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Don Sholdice
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Fed steers, heifers sell on strong trade
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending
March 18 were 2,220 cattle and
1,528 lambs and goats.
On Tuesday fed steers and heifers
sold on a very strong trade at prices
$1 to $2 higher. Choice steers and
heifers sold $172 to $176 with sales
to $184. Second cut sold $168 to
$172. Cows sold steady. On
Thursday veal calves sold steady to
slightly stronger. Lambs sold on a
good active trade with heavy lambs
selling higher. Sheep sold steady.
Kid goats sold higher while nannies
were slightly lower. On Friday, grass
type calves sold actively at
higher prices while fleshier
calves and yearlings sold under
pressure.
Ron Dietrich of Mildmay,
consigned five cattle that averaged
1,511 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $164.84. One black steer
weighed 1,465 lbs. ands old to
Ryding Regency for $175.50. Wayne
B. Martin of Drayton, consigned
eight steers that averaged 1,655 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$170.59. Four black steers averaged
1,601 lbs. and sold to Cargill Meat
Solutions for $173.75.
Martin Metske of Lucknow,
consigned 12 cattle that averaged
1,449 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $172.71. One charolais
heifer weighed 1,455 lbs. ands old to
Norwich Packers for $184. Ron
Smith of Denfield, consigned nine
heifers that averaged 1,346 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $176.91.
One charolais heifer weighed 1,315
lbs. and sold to Norwich Packers for
$181.
There were 255 cows on offer.
Export types sold $92 to $97; beef,
$100 to $110 with sales to $115; D1
and D2, $90 to $95; D3, $85 to $90;
D4, $75 to $87. Glen Rohde of
Woodham, consigned one limousin
cow that weighed 1,575 lbs. and sold
for $115.
There were 12 bulls selling $110
to $154. Michael Becker of Ayton,
consigned one charolais bull that
weighed 1,555 lbs. and sold for
$154.
There were 130 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $170 to $220 with
sales to $232; good holsteins, $135
to $145 with sales to $151; medium
holsteins, $125 to $135; Si heavy
holsteins, $135 to $145; heavy
holsteins, $120 to $135. Maynard
Brubacher of Wallenstein, consigned
four calves that averaged 843 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$221.18. One limousin heifer
weighed 840 lbs. and sold for $232.
Justin Ulch of Dublin, consigned
three calves that averaged 788 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$180.86. One blue heifer weighed
770 lbs. and sold for $216.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $329 to
$400; 50 - 64 lbs., $325 to $340; 65
- 79 lbs., $287 to $331; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$229 to $275; 95 - 110 lbs., $217 to
$234 / lb.
Sheep sold $106 to $145 / lb.
Goats: kids sold $300 to $450;
nannies, $50 to $100 with sales to
$140; billies, $150 to $300 / lb.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $190 to $290; 400 -
499 lbs., $256 to $297; 500 - 599
lbs., $232 to $256; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$215 to $240; 700 - 799 lbs., $215 to
$235; 800 - 899 lbs., $194 to $207;
900 - 999 lbs., $184 to $194; 1,000
lbs. and over, $171 to $191.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs., sold $235 to $265; 500 -
599 lbs., $221 to $240; 600 - 699
lbs., $192 to $230; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$189 to $200; 800 - 899 lbs., $176 to
$200; 900 lbs. and over, $164 to
$184. Stewart Farms of Douglas,
consigned 149 cattle. Forty-four
heifers averaged 795 lbs. at an
average price of $198. Davie
M.H. Martin of Wallenstein,
consigned 22 steers that averaged
975 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $193.
Wawanosh 4-H begins year with life skills club
Keeping it simple
Kim Delaney was one of the guest speakers at the Wawanosh 4-H Life Skills Club's first
meeting of the year. Delaney, from Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds, spoke about various
aspects of intensive gardening, including soil health and mulching as the club prepares to work
again with the Wingham Community Garden Committee. (Photo submitted)
OFA site supports food literacy
A new food literacy site launched
today to help young people learn to
make healthy food choices that will
improve the future health of
Ontarians. Promoting greater food
literacy is the driver behind
SixbySixteen.me — the new site
developed by the Ontario Federation
of Agriculture (OFA).
