The Times Advocate, 2008-04-23, Page 26Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Agriculture
Helping the
environment
Plant a tree — In celebration of Earth Day, the
local Communities in Bloom group was out visiting
local schools talking about the benefit to the environ-
ment of planting trees.Above, master gardener Jodi
Berg was at Exeter Public School last week talking to
students about the environment.This week each fam-
ily will receive either a sugar maple or a red oak. Berg
told students that trees provide oxygen and act as a
filter for the environment by absorbing carbon diox-
ide.With Berg are Grade 2 students Jimmy Figueroa,
left, and Anastasiya Kubrak. (photo/Scott Nixon)
People need to understand
Agriculture is a very important industry because,
some people think their vegetables, meat, fruit and
dairy all just grow in the grocery store. Well, it does-
n't. There are people out there and they're called
farmers. People need to understand.
Farmers are very important people in the world —
they feed the world. Have you ever seen a yellow sign
that says "Farmers Feed Cities?" Well, some people
say they are stupid; I disagree. They're not. They're
true, very true. People need to understand.
Farmers work hard all day every day. They work
for their town, province and country — the world.
When somebody is driving a car, they just throw out
their garbage, thinking magical little fairies will come
and pick it up. They won't. Farmers will actually be
useful and pick it up themselves because it is on their
property or is in the way on the road. They are proud
of their environment. People need to understand.
It would be hard to be a farmer, waking up at the
crack of dawn every morning, taking care of their
animals, crops, machinery and even their family
They also have to watch their money. They don't get
paid until they sell crops. Imagine in the winter, no
crops — no money. If they have animals, by the time
you sell them, it will be half or a whole year because
they have to feed them and care for them all year
long. People need to understand.
Farming is the hardest and most responsible job
ever. Farmers feed cities, countries and the world.
People need to understand.
ALEXA SEREDA
Age 12
Exeter
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TIMES—ADVOCATE
Vaccinated sale active trade at Brussels Livestock
For the week ending April 18, 2008.
E-mail us at info@brusselslivestock.ca
Total Receipts,
3582 head of cattle, 1526 lambs and goats.
Summary
Tuesday
Fed steers and heifers sold $1-2 higher. Choice steers
and heifers sold 83 - 87 with sales to 90. Second cut
sold 80 - 83. Cows sold on a strong active trade.
Thursday
Veal sold on a steady market. Lambs sold on a steady
market to the week's decline, sheep sold steady and
goats sold on a strong trade.
Friday
Calves sold $1 - 2 higher on a strong active trade and
yearlings sold on a active trade.
At the vaccinated sale, calves and yearlings sold on a
very strong active trade.
Steers
There were 303 steers on offer.
Heifers
There were 262 heifers on offer.
Packers for 85.50.
Helm Farms of Walkerton consigned 18 heifers aver-
aging 1387 lbs. selling for an average of 81.89 with
three mix heifers averaging 1367 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for 85.50.
Cows
There were 296 cows on offer.
Beef Cows 44-50 sales to 56; D1 & D2 40-42; D3
38-40; D4 29-33
Bulls
There were 19 bulls on offer 48 - 58 sales to 60
Josiah Shantz of Hanover consigned one red bull
weighing 2180 lbs. selling for 59.
Dennis Lamport of Crediton consigned one sim bull
weighing 1945 lbs. selling for 58.50.
Veal
There were 215 head of veal on offer.
Beef 85-110 with sales to 117
Good Holstein 60-70 with sales to 75
Medium Holstein 50-60
Plain & Heavy Holstein Plain 40-50, Good heavy
60-70
Lambs:
under 50 lbs. 185-230; 50 - 65 lbs. 162.50-211; 65 -
80 lbs. 162-184; 80 - 95 lbs. 144-178; 95 - 110 lbs.
135-176; 110 lbs. and over 72-151
Sheep 33-65 with sales to 91
Goats
Good Kids - $60-$150/hd with sales to $160, Good
Nannies - $30-$60, Billies $100 - $200/hd with sales to
$250
Top Quality Stocker Steers
under 400 lbs. 92-117; 400 - 500 lbs. 92-119;500 -
600 lbs. 82-113; 600 - 700 lbs. 82-107.50; 700 - 800
lbs. 76.50-98; 800 - 900 lbs. 70.25-85; 900 - 1000 lbs.
74.25-83
Denfield Livestock Sales
Denfield Livestock Sales
Market Report for Tues.,
April 15.
The market at Denfield
Livestock Sales traded on
a good demand at fully
steady to stronger prices
on all classes of fed cattle
with the fancy cattle in
good demand at premium
prices. A good offering of
cows traded strong at
slightly higher prices. A
large offering of holstein
bull calves traded strong.
Don Eedy and Mark
VanderPloeg, Denfield
sold 25 heifers average
weight 1373 average
price 88.33 to a high of
91.75 purchased by
Norwich Packers.
Ross Duff, Croton sold
13 steers average weight
1420 average price 87.40
to a high of 89.
Choice Steers 85-89,
Good Steers 80-84, Plain
Steers 70-75, Choice
Exotic Cross Heifers 87-
91.75, Good Heifers 80-
84, Plain heifers 70-80,
Good fed cows 40-50, D1
& D2 cows 38-45, D3 &
D4 cows 30-35, Shells 20-
30, Good beef bulls 45-
55, Good holstein bulls
45-50, Good holstein bull
calves $100--$220, Beef
type calves $200-$300
' 4 Agriculture and Agriculture et
Agri -Food Canada Agroalimentaire Canada
Canada
2008 Cover Crop
rotection Program
Producers who are unable to seed commercial crops in 2008
due to excess moisture and/or spring flooding may be eligible for
financial assistance through the Cover Crop Protection Program (CCPP).
To be eligible for the CCPP, producers must be enrolled in provincial production
insurance. Information on production insurance, provincial application
deadlines and how to enroll can be obtained by contacting your provincial
crop insurance agency.
Provincial production insurance participants will automatically receive a CCPP
declaration form. The deadline to submit declarations for benefits under this
year's program is November 30, 2008.
For more information on the CCPP and other management practices to reduce
soil erosion, call 1-800-667-8567 or visit www.agr.gc.ca/ccpp