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oth the numBer of exhiBtors and entires were up thois year in the ottawa Valley farm showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prestigious pedigreed seed show.

Judges looked at 587 entries - 185 of them in 4-H catregoreis - entered by 223 exhibotors. This was an increase in the number of entries of 60 from 2012 and an increase in the number of exhibitors of 38 from last year. Judging thdis year was carried out in early March at the Greeely Community Centre. The following are the top three placings - where warranted - in each class. CLASS 1 OATS 1. Wm. and Carolyn Lillico, Mountain, ON, Dundas 2. Larry Reaburn, Westmeath, ON, Renfrew 3. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON, Dundas CLASS 3 BARLEY 2 ROW 1. Barclay Dick and Son Farm Supply, Douglas, ON, Renfrew 2. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 3. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON, Dundas CLASS 4 BARLEY 6 ROW 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 2. John and Jeannette Devries, Williamsburg, ON, Dundas 3. Raymond Shannon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac CLASS 5 SPRING WHEAT 1. Allen Booker, Fournier, ON, Prescott 2. John aand Jeannette Devries, Williamsburg, ON, Dundas 3. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON, Dundas CLASS 6 SOFT WINTER WHEAT 1. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON, Dundas 2. Mallenmar Farms, Seeleys Bay, ON, Frontenac CLASS 7 HARD WINTER WHEAT 1. Harold and Shelley McPhail, Almonte, ON, Lanark 2. Jim Tims, Almonte, ON, Lanark 3. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON, Dundas CLASS 8 SUNFLOWERS 1. David Reid, Renfrew, ON, Renfrew 2. Larry Reaburn, Westmeath, ON, Renfrew CLASS 10 BUCKWHEAT 1. David Reid, Renfrew, ON, Renfrew 2. Jim Tims, Almonte, ON, Lanark CLASS 12 FORAGE PEAS 1. David Reid, Renfrew, ON, Renfrew 2. Larry Reaburn, Westmeath, ON, Renfrew CLASS 13 SOYBEANS 1. Tibben Farms Inc., Brinston, ON, Dundas 2. Wilsonia

From left, Gerald Hunter (Judge); Jeff Waldroff (Committee Chair), Phyllis MacMaster (Judge), and Don Giff (Committee) discuss entries in the 2013 Pedigreed Seed Show in the Greely Community Centre in early March. There was increase both in the number of exhibitors and entries in the 2013 show, according to the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association, sponsors of the competition and farm show. Jim McCuaig photo

Farm/Murray Wilson, Fournier, ON, Prescott 3. Bill Duncan, Pakenham, ON, Lanark CLASS 16 CANOLA 1. Harold and Shelley MacPhail , Almonte, ON, Lanark CLASS 17 RED CLOVER 1. Bruce and Brian Hudson, Kinburn, ON, Carleton

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“... softens and soothes like no other.” — Jamie Endvick Dairy Farmers of Ontario board member and Kemptville College alumnus Henry Oosterhof speaks at the University of Guelph Kemptville Campus graduation ceremony, May 24.

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“You have accomplished something special, and you should be proud of this achievement for the rest of your life,” said the 1979 graduate of the institution and resident of the Athens area, where his family operate a robotic dairy farm. The father of four and new grandfather of an eight-month-old credited

both Sunday school and his education at Kemptville as the two foundations of his life story. Oosterhof seemed most passionate on the subject of the Total Management Concept (TMC) he learned while attending Dr. George Fisher’s class at the school then known as Kemptville College. He still cherishes an old copy of the Milk Marketing Board’s monthly magazine that focused on Fisher’s dairy farm philosophy and TMC, which arrived at the Oosterhof farm in the year after his graduation. “It was incredible, my whole three years summed up in one magazine,” he exclaimed, as the crowd chuckled. “Dr. Fisher taught … that each of us — each of you — have talents and gifts. Use your talents as much as you can along with hard work and perse-

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High absorbency peat moss bedding

armers are always looking For any innovation that

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option that might be able to do just that is peat moss stall bedding.

Jamie Smith is the main Ontario distributor of peat moss bedding with Master Feeds. He originally saw the product a few years back at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show. The supplier outlined the high-absorbency of the product and Smith thought it might be a good way to help improve herd health. The moss comes from bogs in Quebec near the New Brunswick border and is made from the moss species sphagnum. Originally much of the research had been done in Finland where peat moss bedding has been used for many years, but now its

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benefits are being seen in Ontario and Quebec. “It all got going because a Quebec company decided to try it based on it absorbency,” explained Smith. It is that high absorbency, 20-times its weight, that makes it so attractive. In addition it has been seen to reduce bedding/labour costs, reduce bacteria and odour, based on how much it absorbs, cut manure volume, reduce ammonia and improve feet and leg height along with overall animal health. It is four times more absorbent than straw and three times more than shavings. Smith also points to the benefit that it has no expiration. The reason why it has such a high level of absorbency is that it is an all-natural product. It is free of weeds and synthetics so bacteria cannot grow in it. So far, Smith has seen positive trends since intro-

Linda McGowan of Russell organized the Ottawa Valley Light Horse tack sale held on May 11 at the Russell fairgrounds. McGowan, who keeps her two Morgans in Edwards, had vendors come in from as far away at Waterloo and Quyon, Quebec. This is a first for McGowan, but she hopes to host another sale next year of the equine-related items that ranged from halters to brushes, clothing and everything in between. PJ Pearson Photo

ducing it to Ontario. “We went from zero to now 100 loads per year in Ontario, over the last three years.” Smith says that he has seen its popularity grow across the province and the bedding doesn’t seem to be more popular in any one area. “I really do see it becoming a mainstream.

Some years bedding availability is limited based on the impacts of the weather. Peat moss bedding is cost effective and I think it will be an option for farmers in Ontario.” Detractors of the product point to its darkness, that will make dark barns even darker. It is also dusty because it is dirt, but Smith

points out that it settles quickly and for newer barns, that are better lit and lighter, it doesn’t make much difference. The product also has different applications of farms. It has been used in calf pens and for cows that are ill. Smith says that cows notice the dryness. The main retailer in Eastern Ontario is Mark Schokking at Lanark Leeds Distribution in Smiths Falls. He has been selling

the product for the past three years. He too highlights the product’s cleanliness on cows and its cost effectiveness. He says that he has noticed farmers using it on its own but also to complement straw. Schokking also points to its ease to work with and that it is easy to remove and has high-fertilizer value. For more information on the peat moss bedding Schokking can be reached at 613-283-3438.

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Editorial Rise of the robots It’s Dairy Month and time to marvel at the phenomenal innovations in agriculture in recent years. We were reminded of the rapid rate of change in the industry during a visit to the Canada Agriculture Museum at the Central Experimental Farm, recently re-christened the Agriculture and Food Museum. The renaming itself is reflective of evolution in the industry, this time led by consumers who want to know ever increasing details about the origins of their food, the more local the better. Museum management decided it was time to clearly link agriculture with food to help give mostly urban consumers a better understanding of those origins. There are several exhibits in the museum, one of which is an attractive 10-tractor interactive display that’s been in place for about a decade. Officials say it’s time to update it because so much has changed in a relatively short time, including reliance on GPS. Focusing on dairy, the biggest development during that time frame would have to be robotic milkers. Do you remember how weird and kind of scary the concept was when it first arrived in Ontario a little more than 10 years ago? Here and there, farmers began trying out robots one at a time, not sure if they or their cows could cope with the revolutionary technology. Some took right to it – both man and beast – others were much more reluctant. Some purchased robots then ripped them out of the barns in fits of frustration. One of the most respected dairy operations in the world, Ferme Gillette near Embrun, passed up on robots. Owners the Patenaude family insisted farmers have to remain up close and personal with their cows for maximum production. How times have changed. The Patenaudes are sticking to their guns but other big dairy operations have embraced robots, some now moving into second and third generations of the devices. As many as 150 Ontario dairy farms now rely on robots, with new installations comprising 70 per cent robots compared to more traditional milking systems. Not long ago, we visited Hoenhorst Farms Ltd. in Oxford County that has six robotic milkers purring around the clock in the middle of the barn, accommodating the 300-head herd that sleeps on cushy waterbeds and enjoys fold-out foot baths. That’s more than $1 million worth of milking equipment, with owner Gerrit Wensink reluctantly considering moving up to the next generation. By the way the cows strolled casually into the six slots, politely waiting their turn, it was clear they’d grown fully accustomed to the process. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food says it typically takes three to four weeks to reach a point where up to 90 per cent of cows use the system voluntarily. Wensink is certainly satisfied. His biggest problem is that he can’t get quota to expand his operation. It seems there are still some things in dairy haven’t changed that much over the past decade.

Museum a-buzz Speaking of the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum - in the commentary just above this one – we salute the 30-year-old institution for dusting itself off and trying to lure a larger audience. It already has the kiddy market sewn up with demonstrations on rabbit care and butter making, along with birthday parties and summer camps that sold out 900 spots in 24 hours this year. Some 170,000 visitors pass through the turnstiles every season, mostly families with kids. Now the CAFM is after the adult market, including farmers. That’s right! It seems farmers aren’t regulars at the Ottawa museum dedicated to their trade because they tend to believe it showcases pretend farming for city slickers. While it’s true the facility is primarily trying to teach the rudiments of agriculture and food to urban consumers, there are plenty of features the farm crowd would find interesting, including the on-site buildings. Now the CAFM is upping the ante by trying to transform itself into a central destination for farm organizations. Noting its strategic location, management points out the museum is easily accessible to groups across Eastern Ontario and West Quebec. But where to meet once on the museum grounds? Well how about the spiffy $4.6 million Learning Centre with its gleaming exhibit space, event rooms, lecture hall and labs? Opened only a few weeks ago, there’s a fee for use of the centre services but it’s adjustable depending on the nature of the group and the meeting. The ground floor is packed with interesting items, many of which were hidden away in storage for years, including a miniature working western grain elevator. Farm groups are beginning to take CEFA up on its hosting offer, with the Ontario Beekeepers Association holding its summer meeting there July 6. Delegates who tour the museum will be impressed with the permanent display “Taking Care of Beesness”. The title alone should cause a buzz.

