WINTER 2006 Algoma: Murray Cochrane
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N.E.O.S.C.I.A. - Executive President: Darren Gray . (705) 647-9465 Secretary/Treasurer: Morley Shepherdson . (705) 647-7108 District Soil & Crop Assoc. Contacts (in Northeastern Ontario) WINTER 2006 Algoma: Murray Cochrane . (705) 842-5622 A Publication of the North Eastern Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association (NEOSCIA) Cochrane North: Adrian Struyk . (705) 272-5672 Cochrane South: CCA Award of Excellence Ron Ryckman . (705) 232-6752 Presented to Terry Phillips, Manitoulin: Wendy Van Every . (705) 282-2102 January 11, 2006 Muskoka: Terry Phillips was nominated for Kenneth Riley . (705) 764-1695 the CCA Award of Excellence by Nipissing West/Sudbury East: Gerald Beaudry . (705) 594-9081 Raymond Savage, General Manager Parry Sound/Nipissing East: of Co-operative Regional de Klaus Wand . (705) 724-2314 Nipissing-Sudbury where Terry is a Sudbury West: James Found . (705) 969-4597 consulting agronomist. Temiskaming: Terry has played an instrumental Dennis Jibb . (705) 563-8405 role in increasing the canola, spring wheat and milling oats sales for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Award Presented By: Dean Jones, Chair, co-operative and overall acreage for Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Crop Life Canada and Tara McCaughey, these crops in the area. His advice Syngenta Crop Protection. Terry Phillips Northern Ontario Regional Office Ontario Ministry of on farm fertility programs has re- in center of photo. Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs duced nitrogen use on many area nitrogen use crops such as canola. P.O. Box 521, Hwy. 64 dairy farms through the use of soil Caldwell Township Building He routinely hosts or coordinates Verner, ON P0H 2M0 tests and crop rotations with high Continued on page 17 TOLL FREE . 800-461-6132 GENERAL INQUIRY . (705) 594-2312 FAX . (705) 594-9675 [email protected] Regional Manager, Northern Ontario Mary Ellen Norry Carr . (705) 594-2393 Regional Administrative Coordinator Diane Unger . (705) 594-2357 Client Service Representative Monique Roberge (705) 594-2322 Client Service Representative (casual) Don Parsons . (705) 594-2325 Agricultural Representative Vacant . (705) 594-2313 Agricultural Business Management Specialist Julie Poirier . (705) 594-2315 THESSALON 1 Collver Road, RR #1, Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0 FAX . (705) 842-1583 Agriculture Representative Dave Trivers . (705) 842-1582 GORE BAY Box 328, 35 Meredith Street, Gore Bay, ON P0P 1H0 FAX . (705) 282-2792 Agriculture Representative Brian Bell . (705) 282-1638 Long time Cochrane SCIA member Bob Landis (& Fritz) inspects a 2005 spring wheat NEW LISKEARD trial at Hunta. Photo by Daniel Tassé Box 6008, 280 Armstrong Street, New Liskeard, ON P0J 1P0 This newsletter is published Material in this newsletter Send articles to: FAX . (705) 647-7993 Client Service Rep. 4 times per year. Articles is based upon factual Graham Gambles Michelle Menard . (705) 647-2084 can be submitted in either information believed to be Box 586, Temiskaming Agriculture Representative English or French and accurate. Action taken as a Shores, ON P0J 1K0 Daniel Tassé . (705) 647-2085 should be submitted to the result of this information Tel: (705) 672-3105 Regional Livestock Specialist Communication Coordinator is solely the responsibility Fax: (705) 672-5959 Barry Potter . (705) 647-2086 (see below). Please supply of the user. We reserve the E-Mail: Beef Cattle Production Systems Program Lead translation, if available. right to edit articles. [email protected] Tom Hamilton . (705) 647-2087 1 Nipissing Cochrane District �������������� ������������ District ������������� ������������� Environmental Environmental ��������� ���������������� ���������� � ���������������� Farm Plan Farm Plan ��������������� �������������� � ������������������ � ����������������������� ������� ������������������� Workshop � ������������������ Workshop � ������������� � �������� ������������� ������������������ ���������� Kapuskasing April 5th Verner, April 11 ������������������������ � ���������������� Cochrane April 6th ������������������� ��������������������� ��������������������� ����������������������� � ��������������������� Contact Clare Venne ���������������������� ��������������������� Contact Clare Venne ���������������������� ������������������������ at 705-594-9194 ������������������������������ at 705-594-9194 �������������������� ���������������������� ����������� ���������������������������� �������������� ���������������������������� ����������������������� ������������������������������ ������������������������������� Sudbury �������������������������� Temiskaming District �������������� District Environmental Environmental