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The Tebworth Brothers, eight-year-old Marshal, left, and Wyatt, 10, perform prior to the opening ceremony of the 25th annual Hastings County Plowing Match and Farm Show on August 21 in Stirling. See more photos of the Show inside this edition.

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Sevita International rolling out new varieties, new tech

by Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer NKERMAN — NO

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StRANgER tO HAvINg MuD ON HIS bOOtS, DAvID HENDRICK REMAINS ROOtED IN SERvICE tO A COMMuNIty Of fARMERS tHAt plANt AND HARvESt NON-gMO fOOD-gRADE SOybEANS.

But it’s a multi-dimensional role that also has Sevita International’s top executive overseeing a sophisticated research and development program — begun several years ago — to breed new soybean varieties pleasing to both his Eastern Ontario grower base and his Japanese buyers who turn the resulting crop into tofu, soymilk and other food products on the other side of the world.

With the company about to enter its 17th season of soybean exports to the land of the rising sun, the founder sat down to reflect on the operation, including recent achievements in the seed development program that clearly animate the 64year-old CEO and Chairman.

Previously, the firm could only offer its growers soybean varieties licensed from others. But now, out of the nearly 50 varieties in its seed catalog, three stem from the in-house program — the first one debuted only a couple of years ago — with more on the way. “There are lines coming through every year now, so the pipeline is starting to deliver varieties annually,� he says, seated at a boardroom table inside Sevita International’s Inkerman headquarters, a converted former school building featuring a campus-like ambiance and a bambooscreened Japanese garden near the entrance.

Such a milestone is more than satisfying for Hendrick, nine years after the establishment of the plant breeding program that crosses thousands of plants at a 50-acre plot near Winchester. “Satisfying doesn’t come close to how I feel about it,â€? he remarks. “The research business is a risky business, but with the efforts of all concerned, we’ve generated some good results. “Why did we bother doing this thing in the first place? The core drivers for me ‌ that’s the community and that’s the grower. I really enjoy working with the grower. I have a personal objective of leaving something behind for the community. You know, dif-

ferent people have different ways of making a contribution. I feel that this is our way of making a contribution to the community.�

He sees particular promise in one of the new varieties, 50 acres of which was grown this year in preparation for general release for the upcoming 2014 crop year. “I think that’s going to be our new lead into Japan,� he says.

Thanks to various

research partnerships and collaborations, the firm has amassed a bank of thousands of soybean germplasm lines used to develop marketable new varieties, each one requiring seven or eight years to test and ultimately reproduce. If a particular cross shows promise, it takes five generations just to reach the point where the plant consistently grows true from seed — or “homozygosity,�

explains Hendrick, a former Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada mandarin.

He left the public service 20 years ago to work fulltime on the Inkerman farm that he and his wife, Carolyn Hendrick, already called home by then.

Initially an organic soybean operation supplying the domestic market, the farm evolved into the business Continued on page 3

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Sevita Continued from page 2 that today grosses $65-million in annual sales and exports 70,000 tonnes — and growing — of edible soybeans. “We expect to ship 90,000 tonnes in 2014, over 90 per cent to Japan,” he says. The current figures also translate to a 16 per cent share of the Japanese imported soybean market.

He says he caught the agriculture bug from spending summers as a youth at his grandmother’s Chelsea, Quebec, farm, which ultimately led the Hendricks to purchase 150 acres of their own in 1979.

“Doing that bureaucratic stuff during the day hours,” he recalls of his time as senior director general of the inspection branch at AAFC, “it was nice to hop on a tractor and look behind you and see what you had actually accomplished.”

His “one regret” of the past two or three years is that he hasn’t been on a tractor, he adds. Instead, the profitable family firm — originally known as Hendrick Seeds — demands his skills as the cultivator of a fascinating enterprise with business and research-and-development relationships to maintain locally and around the globe.

On the research side, he’s particularly proud of the company’s use of a new DNA marking technology that will speed up the process of developing new varieties.

While all of Sevita’s soybeans are non genetically modified — the Japanese market demands it — the firm employs employs an intimate knowledge of DNA within the mapped soybean genome when selecting plant crosses.

Using a DNA-marking system developed by Trent University’s Dr. Neil Emery, Sevita researcher Sarah Kyte employs this new “tool” to screen many prospects for desirable traits. Based at Sevita’s P.E.I. office in a building shared with the NRC, Kyte tests pieces of plant tissue against pre-calibrated DNA markers known to correspond with things like protein levels, isoflavones, and perhaps, one day, even yield.

Hendrick says they’re also looking to determine markers for the taste of soymilk in combination with a taste-testing lexicon already developed by Sevita. “Twentyfive per cent of our exports go to two companies that do soymilk, and that business is climbing [in Japan]. One expects to double his sales in

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A new level The emergence of inhouse varieties from Sevita coincides with a ramping up of the company’s seed-marketing efforts, under the PRO Seed brand, including the production of its second — but glossiest — identity-preserved soybean seed catalog to date.

Hendrick says it’s part and parcel of the firm’s intent to compete harder for seed sales in the region, and draw more growers into the Sevita fold.

Applied research A passionate defender of research and development, Hendricks emphasizes that federal grants received by the firm — $30,000 in 2010 plus another upcoming sum flowing to Sevita through its involvement with Eastern Canada Oilseeds Development Alliance, Inc. — are “not freebies.”

The feds have made a conscious decision to fund applied science as opposed to “pure” science in a context of tightening budgets, he explains, adding that applied research “deserves a good chunk” of that budget, he says.

Past dollars received also went into improvements like new scales and programmable logic controls at the company’s nearby export bin facility on Sandy Row Road, he acknowledges, defending it as an important efficiency booster for a company that already employs 32 people and assists the farm economy. “As a small family company, we can’t afford to do it ourselves.”

People More than grants, he asserts that people and relationships are key to the company’s continued growth and innovation.

While the investments at the export facility are important, he freely acknowledges staff member Lisa Hill as the true reason for the site’s success, “not the technology.”

“It’s all about the people, and if we don’t have the people to take us to the next level, we’re not getting there.”

And that goes for the 300 growers in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick who plant crops for Sevita each year.

“Innovation is the ability to find the right people, and the growers are key to getting us to the next level,” he says.

“When I see the smile on the producer’s face and saying, ‘Geez that variety’s pretty darn good, you feel pretty good about it, particularly at home, with the guys that have really helped us build

Sevita International of Inkerman hosted an soybean exposition for growers, Aug. 29, near Inkerman. Posing at the site, from left, ProSeeds dealer Trevor Gilmer, local growers Dale Keyes and David Bryan, agronomist Cliff Metcalfe and regional sales manager David Guy.

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Editorial Aye, yai-yai!

There are coach trips, there are bus trips… and there are mini bus trips.

Here at The AgriNews, we love a good tour in a comfortable motorcoach to an agricultural event of some description or other, just like the one we’ll board shortly for the Outdoor Show in Woodstock.

Oh, yea! Reclining in a cushy seat, air conditioning, snacks and beverages (non-alcoholic, of course) at the back, scenery out the expansive window, newspapers to peruse at leisure, happy chat with seatmates.

The trip we took from Eastern Ontario to Rockburn, Que., recently for the annual Chateauguay Valley Antique Show… well, it wasn’t like that.

After a filling breakfast, The AgriNews delegation of one boarded at grandly named Herb’s Travel Plaza outside Vankleek Hill for the trip sponsored by Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario, a growing club dedicated to preserving and promoting rural artifacts and the way of life.

Embrun’s Francois Latour, a VITEO executive member, made the arrangements. We were surprised to walk out to the parking lot and discover a pint-sized school bus waiting, a 22-seater with every one of those spots occupied.

What the heck, we thought! We couldn’t remember the last time we were on a school bus so it could be interesting.

We forgot that these rigs are designed for 4-year-old kids and legroom is almost non-existent. Forget about reading any papers you may have brought on board. Forget about cushy seats and automatic air.

We worked out a leg placement arrangement with our seatmate and we were on our way… and on our way… and on our way. Because of road construction and a confused GPS, we got lost on the south shore of the St. Lawrence and ended up exploring some scenic but aimless back roads for about an hour.

Latour was taking a lot of ribbing from the boys on the bus about his destination location abilities. A collector of the same brand, he suddenly spotted a Massey tractor on a float: “Follow that Massey,” he cried. “We can’t go wrong!”

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Yeehaw!

A tip of the old AgriNews orange-ish straw cowboy hat purchased on site goes out to the organizing committee for Alexandria’s first-ever professional rodeo held Aug. 24-25.

Following in the boot steps of the Beking egg producing family of Spencerville that held its second rodeo this summer, the Alexandria organizing committee went first-class all the way.

Interestingly, both communities used A Bar K, one of the professional rodeo companies riding high in Ontario taking the show from one stop to the next, with performing cowboys and girls gathering points around the circuit.

A Bar K brings in all the stock, gates, announcer and other staff but they don’t come cheap… something like $30,000. That’s a heck of a gamble right off the top, partner!

Add to that assorted other costs from publicity to the events/ beer tent rental and… well, you have to have a big set of spurs to risk that financial ride.

Considering it was year-one, the success of the Alexandria rodeo offering is truly remarkable and reflects a growing appetite in Eastern Ontario and West Quebec for western style entertainment.

The committee was composed of private individuals who’d never before organized anything of this magnitude. They had no financial help (and didn’t ask) from North Glengarry Township or from the senior levels of government. Financing came from the primary organizers and through individual and corporate donations. North Glengarry provided a water truck, some seating and garbage cans.

The location was off the beaten track, on a farm east of Alexandria, use of which was donated to the cause and will be loaned again in 2014.

Sand brought in to fill the performance ring will be left in place until next time.

Despite the somewhat obscure location and last-minute scrambling to get the show in the saddle, more than 4,000 people found their way to the rodeo over two days, filling the stands for the usual ring competitions and enjoying vendors, petting zoo, and a Garth Brooks tribute show.

Organizers are already talking expansion next year.

Committee members who sported blue T-shirts to make themselves visible over the two days and the countless volunteers in yellow shirts are justifiably proud of their success. The rest of us rodeo fans should utter a heartfelt “yeehaw!” that there are ambitious people who can and will make it happen for us.

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AgriGab More sorghum please!

How do you get farmers used to the tried and true to try something new and exotic?

It’s the age-old question and it came up again Aug. 26 during an information day at a research facility operated by Agriculture Environmental Renewal Canada Inc. in Ottawa’s west endå, the old Kanata sector.

The crop presented was sorghum, a drought resistant plant that originated in the Sudan. Sure, I’d heard of sorghum before, but I had to go to Google to double-check the spelling and to get some basic data before heading over to the AERC briefing.

And an interesting briefing it was. At an old house on National Capital Commission Greenbelt land surrounded by the topic of discussion, half a dozen Eastern Ontario farmers joined officials of the Canadian government and the Chinese embassy to learn the benefits of sorghum as a livestock feed.

AERC president and CEO Dr. Om Dangi, who’s been experimenting with the crop for 20 years, insists the benefits are greater than corn… and he has plenty of stats to back him.

The enthusiastic, hands-on Dangi toured guests around his 190-acre research plot and then served them a rib and sausage barbecue. Making his second visit to the site since last year, casually dressed Chinese Ambassador Junsai Zhang joked that he keeps coming back for the food.