AgriGab Mayor Watson’s rural-ness exposed Anybody living in and around Ottawa knows that Mayor Jim Watson is a folksy guy in a buttondown business suit kind of way. He’s often described that way, as an ah-shucks politician who loves to attend events, from agricultural fairs to community picnics and everything in between. He recently told a city newspaper that he might not be so available if he was a family guy… but he isn’t. He lives alone and, for such a consummate politician, the electors are his extended family. When one runs into Jim at functions big and small, he’s very approachable and always has a few minutes to chat. He has a lot of time for the “rurals” and, unlike Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne who appointed herself Agriculture and Food minister, you suspect it’s sincere and not just about garnering votes. After all, while he can be as smooth and savvy as any big city mayor, Jim was raised in Lachute, Que., only one step removed from the farm. In fact, his uncle still raises beef cattle there. So when the Nation’s Capital gains a new showcase for its rural culture and businesses, something seemingly so important to the mayor that he attaches his title to it, you truly want to believe in an age of cynicism vis-à-vis all politicians that it’s for all the right reasons. The inaugural Mayor’s Rural Expo was held May 31. Because of The AgiNews publishing deadline, we couldn’t report on its success or failure. But we can tell you the mayor says it’s a work in progress that he hopes to develop and expand over the next several years. Jim told us that personally. You see, he’s the kind of politician that, if he hears a humble agricultural reporter is looking for input on something he’s involved in, he’ll call himself. I didn’t even instigate the contact. I emailed the city’s Rural Affairs office looking for information from the bureaucrats. The Mayor’s Rural Expo wasn’t held in some out of the way community centre. It happened at Ottawa City Hall, one of the highest profile downtown locations, with more than 40 display booths provided to certified rural exhibitors free of charge. The new Expo had a head start in drawing a crowd in that it piggybacked on Food Aid Day, a successful fundraiser for the Ottawa Food Bank launched nine years ago by Navan farmer Wyatt McWilliams to collect cash and beef for the needy. Known for his involvement in both the Hay West and recent Hay East projects, McWilliams welcomed the mayor’s initiative as a means of bringing

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by Tom VanDusen even more awareness to Food Aid Day. Not that it needs much of a boost. Broadcast on local radio, since its inception Food Aid Day has raised close to $1 million in cash and a million pounds of beef, some donated, most purchased at sale barns for processing into hamburger and distribution through the food bank. Last year alone, $167,407 was collected. Nimble-fingered Laureen Harper, wife of the Prime Minister, is a star attraction, a repeat contestant in the popular celebrity cow-milking contest. With Watson flipping pancakes and welcoming visitors, the 2013 Food Aid Day/Rural Expo started with a $5 breakfast provided by Proulx Sugar Bush and Berry Farm, and Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm. That was to be followed by a $10 hamburger barbecue laid on by The Works restaurant, with Expo running from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The mayor committed to the project in January during his State of the City address. Rather than reinvent the wheel, he felt the best approach was to partner with Food Aid Day. An organizing committee made up of himself and rural council members pulled the program together. He said the idea for the exposition came to him during round table discussions as part of the last election campaign. It became clear that many Ottawans had little understanding of the magnitude and importance of the city’s rural component. In fact, Ottawa is the largest agricultural city in Canada with more than 2,000 square-km of farmland and other rural territory. It contains 1,128 farms and 26 country villages; farm revenues in 2011 were more than $200 million. The rural reaches were acquired through amalgamation more than 12 years ago, generating a lot of hostility among farmers and other residents dragged unwillingly into the city. In the interim, much has been done to soothe the frustration, including establishment of an Ottawa council committee dedicated to rural and agricultural issues, as well as the Rural Affairs office that promotes city programs with a country bent. While Expo is part of the continuing process of making the “rurals” feel welcome, it’s more about opening the eyes of urbanites to the riches that abound just beyond the fringe, Jim explained. Then he had to let us go. He had an event to attend.

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Searchable archive at www.agrinews.ca Continued from page 2 2. Bill Duncan, Pakenham, ON, Lanark 3. David Reid, Renfrew, ON, Renfrew CLASS 19 TIMOTHY 1. Wilsonia Farm, Fournier, ON, Prescott 2. David Reid, Renfrew, ON, Renfrew CLASS 21 FIRST CUT ALFALFA (85% or more alfalfa) 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON.Frontenac 2. Ferme DD Gascon et Fils, Sarsfield, ON, Russell 3. Mallenmar Farms, Seeleys Bay, ON, Frontenac CLASS 22 FIRST CUT LEGUME OTHER THAN ALFALFA 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 2. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON, Dundas 3. Derek Posthumus, Wolfe Island, ON, Frontenac CLASS 23 FIRST CUT LEGUME AND GRASS 1. Dwyre Farm, Elgin, ON, Leeds 2. Ferme Dlasept, St. Albert, ON, Russell 3. Mallenmar Farms, Seeleys Bay, ON, Frontenac CLASS 24 FIRST CUT GRASS (85% or more grass) 1. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 2. Dwyre Farm, Elgin, ON, Frontenac 3. Art and Adrie Pol, Mountain, ON, Dundas CLASS 25 SECOND CUT ALFALFA OR OTHER LEGUME (85% or more legume) 1. Normand et Denis Léger, St.Isidore, ON, Prescott 2. Bruce Paul, Carp, ON, Carleton 3. Ferme DD Gascon et Fils, Sarsfield, ON, Russell CLASS 26 SECOND CUT MIXED LEGUME AND GRASS (80% and 20% either way) 1. Jim Tims, Almonte, ON, Lanark 2. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 3. Ian and Tracy Porteous, Ayrporte Farm, Winchester, ON, Dundas CLASS 27 LARGE SQUARE OR ROUND BALE HAY -1ST cut 1. Ian and Tracy Porteous, Ayrporte Farm, Winchester, ON, Dundas 2. Nandale Farms Ltd., Pakenham, ON, Lanark 3. René Harnish, Curran, ON, Prescott CLASS 28 LARGE SQUARE OR ROUND BALE HAY - 2ND cut 1. Ian and Tracy Porteous, Ayrporte Farm, Winchester, ON, Dundas 2. René Harnish, Curran, ON, Prescott 3. Halpenny Farms, Almonte, ON, Lanark CLASS 29 HAYLAGE 1. T and H Haerle Farms, St.Isidore, ON, Prescott

2. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON, Dundas 3. Raymond Shannon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac CLASS 30 A- BALED HALAGE 1st Cut 1. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON, Dundas 2. Henry Posthumus, Wolfe Island, ON, Frontenac 3. Nandale Farms, Pakenham, ON Lanark CLASS 30 B - BALED HAYLAGE 2nd Cut 1. Francis Henderson, Brinston, ON, Dundas 2. Paul Ropars, Ropars Farms, Winchester, ON, Dundas 3. Ferme Dlasept, St. Albert, ON, Russell CLASS 31 OAT AND/OR BARLEY SILAGE 1. Halpenny Farms, Almonte, ON, Lanark 2. Normand and Denis Léger, St. Isidore, ON, Prescott 3. Gerald, John and Martin Westervelt, Westergreen Farm, Brinston,ON, Dundas CLASS 32A PROCESSED CORN SILAGE 1. Ferme DD Gascon et Fils, Sarsfield, ON, Russell 2. Taylea Farms, Perth, ON, Lanark 3. Dessaint Inc., Sarsfield, ON, Russell CLASS 32B NOT PROCESSED CORN SILAGE 1. John and Jeannette Devries, Williamsburg, ON, Dundas 2. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON Frontenac 3. Sid Vanderwert, Lyndhurst, ON, Leeds CLASS 33 GRAIN CORN 1. Tibben Farms Inc., Brinston, ON , P0125 Pioneer, Dundas 2. Bruce and Brian Hudson, Kinburn, ON, Croplan, Carleton 3. Taylea Farms, Perth, ON, Lanark CLASS 34 SHELLED CORN 1. Taylea Farms, Perth, ON, Lanark 2. Barbara-Ann, Michel and Kevin , Glaude, Berwick, ON, Pioneer P9623HR, Stormont 3. Barbara-Ann, Michel/ andKevin Glaude, Berwick, ON, N86, Stormont CLASS 35 POTATOES -20 tubers, table stock 1. Russell Sortberg, Elgin, ON, Leeds 2. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON, Yukon Gold, Frontenac 3. Bruce and Brian Hudson, Kinburn, ON, Spunta, Carleton CLASS 36 SPECIAL SHELLED CORN BIN CLASS 1. Chantland Farms, Portland, ON, Leeds 2. Steele Acre Farms Inc. Glen Steele, L’Orignal, ON, Prescott 3. Cedarlodge Farms , Arden Schneckenburger, Morrisburg, ON, Dundas CLASS 37 BEST SHEAF OF CEREAL GRAIN 1. Halpenny Farms,

The AgriNews June, 2013 Page 7 Almonte, ON, Lanark 2. Harold & Shelley McPhail, Almonte, ON Lanark 3. Mallenmar Farms, Seeleys Bay, ON, Frontenac CLASS 38 HAY QUALITY

1. Jason Jamieson, JAAR Farms, Beachburg, ON, Renfrew 2. Jim Tims, Almonte, ON, Lanark 3. Wilsonia Farm, Murray Wilson, Fournier, ON, Prescott CLASS 39B SPECIAL EXPORT HAY

COMPETITION 1. Jim Tims, Almonte, ON, Lanark 2. Nandale Farms, Pakenham, ON, Lanark 3. Gary Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac CLASS 39A SPECIAL EXPORT HAY 1ST CUT

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The buzz on bees UCPR declares May 29 Bee Day

