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Go girls! -- Gail
and Alison Argue, of Dunrobin, west of Ottawa, are young beef showperson
champions. They compete again June 21 at Strawfest in Carp. Go
to story (Patrick Meagher photo)
LEAD
STORY
EDITORIALS
- Agricultural policy in land of OZ
The federal minister of agriculture has hired high priced IBM
Consulting and the George Morris Center to review its $5.2 billion
risk management program. The report is just a ploy to gain credibility
for the program with farm organizations, writes editor Terry Meagher. FULL
EDITORIAL
ARTICLES
- Tractor tire crushes farmer
"It was a moment of error" friends say.
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to story
- Fourteen-year-old breaks
both arms in PTO
Donovan Lavalee broke both his arms below the shoulders after the
front of his shirt became caught in a tractor power take-off (PTO).
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to story
- Farm accidents: carnage and
heartbreak
Forty-three die
yearly in Ontario-Quebec farm accidents. Farms are among the most
dangerous places in Canada to work.
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to story
- Kemptville college
graduates 123 students
Parents, friends, and family of graduat4es celebrated the
achievements of their loved ones.
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to story
- Give the boy a break
Seeking incentives to encourage new farmers.
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to story
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THEY
SAID IT:
"We can`t
stand a cessation of business as we did last week"
— Wayne Jennings, manager of
Ontario Stockyards, on affect of mad cow disease.
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FARM FACTS:
Amount
that fat cattle prices dropped cwt at Ontario Stockyards after discovery
of mad cow disease...$15-$35Rank of "increase
in restaurant" meals as the cause of obesity in the U.S. ........ 1
Increase Quebec farmers have received per hecolitre of
milk .............$2.35
Amount they say
still needed to meet cost of production......$4
Number of acres of chickpeas grown in eastern Ontario
this year..............200
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