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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-09-24, Page 23\ Page 22 Times -Advocate, September 24, 1997 FA 1' M IIPDATF Huron Federation of Agriculture ready to tackle water pollution The group is part. of a provincial nutrient management committee By Kate Monk T-ARaportei • "HURON. COUNTY - The Huron Federation of Ag- riculture is putting energy into solving'water quality .prob- • Iems brought to the forefront in Huron County this summer. • The i: -IFA is•pari of •a provincial water quality organizes-. . tion - the Ontario 'Environmental Farm Plan Nutrient Management Committee. This is a coalition of several fare) and•rural organizations as wellas provincial ministries. "This is a huge -organization headed by the Ontario Fed- eration of Agriculture that is trying to get a nutrient man -- agement plait off the ground that will work' across Ontario in every different soil type." said Henry Boot, -HFA'= pies- ,ident. "Our main objective is verification and policing." . Opposition has been raised.bycnvironmental advocates to -the new Farm Production and Protection -Act but Boot maintains the Act is not aright to pcillute. . . -'We know we need clean water: • not only for ourselves- ' hut for evcryhodj• else insociety. it's a societal issue; hut . this is what -we're doing to:help farmers utilize.ihc nutrients to the best o1 their abilities he it liquid manure or chemical. fertilizers." - • While farmers.and pork producers -in panicular have, been blamed for Lake Huron's water quality woes..Boot says lig= 'uid manure management is at the hcart.of the matter. "'Liquid manure. which is the main . stay at' the _present time; has come --forward over the last 16 .years. Because of the major problems that have"occurred in other countries " we.havc said we need -a plan in place of how we are going to handle liquid. manure so that w•c can maintain watcr.qual- ity." - • Boot says applying liquid manure isn't always casy when dealing with' tight timetables and:the application taf manure by custom operators. • I -le doubts a custom operator can or vv ill take -the tine to • • • apply manure in the exact amounts that are required in dif- ferent parts of the field 19 optifnizc nutrients or to ensure watercourses are not negatively effected. • Boot identifies policing and licensing custom operators as key components in a strategy to prevent water pollution. - Currently. it's the sole 'responsibility of the farmer to de- mand the proper application of manure. But the demand for The concept is. currently in place with the ;Ontario Farris custom operators • is greater than the supply resulting in Animal Council hot line for animal welfare. In Huron. rushed manure application•and less than ideal attention to County, a peer group of local producers visits a producer detail. Thc option for a farmer to purchase •- . who is reportedly abusing his livestock in- order his own application equipment is a costly "We know we to work to. solve the -problem. If there is a le- gitimate problem and the producer doesn't coop- erate. the peer group forwards the complaint to the Humane Society. The environmental hot line would work in .a similar manner except the information would be forwarded to the -Ministry of the Environment and Energy. • . The Huron pork producers' motion has been sent to the Ontario Pork Producers' Marketing Board in the hopes the provincial- body will initiate an Ontario -wide pro- gram. • Although thereis already a hot line in place for environ- mental spills. Durand hopes a peer -based group will work better. - "What's unfortunate 'is that the Ministry of the Environ- ment (and Energy) is vastly understaffed. Thc person from Sarnia that would come up to solve -a problem might not get here for a day and a'half: If thepro.duccr from this .arca finds out. he could get there a lot faster:" said Durand. ' . "The second benefit is that -the producer could get the Of- fending person stopped a lot faster than maybethe police could. A self-policing.policy worked a.lot•better than any- - thing.legislated.'-- - - • - • "We're doing it because we want to take care of our bad apples," explained Durand. today?" Huron County's pig farmers are also taking action to im- -:prove water quality. On September 4, the Hurin County. Pork Producers passed a motion'to support -in principle a toll free -phone line for anyone to repos an environmental infraction happening on a farm. - investment of up to $150.000. - • The. HFA realizes everyone will need to .get involved and cooperate to improve wa- ter quality.' The HFA environmental com- gnittee is holding an all commodities meet-. Ing on September 29 at . 