The Citizen, 2006-11-09, Page 19Last weekend, Bob Invited his friends
over to help lacquer his floors.
It was a blast.
The vapours
from flammable
solvents can '
easily ignite
if they come
into contact
with sparks or `•,_.
open flame. They shouted only be
used in well ventilated areas that
are free from all ignition sources -
including pilot lights.
Challenge: Conflicting schedules leave no time
to enjoy meals together as a family
Solution: Studies show that eating family meals together is associated with
healthy eating patterns, such as eating more fruits and vegetables, more fibre and
less fat. Eating together also helps develop healthy food habits in children
particularly when parents are good role models. While it's hard. to make family
meals happen all the time - the ideas below will help your family eat well together
as often as possible.
• Be flexible - Try to schedule activities so you have some time everyday to eat
together. You might have to be more flexible with your main meal and vary it
according to daily activities. For example, dinner might be at 5:00 p.m. one night
and 7:00 p.m. another night.
• Make nutritious snacks available - Not everyone can wait for the family meal.
Healthy snacks can contribute to daily nutrient intakes. Prepare raw vegetables or
fruit plates ahead of time and keep in the fridge for after school or after work
snacks. Keep snacks in the car or in your bag to avoid the vending machines and
fast food stops. Handy snacks include: trail mix made with dry cereal, nuts, and
dried fruit; whole-grain or graham crackers; yogurt and cheese; individual
containers of fruit; water bottles and juice boxes.
• Keep track of winning meals. Mark up your cookbooks with comments like,
"too much work" or "tastes athitzing!" or any additions/substitutions that worked for
a recipe. Make notes on every recipe you try so you know what you and your
family's reaction to it was,
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2006. PAGE 19.
Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
2,376 head of cattle on offer at sales
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Nov.
3 were 2,376 head of cattle, 420
lambs and goats.
On Tuesday the fed steers and
heifers sold on a strong active trade.
The choice steers and heifers sold
$89 to $93 with sales to $94.75.
Second cut sold $85 to $89 with the
cows selling steady. On Thursday
veal sold $5 lower on an active trade.
Sheep and lambs • sold on a good
active trade. Goats sold on a steady
market. On Friday calves and year-
lings sold on a steady trade.
There were 407 steers on offer.
Murray Switzer of St. Marys, con-
signed four steers averaging 1,360
lbs. selling for an average of $91.50
with one limousin steer weighing
1,265 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for $94.75. Gerald Rathwell
of Brucefield, consigned eight steers
_averaging 1,357 lbs. selling for an
average of $87.33 with one black
steer weighing 1,190 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $92.75.
Schmidt Brook Farms Ltd. of
Woodstock, consigned fourteen
steers averaging 1,578 lbs. selling
for an average of $89.23 with one
black steer weighing 1,435 lbs. sell-
ing to Dominion Meat Packers for
$92.25. James McDonnell of
Gadshill, consigned four black steers
averaging 1,378 lbs. selling to St.
Helens Meat Packers for $01.50.
Andrew Mitchell of Listowel, con-
signed twenty-nine steers averaging
Farmland offers environmental
benefits to all of society - by pro-
viding important services like main-
taining natural buffers along water-
ways, as well as protecting water
quality by filtering, recharging
groundwater aquifers and enhancing
wildlife habitats. A workshop called
Valuing Nature and Your Land will
explore new approaches for on-farm
environmental incentive programs
for farmers and rural land owners.
Speakers will explore a stewardship
model that may potentially provide
land owners with annual payments
for land that is providing environ-
mental goods and services.
The workshop sessions will be
held at the BMG Arena Hall in
Brussels on Thursday, Nov. 3. Doors
open at 9:30 a.m. and the workshop
will be from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Advance registration by Nov. 17
please, if you would like lunch.
Registration is $10 per person with
lunch provided.
Is it time for a change to on-farm
environment incentive programs?
Should landowners be paid for pro-
viding Environmental Goods and
Services? Is there support for
1,292 lbs. selling for an average of
$89.01 with one black steer weigh-
ing 1,290 lbs. selling for $91.50.
