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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1996-08-14, Page 13Page 10 Times -Advocate, August 14, 1996 Alison Squire is one along area highways. of many corn venders now spotted Brussels livestock sales BRUSSELS - The sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending August 9, 1996. Fed Cattle: 588 Cows: 248 Veal calves: 229 Lambs 197 Stockers: 809 The fed steers and heifers sold $2.00 higher with the cows selling steady. On Thursday veal sold $4.00 - $8.00 higher with lambs selling steady>On Friday the calves sold steady with the yearlings selling $2.00 higher. There were 373 steers on offer selling 84.00 to 89.00 to the high of 105.00. Forty-three steers consigned by Cunningham Farms, Lucan averaging 1266 lbs. sold for an average of 87.8I with sales to 97,00. Thirteen steers consigned by Woodham Farm, Woodham averaging 1196 lbs. sold for an average of 83.90 with sales to 89.00. One steer consigned by Jeff Mollard, Parkhill weighing 1390 lbs. sold for 88.00. , Thirty-nine steers consigned by Ed McCann, Dashwood averaging 1327 lbs. sold for an average of 87.34 with sales to 88.50. There were 195 heifers on offer selling 84.00 to 89.00 to the high of 91.00. Twenty-three heifers consigned by Johnston Farms, Bluevale aver- aging 1 117 lbs. sold for an average of 85.82 with sales to 90.50. Seventeen heifers consigned by Tom Triebner, Exeter averaging 1207 lbs. sold for an average of 84.79 with sales to 87.50. Seven heifers consigned by Ron Smith, Denfield averaging 1078 lbs. sold for an average of 84.82 with sales to 87.00. Four heifers consigned by Alan Dallner, Atwood averaging 1221 lbs. sold for an average of 85.94 with sales to 86.75. There were 248 cows on offer selling from 38.00 to 55.00 to the high of 70.00. There were 19 bulls on offer selling from 48.00 to 57.50 to the high of 66.00. There were 229 veal on offer selling. Hol: 75.00 to 95.00 Beef: 80.00 to 107.00. Plain and heavy Hol: 50.00 to 70.00. Six veal consigned by Bill DeVos Jr., Bluevale averaging 671 lbs. sold for an average of 100.42 with sales to 107.00. Four veal consigned by James Brand, Dashwood averaging 580 lbs. sold for an average of 87.55 with sales to 104.00. Lambs: 50 to 80 lbs. 137-00 to 157.50 80 to 95 lbs. 135.00 to 149.00 95-110 lbs. 131.00 to 141.00 Sheep: 49.00 to 60.00 Goats: Stockers: Steers Under 400 lbs. 74.10 to 99.00 400-500 lbs. 86.20 to 104.00 500-600 84.50 to 94.00 600-700 80.00 to 94.50 700-800 84.50 to 88.00 800-900 85.00 to 110.00 900-1000 85.70 to 98.50 300- 400 lbs. 73.60 to 100.50 Stocker heifers 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800 800-900 68.45 to 93.00 70.80 to 83.00 73.25 to 83.00 77.60 to 83.75 71.85 to 80.50 Denfield Market Report The market at Denfield traded on a very active demand at prices 2.00- 5.00 higher on all classes of fed cat- tle. Cows sold steady, pigs higher, sows and boars strong, stockers were stronger. Gord Hardy, Lucan sold 10 steers average weight 1390 average price 91.86, with a high sale of 102.00. Purchased by Dendekker Meats. Morley Hodgins, Parkhill sold 14 steers average weight 1315 average price 90.16 with sales to 99.00. Pur- chased by Dendekker Meats. David and Glen Minnielly, Wy- oming sold 8 heifers average weight 1141 average price 87.67 with sales to 92.75. Purchased by Ralph Bos Meats. Jim Scott. Lucan sold 20 heifers average weight 1163, average price 87.00 with a high sales of 93.50. Pur- chased by Holly Park Meat Packers. Prospect Feedlots, Wyoming sold 9 heifers average weight 1242, aver- age price 85.75. Ken Minielly, Wyoming sold 1 I heifers average weight 1092 average price 85.30. Joe Manders, Lucan sold 13 feeder steers average weight 842 average price 86.93. Choice steers 87-92, sales to 102. Good steers 83-87 Common & medium 65.-75 Choice exotic cross heifers 85.-90 sales to 93 Good heifers 80-86 Common & medium 65-75 Good cows 45-52 Canners and cutters 35-42 Shells 20-30 Bulls 55-65 Plain veal 65-70 Yearling steers 80-88 Holsteiqgives 50-130 Pigs - 4040) 15-95 Over 60 lbs. 70-80 Sows 55-60 Boats 50-55 Huron County Plowing Match set for August McKILLOP TOWNSHIP - The 69th annual Huron County Plowing Match will be held August 22,23, 1996. It will take place at the farm of Neil and Marie McGavin, Con. 13, McKillop (Family Paradise Rd.) or 2 miles south of Walton. Thursday August 22 is coaching and 4-H Achievement Day. The of- ficial Ontario Plowing Association judges will show those who will take part, what they are looking for in a properly plowed plot of land. The Huron Sodbusters 4-H club (11 members) will show their stuff and receive pointers in correct plowing and soil conservation Thursday afternoon. Friday August 23 is the main day of the event. Each competitor