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Drayton-Area Farmer Wins Forage Master Competition

A Wellington County farmer is this year's Ontario Forage Master.

Simon Signer and his wife, Kristina, operate Sigview Farms Limited near Drayton.

They run a 47 head Brown Swiss milking herd.

Signer and the other over 200 entries in this year's competition had to first have their fields judged on forage quality.

They then moved on to the public speaking portion, where they presented how forages are selected, grown, harvested, stored and utilized for top production on their farms.

All four of this year's finalists were dairy farmers.

Signer will now compete in the 2015 American Forage and Grassland Council's Forage Spokesperson Competition.

That's scheduled for January in Missouri.

The Ontario Forage Master Competition is sponsored by PICKSEED Canada, SGS Agri-Food Laboratories, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association.

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