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Vision sale averages $11,900, top cow goes for $131,000 By Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer MBRUN — TOPQUALITY HOLSTEINS

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top-selling calf, ?Sunnylodge Sudan Shelly, bought by Nick Thurler of Hulbert and Mark Comfort of Cardinal. “We had good support locally, and we had a lot of people,” Sunnylodge’s Mark Smith, co-manager of the sale, said of the event. Cattle were sold from the

GenerVations of Campbellville. Auctioneer Pierre Boulet’s gavel came down on a price of $48,000, to a new group of owners: O’Connor Land and Cattle Company of Ajax, Mapel Wood of Jerseyville and, again, GenerVations. Sunnylodge also had

Embrun auction site to buyers all over Canada and the U.S. Buyers also took part from Japan and France, said Smith, who explained overseas investors generally partner with North Americans and usually don’t ship animals off the continent anymore. But many of the pur-

chases stayed within Eastern Ontario, which Patenaude found heartening. A family affair The sale got off to a familial start, with members of the Patenaude clan lining up in auction ring spotlights. Louis Patenaude com-

mended his father, Gilles, for “working very hard to get this day ready,” and praised his “great mother Lorette.” “We’re all pretty proud we’re at this point now, in the business, and we’re all still a really tight family,” Eric Patenaude said later. Continued on page 3

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$131,000 IN FRONT OF MORE THAN 1,000 ONLOOKERS, NOT INCLUDING THOSE WATCHING ONLINE. At the end of the day, the average price clocked in at $11,900 for 107 cows and calves put on the block during the Sept. 21 event — well above the organizers’ $10,000 goal, according to Eric Patenaude, partner in the family dairy farm. They are now looking to reprise the event in a couple of years, thanks to the success of Gillette Visions 2012. “We’ll see, we’re still tallying it up, expenses to revenue, to see if it was worth the while. But I think we’re talking about ... holding it again in two years,” said Patenaude. The farm sold off more than 50 of its own cattle at the sale, he said, adding the renowned herd will quickly replenish itself. “We’ve got a great young stock coming up. It’s not going to take too long to build the farm back up, and still have the same quality genetics we had two weeks ago [before the sale],” he told The AgriNews at the end of September. “The calibre’s coming up.” The top-selling Ferme Gillette animal — jointly owned with Japan-based TWave — was Gillette S Planet 2nd Snooze. Ferme Maryclerc, near Québec City, bought her for $43,000 — third-highest price overall at the sale. Eclipsing them all was that $131,000 cow, a featured consignment. Joint owners Lookout Holsteins of Canton de Hatley, Québec, and Ricardo Pesce of Argentina, sold RalmaRH Manoman Banjo to Morsan Farms of Ponoka, Alberta, for the six-figure sum. The second most valuable purchase of the sale was Misty Springs Man O Man Satin, consigned by Sunnylodge of Chesterville and bovine genetics firm

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A family affair Members of the Patendaude family gather at the auction table prior to the start Gillette Visions 2012. From left: Mathieu and Marc Patenaude, parents Lorette and Dr. Gilles Patenaude, and Louis, Vincent, Eric Patenaude and some other members of the next generation. Zandbergen photo

Vision sale tops goal Continued from page 2 Quality on offer It was the first Gillette sale in 15 years, and the first to include an Internet webcast, handled by Holstein World Productions. The firm’s national marketing director, Randy Blodgett, attends Holstein sales and shows all over North America. Blodgett said Ferme Gillette had generated “quiet the buzz” in Holstein genetics over the last decade, in particular with its proven success as a producer of artificialinsemination bulls out of the farm’s 2nd Wind bloodline. “Bulls will produce tens of thousands of offspring,” he pointed out. “So when you’ve got multiple [quality] bulls coming through, it proves your genetics are truly valuable.” Thirty-five prospective bidders were registered to participate in the sale online, he said, about half an hour before the auction began. “There are some very impressive animals here,” said one potential buyer from Guelph, who attended in person and was eyeing an animal in the main tie-stall barn. “There are plenty of them that are good enough. It just depends on price,” said the man, declining to give his name. “We need farms like this that put Eastern Ontario on the map,” said Lucas Kaiser, a dairy farmer from Pembroke, who attended mainly to look and marvel, as the event also served as an open house. “I want to show my kids what you can do with hard work,” he said. The barn also offered the spectacle of two genuine bovine celebrities: 16-year-old ‘Smurf,’ the cow that now officially holds the Guinness Book of World Records for lifetime milk production; and 10-year-old ‘2nd Wind,’ celebrated as the progenitor of many fine bulls and cows and recognized as Holstein Canada’s 2011 Cow of the Year. The latter cow — which hasn’t been milked in years because its reproductive feats haven’t required a traditional pregnancy — is currently nominated for Holstein International’s Global cow of the year contest and Bullvine’s Golden dam title. Eric Patenaude admitted to worrying about extra stress all those visitors might have put on Smurf, whose stall is marked by the official certificate from the Guinness organization. “I think I was more stressed out than she was,” he quipped. See photos on pages 18 and 19

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Editorial Say “Cheesy” Where did you get your cheese? According to news reports, that sharp question is doing the rounds in Niagara Region as part of an ongoing investigation into a smuggling ring hooking up Canadian pizzerias and restaurants with illegal U.S. toppings. With the American product selling for as little as one third the price of its Canadian counterpart, some cross-border shoppers are allegedly earning up to $2,000 a trip by cramming their cars with cheese. Some of the cheesy smugglers are believed to be hardened members of the regional police force. Anyone caught bringing large quantities of undeclared cheese into Canada would be in contravention of the Customs Act. It’s a violation for failing to have proper permits and licenses from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. There are probably a dozen more government agencies with a hand in the vat, but we’re not sure who they are. A Port Colborne pizza maker told the CBC he was offered cases of contraband U.S. cheese for $150 each compared to his usual price of $240 for the Canadian equivalent. He turned down the deal partly because he knew the cheese was illegal and partly because it was inferior. Understandably, some restaurateurs grilled by the police at first thought it was all a joke: “Who’s going to go around trying to sell smuggled cheese… the mozzarella mafia?” But nobody’s laughing anymore as the investigation intensifies, with a joint border enforcement task force using surveillance and at least one informant to sniff out the truth. So beware! It could only be a matter of time before the cheese question begins to be asked in Eastern Ontario, replacing the more traditional query: Where did you get your smokes?

Oh My Gourd! At first glance, it might look like whoever devised Pumpkinferno at Upper Canada Village is a few gourds short of a load. Running on selected days from Oct. 5 to Oct. 31, it’s the latest festival at the Morrisburg pioneer park as staff tries to extend the season and the audience for existing and new attractions. It’s built around 4,000 pumpkins, but they’re not the genuine articles. This calabaza – Spanish for pumpkin - collection was molded in Mexico out of dense Styrofoam; while the foam field fruit look real and come in various shades of orange and off-white, they’re skinless, pulp-less and ultra light. Over the summer, a crew of 13 student workers carved and decorated them according to 30 themes and they’ll be set both as individuals and stacked by the hundreds in structures, glowing and back lit along the streets of the village. If you like them a lot, you’ll be able to take one home for up to $50 depending on size. Ay, caramba! It looks like UCV might have stepped in it again. For the past few years, village management has been under criticism for tampering with the authenticity of the recreated 1860s community, most of it about introducing festivals and other attractions which purists claim don’t fit the motif. In this case, the purists could certainly argue – we haven’t heard them do it yet – that any pumpkin festival at Upper Canada should feature the real McCoy, 1860s-style, not imported artificial orbs which wouldn’t have existed back then. But the Pumpkinferno promoters legitimately counter that, when they’re spending more than $500,000 on a show like this, they want durability, like the village’s other off-season festival, 12-year-old Alight at Night which features half a million coloured lights that come back out of their boxes every November. The problem with real pumpkins is that there’s only a carving, decorating and display window of about 10 days before rot begins to set in. Forget about bringing natural jack-o-lanterns back again next year. Should Pumpkinferno become as successful as Alight at Night, its creators could eventually look like cost-cutting geniuses for factoring in durability, the ability to reuse the same collection every year with a little tweaking and a few additions. Like Alight at Night, Pumkinferno could also become a boon to the regional rural economy at a time of year in an area where little else is going on. The true downside is that there won’t be any pumpkin pie at the end of the show.

AgriGab Interactive Rambling For the first time this year, Renfrew County’s venerable Rural Ramble that takes visitors to various village and back road destinations has gone completely digital… and personal. In other words, you can no longer get a paper guide and map for RR. If you don’t discover it online or learn somehow where to look for it, the fall driving tour could pass you by. While the future has arrived in RR’s case, a paperless world where all business is done interactively, it leaves hard copy peasants like this columnist a little in the lurch. Heck! I still print out on paper electronic press releases that arrive on my desk in order to fully process them. But that’s just me and a few other old codgers. Most RR fans are undoubtedly applauding the full electronic transition. Organized by the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association, the latest installment of RR is being billed as a “free online event” running through to Oct. 31, representing an extension of one full week permitted by the fact costly labour and printing expenses have been eliminated. The new web site designed by Blue North Studios (www.theruralramble.ca) features an interactive calendar that consumers can use to create personalized Rural Rambles from a vast list of possibilities. It’s as easy as falling off a log into a pile of multicoloured leaves. It’s been a gradual metamorphosis, with RR growing from a two-day farm tour to an ongoing festival featuring four themes: Adventure and Exploration; Agriculture and Food; History and Heritage; and Arts and Culture. The web site showcases special activities taking place over the course of the Ramble, clustered around the Valley’s signature Roots and Rivers driving tours. Even a reluctant, techno-goof such as myself can quickly assemble a tour over a day or to span few days. For example, clicking into Oct. 13, I discover a long list of possibilities beginning with the wildly popular Taste of the Valley food fair in Cobden where local farm products reign supreme. From there, I can head to Eganville and just stay there to enjoy three church open houses that day, including St. John’s Anglican, 1912, Grace Lutheran, 1888, and St. James the Less Catholic contained in a modern edifice since a devastating fire in 1995. I can cap my RR adventure off in Eganville with a Stone Fence Theatre dinner production of the rol-

