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End of the Royal line?  2014 Kemptville College Royal Queen Candace Ehgoetz poses with her horse, Pal, at the Royal’s Horse Demonstrations, March 7 at the A.M. Barr Arena. Ehgoetz will be graduating from the two-year Associate Diploma in Equine Care and Management this year — among the programs slated to move to the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus in Southern Ontario in September. In a move bitterly opposed by the region, the U of G intends to pull out of Kemptville and Alfred entirely by the end of 2015.

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Efforts ongoing to save Kemptville, Alfred campuses

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The recently formed Kemptville College Renewal Task Force — a nine-member steering committee chaired by Township of North Grenville CAO Brian J. CarrÊ and vicechaired by 2008 graduate Marty Derks and current student Robert Jelly — has wasted no time looking to a future beyond U of G. Other institutions are now investigating the campus’s potential — including St. Lawrence and Algonquin colleges as well as at least one private outfit.

Ensuring the resumption of first-year classes in Kemptville this fall looms as the local group’s immediate beachhead in the battle to save the 97-year-old agricultural college.

The task force has demanded a two-year moratorium on the closures in a desperate bid to ensure an intake of new enrollees for the 2014-2015 school year.

While the U of G itself shows no sign of budging from its plans, the committee did score a March 25 visit to the campus by a sympathetic-sounding Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, Brad Duguid. “Following our tour we met with Dr. Claude Naud from the University, Mayor [of North Grenville] David Gordon and the municipal Chief Administrative Officer Brian CarrĂŠ to discuss potential solutions for the continuation of programs. We look forward to finding a solution that meets the needs of the students and agricultural sector of Ontario,“ Duguid said in a press release issued later that day.

A parallel process has been underway a few weeks longer in Alfred. In what is a sore point for Kemptville, its francophone counterpart campus quietly received advance notice of the closure announcement and talks were already well

underway with Collège BorÊal in Sudbury and La CitÊ CollÊgiale in Ottawa — French-speaking schools with which it already enjoyed relationships — when the U of G officially dropped the hammer on March 12 on Kemptville and Alfred.

Duguid’s ministry is

heading an implementation committee to “bring together all stakeholders to develop a new long-term structure� for Alfred college, according to an April 1 French-language press release issued by Tom Manley, president of the school’s Community Council.

Seeming to acknowledge the outcome as not totally certain in Alfred yet, either, Manley urges vigilance “until the conclusion of satisfactory arrangements to ensure the long-term development� of Ontario’s only francophone agricultural college.

Both campuses are owned by an entity of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario — not the U of G itself.

While expressing disap-

pointment that Premier and Agriculture and Food Minister Kathleen Wynne had delegated the future of her ministry’s properties to Duguid, Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark said he remained “optimistic that we’re going to get an agreement done� for Kemptville. “I think the clock is ticking and we do need time,� said Clark on April 3. “When we talk about a moratorium, we’re really talking needing the time to put a business plan in

place.�

He suggested Duguid needed to provide “concrete, positive� answers within the week if the coming school year is to be salvaged for a new intake of students. “We’ve got to get some assurances from the ministry that we’re going to have the time to put this together, or we’re going to have to have more details, than just we’ve got some partners looking at the campus.

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Campuses Continued from page 2 “We need to have something more substantive, and that was the message to the minister [during his Kemptville visit] ‌ that we can’t wait much longer.â€?

The longer matters drag out, the more likely the current crop of student applicants will take their second choices or follow the U of G’s advice to forward their applications to that school’s other campuses. “We don’t have another month to wait,� emphasized Clark, who chastised the withdrawing university for “being really not helpful in this process by pressuring students to make their decision to go to Ridgetown or Guelph.�

Of the U of G, he added, “In fact, I contend they’ve been destructive by fullsteam-ahead in their original plan and not taking into consideration the local community or any of the work that we’re doing. And I believe that Guelph has not been a friend of the agricultural community over the last several weeks.�

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Editorial Tooth and nail For the first time ever, The AgriNews is devoting the entire editorial page to one issue: The planned closure of what’s now known as Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph.

The callous, shocking announcement from U of G, made March 12 without consultation or forewarning, is perhaps the most blatant example we’ve ever seen of Western Ontario-centric agriculture beating down the admittedly smaller industry here in the east.

As every rural resident in this part of the province knows, what we’re once again proudly calling Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology is much more than an educational institution. In many ways, it’s the centre of the Eastern Ontario agricultural universe. It’s where members of agricultural organizations meet while their children are in class learning how to become better farmers.

From a Francophone perspective, the same applies to Alfred College that U of G also placed on the chopping block. However, Alfred’s future is more secure at the moment. Miraculously, before the closure announcement was even made, two French language community colleges were already working on a salvation plan for Alfred.

Grant Crack, Liberal MPP for the Alfred area and parliamentary assistant to Kathleen Wynne, was in the politically expedient position of being able to declare that Alfred will carry on. That might help save his seat in the next provincial election.

On the other hand, Steve Clark, Progressive Conservative MPP for the Kemptville area, was blindsided. He’s been scrambling ever since the announcement to discover reasons other than politics that a provincial premier who doubles as Minister of Agriculture would let a 97-year-old agricultural school close on her watch. Unlike Crack, Clark doesn’t have to worry about his seat in the next election.

Similarly to Alfred, two different community colleges have been tasked to see if they can come up with a continuation plan for Kemptville. So far… nothing!

The bean counters at U of G say it’s about the money. With a $32.4million structural deficit, they have to cut costs wherever possible. So why not take the easy route while protecting cherished programs and jobs in Western Ontario by lopping off those raggedy-assed campuses in the east! With the government on-side, they figure they can weather the fallout.

Skeptical Eastern Ontario farmers, many of them Kemptville College alumni, are wondering what else this is about.

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You can’t Wynne ’em all Does Kathleen Wynne really want to go down in the annals of Ontario agriculture as the minister in charge of the file when Kemptville College closed?

The answer is that she has other priorities, primarily as premier in trying to save her own political butt and that of her doomed Liberal government. Located in a Progressive Conservative riding, the fate of Kemptville College is probably incidental to Wynne at this point in her ongoing struggle.

We now have proof positive that the notion of the city-slicker premier taking on double duty as minister of agriculture and food was never going to be helpful.

The move was portrayed as Wynne’s attempt to get closer to the rural routes and give agriculture the profile it deserved. Some stakeholders saw it as a potential win for the industry; others felt short-changed. How could a premier trying to keep her head above the political sludge give full attention to a complex portfolio like agriculture and food?

The answer is she couldn’t and hasn’t. In her first big test, defending Kemptville as a necessary cog in Ontario’s agricultural education wheel, she folded like a house of cards.

She pretends there’s no problem. She points out that programs offered at Kemptville will continue being delivered at Ridgetown College as if that should suffice. Toronto-oriented, the scary thing is that she may actually believe that should be enough to satisfy the Eastern Ontario rabble.

Theoretically at least, a powerful independent agriculture minister with only that portfolio on his or her plate would he fighting for the future of Kemptville. Politically and time-wise, such an effort simply doesn’t fit into Wynne’s schedule.

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AgriGab Say Naud to negativity The multitudes involved in saving Kemptville College from the chopping block set in place by the University of Guelph have rightly decided to leave recriminations behind and move ahead constructively.

While it’s difficult to stop pointing the finger of blame, it’s the only way to channel full energy into securing a new lease on life for the venerable institution.

As those close to the action have noted, supporters may still have to work with U of G and the provincial government in making something good arise from the bad. In fact, they’re viewing the situation as one where opportunity knocks; they’re hoping the best thing that ever happened to the college was to get out from under a crippling and uncaring U of G. With an impressive membership of regional farm and municipal leaders, the Kemptville College Renewal Task Force is investigating new and expanded uses for the facility. No less a luminary than Dr. Claude Naud, the campus’ retiring director, has urged supporters to avoid simply trying to preserve the status quo, but to think outside the box with fresh ideas.

Naud has also cautioned that Alfred Campus, although it has partnerships in the works with two French-language community colleges, is far from “saved”. His view has been corroborated by Tom Manley, president of Alfred’s Community Advisory Council; he says vigilance must prevail until satisfactory agreements are formally reached with the colleges in question.

“We’re seeking Franco-Ontarian governance that’ll open up interesting perspectives for the future of Alfred,” Manley explains.

Among ideas for Kemptville’s future is increased foreign involvement. Eastern Ontario agricultural entrepreneur Denis St. Pierre helped lead a Chinese delegation to the college March 31. St. Pierre is among those who see tremendous potential in opening the campus to students, professors, researchers and other agricultural academics from China and other countries.

He notes that federal programs exist that could promote and help fund such partnerships. North Grenville Mayor David Gordon agrees; in fact, with Chinese interest in the area growing, the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville has been offering printed information in Mandarin for more than a year.

“We have to dream big and look at a new model,” St. Pierre says. “I drive my grandson to the University of Ottawa where there are students from

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by Tom VanDusen 150 countries.”

The Chinese delegation was led by Sun Fengguo, Director of International Cooperation at China’s Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences.

Founded in 1958 and administered by the provincial government, the academy is the only comprehensive agricultural research institution in Hebei Province. It includes 12 institutes and one integrated agribusiness scattered in four cities. It boasts nine campuses and a staff of more than 630 research professionals.

Advising the visiting group through an interpreter that his school is about to close, Naud said there’s only limited time to arrange any exchanges or other programs involving Hebei students and instructors. Resisted by the province, this is where a two-year moratorium would come in handy, providing extra time to develop the necessary linkages with China and other countries.

Among other ideas to enhance Kemptville’s potential are revival of the college’s agro-forestry program and establishing a centre for the local food movement.

U of G couldn’t have picked a more illogical time to pull the rug from under Kemptville.

Under Naud’s three and a half-year watch, upgrades and community involvement in the college have increased dramatically. When it arrived, the delegation gathered in a boardroom renovated recently with the help of about $50,000 in donations from Kemptville College Foundation and the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers. The room also serves as a mini Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame with a focus on inductees from the east end of the province.

