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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-03-20, Page 19Soup sipping Sam Dlneley sips beef barley soup on Saturday at the third annual Celebration of Soup at Grand Bend United Church. The event raised awareness of Foodgrains Bank activities. Brussels livestock sales BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending Mareh 15, 1996. • Fed cattle 729 Cows 215 Veal calves 248 Sheep and goats 103 Stockers 932 Pigs: 49 The market at Bnissels Livestock saw the top end steers and heifers selling $1.00 lower with cows selling $2.00 higher. On Thursday veal sold $2-5.00 higher. Lambs sold steady. On Friday stocker calves were selling $5.00 higher with the yearlings selling S2.00 higher. There were 529 steers on offer selling from 76.00 to 80.00 to the high of 87.60. 'Twelve steers consigned by Jim Howatt, Londesborough averaging 1478 lbs. sold for an average of 83.05 with sales to 87.60. Sixty steers consigned by mac Willits, Wingham averaging 1500 lbs. sold for an average of 78.1 1 with sales to 87.50. • Fifteen steers consigned by Jack Culbert, Dungannon averaging 1355 lbs. sold for an average of 80.19 with sales to 87.25. Forty-three steers consigned by W.B. Pletch Co. Ltd., Rockwood averaging 1349 lbs. sold for an average of 79.85 with sales to 87.00. Thirteen steers consigned by Schmidtbrook Farms Inc., Woodstock averaging 1378 lbs. sold for an average of 78.46 with sales to 86.50. Fifty-five steers consigned by Cunningham Farms, Lucan averaging 1430 lbs. an average of 78.99 with sales to 85.50. ty-four steers consigned by Murray Forbes Farms Ltd., Clinton averaging lbs. sold for an average of 77.90 with sales to 85.00. Four steers consigned by Lloyd Yennsen, Mildmay averaging 1303 lbs. sold for an average of 81.66 with sales to 84.60. One steer consigned by Randy Beuerman, Brussels weighing 1180 lbs. sold for 84.25. Two steers consigned by Josh Beuerman, Brussels averaging 1213 lbs. sold for an average of 80.41 with sales to 83.75. There were 187 heifers of offer selling from 76.00 to 80.00 to the high of 84.00.% Five heifers consigned by Gerald Vandewalle, Dublin averaging 1228 lbs. sold for an average of 77.24 with sales to 82.00. Twelve heifers consigned by Gerald Grubb, Mildmay averaging 1140 lbs. sold for an average of 78.51 with sales to 80.75. ,Six heifers consigned by Gordon Dougherty, Goderich averaging 1333 lbs. sold for an average of 76.88 with sales to 80.75. Eleven heifers consigned by Groenberg Farms, Lucknow averaging 1223, lbs. sold for an average of 79.68 with sales to 80.60. Five heifers consigned by Neil Faulkner, Moorefield averaging 1249 lbs. sold for an average of 77.21 with sales to 80.00. Twenty heifers consigned by Donald Cormack, Mount Forest averaging 1305 lbs. sold for an average of 78.56 with sales to 80.00. Three heifers consigned by Murray Smith, Dublin averaging 1115 lbs. sold for 78.50. Three heifers consigned by Steve and Alien Finkbeiner, Crediton averaging 1218 lbs. sold for 77.85. Two heifers consigned by Kalvin Fischer, Bluevale averaging 1272 lbs. sold for 1;7.70. Nur heifers consigned by Glen Kerr, Palmerston averaging 1194 lbs. sold for 77.50. Ther were 215 cows on offer selling from 35.00 to 50.00 to the high of 64.00. One hol. cow consigned by Ron Robinson, Listowel weighing 1365 lbs. sold for 64.00. One hol. cow consigned by Bruce Ruttan, Gorrie weighing 1450 lbs. sold for 61.50, Thtee hol. cows consigned by Smithdell Farms, Atwood averaging 1523 lbs. sold for an average of 51.65 with sales to 58.00. ".There were 12 bulls on offer selling from 48.50 to 52.50 to the high of 71.00. One Red bull consigned by Gloria Albright, Chesley weighing 1650 lbs. sold for 71.00. One Gold bull consigned by Abe Vandervcen, Brussels weighing 1530 Ibs. sold fol 57.58. There were 248 veal on offer. Beef: 80.000 to 115.00; Hol: 60.00 to 80.00; Plain Hol: 50.00 to 60.00. Six veal consigned by John Martin Lucknow averaging 643 lbs. sold for an av- erage of 78.34 with sales to 115.00. Three veal consigned by Allan McKinnon, Shallow Lake averaging 660 lbs. sold for an average of 96.40 with sales w 109.00. Nine veal consigned by Ducharme Farms Ltd., Zurich averaging 664 lbs. sold for an average of 88.09 with sales to 109.00. Lambs: under 50 lbs. 167.00 to 205.00 50-79 lbs. 169.00 to 212.50. Sheep: 27.00 to 62.00. Goats: $75.00 to $ 190.00 Stockers Steers: 400 - 499 lbs. 69.50 to 96.00 x-599 58.50 to 111.00 6001- 699 71.00 to 100.00 700 - 799 74.00 to 96.00 800 - 899 68.50 to 85.50 900 & over 69.00 to 80.25 Heifers: - - 399 lbs. 499 500 - 599 600 - 699 700 - 799 800 & over 54.00 to 62.00 51.50 to 90.00 62.50 to 105.00 60.00 to 78.25 65.00 to 77.00 66.25 to 80.50 You are invited to: Seed Pick -Up Days March 22 and 23, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. • I