One of the main messages from the meeting was that farmers in this country as well as other parts of the world should be looking “outside the box” at sorghum as a potential feed. It’s a massive challenge, many acknowledged, to steer away from omnipresent corn.

It wasn’t just AERC and government officials uttering the outside-the-box mantra. They were joined by farmers such as Marc Bercier, who operates a seed cleaning company in St. Isidore, and knows of what he speaks.

Bercier has been very involved for years in trying to revive hemp in Eastern Ontario. He said a new crop always represents challenges but offers opportunities as well. The world, he said, needs to produce better quality feed on less land.

Farmer Rob Parks, who operates close by AERC and who cultivates, plants and harvests for Dangi, sees improvement in the crop compared to last year.

Parks also underlined the challenge of trying to get farmers to take on something new.

Retired North Dundas farmer Denis St. Pierre,

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by Tom VanDusen who helped organize the meeting, used charts resting on the highest end golf cart I’ve ever seen to describe the global drive for food security and sufficiency and the role of farmers in making that happen with the best crops available.

Food sufficiency and security were on Zhang’s mind. He noted his country has 1.5 billion inhabitants, about 50 per cent of whom live in the rural areas.

A “city boy” by his own admission, Zhang has agricultural experience. After completing high school, he was posted to a commune for three years where he became a team leader and managed several crops including oilseeds, cotton and wheat.

One of the big differences between agriculture in the two countries is that Canada is much more technologically advanced while China remains very labour intensive.

Zhang acknowledged the contribution of Ottawa’s Dr. Vern Burrows and his “naked oats” program that had such an impact with the Chinese they erected a public statue of him. It’s an honour he shares with only one other Canadian, Dr. Norman Bethune.

On hand for the sorghum presentation, Burrows said he was impressed with the potential. As for the statue erected in China, he admitted that he hasn’t fully realized the significance of it.

The timing and climate are right for Canada/China business deals in agriculture and in other areas, Zhang said. Chinese entrepreneurs are now looking for opportunities overseas, including in Canada.

Although it wasn’t mentioned, an example is the Chinese developer who bought Eagle Point Winery near Mallorytown and is shipping bottled product back to his homeland.

AERC specializes in development of sorghum and pearl millet hybrids for both grain and forage, replacing U.S. varieties that formerly cornered the limited Canadian market. The AERC varieties can cope with Canadian climactic conditions and similar conditions worldwide.

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Sevita Exposition

At the site of Sevita International’s Aug. 29 exposition, Agronomist Cliff Metcalfe (left) examines a plot of natto soybeans, a type of bean used for making ‘natto’ —a favourite breakfast meal in Japan. At right, Victor O. Aideyan, president and CEO of HISGRAIN Commodities, spoke to attendees about commodities markets.

Hastings horsepower

Brianna Dracup, reigning Hastings County Queen of the Furrow, plows during the 4-H competition at the Hastings County Farm Show and Plowing Match.

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AgriGab Sorghum Continued from page 4 The company’s forage sorghum has been tested across Canada over many years and has proven to be free of toxicity associated with the crop at its early growth stage or when under stress.

There are currently test plots in nine Chinese provinces; water shortages in that country make it an ideal crop.

Promoters say non-GMO hybrid sorghum is a cheaper feed then corn with less fertilizer, pest control and only one-third water requirements. It grows well on marginal soils; while it’s drought resistant, it’s susceptible to frost.

The AERC Hybrid 30 variety is good for two or three cuttings over the Canadian growing season. It can be used for hay, haylage, silage, green chop or pasture; dry matter per tonne rivals corn while crude protein can be almost double that of corn.

One of the most interesting characteristics is the sorghum’s sugar content. As gauged in the field by Dangi and verified by the ambassador, it stands at 18. 4 per cent compared to sugar cane that averages 21 per cent.

Dangi said each acre of sorghum is capable of producing 2,500 litres of ethanol. Trials are underway aimed at increasing thickness of the plant’s stem to prevent it from falling over.

Along with his brother Ray, St. Pierre promoted St. Albert curds at the gathering as another exportable Canadian agricultural product, handing out sample packages to the guests. Trying the cheese treat for the first time, several Chinese visitors asked for more.

AERC, government officials and some area farmers are hoping they’ll be asking for more Canadian hybrid sorghum too.

Champion Calves

From left, Ron Greaves representing Grenville Mutual, Melissa Brisson (Reserve), Aimee Vanloon (Champion) and Judge Kyle Rivington at the the fifth Eastern Ontario Junior Show, run in conjunction with the EastGen 4H Showcase in Spencerville June 28-29.

Photo by Leanna Lowry

Editorial Getting there is half the fun Continued from page 4 And we didn’t. It took us right to the antique show

site for a full day of equipment displays, tractor pull, auction, vendors, and juicy buttered corn on the cob for $1.

In a little side trip, we visited the nearby home and collection of VITEO member Murray Wallace where we enjoyed some of

the best baked beans we’ve ever been offered.

With the flat-bedded Massey serving as a beacon most of the way, the return trip – other than cramped legs – was uneventful.

A beer that appeared from the back of the bus helped dull the pain.

A fun day was had by all thanks to VITEO, one of the most active agricultural groups in Eastern Ontario, regularly organizing informative and entertaining outings and events, according to the motto: Getting There is Half the Fun.

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The site of the plowing match, held August 21 and 22 on 100 combined acres owned by neighbours Bruce Philp and Doug Parr, was just a few kilometres from the Cooney farm where the first Hastings County Plowing Match and Farm Show was held 25 years ago, and was generally agreed to be one of the best sites ever, with good soil for plowing and gently rolling fields that allowed long views from the fields where tractors and horsedrawn plows competed, across the demonstration fields where new and mammoth machines were put through their paces, to tent city where some 300 exhibitors lined “street� upon “street�, bands played and a parade of antique tractors chugged through the streets mid-afternoon.

And although the farm equipment has changed over the past quarter-century, the core of the successful farm show remains the farm community that puts it on and supports it each year.

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Shaelynn Prinz, left, and Jackie Sills accept the R.W. Phillips Bursary from Harry Danford of the Hastings County Plowmen’s Association. The $1,500 bursary was established following the 1986 International Plowing Match in Hastings County to assist youth in an agricultural program at Guelph University or Kemptville College.

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Technical Updates

Making it count: Maximizing your fumigation dollars

Sean Westerveld, Janice LeBoeuf, Michael Celetti, Jason Deveau, Melanie Filotas OMAF and MRA

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or many vegetables and other high value crops, fumigation is a viable option for controlling soilborne pathogens that are difficult to control using other management strategies. Fumigation is used to control or suppress plant parasitic nematodes, soil-borne pathogenic fungi and bacteria, soil-inhabiting insects, and weed seeds. However, the cost of fumigation can range from a few hundred dollars per acre for banded applications to a few thousand dollars for tarped and broadcast applications.

With such a high cost, it is essential to ensure proper fumigation or a significant investment can be wasted.

Currently registered fumigants require careful attention to application procedures listed on the product labels in order to be effective. The available fumigants control different spectrums of organisms in the soil. Growers should find out what research has been conducted on their crop to determine which product is best for their crop and growing conditions.

Banded application of metam-sodium fumigant prior to tomato establishment.

Before the fumigant can be applied properly, it is important to know how the fumigant moves through the soil. Whether a fumigant is applied as a liquid or a solid, the active ingredients are converted to a gas and move through the soil in the air spaces between soil particles. A study conducted at Ridgetown looked at how far metamsodium fumigant moved through the soil from the point of injection. The study basically showed that the fumigant rises from the point of injection moving laterally about 7.5 cm (3 in.) in each direction. Working the soil to seed-bed conditions prior to fumigation improved penetration of the fumigant.

There are 6 main things a grower needs to consider to get the most out of their fumigant application. Whether the product is a standard fumigant, a biofumigant, or nematode-suppressive cover crop, these general considerations still apply.

1. Soil Preparation. Preparing the soil before fumigation is very important for maximizing the efficacy of the product. As shown in the research at Ridgetown, working the soil prior to fumigation can result in better penetration and movement of the fumigant in the soil. Any large clods of soil or organic matter will result in large air spaces in the soil, which will allow the fumigant to escape to the surface faster. In addition, fumigants will not penetrate these clods very well and any pathogens contained within the clod may not be controlled by the fumigant. These

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pathogens will have an opportunity to re-colonize the soil after fumigation because they will no longer have any competition from beneficial soil organisms. Soil should be worked a few weeks or more before fumigation to allow organic matter to be broken down and then again prior to fumigation to break up soil clods.

2. Soil Moisture. Most fumigants work best when soil moisture is at 60-80% of field capacity. Too little soil moisture and the fumigant can move through the soil too quickly, and the soil cannot be sealed properly after fumigation. Too much moisture and the fumigant may not move through the soil, reducing the area treated. In addition, the fumigant may be slower to gas off after fumigation in wet soils, which could interfere with planting of the subsequent crop. If rainfall is not sufficient prior to fumigation, irrigation may be required. While this can be a costly and labour intensive, consider the money wasted on fumigation if it is not effective.

3. Soil Temperature. Most fumigants can be applied at soil temperatures ranging from 4 to 30oC. However, the fumigation may be more difficult to manage or less effective at the high and low end of that range. Soil temperatures above 20oC increase the volatility of the fumigant, meaning it can move through the soil more rapidly. This can lead to more rapid escape of the fumigant from the soil if it is not properly sealed. Soil fumigants should remain in the soil for 7 to 14 days for maximum efficacy, and the soil should be worked after fumigation to allow any remaining fumigant to escape so it will not damage the subsequent crop. Low soil temperatures can result in the fumigant remaining in the soil for longer than 14 days, which can delay planting. Generally soil temperatures around 10 to 20oC are ideal, which generally occurs in early May or late September in southern Ontario.

4. Weather Conditions. Weather conditions at the time of application are most important in determining the potential for escape of the fumigant and drift off of the field.

Fumigants should not be applied if a temperature inversion is forecast within the first 48 hours. Temperature inversions occur on clear and calm nights when the soil radiates heat into the atmosphere. Cloud cover radiates heat back towards the surface and a breeze will mix the air preventing an inversion from occurring. In a temperature inversion, any fumigant that escapes the soil can be trapped in the cold layer at the surface and flow into low areas in or around the field. If houses or businesses are situated next to the field, people could be exposed to the fumigant, which can cause significant health effects and potentially significant fines.

money spent on fumigation will basically vaporize. With a poor seal, soil pathogens in the top layers of the soil may not be exposed to the fumigant long enough to be killed.

At a minimum, a good soil seal is required after fumigation. For broadcast application, this usually involved rolling the soil with a roller that moves faster than the speed of the tractor. For banded applications, beds are often formed behind the injector to seal the product into the soil. Good soil moisture will be essential for forming a proper seal.

Tarped and broadcast application of chloropicrin fumigant.

Any stubble remaining from an earlier crop can interfere with the seal and allow the fumigant to escape. A small amount of water applied after fumigation (e.g. 5 mm) can provide an even better seal. Tarping is by far the most effective method of sealing the soil after fumigation.

Tarping is required for any broadcast applications of chloropicrin fumigants. A special tarp is used that is impenetrable by the fumigant. However, tarping adds significantly to the cost of fumigation, and it may only be practical for crops with a very high value or no viable alternatives.