The visitors were shown the college’s reputationbuilding equine facility whose showcase programs are being transferred to Ridgetown Campus, about eight hours to the west. They inspected the new robotic dairy research centre financed largely through public subscription, including $100,000 from the Seed Growers. And they had lunch in the comfortable college cafeteria renovated at a cost of $800,000.

Naud insists there’s no truth in the official line that Kemptville is an economic white elephant. In recent times, the college has been building revenues and enrolment, he says.

Continued on page 21

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Campuses Continued from page 3 He also hinted at some concern the province was “putting all their eggs in the basket of Algonquin and St. Lawrence” institutions known for trades but not the agricultural programming tradition of Kemptville college.

“I’m just hoping — are they the vultures circling around to cherry pick or do they want to become a true partner?” queried North Grenville Mayor David Gordon, reflecting a similar view on preserving the site’s ag flavour.

The province could go further to assuage such concerns, the mayor suggested, by making the local task force “a full partner” in the process. “They are the people that will be finding a solution.”

He worried that Duguid will further delegate the issue down the line, this time to bureaucrats, and simply sign off on whatever the mandarins come up with — without involving the task force. The community hasn’t heard back from

council’s support. “It’s that important.”

Said the mayor, “If it wasn’t for the steering committee it would’ve just died.

They’re putting in an awful lot of work, and it’s actually moving forward. I don’t know what the solution will be and we definitely want to work with the government of the day on the file.” But he also expressed concern the U of G could move very quickly to remove physical assets from Kemptville such as

Marty Derks of Chesterville makes some pointed remarks at the public rally to support Kemptville College last month. Derks was later named vicechair of the Kemptville College Renewal Task Force.

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the minister since his visit to the Kemptville campus, “which is very frustrating,” the mayor also noted.

He said he was disappointed to have received no response to his written request for a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Food. “It’s cold silence.

I would’ve thought that she would have been very inter-

ested in getting involved.”

“There’s actually a lot of people kicking the tires [at Kemptville campus], two of them I’m excited about,” said Gordon.

The mayor lauded the work of the task force, pointing out that his municipality’s CAO is spending a good deal of his time as chair of the endeavour, with

the robotic milking system, funds for which were raised locally. A former school board trustee, Gordon likened it to the sudden disappearance of high school machine shop equipment within mere weeks of a decision to cease that type of education at the secondary level in the 1990s.

The U of G took over both Eastern Ontario agricultural college campus operations from the province during that same decade.

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Now it’s shedding both sites and consolidating college-level programs in Ridgetown in a bid to help slay a $32-million deficit affecting the U of G as a whole.

“We’ve had flat-line funding from various levels of the provincial government which support our education and training and research programs at all our main campus and off-campus facilities,” said Rich Moccia, the university’s Continued on page 6

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Campus campaign Continued from page 5 associate vice-president of research, during a March 12 media scrum in Kemptville, the day it officially acknowledged the shutdown plan. “And we’ve had significant inflationary costs over the last several years, which means a growing differential between the money we have to spend and how much it’s actually costing us to deliver programs.�

Both campuses have also suffered from stagnant enrolment and rising operating costs despite efforts to generate new revenues and attract more students, according to the university. It hopes to save about $7-million in annual operating costs by chopping Kemptville and Alfred and many millions more in deferred capital upgrades it claims are needed at both sites. “We absolutely deeply regret that this decision had to occur; it’s not an easy thing when you have such a long and storied history of being involved in the agricultural industry in the province ‌ and this community and Kemptville campus have been an integral part of rural Ontario and Eastern Ontario for years,â€? said Moccia.

Research projects at both campuses will be completed or relocated to Guelph or Ridgetown by the end of 2015. However, the university expects to continue managing field crop research facilities at both sites as well as the New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station.

Moccia suggested the robot and quota at Kemptville’s dairy barn would relocate to the university’s Elora facility, near Guelph.

The French-language Alfred campus has just 61 students, half from outside Ontario. While 550 students are said to attend

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www.agrinews.ca ing the previous “College Royal weekend� — the Kemptville campus’s annual showcase event — where the cancellation of an upcoming “Discovery Day� for prospective students as well as the school’s abrupt withdrawal from last week’s Ottawa Valley Farm Show did not go unnoticed.

Three days later at a public rally in support of the Kemptville campus Ontario Federation of Agriculture President Mark Wales deemed U of G’s 17-year tenure in Eastern Ontario “a failed experiment. This college was treated as a bit of an orphan. They probably didn’t want it in the first place, didn’t know how to deal with it, so we have what we have today.�

Added Wales at the conclusion of the event that drew 400 people to the W.B. George Centre. “I took down a note: ‘Goodbye Guelph.’� The room applauded loudly in response.

Several area municipalities and the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario have since passed resolutions calling for a resumption of this fall’s student intake and a two-year moratorium on the closures.

Kemptville, including part-timers and those taking courses in the trades, 128 are enrolled in two-year associate diploma programs the university is mandated to offer – largely the associate diploma in agriculture.

An additional 51 Kemptville students are in the four-year bachelor of bio-resource management (BBRM) equine management degree program. The final two years of those classes always took place in Guelph, although in Februrary announced the BBRM would relocate entirely to the main U of G campus.

That move was not meant as a precursor to this month’s outright closure announcement, according to Moccia, and was only undertaken to boost enrolment in the BBRM program. “That was one that actually had been planned and in play already and really was not connected to this announcement today.� “We’ve had full support from the province to move ahead with our consolidations,� he also said, in reply to a question from North Grenville Mayor David Gordon, who expressed disappointment at how his council had been left out of the loop.

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dd five more to the list. one-hundred And eleven stAff members of the ministry of AgriCulture, food And rurAl AffAirs eArned $100,000 or more in 2013, ACCording to the PubliC seCtor sAlAries disClosure releAsed by the ontArio ministry of finAnCe. this inCreAse is Consistent with the growth of the 2012 list whiCh Also sAw An AdditonAl five members Added to the $100k Club. this mArks the first yeAr sinCe 2009 thAt the number of new members hAsn't slowed; thAt yeAr 28 new nAmes were Added for An inCreAse of 53%. 2010 sAw A reduCed inCreAse of 16.5%, followed by %7.4 in 2011, with 2012 And 2013 Coming in with five AdditionAl nAmes Per yeAr At roughly A 5% inCreAse.

Listed below are respective salaries followed by taxable benefits.

Rounding out the top five names are: Deputy Minister Deborah Stark at $196,512.00, $6,869.03; Assistant Deputy Minister for Food Safety and Environment Debra Sikora $184,127.94, $264.31;

Assistant Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs David Antle $177,053.06, $264.31; Assistant Deputy Minister for Economic Development Bonnie Winchester $171,936.73, $264.31; and finally the Director of Economic Development Policy Thomas Hagerty $151,979.21, $222.79.

The rest of the names on the list are : ADAIR, JANE, Senior Program Advisor, $105,557.57, $157.55; ALDER, BEVERLEY, Manager, Legislative Policy, $112,849.64, $169.85; ALLAN, ANGELA, Manager, Program Support & Coordination, $106,133.58, $165.65; ALLES-DE VOS, MARIA, Manager, Strategic Analysis & Planning, $108,655.83, $165.65; ALVES, BARBARA, Senior Policy Advisor, $102,735.75, $157.13; ALVES, DAVID, Manager, Veterinary Science & Policy, $108,654.76, $165.65; ANDERSON, ANNETTE, Manager, Business, $109,016.70, $166.22; ANDERSON, NEIL, Lead Veterinarian, Disease Prevention, Ruminant, $102,735.75, $157.13;

ANTLE, DAVID, Assistant Deputy Minister, Rural Affairs, $177,053.06, $264.31; ASSELBERGS, HELENE, Project Coordinator Livestock, Environment/Energy, $114,412.29, $0.00; ATCHISON, KAREN, Manager, Dairy Food Safety Program, $108,654.76, $165.65; BAILEY, SHARON, Director, Food Safety & Environmental Policy, $140,176.74, $207.32; BERGES, HUGH, Manager, Horticulture Technology, $110,756.24, $165.65; BLACKWELL, TIMOTHY, Lead Veterinarian, Disease Prevention, Swine, $102,735.75, $157.13; BOHL, MARTIN, Director, Rural Programs, $132,940.89, $207.32; BOROVILOS, GEORGE, Director, Business Development, $136,360.75 $207.32; BRADLEY, CECIL, Manager, Agriculture Development, $106,786.84 $165.65; BROX, ERIC, Manager, Planning & Analysis , $108,529.34, $167.78; CARLOW, DAN, Manager, Innovation Engineering Program West, $108,654.76, $165.65; CASSIDY, MICHAEL, Coordinator, Food Safety

Science, $103,491.45, $158.39; COOPER, DAVID, Manager, Environment & Land Use Policy, $108,655.83, $165.65; CRAWLEY, ALAN, Manager, Export Development, $110,756.24, $165.65; DE VOS, GREGORY, Senior Policy Advisor, $100,764.87, $148.22; DESIR, FINBAR, Farm Implements Coordinator, $115,355.76, $182.50; DOUGLAS, GREGORY, Director, Animal Health & Welfare and Office of the Chief Veterinarian, $124,572.24, $197.10; DOWNING, GAVIN, Director, Food Inspection, $110,696.01, $171.25; DUFF, SCOTT, Director, Rural Affairs, $118,546.74, $181.35; DUFF, STEPHEN, Senior Economist, $105,225.52, $157.13; FITZGERALD-HUBBLE, COLLEEN, Manager, Rural Development Policy, $107,030.20, $167.24; FLAMING, DENNIS, Manager, Human Resources Solutions, $111,795.81, $165.65; FLEMING, GRAHAM, Manager, Policy Coordination & Cabinet Liaison, $101,942.88, $161.27; FORREST, ROBERT, Manager, Horticulture Crops,

The AgriNews April, 2014 Page 7 $108,654.76, $165.65; CLARENCE, Director, Food GIBSON, SHELLEY, Safety & Traceability Director, Business Services, Programs, $119,710.79, $139,259.07, $209.13; $187.00; GILLESPIE, SUSAN, HAYWARD, LESLEY, Senior Policy Advisor, Senior Research Advisor, $102,735.75, $157.13; $107,389.66, $154.85; GIMPELJ, GAIL, Senior, HELPS, ELLEN, Policy Advisor, $102,497.76, Manager, Governance & $157.13; Accountability, $106,546.97, GRAHOVAC, VESELJ$161.20; KA, Senior Policy Advisor, HOGAN, ALAN, Director, $102,735.75, $157.13; Strategic Human Resources GROSKOPF, KARL, Business $139,083.72 Senior Policy Advisor, $209.13; $102,735.75, $157.13; HOPE, DAVID, Assistant GUMBS, DIANE, Deputy Minister, Food Safety Director, Communications, & Environment, $135,039.32, $136,360.75, $207.32; $146.66; HAGARTY, DAVID, HUBERS, RENA, Director, Farm Finance, Assistant Deputy Minister, $110,937.32, $169.85; Research & Corporate HAGERTY, THOMAS, Services, Director, Economic $143,666.64,$219.50; Development Policy, INNES, PAUL, Lead $151,979.21, $222.79; Veterinarian, Provincial HARRISON, HEATHER, Biosecurity, $102,735.75, Corporate Controller, $157.13; $107,247.09, $165.65; HAVERSON, Continued on page 28

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‘‘The goat and dairy sector is a significant part of the economy in Eastern Ontario and our government’s investment will help Skotidakis Goat Farm to expand and capitalize with innovative new technology.’’ explained Lemieux.

