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Fed steers, heifers sell at higher prices
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending April
29 were 2,438 cattle and 537 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold at prices $2 to $3 higher
with right weight cattle trading
actively. Choice steers and heifers
sold $158 to $162 with sales to
$164. Second cut sold $154 to $158.
Cows sold steady. On Thursday veal
sold on a good active market with
beef calves selling slightly stronger
and holstein calves selling fully
steady to last week. Lambs sold
extremely high while sheep and
goats sold steady. On Friday calves
sold on an active trade at steady
prices. Yearlings sold actively at
prices steady to last week.
John Martin of Lucknow,
consigned two steers that averaged
1,425 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $155.70. One red steer
weighed 1,340 lbs. and sold to
Steven Thede for $161. K/C
McAlpine Farms of Ailsa Craig,
consigned six cattle that averaged
1,460 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $155.46. One charolais steer
weighed 1,335 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $158.
Ron Smith of Denfield, consigned
nine heifers that averaged 1,371 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$159.41. One charolais heifer
weighed 1,445 lbs. and sold to
Ryding Regency for $164. Lloyd
Reid of Palmerston, consigned 10
heifers that averaged 1,506 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $154.87.
One charolais heifer weighed 1,495
lbs. and sold to Ryding Regency for
$163.
There were 275 cows on offer.
Export types sold $93 to $96 with
sales to $102; beef, $100 to $109
with sales to $114; D1 and D2, $90
to $95; D3, $88 to $91; D4, $70 to
$80. John Vanloo of Bluevale,
consigned one black cow that
weighed 1,600 lbs. and sold for
$114.
There were six bulls selling $105
to $133. K/C McAlpine Farms of
Ailsa Craig, consigned one charolais
bull that weighed 2,065 lbs. and sold
for $133.
There were 180 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $150 to $230 with
sales to $265; good holsteins, $120
to $130 with sales to $134; medium
holsteins, $105 to $115; Si heavy
holsteins, $120 to $128; heavy
holsteins, $110 to $120; plain
holsteins, $90 to $100. Emanual M.
Martin of Elmira, consigned one
blue heifer that weighed 790 lbs. and
sold for $265. Allen Sherk of
Wellesley, consigned four calves that
averaged 869 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $236.74. One blue
steer weighed 840 lbs. and sold for
$251. Lamar Frey of Listowel,
consigned five heifers that averaged
868 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $198.30. One limousin
heifer weighed 780 lbs. and sold for
$232.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $337 to
$410; 50 - 64 lbs., $329 to $390; 65
- 79 lbs., $294 to $339; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$285 to $307; 95 - 110 lbs., $257 to
$270 / lb.
Sheep sold $75 to $122 / lb.
Goats: kids sold $250 to $400;
nannies, $75 to $140; billies, $150 to
$350 / lb.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $208 to $225; 400 -
499 lbs., $195 to $250; 500 - 599
lbs., $199 to $230; 600 - 699
lbs., $186 to $217; 700 - 799
lbs., $178 to $195; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$167 to $181; 900 - 999 lbs., $162 to
$174; 1,000 lbs. and over, $154 to
$165.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $215 to $245; 400 -
499 lbs., $181 to $247; 500 - 599
lbs., $195 to $226; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$176 to $225; 700 - 799 lbs., $161 to
$183; 800 - 899 lbs., $160 to $176;
900 lbs. and over, $151 to $157. Art
Matheson of Perth, consigned 18
cattle that averaged 584 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $223. Five
charolais steers averaged 580 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$227. Kelso Purdon of Perth,
consigned 36 cattle that averaged
623 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $195.17. Seven charolais
heifers averaged 549 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$226.
Association offers county tree bylaw alternative
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
While Huron County Councillors
seemed generally uninterested in
change, they have agreed to review
an alternative tree bylaw presented
by the Ontario Association of
Responsible Tree Management.
The group, led by local Cindy
Moyer and President Jack Winkler,
presented what it called "the carrot
approach" to council, as opposed to
its current tree conservation bylaw,
which Moyer called "the stick
approach".
In the presentation, Moyer said her
association is comprised of a group
of volunteers concerned that
municipal tree -cutting bylaws are
hurting, not helping, the
preservation of Ontario woodlands.
She stated that the association wants
the same things as the county and its
Forest Conservation Officer Dave
Pullen, but just through different
means. The association wants
environmental protection, healthy
and safe communities, economic
prosperity, opportunities for
innovation and continued learning,
she said.
The difference between the stick
and carrot approaches, Moyer said,
is achieving the intent of tree
conservation through penalties and
sanctions versus rewards and
benefits.
Moyer was very critical of how
complaint -driven the current process
is, saying that complaints can be
made against landowners for reasons
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other than tree conservation, such as
neighbourhood disputes.
She also stated that the county's
stick approach is too focused on
handing out penalties and engaging
in court proceedings, as opposed to
providing rewards for best practices
and educating woodlot owners
throughout the county.
The carrot approach, she said,
would view trees as a crop and
address issues such as
underutilization, mismanagement
and missed economic opportunity.
To bring this approach to life, she
told councillors, a team of
landowners, special interest groups,
conservation agencies, educational
institutions and members of industry
should be engaged to craft the best
approach.
Checking out the (baked) goods
The Brussels Mennonite Fellowship hosted a bake sale, barbecue and silent auction on
Saturday to raise funds for the church. Shown checking out the baked goods available are,
from left, Sandy Allison, Mieke Gazley and Carol Goodland. (Denny Scott photo)
Winkler, a retired professional
forester, said that over the course of
his career he's worked with over 20
municipalities under just as many
tree bylaws. He felt there's definitely
a better way.
Councillors had a number of
issues with the presentation,
however, saying that the way Huron
County is currently monitoring tree
conservation has been working well
to maintain tree cover, the county's
natural environment and the quality
of its water.
Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn,
who has been a member of the local
chapter of the Ontario Woodlot
Association for over 20 years, said
there is plenty of education for those
who own and manage woodlots, as
well as many "carrots" like
incentives and funding programs
through programs like the Huron
Clean Water Project.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek agreed,
saying that he has first-hand
experience with the county's tree
bylaw and best practices and feels
they're working well.
After reviewing the association's
sample generic bylaw, a number of
councillors had concerns with one
particular section that dealt with the
removal of trees when overall forest
cover is to be reduced for
agricultural use.
They said they felt this could lead
to the clear -cutting of lands for
agricultural uses, which is exactly
the kind of activity Huron County is
attempting to fight with its bylaw.
Winkler said that is not the case
and not what the association wants
either. However, the section would
result in more responsible
management, involving farmers and
representatives of the county to
ensure that both agriculture and
forest management needs are being
met when certain situations arise.
Goderich Deputy -Mayor Jim
Donnelly suggested council not
delve too deeply into the specifics of
the association's presented bylaw.
He said that all the association wants
is for county staff to review the
document for anything potentially
useful. Approving that motion, he
said, wouldn't commit the county to
making any changes to its current
approach.
Central Huron Deputy -Mayor
Dave Jewitt agreed, saying it
wouldn't hurt to review the
document, making no promises of
change.
Council voted to direct staff to
review the bylaw presented and
report back to council on its merit, if
any.
For more information on the
Ontario Association of Responsible
Tree Management, visit oartm.org.
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