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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2008-02-27, Page 27Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Agriculture "No" to chew tobacco Anti-smoking activists - Youth across Huron County have signed close to 500 postcards petitioning the Ontario government to ban the sale of chew tobacco.Youth action group Rebels with a Cause, shown here using the cards to share their message, delivered the bundle to Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell last week as part of "National Through with Chew Week" activities. Chew tobacco con- tains over 3,000 chemicals, 28 that are known to cause cancer and can cause devastating health effects such as oral cancer, heart dis- ease, stroke and gum disease. Pictured from left are Brandon Coleman, KellyVerberne, Elizabeth Haist, Rachel Cannon, Geneva Neal, Abby Feagan,Tymen deWeerd, Michael Roy. (photo/submitted) New soybean directors GUELPH - The Ontario Soybean Growers (OSG) recently announced a new exec- utive to represent Ontario's 25,000 soy- bean growers. Leo Guilbeault, a grower from Essex county and chair of the Ontario Grains and Oilseeds Safety Net Committee was elected as chair for a second year at the Board's inaugural meeting in Guelph early this month. Kevin Marriott of Lambton and Kim Fysh of Kent were elected as first and second vice chairs along with John Johnston of Elgin rounding out the execu- tive. "We are fortunate to have a very strong and talented group of people working on behalf of soybean growers," says Guilbeault. Five new directors were elected to the OSG Board for 2008; Mark Huston of Kent; Keith Black of Huron; Helmuth Spreitzer of Dufferin, Waterloo, Wellington, Hamilton - Wentworth; Ken Thompson of Bruce and Dwight Foster of eastern Ontario. "OSG is grateful for the leadership and dedi- cation retiring Board members showed during their tenure as directors and we look forward to working with the new members of our Board." says Guilbeault. The 15 -person board also includes Harry Buurma of Lambton; Valerie Hobbs, of Oxford and Brant; Robert Norris of Perth, Joe Thompson of Middlesex; JoeHickson, of Halton, Peel, York, Durham, Victoria, Northumberland, Peterborough, Haliburton and Muskoka and Kim Turnbull of Haldimand, Goats sell on a strong trade For the week ending Feb. 22, 2008. It.E-mail us at info@brusselslivestock.ca Total Receipts, 2244 head of cattle, 417 lambs and llgoats Summary Tuesday Fed steers and heifers sold on a strong active trade. Choice steers and heifers sold 84 - 88 with sales to 89. Second cut sold 80 - 84. Cows sold on a steady trade. Thursday Veal sold steady. Lambs sold higher on a strong active trade. Sheep sold steady and goats sold on a strong trade. Friday Calves sold steady and yearlings sold on a strong active trade. Steers There were 521 steers on offer. Jim Howatt of Londesboro consigned 12 steers averag- ing 1540 lbs. selling for an average of 84.89 with one limo steer weighing 1585 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 87.75. John Wiersma of Blyth consigned eight steers averag- ing 1487 lbs. selling for an average of 81.88 with one gold steer weighing 1445 lbs. selling for 86.75. Heifers There were 296 heifers on offer. Andy VanderVeen of Blyth consigned 11 heifers aver- aging 1446 lbs. selling for an average of 84.85 with one limo heifer weighing 1355 111S. