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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


Brighton Jersey cow wins at World Dairy Exp


 THEY SAID IT:       
"If we don't put any black ink on paper for some farmpolicy how will we be bringing in any new farmers home to farm?"
— Bruce Pearse,
Sunderland crop farmer


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EAST END OTTAWA.

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CLASSIFIED ADS

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

FOR SALE – Small cows, mostly Dexter, for sale. Bulls, cows and calves. Oxford Mills, west of Kemptville. Call for information 613-258-7184

GALETTA LIVESTOCK SALES –Fall Stocker Sales Oct. 15 and 29; Nov. 12 and 26; Dec. 10. The buyers want your cattle. Tel/Fax Ernie Res. 613-623-3439, Barn (Wednesday) 613-623-9840, Ken McNeely - Auctioneer 613-258-5988 or 613-769-8846

PUREBRED HOLSTEIN BULLS – Mother Excellent, 5 times All-Canadian. Sire Drake. 5 Generations of Excellent Dams. Ready to go. Reasonably priced. Quality Farms, 905-851-3892

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

HEIFERS – 17 Full Blood Limousin Heifers, no papers. Exposed to bull from 20th of April. Call 613-638-3747

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 & FEMALES – registered, polled. Charolais bulls, BIO tested or farm grown, different ages & price ranges. Call Opal Rose Farm: 613-478-5270.

FOR SALE – a polled Charolais bull and 2 purebred Limousin bulls for sale. Well-muscled, quiet, approx. 18 months, ROP tested at Douglas, one qualifies for Quebec. Call 613-257-2522 or 613-623-3363

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

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

PERSONAL

WANTED: SINGLE DAIRY FARMER/RANCHER – Seeking serious relationship with a man of steady character, European, good sense of humour, quiet evenings, non-smoker, 38-50. I am fun-loving, hard-working, honest, healthy, attractive, single female. Serious inquiries reply to Personal, 2450 Lancaster Rd., Unit 17, Ottawa, ON, K1B 5N3

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOR SALE – Jad-Vent water bowls, button type, $7 each. Patz stable cleaner drive unit and chute, counter clockwise direction, $250. Patz 18” low flights, $2 each. Call 613-826-2581

EQUIPMENT – Houle barn cleaner with transmission, Val-Metal belt conveyor, Agri-Metal roller mill. Call 613-535-2944

FOR SALE – Butler silo unloader 20 ft $1600 or best offer, Houle stable cleaner unit $1200 or best offer, 3 24” barn fans $100 each. Call 613-448-4394 or 613-323-1866

FOR SALE – GEHL 860 Forage harvester, electric controls, hyd. knife sharpener, 1000 P.T.O. , come with 2 row corn + 6 ft. hay head. V.G. condition. $6,000. 2 GEHL 980 Forage Wagon’s. 18 ft., 3 beater & roof. 12-ton tandem axle running gear. Excellent condition, $10,500 each. GEHL 1540 Forage blower. Twin spinners, V.G. condition, $3,500. New Idea 5212 disbine (RED) 12 ft. cut, V.G. condition, $10,500. New Holland 144 hoy inverter ground drive, V.G. condition, $3,000. Call 613-989-2734, 613-299-1356 (c)

FOR SALE – 2 – LH Dion Forage Wagons on Horst Running Gear; 1 – Valmetal Dual Discharge Feedcart Model 542; 1 – Rovibec TMR Model 536; 1 – 1000 Gallon Dari Kool Milk Tank; 1 DeLaval 2” Glass pipeline 48cows; 1 – Milk Tuber Cooler; 1 – Berg Stable Cleaner clockwise 16”; 1 – 18’ Jamesway Silo Unloader, 4 years old, ring drive; 1 – 20’ Patz Ring Drive Unloader; 1 – 18’ x 70’ Superior Slab Silo Filled 10x. Call 613-284-3238

EQUIPMENT – CASE IH 2366 combine, most options, including yield monitor and bin ext., is in excellent condition, 2100 hrs. Must sell – new one is here. $75,000. Heads extra. Call 613-445-9994

FOR SALE – CASE IH 1660 combine, 4WD, 2,800 hrs. Good condition $42,000. MF165 tractor with cab, good condition, $6,500. New Idea 213 new flower + new sides, 613-445-9994, 613-445-5675

EQUIPMENT – HorstLine HD750 High Dump, 2004 model, 750 cu/ft, floatation truck tires, lights, excellent condition, $15,400. Whitewater Welding, 613-646-2807. www.horstline.com

FOR SALE – Allis Chalmers 6060 4WD/loader.  Engine rebuild, clutch, hyd. pump, starter, alt. New Allied Buhler 2596 quick detach loader, $18,500.  Russell.  Call 613-762-2277

FOR SALE – 1355 Cockshutt tractor with 1532 loader, all hydraulic, in good running condition. 1 new Idea forage wagon and 1 international forage wagon, both with 10-ton undercarriage. Call after 6:30 pm, 705-793-2724.

FOR SALE – John Deere 335, round baler, 4x4. Really good condition. Asking $6,500. Tractor White Cockshutt, 40 HP, asking $3,800. 613-524-9915

EQUIPMENT – 30 tonne feed factory. 13 foot AC combine. 6, 10 and 15 tonne hopper bins. Also, cedar posts for sale. Call 613-378-2255

EQUIPMENT – 3 phase, 10 horsepower, Airstream, centrifugal fan, $1,700. 613-527-2572

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 – 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 – 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 – NEW J.K. Reid deluxe cattle chute w/automatic headgate, weigh system $3,095; J.K. Reid corral gating for cattle chute P.O.R.; Lely motorized cow brush (single) $1,800; USED Patz 98B S/U-reconditioned $3,500; Patz Model 400 drive unit (B.C.) std. $1,600; Valmetal Corn Silage roller on stand $3,000. Model 544 Agrimetal 5.5 HP Feedcart (1 side disch.) $3,000. Contact Byers Farm Equipment at 613-448-2185

SERVICES

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

TILECROFT RECRUITING – Agriculture employment (F/T, P/T, sales, office, farm, equipment). www.tilecroftfarms.com or 744-6303.

