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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-11-26, Page 20Page 22 Times -Advocate, November 26, 1992 Van Raay Farms Ltd. awarded at Royal Agricultural Winter , Award-winning swine. Pictured from left are repre- sentatives of Van Raay Farms Ltd. John Kinsman, Craig Hebert and Chris Weigand with award-winning swine ' from Van Raay Farms Ltd: DASHWOOD - Van. Raay Farms Ltd. proved they have some of the best pigs on the mar- ket. They were award -winners in four categories at the 75th Royal', . Agricultural Winter Fair held at the CNF. Coliseum in Toronto on: , Ndv. 12. • They were awarded prizes for Reserve Champion Carcass in T the Market Hog -Carcass class. ;Grana •Champion Single in the ' Single jve Market class, Grand Champion Pair in -the Pair of. , Market Hogs class and placed • fifth in the Group of Three Mar ,ket Hogs classt.:• "The annual 'convention show- cases kip' breeders and genetics ' from . all over Canada." said Herds Manager- Craig Hebert, 'adding it integrates the city with the country. , - "It tries to bring the pdople of , Toronto ,into agriculture. • he said. - Hebert said the show is' very prestigious and renowned -across the country. ' • "The Royal Wihter Fair for - Canada is a premier.show. To do well there; then you knowyouu've done'.well." And. did well they did. Alto- gether there were 10 swine from Van Raay Farms Ltd,. and all of them placed in the top 10. The. Royal Winter. Fair is geared towards all types of ag- riculture including areas such as dairy, beef. crops and swine. The - category the Van Raay'swere in was based on market value. He- bert said pigs are graded on aver- age daily, weight gain. how much fat the animal carries and the live placing by the judge. Hebert. who- has been with the market animals category since it began almost a decade ago and has showcased swine there from the Van Raay Farm for the past three years. said this is the first time that so many of the pigs he has entered have won. • - ''I'm proud." Hebert said on' winning -the prizes. "This is; -my 'livelihood and it feels great that we. can exhibit and do well. it gets everyone_ at the ~''farm pumped up about it." - t Wintertime By Harry Huffman, P.Eng. Agricultural Engineer KOMOKAI - Much of our ilivesiock is raised t in total confinement barns to maintain an ideal environment for best animal performance. These conditions are easily achieved during the majority of the year when milder weather allows -la high 'aii exchange rate. .However, this task - becomes more difficult during the winter months with minimum ventilation: - Obviously. the number and size of animals housed will determine the quantity of heat, moisture and carbon dioxide produced in. the air space. Very often the air exchange rate required to control moisture or carbon dioxide will be greater than that require for temperature control or oxygen demand. if this minimum ventilation , rate is not forced to operate. then these barns will he under -ventilated and air,quality will deteriorate. Allowing the barn humidity to 'rise above 75 per cent RH. will cause the barn to feel damp and the barn odors to become much more pronounced. Ammonia gi.s, one of the main manure gases. attaches itself to all the water molecules in the air and creates a smelly environment for both the animals and the operator. Try to keep the ammonia level below 20 PPM (parts per million). ideally. below 15 PPM. High carbon dioxide levels indicate a slight lowering of the oxygen level and promotes drowsiness. Try to keep the CO2 level below 5000 PPM (ideally in the 2500 - 3000 PPM range). • The only way you can lower these products of respiration ` and metabolism is to increase the air exchange rate. For some barns, this could be as simple as lowering the room' temperature 3 to 4 Celsius degrees. However many facilities house sensitive stock and require a heating system to • maintain the desired temperature. For these cases. the operator should constantly monitor the air quality • and adjust the minimum ventilation to maintain reasonable conditions. For growing animals, the minimum ventilation capacity will increase and the room temperature requirements will decrease. November 27. Middlesex Soil and Crop Improvement Association annual meeting and banquet. Coldstream Community Centre at 7 p.m. Tickets $12. Contact your arca director or the Kilworth OMAFRA office at 519-473-6480. 