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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2004-02-19, Page 25Do you know where the "flight zone" is? (NC)-Understanding the flight zone and point of balance for handling live- stock can reduce stress to livestock and help prevent injuries to handlers. The "flight zone" is the animal's personal space and can be determined by slowly walking up to the animal. When a person enters the flight zone, the ani- mal will move away in the opposite direction. Deeply invading the flight zone will cause the animal to become afraid and possibly agitated. The size of the flight zone will diminish as the animal receives frequent, gentle handling. An animal's "point of balance" is in the chest area. To make an animal move forward, the handler should stand behind the point of balance; and, likewise to cause the animal to back up, the handler should stand in front of the point of balance. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture along with Farm Credit Canada, the Canadian Coalitioh for Agricultural Safety and Rural Health, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada want to encourage farmers to practise Livestock han- dling safety: Put your best foot forward. Farm Safety Means Farm Safely. For more information visit www.cfa-fca.ca - News Canada rwOmi zame BCONSIVit Ci9rearnoN amii.moremrsir (5Fkor,ince4 eTwzr Mr7irerr 44, THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2004. PAGE 25. Agriculture Brussels Livestock report Choice steers, heifers sell for $77-$82 Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending Feb. 13 were 1,473 head of cattle, 541 lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed steers and heifers sold on a steady market. Fancy steers and'heifers sold $90 to $97 with sales to $100. Choice steers and heifers sold $77 to $82. Second- cut steers and heifers sold $68 to $77. Cows sold at prices steady to last week. On Thursday the good veal sold at prices $2 to $5 higher with with the heavier and plain veal selling at prices steady to last week, The lambs sold on a strong active trade with the light lambs selling $5 to $10 higher while ' the heavier lambs sold steady to last week. On Friday the calves sold at prices $3 to $5 higher while the yearlings traded on a market $2 to $3 higher than last week. There were 331 steers on offer. Reuben B. Martin, St. Clements, consigned one gold steer weighing .1,360 lbs. which sold for $97. His overall offering of fifteen steers averaged 1,416 lbs. selling for an average price of $91.41. Seventeen steers consigned by Bill Kerslake, Staffa, averaged 1,463 lbs. selling for an average price of $86 with his top two black steers averaging 1,475 lbs. selling for $95.75. Donald Fischer, Brussels, consigned three limousin-cross steers averaging 1,463.1bs. which sold for $93.25. His overall offering of six steers aver- aged 1,542 lbs. selling for an average price of $84.77. Fourteen steers con- signed by Emerson L. Martin, Linwood, averaged 1,330 lbs. selling for an average price of $84.11 with his top limousin steer weighing 1,360 lbs. selling for $92. Abner Bauman, Wroxeter, con- signed one limousin steer weighing 1,315 lbs. which sold to Norwich Packers for $94.50. His overall offer- ing of six steers averaged 1,405 lbs. selling for an average price of $80.77. Eight steers consigned by Charles Ready, St. Marys, averaged 1,435 lbs. selling for an average price of $79.74 with his top limousin steer weighing 1,265 lbs. selling for $85.50. Terry Dalton, Lucknow, con- signed one limousin steer weighing 1,435 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for $93. His overall offering of forty-five steers averaged 1,398 lbs. which sold for an average price of $79.28. Thirteen steers consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesborough, averaged 1,607 lbs. which sold for an average price of $75.95 with his top black steer weighing 1,635 lbs. selling for $87. Clarence W. Martin, Mount Forest, consigned four charolais steers averaging 1,471 lbs. which sold for $77.75. His overall offering of nineteen steers averaged 1,475 lbs. selling for an average price of $72.89. Forty-two steers consigned by Cunningham Farms, Lucan, aver- aged 1,536 lbs. which sold for an average price of $75.08 with .their top black steer weighing 1,360 lbs. selling for $81. There were 160 heifers on offer. K.C. McAlpine Farms, Ailsa Craig, consigned one limousin heifer weighing 1,165 lbs. which sold for $91.25. Their overall offering of twelve heifers averaged 1,367 lbs. which sold for an average price of $74.27. James Frey, Chesley, con- signed one limousin heifer weighing 1,295 lbs. which sold for $90.50. His overall offering of seven heifers averaged 1,324 lbs. selling for an average' price of $78.57. Three heifers consigned by Gilbert Janssen, Hanover, averaged 1,270 lbs. which sold for an average price of $85.20 with his top two limousin heifers _averaging 1,278 lbs. selling for $88. Conservation authorities are encouraged by the government's move to make source protection planning mandatory in watersheds throughout the province. "The White Paper on Watershed- Based Source Protection Planning released by the province outlines a detailed approach to getting source protection plans underway in a time- ly manner." said Peter Krause, chair of Conservation Ontario. "Conservation Authorities are committed to working together with other stakeholders in protecting our local sources of drinking water on a "In certain circumstances paying a penalty tax can be advantageous, especially for those taxpayers turn- ing 69 this year," says chartered accountant Adam Rubinoff, of Toronto.