USDA seasonal high tunnel project update; Stockland Livestock report

Washington Ag January 11, 2011 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan says more that 24-hundred seasonal high tunnels are being constructed by farmers in 43 states through a pilot project initiated by USDA this past fiscal year. USDA says 25 of the tunnels or hoop houses, are being built in Washington with funding totaling just over 152-thousand dollars from USDA‘s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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The president of the Spokane Area Sheep Producers Association recently visited New Zealand and will showing slides and discussing that county’s sheep industry at the association’s monthly meeting. It‘s this Wednesday evening January 12th at 7:30 p.m. at Spokane County /WSU Extension Education Center on Havana.

Now the report from Stockland Livestock.

“This is Jack McQuiness with Stockland Livestock here in Davenport. Three hundred cattle on the market here. A cold day but a good market. Pretty much steady with what we have seen the past few weeks. Plenty of demand for all weights of steers and heifer calves. We did have a few stock cows on the market. Not really enough to talk about. But the weigh cows and bulls up against 70 cents again for those kind of cattle. Bulls up to 75. Big sale next week. We have a lot of cattle. Got and outstanding set of bred heifers coming from up north and 150 head of bred cows, a complete dispersion out of Montana. That’s Stockland Livestock in Davenport. Thanks for listening.

Thanks Jack.

I’m Bob Hoff and that’s Washington Ag Today on Northwest Aginfo Net.