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The Citizen, 2006-06-22, Page 14BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd. UPCOMING SALES TUESDAYS 9:00 a.m. Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows THURSDAYS 8:00 a.m. Drop Calves 10:00 a.m.Veal 11:30 a.m.Pigs, Lambs, Goats & Sheep FRIDAYS 10:00 a.m. Stockers Visit our webpage at: www.brus- selelivestoeit.ea email us at: intoObrusseislivestock.ca Call us 519-887-6461 FARM SAFETY FACT Did you know? Hospital liation due to animal-related injuries indicate that horses 140..••, I and cow s 133.0%) are the most significant causes, followed by na. ident \ involving hulls, calves, steers and others. Canadian ,kericultural Injury Surveillance Peognim. News Canada Challenge: Maintaining a healthy weight Solution: Know what a healthy weight is by checking the "healthy body quiz" at www.dietitians.ca/eatwell. If you need to lose weight know that short-term diets for weight loss are not the answer. In most cases, weight is lost initially but regained along with a few extra pounds. Successful strategies for achieving a healthy weight include adopting life-long healthy lifestyle habits such as: • Eating breakfast every day to get energized and prevent hunger attacks which may lead to overeating or snacking on less nutritious choices later in the day. • Eating meals that include a variety of foods from each of the four food groups in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. • Focusing on high fibre foods such as breads, cereals, grain products, vegetables and fruit, legumes. • Choosing lower fat foods more often such as lower fat dairy products and leaner cuts of meat. Removing visible fat from meat and the skin from poUltry. Cutting back on high fat snacks, rich desserts, sauces and gravies, and salad dressings and spreads. • Preparing foods with little or no fat and choosing cooking methods such as baking, braising, broiling, roasting, steaming, microwaving or poaching: • Including meals featuring meat alternatives such as soy products, legumes and eggs. • Combine healthy eating with regular physical activity. Do 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 he 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 Coalition 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 lanyard. Farm Safety Means Farm Safely. For more information visit www.cfa-fca.ca - - News Canada • LW: 2:01.E ; • (1.5,6n10.1 TO STOP MoVENLENT '10,301110N 7C enx,x, Mcp.SoweNT PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006. Agriculture Brussels Livestock report Fed steers, heifers sell steady at sale Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending June 16 were 1.679 head of cattle, 610 lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed steers and heifers sold on a steady market. The choice steers and heifers sold $96 to $100 with sales to $108.25. Second cut sold $92 to $96. Cows sold $2 higher. On Thursday, the veal sold $5 lower. The lambs sold steady on a good active trade. On Friday calves and yearlings sold $2 to $5 higher. There were 382 steers on offer. Nineteen steers consigned by Lewington Farms, Brussels, that weighed an average of 1,360 lbs. for an average of $102.50 with a limou- sin steer weighing 1,305 lbs. sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $106. Mike Dalton, Goderich, consigned a black steer weighing 1,325 lbs. sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $102 with his total consignment 'of nine steers averaging 1,363 lbs. sold for an average of $98.75. Walter Riddel, Granton. consigned nine steers aver- aging 1,444 lbs. sold for an average of $99.25 with three gold steers averaging 1.455 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for $100.50. Ten steers consigned by Robert S. Mitchell, Listowel, averaging 1,400 lbs. sold for an average of $95.91 with a limousin steer weighing 1.385 lbs. selling to. Holly Park Meat Packers for $100.50. Thirty-twZi steers consigned by Cunningham Farms. Lucan, averaging 1.468 lbs. By Ron Bonnett, President Ontario Federation df Agriculture It's going to take more than gov- ernment announcements to cure agriculture's economic difficulties. Over the past number of years there have been several of these announcements providing emer- gency farm support programs To the general public, these fig- ures look huge and they beliese gov- ernments are acting to solve farm problems. The reality is. these dollars. while needed and appreciated. only stabi- lize already low farm incomes. A recent announcement, of a dif- ferent nature. by the Ontario g( Ivan- mem. may give farmers a little more hope of overcoming their cumulative losses. The province is taking a new look at its energy policies, moving away from coal-tired generation of electricity to nuclear. AlSo, men- tioned was a desire to look at emerg- ing green energy technologies. Th1a•s where agriculture comes into the picture. Ontario farmers hold the key to a number of "green sources of electrical and other ener- gy. and employing these generating sources would also generate much: needed income for farmers. sold for an average of $97.17 with sales to $100. Eight steers consigned by Enoch Martin. Proton Station, averaging 1,321 lbs. sold for an aver- age of $97.09 with a limousin steer weighifig 1,255 lbs. sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $99. Eleven steers consigned by Doug Shiell. Wingham. averaging 1,519 lbs. sold for an average of $98.70 with six steers averaging 1,505 lbs. for $99.50. Four steers consigned by Rick Hintz, Milverton, averaging 1,403 lbs. sold for an average of $94 with a limousin steer weighing 1,450 lbs. sold for $99.50. Two steers con- signed by Gordon Borth, Mildrnay, averaging 1,253 lbs. sold for an aver- age of $99.12 with a limousin steer weighing 1,195 lbs. sold to Green's Meat Market for $99.25. Forty-four steers consigned ty Bill Klages, Desboro, averaging 1,244 lbs. sold for an average of $97.32 with sales to $99.25. There were 250 heifers on offer. Eight heifers consigned by Dave Baker, Brussels, averaging 1,212 lbs. sold for an average of $100.44 with two limousin heifers averaging 1,262 lbs. to Norwich Packers for $102.25. Eighteen heifers consigned by Simeon F. Martin, Listowel, aver- aging 1,367 lbs. sold for an average of $99.96 with a gold heifer weigh- ing 1,285 lbs. sold to Norwich Packers for $108.25. Seven heifers consigned by Clarence Dekens. Clinton, averaging 1,243 lbs. sold for an average of $99.34 with a lim- They are preparing to become allies with an energy hungry society, hosting wind power generatorS on their farms, and getting involved with methane bio-digesters and other technologies that add power to the electricity grid. