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6 - THE PORT PERRY STAR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1995 FARM & RURAL LIFE Offer students $500 soil and crop scholarships The East Central Dis- trict Soil & Crop Improve- ment Association has two $500 scholarships for stu- dents from Durham Re- gion, Victoria, Haliburton, or Peterborough Counties entering second, third or fourth years of study at a post secondary institution taking courses related to soll and crop environmen- tal programs. Application forms are available at the Lindsay, Peterborough or Port Perry OMAFRA Of- fices. The deadline to ap- FEEDLOT STARTER PROGRAMS ply has been extended to Dec. 1, for 1995. The Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association also has two $500 scholar- ships for students in an undergraduate degree or diploma program. The person will have shown leadership and a high lev- el of involvement, or pos- sess a demonstrated inter- est in the conservation of the soil. Completed appli- cations must be submitted by Dec. 1, 1995. Ee OA rl! aiid UA A, h 15% FEEDLOT STARTER RATION Pellets or Textured 27% FEEDLOT STARTER SUPPLEMENT (275) ellets MAXIMIZE FEED INTAKE PROVIDE MUSCLE GROWTH OPTIMIZE IMMUNITY q I ii ae [0 hi GANS MMM CTT) | Contact your local SHUR-GAIN dealer for all the details. 40 Vanedward Dr., Port Perry 985-7363 H&M WRIGHT FEED CO. LTD. 3490 HWY. 7A, Blackstock 986-4201 ' Greenbank, Ontario 985-3371 Uxbridge, Ontario 852-3355 rr SHUR-GAIN BEEF SCORE ..... is a compuler program which assists in balancing feed rations by predicting | ERR |), weight gains and costs. = AE Sadly, century old barns found scattered on farms across Ontario are disappearing. As stone foundations begin to crumble and roofs and walls fall into disrepair, the once stately buildings take J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR on a ghostly appearance. After serving both man and beast faithfully for one hundred years, most are now doomed to slowly deteriorate similar to the one show above. Environmental Farm Plan incentive boosted to $1,500 for improvements The Ontario Farm Envi- ronmental Coalition has increased the Environ- mental Farm Plus (EFP) financial incentive from $500 to $1500 effective im- mediately. The Coalition consists of the Ontario Federation of re oo B= * Full 60° hopper * Maintenance free galvanized construction * 7 and 9 ft. diameters * Capacities from 8 tonnes to 34 tonnes * Pneumatic fill system available * Full range of slide gate and auger boots availble EE = Agricultural Products Sold and installed by J.R. FORSON EQUIPMENT Sales R.R.#2, Dunsford Home: 793-2065 Agriculture (OFA), Chris- tian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO), Ag- Care (Agricultural Groups Concerned About Resourec- es and the Environment) and the Ontario Farm Ani- mal Council (OFAC). Delivery of the EFP Pro- gram 1s made possible by federal Green Plan funds, through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Tech- nical support is provided by staff of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs, and the program is adminis- tered by the Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Associ- ation (OSCIA). "The increase in incen- tive dollars sends a strong signal to farmers about the importance of beingin- volved in the Environmen- tal Farm Plan process," said Roger George, OFA President, and one of the four Coalition Co-chairs. "Through the five-year EFP process, $5,000,000 of federal Green Plan will be invested in environ- mental remediation on Ontario farms." The EFP incentive dol- lars are available to farms who show that they have implemented environ- mental improvements identified in their peer re- viewed EFP Action Plan. The increase in the incen- tive will be retroactive for farmers who have already claimed the $500 previ- ously available. Approximately 400 farmers across Ontario have participated in the EFP Incentive Program, * Systems planning e Land cleaning °Root raking e Land levelling * Grassed waterways e Excavating * Laser controlled installation DRAINAGE INC. L.].C.O. Member Mobile: 749-8293 ~ ROY (705) 324-9500 - LINDSAY, ONT. Fax (705) 324-8469 Free Estimates implementing important projects such as water well upgrades, management of agricultural wastes, pesti- cide and fuel storage im- provements, new soil management methods, and waterways protec- tion. Farmers already completing EFPs have identified, on average, 30 potential environmental improvement projects on their farms. For every dollar of EFP Incentive Program money spent so far, an additional $8 has been invested by farmers on farm environ- mental improvements. "We have set the target for farmers participating in EFP workshops during the winter of 1996 at 2000," said Jim Magee, OFAC Chairman. "We feel confident that we will at least match last year's participation, and expect tosurpassit." Landowners who have inquiries about the pro- gram should call the EFP Program Representative in their local area or call the OSCIA office in Guelph at 1-800-265- 9751.