L’ORIGNAL– The Advisory Committee on Agriculture and the office of Economic Development and Tourism of Prescott and Russell officially recognized Wed., May 29 as the Day of the Honey Bee, as declared by the elected representatives of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) in May 2012. “As an amateur beekeeper who appreciates bees as well as their honey, I am pleased that the United Counties of Prescott and Russell is celebrating May 29 as the Day of the Honey Bee. This day

could help develop activities that would raise awareness among the residents of our region on how to maintain conditions for proper bee health,” said Achille Drouin, a member of the Beekeepers Association of Prescott and Russell. The importance of bees within our ecosystem is such that more than a halfcentury ago, Albert Einstein believed that if this insect were to disappear from the globe, the human race would disappear only four years later. According to the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists, honey bees have been disappearing at considerable percentages for more than a decade, including a recent winter mortality rate of 21 per cent. “The bee, in addition to producing natural products with beneficial properties recognized for millennia, such as honey, propolis, and wax, is responsible for more than 75 per cent of the pollination required for the production of flowering plants. In

recent years, the bee has been exposed to certain parasites and human intervention, both being conditions which threaten its survival,” explained René P. Berthiaume, Warden of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. The importance of eating natural honey is well known to many researchers around the world, largely due to its dietary and therapeutic properties as well as being rich in easily absorbed simple sugars and endowed with a more pronounced sweetness than white or brown sugar. “Everyone knows about honey and a large majority of people recognize that this is an excellent food – but, at the same time, it is hardly consumed! It’s worth knowing that the Prescott and Russell region is marked by several local beekeepers from whom you can get this nectar,” concluded Warden Berthiaume. Rich in organic elements, honey also

boosts the body’s immune defense system and promotes better calcium absorption and magnesium retention. Honey also contains essential vitamins such as B1, B2, B3, B5, C, A, B8, H, B9, D and K and is also an anti-anemic and antiseptic. “Prescott and Russell is a region where agriculture plays an important role in the local economy and we need to raise awareness about the importance of preserving our bees for crop pollination. Many foods and crops on which we depend absolutely need, or at least benefit from, the pollination of honey bees,” said Sylvain Charlebois, Director of Economic Development and Tourism with the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Visit the website of the Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network at www.agro-on.ca to locate a beekeeper near you. Honey keeps perfectly and retains all its qualities for many, many months, even years.

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Searchable archive at www.agrinews.ca Conatinued from page 7 4-H CLUB CLASSES CLASS 40 POTATOES 1. Lindsay Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 2. Sandra Hudson, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 3. Shaelynn Crane, Carp, ON, Carleton CLASS 41 OATS 1. Molly Reid, Renfrew, ON, Renfrew 2. Lindsay Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 3. Ben Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac CLASS 42 BARLEY 2 ROW 1. Lindsay Gordon,, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 2. Ben Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 3. Curtis Schultz, Douglas, ON, Renfrew CLASS 43 BARLEY 6 ROW 1. Lindsay Gordon, Inverary, ON. Frontenac 2.. Ben Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 3. Austin McCord, Kinburn, ON, Carleton CLASS 44 SPRING WHEAT 1. Ethan Booker, Fournier, ON, Prescott 2. Bruce Porteous, , Winchester, ON, Dundas 3. William Baumgartner, Navan, ON, Russell CLASS 45 WINTER WHEAT 1. Megan Styles, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2. Bruce Porteous,

Winchester, ON, Dundas 3. Dana Hudson, Kinburn, ON, Carleton CLASS 46 SOYBEANS 1. Michael Sullivan, Kinburn, On, Carleton 2. Bruce Porteous, Winchester, ON, Dundas 3. Alex Wilson, Fournier, ON, Prescott CLASS 47 GRAIN CORN 1. Allison Hudson, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2. Garrett McDiarmid, Osgoode, ON, Carleton 3. Taylor Gillan, Pakenham, ON, Carleton CLASS 48 BEST SHEAF OF CEREAL GRAIN 1. Kerin Hudson, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2. Clodine Baumgartner, Navan, ON, Russell 3. William Baumgartner, Navan, ON, Russell CLASS 49 4-H COUNTY EXHIBIT - Open to any 4-H club 1. Regan Carkner, Mallorytown, ON, Leeds 2, Glengarry Sr. Dairy Club, Apple Hill, ON, Glengary 3. Russell 4-H Woodworking Club, Russell CLASS 50 4-H MEMBER EXHIBIT 1. Curtis Schultz, Douglas, ON, Renfrew 2. Erika Wilson, Fournier, ON, Prescott 3. Kelsey Smith, Finch, ON, Stormont

The AgriNews June, 2013 Page 9 CLASS 51 SPECIFIC TO 4-H PROJECT 1. Jr. Hilary Voith, Battersea, ON, Frontenac 2. Jr. Naomi Loughlin, Elginburg, ON, Frontenac 3. Jr. Courtney Orser, Sydenham, ON, Frontenac 1. Sr. Jessica Brown, Glenburnie, ON, Frontenac 2. Sr. Jennifer Clement, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 3. Sr. Robyn RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton CLASS 52 “ME” POSTER 1. Jr. Nathan Keurentjes, Dalkeith, ON, Glengarry 2. Jr. Aimee vanLoon, Berwick, ON, Stormont 3. Jr. Abby Proctor, Athens, ON, Leeds 1. Sr. Olivia Proctor, Athens, ON, Leeds 2. Sr. Brittany Carkner, Mallorytown, ON, Leeds 3. Sr. Jacob Proctor, Athens, ON, Leeds CLASS 53 POSTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY 1. Jr. Kyleigh Jampen, Mountain, ON, Dundas 2. Jr. Megan Payne, South Mountain, ON, Dundas 3. Jr., Caitlin Jampen, Mountain, ON, Dundas 1. Sr. Karen Edwards, Navan, ON, Dundas 2. Sr. Katherine Palmer, Mountain, ON, Dundas 3 Sr. Robyn RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton CLASS 54

COLLECTION OF 10 WEED SPECIMENS 1. Jr. Megan Styles, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2. Jr. Melissa Brisson, Embrun, ON, Russell 1. Sr. Vicki Brisson, Embrun, ON, Russell 2. Sr. Robyn RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 3 .Sr. Reagan Sluiskes, Lansdowne, ON, Leeds CLASS 55 FIELD CROP SEEDS 1. Jr. Megan Styles, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2 Jr. Alex Wilson, Fournier, ON Prescott 3 Jr. Kyle Wilson, Fournier, ON, Prescott 1. Sr. Evelyn Levac, St.Bernardin, ON, Prescott 2. Sr. Reagan Sluiskes, Lansdowne, ON, Leeds 3 Sr. Taiga Cholette, Lefaivre, ON Prescott CLASS 56 ANY ARTICLE OF WOODWORKING 1. Jr. Brad McLean, Winchester, ON, Dundas 2. Jr. Patrick Daoust, Finch, ON, Stormont 3. Jr. Dylan Barkley, Inkerman, ON, Dundas 1. Sr. Derek Lillico, Mountain, ON, Dundas 2. Sr. Daniel Lillico, Mountain, ON, Dundas 3. Sr. Roseline Dignard, Embrun, ON, Russell CLASS 57 SEWING 1. Jr. Kaleb Carkner, Mallorytown, ON, Leeds

2. Jr. Alexander Carkner, Mallorytown, ON, Leeds 3. Jr. Frannie Proctor, Athens, ON, Leeds 1.. Sr. Robyn RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2. Sr. Amanda Irwin, Brockville, ON Leeds 3. Sr. Brittany Carkner, Mallorytown, ON, Leeds CLASS 58 ANY CRAFT ITEM 1. Jr. Lauren RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2. Jr. Maddison Barkley, Inkerman, ON, Dundas 3. Jr. Peyton VanDenBroek, Mountain, ON, Dundas 1. Sr.Robyn RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2. Sr. Jacob Proctor, Athens, ON, Leeds 3. Sr. Brittany Carkner, Mallorytown, ON, Leeds CLASS 59 ANY ITEM STITCHERY 1. Jr. Aimee vanLoon, Berwick, ON, Stormont 2. Jr. Lauren RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 3. Jr. Maddison Barkley, Inkerman, ON, Dundas 1. Sr. Robyn RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2. Sr. Amanda Irwin, Brockville, ON, Leeds CLASS 60 ONE PAGE FROM A SCRAPBOOK

1. Jr. Megan Styles, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 2. Jr. Sheldon Shane, Lyn, ON, Leeds 3. Jr. Lauren RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton 1. Sr. Brittany Carkner, Mallorytown, ON, Leeds 2. Sr. Christine Lillico, Mountain, ON, Dundas 3. Sr. Robyn RochonKaiser, Kinburn, ON, Carleton CLASS 61 A 4-H PROJECT BOOK 1. Jr. Kyleigh Jampen, Mountain, ON, Dundas 2. Jr. Caitlin Jampen, Mountain, ON, Dundas 3. Jr. Chantal Puenter, Chesterville, ON, Dundas 1. Sr. Alana McLean, Chesterville, ON, Dundas 2. Sr. Vicki Brisson, Embrun, ON, Russell 3. Sr. Reagan Sluiskes, Lansdowne, ON, Leeds CLASS 62 1ST CUT HAY - LEGUME AND GRASS 1. Lindsay Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 2. Alex Wilson, Fournier, ON, Prescott 3. Thomas Puenter, Chesterville, ON, Dundas CLASS 63 2ND CUT HAY - MIXED LEGUME AND GRASS 1. Lindsay Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 2. Ben Gordon, Inverary, ON, Frontenac 3. Tomas Baumgartner, Navan, ON, Russell

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Technical Updates

New fertilizer container recycling program for farmers launched

popular recycling program for farmers is being expanded to include new products. In addition to accepting empty, clean pesticide containers, CleanFARMS will now also accept plastic fertilizer jugs and pails under 23 litres as part of its annual recycling program. “Over the years we have seen farmers bring fertilizer containers into collection sites so we knew there was a need to expand our program. It’s great to see members of the fertilizer industry step up and support this new initiative,” says Barry Friesen, general manager of CleanFARMS, the industry stewardship organization that operates the program. The empty pesticide container collection program was first developed almost a quarter century ago by Canada’s plant science industry to take responsibility for the full lifecycle of its products. CleanFARMS, which is now responsible for the programs, is committed to helping farmers properly manage and dispose of agricultural waste. “The empty pesticide container recycling program has had a huge impact in terms of keeping waste out of landfills and protecting the environment. The empty fertilizer container collection program will build on this,” says Friesen. Every year, approximately 4.5 million empty, triplerinsed plastic pesticide containers are safely recycled into items that can be used back on the farm, such as farm drainage tile. CleanFARMS encourages farmers to follow three easy steps in order to ensure the containers they’re returning, including fertilizer containers, can be properly recycled. Farmers are asked to triple or pressure rinse containers to remove all product, remove the cap and label, and return the containers to the nearest collection sites. A full list of collection sites can be found at www.cleanfarms.ca. “We’ve tried to make this as easy as possible for farmers. They follow the same preparation steps they’re used to and simply bring their fertilizer containers along for the ride when they’re recycling empty pesticide containers this year,” says Friesen. For more information visit www.cleanfarms.ca or contact: Nadine Sisk 613-218-6063.