1-800.265-4710• • airquali November 28-29, 'Carolinian Canada Forum, _Working Toge5her. for Conservation. Entertainment: London's Dufflehag Theatre. "keynote -speaker - John Lounds, Nature Conservancy of Canada. Registration . $40. • ` ($25 for students)... - Contact:,. Carolinian Canada. •519-661-2744. fax 519-661-2809. • .December 12, Beef Cattle .Health - Skills + Workshop. Beef - Barn. RCAT; Register, at local. OMAFRA offices.. . December 8, Beef Cattle Skills Workshop. Lambton ' County (Location to be determined). 1:30 p.m. Register at OMAFRA 519-882-0180.1-800-265-1441 December 9, Middlesex/Lambton Dairy Update. , Lambton Mutual - insurance Company. Watford. 8 p.m. No registration required. ' • February 17. 1998. Alternate Financing and Business Arrangements. Holiday Inn. Guelph. Cost: $ I00. Contact:- 1-888-466-2372, ontact:1-888-466-2372. • ext.'. 63548. fax: ,.519-826-4342. - Various - dates: Regional Farm Business Management Conferences. Managing Your Resources for Success in the 2000's. Tentative cost: $80/1st person from firm. $60/extra person. Contact: .1-888-466-2372. ext. 67348. fax: 519-826-4342.Nutrition Night. Fingal United Church. Fingal. 6:30 p.m. No registration required. December 9. Beef Cattle Health Skills Workshop. Lambton County (Location to be determined). 1:30 p.m. Register at OMAFRA 519-882-0180. 1-800-265-1441 December 9. Middlesex/Lambton Dairy Update. Lambton Mutual Insurance Company. Watford. 8 p.m. No registratiop required. r FARM LJPDAT Dixon markets new soybean crayons. NEWMARKET - In 'what the company calls the first major ad- vance.in how crayons are made in more than a century,. Dixon Ti- conderoga inc, launched its Prag FunPro soybean crayon at the Roy al Winter Fair earlier this month. 'The soybean crayon started nut as an interesting novelty idea," bix- on's Canadian President Tim Thomas said. "But once we began developing it, we discovered the proverbial 'better mousetrap'. it's. brighter, smoother, more blendahle and it doesn't flake." According to Thomas, Prang FunPro crayons are the first and only crayons to be made from soy- bean oil rather than petroleum- based paraffin wax. The crayons are a completely natural, non-toxic oil base made from a renewable, North American resource. Initially developed by students 'au Purdue University as part of an annual con test to develop. new uses for.soy- beans. Dixon Ticonderoga - now holds the patent. . • Dixon. perhaps best known for its HB Ticonderoga pencil, would -like to grab a big chunk of the crayon market, currently controlled' , by Binney & S-mith's Crayola. - "It'.s David versus Goliath but ours int, the better product. And what's more. it's environmentally beneficial." Thomas claimed. The crayons are 85 per cent soy= bean oil mixed with all -natural fat- ty acids' to create a, crayon. -base: The base receives a dose of pig- ment to bring the colors to life just before being poured into a mold. More than 2,000 crayons are made from one bushel of soybeans. '. The Dixon crayons ,are .made in Sandusky. bhiii. Soya to crayons.- Dixon Ti-, coi deroga Inc. ' is man- ufacturing crayons that are 85 per cent soybean oil rath- er than petroleum-based par- affin wax. ' ' NK Brand Soybean variety wins fourth consecutive World Soybean Championship TORONTO - Novartis eeds lite., with a sathple of NK S08 $0: "We• congratulates .Dave Hendrick. the are extremely proud of ourgrowers 1997 World Soybean Champion. and their accomplishments at the -Hendrisk-!,s-win-marked-the4ourth-ioym - says`-"Dtifl McClure. consecutive' world soybean .pybean plant' breeder. for Novartis championship for the i NKTM brand Seeds. S00-55 is an early maturity S00-55 soybean. NK brand soybean that offers' 1997 marks. the second time in excellent yield potential and three years that Hendrick received . disease resistance. • the World _Soybean Championship With five of the, top ten soybean honors • by entering a sample of placings at • the 1997 Royal NKTM brand• S00-55 soybeans. Agricultural Winter Fair, Novartis Brian : Millar. exhibiting NK Seeds clearly demonstrates the S00;55, won the Championship in excellence achieved through, new 1994 and. Allan. Butson topped the skills in seed -innovation. "Together ' competition in 1996 with the 'same • with the strong showing of the variety. Millar and Butson - are other NK brand soybeans. it demonstrates • the strength, of Novartis Seeds' soybean research program," says Hendrick. - ' Novartis Seeds Inc., a business unit within the world-wide Novartis agribusiness division.' brings new skills in seed r innovation to grodvers, • offering a complete line-up of innovative NK brand quality corn. soybean and forage seed products. ' pedigreed seed growers. .growing - registered and foundation seed for Lorne Fell, a Novartis Seeds seed processor at Staffa, Ontario. Hendrick, also a Novartis Seeds' . seed 1 grower and .processor .from inkerman, Ontario entered NK varieties S00-55. 