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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-07-26, Page 17Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Itall startsonthe culture 17 TIMES -ADVOCATE Cash for biofuel farming opportunities ALBERTA — Funding for initiatives designed to ensure farmers and rural com- munities have opportunities to participate in and benefit from increased Canadian bio- fuels production was announced recently. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board Chuck Strahl says $11 million will be provided in funding. The Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI) provides $10 million dol- lars, this fiscal year, to help agricultural producers develop sound business propos- als, and undertake feasibility or other stud- ies to support the creation and expansion of the biofuel production capacity. The industry councils in each province and territory that administer AAFC's Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri - Food (ACAAF) will be invited to deliver this new federal funding. "Canada's new government wants to ensure that farmers and rural communities are ready to take advantage of the opportu- nities that will be created by our biofuels strategy," says Strahl. "These initiatives will not only help pro- vide new opportunities to farmers, they will also help lay the foundation for Canada's biofuels strategy. We expect to be announc- ing decisions on this biofuels strategy this fall," Strahl adds. The new government is also supporting biofuels opportunities through a one-time $1 million dollar addition to the existing Co- operative Development Initiative (CDI). This funding will provide support to indi- viduals, groups and communities wishing to develop co-operatives as a way to take advantage of opportunities associated with biofuels and other value-added activities. These initiatives flow from the 2006 Budget, where the Government of Canada invested an additional $1.5 billion to ensure prosperity and growth in Canada's agricul- ture sector, which tripled original commit- ments to the agriculture sector. Farm safety improved for farmers QUEEN'S PARK — Occupational Health and Safety has been extended to better protect workers on farms for the first time, as announced recently by Minister of Labour Steve Peters and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Leona Dombrowsky. "We are on the side of Ontario's rural fami- lies," says Peters. "We have listened to farmers, workers and other groups, and together developed a regu- lation that addresses the agricultural commu- nity's concerns. Farm workers now have the same type of protection available to other workers," Peters adds. "Everyone knows that farming is a high-risk occupation," says Dombrowsky. "Farmers recognize the importance of safe working conditions and support coverage that better protects farm workers," Dombrowsky adds. Ministry of Labour inspectors will investigate complaints, critical injuries and work-related fatalities, and refusals of unsafe work on farming operations with paid workers. Farm employers and workers will be required to fulfill their responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Association, as laid out in the new regulation. In addition, the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Farm Safety Association will continue the education and awareness campaign that began last year. The change is a result of consultations that took place with farm industry organizations such as the Labour Issues Co-ordinating Committee (a coalition of about 20 commodity and producer groups), the Farm Safety Association and farm workers. Ongoing discussions will continue to develop strategies for dealing with farm -specific haz- ards. "We first approached the government because we knew that this is good for farm- ing," says the chairperson of the Labour Issues Co-ordinating Committee Hector Delanghe. "We worked closely with the government to make sure that the regulation reflects the unique features of agriculture, and to ensure its success in improving occupational health and safety on farms," says Delanghe. Agricultural skills service program OTTAWA — The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has engaged the Colleges of Ontario Network for Education and Training (CON*NECT) to deliver the Canadian Agricultural Skills Service (CASS) program. CON*NECT is a partnership that assists the government, business and industry in building and maintaining capacity by providing path- ways to education, training and research resources. "The CASS program can help producers and their spouses improve their farm profitability and increase their income choices," says the Minister of Agriculture and Agri -Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board Chuck Strahl. "This is a good example of how Canada's new government and the provinces are work- ing together to support the agricultural com- munity in Canada," Strahl adds. "The Government of Ontario will work with CON*NECT to ensure that our farm families are aware of the opportunities provided by the CASS program," says Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Leona Dombrowsky. "Individual farm families can access new markets and rural communities can benefit from the new skills acquired by program par- ticipants," Dombrowsky adds. CASS is part of the Renewal Pillar of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) provid- ing $55.47 million in training funds to help Canadian farm families improve their income options. Delivering CASS through the CON*NECT, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, will pro- vide improved access for Ontario farmers to a full range of training and business planning programs and information, tailored to the spe- cific needs and opportunities of the Ontario's agri-food industry and rural communities. The CASS program will be available until March 31, 2008. To find out more about eligibility require- ments and application forms, visit www.agr.gc.ca/cass or www.ontario.ca/cass or call the CON*NECT CASS Centre toll free at 1-877-830-0200. Denfield Market Report The market