HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-07-07, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011. PAGE 19.
Improved compensation announced for wildlife kills
OFA welcomes the government’s commitment to RMP
Ontario farmers will be better
prepared to manage risk and
stabilize farm incomes beginning
this fall. Carol Mitchell, Minister of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,
made the formal announcement June
29 about the much anticipated risk
management program (RMP) that
recognizes the need to help farmers
reduce income unpredictability and
price volatility.
Designed by Ontario commodity
organizations with assistance from
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture OFA, the RMP will
enable farmers to manage market
risk that’s beyond their control. This
much-needed program enables
farmers to adapt to market
circumstances, stabilize farm
income and minimize the effect of
volatility and price fluctuations. For
the livestock, grains and oilseeds
sectors, RMP will provide an
opportunity to buy insurance
coverage against market prices
falling below a specific price level.
For the edible horticultural
producers, RMP will be a new self-
directed risk management program
that both producers and government
contribute to, creating a grower fund
available to manage financial
risks.
“It’s reassuring to know our
government understands how much
risk and uncertainty farmers face and
have established a sound program to
manage risk,” says Bette Jean
Crews, president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture. “RMP
will enable Ontario farmers to
continue making significant
contributions to our economy while
providing safe and nutritious food to
sustain us all.”
Today’s announcement confirms
the province’s commitment to
fully fund 40 per cent of the total
cost of these programs. The request
for the remaining 60 per cent
is before the Federal Government
to create RMPs that are
bankable and predictable across
Canada.
The OFA is the largest general
farm organization in Ontario,
representing 37,000 farm families
across the province. As a dynamic
farmer-led organization based in
Guelph, the OFA works to
represent and champion the
interests of Ontario farmers
through government relations, farm
policy recommendations, lobby
efforts, community representation,
media relations and more.
OFA is the leading advocate for
Ontario’s farmers and is Ontario’s
voice of the farmer.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending July 1
were 1,548 cattle, 500 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday, fed steers and
heifers sold on a steady market.
Choice steers and heifers sold $108
to $114 with sales to $119. Second
cut sold $100 to $107. Cows sold on
a steady trade. Holstein veal traded
$2 to $3 higher, while beef veal
continues to sell strong at steady
prices. Lambs sold on a strong trade
at prices $2 to $3 higher. Sheep sold
extremely steady at prices $5 to $10
higher and goats sold steady. On
Friday calves and yearlings sold on a
steady trade.
There were 186 steers on offer.
Henry Kanters of Elmwood,
consigned four steers averaging
1,343 lbs. selling for an average of
$113.17 with one black steer
weighing 1,375 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $119. Tom
Dickson of Stratford, consigned
seven steers averaging 1,271 lbs.
selling for an average of $114.55
with one limousin steer weighing
1,140 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for $117. Jim and John
Bennett of Goderich, consigned one
limousin steer weighing 1,420 lbs.
selling to Norwich Packers for
$115.25. Willard B. Martin of
Drayton, consigned six steers
averaging 1,485 lbs. selling for an
average of $111.66 with two
charolais steers averaging 1,520 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers
for $114. Dave Eadie of Holyrood,
consigned six steers averaging 1,353
lbs. selling for an average of $107.72
with one black steer weighing 1,345
lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $112.50.
Kevin Leddy of Auburn,
consigned thirty-seven steers
averaging 1,414 lbs. selling for an
average of $109.25 with one black
steer weighing 1,430 lbs. selling for
$112.50. Todd Konecny of
Walkerton, consigned nine steers
averaging 1,491 lbs. selling for an
average of $109.41 with four gold
steers averaging 1,515 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $112.25.
Miriam Terpstra of Brussels,
consigned five black steers
averaging 1,327 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $112.25.
Murray Gordon of Blyth, consigned
two steers averaging 1,330 lbs.
selling for an average of $105.38
with one grey steer weighing 1,365
lbs. selling to Paradise Farms for
$110. D & M Farms of Listowel,
consigned two simmental steers
averaging 1,465 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $109.75.
