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Seeding Rate
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Farm Feedback...
E1007 has been a high yielding choice for our farm. It gives us the straw that we
need without compromising stock strength. - Chris Stege, Palmerston, Ontario
P&H Brand E0028W is an excellent yielding and quality variety that is early maturing
soft white wheat, allowing combining of the white wheat prior to harvesting our red
varieties. - Dave, Adam & Jacob MacKellar ~ MacKellar Farms, Alvinston, Ontario
R055 has been my best variety for two years in a row. I will continue growing R055. -
Bill Douglas, Newtime Farms, Alvinston, Ontario
E1007 was the best yielding wheat for us this year. - Jason Hugill ~ Alma Villa Farms,
Seaforth, Ontario
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AgricultureBrussels Livestock reportFed steers, heifers sell lower at sale
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Aug.
13 were 1,581 cattle, 672 lambs and
goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold $1 lower. Choice steers
and heifers sold $92 to $95 with
sales to $104.25. Second cut sold
$90 to $92. Cows sold on a strong
active trade. On Thursday veal sold
on a good strong active trade. Light
lambs sold $5 lower, where heavy
lambs and sheep sold $2 to $5
higher. Goats sold on a steady
market. On Friday calves and
yearlings sold on a fully steady
market.
There were 177 steers on offer. M-
R Farms of Exeter, consigned two
steers averaging 1,340 lbs. selling
for an average of $102.39 with one
limousin steer weighing 1,355 lbs.
selling to Norwich Meat Packers for
$104. Emerson L. Martin of
Linwood, consigned sixteen steers
averaging 1,496 lbs. selling for an
average of $95.81 with two
simmental steers weighing 1,443
lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for
$98.50. Hern Farms of Walkerton,
consigned one gold steer weighing
1,370 lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $96.75. Robert Ready of
St. Marys, consigned eight steers
averaging 1,347 lbs. selling for an
average of $92.88 with one limousin
steer weighing 1,380 lbs. selling for
$96.50.
Enid Schmidt of Baden, consigned
seven steers averaging 1,444 lbs.
selling for an average of $86.71 with
one red steer weighing 1,435 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meat Packers
for $96.25. Loomis Farms of Ailsa
Craig, consigned twelve steers
averaging 1,491 lbs. selling for an
average of $95.50 with seven black
steers averaging 1,500 lbs. selling to
Ryding Regency for $95.85. Andrew
Mitchell of Listowel, consigned
thirty-seven steers averaging 1,375
lbs. selling for an average of $93.75
with six black steers averaging 1,384
lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $95.50.
Leonard and Andrew Black of
Proton Station, consigned twelve
steers averaging 1,356 lbs. selling
for an average of $93.17 with six
charolais steers averaging 1,434 lbs.
selling to Ryding Regency for $95.
John Vanloo of Bluevale, consigned
two charolais steers averaging 1,440
lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $94.50. Keys Farms of
Varna, consigned one limousin steer
weighing 1,265 lbs. selling for $94.
There were 176 heifers on offer.
Southlore Farms of Palmerston,
consigned eleven heifers averaging
1,313 lbs. selling for an average of
$91.85 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,250 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $99.50.
David Bowles of Brussels,
consigned five heifers averaging
1,272 lbs. selling for an average of
$91.14 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,225 lbs. selling for $98.
Art Bos of Blyth, consigned three
heifers averaging 1,280 lbs. selling
for an average of $91.76 with one
limousin heifer weighing 1,285 lbs.
selling for $95.75. W. R. Gardiner of
Staffa, consigned three heifers
averaging 1,173 lbs. selling for an
average of $89.16 with one limousin
heifer weighing 1,220 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $95.25.
Glen Bickle of Stratford, consigned
five heifers averaging 949 lbs.
selling for an average of $86.46 with
one limousin heifer weighing 975
lbs. selling for $95.
Bill Frank of Listowel, consigned
twelve heifers averaging 1,318 lbs.
selling for an average of $91.46 with
two charolais heifers averaging
1,310 lbs. selling to Norwich
Packers for $95. Tom Hern of
Woodham, consigned four crossbred
heifers averaging 1,364 lbs. selling
to Holly Park Meat Packers for
$94.25. Corgercrest Farms of
Seaforth, consigned seven heifers
averaging 1,259 lbs. selling for an
average of $92.01 with four
simmental heifers averaging 1,265
lbs. selling to St. Helen’s Meat
Packers for $94. Neil Rintoul of
Lucknow, consigned four heifers
averaging 1,298 lbs. selling for an
average $91.95 with two limousin
heifers averaging 1,353 lbs. selling
to Holly Park Meat Packers for
$93.75. Alan W. Hern of Woodham,
consigned two charolais heifers
averaging 1,353 lbs. selling to St.
Helen’s Meat Packers for $93.
There were 187 cows on offer.
