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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

    End of an era

 THEY SAID IT:       

 “Despite doom and gloom news stories that sometimes surround agriculture, from a financial point of view, the agriculture industry is an extremely vibrant and viable one for Canada.”
— Syngenta Canada president Jay Bradshaw


                  


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 CLASSIFIED ADS
 

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

OWLINE BLACK ANGUS - Unique miniatures for small acreages, a full blood bull and 2 percentage females (with possible unborn calves) $5000.00. Call Tim from DALRAE Acres 905-263-4358.

FOR SALE – 2 experienced female guard donkeys. One grey, one black. Call 613-816-3424.

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.

FOR SALE - Pure-Bred Yearling Charolais Bulls. Easy-calving herd. Blackberry Farm. Call
613-962-0678

MANGAN TEAM FARMS LTD – PureBred or Grade Top Quality fresh Heifers and Springers. Will trade fresh heifers for open heifers or cull cows. Tel: 613-382-2911 Tom cell: 613-561-2881
Ed cell: 613-561-2521

BLONDE BULLS – Proven bloodlines, 25 years selecting for muscle, calving ease and temperament. Can e-mail photos. Matthew Unger Heartwood Farms 705-652-1201

FOR SALE – Purebred, polled, black Maine-Anjou, yearling bulls bio-tested, 4 ½ lbs. daily gain. Very quiet. Call Dave Perry. 613-377-6668 (evenings). 613-536-4061 (daytime).

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

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 - 2 year old Purebred Jersey heifer. Bred for September. Phone 613-258-3544, evening 613-258-5867.

MORGAN HORSES - Purebred production sale, 2009 foals, yearling colts & fillies, 3 two year old fillies, stallion, gelding, some mare, some matched pairs. Starting at $500. Colt special. Evenings 905-355-2689 or icegal_anitarae@hotmail.com.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

FOR SALE – 250 feet of Houle stable cleaner chain, counter clockwise at 5 dollars per foot. Also transmission with 5hp motor for chain. Dion forage box with 10ton running gear. Asking $3000. Soybean straw 2008 crop, 7 foot bales @$12.50. Call Robert Byvelds at 613-535-2360.

FOR SALE - GSI TOP DRY1,000 bushel / hour, 30ft 9 ring, 2 pcs 42", 30HP 575 Volt, Natural Gas Burners with on the ground duct system. New 8" power sweep stacked on skids and ready for pick up $59,000.00! Call 905-753-2242.

FOR SALE – GleanerL2 Diesel combine, cab, air, chopper, 2220 Sep. – 3160 eng. hours, Melroe pickup – 6 row cornhead, stored inside, sharp, field ready condition. Larry Reaburn, Westmeath 613-582-3550.

FOR SALE – John Deere 3950 forage harvester. Also a hay head and a two-row cornhead and a two-row snapper head. John Deere forage blower, 3 MF forag wagon, 536 Rovibec and TMR feed cart. Call 613-256-1585.

FOR SALE - Farmall H excellent condition with original owners manual $2750. IH 684 with loader and canopy 85 model 4500 hours, all new rubber. New clutch. $10,900. Call 613-345-1655 and leave a message.

FOR SALE – NEW - J.K. Reid Deluxe cattle chute w/headgate $3000, EZI Weigh,(6600 lb cap.) w/indicator $3500, Lely cow brush (sgl) motorized $1800 Used - Jaylor vertical trailer mixer model 650 w/front discharge $29,800, Patz Std. Model 400 B/C. Drive - Recond. $1600,Patz 16' model 98B S/U $2500, Patz 8912 20’Lg Belt Conv. $950. Byers Farm Equipment 613-448-2185.

FOR SALE - 3 New Holland tandem forage wagons, 1 New Holland 890 corn harvester, 1 hayhead to fit 890 corn harvester never been used, 1 Hesston 1085 haybine, 1 Calsa sprayer 40ft boom, 1 #27 New Holland silage blower. Call 613-735-6211 – Cobden area.

FOR SALE - J.D 4400 Combine diesel. AC. Straw spreader. Always shedded. Field ready. Low hrs. Owners manual. $9000. 613-432-3795 Cell 613-432-1781 Renfrew.

FOR SALE - J.D 3300 Combine gas. Very low engine hrs. Straw spredder. Wheel weights. Always shedded. Field ready. Owners manual. $5000. 613-432-3795 Cell 613-432-1781 Renfrew.

SERVICES

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

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

Custom Combining corn and soybeans, new axial flow, grain buggies and trucks. Call Ryan Fawcett 613-229-0266

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.