Urban Agriculture: Livestock and Poultry

rowing your own food can be very rewarding and many people are looking at the opportunities they have right in their own backyards. Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are already part of the urban environment for many people, but others are looking for more ways to bring the farm to the city. Some, for example, want to raise chickens in their backyards. This brings its own unique set of challenges for municipalities. Here are some of the issues municipalities should consider before developing bylaws around keeping livestock or poultry:

Animal Health and Public Health: Livestock and poultry can be sources of diseases that are passed to humans. These animals require health management and veterinary care, as well as basic biosecurity measures, to minimize the occurrence and spread of diseases.

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Animal Care: Basic hygiene is essential when caring for animals, who also need proper shelter, food, water and adequate space to stay healthy. Manure must be disposed of in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. But even with the best care, some animals will die, which means there have to be plans for disposing of dead animals.

officers. Attendance is by registration. To get a copy of the Measuring Up! guidebook, sign up for training or for more information go to http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/rural/edr/pmr/pmr-inforeq.htm or email performance.resources@ontario.ca or call 1-877-424-1300.

Predators: Livestock and poultry can attract predators such as coyotes, rats, skunks, raccoons, foxes and neighbourhood pets.

Food Safety: Municipal councils should also be aware of provincial and federal regulations regarding food safety. For example, regulations under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001 govern the sale of ungraded eggs. While people are allowed to keep a limited number of chickens for egg production for their own consumption, producers can only sell their ungraded eggs for a consumer's own use (i.e. not a commercial activity). The eggs must be clean and not leaking and sold only from the producer's own premises. The sale of ungraded eggs is also subject to Section 19 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act which allows Public Health Inspectors to seize any food that constitutes a "health hazard". All meat and poultry sold in Ontario must be inspected by a meat inspector. Urban producers may sell meat only if the animals or birds are slaughtered at a licensed abattoir. In such cases, producers would have to comply with federal animal transportation requirements.

Other Production Considerations: A person is allowed to raise up to 300 broiler (meat) chickens or less than 100 layers per year on their premises. Larger commercial poultry and egg operations are subject to quota requirements under the Farm Products Marketing Act.

Programs and Services

Performance Measurement Resources for Economic Development

he Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Rural Affairs recently launched Performance Measurement Resources for Economic Development and is delivering training across Ontario in the spring and summer of 2013. The one-day regional training sessions will be hosted by: Ontario East Economic Development Commission – June 6, 2013 (Brockville) Southwest Ontario Economic Alliance – June 13, 2013 (Goderich) Kenora Economic Development Corporation – June 23, 2013 (Kenora) Bracebridge Economic Development – July 11, 2013 (Bracebridge) These training sessions are for economic development Continued on page 23

Resources

Fact Sheets and Publications

To order OMAF and MRA publications and factsheets: Visit any OMAF and MRA Resource Centre/ Northern Ontario Regional Office or Service Ontario location http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/offices/rural_ont_ad.htm Visit the Service Ontario website at: www.serviceontario.ca/publications or call 1-800-668-9938 Visit the OMAF and MRA website at: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/products/index.html or contact the Agricultural Information Contact Centre by calling: 1-877-424-1300 The following free supplement and factsheets are now available: 2013 PROTECTION GUIDE FOR TURFGRASS, Supplement to Publication 384, Turfgrass Recommendations, January 2013; this supplement contains changes/additions/deletions to the 2009 edition of Publication 384, Turfgrass Management Recommendations. It replaces previous supplements, is available free of charge and will also be included with new orders for the book. 13-021: How to Spray Asparagus in Fern, Agdex 254/635; new. 13-023: European Crane Fly, Agdex 273/636; new. 13-002 : Santé animale – Botulisme, Agdex 400/660; new. 13-004 : Santé animale – Herpèsvirus équin, Agdex 400/660; new. 13-006 : Santé animale – Hantavirus, Agdex 400/660; new. 13-008 : Santé animale – Coxiellose (fièvre Q), Agdex 400/660; new. 13-010 : Santé animale – Grippe, Agdex 400/660; new. 12-058 : Calculateur du poids cible des porcs lourds, Agdex 240; new.

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The business began in the 1930s when Elwood Cochrane and his family began delivering raw cream and eggs and to local residences. In 1938, the Ontario Health Act stipulated that all dairy products for consumption had to be pasteurized, and so the family built the dairy in 1937. It still resides on Gregoire Street, in Russell, where the business processes and packages milk for delivery. Elwood died in 1979, but his son, Floyd, had taken over much of the business in the 1960s, according to grandson Kevin, who now runs the

dairy with older brother Barry after Floydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing in February of this year. Â The dairy no longer runs its own herd of Holsteins grazing in the surrounding green fields, but instead receives a supply of conventional milk from local area farms. On Tuesdays, the dairy processes and bottles organic milk from farms as far away as Kingston and Iroquois. The majority of the organic milk is then transported to the Guelph-based co-operative Organic Meadows for distribution. Between conventional and organic sources, Cochrane bottles 15,000 hectolitres of milk every week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from whole milk to skim to chocolate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for a client list of over 750 home deliveries. Kevin Cochrane says their clientele has grown by leaps and bounds as people choose to choose to â&#x20AC;&#x153;liveâ&#x20AC;? more locally and organically. Â The dairy also provides

milk for local school lunch programs and day care centres and sells products to Ottawa restaurants and health food stores such as The Herb and Spice on Bank Street and the Murray Street Kitchen. During the Christmas season, Cochraneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eggnog canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be kept on store shelves nor can its lemonade in the summer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; another tasty product made and packaged at the dairy. Another aspect of the business is the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s option to receive milk in good old-fashioned 946 ml glass bottles, supplied by Stanpac industries out of Toronto. Cochrane says that some folks prefer the fresh taste of milk poured from glass over plastic, the nostalgic feel of the format, and the idea of a green alternative to plastic. Stanpac has been supplying the dairy industry since 1948 with its glass bottles, which are reused and sterilized on the spot after col-

lection. A deposit of $3 is collected on each bottle. The dairy also has partnerships with other Eastern Ontario dairy producers such as Pembrokeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Natural Whipping Cream, Stirling Butter , St. Albert Cheese Astro yogourt and Bettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bread of Alexandria to name a few, and makes their prod-

ucts available for delivery on the milk route. Cochrane stated that the family has no plans for expansion of product or building in the coming years, but will just keep with the current flow of things. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things are steady right now, and it is working well for this family-run businessâ&#x20AC;? stated Cochrane. Â

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Orchardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;frost fanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; battles unseasonal cooling temperatures By Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer ROQUOIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; COld

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For more than a decade, according to co-owner Calvin Dentz, has occasionally contracted the services of a chopper company to fly low over the family orchard when temperatures dip as the trees are in blossom â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not an entirely unusual practice for apple growers in the province. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve probably done it five times in 15 years,â&#x20AC;? says Dentz. The blades stir slightly warmer air above the orchard toward the ground, preventing frost damage . But this year, the family eschewed the chopper by erecting a $40,000 wind machine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or â&#x20AC;&#x153;frost fan,â&#x20AC;?

as Dentz calls it â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Â powered by a V10 Ford propane engine. Located alongside a 10-acre block of Honey Crips, the approximately 40-foot-tall unit automatically kicked on during two nights of chilly temperatures in early May. Spinning at high RPM while oscillating for maximum coverage, the machineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dual blades are specially angled to blow the air down onto the trees, raising temperatures as much as three to four degrees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The chopper is not as efficient,â&#x20AC;? capable of only a one- or two-degree hike, he says. One night of flying a helicopter over the orchard also costs $6,000, including travel time from the contractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Montreal base, he points out. The manufacturer estimates that installing a wind machine will pay for itself over five frost events, he adds, noting that there are thousands of them in Washington State. They were first adopted by vineyards and peach growers in

this province but apple growers are starting to see their value as well. Dentz and his brother operate the farm begun by their parents more than 50 years ago. They produce much more than apples â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, asparagus and other vegetables also grown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think without this technology, we would not be expanding our orchard here,â&#x20AC;? he says, adding they intend to double the size of the orchard block closest to his house. The plan

includes adding another frost fan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just too risky with the frost these days. We figured if we were going to stay in the apple business, we would need to invest in something like this. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy with the results in this first year.â&#x20AC;? Without the new wind machine, he estimates that less than 10 per cent of the blossoms in the Honey Crisp orchard would have survived. Only about 10 per cent of blossoms are necessary to produce a normal crop, so a kill rate below that

threshold seriously affects the amount of fruit. Last year, amid a hard frost that devastated a lot of Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apple production, the Dentzes and another local orchard, in Mountain, jointly contracted a helicopter for one night last year. But Calvin Dentz says wound up with about 25 per cent of a normal crop last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a crapshoot deciding to bring in the chopper or not,â&#x20AC;? he says, explaining the call must be made before knowing for certain if temperatures are guaranteed to drop below a

dangerous level. The gamble can result in an expensive, wasted trip, or a costly decision to forgo the call. Helicopter costs have also risen to about $1,400 per hour, he says, thanks to a regulatory change a few years ago that barred smaller two-seaters from flying at night. That meant switching to bigger models that use even more fuel. It also meant seeking the services of a more distant contractor in Montreal instead of Ottawa, increasing the necessary flying time and cost.

