The undisputed hay king

  THEY SAID IT:       

“I have a friend whose brother is dying
of cancer. I know I am better off.”
— Jos Melenhorst, after his Winchester
area dairy barn burned down, killing his
100 cows.

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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

    Frontenac County hay king Gary Gordon, with wife Cindy, daughter Lindsay, 12, son Ben, 11, and one big trophy. Gordon’s entries in the Otttawa Valley Seed Show placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in 17 categories. (Patrick Meagher photo)

EDITORIALS 

• If global warming is coming, Canada has the
  advantage.  Go to story
  David Suzuki and his adoring environmentalists aren’t doing Canadian agriculture any good by promoting an end to global warming.

OPINION 

• Seaway should call their lawyers, and Cornwall
  should wake up  Go to story
  Cornwall city council is firm: they want Seaway ethanol out.

 ARTICLES 

• Melenhorst family in shock after barn fire  Go to story
  They read about fire before they got home to see it.
   

• Eastern and east central Ontario master breeders
  dominate  Go to story
  Eight of the 21 Canadian recipients, more than a third of them, came from eastern and east central Ontario.
   

• The horse hay maker  Go to story
  First plant of its kind in North America, he says
   

• Cloning is a designer market but sexing sperm
  is now available  Go to story              
  Kevin Smith, Kawartha Lakes dairy farmer, saves his 120 cows
                

• Fredette to expand to 108 cows and will bring the
  heifers home Go to story              
  Luc Fredette, of Ferme Frederic, is getting a little more of his life back,
  thanks to his recent farm expansion..
   

• Mystery almost killed David Chant Go to story  
  Extremely rare Whipple’s Disease is known to affect farmers and landscapers
  
  
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• Egg board strikes ‘secret’ deal with Spencerville farmer
  The Egg Farmers of Ontario have reached a “resolution” with Spencer-ville farmer Shawn Car-michael, who ran an illegal egg operation until a judge ordered it shut down last year.
   

• Signs point to a good year for corn.
  Corn prices have hit the dizzying height of $180 per tonne in one of the longest market rallies Ontario producers have seen.
   

• New Ottawa Farmers’ market earns vendors
  $1,000 per day.           
  A farmers’ market with a twist opened at Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park last July.
   

• Epic struggle to make it in the Holstein world.
  From 20 grades in rented barn to Master Breeder in 17 years
   

• U.S farmers to plant record corn crop.
  American farmers are planning to plant more corn this year than anytime since World War II.
   

• Thinking big                                    
  The Oeggerli families think big. They built a new heifer barn for up to 330 animals. The Oggerli families and Heidi Farm held an open house March 30 and welcomed about 500 people at their farm, just north of the St. Lawrence, one of the last properties before the Quebec border.
   

• Alliances and direct sales will bring beef a profit
  If a consulting firm is right, strategic alliances and more market information
  among cattlemen will help to ensure profitability in the future.
   

• Holstein clubs celebrate 50th calf sale              
  This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Eastern Ontario Holstein clubs’ calf sale.
   

• Douglas bull sale average price is $2,700             
  The 5th annual bull sale at the Douglas Bull Test Station saw prices just shy of last year’s record-high sale. This year, 17 of 24 purebred bulls sold for an average price of $2,700 each, ranging from $2,100 to $4,050.
   

• Young Casselman Farmer killed
  A 19-year-old Casselman dairy farmer was killed in an early morning accident after a car he was in with two friends struck a guide rail, rolled over and ended up in the Nation River on Sunday, April 1. Pascal Larocque, who had hoped to one day run his grandfather’s dairy farm died along with driver Andre Seguin, 22. Larocque’s aunt, Joanne Cayer, called her nephew a true farmer.