The investment will be used to expand the company’s current facilities by 27,500 square feet and introduce innovative production technology which is specifically designed for its milk blends, significantly increase the production of the company’s Greek feta and ricotta cheese products, while maintaining its high quality.

Lemieux also noted this project will benefit farmers and producers by creating more local jobs, and enhance the company’s market opportunities and sales. The family-run com-

pany currently employs 100 people.

Founder Peter Skotidakis purchased the farm in the mid-1970s, starting with only 20 goats.

Son John, along with siblings Costa, Dina and Anti took over the business in the early 90s. Robert Kirby, who was present as Mayor of EastHawkesbury, and as a representative for J.P. St. Pierre, Warden of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, stated “I have seen this business grow from a small family farm to the largest business in Township of EastHawkesbury – we are very proud.�

John, who is president of the business, told The AgriNews that production has increased between 10 and 20 per cent in the past decade. “On the 1,800 acre farm, we have 4,000 goats and 2,000 hogs that eat the whey produced from the production. On average is three to four million litres of milk processed per month, 20 per cent of that is goat milk and the rest is cows’ milk provided by the Dairy Farmers of Ontario.�

Skotidakis also added that their yogurt line makes up 70 per cent of the goat’s milk Greek yogurt North American market, with 93 per cent of that going to Costco.

In closing, Lemieux on behalf of himself and Agriculture Minister Gerry

Ritz congratulated Skotidakis Goat Farm for being leading producers of goat and cow milk dairy products and for being valuable contributors to the economy of GlengarryPrescott-Russell.

Skotidakis expressed his thanks to Lemieux, and the government, for their support of this expansion project which will “further diversify our line of products and further solidify our market share in the feta cheese and yogurt sector.’’

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From left: Costa Skotidakis, Dina Skotidakis, MP Pierre Lemieux, Anti Skotidakis and John Skotidakis at the Feb. 28 Growing Foward 2 $4-million federal investment in St. Eugene’s Skotidakis Goat Farm.

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Management, Peter Enright, and they have no plans to significantly increase recruitment or enrollment to accommodate any exodus from the other side of the provincial boundary.

But the ramifications of the decision by the University of Guelph to close two Eastern Ontario campuses are not lost on Enright and staff at Macdonald College, who he says were deeply saddened by the news. As members of CADAP, the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs, staff at Alfred, Kemptville and Macdonald colleges often host meetings and visit each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campuses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope they find a way to maintain those programs,â&#x20AC;? said Enright. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be a ter-

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While he fully understands the challenges faced by the University of Guelph and the decision they had to make , Enright echoes what the farming community in Eastern Ontario has repeated since it was learned that new students would be compelled to travel more than seven hours (700 km) to U of Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ridgetown campus.

Like Kemptville, Macdonald College has been pivotal to the farming community for more than a century and has always been an option for a handful of students in border regions seeking a diploma program in farm management. Commute time from communities like Bainsville, Vankleek Hill and Hawkesbury can be as

little as 45 minutes.

Having a local farm management program is crucial to farm families.

Enright says many students enrolled in these programs commute each day or farm on the weekends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And when they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get home parents and (other family members) shoulder an extra load.â&#x20AC;?

Because it is part of Quebecâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEGEP system, Macdonald Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program is three years rather than two and Ontario students get little or no extra credit for that additional year of high school. But, they are a year older and show a marked level of

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They are also appreciated for the varied management experiences and discussion they bring with them, coming from a province without many of the support mechanisms offered to farmers in Quebec.

Because it is expected that students taking the course are already farming, the program focus at Macdonald College is more on business, farm management and analysis and less on production, Enright says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We assume they already know how to milk.â&#x20AC;?

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OVFS Award Winners

NK Brand, Syngenta Seeds Best Exhibit of Corn Silage was won by Ferme des 4 Guindon of Russell County. Barry Dean (left) accepted the award from Richard Lavigne.

Bill Duncan (left) of Lanark County won the Hal Botham Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the Champion Exhibitor of Forage Seeds. Presenting the trophy was Mark Schokking.

Ferme Gascon of Russell County won the Wallace Challenge Trophy for the Championship Hay Exhibit. Picking up the award was Denis Gascon (right), presented by Jim Arbuckle.

Raymond Shannon of Frontenac County won the O.V.S.G. challenge for the Champion exhibit of Haylage. Accepting the award was Gary Gordon, with Shelley MacPhail presenting.

Bruce Porteous (right) of Dundas County won the E.H.Wallace Memorial Trophy for the Champion exhibit of Soybeans, presented by David Blair.

The synAgri Trophy for championship open & 4-H Ear of Corn went to David Chambers (right) of Riveredge Farm, Dundas County. Darryl Acres presented the trophy.

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EDv continues to be detected on farms and at processors, transporters and assemblers at a low level. This indicates 1) the virus is still circulating and is an ongoing risk, and 2) it is being managed through the existing collective efforts and precautions. The cooperation of all levels of industry and government has been essential in mitigating the risks of PED to the Ontario pork industry.

Vigilance and strong biosecurity at the farm level, diligent cleaning and disinfection by transporters, renderers, processors and other service providers, and changes to the flow of animals have all resulted in a relatively small number of cases compared to the United States where PED is present in many states, and other pathogens like Delta coronavirus present additional challenges for the industry.

In Ontario, PED is considered an emerging and significant production-limiting disease, and veterinarians are required to report suspect cases to OMAF under the Animal Health Act. OMAF will continue to cover the cost of diagnostic testing of clinical suspects at the Animal Health Laboratory until further notice, and will continue to offer support to veterinarians and their clients in the management of PED cases.

Testing of non-clinical or environmental samples on its own does not give a valid indication of PEDv status and should not be used to inform decision-making by producers, veterinarians or service providers. Conducting environmental testing as part of a monitoring program is at the discretion of individual businesses and sample submission should be discussed with the AHL. For further information please contact the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food at 1-877-424-1300, or Ontario Pork at 1-877-ONT-PORK. Resources on PED prevention and management are available from OMAF at www.ontario.ca/swine.

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To help enhance the ability of economic development organizations to access and use statistical data, OMAF and MRA in partnership with the Economic Developers Council of Ontario, is offering Foundations for Regional Economic Analysis training.

Each session will consist of a full-day classroom style training, and an optional half-day hands-on training with Analyst. The topics that will be covered in the full-day training include: 1. Using data sources, traditional and new 2. Exploring economic specialization 3. Identifying traded and locally-serving industries 4. Identifying comparative advantages 5. Undertaking labour market analysis Five sessions are being offered at this time. Locations include: 1. John Bradley Convention Centre, Chatham, April 1516 2. St. Lawrence College, Brockville, May 7-8 3. Laboratory Services University of Guelph, Guelph, May 28-29 4. Fort Frances Public Library, Fort Frances, June 10-11 5. Contact North, Sudbury, June 24-25 For more information and to register, please visit: http://bit.ly/1hx8a9X.

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Having access to data such as previous and current economic performance, the evolution of the area’s industries, background on economic trends, and the potential challenges that may lie ahead is critical.

To support economic development planning and projects with current and accurate data, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF), and the Ministry of Rural Affairs (MRA), makes available the web-based tool Analyst. Analyst provides easy to use data on regional economies and workforces. It was developed to help eco-

ntario is helping the Gananoque Brewing Company and neighbouring agricultural communities showcase and celebrate their products through a special harvest festival.

The province is providing $111,000 through the Local Food Fund to help organize and promote the Gananoque Brewing Company Harvest Festival. The month-long celebration will start in late August and will feature brewery, winery and farms tours, hop picking, mill visits and a country market. The festival will attract visitors, boost tourism in the region and strengthen the market for local food and beverages.

The Local Food Fund and new Local Food Act are part of the Ontario government's broader local food strategy to promote the good things that are grown, harvested and processed across the province.

Supporting the province's agri-food industry is part of the government's economic plan that is creating jobs for today and tomorrow. The comprehensive plan and its six priorities focus on Ontario's greatest strengths – its people and strategic partnerships.

Quick Facts • Ontario’s agri-food sector contributes about $34- billion to the province’s economy and supports more than 740,000 jobs.

• Ontario food processors purchase about two–thirds of the food produced on the province’s farms.

• The province’s investments in the Greenbelt Fund are connecting more farmers to new markets and putting more Ontario food in daycares, schools, universities,

colleges, and restaurants, creating a projected return of more than $50-million — or a six to one return on investment for every dollar spent.

Quotes “The Gananoque Brewing Company Harvest Festival will give visitors and residents alike great opportunities to experience local food and beverages through a variety of interesting agri-tourism activities. When we support the good things that are grown in Ontario, we create jobs, strengthen rural communities and grow our economy.”

