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 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


Price shock for fertilizer


 THEY SAID IT:       
"The toughest stand the OFA takes today is writing a letter."
— Lanark crop farmer John Vanderspank




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CLASSIFIED ADS

        LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

3 HEREFROD COWS in excellent condition. Bred to a charolais bull for mid April on. $3500 for the package. Evenings 613-258-9570.

17 Cows in calf, bred to a black angus bull. Due May through June. Call for details 613-525-0039 or 613-525-9976. Please leave phone number to call back.

Purebred Charolais Bulls. Polled yearlings and two year olds. Phone 613-473-4190.

REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS. Yearling bulls, yearling heifers. Cows with calves. AI bloodlines. Call 613-623-5230

HEATHERLEA ANGUS – Rugged and sound, yearling registered black bulls. Limited grain ration with free choice hay. Semen tested and free delivery. Call Gord McArthur at 1-888-421-1102 or 519-927-5902.

LIMOUSIN BULLS yearlings and 2-year-olds. Polled, quiet, registered, well-muscled. One is suitable for Quebec. Call 613-623-3363 or 613-257-2522.

FOR SALE Day-old meat chicks, turkeys, layers, ducklings and pheasants. Many pick-up dates available. NO DELIVERY FEE. Rooney Feeds Ltd. Call 613-258-1567, Kemptville. 613-652-4382, Iroquois. (www.equistation.com).

MAINE-ANJOU FULLBLOOD BULLS. Some BIO tested. Herd performance from BIO available. Gilcroft Farms. Keith Gilbert. Call 613-393-5336.

LIMOUSIN BULLS-purebred, polled or scurred, well muscled, good disposition, various bloodlines and ages. Corad Farms The Hunt’s (613) 624-5405.

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS – Bio-tested bulls. Bred cows and heifers. Twin Creek Farm, Doug Scott. Call 613-989-2398

FRESH DAIRY COWS/SPRINGERS – Continuous supply of fresh cows and first calvers for sale. Springers, bred and open heifers and cows wanted. Don Brubacher (613) 582-3369 (home), (613) 433-2306-cell. Beachburg.

TWO BLACK ANGUS BULLS – 1 ½ years old, sired by a Royal Champion. Dams by T.C. Advantage with Ext. influence, great temperment & growth, actual 205 day wts. Over 900lbs, actual 365 day wts over 1400 lbs. One 3 year old, proven calving ease, 69 lb birth weight, great temperament, all three proven breeders. Call Michael Ault at 613-652-2403.

Purebred Holteins - Service age bulls for sale. Full pedigree. Call Glen Featherstone at Richmond at 613-838-5752.

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

Registered Charolais Bulls. Home tested yearlings. Identity DNA tested, call 613-646-9741 (evenings) or
www. cornerviewcharolais.com.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOR SALE - IH 5100 grain/soy drill, DD Opener with press wheels, small seed box $3900. 800 Gehl harvester 2 row corn head and haylage head $1200. Call 613-764-5545.

NEW - J.K. Reid Deluxe cattle chute w/headgate $3000.00, EZI Weigh,(6600 lb cap.) w/indicator $3500.00, Lely cow brush(sgl) motorized $1800.00
Used - Jaylor vertical trailer mixer 600 cu ft w/front discharge $29,800.00 Patz Std. Model 400 B/C. Drive - Recond. $1600.00 Byers Farm Equipment 613 448-2185.

for sale - John Deere Maxemerge 7000 corn planter, 4x36", monitor $2900. Call 613-962-8163.

FOR SALE - Rovibec Supermix, Model 542. Excellent shape with scale and liner. Asking $11,900. Contact 613-293-9046

FOR SALE - Ford 2910 Diesel tractor 35 horsepower, 2,200 hours with Allied 394 loader. Excellent condition. $10,500. Canopy available. Call and leave message at 613-345-1655

SERVICES

YES WE CAN compete with Coverall, Super Structure and others in supplying you with fabric covered buildings. Check us out at www.winklercanvas.com or phone 613-826-2581.

SHEEP TRAILER HEADING TO CALGARY Double deck sheep trailer heading to Calgary Stampede for All-Canadian Classic sheep show and sale in July. Room for 26 sheep heading west and returning to Ontario. Call Laura Robson at 705-932-3216 for more information.

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

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.

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

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.

