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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." -
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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.
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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.
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