Jeff Leal Minister of Rural Affairs “The GBC Harvest Festival will be a month-long celebration of local food, beer and the people who make our region great: farmers, food processors, brewers, chefs, artisans and artists," said Scott Peterson, chairman of the Gananoque Brewing Company. We are pleased to being a lead role in bringing people together to get this done.”

Bruce Davis President, Gananoque Brewing Company Ltd.

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The Rural Economic Development (RED) Program has up to $4.5-million funding per year to help rural communities’ development and promote economic growth to support sustainable rural economies and regions, while developing the capacity, tools and flexibility they need to become stronger, more prosperous communities. For more information please visit: www.ontario.ca/rural.

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Patenaude didn’t settle for being ‘average’

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It was Patenaude who established La Ferme Gillette, located on Rue St. Andre in Embrun in the late 1950s and helped make it, along with his family, the international success it is known for today.

Five generations of the Patenaude family have resided in the area. Gilles himself grew up on the same land Gillette is on, once owned by his father.

Patenaude attended the University of Toronto as a young man, to become a dentist, “a profession he was passionate about, he knew there was real money in that line of work. He worked day and night to pay for his own education, often working three jobs,” noted grandson Eric Patenaude. “He was also dyslexic so he had to work twice as hard at university.”

Patenaude came home and practised dentistry in Ottawa for a number of years, yet still remained very involved in breeding of purebred holsteins. “He never really ‘left’ the farm, said Eric. “His four sons were running the farm, with some key employees, while he worked on his practice. In 1996, he finally retired from dentistry to spend time on his beloved farm that he had built and invested his money in over all these years.”

Since 1960, when Patenaude started registering the herd under the Gillette prefix, which is a combination of his and his wife’s (Lorette) name, numerous

awards have been won, including hitting the mark with the now 17-year-old heifer, Gillette Emperor Smurf, who was delegated in the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records as the greatest milker. Eric notes that his grandfather was extremely proud of his herd, now counting 1,200 heads, “that words can’t describe it. But if the farm has accomplished so many achievements, it’s because of his guidance and wisdom,” he said. “Gilles always looked and thought towards the future. When genomics came along he jumped right into it and adjusted.”

Patenaude had one particular fond memory of he and his grandfather travelling to a sale in St-Hyacinthe together last spring “This was my first trip alone with him to go invest in an animal. We ended up buying two animals that day, which he had me bid on for the farm. One of them was this beautiful young heifer he had spotted and decided that he had to have her. He was so proud when we did, but when we got back to the farm he kept telling everyone that heifer was his pick.” Eric continued “Well just last week, four days after he died that same heifer ended having her best flush yet — over 20 embryos.

Since we started flushing her we have quadrupled our money for what we had paid for her and this heifer is from a young genomic sire.” Eric also noted that Patenaude was very pleased with 2nd Wind and all the bulls she put into AI. When asked what sort of challenges the family has faced, Eric remarked that the farm had survived three fires, but that every time he built bigger and better. “Giving up

was not an option for Gilles, as finishing his days on the farm is exactly what he wanted to do — and he has managed to pass this example and passion through his sons and grandkids.”

But it wasn’t all business.

Patenaude was also known as a family man. With his wife, Lorette, they raised Marc, Louis, Vincent, and Mathieu, who have given them multiple grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Community was also important to Patenaude, and although he did not ‘throw his hat into the political ring’ like his brother, the late Gaston Patenaude (former mayor of Russell Township and former warden of Prescott Russell), he could be found taking part in many organizations, including 4-H, in which the family today is still active.

Grandchildren Amelia and

Paul have been seen most recently showcasing Gillette calves as members of Russell County 4-H. In remembrance, Eric said

in closing, “If my grandfather has taught me or my family anything, it’s the value of money and how to be a hard worker. Anyone who has had the opportunity to work with him is now a better person today because of it. He also

taught us to strive for perfection and be the best at what we are doing. Don’t settle for average.”

Visitation was held at St. Laurent Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, in Ottawa on March 20.

Dr. Gilles Patenaude, sitting, at his last visit to the dairy barn to visit his world-class heifer Gillette Emperor Smurf. Sons Vincent Patenaude, left and Louis Patenaude, right, join him.

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The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) will be reviewing all applications received on or before March 13 at 11:59 and will be in touch with you at a later date on the status of your application.

Since September 2013, farm, food and other agri-businesses in Ontario have been able to access biosecurity programming under GF2 to help grow their profits, expand their markets and manage shared risks. These existing supports will continue after the special intake con Growing Forward 2 (GF2) is a comprehensive federalprovincial-territorial framework aimed at encouraging innovation, competitiveness and market development in Canada's agri-food and agri-products sector. In Ontario, farm, food and agri-product businesses, organizations and collaborations can build their own plan and select opportunities to help grow their profits, expand their markets and manage risks.

Whether you are just starting out, or have been in business a long time, Growing Forward 2 offers practical and flexible options to help you reach your goals.

The GF2 Program offers funding assistance to established producers, processors, organizations and collaborations to grow profits, expand markets and manage shared risks. Funding assistance supports six areas of focus where individual businesses can apply for cost-share for Capacity Building activities and Project Implementation. Innovation is a key component present throughout all areas of focus.

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For more information on product recall, refer to “Food Recall and Emergency Response” on the CFIA website or attend our free online workshops on recall. Visit us at: ontario.ca/foodsafety or call: 1-877-424-1300 for workshop information.

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The project partners are holding an online web conference and telephone conference on Thursday, February 20, 2014 starting at 12:45 p.m. They will unveil the new website at that time. The public is invited to a short launch ceremony at the Ausable Bayfield Conservation office at 71108 Morrison Line, RR 3 Exeter. People can also conserve greenhouse gases and stay at home or their office and connect to the announcement event by telephone or computer.

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Charitable ATV ride tally falls on enforcement fear Changes coming to controversial Ontario regulation: minister

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ATVs and side-by-side featuring

seated machines a steering wheel instead of handlebars such as the popular Kawasaki Mule.

They were scared off after a run-in with the OPP â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SAVEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team during a breast cancer fundraiser coinciding with the Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;fall runâ&#x20AC;? last October in the same Township of North Dundas.

Under provincial law, only one-seater ATVs uninvolved in agriculture may travel road shoulders approved by a local munici-

pality. Club members use this provision to travel short distances between the disconnected sections of their growing trail system in the township and other surrounding municipalities.

While it is legal for sideby-sides and two-seater machines to use the offroad trail system, they technically skirt the law when traversing the connecting roadways, such as regulation 316/03 currently stands.

As Club president Dave Baker tells it, that particular provision of the rule was never really enforced locally anyway. Local police only cared that folks wore helmets, he says.

That was until a pair of OPP SAVE officers from outside the region showed

up at Cass Bridge, on

County Rd. 31, just as a

group of machines were

crossing the structure, ironi with the help of regu cally, lar Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry detachment officers during the fall run.

The outsiders rolled up on two specially equipped ATVs, lights a-flashing, apparently surprising even their SD&G OPP comrades on scene. No one was charged, says Baker, but a bunch of them were detained for two hours in the ensuing rigmarole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twenty people had to go back to South Mountain and had to leave their

machines on the side of the road. Three asked for their money back,â&#x20AC;? he recalled.

The Club suspected the SAVE team found out about the event by monitoring their Facebook page.

Baker said they fully expected the special squad to show up at the March Ride for Dad event.

Although that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen, the damage to the charitable endeavour was done. Non-compliant machine owners got the message to stay away, contributing to a drop in participants from 256 last year to 144 in 2014, he says.

Still, the Club was â&#x20AC;&#x153;very happyâ&#x20AC;? to reach $46,000 with so many fewer machines taking part this year, he adds.

The October incident prompted a lobbying effort that culminated with Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MPP Grant Crackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intro duction

of a motion at

Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park calling on the of Transportation, Minister

fellow Liberal Glen Murray, to amend the troublesome regulation. Crackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motion last November received allparty support, as well as a similar resolution at the North Dundas Township Council table.

The initiative finally appears to be gaining some traction. In a March 18 tweet replying to another plea for change from the Ontario Federation of All Terrain Vehicle Clubs, Minister Murray promises: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is comingâ&#x20AC;Ś little more work to do.â&#x20AC;?

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At Sand Road Maple Farm in Moose Creek, the first real sap run of the season was finally underway on Sun., March 30, as daytime temperatures edged slightly above freezing. Co-owner Angela Coleman views the incoming flow arriving via vacuum pipeline at the main collection tank that day.

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They planned to boil their first batch of syrup on Monday of this week.

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Sap run Continued from page 16 Eager visitors lined up for maple taffy at Sand Road, with some customers still arriving by snowmobile.

There was ample white stuff on the official trail through the sugarbush, and Coleman said her husband was still using snowshoes when traipsing between the trees at the 2,600-tap operation.

In Elma, Barkleyvale Farms proprietor Brian Barkley explained that while the season is late by current expectations — and a public desperate for signs of spring — it’s not completely out of the ordinary.

He recalled that in the 1970s, April was generally the most important syrup production month at Barkleyvale, where the first

Sonke Denker of Germany (left), working temporarily at Sand Road Maple Farm in North Stormont Township, ladles out maple taffy, Sunday Enjoying the treat, from left, Jason Catellier, Kristy Hill, Mike Patterson (rolling the taffy stick), Dustin DeJong, Courtney Durant and Alyssa Ball. sap of 2014 was boiled And this year’s sap is March 30. extra high in sugar content, He was optimistic for the Barkley also observed. rest of the season, given the Sitting around four per cent, heavy snow pack in the bush that’s about double the typiand the fact his trees weren’t cal level at the start of the jolted by any warm spells season, he said. earlier in the winter.

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Throughout the next 30 years the former dairy farmers sold maple syrup to the general public and businesses as well as running an onsite Pancake House.

With the closing of the Pancake House at the conclusion of the 2008 season, the couple began planning their retirement and eventually put their beloved farm up for sale.

While they had a number of inquiries into purchasing the business, the right buyers didn’t come along so it was taken off the market. A short while later, family friend Dale Dingwall dropped by for a quick visit, then went home to discuss with his wife, Wendy, the possibility of purchasing the Sanders Maple Farm from their long-standing friends.

