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Farm family of the
year
The Atkinsons received plenty of
local press coverage. From left: Rob Lynch of Chex News, Kyle
Griffin of Peterborough This Week, and the Peterborough family of
the year: Glen, Michelle (13), Rachel (18), Katrina (15) and Donna
Atkinson. (Patricia Marchen photo)
LEAD
STORY
EDITORIALS
- Frankenfood, Greenpeace and the
meaning of words
The Miriam-Webster Collegiate
Dictionary has added a new word to its 11th edition that means
genetically engineered food: frankenfood.
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OPINION
- At World Trade Talks the real issues
are hidden
When U.S. Trade Representative,
Rob Portman, in an article for the Financial Times earlier this month,
promised farm program cuts, he sparked a flurry of statements from
farm spokespeople around the world....
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ARTICLES
- Wild crop ride
Price is in a slump and yields vary widely.
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Farm jobs start at $30,000:
recruiter
Jeff Robinson has been matching the needs of
employees with farm employers for two yeas and says the starting
salary for full-time work is $30,000 a year.
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Farmer killed after fall from
combine
Friends mourn Pat Chambers and "his gracious
smile".
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Crews, Kamenz and Otto running for
top OFA positions
As of Nov. 1 there were four farmers, east
of Toronto, running for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture
executive.
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MPAC values farmland and dwellings
11% higher
The taxable value of farmland and
farm dwellings has increased by 11% across the province, slightly less
than for residences, which increased by 12%.
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Stories for our subscribers:
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Zepher man, 77, trapped and killed
under tractor - Neil McGillivary died Oct. 26 after he was trapped
under a tractor.
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Poor crop, bad government, no money
cause greatest stress - The top three causes of stress on the farm
are a poor harvest, government policies and farm finances.
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OFA membership down to 36,000
- The Ontario Federation of Agriculture membership has dropped to just
more than 36,000, said OFA communications officer Gary
Struthers.
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'Unified voice' to ding Daltonwith
post card campaign - The "Farmers Feed Cities" campaign
has collected almost 15,000 postcards to be presented to Ontario
Premier Dalton McGuinty.
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Dating website helps farmers find
true love - A new website has been launched to help single
farmers find a mate.
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Watch the markets on line, grain
trader tells farmers - To avoid getting burned on price, farmers
need to be following the commodity market on a regular basis, says a
Montreal grain trader.
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Rural survey says... get out of
Ottawa... - West Carleton's rural residents are delighted with a
recent survey that revealed 92 per cent of them want out of the city
of Ottawa.
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Landowners seek OFA alliance -
The Stormont-Dundas Landowners Association has been working to
encourage its local Federation of Agriculture members to support the
landowners movement....
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Cloning show cows catches on in U.S.
- Most people remember the television character who introduced his
brothers by saying: "This is my brother Darrell and my other
brother Darrell."
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THEY
SAID IT:
"Daddy, I'm dirty, but it's
okay because I'm a farm girl."
-- Nicole Velthuis, age 6, after falling in manure.
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FARM FACTS:
Province with the most
expensive farmland...........Ontario Province
with the lest expensive farmland......Saskatchewan Average
price of one acre of Ontario farmland and buildings in
2004...........$3,337. Average price
of one acre of Saskatchewan farmland and buildings in
2004..............$350. average price
of one acre of Quebec farmland and buildings in 2004...........$2,022. Percentage
of survey respondents who say they want West Carleton to demalgamate from
the city of Ottawa................92%
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