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Challenges Ahead By David Morris Bob Down of Huron County is gearing up for his third term as president of the OCPA. Bob and his wife Pat own and operate a 600-acre
mixed farm in Usborne Township near Exeter, with In an era when many farmers are specializing in one commodity, the Downs have chosen to remain diversified. Theirs is truly a mixed farm. (Picture - OCPA President Bob Down with MPs Paul Steckle and Rose-Marie Ur) (Full Story) Crop Protection Crop Management The Environment |
the assistance of their son-in-law John McAllister and a full-time
hired man. Bob is quick to point out that Pat is very involved in the
operation of the farm. "She is quite able to manage and operate the
farm when I am away and has been a terrific help, especially since I became
a director of the OCPA," he says.