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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2015-04-16, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015. PAGE 11. Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending April 10 were 2,581 cattle and 922 lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and heifers sold on a strong active trade at prices $1 higher. Fancy steers and heifers sold $212 to $220 with sales to $227. Choice steers and heifers sold $197 to $212. Second cut sold $192 to $197. Cows sold on a strong active trade at steady prices. On Thursday veal sold on a strong active trade with holstein calves up $2 to $5 from last week with beef veal calves selling fully steady. Lambs sold lower to the week’s decline. Sheep sold barely steady while goats sold steady. On Friday all classes of cattle sold on a strong active trade with grass type calves selling $5 to $10 higher and yearlings selling fully steady. Aaron F. Martin of Newton, consigned 11 cattle that averaged 1,543 lbs. and sold for an average price of $215.30. One blue steer weighed 1,660 lbs. and sold to Clark Brothers Livestock for $227. Chris Smith of Brussels, consigned 21 cattle that averaged 1,678 lbs. and sold for an average price of $205.70. One limousin steer that weighed 1,630 lbs. sold to Clark Brothers Livestock for $220. Darren Johnston of Bluevale, consigned 24 cattle that averaged 1,356 lbs. and sold for an average price of $195.06. One charolais heifer weighed 1,330 lbs. and sold to Clark Brothers Livestock for $204.50. Ron Smith of Denfield, consigned nine cattle that averaged 1,326 lbs. and sold for an average price of $199.91. One black heifer weighed 1,305 lbs. and sold to Horizon Meat Packers for $204. There were 170 cows on offer. Export types sold $122 to $135; beef, $136 to $150 with sales to $157; D1 and D2, $85 to $90; D3, $75 to $85; D4, $70 to $75. There were four bulls selling $125 to $162. Doug Miller of Lucknow, consigned one charolais bull that weighed 1,660 lbs. and sold for $162. There were 179 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $180 to $230 with sales to $260; good holsteins, $145 to $160 with sales to $169; medium holsteins, $130 to $140; heavy holsteins, $140 to $150. Ezra M. Martin of Wallenstein, consigned four calves that averaged 866 lbs. and sold for an average price of $237.37. One blue heifer weighed 950 lbs. and sold for $260. John F. Martin of Wallenstein, consigned five calves that averaged 881 lbs. and sold for an average price of $240.15. One limousin heifer weighed 850 lbs. and sold for $250. Jim Maw of Forest, consigned one blue steer that weighed 860 lbs. and sold for $234. Aaron F. Martin of Newton, consigned five calves that averaged 869 lbs. and sold for an average of $220.06. One grey steer weighed 935 lbs. and sold for $229. Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold for $308 to $370; 65 - 79 lbs., $288 to $330; 80 - 94 lbs., $270 to $284; 95 - 110 lbs., $258 to $283/lb. Sheep sold $75 to $125 with sales to $130/lb. Goats: kids sold $300 to $350 with sales to $375; nannies, $50 to $120; billies, $150 to $300/lb. Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $340 to $420; 400 - 499 lbs., $349 to $367; 500 - 599 lbs., $344 to $373; 600 - 699 lbs., $294 to $337; 700 - 799 lbs., $282 to $299; 800 - 899 lbs., $254 to $260; 900 - 999 lbs., $231 to $249; 1,000 lbs. and over, $216 to $232. Top quality stocker heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $320 to $351; 400 - 499 lbs., $334 to $357; 500 - 599 lbs., $326 to $360; 600 - 699 lbs., $284 to $322; 700 - 799 lbs., $250 to $264; 800 - 899 lbs., $231 to $245; 900 lbs. and over, $216 to $227. A pilot school program focused on bringing farm-fresh local food to communities is going into full operation and Maitland River Elementary School is one of the educational institutions participating. The Fresh from the Farm fundraiser program enables local schools to raise money by selling products from farms across Ontario and volunteers at Maitland River Elementary School have decided to take part in the program this year after it was made available to 28 different school boards across the province. Nancy Fisher, who represents the Huron Perth Eat and Learn program, part of the Ontario Student Nutrition Program, said that the new fundraiser will help schools fill in blanks as far as finances go while encouraging healthy eating at the same time. “Government funding isn’t enough for everything that schools may want to purchase or participate in,” she said. “It’s left to each school to find funds or get donations from the local community, and that’s where this program comes in. “The Fresh from the Farm program offers chances to raise funds with good healthy local food,” she