6. Post-Fumigation Practices. Regardless of the methods used to ensure proper fumigation, it is highly unlikely that the fumigant will be 100% effective. Any organisms located below the injection shanks will not be treated, and banded applications only treat the area immediately around the shank. For broadcast applications, care should be taken to avoid digging up soil from below the treated zone or bringing in untreated soil from outside of the field. For banded applications, growers should ensure the plants are planted in the centre of the treated zone, and soil from outside of the row should not be introduced into the row through post-plant cultivation. Fumigated soil is virtually sterile and will be colonized by the first organisms introduced to the soil. If that first organism is a pathogen, significant disease issues may occur.

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Broadcast application of metam-sodium fumigant showing rolling to seal the fumigant into the soil.

5. Sealing. Regardless of the condition of the soil and the product being applied, it is essential to seal the product in the soil immediately after fumigation. Without a proper seal, the fumigant will rapidly escape from the soil and the

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Members of the Osborne family of Oscroft Farm in Tyendinaga Township accept the BMO Farm Family of the Year award for Hastings County at the 25th annual Hastings County Plowing Match and Farm Show August 21 in Stirling.

From left are Mark Osborne, Katelyn Redner, Stephen Osborne, Cynthia Osborne and her husband Doug Osborne and, from BMO, Chris Langevin and Peter VanMeer. The award recognizes the family’s dedication to agriculture and the rural way of life. Oscroft Farm was purchased by Doug’s grandmother in the 1940s.

Hastings Continued from page 7 together to talk about the price of milk, the weather, even politics”.

Guest speaker Rosemary Davis, who officially declared the show open, recalled her years exhibiting at the show as the former owner of Tri-County Agromart in Trenton. She was present at the very first farm show where she “pulled a pickup into a big empty field and hoped that somebody would come across and speak to us”, and the next and the next until tent city erupted and the show expanded to two days, the number of exhibitors grew to hundreds and the number of visitors to thousands.

“Being an exhibitor was easy,” she recalled. “We enjoy being a part of this

wonderful show. And for that we have to thank the original organizers, many of whom are still serving.”

Davis, who became the first woman to chair the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) board of directors and for whom the FCC established the FCC Rosemary Davis Award honouring female leaders in Canadian agriculture, underlined how important the annual farm show and plowing match has become to Hastings County where four per cent of the population works in agriculture and resource-based industries and whose beef cattle farms account for nearly three per cent of all beef cows in Ontario.

“With the newest equipment on display along with the oldest tractor models, the horses – there is something for everybody.

“It’s an opportunity to kick tires and see those neighbours that you seldom

see, a chance to educate and celebrate agriculture with the city folk who move onto the side roads

and the communities who need and want to understand agriculture.

Food map released L’ORIGNAL — A local food map featuring local farms, farmer’s markets, breweries, wineries and local food businesses in Prescott-Russell and Stormont-DundasGlengarry was launched last month by The Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network (EOAN).

According to Network Coordinator Dana Kittle, “We created the map primarily to connect people with local food and local farmers, to make residents aware of the numerous local food options available to them, and to grow the local market potential for local food businesses.

The map, featuring a geographic map on one side and listings on the reverse side, is available

free of charge to residents in a paper copy format while supplies last, and will also be available online shortly.

The map was made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the United Counties of SD&G and PR, Homestead Organics, and the Union des cultivateurs francoontariens.

Copies of the map can be picked up at a wide variety of outlets in the region, including libraries, farms, businesses, and township offices. To view a listing of locations where maps can be picked up in your area, visit the AgriFood Network’s website at www.agro-on.ca.

Canada-Ontario Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Start the business planning process by attending this FREE two-day interactive workshop.

You will: • Assess business management practices • Determine priorities and key goals • Develop realistic action plans • Learn about cost-share funding opportunities

Producers are invited to attend free EFP (Fourth Edition) Workshops to learn more about: • Best management practices • Develop an action plan for their farm • Learn about cost-share funding opportunities

EFP Workshop Schedule GYFP Workshop Schedule All workshops 10am - 3 pm Hillsburgh

Day 1 - Sept. 23 Day 2 - Sept. 30

Vankleek Hill

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Clinton

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Lombardy

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Douro

Day 1 - Nov. 4

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North Gower

Day 1 - Nov. 12

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Caledon

Day 1 - Nov. 13

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Renfrew

Day 1 - Nov. 21

Day 2 - Nov. 28

Vineland

Day 1 - Nov. 27

Day 2 - Dec. 4

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Day 1 - Dec. 5

Day 2 - Dec. 12

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Day 1 - Dec. 9

Day 2 - Dec. 16

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he Sport Priority Funding (SPF) Program supports the achievement of Canadian Sport Policy (CSP) 2012 goals and the Ministry’s sport priorities.

CSP 2012 builds on the success of the previous policy and includes an expanded vision and new goals related to four common contexts of sport participation and the role of other sectors in sport. The five broad goals of CSP 2012 include: Introduction to Sport, Recreational Sport, Competitive Sport, High Performance Sport and Sport for Development. Under each goal, specific objectives are identified to enhance the quality of programming and focus on intended outcomes.

The priority areas of the 2013-2014 SPF Program are aligned with the first three goals of CSP 2012. These goals and objectives incorporate the previous SPF priority areas of Excellence, Capacity and Participation. Provincial Sport/Multi-Sport Organizations (PSO/MSOs) are encouraged to review the CSP 2012 prior to submitting SPF project proposal(s). See www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/sc/pol/pcscsp/index-eng.cfm.

The Ministry’s commitment to implement Canadian Sport for Life-Long Term Athlete Development (CS4LLTAD) in Ontario remains a significant priority. To ensure that program dollars are spent in an optimal fashion, the Ministry will assess applications from a CS4L-LTAD perspective. This approach is being taken for the purpose of funding those PSO/MSOs that most effectively assist the Ministry in achieving its sport goals and priorities.

Therefore, PSO/MSOs are encouraged, where applicable, to integrate the underlying principles of CS4L-LTAD when writing their project proposal(s).

The 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games are being hosted in Ontario. The Ministry is supporting opportunities for enhanced participation in Pan/Parapan Am sports and development of officials through this year’s SPF program.

PSO/MSOs within the Games program are encouraged to submit project proposal(s) with objectives of increasing participation and/or the recruitment/enhancement of training for sport officials. See www.toronto2015.org/lang/en/the-games/sportprogram.html for more information about the Games program.

Eligible organizations may submit applications for onetime projects that will be completed within the fiscal year, in the following Ministry priority areas:

1. INTRODUCTION TO SPORT: Ontarians have the fundamental skills, knowledge and attitudes to participate in organized and unorganized sport.

While this context is relevant to those being introduced to a sport at any age, it is often associated with the earliest stages of CS4L, for example Active Start and FUNdamentals.

2. RECREATIONAL SPORT: Ontarians have the opportunity to participate in sport for fun, health, social interaction and relaxation. This context is most often associated with the FUNdamentals, Active for Life, Learn to Train and Train to Train stages of participant development, as described in CS4L.

3. COMPETITIVE SPORT: Ontarians have the opportunity to systematically improve and measure their performance against others in competition in a safe and ethical manner. This context is most often associated with the Train to Train, Train to Compete and Train to Win stages of participant development.

Deadline There is one application intake per fiscal year for the Sport Priority Funding Program. For 2013-2014, the application deadline is March 28, 2013.

Eligibility Requirements PSO/MSOs currently recognized by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (Ministry) under the Sport Recognition Policy, include: 1. All PSO/MSOs that were eligible to apply for Base Funding in 2012-2013, and 2. PSO/MSOs that have been formally recognized by the Ministry but are not yet eligible for Base Funding.

Program Guidelines and Sample Application Eligible organizations will be contacted by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and invited to apply.

Contact Parmik Chahal

www.agrinews.ca Program Lead Tel: (416) 314-7187 Email: parmik.chahal@ontario.ca

CleanFARMS Obsolete Collection Campaign

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leanFarms Ontario has organized a number of collection locations to assist farmers in safely disposing of obsolete and unwanted agricultural pesticides and food animal medications between October 15 and 25, 2013. Eligible agricultural pesticides will have a pest control product number on the label and food animal medications will be identified with a DIN number, serial number or pest control product number. Empty containers will not be accepted.

To better manage the obsolete collection program, CleanFARMS is asking that you pre-register products that you will be turning in.

Call 1-877-622-4460 or visit www.cleanfarms.ca to complete the pre-registration form and to find the list of collection locations.

Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association’s Energy Innovation Contest for Greenbelt Farmers

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he Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) in partnership with the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation wants to hear about your farming ingenuity in the area of energy. The “Energy Innovation Award Contest” is designed to identify energy efficiency solutions developed on farm by producers in the Greenbelt area. The contest rules, regulations and application forms are available on the OSCIA website at: www.ontariosoilcrop.org under the Events heading.

Applications must be received at the OSCIA office by October 31, 2013. For more ideas and information, watch the YouTube video at: http://bit.ly/1ds8l6e.

create jobs and expand the industry.

Through the Ontario Microbrewery Strategy, the province is helping small brewers explore new marketing, training and tourism development opportunities.

The strategy will provide $1.2 million in annual funding from 2014 to 2016.

Ontario craft brewers produce over 140 international beer styles and have won hundreds of medals in major national and international competitions. In 2012, Ontario’s craft beers led LCBO sales in all categories, including wine and spirits, with nearly 45 per cent sales growth.

For more information on resources to support business, visit theMinistry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment website at: http://bit.ly/173Lwmx.

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o order OMAF and MRA publications and factsheets:

Visit any OMAF and MRA Resource Centre/ Northern Ontario Regional Office or Service Ontario location http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/offices/rural_ont_ad.h tm Visit the Service Ontario website at: www.serviceontario.ca/publications Visit the OMAF and MRA website at: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/products/index.html or contact the Agricultural Information Contact Centre by calling: 1-877-424-1300

Electronic Bulletins and Newsletters

Ag Business Update http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/busdev/news/inde x.html

Virtual Beef http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/beef/new s.html

Pork News and Views Newsletter http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/swine/ne ws.html

CropPest Ontario

Registration is now open for the 2013 Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition Symposium

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ural economic development is the overall theme and supporting local agricultural products and services is one of the major themes of the 2013 Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition Symposium. Several program sessions will focus on strategies for supporting and increasing the economic viability of local food enterprises and the consumption of local food and food products by community members. Keynote speaker Dr. Wayne Caldwell, Director of the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph, will speak on the economic value of investing in local initiatives and strategies for increasing the sustainability and quality of life of rural communities.

“Rural Communities…the Root to Health” will be held in Minden on October 3 and 4, 2013.

For further information and to register, visit: http://bit.ly/1509UHV.