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by Tom VanDusen licking play “Schoolhouse” under the supervision of Ish Theilheimer who invented the company with the goal of placing the Valley, its stories and music, front and centre on the world stage. If I want to keep moving, I can head one way to Barry’s Bay and visit the annual Found Art Competition featuring pieces made of junk, or head the other way to the Pembroke Farmers’ Market. Each participating RR site gets a thumbnail description and a map showing how to get there. There are even downloadable discount coupons such as $5 off a trail ride, $2 off a pony ride at Frontier Trails Camp in Eganville. Boy!… That Eganville is starting to sound like the centre of the RR universe, isn’t it! In explaining the evolution of RR, Lauren McIllfaterick, OVTA communications coordinator, said the association took over as sole organizer in 2010 after the Renfrew County Agricultural Leadership Advisory Committee decided to pull out. “The OVTA recognized the event as a great tool for increasing tourism during the slower fall season,” McIllfaterick (hold on while I double-check that spelling) said, explaining that RR was first extended to three themed weekends and made free to visitors. Previously, they were required to purchase an entry button or wristband. The new format falls in line with the OVTA mandate to promote the Valley to outside markets, not to plan or create special events. After considering limited financial and human resources, the association board of directors and marketing committee made the move to go entirely online and increase the duration of RR for a greater tourism boost in the slower fall season. The web site removes a lot of the administrative work associated with RR; sites now submit their entries on line and pay any fees the same way. McIllfaterick said research shows that more and more people are using Internet tools to research and plan holidays… 73 per cent of all leisure travelers. It sounds great, Lauren. Thanks for your helpful email comments that I condensed after first printing them off on paper.

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From there, they travelled to the O’Brien Farm just west of Morewood. Owner Dan O’Brien is a fourth generation beef producer who believes supporting family farms benefits both farmers and consumers. His beef are all born and raised locally and are all artificial hormone-free. After enjoying a tour of his facilities, participants were invited to a lunch catered by Urban Element. The final stop on the tour was at Halsall’s Honey, beekeepers since 1982. Halsall’s has about 200 hives located in five bee yards. Communications Manager of Farm and Food Care Kelly Daynard

“Foodies” from all over joined Farm & Food Care Ontario and Savour Ottawa on a tour of local farms to learn more about what local farmers have to offer. Dan O’Brien of O’Brien’s Farms in Morewood hosted a tour of his farm and a luncheon provided by Ottawa’s Urban Element, an upscale teaching and catering business located in a former firehall on Parkdale Ave. Host Dan O’Brien is at cenrtre in jeans and blue-checked shirt..

Baker photo said the day was a wonderful way for “foodies” to learn more about where the food comes from. This tour included many different

types of people from the food service industry, including a chef with the Chateau Laurier. O’Brien said he has hosted this and similar

events a few times. “It’s good for the general public to see what we have locally,” he said. Daynard added that she felt it was important not

only to see where food comes from, but what the area has to offer so that those in the food service industry can make the decision to shop locally.

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Aprovincial water bomber dumps a load on burning windrows of brush in South Dundas, Sept. 3. The local fire chief summoned the plane after the flames jumped between windrows, threatening the lives of four firefighters, in the chief’s estimation.

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Is it time to do away with burning to create new fields? By Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer OUTH DUNDAS— IN A MOVE

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potentially huge cost to the farmer involved —by the township’s first-ever professional fire chief. (Hired out of the Greater Toronto Area, Chief Chris McDonough joined the staff 20 months ago. In the wake of the fire in question, McDonough reinstituted a burn ban limited only to South Dundas —while farmers in neighbouring jurisdictions remained free to burn.) Mayor Byvelds, a cash cropper himself, indicates in one of his final answers that chipping and logging could be an alternative to burning windrows and piles of cleared brush — a relatively common sight in Eastern Ontario these days. Continued on page 7

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Continued from page 6 Byvelds also happens to head a township that experienced a particularly disastrous brush-pile fire in January 2008, when smoke blanketed Highway 401 and triggered a pile-up of transports that killed trucker Mario Fournier, 44, of Laval, Quebec. The mayor prefaced his Sept. 6 correspondence by pointing out he couldn’t answer for the other members of council.

Q. Have you or council recently heard from anyone questioning the level of fire department response to brush-pile fires initiated by farmers who do have a traditional expectation of burning off the remains of cleared woodlands to make new fields (a process that always produces smoke and some level of nuisance)? A. I have heard from one who had concerns but it was not directly.

Q. Have you or any members of council received a call yet from a landowner requesting that the municipality cover the hefty cost of those water bombers and other expenses related to extinguishing that fire in Dundela? A. Not that I know of.

Q. Do you think South Dundas would have attempted to fight that fire in Dundela so aggressively to the point of even calling in water bombers ... prior to the hiring of a professional fire chief from the city? A. That would be hard to answer. Chief McDonough has brought his expertise to our fire service and has a good knowledge of what needs to be done especially to protect the lives of the firefighters and others.

Q. Do you expect to? A. Hard to tell. It may be early as the invoices have not been sent out. Q. Have you or any members of council received a call or correspondence yet from a landowner requesting that the municipality not charge him the cost of firefighters observing his brush piles burning in a field near the hamlet of Irena [a few days before the Dundela fire] ... ? A. No.

South Dundas? A. The service is more knowledgeable and professional. There may be some challenges with the new operational plan but I don’t believe it is one that cannot be worked with. Council agrees and fully supports how our department is working. Q. Is the burn ban back on in South Dundas really as a means

Q. Do you believe the farming sector in South Dundas has to “pull up its socks” with regards to the way cleared fields are being burned lately? A. I think we need to work with the farming community to come up with a solution to all the issues. There is a respect for the ag community in what they are doing but it must be done in a way that is safe, contained and does not harm others which includes the smoke.

do believe there are methods of land clearing that are more efficient and will allow for less to be burned. It is not the easy way out but makes sense in the long run. South Dundas mayor Steven Byvelds

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Q. Do you believe the South Dundas fire department is becoming a little more urbanized in attitude and a little less sympathetic to the farming sector in rural

of calling a “time out” on farmers in the township, after last weekend [the Dundela fire] — in which case every one else is being punished collectively as well? (Note that there's no burn ban in North Dundas.) A. No. Up to Tuesday evening, it was extremely dry and even with the rain it has not really made things wet enough to be safe.

Q. Would you know how much money the township has spent responding to fires on recently cleared farmland, say, since the real push to create more tillable acres began three or four years ago, in concert with the rise in commodity prices and the ethanol mandate? A. I do not but it costs between $2,000 to $3,000/hr in equipment and personnel costs to fight a fire. Q. (On a related note, I wonder how many tons of carbon sequestered in 60-year-old trees has been recently released into the atmosphere, in Dundas County alone, to help meet the demand for “green” ethanol, and

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“When we heard about the break-in, we knew we wanted to help. As Canada’s leading agriculture lender, we’re committed to reducing hunger in our communities,� said FCC Relationship Manager Marc Beaudry. “We work closely with the Good Neighbours Food Bank, and we’ve seen first hand the great work they do. We know our donation will go a long way to help feed families in need.� The donation will be used to purchase food and other goods to re-stock shelves at the food bank. “It’s been great to see individuals and groups like FCC come together to help us through this difficult time,� explained food bank president Lisette Thibault. �Each month we help about 100 families with food baskets. We couldn’t do it without this type of community support.� Each year, the Good Neighbours Food Bank and FCC partner to collect food and raise dollars to feed hungry families in the township of Russell. Since 2008, over 80,000 pounds of food have been collected through the Embrun Drive Away Hunger tour. FCC Drive Away Hunger is a unique food drive concept that focuses on reducing hunger in rural Canada. This year’s tour will take

Farm Credit Canada representative Marc Beaudry presents a cheque for $2,000 to the Good Neighbours Food Bank in Embrun. From left are Judy Jackson, Monique Hayes, Joanne Paquette, Ginette Rivet and Beaudry.

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Technical Updates

Fall Pasture Management Following a Dry Summer By: Jack Kyle Grazier Specialist - OMAFRA

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he summer of 2012 has been one of the driest on record in Ontario and pastures are showing the impact. There are a number of steps to consider this fall and next spring to bring pastures back into top form.

Reduce Tramping Allowing pasture to re-grow and recover this fall will result in a more vigorous stand next spring. Sacrifice a small pasture and feed in this area rather than letting the livestock roam across the entire pasture. Once moisture levels return and the grass starts to re-grow, give pastures an opportunity to develop before allowing livestock to graze. The plants need time to grow new root and leaf material and re-build root reserves to replace what was damaged during the dry weather. If feeding green-chopped forage, be aware that nitrate levels may be high in drought-stressed corn or sorghum that could be deadly to livestock. Refer to "Potential Nitrate Poisoning and Silo Gas When Using Corn Damaged by Dry Weather for Silage, Green Chop or Grazing" .www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/dairy/facts/info_ beware.htm There are several other ideas that will provide forage for your livestock during the later part of the grazing season. Crop residues can provide excellent quality forage. Don't over look cereal stubble. There will be some volunteer grain in these fields that can be grazed. The fields could also be seeded with oats or barley immediately after the cereal harvest. If red clover was broadcast in the spring for a plowdown cover crop, consider grazing this growth. This will provide feed for livestock while the soil nutrients will remain in the field. Corn stalks can provide a great deal of forage after the grain has been harvested. In many situations, electric fence can be quickly erected at less cost than harvesting and hauling the feed to the livestock.

Annual Forage If sufficient growing season remains and soil moisture is adequate, consider an annual forage. Fall rye grows well into the fall, and greens up early in the spring. Depending on the length of growing season remaining, oats, rape or stubble turnips could be considered, but they must be sown by early- to mid-August.

