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Agriculture_____
Brussels Livestock report
Martin limousin heifer sells for $122.25
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Jan.
31 were 2,645 head of cattle, 521
lambs and goats. On Tuesday the fed
steers and heifers sold.- $5 lower
while the cows traded $2 higher. On
Thursday the veal sold at prices $1
to $2 lower. The lambs also sold on
a market that was $2 to $5 lower. On
Friday all weights and classes of
Stockers sold on a strong active
trade.
There were 357 steers on offer
selling from $ 108 to $ 111 with sales
to $128.75. Graeme MacDonald,
Brussels, consigned one pied steer
weighing 1,245 lbs. which sold to
Norwich Packers for $128.75. His
overall consignment of two steers
averaged 1,320 lbs. for an average
price of $121.48. Two steers
consigned by Amos B. Weber,
Wroxeter, averaged 1,321 lbs.
selling for an average of $114.82
with one limousin steer weighing
1,440 lbs. selling to Norwich
Packers for $123. Abe VanderVeen,
Brussels, consigned one red steer
weighing 1,280 lbs. which was
purchased by Dominion Meats for
$114.
Two heifers consigned by David
Bowles, Brussels, averaged 1,478
lbs. selling for an average of $112.83
with his top red wf heifer weighing
1,245 lbs. selling to Moyer Packing
Co. for $112.50. Andrew Martin,
Chesley, consigned one limousin
steer weighing 1,395 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $119.75. His
OMAF extends Healthy Futures
Healthy Futures for Huron
Agriculture, a grant program to
improve water quality, has been
extended to the end of 2003.
Huron County and the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
(OMAF) are helping rural
landowners address specific water
quality concerns by providing grants
to share the cost of selected best
management practices that improve
water quality.
Maitland Valley and Ausable
Bayfield Conservation Authorities
are delivering the program with
Huron County.
Huron’s program has been one of
the most successful in the province
with the project review committee
approving 650 projects and nearly
$2 million in grants since the
program began in 2001. Another
$400,000 is still available.
All grants are at a 50 per cent grant
rate and each category has a grant
maximum. Eligible projects include:
• liquid manure spreading
equipment modifications to
reduce runoff and tile drain
contamination;
• berms and eavestroughs to
divert clean water from manure
and exercise yards;
FARM SAFETY FACT
Did you know?
((NC) - Cows cause 33 per cent
of animal-related injuries and 16
per cent of animal-related
fatalities on Canadian farms. The
calving season of January to June
is the primary times of incident
occurrence.
Canadian Agricultural Injury
Surveillance Program.
- News Canada
overall offering of ten steers
averaged 1,452 lbs. selling for an
average of $111.77. Twelve steers
consigned by Doug Shiell,
Wingham, averaged 1,483 lbs.
selling for an average of $110.87
with his top limousin steer weighing
1,525 lbs. selling to Dominion Meats
for $120.
Luke Gingerich, Chesley,
consigned two limousin steers
averaging 1.548 lbs. selling to Holly
Park Meat Packers for $115. His
overall consignment of nine steers
averaged 1,539 lbs. selling for an
average of $110.41. Cunningham
Farms, Lucan, consigned one gold
steer which weighed 1,590 lbs.
selling for $115.50. Their overall
offering of thirty-two steers
averaged 1,614 lbs. for an average
price of $109.67.
Sixteen steers consigned by
Andrew Mitchell, Listowel,
averaged 1,473 lbs. selling for an
average of $109.37 with his top
limousin steer weighing 1,400 lbs.
bringing his top price of $115.50.
Don Shiell, Wingham, consigned
one black steer weighing 1,525 lbs.
which sold to Dominion Meats for
$114.75. His overall consignment of
thirteen steers averaged 1,547 lbs.
selling for an average of $107.96.
There were 413 heifers on offer
selling from $108 to $111 with sales
to $122.25. Elam S. B. Martin,
Wingham, consigned one limousin
heifer weighing 1,245 lbs. which
sold to Norwich Packers for
• nutrient management plans not
required for building permits;
• fences, crossings and watering
devices to eliminate cattle access
to watercourses;
• fertilizer, chemical and fuel
handling and storage;
• cropland plans to reduce soil
erosion;
• grassed waterways, catch
basins, terraces and berms to
reduce erosion of agricultural
land;
• retiring fragile farmland with
trees, vegetation and buffer
strips;
• milkhouse washwater
treatment systems;
• pitless adapter caps, grading,
sealing and upgrading well
casings; and properly
decommissioning abandoned
wells.
Interested landowners are
encouraged to contact their local
$122.25. One limousin heifer
consigned by Hugh Love, Atwood,
weighed 1,145 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meats for $121.50. His
overall consignment of fifteen
heifers averaged 1,290 lbs. selling
for an average of $112.56. Thirty-
two heifers consigned by Sellers
Farms, Bluevale, averaged 1,368 lbs.
selling for an average of $112.87
with their top limousin heifer
weighing 1,135 lbs. which was
purchased by Norwich Packers for
$120.25.