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CEPTOR - Animal Health News http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/ceptor/ne ws.html

ONVegetables (Vegetable Viewpoint) http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/news/ne ws_vegview.html

Ontario Berry Grower http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/news/ne ws_berrygrower.html

Hort Matters Newsletter http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/news/ne ws_hortmatt.html

On Organic http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/organic/new s/news-organic.html Phone Lines and Websites

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Foodland Ontario – For recipes straight from our kitchen to yours: http://www.foodland.gov.on.ca/english/index.html

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Blue Gypsy Wines unlocking unique flavours

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XFORD MILLS— It haS been weLL

DOCuMenteD juSt hOw DIFFICuLt It Can be tO gROw gRapeS FOR wIne In eaSteRn OntaRIO. KnOwIng that It RequIReS a FuLL-tIMe appROaCh, LOuIS gaaL anD hIS wIFe CLaIRe Faguy DeCIDeD tO taKe an aLteRnate appROaCh when they gOt IntO the wIne buSIneSS In 2008, wIth FRuIt wIneS.

“It all started for us back in college. We would make our own beer and wine for fun out of kits,” said Gaal.

“We spent some time living in New York State and were right in the heart of a wine country. We would take tours of the wineries on weekends but found ourselves going back to the same ones, ones that had fruit wine.”

The couple returned to Canada in 2006 and started looking into a winery of their own. They bought the 62-acre land to build their winery in 2008 and after going through the process-

es, they found investors and opened in 2011. “We had a solid business plan,” said Gaal. “However, it is considered a high-risk business so it took longer to get financing.”

Gaal and Faguy built their current facility themselves with the help of their friends. “It was more work than we ever expected,” noted Faguy.

They decided on fruit wine because they could not afford to care for grapes full time. In addition, they would be the only fruit winery in the area and knew the potential.

In their first year, the two set up two picnic tables, which are still present at the Oxford Mills location. One had the wines available for tasting, the other was for payment.

People seemed to enjoy the initial wines, so much so that Gaal and Faguy sold enough in that first year to qualify as a farm.

The key for Blue Gypsy Wines is that they do not add sulfates to their wine as

preservatives. Faguy is very sensitive to them so they are quite careful with their production. In addition, while not certified organic, they do observe organic practices on the fruit they grow for their pure fruit wine. “We can’t control what we bring in but we do observe organic practices with everything we grow,” said Gaal.

Locally, Blue Gypsy Wines brings in apples from Smyth’s Orchard in Dundela and Cranberries from Upper Canada Cranberries in Greely.

“We have between five and seven acres that we grow strawberries, raspberries, black berries, black currant, cider apples and rhubarb on. The rest we bring in but we try to buy locally whenever possible,” added Gaal.

“We do no pesticide spraying at all. There is too much going on with the wild life around here. For the most part, spraying is done for appearance, but that doesn’t matter to me

Louis Gaal and Claire Faguy began laying the foundation for Blue Gypsy Wines, who specialize in fruit wines, in 2008. Now in their third year of production, their wines continue to gain in popularity. In addition, they have stumbled on another area in which they can exploit the flavours of fruit: vinegar. They now offer a variety of fruit vinegars to compliment their list of wines. because I am just going to toss it in a barrel,” said Gaal.

Gaal remembers the first year. After making wines in 2010 they released a cranberry, strawberry, raspberry and maple. “We developed recipes based on what we thought would be good and then tried it in small batches.”

They also did surveys in both Ontario and Quebec to test the waters for certain flavours.

In 2013, Blue Gypsy offered seven varieties: apple, blueberry, cranberry, maple, ginger, sangria and chocolate mead.

For the most part, the operation is run by Gaal and Faguy, yet they do have

Photo courtesy Myles Martin one friend who comes in and works “the bar” and is fully knowledgeable about the wines.

The drought last year hit the winery hard as it did to all growers in the region.

But when asked about what other challenges of producing in Eastern Ontario are, Gaal gets a bit of a chuckle.

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Wines Continued from page 11 â&#x20AC;&#x153;One thing we found out is that things turn to vinegar.

In 2012, we lost a batch of blueberry because it turned to vinegar. I thought â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh no we are going to lose thousands,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; but then we realized that it was actually very good vinegar.

So we started producing that too. It has been a hit and

we end up making more off of it as vinegar because there are not the same taxes that apply to wines,â&#x20AC;? said Gaal.

The taxes are less favorable on fruit wine producers than on grape and fruit wines cannot qualify to be VQA. That has made it harder for Blue Gypsy Wines to gain exposure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would like to get into the LCBO,â&#x20AC;? says Faguy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to make anything off what we sell. We would have to write it off as an advertis-

www.agrinews.ca ing cost and just use it to gain exposure.â&#x20AC;?

This season looks like it will be another strong one for the winery. Their production is up from last year, but construction in the area has hurt their sales a bit. Still, certain flavours like the cranberry, blueberry and chocolate

mead are selling like crazy.

In terms of the future of Blue Gypsy Wines, they are planning on using their cider apples to eventually make ice cider. In addition, they are experimenting with rhubarb and black currant flavours.

But what Gaal really sees in the future is actually in their

mistake, their white vinegars.

Currently, they have four varieties: apple, blueberry, cranberry and raspberry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The vinegar is huge! For what started as a mistake, it has out sold some wine and because it is not taxed the same way we keep more of the profits and can sell it at farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

markets,â&#x20AC;? explained Gaal.

It appears that Blue Gypsy Wines will continue to experiment with interesting wine and vinegar flavours and with the way their customers buy it up, they should continue to be successful.

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Spencerville Fair pageants are calling for contestants SPENCERVILLEâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Contestants for the Spencerville Fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Junior Ambassador and Little Sir/Little Miss pageants are now being sought.

Both pageants will be held Friday, September 13, 2013 in the Drummond Building.

New this year is the Junior Ambassador open to girls and boys age 10 to 15 years old from Grenville County who are actively involved in a youth organization, community group or volunteering activity. All boys and girls are very welcome and encouraged to participate!! Limited to 7 boys and 7 girls.

Entrants will have a personal interview with a small panel of judges in the afternoon prior to the event.

The final judging will take place on stage at 7:30 pm Friday September 13, 2013.Â

On stage, entrants will each have 2 - 3 minutes to explain their youth, community or volunteering activities and tell why the Spencerville Fair is so important to them.

Junior Ambassador and 1st Runner Up must be available to ride in the Parade on Saturday morning and to present ribbons at the Fair events over the weekend plus attend additional events throughout the year. Junior Ambassador wins $125.00 and 1st Runner Up wins $75.00 Please register either by phone or email by Saturday, August 31st with  Mary Whalen (613) 658-2739 or email dcleary@digitalnetworks.ca The Little Sir/Little Miss event is open to boys and girls age 6 to 9 years old as of September 13, 2013.

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compete in up to two Little Sir/Little Miss pageants; winners of previous pageants are not permitted to compete in this one.

A panel of judges will interview contestants on the afternoon of the pageant; final judging will take place at the event which starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Drummond Building. Winners must be available to ride in the Parade on Saturday morning and to present ribbons at the Fair events over the weekend plus attend additional events throughout the year.

Little Sir/Little Miss registration is limited to 7 boys and 7 girls from Grenville County; the deadline is August 31, 2013.

Please register either by phone or email by Saturday August 31st with  Mary Whalen (613) 658-2739 or e-mail dcleary@digitalnetworks.ca

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Points range from 60 to 80, with the average being around 70 noted Eastern Canadian Cutting Horse Association, President Brian Kelly.

On St. Sept 7, horse cutting could be seen first hand by spectators at the 155th Russell Fair, which is now considered the largest east of Calgary. “This has become a highly competitive event that carries a heavy winning purse — even more than racing in some circuits.” said Kelly.

To have some fun, "as what is the point of all work and no play" noted Kelly, he organized a celebrity cutting at the fair with a few locals lined up like Dr. Ruth Irving from Russell’s Village Veterinary Clinic.

The sport is gaining momentum in Eastern Ontario. Kelly currently has about 20 students he trains and keeps six to eight stalls at Twin Pines, a few who will be competing at the Russell Fair, including Kelly himself.

The ECCHA, headquartered in Russell at Twin Pines Equestrian Centre on Larry Robinson Road, was started in 2008 and now includes members from all over Eastern Ontario, Québec, the Maritimes, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Even the owner of Twin Pines, Frank Duguay, has taken up cutting in the past three years after a career with the RCMP Musical Ride. Kelly himself has competed many times at the national and North American levels and is a qualified trainer and judge, stating that judging has become a passion. “It makes you a better competitor and you get to travel and continually learn about the sport.”

He also noted that cutting can be relatively affordable recreation at the entry level,

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Curd Festival fun, undaunted S T-ALBERT – ThE ChEESE CuRd FESTivAL wRAppEd up iTS LAST dAy, Aug. 18, wiTh ThE pRESCoTT-RuSSELL TouRiSm (TpRT) TEAm winning

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St-Albert gave a good try, coming home with 794, Crysler with 773, Casselman at 729 and

St-Albert Curd Festival volunteers Jeannine and Valerie Beauchamp, had the tasty job of handing out delicious samples of the dairy treat to approximately 40,000 festival goers over the fourday 20th anniversary event.

Bourget finishing with 717 points.

Prescott-Russell Tourism, an organization that promotes tourism in the region, promptly handed over the $3,000 prize to the second-placed Embrun team.

TPRT had entered the contest to promote the region’s dynamism through the Curd Festival, so the organization’s Executive Director never had a second thought about handing over the money to the

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The Inter-village Challenge was part of a wide range of activities programmed throughout the weekend. Some 40,000 people streamed through the site between Wed. Aug 14 and Sun. Aug. 18 either to take in the Continued on next page

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Sunny St-Albert

Seven-year-old Loic Savage-Clement pedals his sister Mainik, 4, around the go-kart course at the St. Albert Curd Festival, an annual excursion for the Winchester siblings.

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Seen here warming up for the next Inter-village Challenge at the 20th annual St. Albert Curd Festival, are team Embrun and Team St. Albert. By Sunday afternoon, Team St. Albert looked like their were going to sweep into victory based on points, but Team Prescott-Russell Tourism took it in the end, winning $3,000 for a community project. This challenge pitted the villages of Crysler, Casselman, Embrun, Bourget, St. Albert and the PRT against one another on August 17 and 18.

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Myrium Gowigati and Marie Josee Brosseau, of Gatineau, explored the giant corn maze. Right photo: Mari-Lou Langlais, of Casselman, 9, enjoyed posing as a farmer in the Family Area.

St-Albert Continued from page 16 evening shows, or to take part in the community activities or the family program.

Undaunted by the devastating fire in February that destroyed the venerable StAlbert Cheese factory, source of the town's famous curd, the co-operative and the community forged ahead with the 20th annual Festival in the shadow of the site where planning continues for reconstruction. In the meantime, the operation continues to make cheese and curd through arrangements with other factories, so there was no shortage of the signature treat at the Festival.

Highlights of this year's edition included performances by Cayouche, who

won over young and old, Quebec singing legend Robert Charlebois, who delivered an intimate performance, and a spectacular fireworks that lit up the sky over St-Albert.

In terms of the family activities, the Petites Tounes and Mini TFO shows, the inflatable structures, the Sens Street tour and free face painting, the gigantic corn maze, the pedal-powered go-karts, the tractor exhibition, the local products tasting and the tonnes of curd thrilled everyone, amidst the glorious sight of strollers zigzagging throughout the Festival grounds.

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At the Dundas County 4-H Achievement Day, Aug. 17, the first place Junior Showperson was Caitlin Jampen, 14 (right) with second place taken by Brandon Scheepers, 13.