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 86.50. M -R Farms of Exeter consigned six heifers averaging 1417 lbs. selling for an average of 83.72 with one blk heifer weighing 1350 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for 86.50. Ken Shortreed of Walton consigned 18 heifers averag- ing 1608 lbs. selling for an average of 85.21 with three mix heifers averaging 1280 lbs. selling for 86. Twin Oaks Poultry of Londesboro consigned nine heifers averaging 1387 lbs. selling for an average of 85.25 with six limo heifers averaging 1378 lbs, selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for 85.50. Brian Bearss of St. Marys consigned 11 heifers averag- ing 1300 lbs. selling for an average of 84.97 with seven mix heifers averaging 1269 lbs. selling for 85.10. Doug Shiell of Wingham consigned 12 heifers averag- ing 1403 lbs. selling for an average of 84.70 with seven char heifers averaging 1351 lbs. selling for 84.85. Corgercrest Farms for Seaforth consigned 11 heifers averaging 1460 lbs. selling for an average of 83.58 with one limo heifer weighing 1550 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for 84.75. Cows There were 169 cows on offer. Beef Cows 37-42 sales to 60. D1 & D2 35-38; D3 33-36; D4 29-33 Dennis Dolmage of Londesborough consigned two cows averaging 1503 lbs. selling for an average of 49.35 with one char cow weighing 1320 lbs. selling for 60. Bulls There were 16 bulls on offer 40.25 - 60. Windy Hill Farms of Clinton consigned one sim bull weighing 1600 lbs. selling for 60. Veal There were 200 head of veal on offer. Beef 90-120 with sales to 130 Good Holstein 70-80 with sales to 81 Medium Holstein 55-70 Plain & Heavy Holstein Plain 40-50, Good heavy 70- 75 sales to 78 Sandra Dodd of Wingham consigned two veal averaging 740 lbs. selling for an average of 103.65 with one Parth steer weighing 730 lbs. selling for 130. Jim Waddell of Staffa consigned two veal averaging 758 lbs. selling for an average of 112.65 with one blonde steer weighing 765 lbs. selling for 128. Lambs: under 50 lbs. 232-265; 50 - 65 lbs. 209-250; 65 - 80 lbs. 187-241; 80 - 95 lbs. 170-186; 95 - 110 lbs. 151- 174; 110 lbs. and over N/A Sheep 46-78 with sales to 110 Goats Kids - $110-$140 with sales to $142, Nannies - $75-$100, Billies $200 - $250 Top Quality Stocker Steers under 400 lbs. 110-129; 400 - 500 lbs. 109-125; 500 - 600 lbs. 98- 116.25; 600 - 700 lbs. 92-106; 700 - 800 lbs. 87.50-101; 800 - 900 lbs. 87-95; 900 - 1000 lbs. 86-93.75; over 1000 lbs. 76.50-90 Top Quality Stocker Heifers under 300 lbs. N/A; 300 - 400 lbs. 51-101; 400 - 500 lbs. 85.50-113; 500 - 600 lbs. 88.50-96; 600 - 700 lbs. 68-96.50; 700 - 800 lbs. 79-90; 800 - 900 lbs. 80-90; over 900 lbs. 80-88 1 27 TIMES -ADVOCATE Denfield Livestock Sales Denfield Livestock Market Report for Tues., Feb. 20. The market at Denfield Livestock Sales traded steady with cattle weighing over 1500 lbs. slightly dis- counted, calves were steady and also cows. Rick Davidson, Thedford sold two heifers weighing 1423 at 83.14. Ben Kleeman, Parkhill sold four heifers average weight 1271 average price 84.69. Circle in Farms, Arkona sold four heifers average weight 1289 average price 84.40. Alvin Brubacher, Clifford sold 12 heifers average weight 1161 average price 85.27 to a high of 86.50 pur- chased by Ralph Bos Meats Strathroy. Ross Duff, Croton sold nine steers average weight 1513 average price 85.17 to a high of 86.76 purchased by Norwich Meat Packers. Don Eedy and Mark Vanderploeg, Denfield sold 36 heifers average weight 1458 average price 84.92 to a high of 86.50. Choice steers 85-87, Good steers 82-85, Choice exotic cross heifers 85- 86, Good heifers 82-85, Plain heifers 70-75, Good fed cows 40-45, D1 & D2 cows 38-40, D3 & D4 cows 30-35, Shells 10-20, Good beef bulls 42-50, Good holstein bulls calves 60-100 sales to $180, Poor calves $5-$25. 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