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Soil and Crop News Georgian Central Soil & Crop Improvement Association Serving Members of Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, North and South Simcoe Counties Spring 2018 Soil and Crop News Georgian Central Soil & Crop Improvement Association Serving Members of Bruce, Dufferin, Grey, North and South Simcoe Counties The Williams Family, South Simcoe SCIA Left to Right- Jordan, Carla, Jim and Jace Williams Appreciation is extended to the following Partner Sponsors: Huron Bay Co-operative Canada Post Publications Agreement # 40045424 GEORGIAN CENTRAL Co-ordinator’s Corner NEWS Contents…………. With Spring just around the corner, everyone will be itching to get on the fields. Even in the last days of Coordinator’s Corner 2 February, I can’t ever remember seeing no snow around Member Profile 3-4 the fence rows. Even if we do get a few flurries, it Executive Rosters 5 shouldn’t take too long for it to disappear. For most of us in this area, 2017 was extremely wet and 2016 was Growing Forward 2 5 extremely dry, so one would expect the perfect year in Workshop Info 2018. At least that’s the way many farmers would Provincial Director’s Report 6 optimistically think. Well friends – we’ll know better in News from the Georgian 6-8 October!!!! Central Region Counties I trust everyone is now busy preparing for the upcoming planting season, and I Upcoming Events 9 hope that you are able to consider and implement some of the tips you picked up Sponsor Recognition Back at meetings this past winter. It has been a busy winter, and we have seen better Cover participation in the various agriculture programs and courses than we have seen in Please enjoy OSCIA News recent times. It’s great to see so many more young producers getting involved and Crop Talk and taking an active role in our industry. The next issue of Georgian Soil Having attended the OSCIA Annual Meeting in London this year and hearing the four inspiring finalists in the Ontario Forage Masters Competition, I would & Crop News encourage you to participate in the 2018 program. Each one of them commented will be the Summer Report that the competition was a great experience and that contrary to some initial 2018 thoughts, it was not an intimidating experience. Perhaps a little “tweaking” will make the competition even better. Forages are still by far the largest single crop For comments or inquiries, grown in Ontario and across Canada, so I encourage you to check this competition call 519-986-3756 or out. Email: [email protected] Many County Soil & Crop Improvement Associations are planning a number of summer activities and events, so please consider participating and be a part of the Georgian Soil and Crop News is innovative movement. This can be a great experience!!! Contact your County Soil a quarterly newsletter & Crop Directors for more information on how you can get involved. representing one of 11 If you have not yet renewed your County Soil & Crop membership for 2018, you Regional Newsletters produced are encouraged to do so and submit it to the appropriate County. You are also encouraged to invite your neighbor to join, and yes, perhaps you may even invite 4 times a year in conjunction them to go to some events with you. Nothing like a personal invitation!!!! with the Provincial Newsletter I trust you will all have a good planting season this spring, and always be and OMAFRA Crop Talk. conscious of safety around the farm. Ray Robertson, P.Ag., Communications Co-ordinator, Georgian Central Region SCIA Have you done something innovative on your farm? In coming issues, we would like to highlight what our members are doing on their farms with respect to new ideas in agricultural practices and technologies. No idea is too large or small! Perhaps you have done something to improve productivity; refined management approaches; or introduced https://tinyurl.com/ya7lvht4 new crops/production techniques. Please email your ideas to [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your contributions. Page 2 Spring 2018 the mix. Carla, is originally from Alberta. In the summers, she would often visit family that lived in the Bradford area. Eventually she moved to Ontario, and that is how she met Jim. She is now an integral part of the day to day operations of the farm, and she manages the bookkeeping side of the business. She also volunteers her time doing the financials for the oldest son’s hockey team and is the local secretary for the South Simcoe 4-H Association. Farm Operation Between the three farm families, the farm operation presently A Beautiful Setting for the Williams’ Farmstead consists of about 1300 acres of owned and rented land. The