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The Open for Business initiative looks at Red Meat Sector Regulatory Burden CFFO Commentary Nathan Stevens- General Manager and Director of Policy Development CFFO Special to the Agrinews The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Rural Affairs are continuing their efforts to identify areas of regulatory burden and overlap. Most recently, the Open for Business initiative held a focused session on identifying specific issues within the red meat sector. Farmers, input suppliers and food processors were present to provide concrete examples of the impact of regulatory burden in their busi-

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There were several key areas that the session focused on. The first focused on identifying major regulatory and program service challenges to the red meat sector supply chain that are having an impact on decisions to start or expand a business.

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bodies.

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Farlinger’s cow took home first place in the Summer Yearling Class.

Honourable Mention went to Marbri Seaver Mandy and was shown by Stephanie Enright of Winright Holsteins.

The Junior Group of Three award went to Signature/Glennholme/Todd Edwards with Montdale Holsteins placing second and Maple-ain Holsteins placing third.

The Junior 2 Year Old Class was won by Fradon Pheonix Merry, shown by Cory Dickson and owned by Red Tag Genetics and Delcreek Holsteins. Second Place went to Harmony View Farms’ Lyba Atwood Autumn Breeze and Signature Holsteins’ Signature D Kissable came in third.

In the Senior 2 Year Old Class, First place went to Signature Holsteins’ Signature

Gold Keyna shown by Emma Farlinger.

The Junior 3 YEar Old Class top prize went to Stoneden Baxter Cally, owned

by Stonden Holsteins and shown by Mel McLean.

Second prize went to Montdale and Mountain Echo’s Montdale LinJet Dreamy and the third prize cow was Signature Holsteins’ Signature Chez Valencia.

The top prize for the Senior 3 Year Old Class went to Larmview Yantzy Denzel, owned by Seavalley Signature and shown by Bryce Seaborn.

Maple-ain Carisma Hark from Maple-ain Holsteins placed second and Benoaks September Storm Trish owned

by Russell Bennet placed third.

Grasshill Sovereign Queen owned by Advantage Salem Pheonix and shown by Todd Edwards took away the first place prize for the 4 Year Old Class. Harmony View Ryanna, owned by Brian Enright came in second and Aija Goldwyn Greta owned

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In the 5 Year Old Class, Brian Enright’s Crestlea Sovereign Elizabeth came in first. She was shown by Stephanie Enright. Second place went to Benoaks Toplist Blair owned by Russell Bennet.

In the Mature Cow Class, first place went to Signature Valley’s Merlholme Goldwyn Mary Jane shown by Mike Farlinger. Second place went

The AgriNews to Brian Enright’s Winright Frantabulos Diamond, while Montdale and Mountain Echo’s Rystal Rustler Jewel Red went home with the third place prize.

The Long Time Production Award was presented to Maple-ain Supreme Daffodil, owned by Maple-ain Holsteins and shown by Gerald Hunter.

The top three prizes were awarded to Grasshill Sovereign Queen for Grand Champion, Harmony View Ryanna for Reserve

September, 2013 Page 23 Champion and Merlholme Goldwyn Mary Jane for Honourable Mention.

The judge, Callum McKinven has judged the World Dairy Expo eight times and has judged in over 27 different countries. Hailing from Canton de Hatley in Quebec, McKinven and his family operate Lookout Holsteins and Jerseys where they milk approximately 30 cows. His cattle have been shown for a number of years and have won numerous awards.

Proudly showing off their banners are Honourable Mention Merlholme Goldwyn Mary Jane with Mike Farlinger, Reserve Champion Harmony View Ryanna with Coleen Halpenny and Grand Champion Grasshill Sovereign Queen with Todd Edwards. Also shown is judge Baker photos Callum McKinven. (More on pg. 24)

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4-H Champion

Colleen Halpenny of Penny Lane Holsteins and her entry Ggi Atwood Bambi took home the top prize of 4-H Champion at the Leeds-Frenville-Dundas Tri-County Holstein Show held Thurs., Aug. 15 in Spencerville. Halpennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cal also came in first in the Senior Calf Class for cows born between Sept. 1 2012 and Nov. 30, 2012.

Junior Champion

Junior Champion of the Tri-County Holstein Show on Aug. 15 was won by Emma Farlinger and her yearling cow Signature R katness owned by Signature Glennholme Advantage Seavalley. The holstein also came in first in her class Summer Yearling for cows born between June 1, 2012 and Aug, 31, 2012.

Best Udder Long Time Prodroduction

Winning for LongTime Production was Maple-ain Supreme Daffodil, owned by Maple-ain Holsteins and shown by Gerald Hunter.

Larmview Yantzy Denzel came in fist in her class, Senior 3 Year Old. The holstein is owned by Seavalley Signature and was shown

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Beef meets dairy for benefit of both

By B. Lynn Gordon Reprinted with permission from BEEF magazine ulf Cattle

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for more than 50 years. in faCt, its founders, the late leonard and Violet Wulf, morris, mn, put the limousin breed of Cattle on the map.

Ahead of his time in the cattle-feeding business, Leonard focused on producing “genetics right for the rail.” Feeding thousands of Limousin-influenced cattle and creating a feeder calf procurement and buyback program of Wulf-sired genetics, he knew the value of red-meat yield. Leonard often said, “We were cattle feeders before we were cattle breeders.” But anyone in the industry knew he was very good at both.

Wulf Cattle isn’t resting on its past success. The firm recently celebrated its 25th anniversary bull sale.

And the legacy lives on in the next generation under the direction of son Jerry, who is charting a new course still focused on Limousin genetics, but with a new twist.

Partnering for Opportunity In 2012, Jerry Wulf, president of Wulf Cattle, widened the scope of the operation by forming a partnership with Riverview LLP, a neighboring dairy operation. Riverview, whose CEO Gary Fehr is Wulf’s second cousin, is one of the largest dairy operations in Minnesota and South Dakota, milking over 45,000 cows — half of which are Jersey bloodlines.

The partnership is creating new enthusiasm for both the dairy and beef industries, yet it remains true to Wulf Cattle’s objectives. Two feedyards and a cow-calf ranch in northcentral Nebraska were also added to the business during the merger.

A couple of years ago, Wulf and Fehr put their heads together and realized they had unique resources at their fingertips capable of moving the beef industry toward a new paradigm.

But they would have to back up their hunch with trials and experiments to document their idea.

The idea was to add value to the dairy industry while impacting the beef industry, especially at a time when beef cow numbers are the lowest in 50 years.

With the arrival and adoption of sexed semen technology, the dairy industry’s replacement female market has been saturated with top-producing cows and replacements. Sexed semen allows dairy producers to continue to fine-tune genetics to get the most pounds of milk/cow/day for the marketplace.

The focus on genetics and enhanced technologies was already allowing the industry to produce milk quantities that meet consumer demands. Yet, could the traditional moneymaker on a dairy operation — the dairy cow — bring in extra income, essentially enhancing profitability and value?

The Jersey bull/steer calf is of little value to the dairy industry; he’s not highly regarded by the feedlot industry, as Jerseys tend to be inefficient feed converters with overall low redmeat yield. But Wulf was aware that Jersey cattle boasted superior meat quality with tenderness and marbling.

That’s where the genetics of Wulf Cattle come into play. If you ask Wulf why he decided to test the Limousin x Jersey, he’ll answer, “Why not?” He says the value of muscling and feed efficiency that Limousin brings as a terminal cross is unmatched, along with the documented lowest birth weight of the continental breeds, according to U.S. Meat Animal Research Center data.

“With such opposites in type — beef and dairy — we’re truly maximizing heterosis,” he adds.

The end goal is to make a dairy steer into a beef steer, adding tremendous value to the initial dairy bull calf, enhancing the income ability of the milkproducing cow and creating a carcass that contributes to

birth weight had to be considered and tested.

Trials began in 2010 with calving-ease Wulf Limousin bulls. In 2,600 calvings, 98.8% were unassisted and the average birth

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Testing the Experiment With the average size of a Jersey cow being about 1,000 lbs., calving ease and

weight was 79.5 lbs. Early trials focused on Limousin bulls with a -2.5 birth weight (BW) EPD or lower; since then, trials have found the window can be opened to bulls with a +2.5 or lower BW EPD without encountering dystocia problems.

With confirmation that birth weight wasn’t an issue, the focus moved to the feeding stage, and how the Limousin x Jersey steers would stack up against the

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Measurements for feed conversion, gain, USDA Quality Grade (QG) and USDA Yield Grade (YG) were taken. Carcass data from the first feed trials in 2012 exhibited a QG of Contiued on page 26.

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Earlier this year, an additional group of 636 head was harvested at an average 1,352 lbs. live weight, yielding an average carcass weight of 852 lbs., and average dressing percentage of 62.74%. Quality grade was overwhelmingly Choice, with 66% achieving YG 1 or 2 and average ribeye area of 14.3 in.

As of May 2013, an additional 3,000 head were on feed, with another 5,000 head due to be born at Riverview in the nine months to follow. Wulf Cattle has named the Limousin x Jersey cross “Beef Builders.”

Breeding to FeedingSM Program The initial results of this unique beef x dairy program caught the eye of Genex Cooperative Inc.,

Shawano, WI, which has formed a partnership with Wulf Cattle called Breeding to FeedingSM. The program consists of homozygous black Limousin and Lim-Flex® sires that are trait leaders for calving ease, ribeye area, growth and marbling.

The bulls are marketed directly to dairies by Genex employees.

“Many dairies have created selective breeding programs, then breed their best females to sexed semen for herd replacements, and the bottom end to beef semen for a more valuable terminal cross,” says Amy te Plate-Church, national alliance manager for Genex.

The Limousin genetics are targeted to the Jersey cows, and Wulf’s have added Lim-Flex bulls to target dairies with Holstein genetics. “Utilizing the Angus genetics in the LimFlex fits best with the larg-

www.agrinews.ca er-framed Holstein cow,” Wulf says.

“Breeding to Feeding is a win-win for both the dairy producer and Wulf Cattle,” says Adam Zeltwanger, who oversees Wulf Cattle’s dairy sales program. Zeltwanger’s role is to work with Genex to identify the location of calves that fit the program.

“Once the calves are born, dairies follow a calfcare protocol to enhance the health and performance that will impact the future ability of that calf to successfully gain and grow in the feedyard,” Zeltwanger says.

Wulf Cattle manages the process from that point forward. The calf is purchased

by Wulf Cattle from the dairy at a premium based on current Holstein bull calf market prices, which results in added income for the dairy. The calves are moved to a calf ranch; at 400 lbs., they go to a backgrounding yard. After an

additional 450 lbs. of gain are added, the Beef Builder calves make their final move to the finishing stage at a Wulf Cattle feedlot in Nebraska or Minnesota.

Zeltwanger says this program offers great ease of mind to the dairy producers, because they know that calves not impacting their milking herd still have the ability to enhance their profitability.

“Successfully creating pull-through demand for our beef genetics depends on our ability to communicate with our customers and cooperatively make decisions to breed better beef,” Zeltwanger says. Genetics are selected to fit the system, fed to meet the industry needs, and match the demands by the packer.

Creating the pull-through demand is what Wulf Cattle is striving for.

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Manitoba MP attends COOL court fight

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A hearing on the preliminary injunction was held after four organizations were granted the right to intervene in a lawsuit filed against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) by nine plaintiff groups who oppose COOL. Since 2009, COOL has had a severe impact on the Canadian livestock industry, costing producers billions.

