Show Page 8 Salina Sun Gunnison Valley News Oct 2 996 Salina Producers Auction S AUCTION Laet Week ALINA pponUCKHS Utah Dairy Commission TUESD hXi 1130 Laet Year 1253 1144 Receipt except 300 Feeder Steers t weak to 100 lower 400 lb wts 300-40- 0 higher Holstein eteerei 100-20- 0 on feeder improved offerings higher 100 lower weak to Heifers: mixed but mostly firm Slaughter Bulls: steady Slaughter Cows on limited numbers "U Frame Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 50"63 ’A0 lbs 5f 250 lbs scarce lbs 5750-655- 0 350 lbs 5650-690- 0 lbs 58 Blbs 6000-665- 0 5750-650- 0 lbs 66 50 lbs 0 5750-640- 0 lbs 6000-635lbs 5500-630- 05850-607- 5 lbs 5450-635- 0 lbs 5750-6100 lbs lbs 5775 lbs 5825-622- 5 5550-605- 0 lbs 5875 n Frame 2: Baby Bulls steers: Laroe 3200-385- 0 3700-390- 0 sgircl lbs 0 lbs 3200-410- 3225-4825 4200-465- 0 lbs Heifers: Medium and Large 5000-550- 0 Feeder lbs 250 lbs 5150-600- 0 l£05OOO lbs 5100-590- 0 5200-6050 lbs 5700 5150-605- 0 lbs 4950-572- 5 54505850 5250-580lbs 0 lbs lbs 5350-570lbs 5250-570- 0 lbs 5400- lbs 5450-585- 0 4900-545- 0 lbs lbs 5725-5855800 Heiferettes 0 lbs 3600-460scarce 0 and young feeder cows: 2550Cows: Boning Utility 3200-379- 0 Slaughter 33’ 85 Breaking Utility scarce Cutter and Low Dressing Commercial 2050-255- 0 Utility lbs 3525-377- 5 Bulls: YG 1 3425-355- 0 Slaughter YG 2 lbs Steve Frischknecht a dairy farmer from Manti UT has been appointed by the board of the Utah Dairy Commission to represent Utah dairy farmers on the board of directors of United Dairy Industry Association (UD1A) one of the funding organizations of Dairy Management Inc Knifing September 27 1996 onions rniilcorn lnvcslmgalfilfi for grain and com forsilngc planting winter grains and breeding ewes were the major farm and ranch activities for the week ending September 29 1996 according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Semcc Winter wheat wash percent seeded audit percent emerged Oats lor giain were 90 percent hanested Corn was 88 percent in dough stage 75 percent m dent stage and 48 percent maturity 14 percent hanested for gram and 62 percent hanested for silage Onions were 62 percent hanested potatoes 45 percent hanested and dry beans 95 percent hanested 'Hard culling alfalfa hay was 86 percent complete fourth cutting alfalfa hay 40 percent complete and alfalfa seed liancsl 35 percent complete Apples were 28 percent picked and pears 86 percent picked Harvest of alfalfa hay fourth cutting corn hanested for grain corn han ested for silage and w inter w heat emerged were ahead of the average Oats for grain onions alfalfa seed apple harvests corn maturity winter wheat seeded and alfalfa hay third cutting were behind the average and potatoes hanested were the same as the average Range and pasture conditions were rated 9 percent good and 8 percent fairlovcrv poor Fifty percent of cattle were moved from summer range percentage points above the av erage percent of sheep were mov ed form summer range nine percentage points abov e the There were 65 days rated average suitable for fieldwork The Utah Farm Bureau Federation is urging sheep producers to approve the industry ’s checkoff program when they vote next w eek on a second referendum on the issue “The sheep and lamb ndustry would benefit from research and promotion activities funded by a producer checkoff” said UFB President Ken Ashby “Producers of sheep and lamb need to be able to pool their resources in order to continue to stimulate consumer demand for their products and conduct research to help the industry meet changing consumer tastes" Ashby said the new vote on the referendum set for October was scheduled due to inadequate instructions and human error by some County Extension Service personnel during the first vole according to USDA This included inadequate time to read and understand the regulations and instructions on the vote leading to misinformation mistakes confusion and frustration of personnel and voters Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman later invalidated the results following an investigation of these named vice chairman He has been secretary of the Utah Dairymen’s Association since 1992 Named Conservation Farmer of the Year by the Sanpete County Soil Conservation District in 1993 Frischknecht serv es as president of his county Farm Bureau organization “We are pleased to have Steve join (DMI) The UD1A board is comprised of the UDI A board at a time when expedairy farmers who represent various rience and leadership are especially slate and regional dairy checkoff or- important to the future of the dairy ganizations The board oversees the dustry” said Herman Brubaker UD1A budget established to help those or- chairman and a dairy farmer from West Alexandria Ohio “He will play ganizations develop and implement national dairy promotion programs a key role as we work to increase conthrough DMI and extend llic programs sumer demand on behalf of all dairy to the local level farmers" Frischknecht and his wife Kathy Inc is the Dairy Management milk 150 lolstcin cows on their nonprofit organization that conducts King Dairy farm They also raise programs in integrated marketing beef cattle and grow alfalfa and barcommunications promotion and Frischknecht has been a board search on behalf of America's dairy ley member of the Utah Dairy Commisfarmers sion since 1994 and recently was Weekly Crop Report Walt Farm Bureau urges ’Yes’ vote on sheep referendum Frischknecht named to Do weeds pose a in the Fall? Ashby said Farm Bureau believes that approval of the second nationwide referendum on Sheep and Wool Promotion Research Education and Information Order will bring importers into the picture to help pay for product promotion He said the checkoff would collect approximately $13 million per year $7 million from domestic producers and feeders and $6 million from importers The outcome of the vote is expected to mirror the February 6 996 election where 54 percent of those voting approved the measure Utah's sheep industry has a value of $6 3 m ion and ranks seventh in overall production All producers feeders and importers w ho certify they were engaged in the production feeding or importation of sheep of sheep products in 1994 are eligible to vote with the exception of raw wool importers For more information on this vole Ashby said sheep producers are encouraged to contact thcircounty extension office BH52 AlNOrCOSHREEINXNGEi threat Rates ore LOW don't miss this marvelous opportunity! 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