According to Rosemary, you “couldn’t find better people” to take over their beloved farm.

Dale has experience in the agricultural field, being a farmer, bee-keeper and cash cropper as well as working for the township.

A furniture maker, he men-

From left: Albert and Rosemary Sanders, and new owners Wendy and Dale Dingwall take a moment to pose in front of the evaporator in the former Pancake House on Sanders Maple Farm. tioned that as a young fellow his father would take him on walks in the bush and taught him about the different kinds of trees — knowledge that he will certainly put to good use in his new endeavour.

Wendy, part owner of Moe’s Diner near St. Andrews West, mentioned that her children are looking forward to helping out at the Maple Farm.

The Sanderses are planning to spend the next couple of years assisting the Dingwalls. “We’d never drop it in their lap and leave them on their own,” offered Rosemary, adding she looks forward to teaching Wendy the art of maple candy- and butter-making.

“We appreciate your knowledge and expertise,” said Wendy in reply, during a recent joint interview with

both couples.

As the conversation continued around the kitchen table in the Sanders home, one got a feeling of warmth and happiness as the torch was passed to the new owners.

Producing 600 to 700 gallons of the sweet stuff annually, the approximately 3,500-tap operation includes the output of about 400 maple trees meticulously planted by the owners in plantation-like fashion during the early 1980s. This innovative “maple orchard” only began to come onstream in 2005.

The orchard was featured when other area producers visited the farm last summer, as part of an excursion from the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association annual general meeting in Cornwall.

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Established Russell market under new ownership supply vegetables through every season, although currently much of the supply are root vegetables such as potatoes, beets, onions, and cabbage. Â For many years, the farm and market, then known as Herweyer Gardens, was owned by Ron Herweyer and his family, but when the decision to sell was made, the Daly and Bouma families, both of Russell, thought it would be a good investment. In partnership, they purchased the farm from Herweyer in December 2012. Liam Daly raises short-horned beef and Bouma owns a dairy

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During the spring and summer months, the market, which itself is open year round, grows a variety of vegetables on 35 of the 180 acres farm, allowing it to

farm with 30 heads of Holsteins. Herweyer has remained as Crop Manager and continues to live on the farm.

Daly and Bouma felt it was a good investment because the market building was only 10 years old, had installed coolers, a huge client base, so they thought â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why not?â&#x20AC;? Â Daly said there were a few start-up costs, such as new freezers and outdoor chicken runs, but almost two years later the business is still successful and offers up a few new items on the market board.

Daly sells his grain-fed beef, free range chickens

and eggs at the market, as do a few other local producers of items such as apples, honey and peaches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The location, located on the main road to and from Ottawa, is not only convenient for my clients, but oth-

ers as well.â&#x20AC;? Â Although not a certified organic farm, Daly said that pesticides are used at a minimum, and only when necessary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We find that with crop rotation, that is the best defence against disease. Although there are no current plans to go organic, we tell people

www.agrinews.ca what we do, what is sprayed, what isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, and they seem to appreciate that.â&#x20AC;? Â He also noted that with the type of soil on the farm, although tile drained, there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any need for an irrigation system, as the soil holds the moisture well.

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Planting has begun

Liam Daley, co-owner of Russell Farm Market Inc., left, and Ron Herweyer, Crop Manager, right, started in mid-March planting the vegetables that will fill the markets 35 acres this season. Herweyer uses a planting machine invented by his son Dan a few years ago that speeds up the seeding process significantly by filling and levelling the amount of soil used in the seedling cups. Daley also raises short-horned beef on his farm in Russell, and sells his grain-fed beef and freePJ Pearson Photo range chickens at the market.

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Russell market Continued from page 18 Their seeds are supplied locally from Ritchie's Feed and Seed in Gloucester, as well as some from Veseys in Prince Edward Island.

One market speciality Daly names is squash. "The vegetable, especially the butternut variety, seems to be the current vegetable of choice, and we may expand the crop in size to meet demand." Besides being sold at the market, some vegetables including squash, are bought by restaurant dealer Rodney Blake who supplies the smaller Ottawa restaurants with fresh produce from local farmers. "Usually twice a week Blake comes out to pick up his order, which we also package." he said. Â When asked how he feels how local market benefits the community, Daly believes that it is a sustainable business, and, in fact, that the 'buying locally' will continue to trend upwards.

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Calf Show at the 87th Kemptville College Royal

The Kemptville College Royal just completed its 87th consecutive year. The annual show included the popular student-run 9th Calf Sale held on March 7.

The auction was held at the A.M. Barr arena with Greg Holmes and Jim Cooper as auctioneers from Hugh Fawcett Auctions. The two top sellers were both September calves, a Jersey Enniskillen Verbatim FM from Enniskillen Jerseys bought by Glengarry Stock for $2,500; and a Holstein Millen Fever Ruby PB consigned from Millen Farms which sold for $3,600. In total, there were 25 calves and five embryo packages auctioned off.

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Editorial: Tooth and nail Continued from page 4 They think it might be largely about the 62 kgm of quota that Kemptvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s robotic research centre has been allocated by Dairy Farmers of Ontario that U of G desperately wants to apply to its new Dairy Innovation Facility at Elora.

Quota is basically unavailable in the province.

Dairy farmers looking to expand are becoming increasingly frustrated.

Meanwhile thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this nice chunk allocated to Kemptville College. How far to do you think U of G would go to get its hands on it? Exactly!

The university would also like to scoop up 34 kgms of quota allocated to Alfredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organic dairy centreâ&#x20AC;Ś but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a longer

Editorial: Wynne Continued from page 4 Do you know what really grates? Shortly after U of G unceremoniously announced it was pulling out of Kemptville and Alfred, Wynne was publicly asking colleges and universities to put forward proposals for new satellite campuses. Deadline for proposals is Sept. 26.

She announced the government is committed to funding an additional 60,000 post-secondary spaces, helping more students get the education needed to succeed. She made this announcement March 27; the Kemptville and Alfred closure announcement came March 12. While four community colleges are examining Kemptville and Alfredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential, Wynne has never said the new program is available in either case.

She did say: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to ensure that young people are equipped with all the right skillsâ&#x20AC;ŚNO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what she said. We kid you not!

AgriGab Continued from page 4 If anyone at U of G thought Naud was going to say yes to spouting the corporate line about Kemptville, they were sorely mistaken.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clearly proud of the institution he turned around and a vocal supporter of finding ways to keep it in operation.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never said as much, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear that this no-nonsense former Armed Forces officer who has handed in his resignation effective May 30 canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be intimidated.

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One thing in all of this remains crystal clear: Those who hold Kemptville College dear will have to drop the gloves and fight tooth and nail like never before to keep it open.

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Zeran/eMpey FaMily For alMoSt 150 yearS. According to Peter Empey who runs this farm with his brother and father, they are confidently looking to the future with the new, 60 cow capacity free stall barn and De Laval automated milking system. When it became apparent that the “old” barn would be requiring major renovations, the Empey family together looked at all the alternatives and decided to build a completely new structure.

After four to five months of travelling to investigate different styles of barns, an agricultural architect drew up and revised plans for the new structure and within six months the building was ready.

Empey was quick to point out that the family farm jumped from 1940s technology to that of the 21st century in a single leap. The “old” barn is being used as a heifer barn and the new milk house contains a pump/utility room where the bulk tank is located, the farm office, free stall barn with a state of the art automated milking system. Some of the walls of the new building contain generational family and farm pictures. Peter and his brother Paul are the fifth generation of the family to work the land, returning home after receiving a university education to join their father.

Empey says that the public needs to be educated in the operation of a dairy farm and the role that this agricultural business plays in Canadian economy. He is also quite committed to working towards the eradication of stereotypes associated with farming. These include “humanizing” dairy cattle and accepting as real the often unrealistic portrait of farm life sometimes presented by the media.

Upon entering the livestock area of the barn, one notices quite rapidly the differences between the more tradition “tie stall” barn and its modern counterpart – the free stall barn. This style of animal husbandry allows room for the cows to walk about freely as well as deciding when they wish to eat. Empey mentioned to The AgriNews that the increased milk production and calmer disposition of the livestock since they moved into the new barn about five months ago all indicate that the cows are adjusting to their new surroundings. He has also noticed a much lower somatic cell count since the livestock have been in the free stall barn. A high somatic cell count is an indicator of the

The cow’s teats have been washed, dried and stripped in preparation for milking and the DeLaval robot arm is attaching the milker cup to the quarters of the udder. presence of mastitis, a potentially fatal inflammation of the udder.

The type of system that is used on the farm was described by Paul and Peter as being a cow-driven process.

When a cow is hungry, she can eat, when a walk is in order, she is able move about freely and when the cow feels the need to be milked, she takes a stroll over to the DeLaval Automatic Milking System. When she reaches the gate of the machine, an individualized RP tag on her collar identifies her to the system, noting when she was last

milked and if not enough time has elapsed since then, the cow is refused entry. Once inside the robot area, the machine will wash, dry and strip each teat preparing the cow for milking. Then the robotic arm puts the milking machine on one quarter at a time and the process begins.

When each quarter is empty of milk, it is removed from that quarter until all teats are milked and then sprayed with teat dip before leaving the milking area.

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Guyview Farms, located in North Dundas and run by Peter and Cheryl Guy, Adam Guy and Carrie Crellian, was another family-run farm on the tour. In addition to running a successful dairy operation, Guyview Farms have a history of breeding winning show cattle and Adam Guy speaks of his goal being to “breed the next Royal Winter Fair Winner”.

They currently milk 55 purebred Holstein cows in the “traditional” tie stall barn, with

the animals spending the winter in the barn and moving out of doors when weather permits. The fourth generation to farm this land Adam Guy maintains that cows that spend a significant amount of time out of doors are healthier, live longer and are more productive than cows that remain inside year round, something that an environmentally controlled free stall barn would allow. This was something that his father, Peter, was in complete agreement with, speaking passionately about how all animals benefit from the fresh air and sensory experiences that the outside environment can provide. He spoke about how if the cows are provided with adequate water, shade and care, the time spent out of doors ensures a healthier animal. As he spoke he pointed out an animal standing in its stall, quietly and contentedly chewing its cud – an indication of a “happy” cow.