is al- lowed to plow a plot both morning and afternoon. There are classes for everyone from ages 12 (boys and girls) to 100!! - also those who are inexperienced to professionals. The plots are 150' x 50'. Queen of the Furrow competitors will begin plowing at 9 a.m. Later they will be interviewed by the judges and will give speeches at 1 p.m. (2-3 minutes on anything con- cerning agriculture). The competi- tion is being sponsored by Hensall Co-op. Any young women interest- ed should call Lynn Godkin at 235- 0777. The winner will reign in '96-'97 and attend the International Plow- ing Match in Simcoe County (Cookstown) in 1997. The reigning queen Charlene Townsend has at- tended many parades and functions this summer and will be compet- ing at the I.P.M. in Hatdemand- Norfolk at Selkirk in September of this year. A pork chop BBQ is planned at noon August 23, Friday. Tickers are $10 adults and $4 for children under 12. Come and dine with all the friendly Huron County folks. Call (519) 887-6365, (519) 527- 0936, or (519) 523-4742. There will be special classes for antique tractor plowing and horse plowing classes too. A team of Ha - flinger horses will be plowing with a sulky plow. Horseshoe pitching competition will also provide ex- citement as well as nail -driving etc. Step dancing and clogging will provide entertainment too (morn- ing and afternoon). Matt O'Neil from CKNX (morn- ing show) will be challenging plowmen to a plowing duel. Farm machinery shows and demonstra- tions will be held throughout the day. Prizes and trophies will be pre- sented immediately after the com- petitions are completed. Come to the Huron Match and mingle. We are gearing up for the International Plowing Match Farm and Machinery Show in 1999 to be held on the Earl and Michael Beck- er farms at Dashwood. Open House. features hog manure storage LAMBTOM COUNTY - Allied Environmental, the Ontario distrib- utor of the Little River Pond Mill, will showcase, at an open house at Lambton County hog farmers Ken Smith, the manure storage technol- ogy that is being used there. The open house will allow area farmers to see first hand how odor problems from manure storage and high ma- nure handling and fertilizer costs are being controlled using the Little River Pond Mill technology. The open house is scheduled August 22 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Hog farmers across the province are being plagued with odor prob- lems, especially from manure stor- age. So much so that it may threat- en the industry. According to Mike Toombs, Rural/Urba1- Interface Specialist with OMAI'RA, "con- trolling odors from large- scale live- stock facilities particular y swine operations seems to be the largest challenge facing these facilities'. Demand for Ontario Pork, particu- larly from the Far East, is increas- ing. However, some hurdles are blocking production; odors being one of them. Especially with the trend to larger facilities and the ur- banization of rural areas. There have been a number of technologies used in the past with varying degrees of success. The Little River Pond Mill is the de- sired method for manure storage handling with a lot of farmers be- cause of its effectiveness, zero op- erating costs and no labor require- ments. Says Allied Environmental presi- dent Tim Bender "most farmers want to control odors from their operations, but want to make sure they are investing in something that will do what is promised". He continues, "this open house will give a lot of farmers the opportuni- ty to see how the technology works in an actual manure storage and talk directly to the farmer who has used it for the last several years." For details on the open house call 1-888-327-0555. Call the Times -Advocate 2354331 New Grow Ontario boosts farm, food andrural sectors ST. THOMAS - Grow Ontario, a new $15 million program intro- duced in the Minister of Finance's Budget Statement, will help Onta- rio's farm, food and rural sectors to compete successfully -at h6met arid abroad. The program, announc by Agriculture, Food and Rural Af- fairs Minister Noble Villeneuve, will reduce barriers to growth and improve investment in the agri- food sector into the next century. "During my recent trip to Asia to promote Ontario's agri-food sector, I saw the vast opportunities those markets hold for us," Villeneuve said"i listened to our stakeholders on that trip and here at home about the support our industry needs to grow and capture more of those markets. Grow Ontario will help deliver that support." Grow Ontario is a reinvestment in research and technology transfer, investment attraction and advocacy, market development and rural eco- nomic development, priorities set by OMAFRA with the help of client groups during Table Talk consultations last