The 2012 inductees into the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame are: (back row from left): Case van Dyk, Robert Thériault and Mary Lester. In the front row is Bert Dykerman. Profiles on the inducteescan be found on pages 9, 10 and 11. (Photo courtesy of the Hall of Fame)

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Where is 4-H now?By NANCY RALPHMary Lester wasn’t shy expressing her feelings about 4-H at its 81st annual meeting held earlier this year in St.John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador.

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Perennia Innovation Centreofficially opens in Bible HillBy HARRY SULLIVANTruro Daily News[Bible Hill, NS] - Experimental farming efforts in NovaScotia took a step forward today (Oct. 12) with the open-ing of the new Perennia Innovation Centre in the formerAgriTECH Park.

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Minas Basin Pulp andPower mill to closeBy ASHLEY THOMPSONHants JournalMinas Basin Pulp and Power Limited’s mill in Hantsport(Nova Scotia) is closing in mid-December.

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Johne's disease control in AtlanticCanada reaches milestoneJohne's disease control in Atlantic Canada recentlyachieved a significant milestone. More than 60 per centof the approximately 700 dairy herds in the region haveenrolled in a surveillance and management program toreduce disease impacts.

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THIS MONTH

New Brunswick releases biomass resource maps A set of resource maps and an accompanying reportwere released Oct. 22 showcasing potential locationsto develop biomass resources for energy co-generationin New Brunswick.��

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Maritime vegetable growers endured somevery wide swings in weather conditions in2012. "We’re just finishing potatoes today (Oct.

26), Buzz Harvey of Harvey’s Big Potato inMaugerville, New Brunswick reported.His potato harvest was "a middling yield"

with about 25-30 acres in storage and the po-tatoes are small this year. Because of wet soilconditions it has been tough harvesting them.Harvey said it took about two hours to fill just

one wagon, rather than the usual 45 minutes.He had nice carrots this year; but there was

a lot of cracking in those harvested most re-cently. " I have never had that before."Harvey said his cauliflower and broccoli

dried up during the prolonged summer dryspell.The grower believed he got through the dry

period as well as he did because of his farm’slocation on low-lying interval land next to theSaint John River.Harvey seeded tomatoes on four different

dates during the spring, the latest on May 10.

He expected that last planting to ripen by earlySeptember; but it ripened at the same time asthe three earlier plantings by mid-August.He had a good yield of squash, but porcu-

pines, ground hogs and deer harvested a lot ofit. Black bears also helped themselves to hissweet corn and he lost the last acre just beforeharvest to bear predation.Eddie Dykerman, his brother Gerald and

nephew, Travis, farm nearly 300 acres atBrookfield Gardens near North Wilshire,Prince Edward Island

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[Bible Hill, NS] - Experimental farming ef-forts in Nova Scotia took a step forwardtoday (Oct. 12) with the opening of the newPerennia Innovation Centre in the formerAgriTECH Park.The $9.2 million facility is intended to pro-

vide a facility for Nova Scotia entrepreneursto help them develop and launch bio-re-source products in the marketplace, buildtheir businesses and create jobs."These companies recognize the bounty of

our land and our sea and the potential to cre-ate new products or new technologies," saidRosalind Penfound, the province's deputyminister of agriculture and chairwoman ofthe Perennia board of directors, during grandopening ceremonies held at the site Fridaymorning."And we recognize the potential of these

companies to help our agriculture and otherindustries to be profitable and sustainable,which is good for all Nova Scotians," she said.Beth Densmore, president of the the Nova

Scotia Federation of Agriculture, which isbased in Truro, described the facility as being"a good step forward for agriculture" in thatthe innovation centre will be available to testnew ventures and products to help reduce the

burden of setup and lab expenses for agri-cultural entrepreneurs."I've seen both the challenges and the op-

portunities that are out there for farm fami-lies," said Densmore, of farmers who areattempting to develop value-added productsfrom their operations."Many times however, great ideas and

product development are halted by expensivestart up costs, particularly in research and de-velopment. Having the innovative centreavailable to test new ventures and productswill be good for our agricultural entrepre-neurs," she said.The facility is designed as a business incu-

bator to help companies that work withplant, animal or marine-based resources tocreate new products. It is housed in a 25,000-square-foot, environmentally friendly build-ing in Perennia Innovation Park and leasesspace that can be custom designed to meetclients' needs, as well as labs and other spacesthat can be used on a fee-for-service basis.The centre was built with $5.9 million in

provincial funding and $3.3 million in fed-eral funding, including money from the At-lantic Canada Opportunities Agency and thefederal-provincial AgriFlexibility agreement.A variety of initiatives are currently un-

derway at the site, including the developmentof such products as a hot pepper fish sauce(popular in west Africa), blush natural fruitdrinks made from strawberry/rhubarb andgrapefruit/rhubarb combinations, paints thatuse extracts from weeds for colouration,cheese and seaweed products and geneticwork aimed at improving breeding rates incattle, to name a few."They'll put their heads together, they'll

chew on those ideas and they will say 'I won-der if we can do this or that,'" AgricultureMinister John MacDonell said, during theevent, of Perennia's clients."Together, they will take their ideas and

sketch out the possibilities. They will inno-vate, trying this and tweaking that until even-tually they make a discovery that createssomething new. They bring the idea to life."At point, the creation of such ideas will be

accelerated, refined, packaged and preparedfor launch it into the market place, he said."And with every step they take, they are

helping to strengthen Nova Scotia's agricul-ture industry."Perennia Innovation Centre facts:The centre is a 25,000 sq.-ft., environmen-

tally friendly facility designed to support thecommercialization of primary agriculture-and marine-based inputs into high-valuechain products.It's aim is to help bio-resource companies

with such things as determining feasibility oftheir products to producing small runs andfull commercialization.Total cost for the centre is $9.2 million of

which $5.9 million was through provincialfunding and $3.3 million in federal funding.Nova Scotia has approximately 4,000

farms, which employ 5,200 people.The province's agriculture brings in nearly

$540 million in farm cash receipts annuallyas well as $229 million in international ex-ports.

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Maxim Marchand had a wonderful time at this year’s Maritime Fall Fair and is already making plans for 2013. Max, who lives inHalifax, is the son of Craig Marchand and Hailey Bishop. (Photo: Contributed)

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Minas Basin Pulp and Power Limited’s millin Hantsport (Nova Scotia) is closing in mid-December.Incoming Mayor Rob Zwicker says he was

informed that the board of Scotia InvestmentsLimited felt it was no longer “feasible” to keepthe mill running on Nov. 1, the same day em-ployees were notified of the decision.“It’s a pretty sad day in the town,” Zwicker,

an engineer with CKF Inc., said in an interview.He says the closure will impact 135 jobs, but

there has been talk that as many as 40 peoplemay be able to find work “across the street” atCKF.“I just want (people) to know that Scotia In-

vestments, basically the Jodrey family, havebeen great employers for this area for a numberof years. They’re not cutting and running,they’re working to get employment for theiremployees, they’re doing the best that they can.”Zwicker estimated that Minas Basin Pulp and

Power pays about $275,000 in taxes to the Townof Hantsport annually. For a town already cop-ing with the significant reduction in tax revenuethat resulted from the closure of Fundy Gyp-sum, Zwicker admits losing yet another majoremployment centre within the town is trou-bling news. “It has the potential to put further burden on

the town and then we’ll have to work throughthat.”He says his “heart goes out” to the employees

impacted by the closure.A memo Scotia Investments Limited distrib-

uted to employees Nov. 1 says it has been astruggle to keep the mill open for this long.“With last year’s restructuring of operations

and adjusting of the workforce, many have re-mained hopeful that, together with some recentimprovement in pricing, the mill could becompetitive. However, after several years ofchallenge, the board has concluded that it istime to recognize that the mill is at the end of itscycle,” the memo, signed by President and CEPArchie MacPherson, reads.“Long term sustainability cannot be

achieved. Like most other mills in this sector,we continue to experience marketplace chal-lenges, increased competition (using newer,more efficient technology) and rising costs ofoperation.”The memo says Scotia Investments will at-

tempt to assist the impacted employees throughthe transition.“We are in touch with our own member

companies and other employers throughoutthe entire region, as many of our employeeshave qualifications that would be considered byothers to be valuable assets.”The memo to employees says Minas Basin

Pulp and Power’s energy division will continue,and its sister company, CKF. Inc, is in line foran expansion.“It is important to note that we are not leav-

ing the paper or packaging industry,” the pre-pared statement says.“We are re-focusing within the paper sector

on those areas in which we can confidently suc-ceed.”Wayne Folker, Hantsport’s outgoing mayor,

says it is his understanding the buildings usedby Minas Basin Pulp and Power will not besold.

“Most taxation revenues are from buildingsonly now… machinery and equipment tax waseliminated so the new council will have to sitdown and discuss this with the owners andtheir representatives and so on as to what theimplications on the taxes will be, but I’ve beentold that the buildings will still be there so thereprobably will be tax revenue continued withthose,” he said in a brief phone interview Nov.1.Folker, who worked for Scotia Investment’s

Hantsport-based companies for 49 years, saidhe was “taken aback” when he learned the 85-year-old mill was closing.

“It’s quite a shock to all of us, especially onthe heels of Fundy Gypsum and what went onthere… we’ll just have to wait and see when thesmoke clears as to what’s going to be involvedand just how it’s going to affect us.”Hants West MLA Chuck Porter issued a press

release criticizing the NDP’s jobsHere initiativethe afternoon word spread of the mill’s im-pending closure.“Today we have 135 new examples that prove

the NDP’s jobs plan has been a complete andtotal failure,” he said.“The Minister of Economic Development’s

suggestions that his jobs plan is working is a

slap in the face to the workers who have lostjobs.”Thousands of jobs have been lost outside of

Halifax in the last three years, Porter notes inthe release. He cites high taxes and rising powercosts as cause for concern.“My thoughts today are with the workers and

their families who have received terrible news,”the Conservative MLA continues in the pre-pared statement. “Hope for the future is hardto come by while our province keeps going inthe wrong direction.”The late R.A. Jodrey founded Minas Basin

Pulp and Power Company Limited in 1927.

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A change to Nova Scotia’s Bee Industry Actwill help beekeepers safely import hives topollinate fruit and berry crops. "Berry and fruit growers have told us they

need more bees to pollinate their crops," Agri-culture Minister John MacDonell explained."Our Pollination Expansion Program is help-ing, but it will take time and may not fullymeet demand. We may need to import bees

as well, and that means doing more inspec-tions."The Department of Agriculture allows bee-

keepers to import hives under strict controls.Imported hives are inspected to ensure thebees are healthy. Any with pests are sent back.The change will give the department the

ability to charge fees to cover the cost of in-specting imported hives.

Bee Industry Act changes

The harvest is completed and the land is ready for its winter sleep. But despite the crops andtheir impressive yield, sadly, the number of Canadians who depend on foodbanks continues togrow.The Food Bank Canada’s Hunger Count 2012 report said 882,000 people rely on foodbanks

every month— and 38 per cent of them are children. That’s an increase of 2.4% from last year.Reverend Charlotte Ross told the Amherst Daily News that she’s seen an increase in the num-

ber of pensioners depending on the foodbank.’”Many of these people are on fixed incomes, but prices are continuing to increase,”’ the Amherst

Food Assistance Network head said.While younger people were leaving for the jobs in the west others, ”especially older clients”,

quickly replaced them.’”No one wants to use the food bank, but there are situations when there is no other choice,”’ Ross

said.In March, 23,561 Nova Scotians were assisted by foodbanks; 32.6% were under 18. That’s up

4.7% since 2011.Over the last four years the number of people relying on foodbanks in the province has risen by

39.3%.The increase in foodbank use in Prince Edward Island was 10% higher in March than it was a

year ago and the numbers have grown 17.8% since 2008.A total of 3,406 Islanders used foodbanks in March—34.1% of them children.In four years the number of New Brunswickers who depend on foodbanks has climbed 24.8%.

In March, 19,524 visited foodbanks—32% were children.That’s up 5.6% from 2011.The numbers have dropped in Newfoundland & Labrador. While an estimated 27,044 people

used a foodbank in March, that number is down 1,598 (5.6%) from last year.But 38.8% of the users were children.The Hunger Count report noted that across the country almost 93,000 people used a foodbank

in March for the first time.It pointed out that for most Canadians the foodbank is an emergency resource utilized for a

short period of time.The report made 5 recommendations for federal and provincial governments to:• Increase affordable housing• Increase social investment in northern Canada• Ensure adequate pensions for our most vulnerable citizens• Invest in supportive, quality social assistance programs• Act to address the decline in well-paying jobsWhile the numbers of foodbank users has increased so has the work of those determined to al-

leviate that need. We’d like to salute all the organizations, all the companies, and all the people whofill foodbank shelves.

Thank you.

Foodbank use continues to grow

FCC Drive Away Hunger collects over1.4 m pounds of food and $760,000Farm Credit Canada has concluded its most

successful Drive Away Hunger program to date,with more than 1.4 million pounds of food and$760,000 raised for food banks nationwide. Thesupport of a record number of partners (393),schools (307), as well as hundreds of volunteersand thousands of generous Canadians were crit-ical to the program’s success.All 100 FCC offices across Canada collected

food and cash donations throughout the dura-tion of the campaign. As part of these efforts,tractor tours took place in New Brunswick, Al-berta, Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan and atFCC’s corporate office in Regina.“I’m so pleased to announce that in the At-

lantic provinces, we raised 48,460 pounds of foodand $29,814 for food banks across the fourprovinces,” Faith Matchett said. “Food collected

during the tour ranged from pasta to cereal, soupand canned vegetables. FCC is grateful to Atlanticcitizens for their generous help and contributions.It is always a privilege to tour through the com-munities and witness firsthand the enthusiasmshown to those who struggle to put food on thetable. We applaud the agriculture community forgiving and engaging wholeheartedly once again,”the FCC Vice-President of Eastern Ontario andAtlantic Operations noted.In conjunction with Drive Away Hunger, FCC

donated $50,000 to Food Banks Canada. Half willbe dedicated to the Rural Support Program thatprovides additional support and resources tofood banks based in rural communities. The re-maining $25,000 will be used by Food BanksCanada to support individuals and families whouse food bank services.