Fertilizer Soil fertility plays a major role in fall pasture growth, the over wintering of the plants, and the following spring's production. Fall is a good time of year to help a pasture that is struggling from being overgrazed, stressed by poor growing conditions, or a combination of both. Nitrogen is the key, but phosphorous and potash are important additions to getting pastures back into productivity. Nitrogen fertilizer applied to a grass-based pasture during the early fall will encourage growth and help to rejuvenate the grass. Apply 55 - 75 kg/ha (50 - 70 lbs/ac) of actual nitrogen. Expect 20 to 30 units of dry matter production from each unit of nitrogen applied. Fall application will increase the sugar levels in the grasses, and promote more vigorous growth next spring. To establish new legumes in a pasture, the best method may be to apply phosphorous and potash this fall, and then frost seed late in the winter or early next spring with clover or trefoil. The legume seedlings will need a reasonable level of fertility to get properly established, and the weakened grasses will be less competitive.

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The ULTIMATE Opportunity - Plant Wheat! By Peter Johnson Provincial Cereal Specialist - OMAFRA

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arvest is EARLY! The window of opportunity for early planted winter wheat has never been bigger or better. Early planted wheat means HIGH YIELD potential! What are the management "musts" to maximize the probability of high yields?

1. Plant Wheat! Prices are high, straw is in high demand, and the rotational benefits have never been more evident. Add to this the double crop opportunities of oats for forage after harvest, a place to spread manure, and more acres with the same equipment.

2. Seeding Rates Wheat planted early yields more, with less disease, at lower seeding rates. Talk about a win-win. Pay less for seed and get more yield. Do not seed more than 1.2 million seeds per acre if you are 10 days or more ahead of normal. If you are really early, 1.0 million seeds/ac is more than enough.

3. Seed Treatments Early planted wheat is at higher risk for Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus, which is spread by aphids. While this is rarely a problem in Ontario, extra early seeded wheat is at higher risk. Consider a seed applied insecticide (Cruiser, Stress Shield) to control aphids if planting is extremely early (or if European Chafer is an issue). Early planted wheat is also at higher risk for snow mould injury. The new seed treatment "Sedaxane" (included in Vibrance XL) is reported to have increased control of snow mould, so inclusion of this active may prove beneficial. Note that there is no Ontario data to date supporting this claim. Difenoconazole (included in Dividend XL RTA and Vibrance XL) is always a must on all winter wheat seed in Ontario, to control soil borne dwarf bunt.

4. No Fall Nitrogen or Sulphur! Our research in Ontario has found absolutely no benefit to fall nitrogen or suphur. Fall nitrogen is simply throwing money away, and causing an environmental risk. Fall sulphur (elemental or in MESZ) has added cost with no yield benefit. Fall phosphorus pays, fall N and S do not.

5. Rotation The best rotation? Wheat after peas, canola, and edible beans! It will be extremely tempting to plant wheat following silage corn, hay or pasture. Remember the risks. • Fusarium is at maximum risk after any type of corn, silage or grain. If you must plant after silage, plant a Moderately Resistant variety and plan to spray a fusarium fungicide. • Take-All risk in wheat increases significantly following grassy hay or pasture. Try not to plant too early, and seed place 50 lbs/ac of muriate of potash (0-060). The chloride in the potash will offer some TakeAll suppression (40%).

6. Basic Management Applies You cannot have MEGA wheat yields if you don't do the basic things right! Seeding depth at a minimum of 2.5 cm (1 inch), but into moisture (unless over 7.5 cm or 3 inches), • seed placed starter fertilizer, • fall weed control, • tile drainage, • all those things that normally work still apply to early

seeded wheat.

7. Plant Wheat! Wheat helps proof your rotation against a dry summer, spreads the workload, and offers excellent opportunities to control weeds that otherwise escape. And wheat makes money.

Fall Cutting of Alfalfa By Joel Bag Forage Specialist - OMAFRA

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ith reduced forage inventories in the summer of 2012, it will be very tempting to cut some alfalfa for haylage or baleage this fall. This difficult decision will need to weigh the immediate need for forage against the increased risk of alfalfa winterkill and reduced yields next spring. How do we evaluate these risks?

Alfalfa Stands Significantly Stressed in 2012 At the same time that our alfalfa stands have been stressed to the limit, we are going to ask them for more. Alfalfa has suffered significant stresses that go back to last fall and winter. Saturated soils in late fall, poor winter hardening, water ponding and ice sheeting all took their toll, as did alfalfa crown and root diseases. As spring arrived early, we had multiple incidents of frost damage. A very dry April and May and alfalfa weevil significantly reduced first-cut yields. This was followed by exceptionally poor second-cut regrowth with little rain in June and July. Potato leafhopper has taken an incredible toll, especially in new seedings. A major contributing factor to poor first-cut yields is always cutting alfalfa during the fall. With forage inventory shortfalls, it is understandable why many take that risk. However, we have been seeing more winterkill recently, even in areas where it is less common. Stressed, weakened stands are at a greater risk of continued decline and poor yield. Digging some alfalfa crowns and roots and doing an assessment for disease and plant health can help in making fall cutting and rotation decisions. Refer to Alfalfa Stand Assessment at www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/info_alfalfa_sta nd00.htm.

Critical Fall Harvest Period The Critical Fall Harvest Period for alfalfa is the 6week rest period (450 Growing Degree Days, base 5°C) preceding the average date of killing frost, when alfalfa stops growing. Not cutting during this period allows alfalfa plants to re-grow and build up sufficient root reserves to survive the winter and grow more aggressively in the spring. When cut early in the period the alfalfa will use the existing root reserves for regrowth, "emptying the tank". Later in the period, the alfalfa uses photosynthesis to produce carbohydrates and stores them as root reserves, "refilling the tank". Cutting in the middle, of the Critical Period (3rd or 4th week), when root reserves have been depleted and not yet replenished, is usually higher risk than cutting at either the beginning or end of the Period. The Critical Fall Harvest Period begins as early as August 10th in northern Ontario, August 25 - 30th for eastern and central Ontario, and September 4th in the southwest (Figure 1). However, it is difficult to predict when that killing frost will actually occur. The actual date seldom occurs on the average date, so the beginning of the Critical Fall Harvest Period is a guideline only. Even when winterkill does not occur, the extra yield harvested during the Critical Period is typically offset by reduced vigour and lower 1st-cut yields the following spring. It can sometimes be difficult to observe, but still be significant. Research shows that the yield sacrificed by not harvesting during the Critical Period is usually regained in first-cut yield the following year. We certainly saw this • Continued on Page 12

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Hay East helps drought-stricken producers

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The AgriNews October, 2012 Page 11 conditions. Scotiabank is supporting the effort by establishing an account and accepting donations at any Scotiabank branch across Canada. For Ontario livestock farmers, the situation is urgent because drought has led to a critical feed shortage for livestock. This summer, fields in many areas produced no crops worth harvesting. Pastures for grazing livestock dried up early in the season, and stored grain and forage supplies will not last through the winter. “We’re really encour-

aged by the generosity our western neighbours are showing in helping to get feed to our livestock farmers in Ontario,” says Mark Wales, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture. “We’ve already had some businesses and individuals approach us to ask if they can donate money since they don’t have hay, and this Scotiabank partnership offer makes that possible.” Individuals or businesses may make a donation at any Scotiabank location across Canada, or cheques can be made payable to “HayEast

2012.” The OFA joined HayEast 2012 organizers in launching the program at a Canadian Federation of Agriculture Roundtable at the federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers’ meetings in Whitehorse on September 12. Farm organizations are pressing government to provide funds through the federal AgriRecovery program to assist with hay transportation from the Prairies. In the coming weeks OFA will be working with program organizers to

assess the need for forage in Eastern Canada. Organizers are working on setting up a website and toll free phone number to coordinate donations from farmers with hay to spare, and those in need of support. Ontario farmers in need of forage must apply to the program for consideration. Farmers in need can email forage@ofa.on.ca to be contacted about the application process once the program is finalized, or they can visit www.ofa.on.ca for a link to the program’s website once it is available.

Championship Holstein Show marks 25th anniversary

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EMPTVILLE — THE EASTERN ONTARIO/WESTER N QUEBEC CHAMPIONSHIP HOLSTEIN SHOW WILL CELEBRATE ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION AT THE

A.M. BARR ARENA THIS MONTH.

The annual show goes back much further than a quarter century, but it’s been exactly that long since its relocation to the Kemptville venue after many years at the Central Canada Exhibition. According to the show’s secretary-treasurer, Brenda Bennett, the show actually got its start in Kemptville, running 1941-47 in the Rideau River town, prior to its 1987 return under thenchairperson Allison Fawcett of Winchester. At this year’s edition, Fri., Oct. 12, Fawcett and his contemporary counterpart, Diane Powell of Crysler, as well as other original committee directors and past judges, will take part in a special 1:30 p.m. cake-cutting ceremony to acknowledge volunteers

Allison Fawcett who have made the event a success through the years. As for the actual competition, “we’re hoping for 150 head of cattle,” said Bennett of Benoaks Farm in Spencerville. Overseen by a board of about a dozen people — currently all from Eastern Ontario — the show is the last big one in the region before the Toronto Winter Fair. The Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec Championship Show starts at 9:30 a.m. and goes until about 3:30 p.m. Gerald Coughlin of Peterborough will be the judge.

Keep eye out for ‘popped’ corn

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ASTERN ONTARIO — KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SO-CALLED “POPPED KERNELS” IN THOSE CORN FIELDS, ADVISES OMAFRA CROPS SPECIALIST GILLES QUESNEL. “Growers may want to check some of their fields,” says Quesnel, noting there have been reports of a few kernels on certain cobs displaying exposed white starch — similar in appearance to bird damage — where weakened kernel shells have flaked away as a result of stressed conditions this growing season. While not a huge issue, Quesnel reminds producers to be aware that affected kernels could be more susceptible to pig mold and fusarium the longer they’re exposed to wet weather.