'S08-80, S03 -C3 and S00-66 and captured 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th place respectively. Brian Millar captured, 7th place Denfield Livestock Sales The market at •Denfield traded on a good demand at steady prices on all classes of fed cattle with the fancy cattle bringing a premium and the Amer- ifan type strong. cows sold higher: yeal steady. stockers strong. Pigs. sows and boars strong. Larry Beck. -Chatham sold 3 steersavg. wt. 13171bs. avg.'price 96.72 to a high of 100.75 purchased by MGi. Dennis Dietrich, Dashwood sold 14 heifers avg. wt. 11841bs. avg. price 94.18 sales to 100.00 purchased by Norwich Packers. . . Willow Creek Farms sold 13 heifers avg. wt. 1281 lbs. avg. price 95.14 • . sales to 99.00 purchased by Holly Park. Don Thompson. St. Marys sold.6 heifers avg. wt. 1305 lbs. avg. price .92.82 sales to 99.00 purchased by Holly Park. Ed McCann. Parkhill sold 35 heifers avg. wt. 1309 lbs. avg. price 89.40 sales to 95.00 purchased by Norwich Packers. Brian Pelleboer. Wyoming sold 5 heavy steers. avg. wt. 1446 lbs. avg. price 89.75 sales to 95.25 purchased by Holly Park. • Choice steers,:: 90.00-94.00. sales to 100.75; Good steers: 86.00-90.00 Good American type steers: 88.00-93.00: Plain steers: 65.00-80.00; • Choice exotic cross heifers: 90.00-95.00. sales to 100.00: , Good heifers: 85.00-90.00: • Common and medium heifers: 65.00-75.00; Good cows: 50.00-58.00: Canners and Cutters: 40.00-48100: Shells: 20.00-30.00: Direct to packer cows over 600 lbs.: 90.00: Direct to packer bulls: 100.00; Choice veal: 95.00-105.00: , Good veal: 80.00790.00: Plain veal: 65.00-75.00; Good Holstein bull calves: 75.00-160.00: , Pigs: 40-60 lbs.: 90.00-100.00: Sows: 42.00-47.00: Boars: 40.00-44.00 ' . Brussels livestock sales The sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending November 21, 1997 Fed cask: 599 Cows: 374 Veal& bob calves: 459 • Lambs and goats: 119 Stockers: 2378- The fed steers and heifers are selling actively al prices S2 -S4 higher. Cows are selling S2- $3 higher. Veal were selling $2-$4 higher. Lambs were trading on a strong market. All classes of stockers were selling on a steady trade. There were 319 steers on offer selling from 90.00 to 95 00 to the high of 104.00. • Thiny-seven steers'consigned by Cunningham Farms. Lucan averaging 1409 lbs. sold for an average of 92.02 with sales to 104.00 purchased by MGI Packers. - Five steers consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesborough averaging 1319 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 9612 with sales to 100.00. . Nineteen stars consigned by Glen Martin. Clifford, averaging 1313 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 90.92 with sales to 99.25. . Two steers consigned by Alex Hammond. Monkton averaging 1178 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 95.99 with sales to 98.00. . Thirteen steers consigned by Schmidt Brook Farms Inc . Woodstock averaging 1410 lbs sold for an average of 92.20 with sales to 95.50. Nine stars consigned by Percy Bros., Holyrood averaging 1320 lbs. sold for an average of 88.81 with sales to 95.00. . Seven steers consigned by Mike Drost, Staffa averaging 1442 lbs. sold for an average of 87.95 with sales to 94.25.. Fourteen steers consigned by Bob Alexander, Ethel averaging°1320 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 88.24 with sales to 94.00.. 7 Ten steers consigned by Kada Farms, Bluevale averaging .1418 lbs. sold Foran average of 90.25 with sales to 93.75. ..Twelve steers consigned by Gord Hem. Granton averaging 1359 lbs. sold for an average of 91.41 with sales to 93.00. . There were 254 heifers on offer selling from 90.00 to 95.00to the high of 100.00. Eleven heifers consigned by Hugh Love. Atwood averaging 1155 lbs. sold for an average of 92.52 with sales to 100.00 purchased by Norval Meat Packers. ' Twenty-two heifers consigned by F.J. Giffen Farm, Glen Huron averaging 1234 Ibs.