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Johne's disease control in Atlantic Canada re-cently achieved a significant milestone. Morethan 60 per cent of the approximately 700 dairyherds in the region have enrolled in a surveil-lance and management program to reduce dis-ease impacts.In June of 2011, Maritime Quality Milk at the

Atlantic Veterinary College and the four Atlanticdairy producer boards launched the three-yearparatuberculosis control strategy, the AtlanticJohne’s Disease Initiative (AJDI). Partner fund-ing was provided by Agriculture & Agri-foodCanada’s Canadian Agricultural AdaptationProgram. The program, which is voluntary and free for

producers, has been well received by the indus-try and veterinarians. Forty-seven veterinarians,covering all areas of the region, have completeda certification program to provide in-depth,farm-specific management advice for the in-dustry. "We are thrilled to have achieved the 60 per

cent enrolment target set by our industry steer-

ing committee," says Dr. Greg Keefe, lead scien-tist for the program. "Through careful financialmanagement, we have created enough room forup to 30 more herds to enroll. After that, we willcreate a waiting list and add new farms as re-sources allow.""The AJDI addresses an important animal

health priority of the Canadian dairy industry,"says Reint-Jan Dykstra, a New Brunswick dairyfarmer and Chair of the Steering Committee forAJDI. "Atlantic Canada now leads the countryin implementation of surveillance and manage-ment programs."Second-year farm evaluations and manage-

ment plan follow-up had begun by mid-Octo-ber. Johne’s disease affects the gastrointestinal

tract of dairy cattle and can cause significantmilk production losses, increased risk of cullingand reduced success in breeding. For more in-formation about Johne's disease and AJDI, visitwww.atlanticjohnes.ca or consult with an AJDI-certified veterinarian.

Johne's disease control in AtlanticCanada reaches milestone

[Masstown, NS] – The Masstown Market(in Masstown, Nova Scotia) has been namedas the recipient of a national heritage awardby the Canadian Federation of IndependentGrocers.Market owners Laurie, Lisa, Eric and

Wade Jennings on Tuesday (Oct. 2) wereawarded the Arnold Rands Heritage Awardduring the 50th Annual Canadian Inde-pendent Grocer of the Year Awards cere-mony in Toronto.

The awards were presented before morethan 500 leading grocers, suppliers and dis-tributors at Grocery Innovations Canada2012, the country’s premier grocery confer-ence and tradeshow.Masstown Market was credited as being

“more than a grocery store” by also being de-veloped as a destination for tourists and lo-cals alike with its full-scale service as a dairybar, restaurant, gift shop, liquor store, Inter-net café, deli, garden centre, bakery and gro-cery store.The market has been operated by the Jen-

nings family for more than three decades.

Masstown Market recognized forlong service as independent grocerBy HARRY SULLIVANTruro Daily News

Coyote pelt incentive extended three years[Truro, NS]- A provincial coyote pelt incen-

tive program has been extended in the hopes ofmaking communities safer from aggressive coy-ote behaviour.The program will be extended by three years,

said Charlie Parker, (Nova Scotia) minister ofNatural Resources. The program encourages li-censed trappers to harvest coyotes by offeringan incentive of $20 per pelt during the regulartrapping season, which runs from Oct. 15 toMarch 31. It has been in place since the fall of

2010.Biologists say more trappers catching coyotes

may help change the behaviour of the coyotepopulation by reinforcing the animals' naturalinstinct to avoid people.Natural Resources has released educational

materials province-wide, trained 13 trappers totarget aggressive coyotes in selected areas, hireda wildlife conflict biologist, and implementedthe pelt incentive program.

Truro Daily News 4-Hers showed their sheep at the Prince Edward Island 4-H Rural Youth Fair. (Photo: PEI 4-H)

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Continued from page 1Eddie said their carrot crop did very well;

but they also had a problem with cracking dueto "too much water: too soon."Wet fall conditions also delayed the start of

their harvest, although On Oct. 27 all of theirlate crops—rutabaga and late cabbage—weredoing well.During the summer the Dykerman’s had

some losses in broccoli and cauliflower; butbecause they could irrigate they saved muchof those crops. "All in all it has been a surpris-ingly good season for us." The farm employs nine people year round,

adding another 10-15 during the harvest. TheDykerman’s sell their produce to supermar-kets in PEI and wholesalers who distributetheir vegetables across Atlantic Canada andoverseas.Richard Melvin operates Melvin Farms in

Canning in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley.”We had extreme, wet weather three or fourweeks ago. We were harvesting, pushing andtowing our tractors through the fields to keepharvesting."Although it was a challenge it has since got-

ten a bit drier and "for the last 10 days or so ithas been fairly good going," he said Oct. 28.As yet there has been no significant frost in

the Valley to cause damage to his large cauli-flower crop.Melvin believed climate change points to

more extreme conditions in the decadesahead. The dry period this summer created some

ordeals. "In terms of maintaining the crop ingood growing condition, we had to irrigate

from the end of June until mid-September,seven days a week irrigating."Oh my soul! The work time it takes to

move the pipe and set the pumps up and theydon’t give diesel away to run those pumps."Summer went by in a blur for him. "We

were going every hour in every day to keepthose pumps going." It took an extreme amount of work and cost

to keep the crop condition up as higher tem-peratures increased plant transpiration thatrequired more soil moisture, Melvin said.Dry weather also encourages insect infesta-

tions. "Our challenges with insects this yearwere considerably more than last year." The drier, warmer winter of 2011-2012 in-

tensified insect pressure because it encourageda population increase that required a dramaticincrease in insecticide use. Melvin believed ir-rigation and insecticide application helped en-sure that his crop yield this year was averageto normal. Since the drought in the late 1990's, wells

and ponds have been dug and irrigation sys-tems installed. "We are blessed with a good,stable water supply in the Valley… when weneed it."The grower was able to meet all his cus-

tomers order this year; but he has an underly-ing concern about risk management.With continuing climate change, Melvin

wondered about what risk management pro-grams could be in place to address the hazardsassociated with extreme weather events. "Thisis a challenge for horticulture. Most of ourcrops don’t have viable crop insurance to helpus manage risk."

Odd weather season

NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

C O R N E RBy MISTY CRONEY, LP Consulting Ltd., P.Ag.

Interviewing Farmers on the Impact ofImproving their SoilsIn the spring we interviewed Phillip Burris,

Green Oaks Dairy Farm on the impact of im-proving his soils. We will be interviewingfarmers with different types of crops and live-stock over the next year. They will share withyou their efforts to increase soil health on theirfarms and the impact it had on their bottomline.The second interview is with Jack Folk-

ertsma, Folkerstma Farms located in Mil-ford, Nova Scotia. Jack has 475 dairy cattle,milks 250 cows and grows forages and cornon 850 acres.Jack started working with his nutrient

management planner in 2004. During thistime, a lot of changes had been implementedon the farm. The farm used to grow 100%grass forages but has changed to a 75% al-falfa/grass mixture and increased its cornproduction. Prior to improving soil health,Jack wasn’t able to maintain alfalfa in hisfields.The goal on the farm has been to grow top

quality feed using a range of inputs with op-timum use of funds. Increasing crop proteinlevels has led to reducing the amount of pur-chased supplements required for maximummilk production.Why did you start working with a nutri-

ent management planner? I originally signed up for a nutrient man-

agement plan to access subsidies. I had noidea what was involved in a nutrient man-agement plan. Now I realize what a valuabletool it is for my farm. I can’t make good soiland crop decisions if I don’t know what ishappening in my soils. I didn’t follow thefirst plan in 2005 very closely. I think Ichanged my approach to nutrient manage-ment planning when my planner and Istarted communicating on a regular basis. Aplan doesn’t work well if we only meet everythree years. Changes are happening all thetime so communication is essential as it’s al-ways a work in progress. Now we workclosely together to ensure I put my money inthe right places.My planner tracks my soil health, crop

yields and quality and makes changes basedon this information. She also keeps me in-formed of various fertility inputs that areavailable. I keep her updated on how thecrops are looking, if I change my rotation,change my manure plan, etc. If someone hasa plan, but doesn’t work closely with theirplanner, they are missing out on the impactit can have on their farm.Since developing a NMP and monitoring

your soil levels, have you noticed a difference inyour crops? I have noticed a big difference in my crop-

ping systems. My crop quality and yields areexcellent! This didn’t happen overnight. Due

to fertility/liming costs, many producers havenot been maintaining, let alone building theirsoil levels, for many years. It takes moremoney and time to get your fields to opti-mum levels than maintaining them once youget there. I am now in the position of main-taining many fields on the farm.It’s been an exciting few years as I don’t re-

ally know what to expect anymore! I used tothink that when my feed tests showed a 17%protein we were doing well. Now, if I see thatlevel, I am spraying out that field. I am con-sistently seeing low-mid 20 protein levels. MyADF and NDF show excellent quality and theTDN is providing exceptional energy value.We’ve lowered our canola meal by 1⁄2 kg percow per day because of our quality forage.We direct seeded alfalfa fields this year and

took 3 cuts off them. This is unheard of onour farm. Our feed test on our second cut onthe new seeded field tested at 28.8% protein!This has a significant effect on my feed inputcosts.The cost of fertilizers and lime is not cheap;

do you feel that you get good returns on thisinput? We can’t expect our cows to be high pro-

ducers if we don’t feed them high quality feed.We can’t afford not to fertilize and lime ourfields. If you don’t put it into your fields, youwon’t get it back and it will cost you a lotmore in feed costs.This year, with the high price of corn and

soybeans, my soil inputs have been a great in-vestment.

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Jack Folkertsma and Lise LeBlanc looking at his corn crop in October 2012.

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[Maidstone, NL] The plan for New WorldDairy Inc. becoming a more self-sufficientoperation by growing more of its own for-age crop is running up against obstacles.Brent Chaffey, owner-operator, said on

Thursday (Oct. 18) that his farm has beenrejected for yet another proposal to increasethe amount of forage production for thelocal dairy industry in Maidstone in Bay St.George South (Newfoundland & Labrador).The proposal was for approximately 291

hectares of land near the Robinsons PastureRoad, which had been submitted to theprovincial government for an environmentalassessment.The location was about five kilometres

from the Trans-Canada Highway and had itbeen approved, land clearing was scheduledto begin on or before April 1, 2013.The increased forage production would

eliminate the need to import the plant ma-terial used for food for grazing livestockfrom outside the province.Although the minister’s decision was said

to be due on Oct. 19, Chaffey said this onehas been rejected and a number of othershave been rejected too.“We (farmers) keep applying for crown

land lots to grow forage crop but the De-partment of Forestry and/or Kruger Inc. goup against these applications. It’s difficult togain access to crown land that has any forest

management program. If it has such a pro-gram, then I won’t be successful as my crownland application is rejected,” he said.Due to this, almost all the crown land in

western Newfoundland is unavailable tofarming.With the largest dairy farm in the

province and one of the largest in Canada,Chaffey said he wants to find the most suit-able land and larger lots are better than oth-ers.But the Department of Forestry and the

private pulp and paper company are not theonly two that he’s running into obstacleswith as he said the Department of Trans-portation and Works is also causing himheadaches.He said he applied in other areas where

there are no existing roads but where he waswilling to put them in from the Trans-Canada Highway. He said the Department ofTransportation cited the areas where theseroads would meet with the Trans-CanadaHighway as unsafe.Chaffey said several of these proposed lo-

cations are right next to where there are ex-isting roads off the Trans-Canada Highwayleading to Bell Aliant transmission towers.“Why is it safe for workers with that com-

pany to pull off or on the highway and un-safe for our workers to do so. I can’t getaccess to the land at these locations anddon’t know why. It seems like a double stan-dard to me,” he said.Chaffey said only five per cent of the ap-

plications for crown land put forward byfarmers get approved and he believes that’sunnecessary.With 1,250 head of dairy cattle and 900 re-

placement stock baby calves up to two yearsold before they become a mature dairy cow,a lot of feed is required.Chaffey explained the biggest component

of the cows’ diet is forage crops, but that’ssupplemented with all sorts of grains, whichhave more nutrients. He said the farm is bet-ter off buying the grains from elsewhere, asit’s cheaper to truck those in.He said just like people, cows have a bal-

anced diet they need to follow to keephealthy and produce good milk.“Its not like throwing the cows a bale of

hay and just letting them go to it. It’s has tobe a balanced diet each and every day,” Chaf-fey said.New World Dairy Inc. ships out about

32,000 litres of milk a day from the farm andit’s directed to wherever it’s needed.Requests were put in to the Department

of Transportation and Works and the De-partment of Forestry for reaction to Chaf-fey’s comments; however, no reply wasreceived up to Friday afternoon (Oct. 19).

Dairy farm owner frustrated by rejections for forage production landBy FRANK GALEWestern Star

Blood test to determine immune statusResearchers have developed a blood test that

measures the colostrum antibodies in newbornpigs and calves.Farmers can use the results to quickly iden-

tify which newborns require more colostrum.The immunocrit test has been developed by

scientists employed by the United States De-partment of Agriculture who work at the U.S.Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center,Nebraska.

By JIM ROMAHN

NOVEMBER 11, 2012WEAR A POPPY

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Bert Dykerman has been inducted into theAtlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame.Born in Holland in 1928, Dykerman

began his Canadian story at 27 years of age,when he and his wife Ann settled in Mt.Stewart, Prince Edward Island. It was therein 1955 that his life-long passion for agri-culture took root. Dykerman sought em-ployment on a variety of farms, all the whilelearning of PEI’s unique climate and soilconditions. Eventually, he, Ann and theirseven children would come to live in CherryValley, where Dykerman first farmed hisown land on a mixed farm, producing veg-etables, cattle, and pigs.