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remises Identification Numbers can be obtained from the Provincial Premises Registry (PPR) now operated by approved service provider Angus GeoSolutions Inc. (AGSI). The PPR is the only official provincial registry for obtaining Ontario Premises Identification Numbers for agri-food businesses. Premises Identification numbers issued before April 1, 2012 are still valid. Obtaining a Premises Identification Number for your agri-food business is an important step towards traceability in Ontario. To register your premises or update your information, please contact AGSI: • Online: www.ontarioppr.ca • By phone: 1-855-697-7743 (MY PPR ID)

Figure 1. Start of the six-week alfalfa critical fall harvest period.

Other Contributing Risk Factors Fields with older stands, a history of winterkill, low potassium soil tests, low pH, poor drainage, or insect and disease pressure are at increased risk of winterkill and are poor candidates for fall harvesting. Fall harvest of new seedings are generally not recommended. Cuttings Aggressive cutting schedules with cutting intervals of less than 30 days between cuts increases the risk of winterkill, while intervals over 40 days (allowing flowering), reduces the risk. We frequently see fields with disappointing firstcut yields where fourth-cut was taken the preceding fall. Some areas of the province, such as the Ottawa Valley, have a higher historical risk of winterkill. In situations where forage inventories are adequate, increasing the risk of winterkill by fall cutting is far less acceptable.

Funding Available for ShortTerm Innovative CAAP Projects

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Late Fall Cuttings at the End of the Critical Fall Harvest Period If fall harvest must be done, risk of winterkill can be reduced (but not eliminated) by cutting towards the end of alfalfa growth, close to a killing frost. Little root reserves will be depleted by regrowth, but lack of stubble to hold snow to insulate the alfalfa crowns against damage during cold weather may be a problem. Increasing cutting height to 15 cm (6 inches) of stubble will help. Try to limit late cuttings to fields that are otherwise lower risk - well drained, good fertility, healthy crowns and roots, etc. A killing frost occurs when temperatures reach about -4°C for several hours. After a killing frost, alfalfa feed value will quickly decline, as leaf loss occurs and rain leaches nutrients quickly. Insufficient top growth and snow holding capacity can also contribute to alfalfa frost heaving. If winter ice sheeting occurs, stubble will protrude through, allowing air to get under the ice. Cut alfalfa initiates regrowth from crown buds and axillary buds, not the cut end of the stem, so cutting higher does not reduce usage of root reserves. However, cutting higher does allow for holding more snow as insulation.

Smothering There is always the question of smothering in heavy forage stands that are left unharvested. Heavy stands of grasses or red clover can sometimes smother over the winter because the top growth forms a dense mat. In contrast, alfalfa loses most of its leaves as soon as there is a hard frost, and the remaining stems remain upright and seldom pose any risk of smothering.

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November 22nd, 2012. The theme of this year’s conference is “Collaborating For Success”, and it will be focused on collaborative entrepreneurship models in general and value chain development in particular. Simultaneous translation and breakout sessions in both English and French will be offered. This is the most inclusive, in-depth conference on local food in Eastern Ontario. The event is a collaborative partnership between The Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation, the local OMAFRA offices, the University of Guelph Kemptville Campus, and a number of community and industry sponsors and supporters. The morning session will consist of a keynote address by Terry Ackerman, whose talk will be called: “Collaborating For Success – The Value Chain Model And Profitability”. The keynote will be a practical guide to creating and building profitable value chains based on real life examples and successful value chains in Canada. The plenary session will include a panel with presentations on Eastern Ontario news and success stories in local food. The afternoon session will consist of twelve break-out sessions on subjects including: profiling successful business models in agriculture and food; financing your local food business; understanding Ontario’s regulatory requirements for food; the consumer driven cooperative model; using value chains to build a food brand; getting a food hub established; building collaborative policy at municipal and provincial levels; and, much more. There has also been a special time set aside during the afternoon session for those who wish to “network”. The event will wind up with closing remarks in the main hall. For more information, please contact: Katie Nolan at 613.258.8371; Bruce Moore at 613.283.7002 ext. 107 or Michel Moisan at 613.679.0937. To register, go to: http://2012eolfc.eventbrite.ca.

CAAP funds projects that help the sector remain competitive and adapt to: Seize opportunities: means to take advantage of a situation or circumstance in order to develop a new idea, product, niche, or market opportunity to the benefit of the sector. Respond to new and emerging issues: means to address issues that were not of concern previously or were not previously known. Issues vary considerably throughout Canada because of soil conditions, climate and the sector's level of development. • Pathfind or pilot new solutions and opportunities to ongoing issues: means to test ways of dealing with new issues or find new ways to deal with existing issues. Under CAAP, this is done in two ways • Pathfinding means looking at different options to prepare the sector to face the future and remain competitive. • Piloting means testing ideas or approaches to see if they are effective enough to use in everyday applications in the sector. For complete details about CAAP, please refer to the CAAP Guide. Please contact a program coordinator today or complete a pre-proposal and we can provide you with feedback on the fit of your project under CAAP.

Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference – November 22nd, in Kemptville

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he second edition of the Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference will be held at the W.B. George Centre, Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph on

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he Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, with support from the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency (OSMA) is organizing another excellent Sheep Seminar, titled “Show Ewe the Money”. The emphasis this year will be on improving profitability in the Ontario sheep industry. November 13, 2012– Atwood Elma Memorial Community Centre 8:45 am to 4:00 pm November 15, 2012– Napanee Napanee Lions Community Hall 8:45 am to 4:00 pm For more information, please visit: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/2009 1110.htm

Sheep Infrastructure Workshops – November 27th – 28th, 2012 – Lindsay / Peterborough Area

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wo-day course which is targeted toward people in the planning cycle for building large, commercial-scale infrastructure as part of an expansion plan in their sheep enterprise. Participants will be sent home with some good ideas and the need to examine more options before committing themselves on any capital project. The Workshop includes stops at several commercial-sized operations that are using some of the concepts covered, which will allow participants make informed decisions on expansion. *This training opportunity is eligible for cost-share funding through the Growing Forward Business Development for Farm Businesses program. For more information on program requirements, please visit http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/about/growingforward/busdev.htm or call 1-877-424-1300. For more information on the Sheep Infrastructure Workshop, please visit: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/20081211.htm.

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Reaching out to 4-H alumni

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4-H MEMBERS AND LEADONTARIO RECENTLY TOOK A BIG STEP FORWARD AT CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW IN WOODSTOCK AND AT THE INTERNATIONAL PLOUGHING MATCH IN WATERLOO COUNTY. THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW 4-H ONTARIO ALUMNI EXHIBIT AT BOTH SHOWS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF ALUMNI AND VISITORS ALIKE, ACCORDING TO 4-H ALUMNI COORDINATOR, LOIS JAMES. Alumni particularly enjoyed viewing the many old photos of 4-H events and activities from across the province, some dating back to the 1940’s and 1950’s. The exhibit also provides the opportunity for 4-H alumni to provide their names and contact information to help develop an alumni network in preparation for 4-H Ontario’s centennial year in 2015. “The 4-H program has historically been a powerful influence in developing the skills and talents of rural young people in Ontario,” notes James. “We want to recognize alumni and help them reconnect in communities and across the province.” 4-H alumni will also have a new presence at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair this November in Toronto. Along with the display, promotional materials, and photos, there will be a 4-H lounge area hosted by 4-H volunteers and staff where alumni can reconnect, 4-H members can share in the Royal excitement, and the general public can familiarize themselves with 4-H. The Royal is providing the opportunity to raise awareness of 4-H in a prime location directly across from the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame and on a main walkway to the barns. There’s an estimated 400,000 youth and adults who have been 4-H members or leaders in Ontario over the last 60 years. When the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food turned the administration of the 4-H program over to the Ontario 4-H Council in 2000, it could not provide names and information on alumni due to privacy considerations. You can enter your name into the growing 4-H Ontario alumni network at www.4-hontario.ca/alumni or phone 4H Ontario at 1-877-410-6748. 4-H Ontario’s alumni initiative is being funded through a Promotional Partnership with HylandTM Seeds.. ECONNECTING FORMER ERS ACROSS

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From left, Judges Jason Ness and John Werry stand with the Supreme Champion of the 156th Metcalfe Fair Dairy Show on Sept. 27, Rosayre BB Flip, a two-year-old Ayrshire from Rosayre Farms of Mountain. At the halter is Ken Rose. Flip was the first-place twoyear-old and Grand Champion Ayrshire in the show on the 27th.

Breeze Hill Trump Donna of Winchester’s Breeze Hill Holsteins was the Grand Champion at the 156th Metcalfe Fair Carleton-Russell Holstein Show held on Sept. 27. Presenting the award is Ross Giles of Dundas Feed and Seed. This 11-year-old also first-place mature cow also won the title of 2012 Supreme Interbreed Reserve.

