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THE HERALD Wednesday August ISM Page Sandi Brander Haltons Dairy Princess in provincial competition By KENDA NURSE Herald Special Next Thursday Sandi s Dairy Princess will be competing in the Ontario Dairy Princess Competition The com petition is being held in the Fraser Pavilion of the Livestock Building at the C N E Sandi is the daughter of Don and Brander of She resides on a dairv farm and is involved in helping her family in the day today manage ment This knowledge as well as extensive activity in enabled Sandi to win the county title last October As s Dairy San di acts as a between the dairy industry and the urban public A typical outing will take Sandi to a school or a women s group explaining the process of milk in its journey from the farm to the kitchen table She will stress the dedication of dairv farmers to produce a quaht product that meets the nutritive demands of to day active families In her bid to win coveted title of Ontario Dairv Princess Sandi will use the infonmtion she has at quired while speaking to various groups it level Sht will be expected to answer related questions in an interv lew will be judged on her poise and knowledge during htr speech Thursday night For those who are interested following Sandi progress the preliminary competition begins on Thursday at 30 It ends with the five county finalists on Agricultural Day August 30 in the Coliseum Show Ring at the CNE 4000 00 SHOPPING SPREE VALUE STORE POULTRY BBQ MONTH WIN A PROPANE DRUMSTICKS 759 3 LB BAG 8770721 STEAK EXPRESS ftGuelphSL Knottiest Centre Georgetown New program unveiled for Ontario farmers NEW A new soil conservation program for Ontario farmers will begin September l Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food David Ram say has announced This new program will build on the success of the first Land Stewardship program introduced in 1987 said Ramsay With the continuing efforts of our farmers and this program we can work toward our mutual goal of sus tamable soil and water resources and the long term economic viability of agriculture in On tano Over the next four years more than farmers are expected to participate in Land Stewardship II This program follows the million announced for soil conser vation by Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon in the Ontario Budget million will go toward funding the current Land Steward ship Program Starting in April of million will flow to Land Stewardship over the course of the next three years Provincial studies show that con servation technology can result in substantial reduction in farm input costs and maintain the same level of production in most soils in On The program follows a series of consultations conducted with farmers and farm organizations which strongly supported sound conservation practices on the farm It combines several elements of the previous land stewardship pro gram and the Ontario Soil Conser vation and Environmental Program II with new water quality initiatives It will integrate the use of cultural practices and promote conservation farm planning and continue to involve farmers in program delivery In eluded are residue management cover crops manure storage wastewater treatment systems pesticide storage and handling stations soil erosion con trol structures watercourse fenc nig livestock watering facilities The inclusion of these structures the prognm promotes in resolution of on oil ind water resource problems Registered Nurse Jayantha standing takes the blood pressure of local resident Marion Armstrong while she was giving blood the Georgetown Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic at the Holy Cross Hall in Monday afternoon Red Cross Society falls short of goal The Georgetown Red Cross Society fell just short of its goal to raise 32S units of blood during Mon day blood donor clinic at the Holy Cross Hall in Georgetown Although 326 people attended the clinic only units were receiv ed according to a Red Cross press release Just over units of blood were raised during the last blood donor 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