After selling the farm years later, Dyker-man began work on the Simpson producefarm, where he assisted with production inthe summer months. During the wintermonths he focused on the Simpson’s seedbusiness operation, Veseys Seeds. In 1979,opportunity knocked on Dykerman’s doorwhen the Simpsons decided to concentratesolely on their seed business. He seized thechance to purchase the land and producebusiness in Brookfield, where his family nowlived. Brookfield Gardens was born.Dykerman made Brookfield Gardens a

family affair when his sons, Gerald and Eddy,joined him in the operation. In the yearssince, Brookfield Gardens has continued togrow, it now produces 300 acres of mixedvegetables annually and employs up to 30people during peak production. While awide variety of vegetables are grown, in-cluding turnip, beans, lettuce and corn, theprincipal crop is carrots. Discerning con-sumers will find Brookfield Gardens prod-ucts in supermarkets across Atlantic Canadaand overseas.Dykerman understands that innovation is

a key element to success in the agricultureindustry. He demonstrated his commitmentto innovation soon after purchasing his firstfarm in Cherry Valley, when he became thefirst Island farmer to use a precision turnipplanter. The efficiency of this innovativepiece of equipment was instrumental in pro-duction. So efficient in fact, that Dykermanand his sons were able to finish their plant-ing early and spent weeks each spring cus-tom seeding turnip fields for fellow farmersthroughout Eastern PEI.Dykerman also believes that co-operation

and collaboration between farmers is essen-tial, and nowhere is this more evident thanin the founding of the PEI Vegetable Grow-ers’ Co-Operative. As a founding member,

he worked with his fellow producers to es-tablish a central desk selling agency in orderto achieve higher turnip prices for all PEIproducers. The format of the co-operativehas changed over the years, but it continuesto provide root crops to markets in Canada,the United States, the Caribbean, Europe,and Scandinavia.Dykerman’s desire to improve the lives of

farmers extends beyond PEI to Kenya, wherehe has been involved with Farmers HelpingFarmers since 1989. He and Ann have trav-eled to Kenya and spent weeks working andliving on local farms to evaluate programs

administered by the organization. The Dyk-erman’s have championed this cause in theirown region, encouraging others to becomeinvolved and engaged in global issues. InJune of 2012, Bert, Ann and the Dykermanfamily were honoured by Farmers HelpingFarmers when they were made honorary lifemembers.Giving back to the community is a belief

strongly held by Dykerman and his family.One program in which they have been heav-ily involved is Kids in the Country, led by theCharlottetown Christian Reformed Church,(which the Dykermans were key in estab-

lishing). Kids in the Country provides inner-city youth the opportunity to work and liveon farms. The Dykermans opened their ownhome many times, demonstrating farm lifeand the values it teaches.Dykerman and Ann continue to live in

Brookfield and he is as passionate as everabout agriculture, actively monitoring hisgreenhouses and fields.Bert Dykerman was nominated to the At-

lantic Agricultural Hall of Fame by the PEIADAPT Council in recognition of his valu-able contributions to agriculture in PEI andto farm families in PEI and abroad.

Hall of Fame: Bert Dykerman

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Robert Thériault of Drummond, NewBrunswick has been inducted into the AtlanticAgricultural Hall of Fame.Thériault grew up in the 50’s on a mixed

farm in Drummond, the northern most pointof the province’s potato belt. After attaining hisBusiness degree in 1967 at University of Monc-ton, he gained experience through a variety ofemployment opportunities, but never lost sightof his real dream - farming. In 1976, he pur-chased a mixed farm near Drummond wherehe produced potatoes and seed grain.By 1979, he began specializing in seed grain

production, cleaning, grading and marketing.Expansion of his operation and production ca-pacities occurred through the 1980`s and 1990`swith the installation of seed grain storages,cleaning facilities, buildings and equipment inresponse to increased production and demandfor quality seed. More land was purchased in 1996 and the

farm expanded its rotation practices on the basisof a land exchange with potato growers in orderto promote better crop rotation practices in thearea.By 2003, Thériault`s son Eric joined the op-

eration which led to the incorporation of East-ern Grains Inc. Today Eastern Grains Inc. is wellknown in the region for the production, pro-cessing and marketing of quality seed grain andoilseeds to Maritime, Maine and Quebec farm-ers.Thériault is well known for his efforts in pro-

moting the importance of soil conservation and

the preservation of water quality. He has putmany sustainable practices in place on his farmover the years. Given the rolling terrain in his re-gion, these measures have included the use ofdiversion terraces, grass and rock lined water-ways, under-seeding, crop rotation, reducedtillage and other best management practices. Not only is Thériault a leader in conservation

farming, but he is also an active agricultural andcommunity leader. He has served on many agri-cultural boards and is recognized for his contri-butions to the New Brunswick AgriculturalCouncil, New Brunswick Grain Commission,and the Atlantic Grains Council. He has servedas president of the Fédération des agriculteurset agricultrices francophone du N-B. and the

Agricultural Alliance of NB. He remains activeas a director on the Alliance board and as amember of the Canadian Seed Institute, Mar-itime Branch of the Canadian Seed Growers As-sociation and the Minister’s Round Table onAgriculture in NB.More recently Thériault has served as a board

member of the Eastern Canada Soil and WaterConservation Centre working on the creationof a new Applied Technology Centre for AtlanticCanada. In 2006 he received a Farm Credit Cor-poration innovation award, and the NBIA 2010Leadership Award from the New Brunswick In-stitute of Agrologists.Thériault and his wife, Ghislaine, raised three

children, Michelle, Luc and Éric. GhislaineThériault passed away in 1999.Robert Thériault was nominated to the At-

lantic Agricultural Hall of Fame by the Agri-cultural Alliance of New Brunswick in recogni-tion of his service to industry and hisdedication to the preservation of our soil andwater resources.Thériault a grandi dans les années 1950 sur

une ferme mixte située à Drummond, le pointle plus au nord de la zone de production de lapomme de terre de la province. Après avoirobtenu un diplôme universitaire en adminis-tration de l’Université de Moncton en 1967,Thériault a acquis de l’expérience grâce à diversemplois, mais il n’a jamais perdu de vue sonrêve ultime – l’agriculture. En 1976, il faitl’achat d’une ferme mixte près de Drummondoù il cultive des pommes de terre et des grainsde semence.

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Hall of Fame: Mary Lester

Mary Lester of St. John’s, Newfoundland &Labrador has been inducted into the AtlanticAgricultural Hall of Fame. Lester is described by her customers, her

friends and her colleagues as someone who al-ways makes time for others. This tremendousquality serves her well in her roles as producerand volunteer, and cultivates a deep connec-tion with her customers and the youth of NL.Lester was born into farming life in 1952 in

the community of Kilbride. As the oldest ofnine children, she learned the value of work-ing hard. While she loved this way of life, herpath changed when she became a nurse. Butagriculture was in her blood, and upon mar-rying John Lester in 1972, the couple movedto Prince Edward Island and worked theirown farm. Like many Newfoundlanders,Lester felt drawn home, and moved to the St.John’s area in 1983 where she created a homewith her husband and four children. The cou-ple began producing vegetables for the retailmarket, but she was not satisfied with thislifestyle.In 1992, Lester re-invented herself once

more and began selling their fresh farm pro-duce at a roadside stand. Their BrookfieldRoad stand generated keen interest in thecommunity to such a degree that shelaunched Lester’s Farm Market in 1994. Thismarket provides the St. John’s and MountPearl communities with not only produce butthe opportunity to connect with this ambi-

tious and kind woman. In the years since itsinception, the market itself has grown incred-ibly in both size and the variety of productsoffered.In addition to offering produce, Lester im-

parts knowledge of agriculture, a cheerfulsmile, and valuable advice. She is known forher kindness to children and her respect forolder generations. Her commitment to agri-culture shines through during school toursand her interactions with customers. Besidesher commitment to Lester’s Farm Market, sheis dedicated to a variety of agricultural organ-izations. She has served on the executive of theProvincial Farm Women Organization, hav-ing been a member for 25 years. During thistime, Lester has organized conferences, FarmField Days, and travel exchanges, all while pro-moting agriculture throughout NL. Her com-mitments to the NL Federation of Agriculturehas seen her sit as Executive Member Direc-tor of Horticulture, and serve on the provin-cial Agriculture Awareness Committee.NL youth have benefited immensely from

Lester’s extensive involvement in the 4-H pro-gram. As a leader, judge, fundraiser, and Ex-ecutive Council member her considerablecommitment to 4-H has enabled hundreds ofyouth to learn by doing. She has served as anOrganizational Leader in the 4-H Challeng-ing Pioneers Club since 1984, dedicating 27years of her life to engaging and empoweringyouth. Because of Lester’s belief in the impor-tance of agriculture and educating our youngpeople, 4-H participants have attended camps,international exchanges, leadership confer-ences, and competitions. As part of theProvincial 4-H Council she has helped estab-lish new clubs and developed policies to ad-vance the agricultural mandates of theorganization.Of the many adjectives used to describe

Lester, she can be most proud of these: gener-ous, daring and ambitious, kind, amazing,and knowledgeable. Her dedication to thefarming community has made her a well-re-spected producer and elevated the reputationof Lester’s Farm Market.Mary Lester was nominated to the Atlantic

Agricultural Hall of Fame by the Sheep Pro-ducers Association of Newfoundland andLabrador for her dedication to her customersand the youth of Newfoundland.

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Case van Dyk of West Caledonia, Nova Sco-tia has been inducted into the Atlantic Agri-cultural Hall of Fame. Entrepreneur. Innovator. Family man.

Community leader. van Dyk deserves eachand every one of the titles provided by col-leagues and friends. Born in Holland in 1931,he grew up working the family farm, learningthe dairy and tree fruit trade. Upon immi-grating to Canada in 1954 with his wife Riek,he worked odd jobs for three years to raise adown payment for his own farm. In 1957, thevan Dyk family purchased a small mixed farmin West Caledonia, where for 10 years he mar-keted his own milk and vegetables door-to-door. After a shift in production and withgreat effort and determination, he developedthe farm into a 200-sow farrow to finish oper-ation.

In the late 1960’s, van Dyk turned his agri-cultural sights towards the blueberry industry.He gradually accumulated fields until he hadamassed over 600 acres of blueberry land and400 acres of forest. He began developing hisfresh berry business in a rented garage, butwithin a few years a new, modern fresh packfacility would house the operation. The inno-vative facility became the heart of productionthat handled 45-50 tonnes of fresh wild blue-berry sales. The remaining tonnage was soldfor freezing.Promoting the nutritional value of the blue-

berry has been a special passion for van Dyk.From this grew the idea for a premium prod-uct that would eventually be found in kitchensaround the world. Van Dyk’s Health JuiceProducts was founded in the late 1990’s, andnow processes nearly 150 tonnes of wild blue-berries for juice sales in Canada, Taiwan,Korea, China and the United States. His sig-nature product, van Dyk’s 100% Pure WildBlueberry Juice, is just as promised – the purejuice of Grade A wild blueberries withoutadded sugar, water or preservatives. van Dykpartnered with researchers at Agriculture &Agri-Food Canada and the National ResearchCouncil to develop a product that wouldmaintain the high nutritional value of theoriginal fresh fruit, while also being safe andshelf stable. His pioneering product has beenrecognized on the world stage, taking homethe award for Best New Juice Innovation at the2005 World Juice Congress in Madrid, Spain.In addition to this prestigious honour, van

Dyk has been recognized with numerousawards: 2011 Nova Scotia Wild Blueberry Pro-ducers Recognition Award, 2010 CanadianLiver Foundation Liveright Award for bestbeverage, 2010 Lunenburg-Queens Chamber

of Commerce Business Entrepreneur Award,and the 2008 Nova Scotia Institute of Agrolo-gist’s Outstanding Farm Family Award, toname just a few. While he remains humbleabout his achievements, he can be proud ofthese significant acknowledgments.Going hand in hand with the fresh berry

market and an appetite for producing inno-vative, healthy products is van Dyk’s latestventure. He is presently conducting researchon utilizing blueberry pomace, a by-productof the juice making process. Blueberry loversthe world over look forward to tasting hisnewest innovation.van Dyk recognizes the ongoing contribu-

tion of his large family, and acknowledges thatwithout their support, the van Dyk blueberrystory would not have been possible. Van Dyk’sfamily of supporters includes nine children,19 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.Education is vitally important to the farmer,and he is proud that all of his nine children ac-quired post-secondary education.van Dyk’s life outside of business and fam-

ily exemplifies his commitment to his com-munity. He has been involved in municipalpolitics as a Queens County Councillor (1973-1984), sat on the St. Jerome’s Church ParishCouncil, has chaired and been a member ofthe North Queens Federation of Agriculture,

and continues to be actively involved in theNorth Queens Board of Trade. He has alsoserved the educational community of Queen’sCounty, sitting on both the municipal and re-gional school boards. Always willing to give histime, van Dyk’s other involvements includethe fire department, AgraPoint, being a long-time blood donor, the Blueberry Growers ofNS, and the Radio Farm Forum.Case van Dyk was nominated to the Atlantic

Agricultural Hall of Fame by the Lunen-burg/Queens Federation of Agriculture inrecognition of his entrepreneurial spirit, com-mitment to agriculture, and his passion for in-novation.

Hall of Fame: Case van Dyk

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Continued from page 7If you want a good quality yield, you need

to ensure that your fields have high pH (we aimfor 6.5-7.0) and feed lots of potash. There isquite a difference in trying to grow crops on a5.8 pH and a 6.8 pH. In the past, we focusedmore on nitrogen and didn’t feed enough of theother nutrients.We use a combination of wood ash, N-Viro

soil amendment and commercial fertilizer tomaximize our nutrient/soil pH inputs. Westarted using wood ash about 2 years ago andhave seen a big response. We think it’s becauseof the large amount of potash in wood ashcombined with other nutrients and a boost inpH. N-Viro has grown very good corn yieldsbecause it provides lots of nitrogen and othernutrients as well as increases pH at the sametime.It takes more work to apply wood ash and N-

Viro so you need to change your managementprogram to ensure you have the time for ap-plying a lot of tonnage. Based on phenomenalcrop performance, it is well worth the effort.What is your fertility plan for your forages? We look at the soil tests to make proper nu-

trient decisions. We fertilize for all cuts and tryto apply wood ash, especially if we take a thirdcut. You’re removing a lot of potash when tak-ing 3 cuts. I also ensure I feed it sulfur andboron.What is your fertility plan for your corn? Corn needs a lot of fertility. If you want a full

cob, you need to feed it lots of potash. I try toapply about 170-180 kg/ha of nitrogen to max-imize my yield.Any final words on looking after your soil pH

and nutrient levels? We had a great year this year. Although we

had 3 fantastic cuts, not everyone did. By build-ing my fields to optimal levels, we were able totake advantage of this great growing year.ALTERNATIVE BEDDING PROJECT TOUREarlier I wrote about an alternative bedding

project funded by the RRFB (Resource RefundRecovery Board that uses waste C&D woodfiber and wallboard. Don Anderson, the At-lantic Vet College and I are part of the projectand the results are looking very good. We willbe having a tour of the two farms that are usingthis bedding, Jack Folkerstma and Bob Wilson,on November 28.Please call the office (902) 792-2636 or email

lise.leblanc@ns.sympatico.ca for details if youare interested in coming on the tour.