Food literacy is a key objective in
the National Food Strategy,
developed by the Canadian
Federation of Agriculture with the
OFA. The new Six by Sixteen site is
designed to help Ontario teenagers
learn to plan and prepare six
nutritious meals by the age of 16.
"The link between eating well and
healthy living has never been
stronger," says Neil Currie, OFA
General Manager. "When we give
future consumers the knowledge and
skills to make healthy food choices —
including many foods grown in
Ontario — we are helping improve
our health and ease the pressure on
our health care system in the long
run. We are also promoting the use
of the healthy, local and abundant
food produced in Ontario, and that
will continue to fuel the economy."
Health care research has estimated
that every $1 spent promoting
healthy eating and physical activity
saves up to $6 in chronic medical
care costs. The OFA and partners are
stepping up to link Ontario youth
with existing resources to help them
make healthy, lifelong choices about
food. The site builds on the existing
resources of more than 20 industry
partners to provide information in
three main areas — learn how to cook
from a library of quick and simple
how-to videos, find local food and
make healthy food choices with
Ontario -grown food.
SixbySixteen.me is supported by
Ontario commodity organizations
and local food groups to spread the
word about teaching young people
to learn lifelong healthy habits that
also support Ontario's diverse agri-
food sector.
The Wawanosh Life Skills 4H
Club held its first meeting for the
club, "Grow Your Own" on
Saturday, March 12 at the Wingham
Alice Munro Library. Mary Ellen
Foran, a 4-H leader, greeted and
welcomed the 4-H members to their
first meeting of 2016. The meeting
was a combined effort between the
Wingham Community Garden
Committee and the Wawanosh
Club.
The Wawanosh Club will be
working with the Wingham
gardening group to help build raised
beds and grow the vegetables for
North Huron Food Share.
The meeting opened with the 4-H
Pledge followed by the introduction
of the guest speaker by Phil Beard of
the Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority (MVCA), who manages
the garden. The guest speaker was
Kim Delaney of Hawthorn Farm
Organic Seeds.
Kim's presentation included a
power point presentation about
intensive gardening. She spoke
about the importance of feeding the
soil life in your garden, weed
control, mulching and watering.
Mulching with straw or even
newspaper helps to conserve
moisture in the soil and prevent
weeds from growing. She showed
pictures of how to maximize the
space in a raised bed and how to
choose and interspace the
vegetables.
There is a variety in what a raised
bed garden might look like from
individual grouped pots to larger
boxed beds of different heights.
Some vegetables are bred for disease
resistance and it is important to
recognize growing conditions and
watering techniques that will
help avoid the spread of disease
such as powdery mildew. Kim
also had slides of how trellising
Read
Rhea Hamilton Seeger's
Gardening column
on the
Huron Home and
Garden Guide
section of our website
www. north h u ron.on.ca
is used to optimize space in a raised
bed.
Following the presentation, Kim
answered questions and also had a
variety of organic seeds for sale. She
explained the differences between
some of the characteristics of the
varieties, depending on what the
grower was looking for in their
vegetable. All enjoyed the carrot
loaf, vegetables, coffee and juice
prepared by 4-H leader Eileen
George.
An additional workshop entitled
growing fruit and nut trees was held
on Saturday, March 19 at 10:15 a.m.
at the Alice Munro Library. Phil
Beard introduced the guest speaker,
Rob Johnson. Rob has a 1.5 -acre
market garden, along with a nursery
with a wide variety of fruit and nut
trees. He is also the manager of
Wellington County's Green Legacy
Program.
Rob believes that it is important to
educate people on the importance to
educate people on the importance of
trees and taking care of the soil. If
people understand why something is
important, they will move to protect
it. He spoke of intercropping and
how to propagate fruit and nut
trees from seed, cuttings and
grafting. When selecting a fruit tree
or shrub, you should consider its
disease resistance, cold hardiness
and size.
Attendees enjoyed the
refreshments and were happy to
receive white spruce trees and
heartnut tree seedlings.
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