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Now thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the new frost-combatting Orchard-Rite machine at Dentz Orchards and Berry Farm is powered by Ford V-10 propane engine. It helped protect the delicate Honey Crisp blossoms from frost damage on a couple of cold nights in May, a cheaper and more efficient method than using a helicopter, according to Calvin Dentz. Zandbergen photo

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Kemptville grads Continued from page 3 verance, and good things will happen. “Dr. Fisher also taught us to accept that we do not possess all skill sets. There are times when your business will profit from the expertise from the expertise of other professionals. It will be to your advantage to realize that your business can become more profitable when you utilize the skill sets of other men and women, and they will assist you in moving you toward your long-term goals,” he said. He rhymed off the various players that have brought their knowledge to the table at the Oosterhof farm over the years, from lawyers and accounts to plumbers, veterinarians and even neighbours. His own years at Kemptville College “had an incredible, positive effect on me,” he told the audience. “I arrived here a quiet, curious individual. And it didn’t take me long to be impressed by the enthusiasm and talents of my classmates. I’ve made several life-long close friends at Kemptville, and keep meeting graduates all over this province.” Several role models in his church and in the agricultural community “ inspired me to get involved in leadership of the community and agricultural organizations, and they also also were the inspiration for

my vision and passion for dairy farming,” he recounted. Among those that “thoroughly impressed” him as a young man was his local Milk Marketing Board representative Dwight Bennett. Oosterhof recalled being wowed by Bennett’s professionalism when speaking to fellow farmers. “I was impressed enough that before my wife and I were married, I told her that I was going to work long and hard on the farm, and set it up, so that one day I could become the local dairy board member.” They were planning their 25th wedding anniversary when he was first elected to the board of DFO, he added. He also recounted an important life lesson in returning to his parents’ farm after completing postsecondary education. It didn’t go over well with his folks when he soon pronounced the operation not big enough. He came to the realization that his Dutch-immigrant parents, who had worked hard for what they had, “didn’t owe me anything,” he said. “If I wanted to be a business partner with them, I would have to treat them respect, and work hard, and earn my place on the farm. It took a couple of years, but our business relationship did improve as did our level of trust.” Continued on page 21

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Even though the StAlbert Factory is not operating in the town, a store has been set up across the street, from the factory, to sell the famous cheese. Here, employees Josee Theroret and Michelle Mongrain stand with some of the fresh cheese curds.

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St-Albert aims for Christmas Continued from page 18 Currently, production of St. Albert’s cheese is being done in two plants: Chalifoux Dairy in SorelTracy, Quebec and Champetre Cheese in Repentigny, Quebec. The cheese is then brought to a re-opened cutting room in Mirabel, Quebec, before being loaded up in their trucks and brought back to stores. The organization has about 50 per cent of their employees working, including five in Sorel-Tracy, four in Repentigny and 12 in Mirabel. The support from the industry has been overwhelming to Ouimet. He says he has been quite impressed specifically with some of his bigger retailers.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;A diploma in our hands, good friends around us and the rest of our lives in front of usâ&#x20AC;?: Co-valedictorian Holly Prinzen Continued froam page 14 Taking the advice of another of his lecturers at Kemptville, the family began a profitable sideline raising tenderlean bull calves. Oosterhof said they also looked into other opportunities to boost revenue over the years, including maple syrup production and seed sales, but always settled on buying more quota instead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through all these years, I continued to apply the total management concept put forward by Dr. Fisher,â&#x20AC;? he noted. The practice eventually included relying on the professional services of lenders to fund capital improvements on the farm â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a new idea for the operation when it borrowed to tiledrain some land. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was after the first ditch was cleaned out, and the first 20 acres was tiled that my father understood that borrowing money for business improvement could provide huge dividends â&#x20AC;Ś by allowing us to plant crops earlier and harvest mature crops on dry ground.â&#x20AC;? Last year, the farm â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now including his brother as a partner â&#x20AC;&#x201D; eschewed the old tie-stall barn and built a free-stall robotic facility. But rather than buying more quota as the usual method to boost cash flow, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve invested in a couple of solar projects on the farm, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were finally able to find an investment that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require us to get up earlier in the morning or work longer at night and does not take us away from managing the dairy herd.â&#x20AC;? The April 2012 switch to robotic milking initially prompted â&#x20AC;&#x153;utter chaosâ&#x20AC;? in the herd as the Holsteins bawled with uncertainty in their new environment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here is where having good relations with neighbours and friend and family members really paid off,â&#x20AC;? Oosterhof said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With 12 neighbours and friends divided into two shifts, we started milking. It took nine hours to milk that first round of 80 cows with two robots. It was very stressful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next shift was handled by my son with some of his University of Guelph Kemptville Campus classmates. Seven hours later, they were still laughing and joking together.â&#x20AC;? The turnaround began happening in the third shift, he said. On the third and fourth day, visiting neighbours â&#x20AC;&#x153;were in awe of the scene. Cows needed very little guidance to enter the robotic milking stall. The barn was visibly peaceful,â&#x20AC;? he proudly reported. Round-the-clock shifts continued for two weeks before the family felt confident enough in the cowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; training to curtail the human presence in the barn. Co-valedictorians The Class of 2013 featured a pair of valedictorians. Holly Prinzen of Picton and Scott Brown of Enterprise, both graduates of the agriculture program, shared duties at the podium. The Kemptville campus â&#x20AC;&#x153;had a lot to offer,â&#x20AC;? Prinzen reminisced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were so many opportunities for all of us to be involved â&#x20AC;Ś There was always something going on to be involved in, and fun things going on around campus. The best birthday parties were hosted by the biggest group of

friends here, giant gingerbread men were seen around campus. On really warm spring days more people were out enjoying the sun than were in class,â&#x20AC;? she said, recounting some of the memories. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where the future will take us, but it will continue to be a learning experience. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some unforgettable times here, and made some lifelong friends, all our work has paid off,â&#x20AC;? declared Brown. The result at that moment was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a diploma in our hands, good friends around us and the rest of our lives in front of us,â&#x20AC;? he added. Ministersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and GG awards Along with their Associate Diplomas in Agriculture, Benjamin Koch and Kendra Cavanagh received two of the higher profile awards of the afternoon. Koch, hailing from St. Pascal in Clarence-Rockland, got the Ministry of the Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs Ministersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Leadership Award â&#x20AC;&#x201D; presented to the graduate best combining leadership in student activities with academic standing over their two-year stay at the campus. At 95.8 per cent, Cavanagh took the Collegiate Bronze Medal for highest overall average. Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) Dean Dr. Robert Gordon made the presentation to the Kinburn resident on behalf of the Governor General, while Campus Director Claude Naud introduced recipient. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kendra is truly an all-around impressive individual who stands out not only for her stellar academic performance but also her many personal accomplishments during her time here on campus,â&#x20AC;? said Naud. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Highly motivated and extremely hardworking, she has taken advantage of every opportunity to gain new experiences and contribute back to the campus community,â&#x20AC;? he added of Cavanagh, noting her service as a volunteer tutor, treasurer of the 2013 College Royal, and founder of the campus judging team. Citing her athletic accomplishments in rugby, baseball and volleyball, Naud also reported she had landed a position with Farm Credit Canada. Graduation emcee Heather Buck lauded Koch for his athletic prowess â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as a goldmedal winner in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ontario Provincial Agricultural College gamesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and leadership abilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This past year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the privilege of observing this transformation of a shy, quiet and inexperienced member into a confident, resourceful, and well-respected business leader who actively guided his colleagues in planning, decision-making and operations,â&#x20AC;? she said of the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; council president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no clue,â&#x20AC;? Koch said afterward, when asked by The AgriNews if he had any inkling of capturing the Ministersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was working hard in school, but I had no idea I was getting this.â&#x20AC;? Koch plans to embark on a two-year agricultural equipment mechanic program at Olds College, Alberta, before bringing those skills back to his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eastern Ontario dairy farm. Also drawing him out west is the opportunity to play more college sports at Olds, especially basketball and volleyball, he told The AgriNews. See photos on page 30

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Local brewers crafting success By Pamela Pearson and Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writers ASSELMAN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; COMING UP ON ITS

FIRST ANNIVERSARY IN JULY, LOCAL MICROBREWERY CASSEL BREWERY OF CASSELMAN â&#x20AC;&#x201D;ABOUT 40 MINUTES SOUTHEAST OF OTTAWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE FUTURE AS BUSINESS IS BOOMING.

Becoming known for its distinctive brews, the operation is owned by trio Mario Bourgeois, Benjamin Bercier and Michel Racine. Bourgeois is the brewmaster, Bercier is the man behind the tap and responsible for books and sales, and Racine is in charge of marketing and branding of the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s craft beers. The idea to start the brewery came when Bourgeois, who had made about 4,000 litres of homemade beer at home since 2000, decided it was time to expand and jump into the proverbial vat of running a business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just got bored with the taste of home kits and started to experiment. I built all the equipment I needed and then moved forward to develop recipes. Golden Rails Honey Brown Ale was the first,â&#x20AC;? says Bourgeois, at the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rented location beside the CPR train tracks, in a building shared with a local bowling alley. The brewmaster was inspired by Fullers half beer, half mead recipe from Bathurst, New Brunswick, to come up with the debut brew for the burgeoning firm whose logo features a locomotive with apropos slogan â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hop On.â&#x20AC;? After doing much research, he found a honey malt from British Columbia and with a slight modification had a winner with beer drinkers; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of five main beers produced by Cassel Brewery. Developed next was Hopper Car India Pale Ale (IPA), Lilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Red Steamer and the wheat ale White Fog, a refreshing summer beer, based on a Belgian Witbie, made with Canadian wheat and two-row barley, coriander and orange peel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can enjoy a wheat beer with an orange slice on the glass rim. Wheat beers also showcase a prominent yeast flavour which is in part responsible for the haziness of the beer.â&#x20AC;? Bourgeois adds that this beer in partic-

Searchable archive at www.agrinews.ca more visibility. Currently, patrons must visit the operation in Casselman to buy bottled beer, or visit eateries such as Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arrow and Loom on Bank Street or the Red Door Lounge in Moose Creek to have a pint from the tap. More tap locations are listed on the website www.casselbrewery.ca. Bourgeois says that plans are in the works to buy the building they currently occupy, so they can expand beyond their 1,000 square feet for increased production and more retail

space. In their first year, the microbrewery has brewed approximately 38,000 litres of beer but has the capacity for up to 70,000 litres. They hope to ramp this up to 350,000 litres within the next two years, he says. Bourgeois also points out that the company is adding 500 ml bottles to the line, a capability they lacked upon startup. But small brewers enjoy a camaraderie, he explains, and in keeping with this friendly philosophy, Vankleek Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prominent

craft brewer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Beauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Natural Brewing Company â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has recently passed on their old bottling line to Cassel Brewery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great opportunity that Beauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was able to help us with, and I plan to place a plaque on the line recognizing where it came from. When or if we pass it on to another budding brewer, it will show how different business in the same industry can support one another without feeling they are competing against one another â&#x20AC;&#x201D; kind of a pay-it forward ideology.â&#x20AC;?