MISC. FOR SALE

FOR SALE SHEEP DOGS – Great Pyrenees X Maremma hybrid, proven shepherd bloodlines, 12 weeks old, all shots, ready to go. 4 males 1 female. Crosby area. Call 613-272-3598.

FOR SALE – Hay for sale 2007 $20.00, 2008 $20, 2009 $35.00, 6ft bales 2009 no rain. Call cell: 613-802-3404 home: 613-652-2253 Jim Adams.

FOR SALE – 200 first cut, dry new crop. 300 second cut new crop. Call 613561-6178.

FOR SALE – New Holland 848 round baler. Wide pickup. bale command $4900 obo. 613-587-4293.

FOR SALE – 1355 Cockshutt tractor with a 1552 loader. Good condition. Asking $5,000. Call evenings 705-793-2724

For Sale – Good quality certified organic seed. Fall wheat hard red. 55 lb or 25kg bags available. Spelt seed $19.50 for a 55lb bag. Call 613-272-2176 or 613-272-5405.

For Sale – Large square bales of first cut grassy hay and clean wheat straw, ’09 crop with no rain damage. 19x61 Slurry Store manure storage complete with pumps. 613-476-7094.

For Sale – Straw large square bales, oat & wheat straw. Delivery available. Call Hugh Fawcett 613-880-5829.

For Sale – Water bowls, Ritchie electric-free watering bowls for cattle. In excellent condition. Call 613-258-5193.

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.

LARGE SQUARE BALES – 250 bales of 2008 Timothy/Alfalfa Mix hay. Bales are 3’x3’x8’ in excellent condition and stored inside. Almonte 613-256-4463

ROUND BALES – from 2008 for sale.160 round bales from 2008 crop of hay. Bales are stored under tarp on cement pad. Almonte 613-256-4463.

WANTED

WANTED – 22x38 or 28x46 McCormick thrashing machine & international grain binder &
international corn binder.
905-983-9331.

FARM EQUIPMENT
MECHANIC – required for
residential snow blowing in Stittsville. $20-25 per hour. Call JP at Kodiak Snowblowing
613-229-6547.

TRACTOR OPERATORS – required for residential snow blowing in Kanata/Stittsville area. $20 per hour. Call JP at Kodiak Snowblowing 613-229-6547.

 

 
   
 
   
   
   

 
 

 
 

 		  

 

 

 
A sixth-generation farmer watched as his property was whittled away at the auction block last month. How did John Patterson get here, what's next for his family, and what lessons can other farmers learn from his story?
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OPINION 

The do little minister from Tweed
Leona Dombrowsky hasn't done much since she got to office. Terry Meagher examines her track record.

Down to earth in Temiskaming
Maynard van Der Galien visits the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo.

It's a wild life on the farm
From rat snakes to porcupines — One local farmer's take on the wildlife in the Cornwall area.

Harmonized Sales Tax: The good, the bad and the ugly
A tax expert looks at when HST will rear its head in Ontario, and what it means for farmers.

Country of Origin Labelling is curious
John Clement weighs in on the economic and trade policy implications of COOL.

OFA on battling predators
Will the new Predator Task Force make a lick of difference?
                                       
 
John Patterson watched as almost everything on his farm near Yarker, north of Kingston, was auctioned off last month. (Patrick Meagher photo)

ARTICLES 
Coyotes will attack people
Local trapper calls for government action after a youth was attacked near Osgoode last month.

Big corn yields expected in Prescott County

Fusarium fungus down slightly

Goat cheese dairy gets $172,000 for expansion
Mariposa Dairy Ltd. will add more jobs with government funding..

The right to bear arms
Black bear populations have increased across the province, creating a potentially volatile situation for farmer's crops and livestock.
 
 Fill 'er up!
Chicken farm solves manure problem by filling basement with gravel.

Local young cattlemen nab top honours in Europe
Canadian teams makes waves in Belgium.

Rethinking potash fertilizer thanks to surge in prices
Food production must increase by 70 per cent to feed the world, says UN

How you store medicine can affect your cattle's health
Dr. Robert Tremblay explains the pitfalls of storing livestock medicine.

Soybean yields vary

Ontario adds 10 species to endangered species list
The rapids clubtail dragonfly is now a species at risk.

Renfrew's Rural Ramble includes Rick Mercer in a pumpkin boat race
Canadian comedian visits Eastern Ontario to try his hand at paddling a pumpkin.

Mother's done it again
Charolais X delivers triplets two years after birthing quartuplets.

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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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 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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