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Daisy back where she belongs Pamela Pearson AgriNews Staff Writer USSELL — JEFF ROBINSON IS A THIRD-GENERATION DAIRY FARMER, AYRSHIRE CATTLE BREEDER, ADVO-

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successful cowhunt. Along with a team of family members and hired students, Robinson works as an agricultural ambassador to teach the public about food and farming, using the interactive Daisy as a feature of their display. He believes “that if one person learns something interesting, they have the potential to tell ten expanding the knowledge base of agriculture.� ?A winner of the 2011 Inaugural Farm & Food Care Ontario Champion Award, a successor to the Friend of the Ontario Farm Animal Council Award and a finalist in the Ontario Outstanding Young Farmer competition in 2008, Robinson and his wife Eleanor developed the edu-

cational milking display to “help bridge the gap between farmers and the public.� The display has grown to display a mini-animated barn that plays videos, farm plink, mystery box, pop displays, recipes, agriculture literature, a television provided current agricultural information, modern milking equipment — and Daisy, of course, now only two summers old. A fourfoot-by-six-foot fibreglass Holstein — similar to the Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s full-scale Maple the Cow, also seen at many fairs and festivals — Daisy was manufactured in Wisconsin and hand-painted in New Hampshire, where she was fitted out with her inner workings of a pail, pump and udder. “Because Daisy is half the size of Maple, it allows children of all ages to learn the art of milking and have fun doing it,� said Robinson. Although normally a willing participant in any good road trip, Daisy had a recent unnerving experience, when on the night of Sept. 7, she was rustled out

of the Russell fairgrounds, under the cover of darkness, as in some bad John Wayne movie. At approximately, 1 a.m. on Sept. 7, the stationary beast was removed from the “From Start to Finish� Russell Education display tent after the entertainment in the beer tent wound down. “She was there to let local students try their hand at milking a cow – something a child may never have the opportunity to experience,� said Kelsey Banks, an Algonquin student who was the educator at the 154th Russell Fair weekend. “It is devastating not only to us, but to the kids, as now one of the most liked displays was not as fun,� she stated. A large flatscreen TV stood by untouched as the $7,000 replica bovine was purloined from the premises. When the cow crisis became evident, Bert Vedder, President of The Russell Agricultural Society, said the society would help in any way they could to locate Daisy, and in partnership with Robinson, offered a $500 reward for her unquestioned

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Jeff Robinson, owner of the Travellin’ Farmer and Tilecroft Farms, is seen here at his educational dairy display at the 156th Metcalfe Fair on Sept. 27, with the returned Daisy the interactive milking cow.  Daisy had been stolen from the Russell Fair education tent on the night of Sept. 6 and returned to Robinson after being anonymously dropped off in Russell on Sept. 11. PJ Pearson Photo return. Luckily, and after some media attention, Daisy was discovered by Alex Charron, from Constance Bay, who came across her by the roadside on the outskirts of Russell, Sept. 11. Charron refused the reward, which was donated

to the Ottawa Food Bank Farmers’ Food Aid Day. Daisy was returned just in time for her next four fair showings, including the 156th Metcalfe Fair held Sept. 27 to Sept. 30. Robinson is glad to have an unharmed Daisy back, not only for the children,

but because a lot of businesses and people have helped in the program’s sponsorship to run this program, from the trailer to literature to staff. “Without them, we would not be able to be a successful as we are,� he stated.

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OMAFRA Connects Continued from page 12 New Young Farm Loans For Canada

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oung and beginning farmers will find it easier to start and grow their farm businesses with the help of a new $500 million loan program, introduced by the federal government and FCC yesterday. This new loan offers qualified producers who are under 40 years of age loans of up to $500,000 to purchase or improve farmland and buildings. Producers between the ages of 18 and 39 make up approximately 16% of Canadian producers, according to the 2006 Census. The FCC Young Farmer Loan includes features and options that address this demographic, and support their long-term success. These include: - variable rates at prime plus 0.5% and special fixed rates - no loan processing fees Young producers, such as the FCC Transition Loan, FCC Business Planning Award, FCC Learning events and publications, FCC Go Ag! events, and FCC Management Software for both accounting and field management. For more information on the FCC Young Farmer Loan, visit www.fcc.ca/youngfarmerloan

Farm Management Canada New Website Launch

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n tandem with FMC’s new strategic direction and identity, its new website serves as a focal point for Canada's farm business management activities. FMC has brought the key areas of business management into focus, creating a best practices hub that links you to the latest and greatest from coast to coast. Visit www.fmc-gac.com today! FMC is also proud to announce its entrance into the realm of social media! Follow FMC on Twitter @FMC_GAC. Like FMC on Facebook. Watch FMC on YouTube.

The Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition is held annually in November at the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair in Toronto, as part of Youth Weekend. It’s an opportunity to develop your public speaking skills and a forum to express community concerns. The competition originated in 1985 in honour of International Youth Year, and was originally sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Farm Credit Canada joined as a co-sponsor in 1987. There are cash prizes for the six finalists in both the Junior Competition (ages 11-15) and Senior Competition (ages 16-24). The Senior Champion will receive $1000, while the Junior Champion is awarded $500. Registration details, rules and speech topics are all available online at http://www.cysa-joca.ca

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members to be launched in Ontario this summer, thanks to AMI support. It is only $200 for CAFA members. Space is restricted to 30 participants per session. (If there is any space left, non-CAFA members can participate at cost: $425) 8:30 am - 4:30 pm,Thursday, October 18, Kemptville Earns 8 CAFA Continuing Professional Development credits. This workshop will teach advisors how to avoid giving advice that conflicts with counsel from advisors in other fields while learning to build and function within a team. The fundamental principles of knowing when and how to build multi-disciplinary advising teams that benefit both their clients and their business will be discussed. Advisors will explore the dynamics associated with working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and learn how to apply the concepts to work more effectively with their business family clients.

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OMAFRA Connects Continued from page 20 ice for people looking to buy or sell hay and straw. For more information or comments or questions, call 1.877.892.8663 or email info@ontariohaylistings.ca.

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he USDA recently released the “Regional Food Hub Resource Guide” to help and provide information to small and mid-size producers looking for additional marketing opportunities. The guide provides information, resources and tools needed to establish or participate in a regional food hub. The guide is available on the USDA website.

Check Out The New Cover Crop Decision Tool For Ontario! By Anne Verhallen Soil Management Specialist (Horticulture)

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s early and mid-season vegetable crops are harvested take the opportunity to build your soil through planting cover crops. You may be wondering about trying a new cover crop. Now there is a new on-line tool available to help you decide. Ontario has worked with the Midwest Cover Crop Council (MCCC) to develop a Cover Crop Decision Tool. The tool allows you to select a cover crop based on what’s important to you (county, soil type, objective –building soil organic matter, alleviating compaction, minimizing wind or water erosion, forage, etc.) and

provides your top cover crop species. Each cover crop has a profile, specific to Ontario, that outlines how to grow the cover crop and its’ potential benefits and limitations, so you can make informed decisions. The tool was developed by an Ontario team of cover crop experts including farmers, university researchers, OMAFRA staff, crop advisors, and seed suppliers to provide options for your growing region. The tool is available at http://mcccdev.anr.msu.edu/ . It’s quick and easy to use, so next time you are surfing the net, check it out. And if you have any suggestions or for more information, please email either Anne Verhallen (anne.verhallen@ontario.ca ) or Laura Van Eerd (lvaneerd@uoguelph.ca ).

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ntroducing the newly released Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) website. AMIS is a G20 initiative. It is a global agricultural market information system that concerns itself with matters relating to wheat, maize (corn), rice and soybeans. It aims to enhance food market outlook information, by strengthening collaboration and dialogue among main producing, exporting and importing countries, commercial enterprises and international organizations. AMIS aims to: •improve agricultural market information, analyses and forecasts at both national and international levels; • report on abnormal international market conditions, including structural weaknesses, as appropriate and strengthen

global early warning capacity on these movements; • collect and analyse policy information, promote dialogue and responses, and international policy coordination; and • build data collection capacity in participating countries. Visit the new website and check for updates at: www.amis-outlook.org

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WEB PORTAL HELPS BUSINESSES SAVE TIME Ontario is making it faster and easier for new and small businesses to get the services and information they need to start, operate and grow. To date, more than 10,000 businesses have registered for the Province's ONe-Source for Business service. The online portal provides quick and easy access to over 5,000 services and information from all levels of government, allowing small business owners to focus on creating jobs and competing in the global economy. ONe-Source for Business helps business owners: • find information about funding and grant programs • Continued on Page 21

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OMAFRA Connects Continued from page 21 • create a virtual briefcase to securely access saved information at later date • complete and submit forms online, eliminating the need to mail them in • find customized information about the permits and licences they need. Making it easier for businesses to succeed with faster, more streamlined services is part of the McGuinty government's plan to create a vibrant economy. A strong economy creates jobs for Ontarians and protects the services that matter most to Ontarians - health and education.

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he following OMAFRA Publications and Factsheets are now available from www.serviceontario.ca/publications: Guide de la culture fruitière 2012-2013, Publication 360F; the cost

is $20.00; please recycle former editions. 12-043: Vehicle Conversion to Natural Gas or Biogas, Agdex 760; New. 12-040: Recommandations de biosécurité pour les petits troupeaux de volaille, Agdex 450/10; New. 2-029: Understanding and Reducing Noise Nuisance from Stationary Farm Equipment, Agdex 700; replaces 96-033: Noise Control on Farms, which should be recycled. 12-033: Growing Medicinal Herbs in Ontario, Agdex 263; New. 12-035: Feeder Management in the Grower-Finisher Barn, Agdex 444/54; New. 12-018: Loi de 2002 sur la gestion des éléments nutritifs, Déterminer les categories d’odeur des matières de source non agricole (MSNA); Agdex 720/538; New. 12-022: Choisir des races pour produire des agneaux de marché rentables, Agdex 430/30; New. 12-024: Sélection

génomique chez les vaches laitières, Agdex 410/31; New. 12-026: Loi de 2002 sur la gestion des éléments nutritifs, Systèmes de transfert d’éléments nutritifs liquides à la ferme, Agdex 720/538; New. 12-028: Les pratiques agricoles et la loi, Agdex 700; replaces 04-072, which should be replaced.

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oodland Ontario offers a wide assortment of Point of Sale materials to suit your promotional and merchandising needs; is no cost associated with these items. If you direct market Ontario food products, visit http://www.foodland.gov.on .ca/english/industry.html for more information on the Foodland Ontario branded products.