Employing three parttime employees, the brewery is looking forward to the expansion and what the future holds for the craft beer industry as a whole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is passion in a bottle for me and my partners,â&#x20AC;? says the brewmaster. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a passion that has attracted the attention of their local PrescottRussell Community Development Corporation. The agency last month awarded the firm a $55,000 grant through the Eastern Ontario Development Program.

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Evans Milk Transport marks 60 years By Lois Ann Baker and Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writers EWINGTON — AN EAsTErN ONTArIO cOmpANy

WITh dEEp rOOTs IN ThE mIlk-hAulING INdusTry Is cElEbrATING A mIlEsTONE ThIs yEAr. ThOuGh IT sOld Off ITs mIlk TruckING busINEss IN 2008, EvANs mIlk TrANspOrT IN NEWINGTON Is NOW IN ITs 60Th yEAr Of OpErATIONs uNdEr ThAT bANNEr — As A schOOl bus ANd GENErAl TruckING fIrm.

Much has changed since current owner Rory Evans’s father first started the business in the era prior to dairy supply management. In 1953, Albert Evans got the concern rolling with ice trucks delivering ice to Cornwall. Around 1955, he bought a can-milk truck, shortly thereafter growing to a fleet of eight trucks. They picked up milk from farms contracted with a Kraft plant then located in Newington. The operation purchased its first bulk milk truck in 1963. “I was born into this

business,” says Rory Evans, who started driving in 1975, two years before the business became a limited company under the name Evans Milk Transport Ltd. The firm was soon operating with five single-axle trucks and picking up 18million litres of milk from 117 farms. Over the years they managed to buy out a couple of other milk haulers, winding up with the rights to a route bounded by Highway 138 in the east to South Gower in the west. Prior to the then-Milk Marketing Board’s takeover of milk production and supply in the late 1960s, farmers contracted directly with processors, and small independent cheese factories dotted the landscape. Evans still recalls the names of these long-defunct concerns in his corner of Eastern Ontario — in places like Finch, Berwick, Lunenburg and Heckston. Highly prized by dairy farmers were contracts with the bigger entities like Ault’s or Kraft. “Kraft was always known to pay pretty good,”

he recalls. In the early days of the company, when milk was still shipped in 100-lb milk cans, the job of a milk truck driver was very physically

demanding. Cans were stacked one atop the other, two high, on a flatbed truck. Evans says his father stacked the full cans onto

the truck while standing on the ground, lifting the first row waist-high lift, then placing the top tier with his arms fully extended above his head. “It was all the swing,” says Evans, who was too young to personally take part. He believes the

work contributed to his father’s back problems that emerged in the 1980s. The job also involved bringing back the empty, numbered cans to the farms, which had to be placed in proper order for continued on page 31

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Crown drops Robinson appeal

HESTERVILLE –THE oRdEaL IS fInaLLy oVER foR daVId and MaRILyn RobInSon. WHILE anIMaL CRuELTy CHaRgES LaId by THE oSPCa WERE STayEd LaST dECEMbER, THE CRoWn fILEd To aPPEaL THaT dECISIon. Defence lawyer Kurtis Andrews said that the appeal was finally dropped by the Crown but not before the Robinsons spent about $5,000 getting ready for the appeal. Because the Crown had failed to notify them of the decision to drop the appeal and they incurred the unnecessary expense, the Robinsons went back to court requesting compensation for costs. The request was denied.

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Evans marks Continued from page 29 drop-off. They also contained the farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; respective orders of cheese and other supplies from Kraft, such as milk filters, he says. Albert Evans was also in the vanguard of encouraging farmers on his route to abandon cans for bulk tanks, and started selling the units. He even paid finder fees when tipped off about new milkhouse projects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad would bring in the tanks from Belleville, and the guys from Kraft would help set them up at the farm,â&#x20AC;? his son says. 1990, the company switched to tandem trucks, then tri-axle trucks in 1994. In 2006, they purchased a tractor-trailer and hauled milk to Toronto five nights a week and to Trenton and Belleville on the weekends. They eventually disposed of the milk run in 2008, split between buyers Villeneuve Milk Transport Ltd. and SD&G Milk Transport. With his daughter not interested in carrying on with the milk business, Evans explains that he opted to get out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had an opportunity to sell is, so I did,â&#x20AC;? he says. Although he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss all the rules and regulations that have cropped up through the years, he does miss talking to the farmers.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The business has changed dramatically over the years,â&#x20AC;? says Evans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farms have gotten bigger.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become big business,â&#x20AC;? he adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;like a lot of other family-oriented businesses.â&#x20AC;? At the time of the sale five years ago, Evans Milk Transport served 26 farms, but those farms were supplying 22 million litres of milk per year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more than the 117 farms of 30 years earlier. The proprietor says he really enjoyed the milk run and drove almost every day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a seven days a week, 365 days a year business.â&#x20AC;? In order to be licensed to haul milk, he was required to attend a week-long course. Evans says he was taught to gauge the milk strictly on sight and smell. If there was any doubt to the quality of the milk, a sample was taken and tested by the plant the milk was destined for; if they approved the milk, the driver returned to the farm to pick up the load. Such incidents were rare, Evans said, and more than likely coincided with a farmer being away on holidays and relying on relief help not as careful as the owner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ninety-nine per cent of the time we had no problems,â&#x20AC;? he says. He also confirms that milk truck drivers commonly handed out Dubble Bubble chewing gum to children on their routes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a practice still fondly remembered by more than one former farm kid. He says he also

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Lincrest Holsteins is celebrating becoming a Century Farm this year. The farm has been in the Link family name since 1913 when William Link purchased the farm after working as hired help for the owners. Shown here are Jack, Graham, Kim, Mason, Lori, George, Henry, Murray and of course Jasper the dog.

The farm has always raised Holsteins and today they have a herd of about 100 cows, milking about 35 to 40. The original barn is still standing and in use, however, additions and improvements have been made in recent years. The Linksesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; barn is a tie-stall barn, and they milk using a pipeline. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also stuck with some other tried-and-true technology, in that they still feed by wheelbarrow and have a corn crib. The Links pasture their cows, even in the winter, citing that this adds to the longevity and health of the herd if they can get

out and exercise a little. The cows at Lincrest are a closed breed. And while the herd is registered, they do not show any of their cows, though they have sold heifers that have been shown. One such cow, Freida, is rated at 89 points and should go Excellent. The rest of the herd is classified at nine Excellent, 22 Very Good, six Good Plus and eight not yet classified. However, Murray Link expects six of those to Continued on page 4b

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Horst Systems takes over Buter’s grain handling business By Lois Ann Baker AgriNews Staff Writer ILLIAMSBURG – EARL HoRSt fIRSt StARtEd HIS GRAIn StoR-

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His latest venture was to acquire the grain storage/dryer portion of Triple B Structures operations from Ralph Buter in Williamsburg. “There is a tremendous demands for grain storage and grain handling facilities

in this province because of the increase in crop land and the decrease in dairy,” said Horst. “It’s been an ongoing, growing business and I’m glad and fortunate to be apart of it.” Horst said over the past couple of years Buter had been trying to get him to take over his business, and Horst finally decided that the time was right. “Ralph allowed us to take over the grain handling part of his business as so we chose to do that here in February and now we are just trying to get organized here in the east to take over the marketplace that Ralph

has established over the years,” said Horst. Horst Systems is already well established in central Ontario and his goal is to make the Eastern Ontario branch just as successful. Both Horst and his wife, Fern, are from the Elmira area and that is where they first grew their business into now employing 90 to 100 people. “We’ve grown into a fairly substantial business there,” said Horst, “We have a huge amount of customers there, a reliable customer base.” conatinued on page 8B

Earl and Fern Horst have recently taken over the grain storage business from Triple B Structures. The Horsts already have an established grain handling business in Elmira, Ontario, and are planning to build on the success of that business and Triple B. Baker photo

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Dundas Holstein Family Fun Day at Lincrest July 19 Continued from page 2B be classified in the next few weeks. So far, since 1999, they have bred 22 Excellent cows. This is a rebuilding year for Lincrest, and Link says the pedigree is looking very good. The Links have chosen to stay small in order to improve on the herd, he says, and their main goal is to qualify and receive a Master Breeder Shield. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get closer every year,â&#x20AC;? said Link. The 200-acre farm also grows about 40 acres of wrapped hay. The Links also produce corn silage, barley and crib corn, though they do hire out for the silage as they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t own a combine. They used to wrap 3,000 to 5,000 small square bales a season, but have recently switched to large bales. They also have help in the way of Graham Pemberton, an 85-year-old who still helps with the harvesting and planting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one can plow as straight as he can,â&#x20AC;? said Lori Link. Link said Pemberton has been with farm since Graham took over.

