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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-01-22, Page 15HOW THAT WE'VE MADE IT THIS EASY, ONE WORD COMES TO MIND ... HuRRY! Right now. your White Outdoor Power dealer has some very excit- ing news. Here it is. For a limited time only you can take delivery of any White Outdoor Power Product and pay 0 down. No interest til Sept. 17. No payment till Oct. '97 0% Down No payment til Oct. '97 It's your choice. It's easy. But.... it won't last long. This is a limited time offer, so see your White Outdoor Power dealer for complete details.... today. WHITE Sales & Service Phone (519) 236.4934 Fax (519)236-7330 ,' 22. -Main Street, E., Zurich 1)I_\I I R "OI I). 1)I -..\I RSI SI:l;\ l( 11). (,I %I'O\II.44 1)I(1t I.\. Your Views Letters to the editor FARM tIL'L?AT'F Huron County Pork Producersdiscuss letter The HCPPA unanimously support the single desk selling system.... Dear Editor: The Huron County Pork Producers met recently to .discuss the letter that is tieing circulated throughout the province questioning the effectiveness of the single desk selling system of Ontario Pork. The HCPPA unanimously support the single desk selling system. The producer(s) behind the request to deregulate our marketing system maintain that a lack of leader- ship in:our Ontario industry today along with inef- fective marketing strategies is handcuffing their ability -to seek new markets and create close ties with processors to capture global opportunities. Yet " our current leadership, challenged last year at the Farm Products Marketing Commission helped to createa mutually beneficial contract system which allows producer -processor links to create these glo- bal deals. This allowed processors to define exactly what they .wanted and opened the way for the crea- tion of "Signature Pork" -and other programs which are specifically designed to capture the lucrative ex- port markets. The Quality Assurance plan, APHIN, futures pricing and an upgraded compufer system are equipping all producers for future success in the industry.. - The HCPPA asks the author(s) to be a part of the solution to any programs they have with the current Board structure. Policy development happens when grass roots producers work through their orgniza- tions not around them. We can solve these differenc- es if we work together. The HCPPA invites this group to contact us for some frank and honest dis- cussions. This business orientation (as they put it) at Onta- rio Pork is the type of leadership extremely. relevant to the future of our. -pork industry. The author(s) be- hind this letter maintain -that by signing it "in no way states you are. choosing to market hogs in an open market environment". The HCPPA strongly disagrees with this and reminds producers of the 'free marketing system' we all struggled to survive under before single desk selling. Through_thissys- tem indexed grading. same day killand guarantee of payment are the norm. -The dismantling of our sys- tem today would set our industry hack - not ahead as has been suggested. . • . Signed with full support Huron County Pork Producers Association Denfield market Market report for Tuesday. January 13, 1997. The marketat Denfield traded on a strong demand at fully steady prices regaining: the weekend loss on all classes of fed cat- tle. Good fed cows sold strong_ with canners and cutters 2.00 -lower. Re- placement cattle sold fully steady. ' Don Eedy and Mark Vanderploeg,Denfield sold 12 heifers at 1140 lbs. at 94.75 to a high of 103.00 purchased by DenDekker Meats. Ross Duff, Groton sold 4 steers, average weight 1385, average price 93.45 to a high of 96.50 bought by Holly Park Meats. ' - Max Define, -Dresden sold 9 steers, average weight 1312,.average -price 92.04 to a high of 96.75 purchased by Holly Park Meats. Steve Vokes; Petrolia sold 9 steers, average weight 1247, average price 92.28 to a high of 99.75 purchased by Holly Park