at Denfield Livestock sales traded on a selective demand at prices $1 lower on all classes of fed cattle. A good offering of cows traded strong at $2 higher, stockers traded fully steady, holstein bull calves strong, sows and boars steady. H -C Ranch, Courtright sold 12 head aver- age weight 1220 average price 91.25 sales to 94 purchased by London Meat Corporation. Choice Steers 90-96 Good Steers 5-90 Choice Exotic Cross Heifers 90-96 Good Heifers 85-90 Plain Heifers 70-80 Good Fed Cows 40-50 Holstein Bulls 48-52 D1 & D2 Cows 30-37 D3 & D4 Cows 25-30 Shells 15-20 Good Bred Cows 700-1000 Good Beef Bulls 40-50 Good Holstein Bulls 40-48 Stocker Steers 800-1000 lbs 95-104 Stockers Heifers 800-900 lbs 95-100 Holstein Bull Calves 175-280 Calves and yearlings selling steady For the week ending July 21 E-mail us at info@brus- selslivestock.ca Total Receipts, 1511 head of cattle, 713 lambs and goats. Summary Tuesday The fed steers and heifers sold $1 lower. The choice e steers and heifers sold 91-96 with sales to 103.75. Second cut sold 86-91 with the cows selling $1-2 higher. Thursday The veal sold $2-3 higher while the light lambs sold on a sharply lower trade. The sheep sold steady. Friday Calves and yearlings selling on a steady market. Steers There were 230 steers on offer. Lori Gimbel of Elmwood consigned eight steers that sold for an average of 96.27 averaging 1383 lbs. With one limo steer weighing 1305 lbs sell- ing for 102.50 to Dominion Meat Packers. Willard B. Martin of Drayton consigned 12 steers that sold for an average of 94.95 aver- aging 1480 lbs. With one blond steer weigh- ing 1365 lbs selling to Norwich Meat Packers for 100. Doug Shiell of Wingham consigned 16 steers that sold for an average of 93.20 aver- aging 1488 lbs. With one limo steer weigh- ing 1435 113S selling to Norwich Meat Packers for 99.50. Cunningham Farms of Lucan consigned 37 steers that sold averag- ing 1491 lbs for 93.95. With the top blk steer weighing 1365 lbs sell- ing to Norwich Meat Packers for 98.25. Lawrence Martin of Harriston consigned 12 steers that sold averag- ing 1448 lbs for 95.35. With the top char steer weighing 1325 lbs sell- ing for 97. Elliott Farms of Melborne consigned 37 steers that sold averag- ing 1444 lbs for 91.83. With the top char steer weighing 1525 lbs sell- ing to Dominion Meat Packers for 96.50. Walter Nicholson of Monkton consigned seven steers that sold averaging 1406 lbs for 91.65. With the top red steer weighing 1465 113S selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 94.50. Lorne Peat of Bright, consigned seven steers that sold averaging 1439 lbs for 89.65. With the top limo steer weighing 1385 lbs sell- ing to Holly Park Meat Packers for 94. Alan Baker of Brussels consigned two limo steers that sold averaging 1245 lbs selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 92. Harold Wolfgram of Stratford, consigned 38 steers that sold averag- ing 1399 lbs for 86.85. With the two top grey steers selling to Ryding Regency for 92. Heifers There were 186 heifers on offer. M -R Farms, Exeter consigned 12 heifers that sold averaging 1223 lbs for 94.12. The top RWF heifer weighing 1220 lbs sold to Dominion Meat Packers for 103.75. Corgercrest Farms, Seaforth consigned five heifers that sold aver- aging 1322 lbs for 95.28. The top limo heifer weighing 1350 lbs sold for 97.75. Maynard B. Martin, Drayton consigned 18 heifers that sold aver- aging 1267 lbs for 95.73. The top six limo heifers averaging 1270 lbs sold to Dominion Meat Packers for 97.75. Jerry P. Cronin of Dublin consigned five heifers that sold aver- aging 1188 lbs for 88.55. With the top grey heifer weighing 1310 lbs selling to St. Helen's Meat Packers for 97.75. Clare Bowman of Kenilworth, consigned three heifers averaging 1180 lbs selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 97. Gerald and Doris Coe of Meaford, consigned 44 heifers that sold averaging 1195 lbs for 92.79. With the top limo heifer weighing 1150 113S selling for 97. Mike Dalton of Goderich, consigned five heifers that sold averaging 1196 lbs for 92.92. With the top three limo heifers aver- aging 1242 lbs selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 94.75. Art Bos of Blyth, con- signed two heifers that sold averaging 1145 lbs for 93.63. With the top blk heifer weighing 1170 lbs selling to Norwich Meat Packers for 93.75. David Bowles of Brussels, consigned five heifers averaging 1207 lbs selling to Norwich Meat Packers for 93.25. Glen Bieman of Ayton, consigned one heifer weighing 1235 lbs selling to St. Helen's Meat Packers for 91. Cows There were 120 cows on offer. Beef cows 42-50 sales to 55 D1 & D2 38-45 D3 30-38 D4 12-20 Mark Fisher, Ayton consigned one char cow that sold for 59 weighing 1355 lbs. Kevin Frieburger, Elmwood consigned one red cow that sold for 56 weighing 1375 lbs. Bulls There were nine bulls on offer. 40-51 sales to 65. Glen Haney, Seaforth consigned one bull that sold for 66 weighing 12101bs. Bruce Casemore, Wingham consigned one limo bull sold for 57 weighing 1870 lbs. Veal There were 194 head of veal on offer. Beef Good Holstein 85-95 sales to 98 Medium Holstein 70-80 Plain & Heavy Holstein Plain: 60-70 Heavy: 75-85 Hans Boonstoppel, Auburn consigned two veal that sold averag- ing 615 lbs for 119.44. with the top limo weighing 605 lbs sell- ing for 123. John Martin, Lucknow consigned six veal that sold averag- ing 734 lbs for 11.70. with the top limo weighing 745 selling for 122.50. Eric Nonkes, Auburn consigned three veal that sold averaging 723.33 lbs for 94.67. with the top limo weighing 605 lbs sell- ing for 117. Lambs: under 50 lbs. 50 - 65 lbs. 161-192 65 - 80 lbs. 145-190 80 - 95 lbs. 127-170 95 - 110 lbs. 129-139 110 lbs. and over 108-118 Sheep 70-99 Goats 38-300 Top Quality Stocker Steers under 400 lbs. 100-165 400 - 500 lbs. 129-155 500 - 600 127-151.50 600 - 700 114.25-146 700 - 800 109.75-119 800 - 900 104.50- 122.25 900 - 1000 99-110.25 over 1000 101.25-105 Top Quality Stocker Heifers under 300 lbs. 136-162.50 300-400 N/A 400 - 500 126-140.50 500 - 60 118-139 600 - 700 116-130 700 - 800 108.50- 117.50 800 - 900 92-109.50 Over 900 lbs. 98-106