Nutrient management

The Nova Scotia wine industry received al-most $70,000 in federal funding to help it ex-plore the market potential for producingsparkling wine using the traditional Frenchmethod for champagne.This investment of nearly $70,000 will help the

Winery Association of Nova Scotia (WANS)study consumer awareness and preferences forpremium sparkling wines produced using thetraditional double fermentation method. Witha growing number of provincial wineries inter-ested in sparkling wine production, the resultsof this research will help the industry assess mar-ket potential domestically and internationally. “The Nova Scotia wine industry continues to

grow in volume and reputation for quality

wines,” said WANS CEO Nick Jennery. “We aretruly fortunate to have this assistance to augmentthe sizable capital investments being made by in-dustry to produce quality, unique wines that are100% Nova Scotia.”MP Greg Kerr (West Nova) made the an-

nouncement in Wolfville Oct. 6, on behalf ofAgriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, as wine enthu-siasts and grape industry professionals celebratedNova Scotia’s 7th Fall Wine Festival. This annualfestival includes grape stomps, winemakers’ din-ners, and wine education seminars. and muchmore.The federal funding is through the Canadian

Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) that isdelivered by Agri-Futures Nova Scotia.

Sparkling wine study fundedThe Salish™ is the newest apple on the

market.It debuted Oct. 13 at the annual University

of British Columbia (UBC) Apple Festival.The Salish™ is tangy, juicy and very crisp.

It is medium-sized, with a pinkish red blushover a yellow background colour. The applehas characteristics that appeal not only toconsumers, with its high quality appearance,texture and flavour, but also those that Cana-dian apple growers seek, such as its late har-vest date, good storage and shelf life, highyields and good growth habits for high-den-sity orchards.Previously only known as SPA493, the Sal-

ish™ apple was developed and tested by Agri-culture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) sci-entists, in partnership with the OkanaganPlant Improvement Corporation (PICO).Like all AAFC varieties, this new apple wasdeveloped using traditional cross-pollinationmethods. It originated from a cross between‘Splendour’ and ‘Gala’ cultivars made in 1981at AAFC’s Pacific Agri-Food Research Cen-tre (PARC) in Summerland, British Colum-bia. Once the desired characteristics had been

yielded by AAFC scientists, PICO worked ex-tensively in testing and evaluating the newvariety with growers.

Salish™ introduced to apple lovers

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Rob Black (left) and Mike Nowosad (Photo: Nancy Ralph)

Starting this year, the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) was granted a position on the Canadian 4-H Council board of directors. YAC members include, from left: Roxanne Montplassir (Quebec); Charles Gascon (Quebec); Michael Melnychuk (Manitoba); Jacob Works(Nova Scotia); Savannah Cheney (Saskatchewan); Heidi Pickard (New Brunswick), and Breanne Durie (Alberta). (Photo: Nancy Ralph)

Mary Lester wasn’t shy expressing her feel-ings about 4-H at its 81st annual meeting heldearlier this year in St. John’s, Newfoundland &Labrador.“Let’s keep it growing!” the NL farm owner

said exuberantly to delegates from acrossCanada, who seconded her opinion with ap-plause.Ensuring the organization grows is what 4-

H seems to be striving for.The structure of 4-H is changing to include

more people in more areas across the country.The national 4-H council has joined forceswith provincial associations to form a programcalled Embrace the Future. Canadian 4-H

Council President Rob Black said the goal ofETF is to increase membership in rural areas,introduce 4-H programs in urban and subur-ban centers, educate the general public about4-H, attract alumni and leaders, andstrengthen the 4-H experience nation-wide.“ETF is about engaging and re-engaging all

4-H members at all stages of their 4-H experi-ence. So, it’s getting new members involved ata young age, keeping older members, and con-necting with alumni once they’re out of theprogram. There are thousands of alumniacross Canada and many of these folks havechildren and grandchildren we would like tosee involved with us,” Black explained.

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Continued from page 14During the last year, nearly 26,000 Cana-

dian youth were members of some 2,000 4-H clubs across the country. Theyparticipated in over 44,000 projects, andwere assisted by more than 8,000 leaders.While the top projects involved beef, horsesand dairy activities, 4-H’ers learned about abroad range of skills, from farm safety andfirst aid to photography and woodworking.Over 300 members were involved in cakedecorating projects. And 75 of the 470 mem-bers in Quebec fine-tuned their squaredancing skills.4-H has stretched into urban areas where

a host of projects help members learn newskills. The age range has expanded, too, nowallowing membership from age six to 25. While a few voices of concern were heard

at the convention about the ability to reacha six-year-old at the same time as youngadults, overall the feeling seemed to be that4-H can offer services to everyone in its or-ganization.Canadian 4-H Council Chief Executive

Officer Mike Nowosad said it looks forwardto embracing change and the future. Thenew ETF program is an opportunity to in-troduce leadership and skills developmentprogramming to new suburban and urbanmarkets. “We will not forget our rural base,but in order to stop our steady membershipdecline, we need to go where the youth are.Bringing in the lower age range nationallybrings the entire organization in line withwhat some provinces are doing already.”These aren’t new initiatives: 4-H has been

working for several years to plan for futuregrowth. They studied feedback from surveysand considered input from provincial or-ganizations. They worked with consultantswho helped them recognize the need forconsistency in the organization. That’s onereason for the change in age ranges: allprovinces will now have a standardizedmembership age. Nowosad explained it this way: ‘Bringing

in the lower age range nationally brings theentire organization in line with what someprovinces are doing already.” He said the ex-panded age range allows 4-H to engageyoung adults from 18 to 25 in activities thatare outside current club projects, to enhancetheir personal and professional develop-ment.”Starting this year, the Youth Advisory

Committee (YAC) was granted a position onthe Canadian 4-H Council board of direc-tors. This guarantees there will be a voice atall levels of the program.YAC Chair Matthew Tweedy explained

that the committee is made up of one se-lected member from each provincial associ-ation. “The Canadian 4-H Council YouthAdvisory Committee represents youth onnational working groups which help to di-rect the 4-H program. Because of the spon-sorship of the Co-operators and the visionof the Canadian 4-H Council, youth are nowable to be actively involved in decisions thatwill affect the future of 4-H in Canada. As 4-H reaches its 100th anniversary, we arebringing new perspectives and working onexciting new opportunities for 4-H whichwill complement 4-H's existing offerings

and ensure that 4-H is a larger and morewell-rounded youth development organiza-tion for the next 100 years.”Black is enthusiastic about the YAC pro-

gram. He said, “For me, the telling tale wasthe presentation delivered by the YAC mem-bers at our AGM, and not only hearing theabsolutely heartfelt applause by the peoplethere, but also hearing the comments fromolder delegates saying to them that they (theYAC members) had changed their mindsabout the ETF program and they now be-lieve that it’s going to work.”

Valerie Pearson will be the next presidentof the Canadian 4-H Council. The executivedirector of the Saskatchewan 4-H officespoke about 4-H increasing the age of mem-bers to 25. She said for this older age range,the experience at 4-H is about career devel-opment and professional growth, as well asthe social aspect. “At 21, they may not have time to roll into

leadership positions. But by holding on tothem until they’re 25, they will hopefullythen be able to move into a leadership role,”Pearson said.

“I worked in the agricultural field all mylife. We’re going to be 100 years old soon,and I’d like people to know that the 4-H pro-gram is strong and growing.” She went on tosay that the organization had a huge impacton her life and who she is today and thatthere are thousands of alumni across Canadain a similar position. Whether a person is asuccessful farmer or businessperson, Pear-son is sure that 4-H helped many of thosepeople achieve what they did in life. “You canencourage your kids and grandchildren tojoin 4-H; it’s still a vibrant program.”

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The 62nd annual Prince Edward Island 4-HRural Youth Fair was held Sept. 7-8 at the Cra-paud Exhibition Grounds. A Skills Competition was introduced this year.

Members had a chance to try their hand atsewing, cake decorating, birdhouse building,shelter building and lawn tractor driving chal-lenges (Kubota tractor supplied by KensingtonAgri Services). Mathiew Arsenault from Evange-line was the overall winner while Sonja, an ex-change 4-H'er from Finland, placed second.The top five turkeys were auctioned off after

the opening ceremony; prices ranged from$2.20-$4.20 per pound. LIVESTOCK: DAIRY: Showmanship: Junior: 1.

Callum Bouma, Pleasant Valley; 2. Dayna Jor-gensen, PValley; 3. Rikki Delaney Gallant, Evan-geline. Intermediate: 1. Kyle Bouma, PValley; 2.James Murphy, PValley; 3. Brayden Gallant,Cavendish. Senior: 1. Jillian Tweedy, Cherrycliffe;2. Matthew Tweedy, Cherry; 3. Patti Douglas,Morell & Area. CLASSES: Ayrshire: 1. AlexzaraDrake-Wood, Millview-Vernon River. Ch:Alexzara Drake-Wood. Jersey: 1. Alexzara Drake-Wood. Ch: Alexzara Drake-Wood. Holsten Jr: 1.Johanna Jorgensen, PValley; 2. Dayna Jorgensen;3. Dalaney Welsh, Dunstaffnage-Marshfield. Int:1. Brodie MacBeath, DunMarsh; 2. DavidGormley, DunMarsh; 3. Madeline Stewart, Dun-Marsh. Sr: 1. Connor Mann, PValley; 2. Chris-

tiana Tweedy, Cherry; 3. Brady Thomson, PVal-ley. Summer Yrlg: 1. Jillian Tweedy; 2. KyleBouma; 3. Alex Bernard, Evang. Jr. Yrlg: 1. KyleVanderkloet, DunMarsh; 2. Matthew Tweedy,Cherry; 3. Adam MacKinnon, Lot 16. Ch: JillianTweedy; Reserve: Kyle Bouma; HonourableMention: Brodie MacBeath.BEEF: Showmanship: Jr: 1. Jake Matheson,

Grand River East; 2. Jacob MacEachern, GRiverEast. Int: 1. Alana Worth, North River; 2. EmilyMcKenna-Ayles, NRiver; 3. Jory Donovan, Sum-merville. Sr: 1. James Worth, NRiver; 2. MelanieWood, NRiver; 3. Justin Ford, NRiver. Bull: 1.James Worth. Ch: James Worth. Steer: 1. LoganFord, NRiver; 2. Justin Ford, NRiver; 3. Matthias

Drake, Cherry. Ch: Logan Ford; R: Justin Ford.Angus Heifers: 1: James Worth. Yrlgs: 1. EllaWood, NRiver; 2. Ellen Dixon, NRiver; 3.Melanie Wood. Ch: Ella Wood; R: Ellen Dixon.Crossbred Heifers: 1. Logan Ford, North River; 2.Alana Worth, North River; 3. Hayley Ings, Cher-rycliffe. Crossbred Yrlgs: 1. James Worth; 2.Carter Matheson, French River; 3. MatthiasDrake. Ch: Logan Ford; R: James Worth. Sim-mental: 1. Jacob MacEachern, GRiver East. Ch:Jacob MacEachern. Hereford Heifer: 1. JakeMatheson, GRiver East. Yrlgs: 1. Hannah Dixon,NRiver; 1. Hannah Dixon, North River; 2. EllenCrane, GRiver East; 3. Ellen Dixon, NRiver. Ch:Jake Matheson; R: Hannah Dixon. ShorthornHeifer: 1. Emily McKenna-Ayles, NRiver; 2.Courtney Hogan, NRiver. Summer Yrlgs:1.Emily McKenna-Ayles; 2. Courtney Hogan. Ch:Emily McKenna-Ayles; R: Courtney Hogan. Ch.Beef Heifer: Logan Ford; R: Jake Matheson.SHEEP: Showmanship: Jr: 1. Nellie Wood,

NRiver; 2. Ila Matheson, GRiver East; 3. Ben-jamin MacQuarrie, NRiver. Sr: 1. Ella Wood; 2.Danielle Pollard, NRiver; 3. Zoie Farish, Mil-lview-VRiver. Market Animal: 1. Melanie Wood;2. Ella Wood; 3. Nellie Wood. Ch: Melanie Wood;R: Ella Wood. GOAT: Showmanship: 1. EllaWood; 2. Nellie Wood; 3.Hannah Dixon. Mar-ket Kid: 1. Melanie Wood. Dairy Kid: 1. EllaWood. Milking Doe: 1. Hannah Dixon; 2. NellieWood. Ch: Ella Wood; R: Hannah Dixon.POULTRY: Showmanship: 1. Robert Schurman,DunMarsh; 2. Nellie Wood. Bantam Chickens:1. Robert Schurman; 2. Robert Schurman; 3.Robert Schurman. Ducks: 1. Ella Wood; 2. Nel-lie Wood; 3. Melanie Wood. Geese: 1. LorinaMurphy, Summe. Ch. Robert Schurman; R: EllaWood. TURKEY: Showmanship: 1. Justin Ford; 2. Logan Ford; 3.