There are some in the industry who feel that the small family farm will eventually be replaced by the larger more industrial style operation.

Technological and scientific advances in agriculture will continue as will the high level of care and commitment of the agricultural workers.

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Rule change bars local wine

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his summer, when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re perusing Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markeTs in The hopes oF buying homegrown produCTs, you mighT Come aCross some wine vendors. buT They wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T be loCal.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because the Ontario government recently changed the rules regarding the Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) Act, allowing only VQA certified wineries to sell in Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Markets.

The VQA does not recognize and certify the hybrid, hardy grapes used by the wineries across Eastern Ontario. Until this change, no winery was allowed to sell at the markets.

This has sparked outrage among local vineyard owners. And Paul â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smokieâ&#x20AC;? LeBlanc intends to do something about it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to start a petition and a letter writing campaign to the premier to ask why only VQA wines and not all wines can be sold in Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Markets,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been contacting the vineyards (in the area), and will start shortly. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totally unfair. We are 100 per cent Canadian and we follow all of the same rules as the VQA wineries and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even sell in our local Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Markets.â&#x20AC;?

The province is investing $75-million over five years into the renewed Ontario Wine and Grape Strategy. The first phase of this is allowing VQA wines to be sold at Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Markets. The initiative will also be establishing an Ontario Wine Fund to assist Ontario vineyards with specialized equipment, and, ironically, creating a wine secretariat to help improve communication between the industry and the province to help make wineries more competitive.

The VQA came into effect in 1999 as a way to ensure that no one could import and sell wine, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recognize hardy grapes and fruit wines, many of which are grown in Eastern Ontario. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not fair to small wineries in Ontario who

are trying to create jobs and make a living, and develop the industry in places in Canada where normal vines cannot grow unless you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on specialized equipment to bury them every winter. I think there are only one or two varietals that they recognize. And to be part of the VQA, well itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $1,000 and a lot of red tape,â&#x20AC;? Smokie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On top of that, if we sell to the LCBO or to a restaurant, we have to pay an extra 44% to the LCBO, but if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a VQA, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay that. So in the end, if we sell to restaurants and we sell to our local LCBO, we end up making about 50 cents a bottle. Which is not enough to pay for everything that goes into making it. I think the Mafia would charge me less than the LCBO if I was selling them my wine.â&#x20AC;?

Smokie said there are approximately 15 vineyards across Eastern Ontario, all of which grow fruit wines and hardy grapes. His goal is to establish this area as a wine region for Ontario. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe the Minister of Agriculture has not been given the right information regarding the number of vineyards around that do have the cold, hardy grapes,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At one point, VQA meant 100% Canadian, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anymore.â&#x20AC;?

Louis Gaal, co-owner of Blue Gypsy wines in Oxford Mills, agrees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;VQA wine producers receive a subsidy from the government in the form of lower taxes (approximately 5%) on their product. Our biggest problem as small producers is that the government is giving a subsidy to the large wineries and not the small ones,â&#x20AC;? he said in an email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This new decree just serves to reinforce the perception that this Liberal government has no interest in promoting anything but VQA wineries in Ontario.â&#x20AC;?

He said the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investment into the Wine and Grape Strategy â&#x20AC;&#x153;adds insult to injury,â&#x20AC;? creating an uneven playing field for wineries across the province, and only serves to increase Continued on page 25

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The dairy barn I grew up with in the 1960s did not have any stable renovations done since it was built in the 1920s so in the places where there actually was concrete, it was treacherously slippery. In the early 1970s when I took on a summer job renovating and modernizing barns with a local BERG Equipment dealer, I had found my calling!

I could â&#x20AC;&#x153;fixâ&#x20AC;? so many of the problems that farmers had resigned themselves to as being normal, just like my Dad with the barn at home.

I liked the summer job so much, I eventually bought the company.

Livestock housing evolved at a tremendous rate over the next 40 years and there has been more in the past 10 than the previous 30 with free-stall barns, one hundred-plus herds and now robotics.

The designs have changed, concrete has not. It gets slippery if it is not placed and finished properly or taken care of.

In the mid 1990s we started experimenting with a process to efficiently take the slip out of existing floors and establish a comfortable surface profile that holds minimum manure for the cows to safely travel on.

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ratio and ingredients as what you may find printed on the bags of lime and hydrated lime that is spread on the cow beds to control moisture and mastitis.

Hydrated Lime is a key ingredient of cement powder that creates the bonding action in concrete. Lime loves to stick to concrete! It bonds itself immediately to the floor and results in the same hard as rock residue that is found in electric kettles if you have hard water.

It does not wash off. It is permanent and can only be removed by mechanical means.

Lime on the cow beds is a 1940â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fix for a 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barn. In the modern free stall facility, this practice is only minimally effective in mastitis control (approximately one day of effective pathogen control per appli-

Note the grey lime residue on this four-year-old textured floor after being pressure washed.

AGRI-TRAC Inc. has retextured 4.5 million square feet (103 acres) of concrete floors throughout Canada and the United States. We have seen a lot of floors in all different environments and geographical locations.

In some barns, a strange grey material seemed to quickly build up within a couple of years even on new

floors creating a smooth, hard slippery surface on floors that should have remained effectively textured or grooved for over 10 years!

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cation) and is costing the dairy producer an untold amount in lost cows due to injury and continuous spending of money to groove or texture the alley floors every couple of years.

Lime is not the silver bullet to solve problems of barn design, stall size, cow density and ventilation or not being diligent on supplying an effective barrier of bedding to separate the cow from potential pathogens.

The overuse of lime can actually create cycles of mastitis outbreaks because of the caustic properties stripping the teat ends of their natural defences against infection.

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MacMaster captures another painting

Phyllis MacMaster of Winchester was again top bidder for the featured artwork in the Prestigious Pedigreed Seed Sale at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show.

While she’s missed out a couple of times over the past number of years, the longtime Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food employee snagged painting number 10 when the gavel came down March 13. MacMaster paid $1,400 for “Not that Long Ago” by Terry Cowan (also shown); the piece was donated to the CHEO fundraiser by SeCan. The Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Event raised $6,000 for the cause this year.

the divide between the big VQA wineries in other regions, and the small vineyards in Eastern Ontario.

“To watch millions of dolContinued from page 23 lars being poured into one subsection of the sector, blatantly excluding the other 40-60 per cent is painful. We know that if we, as non-VQA wineries, approach the Provincial government for funding, we will be told that their are no programs available to help,” he said. “We are the smallest producers, and yet we pay the highest taxes, are actively excluded from funding and most promotional programs, and have the most difficulty making ends meet. Ask most small wine producers if they can make a living from their industry and many will just laugh. We want an even playing field with equal access to markets and funding, as well as equal taxation. I doubt that this is possible under the current circumstances because we simply don't have the means or the ability to lobby the government.”

He emphasized that non-VQA wine producers are not looking for hand-outs or subsidies, only equality.

“If the government is going to promote Ontario wine, then they should promote all Ontario wines. Right now, they will not even acknowledge that there are wines produced in Ontario that are not VQA, even if those wines are winning international recognition,” he said. “I really do feel that they are only concerned with promoting the VQA regions, which while very important, are not inclusive enough to be of any use to smaller wineries.

I think it is safe to say that many small (non-VQA) wineries feel ignored and perhaps even persecuted by the current government. Policies that appear to be blatantly favouring one sector of the wine industry at the expense of the rest have left many small producers with a bad taste in their mouths. I produce very good wines. I will continue to produce very good wines with or without the assistance of the Ontario government.”

Denis Perrault, owner of Domaine Perrault vineyard in Navan, said selling in Farmers’ Markets would help local vineyards reach more customers.

“A lot of our small vineyards are on small roads, and we’d like to have a store offsite. We’re only allowed to have a store on-site,” he said.

“What the VQA has done over the years is designated many terms for wine that don’t make sense. Just because it’s VQA doesn’t mean it’s good wine.”

Sally Peck, owner of Sugarbush Vineyards and secretary of the Prince Edward County Winegrowers Association, said the changes don’t affect many wineries in that region, as most of them grow traditional grapes.

“It will affect some of the wineries in this region, but most of them are VQA,” she

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said. “We’re thrilled that the Ontario government is allowing us this other market, but I don’t know if there are a lot of wineries around here that will take advantage of it.”

Cheryl Beasley, who helps organize the Chesterville Farmers’ Market, has come up with her own way to help support local wineries. She is organizing an Art and Wine Tour, to be held on September 13 and 14.

“One of the reasons we are doing the Art and Wine tour is to promote local wineries. We need to raise the profile of our local wineries that are not given the advantages of the VQA wineries,” she said. “What better way to do that then to pair great local artists with great local wine.”

Smokie is one of the vineyard owners participating in the tour, and encourages everyone to come out and see what Eastern Ontario wineries have to offer.

“Come and taste it and see for yourself,” he said. “People are always very impressed with the taste and the quality of our wines.”

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John Burwell, is a lifelong resident of the Cobden area, having been involved in a variety of agricultural organizations for over 50 years, including as a 4-H leader, a director of the Renfrew County Pork

Producers, soil and crop committees, and founding committee member of the Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plowman Association (CAS). He is also a past president, 1977 of the CAS, and was responsible for the construction of the agricultural hall, according to the nomination form.

Burwell was also nominated for his various community volunteer activities including 25 years on the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Board, and eight years as Bromley Township councillor to name a few. He received the Ontario Volunteer service award in 2003, the Bicentennial Provincial Award of Merit for his contribution to agriculture in 1984, and named Senior Citizen of 2009 by the Admaston Bromley Township.

Norman Eady, born on the family farm in Horton Township and has, since the 1950s, been an active agricultural director, committee member , president of the Plowmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association, Farm Comes to Town, Rural Ramble and World Food Grain Bank projects, to name a few. Eady was also an active athlete and volunteer

in the Horton softball league, has bowled for 54 years, been a member the Loyal Orange Lodge since 1949, and was chairman of the Renfrew Victoria Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s committee for the hemodialysis unit.

Eady also took on the role of Horton councillor and Deputy Reeve, and chaired finance, fire and roads committees, including organizing benefits for fire victims.