John Wiersma of Blyth, consigned
eleven steers averaging 1,352 lbs.
selling for an average of $88.90 with
two black steers averaging 1,260 lbs.
selling for $91.50. Gerald Geisel of
Elmira, consigned thirty steers aver-
aging 1,384 lbs. selling for an aver-
age of $89.53 with three charolais
steers averaging 1,528 lbs. selling
for $91.25. Scott and Glen Geisel of
West Montrose, consigned fourteen
steers averaging 1,594 lbs. selling
for an average of $89.45 with three
simmental steers averaging 1,590
lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for $91.25.
Brian VanOsch of Lucknow, con-
signed twelve steers averaging 1,331
lbs. selling for an average of $87.82
with one limousin steer weighing
1,345 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat
Packers for $91.25. Joel Martin of
Paisley, consigned seventeen steers
averaging 1,531 lbs. selling for an
average of $88.35 with one limousin
steer weighing 1,400 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $91.25.
There were 164 heifers on offer.
Merkley Farms of Wroxeter, con-
signed ten heifers averaging 1,232
lbs. selling for an average of $92.11
with four limousin heifers averaging
1,171 lbs. selling to Dominion Meat_
Packers for $93.50. Donald
Cormack of Mount Forest, con-
signed thirty-eight heifers averaging
1,332 lbs. selling for an average of
$90.33 with one limousin heifer
weighing 1,325 lbs. selling to
Dominion Meat Packers for $93.25.
Lorne Benedict of Kerwood, con-
signed twelve heifers averaging
1,246 lbs. selling for an average of
$89.45 with two limousin heifers
averaging 1,248 lbs._ selling to
-Dominion Meat Packers for $93. -
-Don Beuerman of Dublin, con-
signed twelve heifers averaging
1,209 lbs. selling for an average of
$88.50 with one grey heifer weigh-
ing 1,150 lbs. selling for $90.25. Art
Bos of Blyth, consigned five heifers
weighing 1,235 lbs. selling. for an
average of $85.96 with one black
heifer weighing 1,215 lbs. selling to
Norwich Packers for $89.75. Paul
Butter of Londesborough, consigned
four heifers averaging 1,263 lbs.
selling for an average of $89.01 with
three rwf heifers averaging 1,270
lbs. selling for $89.50. Terry Murray
of Clifford, consigned fourteen
heifers averaging 1,249 lbs. selling
for an average of $86.59 with two
gold heifers averaging 1,130 lbs.
selling for $88.25.-
Harvey Forbes Livestock Ltd. of
Wiarton, consigned four heifers
averaging 1,161 lbs. selling for an
average of $87.26 with two limousin
heifers averaging 1,178 lbs. selling
for $87.75. Geoff Cormack of
Mount Forest, consigned one gold
heifer weighing 1,500 lbs. selling for
$87.75. Allan Webster of Auburn,
who will review the federal govern-
ment's policy options for future
agro-environmental programming.
Bob Bailey, Delta Waterfowl, will
outline what environmental goods
and services mean and why an
incentive program is needed to move
forward.
Dave Reid; Norfolk Stewardship
Council will talk about the
Alternative Land Use Services pilot
project underway in Norfolk
County. Bryan Gilvesy, Norfolk cat-
tle farmer, will offer the perspective
of a farmer participating in a 'pay-
ment for environmental services'
pilot program. John Fitzgibbon,
University of Guelph will present
the Ontario Farm Environmental
Council's perspective on environ-
mental goods and services.
The Valuing Nature and Your Land
consigned eight heifers averaging
1,202 lbs. selling for an average of
$84.56 with one black heifer weigh-
ing 1,350 lbs. selling to St. Helens
Meat Packers for $87.25.
There were 240 cows on offer.
Beef cows sold $35 to $45 with sales
to $59; D1 and D2 cows, $38 to $43;
D3, $31 to $38; D4, $20 to $30.
Hanover Stock Farms of Walkerton,
consigned four cows averaging
1,306 lbs. selling for an average of
$38.56 with one limousin cow
weighing 1,215 lbs. selling for $59.
Bruce Hicks of Centralia, consigned
one red cow weighing 1,175 lbs.
selling for $51. Cedar Brooke Farms
of Dashwood, consigned eight cows
averaging 1,298 lbs. selling for an
average of $37.58 with one black
cow weighing 1,140 lbs. selling for
$45.
There were 24 bulls on offer sell-
ing $37 to $49.50 with sales to $55.