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is actively seeking other energy projects that its farmer members can participate in to help meet the energy needs of a modern society and the need for cash experienced by so many farm- ers. For a number of years, farmers have worked at getting into the busi- ness of ethanol production. Until recently, that was an uphill -struggle, but now the provincial government, recognizing the need for greener fuels such as ethanol, is becoming an active partner with agriculture in the sector. OMAFRA Minster Dombrowsky was in Aylmer recently to announce an investment of $32 million for the construction of three new ethanol plants. As_ part of that announce- ment. she said! "This government believes that families and farmers in rural Ontario should have access to good jobs and economui opportuni- ties." ousin heifer weighing 1,175 lbs. sold for $104.25. Four heifers consigned by Merkley Farms, Wroxeter, averaging 1.156 lbs. sold for $98.75 to Dominion Meat Packers. Two gold heifers consigned by Jim Brand, Dashwood, averaged 1,458 lbs. sold to St. Helens Meat Packers for $97.50. Thirty-three heifers con- signed by Darren Johnston, Bluevale, averaging 1,272 lbs. sold for an average of $97 with three lim- ousin heifers averaging 1,233 lbs. for $101.75 to Norwich Packers. Twelve heifers consigned by Ducharme Farms, Zurich, averaging 1,266 lbs. sold for an average of $95.69 with a limousin heifer weigh- ing 1,080 lbs. sold to Dominion Meat Packers for $105. Sixteen heifers consigned by Aaron E Martin. Newton, averaging 1,327 lbs. sold for an average of $95.54 with a red heifer selling to Dominion Meat Packers for $105. Eight heifers consigned by Marvara Farms, Drayton, averaging 1,317 lbs. sold for an average of $98.01 with a black heifer weighing 1,400 lbs. sold to St. Helens Meat Packers for $101.50. Five heifers consigned by Arthur and George Hinz, Monkton, averaging 1,183 lbs. sold for an average of $96.14 with sales to $99.25. There were 129 cows on offer. DI and D2 cows sold $38 to $48 with sales to $65; D3, $34 to $37; D4, $12 to $22. Seven blonde cows con- Next week, OFA will participate in a biofuels conference hosted by Hon. Chuck Strahl, federal agriculL ture minister. At this meeting OFA will be putting forth its belief that income from energy products could be a key future revenue source for Ontario farmers. It is good to see both levels of government showing renewed interest in this emerging field. For years, . farmers have been viewed as suppliers of food products for people and livestock. We may be entering a new era where we become the suppliers of green energy to con- sumers. The challenge will be to ensure that investment strategies, taxation policies and marketing networks are set up so that farm income does improve. signed by Steve Doherty, Owen Sound, averaging 1,461 lbs. sold for an average of $49.10 with sales to $65. Two cows consigned by William Petterson, Mount Forest, averaging 1,378 lbs. sold for an aver- age of $45.41 with a black cow weighing 1,260 lbs. selling for $53 to St. Helen's Meat Packers. A charolais cow consigned by Reuben A. Miller, Lucknow, weighing 1,800 lbs. sold to Ryding Regency - St. Ann's for $53. There were 21 bulls on offer sell- ing $37 to $44 with sales to $53.50. A gold bull consigned by John Hoogendoorn Jr., Clinton, weighing 1,765 lbs. sold for $74. A black bull consigned by . Bruce Higgins, Brussels, weighing 2,145 lbs. sold for $61. There were 208 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $90 to $110 with sales to $120; good holstein, $80 to $92 with sales to $101; medium hol- stein, $70 to $80; plain holstein, $60 to $70; heavy holstein, $80 to $85. Six veal consigned by John Martin, Lucknow, averaging 696 lbs. sold for an average of $107.26 with a limou- sin heifer weighing 645 .lbs. selling for $120 to Newmarket Meat Packers. Sixteen veal consigned by Mike Durnin, Auburn, averaging 724 lbs. sold for an average of $101.46 with sales to $116. Two heifer veal consigned by Peter Van Sickle, Teeswater, averaging 673 lbs. sold for $105. Lambs under 50 lbs. sold to $260; 50 - 64 lbs., $164 to $198: 65 - 79 lbs.. $155 to $178; 80 - 94 lbs., $151 to $170; 95 - 109 lbs., $155 to $165: 110 lbs. and over, $157 to $158. Sheep sold $60 to $82. Goats sold $30 to $152. Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $140 to $158; 400 - 499 lbs., $132 to $149; 500 - 599 lbs., $130 to $152.50; 600 - 699 lbs., $121.50 to $133.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $115 to $130; 800 - 899 lbs., $107 to $120.50; 900 - 999 lbs., $101.50 to .$110.25; 1,000 lbs. and over, $101.75 to $108. Top quality stocker heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $123 to $137; 400 - 499 lbs., $125 to $135.50; 500 - 599 lbs., $116.50 to $132; 600 - 699 lbs., $118.25 to $126; 700 - 799 lbs., $113 to $122.25; 800 - 899 lbs., $105.75 to $114.25; 900 lbs. and over, $96.50 to $112. OFA Commentary Being positive about the future