David and Donna Campbell have both been visible members of the Renfrew agriculture scene for over 20 years. Both have served on the Renfrew County Federation of Agricultural as directors and executive.

Donna has been in the position of secretary/treasurer since 1987, offering her the opportunity to participate in many large projects such as establishing the RCFA constitution; be a Region Director; Chair of the Rural Ramble Committee and coordinator of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Eat Localâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thanksgiving Supper to name only a few of the many.

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her continued support and leadership in the community and agricultural sector.

David served as president of the RCFA, has been a regional director and served on many committees from the Red Meat Program to being host family, director and eventually president of

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David has also served as a Hay East committee member in 2012. David is also a parishioner of the Haley United Church, serving as a trustee and on the board of stewards and volunteers at the Cobden Fair.

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The AgriNews April, 2014 Page 27 and still remembered for losing a much more senior cabinet post after leaving pockets, and too much gov- sensitive government documents at a controversial exernment on our back.” girlfriend’s place — the “Our government is visiting Bernier seemed changing that, and there is no limit to human progress quite at home and comwhen men and women are pared Guy Lauzon’s free to follow their Stormont-Dundas-South dreams.”

Glengarry with his own ridThe minister’s own ing. Both districts are half dream for Canada is that rural, half urban, he this century be “the century observed. of the entrepreneur, a centuThe staunch federalist ry of unequalled freedom told The AgriNews that he and prosperity.” looked forward to camIn keeping with his own paigning against the sepaportfolio, he also pointed ratists in the Quebec out that small and medium- provincial election. sized businesses representVery popular in his ed nearly 100 per cent of home riding, where he won the 1.1 million jobs created with a higher margin of any by the economy since the Tory MP outside Alberta, Harper government began the avid runner makes a its tenure. practice of going door to Sometimes touted as a door to speak with his confuture replacement for the stituents every two weeks. current prime minister —

Entrepreneurs already “give back,” says Bernier

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In front of an audience of more than 100, the Harper government cabinet minister from Beauce, Quebec, even took issue with this era’s near-applepie catchphrase of “giving back” to the community as often applied to — and even by — business people.

The notion, he provocatively argued, stems from a cultural misunderstanding or lack of appreciation of what the entrepreneur means to the economy.

“How often have we heard from some politician that successful people should ‘give something ON

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back to society’?” he rhetorically asked in his Quebecois accent. “The implication is that you have taken something out of society, and that you should return at least some part of it as a token of gratitude.

“Personally, I think this is exactly backwards.

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Something that did not exist before. Business people should never feel guilty for their success, or grateful for having the freedom to be and to act.”

Addressing the business operators in the room, the minister of state for small business, tourism and agriculture added, “On the contrary, we should all be grateful for what you’re doing, despite the risks, the hard work, the envy and hostility from many quarters of society. And the roadblocks that governments put in front of you.”

When people are free to be innovative, he said, even those societies without natural resources are able to generate great wealth, noting a couple of countries as examples. And natural

resources by themselves do not translate into wealth without entrepreneurs to exploit them, he said, noting, “Entrepreneurs increase productivity, entrepreneurs create wealth, entrepreneurs create jobs, more than me or [MP] Guy [Lauzon] or some bureaucrat in Ottawa.

“Unless the government gets out of the way and allows the entrepreneur to do these things, none of it will happen.”

All levels of government need to nourish small business and entrepreneurs “not diminish them with jobkilling taxes, and burdensome red tape,” he said, then seemingly channelling Ronald Reagan: “For too long in this country we have had too much government in our

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It was at the Personal Leadership Camp that Tamara decided to apply to be an ambassador.

The process involved providing a resume, successfully completing a telephone interview and then it was off to Guelph to provide a presentation to a committee composed of a volunteer, 4H sponsor representative and a m-ember of the 4-H Ontario staff.

Her winning presentation was on How to Promote 4H to the Youth and her attendance at this event certainly demonstrated her commitment to that.

Into her seventh year as a 4H member, she has been accepted into the University of Guelph.

When asked about the recent decision by the University to close the Alfred and Kemptville campuses of this university, Hamilton feels that it may have been better for the University to provide funding to upgrade the educational content of the courses

and the buildings to attract more students rather than close the schools.

When asked what she enjoyed most about her role she replied she likes to â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś get out and [be] involved in the community more â&#x20AC;Ś learn about things I have never known.â&#x20AC;?

Hamilton will without a doubt spend 2014 travelling many areas of this province and gaining a knowledge that will provide her with a firm foundation in her future endeavours.

Pictured below from left : Jill Morgan, Stormont County 4-H Club President, 4H ambassador Tamara Hamilton and Lillian Smith, organizer Stormont County 4-H Open House.

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DateLine East Region April 8 Northumberland Federation of Agriculture, Centreton Community Centre,7:30pm - 9:30pm. For information, call Eileen Argyris, Secretary - Northumberland Federation of Agriculture at 905-8851456 or email: argyris@sympatico.ca April 10 Farmer to Farmer Workshop, Moira Community Hall, 29 Carson Road, Moira, 1pm 5pm Peter Neave will cover soil basics, fertility, soil tests, improving fertility, week management, crop rotation and more. For more details call (613) 395 4388 or email info@harvesthastings.ca. Harvest Hastings www.harvesthastings.ca.

April 10 Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Monthly Director Meeting, OPP Office Boardroom, County Rd. 1, (Schoharie Road), Picton, ON 7:30pm - 10pm.

All Welcome! Contact Patti Stacey at 613-476-3842 or email princeedwardfarmers@gmail.com May 7 - 9 Foundations for Regional Economic Analysis Training - Brockville, Ontario Each session will consist of a full-day Foundations for Regional Economic Analysis classroom style training, and an optional half-day Hands-On Introductory Training with Analyst. Chose your Training: Full-day Foundations for Regional Economic Analysis Training $85.00 (EDCO member pricing) or ¡ Halfday Hands-On Introductory Training with Analyst and the fullday Foundations for Regional Economic Analysis Training $110.00 (EDCO member pricing).

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May 8 Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Monthly Director Meeting, OPP Office Boardroom, County Rd. 1, (Schoharie Road), Picton, ON 7:30pm - 10pm.

All Welcome! Contact Patti Stacey at 613-476-3842 or email princeedwardfarmers@gmail.com May 13 Northumberland Federation of Agriculture, Centreton Community Centre,7:30pm - 9:30pm. For information, call Eileen Argyris, Secretary - Northumberland Federation of Agriculture at 905-8851456 or email: argyris@sympatico.ca

North Region April 11- 13 Earlton Farm Show Earlton Arena, Earlton Annual event. This show is a time of renewal for farmers, who are busy making plans for the future of their ensembles.

April 12 Growing Your Farm Profits - Planning for Business Success (Powassan - Day 2) 10am - 3pm Day 2 of a tow-day workshop (Day 1 was Mar. 29).

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Region April 9 Code of Practice Workshop - Wellington County- 2 Sessions Farm of Melvin and Joanna Steckle, Harriston, Ontario 4pm - First Session; 6pm Second Session. Beef on a bun served at both sessions. $10.00/person. Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle.

Provide an opportunity for local producers to gain a better understanding on the recommended practices outlined in the new Code including a chute-side demonstration by a local veterinarian on castration and dehorning requirements. For further information call: 519-291-7840.

April 12 Farm Start - Come Explore Your New Farm Dream! Day 1, Barbara Frum Public Library Auditorium.

20 Covington Rd, Toronto.

9:30am - 4:30pm Day 2 is on April 26, 2014 Facilitator: Angie Koch Registration:https://farmstart.ticketbud.com/farmdreamtoronto Cost: $325 (+HST) perperson or $520 (+HST) for two people from the same â&#x20AC;&#x153;farm dreamâ&#x20AC;? (ex: family, business partners). Two days in class and a selection of two farm tours, the Explorer course takes a learner-centered approach to exploring agriculture as a career. As a participant in the course, you will be guided through an in-depth self-assessment process, designed to help you identify the specific aptitudes, interests, skills and resources that you can bring to a new farm business. You will receive support through the process of researching opportunities in agriculture. And you will meet other serious gardeners, livestock enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs who are also asking themselves, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is starting an agricultural

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April 26 Farm Start - Come Explore Your New Farm Dream! Day 1, Barbara Frum Public Library Auditorium.

20 Covington Rd, Toronto.

9:30am - 4:30pm Day 2 is on April 26, 2014 Facilitator: Angie Koch Registration:https://farmstart.ticketbud.com/farmdreamtoronto Cost: $325 (+HST) perperson or $520 (+HST) for two people from the same â&#x20AC;&#x153;farm dreamâ&#x20AC;? (ex: family, business partners). Two days in class and a selection of two farm tours, the Explorer course takes a learner-centered approach to exploring agriculture as a career. As a participant in the course, you will be guided through an in-depth self-assessment process, designed to help you identify the specific aptitudes, interests, skills and resources that you can bring to a new farm business. You will receive support through the process of researching opportunities in agriculture. And you will meet other serious gardeners, livestock enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs who are also asking themselves, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is starting an agricultural business right for me?â&#x20AC;? For more information:visit our website or contact Cherie Bauman at admin@farmstart.ca or (519) 836-7046 x 103.

April 26 Code of Practice Workshop - Durham County, Trevor, Scott & Ryan Nesbitt Farm, 17100 Cedardale Rd, Nestleton, Ontario 12pm 2pm.

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West Region April 10 All day 25th Conservation Dinner Committee, c/o Ausable Bayfield Conservation,71108 Morrison Line, RR 3 Exeter, ON N0M 1S5 For tickets call519-235-2610 â&#x20AC;˘ 1-888-286-2610 â&#x20AC;˘ conservationdinner.com April 15 - 16 Foundations for Regional Economic Analysis Training - Chatham Tue Apr 15, 2014 - Thu Apr 17, 2014 Each session will consist of a full-day Foundations for Regional Economic Analysis classroom style training, and an optional half-day Hands-On Introductory Training with Analyst. Chose your Training¡ Full-day Foundations for Regional Economic Analysis Training $85.00 (EDCO member pricing) or ¡ Halfday Hands-On Introductory Training with Analyst and the fullday Foundations for Regional Economic Analysis Training $110.00 (EDCO member pricing).

