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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2017. PAGE 39.
Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
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Fed steers, heifers sell on good demand
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Dec.
14 were 1,514 cattle and 972 lambs
and goats.
On Tuesday fed steers and heifers
sold on a good demand at prices $1
to $2 higher. Choice steers and
heifers sold $138 to $141 with a high
of $144. Second cut sold $137 to
$139. Cows sold on a strong active
trade at steady prices. On Thursday
veal calves sold steady. Lambs and
goats sold steady while sheep sold
higher. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on a strong active
trade at fully steady prices.
Franz Gutknecht of Atwood,
consigned 28 steers that averaged
1,454 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $140.55. Four black steers
averaged 1,444 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $143.75. Leonard
and Andrew Black of Proton Station,
consigned 10 steers that averaged
1,510 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $140.14. Two charolais
steers averaged 1,583 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $143.
Martin Metske of Lucknow,
consigned 18 heifers that averaged
1,423 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $140.86. One black heifer
weighed 1,280 lbs. and sold for
$143. Darren Johnston Farms Ltd. of
Bluevale, consigned 23 heifers that
averaged 1,410 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $136.01. Three red
heifers averaged 1,475 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $142.25.
There were 200 cows on offer.
Export types sold $65 to $75; beef,
$60 to $85 to a high of $96; D1 and
D2, $60 to $68; D3, $50 to $60; D4,
$40 to $55. Steve Holtby of
Kincardine, consigned one limousin
cow that weighed 1,360 lbs. and sold
for $96.
There were 13 bulls selling $57 to
$88. Shaka Laroque of Haileybury,
consigned one charolais bull that
weighed 2,055 lbs. and sold
for $88.
There were 175 head of veal on
offer. Beef veal sold $180 to $200
with sales to $225; good holsteins,
$150 to $167 with sales to $168; Si
heavy holsteins, $130 to $145; heavy
holsteins, $120 to $135. Lamar Frey
of Listowel, consigned four calves
that averaged 859 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $199.57. One
limousin steer weighed 870 lbs. and
sold for $225. Scott Farquhar of
Goderich, consigned two holstein
steers that averaged 688 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $161.52. One
holstein steer weighed 690 lbs. and
sold for $168. Mark Pfeffer of
Clifford, consigned one holstein
steer that weighed 670 lbs. and sold
for $164.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $367 to
$400; 50 - 64 lbs., $361 to $402; 65
- 79 lbs., $236 to $362; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$203 to $317; 95 - 109 lbs., $205 to
$212; 110 lbs. and over, $198 to
$205.
Sheep sold $120 to $195 / lb.
Goats: kids - meat sold $225 to
$370; dairy, $197 to $230; nannies,
$75 to $150; billies, $150 to $300 /
lb.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $201 to $252; 400 - 499
lbs., $215 to $237; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$224 to $252; 600 - 699 lbs., $208 to
$235; 700 - 799 lbs., $182 to $219;
800 - 899 lbs., $210 to $215; 900 -
999 lbs., $201 to $213; 1,000 lbs.
and over, $175 to $199.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $175 to $187; 500 - 599
lbs., $200 to $212; 600 - 699
lbs., $185 to $202; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$185 to $197; 800 - 899 lbs., $182 to
$195; 900 lbs. and over, $171 to
$191.
Ervin H. Martin of Holyrood,
consigned eight steers that averaged
1,038 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $192.83. Three charolais
steers averaged 1,028 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $198.50.
Field Property Investments Ltd. of
Glencoe, consigned 15 charolais
heifers that averaged 902 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $191.27.
Ten charolais heifers averaged 933
lbs. and sold for an average price of
$190.50.
Ontario organization develops virtual farm tours
Canadians looking for the real
story about their food can now visit
five additional farms and food
processing facilities in virtual reality
through www.FarmFood360.ca.
Using 360 -degree cameras and
virtual reality technology, the
FarmFood360° website gives
Canadians the chance to tour real,
working farms and food processing
plants, without having to put on
workboots or biosecurity clothing.
