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THE HERALD Wednesday June 5 1991 Page Agriculture Breeders school in Ontario After being held in western Canada for the first three years the Canadian National Breeders School moves to Ontario for 1991 The fourth annual session is scheduled for July 31 to August 4 at the Kemptville Agricultural College Kemptville Ontario Ontario always has had a solid base of cattlemen both at the purebred and commercial levels noted Neil Gillies Cana dian Charolais Association Manager of Genetic Improve ment Too often we think of On as just the feeders and end product consumers of western bred and raised beef As with previous years the Canadian Charolais Association is the ma sponsor and organizer of the school The school which is relevant for breeders in all breeds of beef cattle utilizes a variety of teaching methods including hands on demonstrations classroom sessions and informal evening discussion groups The school participants will be in the College student dormitories Meals will be served at the col lege cafeteria Again this year and for the fourth consecutive year the school will be lead main instructors Dr Roger Hunsley Executive Director of the American Shorthorn Associa Dr Harlan Ritchie Pro fessor of Science at Michigan State University and Dr Gary Dean of Agriculture Virginia Tech University As with previous years the Canadian Charolais Association has lined up several guests to assist in organization and instruction In 1991 the school will feature three beef specialists from the Ontario Ministry of Food and Agriculture OMAF Those regional specialists will help to give the a uniquely Ontario perspective Gillies labels the cast of in structors as future thinking in dividuals who will serve to help us plan breeding programs not just for the year ahead but for five and 10 years ahead He em phasizes that the school is aimed at the level the regular cat tleman We re not going to spend a lot of time discussing abstract hypothetical concepts which have little impact on everyday common sense beef production With the general mandate to better equip cattlemen for their role in the beef business Gillies said the school is not limited jusl to purebred cattle breeders We re supply opportunities for learning on topics that feedlot operators commercial pro and consumer end beefmen can benefit from Topics will include carcass grading with a look the new Canadian grading system changes the use and develop ment of Estimated Progeny Dif ferences selection and evaluation of slaughter stock and the selection and evaluation of breeding females and bulls In eluding the Canadian Charolais Association major sponsors of the school include Coopers the Ontario Association and MSD AGVET This years fee remains changed from 1990 at GST included Gillies indicated that registrations were ahead of the 1990 pace and that the school is already more than half full Kemptville is located 25 miles south of Ottawa Say I saw it in The Herald take a long hard look at the Escort you may be missing out on a good thing Jim Kenzle Drivers Seat Toronto Star PARK GIVES YOU MORE Take Your Family Vacationing in a ESCORT DOOR WAGON LX 89 FINANCING or 500 CASHBACK I Fold Sol Saul Out or 1500 CASHBACK PARK GIVES Stretch Out In Supercab Comfort EVEN SUPERCAB PICKUP I more 89 FINANCING Emerald Bumps Cattail THE The Smart Way To Get a New Vehicle DONT FORGET TO ASK ABOUT Located Conveniently In Hills on Highway 7 between Georgetown and Acton 7987822 LEASING Y 8772261