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The Times Advocate, 2005-01-12, Page 11Wednesday, January 12, 2005 It all starts a culture 11 TIMES -ADVOCATE Brussels Livestock Market For the week ending Jan. 7, 2005 total receipts were 1,454 head of 'cattle, 242 lambs and goats. Summary Tuesday: The fed steers and heifers sold at prices $5 to $6 higher. Choice steers and heifers sold 87 to 92 sales to 104.75, 2nd cut steers and heifers sold 83 to 87. The cows sold on a steady market. Thursday: The veal sold on a steady market. The lambs sold on a strong active trade with prices $5 to $10 higher than last week. Friday: All weights and classes of stockers sold on a strong active trade with prices $2 to $3 higher. Steers There were 295 steers on offer. Chad Fischer, Brussels consigned five limo steers averaging 1444 lbs which sold for 104.75. His overall offer- ing of 60 steers averaged 1445 lbs selling for an average price of 93.82. Ten steers consigned by Charles Ready, St Mary's averaged 1420 lbs selling for an average price of 95.41 with his top black steer weighing 1425 lbs selling for 99.50. Sidney M. Martin, Linwood consigned five char steers averaging 1369 lbs which sold for 95.75. His overall offer- ing of eighteen steers averaged 1453 lbs sell- ing for an average price of 93.89. Heifers There were 200 heifers on offer. 1 ' Denfield Livestock Sales Andy VanderVeen, Blyth consigned three limo heifers averaging 1263 lbs which sold for 99.75. His overall offer- ing of eleven heifers averaged 1277 lbs sell- ing for an average price of 96.35. Thirty-nine heifers consigned by Bev Hamilton, Hensall aver- aged 1292 lbs selling for an average price of 88.11 with his top gold heifer weighing 1305 lbs selling for 99.75. George Martin, Millbank consigned six limo heifers averaging 1239 lbs which sold for an average price of 97.46 with his top four heifers averaging 1245 lbs selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 97.75. Cows There were 219 cows on offer. D1 & D2: 15-20 sales to 36; D3: 12-15; D4: 10-12. Neil McKenzie, Lucknow consigned one red bf cow weighing 1355 lbs which sold for 36. One char cow con- signed by Harry Shaw, Mildmay weighed 915 lbs selling for 34. Gary Nash, Seaforth consigned one sim cow weighing 1550 lbs which sold for 31.50. Bulls There were 24 bulls on offer selling 12-35 sales to 37. One hol bull consigned by VanMiltenburg Farms, Seaforth weighed 1320 lbs which sold for 35. Murray Dufton, Thorndale consigned one blk bull weighing 2115 lbs which sold for 33.50. Veal Denfield Livestock Market Report for Tues. Jan. 4. The market at Denfield Livestock traded on a very active demand at prices $5. - $10. higher on all classes of fed cattle with the fancy cattle bringing premium prices, A good offering of cows sold active at steady prices. A light run of stockers sold steady. Don Eedy & Mark Vanderploeg, Denfield sold 30 heifers average weight 1343 average price 103.66 to a high of 105.25 purchased by Norval Meats. John McLinchey, Parkhill sold 21 steers average weight 1463, average price 87.59 to a high of 90.75 purchased by Norval Meats. Todd Charlton, Denfield sold 5 steers average weight 1529, average price 84.90 sales to 88.25. Norm Hodgins, Parkhill sold 22 steers average weight 1655, average price 84.21. Choice steers 90. -100. Good steers 80. - 90. There were 95 head of veal on offer. Beef: n/a; Good Holstein: 90-100 sales to 101; Medium Holstein: 70-80 sales to 85. Plain & Heavy Holstein: not enough to establish a market. Ken Horst, Fordwich consigned two char veal steers averaging 678 lbs which sold for an aver- age price of 103.72 with sales to 106.50. One black wf veal steer consigned by John Chapman, Arthur weighed 580 lbs selling to Millgrove Meat Packers for 102. Martin Metske, Lucknow consigned one hols veal steer weighing 625 lbs which sold to New Market Meat Packers for 101. His overall offering of four veal calves averaged 618 lbs selling for an average price of 92.07. Lambs under 50 lbs: n/a; 50- 65 lbs: 190-240; 65-80 lbs: 153-208; 80-95 lbs: 110-155; 95-110 lbs: 131-140; 110 lbs and over: 115-131. Sheep 44-75 Goats $24 to $69 Top Quality Stocker Steers under 400 lbs: 116- 134; 400-500 lbs: 112- 125; 500-600: 111-121; 600-700: 101-111.50; 700-800: 70-108.50; 800-900: 90.50-100; 900-1000: 92-98; over 1000: 79.75-98.50. Top Quality Stocker Heifers under 300 lbs: n/a; 300-400: 102-108; 400- 500: 102-117; 500-600: 95-116; 600-700: 77-97; 700-800: 88-100; 800- 900: 90.25-97; Over 900 lbs.: 80.50-95.50. Plain steers 70. - 80. Choice exotic cross heifers 100. - 105.25 Good heifers 80. - 90. Plain heifers 65. - 75. Good fed cows 30. - 40. D1 & D2 cows 20. - 25. D3 & D4 cows 15. - 20. Shells 10. - 15. Good fed bulls 25. - 35. Holstein bulls 20. - 25. Good Holstein bull calves 175. - 265. Good sows 41. - 43. 