Meats. Tim Kerrigan, Wyoming sold '17 steers. average weight 1467, aver- age price 90.60 to a high of 97.75 purchased by Norwich Packers. John McTavish, Glencoe sold a cow. 1215 lbs. at 60.00. Bill•Kouwenberg, Glencoe, sold 2 heifers, average weight 1300. av- erage pricer 93.50. Choice steers: 90.00-95.00, sales to 100.00 Good steers: 85.00-90.00; Plain steers: 70.00-80.00 Fed Holstein Steers: 72.00-84.00 Choice exotic.cross heifers: 90.00-95.00, sales to 103.00 Good heifers: 85.00-90.00: Common and medium: 65.00-75.00 Good cows: 45.00-55.00. sales to 63.00 . Canners and,cutters: 37.00-42.00 Shells -'20.00-30.00; Bulls: 45.00-78.00 Good/Veal: 80.00-95.00; Plain Veal: 50.00-70.00 Shortli'eep Steers: 78.00-86.00; Shortkeep heifers: 75.00-84.00 Souk: 55.00-60.00; Boars: 50.00-55.00 Brussels livestock sales • BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week end- ing January 17. 1997. • , Fed Cattle: 553 Cows: 294 - Veal Calves: 160 . Lambs & GoatstLight run due to weather conditions - Stockers: 688 Both fed steers and heifers sold at steady prices on a good strong active trade. Cows also traded steady. Veal sold a steady trade. Friday stockers sold steady. There were 311 steers on offer selling from 87.00 to 92.00 to the high of 101.00 . Sixteen steers consigned by Jim Howatt. Londesborough averaging 1446 lbs- sold for an average of 91.22 with sales to 101.00. Four steers consigned by Warren & Marion. Becker. Ayton averaging.1368 lbs. sold for an average of 90.58 with sales to 96.00. Twenty-five steers consigned by Cunningham Farms. Lucan averaging 1369 lbs. sold for an average of 87.83 with sales to 94.75. . Three steers consigned by Leonard Knoll. Elmwood averaging 1301 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 90.44 with sales to 93.75. - •. Nine steers conxigned by Ed McCann. Dashwood averaging 1388 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 85.65 with sales to 93.00. . Thirteen steers consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms. Inc.. Woodstock averaging 1454 lbs. sold for an average of 87.78 with sales to 93.00. Eleven steers consigned by Kada Farms. Blueval4 averaging 1295 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 87.09 with sales to 92.50.. . Two steers consigned by Allan Becker. Ayton averaging 1273 lbs. sold for an average of 88.86 with sales to 92.00. sr •One steer consigned by Chuck Duffer. Mildmay weighing 1325 lbs. sold for 91.75. Twenty-eight steers consigned by Maurice Coe. -Shelburne averaging 1433 lbs. sold for an average of 85.26 with sales to 91.00: There were 224 heifers op offer selling from 87.90.w 92.00 to the high of 98:00. Two heifers consigned by William Siegner; Mildmay averaging 1173 lbs, sold for an average of 93.05 with sales to 98.00. • Two heifers consigned by Gordon Borth. Mildmay averaging 1052 Ibs.sold for 93.75. Fifteen heifers consigned by Mason Hall. Forest averaging 1153 lbs. sold for an average of 87.21 with sales to 93.00. - Six heifers consigned by Lyle and Dave Noble. Glencairn sold for an average of 86.19 ' with sales to 92.50. Eight heifers consigned by Irvin Schenk. Petersburg averaging 1184 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 86.78 with sales to 90.25. Three heifers consigned by Charles Fischer. Brussels averaging 1195 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 88.93 with sales to 90.00. Eighteen heifers consigned by John Black.Goderich averaging 1178 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 83.02 with sales to 89.75. Twelve heifers consigned by Amsey Bearinger. Mount Forest averaging 1135 lbs. sold for an average of 85.30 with sales to 89.00. One heifer consigned by Jim and Les Stephenson. Ethel. sold for 88.75. Fourteen heifers consigned by Gerald Rathwell. Brucefield averaging 1242 lbs. sold for an average of 83.32 with sales to 88.50. There were 294 cows on offer selling from 28.00 to 51.00 to the high of 59.50. One cow consigned by Paul