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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2008-07-02, Page 25Wednesday, July 2, 2008 25 Agriculture TIMES -ADVOCATE Goats sell lower this week at Brussels For the week ending mm.mmJune 27, 2008. E-mail us at info@brus- selslivestock.ca Total Receipts 2,018 head of cattle, 886 lambs and goats. Summary: Tuesday Fed steers and heifers sold steady. Choice steers and heifers sold 91 - 96 with sales to 105.25. Second cut sold 88-91. Cows sold steady. Thursday Veal sold steady. Lambs and sheep sold steady and goats sold lower due to less demand. Friday Calves and yearlings sold on a good strong active trade. Steers There were 271 steers on offer. Amos M. Martin of Wallenstein con- signed 18 steers averaging 1380 lbs. selling for an average of 94.15 with one blonde steer weighing 1320 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for 105.25. Fred Powell of Elmwood consigned four steer averaging 1271 lbs. selling for an average of 94.59 with two limo steers averaging 1465 lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for 100. Lloyd Frey of Harriston consigned 13 steers averaging 1357 lbs. selling for an average of 95.32 with one char steer weighing 1360 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for 99.50. Weigand Farms of Dashwood con- signed five steers averaging 1203 lbs. selling for an average of 96.07 with one limo steer weighing 1210 lbs. selling to Norwich Packers for 99.25. Neil Edgar of Wingham consigned eight steers averaging 1459 lbs. selling for an average of 96.69 with six gold steers averaging 1473 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for 97.75. Schmidtbrook of Woodstock consigned 13 steers averaging 1625 lbs. selling for an average of 92.05 with one limo steer weighing 1570 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 97.75. Mrs. Minerva Martin of Mount Forest consigned 19 steers averaging 1400 lbs. selling for an average of 95.92 with four gold steers averaging 1350 lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for 97.50. Randy and Jean Pentland of Goderich consigned six steers averaging 1640 lbs. selling for an average of 92.20 with two limo steers averaging 1510 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 97.50. Geisel Cattle Co. of Elmira consigned 29 steers averaging 1513 lbs. selling for an average of 93.88 with one char steer weighing 1485 lbs. selling to Holly Park Meat Packers for 97. Alan Baker of Brussels consigned four steers averaging 1471 lbs. selling for an average of 94.40 with one limo steer weighing 1435 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 96.75. Heifers There were 260 heifers on offer. Darren Johnston of Bluevale con- signed 34 heifers averaging 1241 lbs. selling for an average of 92.65 with one blue heifer weighing 1190 lbs. selling for 97.75. M -R Farms of Exeter consigned six heifers averaging 1266 lbs. selling for an average of 94.31 with two limo heifers averaging 1235 lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for 96.50. Murray Switzer of St. Marys consigned two heifers averaging 1508 lbs. selling for an average of 89.93 with one blk heifer weighing 1450 lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for 95.25. George Chettleburgh of Wingham con - Agri -Food Institute concerned GUELPH - Although spring planting has occurred in Ontario this spring with unusual optimism triggered by higher grain prices, the Ontario Agri -Food Policy Institute is worried that current conditions are too similar to those of the 1970s, which led directly to economic disaster for thousands of farmers a few years later. In the 1970s, grain price spikes were triggered by the combination of increased global demand for grains crops, and high oil prices. Many countries introduced export embargoes, oil costs skyrocketed and, in inflation-adjusted dollars, price peaks for both gasoline and grains were at least as high as they are today. The after -shocks for agriculture were catastrophic. Grain produc- tion increased, but global demand didn't buy nearly as much as pro- jected. Grain stocks jumped and prices crashed. Many fanners who had borrowed money to expand lost their farms as prices plummet- ed and interest rates soared. Indeed, for Canadian agriculture, the 1980s were mainly about recovering from the after effects of the seventies. Institute managing director Terry Daynard says there needs to be close attention paid to lessons from the past. He urges Ontario farmers to be cautious and to resist the urge to borrow major sums of money simply to do more of the same. "Rather, current profits should be used to reduce burdensome debt, invest in new technologies, and develop new ventures and market opportunities which will be critical for survival when prices drop. Already, world wheat prices have dropped substantially from recent peaks." Of special concern to farmers should be the attack on the devel- opment of biofuels, and other non- food markets. Farmers and politi- cians need to remember why bio- fuels development occurred in the first place. Biofuels provide an environmentally neutral octane enhancer for gasoline, reduce net greenhouse gas emissions and reduce oil imports for many coun- tries. Daynard agrees that the world population continues to grow and needs more food. "However," he says, "the growth is almost all in developing