Brad Robarts of Kemble, consigned
one grey bull weighing 1,190 lbs.
selling for $55. Mark Hohstein of
Mildmay; consigned one angus bull
weighing 2,310 lbs. selling for
$49.50.
There were 156 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $100 to $120 with
sales to $130; good holstein, $100 to
$120 with sales to $130; medium
holstein, $80 to $95; plain holstein,
$65 to $75; good heavy holstein, $85
to $100. Mike Durnin of Auburn,
consigned six veal averaging 738
lbs. selling for an average of $111.65
workshop is an important 'next step'
for farmers, landowners and agen-
cies to discuss a new approach to on-
farm stewardship activities. The
workshop is sponsored by the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority, Huron Stewardship
Council and Huron County Planning
and Development Department.
Conference background information
is available by calling Phil Beard,
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority, 519-335-3557; Steve
Bowers, Huron Stewardship
Council, 519-482-3661 or Susanna
Reid, Huron County Planning
Department, 519-524-8394 ext 3.
To register contact: Erica Magee,
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority, phone: 519-335-3557
fax: 519-335-3516, e-mail: mait-
land @ mvca.on.ca
with one limousin heifer weighing
725 lbs. selling for $126. Mark and
Paul Pennington, consigned six veal
averaging 737 lbs. selling for an
average of $102.44 with one gold
steer weighing 770 lbs. selling for
$123. Smith Farms of Ripley, con-
signed six veal averaging 699 lbs.
selling for an average of $103.45
with one holstein- steer weighing 710
lbs. selling for $116.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $185 to
$192.50; 50 - 64 lbs., $157 to $181;
65 - 79 lbs., $160 to $172; 80 - 94
lbs., $142 to $180; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$138 to $145; 110 lbs. and over,
$115 to $134.
Sheep sold $70 to $84 with sales
to $90.
Goats: kids sold $70 to $125; nan-
nies, $70 to $90; billies, $200 to
$317.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $120 to $162; 400 - 499
lbs., $117.50 to $153.50; 500 - 599
lbs., $112 to $138; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$104 to $124; 700 - 799 lbs., $88 to
$109; 800 - 899 lbs., $93.50 to $107;
900 - 999 lbs., $73.50 to $103.50;
1,000 lbs. and over, $70.50 to $106.
Top quality stocker heifers 300 -
399 lbs., sold $98 to $134; 400 - 499
lbs., $103 to $133.50; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$97 to $125.75; 600 - 699 lbs., $88
to $117.75; 700 - 799 lbs., $90 to
$112.50; 800 - 899 lbs., $89.50 to
$115; 900 lbs. and over, $86 to $109.
BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK
Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd.
UPCOMING SALES
TUESDAYS
9:00 a.m.
Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows
THURSDAYS
8:00 a.m. Drop Calves
10:00 a.m.Veal
11:30 a.m.Pigs, Lambs, Goats & Sheep
FRIDAYS
10:00 a.m. Stockers
2006
SPECIAL FALL SALES
Monday,
Nov. 13 & Nov. 27
Vaccinated Calves & Yearlings
Friday, Nov.17 - 1 pm
Angus & Herford Sale
Thursday, Dec. 7,14 & 21 -11:30 am
Christmas Lamb & Goat Sale
Visit our webpage at: www.brus
selslivestock.ca
email us at:
Info@brusselsllvestock.ca
Call us 519-887-6461
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
Vote
Ken Warwick
for Councillor
Ward M
on November 13, 2006
Valuing Nature and Your Land at Brussels
changes from the farm community
in the region? These are questions
central to the development of on-
farm incentive programs and will be
discussed by panelists and presen-
ters at the workshop.
A federal pilot project for paying
rural landowners for providing envi-
ronmental goods and services is
underway. This new land steward-
ship approach is being discussed
across Canada. The Valuing Nature
and Your Land workshop is an
opportunity for local landowners to
learn more about this innovative
approach and explore the possibility
of designing a project in this area.
Workshop attendees will learn
about what is meant by- "environ-
mental goods and services" a key
feature to this stewardship approach.
Discussions will outline the benefits
and challenges to this innovative
model. Conference attendees will
also have the opportunity to share
their perspectives, and reflect on
whether paying landowners for pro-
viding environmental services
would work in this area.
Speakers include Ian Campbell,
economist with Agriculture Canada