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The Times Advocate, 2005-07-27, Page 17Wednesday, July 27, 2005 Itall startsonthe t -a culture 17 TIMES -ADVOCATE Hyde Brothers Farm Equipment Limited is pleased to announce the winner of Kubota's 30th Anniversary contest's first draw. Warner Deweerd's entry was drawn on Wed., June 15 at Hyde Brothers Farm Equipment, Hensall. The entry was forwarded to Kubota Canada Ltd's head office in Markham to be entered in the grand prize draw for a chance to win one million dollars! The odds were good as each grand prize entry had approximately 1 in 150 chance of winning. This year's draw took place at Kubota Canada Ltd's head office in Markham on Sat., June 18. Warner is shown here with his daughter Kate, being congratulated and claiming his prize from Bill Workman of Hyde Brothers. (Photo/submitted) Denfield traded on strong demand DENFIELD - The market at Denfield traded on a strong demand on all classes of cattle at sharply higher prices. A good offering of cows sold sharply higher. Holstein Bull Calves steady. We had a very light offering of Fed Cattle due to speculation of the border opening. With the border being open our Fed Cattle are worth more here than they are for export. Choice Fed Steers & Heifers 95.00-110.00 Good Fed Steers & Heifers 85.00 - 95.00 Good Fed Cows 35.00 - 50.00 D1 & D2 Cows 30.00 - 35.00 D3 & D4 Cows 25.00 - 30.00 Shells 15.00 - 20.00 Good Beef Bulls 35.00 - 45.00 Good Holstein Bulls 30.00 - 36.00 Good Holstein Bull Calves 125.00 - 245.00 Sows 44.00 Calf program terminated By Stephanie Mandziuk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF OTTAWA - The Feeder Calf Set -Aside Program is terminated now that Canadian cattle are moving across the border into the U.S. Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada says pro- ducers are now free to market their calves as they see fit. and slaughter restrictions are no longer in place. Auctions under the Feed Cattle Set -Aside Program are suspended. However producers will remain enrolled in the program until further notice. As for cattle reg- istered in the program, they will be released as scheduled. If producers want to voluntarily withdraw some lots from the pro- gram prior to their scheduled release date, they need the pre -autho- rization of the provincial program administrator. Without permission, pro- ducers could face admin- istrative penalties that may include forfeiting any program payments owed to them. For more details Ontario producers can call 1-888-292-5856. Fed Steers and Heifers up in price Brussels Livestock Market report for the week ending July 22. Total receipts 2,069 head of cattle, 1,033 lambs and goats. Summary Tuesday the fed steers and heifers sold $ 2.00 to $3.00 higher. Choice steers and heifers sold 95.00 to 100.00 sales to 120.00, 2nd cut steers and heifers sold 90.00 to 95.00.The cows traded actively at prices $15. 00 to $20.00 high- er. Thursday the veal sold on a strong active demand with prices $2.00 to $3.00 higher. The lambs sold on a good active trade on a lower market. Friday all weights and classes of stockers sold on a strong active trade with prices steady to last week. Steers There were 437 steers on offer. Don Shiell, Wingham consigned one limo steer weighing 1290 lbs which sold for 110.00. His overall offering of thirteen steers averaged 1453 lbs selling for an average price of 94.77. Twenty steers consigned by Abner Metzger, Wallenstein aver- aged 1289 lbs which sold for an average price of 96.77 with his top black steer weighing 1100 lbs selling for 109.50. Dan Hoggart, Londesboro consigned one limo steer weighing 1360 lbs which sold for 105.50. Heifers There were 191 heifers on offer. Johnston Farm, Bluevale consigned one blue heifer weighing 1215 lbs which sold for 120.00. Their overall offering of twenty- four heifers averaged 1384 lbs selling for an average price of 108.39. One limo heifer consigned by Merkley Farms, Wroxeter weighed 1195 lbs which sold for 110.00. Their overall offering of four heifers averaged 1199 lbs selling for an average price of 101.94. M -R Farms, Exeter consigned two limo heifers averaging 1268 lbs which sold for 109.00. Their overall offering of five heifers averaged 1260 lbs selling for an average price of 108.30. Cows There were 137 cows on offer. D1 & D2 45.00 - 55.00 sales to 64.00 D3 35.00 - 45.00 D4 15.00 - 25.00 John Giesler, Walkerton consigned one char cow weighing 1820 lbs which sold for 63.50. One char cow consigned by Harvey Hoggart, Londesborough weighed 1175 lbs selling for 60.00. George Poortinga, Woodham consigned two gold cows averag- ing 1488 lbs which sold for 60.00. Bulls There were 5 bulls on offer selling 30.00 to 44.50 sales to 50.00 George Goetz, Mildmay consigned one limo bull weighing 2595 lbs which sold to Levinoff Meat Products for 44.00. One hol bull consigned by Tom Dewar, Atwood weighed 1585 lbs selling for 32.50. Veal There were 262 head of veal on offer Beef Beef 95.00 - 115.00 sales to 123.00. Good Holstein 85.00 - 92.00 with sales to 94.00 Medium Holstein 70.00 