There were 167 heifers on offer.
Dominion Farms of Erin, consigned
thirty-four heifers averaging 1,248
lbs. selling for an average of $111.18
with one grey heifer weighing 1,210
lbs. selling for $114. Knechtel
Farms off Gadshill, consigned
eleven heifers averaging 1,308 lbs.
selling for an average of $111.46
with three limousin heifers
averaging 1,296 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $114.
Randy McLeod of Caledon East,
consigned twenty-five heifers
averaging 1,258 lbs. selling for an
average of $111.06 with ten black
heifers averaging 1,237 lbs. selling
to Paradise Farms for $112.75. Lyle
Kinsman of Kippen, consigned
eleven heifers averaging 1,079 lbs.
selling for an average of $110.50
with eight black heifers averaging
1,095 lbs. selling to Norwich
Packers for $112.25.
Darren Johnston Farms of
Bluevale, consigned twenty heifers
averaging 1,327 lbs. selling for an
average of $110.61 with two
crossbred heifers averaging 1,433
lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for $112. Art and George
Hinz of Monkton, consigned four
heifers averaging 1,281 lbs. selling
for an average of $107.17 with one
rwf heifer weighing 1,250 lbs.
selling to Ryding Regency for
$108.25. Frank Foran of Lucknow,
consigned three heifers averaging
1,193 lbs. selling for an average of
$105.88 with one charolais heifer
weighing 1,250 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $108.
There were 207 cows on offer.
Export types sold $69 to $75; beef
cows, $70 to $80 with sales to $83;
D1 and D2, $50 to $55; D3, $46 to
$50; D4, $35 to $40. Fraser Diehl of
Milverton, consigned one simmental
cow weighing 1,645 lbs. selling for
$82. Terpstra Farms of Brussels,
consigned six cows averaging 1,599
lbs. selling for an average of $67.59
with one holstein cow weighing
1,250 lbs. selling for $81.50.
Partridge Farms Inc. of Monkton,
consigned one crossbred cow
weighing 1,395 lbs. selling for
$79.50.
There were 17 bulls on offer sold
$78.50 to $86.50 with sales to
$93.50. Keith, Allan and Bruce
Judge of Caledon East, consigned
three bulls averaging 1,627 lbs.
selling for an average of $88.11 with
one limousin bull weighing 1,450
lbs. selling for $93.50. Wayne
Forster of Lucknow, consigned one
black bull weighing 2,205 lbs.
selling for $83.
There were 109 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $110 to $160 with
sales to $161; good holstein, $95 to
$105 with sales to $107.50; medium
holstein, $85 to $95; heavy holstein,
$90 to $100. M-R Farms of Exeter,
consigned two veal averaging 660
lbs. selling for an average of $160.43
with one charolais heifer weighing
565 lbs. selling for $161. G&D Veal
of Dobbington, consigned two veal
averaging 748 lbs. selling for an
average of $113.51 with one gold
heifer weighing 730 lbs. selling for
$135. Lamar Frey of Listowel,
consigned nine veal averaging 725
lbs. selling for an average of $124.92
with one blonde steer weighing 695
lbs. selling for $153.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $130 to
$197; 50 - 64 lbs., $203 to $250; 65
- 79 lbs., $185 to $213; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$182 to $210; 95 - 109 lbs., $187 to
$198; 110 lbs. and over, $186 to
$191.
Sheep sold $75 to $90 with sales
to $109.
Goats: kids sold $50 to $150 to
$155 per head; nannies, $50 to $100
to $120 per head; billies, $135 to
$350 to $365 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $100 to $180; 400 -
499 lbs., $125 to $178; 500 - 599
lbs., $144.50 to $154; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$123 to $146.50; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$117 to $133; 800 - 899 lbs., $116 to
$128.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $115.75 to
$123; 1,000 lbs. and over, $106.25 to
$119.50.
