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Agriculture
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Brussels Livestock report
Fed steers heifers sell steadily at sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Sept.
8 were 1,638 cattle and 575 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold steady. Choice steers
and heifers sold $130 to $133 to as
high of $134. Second cut sold $126
to $130. Cows sold steady. On
Thursday veal calves sold on a very
good active trade in all classes.
Lambs sold steady and goats sold
slightly lower. Sheep sold higher. On
Friday calves and yearlings sold on a
strong active trade at slightly higher
prices, with grass cattle bringing a
premium.
Brad Hutchison of Gorrie,
consigned two steers that averaged
1,650 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $122.21. One black steer
weighed 1,600 lbs. and sold for
$132. Leonard and Andrew Black of
Proton Station, consigned 23 steers
that averaged 1,468 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $127.92. Five
black steers averaged 1,496 lbs. and
sold for $131.
Larry Reinhart Sr. of Mildmay,
consigned 12 heifers that averaged
1,365 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $128.51. One red heifer
weighed 1,325 lbs. and sold for
$134. Don Walker of Mildmay,
consigned three head that averaged
1,462 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $123.72. One red heifer
weighed 1,430 lbs. and sold for
$118.
There were 150 cows on offer.
Export types sold $70 to $80 with
sales to $88; beef, $75 to $90 with
sales to $94; D1 and D2, $68 to $80;
D3, $58 to $68; D4, $45 to $60.
Gerald and Josie Kemerink of
Kippen, consigned one cow that
weighed 1,120 lbs. and sold for $94.
There were eight bulls selling $88
to $101.50. Bodmin Ltd. of
Brussels, consigned one red bull that
weighed 2,040 lbs. and sold for
$101.50.
There were 180 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $145 to $155 with
sales to $175; good holsteins, $135
to $145 with sales to $147; Sl heavy
holsteins, $122 to $130; heavy
holsteins, $105 to $112; medium
holsteins, $120 to $130. John Martin
of Lucknow, consigned three head
that averaged 780 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $157.92. One
roan heifer weighed 795 lbs. and
sold for $175. Darryl VanSickle of
Thamesville, consigned three steers
that averaged 707 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $144.76. One
blue steer weighed 720 lbs. and sold
for $164. Justin Ulch of Dublin,
consigned five holstein steers that
averaged 741 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $135.85. Two
holstein steers averaged 720 lbs. and
Ag, marketing needs input
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Huron County is hard at work on a
new economic development strategy
for its agricultural sector, right in
time to take it to the people at the
International Plowing Match (IPM)
in Walton next week.
The multi -faceted work plan will
be carried out between 2017 and
2020 and Huron County Council
received a preview of it last week at
its Sept. 6 meeting.
Cody Joudry, an economic
development officer with the county,
has been working on the plan for
months, he told council, and he has
identified a number of ways to
support and encourage agriculture
throughout Huron County in the
next three and a half years.
Joudry told councillors that
supporting the agricultural sector in
Huron is absolutely crucial. He
added that it accounts for about half
of all property tax revenue in Huron
and nearly half of all jobs.
The sector produced over $1.2
billion in total farm receipts last year
and Huron is more agriculturally
productive than New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia combined, he said.
While the county published its
new economic development plan last
year, he said that it was essential that
the department produce its own,
stand-alone strategy for the sector
due to its importance to the Huron
County economy.
The three points the strategy hopes
to focus on, he said, are: who is
doing what; what has already been
done and what are the missed
opportunities?
As a result of extensive research,
Joudry developed a number of
initiatives that he felt would help the
sector along and continue to support
it for years to come.
First, Joudry said he hopes to
develop a Huron County Agri -Food
Leadership Council with the help of
the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
and the Rural Ontario Institute. He
also hopes to develop a new
agriculture entrant committee that
drafts recommendations to the
Economic Development Board.
He hoped to conduct educational
farm tours, school farm job talks and
create an agri-incubator to research
best practices and develop a mentor
program within the agricultural
industry. Part of the agri-incubator
program would also be the
implementation of a win this space
contest that would be "country
style" for potential farm businesses.
He also said that furthering the
new "hcproud" brand for the county
would also be one of the plan's
priorities. Joudry said he wanted to
create an agri-food expert advisory
directory, as well as financing for
new farmers resources, a conference
on innovation in agriculture and an
agri-business co-operation creation
tool.
He said that it was the perfect time
to roll out the new initiative, so it
could be featured at next week's
IPM for comment and input by tens
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of thousands in the agricultural
sector who would be visiting Walton
for the match.
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sold for an average price of $147.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $235 to
$315; 50 - 64 lbs., $274 to $370; 65
- 79 lbs., $276 to $323; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$240 to $266; 95 - 110 lbs., $229 to
$242.
Sheep sold $100 to $200 / lb.
Goats: kids — dairy sold $175 to
$230; meat, $200 to $295; nannies,
$80 to $140; billies, $150 to $300 /
lb.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $230 to $237; 500 - 599
lbs., $223 to $246; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$200 to $231; 700 - 799 lbs., $211
to $229; 800 - 899 lbs., $188 to
$197; 900 - 999 lbs., $175 to $185;
1,000 lbs. and over, $167 to $182.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $201 to $232; 500 - 599
lbs., $188 to $200; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$175 to $199; 700 - 799 lbs., $160 to
$172; 800 - 899 lbs., $149 to $158;
900 lbs. and over, $143 to $159.
Bruce Hicks of Centralia, consigned
20 head that weighed an average of
703 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $219.17. Eleven black steers
averaged 700 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $228.50. Jeremy
Parish of Crombie Settlement, NB,
consigned 49 head that weighed an
average of 636 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $186.98. Six
charolais heifers averaged 563 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$190.
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