While Graham and Murray run the farm together, the third and fourth generation to do so, the farm will one day pass on to Murray and maybe then on to one of his sons. Murray and Lori have four boys to raise: Jack, nine, Mason, seven, Henry, six, and George, four. Both Murray and Lori are hoping to keep the farm in the family by passing it on to one of the boys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to present the farm not as a chore, but a way of life,â&#x20AC;? said Lori. Murray agreed and added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A farm is a great place to bring up kids.â&#x20AC;? They have already applied to Young Farmers to get their Century Farm status and recently received the plaque that will be formally revealed at the Dundas Holstein Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Fun Day, which they are hosting at their place this year. Scheduled July 19 from 6:30 until 9 p.m., the Links expect to see 300 to 400 people at the event. For more information on the Family Fun Day, please contact either Murray or Lori Link or the Dundas Holstein Club secretary.

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Early robotic adopters upgrading By Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Reporter LMA — Robotic

MiLking tEchnoLogy is bEcoMing so EntREnchEd in EAstERn ontARio’s dAiRy countRy, thE EARLy AdoptERs who MAdE thE pLungE A dEcAdE Ago ARE now upgRAding to thE nExt gEnERAtion of MAchinE.

Case in point is Yolanda Farm, operated by Ron and Brenda Toonders and their son, Thomas. The operation takes its name from one of the first cows owned by Ron Toonders’s parents, Tony and Anne, Dutch immigrants who bought the place in 1953. In March, the Toonderses wrapped up moving their commercial milking herd into a new barn centred around a pair of Lely Astronaut A4 robots. They also bought a Lely Juno feed-sweeping robot that automatically travels and tidies the perimeter feed alleys inside the 132-by-178-foot barn that is topped by a roof glinting with a large number of solar panels. Their commercial pro-

duction herd of 95 Holsteins was previously housed and milked in a much older, retrofitted freestall barn located one concession south of the new facility. It was in 2002 that the first of two Lely Astronaut A2 robots — one of the first handful installed in the province — eliminated the old barn’s parlour after more than 30 years of parlour systems at Yolanda Farms. “The old barn didn’t owe us anything,” says Ron Toonders. “We were just short of a million litres shipped last year.” The new barn is “all about cow comfort,” he adds, speaking from experience. “That’s the biggest thing.” Prior to a 1992 barn renovation at the old place, the farm’s daily production per cow stood at 15 litres. “We retrofitted then, and it made a big difference,” he recalled. Production then reached nearly 30 litres per cow after Yolanda Farms went robotic in the early 2000s. And now they’re up a further three-and-a-half

litres per cow since the switch to the bright and airy new barn with twice the amount of square footage per animal. It has the requisite wide stalls — arranged in six rows — comfortable gel mats, automated ventilating curtains and large overhead circulating fans, as well as alley scrapers and back-scrubbing cow brushes. Built on a previously undeveloped Domtar poplar plantation site purchased six years ago, the new turnkey operation also saw the installation of a cementlined manure pit with a capacity of 1.5 million litres. The project also entailed the purchase of an unopened road allowance from the Township of South Dundas, which the owners upgraded and now travel as a convenient route between the original farmstead and the new barn. Toonders says they were looking at building in another couple of years but hastened their plans after being approached by a firm that wanted to lease roof space for a 250 kW solar

project, under Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff program. Eco Energy Reserves Inc. leases the south-facing roof slope and owns the panels arrayed on the surface. It pays annually to Yolanda Farms for the privilege. “We don’t own the solar part. We just get a cheque,” he says. Proximity to three-phase power lines at the new location — to accommodate the solar business — played a role in locating the new barn away from the original farmstead, acknowledges Toonders. The roof was also engineered with a milder slope of 5:12 instead of the usual 4:12 to maximize solar power production. Inside, the ceiling pitch is 3:5 where it would have been 2:5 in regular circumstances, he says. Constructed by contractor Leo Nyentap, the barn otherwise bears the hallmarks of today’s dairy industry, with lots of light and shiny white surfaces. A spacious office overlooks the free-stall area through a pair of large windows, not far from a gleaming new bulk tank that peeks

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Horst takes over Buter grain handling systems Continued from page 3B Horst said he and Fern have already relocated themselves to this area and have left the Elmira operations in their sonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hands. Triple B Structures also has a building side to the business, however Horst decided not to purchase that portion of the business and it has since been bought by a third party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are strictly a grain handling business. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all we do,â&#x20AC;? said Horst, adding that it will all be run under the Earl Horst Systems Ltd. Banner. Horst said they have already purchased some property in Winchester and have approached North Dundas Township about a zoning change so they can relocate the business to that area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be putting up a new facility there,â&#x20AC;? said Horst, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and from there we hope to grow this business as well as we have in the west. We are here to serve the customer base here.â&#x20AC;? Horst said they are in the middle of the zoning process now, and will begin the move to the new location once everything is in order. Horst hopes to be in the new facility by this time next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping to get the structure done over the wintertime, so we can hit

the ground running in the spring,â&#x20AC;? he said. As for new employees, he aims to hire more this summer to get ramped up and ready for next season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve actually just hired some electrical people so we are establishing our ground work to be a more flexible company in the grain storage end of it. We do excavating, electrical, we try to cover the whole project so that it is easier for customers to get their projects taken care of,â&#x20AC;? said Horst. Having a variety of talent in employ allows for the company to take care of any range of issues, he added. He also said they had cranes and boom-trucks and can take care of projects from the electrical aspect to the assembly of the steel itself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can take care of all avenues of the service factor,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to service our customers here the same way we service them at home.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to thank Ralph and Randy for the opportunity to keep on this business here,â&#x20AC;? said Horst. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve changed the name, we appreciate what they have started here and we appreciate what they stood for. We hope we can fill those shoes and carry on the business.â&#x20AC;?

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Dandydale to unveil new barn, robots June 28 By Darren Matte AgriNews Staff Writer ANKLEEK HILLâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; ExpANsIoN Is pArt of EVEry fArm opErAtIoN, ANd tHIs tImE It Is scott ANd mItzI dANdy At dANdydALE fArms IN VANKLEEK HILL wHo wILL bE cELE-

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JuNE 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had just outgrown our older barn,â&#x20AC;? said Mitzi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a while we had our herd separated in two barns, our old barn beside the new one and in another across the street. Now we have everything under one roof.â&#x20AC;? Construction on the new facility began Oct. 1, 2012 and was finished by April 1 of this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have never heard of a barn going up that quickly. Our contractor/project manager Sylvain Cheff was phenomenal. Nothing took extra time,â&#x20AC;? added Mitzi. The size of the new barn is 96 by 242 ft. It replaces a building that had been used for 45 years. It features two Lely A4 robotic milkers, which the Dandys believe are the way of the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are very simple and we have oN

found that there is not much difference between robots and a parlor or tie-stall system in terms of price. We toured about ten places using them in the area and figured they were for us,â&#x20AC;? explained Mitzi. In addition to the robots, some of the barnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other features are a feed pusher, natural ventilation, an office, that they plan to house a generator in, green freestalls and waterbeds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The feed system is brand new and a big improvement for us. We went from a wheel barrow to a feed mixer,â&#x20AC;? said Scott. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The green freestalls are something that are new, but gaining popularity,â&#x20AC;? added Mitzi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to focus on cow comfort.â&#x20AC;? The green freestalls are designed to provide maximum comfort and safety while encouraging resting to encourage higher milk production and increased life expectancy. The Dandyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently have a herd of about 140 head and are milking 70. Scott is a second-generation farmer after his father established the farm in the 1950s. The open house is set for June 28 from noon-10 p.m. at their farm located at 3275 County Rd 12, Vankleek Hill, Ontario.

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The new barn at Yolanda Farm, with its pair of Lely milker robots and perimeter feed alley, is a very comfortable place for the herd.

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Early adopters Continued from page 5B through a wall near the milkhouse entrance. While they currently draw feed from the main farm and dispense it to the cattle with a tractor-drawn TMR unit, Toonders hints that more technology is on the way to remedy that somewhat tedious situation. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more accustomed to getting up in the morning and seeing the cattle already fed by machine, as the old barn featured a fully automated Rovibec feeding system linked to a number of bins and upright silos. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We literally did all of our chores in one hour in the old barn.â&#x20AC;? As one option, he says theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seriously investigating a robotic feeding system that works with a planned bunk silo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a rare combination in Ontario today but more common in Holland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more precise and much less labour,â&#x20AC;? he says of the robotic feeding route and automation in general. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always trying to eliminate labour.â&#x20AC;? With 950 tillable acres, the needs of the dairy herd are well covered at Yolanda Farms. Toonders estimates that 250 to 300 acres feeds the herd, leaving the rest for cash cropping. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We no-till most every as much as possible. The only land we work is land thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been spread with manure.â&#x20AC;? With an actual capacity for a milking herd of 140 in the new barn, Yolanda Farm has been gradually buying quota in the small amounts currently available. However, their business plans do not ride on expanding production beyond current levels, he points out. The old Lely robots that diligently helped them fill their quota for the past decade have been sold privately. The farm weathered a bit of adversity last October, when hay inside a fabric-covered shed caught fire at the original farmstead, destroying much of their hay reserve at the time. But the new barn build was uninterrupted by this challenge. The Toonderses will host an open house at the new barn on June 15.

