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\ "A Family Tradition for 130 Years" Farm & Rural Life CALENDAR OF FALUN [CRATES Durham East Soil & Crop Annual Mtg., Orono Ontario Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Noble Villeneuve United Church alk i Ontario County Holstein Club Annual Mig., announced the ministry's Greenbank United Church new World Wide Web site Environmental Farm Plan Workshop, Muck is on line' at http/ Research Station (to register contact George www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA. Reesor 905-640-2118) Durham West Soil & Crop Annual Mig., Port Perry OMAFRA Windows 3.1 Beginner, Durham College, Uxbridge (sponsored by OAT, pre- registration only 905-985-2003) York Region Soil & Crop Annual Mig, Newmarket Optimists Hall, Newmarket Windows 95 Beginner, Durham College, Uxbridge (sponsored by OATI, pre- registration only 905-985-2003) Grower Pesticide Safety Course, OMAFRA, Port Perry (pre-registration only 905-985- 2003) "Now that OMAFRA is on the net, our clients can reach us from the comfort of their home or office. Whetherit's a farmer look- ing for technical informa- tion or an international in- vestor wanting to know about our food industry, we're there. It's instant, interactive and interest- ing," Villeneuve said. Puan Weg CaHeneneAsac Mtg., Ross OMAFRA's site fea- Doble Inc., Sun tures fact sheets and pub- Spar yn Yea proxucars Annual lications on topics ranging Animal Agricutiure: Issues & Actions (Day 1), | from farm business man- Optimist Hall, Newmarket (sponsored by agement and animal OATI, pre-registration only 1-800-263-8023) health to biotechnology York 4-H Assoc. Mig., Painter's, Stouffville and the Grow Ontarié pro- Durham Region Farm Safety Assoc. Annual Mtg., "Gun Control Legislation," OMAFRA Port Perry Markham Fair Board Annual Mtg., Markham Fair Board room Fam Accounting Software, OMAFRA Port Perry (sponsored by OATI, pre-registration only 905-985-2003) WRED Self Start Program, OMAFRA Port Perry (for information contact 1-800-407- 6419) Environmental Farm Plan Workshop, Muck Research Station (to register contact George Reesor 905-640-2118) Durham West 4-H Assoc. Annual Mtg., Utica Hall. Social time 6:30 p.m.; Meal 7 p.m.; $12/person; tickets available from Rob Ashton (905) 852-5389 and Dorothy Shier (705) 437-1358 . Durham East Cattlemen's Assoc. Annual Mtg., MacGregor's Roastery, Bowmanville Durham Region Sheep Night, OMAFRA Port Perry Animal Agriculture: Issues & Actions (Day 2), Optimist Hall, Newmarket (sponsored by OAT], pre-registration only 1-800-263-8023) Durham Region Federation of Agriculture Mtg., Port Perry OMAFRA Durham Region Farm Conference Beef Night, OMAFRA Port Perry Durham East 4-H Council Annual Mig., Baseline Community Centre. Supper at 7 p.m. For further information, contact Karen Dair (905) 263-8886 Durham Region Farm Conference Dairy Day, Blackstock Community Centre Durham Region Farm Conference Crop Night & Soybean Annual Mtg, OMAFRA, Port Perry York Region Cattlemen's Assoc. Annual Mtg., Optimist Hall, Newmarket Ontario 4-H Council Annual Mtg., Geneva Park, Orillia Grower Pesticide Safety Course, Belhaven Legion (pre-registration only 1-800-263- gram. Villeneuve says cli- ents can talk to, and ask questions of, each other and OMAFRA staff through the FORUM dis- cussion group. Active dis- cussion groups cover the Manager Tel: Serving Durham Recon For over 50 years insurance is our only business # Home - Auto - Condo - Tenants - Boat Farm - Life - RRSP - Group - Business Commercial & Bonding 1000 Simcoe St, N., Oshawa A OSHAWA ) Agricultu new site on Worlc ROYAL BANK K. R. (Ken) Murphy Agricultural Services Kawartha-Lakeshore Area 401 George St. North, 2nd Floor Peterborough, Ont. K9H 3R4 (705) 876-3546 ™ Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you. John 14:27 A peaceful and happy Christmas to you. WARRINDALE FARMS (705) 357-2174 RR#2 Sunderlangl Gall fu . food, dairy and rural sec- ic tors, and will be continual- tion ly expanded. in The minister's page al- lows visitors at the site to - comment or ask questions. directly to Villeneuve. Cli- ents requesting a response will be answered by E- mail. Visitors to the site can order publication and vid- eos, check the locations of ministry field offices, or surf to other sites in the agriculture, food and rural sectors. Project co- ordinator Ann Gordon says as the site continues to evolve, interactive fea- tures such as multimedia enhancements with sound and animation and addi- tional "ask the experts" groups will be added. Villeneuve said the ini- Hal test site received hits" or responses from around the world and he anticipates the site will at- tract the import/export sector. "Our World Wide Web initiative is a dynam- GORDON L. RR1 Oshawa, Ont. - P