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 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

HAY FOR SALE (ROUND BALES) – very good quality green hay for horses. Also, hay for sheep and beef cattle. 1st and 2nd cut available. Call for more info, Navan area: 613-835-2420.

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.

BALES FOR SALE – 1000 bales first cut, dry small square bales. Good condition. Round Bales first cut 4x5 $25.00. Call 613-443-2111

FOR SALE – Round bales (300 +) 1st Cut (2008) 4 x 5 hard core – Timothy Alfalfa mix net wrap, local delivery available. Phone Mark @ 613-926-0366 (h), 613-802-0881 (c)

WANTED

WANTED – Dion thrashing machine and International corn binder and International grain binder. Call (905) 983-9331

FARM WANTED – 200 to 1000 acres, mostly tillable, anything considered. Call 613-587-4741.

HERDSPERSON – Free stall operation milking 140 cows in Navan, Ontario is seeking a full-time herdsperson. The farm features a double 10 parallel parlour. The ideal candidate must enjoy working with dairy cattle. $10-$15 per hour (depending on experience). Go to Job opportunities at www.tilecroftfarms.com.

AGRICULTURE EDUCATOR – This position is full-time on a seasonal basis from May – November. Interested candidates can help out part-time on the farm from December – April. Training is available. Responsibilities: plan and staff events at fairs and exhibitions from May – November. $10-$15 per hour. Go to Job opportunities at www.tilecroftfarms.com.

DAIRY HERDSPERSON POSITION – Family farm in Russell area milking 80 cows. This operation is seeking a regular full-time employee. This farm feature a fully-automated tiestall barn. Cattle are milked on a rail system with automatic takeoffs. $10-$15 per hour (depending on experience). Go to Job opportunities at www.tilecroftfarms.com.

RELIEF MILKERS AVAILABLE – If you are interested in a relief milker in the Carleton Place or surrounding area, Chesterville or surrounding area, Winchester and Mountain area, or Metcalfe/Navan area, or know someone that is, please contact: www.tilecroftfarms.com or call 1-613-774-6303.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

  By Joseph Meagher

It's the biggest cow show in North America and this was the first year since the BSE crisis of 2003, that Canadians were allowed to compete.
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OPINION 

New powerful crop voice is in waiting
Will corn, soybean and wheat growers form the Grain Farmers of Ontario.

Sure, they love farmers but people need a scapegoat
Annual study shows farmers are highly trusted but people are quick to blame them when things go wrong.

Stories in print form:

  • Forfar cheese to close, Ivanhoe sold
    5 small,  independent cheese factories remain east of Toronto.
     

  • Half of Ontario apple orchards take a hit
    WIt's the wet weather and the hail.
     

  • Warkworth Fair food gimmick takes on life of its own
    Sister town in New Zealand ignores eat-local challenge but new ideas like internet marketing spark
     enthusiasm in our local town.
     

  • Soybean crop to set record but fewer acres of corn planted
    Statistics Canada estimated a record soybean crop for Canada this year, 20 per cent higher than last year's crop.

STEADY NOW — 4-H members at the Metcalfe Regional Show Oct. 4. (Joseph Meagher photo)

ARTICLES 
Tractor rollover kills Perth man
60-year old Lanark County man killed. Tractor rollovers are most common fatality on the farm.

Pot camouflaged in farm fields
Marijuana crop in Ontario is worth more than the value of our corn and soybeans combined and the growers could be neighbours.

Does the full moon kickstart fall frost?
No, but there is a link.

Hold your nose, go to the polls
Canadians vote Oct. 14 in a federal election. Outspoken farmers say the farm community gives the Conservatives an edge but the party in power has lost its lustre.

How MNR created a monster
Terry Meagher takes an hilarious look at how MNR can screw things up by increasing the Elk population near Bancroft.

A day on the farm
City reporter Katherine Ellis spent a day on Fred Stuyt's Richmond-area dairy farm. She reports that in spite of spiders she did not cry like a girl but had to take two showers at the end of the day.

Feed co. pays $6 million in farm class action suit
But you don't get the money — the lawyers do.

Vandenbroek open house (Winchester)
Tail-to-tail milking and cow comfort are big features at this expanded tie-stall barn.


Port of Prescott and Greenfield Ethanol Plant from the sky on Sept. 25.

Grain storage tight as Port of Prescott plugged
Time for elevator expansion. Dwight Foster opens North Gower Grains with 19,000 tonnes capacity. Van Den Bosch, at Chesterville, expands its elevator capacity and the Port of Prescott hopes to add 20,000 more tonnes of space next year.

Stellar year for corn producers
Depsite the weather and the price slide, it's a good year for corn producers.

Expansion on the run (Renfrew County)
The Enright Dairy farm burned to the ground last May. Harry and his two sons, Michael and Jerry, had to make decisions quickly to get their cows back home.

Robson and protege win  at Lindsay 4-H show
The Lindsay show sends 21-year-old Laura Rogson to the Toronto Royal..


Cory Dickson shines at Metcalfe show
Cory Dickson, Erin Sangster and Paul Patenaude now gear up for the the next stop: the Toronto Royal in November.

Ag minister orders tribunal to review quota payouts
Tribunal members cited for conflict of interest.

Estimates show record-setting soybean crop
Up 20 per cent over last year

 

 

 

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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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