Export types sold $50 to $60 with
sales to $63; beef cows, $50 to $60
with sales to $65; D1 and D2, $47 to
$53; D3, $35 to $47; D4, $30 to $35.
Trevor Spencer of Tara, consigned
one red cow weighing 1,265 lbs.
selling for $63. Wayne Redmond of
Auburn, consigned eight cows
averaging 1,701 lbs. selling for an
average of $53.94 with one charolais
cow weighing 1,770 lbs. selling for
$59.50. Greg McPherson of
Teeswater, consigned one holstein
cow weighing 1,735 lbs. selling for
$59.
There were 14 bulls on offer
selling $62.50 to $65 with sales to
$69. Ron Gutscher of Elmwood,
consigned one simmental bull
weighing 1,960 lbs. selling for $69.
Brian and Bill Dallner of Atwood,
consigned one red bull weighing
1,845 lbs. selling for $69.
There were 191 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $100 to $130 with
sales to $135; good holstein, $90 to
$110 with sales to $107; medium
holstein, $75 to $85; heavy holstein,
$85 to $95 with sales to $100. Mosie
J. Shetler of Lucknow, consigned
eighteen veal averaging 737 lbs.
selling for an average of $121.36
with three limousin heifers weighing
642 lbs. selling for $135. Will
Drennan of Auburn, consigned three
veal averaging 668 lbs. selling for an
average of $106.96 with one
limousin heifer weighing 645 lbs.
selling for $129. Lamar Frey of
Listowel, consigned one limousin
steer weighing 635 lbs. selling for
$130.
Lambs 50 - 64 lbs. sold $169 to
$212; 65 - 79 lbs., $135 to $206; 80
- 94 lbs., $145 to $160; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$133 to $155; 110 lbs. and over,
$128 to $148.
Sheep sold $102 to $119.
Goats: kids sold $75 to $125 to
$150 per head; nannies, $80 to $100
to $130 per head; billies, $150 to
$250 to $300 per head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $100 to $176; 400 -
499 lbs., $122 to $148.50; 500 - 599
lbs., $114 to $139; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$105 to $126.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $99
to $115.25; 800 - 899 lbs., $90 to
$115; 900 - 999 lbs., $101.25 to
$106; 1,000 lbs. and over, $92.50 to
$101.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $100 to $149; 300 -
399 lbs., $134 to $151; 400 - 499
lbs., $109 to $132; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$108.50 to $118.50; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$99.50 to $112; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$98.25 to $107.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$96.75 to $105.25; 900 lbs. and
over, $90 to $98.25.
Prison farms relevant
By Bette Jean Crews, President,
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture
For decades, Canada’s prison
farm system has been instilling
some worthwhile life skills in
individuals as they spend time at the
institutions.
Earlier this year the federal
government announced its plans to
shut down the prison farms, citing
an increasing irrelevance to modern
society. Our politicians don’t think
there’s any value in
teaching inmates about farming,
crop production and animal
husbandry.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews
was recently on a news program
saying the prison farm program is
on its way out in favour of more
appropriate skills training.
But Minister Toews, what could
be more appropriate for inmates
than improved people skills, a sense
of responsibility and a sense of
hope? Many of them are at the
prisons for showing a strong
disrespect for society and contempt
for its values.
From years of experience working
with farmers and others in the
sector, I would offer that time spent
working on the farm is an ideal
setting for developing first rate
personal values and improved ways
to interact with society.
When government officials talk
about the failure of the prison farm
program to provide valuable skills
training for inmates on their release,
proponents of the program talk
about such skills as welding,
electrical installations, plumbing,
general construction, animal
husbandry and heavy equipment
maintenance.
There seems to be a lot of doubt
about the government’s justification
for closing the prison farms –
especially since there are no records
kept by Corrections Canada to
prove claims that the prison
farms system is a drain on public
funds.
Surely government bean counters
would admit there is value to the
food produced by the prison farm
system – the beef, pork, poultry,
eggs and fresh produce grown to
feed the entire population of
inmates in Canadian prisons. What
would all that food cost the
government if it came from grocery
stores?
In addition to providing skills
while paying their way, these
institutions provided valuable
economic spin-offs for the local
farm communities. They helped
sustain a farm input supply sector in
the areas that contribute to a more
vibrant economy.
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture regrets seeing such a
valuable contributor to Canadian
society disappear. We thank the
individuals who stood up for their
belief in the prison farm system,
some even facing arrest.
Over the past year, many met
challenges from government
representatives by offering
alternatives. They talked about
artisan cheeses and green energy
opportunities such as biogas, solar
and others that could be tapped at
the farms including partnering with
St. Lawrence College on a variety of
energy projects.
Government just didn’t seem
interested in any of the proposals
put forward. They had reached a
decision that wasn’t going to be
changed.
What is the down side? Why
won't the government recognize the
many benefits of our prison farms
and contribute to their many
successes rather than tearing them
down at great costs?
The evidence is clear – the
government's thinking is not.
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