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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2018-03-22, Page 17(nittid,e ELEVATORS.-. 43269 Amberley Rd. RR #2 Wroxeter Ph. 519-335-6813 Fax 519-335-4352 Jeffs Cell 519-291-7777 Receiving Elevator for HIENSALL STRICT 0 -OPERATIVE THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2018. PAGE 17. Agriculture Brussels Livestock report JOHN RE HURON TRACTOR BLYTH 519-523-4244 www.hurontractor.com Fed steers, heifers sell on strong trade Total receipts for Brussels Livestock for the week ending March 16 were 1,698 cattle and 1,035 lambs and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and heifers sold on a strong active trade. Choice steers and heifers sold $150 to $155 with a high of $162. Second cut sold $145 to $150. Cows sold on a steady market. On Thursday veal calves sold steady. Lambs sold slightly higher. Goats sold higher and sheep sold barely steady. On Friday calves and yearlings sold on a strong active trade at steady prices. Greg McPherson of Teeswater, consigned two head that averaged 1,300 lbs. and sold for an average price of $152.18. One black heifer weighed 1,270 lbs. and sold for $155.50. Davidson Farms of Monkton, consigned four head that averaged 1,464 lbs. and sold for an average price of $149.14. One black heifer weighed 1,370 lbs. and sold for $154. Chris Smith of Brussels, consigned 21 steers that averaged 1,703 lbs. and sold for an average price of $155.82. Two limousin steers averaged 1,615 lbs. and sold for an average price of $162. Hutton Land & Cattle Ltd. of Paisley, consigned 10 steers that averaged 1,618 lbs. and sold for an average price of $154.73. Two black steers averaged 1,658 lbs. and sold for $156. There were 275 cows on offer. Export types sold $68 to $77 with sales to $83; beef, $75 to $85 with sales to $103; D1 and D2, $66 to $72; D3, $58 to $66; D4, $50 to $58. Andy Fortney of Mildmay, consigned one black cow that weighed 1,290 lbs. and sold for $103. There were 13 bulls selling $68 to $109. Jerry and Dorothy Sylvester of Oil Springs consigned one limousin bull that weighed 1,810 lbs. and sold for $110. There were 140 head of veal on offer. Beef sold $140 to $170 with sales to $179; good holsteins, $120 to $131 with sales to $134; Si heavy holsteins, $115 to $125; heavy holsteins, $100 to $115; medium holsteins, $110 to $120. Mark and Paul Pennington, consigned one blonde heifer that weighed 775 lbs. and sold for $179. Elam W. Bowman of Lucknow, consigned two head that averaged 778 lbs. and sold for an average price of $164.32. One red heifer A new experience As part of the March Break programming at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre in Brussels last week, Giddy Up N' Go Ponies brought in goats for a special goat yoga program. Above, Logan Jantz, Ayden Devin and Luke Jantz took a break from their yoga poses to focus on the more exotic part of the event. (Denny scop photo) World Water Day set for March 22 By Louis Roesch, Director Ontario Federation of Agriculture March 22 is World Water Day. Designated by the United Nations, the day is about focusing attention on the importance of water in our daily lives and on a global scale. For the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), water is about more than just a day, it's an essential part of agriculture, our environment and our responsibilities. This year, the OFA is celebrating World Water Day by recognizing the collaborative efforts the Ontario agri-food industry is taking to improve water quality in the Great Lakes. From grassroots and member initiatives to industry and government partnerships, there's a lot of work being done. Ontario farmers share the responsibility and are part of the solution to improving water quality, including the 4R Nutrient Stewardship to use the right source at the right rate, the right time and the right place. Best management practices are guiding principles in farm management and new drainage techniques are being tested to reduce nutrient loss. The OFA is active in several water projects, representing the interests of our farming members and the agri- food sector. The Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Initiative (GLASI) supports activities in the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watersheds and the Lake Huron southeast shores watershed by assisting farmers with a farmland health check-up, farmland health incentive program and priority watershed projects. As one of many agricultural organizations working in partnership through Grow Ontario Together (GOT), the OFA is helping reduce phosphorus entering the Great Lakes watershed. The OFA also partners with the Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collabor-ative, a group focused on the science of reducing phosphorus