Top quality stocker heifers 400 -
499 lbs. sold $126 to $140; 500 -
599 lbs., $128 to $136; 600 - 699
lbs., $116 to $128; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$106.50 to $126; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$100 to $117; 900 lbs. and over,
$101.50 to $110.75.
The Friday night euchre, hosted
by Eleanor Stevenson and Sharon
Freeman was held at the Cranbrook
Hall. There were six-and-a-half
tables in play.
Winners were: share the wealth,
Edna McLellan and Delphine
Dewar; travelling lone hand,
Marguerite Beirnes; high lady, Edna
McLellan; low lady, Shirley
Verstoep; lone hands, Viola Adams
and Margaret Peebles; high man,
Mary Davidson and Adrian
Verstoep; low man, Anne Cooper;
tally winners, Jim Cooper, Delphine
Dewar, Keith Turnbull, Marion
Bartman, Allan Martin, Myrna
Burnett, Marion Harrison, Dorothy
Dilworth, Sharon Freeman, Isabelle
Bremner and Allan Edgar.
The next euchre will be held in the
hall on Friday, July 15 at 8 p.m.
Ontario livestock farmers will
receive more compensation for
damage caused by predatory
wildlife, as part of the new Ontario
Wildlife Damage Compensation
Program recently announced by
Carol Mitchell, Minister of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
for Ontario and Gerry Ritz, Minister
of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada.
The new program increases the
maximum compensation rates for
farmers and expands the current list
of wildlife species and type of
agricultural livestock that are
eligible for compensation.
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA) participated in
the process to update the existing
wildlife compensation program,
modernizing the 30 year-old
Livestock, Poultry and Honey Bee
Protection Act that governs wildlife
damage compensation. The OFA
worked with the government and
commodity groups providing
recommendations to ensure the
new program adequately and
fairly meets the needs of farmers
and other affected groups. The
program provides 100 per cent of
the value of the loss up to the
prescribed maximum compensation
values.
“Every day our livestock and crops
are exposed to wildlife damage
causing significant financial losses
for farmers,” says Bette Jean Crews,
president of the Ontario Federation
of Agriculture. “It’s reassuring to
know our government heard our
frustrations with wildlife predation
and took the initiative to develop this
new updated program to deliver
these much-needed improvements to
this program.”
Through the new Ontario Wildlife
Damage Compensation Program, all
livestock enterprises along with
poultry, bee colonies, beehives and
beehive equipment are eligible for
compensation if they are injured or
killed by wildlife predators. The list
of recognized predators has also
been expanded to ensure broader
coverage. As part of the new
program the government also
commits to reviewing the program
every two years to ensure it is up to
date. Eligible farmers can apply for
compensation under the program
using the application form at
www.ontario.ca/predation
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture is the largest general
farm organization in Ontario,
representing 37,000 farm families
across the province. As a dynamic
farmer-led organization based in
Guelph, the OFA works to represent
and champion the interests of
Ontario farmers through government
relations, farm policy
recommendations, lobby efforts,
community representation, media
relations and more. OFA is the
leading advocate for Ontario’s
farmers and is Ontario’s voice of the
farmer.
The Ethel euchre, hosted by Judy
Hahn and Sharon Freeman was held
on Monday, June 27 with seven
tables in play.
Winners were: share the wealth,
Marian Bartman and Edna
McLellan; high lady, Myrna Burnett
and Viola Adams; high man, John
Subject and Allan Martin; lone
hands, Isabelle Bremner, Edna
McLellan, Florence Holmes and
Mary Davidson; tally winners,
Sharon Freeman, Allan Edgar, Jean
Dewar, Keith Turnbull, Kay Whaley,
Rex Whaley, Marian Bartman,
Eileen Ament, Judy Hahn, Adrian
Verstoep, Shirley Verstoep and
Dorothy Dilworth.
The next euchre will be held on
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