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Value Chain Business Information Bundle : http://www.omafra.gov.o n.ca/english/food/valuechains.html For a complete listing of OMAFRA products, please see our online catalogue at http://www.omafra.gov.o n.ca/english/products/index. html To order OMAFRA publications and factsheets: • Visit any OMAFRA Resource Centre / Northern Ontario Regional Office or Service Ontario location • Visit the Service Ontario website at: www.serviceontario.ca/publications or call 1-800-6689938 • Visit the OMAFRA website at: www.ontario.ca/omafra or contact the Agricultural Information Contact Centre by calling: 1-877-424-1300

Phone Lines and Websites • OMAFRA Website:

www.ontario.ca/omafra, Agricultural Information Contact Centre: 1-877-4241300 or e-mail ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca • Nutrient Management Line: 1-866-242-4460 or email nman.omafra@ontario.ca • Growing Forward Information Line: 1-888479-3931 or e-mail growingforward@ontario.ca • The Farm Line: 1-888451-2903 - A confidential telephone emotional support and referral service provided to farmers and farm families in Ontario

Events

October 12 – 13 – CanBio Annual National Conference and Trade Show, at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, please visit www.cdea.ca/event/canbioannual-national-conferenceand-trade-show. October 25 OMAFRA’s “Good Agriculture Practices” Webinar Series: • Continued on Page 23

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OMAFRA Connects Continued from page 22 Preparing for an OnFarm Food Safety Audit, 12:00 noon. Interpret what to expect from an audit, the general requirements of a food safety program, and applying the tools needed for a successful audit. Webinar details and registration online at http://www.omafra.gov.on.c a/english/food/foodsafety/pr oducers/webinars.htm November 2 – 11 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Details at http://www.royalfair.org/. November 13 – Show “Ewe� The Money OMAFRA Sheep Seminar, Atwood. For more information, please visit: http://www.omafra.gov.on.c a/english/livestock/sheep/20 091110.htm.

November 15 – Show “Ewe� The Money OMAFRA Sheep Seminar, Napanee. For more information, please visit: http://www.omafra.gov.on.c a/english/livestock/sheep/20 091110.htm. November 22 – Bilingual Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference, at the W.B. George Centre, Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph. This is the most inclusive, indepth technical conference on local food in Eastern Ontario. For more information, contact Katie Nolan at 613.258.8371, Bruce Moore at 613.283.7002 ext 107 or Michel Moisan at 613.679.0937. November 27 – 28 – Sheep Infrastructure

Workshop, Lindsay / Peterborough area. For more information, please visit: http://www.omafra.gov.on.c a/english/livestock/sheep/20 081211.htm January 3-4 – 20th Annual Southwest Agricultural Conference, at the Ridgetown Campus of the University of Guelph. For further information, please visit the website at www.southwestagconference.ca. January 31 – February 3 – 32nd Annual Guelph Organic Conference, “Organics ‌ What’s The Buzz?, at the University of Guelph. For further information, please visit the website at: www.guelphorganicconf.ca.

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October 9 Northumberland Federation of Agriculture Monthly Meeting Centerton Community Centre 8 pm – Contact Eileen Argyris 905885-1456 / argyris@sympatico.ca October 10 Northumberland Soil and Crop Improvement Association Directors Meeting Boardroom, Warkworth Farm Supply 7:30 pm October 10 Northumberland Cattlemen’s Association Monthly Meeting Warkworth Heritage Centre, Warkworth, ON 8 pm – Contact Bonnie Wilson, Secretary, email nca.cattle@gmail.com October 11 Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Meeting O.P.P. Office Boardroom, County Rd. 1, (Schoharie Road), Picton, ON 7:30 pm – All Welcome! Contact Patti Stacey at 613-476-3842 / princeedwardfarmers@gmail.com October 11 & 18 Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) 2 day Workshop Lions Hall, Tweed, ON This workshop will give you an opportunity to asses your farm operation from an environmental view, identify opportunities for actions, and qualify you for cost-share opportunities for on-farm projects. For more details and to register contact Stan Meeks 613-478-5472 / stan.meeks@ontariosoilcrop.org or visit http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/workshops/default.htm. October 12 Hastings Federation of Agriculture Annual General Meeting & Dinner Huntingdon Veterans Community Hall, Ivanhoe, ON Doors open at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm – catered by BBQ On Wheels. Guest Speaker, Mark Wales, OFA President. Ticket $15. Contact Judy 613-473-4444 October 12 Northumberland Federation of Agriculture Annual General Meeting St. Paul’s United Church hall, Warkworth, ON 7 pm – Contact Eileen Argyris 905-885-1456 / argyris@sympatico.ca October 23 Lennox & Addington Federation of Agriculture Meeting Selby Sales Barn 8 pm – Contact Stephanie Gaffney /

stephanie.gaffney.sg@gmail.com October 25 Farm Tax & Business Seminar 2012 BELLEVILLE The Banquet Centre, 1 Alhambra Square, Belleville, ON 8:45 am to 3:30 pm - For more detailed information and to register, visit http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/busdev/conference/2012ftbs.htm or call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre 1877-424-1300 or Brighton OMAFRA Resource Centre 613-475-1630. November 1 Hastings Federation of Agriculture Monthly Meeting Thurlow Community Centre, 516 Harmony Road, Thurlow, ON 8:00 pm - Contact Judy Hagerman 613473-4444 / jlhagerman@sympatico.ca .

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First Tuesday – Monthly Kawartha Junior Farmers Meeting Lindsay Fairgrounds at 7:30pm Membership is open for anyone aged 15-29. For more information visit kawarthajf@gmail.com Third Wednesday – Monthly Victoria County Sheep Producers Meeting Sunderland Co-op Boardroom, Oakwood location, 7:30pm. For more information contact Doug Walden 705-324-7478. Lindsay Farmers’ Market Victoria and Kent St. (Downtown Lindsay) every Saturday 7am – 1pm starting May 5 to Oct. 31 For more information email bryguyc@hotmail.com or call 705-878-1392 Dunsford Station Farmers’ Market Hwy 36 at Cedar Glen Road, Dunsford, every Saturday 8am – 1pm starting May 19 to Oct. 27 Haliburton County Farmers’ Market Carnarvon, Friday afternoons 1:00 – 5:00pm There is a year- round phone to contact the Market 705-457-0991 or visit http://haliburtoncountyfarmersmarket.word press.com October 6 to 8 Lindsay Farmers’ Market – Thanksgiving Weekend • Continued on Page 24

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County Dateline • Continued from Page 23 Victoria and Kent St. (Downtown Lindsay) For more information contact 705-878-1392 or Lindsay Farmers’ Market: www.lindsayfarmersmarket,ca October 16 Kawartha Young Professionals Network (KYPN) Meeting – How to Get More Young People to the Community – TBA Olympia Restaurant & Banquet Room, 106 Kent St. W., Lindsay 5:30pm – 7:30pm For more information email info@klsbec.ca or call 705-324-9411 ext. 1283

October 16 & 23 Environmental Farm Plan – Workshop OMAFRA Office – Lower Boardroom - 322 Kent St. W. Lindsay. 10:00am – 3:00pm. For more information contact Robin Brown 705374-4975 or email robin.brown@ontariosoilcrop.org

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Every Saturday – Year Round Peterborough District Farmer’s Market, 7am- 1pm. Located on the corner of Lansdowne St and Roger Neilson Way at Morrow Park, Peterborough. For more information call 705-932-3166 or visit www.peterboroughfarmersmarket.com.. October 6 - 8 Norwood Fair For more information call 705-639-5283 or email pq@persona.ca

DateLine Ottawa Saturdays – until October 27 – Carp Farmers’ Market Carp Fairgrounds 8 am to 1 pm - For more information visit www.carpfarmersmarket.com Saturdays - until October 27 – NEW - Vars Farmers’ Market St. Andrews Anglican Church (corner Rockdale & Devine Roads) 8:00 a.m. until noon – visit www.vars.ca/2012/06/17/va rs-farmers-market-on-hold/ Sundays - until October 28 – Ottawa Farmers’ Market Brewer Park, Ottawa, ON 8 am to 3 pm – For more information visit www.ottawafarmersmarket.ca Saturdays - starting August 18 to October 27 –

NEW – Westboro Farmers’ Market Byron Park at Richmond Road and Golden Avenue 9:30 am to 3 pm – For more information contact 613-715-3654

Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry 1st Wednesday of the month - Dundas Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Nelson Laprade Centre, Chesterville, ON 8 pm - Please contact Mary Dillabough 13-4482655 or email mary.dillabough@xplornet.com or visit website www.dundasagriculture.com for meet-

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Frontenac Last Thursday of the month - Frontenac County Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Glenburnie Church Hall, Glenburnie, ON 7:30 pm Please Contact Eileen Sleeth 613-353-2475 or email eilevale@kingston.net for meeting date confirmation. October 6 – Sharbot Lake Farmers Market & “End of Season� Event 9 am to 1 pm – Taste Fest. A very popular event last year, to show our appreciation to our customers. Many samples are available throughout the season, but for Taste Fest, every vendor goes all out to provide samples of their wares and end the season with a festive

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Leeds 3rd Thursday of the month - Leeds Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Delta Agricultural Fair Society Boardroom, Delta, ON 8 pm - Please contact Eleanor Renaud 613-275-2981 or email erenaud@xplornet.ca for meeting date confirmation. 2nd Wednesday of the month - Grenville Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Spencerville Council Chambers, Spencerville, ON 8 pm - Please contact Carol Wynands 613-9262579 or email a.wynands@sympatico.ca for meeting date confirmation. October 24 - Farm Tax & Business Seminar 2012 KEMPTVILLE University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus, Purvis Hall, 830 Prescott Street. 8:45 am to 3:30 pm - For more detailed information and to register, visit http://www.omafra.gov.on.c a/english/busdev/confer-

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Lanark 2nd Thursday of the month - Lanark County Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Beckwith Township Council Chambers, Blacks Corners - 8 pm 3rd Wednesday of the month - The National Farmers Union Lanark, Local 310 For information contact Hilary Moore 613259-5757 October 11 & 18 Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP) 2 day WorkshopLanark County – Location to be determined This two-day workshop will give you the tools to assess where you are now and where you could be in the future and enable you and your management team to start the journey towards managing and planning your farm business success. For more details and to register contact Shelley McPhail 613-256-4011 /

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Owned and operated by the Groenewegens, this entrepreneurial family had another reason to celebrate having just received a $5,000 regional award in the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence program.