Location: Douglas Lightfoot Phone (for directions) 234-8287 Pick up and pay for your Seed Corn, Forages, Soybeans, Canola and j AgMaster Silage inoculants, Hi -stick inoculants and get: 4% cash discount on all products Practical and durable draw pin absolutely FREE - it's our special gift to youl (es Additional $1.00/pkg cash savings on AjMaster Silage Inoculants, Red Clover seed and ATV spreading available FARM UPl?ATF Times -Advocate, March 20, 1996 Page 19 Local farmers set priorities for government services HOLMESVIL LE - Fanners from 'Huron County have concluded the provincial government needs to maintain an active role in helping lagriculture flourish. However, those same farmers also believe the government can redesign or fine- tune its role in delivering agricultu- ral services and programs. As part of a travelling series, The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario recently sponsored a one - day workshop in Holmesville. The workshops specifically asked farm- ers to set their priorities in Onta- rio's agricultural budget. Farm organizations were told ear- lier this year that the provincial government plans 'to make cuts of 30 to 35 per cent in the $450 mil- lion budget of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Af- fairs (OMAFRA): Because of that, the CFFO has sought the input of Ontario's farmers in setting priori- ties for the agricultural budget - rather than leaving the task to gov- ernment bureaucrats. The workshops are being facili- tated by William van Geest, of Touchstone Consulting. He notes that the 23 farmers involved in the Holmesville workshop still want a strong role for OMAFRA, even though they acknowledge that bud- get cuts will likely be made. "Farmers agree that we still need a credible OMAFRA at Ontario's cabinet table," said van Geest. "They believe that agriculture still needs clout within government cir- cles. Because of that, an underlying tension is that any cuts to OMA- FRA's budget shouldn't jeopardize the ministry." "The Holmesville workshop showed that local farmers are very committed to a strong leadership role for government in creating a favorable climate for agriculture. In this regard, a strong emphasis was placed on land use planning, re- search, food safety, education, and legislation to preserve marketing boards." According to van Geest, the big emphasis at the Holmesville work- shop was to reinvent OMAFRA, rather than to cut programs. In that regard, workshop participants made $95 million in cuts, but redirected $45 million to new and existing programs. The net figures work out to a $50 million cut for OMAFRA, or 11 per cent of the ministry's $450 million budget. The biggest area for cuts, or rede- sign, was safety nets. Farmers elim- inated the entire $32.5 million bud- get for GRIP (Gross Revenue Insurance Program), and the entire $22.5 million budget for Crop Insu- rance. However, the participants valued a broadened NISA (Net In- come Stabilization Accounts) pro- gram and actually added $30 mil - Agriculture preside CLINTON - Speaking at the out- set of the March 9 annual Huron Federation of Agriculture meeting with Huron's MPP and MP, presi- dent Stephen Thompson talked about the past and the future. In beginning, Thompson said, "During the course of the last 15 years or so I have been attending these meetings and making presen- tations, there have been a number of issues which have increased, and then subsided in importance over time. Two issues whieb, will, , be. in: grained in, me. for di% •were. firstlyv« the financial crisis which complete• -,i, lydominated agriculture in the ear- ly 80's, and secondly, the agricultu- ral trade issues arising.from GATT and NAFTA, which dominated public policy in the late 80's. I would describe both of the above issues as being unleashed upon us by forces from without. We had, in the broadest sense, nei- ther input into their creation, nor input into their resolution. We did shoulder the misery and uncertain- ty created by both these forces, and that will stay with us the survivors, forever. Even though I am a graduate of what is accepted to be the best Master of Business Administration lion, An addition $25 million was cut from the Farm Tax Rebate - a long- standing rebate that gives farmers back the educational portion of tax- es paid on bare land. Farmers achieved that cut by raising a farm- er's rebate eligibility requirements from $7,000 to $10,000 of gross farm production value. "Farmers at .the Holmesville meeting were very creative in de- veloping new functions for OMA - FRA," noted van Geest. "For exam- ple, the needs of beginning farmers was a critical concern of the group, as was' consumer education about the realities of food production in Ontario. They actually added mon- ey to both of these budget catego- ries." Finally, Huron farmers expressed