It is a pleasure to feature the Williams family of Simcoe rough breakdown of acres is as follows; 400ac of corn, 500ac County in this Spring issue of Soil & Crop News. Jim and of soybeans, 2-300ac of wheat, 40ac of barley for feed, and Carla, along with their two sons Jace (14) and Jordan (11), the remainder is in forages. Most of their land is heavy clay operate a cash crop farm just outside of Bradford. with random tile drainage. They are dabbling with no-till; “all of the wheat is no-tilled” explained Jim. The heavy clay History land poses a bit of a challenge, so they are mainly practising Jim’s great grandfather was originally from Pennsylvania. conservation tillage at this point. In efforts to reduce tillage, When he came to Canada, he settled in Colgan first, and then they are using a chopping corn head which has greatly 112 years ago, he settled on Highway 88 in the Bradford area. reduced the need for as much tillage. Cover crops, such as The original homestead was a mixed farming operation, double cut red clover, has always had a place alongside their raising beef, and hogs. The farm evolved over the years, but wheat crop. Jim describes this as “the original cover crop”, the main change was when Jim’s dad began shipping cream. compared to the cover crop species and cocktail mixes He noted that the dairy farms in the area always looked to be utilized today. They have experimented with tillage radish doing better. He decided to start shipping cream in hopes that and hope to do more trials with it in the future. it would convert to selling milk some day. When Jim’s brother went off to study Agriculture at Guelph, Jim’s dad purchased quota. Another farm was purchased in the 60’s to raise the replacement heifers. Jim’s brother and their family live at the original homestead, managing the dairy operation. The dairy facility is in an older style bank barn equipped with 43 stalls, and 2 silos; one for corn silage, one for haylage. Jim and his family live where the replacement heifers are housed. The AI breeding is done there, and the heifers are sent to the dairy farm just prior to calving. Today, the two brothers and father all work together, but all run separate businesses. They share equipment back and forth, which spreads the equipment cost out across everyone. They also use a ‘back and forth’ barter system. For example, the corn silage may be grown on Jim’s land, but Jordan, Jace, Carla and Jim Williams in return, he may receive manure. This type of arrangement helps the overall crop rotation to have forages and manure in Page 3 Spring 2018 Member Profile continued stress of figuring out the best time to sell, which has proven quite beneficial for them. Future and Challenges The future weighs heavy on Jim and Carla, as they see urban development rapidly encroaching around their farms. Jace and Jordan go to the same school that Jim attended. Jim commented that “when I was attending that school, it was out in the middle of nowhere! Now it is completely surrounded by housing.” It is a huge challenge living close Modern Equipment is a Must in Today’s Fast Paced Harvesting to an urban setting. Firstly, Jim comments, “traffic is becoming a bigger problem every year”. They have to The Williams family has recently switched to a 12 row barricade field entrances to prevent damage, and to avoid Case IH planter, which is an interplant unit. This allows dumping. Rental agreements with land owned by them to plant corn on 30” rows, and beans on 15” rows. investors, causes additional complications. They specify They use factory Trimble GPS components in a Case IH that the Williams can’t grow a hay crop or cereal because tractor and planter. They sell small square and round hay they do not want to promote a Species at Risk being spotted bales to the local hay market through contracts that they on site. This results in limited rotation on these farms, have acquired over the years. They also market small straw which affects fertility. bales to the horse trade and the construction market. Jim and Carla both see a positive outlook for the industry The Williams are excited that a Roof Top Solar project has as a whole, but are encouraging both boys to have a trade to been installed this year through a Fit 4 Project, which is a back them up. The boys have an interest in farm life, and 100kw system on 3 buildings; the bank barn, the hay are contributing more and more to driving equipment. Jace storage and the lean-to addition. They are glad to see it loves anything with wheels, and Jordan has more of a finally up and running. passion for the animals. In talking with Jim and Carla, their passion for the farm was obvious.
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