Ella Wood. Under 18 Lbs: 1. Grace Coles, NRiver;2. Grace Hughes, NRiver. 18-25 Lbs: 1. AlanaWorth; 2. Jamie Hughes, NRiver; 3. Ella Wood.Over 25 Lbs: 1. Logan Ford; 2. Justin Ford. Ch:Logan Ford; R: Justin Ford.RABBIT: Showmanship: Jr: 1. Hannah Quilty,

NRiver; 2. Emily Hogan, NRiver; 3. Olivia Drake,NRiver. Int: 1. Brittany Peters, Albany; 2. RobertLarsen, Albany; 3. John Ployer, GRiver East.FANCY: Jr. Doe: 1. Hannah Quilty; 2. HaileyQuilty. Jr. Buck: 1. Brittany Peters. Sr. Doe: 1.William Muirhead, Cherry; 2. John Ployer; 3.Emily Hogan. Sr. Buck: 1. John Ployer; 2. RaeMatheson, GRiver East; 3. Shelby Beaton, Cherry.Ch: William Muirhead; R: Brittany Peters. PET:Sr. Doe: 1. Janessa MacLeod, NRiver; 2. LiamMurnaghan, Fort Augustus. Sr. Buck: 1. HannahPeters, NRiver; 2. Sawyer Acorn, GRiver East. Ch:Janessa MacLeod; R: Hannah Peters. CANINE:Prelim: 1. Thea Stewart, Millview-VRiver; 2.Molly Murphy, Albany. Int: 1. Jared MacPhee,Millview-VRiver; 2. Abigail Munro, Millview-VRiver. Advanced: 1. Daniel Whalen, Millview-VRiver; 2. Carley MacLean, Millview-VRiver. Ch:Daniel Whalen; R: Carley MacLean. HORSE &PONY: Showmanship: Prelim: 1. Leah Craig,Horsin' Around; 2. Lauren Ferguson, Horsin'.Equitation: 1. Leah Craig; 2. Lauren Ferguson.Ch: Leah Craig; R: Lauren Ferguson. Int: 1. Re-becca MacSwain, Morell & Area; 2. Hailey Hill,Horsin'; 3. Brodie Fanning-Gallant, Horsin'. Eq-uitation: 1. Jenny Mutch, Cherry; 2. Brodie Fan-ning-Gallant; 3. Taylor Henry, Cherry. Ch: JennyMutch; R: Brodie Fanniny-Gallant. Advanced: 1.Holly Studzinski, Morell & Area. Equitation: 1.Holly Studzinski. Ch: Holly Studzinski.PLANTS: Gardening: 1. John Ployer; 2. Fiona

Steele, Horsin'. Ch: John Ployer; R: Fiona Steele.Potato: 1. Liam Murnaghan. Ch: Liam Mur-naghan.

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The Nova Scotia 4-H Pro Show was heldSept. 29-30 in Truro.CHAMPIONS: RABBIT: 4 Showroom: Julia

Josma, Antigonish; Reserve: Sarah Cleveland,Digby; 6 Showroom: Jordan Vosman, Ant; R:Mary Grace McNeil, Hants; Ch. Pet: ErinGroves, Colchester; R: Olivia LeClaire, Hali-fax East Hants. Market Lamb: Brittany Bry-don, Kings; R: Connie Vanden Heuvel, Ant;Market Steer: Connor Morse, Kings; R:Mitchell Best, Kings; Market Turkey: JamesVander Sande, Ant; R: Megan Wright, Col;Dairy Showman: Andrew Eikelenboom,HEH; R: Hayley Wilson, Inverness. DOG:Handling: Kait Bates, Col; R: Sara Belle-fontaine, HEH; Novice Intermediate Obedi-ence: Jill Ann Barron, Hants; R: NicoleMatheson, Cumberland; Pre-Novice Obedi-ence: Laura Palmer, Kings; R: Kandice Smith,Col; Ch. Novice: Sara Bellefontaine R: Mi-randa Cook, Lunenburg; Ch. GraduateNovice: Ardeth Morgan, Cum; R: Kait Bates;DRAFT HORSE: Mane & Tail Braiding:Charlsea Fiske, Kings; R: Michael Congdon,Col: Driving: Charlsea Fiske R: FionaMacKenzie, Pictou; Miniature Driving:Austen Brown, Annapolis; R: Kandice Smith.LIGHT HORSE: English Pleasure: Mimi

Chaloner, Shelburne; R: Robyn van Zutphen,Inv; Western Pleasure: Emma Dickie, Cum;R: Katie Bryson, Cum; E. Dressage: RebeccaMacKeigan, Cape Breton; R: Rachael Cleave-land, Kings; W. Reining: Kaleigh Bennicke;Shel; R: Macayla Cranton, Inv; W. Trail: Jul-

lian Lockhart, Cum; R: Karleigh Bennicke; E.Road Hack: Rebecca MacKeigan R: JennaSpencer, CB; E. Hunter Hack: RachaelCleaveland; R: Robyn MacDonald, Cum; W.Poles: Mallory Maxwell, Queens; R: NicoleVandyke, Queens.DAIRY: Other Purebred Breeds: Marshall

Ellis, HEH: R: Hannah Jamieson, Hants;CALF: Ayrshire: Ashleigh Benedict, HEH; R:Jacob Greenough, Hants: Jersey: Riley Mas-ters, Col; R: Jalmar MacInnis, HEH; Holstein:Darcie Wilson, Inv; R: Sarah MacDonnell,Inv; Ch. Darcie Wilson R: Sarah MacDonnell;BEEF: Replacement Heifer: Victor Horsnell,Kings; R: Leann Lenihan, Lunenburg; Sim-mental: Connor Morse; R: Courtney Allison,Hants; Limousin: Brody Baker, Cum; R:Steven Arnold, Kings; Calf: Shorthorn:Heather Creamer, Cum; R: Hayley Scotland,Pic; Angus: Sarah Manthorne; Cum; R: Re-becca Gilby, HEH; Hereford: Breagh Ross,Kings: R: Breanna Curry, Cum; Other Pure-bred: Jacoba Rondhuis, Hants; R: SydneyRhodenizer, Lun; Feeder Steer: Nicole Math-eson, Cum; R: Ian Oliver, Ann; Ch. JaobaRondhuis; R: Breagh Ross. DAIRY GOAT:Heather Mazur, Lun; R: Kelsey Morehouse,HEH; CHEVON: Faith Harrison, Kings; R:Kali McLellan, Hants; LAMB: Jonah Hiltz,Kings R: Jaoba Rondhuis.JUDGES: Beef: Sarah Manthorne; R: Emily

Holman, HEH; Dairy: Hannah Jamieson,Hants; R: Jonathan Bent, Ann; Sheep: AnnaFullerton, Col; R: Keegan Hiltz, Kings: Rab-

bit: Jordan Vosman, Ant; R: Andrew Greene,Pic; Light Horse: Samantha Durno, Kings; R:Mirah Stultz Clarence, Ann; Draft Horse:Charlsea Fiske; R: Rebecca Ripley, Cum;Miniature Horse: Fiona MacKenzie R: Syd-ney Milne, Kings; Goats: Kelsey MorehouseR: Taylor Giffen, HEH: Poultry: Steven Mau-fort, Victoria; R: Kayla Graham, Pic; Water-fowl: Andrew Greene; R: Fiona MacKenzie;Dog: Carter Feltham, Queens; R: HillaryGear, Lun; Sewing: Emily Sister, HEH; R:Sarah MacInnis, Inv; Foods: Emma Joudrey,Pic; R: Auroa Collier, Richmond; Cake Dec-orating: Taylor Lynk, CB; R: Emily Lamb,Kings; Crafts: Kayla Graham; R: EmmaMacLean, CB; Scrapbooking: Miranda Teas-dale, Ant; R: Katie Ferguson, Col; Wood-working: Kayla Graham; R: Caleb Grant,Hants; Great Outdoors; Claudine Broussard,Rich; R: Austen Brown; Floriculture: Mar-garet Sutherland, Pic; R: Hannah Chishlom,Ant; Garden: Meghan Redden, Ann; R: DeanGillis, CB; Photography: Hannah Jamieson,Hants; R: Ainslie Campbell, Pic; 1st Aid: Sa-vannah Lees, Pic; R: Karmarie Perry, Shel;Small Engine: Blake Hamilton, Hants: R:Megan Cole; Welding: Trevor Crouse, Lun;R: Jason Withrow, Hants; Computer: JustinJamieson, Hants; R: Brent Fisher, Col.ARTICLES: Sewing: Jr: Gillian Blackburn,

Col; R: Jade Butler, Pic; Sr: Carter Felthan; R:Kenzie MacNeil, Ant; Foods: Jr: DylanCorkum, Cum: R: Amy Crocker, Col: Sr:Melody Laffin, Hants: R: Amanda Maxwell,Kings; Craft: Jr. Jillian Taylor R: Brook Vil-lage, Inv; Sr: Mandy Smith, Halifax; R: EmilyPrescott, Col; Scrapbooking: Jr: MatthewMacDonald, CB; R: Kiersten Moore, Cum:Sr: Lindsay Anderson, Cum: R: KathrynRyan, Inv; Cake Decorating: Jr: Zoe Marshall,Dig; R: Allie Fraser, Rich; Sr: Janelle Pick,Hants; R: Joshua Sharpe, Pic; Woodworking:Jr: Clint Keddy, Lun; R: Bryce Keddy, Lun; Sr:Derek Gladney, Pic; R: Sacha Baldwin, Cum.

PROJECTS/ARTICLES/ITEMS: Heritage Col-lection: Jr: Michael Congdon; R: EmmaCross, Ant; Sr: Kathryn Ryan, Inv; R: MalloryMaxwell; Great Outdoors: Jr: Grant Cock,Lun; R: Caden Melaren, Ant; Sr: Bryan Berk,Vic; R: Annie Riley, Shel; Small Engines: Jr:Robert Berk, Vic; R: Mitchel MacKennon,Vic; Sr: Mitchell Allen, Cum; R: Jacob vanVunderon, Ant; Garden: Jr: Austin Mc-Garvie, Kings; R: Nicholas Clarke, Kings; Sr:Brian Berk, Vic; R: Alannah Sharpe, Pic;Floriculture: Jr: Maggie Berk, Vic; R: EmmaRanch, Kings; Sr: Valerie Delong, Ann; R:Hannah Chishlom; Photography: Jr: BaileyCampell, CB; R: Kendra Vigneom, Ant; Sr:Hannah Cook, Lun; R: Morgan McNeil,Hants; 1st Aid: Jr: MacKenzie Miller; R: Kait-lyn Kelly, Hants; Sr: Amie Riley, Shel; R: Ser-ena Meaney, Lun; Exploring 4-H: LauraIsaacs, Pic; R: Nash Langille, Pic; Vet Science:Murray Clements, Lun; R: Andrew Greene;Welding: Jr: Nick Dytestra, Pic; R: FionaMacKenzie; Sr: Kirk Richardson, Col; R:Eben Bruce, Ann; Computer: Jr: JessicaCarver, Hants; R: Sarah Eisnor, Lun; Sr:Brooke Hamittott, Hants; R: Brent Fisher,Col; 4-H Showcase: Jr: Brandon Jamieson,Hants; R: John George, Hants; Sr: DanielleBriand, Lun; R: Reilley Perrins, Kings.CHAMPIONS: Poultry Trio: Felicia Graham,

Pic; R: Nicole MacKenzie, Col; Ch. Pair: An-drew Greene; R: Nicole MacKenzie; W. Eq-uitation: Kaleigh Bennicke; R: Sydney Milne;E. Equitation: Erin Groves; R: RebeccaMacKeigan; SHOWMAN: Light Horse:Samantha Swinamer, Hants; R: Emma Fer-guson, Rich; Beef: Connor Morse; R: TaylorStewart; Poultry: Andrew Greene; R: AimeeCross, Lun; Draft Horse: Charlsea Fiske; R:Michael Congdon; Miniature Horse:Kandice Smith; R: Sidney Patton, Col; Sheep:Brianna Sinclair, Guysborough; R: JulieMorash, Hants; Rabbit: Mukahla Dorey,Kings; R: Jordan Vosman, Ant: Waterfowl:Nicole MacKenzie; R: Derek Bellefontaine,HEH; Goat: Kelsey Morehouse; R: JennaWaugh, Col.Tug-of-War: Pictou; R: Antigonish; Con-

solation: Colchester; R: Annapolis; OverallJudge: Kayla Graham; R: Andrew Greene;Livestock Showman: Nicole MacKenzie; R:Andrew Greene.COMPETITIONS:Vegetable Prep: Jr: Maggie

Berk; Sr: Bryan Berk; Floral Arranging: Jr:Maggie Berk; Sr: Kendra Kinnear, Cum;Fashion Show: Jr: Beth O’Connell, Col; Sr:Emily Prescott, Col; Bake-Off: Jr: AuroraCollier; Sr: Kait Bates, Col; Cake Decorating:Jr: Kady Forand, Hants; Sr: Emily Lamb;Craft: Jr: Beverly Booth, Cum; Sr; RachaelBerkers, Ant; Woodworking: Jr: KaitlynHeighton, Pic; Sr: Kayla Graham; Outdoors-man: Jr: Gracie Brinton; Sr: Amie Riley;Wool: Jr: Logan Vroegh, Hants; Sr: AbbyCook, Lun; Recyclable: Jr: McConnell Reid,HEH; Sr: Eben Bruce; Photography: Jr:Sarah van den Heuvel, Ant; Sr: AndrewCantwell, CB; Scrapbooking: Jr: CamrynSmith, Col; Sr: Abigail Cook; Record Keep-ing: Jr: Brooke McNeil, Hants; Giant Veg-etable: Jr: Jonah Hiltz, Kings; Sr: MarlaMcNutt, Col; Tractor Driving: HEH; Cana-dian Young Speakers for Agriculture Com-petition: Morgan McNeil.Canadian Junior Beef Heifer Classic: Con-

nor Morse; Jacoba Rondhuis; Sarah Man-thorne; Victor Horsnell; Wyatt Oulton;Andrew Greene; Breagh Ross; Leanne Leni-han; Brody Baker; Spare: Makhela Sears,Cum. Provincial 4-H Beef Classic (MurrayParker Memorial): Connor Morse; OliviaHiltz, Kings; Sydney Rodenizer; VersteegMemorial Dairy Award: Darcie Wilson;Royal Dairy Classic: Andrew Eikelenboom;Hayley Wilson; Darcie Wilson; Sarah Mac-Donnell; Ashleigh Benedict; Helen Fraser,HEH; Jacob Greenough; Becky Lowe, Inv;Robin Wilson, Inv; Marshall Ellis; Spare:Emma Thompson, Ant; Reginald & DonaldScothorn Dairy Clipping Competition: 1:Nicole MacKenzie and Rebecca O’Connell;2: Marrow Brown and Marshall Ellis, HEH;Oulton Fuels Beef Clipping Competition: 1:Danielle Stewart and Emily Ross, Cum; 2:Emily Pipes and Amanda Smith Gaudet,Cum; Sheep Clipping Competition: 1: Mar-garet Sutherland and Emily Sutherland; Pic;2: Kelsey Brydon and Mahala Brydon, Kings.TOP: Livestock Display: Colchester: Life

Skills Display: Queens: Overall County: 1:Cumberland 2: Hants; 3: Halifax East Hants;4: Victoria; 5: Antigonish; 6: Richmond; 7:Pictou; 8: Kings; 9: Lunenburg; 10: Inver-ness.