fall, Villeneuve added. The program goals are to in- crease the use of new technologies, take advantage of new market op- portunities which will lead to great- er sales, lower costs and higher margins, and to reduce or eliminate barriers within industry and gov- ernment that hinder business growth and expansion. The pro- gram will also help rural communi- ties attract increased investment. Grow Ontario will have three components: Research: Funds will be available to farm and food groups to reduce production, processing and related costs and develop new, value- added products based on available applied research. Matching funds will he leveraged from the private sector to help finance this program. Marketing: Funds will be target- ed to farm and food groups to in- crease market research, identify new import replacement opportuni- ties and expand value-added ex- ports in selected markets. Competitiveness: Funds will be available for pilot projects de- signed to improve the information technology capacity in targeted ru- ral areas and to analyze and ad- dress barriers to growth in the farm and food sectors. "Grow Ontario is an investment in one of Ontario's largest and most important sectors and will benefit the province as a whole. The funding will be directed to farm and food sector groups and rural municipalities... not individu- Safety net deal benefits farmers TORONTO - The three-year, $600 -million safety net agreement recently signed between Ontario and the federal government pro- vides farmers with the equitable, market -responsive income protec- tion they need and support for the development of their industry for the future, says Minister of Agricul- ture, Food and Rural Affairs Noble Villeneuve. "The ministry worked closely with Ontario farm leaders to devel- op our proposal for this agree- ment," Villeneuve said. "Their con- tributions were crucial in making it effective for the long-term competi- tiveness of the province's agri-food industry. We're pleased that we have been successful in negotiating this package with the federal gov- ernment". The safety net deal was signed on July 4, during the federal - provincial Ministers of. Agriculture "This strategy will provide Onta- rio farmers with greater flexibility in protecting their incomes and helping them become more compet- itive in the world marketplace," Villeneuve said. It also meets conference in Victoria. Measures under the agreement include in- creasing contributions to the Net Income Stabilization (NISA) pro- gram, raising coverage under a modified Market Revenue Insu- rance Program to 85 per cent and creating a research and develop- ment fund. The NISA and develop- ment fund components were final- ized, and the agreement on the modified Market Revenue insu- rance Program will be signed later this summer. The Minister reiterated the im- portance for growers to participate in NISA. "Farmers have said they want more control over their own futures. That's why I strongly en- courage growers to plan for the fu- ture and use this opportunity to build their net income stabilization account," he said. "This program is the best long-term protection there is." commitments we made under the Common Sense Revolution and contributes to the government's goal of doing better for less," Ville- neuve said. al businesses," Villeneuve said. Grow Ontario was announced during a visit to Talbotville. Ville- neuve met with Ontario soybean growers to discuss the new pro- gram and to review the success of the recent agri-food trade mission to Asia. 1 Ralph Goodale to visit London LONDON - On August 21 the Honorable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Agriculture and Agri -Food, will be in London. Minister Goodale will be the special guest of Pat O'Brien, Member of Parliament, London -Middlesex. A lunch will be taking place at 12 noon at the farm of Davis and Car- olyn Murray. The farm is located at 4598 Murray Road - R.R. #3, Lambeth. Minister Goodale is inter- ested in meeting with representa- tives from the various farm com- munities in London -Middlesex. The Minister has agreed to a ques- tion and answer session and is in- terested in hearing ,ideas and com- ments from the Middlesex agricultural community pertaining to Canada's Agricultural and Agri - Food industry. There will be a minimal charge of $6. to cover costs payable at the time of the lunch. Please ,bring a lawn chair. Adva"ce registration is required. A well prepared resume will help you get the job you are looking, for! A resume detailing an applicant's work history and education is extremely 'helpful town employer who is seeking a person for a specific job vacancy. Your personal resume should accompany your letter of application. 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