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Organic research at Alfred Campus Continued from page 10B â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked hard on developing a niche at our place and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going very well,â&#x20AC;? says media spokesperson Nicole Tessier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our program is traditional agriculture, but the farm is organic. It gives the opportunity to learn about the other side of the fence. Here we have the opportunity to talk to people who are involved in organic agriculture and organic dairy.â&#x20AC;? Farm manager Serge Courchesne says the farm has been shipping milk since 2008. It markets 32 kg of butterfat daily to the DFO which transfers it to various plants including Organic Meadow Co-operative. The herd of 38 has 32 lactating Holsteins and the remainder are replacement heifers ranging from zero to 24 months. The campus has 100 hectares for production of forages, grains, pastures and research plots. These include organic and non-

organic certified fields, but only the certified lands are used for the herd. Eighty per cent of the land is noncertified and 20 per cent is for other uses. Currently 25 acres of organic barley are being grown for the herd. In 2010 and 2012, there were some organic crop test plots, but none this year, although a conventional corn test plot will be examined for the effects of fertilizer on the soil. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a farm test plot, we look at the crop but mainly look at the soil and the fertilizer we use. We take the height and density measurements of the corn after using the fertilizer,â&#x20AC;? says Courchesne. In addition to fertilizer, some manure is spread on conventional plots and residue left after the biodigester process as well. He says the base of the organically certified cowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; diet is pasture or conserved forage and the ration is according to milk production. They receive roasted soybeans for protein, salts

and minerals and barley grain daily after milking in order to provide energy and protein. The cows are housed in the same barn a conventional herd occupied previously - a free stall barn with side panels that open to the outside, where they go for fresh air and exercise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main difference is the cows go out to pasture and they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t before. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on pasture now and in winter they go out for a couple of hours each day, except when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freezing rain, so they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slip. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less mechanical spreading of manure since they spread it themselves in the summer,â&#x20AC;? Courchesne says. As for medical treatment, Courchesne adds there is a contract with veterinarians to assess whether a cow needs to be treated or not. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No cow will be withheld treatment if sick,â&#x20AC;? he adds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But in organic production, the provision for meat and milk withdrawal

is twice to four times longer than usual.â&#x20AC;? During equipment cleaning, vinegar and peroxide are used instead of phosphoric acid. Also a brand soap is used in both certified and non-certified production, as is peroxide. Speaking from the experience of managing conventional and organic herds for years, Courchesne says he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see significant differences in the animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health between the two groups. The center has three researchers who are currently conducting trials including animal welfare specialist Dr. Elsa Vasseur, entomologist Dr. Simon Lachance and campus director Dr. Renee Bergeron with the help of two University of Guelph graduate students and a student from France. The researchers are working on a three-year trial to find alternative substances for external and internal parasite control. One trial for external para-

sites examines the use of rosemary, lemon grass and geranium. Trials for internal parasite control are underway at Alfred with tannin-rich forages like chicory andbirdsfoot trefoil. There are two groups of heifers being tested - the first is fed normal forage and the second has birdsfoot trefoil in their diet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chicory and birdsfoot trefoil can officially control parasites in sheep and goats,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Vasseur. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to test if it is sufficient for cows.â&#x20AC;? Vasseur says the cows consumed both forages, fresh and fermented. Last year a baseline was established on both chicory and birdsfoot trefoil, but the current study is on birdsfoot trefoil only. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the summer, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see if the ones fed birdsfoot trefoil are less likely to get internal parasites. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a preventative effect. In a year, when the cows are back on pasture, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a curative effect.â&#x20AC;? Organic standards require that cows have access to the outdoors dur-

ing winter as well as being on pasture during summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For two winters over 2012 and 2013, studies showed the cowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; preference for the outdoors. If cows had a choice of being outside, the majority preferred to be outdoors for three hours. This summer weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working on shade. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re testing a mobile shed that is moved twice a day, to see if the cows seek access to shade and we will investigate the impact on cow welfare and performance.â&#x20AC;? Two groups are in the winter outdoor study, the Holstein herd at the Alfred Campus that are in a freestall barn, and a herd with the Quebec Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute of Food Technology La Pocatiere Campus Organic Farm School. The Quebec herd includes both Canadians and Jerseys that are on a deep composted packed bed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the best housing is available, we want to see if they will go in or out. Our preliminary results show they prefer to be outdoors,â&#x20AC;? Vasseur states. Continued on page 17B

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and whey. The 2009 winner of the Premierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for AgriFood Innovation and Excellence, Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company in Picton was to reopen its retail store in May. It had been closed for a year while the business changed ownership and management. In the last few years before its closure, the company also won numerous American Cheese Society and Royal Winter Fair awards for its sheep and goat milk cheeses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to begin producing in the fall,â&#x20AC;? writes Fifth Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new owner, Patricia Secord, to The AgriNews. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until then, we partnered with some local artisan and Italian cheese products to have some wonderful cheese offerings which we are cutting and packing in the store. That includes some fresh as well as cellar and cave aged raw sheep milk (not local though). We will not be doing tours at this time.â&#x20AC;? Stewart Cardiff runs Shepherd Gourmet in St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in southwestern Ontario. He says he has seen â&#x20AC;&#x153;substantially more sheep milk being produced on farms and from new sheep milk producers.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;All in all, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen a 30 per cent increase in the sheep milk supply last year. More farms are growing rapidly. We supported 10 new sheep milk producers at least. Existing producers continue to expand.â&#x20AC;? Cardiff estimates the dairy processes 75 to 80 per cent of sheep milk in Ontario, serving the more commercial operations mostly in southern Ontario. Shepherd

Gourmet processes milk from all three ruminants, partnering with Krinos Food to make sheep, cow and goat milk blend fetas and pure sheep milk ricotta and yogurt. Its products are found in major grocery chains including Costco. Cardiff began by milking 1,450 sheep at a farm near Brussels and started a plant at Tavistock, which burned down in 2008. He moved the operation to St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, where it has become the largest sheep milk processor in Ontario and probably in North America. As a pioneer in commercial sheep milk production, Cardiff says â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the artisan business you have to make it. When we got the first plant going and built a reliable market, the business community got going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The dairy sheep industry is capital intensive, especially on a large scale,â&#x20AC;? Cardiff goes on to say. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a finite market. The artisan industry has potential but needs to command premiums for the product. At our level itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more volume based on good quality and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more price sensitive.â&#x20AC;? And along the road to success, producers will face a number of obstacles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of the size of Ontario, transportation and logistics are very difficult. Producers work together. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re grouped in communities. If there are enough families together, the truck routes make more sense. You need adequate volume to have a truck go to a laneway,â&#x20AC;? he says. continued on page 21b

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other day that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re up to about 25 kilos per cow of dry matter, which is fairly high,â&#x20AC;? said Loos. One thing that Loos has noticed since his cows have been fed the barley is that the calves born in the last six months to a year have shown better health and faster growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had any issues with dead calves or any real problems with scourage or anything like that,â&#x20AC;? he said, though he added he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure if that could be attributed to the fodder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The calves are taking off and they just keep growing. We have heifers in the heifer barn now that are a year old and basically ready to breed,â&#x20AC;? he said. Typically, heifers werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ready to breed for 15 to 16 months and Loos found quite a difference being

eat a whole lot more, when if fact they ate 25 to 30 per cent more.â&#x20AC;? Loos added that with the drought last season they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough feed for the cows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying different things right now to try to get through,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From a cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standpoint, they would love to be fed just hay, or halage. From a management point of view where I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make enough of it, we are going back to a 50-50 ration of corn silage and hay with the fodder,â&#x20AC;? said Loos, adding that corn would probably not be in his herds diet this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were feeding micronized beans for the last few years and for the past two or three months we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been feeding them any and our butterfat content has gone up, so I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll stay away from that as well,â&#x20AC;? he said. Loos said they would probably go with a purchased feed

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instead adding in protein or energy as needed to balance the ration. Loos said there was still a lot of interest in the fodder wheels, however he did admit that the biggest drawback was that it was very labour intensive. It usually takes him about 45 minutes a day to harvest the barley and re-soak it and his wife takes about an hour to reseed. However, Loos said that the manufacturer was in the process of trying to improve on the wheels to

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Artisan market promises growth for sheepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milk Continued from page 18B Producers supplying milk to Shepherd Gourmet have their milk picked up daily by 19,000-liter double axle tandem trucks. Cardiff says their standards are consistent with those of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario. All the milk is pasteurized and meets federal and provincial standards including the CFIA and HAACP (Hazardous Analysis and Critical Control Program). He adds this is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very difficult industry with very tight margins. We compete with imports and costs are increasing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenging with feed costs going up in the last few years. Lamb prices have also dropped. We pay more to help support the farmers.â&#x20AC;? But â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the ten years since I bought the plant I have not missed a monthly payment to the sheep market.â&#x20AC;? Despite the difficulties, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there is a potential for artisan cheese makers, for smaller producers with logistical challenges. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential if you have a lot of people drive by your gateway and with good local markets. The mainstream markets are up against the imports of cheese because of the softer Euro,â&#x20AC;? he adds. Owners of Best Baa Farm near Fergus,

Eric and Elisabeth Bzikot (the cheesemaker) run a dairy that serves 12 milk producers with the furthest 120-km from the plant. These life-long farmers started their careers in Great Britain and no longer milk sheep, but devote their energies to processing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ours tend to be smaller than the big farms that go to Shepherd Gourmet. Small and modest-sized farms are a good fit for us. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re mostly from western Ontario because if you go south youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to Toronto,â&#x20AC;? he says. Although there are no exact numbers, Bzikot estimates there are about 80 dairy sheep producers in Ontario. He bases his estimates on contacts he makes throughout the province while selling purebred British Milk Sheep with bloodlines from the United Kingdom. In addition, his involvement with the Dairy Sheep Symposium organized by the Dairy Sheep Association of North America (DSANA) gives him a fair idea of the numbers of producers in the province. This annual event held at different locations throughout North America regularly attracts between 100 and 130 participants and is scheduled this Nov. 7, 8 and 9 near Guelph.

The AgriNews June, 2013 Page 21B Over the years, Eric has seen agricultural fads like ostrich and wild boar come and go, but believes dairy sheep are here to stay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It looks good. We have benefitted from quite a lot of expertise from the University of Guelph and OMAFRA. The industry is a niche in the sheep industry and the sheep industry is small in itself.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expanding, not exploding. You can expand your flock only so much. Most people in sheep milking arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very rich. No one goes for huge advertising campaigns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably the leaders now. For a long time, it was in Wisconsin at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the biggest now.â&#x20AC;?

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Barley fodder wheels Uwe Loos stands in front of the Nutraculture Fodder Wheel he had installed about 2 years ago. Since adding the fodder to his cowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; feed, Loos has noticed a definite improvement in his herd.

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