Healthy corn
A new study, reported at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society reports that snack foods and breakfast cereal made with grain contain “surprisingly large” amounts of healthful antioxidant substances called “polyphenols.”
Often touted as a great source of fibre, snack foods made from grain cereals also contain polyphenols, the same antioxidant in foods like coffee, wine and tea which have become renowned for their potential role in reducing the risk of heart disease and cancer.
Corn comes only second to wheat as the grain cereal with the most antioxidants. Also on the list of grain cereals high in antioxidants are oats and rice cereals.

Pesticide collection program
From October 20 to 22, producers will be able to bring their obsolete agricultural pesticides, unused animal health products and used sharps (needles, syringes and scalpel blades) to a series of 16 collection sites across the province for safe and environmentally responsible disposal. The service is free of charge.

Agricultural pesticide products should have a PCP number on the container, although in cases where the label is no longer present or it is unknown which particular pesticide was in the container, the product should be labeled “pesticide unknown” when it is brought to a collection site. Collection sites will not accept pesticides and animal health products in aerosol containers, medicated feed, premise disinfectants, or any household or human use items.

The program is available to all farmers as long as the products brought in for collection meet the above-noted requirements. Product is collected on a first come, first serve basis until the secure collection totes are full. If you know in advance that you will have a large volume of product to bring in, please call AGCare at 519-837-1326 so that we can make appropriate arrangements for additional collection boxes.

Visit www.agcare.org or call AGCare at 519-837-1326 for a list of dates and locations.

For a list of locations, please see the OCPA Newsletter.