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Searchable archive at www.agrinews.ca to participants and Groenewegen family members gave guided facility From previous page Creamery, located five min- tours, provided a light lunch and door prizes were utes north of the 401 at raffled off. 3113 Sydenham Road, “We wanted to do someElginburg. thing special to ‘officially’ Families and kids open our creamery, thank enjoyed a fun-filled day. our customers and have There were milk moustache some fun,� said Kathie contests with prizes for the Groenewegen. best ‘stache’. Limestone Organic Photographer Kristen Creamery is a family affair Ritchie was on hand to capwith husband Francis and ture the moment at no cost

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Their innovations improve existing products, create jobs and drive economic growth. This year, the program is recognizing 50 regional award recipients across Ontario. From these regional recipients, a $75,000 Premier’s Award, a $50,000 Minister’s Award, and three new $25,000 “Leaders in Innovation� awards will be chosen and announced Oct. 4. Among the regional winners announced Sept. 14 in Peterborough are Prince Edward County’s Blueberry Patch and Carriage House Cooperage. The Blueberry Patch, Picton This innovation brings a Western European apple growing technique to eastern Ontario. Fifth-generation farmer Jim Hughes uses the ‘super spindle’ way of growing apples, which has trees planted closer together and maintained to be narrower but taller to gain higher yields. The yield from these orchards regularly reaches 1,000 bushels an acre (compared to 600-700 in traditional orchards) and the apples from this system are consistently larger and bring higher prices than from other systems in the

area. Roses are planted at the end of each row to act as a decorative early warning system for any diseases and insects that may spread to the trees. Rose plants are usually affected first and this alerts the grower to monitor his apple orchard more closely as they act like the proverbial canary in the mine.. Although the trees do cost more to maintain, increased productivity more than compensates. The Carriage House Cooperage, Wellington Pete Bradford and Marla Cameron-Bradford know how to roll out the barrels. Their Carriage House Cooperage is one of only two known commercial barrel makers in Canada. The couple have built their success through craftsmanship, patience and innovation. What makes them stand apart are their unique “CHOA� barrels, made from a combination of Canadian cherry, hickory, oak and ash woods. The wood is seasoned on site for at least two years before being crafted into barrels. While respecting time-honoured traditions, this couple also knows how to add new value to their business. With their latest innovation, they’re taking unwanted spoiled wine from vintners and creating exceptional gourmet red wine vinegar, aged in the CHOA barrels. Their vinegar has garnered praise from local Ontario chefs and the Niagara Culinary Institute. It’s a fine example of how ancient craftsmanship can help create new Ontario products.

The AgriNews October, 2012 Page 31 their two children, Patrick and Olivia. The creamery also features a retail store called the Farm Store and offers home delivery of its organic milk and a wide range of dairy products. Since opening in June, approximately 100 local and area residents have signed up for home delivery services resulting in the creamery expanding their home delivery services from one to two days a week. Kathie believes the success they have enjoyed to

date is a reflection of the growing demand by consumers who want to purchase wholesome, fresh food grown closer to home. The creamery offers weekly home deliveries and residents can place their orders by calling 613-5420732 or using an online form listed on www.limestonecreamery.com. Its delivery area runs to Highway 15 in the east, west to Westbrook and north to Sydenham. The Farm Store operates Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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ing to find out why there was a low turnout, we had a nice day to play. The organizers really had a good idea and good intentions, but I guess things just didn’t work out.� McDonell pointed to promotions as one area that may have contributed to the challenges. “There was only three weeks to promote it, which might be something that gets looked back on. Also, the website had its problems, like not working originally. Then, people had trouble purchasing their tickets online because the site kept crashing. The website never specifically stated where the money was going, which I think scared some fans because of the problems with Capital Hoedown. I would have used Hoedown to promote it by clearly saying, ‘This won’t be another Hoedown!’� The fear from Hoedown may have been something that crept into the minds of fans. “I think country fans may have been worried and maybe the organizers should have waited a year before attempting something like this. I think the Hoedown effect will result in a tough sell for country festivals in Ottawa,� he added. Still, Ambush’s show was a success. “Our fans came out and we had a few hundred in the first couple

of rows. They were excited to see us on the same bill with big names. Don Foley actually came up to us and thanked us because Ambush fans bought tickets.� There was also a special moment for the band during their show as they brought up a fan wearing a Farmers Feed Cities shirt to join them on stage. It was another thing that Foley described as “a nice touch.� Despite the event’s shortcomings, McDonell credited Foley for the initiative. “Don is a good guy and he had a good idea. He really appreciated everyone who came and when the organizers realized that the

numbers were going to be low, they invited everyone sitting in the stands to come down to field level to enjoy the rest of the show. More people arrived later in the evening for the big name bands, but I am just wondering about the level of support for country music in the nation’s capital. It seems to be a tough sell for these festivals, the fans are out there, they are just not getting to the shows and we’re are not quite sure why.� It is a question that organizers will be asking for some time as they look to find out why Farm Aid was such a tough sell.

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SCOTT FIFE, DUPONT PIONEER AREA EASTERN ONTARIO. “It’s beautiful harvesting weather right now, and everybody’s sort of frantically finishing the soybeans, and I think most people are anxious to get into the corn. They just want to get the beans finished first,� said Fife at the end of September. He estimated 50 to 60 per cent of the Eastern Ontario soybean crop was taken off by that point, and he predicted the completed harvest would hit 75 per cent in the first week of October. The timing of scarce rain this summer — in late July and August — was more in tune with the needs of soybeans, he explained. “We know that soybeans respond to moisture at a later point in the season than corn does. And that’s kind of when the rains came.� “Soybean yields,� he noted, “are actually quite good, for the most part, unless you’re in an extremely dry field. Overall I think people are pretty pleased with their soybean yields this year.�

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He said they’re seeing a few more green seeds in the soybean pods this year, perhaps owing to later emergence or just the heat and dryness in general. “Otherwise, everything is rolling along pretty smoothly.â€? Both soybeans and corn are well ahead of their maturation schedule. But very little corn had been harvested yet when Fife spoke to The AgriNew, but he suggested that producers prepare for an imminent and early launch into those fields as well. “Historically, it’s very early ‌ on one hand, people may not be thinking about, but I think we want to remind them that stalk quality and cob drop ‌ could be good be bigger concerns this year, due to the dry weather. So we want to get started as soon as we can.â€? He emphasized, “Some corn hybrids are able to maintain yield under extremely stressful conditions but that always comes at a cost, and in this case, it’s the strength of the stalk. It means we want to harvest as quickly as we can.â€?

Growers should send out the combines at 25 to 26 per cent corn moisture, he advised, “just to get it off.� Most fields would have been in the high 20s by the end of September already, he said. And that would continue to drop rather quickly with the warm weather and sunshine of early autumn, he added. Fife expected the Eastern Ontario corn harvest to be highly variable but anticipated that historically low yields would be limited to an area in Lanark and Renfrew counties, as well as “small bits and pieces� here and there. “And anywhere west of Brockville, I think probably suffered a little more [than the rest of Eastern Ontario].� On the other hand, some areas will see above average yields, he said, suggesting parts of South Glengarry and South Dundas fall into that category. He reported that the recent harvest of one particular Pioneer test plot in Eastern Ontario yielded 230 bushels per acre.

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FACTORY HERE REMAINS COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS “THE STARCH� BY MANY IN THIS VILLAGE, HARKENING BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN LOCAL FOUNDER WILLIAM THOMAS BENSON AND A PARTNER SET UP THE CANADA CORN STARCH WORKS ON THE SHORE OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER IN 1858.

But as of this month, a new name has officially erased the last vestiges of “starchâ€? from Cardinal. CASCO — a shortened version of Canada Starch Company adopted in the late 1950s — is now officially Ingredion Canada Incorporated. The rebranding decision comes out of the American parent company, previously known as Corn Products International, which adopted the new Ingredion moniker for itself in June. The old name south of the border “made some people think we’re an agribusiness, but we’re not,â€? said Claire Regan, corporate communications director at Ingredion’s corporate headquarters in Illinois. Intended to better reflect the company’s global presence, Ingredion derives from the firm’s reputation as “an ingredient solutions company ‌ helping our customers address today’s trends in the marketplace,â€? explained Regan. The completing suffix “ionâ€? denotes something in constant motion, she added, a reflection of the firm’s constant evolution and growth.

“This name change marks a key milestone in our evolution,� Jack Fortnum, Ingredion executive vice president and president, North America, said in a press release. “Going forward, we will continue to build on our strong legacies of partnering with our customers, employees, vendors and communities, which we believe is the foundation of shareholder value.� “Our name has changed but our commitment to Cardinal has not,� added Steve Mundell, Cardinal Plant Manager in the same release. “We are proud to be part of the Cardinal community and will continue to be a responsible corporate citizen and community partner.� New signs indicating the change of name were slated to make their debut Oct. 1 at Ingredion’s Canadian facilities in Cardinal, Port Colborne and London. Facilities in Mexico were scheduled to adopt Ingredion this month as well, with the rest of global operations set to make the switch by 2013, according to Regan.