and improving water quality through effective agricultural land manage- ment and drainage solutions. Partnerships, collaborations and working groups have been established across the province between the agri-food sector and provincial and federal governments, and the OFA is proud to be a part of these. It's our job to make sure farmers have the tools they need to improve on-farm nutrient management practices including support, incentives and proper regulations. Farmers have an important role to play in the sustainability, water quality and maintaining the health of our waterways and Great Lakes. World Water Day serves to remind us that we all rely on our natural water resources and share the responsibility to preserve them. weighed 740 lbs. and sold for $179. Kyle Murray of Bornholm, consigned two holstein steers that averaged 663 lbs. and sold for an average price of $124.82. One holstein steer weighed 685 lbs. and sold for $134. Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $411 to $415; 50 - 64 lbs., $391 to $422; 65 - 79 lbs., $325 to $385; 80 - 94 lbs., $262 to $290; 95 - 109 lbs., $245 to $259; 110 lbs. and over, $203 to $226. Sheep sold $95 to $160 / lb. Goats: billies sold $150 to $300; nannies, $50 to $125; kids: dairy, $160 to $350; meat, $275 to $450. Top quality stocker steers under 400 lbs. sold $174 to $260; 400 - 499 lbs., $205 to $265; 500 - 599 lbs., $200 to $248; 600 - 699 lbs., $214 to $240; 700 - 799 lbs., $194 to $211; 800 - 899 lbs., $184 to $190; 900 - 999 lbs., $182 to $192; 1,000 lbs. and over, $156 to $166. Top quality stocker heifers, 300 - 399 lbs. sold $209 to $215; 400 - 499 lbs., $203 to $215; 500 - 599 lbs., $192 to $212; 600 - 699 lbs., $174 to $190; 700 - 799 lbs., $165 to $180; 800 - 899 lbs., $167 to $179; 900 lbs. and over, $158 to $171. John S. Weber of Lucknow, consigned 70 steers that averaged 912 lbs. and sold for an average price of $188.62. Fourteen RWF steers averaged 903 lbs. and sold for an average price of $191.75. Stewart Farms of Douglas, consigned 149 head that averaged 831 lbs. and sold for an average price of $185.05. Twenty-six charolais heifers averaged 805 lbs. and sold for an average price of $179. Huron water initiative boasts 2,650 projects By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen The Huron County Clean Water Project has now completed over 2,650 projects since the first was completed in 2005. Stewardship, Land and Education Manager Kate Monk of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority spoke to Huron County Council at its March 14 committee of the whole meeting for its annual update. She updated council on the success of the project and thanked council for the county's continued support of the initiative to the tune of several hundred -thousand dollars per year. Since the project's inception in 2004 (the first project was completed in 2005), 170 kilometres of windbreaks have been established, nearly 400 private wells have been upgraded and over 525 unused wells have been decommissioned. Over 10,000 acres of cover crops have been planted in just that program's first two years and over 50 acres of trees have been planted annually. Nearly 100 liquid manure storages have been decommissioned, while 713 tree -planting projects, 218 erosion -control projects and 83 forest management plans have been completed. Monk thanked council for its continued support of the program, dedicating between $300,000 and $400,000 per year to it since its inception. In 2017, she told council, 255 environmental projects were completed at a value of over $1 million. Over $325,000 was contributed by the county compared to nearly $700,000 in landowner contributions. The top three grant categories were erosion control at $108,411, tree -planting at $82,023 and cover crops at $55,964. The top three project categories were cover crop projects with 79, tree -planting with 70 and erosion control with 26. BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED Monk said that a major component of the project's activities in 2017 was a special display in the conservation authority tent at the International Plowing Match in Walton. The project review committee met five times last year. It consists of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek, who has been on the committee since it began, North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent, Jack Kroes of the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario and citizen appointee Duncan Jewell. More information on the project can be found on the Huron County, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority and Maitland Valley Conservation Authority websites. REPRINTS - OF PHOTOS taken by Citizen photographers are available to purchase. 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