Sedlmeir. Walkerton weighing 1505 lbs, sold for 59.50. One cow consigned byDave Millan. Teeswater weighing 1170 lbs. Sold for 53.00. One cow consigned by Mark Fisher. Ayton weighing 1695 lbs. sold for. 52.00. There were 18 bulls on offer selling from 44.00 to 51.50 to the high of 58.50. One red bull consigned by Levi A. Yoder. Lucknow weighing 1335 lbs. sold for 58.50. One red bull consigned by Bieri Dale Farms Inc.. Monkton weighing 1295 lbs. sold for 58.00. . . There were 160 veal on offer selling: Plain hol: 60.00 to 75.00; Hol: 85.00 to 100.00; Beef: 85.00 to 108.00. Ten veal consigned by John Martin. Lucknow averaging 633 lbs. sold for an average of 97.78 with sales to 108.00. Five veal consigned by John Schwartzentruber. Brussels averaging 660 lbs. sold for an average of 94.87 with sales to 104.00. One veal consigned by John L. Miller. Lucknow weighing 715 lbs. sold for 101.00. Lambs: Due to weather. too few to determine.trade: Steers: Under 400 lbs. 70.00 to 90.00 400-499 lbs. 60.00 to 107.50 500-599 65.50 to 97.00 600-699 70.00 to 90.50 700.799- 78.50 to 82.50 800.899 75.50 to 87.00 900 & over 71.73 to 101.00 Heifers: 300-399 60.00 to 101.00 400-499 55.00 to 76.50 -500.599 61.00 to 82.00 600:699 65.00 to 7530 700-799 70.00 to 81.00 800-899 58.00 to 76.00 900 & over 50.50 to 82:00 Plain stockers 37,Q0 to 52.00 Times -Advocate, January 22, 1997 Page 15 Milk production down in October MISSISSAUGA - Total _milk marketings were down 2.3 per cent in October from the same monih last year. This puts total milk mar- ketings for the first three months of the dairy year 2.2 per cent lower than the same period a year ago. - Fluid sales down slightly .Sales of fluid milk by volume on .an adjusted audited sales day basis in October 1996 were down 0.83 per cent compared to the same month last year. Sales of fluid milk. by volume on an adjusted audited sales day -basis for the I2 -month pe- riod, November = 1995 to October 1996. were up 1.47 per cent. American milk production down Of the top five milk states in the U.S., only -California increased out= put in September, reports Hoard's Dairyman. Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin all had declines. Overall, production was down 0.5 per 'cent from last September in the 22 states the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports on monthly. . Museum announces board of directors MILTON - On Wednesday, De- cember; 11, • a newly -appointed. Board of Directors of Country Her= itage Experience' Inc. held its first meeting in Milton, Ontario. Country Heritage Experience Inc. is hoping to assume control of the Ontario Agricultural Museum from the Ontario Ministry of Agricul- ture. Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) on March 31. The Board of the -new corporation in- cludes many well-known individu- als representing agriculture, busi- ness, the. :arts; government and banking. - Joining the Board are George Ar- nold, Royal Bank; John Carmeron, Alfa Laval Agri.; Greg Clark, John Deere Limited, Norris Hoag, OMA - FRA; Robert Jarrett, Laidlaw Tran. it; Eugene. Lammerding, • Founda- tion of Rural Living; David Lees, Corporate Foods Ltd.; Carolyn McDonell, Beef Information Cen-. tre; Dr. Robert:J. McLaughlin, On- tario Agricultural College; Robert` Monte, North Waterloo Farmers Mutual Insurance CO.;.. Dr. Clare' Rennie. Agricultural Advisor; Shar- on. Rounds. Ontario Federation of Agriculture; Daniel Schimdt, Gowl- ing, Strathy and Henderson; Joyce Savoline, Regional Municipality of Halton: Peter Etril Snyder,. Artist; and George Underwood, George Underwood Farms. The Board -immediately elected Robert "Bob" Monte as Chair, and Dr.