COOL was implemented by the USDA in 2009 and ruled an unfair trade barrier by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2011. The United States proceeded to appeal the WTO ruling in 2012, and the WTO

once again ruled in favour of Canada.

The US Government once again failed to comply with the WTO ruling by the May 23, 2013, deadline.

On June7, 2013, Canada’s Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast, released a list of U.S. commodities for possible retaliation, indicating that the Government of Canada is prepared to retaliate with appropriate countervailing measures should the WTO determine that the USDA failed to comply with the original WTO ruling.Not only is the Canadian livestock industry opposed to COOL, but American food processors and livestock producers are overwhelmingly opposed to this policy.

“This is such a damaging policy that we are seeing a major backlash against COOL from American producers and industry,” said Bezan.

“COOL increases food processing costs, impedes the economic princi-

ples of free enterprise, reduces the competitiveness of the US meat industry, lowers returns to livestock producers on both sides of the border and does nothing to improve consumer awareness.”

The lawsuit against the USDA over COOL was filed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), American Meat Institute, North American Meat Association, National Pork Producers Council, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Canadian Pork Council, American Association of Meat Processors, Southwest Meat Association and Mexico’s National Confederation of Livestock Organizations.

“The US Government must abandon this destructive and regressive policy,” summarized Bezan. “I urge the American government to respect NAFTA, the WTO, and work at enhancing Canada/US relations, not undermining them.”

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Seed Growers support new 2015 IPM cookbook with $10K

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The decision was made at the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent annual meeting following an appeal from Jennifer and Jeff Waldroff on behalf of the 2015 organizing committee. Jeff Waldroff is also a member of the OVSGA. A fundraiser for the 2015 IPM, the publication

and release of the cookbook is imminent. Organizers behind the project have asked the Township of North Stormont for storage space to accommodate several thousand copies.

In thanking his colleagues for the investment, Waldroff noted the full cost to publish the cookbook of regional recipes is about $25,000. Many IPM fans look forward to its release as a memento from each match.

Association members considered other ways of supporting the 2015 edition of the plowing match before determining that the

cookbook with its back cover ad for the Seed Growers and their annual Ottawa Valley Farm Show provided the highest profile opportunity available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of our mandate,â&#x20AC;? said new OVSGA president John Roosendaal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We use some of the proceeds from the farm show to support worthy agricultural causes in our region.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve contributed to several past IPMs.â&#x20AC;?

Roosendaal, a Mountain farmer, was elected to a two-year term during the annual meeting. He replaces Kinburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bruce Hudson who shepherded

the farm show through its move from Lansdowne Park to the Ernst & Young Centre. Roosendaal praised his predecessor for successfully completing â&#x20AC;&#x153;the toughest job for any president.â&#x20AC;?

In filling vacancies, lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orignal farmer Cecil Cass moved up the executive ladder to first vice-presi-

dent, while David Blair of Pakenham was elected second vice-president. Roy Carver of Ottawa has been named a director at large.

Mary Joynt of Smiths Falls and Tom Van Dusen of Russell were given new one-year contracts as association secretary-treasurer and farm show manager respectively.

In other business, a committee was formed to review OVSGA bylaws and to recommend on future vision; Hudson will serve as chairman and members will include Roosendaal, Lynda McCuaig, Roy Carver, Barb Keith, Robert Dessaint, and Shelley McPhail.

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GHFIP offers cost-share funding, provided by Environment Canada, through a competitive-bid process that allows farmers to implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) that strengthen the activities of the farm business and protect environmental resources. In turn, those BMPs help benefit grassland species at risk.

Many agricultural areas in Ontario such as hayfields, pastures, meadows and native prairies provide habitat for Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark along with other species at risk.

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The program has seen significant enrolment in its one-year term, with farmers from across the province demonstrating an interest in the opportunities offered through this initiative. The benefits for farmers include being able to enhance current grazing systems, reincorporating underused or abandoned pasture into active grazing management, and adopting different practices to enhance resource efficiency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This program has seen a great deal of interest because of its ability to benefit both the farms that participate and the species each of those farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support,â&#x20AC;? Joan McKinlay, a past OSCIA President says.

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Applications are also evaluated for the quality of habitat provided by the farm site, through a tool called the Environmental Benefits Index (EBI), which translates site specific questions into an overall score which can be compared amongst all applicants. The EBI allows OSCIA to identify the habitat opportunities or overall benefit for grassland birds associated with each bid submitted.

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Navan Fair hosts Russell County 4-H achievement day Pamela Pearson Agrinews Staff NAVAN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Russell County 4-H Calf Club Achievement Day was held on Fri. Aug., 9 at the Navan Fair with Judge Stephane Villeneuve of Hawkesbury.

This was a chance for members ages nine to 21, to show off their showmanship and their calves conformation. Members who placed highly will continue onto the regionals at Metcalfe Fair in October and from there, possibly attend the Royal Winter Fair.

Novice Placing first to 10th: Myah Bekkers, Samantha Hildbrand, Max Sachse, Tomas Baumgartner, Tanya Regimbald, Ceilidh Newman, Rebecca Baas, Isabelle St. Denis, Osianna Williams, Austyn Henderson Junior Placing first to 12th: Eveline Hildbrand, Mark Nyentap, Clodine Baumgartner, William Baumgartner, Graceson Bergeron, Melissa Brisson, Felix Bergeron, Ashleigh Gauthier, Samantha Bray, Sophie Oeschger, Rachel Avery, Kurtis Baas.

Intermediate Placing first to ninth: Tamara Hamilton, Alex Chabot, Rachel Bekkers, Shelley Nyentap, Vicki Brisson, Chelsey Welk, Angela Maloney, Marin Pearson, Sarah Baas Senior Placing first to ninth: Julia Meyerhans, Kelly Ross, Veronica Burgess, Paul Patenaude, Sara Akkermans, Amelia Patenaude, Elias Meyerhans, Francis St. Onge, Gabriel Erni Overall Showmanship Grand Champion, sponsored by Wilhaven Farms, went to Tamara Hamilton; Reserve Grand Champion to Eveline Hildbrand; Honourable Mention to Alex Chabot. Placing fourth to eighth were Julia Meyerhans, Kelly Ross, Mark Nyentap, Myah Bekkers and Samantha Hildbrand.

Junior Calf Placing first to ninth: Rebecca Baas (Stella); Max Sachse (Berwen Applejack Everleigh), Marin Pearson (Hamildale Shadow Mars Bar); Myah Bekkers (Bekkon Day Darby); Clodine Baumgartner (Exemdale Windbrook Beaute); Tomas Baumgartner (Exemdale Capitalize Tartine), Ashleigh Gauthier (Marvellane Topside Joelle); Tanya Regimbald (Regimbald Regino Suzie); Osianna Williams (Regimbald Gerard Olivia). Â Intermediate Calf Placing first to 12th: Mark Nyentap (Marvellane Jordan Roxie); Amelia Patenaude (Gillette Wind Circle); Melissa Brisson (Brissfrance Fever

Penelope); Celina Hildbrand (Rosenhill Heztry Flavia); Austyn Henderson (Bekkon Boyoboy Brianna); William Baumgartner (Brabantdale Zelgadis Ingrid); Chelsey Welk (Bekkon Everglad Radiance); Samantha Bray (Breeze Hill Fernand Frisette); Sophie Oeschger (Boldi Fernand Alpine), Kurtis Baas (Anabelle); Sarah Baas (Dalilah); Rachel Avery (Boldi Police Law).

Senior Calf Placing first to eighth: Paul Patenaude (Gillette Windhammer Cadence); Eveline Hildbrand (Rosenhill Shottle Yolanda); Tamara Hamilton (Greenlark Roses Gina); Julia Meterhans (Midlee Braxton Sparkie); Felix Bergeron (Melistar Stanleycup Inez); Angela Maloney (Laarakker Dekalb Simba); Rachel Bekkers (Bekkon Touchdown Rosebud); Gabriel Erni (Bekkon Bonair Unique).

Summer Yearling Placing first: Alex Chabot (Pierstein Shock My Libido).

No other participants.

Junior Yearling Placing first: Francis St. Onge (St. Malo Windbrook Laura); placing second Elias Meyerhans (Hasliland Titlis Windbrook). No other participants.

Overall Holsteins Grand Champion Holstein, sponsored by Smygwaty Holsteins, went to Alex Chabot. Reserve Grand Champion Holstein to Paul Patenaude and Honourable Mention Holstein to Mark Nyentap.

Jersey Kelly Ross placed first with Junior Yearling Glenholme Vincent Clara.

Vicki Brisson placed second with Drentex Reward Silk Summer Yearling (June 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2012).

Grand Champion Jersey, sponsored by National Bank of Canada, Casselman Agriculture Centre, went to Kelly Ross; Reserve Grand Champion Vicki Brisson.

Brown Swiss Sara Akkerman placed first with Summer Yearling Eastwind Vigour Delia.

Akkerman also was Grand Champion in this class, sponsored by Heiwa Dairy Farm. No other participants.

Ayrshire Placing first in the Junior Calf class was Ceilidh Newman with Hammondale Elliot Georgette. Second went to Isabelle St. Denis with Sunnymead Berkly Whitney.

Intermediate Calf Graceson Bergeron with Dream Ridge BLH Gentle Winter place first and received Grand Champion Ayrshire, sponsored by Sunnymead Ayrshires, Navan. Newman received Reserve Grand Champion Ayrshire.

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Calf  (All breeds) The final class was sponsored by Bank of Montreal.

Alex Chabot won Supreme Champion Calf, Reserve Grand Champion was Paul Patenaude and Honourable Mention went to Kelly Ross.

Best Bred and Owned Calf sponsored by Scotiabank, was won by Paul Patenaude.

Russell County members held their Judging Night on Wed., Aug. 21 at Marvellane Farms, owned by the Nyentap family in Russell.

This night included members learning about the importance of judging in various classes of livestock as well as a quiz and an identification section. The next event will be an open 4-H competition at the Russell Fair held Sept 5 to 8.

All breed 4-H winners From left are Kelly Ross (Honourable Mention), Paul Patenaude (Reserve Grand Champion) and Alex Chabot (Supreme Champion Calf) with their winning calves at the Russell County 4-H Achievement Day (All breedsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dairy Conformation) held Aug. 9 at the Navan Fair. Patenaude also won Best Bred and Owned Calf.

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Sunflower Oil on Display at Upper Canada Food Loversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Field Day

Co-owner of Kricklewood Farms in Frankville, Dale Horeczy was at the Food Loversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Field Days at Upper Canada Village on Aug. 17 to promote Kricklewoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cold pressed sunflower oil. The sunflower seeds, a hybrid Sierra, are grown organically over 15 acres using natural and traditional farming methods. Â The oil has about a one year shelf life was recently featured as a menu item third annual Harvest Table on Aug. 18 at the Ottawa Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market.

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Innovation 2013

All bound up

Brent Christie of Prescott demonstrates a horse-powered corn binder at the 18th annual Harvest Days. Draft horses Trigger, 7 (left) and Sunny, 6, respectively tipping the scales at 2,100 and 2,240 pounds, drew the circa 1930 binder owned by Aaron Scott of Oxford Mills.

