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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

     THEY SAID IT:       

“We have a food system that is providing record profits for agri-business at the expense of farmers and consumers."

— Renfrew NFU president Dave MacKay

OPINION 

• Canada 2nd best country for wind power  Go to story
  The largest wind power complex (wind farm) in Canada and one of the biggest in the world is located near the coast of St. Lawrence gulf in the beautiful rugged area of the Gaspe region of Quebec.

OPINION 

• A dose of science is the cure for the wailing activist  Go to story
  Earth Day came and went with more dire warnings about the future. It should have been one bang of a celebration.

 ARTICLES 

• Death knell of seaway?  Go to story
  There will be no ethanol plant in Cornwall and alternative plans for the farmer-owned co-operative offer few signs of hope, says Seaway Grain Processors president Alain Leduc.

• Grains and oils have terrific future, think tank says  Go to story
  The future looks absolutely sunny for grains and oilseeds farmers, reports a government researcher in a new report that has some farmers rolling their eyes.

• Ontario heading for corn acreage record  Go to story
  Boosted by a promising ethanol industry, Ontario farmers are planning to plant a humungus amount of corn this year. Quebec will increase corn acreage by 13 per cent to 1.1 million acres, just under the 2002 record. But Ontario will plant 2.2 million acres — twice as many as Quebec equaling the record set in 1981.
   

• 32 cattle perish in Ingelside barn fire  Go to story              
  Thirty-two head of cattle perished in an afternoon barn fire, north of Ingleside on County Road 18, west of Cornwall.
                

• Top Ayrshire sells for $8,000 at annual show and sale Go to story              
  The top selling Ayrshire cow sold for $8,000 at the International Dairy Showcase in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec last month.

• Top price is $7,750 at Eastern Ontario 50th Holstein club sale Go to story  
  It was the 50th annual calf sale on April 7, held at Hugh Fawcett Auctions, and the largest crowd in the sale’s history bid with energy, following a complimentary pancake breakfast provided by Eastern Breeders Inc.

• Diversity is key for fourth generation farm Go to story  
  Maple syrup time at the Kennedy farm in Omemee means busy times harvesting their most lucrative crop.

• When eels and spotted turtles get right to your land Go to story  
  My long-suffering wife, raised as she was in a loving household where the virtues of conformation were second only to confirmation, despairs at my tendencies to go out of my way to "buck the system."

• The organization man Go to story  
  Call Rob Prosser Organization Man. The chair of the Leeds and Grenville International Plowing Match has over 900 volunteers in place and is looking for another 300 to fill out the roster before the great days are upon the counties in September.

• Eastern Innovation Excellence Go to story  
  Two farms east of Toronto have garnered the top two prizes in the first Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence, winning $100,000 and $50,000 respectively.

• Arsonist is back in business, mayor says Go to story  
  North Dundas Township Mayor Alvin Runnalls says an arsonist is back in business as there are two unexplained fires so far this year. His local council increased the reward from $25,000 to $50,000 to catch the culprit.

Stories for our subscribers:
 

• Kamenz pushes food sovereignty and 'made in Canada' labels
  Canada may lose its food sovereignty unless the Ontario Federation of Agriculture makes it a top priority and customers demand made in Canada products. 
   

• Farmers to shovel vegetation in protest of new provincial endangered species act
  Some farmers and rural land owners are planning to cut vegetation on their land because they could be affected by the beefed up Endangered Species Act. The farmers argue that they will not be compensated if they are barred from their land because of endangered species.

• Enhanced feed ban coming July 12           
  The federal and provincial government will provide $15 million to help the feed processing industry comply with what they call the Enhanced Feed Ban taking effect July 12.
   

• Beekeepers hit with double whammy
  Ontario beekeepers are looking at extinction if two threats to their industry are not resolved.
   

• Goat milk niche market expects growth
  The demand for goat milk in Ontario is on the rise and since their is no quota unlike with dairy cows, it is an easy business to get into. 
   

• Soy varieties go head to head                                   
  Choose up to 5 soybean varieties in a test area and a personal head to head summary is provided on the Ontario Oil and Protein Seed Crop Communities website, with available average yield data up to 5 years.
   

• Go back in time to a village in a barn
  An agriculture museum is putting the fishing touches on an entire village street constructed inside a barn.
   

• Spencerville egg farmer gets another hearing         
  Spencerville egg farmer will face a new hearing over the cancellation of his grading machine after a federal judge found the Canadian Food Inspection Agency failed to comply with its own rules.
   

• Sale of calf puts Guyview farms on the Holstein map            
  This master breeder builds on tradition.
   

• Great Baumann is top producer
  The Great Baumann’s dairy herd in Lyn, near Brockville, has finished number one for milk production in Ontario for the second straight year.

• High milk producers earn more money
  The Dairy Herd Improvement Corporation (DHIC) says its research shows that high producing cows produce more revenue and more profit than low producing cows.