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Betty Vanden Bosch, of Vanden Bosch Elevators supplied The AgriNews with a list of what these two commodities can be used for — and the list is extensive. From cooking oils to disinfectants and from chewing gum to whiskey, these two crops can be found in thousands of every day items. Soybeans: Edible products made from refined soy oil or soy flour concentrates include: Cooking oils, mayonaise, margarine, pharmaceuticals, salad dressings, salad oils, sandwich spreads, vegetable shortening, mellorine, medicinals, filled milks, coffee whiteners, creamers, ligquid shortening, bakery ingredients, alimentary pastes, noodle, meat products, cereals, prepared mixes, food drinks, baby food, hypo-allergenic milk, confections, candy products, special diet foods and meat analogs. The soybean is also used for industrial purposes like: caulking compounds, core oils, disinfectants, electrical insulation, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides, linoleum backing, oiled fabrics, printing inks, protective coatings, plasticizers, putty, soap, tin and terne plate oils, waterproof cement and wallboard manufacturing, adhesive, plywood, particle board, tape joint cements, yeast antibiotics beer and ale. Full fat soy flour is used for bread, candy, doughnut mix, frozen desserts, pancake flour, pan grease

extender, pie crust, sweet goods, low-cost gruels and infant milk drinks. Roasted soy beans are found in candy ingredients, confection, cookie ingredient, cookie topping, cracker ingredient, fountain topping, soy coffee, soynut butter spite base and dietary items. Soybean derivatives are also found in oriental foods. Corn: Corn can be found in these household items: adhesives, aluminum, asbestos insulation, automobiles (including cylinder heads, gasoline, spark plugs synthetic rubber finishes and tires), baby food, dry cell batteries, beer, board, breakfast cereals, candies, canned vegetables, carbonated beverages, cheese spreads chewing gum, chocolate products, coatings on wood, paper and metal, colour carrier in paper and textile printing, corn meal, cosmetics, calcium magnesium acetate, crayon and chalk, degradable plastics, dessert powders, disposable diapers, dyes, edible oils, ethly and butyl alcohol, firecrackers, finished leather flour and grits, frozen foods, fructose, gypsum wallboard, ink for stamping prices in stores, insecticides, instant coffee and tea, fibreglass insulation, jams, jellies and preserves, ketchup, latex paint, leather tanning, licorice, livestock feed, malted products, margarine, mayonaise, mustard, paper manufacturing, paper plates and cups, peanut butter, antibiotics, dextrose IVs, penicillin, potato chips, rugs, salad dressings, shaving crea and lotions, shoe polish, soaps and cleaners, soft drinks, starch and glucose, syrup, textiles, toothpaste, wallpaper wheat bread, whiskey and yogurt.

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Sheep milk cheese Continued from page 6B As they set up their licensed operation, Kyle and Caitlin took the advice of retired sheep producers Sylvie Morel and Richard Garner, who had a sheep dairy at Oxford Mills and sold their products at the Kemptville market. The Whites also researched the subject and listened to other producers’ opinions. When Morel and Garner offered tomme cheese at the market, it was very popular. “Everyone is thrilled to see cheese makers back at the market. They (the Whites) make beautiful cheese. The tomme is really tasty and the feta is fantastic. It’s like true Greek sheep milk feta,� Morel says. You’d think only an experiThe Whites produce tasty raw sheep enced cheese maker would earn cheese, seen here n their aging room as such rave reviews, but these it devlops its distinctive edible rind, from entrepreneurs are just learning about agriculture and cheese a flock of British Milk Sheep at their farm making. near Smiths Falls. Every lamb is given a Caitlin grew up on the 150acre family farm, but her parents traditional English name like Harriet, Eleanor, Alice or Zoe. They sell their Bill Dobson and Lynda Hynes only acquired a few cattle when tomme and feta cheeses at farmers’ she was eight years old. markets in Kemptville and Ottawa and “It’s new to us. I didn’t grow can’t match supply with burgeoning up farming,� she says. But “there’s a lot of farmers in dad’s demand. family.� Courtesy photo Both have university science degrees, which Caitlin finds Inside the barn, there are separate pens “helpful in cheese making, but it’s not what for the milking sheep, the lambs and one we had in mind when we started,� she says. pen for two rams, which “get along togeth“It was the lifestyle initially. We were er because of a strong flocking instinct,� really lucky. It’s a beautiful setting and we Caitlin explains. “They’d be most unhappy spend lots of time outdoors. The work is if kept alone.� hard and we certainly have hard days, but I The Whites use an automatic vacuum don’t think we’d go back,� she explains. regulated system and an old-fashioned “We don’t wish to commute to the city. stainless steel bucket system to get their My parents were self-employed and we’ve milk from barn to dairy. both worked for people in small business.� “Anyone who milked before pipelines The Whites don’t write ‘organic’ on would understand. We don’t hand milk,� their products, but Caitlin says their Kyle explains. “We use a small vacuum cheeses could in fact be organic because of pump and the claw which fits on the sheep the animals’ nutrition. They receive only is smaller than one that would go on a good quality hay from their own farm and cow.� a neighbour who was certified, an organic The milk goes through a silicone tube to grain ration and vitamin and mineral supa bucket which is moved on a stand with plements. Kelp is added to their diet and casters from ewe to ewe, then carried to the only natural preventative measures are used dairy and emptied into a 60-gallon tank. to keep them healthy. Inside the dairy, which is separate from During the summer, the sheep graze the farmhouse, the milk goes to a cheese rotationally on pasture, but this year was making room, an aging room and finally to more difficult. a packaging room. “We’ve had extra challenges with the In future, the Whites plan to expand the drought. We’re lucky being fairly small. operation so that the farm is self-supportOur wells didn’t go dry, but some of our ing. Both have odd jobs off the farm, but neighbours and family were worse off,� she find this is a full-time occupation. says. In the meantime, sales at the markets Out of a flock of 56 sheep, there are 15 are going well, with demand outstripping milkers and the rest are lambs and yearthe supply of their specialized cheeses. lings. The Whites hope to add more sheep “It’s been well received. There’s not this fall and later to add a covered structure much competition in this field,� Caitlin for the animals. says. “It’s a value-added product. When outside, the flock is guarded by a And her former mentor agrees. “The couple of llamas and every paddock is pro- world is looking out for good cheese. It’s tected from coyotes by five to six strands nice to see a young couple get into this. It’s of electric fence. a wonderful way of life,� Morel says.

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STAN VANDENBOSCH OF VANDENBOSCH ELEVATORS SAID HE EXPECTED TO SEE ONLY 36 TO 40 BUSHELS PER ACRE, BUT HIS CHESTERVILLE OPERATION IN FACT YIELDED 42 TO 45 PER ACRE. “Winchester Springs got one inch of rain that we didn’t get,� said VandenBosch, “And that made a big difference.� Just that one more inch of rain resulted in an even greater yield from his fields there. “We’re getting about 55 bushels per acre out of that field,� he said. The jury’s still out on his corn crop because he hasn’t rolled a combine into those fields yet. However, he did say corn he received in from Renfrew showed only 20 per cent moisture, a reflection of the drought that plagued farms in that part of Eastern Ontario this summer. Robert Anwender, manager of Broadgrain in Brinston, agreed with VandenBosch’s assessment of the crops. “The soybeans have been surprising a

lot of guys,� Anwender said. He added a lot of farmers were hesitant to plan for more than one ton per acre because of the conditions. Farmers in the area have been seeing yield from the low 40s to the mid 50s in bushels per acre, he said. “And that’s excellent,� he said, “Well above the provincial average, and that’s an excellent crop.� As evidenced by the grain yields seen in August, it seemed as if the region realized a second growth during the summer, he said. Anwender attributed the healthy soybean yields in his area to proximity to the St. Lawrence River and rainfall received, as opposed to farms further north that did not get as much rain and were more affected by this summer’s drought. “We’ve had a great crop of beans come in so far,� he said, “Going into corn, it’s still anybody’s best guess.� Anwender said the little amount of corn they have received so far has been abnormally dry, but still great quality. “We realize there are going to be some struggles, but as long as we can hold good quality, that’s a little bit of a victory,� he said. “We are still hopeful and we are thankful for everything we do get.�

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613-821-2264 BroadGrain Commodities Inc. Brinston location manager Robert Anwender stands in front of four, recently erected 7,000-tonne bins that have increased storage capacity at the site by more than six times. Earl Horst Systems Ltd. of Elmira, Ontario, began the bin installation in July, and the project is now nearing completion, just in time for corn harvest. Wet-space was also boosted by 1,500 tonnes at the facility, bringing its total combined capacity to 35,500 tonnes — now among the largest storage sites in Dundas County. Baker photo.

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BroadGrain Contianued from page 12B Anwender said the feedback he has been getting from his customers has been “excellent.” “The guys are really happy with the pit and how fast they can get in and out,” he said, “That’s a big step.” While making the necessary improvements to address those two issues, Anwender said they didn’t touch the old facility, but left it as it was and connected it to the newer facility. “What we did was start from the ground up,” said Anwender, “We put in a new pit and receiving legs. It will do over 200 tonnes an hour, which in today’s industry is necessary.” Adwender said the worst thing would be for farmers to pull in and have to wait in a long line. “They used to have to sit there forever,” he said. To begin to address the issue of wanting to deal with more corn, BroadGrain added a new dryer. “The dryer we had here was more suited to a farm operation,” said Anwender, “Now we went to more of an industrial dryer that will do 45 to 50 tonnes an hour. We’re excited to get going on that.” BroadGrain also added up to 1,500 tonnes of wet space, doubling the previous capacity of the facility, and four 7,000-tonne bins, primarily for corn. “Basically the entire new system, storage-wise is for corn,” Anwender said, adding they still receive beans in the new pit, but they are dumped back into the old facility. That is how the two facilities have been incorporated together. “Primarily the big focus is to substantially increase our corn here,” he said. With competitive prices and a facility that can handle a lot more product in a faster time-frame, BroadGrain has been able to accomplish their goals. “As far as what we set out to do, I think we’ve accomplished that,” said Anwender. “Now we still need to finish up a little bit of construction. They are just starting on the fourth bin now.” Anwender said the first two bins are now functional and they have received some corn and the hope is to start drying next week. “Really exciting time,” he added saying that things were going well and they haven’t had any problems to date with the new equipment. With all the new additions to the facility, BroadGrain has gone from 6,000 tonnes of storage to 35,500 tonnes of storage — one of the largest in Dundas County. “I think what we’ve got here is something we will be happy with for the next little while,” he said.

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