HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-01-20, Page 11Huron County Beef Producers
Past President and Advisor Harvey
Hoggart addressed the group at their
Annual General Meeting on Jan. 12
at the Brussels Legion, and his
message was one of change.
Hoggart delivered an address
regarding the vaccinated sales report
and the Huron County Beef Herd
Improvement accounts, and his
message was unified – change
needs to happen with both.
Hoggart reported that the
vaccinated sales were down this
year, both in frequency and in sales.
“We had five sales this year,”
Hoggart said. “That’s down one due
to the lack of cattle from last
year.”
Hoggart stated that they sold 265
cattle less in the spring and 150 less
in the winter than the previous
year.
“We can continue to have the
vaccinated sales,” he said. “But they
are going downhill quickly.”
The drop, according to Hoggart is
due to the Friday livestock auctions
in Brussels.
“The vaccinated sale is losing to
the Friday sales,” he said. “There
are more buyers [on Friday] and
more people are involved because of
that.”
Hoggart said that the energy and
resources allocated to the vaccinated
sales could be better used to try and
increase the value of calves and
yearlings.
Through Ontario Cattleman’s
Association (OCA) programs,
Hoggart stated that they could
provide information on how better to
raise calves and yearlings through
practices like better diets and a less
stressful environment.
Research into new technology
could also be focused on, according
to Hoggart. He stated that advances
in ultrasound and DNA testing
would be beneficial to producers, but
he needs direction to know how the
producers want to proceed.
“There has been a lot of research
into technology, but I need to know
what the producers want before we
can act,” he said.
Hoggart also stated that carcass
data could also be focused on to
track products.
“We should be working to get
carcass data to producers,” he said.
Then we can know what our
products are doing.”
The OCA will be meeting with
veterinarians in March to talk about
vaccinations and programs for
calves and yearlings, according to
Hoggart.
Another problem with the
vaccinated sales, and with the way
that the HCBP are developing
programs, is a tendency to look
outside their own borders first,
according to Hoggart.
“We’re spending time on Eastern
and Northern sales and numbers, but
I think we should focus on our own
county first,” he said.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011. PAGE 11.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Jan.
14 were 2,211 cattle, 257 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold $1 lower. Choice steers
and heifers sold $98 to $104 with
sales to $106.25. Second cut sold
$95 to $99. Cows sold on a good
strong active trade. On Thursday
beef veal calves sold steady, while
the holstein veal traded $2 to $3
lower from last week. Lambs sold
steady and sheep and goats sold
on a strong active trade. On
Friday calves sold on a strong active
trade and yearlings sold fully
steady.
There were 146 steers on offer.
Costa Plenty Farms of Wingham,
consigned seventeen steers
averaging 1,577 lbs. selling for an
average of $102.67 with one
limousin steer weighing 1,595 lbs.
selling for $106.25. John Wiersma
of Blyth, consigned ten steers
averaging 1,507 lbs. selling for an
average of $99.44 with two
crossbred steers averaging 1,475 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers
for $102.75. Bellera Farms of
Auburn, consigned two steers
averaging 1,125 lbs. selling for an
average of $98.84 with one limousin
steer weighing 1,035 lbs. selling for
$101. Chris Smith of Brussels,
consigned twenty-four steers
averaging 1,559 lbs. selling for an
average of $98.45 with two limousin
steers averaging 1,558 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for
$100.75. Terry Murray of Clifford,
consigned eight gold steers
averaging 1,373 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $100.25.
Ed Vandonkersgoed of Wroxeter,
consigned five steers averaging
1,470 lbs. selling for an average of
$99.23 with three red steers
averaging 1,373 lbs. selling for
$100. Niel Edgar of Wingham,
consigned twenty steers averaging
1,625 lbs. selling for an average of
$98.62 with four black steers
averaging 1,539 lbs. selling for
$100. Murray London of
Waterdown, consigned nine steers
averaging 1,424 lbs. selling for an
average of $96.95 with one red steer
weighing 1,465 lbs. selling for
$99.75. Hank W. Huigenbos of
Wingham, consigned eight steers
averaging 1,409 lbs. selling for an
average of $99.19 with four
limousin steers weighing 1,424 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers
for $99.50. Floyd M. Martin of
Mount Forest, consigned ten steers
averaging 1,495 lbs. selling for an
average of $98.60 with five charolais
steers averaging 1,425 lbs. selling
for $99.25.
There were 362 heifers on offer.
Southlore Farms of Palmerston,
consigned eight heifers averaging of
$1,325 lbs. selling for an average of
$98.87 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,305 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $104.
John Barbour of Orangeville,
consigned fifty heifers averaging
1,347 lbs. selling for an average of
$99.86 with three black heifers
averaging 1,327 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $103. Decroft
Farms of Clinton, consigned twenty-
two heifers averaging 1,445 lbs.
selling for an average of $99.63 with
one simmental heifer weighing
1,435 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $103.
Sellers Farms of Bluevale,
consigned thirty heifers averaging
1,491 lbs. selling for an average of
$100.87 with eight charolais heifers
averaging 1,471 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $102.75. Glen
Geisel of West Montrose, consigned
ten heifers averaging 1,402 lbs.
selling for an average of $98.49 with
one black heifer weighing 1,380 lbs.
selling to Holly Park Meat Packers
for $102.50. Corgercrest Farms of
Seaforth, consigned fourteen heifers
averaging 1,380 lbs. selling for an
average of $99.51 with one rwf
heifer weighing 1,385 lbs. selling for
$102.25.