The clattering mechanical unit cut and then tied the stalks of corn into bundles of 17 or 18 before the plants hit the ground. A team of horses and a driver could cut and bind perhaps two acres in a day with this system, according to the owner.

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Becky McFadden, 16, was among the participants in the Grenville 4-H ‘Sodbusters’ plowing match at Harvest Days. She practices here aboard a Cockshutt plow pulled by Barney and Lacey, with foal Dolly also tagging along. Below, right: visitors browse the iron.

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Antique Wheels in Motion president Al Slater pitches wheat into the vintage threshing machine. Read more about Harvest Days on page 19B.

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Fair industry leadership from CAFE and OAAS

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Membership includes provincial associations that represent agricultural societies from across the nation, like the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS), industry service providers and affiliate associations who have a direct interest and link with the Canadian fair industry. The CAFE is funded primarily by its members. The OAAS is made up of 15 districts, which “through promotion, communication and educational activities provides leadership to its members.” The Russell Agricultural Society (RAS) belongs to District 1 with Carp, Richmond, Spencerville, Shawville and Metcalfe.

All in all, the CAFE is there to provide leadership in the growth and stability industry and to foster its stability and wellbeing, according to the CAFE mission statement.

In supporting those members, CAFE holds a conference and general meeting in

a different locality each year. The Ottawa Valley’s Fairs will be hosting the three-day conference this year at the Delta City Ottawa in November. A variety of sessions and speakers are planned, including closing keynote speaker, General Rick Hillier, Former Chief of the Defence Staff for Canadian Forces, who will speak on Leadership in Tough Times, at the Canadian Experimental Farm and Museum.

A trade show has also been organized in partnership with the Ottawa Valley CAFE committee which includes Judy McFaul of Russell. McFaul is the Agricultural Director for District 1 of the OAAS, along with Homecraft Director Cheryl Sullivan, of Metcalfe. Also on the committee are RAS director Theresa Wever and Metcalfe Agricultural Society Administrator Meredith Brophy, who has been past president of the OAAS.McFaul was nominated for an OAAS director position and accepted because she felt it was time to move on to new challenges and to share her experience from the RAS to help other societies.

Taking on the reins as President of the RAS in 2006-07 after spending a number of years on a variety of committees, McFaul began her RAS career when Mike Bols asked her to help with the cattle committee — her background is in showing and judging heavy horses. She is one of the founders of the RAS-sponsored Ladies Night and was also the driver behind getting the demolition derby to the Fair in

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Volunteer couple receive diploma Past President Bert Vedder, left, and President Gord Sheldrick, right, present Bev MacLean and husband Ken (missing) with the 2013 Agricultural Service Diploma for their years of volunteer dedication, starting in 1992, to the Society.

PJ Pearson Photo 2006 after seeing it at the Merrickville Fair.

But McFaul has not left completely. She can still be found behind the scenes organizing the Agri-Village with committee members Suzanne Perras Campbell, Beth Ruiter, Wendy Achtereekte, Lois James, Lorraine Robinson and Debi Bennett, the Gates committee and outdoor attractions.

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www.agrinews.ca MPP for Carleton-Mississippi Mills Jack McLaren gets a helping hand while trying to dig his furrow straight and true at the VIP plowing competition at the Ottawa-Carleton Plowing Match Aug. 23.

On the straight and narrow in Carleton County MPP for Nepean-Carelton Lisa McLeod looks right at home on the tractor. McLeod took part in the VIP competition at the Ottawa- Carleton Plowing Match.

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Relax folks,theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just parsnips The Editor: Weed Phobia and the War on Nature Weed phobia is rampant in the countryside. The latest target â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;weed du jourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is the so-called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wild parsnipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;poison parsnipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The Eastern Ontario Health Unit put out a warning in June identifying it as a health risk and encouraging people to remove it from their property. Some people I know have been out spraying it illegally. Now two Ottawa councillors want the city to use herbicides to eliminate it from public property.

I am not concerned about people cutting it down. It is hardly an endangered species â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an invasive exotic. I am concerned, however, about eliminating all the other plants that grow around it.

And it would be utter folly to use pesticides against it, exposing the public to truly lethal poisons (which pesticides are by definition) in order to kill a plant that is

harmless to most of us. The best thing would be to eat it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and some do!

I have been wandering through clumps of wild parsnip for years on my walks through the countryside and I have never had a problem. I was surprised by all the fuss. I went out and broke off some stems and rubbed the ends on the skin of my arms. As I suspected, nothing happened. So I decided to do a little research. It looks as if I may be the only one who bothered!

What we are dealing with here is just your ordinary, garden-variety parsnip, pastinaca sativa, the same stuff my mother used to make me eat when I was a kid, telling me how nutritious it was. Strictly speaking, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;naturalizedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Many of our common roadside plants are naturalized domestics; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because the native plants are mostly woodland species and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do well in direct sunlight.

Removing the naturalized plants just invites more infestations.

Parsnip is a member of the Apiaceae or carrot family, which also includes anise, caraway, celery, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, lovage and parsley. Members of the carrot family have a chemical called furanocoumarin in their sap which can cause a chemical burn on the skin when exposed to ultraviolet radiation. (The condition is known as photodermatitis, or phytophotodermatitis to be precise).

I say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;can causeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; because not everybody is sensitive to furanocoumarin. Some sources dispute this, but in any case, the effects vary with exposure. The usual result is a slight discoloration of the skin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like liver spots or freckles. You may not even notice. If you have a heightened sensitivity or are heavily exposed, you may get severe blistering and a persistent scar.

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Manitoba bound Dundas Soil and Crop Improvement Association had another successful bus tour July 23 to 26. This year the group travelled to Manitoba with 55 local area farmers. An early flight into Winnipeg allowed them to tour Brandon, Altona, Elm Creek and Winkler areas of Manitoba for four days. Shown are members of the group in front of the bus at Providence Farms in Rivers Manitoba. They had a total of 16 stops at local farms and businesses along with a tour of the Manitoba Legislative Buildings and a Dinner Boat Cruise along the Assiniboine and Red Rivers.

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Parsnips Continued from page 6B It can be quite nasty and I feel sorry for anyone who has ever gotten a severe furanocoumarin burn.

People should be aware of the risk – but there is no need to panic!

Prevention is simple – if you are afraid you might be sensitive to it, avoid it as you would a clump of stinging nettle. The cure is pretty straightforward, too – wash the affected area with water and cover it to protect it from sunlight.

In order to get a severe burn, if would appear that you literally have to work at it. Most published studies involve agricultural workers, who spend long days in the sun picking vegetables.

Around here, the few cases I have heard about involve people using weed-whackers (an instrument of that devil, that!) without protective clothing.

How many confirmed cases have there been in Eastern Ontario? Nobody seems to know. Surely even plants have a right to a fair trial before being publicly executed!

Other plants contain furanocoumarin, too –

The AgriNews September, 2013 Page 9B notably citrus fruits and figs. I read on the Medscape website about a case of someone who got severe blistering after cutting up some limes and then going sunbathing.

Anyone for a ban on citrus fruits?

Keep this in mind when you read about parsnip sap causing temporary or permanent blindness if you get it in your eyes. That is scary, for sure. Just remember that the same thing would be true for lemon juice – and any number of other things. Putting things in your eyes is generally inadvisable.

Keep in mind, too, that there are a lot of poisonous plants out there. Have a look at the lists on the Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System website, or check the more informative and readable Wikipedia entry. Notice that the lists include a lot of common food plants and ornamentals, and even some interior plants. Should we eliminate all of them?

Alarmism about parsnips feeds into the ‘weed phobia’ which I notice all around me – the irrational fear and hatred of natural (or naturalized) vegetation.

It is as if any species of

plant that you can’t buy in a store is automatically a weed and therefore dangerous and must be eradicated.

It’s like a full-scale war on nature, with no holds barred nor quarter given.

I don’t know what is behind this weed phobia.

But I can see who benefits – the people who sell herbicides to kill them. The people who sell riding lawnmowers and weed whackers to cut them down. The people who sell commercial plants and seeds to replace them.

Where are we going if we continue to eliminate wild plants? What happens to the insects and the birds?

Are we headed towards ecosystem collapse? Look at what is happening with the bees and the butterflies.

People who live in the country should know better than anybody else that we depend on nature absolutely, for everything. We had better learn to respect it.

Sources: * “Wild Parsnip on the Rise in Eastern Ontario”, press release: Eastern Ontario Health Unit, June 25, 2013; http://www.eohu.ca/media/v iew_release_e.php?pressID =183 * “Environmental

Health - Dangerous Weeds”, Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit; http://www.healthunit.org/hazards/dangerousweeds.html * “Councillors want herbicides sprayed against wild parsnip”, CBC News,

Jul 24, 2013; http://www.cbc.ca/news/can ada/ottawa/story/2013/07/2 4/ottawa-councillors-wantherbicides-sprayed-againstwild-parsnip.html * Samuel Thayer, “Wild parsnip: It’s like raiding a garden, but better”,

Countryside & Small Stock Journal; http://www.countrysidemag.com/913/samuel_thayer/ * “Botanical Dermatology: Phytophotodermatitis”, Continued on page 19B

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Seaweed and its extracts, whether liquid or powder, are typically low in nitrogen and phosphate, but it consists over 60 mineral elements, including major and micro-nutrients, growth promoter regulators (auxins, gibberellins and cytokinins), soil conditioners (alginate), amino acids, mannitol, and laminarin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an EPA approved biopesticide, extracted from brown algae such as, Laminaria japonica. Therefore, it is an ideal supplement to an existing fertilization program.

Seaweed extract powder is 100% soluble in water, the most economical and effective application is thorough foliar spraying or drip irrigation. In general, 1 Kg of the extract is sufficient for 1 hectare of cultivation. The general rate of application is 10-15 days, in the morning or evening when the stomata are widely open. It is particularly important to apply when plant is under high stress, for example transplanting and pre-frost.

The organic status of seaweed based fertilizers is based on non-active ingredients and the production process. Accredited certification body is empowered by the government to determine the organic status of a product. Normally, the logo of the certification body is printed as part of the label of the product as contact information for buyer. www.talunecoproducts.c om 613-890-1665Â

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The DFC Annual Meeting in Toronto focused on branding and marketing dairy products and farmers.

Keynote speaker and marketing specialist Terry Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly discussed the power of branding and how it helps people differentiate a product from its competitors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Branding is about creating a relationship.

Stories can make people feel something; they increase the value your product,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Tony Johnstone from the DDB advertising agency talked about the importance of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;proudly-Canadianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;localâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as supporting drivers in the current Canadian marketing context, with examples drawn from various Canadian brands. These trends help build on existing strengths to enhance Canadian dairy products. On the same panel, British Columbia dairy farmer Tom Hoogendoorn brought the branding concept home to the farm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is about leveraging the farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; values, sharing our story with Canadians when we see them,â&#x20AC;? he said. The 100% Canadian Milk brand is a strong one.

He stressed that it is worth understanding its true nature and remain authentic and proud, as he shared with the audience various ways he found to brand Canadian milk and dairy on his farm, in his community, in the industry and on social media. This panel was a good continuation of the previous daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; presentation on current and proposed marketing activities. Farmers heard updates about the ongoing traceability and animal care proj-

ects. The delegates also discussed and adopted a 10year plan to develop and implement the proAction Initiative, which brings together existing and new programs related to on-farm practices covering food safety and quality, animal care, environment, traceability and biosecurity.