Farm Plan Farm Plan Workshop Workshop Contact Clare Venne Contact Clare Venne ����������������������� at 705-594-9194 at 705-594-9194 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Algoma District Environmental Farm Parry Sound Plan Workshop Manitoulin Contact District District Jonathon Stewart at Environmental 705-842-0392 Environmental Farm Plan Farm Plan Muskoka District Workshop Workshop Environmental Plan Workshop Wikwemikong, Contact Clare Venne March 25 Contact Katya Riley at 705-594-9194 Contact Mary Scott at 705-764-1695 at 705-377-4928 2 (in Northeastern Ontario) Farm Credit Canada Financement agricole Canada Agricultural Events Agriculture… It’s all we do. March 25th (Saturday) ventilation, feed and water, manure, “Growers Pesticide Safety Course” lighting, parlor selection and design. L’agriculture… - At Quality Inn in New Liskeard New Liskeard 8:45 am – 3:00 pm - To register call 1-877-424-1300 (OMAFRA) notre raison d’être. - to register contact Ontario Pesticide - Cost $100/ person Education Program at 1-800-652-8573 1-800-387-3232 March 30th (Thursday) April 5th (Wednesday) “Working from the Ground Up” “Environmental Farm Plan workshop #1” Provided free to you by Evergreen Liquid Plant Kapuskasing 9:30 am – 3:00 pm April 22nd (Saturday) Food in Conujunction with Schill Northland Farms - workshop #1 open to all producers in the area “Cover Your Assets” Earlton 8:00 pm – Start - at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, A seminar for organizations that hold events - at the Grand Boulevard Restaurant Kapuskasing research station, boardroom. Algoma 11:45 am – 6:00 pm - a biological farming workshop for - To register contact Claire Venne @ 705-594-9194 the farmers of Timiskaming - at Sowerby Hall (Iron Bridge) April 6th (Thursday) - To register, or for more details call March 31st- April 1st the Agricultural Information Contact “Environmental Farm Plan workshop #1” Centre at 1-877-424-1300 “North Eastern Ontario Agricultural Cochrane 9:30 am – 3:00 pm Conference & Trade Show” - Workshop #1 open to all producers of the area April 24th (Monday) See enclosed program - at Terry’s Steak House Restaurant, boardroom “Cover Your Assets” - To register contact Claire Venne @ 705-594-9194 April 4th (Tuesday) A seminar for organizations that hold events Matheson 11:45 am – 6:00 pm “Tie Stall Housing Seminar” April 8th (Saturday) - at Agricultural Hall, Matheson Curling Club New Liskeard 9:30 am – 3:30 pm “Growers Pesticide Safety Course” - To register, or for more details call Denise - seminar on stall design, ventilation, feed and Edwards,OMAFRA, Brighton, 1-888-466-2373 water, manure lighting and milking systems New Liskeard 8:45 am – 3:00 pm - at Quality Inn in New Liskeard - to register contact Ontario Pesticide - to register call 1-877-424-1300 (OMAFRA), Education Program at 1-800-652-8573 April 25th & 26th (Tues. & Wed.) - cost $50/person “Nutrient Management – April 21st (Friday) Regulations & Protocol Course” April 5th and 6th (Wed. & Thurs.) “Growers Pesticide Safety Course” New Liskeard 9:00 am – 5:00 pm “Free Stall Housing Design Seminar” Iroquis Falls 8:30 am – 2:30 pm - $95 per producers New Liskeard 9:30 am – 3:30 pm - to register contact Ontario Pesticide - To register call the Nutrient Management - seminar on layout and stall design, Education Program at 1-800-652-8573 Line (OMAFRA) at 1-866-242-4460 Événements Agricoles 24 Mars (vendredi) - pour vous inscrire contacter Ontario Pesticide 4 Avril (mardi) Education Program au 1-800-652-8573 “Cours: L’emploi sécuritaire “Séminaire laitier: des Pesticides - français” 31 Mars – 1 Avril stabulation entravé” New Liskeard 8:45 am – 3:00 pm “Conférence Agricole et exposition New Liskeard 9:30 am – 3:30 pm - anglais - Design des logettes, ventilation, - pour vous inscrire contacter Ontario Pesticide de Nord Est Ontarien” alimentation, fumier Éclairage Education Program au 1-800-652-8573 New Liskeard 9:00 am – 9:00 pm vendredi, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm samedi. et system de traite. - Au Motel Quality Inn à New Liskeard 25 Mars (samedi) - Conférenciers et kiosques vendredi et samedi - Pour vous inscrire 1-877-424-1300 (MAAARO), “Cours: L’emploi sécuritaire - Programme complet à venir prochainement - Pour de plus amples informations - coût $50/personne des Pesticides - anglais” contacter Graham Gambles au 705-672- New Liskeard 8:45 am – 3:00 pm 3105 ou MAAARO au 1-800-461-6132 Continued on page 4 3 (in Northeastern Ontario) Nipissing/Parry Sound/Muskoka SCIA News by Janet Parsons, Director The West Nipissing Seed Fair and Food Labs, and International Stock Food. Conference is being held on March 29th Maurice and Hubert Beaudry will be carry- at 10 a.m. at the Verner arena. John ing out a major biodiesel research project Rowsell will once again be on hand to during