- "Assuming you will have your maximum Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contribution room of $15,500 for 2004, a $17,500 contribution should be made in December 2003. By doing so, you will be over-contributed by $17,500 for the month of December. In January, $15,500 of the over-con- tribution can be deducted leaving Skinner Farms, Mitchell, con- signed one limousin heifer weighing 1,495 lbs. which sold for $86.25. Their overall offering of five heifers averaged 1,321 lbs. selling for an average price of $84.86. Fourteen heifers consigned by Hugh Love, Atwood, averaged 1,329 lbs. selling for an average price of $78.54 with his top two limousin heifers aver- aged 1,283 lbs. selling for $87.50. Four heifers consigned by Grant Lehbrass, Alvinston, averaged 1,373 lbs. selling for an average price of $76.91 with his top red wf heifer weighing 1,100 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for $86.75. John Janicek, Alvinston, con- signed one black heifer weighing 1,180 lbs. which sold for $76.50. His overall offering of two heifers aver- aged 1,135 lbs. selling for an average price of $74.94. Ten gold heifers consigned by Gord Jones, Centralia, averaged 1,298 lbs. selling for an average price of $73.72 with sales up to $77.75. Muxlea Farms, Woodstock, consigned one gold wf heifer weighing• 1,390 lbs. which sold for $80.50. Their overall offer- watershed basis," stated Bob Norris, chair of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA). A series of meetings will be held around the province to consult on the White Paper with regional and local source-protection stakeholders and experts. "The ABCA has been invited to attend a consultation session on March 1 in London to discuss with the Ministry of the Environment the recently released report," said Tom Prout, ABCA general manager. In a provincial government news release, Environment Minister you with an over-contribution of $2,000 for the entire year. As a result, you will have to pay a penal- ty tax of $155 for the December 2003 over-contribution. 'Therefore, for a minimal penalty, you can add an additional $17,500 of tax deferred savings into their RRSP. However, you must ensure that you make the December 2003 contribution in addition to ensuring that you have already made your maximum 2003 RRSP contribu- tion," advises Rubinoff. - Brought to you by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. ing of twelve heifers averaged 1,408 lbs. selling for an average price of $71.64. One black heifer consigned by Rolar Farms, Atwood, weighed 1,220 lbs. which sold for $77.50. Their overall offering of two heifers averaged 1,315 lbs. selling for an average price of $67.59. There were 172 cows on offer. DI and D2 cows sold $18 to $25 with sales to $30; D3, $10 to $15; D4, $5 to $10. One charolais cow consigned by Brad Vanstone, Goderich, weighed 1,570 lbs. selling to Levinoff Meat Products for $30. His overall offering of three charolais cows averaged 1,517 lbs. selling for an average price of $27.58. Peter Uyl, Blyth, consigned one holstein cow weighing 1,425 lbs. which sold for $22.50. His overall offering of two holstein cows averaged 1,283 lbs. selling for an average of $14.72. One limousin cow consigned by Dave Hawkins, Wingham, weighed 1,755 lbs. selling to Levinoff Meat Products for $22. His overall offer- ing of two limousin cows averaged 1,603 lbs. selling for an average price of $15.44. Leona Dombrowsky restated that in his Walkerton reports, Justice O'Connor identified source protec- tion as the missing element in ensur- ing Ontario's water is safe from source to tap. Conservation Ontario participates on two of the province's source water protection committees: the implementation committee and the technical expert committee. Both will provide advice to the govern- ment on tools and approaches to implement watershed-based source protection planning. , Conservation Ontario represents 36 conservation authorities across the province who are responsible for managing water resources on a watershed basis. Continued from page 1 solve political science. "Food in Canada is the safest it's ever been, but there is more food safety concern than ever before." He said he is confident that had there not been another case, the bor- There were five bulls on offer sell- ing from $12.50 to $15 with sales to $38. Brad Vanstone, Goderich, con- signed one limousin bull weighing 1,845 lbs. which s6ld to Dominion Meat Packers for $38. One holstein bull consigned by Tim Mulder, Wroxeter, weighed 1,665 lbs. which sold to Levinoff Meat 'Products for $15. There -were 128 head of veal on offer. Holstein sold $75 to $85 with sales to $89; Plain Holstein, $30 to $50 with sales to $65. George Ducharme, Dashwood, consigned one red veal heifer weighing 675 lbs. which sold to Highland Packers Ltd. for $103. His overall offering of four red veal calves averaged 654 lbs. selling for an average price of $95.96. Two holstein veal steers con- signed by Mark Pfeffer, Clifford, averaged 650 lbs. selling to Newmarket Meat Packers for $89. His overall offering of five holstein veal steers averaged 651 lbs. selling for an average price of $85.59. Mike Campbell, Walton, consigned three holstein veal steers averaging 692 lbs. which sold for an average price of $72.40 with his top holstein veal steer weighing 700 lbs. selling to Newmarket Meat Packers for $84. Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs., sold $155 to $185; 65 - 79 lbs., $117 to $210; 80 - 94 lbs., $110 to $137; 95 - 109 lbs., $66 to $107; 110 lbs. and over, $49 to $81. Goats sold $30 to $135. Sheep sold $50 to $73. Top quality stocker steers, under 400 'lbs., sold $76 to $101; 400 - 499 lbs., $60 to $100; 500 - 599 lbs., $72 to $96; 600 - 699 lbs„ $60 to $87; 700 - 799 lbs., $60 to $80; 800 - 899 lbs., $60 to $80.25; 900 - 999 lbs., $67.50 •to $84.50; 1,000 lbs. and over, $66.50 to $74.50. Top quality stocker heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $60 to $69; 400 - 499 lbs., $60 to $84, 500 599 lbs., $60 to $85; 600 - 699 lbs., $60 to $71; 700 - 799 lbs., $60 to $67; 800 - 899 lbs., $60 to $62.50; 900 lbs. and over, $60 to $72.25. ders would probably be opened to the United States to live cattle under 30 months of age. "There is no scientific justification to say that Canadian beef is not safe and U.S. beef is not safe, so there is no reason the borders shouldn't be opened." Paying a penalty can be good CA's pleased with initiative Vanclief says food safe BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd. UPCOMING SALES TUESDAYS 9:00 a.m. Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows THURSDAYS 8:00 a.m. Drop Calves, Veal, Pigs, Lambs, Goats & Sheep FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m. Stockers Visit our webpage at: www.brusselslivestock.ca email us at: info@brusselslivestock.ca Call us 519-887-6461