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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


Fusarium strikes again


 THEY SAID IT:       

"I’ve gotten away from marketing my produce at the grocery store because after 25 years, I’ve only got a five cent increase. I mean, there’s no business with those guys."

— Servaas van der Heyden, of Ingleside Tomatoes, Ingleside.


                  
      


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CLASSIFIED ADS
 

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

LOWLINE 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 8 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS – Remainder of herd. Approx. 850 lbs. each. Delivery available. Call 613-478-6443.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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).

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

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

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

FOR SALE - DELAVAL 1000 Gallon Bulk Tank complete with automatic washer 613-874-2789.

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.

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

SERVICES

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 – 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.

FOR SALE – Be environmentally friendly. Save water! Buy a large holding tank to collect rain water for gardens, lawns. 613-874-2163.

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

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 - 2008 and 2009 crop. Call Yves 613-679-115 or 613-677-1756 (cell)

HAY - 300 large square 3’x3’x6’ wrapped new crop. 500 3’x3’x8’ dry hay, new crop. Call 613-561-6178

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 - Looking to purchase ongoing dairy farm. Eastern Ontario, 40-100 kilos, freestall barn, 200-300 acres. Call 514-262-6692.

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

TIMOTHY ALFALFA HAY - small, square bales. 45 lbs., green, dust free. Cash for truck load. Call 613-925-4075.

 

 
   
 
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
Typically, wheat growers prepare for fusarium pressure every five years—not two years in a row. This year,
early estimates suggest
around 50% of spring wheat
in some parts of eastern Ontario will be discounted
for feed grade due to the fungus.

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OPINION 

New forage and pasture group
should pick a
spiffier name

Maynard van der Galien
on the new national organization set to
represent Canadian
pasture and forage
producers.

How to protect
your children from the school system

The school system has changed radically over the years and no longer
promotes proper values
to children. Here are some
tips on how to bring your
little ones through school unscathed.

Why the Ontario harmonization tax
is bad for farmers

MPP Ernie Hardeman,
PC ag critic, says the
Mcguinty government
will tax farmland and make things harder for farm
families.

 

 

 

                                       
 

Dwight Foster and his 11-year-old son Gregory at North Gower Grains fill a truck with spring wheat. Foster added three new bins to his elevator business that he started last year. The elevator now holds 25,000 tonnes. (Patrick Meagher photo)

ARTICLES 

Eastern Ontario producers quit wheat board
Farmers defend John Vanderspank.

Coyotes on the rampage
Almost 6,000 sheep or calves maimed by the varmints.

Tragic tractor accident didn't stop island farmer
David Willard lost both his legs in a hay baling accident, but nine years later the Wolfe Island man continues to farm sheep.
 

British study: organic food no healthier

But 'more to health than nutrients' local organic growers reply.

Obituary-Bowmanville cattle dealer bought lunch for Albert Einstein (more than once)
Joe Schwarz saved his family from Nazi Germany, and dined with a brainiac when he wasn't dealing cattle. He was 85.

Farmer build his own tile for do-it-yourself tile draining jobs
Shawn Donnan a dairy farmer in Stirling, constructed his very own tile draining machine on his tractor, and loves it.

One man's crusade against coyotes
This Wolfe Island farmer has taken a stand against coyotes killing his sheep: a .303 rifle and some bait.

Who are the Grain Farmers of Ontario?
Everything you need to know about the amalgamation of Ontario's corn, soybean and wheat boards, as elections are slated for January 2010.

Top ten richest rural areas
Farmers Forum has compiled a list of the highest earning rural areas east of Toronto.

Ethanol hurts hog industry: study
The George Morris Centre says that federal ethanol subsidies are hurting Canada's hog industry, even with the recent pork bailout.

Farmers worried about an early frost
Eastern and east-central Ontario farmers hope Farmers Almanac is wrong.

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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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