With this Initiative, farmers will show their commitment to society and strengthen the Canadian dairy brand.

DFC also recognized a 200-year old family farm with the Dairy Farm Sustainability Award.

Sylvain Laquerre, NoĂŤlline Dusablon and their son Benoit were present in person to accept the prize from DFC and  the award sponsor DeLaval Inc. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Canada.

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The Board also appointed its Promotion Committee: Bill Emmott (Ontario), Chairman, Pierre Lampron (QuĂŠbec), Ron Maynard (Prince-Edward Island) and David Wiens (Manitoba). A research symposium followed with well-known scientists bringing results to dairy farmers of the research and extension work, financed by farmers and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Growing Forward over the last four years.

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The AgriNews September, 2013 Page 13B Patricia Secord, centre, co-owner of Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company, hosts a wine and cheese at Fifth Town with Pat Del-Gatto of Del-Gatto Estates Winery. With them is Del-Gatto’s sister, Bella, visiting from Los Angeles. Fifth Town offered tutored wine and cheese tastings on Saturdays in the summer to showcase the wines and cheeses of Prince Edward County.

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In March of this year it was announced that Patricia Secord and Hugo Bertozzi had purchased the company in November 2012. The sister and brother are self-described “third generation producers, affineurs and purveyors of artisan cheeses”, whose grandfather was a parmigiano producer in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and whose father, Adriano Bertozzi, founded Toronto-based A. Bertozzi Importing Inc. Both Secord and her brother are involved in the family-owned importing business, Bertozzi as a board member and Secord as general manager. Secord divides her time between Toronto and Prince Edward County, where she owns a home.

In an email interview with The AgriNews, Secord explained that the purchase of Fifth Town Artisan Cheese brings the Bertozzi family full circle, the realization of “a dream to return to our roots that were in cheese production”.

“Fifth Town has an excellent brand and goodwill built up from its origins in the County, along with its principles of excellence, craftsmanship and a farm-to-table mission,” she said.

“Bertozzi already partners with artisan producers and we advocate and support the slow food mentality, as well as the healthfulness of the Mediterranean diet. Artisan cheese represents an important part of what we have always promoted.”

But taking ownership of Fifth Town Artisan Cheese, including its cheese recipes, wasn’t simply a matter of flipping a switch and starting to roll out the cheeses. The company had to go through the whole process of registering as a new dairy and undertaking some renovations, a process which could take almost a year. In the meantime, as stockpiles of favourites like Lemon Fetish, Nettles Gone Wild, Peta Luna and Cape Vessey dwindle and run out, Secord has commissioned special handmade cheeses from small Italian producers that have been rebranded for Fifth Town with names like Cap Cressey, Fellowship Too and Counting Sheep . . . and Goats and. . .

The small retail shop sells a wide variety of other artisan cheeses, as well as pastas, oils and sauces, fine chocolate, and ice cream with goat milk.

New this year, Fifth Town Cheese has paired with local wineries to offer tutored wine and cheese tastings on Saturdays throughout the summer. On the first weekend in August, Fifth Town hosted the Festival Players Young Company, which brought its children’s production of Laura Secord to the cheese company. On the same weekend, it held an artisan market featuring sausage maker Angelo Bean, farm produce, artists and more.

All of this has been initiated to help Fifth Town keep operating during reconstruction and re-registration and to maintain a presence during the busy tourist season in Prince Edward County. So far, it has been working, as visitors continue to drive out from Picton to the less-travelled easternmost tip of the county, past pick-your-own farms and small vineyards, where the occasional “artisan cheese” sign hammered to a post seems to be the only indication that you’re on the right road.

Secord acknowledges that Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company won’t be the exact same company when it resumes production later this year, but promises that its selection will be even bigger and better. It has retained cheesemaker Laura Todd and plant manager Todd Burley, both of whom worked at Fifth Town before it closed. It currently has two full-time and three part-time staff, and Secord hopes to have five full-time employees and several more part-timers once full production is reached.

“We will try to build the brand to encompass locally produced condiments, sauces, goat ice cream charcuterie and other bounty from the County,” she said. “Hopefully attract tourists to the farther reaches of Prince Edward County for a fine food experience.”

What won’t change is that Fifth Town “will continue to draw people to the County for wonderful homemade cheese”.

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DateLine East Region Orleans Farmers Market Centrum Plaza, Orleans The Orleans Farmers' Market is open every Friday beginning May 10, 2013 through October 19, 2013 Westboro Farmers' Market Byron Park (at Golden Avenue and Richmond The Westboro Market is open every Saturday (9:30 a.m. 3 p.m.) beginning May 18, 2013 through October 26, 2013.

Ottawa Farmers' Market Brewer Park, Ottawa The Ottawa Farmers' Market opens its 8th season on May 5, 2013 and runs every Sunday until November 17, 2013.

September 9 Growing Forward 2 Implementation and Capacity Building Funding Assistance Program Information Session, Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre, 265 Cannifton Road, Belleville. Targeted at producers, food and agriproduct processors, this session will provide you with information on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Implementation Funding Assistanceâ&#x20AC;? component of Growing Forward 2 including areas of focus, funding assistance, eligibility and selection criteria. For information and to register, go to: www.ontario.ca/growingforward2 or call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-

424-1300. Growing Forward 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Federalprovincial-territorial initiative.

September 10 Northumberland Federation of Agriculture 7:30pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30pm, Monthly on the second Tuesday, until Nov 11, 2014, Centreton Community For information, call Eileen Argyris, Secretary - Northumberland Federation of Agriculture at 905-885-1456 or email: argyris@sympatico.ca September 12 French-Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) - Day 2 Producers are invited to attend free EFP (Fourth Edition) Workshops to learn more about: - Best management practices - Develop an action plan for their farm - Learn about cost-share funding opportunities EFP Workshop Schedule All workshops 10am - 3pm Workshops Now Available Register Online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org September 12 Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Monthly Director Meeting, 7:30pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00pm.Monthly on the second Thursday, until Oct 9, 2013. OPP Office Boardroom, County Rd. 1, (Schoharie Road), Picton, ON. All Welcome! Contact Patti Stacey at 613-4763842 or email princeedwardfarmers@gmail.com

September 13 French-Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP) - Day 2 Sarsfield, Ontario. Start the business planning process by attending this FREE two-day interactive workshop.

You will: - Assess business management practices - Determine priorities and key goals - Develop realistic action plans - Learn about cost-share funding opportunities GYFP Workshop Schedule All workshops 10am - 3pm Workshops Now Available Register Online at www.ontariosoilcrop.org September 14-15 Middleville Fair County Road 16, West of Almonte, ON. Contact Information: Secretary/Manager: Audrey Kostaszek Phone: 613-257-5050 Email: audreyk@sympatico.ca September 15 Quinte Agricultural Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5pm, Farmtown Park, 437 Front Street West, Stirling, Ontario. $8.00 admission fee includes ceremony, Farmtown Park tour and refreshments. For more information, contact Farmtown Park in Stirling by phone (613) 395-0015, on the web at www.farmtownpark.ca or by e-mail at info@agmuseum.ca

September 24 Local Food Workshop, 7pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm, 1107 Garrett St., OSO Township Hall, Sharbot Lake, ON. Pre-registration by email: info@handsonharvest.ca.

NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FROM AUGUST 22ND. Discover the best of September harvest, local available ingredients and recipes. Cooking the bounty on the BBQ will be showcased.

September 24 Winterizing your Organic Garden & Extending your Growing Season Workshop, 7pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm, Heartwood House, 400 McArthur Avenue, Ottawa, ON (near St. Laurent Blvd.). For more information and registration options visit www.cog.ca/ottawa September 28-29 McDonald's Corners Fair McDonald's Corners, ON. Contact Information Secretary/Manager: Chris Cullen Phone: 613-259-3172 Email: cher_259@hotmail.com October 3-7 Metcalfe Fair 2821 8th Line Road,, Metcalfe, ON. Contact Information Secretary/Manager: Meredith Brophy Phone: 613-821-0591 Fax: 613-821-0137 Email: metfair@bellnet.ca Website: www.metcalfefair.com

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The truck enhancements to the 1500 series allow a 1937lb payload and a towing capacity up to 10700lbs. Whether hauling a trailer loaded with hay or transporting your horses and livestock to a local fair, your load is safe and under control. GM offers as standard equipment, Stabilitrak with trailer sway control and powertrain grade braking preserving brake pads on longer and steep descents.

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Relax folks, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re only parsnips Continued from page 9B The Internet Dermatology Society, Inc.; http://telemedicine.org/bota nica/bot5.htm - excellent source â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phytophotodermatitisâ&#x20AC;?, Medscape: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1119566-overview) * L Lutchman, V Inyang, D Hodgkinson (1999). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phytophotodermatitis associated with parsnip pickingâ&#x20AC;?. Emergency Medicine Journal 16 (6): 453â&#x20AC;&#x201C;4; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.go v/pmc/articles/PMC134341 8/pdf/jaccidem000330059.pdf * â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction Canadian poisonous plantsâ&#x20AC;?, Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System; http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/p p/ppack.html_doc?p_type= 434&p_x=px * â&#x20AC;&#x153;List of poisonous plantsâ&#x20AC;?, Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /List_of_poisonous_plants * â&#x20AC;&#x153;11 Common Plants That Can Cause Dangerous Poisoningsâ&#x20AC;?, Medscape; http://reference.medscape.c om/features/slideshow/dangerous-plant-poisonings Facts about â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parsnip * So-called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parsnip is not a wild species or variety of parsnip with any distinctive properties of its own. It is simply domestic parsnip (pastinaca sativa) which has become naturalized, like its relative, the unbiquitous wild carrot (also known as Queen Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lace). * Parsnip is a member of the Apiaceae or carrot family, a large family with more than 3,700 species.

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the family includes the common food plants anise, caraway, celery, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, lovage and parsley. * Members of the carrot family have a chemical called furanocoumarin in their sap which can cause a chemical burn on the skin when exposed to ultraviolet radiation. The condition is known as photodermatitis, or more precisely as phytophotodermatitis. * Other plants contain furanocoumarin, too â&#x20AC;&#x201C; notably citrus fruits and figs. * Not everybody is sensitive to furanocoumarin (disputed) * Reactions vary with the degree of sensitivity and exposure. * The usual result is a slight discoloration of the skin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; dark spots similar to liver spots or freckles. They may go completely unnoticed. * People with heightened sensitivity may get severe blistering and a persistent scar * Treatment is simple â&#x20AC;&#x201C; wash the affected area with water and cover it to protect it from sunlight. * Without treatment, blistering may begin about 24 hours after exposure * Rotary mowers and weed whackers are probably the worst way to control parsnips, as a lot of sap is released at high velocity.

Protective clothing is recommended â&#x20AC;&#x201C; goggles, rubber gloves, rubber boots and coveralls * The roots and seeds are edible and highly nutritious. As the plant is biennial, the root should be harvested in the fall of the first year.

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Held in a rural pasture between Prescott and Roebuck, the event serves as the Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important fundraiser. The

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Founded in the mid-1990s, the Club meets on the second Thursday of each month in the village of Algonquin library.

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