                 
                  MISC. FOR SALE

FOR SALE - Orlan wood gasification boilers. Inside or outside. Efficiency 91/92 percent. Nearly smokeless. CSA/ESA Approved. Hardly any ash. Doesn’t use much wood. Model #18, starting $5,350. Also chimney stainless liners, 4" to 8", any length. 1-800-559-1550, Ken Herman.

CEDARS – Cedar trees,
3 ft. to 6 ft. Cedar plantations wanted. Call collect 819-663-6504.

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

Help wanted – Installation and repair of farm equipment. Salary according to experience. Call Cannamore Farm Equipment in Crysler at 613-448-3694 or 613-448-3064.

Help Wanted - Dealership requires individual to service/install farm equipment such as manure/feed handling & stabling -Ability to climb -Mechanical -Experience an asset -Salary based on experience Byers Farm Equipment 613 448-2185

HELP WANTED - Experienced person to repair a stone foundation on an older home in the Arnprior area. Call 613-623-3363 or 613-257-2522.

Work Wanted – Relief herdsman available during July and August. Over 20 years experience. Can handle all dairy farm related chores. Book for a day or a week. Available in Lanark, Carleton and Leeds & Grenville counties. Contact 613-888-2969.

LAND WANTED - Land for cash crop or hay. Want to buy or rent. Call 613- 808-8668 or 613-443-5600.

 
   
 
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Fertilizer prices rise 128 per cent in one year. It's the talk of the coffee shops
Go to story

OPINION 

There's got to be a better reason to close prison farms
 Government says the farms don't teach employable skills. Neither do most university courses.

Canada among
top users
of no-till

Maynard Van der Galien says Canada ranks 4th among countries using no-till.

Pork producers pounded again
Labelling laws, high Canadian dollar, slashed contracts with Quebec processors and now swine flu. Could things get worse?

Where have all the leaders gone?
Lanark County's John Vanderspank tells it as he sees it.

Stories in print form:

  • Dr.Rob Tremblay on lameness.
     

  • Alpacas still a cottage industry
     

  • Study shows local labelling works but comes at a price.

 

Hollywood actor Colin Farrell seen here... No, wait a second. That's Winchester's David Lillico getting ready to fill the planter. Farmers are in full swing to get the corn planted. Meantime, fertilizer prices are the talk of the coffee shops.
(Patrick Meagher photo)

ARTICLES 

Canada's top cow
Never heard of Ste. Anne de Prescott? It's home to the top producing dairy cow in Canada.

Ontario's top 10 Holstein herds includes 5 from eastern Ontario
The top Ontario herd is also from Ste. Anne de Prescott? Can't say you haven't heard of this village now.
 

Forecast: hot and dry 'til harvest

Environment Canada's weather man offers his take on what to expect this year.

Ontario to plant more corn and soybeans, less wheat
Hard to pencil a profit but farmers say they will plant more corn this year.

Area farmers seek U.S. suppliers for fertilizer
Local suppliers win out with many farmers who say service by suppliers can't be beat. On price, suppliers say they are caught 'between a rock and a hard place.'

Who's getting the big bucks from Ontario government?
Almost as many employees earning more than $100,000 a year as there are farms in Ontario.
Number of OMAFRA employees now earning more than $100,000 a year jumped to 52 last year, up from 33 in 2007.


Surgeson files for bankruptcy
Creditors claim $582,317.

Company expects to see 400 methane digesters in Ontario
Powerbase Energy Systems, of Carleton Place has worked on a handful of projects with another 5 waiting in the wings. Smaller projects on smaller farms will start next year

Picton cheese factory wins $100,000 Premier's award
Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company processes goat and sheep milk.

Rules for rural Ontario
20 rules for city slickers. Number One is for teens: pull up your pants.

Genetically modified foods attacked and defended
New study criticizes GMOs and critics slam the new study

Pilot project pays you $150 per acre of land that you don't use

Water buffalo niche market produces mozza-ball cheese without quota
Lori Smith and Martin Littkemann were looking for something different. They found it. After attending an international conference on water buffalo in Italy they asked, 'why should Canada import the cheese if it can produced here?'
After one year, it's become a full-time job for Martin.

People don't affect climate change, farmers say
There's a lot of suspicion over the science, says the Christian Farmers' Federation of Ontario. You wont find many Al Gore fans in this crowd.
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VIDEO CLIPS

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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