8 p.m. at the Ontario 'Ministry Of Agriculture. and Food office- in Clinton to develop a meth- `odology and decide future actions. "We all know that liquid •manure is one problem. But we also know that overapplication or improper application of chemical fertilizers is also a major problem;' explained Boot. "We hope to have a committee of farmers, politicians and urhanites that will initiate a study to compile all the wa- ter yuaht) information collected over the last -25 years" According to "Boot. provincial downsiiing and cutbacks haven't helhcd the environment. - • `"Thc provincial government has neglected.one of the es . s-ential parts of.life .- the protection t)f.watcr quality. They hav:c. backed off and they have cut off those safety nets We will say to the provincial government "You want to halance.. your hooks. That seems to he the only things on,your minds but you don't, care what kind of quality of life we're going to haxc ,Ontario." If it wasn't for the individual lax pay- - crs who hasc raised their oices.'whcre would we he sitting need clean water, not only for ourselves but for everybody." Brussels livestock sales results for September 19 Thc sales at Brussels Livestock for the week : ending September 19. 1997 ' - Fed carie: 603 - Cows: 266 _ • Veal,calves, 544 Lambs and goats: 301 Stockers:- 212(1 Fe&tth steers-ancifcrs sold•011 a steadv trade' Cows also sold steady Veal sold S2 -S5• .higherw•rth lambs selling fairly steady All classes of'srockers:sold on a steady. trade. - There were 344 steers on offer selling front 87 01) to 92.09 to the high of 97 75. - Four steers consigned by Dungald-Aldred.- . WestLorne'averaging 1234 Ihs sold loran. - average of 94:50 with sales to 97 75: ' Sixty-one steers Consigned by Tom Tn• - ebner. Eiieter averaging 1268 Ihs sold for an average of 89 76 with sales to 95 75 • - Seventeen steels consigned to Cunningham Farmx, Lucan,averaging 1342 Ihs sold for ,an average of 88 98 With sales to 9525. Two steers cbnsrgned byR.1. Wilson. Wal kerton averaging 1 1 1 .Ihs sold for'an aver age of 89.67 with .ale: to 94.50.. • Four steers consigned by John Aldred. West • - Lorne averaging 1246 Ibs..sold tic an ai er- age of 90.09 with sales to 93.75 ---Thirtyvight-itrers-ri nsrgned McCann & Sons Ltd.- Ailsa Craig -averaging' .1429 lbs sold for an average of 90.23 with sales to9375 • - •- • Three steers consigned bye Stan Snyder. • Guelph averaging 1 171- Itis. sold (or an aver-, age of 89 09 with sales to 93.25 - -.Six steers eaonsigned by Doug & I)on Green: Listowel averaging 1074 lbs. sold for a9 av- erage 4.87.79 with sales to 9301). - 'Nme_steers consigned tiy.Oscar Bliich. El- - mira averaging 13'18 lbs.sold,for an average. of 89.19 with sales to 41.5(), , ':Thirteen steen,consigned by Don Shied. Wingham averaging 14(15 lbs sold for an average of 8/.87 wrap .ate -silo 91 1M1 - There were 233.herfers on offer selling trom - 87.(10 ;092.11010 the high of 95 5O. , Twcnty.heifers consigned by Allan Rundle. Exeter averaging 11h3Ms. sold for anaser- age of 97.66 with sales to 98.50. Twenty-eight heifers consigned by Johnston Farms. Bluovaleasyraging 1135Ihs. sold for an average of 91.34 with sales to 9700 . ' Fifteen heifers consigned by Stan Francis. Kirkton averaging 1 124 Ihs sold loran aver- age of 8764 with sales to•96 75. Twenty-one heifers consigned by Hugh - Love. Atwood averaging 1 158 lbs sold•fur an average of 89,93 with sales to 9590 Nineteen heifers consigned by Bill Haines. Wingham averaging 1143 lbs. sold for an average of 91-90 ssu h sales to 95.00.' Three heifers consigned by Bnghthill Farms: Bright averaging 1091 lbs. sold for afi'avef age of 86.65 with sales Io 93 75" One gold heifer coli}igned by JeffBloch. El - miry weighing 1250 lbs sold 6)0 3.00. • One limo -heifer consigned by John Humid. Bhehl weighing 1150 Ihs sold for 92 51) Nine heifers consigned h. Dave Bender. Palmerston averaging 1(17I Ihs. sold for an average of 9(1.46 with sales to 92:00 Seven heifers consigned by Ken McAlpine. Ailsa Craig averaging 1228 lbs. sold for an average of 88.5(1w oh sales to 89 75.