said. “Schools can sign up and, where they may have sold chocolate bars or gift wrap, they can sell packages of fresh local food to be delivered to the school and handed out to parents or customers.” Fisher explained that the program has been in pilot status for several years and over those years the organization received input from several different consulting groups to improve it. “We wanted to make it easy for schools to participate and make sure the products are local and also items that would be used by people on a regular basis,” she said. “It’s been around about three years right now, but thanks to the success, last year was the first year the program started to grow.” Locally, Fisher said six schools took part in the program last year, including St. Mary’s Catholic School in Goderich. From those successes, Fisher said the program is hoping to grow substantially. She said that, as a conduit for the program, she is just delivering the information on it as well as providing support to schools and volunteers for it, but she said that the support needed should be minimal. “The program is very slick,” she said. “It has forms and dates and is very prescriptive about having the fundraiser going. Due to the scheduling of harvests, it really has to be done a certain way.” Products included in previous year’s harvest include carrots, potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes and apples. The produce is split into two bundles. Bundle A contains five pounds of potatoes, three pounds of carrots, three pounds of onions and three pounds of sweet potatoes while Bundle B consists of an eight-pound box of apples. The harvest, and how much is available, is dependent on the farmers involved. Fisher said farmer involvement is handled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs which is one of the main groups behind the initiative. The other are the Ministry of Education, the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association and Dietitians of Canada. Fisher said that the group is aware that people participating in the fundraiser want to make sure the products are as local as possible, but also stated that they had to work with producers who can provide enough product to make the program workable. The fundraising body, be it the school or volunteers, keep 40 per cent of the sales from the program. The remaining proceeds go to local farmers (50 per cent) and the Fresh from the Farm program (10 per cent) to sustain the program. Thus far, the program has been active in 150 schools across the province, distributing more than 130,000 kilograms of fresh produce to Ontario homes and raising more than $125,000 for the schools involved. “The schools can put the money towards whatever they want,” she said. “It could be used to fund other nutrition programs.” Maitland River Elementary School will be one of the institutions doing just that. In an interview with The Citizen, school volunteer Karrie-Anne Cameron said she and fellow volunteer Theresa Becker, who run the Maitland Munchies snack program, are taking on the volunteer program themselves to provide funding for purchasing the healthy snacks they provide students. “We signed up for it on April 1, but beyond that, it’s all next school year,” Cameron said. “Students will start selling on Sept. 8 and orders will have to be submitted online by Oct. 16. The delivery period is between Nov. 9 and Nov. 26.” Cameron said this isn’t the first program the volunteers have tackled that encourages healthy eating, saying that, for the past year, they have been offering the Good Food Box through the school. For more information about the Maitland Munchies snack program or any of the affiliated programs, contact the school at 519-357-3551. For more information on the Fresh from the Farm program, visit www.freshfromfarm.ca MRES to host Fresh from the Farm program The Ontario Pork Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Amy Cronin was re-elected as chair and Eric Schwindt was elected as vice-chair at the board meeting. All members are returning to the board table with the exception of Beth Clark, who retired this year as director of Grey Bruce, zone three. This seat will remain vacant until such time as a candidate is named from that zone. Other members include: Doug Ahrens, John de Bruyn, Oliver Haan, Arno Schober, Teresa Van Raay and Bill Wymenga. “I am grateful for the opportunity to sit as chair again for this organization. Over the last few years, I have seen how well we work together as a board and as an industry when we are faced with challenges. In Ontario we have a pork industry that people believe in and I’m excited to be part of its future growth potential,” said Ontario Pork Chair Amy Cronin. 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