It's the latest version of the highly
successful Virtual Farm Tours
initiative, which was first launched
by Farm & Food Care in 2007.
Farm & Food Care teams in both
Ontario and Saskatchewan partnered
A quarter-century
Paul Coultes was honoured at the Huron County 4-H
annual awards gala late last month in Seaforth. Long-time
leader Reg Vinnicombe, left, awarded Coultes, thanking
him for his 25 years of volunteerism. (Photo submitted)
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Recent circulation figures show
The Citizen has the
highest circulation in the
northern part of Huron County,
#3 in the entire county.
The Citizen,
Proudly
Community -
Owned
Since 1985
with Gray Ridge Eggs, CropLife
Canada, Ontario Sheep Farmers and
the Canada Mink Breeders
Association to publish new virtual
tours of a sheep farm, an enriched
housing egg farm, an egg processing
facility, a western Canadian grain
farm and a mink farm. Visitors can
access these tours on tablets and
desktop computers, as well as
through mobile phones and VR
(Virtual Reality) viewers. Interviews
with the farmers and plant
employees have also been added.
"We know from experience that
bringing Canadians to the farm is a
highly effective way to connect
people with their food and those who
produce it. The same certainly goes
for food processors. But
unfortunately, many Canadians
never have the chance to visit either
a farm or a food processing facility.
Utilizing this new camera
technology helps us take this tried-
and-true outreach method to a much
wider audience," says Kelly
Daynard, Executive Director of
Farm & Food Care Ontario. The
website now gets almost a million
visitors a year, enabling many more
Canadians to visit farms from the
comfort of their own home.
These new additions — as well as
three dairy farm and food processing
tours published earlier in 2017 —
were launched as part of an
interactive exhibit at the Royal
Agricultural Winter Fair. More tours
will be filmed and added to the
FarmFood360° library in 2018.
"Fresh eggs are a staple in the
Canadian diet," says Scott
Brookshaw, executive vice-president
And the angel said unto them,
Fear not: for, behold I
bring you tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in
the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:10-11
May you be blessed with
peace and understanding
throughout this
holy season.
Snell Feed & Supplies Ltd.
Westfield 519-523-9501
of Gray Ridge Egg Farms "There's
also a lot of people and passion
behind those eggs, and the
FarmFood360° initiative is a great
way to show the public how an egg
gets from the farm to their table."
Gray Ridge sponsored tours of an
egg farm using an enriched housing
system which is now live on the site
as well as an egg processing facility
that will be live before the end of the
year.
Catherine Moores, president of the
Canada Mink Breeders Association
(CMBA) said that the CMBA was
pleased to work with Farm & Food
Care to give consumers the chance to
go behind the scenes and see what
happens on a Canadian family mink
farm. Said Moores, "The fur sector
has a great story to tell when it
comes to animal welfare standards,
environmental sustainability and
diversity. The FarmFood360°
initiative helps answer questions
about our industry, gives insight into
how our mink are raised, and
highlights the Canadian families
running those farms."
"So many Canadian farmers grow
grain. Touring a Saskatchewan farm
that grows crops like canola and
wheat showcases the technology and
innovation that farmers use every
day on their farms," says Nadine
Sisk, vice-president of
communications and member
services for CropLife Canada. She
added, "The videos also highlight
the care that grain farmers put into
their work, and the food they
produce while at the same time
ensuring that they take care of the
environment."
Jennifer MacTavish, general
manager of Ontario Sheep Farmers,
says, "Canada's sheep sector is very
diverse. This project is an excellent
opportunity to show Canadians
what's involved in raising the
animals while highlighting both food
traceability and animal welfare
practices."
Farm & Food Care is a coalition of
farmers, agriculture and food
partners proactively working
together to earn public trust and
confidence in food and farming. For
more information on the project,
visit www.FarmFood360.ca.
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