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Farmers
Forum Second Annual Photo Contest
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| "I can't
believe I ate the whole
thing!"
First Place: Judy Caird of Sydenham, Ont.
"A boy and his cow at
rest" Second place:
Dawn Patterson, of Osgoode, Ont.
"Geesey gaggles" Third
Place: Achim Mohssen of Picton, Ont.
"The bovine and the
feminine" Fourth Place:
Brenda Lane of Peterborough, Ont.
"Mirage with
Merlin"
Fifth Place:
Laurie Maus of Dunvegan, Ont.
"Ginger"
Sixth Place: Mark Lemke of Petewawa, Ont.
"Sunset over farm" Seventh
Place: Rita Dessaint of Sarsfield, Ont.
"Let's take a ride, eh?" Eighth
Place: Ian & Diana de Zeeuw, Lyn, Ont.
"Yaaaaawn, is it morning
already?" Ninth Place: Cora Beking of
Kemptville, Ont.
"The sun's setting
sunflower" Tenth Place:
Cora Beking of Kemptville, Ont.
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Little farm,
little clout
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THEY
SAID IT:
"We're down to the
nitty-gritty details."
— OFA President Geri Kamenz on
preparing provincially-approved risk management programs for various farm
sectors.
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ADS:
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Forum and it goes on this website at no extra cost —
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for listings ...
FARM FACTS:
Percentage of Ontario farms
that gross more than $500,000 a year........................9
Percentage of Ontario farms
that gross between $110,000-$500,000...............28
Percentage of Ontario farms
that gross under $100,000......63
Amount that a farm, on
average, needs to gross to earn a $60,000 family income.........$250,000
Number of cloned bulls
owned by Eastern Breeders at Kemptville................2
Year that non-pasteurized
milk was banned in all of Canada...............1991
Most optimistic near future
price by analysts for corn per bushel....................$6
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LEAD STORY
EDITORIALS
OPINION
U.S. studies show family-sized
farms are best for community.
Go to story
Of 56 studies, communities were more vibrant where family farms were the
rule, as opposed
to industrialized
farms.
ARTICLES
- Election spurs risk management
program to fast track
Go to story
But will a plan be passed before MPPs start their election campaign?
- How much do Ontario farms earn?
Go to story
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Province wants to increase fines for
violating rights of rare species
Go to story
Maximum fine could jump to $250,000. Shoot, shovel
and shut up says one farmer.
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What? Me retire!
Go to story
The median age for farmers to retire is 66. But most farmers don't
really retire. They switch projects. Good thing because doing nothing
is a recipe for health problems and other disasters.
Stories
for our subscribers:
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Have your say on the future of
Canadian agriculture
OTTAWA — Meetings are being held across the province on the federal
agricultural policy framework. Register and be there, says OFA
president Geri Kamenz.
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Hillier considers running for
Ontario Conservative party
PERTH- After an internal struggle, the in-your-face president of the
one-year-old Ontario Landowners Association,. Randy Hillier, stepped
down, and is now considering running for politics.
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Clean Water stewardship fund is a
'phenomenal start'
Ontario Federation of Agriculture executive member Debbie Pretty-Straathof
says the fund looks like a drop in the bucket. But OFA can now lobby
for a top-up.
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Almost 3% of raw milk can make you
sick
So why take the chance, argues veterinarian Dr. Robert Tremblay. Milk
samples from 1,720 farms are hard to argue with.
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Outrageous health scares of
2006
Yes, we are bombarded with frightening stories about food that just
aren't true.
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29 farms needed for Kemptville
College mastitis project
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