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The importance of airIt can be a difficult to keep fresh, dry and cool

air around cows in the barn. As the temperaturedrops through the fall and winter, dry and freshair become the challenge. Humidity, a big ele-ment in Nova Scotia weather, causes wet stallsand floors and this results in mastitis, high cellcount and lameness through digital dermatitisand heel horn erosion. COW SIGNALSWhat do your cows tell you? Cows sticking

their noses out of the door or window, or cowsgrouped near doorways can often be mistakenfor curiosity when they are actually seeking freshair. When this happens cows eat less and pro-duction drops. Fast breathing is one of the firstsymptoms of poor ventilation. A high produc-ing cow should breathe between 10-30 times perminute. One fast breathing cow (30- 60 timesper minute) might be pain, have a fever, or in-flammation in its lungs. If you see more cowsbreathing fast the air is not good enough. Seeinga few cows standing in stalls is another signal.This can also mean lameness, poor bedding orbad stall design. With heat stress they stay ontheir feet to cool off by letting the breeze goaround them. If you come out of a barn and your clothes

don’t smell of manure, the ventilation was OK.The air inside should be as fresh as outside.The ideal temperature for a lactating dairy

cow is 5-15°C. It is still bearable at -25°C; how-ever a cow is in heat stress at + 22°C. Calves needwarmer air — around 18°C for the first month.This makes it almost impossible to keep cowsand calves happy and healthy in the same barn.Where to put fans? The most important place

for fans is over the close up cows (dry cows 3weeks before calving). This is a highrisk group.The second best place is over the stalls. A cowshould lie down for 14 hours each day in a well-designed barn. That is a lot longer than the 6hours cows spent at the feed bunk, which shouldbe the last place for fans. If you put fans abovethe stalls it would be a good idea to use a ther-mostat so they turn on automatically when thetemperature rises above 18°C.

What fans are best? Vertical fans (large in size)move a lot of air are very quiet and have a lowenergy requirement. They work best in highbarns that aren’t too wide (4-6 rows), with 4-5meter (13-16 feet) open sides. They need to suckin sufficient dry air from outside. If not they willonly circulate the moist air. Horizontal fans willblow air about 10 x their diameter in distance.So, with a 1 x 60 cm (24 inch) diameter fan youneed put the next fan 6 meters (20 feet) away.Make sure you let fans bring in clean and dry airto cool the cow.

Free air is the cheapest. Build your barn on ahill for free wind cooling. Limit the number ofwalls in the barn and don’t put walls on the endof a row of stalls. Get as much free air as possi-ble. Make the side openings at least 4 metres (13feet) high and put in curtains.WATER COOLING?In hot and dry climates people will cool cows

using water soakers or air misters. Only withtemperatures over 28°C might this be an option,but beware of cell counts and mastitis throughbringing more humidity into the barn. In

humid climates, a safer option is water coolingon top of the roof. The water stays out of thebarn and the radiation and temperature underthe roof will drop. This won’t work on insulatedroofs.Open your building, buy some fans and enjoy

low cell counts and higher production nextsummer!

Dan Mosley, Dairy Specialist, Perennia(902)896-0277, Cell (902) 890-9665 or email:dmosely@perennia.ca.

By DAN MOSELY, Perennia

Nova Scotia introduced amendments to itsFur Industry Act on Oct. 31 to ensure the in-dustry is an environmentally responsible neigh-bour. The amendments allow the agriculture min-

ister to respond to problems and help preventthem at new or established farms."Through a number of public consultations

we heard communities when they said therewere concerns associated with mink farming,"Agriculture Minister John MacDonell ex-plained. "We are taking significant steps to ad-dress those concerns by amending the act andimplementing new regulations that will enablethe industry to grow, while ensuring good envi-ronmental management."The proposed regulations focus on environ-

mental management of fur operations and con-centrate on the storage, treatment and disposalof manure, waste feed and carcasses.The original act included a three-year grand-

father period. A key amendment ensures exist-ing farms that expand will have only six monthsto comply. The amended act also requires anyfur farms that stop operating to clean up waste.

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The 32nd annual 4-H New BrunswickProvincial Show was held at the ExhibitionGrounds in Fredericton on Aug. 31- Sept. 2. Judges included: Jennifer Lemon, Troy

Thomas, Robert Holmes, James Bennett,Brian Craswell, Barrie Bent, Trevor Mac-Donald, Brian Trenholm and Tara Cleghorn.The NB 4-H Program recognized Kubota

Canada Ltd. and Green Diamond Equip-ment as major sponsors for the show.JUDGING: Cloverbud: Caitlin Riordon,

Triple K; BEEF: Cbud: Rhiannon Allen,Nashwaak Valley; Jr: Katie Antworth, Coun-tryside; Sr: Meghan Black, Countryside.CRAFTS: Cbud: Vanessa Harris, Country; Jr:Barry Riordon, Triple K; Sr: Ashley Black,Country. DAIRY: Cbud: Fallon Lucas, Har-vey; Jr: Brooke Boonstoppel, Keswick Ridge;Sr: Meghan Black, Country. DRAFT HORSE:Cbud: Rhiannon Allen, Nashwaak; Jr: RobinTait, Salisbury; Sr: Monica Saulnier, Napan.LIGHT HORSE: Cbud: Rhiannon Allen; Jr:Mattie Geddes, Kings Co. Beef; Sr: CarrieMcCullough, Harvey; Sheep: Cbud: Iian An-

derson, Kings; Jr: Jacob McAffee, River Val-ley; Sr: Ashley Black. FOODS: Jr: AllysonWilliamson, Salis; Sr: Alex Cripps, Kings.PHOTOGRAPHY: Jr: Allyson Williamson;Sr: Carrie Corbett, Kings.OVERALL JUDGING CHAMPIONS: Cbud: Rhi-

annon Allen; Reserve: Fallon Lucas; Jr: JacobMcAffee; R: Allyson Williamson; Sr: MeghanBlack; R: Lindsay Briggs, Country. OVER-ALL: Meghan Black; R: Lindsay Briggs;AGRIBITION: Lindsay Briggs; R: AlexCripps.SHOWMAN: BEEF: Cbud: Krista Dulenty,

Chignecto; A: Cole Hunter, River; B: CaitlinBrake, River; C: Reggie Raymond, Kings; D:Taylor Welch, Country. Ch: Taylor Welch; R:Kyle Parkinson, Country. CANINE: Jr: EmilyGregory, Harvey. Ch: Emily Gregory; R:Micayla Gregory, Harvey. DAIRY: Cbud:Caitlin Riordon; A: Caylin Andrews,Keswick; B: Raine Beckwith, Westmorland;C: Kathryn McCully, Sussex Holstein; D:Graham Briggs, Country. Ch: GrahamBriggs; R: Kathryn McCully. DRAFT

HORSE: Cbud: Arminda Flynn, Napan; Jr:Kristina Nason, New Maryland; Sr: KirstenThomas, NMaryland. Ch: Kirsten Thomas;R: Ashley Storey, Kings. GOAT: Cbud: FallonLucas; Sr: Alex Cripps. Ch: Alex Cripps; R:Fallon Lucas. LIGHT HORSE: Cbud: Rhian-non Allen; Jr: Allyson Williamson, RobinTait; Sr: Christina Jardine, Napan, Paige Tay-lor, Salis. Ch: Allyson Williamson; R: RobinTait. POULTRY: Cbud: Nicholas Clark, River;Sr: Carrie Corbett. Ch: Carrie Corbett; R: J.R. Bowland, Kings. RABBIT: Cbud: LydiaFolkins, Kings; Jr: Keegan Pickard, River: Sr:Nicole Bell, Harvey. Ch: Nicole Bell; R: Ash-ley Storey. SHEEP: Cbud: Sam Smith, Kings;Jr: Mattie Geddes; Sr: Jesse Geddes, Kings.Ch: Jesse Geddes; R: Jesse Oulton, Chi.OVERALL: Ch: Alex Cripps; R: Carrie Cor-bett.CHAMPIONS: BEEF: Angus: Taylor Welch.

Charolais: Jacob McAffee. Crossbred: AshleyBlack. Hereford: Meghan Black. Limousin:Jesse Thorne, Kings. Saler: Nick Lisson,Kings. Ch. Steer: Cole Hunter; Ch. Animal:Meghan Black; R: Taylor Welch. Top Beef Ex-hibitor: Taylor Welch. DAIRY CALF: Ayr-shire: Ty Hornbrook, Kings. Guernsey:Jessica Baker, Keswick. Holstein: Tyler Parlee,Sussex. Jersey: Iian Anderson. Ch: Tyler Par-lee; R: Rianne Dykstra, West. Herd: TylerParlee. Top Exh: Kathryn McCully. CHAM-PIONS: Goat: Alex Cripps; R: Alex Cripps;Top Exh: Alex Cripps. Draft Horse HighPoint Exh: Cameron Hayward, NMaryland.

Light Horse High Point Exh: Jared Stevens,Napan. Bird of the Show: Jesse Oulton; R:Carrie Corbett. Poultry Exh: Carrie Corbett.Rabbit: Sara Hall, Chi; R: Keegan Pickard,River. Top Exh: Ashley Storey. Lamb: Ch:Jesse Geddes; R: Jesse Geddes. Top Exh: Mat-tie Geddes. Canine High In Trial: Emily Gre-gory.TOP DISPLAY/ARTICLE: Cbud: Vanessa Har-

ris. Craft: Patrick Cullins, Northampton.Food: Hannah Versloot, Keswick. OutdoorLiving: Reilly McWade, North Tay. Photog-raphy: Michelle Perry, Kings. Scrap Booking:Cody Whyte, Napan. Woodworking: JessicaBaker. Self-Group Determined: Sarah Shaw,Rebecca Boone, NTay. COMPETITION:Speerville Newfound Oatmeal Cookie:Cbud: Hannah Versloot; Jr: Mackenzie Crisp,Keswick. 4-H Club Scrapbook: Chignecto. BARN EXHIBITS: Beef: River Valley; Canine:

Harvey; Dairy: Countryside; Draft Horse:Napan; Goat: Kings Co. Beef; Light Horse:Harvey; Poultry: Chignecto; Rabbit: Coun-tryside; Sheep: Chignecto.Dairy members selected for Royal Winter

Fair: Rianne Dykstra; Raine Beckwith; TylerParlee; Graham Briggs; Kathryn McCully; TyHornbrook; Emma Allen; Miranda Murphyand Josee Blanchette.Beef Members selected for Royal Winter

Fair: Kyle Parkinson; Taylor Welch; LeahaBlack; Will Raymond; Reggie Raymond; JesseThorne; Meghan Black; Ashley Black, andJosh Hunter.

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Continued from page 16CRAFTS: Jr: Seasonal Decorations: 1. Cole

Scantlebury, Wheatley River; 2. Chase Scantle-bury, WRiver; 3. Katie Dunn, Ft. Augustus.Scrapbooking-One Page: 1. Selina Lowther, Al-bany; 2. Dayna Jorgensen; 3. DakotaMacWilliams, Albany. Felting: 1. Sophia Vessey,DunMarsh; 2. Megan Vanderkloet, DunMarsh.Sr:Seasonal: 1. Alicia Noonan, Albany. Scrap-

booking-2 Pages On 4-H: 1. Katie Vanleeuwen,PValley; 2. Krista Lee Oliver, Elmsdale; 3. SeanLarsen, Albany.Felting-One Item: 1. Dawnielle Vessey, Dun-

Marsh. Ch: Cole Scantlebury. NEEDLECRAFT:Jr: Easy Steps To Knit: I-Dog: 1. RachaelMartens, Millview-VRiver; 2. Robyn Turner ,DunMarsh; 3. Emma MacKay, DunMarsh.II-Mittens: 1. Selina Martens, Millview-VRiver.

III-Teddy Bear: 1. Gracee Gallant, Millview-VRiver; 2. Rebecca Martens, Millview-VRiver.Hotdog Mitts: 1. Cassandra MacLeod, Fr River.Sr: Crochet-Scarf: 1. Thea Stewart. CrochetTwo-Mittens: 1. Hayley Ings, Cherry; 2. JennyMutch. Knit-Dog: 1. Lily Li, Millview-VRiver.Ch: Gracee Gallant.SEWING; Jr: Great Beginnings: Tote Bag: 1. Re-

becca Ford, NRiver. Boxers/sleep Pant: 1. RobynSmith, DunMarsh; 2. Alisha MacDonald, Mil-lview-VRiver. Sew With Fleece I-Mitts/hat: 1. IlaMatheson; 2. Sophie MacDonald, GRiver East;3. Tyler Crane, Millview-VRiver. Ii-Pillow: 1.Katie Rose Green, Millview-VRiver; 2. Liese Or-tenburger, Wh River; 3. Lydia Butler, Millview-VRiver. Sew You Want To Sew-Silly Pillow: 1.Fiona Nicholson, Cavendish; 2. Chloe Toombs,Cavendish; 3. Alyssa Nicholson, Cavendish.Simple Sportswear-Skirt/shorts: 1. MadisonMacDonald, NRiver; 2. Jessica Pirch, Millview-VRiver; 3. Brianna MacDonald, Millview-VRiver. Sewing Plus-Shirt/blouse: 1. NellieWood. Fashionably You-Dress: 1. Molly Stew-art, Millview-VRiver; 2. Sarah Furness, Mil-lview-VRiver; 3. Emma Prosper,Millview-VRiver. Quilting-Patchwork Item: 1.Carley MacLean; 2. Zoie Farish. Sr: Boxers/sleepPant: 1. Michael Ferguson, Millview-VRiver.Dress: 1. Kellie-Lynn Younker, Wh River; 2. Si-mone Farish, Millview-VRiver; 3. Megan Peters,NRiver. Ch: Kellie-Lynn Younker.FOODS: Jr: Food & You-Year I (Cookies): 1.

Dayna Jorgensen; 2. Reagan Bouma, PValley; 3.Justin Larsen, Albany. Dairy (Muffins): 1. OliviaMullins, PValley. Breads & Cereals (Pan Rolls): 1.John Campbell, Summer; 2. Lindsay Birt, Sum-mer; 3. Hannah Aitken, Summer. Power Foods(Energy Bars): 1. Emma Prosper. Sr: Dairy(Muffins): 1. Kevin Noonan, Albany FoodsAcross Canada (Potato Cake): 1. Kathi Gordon,Summer; 2. Caleb Harding, Summer; 3. JeremyPower, Summer. Ch: John Campbell.SELF-DETERMINED: Jr: Woodworking

(Other): 1. Jordan Arsenault, Wh River; 2.