coun- tries, and increased production there, rather than increased imports from us, is the most likely source of the additional food need- ed in future years. "Grain producers in the western world, especially Canada and the United States, will continue to need all of the market opportunities they can muster." "The use of renewable, bio -based feed -stocks to partially replace declining supplies of petroleum- based products still makes com- plete sense," Daynard says. signed two limo heifers averaging 1493 lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for 95.25. Francis Hunt of Walton consigned 15 heifers averaging 1251 lbs. selling for an average of 92.34 with two char heifers averaging 1293 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat Packers for 95. Tom Wylie of Durham consigned 27 heifers averaging 1144 lbs. selling for an average of 92.45 with one limo heifer weighing 1070 lbs. selling for 95. James Wright of Kippen consigned four heifers averaging 1279 lbs. selling for an average of 94.11 with three limo heifers averaging 1257 lbs. selling for 94.50. Brian Bearss of St. Marys consigned 14 heifers averaging 1230 lbs. selling for an average of 93.31 with eight gold heifers averaging 1267 lbs. selling to Ryding Regency for 94.25. Cows There were 378 cows on offer. Beef Cows 53-60 sales to 64, D1 & D2 40-50, D3 30-40 Earl Reinhardt of Teeswater con- signed one hol cow weighing 1425 lbs. selling for 64. Grant Pries of Ayton consigned six cows averaging 1522 lbs. selling for an average of 58.64 with one hol cow weighing 1540 lbs. selling for 63.50. Bulls There were 22 bulls on offer 57-71.50 sales to 78.50. Terry Richardson of Harriston con- signed one blue bull weighing 2165 lbs. selling for 78.50. Jack Manz of Newton consigned one blk bull weighing 1235 lbs. selling for 71.50. Veal There were 245 head of veal on offer. Beef 95-130 with sales to 153, Good Holstein 70-85 with sales to 90, Medium Holstein 60-70, Plain & Heavy Holstein Plain 45-60, Good heavy 70- 80 Sean Martin of Lucknow consigned one char heifer weighing 690 lbs. selling for 153. Brian Wideman of Gowanstown con- signed 10 veal averaging 721 lbs. selling for an average of 125.26 with one limo steer weighing 730 lbs. selling for 150. Lambs under 50 lbs. 182-212 50 - 65 lbs. 167-207 65 - 80 lbs. 153-192 80 - 95 lbs. 159-174 95 - 110 lbs. 162-171 110 lbs. and over 154-165 Sheep 40-76 with sales to 97 Goats Kids - $40 - $70 per head with sales to $85, Nannies - $50 - $100 per head with sales to $120, Billies $150 - $250 per head Top Quality Stocker Steers under 400 lbs. 102-135 400 - 500 lbs. 109.75-135 500 - 600 lbs. 108.04-127 600 - 700 lbs. 93.50-117 700 - 800 lbs. 96.50-115.25 800 - 900 lbs. 90-105.50 900 - 1000 lbs. 90-98.75 over 1000 lbs. 86-96.25 Top Quality Stocker Heifers under 300 lbs. N/A 300 - 400 lbs. 107-112 400 - 500 lbs. 85-114 500-600 lbs. 93-108 600 - 700 lbs. 95-110 700 - 800 lbs. 87-102.50 800 - 900 lbs. 88-100 over 900 lbs. 84-97 St.Anne's receives provincial award By Stew Slater SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE DUBLIN - A scholarship fund will be created for grad- uating students entering agri- culture -related apprentice- ships or post -secondary stud- ies, following the announce- ment of a $5,000 provincial award to St. Anne's Catholic secondary school in Clinton. The two-year old agricul- ture -related Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program at St. Anne's was one of 55 recipients of the 2008 version of the Premier's Award for Agri -food Innovation Excellence. Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell announced the win- ners from Huron, Bruce, Grey and Perth counties at a news conference late last month. The St. Anne's program began as the sole agriculture - related pilot project when Ontario's Education Ministry rolled out the Specialist High Skills Major concept two years ago. Others have since been implemented in other school boards. According to Huron -Perth Catholic education superin- tendent Dan Parr, SHSM "set out a pathway of courses from Grade 9-12 that is focused enough to prepare students for a specific desti- nation." In the case of the St. Anne's SHSM, that destination could be apprenticeships in agricul- ture -related fields, a move directly into a farm career, or qualifying for agriculture - related programs at college or university. And the path taken by a St. Anne's SHSM student includes a few courses geared specifically towards farm - related subjects, several courses of a more general nature that have been tweaked to include greater relevance to agriculture, some co-operative education credits completed partially at a workplace and some oppor- tunities to participate in exte- rior programs like the Agriculture Ministry's pesti- cide safety course. At the SHSM program's out- set, there were suggestions the Education Ministry might accept programs like 4-H or the pesticide safety course for full or partial credit. That has not become reality, but Parr says that's fine. "I think this really is a pret- ty creative blend by the Ministry of Education," he said. One thing that makes the St. Anne's program so effective, he explained, has been pro- gram co-ordinator Sandy Ennett's ability to attract experts from various ele- ments of the agriculture sec- tor to come to the school for sessions. 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