-.. Denfield Livestock Sales Thc Market.at Denfield Livestock traded on a moderate demand at steady prices on all classes of fed cattle: Cows sold slightly Ipwer. veal steady. stockers'steady sows and boars traded a tittle easier. -Ross Duff, Croton sold a steer weighing 1 185 at 98 -75 -purchased hs Norwich Meat Packers. Mike Pickering. Dashwood'sold 10 steers average weight 1420 lbs. average price 92.39 to a. high of 95.50 purchased by Norwich Pack- ers. - ' Bill Duff. Croton sold 26 steers .1% c rage weight 1249 average price Sri 95: Borman Hodgins,'Parkhilf.sold 22 steers average weight 1348 average price:90.26. Morley Hodgins. Parkhill sold 14 steers average weight 129(1 average rice 90.17. Gird Hardy. Lucan sold 12 steers average weight 1358 average price 89.59. Prospect Feedlot, Wyoming sold 19 heifers weighing 1156 average puce 86.21 to a high of 96.25 pur- chased by Holly'Park MeatPackers. Ed McCann. Parkhill. sold 26 • heifers average weight 1222 average price 88.00. - Choice steers 88.00-92.00 sales to 98.75 . Good steers: 84.00-88.00 Plain Steers. 75.(0-90.00 Choice exotic cross heifers 88.00- 92.00 sales to 96.75 Good heifcrs:.84.(10-88.00 Common and medium: 70.00-80.00 Good'cows:, 50.00-56.00. • Cann. -s and cutters: 40.00 -46.00 - Shells. 15.00.25.00 Bulls 55.00-65.00 • Direct to packer cows over 600 lbs. 97.00 Direct to packer bullsi 103.00 Choice •veal: 95.00-100.00 Good veal' 80.00-9000 Plain veal: 65.00-75.00 Good. Holstein bull calves: 100.00- 150.00 Pigs 40-60 Ib.: 100-00-110.00 Sows: 50.00-55.00 Boars: 47.00-50,00 Nelp Your gild 16 Mill /. 110,0 Via• 0 grwnloplircmo I The movemmeM to. *dirt I'eeriY (W'' 9 • There wcrc 26(1 cows on offer selling/from 35.0010 53.(0 to the high of 57.00, Twit Irmo cows c9nsigned by Ray Waef+hter• walkenon averaging.I440Ihs. Sold for an • average of 52.07 with sales to 56.50 One lint~ i nw onncigned byJohrnJohnston. Bluevale weighing 120) Ihs. sold foo 56.0(1. Three char cows consigned hy'Cvaig Came- ron. Owen Sound .o eraging 1397 lbs. sold • for an average of 51.55 with sales to 56.00. There wcrc-1^_ hulls on offer selling from 56 50 to 6050 to the high of 73.00. • One RWF hullconsigned.hy Murray Gor- don. Blyth weighing -1776 lbs_, sold for 7.3 00. ('Inc Irmo hulreonsigned h¢ Ray Buchmelert Holyrood weighing • 189(1 lbs. sold for 62.56. There were 544 veal and hoh.calvec on.offer �selhng: beef Veal 95.(10 to 129.(10: Hol. veal 90 00 to 10301). Plain ho. 75 (K) to 90 00. ight veal consigned by John Verburg. Lon- deshoroaveragrng 670 Ihs :sold for an aver- age of )09.43 with sales to 129:00.. • Faght seal consigned by Rick Smith. Ripley as crazing 634 Ihs'sold for an.average of 1 1 1.99- u uh sales us:121:(x). - - ' • One gold seal consigned by DonEadie. Wingham weighing 650 lbs. sold -for 121.00. lambs: Under -50 Ihs -. 142.00 to 15200' 50:80 Ihs 131 lxl to 148.00 80.95 Ihs 115 (K► to.144.00 95:1 p9 Lbs.; 121.00 to 124.00 Shyep. 57.(0�o 75.01) . Guars: 522'4 to 592.50 . . / .• Stockers: - Steers Under 4(0 lbs 10(1.00 to 137:00 • 400 - 499 lbs 101.00 to 136,50 • • - ' 5(51- 599 Ihs . 1(0.50 to 137.(0 600 - 699 Ihs 96 00 to 115.00. 710 799 •Ihs 83 0)10 111.00 ' 1110 =.899 Ihs 58.00 tO• 110.00 9(0 and over 000 to 1019.50-. - Heifers-• - .300-399 lbs. 99 t0 6).132.00 - • - 4(0-499 lbs. • )91,59 to' 121.IX1 5(51-599 lbs. 85.10 to 110.(KI- (' 0-6991bs. KL 50 to 109.5(1 7(0-799 lbs. 88 Odio 99.75 8(0.899 1hs. .76 0010 106.00 900 and °yet 60.10 to 95,5(1- • Plain 5,5(1- Plain stockers 58.(KI to 66 (0 E'ENSALL ISTRICT 00-OPERATIVE Docit ceder. Effective treatment for foot rot and shipping fever complex .14 l� t" .41 •11 (long acting o)rytetracyclfne) When you're looking for a long acting oxytetracycline, ask for Oxy LA - it covers your cattle's needs from head to toe Foot rot and shipping fever complex are two major causes of productivity losses in your herd (cattle go off feed and lose weight). 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Wheat Thomsvue Farms Brian Bearss Earl Foster Vernon Thomson Chris Weernink Bill Denham Burns llackler 89' •. 92 91 7 88 82 - 82 93 182 89 181 88 179 91 178 87 ' 175 9,0 172 85 167 Soya beans Bruce Ross 85 94 Bill Denham - 85' 93 Larry. Rundle 86 .91' Chris_Vecrnink.. -f1:1 90 Thomsvue Farms 82 89 Brian Beans • 84 . 88 Bernard Benoit 78 - 92 Farm and rural financial planning office opens EXETER - Farm Mutual Fi- nancial Services Inc.. -has opened a new office_ in Exeter at 497 Main Street South. "The new organization will focus on the special needs of our fare) . and rural communities." said man- ager John Hanson.. According to Hanson.'there arc specific needs when farms be- come corporate - businesses 4)r . change hands from one generation to the next. (1111.4 ''attt"Y' John Hanson "Thi: needs of rural and farming communities arc currently . under serviced. Farm Mutual Financial - Services inc. is offering products and services • that will meet the needs of our clients.. 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