- Clare Rennie, Deputy Chair. "We are fortunate to have such high .calibre talent on the Board;" said Monte: "This demonstrates a high degree of interest throughout the community in the future of the Ontario Agricultural Museum." Country Heritage Experience Inc: ' was formed after 12' months of hard work by a. volunteer group of museum supporters known as On- tario's Rural Heritage Preservation . Committee. This association. chaired by George Underwood, of Wingham, . has held numerous meetings throughout the past year, leading tothe development of a draft Business Plan charting the fu- ture of the well-known museum. The Board will be examining this plan over the next two months and making recommendations for the 1997 season. Dr. Rcnnie comment- ed. "The Mission of the new corpo- ration provides many opportunities. We look forward to the input of a wide variety of people and organi- zations as exciting new programs and exhibitsare developed which showcase the evolution of rural life and food production in Ontario. past present and future." Country Heritage Experience Inc. will be meeting ,with OMAFRA throughout the month of January to develop a Memorandum of Agree- ment which will see the operation of the museum transferred from the government to the private sector. The 1997 season is slated to begin in April with school group pro- gramming and in May for the gen- eral public. More - information about , specific programs will be available in early 1997. 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On November 18, Joe Naylor, communications manag- er for White Tractors, drew the winning names from over 4,000 entries. Ron Keys returned his . entry form to C.G. Farm Supply in Zurich. Fruit and vegetable convention to be held GUEPLH - Members of the fruit and vegetable industry will help de- fine the issues that most affect hor- ticulture: at the 1997 Ontario Fruit' and Vegetable Growers' Associa- • lion (OFVGA) Annual Convention. Held February 20-22, at the. Re- gal Constellation Hotel in Etobi- coke, the Annual Convention will carry on 138 years of tradition by addressing critical horticultural top- icssuch as equitable funding of the OFVGA, deer damage to farm property and labor issues. .. - "Once again, the convention will be dealing with topics that are very important to the day to day. opera- tions of fruit and vegetable grow. ers. By attending the annual meet- ingand the - section meetings, participants are taking an active - part in keeping their farms, and the Ontario fruit and vegetable industry a .successful . and. impbrtatit part of our economy", said Michael Ma- zur, OFVGA Executive Secretary. The Annual -Meeting, held Febru- - ary 20, from 8:30 a.m. - noon. is a critical function of the three day. conference. Here, delegates will convene to discuss, debate. and re- solve topics of concern to- the fruit MikE'S BLAST ANd PAINT Should bave been listed in the small phone book under Hartman Mike instead of under Mike's Blast and Paint and vegetable industry. Section re- ports- will be presented and resolu- tions. will be tendered. It -is during this meeting that the Equitable Funding -Committee will present their findings on equity of funding between • thefresh and „processing _ sector of the fruit and vegetable in- dustry. In addition to the annual meeting, the tender fruit, vegetable, human resources; property. research. and crop protection sections will be holding forums on what the OFV- GA has accomplished in these are- as in 1996. and where the associa- tion will be heading in -1997. Participants will hear Bob Vanton- - gerloo discuss "The Quest for a Re - :liable Workforce" • during the Hu- man Resources Breakfast, February 21_at 7 a.m.,-Howard Smith from the MinistryofNatural Resources will explain how farmers can con- trol deer damage on -.the farm through the new changes to the Game and -Fish Act during the. Property Section meeting, February. 21 at 10:30 a.m. • - . For registration information con -- tact Jana Papke, Convention Coor- dinator.at 519:763-6160. ext. 16. - • • • • FEED & FARM SUPPLYM Suppliers of quality - Shur -Gain Feeds and Animal Health Products VARNA 233-92191 "Small in size - Big ir. ser -in." Hours: Mon. -Fri: 8 a.m. f:. 5 p Saturday 8 a.m. 'o 12 p.m.'