Johnston Farms of Bluevale,
consigned thirty-five heifers
averaging 1,366 lbs. selling for an
average of $97.24 with one limousin
heifer weighing 1,360 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for
$101.75. Bill Frank of Listowel,
consigned twelve heifers averaging
1,369 lbs. selling for an average of
$100 with one charolais heifer
weighing 1,340 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $100.75.
Keys Farms of Varna, consigned ten
heifers averaging 1,269 lbs. selling
for an average of $98.99 with two
limousin heifers averaging 1225 lbs.
selling for $100. Bencrest Farms of
Kerwood, consigned nine heifers
averaging 1,292 lbs. selling for an
average of $98.59 with three black
heifers averaging 1,430 lbs. selling
to Dominion Meat Packers for $100.
There were 355 cows on offer.
Export types sold $57 to $59; beef
cows, $59 to $60.50 with sales to
$65; D1 and D2, $47 to $53; D3,
$38 to $50; D4, $30 to $35. Charles
Weber of Clifford, consigned two
cows averaging 1,355 lbs. selling for
an average of $59.62 with one black
cow weighing 1,385 lbs. selling for
$65. R.J. Wilson of Walkerton,
consigned five cows averaging 1,649
lbs. selling for an average of $58.61
with one simmental cow weighing
1,770 lbs. selling for $62.50. James
T. Taylor of Wingham, consigned
four cows averaging 1,383 lbs.
selling for an average of $54.87 with
one black cow weighing 1,570 lbs.
selling for $60.50.
There were nine bulls on offer
selling $54.50 to $57.50 with sales
to $64.50. Willy Nauwelaerts of
Blyth, consigned one charolais bull
weighing 1,845 lbs. selling for $64.
Arnold Brownlee of Englehart,
consigned one limousin bull
weighing 1,865 lbs. selling for
$58.50.
There were 192 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $105 to $135 with
sales to $142; good holstein, $90 to
$102 with sales to $103; medium
holstein, $75 to $88; heavy holstein,
$95 to $105. Lamar Frey of
Listowel, consigned nine veal
averaging 741 lbs. selling for an
average of $122.87 with one
limousin steer weighing 725 lbs.
selling for $142. Brian Wideman of
Gowanstown, consigned eight veal
averaging 693 lbs. selling for an
average of $125.95 with one black
steer weighing 720 lbs. selling for
$133. Cole Kelly of Sebringville,
consigned two veal averaging 755
lbs. selling for an average of $115.91
with one blonde weighing 770 lbs.
selling for $136.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs., sold $229 to
$280; 65 - 79 lbs., $228 to $250; 80
- 94 lbs., $195 to $235; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$191 to $209; 110 lbs. and over,
$186 to $201.
Sheep sold $105 to $165 with
sales to $172.
Goats: kids sold $75 to $110 to
$135 per head; nannies, $80 to $120
to $140 per head; billies, $200 to
$300 to $350 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $103 to $167; 400 -
499 lbs., $133 to $164; 500 - 599
lbs., $122 to $150.25; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$120.50 to $143; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$111 to $133.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$110 to $124; 900 - 999 lbs., $109 to
$118; 1,000 lbs. and over, $102.60
to $115.25.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs., sold $115 to $145; 300 -
399 lbs., $135 to $146; 400 - 499
lbs., $125 to $148; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$118 to $128; 600 - 699 lbs., $106 to
$125; 700 - 799 lbs., $110 to $122;
800 - 899 lbs., $107.50 to $119; 900
lbs. and over, $99 to $116.75.
The Huron County Federation of
Agriculture (HCFA) will not be
receiving correspondence from the
Huron County Planning Department
on severance applications after a
vote at the Jan. 12 meeting of Huron
County Council.
The HCFA sent a letter to Huron
County Council in November asking
to be circulated on all severances, in
the same way the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority receives and
reviews all severance applications.
The group was hoping to receive the
applications and provide their
recommendation to the Huron
County Planning Department.
Central Huron Reeve Jim Ginn,
however, had a problem with the
request, saying that if they receive
correspondence, where does it end?
After head of the Huron County
Planning Department Scott Tousaw
clarified that the HCFA would most
likely only want correspondence on
agriculturally-related severance
applications, Ginn then asked why
the HCFA would get that benefit
when other organizations should
perhaps be notified when other
applications are received.
Ginn said that by that same token,
then why then would an area’s
Chamber of Commerce or Business
Improvement Area not be notified
for planning applications in urban
areas? In addition, there may be
some settlement applications that
the HCFA might wish to see. He
likened it to “opening the door” and
felt that they shouldn’t single one
organization out as being more
important than another.
There was opposition, however, to
his point of view, as several
councillors spent significant time
reminding those councillors who
were against the circulation that
agriculture is still the leading
business in Huron County.
Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan pointed out that once an
application is filed, it becomes part
of the public domain, so if the
organization wished to be privy to
the information, all they would have
to do would be to look it up or ask
for it at the Huron County level.
Notification, he said, would just
make it easier for them.
Ginn also reminded councillors
that there are even other
farm organizations that should
maybe be notified, including the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture,
so adhering to the request would
be a show of favouritism to the
HCFA.
The motion was amended to read
that the HCFA would receive
correspondence on all applications
pertaining to agriculturally-zoned
land, but after the vote, however, the
motion was defeated.
HCFA won’t receive county applications
Hoggart says vaccinated sales need change
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