Spencer Mullins, PValley. Painting & Drawing:1. Makayla Boswall, DunMarsh; 2. Rachel Van-derkloet, DunMarsh. Scrapbooking: 1. GraceRooney, Cherry; 2. Tessa MacKinnon, Brook-lyn-Heatherdale; 3. Hannah Cole, PValley. Oth-ers: 1. Johnathan Palmer, Lot 16; 2. SabrinaNunn, Fr River; 3. Sabrina Nunn. Sr:Woodworking (Furniture): 1. Hayley Ings.

(Other): 1. Mathieu Arsenault, Evang. Photog-raphy: 1. Sara Gamble , Lot 16. Painting &Drawing: 1. Allie Stewart, DunMarsh; 2. AlanaJewell, DunMarsh; 3. Hillary Stewart, Dun-Marsh.Scrapbooking: 1. Kathi Gordon, Summerville;

2. Jenny Mutch; 3. Hayley Ings.Others: 1. Natasha MacLeod, Fr River; 2. Lo-

rina Murphy, Summer; 3. Ellen Holland, Sum-mer. Ch: Hayley Ings.MISCELLANEOUS: Gears,gizmos,gadgets-

(Mousetrap Car): 1. Cody Dunn, Elm; 2. OliviaBatten, Elm; 3. Mark Corcoran, Elm. Rocketry-(Rocket): 1. Cameron MacDonald, Wh River; 2.Zachary MacDonald, Wh River. Lobster-(Trap):1. Greg Morrison, DunMarsh. Ch: Greg Morri-son. Great Outdoors A-(Bird Feeder): 1. EthanCraig, DunMarsh. C-(Leaf Collection): 1. BryceDoiron, PValley; 2. Robert Larsen, Albany; 3.Allan Larsen, Albany. Outdoor Living-(FishingPole): 1. Locke Donovan, Summe; 2. Alec Mac-Dougall, Summer; 3. Evan Campbell, Summer.Outdoor Survival (Map): 1. Johanna Reid, Fr

River; 2. Sarah Furness, Millview-VRiver; 3.Trevor Whalen, Millview-VRiver. Wildlife B-(Diorama): 1. Joshua Brown, Lot 16; 2. JackGamble, Lot 16; 3. Nick Brown, Lot 16. Ch:Bryce Doiron. Looking Good, Feeling Great -(Display): 1. Bailie Campbell, Summer; 2.Melanie Arsenault, Evang; 3. Haley Evans, FrRiver. Cake Decorating (6" Round Foam Cake):1. Janelle Arsenault, Evang; 2. Rikki DelaneyGallant, Evang; 3. Chrystel Arsenault, Evang. Ch:Janelle Arsenault.Photography: Jr. (3 Pics In Frame): 1. Emma

MacPhail, NRiver; 2. Anna Brazil, DunMarsh;3. Garrett MacKay, Bklyn-Heather. Sr: 1. MeganPeters; 2. Caitlin Connolly, NRiver. Ch: EmmaMacPhail. Woodworking I-(Other WoodsShelf): 1. Olivia Batten; 2. Brandon MacPhee,Wh River; 3. Kelly Drake, Cherry. II-(OtherWoods Stool): 1. Isaac Mutch, Cherrye; 2. Lind-say Mallett, Elm; 3. Noah Thompson, NRiver.III-(Other Woods Bookrack): 1. Luke Oliver,Elm; 2. George Williams, Elm; 3. William Muir-head. Ch: Olivia Batten. Jr. Leadership (Book-Display Only): 1. Michael Ferguson.The beef team for the Royal Agricultural

Winter Fair (major sponsor Cavendish AgriServices) consists of: Logan Ford, James Worth,Courtney Hogan, Emily McKenna-Ayles, EllaWood, Ellen and Bennett Crane, Jory Donovan,Hayley Ings and Matthias Drake.The dairy team, (major sponsor ADL) con-

sists of: Jillian, Matthew and Christiana

PEI 4-H Rural Youth Fair resultsGrace Hughes competed in the Best Dressed Animal Competition at the Prince Edward Island 4-H Rural Youth Fair. (Photo: PEI 4-H)

In 2013, 4-H will celebrate its 100th an-niversary.The milestone was discussed at the re-

cent annual meeting in St. John’s, New-foundland & Labrador.Some of the centenary highlights in-clude:• Enbridge Canada was announced as

the national sponsor of the 4-H cen-tennial celebrations across the coun-try.

• John Deere, Cargill, and Pioneer willbe partnering sponsors of the 100thanniversary.

• A web site has been developed whereanyone can send in stories about 4-H, along with photos, videos, andany other documents. To share yourstories, see www.4-h-canada.ca/100/en/e-history

• Farm Credit Canada is sponsoring anational public-speaking competi-tion, including a video and socialnetworking initiative called “FCCShout for Ag”. This program will bein addition to FCC’s existing com-mitment to public speaking in 4-H,

and every club across the countrywill be encouraged to participate.

• A national food drive has been setup with 4-H and Food BanksCanada.

• A Global Youth Ag Summit will beheld in August 2013 in Olds, Alberta.Organized by 4-H Canada and BayerCrop Science, the “Feeding a Hun-gry Planet” event will recognize the100th anniversary of 4-H in Canada,the 100th anniversary of Olds Col-lege, and the 150th anniversary ofBayer, and will host 120 youth aged18-25 from around the world. Theywill discuss and learn how their gen-eration will meet the challenge offeeding the global community.

• In September, a fundraising cam-paign was unveiled by Canada’s Out-door Farm Show and 4-H Canada toraise $100,000 in 2013 as part of a 4-H legacy fund.

• MacDon Industries released a one-of-a-kind special edition self-pro-pelled windrower to commemoratethe 4-H 100th anniversary.

• An anniversary gala will be held inWinnipeg on May 30, 2013.

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[Foxley, River, PEI] – Besides mutualinterest in growing tourism in their re-spective jurisdictions, Egypt’s ConsulGeneral in Canada and Prince Edward Is-land’s Tourism minister share an interestin peat moss.In his discussions about tourism with

Amin Meleika, Tourism Minister Robert

Henderson said the Consul General ex-pressed an interest in learning more aboutpeat moss. A huge chunk of the Island’speat moss harvest happens in his ridingso he took the Consul General for a tourof Gulf Island Peat Moss in Foxley River.Gulf Island Peat Moss exports some of

its product to Egypt and Meleika ex-pressed an interest in seeing how it is har-vested.“I’m very surprised and very im-

pressed,” Meleika said after seeing thefields where the peat moss is harvestedand the huge vacuum units that gather itup.“It’s very impressive, and the way it’s

being used for a good cause. It’s justamazing.”Besides being used in greenhouses for

growing plants like tomatoes and peppers,peat moss is also used in Egypt for stor-ing potatoes during transport.

Island peat moss catches Egyptian Consul General’s interestBy ERIC MCCARTHYJournal Pioneer

Potato harvest just about complete[Alberton, PEI]– There’s suddenly a

scarcity of harvesters in Prince Edward Is-land’s potato fields. Last week’s fine weatherdid wonders for that.Brian Beaton, potato specialist for the PEI

Department of Agriculture estimated Mon-day (Oct. 29) that at least 95 per cent of theIsland’s main cash crop is now out of theground.Of the spuds still in the ground, Beaton

said some of them are in wet spots thatgrowers will probably leave behind ratherthan harvest and risk breakdown in thepiles.The yield, Beaton said, “is better that we’d

thought for the late varieties.”

He said they benefitted from the Septem-ber rainfall. The early varieties suffered be-cause of the dry July and August growingperiod. They didn’t size up like they nor-mally would so the yield is off, he saidThe only slowdown to the harvesting last

week was two mornings of heavy frost,Beaton said.“A lot of fellows on the weekend were able

to wrap things up,” he reported.Greg Donald, manager of the PEI Potato

Board, estimated thee harvest is about 99per cent Island-wide.Donald said the yield would end up close

to average west of Summerside, where a lit-tle more moisture fell during the dry period.

That same region actually got less rainfallthan the rest of the province when the stormclouds opened in September and October,he noted. Yield is less further east.Overall, Donald said the yield is turning

out better than what most growers were ex-pecting partway through the growing sea-son.Donald recalled an east-west trip he made

this fall when tractors were being towedthrough fields down east and growers upwest were enjoying a good day of harvest-ing.“It can’t go without saying that there were

a lot of variables across the Island this year,”he commented.

There were 89,500 acres of potatoesgrown in PEI this year, up 3,500 acres fromthe year before.Although the official StatsCan numbers

won’t be available until Nov. 16, Donaldsuggested the supply of potatoes form On-tario east will be on par with last year.He is expecting a higher supply in the

states, though, especially in Idaho where theacreage increased by about 25,000 acres.Countering that increase, Donald noted,

is a poorer than normal European cropwhich could potentially create opportunityfor more Canadian spuds into theCaribbean market.

Journal Pioneer

One in a millionThe 16 members of Clark’s Cluckers

have been buying lottery tickets togetherfor a decade. And it paid off.On Oct. 26, one of the numbers cho-

sen by the employees at Clark’s ChickHatchery in Burtts Corner, NewBrunswick matched a $1-million MaxMillions prize.Each of the winners received $62,500.

They also shared $2 for the TAG.

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[Scotsburn, NS] – After almost a year ofwaiting and trying to find ways to fill his day,John MacPherson is happy to say that thelumber mill in Scotsburn (Nova Scotia) is re-opening and he’ll be going back to work fulltime.Since the mill closed down last December,

MacPherson and the approximately 70 otherpeople working there at the time had beenwaiting to hear what the mill’s fate would be.“All you can do is just bide your time,” said

MacPherson, who serves as unit president forthe mill, which is represented by the UnitedSteelworkers. “Guys picked up different oddjobs, but they never got full employment.”Some did decide they couldn’t wait and

took jobs out west, MacPherson said, but healways held out hope that the mill would re-open and has a list of 53 other people who arelooking to return as well. He said ever sincethe mill closed he’s done everything he couldto see that it reopened and was happy whenhe was finally called in for a meeting withNorthern Pulp to discuss starting it up again.One shift of about 25 to 30 people is ex-

pected to start late October while a secondshift will be added after later, he said. Onceeverything is up and running again,MacPherson said it should employ about 85people.“It’s coming at a good time because every-

body’s unemployment is running out andthey’re getting anxious,” MacPherson said.He’s talked to some people who moved out

west who have indicated that they’d be inter-ested in coming back as well.Northern Pulp bought the mill from Ligni

Bel Ltd. in August. Bob Bagdon, Northern

Pulp’s human resources vice president, con-firmed the mill is opening this fall and saidthey would love to be making lumber by theend of October, although he was reluctant tosay for sure that will be the timeline or howmany people would be called back.“We would like to open it as soon as we can,

but there’s an orderly process that we need tofollow,” he said.He said they would hope to buy wood from

Crown land as well as private woodlots andthat the partnership with the Northern Pulpplant on Abercrombie Point and the millshould work well. Chips from the saw opera-tion will be used at Northern Pulp.“That business complements our business,”

Bagdon said. “We’re creating efficiencies.”There are plenty of others impacted by the

mill opening as well, MacPherson said, fromthe people running saws in the woods, todrivers who truck the logs and businesses thatsell the lumber.Debbie Sangster, owner of Deb’s Hidden

Café in Scotsburn, is also excited to hear themill is reopening.“It’s definitely going to give us more busi-

ness,” she said. “We’re the only restaurant inScotsburn.”She said they noticed a significant differ-

ence in sales when the mill closed last De-cember, but with it reopening she said she’llbe able to hire some more staff.“All around it’s going to be positive for the

community,” she said. “It’s going to bringmore money into the town.”Sangster said her business had done well

over the summer, and she had expected salesto drop a bit with winter coming, but she’ssure that won’t be the case now.“It’ll just be like summer all over again,” she

said.

Scotsburn sawmill reopeningunder new ownerBy ADAM MACINNISThe News

A set of resource maps and an accompanyingreport were released Oct. 22 showcasing poten-tial locations to develop biomass resources forenergy co-generation in New Brunswick.��The resources maps are combined into an

atlas to show the potential energy representedby the province's forest. The atlas and report,Forest Biomass to Energy Atlas of NewBrunswick, was produced by the K.C. IrvingChair in Sustainable Development at the Uni-versité de Moncton, in partnership with theDepartment of Energy and Mines, and showthe annual potential energy of the forest bio-mass. ��Developed using existing annual allowable

cut data of the forest industry, along with allo-

metric equations and biomass expansion fac-tors, the study provides an assessment of theforest residual biomass and bark from forestryoperations that would be available on an an-nual basis for energy cogeneration. When con-verted into electricity and heat, the residualbiomass and bark could be used to generate 463MW of electricity and more than 1,100 MW ofheat, distributed in 17 regions of the province.��The new biomass resource maps comple-

ment existing hydro, solar, and wind renewableresource maps and can be viewed, along withthe report, on the Department of Energy andMines website.(http://www.gnb.ca/0085/pdf/en/201210Bio-massReport.pdf)

NB releases biomass resource maps

[Summerside, PEI] — A new associationfor Island woodlot owners is growing instrength.Prince Edward Island Woodlot Owners

Association president Bruce Craig said thegroup began to form about a year-and-a-half ago as Wood West Networks Initiativesrepresenting West Prince. It now has 65members from across the Island.Craig said the association is a comprised

of a variety of woodlot owners, each withconcerns specific to their own operations.“The buffer zone is the biggest concern,”

he said. “That’s always been a big one, butmore so since the province has come withthe new buffer zone legislation.”About 85 per cent of woodlot land on the

Island is privately owned.“This is why (the association) is so impor-

tant here, because in most places there’s a lotof Crown land but here it’s the opposite,” hesaid.“Before, there was no real voice at all, none

whatsoever. Now we’ve got representatives ineach county. We have three members on ourexecutive from each county, so we're well-voiced all across P.E.I.”

