The Citizen, 2015-03-19, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015. PAGE 11.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending
March 13 were 1,981 cattle, 528
lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed
steers and heifers sold on a strong
active trade at prices $1 to $2 higher.
Choice steers and heifers sold $192
to $195.50 with sales to $200.
Second cut sold $187 to $192. Cows
sold actively at $3 to $5 higher. On
Thursday veal was trading actively
with price increases of $1 to $2 from
last week. Heavy lambs sold on a
high demand at higher prices while
smaller lambs sold steady to higher.
Sheep sold on a good active trade at
fully steady prices. Goats sold
steady. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on a very strong active
trade at prices $3 to $5 higher.
Ken McAlpine of Ailsa Craig,
consigned seven cattle that averaged
1,530 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $195.11. One charolais steer
weighed 1,495 lbs. and sold to
Ryding Regency for $200. Keith
Dunstan of Mildmay, consigned five
cattle that averaged 1,478 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $191.04.
One limousin steer weighed 1,470
lbs. and sold to Ryding Regency for
$198.
Kyle Cressman of Gowanstown,
consigned three cattle that averaged
1,368 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $188.43. One charolais
heifer weighed 1,395 lbs. and sold to
St. Helen’s Meat Packers for $196.
Weswill Holdings Inc. of Kippen,
consigned one rwf heifer that
weighed 1,390 lbs. and sold to
Ryding Regency for $194.50.
There were 177 cows on offer.
Export types sold $121 to $138 with
sales to $144; beef, $135 to $150
with sales to $160; D1 and D2, $85
to $90; D3, $75 to $85; D4, $70 to
$75. Eli Stutzman of Lucknow,
consigned one red cow that weighed
1,585 lbs. and sold for $160.
There were six bulls selling $88 to
$166. Terpstra Farms Ltd. of
Brussels, consigned one holstein
bull that weighed 1,560 lbs. and sold
for $166.
There were 240 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $184 to $226 with
sales to $251; good holsteins, $147
to $159 with sales to $217; medium
holsteins, $140 to $150; heavy
holsteins, $135 to $145.
Jim Maw of Forest, consigned two
calves that averaged 798 lbs. and
sold for an average price of $213.07.
One limousin steer weighed 780 lbs.
and sold for $233. Aaron F. Martin
of Newton, consigned 10 calves that
averaged 897 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $205.62. Two
limousin steers averaged 915 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$226. Lamar Frey of Listowel,
consigned nine calves that averaged
819 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $202.28. One limousin
heifer weighed 835 lbs. and sold for
$251. Mosie J. Shetler of Lucknow,
consigned four calves that averaged
903 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $221.25. One limousin
heifer weighed 865 lbs. and sold for
$246.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $299 to
$322; 65 - 79 lbs., $280 to $299; 80
- 94 lbs., $235 to $257; 95 - 110 lbs.,
$235 to $249/lb.
Sheep sold $75 to $125 with sales
to $135.
Goats: kids sold $220 to $300 with
sales to $330; nannies, $50 to $100
with sales to $121; billies, $150 to
$300/lb.
Top quality stocker steers, 400 -
499 lbs., sold $332 to $342; 500 -
599 lbs., $304 to $345; 600 - 699 bs.,
$286 to $316; 700 - 799 lbs., $251 to
$283; 800 - 899 lbs., $237 to $251;
900 - 999 lbs., $217 to $238; 1,000
lbs. and over, $204 to $232.
Top quality stocker heifers, $400 -
499 lbs. sold $297 to $327; 500 - 599
lbs., $268 to $314; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$252 to $295; 700 - 799 lbs., $230 to
$253; 800 - 899 lbs., $218 to $232;
900 lbs. and over. $204 to $216.
Projects are continuing to be
completed through the Huron
County Clean Water Project, Huron
County Council heard at its March
11 committee of the whole meeting.
Doug Hocking, a water quality
specialist with the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority, told
councillors that $190,164 in grant
funds were handed out last year,
which resulted in a total Huron
County project cost of $651,154 –
which is based on a funding match
ratio of 3.42:1.
The bulk of the projects were
fragile land retirement – 62 of the
142 total projects. Twenty-nine of
the projects were water well
decommissioning, 20 were wellhead
protection, nine were erosion
control, seven were forest
management, six involved the
decommissioning of storage. Four
were special projects, while there
were two clean water diversion, two
community projects and one
livestock fencing project in 2014.
The program, Hocking reminded
councillors, was first launched by
the County of Huron in 2004. Since
being launched, the initiative has
been delivered by the Maitland
Valley and Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authorities.
The Project Review Committee,
Hocking said, met five times in
2014. It is comprised of Ashfield-
Colborne-Wawanosh Reeve Ben Van
Diepenbeek and former Huron
County Councillor from South
Huron Jim Dietrich (who was not re-
elected in the 2014 election) as
representatives of Huron County
Council, Jack Kroes of the Christian
Farmers Federation of Ontario and
Duncan Jewell, the committee’s
citizen appointee.
At the same meeting, a number of
proposed changes to the Clean Water
Project were also approved by
council.
Presented by Planner Susanna
Reid, councillors approved three
major changes to the current
framework of the initiative.
The first change is to introduce a
new category called composting
toilets and on-site waste water
inspections.
Reid told councillors that the new
category has been developed in order
to reduce waste loading from on-site
septic systems.
In order to access this funding for
a composting toilet installation,
there will be a required septic tank
pump-out and inspection, but both
the cost of the pump-out and the
inspection, as well as the
composting toilet, are all eligible
costs.
The maximum payment for the
new category is $1,000 with a
category limit of $30,000. It is based
on a 50 per cent cost share.
The second change is another new
category called cover crop incentive.
The category has been developed
to encourage farmers to try new
cover crop mixes. It will promote the
establishment and over-wintering of
cover crops, which will assist with
improved water quality by providing
soil protection, reducing soil erosion
and promoting nitrogen fixation.
The performance incentive for the
new category will be $10 per acre for
a multi-species mix (with a
minimum of two species). There will
be a maximum payment of $2,000
(200 acres per applicant) and a
category grant limit of $40,000.
The third and final change is to
increase the erosion control projects
grant from $5,000 to $7,500.
Reid said that the change is simply
to reflect the increasing cost of
erosion control projects. The 50 per
cent cost-share rate won’t change,
she said, which means that in order
to access $7,500 in funding, the total
project value will have to be $15,000
or more.
In preparing the changes, Reid
consulted with the Clean Water
Project Review Committee, as well
as Hocking from the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority, Kate Monk
from the Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority and Jean-
Guy Albert from the Huron County
Health Unit.
County introduces new project categories
Recognition
After a decade of work, the Scott Municipal Drain project, on Murray and Wilma Scott’s farm,
is nearing completion. The Scotts were recognized in light of all the effort they have put in to
making their property a more sustainable farming site when they were named recipients of the
Minister’s Award of Environmental Excellence earlier this year. Unfortunately, the Scotts
couldn’t attend the gala celebration, so a special presentation was made to them at the Blyth
Inn last week. Shown are, from left, Director of the Environmental Innovations Branch at the
Ministry of the Environment Tom Kaszas, Wilma Scott, Murray Scott and Environmental
Innovations Branch staffer Luz Felipé. (Denny Scott photo)
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