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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2015-03-26, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015. PAGE 15. A winter of concentrated activity has resulted in a number of exciting projects for the Huron Food Action Network (HFAN). The network, which is comprised of a broad base of food system stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds and community involvement, was established in 2013 to provide a forum for networking, action and food systems development. The HFAN Community Food Education Working Group has, in partnership with the Huron County Library, developed a Huron Seed Library to promote seed saving and stocking. The HFAN Huron Food Policy Council has facilitated a community-based process, which has resulted in a Food Charter for Huron County. Both these initiatives and a new logo and website will be launched at the meeting to be held March 26, 6:30 -9 p.m. at the Huron County Health Unit. A seed library is a depository of seeds held in trust for the members of that library. Members come to the library and borrow seed for their garden. They grow the plants in their garden and at the end of the season, they let a few plants ‘go to seed.’ From those plants, they collect seeds and return the same amount of seed (or more) as they borrowed at the beginning of the growing season. Seeds are free to members. The library is both a collection of seeds and a community of gardeners. The goals of a seed library is to prevent the loss of seed diversity, protecting varieties from extinction and developing seeds that have adapted to regional conditions and challenges as well as encouraging the community to grow their own fresh food. Currently seeds can be borrowed at the Exeter and Wingham branches of the Huron County Library. A food charter is a vision and Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending March 20 were 1,548 cattle, 1,203 lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and heifers sold on a strong active trade at prices $2 higher. Choice steers and heifers sold $193 to $197 with sales to $200.50. Second cut sold $189 to $194. Cows sold steady. On Thursday veal sold on a strong active trade with beef calves selling $2 to $5 stronger while holsteins were up $5 to $10. Lambs sold on a good active trade. Sheep sold fully steady. Goats sold steady. On Friday lightweight and grass-type cattle sold $5 to $10 higher and yearlings sold on a good demand at steady prices. Darren Johnston Farms Ltd. of Bluevale, consigned 33 cattle that averaged 1,338 lbs. and sold for an average price of $194.91. One black steer weighed 1,345 lbs. and sold to Clark Brothers Livestock for $200. Albert W. Frey of Palmerston, consigned 16 cattle that averaged 1,698 lbs. and sold for an average price of $196.50. Two charolais steers averaged 1,673 lbs. and sold to St. Helen’s Meat Packers for $198.50. Connell Farms Inc. of Palmerston, consigned 13 cattle that averaged 1,544 lbs. and sold for an average price of $197.79. Four black heifers averaged 1,515 lbs. and sold to St. Helen’s Meat Packers for $200.50. George Hinz of Monkton, consigned six cattle that averaged 1,436 lbs. and sold for an average price of $191.10. Two charolais heifers averaged 1,413 lbs. and sold to St. Helen’s Meat Packers for $197.50. There were 142 cows on offer. Export types sold $122 to $138 with sales to $147; beef, $136 to $150 with sales to $165; D1 and D2, $85 to $90; D3, $75 to $85; D4, $70 to $75. Ranch du Coyote of Quebec, consigned one grey cow that weighed 1,215 lbs. and sold for $165. There were seven bulls selling $130 to $179. John Hoogendoorn Jr. of Clinton, consigned one blonde bull that weighed 1,855 lbs. and sold for $179. There were 117 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $210 to $240 with sales to $247; good holsteins, $150 to $165 with sales to $188; medium holsteins, $130 to $150; heavy holsteins, $140 to $150. Maynard Brubacher of Wallenstein, consigned four calves that averaged 886 lbs. and sold for an average price of $223.17. One blue steer weighed 940 lbs. and sold for $240. Lamar Frey of Listowel, consigned nine calves that averaged 833 lbs. and sold for an average price of $229.41. One limousin heifer weighed 750 lbs. and sold for $247. Wayne Burkhart of Newton, consigned five calves that averaged 756 lbs. and sold for an average price of $226.29. One limousin heifer weighed 775 lbs. and sold for $241. Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $302 to $337; 65 - 79 lbs., $276 to $316; 80 - 94 lbs., $245 to $274; 95 - 110 lbs., $235 to $252/lbs. Sheep sold $75 to $125 with sales to $140/lb. Goats: kids sold $220 to $320 with sales to $340; nannies, $50 to $120 with sales to $130; billies, $150 to $300/lb. Top quality stocker steers, 400 - 499 lbs. sold $320 to $367; 500 - 599 lbs., $318 to $339; 600 - 699 lbs., $308 to $330; 700 - 799 lbs., $274 to $288; 800 - 899 lbs., $244 to $270; 900 - 999 lbs., $225 to $248; 1,000 lbs. and over, $208 to $224. Top quality stocker heifers, $400 - 499 lbs., sold $277 to $325; 500 - 599 lbs., $270 to $300; 600 - 699 lbs., $260 to $295; 700 - 799 lbs., $243 to $265; 800 - 899 lbs., $218 to $233; 900 lbs. and over, $211 to $219. A scary situation played out in the lanes of the 401 West early Thursday morning, as a Brussels Transport truck was the victim of an attack that could have had deadly consequences. According to Tyler Jutzi of Brussels Transport, one of the company’s trucks was making a run to Quebec over the course of Wednesday, March 18 to Thursday, March 19, bringing pigs to Quebec and returning with cattle. The driver, Jutzi says, was approaching the Thickson Road overpass in Whitby, at approximately 7 a.m. on Thursday morning when he saw a man in an orange ski mask on the overpass. The events that took place next, according to the driver, seemed to unfold in slow motion, as the suspect dropped a large cement block down onto the cab of the truck. Jutzi said the driver acted instinctually, raising his right arm to protect his four-year-old son, who was sitting in the passenger seat on a truck ride with his father during his March Break. Time was on the pair’s side, however, as the rock hit the top of the truck’s cab, denting it and damaging the Brussels Transport sign near the top of the trailer. Had the block been dropped one half- second earlier, Jutzi estimates, the attack could have been a lot more dangerous. Between early morning 401 traffic and travelling with the flow of cars, Jutzi said, the driver’s options were limited, since he couldn’t simply stop the truck, or change lanes. The police were called immediately, Jutzi says, and a report was made. The truck sustained minor damage and half of the block was retrieved, as it stayed on the top of truck, while the other half had broken away. Jutzi says the attack resulted in $2,000 in damage to the truck and he isn’t holding out much hope for catching the culprit because the only description available is a man in an orange ski mask. “The driver was angry. He’s with his son, taking a ride on March Break and someone disgusting does something like this,” Jutzi says. While Jutzi says he can’t be sure, he feels it’s possible the truck was targetted because it was transporting livestock. “It’s hard to think it was random with all of these protests you see around,” Jutzi said. It’s just a miracle no one was hurt as a result, Jutzi says. The investigation is ongoing. HFAN launches food charter, seed library Attacker may have targetted livestock truck: Jutzi A close call A Brussels Transport driver and his four-year-old son could have been critically injured, or worse, last week in an early morning attack on the 401 West. As the driver approached the Thickson Road overpass in Whitby, a man in an orange ski mask dropped a concrete block (half of which is seen on the right – the other half broke off when it made contact with the cab of the truck), causing approximately $2,000 in damage to the truck, seen on the left. Had it been dropped just a half-second earlier, Brussels Transport’s Tyler Jutzi says, the attack could have very well had fatal consequences. 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