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March  2007

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 Farmers Forum third   Annual Photo Contest
"Lift-Off Lamb"          First Place:              Donna St. Jean of Smiths Falls, Ontario 

"All together now"   Second Place:  Carrie & Valentin Bolsteri of Cannington, Ontario

"Mom, hurry up and take the picture"" Third Place:   Karen Kerr of Toledo, Ontario

"Snow Suffolk Flock""           Fourth Place:          Carrie & Valentin Bolsterli of Cannington, Ontario.

"The Boys"        Fifth Place:           Will Nelson of Iroquois, Ontario

"How now brown cow?"              Sixth Place:            Kirsten Norlock of Westmeath, Ontario

"Hey, that tickles!" Seventh Place: Don Klein of Yarker, Ontario  

"Snuggle Bunnies" Eighth Place:       Robert Elmhurst of Hastings, Ontario

"Henpecked again" Ninth Place:      Carrie & Valentin Bolsterli of Cannington, Ontario

"A step in the wrong direction, and..."      Tenth Place:    Larry Leahy of Lakefield, Ontario

SPANKY'S ODYSSEY

  THEY SAID IT:       

"You build what you want to work in. Three or four friends tried to convince me to build a free-stall. That didn't even cross our minds" 

— Dairy farmer Bruce Snowdon on his new tie-stall barn.

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  FARM FACTS:

Number of BSE cases discovered in Canada since May 2003.......................9

Self-imposed deadline by Seaway to get final funding for ethanol plant...........March 15

Core members of the  grassroots movement.......20 - 30

What the movement wants by April this year....................risk management program

Anniversary celebrated this year by Kemptville College ...................90 years

2007 Annniversary celebrated  by the Ottawa Valley Farm Show...........80 years

Number of new lawsuits against Dairy Farmers of Ontario planned by  Bill Denby....................3

 

 

 

 

Canadian farmers have never seen so many protests than in the past four years. Involved in many tractor rallies east of Toronto was crop farmer John Vanderspank.  Go to story

               

    There was only one four-letter word John Vanderspank wouldn't allow
  in his house and that was can't.

 LEAD STORY 

  • DO or DIE  Go to story
    Seaway scrambles for funding as Cornwall pulls the plug on ethanol project.                                                             

EDITORIALS 

  • This is no time to take the Green Party seriously  Go to story
    With a possible federal election looming, here's what the Green Party offers farmers.

OPINION 

  • Cornwall must explain itself to Seaway group  Go to story
    Without consulting Seaway Grain Processors, years of false hopes are dashed by the city of Cornwall's decision.

 ARTICLES 

  • The real John Deere never got on a tractor.  Go to story
    What do you think about when you hear or say the words 'John Deere'?
     

  • Happiness is.....8 kids, 3 bedrooms and 1 big dinner party Go to story
    Large, busy family moved from Ottawa to Pakenham farm to spend more time together as a family.
     

  • Supply management is here to stay Go to story
    Dairy farmers will likely see a gradual reduction in blend price starging in five to ten years and foreign milk coming in over a lowered tariff wall.

    Stories for our subscribers:

  • Denby hires 'big guns' for first of three more legal actions.
    "We will demonstrate that they forced this (quota) assessment on us and our sons' futures were taken away from us," says Sunderland's Bill Denby, who is launching legal action against the Dairy Farmers of Ontario.
     
  •  Farmline conference to stress staying in control                             
    April 5 Kemptville conference includes speakers on finances and management.
     

  • Horse trainer shot and killed                                                                         Winchester - Horse trainer well known in the racing community murdered in his home in North Dundas
      

  • From hell to paradise         
    New tie-stall expansion ignores the trends. There is no manure pit, no cathedral ceiling and no floor-to-ceiling curtains.  Bruce Snowdon builds for 60-head.                                                                                                                                             

  • Canada hope for favorable BSE rating                                     
     Will other countries accept the declaration that our beef is safe and let our beef into their    country?                                            
     

  • Learn how to sell your cattle               
    Join free March 28th information meeting sponsored by Renfrew Cattlemen's and OMAFRA
                  

  • Cows saved in Omemee barn fire               
    Kevin Smith, Kawartha Lakes dairy farmer, saves his 120 cows