The Guardian

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New group gives voice to woodlot owners

The first rolls of paper came off the line at Port Hawkesbury Paper in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia on Oct. 3. (Photo: CommunicationsNova Scotia)

Funds for western NS woodlot owners Woodlot owners in western Nova Scotia

have access to $500,000 from the province tohelp them on their lands.On Nov. 5, Queens MLA Vicki Conrad, (on

behalf of Natural ResourcesMinister Charlie Parker) said woodlot

owners in the western region, where theBowater mill closed, deserve government'ssupport.

The roads will help get forest products tomarket and make forest fire protection easier.The funding is added to $1 million the

province announced in July for woodlot own-ers. Eligible applications received in July willbe reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.The funding is being managed and distrib-

uted by the Forest Products Association ofNova Scotia.

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Achieving the impossible one step at a timeFailure was never an option for Brenda

vanDuinkerken.Eleven years ago, the Prince Edward Is-

land businesswoman set out to do whatmany before had tried, and failed, to ac-complish – create tasty gluten-free food.She succeeded and the story ofDuinkerken Foods (www.duinkerken-foods.com) shows what can be accom-plished with determination and a strongbusiness plan.VanDuinkerken was 35 when, in 1994,

she was diagnosed with celiac disease, acondition in which gluten in wheat, barleyor rye damages the lining of the small in-testine and hampers its ability to absorbnutrients. The diagnosis was a shock, andso was the remedy.“You don’t realize how bad gluten-free

foods taste until you eat them,” she says. “Imissed bread the most – the products onthe market didn’t have the taste or textureof real bread and you had to toast it just tomake it palatable.”Rather than eat “cardboard,” van-

Duinkerken tried to avoid bread and bakedgoods altogether, but wasn’t successful.“I tried but I couldn’t stay on a gluten-

free diet,” she says. “By 2001, my health hadhit rock bottom. I was down to 94 pounds

(30 pounds below normal) and naturally, Iwas feeling pretty lousy. So I decided Iwould make gluten-free products that wereso good, people would be wowed whenthey tried them.”How she went about that holds a valu-

able lesson for any farm manager facing aseemingly insurmountable problem. Infact, many might have described van-Duinkerken’s quest as impossible.Take away the big three bread grains

(oats are also taboo for most celiacs) andyou’re left making flour from things suchas potatoes, rice and tapioca — hardly abaker’s dream ingredients. But van-Duinkerken decided she would exploreeach and every possibility that might, evenin a small way, get her closer to her goal.“For three years I just kept baking,” she

says. “I’m sure I baked a thousand or moreloaves of bread. And with a lot of it, you’dtake one bite and then it was into thegarbage. But I was making progress andthat encouraged me to keep going.”Baking wasn’t the only thing on her to-

do list. VanDuinkerken and husbandWayne owned a seafood export business,and on business trips in North Americaand Europe, she visited ingredient makersto see their manufacturing processes first-hand. She went to trade shows; consultednutritionists, dietitians, bakers and other

experts; and collected data on the buyinghabits of gluten-free consumers and theoverall market.“Right from Day 1, we had a plan,” she

says. “That’s what really keeps you going.Our goal was to make gluten-free productstaste good and that was our focus all thetime.”Step by step, she got closer to her goal.

She discovered some manufacturingprocesses produced flour that had a bettertexture when baked into bread. Shelearned how to adjust moisture levels sobread, muffins, or cookies weren’t crum-bly. She found ways to add vitamins andminerals to fortify her products (which in-clude potato, rice and tapioca flours andsix kinds of baked good mixes).It was three years before the van-

Duinkerkens were confident enough to selltheir seafood business and launch theirnew company. Within two years, mostmajor Canadian grocery chains were sell-ing her products (also distributed south ofthe border by Walmart’s U.S. website) andsales were soaring.“We wanted to be unique and we wanted

to wow our customers, and that’s whatwe’ve done,” says vanDuinkerken. “But itall comes back to the plan. It’s so easy to bedistracted if you don’t have a plan, a clearfocus, and an end goal.”

We all know what dogged effort can ac-complish. But when confronted with amajor challenge it’s easy to be intimidated,and many farmers face that situation.Given today’s cost of land and equipment,how could you possibly double in size?How can a young farmer get started with-out a big inheritance? If you’re looking forchange, how do you go about leaving thekind of production you’ve done all yourlife to take up an entirely new type offarming?Those are daunting undertakings, but

no more than what vanDuinkerken faced.There were other keys to her success, she

notes, including keeping debt to a mini-mum and setting realistic revenue targets.But the key ingredient in her baking busi-ness was a willingness to explore everyavailable option and never stop searchingfor new ones.“Every time we tried a new flour, we did-

n’t know what the end result would be,”says vanDuinkerken. “But I was deter-mined and I believed that if I stuck with it,I would see results.”Archived columns from this series can

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The Agricultural Alliance of NewBrunswick (AANB) board of directors hasappointed Josée Albert as its new Chief Ex-ecutive Officer, effective Nov. 1.“Josée Albert brings to the position of

Chief Executive Officer a wealth of experi-ence in all areas of agriculture policy devel-

opment and administration gained from herwork with the Alliance, as well as in her pre-vious work experiences,” stated AANB Pres-ident Jennifer MacDonald. Albert obtained her secondary education

at Grand Falls, holds a diploma in biotech-nology from CCNB, and a Bachelor degreein Environmental Biology from the Univer-sity of New Brunswick. She worked for sev-eral years with the NB Department ofEnvironment before joining AANB.�� ��Prior to assuming the CEO position Albert

was instrumental in expanding the commu-nication activities of the Alliance, managingthe Environmental Farm Plan Program, andparticipating in a number of policy and pro-gram initiatives.�� ��Albert looks forward to working with

farmers and farm groups in her new positionto further the development and sustainabil-ity of the NB agricultural sector.�

AANB appoints new CEO

Continued from page 10En 1979, il se spécialise dans la production, le

nettoyage, le classement et la commercialisationdes grains de semence. L’expansion de ses activ-ités et de ses capacités de production survientdans les années 1980 et 1990, où il procède à l’a-jout de silos, d’installations de nettoyage, de bâ-timents et de matériel afin de répondre à uneproduction et à une demande grandissantespour des semences de qualité. En 1996, il achète d’autres terres et la ferme

élargit ses pratiques de rotation au moyend’échanges de terres avec des producteurs depommes de terre afin de favoriser une meilleurerotation des cultures dans la région.En 2003, le fils de Thériault, Éric, se joint à

l’entreprise, ce qui mène à la constitution encorporation de Grains de l’Est Inc. De nos jours,Grains de l’Est Inc. est bien connu dans la ré-gion pour sa production, sa transformation etsa mise en marché de grains de semence etd’oléagineux de qualité pour les agriculteurs desMaritimes, du Maine et du Québec.Thériault est bien connu pour ses efforts en

vue de promouvoir l’importance de la conser-vation des sols et de la protection de la qualité del’eau. Au fil des ans, il a adopté de nombreusespratiques durables sur sa ferme. Compte tenudu relief vallonneux de sa région, ces mesuresont compris l’utilisation de terrasses de dévia-tion et de voies d’eau gazonnées et enrochées, lecontre-ensemencement, la rotation des cultures,le travail réduit du sol et d’autres pratiques ex-emplaires de gestion. Non seulement Thériault est un chef de file

de l’agriculture de conservation, mais en outre ilest une personnalité influente dans le milieuagricole et au sein de sa communauté. Il a parailleurs siégé à de nombreux conseils agricoleset réputé pour ses contributions du le Conseilagricole du NB, la Commission des grains duNB et l’Atlantic Grains Council. Il a égalementoccupé la présidence de la Fédération desagriculteurs et agricultrices francophones du N-B. et de l’Alliance agricole du NB. Il est toujoursadministrateur du conseil de l’Alliance agricole,membre de l’Institut canadien des semences,membre de la filiale des Maritimes de l’Associ-ation canadienne des producteurs de semenceset membre de la Table ronde du ministre sur l’a-griculture.Dernièrement, il a siégé au conseil d’admin-

istration du Centre de conservation des sols etde l’eau de l’Est du Canada, où il a travaillé à lacréation d’un nouveau centre de technologieappliquée pour le Canada atlantique. En 2006,Thériault a reçu un prix de l’innovation de l’or-ganisme Financement agricole Canada et le prixdu leadership agricole de l’Institut desagronomes du NB en 2010.Robert Thériault et son épouse, Ghislaine, ont

eu trois enfants : Michelle, Luc et Éric. MmeThériault est décédée en 1999.Proposé par l’Alliance agricole du NB en re-

connaissance des services qu’il a rendus à l’in-dustrie et de son dévouement à l’égard de lapréservation des ressources en eau et en sols,Robert Thériault mérite amplement sa place auTemple de la renommée agricole de l’Atlan-tique.

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[Nappan, NS]—Beef and sheep farmingwas a hot topic Saturday morning (Oct. 20)during the annual Sheep and Beef ResearchField Day at the Agriculture and Agri-FoodCanada’s Nappan Experimental Farm. Farm-ers were invited out to view presentations onhow to increase beneficial fatty acids in lambsand what sort of effects different kinds of for-age mixtures have on cattle.Dr. Kathleen Glover, formerly a professor at

the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, gave a de-tailed presentation on the benefits of feedingsheep forage high in fatty acids.“The primary purpose of the research was

the try to improve the productivity and qual-ity of lamb produced in the Maritimes,” shesaid. “In the Maritimes, we use pasture as ourlamb production feed and so we really wantedto look at how pasture types would effect lambquality and productivity but we also wantedto address the issue that lamb and meat prod-ucts in general tend to be high in saturatedfat.”Glover said, for her experiment, they

wanted to produce a more wholesome meatproduct. They grazed on two types of pas-tures: one high in red clover and the otherhigh in tall fescue. After grazing for threemonths, they put the (sheep) in the barn andfinished them on grain but gave them oil sup-plements during the last few weeks of finish-ing.“We gave them fish oils, so that they could

get the long chain omega-3 fatty acids, and wecompared that to soy bean oil, and to saffloweroil,” she said. “We found that certainly with thefish oil, that we could increase those longchain fatty acids but the animals didn’t growas well.”Although the size of the animal had a dif-

ferent outcome when grazed on red clover,Glover said it might not be a negative thing forfarmers.“It could mean that those animals are actu-

ally just leaner and that we have just as muchcarcass yield from that but it’s something we

need to investigate further,” she said. “We werecertainly able to increase EPA and DHA,which are two primary beneficial fatty acidsthat people are in encouraged to get by eatingfish and if we can put that into these products,then we would be at an advantage.”Glover said that by grazing with more red

clover, the lamb meat would have more im-portant fatty acids going to dinner tables.David Barrett also provided a presentation

about the benefits of feeding the animals redclover but his presentation focused mainly onthe benefits to their reproduction.“Red clover has been seen as this evil, nasty

plant to be feeding your sheep,” said Barrett.“It seems like we need to rethink it because it

looks like there aren’t any general negative ef-fects to feeding red clover to our sheep. Mostsheep farmers are very reluctant to put theirsheep out to pasture where there’s red cloverbecause they have this concern about infertil-ity problems.”Farmer Peter MacLeod was actually in Nap-

pan for the cattle auction across the street butfound out about the presentations and was in-terested in picking up a few tips for his beeffarm.“Any information a fellow can find about

producer profitability is worth going after,” hesaid.He said the presenters were more than

knowledgeable about the topics they pre-

sented and MacLeod said he was looking totake some of the practices home.“One thing that was particularly interesting

was (Glover’s) presentation on omega-3’s andomega-6’s. I have a very keen interest in foodquality and cost ability to the public,” saidMacLeod. “The fact that you could use thosenumbers to maybe promote lamb or otherproducts that have that in there, I’m very in-terested in getting a hold of her and gettingthat information so I too can use that inspeeches or presentations to promote that toother commodity groups.”The presentations were followed by a tour

around the beef research farm to give farmersan insight into the projects at hand.

Sheep and beef farmers learn new ways to produce better quality productBy JOCELYN TURNERThe Citizen-Record

William E. (Bill) MacLeod of Fredericton,New Brunswick has been inducted into theCanadian Simmental Hall of Fame. A strong supporter of the breed in Canada,

MacLeod purchased his first Simmentals in1987. Since then he has donated a significantamount of time and effort to advancing theSimmental breed in Canada. MacLeod served as a director of Canadian

Simmental Association (CSA) for three sepa-rate terms (9 years) and was the Chair of thePromotion and Marketing Committee. In ad-dition to his national contribution he has alsoserved in many regional roles including treas-

urer of the NB Simmental Club, Director of theMaritime Simmental Association (MSA) and isthe current treasurer of the MSA board.MacLeod has also coordinated the MaritimeSimmental Association’s Salt Water Classic Salefor the past decade. Employed for 36 years as a teacher and

school administrator in New Brunswick, he ismarried to Susan Jamieson-MacLeod and theyhave two children and seven grandchildren.“On behalf of the CSA Board of Directors

and all of its members, I am proud to make thiswell-deserved induction into the Hall of Fame,”CSA President Ron Nolan stated at the recent

CSA annual meeting in Truro, Nova Scotia.“We would like to thank Bill for his many yearsof dedication and commitment to the Sim-mental breed.”The prestigious Canadian Simmental Hall of

Fame award is given to past or present CSAmembers who have contributed to the expan-sion and growth of the Simmental breed, andwho are leaders not only in the breed but also inthe beef industry and their community. In-ductees are nominated by their fellow breedersand recognized for their involvement in theirprovincial association and their contribution tothe CSA.

MacLeod inducted into Canadian Simmental Hall of Fame

[Pisquid, PEI]— A Prince Edward Islandman is facing a series of charges after he wasspotted driving his farm tractor erratically.Kings District RCMP Const. Brent Macum-

ber says police were called on Thursday (Oct.19) after drivers noticed the tractor driving inan erratic manner along Route 22 near Pisquid.The tractor was heading into Montague.Police spotted the drive and arrested Urban

Bambrick of Donagh.Bambrick is currently facing four charges in-

cluding impaired driving, driving with a bloodalcohol level over .08, operating a motor vehi-cle while disqualified as well as failing to abideby a condition of his probation order.That order stated that Bambrick refrain from

operating any motor vehicle, anywhere, at anytime during the period of probation.Macumber says RCMP will continue to work

to keep impaired and prohibited drivers off Is-land roads.

The Guardian

Police say man drunkwhile driving tractor

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