a certain degree of frustration with the government's pre-election com- mitment to not cut OMAFRA's. budget. van Geest notes that most farmers are ready to get on with setting budget priorities but want Premier Mike Harris to set the record straight on his broken elec- tion promises. The results of the workshop, along with 19 others being held across the province, will be used to help the CFFO communicate farm priorities to the provincial govern- ment. The workshops run from February to mid-April. nt speaks in Canada, nothing could have pre- pared me, or anyone else for what happened to agriculture over the past 15 years. At this meeting we vfill undoubt- edly be dealing, in some fashion, with forces of change from a differ- ent perspective, involving what I would call a force from within, un- like the two earlier issues which were caused by agents of change outside our control and sphere of in- fluence, this force of change is, be- cause of our decision at the ballot box, .one of our own creation, and th , subject to our control and rev w, not just in the next election, but right now -today. We welcome MP Paul Steckle again this year. He spoke recently on the topic of "Going against the grain", although I missed his speech, when I saw the title, I thought to myself - Who else but anyone from Stanley township who has given us Malcolm Davidson, Phil Durand and Gordon Hill, would have the moxie to tackle a subject that controversial? Even though the Huron Federa- tion did not take a position on the merits of the well-known and con- troversial position involving gun control, we, however, still find fa - your with an elected representative Denfield Livestock Sales The market at Denfield traded at steady to higher prices on fed cattle with the good handy weight cattle in good demand at prices 2.00-3.00 cwt. higher. Cows sold stronger, veal steady. pigs steady, sows and boars strong. 420 cattle and 200 pigs on offer. Don Eedy and Mark Vanderploeg, Denfield sold 10 heifers average weight 1239 lbs. average price 85.38. sales to 1.00 and 95.00 purchased by Dendekker Meats. Ray and Mary Catherine McPhail, Kerwood sold 5 steers average wcight 1421 average price 83.02 and 5 heifers average weight 1350 average price 82.08. Morley Hodgins, Parkhill sold 26 steers average weight 1334 average price 80.00. Peter Vokes, Bothwell sold 9 steers average weight 1334, average price 79.96. Joan Parizeau, Forest sold 3 Holstein cows average weight 1506, average price 47.00. Choice steers. 80-85 sales to 90.00 Good steers 76-79 Heavy plain steers 65-73" Choice exotic cross heifers 82-88 sales to 1.00 Good heifers 75-79 Good cows 45-50 sales to 54 Shells 15-25 Pigs 40-60 lbs. 75-85 Sows 42-50 . Common and medium 55-69 Canners and cutters 32-42 ' No choice veal on offer Over 60 lbs. 70-80 Boars 36-39 Borland Farms invite you to seed • Pick up. days March 28, 29, 30 8 a.m, - 4 p.m. Hot and cold refeshments t. 235-0567 who is prepared to follow the cou- rage of his or her convictions. This may, depending on the sub- missions of producer groups, be one of the few years in which our MP gets off relatively easily. How- ever, depending on the report of the recently constituted Canada/U.S. agricultural trade tribunal expected sometime this year, next year could be rather more challenging, and we ask for continued interest and sup- port" OFA claims _budget lacks creativity • TORONTO- The Federal budget was an exercise in virtual reality. While recognizing the need to ad- dress the problems and concerns of rural Canada, there was little in the way of creative substance. "Farmers are ready to drive the economy; to provide the job crea- tion so desperately needed in Cana- da," said Tony Morris, president of the Ontario Federation of Agricul- ture. "This budget could have opened the door to the future, but instead, chose to look out the win- dow." For example, the OFA has recom- mended on numerous occasions, the provision of Investment Tax Credits for the construction of farm build- ings. Built with local labor and Ca- nadian materials, this could help to meet the government desire to "ease the anxiety in rural Canada." Citing the Finance Minister's an- nouncement to hook up 50,000 small businesses to the Internet, Tony Morris says "That is like try- ing to watch a video without a VCR." The fact is, many people in rural Ontario are still on party lines. "The idea may be good, but we need the infrastructure to use OFA is pleased Finance Minister Martin heeded advice and main- tained the lifetime Capital Gains Exemption for farmers. This is a very important long term planning tool for farm families to enable in- vestment in the next generation of farmers. OFA will be watching closely for further details of budget announce- ments in the ensuing weeks. 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