•sotd for an average of 90.17 with sales to 98.00. - .. Seven heifers consigned by Ronland Farm, Stratford averaging 1209 lbs. sold for an aver • - age of 91.72 with sales to 96.25. . Nine heifers consigned by Gordon Dougherty. Goderich averaging 1184 lbs. sold for an average of 88.44 with sales to 96.00. .. Fourteen heifers consigned by Mux Lea Farms, Woodstock averaging 1224 lbs. sold for an average of 89.80 with sales to 94.85. . Thirty-nine heifers consigned by Terry Dalton. Lucknow averaging 1054 lbs. sold for an average of 86.35 with sales to 92.50. • , Five heifers consigned by John Smuck. Wingham averaging 1123 lbs. sold for an average of 87.74 witb sales to 90.75. - -- Three heifers consigned by Paul-Seihied, Mildmay averaging 1121 Ibs::sold for an aver- age of 89.30 with sales to 90.50, " ' Four heifers consigned by Martin Hendricks. Lucknow.ayeraging 1193 lbs- sold for an.ay.- . erage of 86.86 with sales to 89.25. . Seven heifers consigned by Jeff Pentland. Goderich averaging 1231 lbs. sold for an aver • - age of 82.99 with sales to 89.00: `- There were 374,cows on offer selling from 35.00 w 57.00 to the high of 75.00. .. . Two cows consigned by Gayle Haldenby. Kincardine averaging 1015 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 59.00to the high of 75.00 Four cows consigned by John Landman, Grand Valley averaging 1183 lbs. soldfor an av- ' erage of 59:24,with sales to 66.00. . • Ten herf. cows consigned by John Teskey. Kincardine averaging 1490 lbs: sold for an av- erage of 50.87 with sales to 65.00. . There•were 21 bulls on offer selling from 47.00 to 55.00'to the high of 68.50. One limo bull consigned by Bill Lusted. Chesley Weighing 1735 lbs: sold for 68.50. One black bull consigned by Elam Martin. Wingham weighing 2000 lbs. sold for -63.50. ' . There were 459 veal and bob calves on offer beef veal - 90.00 to 127.00: hol veal '.90.00 to 110.00: plain hol -.7090 to 90.00. One veal consigned by John L. Miller. Lucknow weighing 690 lbs. sold for 127.00. Seven veal consigned by Ron Smart. Mt. Forest, averaging 588 lbs' sold for an average of., 115,49 with sales to .125.00 . Eight veal consigned by John Verburg, Londesboro averaging 663 lbs. sold for an average of 106.02 with sales to 118.00. Lambs: 50 -80 lbs. - -142.50'W 190.00 80-95 lbs. 140.00 to 157.50 95-109 lbs. - 135.00 to '137.50 Sheep: 31.50 to 76.00. Goats: , 524.00 to 5 114.00 Stockers: ° - - Steers:Under 400 lbs. - 78.5010 110.00 400 - 499 lbs. - 85.25 to 130.00 500 - 599 lbs. . 92.00 to 123.00 • - 600 - 699 lbs. 83.00 to 112.50 700 - 799 lbs. 79.50 tb 105.50 --800-899 ibs. , -- -69.5GGto-105.00 900 and over . 82.50 to 102.50 Heifers: • 3002399 lbs. 400-499 lbs. 500-599 lbs. 600-699 lbs. 700-799 lbs. •. 800-899 lbs. 900 and over Plain stockers: 53.50 to 65.00 78.09 to 102.00 • 80.50 to 125.00 • 84.00 to 126.00, - 82.00 to 115.50 76.50 to 104.00 , ., 68.00to 103.25 , 50.00 to 96.00 Farm income tax update) CLINTON . The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Clinton is sponsoring its annual workshop on farm income tax on December 10. Farmers using the calendar year often use the twelfth month to make adjustments that minimize an income tax liabili- ty. Many farmers in Huron County have t'ken advantage of the Net' Income Stabilization Account (NISA). Interest earned on these accounts is now clarified under the' Income Tali Act. Farmers with employees may want to learn about employment insurance deduptions for 1997.. Farm businesses have been bought and sold in 1997. Both buy-, ers and sellers should be aware of tax liabilities. Parents involved in transferring assets to children also need to be aware of the taxation rules around quota and other farm- • ing assets. Some farmers may want to know wnow thanhytherefive yearsaremore ago.tax Whataydits igforma- tion do you present to a Revenue Canada field auditor? Additional topics covered in the workshop will include NISA updates, ' Farm Business Registration Numbers, tax reform as related to farmland in 1998, tem- porary retail sales tax rebate for commercial farniers. The workshop begins at 11 a.m. and concludes at 2:30 p.m. The resource speakers' arc John McNeilly. C.A. from Exeter and OMAFRA's Business Management Advisor, Gary Stephens from Stratford. The cost is $20 per per- son and $10 for an additional fami- ly .member. The registration fee includes lunch and printed materi- als. , Please make -cheques payable to University of Guelph and mail to OMAFRA, Box 159. Clinton, Ont.' NOM ILO before December 8. Your First Thought. 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