  the value-added revenue flows back to the farm.

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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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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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