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Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Feb.
27 were 1,291 cattle, 253 lambs and
goats.
On Tuesday, fed steers and heifers
sold on an active market at steady
prices. Choice steers and heifers sold
$190 to $194 with sales to $203.
Second cut sold $186 to $190. Cows
sold on a strong active trade at prices
$1 to $3 higher. On Thursday beef
and good holstein veal calves sold
fully steady. Heavy holstein calves
sold under pressure. Lambs sold
steady to higher. Sheep sold on a
good active trade at steady prices
and goats sold steady. On Friday
calves and yearlings sold on a strong
market at steady prices.
Costa Plenty Farm of Wingham,
consigned nine cattle that averaged
1,452 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $199. One limousin steer
weighed 1,330 lbs. and sold to
Horizon Meat Packers for $203. Jake
Biggelaar of Mitchell, consigned
two red steers that averaged 1,495
lbs. and sold to Norwich Meat
Packers for an average price of
$194.75.
Darren Johnston Farm of
Bluevale, consigned 18 cattle that
averaged 1,371 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $181.97. One
limousin heifer weighed 1,345 lbs.
and sold to Norwich Meat Packers
for $194.75.
There were 194 cows on offer.
Export types sold $118 to $135 with
sales to $137; beef, $133 to $148
with sales to $168; D1 and D2, $85
to $90; D3, $75 to $85; D4, $70 to
$75. Ritchie Family Farm of
Maberly, consigned one cow that
weighed 1,765 lbs. and sold for
$168.
There were four bulls selling $142
to $155. Grant Livestock of
Markdale, consigned one black bull
that weighed 1,105 lbs. and sold for
$171.
There were 104 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $200 to $250 with
sales to $259; good holsteins, $160
to $170 with sales to $180; medium
holsteins, $135 to $150; heavy
holsteins, $140 to $155. Lamar Frey
of Listowel, consigned seven calves
that averaged 858 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $212.66. One
blonde steer weighed 840 lbs. and
sold for $246. Jim Maw of Forest,
consigned two calves that averaged
845 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $216.50. One red heifer
weighed 845 lbs. and sold for $227.
John L. Miller of Lucknow,
consigned two calves that averaged
827 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $186.66. One grey steer
weighed 845 lbs. and sold for
$217.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $293 to
$320; 65 - 79 lbs., $297 to $321; 80
- 94 lbs., $204 to $260; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$210 to $211/lb.
Sheep sold $75 to $110 with sales
to $120/lb.
Goats: kids sold $230 to $325;
nannies, $50 to $100 with sales to
$110; billies, $150 to $300/lb.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs., sold $303 to $331; 500 -
599 lbs., $296 to $320; 600 - 699
lbs., $262 to $279; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$254 to $267; 800 - 899 lbs., $237 to
$246; 900 - 999 lbs., $226 to
$239; 1,000 lbs. and over, $197 to
$228.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs. sold $252 to $285; 500 - 599
lbs., $265 to $285; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$245 to $278; 700 - 799 lbs.
$210 to $242; 800 - 899 lbs., $213 to
$219; 900 lbs. and over, $200 to
$216.
4-H members bake sweets
By Bethanee Jensen
When I was a teenager, I worked
as a waitress for a couple of years.
One of the first things I was taught
was that the customer is always
right. Some people were easier to
please than others, but each one had
to be catered to. It paid off in tips.
Everyone has the right to decide
what kind of food they want to eat.
That does not just apply to a
customer in a restaurant, but also to
the people in our communities,
people of Ontario, Canada, and the
world. In Ontario, we have
responded to consumer demands in
certain areas, such as catering to
people who want Halal or Kosher
foods. In the same way, if people do
not want to eat food produced with
certain chemical inputs or
genetically modified organisms, that
is their right. It is to our advantage,
as farmers, to produce what they
want to buy.
There is significant diversity in
consumer preferences. A 2013 study
showed more than 50 per cent of
Canadians buy organic products
A collaborative partnership
between a rural hospital and rural
research centre, both dedicated to
the promotion of excellence in rural
healthcare, is a first for Ontario now
here in Huron County.
Sharing a singular focus to
showcase rural healthcare as an
integral and essential piece of the
overall healthcare system, and to
promote excellence in the health and
wellbeing of rural communities,
Gateway Centre of Excellence and
Rural Health and Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital (AMGH) have
joined together to bring research,
evidence based training, and
knowledge transfer into the
working environment of an
academic small rural community
hospital.
This collaboration accelerates and
promotes opportunities for
innovation and expands for both
organizations the network of
expertise, knowledge across the
broad sectors of economic
development, education, private
enterprise, and healthcare.
Awarded a four-year high quality
standing with commendation by
Accreditation Canada in 2013 and
selected in 2015 to receive the
Canadian Healthcare Organization
of Distinction Award, the AMGH is
the largest provider of healthcare in
Huron County and the second
largest employer in Goderich.
Located on the shores of Lake
Huron, AMGH is a small rural
community healthcare organization
offering a broad range of acute and
regional hospital services such as
telestroke and dialysis, and 24/7
emergency care. The AMGH is the
designated Huron County Adult
Psychiatric facility, and operates five
community mental health and
addiction service centres for the care
of clients across the county.
The Gateway Centre of
Excellence in Rural Health aims to
improve the health and quality of
life of rural residents through
research, education and
communication.
Gateway’s vision is to build a
centre of excellence dedicated to
advancing rural health teaching and
community-based research across
the Huron-Perth-Bruce-Grey region
in order to:
• Improve patient health,
productivity and wellness
• Reduce rates of chronic diseases
in rural communities
• Reduce strain on emergency
rooms and hospital beds
• Reduce impact of disease on
rural families and communities
• Improve education, recruitment
and retention in rural communities
• Improve patient adherence to
prescribed medication.
Getting sweet
At their last meeting, members of the Grey 4-H Club put their maple syrup skills to the test and
made apple crisp, a skill they’ll no doubt be happy to have as they mature into adults. Here,
Courtney Gubelmann, left, and Lily McDermid, right, put the finishing touches on their maple
apple crisp. (Photo submitted)
Gateway, hospital to
partner going forward
Looking to consumer
preferences is essential
The third meeting of the Grey 4-H
maple syrup club was held at the
home of Monique Baan on Friday,
Feb. 13. The meeting began with the
4-H pledge and continued with
members making apple crisp.
The club was split into two
groups. For their apple crisps, one
group used gala apples, while the
other used empire apples. Members
made sure they read the recipes
carefully in order to ensure they had
all the ingredients necessary for the
baked treat.
While the two apple crisps were in
the oven, the teenage members of the
club did the dishes while the
younger members of the club made a
recipe called creamy maple
fudge, which required 20
minutes of stirring before it
got to the “soft ball” stage.
Members then handled the
business portion of the meeting and
answered their homework questions.
To close the meeting, members ate
their treats, thoroughly enjoying
them, ending the meeting with the 4-
H club motto “Learn by doing”.
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