Noah S. Brubacher, Wroxeter,
consigned three gold heifers
averaging 1,225 lbs. which sold to
Moyer Packing Co. for $112.60.
Five heifers consigned by Andy
VanderVeen, Blyth, averaged 1,272
lbs. selling for an average of $112.41
with his top black heifer weighing
1,220 lbs. selling to Dominion
Meats for $115. Darren Johnston,
Bluevale, consigned one gold heifer
weighing 1,250 lbs. which sold to
Highland Packers Ltd. for $120. His
overall offering of nine heifers
averaged 1,214 lbs. selling for an
average of $111.51. Five heifers
consigned by Decroft Farms Ltd.,
Clinton, averaged 1,475 lbs. selling
for an average of $110.73 with their
top two gold heifers averaging 1.430
lbs. selling to Dominion Meats for
$110.73.
Walter Riddell, Granton,
consigned fifteen heifers averaging
1,204 lbs. selling for an average of
$110.48 with his top black heifer
conservation authority as soon as
possible because projects are funded
on a first-come, first-served basis.
People who have already received
grants are welcome to apply for
additional projects.
Funding for this project comes
from OMAF, Huron County and
grant recipients. To apply for a grant,
call the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority at 335-3557
or the Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority at 235-2610.
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture (OFA) also has rural
well upgrading and
decommissioning grants through
Healthy Futures for Ontario
Agriculture. OFA grant rates cover
67 per cent of the costs for well
upgrades and 64 per cent of well
decommissioning costs.
Contact Paul Nairn at the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture
office 482-9642.
weighing 1,065 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $117.25. Seven
heifers consigned by Karl Terpstra,
Mitchell, averaged 1,350 lbs. selling
for an average of $110.08 with one
limousin heifer weighing 1,310 lbs.
selling to Dominion Meats for
$114.50. Elo H. Martin, Mount
Forest, consigned one charolais
heifer weighing 1,180 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meats for $123. His
overall offering of forty-one heifers
averaged 1,345 lbs. selling for an
average of $108.29.
There were 348 cows on offer. D1
and D2 cows sold $57 to $61 with
sales to $88; D3, $53 to $57; D4,
$43 to $53. One holstein cow
consigned by Terpstra Farms,
Brussels, weighed 1,250 lbs. which
sold to Packerland Packing Co. for
$88. Their overall offering of fifteen
holstein cows averaged 1,246 lbs.
selling for an average of $62.08.
Cranbrook Farms, Brussels,
consigned three holstein cows
averaging 1,452 lbs. selling for an
average of $74.22 with their top cow
weighing 1,340 lbs. selling to
Aylmer Meat Packers for $80. Three
holstein cows consigned by Oscar
M. Martin, Gowanstown, averaged
1,398 lbs. selling for an average of
$62.67 with sales up to $80.
There were six bulls on offer
selling from $65 to $68 with sales to
$75.50. Elma S. B. Martin,
Wingham, consigned one simmental
bull weighing 2,185 lbs. which sold
to Denview Meats for $75.50. One
holstein bull consigned by Hilary
Struyk, Listowel, weighed 1,755 lbs.
selling to Taylor Packing Co. for
$68. -
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There were 177 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $100 to $150;
Holstein, $85 to $100 with sales to
$108; Plain Holstein, $70 to $80.
Mark and Paul Pennington,
Mildmay, consigned one red wf steer
weighing 725 lbs. which sold to
Norval Meat Packers for $150. Their
overall offering of eight veal calves
averaged 716 lbs. selling for an
average of $116.16. One holstein
veal steer consigned by Ikendale
Farms Ltd., Walkerton, weighed 665
lbs. selling for $108. Their overall
offering of seven holstein veal steers
averaged 661 lbs. selling for an
average of $100.76. R.G.&G. Farms,
Kincardine, consigned one holstein
veal steer weighing 675 lbs. which
sold to Norval Meat Packers for
$107.50.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $120 to
$185; 50 - 64 lbs., $156 to $180; 65
- 79 lbs., $132 to $161; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$132 to $145; 95 - 109 lbs., $128 to
$145; 110 lbs. and over, $85 to $105.
Goats sold $35 to $180.
Sheep sold $30 to $85.
Stocker steers, under 400 lbs., sold
$111 to $150; 400-499 lbs., $115 to
$149; 500 - 599 lbs., $117 to $147;
600 - 699 lbs., $104 to $145; 700 -
799 lbs., $111 to $131; 800 - 899
lbs., $102 to $118.50; 900 - 999 lbs.,
$106 to $130; 1.000 lbs. and over,
$102.50 to $119.50.
Heifers under 300 lbs., sold $126
to $141; 300 - 399 lbs., $68 to $130;
400 - 499 lbs., $93.50 to $135; 500 -
599 lbs., $109 to $131; 600 - 699
lbs., $97.50 to $125.50; 700 - 799
lbs., $99.50 to $124.50; 800 - 899
lbs., $99 to $112.50; 900 lbs. and
over, $101 to $114.
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887-6023