to 80.00 Plain & Heavy Holstein 50.00 - 65.00 John Martin, Lucknow consigned one limo veal heifer weighing 695 lbs which sold to New Market Meat Packers for 123.00. One limo veal heifer consigned by Eckard Kamradt, Mitchell weighed 610 lbs which sold to New Market Meat Packers for 121.00 George Ducharme, Dashwood consigned one red veal heifer weighing 725 lbs which sold to Abingdon Meat Packers for 117.50. Lambs under 50 lbs 131.00 - 150.00 50- 65 Ibs 128.00 - 155.00 65 - 80 lbs 130.00 - 146.00 80 - 95 lbs 128.00 - 142.00 95-1101b129.00-133.00 110 lbs and over 94.00 Sheep 44.00 -73.00 Goats $ 20.00 - $220.00 Top Quality Stocker Steers under 400 lb. 110.00 - 154.00 400 - 500 lbs. 106.00 - 136.50 500 - 600 115.00 - 133.00 600 - 700 105.50 - 124.50 700 - 800 99.00 - 130.00 800 - 900 103.50 - 115.00 900 - 1000 96.85 - 110.00 over 1000 6.00 - 113.75 Top Quality Stocker Heifers under 300 lbs n/a 300 - 400 n/a 400 - 500 105.00 - 126.00 500 - 600 111.00 - 116.00 600 - 700 98.50 - 114.25 700 - 800 93.50 - 111.50 800 - 900 95.75 - 113.50 Over 900 lbs. 93.75 - 107.50 From manure to an online game for species at risk The following informa- tion comes from our friends at Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada. • When it comes to ener- gy patties, research shows the manure from one cow produces enough energy to continuously power one house. According to a new pilot program by federal agri- culture researchers, there is a renewable and abun- dant source of energy lying latent in farmers' fields. Through a process called anaerobic digestion, researchers are convert- ing the carbon and energy naturally present in manure into useable ener- gy- In ner- gyIn this system, manure is taken from the barn or feedlot to an air -tight tank where the anaerobic digestion process takes place. Methane -rich biogas is produced and used to fuel an engine. The engine dri- ves a generator, and the system produces heat and electricity that can be exported to a power grid. As an added bonus, both the solid and fluid efflu- ents produced in the digestion process have almost no pathogens and can be commercialized as fertilizer. Dr. Carlos Monreal of Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada says if one-third of all manure produced in Canada were to be treated via anaerobic digestion, the country could reduce its greenhouse gas emis- sions associated with agri- culture by at least one- third • A team of Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada sci- entists has developed an ingenious way to recycle olive cake, a paste residue from the manufacturing of cold -pressed virgin olive oil, and bagasse, a fibrous sugar cane residue. The researchers use these residues to grow a fungus whose enzymatic makeup makes it possible to transform the remain- ing oil to create various molecules that emit fruity aromas. Although apple aromas are currently being pro- duced, it could also be possible to produce pear, orange, grape, banana, peach, raspberry, mint and even rum and butter- scotch aromas. Currently the project is at the point of replacing "foreign" residues with "Canadian" ones. Higher costs are the main barrier to the com- mercialization of these aromatic products. However, innovative processes using local residues make it possible to provide consumers with aromatic products created from natural processes whose environmental impact is reduced. • In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa is switch- ing to biodiesel fuel. The farms' diesel vehicles and equipment use 60,000 litres of diesel fuel per year. The switch to a biodiesel B20 blend from April to October and a B5 blend from October to April will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 per cent. The farm receives its first shipment of biodiesel fuel in June. Although other federal departments use biodiesel fuel, the Central Experimental Farm is the first Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada site to imple- ment it. With 210 ethanol 85 vehicles in its fleet, AAFC is the federal government leader in E-85 fuel con- sumption. Last year, the depart- ment's vehicles used 175,000 litres of E-85 fuel. This year it's projected 200,000 litres will be used. E-85 fuel is a mixture of 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent gasoline. It is used in flexible fuel vehi- COLLISION & REFINISHING Ca II Andy 237-3566 Dashwood cles which are designed to operate on up to 85 per cent ethanol fuel blends. When compared to regu- lar vehicles, flexible vehi- cles reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30 to 40 per cent. • What better way to learn how agriculture and species at risk can co -exist than by an interactive game? Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada has devel- oped an online game tar - getting prairie landown- ers, wildlife enthusiasts, farmers and youth. The game highlights key beneficial management practices for livestock and species at risk. Visit www.agr.gc.ca/ pfra/hawk to see AAFC's newest Flash Animation project. 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