0 CC 0 FARM MUTUAL £' r FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. 5 YR.CIC WEEK OF JAN.8/ - JAN. 16/05 3.95%UBJECT RATES WITHOUT 5 NOTICE. Don Thompson 235-4000 vq- Greencover Canada aims to benefit both agriculture and the environment OTTAWA - Fifteen years ago, Mark Stock was one of 13,000 Western Canadian producers who signed up to return environmentally sensitive culti- vated land to forage under Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada's (AAFC) Permanent Cover Program (PCP). Now, he has taken advantage of a similar opportunity by enrolling in the Land Conversion component of AAFC's new Greencover Canada Program. Between 1989 and 1992, more than 454,000 hectares or 1 1 million acres were seeded to forage under the PCP. Today, Greencover Canada has picked up where PCP left off, and many produc- ers are happy it has. Stock operates a 160 head cow -calf cattle ranch near Hazlet, Saskatchewan, about one hour's drive northwest of Swift Current. His land is on the eastern edge of the Great Sand Hills region of western Saskatchewan. "For years, we had quite a bit of our land in annual crop," he said. "But the land around here is very prone to ero- sion and not really suited for diversifica- tion into other cropping options. So we began returning some of the cultivated land to permanent grass." The 57 hectares he seeded to grass in 1989 under the PCP continues to provide pastureland for his cattle. This year, he seeded another 69 hectares to grass under Greencover Canada, and he hopes to plant more next year. "Greencover is allowing me to return marginal and erosion -prone land to grass and gives me the opportunity to move away from annual cropping," explained Stock. "With the cost of farm- ing these days, I have a chance to at least cover my operating costs by seed- ing grass." Announced in 2002, Greencover Canada is a five-year, $110 million national program established under the Agricultural Policy Framework. Land Conversion - which offers financial incentives to producers looking to con- vert environmentally sensitive land to perennial cover - is one of four pro- gram components aimed at reducing agricultural risks to the environment while providing benefits to water, soil, air and biodiversity. The Technical Assistance component is currently avail- able in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, while the Critical Areas (riparian management) and Shelterbelts components will soon be available. While more than half of Stock's ranch is in native grassland, scientists estimate that less than 20 per cent of Canada's native Prairie grasslands remain intact. As a result, many grassland bird popula- tions are in decline or being threatened. "Habitat loss is the single largest nega- tive factor affecting wildlife populations - grassland birds in particular," explained Bill Bristol, a wildlife conser- vationist with AAFC's Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA). "The re-establishment of permanent cover improves the habitat for several grassland bird species," he continued. "A study conducted in 1998 by the Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation Corporation found that land seeded to grass under the Permanent Cover Program provided habitat for a wider range of grassland bird species, and a greater number of birds, than nearby cropland." Beyond the benefits to biodiversity, establishing perennial cover on environ- mentally sensitive lands improves soil, water and air quality. Lands eligible for the Greencover Canada program must be cultivated and have severe limitations for growing annual crops or have potential for ero- sion, salinization or loss of organic mat- ter through cultivation. Applicants enter into agreements to maintain the land in permanent cover. During the term of the agreement, the land may be used for pasture or hay. There are two more application dead- lines for Land Conversion prior to the program's completion in 2008. The application deadline for 2005 is Jan. 31. For more details about Greencover Canada, visit www.agr.gc.ca/greencover- verdir or phone 1-866-844-5620. 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