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April 24 2014 Sustainable SarniaLambton Conference, Lambton College Residence and Event Centre, 1485 London Rd., Sarnia, ON, 7:30am - 1pm This FREE half-day conference and workshop will highlight and celebrate the great work being done in Sarnia-Lambton to make it a more sustainable community. Receive a copy of the 2014 Community Snapshot, meet local visionaries and find out how you can support the following sustainability initiatives: Active Transportation, Local Food Hub, Save ON Energy and Shop Local. For more information and to register, contact Monica Shepley, Executive Director, Bluewater Sustainability Initiative, email bsi@lambtoncollege.ca or tel. no. 519-542-7751 x3036 April 26 Farm Start - Come Explore Your New Farm Dream! Day 1, Barbara Frum Public Library Auditorium. 20 Covington Rd, Toronto.

9:30am - 4:30pm Day 2 is on April 26, 2014 Facilitator: Angie Koch Registration:https://farmstart.ticketbud.com/farmdreamtoronto Cost: $325 (+HST) perperson or $520 (+HST) for two people from the same â&#x20AC;&#x153;farm dreamâ&#x20AC;? (ex: family, business partners).

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May 6 Kirkton Horticultural Society - Spring open meeting "Awakenings", KirktonWoodham Community Centre, 70497 Road 164, Kirkton, 7pm - 9:30pm Feature speaker is Darren Heimbecker on the topic "The Evolution of Whispering Gardens" a beautiful creation of his at Wilsonville. Also featuring the Spring Mini Flower Show and a plant sale.

Annual memberships will be available for $10.00.

Each member will be able to pick up a "plant premium" to take home to plant in their garden. Entrance fee is $2.00 which makes you eligible to win an evening door prize.

Refreshments and a light lunch with gardening fellowship rounds out the evening.

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YouTube celebs thrill Stormont County 4-H Club

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According to Smith, the Community Involvement 4H club received a grant from Farm Credit Canada in early March to promote the rural community, which had to be spent by the end of that month.

When it was learned that two members of the famous farm boy trio would be appearing at the Junior Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association of Ontario convention in Cornwall last weekend, a few phone calls were placed and a use was found for that grant: They booked the agricultural ambassaTOwN OF

dors from south of the border to stop by the Bonville event as well.

Just after 1:30 p.m. on Sat., March 29, Greg and Nathan Peterson walked into the Lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club House and spent the next couple of hours viewing the various exhibits, speaking with the excited young people and impressing the adults in attendance.

Known for their amusing agricultural parody performances of chart-topping hits, the duo performed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Choreâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a spoof of Katy Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roarâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;signed autographs on their poster, had pictures taken and numerous conversations with their fans.

The AgriNews caught up with the duo as they took a break from autographs.

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Preston Cull Auctions UPCOMING AUCTION SALES April 12 Schultz Farms, sale moved to Douglas Recreation property 5366 Highway 60 in the Village of Douglas.

5 tractors, new swather, large square baler, quality farm machinery & items, 2000 Freightliner dump truck, be on time not many small items.

April 19 Rodney McNulty,75 Culhane Road, R.R.#2 Renfrew. 5 tractors & full line of farm machiney.

April 24 Rejean Malette, 33 Weslilly Lane, Eganville. Thursday Even.

Ford 3220 tractor with loader & back-hoe, some shop tools, and household items.

April 26 Al Farrow, 707 Clifford Side Rd., R.R.#1, Renfrew, Ont. Farm machinery, wood working tools, & some household.

May 3

Peter & Colleen Fryzuk, Eganville. 4 wheeler, shop items, household items.

May 9

P & T Bred Heifer Sale, 923 Spence Rd., Douglas 75 Charolais X-Bred heifers, calves at foot or due anytime.

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May 10

Len & Lorraine Mullins, Beachburg, Ont. Tractors, full line of farm equipment, & misc. farm items.

May 17

Welland & Margaret Crozier, Renfrew. 6 tractors, MF 540 combine, bale wagon, full line of farm machinery and items.

May 19 Monday

Late Ken Fletcher of Douglas.

Farm machinery, farm items, & household items.

May 24

Estate of James Boyle, Golden Lake. Household items, tools.

June 14 Estate of Alfred Schauer, Eganville. Farm and household sale.

June 21 Cullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old-Time Barn Dance, Douglas. 30 years in Auction Business.

Full listings of these auctions sales and pictures can be found at prestoncull.com

Auctioneer: Preston Cull, R.R. #1 Douglas, Ont. 613-649-2378

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FRUIT TREES Apples, local and heirloom varieties, Pears, Plum, Cherry, Peach and Flowering Crab trees $20.

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Junior Farmers hold AGM in Cornwall

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Rachel Vaarkamp, from Hagarsville Ontario and chair of the conference organizing committee, told The AgriNews that with the head office in Guelph, the location of the conference alternates between Western and Eastern Ontario.

She did say that this was

Peterson Bros.

Continued from page 32 studies Agricultural Technology Management and youngest brother Kendal is still in high school. All three have participated in 4-H programs, are very sports oriented, and when not at school, Kendal and Nathan are busy farming.

The Peterson operation is a 1,000-acre beef farm with 1,000 head of cattle. The animals are bought when they weigh approximately 400 lbs and are sold at 900 lbs. Greg estimates that approximately 350 acres are used to feed the cattle with the remaining land cash cropped.

Unlike Eastern Ontario with its harsh winter conditions, the weather in their part of Kansas allows the cattle to stay outside year round; however they have buildings on the farm where the younger cattle can seek relief from the cold if necessary.

Greg spends about a third of his time doing presentations and making keynote speeches, in an attempt to change the public perception of farming.

He has also travelled to South Dakota on

the first time that the organization has come this far east and the reason for this is in part to help build interest in JFAO locally.

One of the highlights of the event was the appearance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Peterson Farm Brothersâ&#x20AC;? group members, Greg and Nathan, who

a number of occasions to provide support to the farming industry there which was devastated by an October 2013 blizzard.

Nathan mentioned that this blizzard killed 80,000 head of cattle with an economic impact similar to that of Hurricane Katrina and expressed wonderment at the low amount of media coverage concerning this catastrophic event outside the affected area.

When asked about their music videos, Greg told The AgriNews that their five parody productions have garnered about 30 million views. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re blown away by the numbers,â&#x20AC;? he admitted, adding their parents are ensuring they remain â&#x20AC;&#x153;normal Kansas farm kidsâ&#x20AC;? as much as possible.

Despite their travelling, performing, and other off-farm activities (there is a webpage where fans can purchase memorabilia), they seem to be successful in their attempt to stay true to who they are. Nathan pointed out that while they are best known for their musical parodies on YouTube â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Farming and I Grow Itâ&#x20AC;? is their popular take-off on LMFAOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sexy and I Know Itâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Petersons have also made a number of educational videos about farming as well.

spoke on how to advocate for agriculture, which according to Vaarkamp was broadcast live on twitter.

In Eastern Ontario there are only three counties that have JFAO organizations,

The AgriNews April, 2014 Page 37 these being Dundas, Schneckenburger, with Carleton and Renfrew whom The AgriNews spoke counties. There are, howduring a break at the conever, plans by local groups vention. According to this to re-establish JFO groups beef lot and cash crop in Glengarry and Stormont. farmer in South Dundas, Among the 89 conventhere are around 20 memtion attendees was Dundas bers of the local organizaJunior Farmer member and tion. former director Warren Continued on page 38

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Attendees at the Junior Farmers Association of Ontario AGM in Cornwall.

Jr. farmers Continued from page 37 The Dundas Junior Farmers work closely with local agricultural organizations such as the Dundas Federation of Agriculture to promote this very important segment of the local economy as well as finding great support in the local municipal governments in Dundas County for agriculture. He

mentioned how the JFAO affiliate members, who are between the ages of 15-29, often join the organization to meet people with similar interests, learn about the agricultural business and also for the experience of â&#x20AC;&#x153;giving back to the communityâ&#x20AC;?.

Schneckenburger mentioned that agriculture could be described as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;thriving industry in declineâ&#x20AC;? and feels that this is due to a number of factors. These include the high â&#x20AC;&#x153;start-upâ&#x20AC;? costs for

â&#x20AC;&#x153;totally new farmersâ&#x20AC;? (the cost of an acre of agricultural land is between six to ten thousand dollars in Eastern Ontario) as well as the movement towards larger farms.

When asked about the proposed closure of Kemptville College, he mentioned that the loss of the research being conducted as well as the educational opportunities for young farmers as being significant to the rural population.

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OVFS Award Winners

The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group for the best entry in the Pedigreed Seed Auction was won by SeCan, which was grown and processed by Cochran Seeds from Almonte. The award was presented by Reg Campbell (left) and accepted by Martin Harry.

“Even at $10 per animal, we figure a 15-to-1 ROI...”

— Jan Sas

Jan Sas details his protocol like this: FIRST CALF HEIFERS: “Spray daily with 3 to 4 evenly-distributed vertical sprays on every quarter, starting 3 to 4 days pre-calving; continue 2x/day for 3 days post-calving.”

Best entry in the Pedigreed Seed Auction Reserve was won by Marc Bercier (left), which was presented by Jim Arbuckle.

JAN SAS, NEW WORLD DAIRY, INC. — 1000 cows St. David’s, Newfoundland, Canada RHA 25,600 lbs (3x) 3.8 f 3.24 p; SCC 175,000

Barclay Dick Challenge Trophy, for the best exhibit of Red Clover, was won by Bill Duncan of Lanark County (left). Presenting the award was Mike Doelman.

Francis Henderson of Dundas County (left) won Bishops Farms Seeds Plaque as champion exhibitor in the Barley Class. Presenting the award was Matt Taylor.

MULTI-LACTATION COWS: “Spray daily with 3 to 4 evenly-distributed vertical sprays on every quarter, starting 5 to 6 days pre-calving; continue 2x/day for 5 days post-calving.”

“All, simply by doing the pre- and postAt New World Dairy, Inc., St. David’s, fresh protocol we developed (above).

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