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Phone 403-742-2368 website: www.stettlerauction.ab.ca Box 1238, Stettler, AB
Note: Online bidding and viewing each sale at 11 a.m. see stettlerauction.ab.ca
LOOKING AHEAD BULL SALES
Thursday, February 18 Chapman Cattle Co. - Angus Bulls — 100 - two-year-old Black and Red Angus bulls. Forage raised & developed. Thursday, March 17 Buffalo Lake Charolais and Wilkie Charolais — 80 yearling and two-year-old Charolais bulls. Friday, April 29 Last Chance All Breeds Consignment Sale — Open to all comers PLUS: Cow/calf pairs and bred cows.
BRED COW & PAIR SALES — Third Tuesday of each month. – Call ahead for advertising.
FARM & MISC. AUCTIONS Saturday, April 30 - Keith Thompson Estate - household and misc. at Stettler Agriplex - 1 p.m. Guest consignors welcome. Saturday, June 18 - Annual Consignment Equipment Auction at Stettler Auction Mart. – Machinery, Estates, Vehicles, RVs, Tools, Real Estate. One big day - consign early!! Retail Sales: Livestock panels, feeders, wind fences, all types of fencing panels. – Crystallyx mineral tubs, Hi-Pro loose mineral and salt, hoof rot prevention.
Stettler Auction Mart (1990) Ltd. INDEPENDENT - COMPETITIVE - MODERN - THE BEST RATES IN THE INDUSTRY
Lic. #00354 Auctioneers: Allen McMillan Dick Creasey Greg Johnson Scott Douglas Terry Silbernagel Office Administrator: Lona Benjamin Sales Reps: Greg Hayden - 403-740-9610; Jim Abel - 403-740-9609; Brad Lohr - 403-679-5500
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RR2 Leduc, AB T9E 2X2 avelynangus@gmail.com
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Open Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:30pm Cattle Grooming Supplies & Products West of the 5th Cattle Mineral Individual bagged feed available
WE HAVE Pet Foods, Treats and Toys
We also carry Specialty Dutch Foods 403-843-3000 | 4639B 50 Ave., Rimbey, AB
STEWART LIMOUSIN OFFERING BULLS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY S SELL N O S O D L WA
• Thick, deep, muscular and quiet. • 46 years selling Limousin bulls. • Satisfaction always guaranteed, semen tested and delivered when you need them.
• Two-year-old and yearling bulls. • All bulls are individually priced so you can pick the quality at the price you want.
Box 1326, STETTLER, AB T0C 2L0
For More Information: Murray & Bev Stewart
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R-FIVE SIMMENTALS Jim & Desiree Matson Ph: 403.843.3094 Cell 403.783.9933 MAJA 7C - Fleckvieh Fullblood Sire: JBR Zippy (Smithbilt Molson son) Dams Sire: HEMR Samuri
STBS 51C - Polled Purebred Sire: CMS Trademark 756T Dam’s Sire: Remington Red Label HR
RT 106C - Polled Full Fleckvieh Sire: Prostock Hugo 7052T Dams Sire: MVRN Alpine 100R
SWS 4C - Polled Purebred Sire: R-Five Sampson 43Y Dam Sire: IPU Red Galaxy 975
STOUT BROTHERS SIMMENTALS Cameron & Mackenzie Stout Cameron Cell 403.963.1034 Mackenzie Cell 403.913.9453
MOVALD RANCHES MAJA 40C - Fleckvieh Fullblood Sire: JBR Zippy Dams Sire: Hartwater
STBS 10B - Fleckvieh Fullblood Sire: WNLP Maximilian 8z Dams Sire: Anchor “T” Legend 7H
RT 1071C - Polled Purebred Sire: High Roller Dams Sire: Anchor D Red Canadian206R
SWS 15C - Full Fleckvieh Fullblood Sire: Virginia Varsity 92A Dam Sire: Sunny Valley Sargent 24S
Morris & Linda Movald 780.696.3419 Duane Movald 780.696.3907
STONE SIMMENTALS
MAJA 20C - Fleckvieh Fullblood Sire: BDJL FF Zorro(Rooinik son) Dams Sire: Wild West T.N.T
STBS 68C - Scurred/Polled Purebred Sire: CMS Trademark 756T Dams Sire: 4L Mr. Expert 34R
RT 9C - Polled Purebred Sire: MVRN Pol Red King 163A Dams Sire: South Seven Ferdi 3D
BSSR 195C - Full Fleckvieh Fullblood Sire: Anchor D Twenty X Dam Sire: R-Five Sampson 43Y
Blair & Sheryl Stone Cell: 780.312.4225 Blaine & Susann Stone Cell: 780.312.0098
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6th Annual Hereford Rancher's Bull Sale
Friday, February 26, 2016 1:00 p.m. MST at Dryland Cattle Trading in Veteran
HOLLOW 161X ANDY 33B
GELBVIEH & RED ANGUS YEARLING & LONG YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE OUT OF THESE OUTSTANDING HERDSIRES
• 40
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• 4 Purebred Bred Heifers • • 25 Commercial Bred Heifers • • 20 Commercial Yearling Heifers •
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FOR MORE INFO: Anthony (403) 820-4776 - Carbon, AB Website: anchorranchredangus.com Email: anchorranchredangus@gmail.com
HEJ 66C - Sired By LT Lanza 1427 PLD BW: -2.0 WW: 44 YW: 89 MM: 26.7 TM: 49
HEJ 19C - Sired By HEJ Liberator 97X BW: -2.6 WW: 39 YW: 84 MM: 23.5 TM: 43 NINA 41C - Sired By HEJ Ripper 66P BW: 0.9 WW: 40 YW: 72 MM: 16.5 TM: 36
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HEJ CHAROLAIS
Henrik, Jeralyn & Marina Rasmussen 35137 Rg Rd. 283, Red Deer County, AB T4G 0M6 Phone: 403-227-2824 Cell: 403-318-4659 Email: henrikr@telusplanet.net
NINA 21C - Sired By WINN Mans Big Rig 639Y BW: 3.6 WW: 46 YW: 90 MM: 19.9 TM: 43
NINA 83C - Sired By LT Ledger 0332 P BW: 1.4 WW: 49 YW: 86 MM: 24.6 TM: 49
Sale Management:
T BAR C CATTLE CO. LTD. Chris Poley’s Cell 306-220-5006 Shane Michelson’s Cell 403-393-9973 Ted Serhienko’s Cell 306-221-2711
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Good year likely for cattle business if weather cooperates
Stacey Lavallie
Independent reporter
Provided Mother Nature cooperates with a damp spring to give Alberta's pastureland the boost it needs after last year's dry season, the cattle industry could see a strong year ahead. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier believes that Canada, and Alberta especially, is in the perfect position to have an excellent year when it comes to export-
ing the country's beef. “(The industry) looks rosy, though there are some challenges ahead, especially if there's another dry spring,” Carlier said in an interview. Interest in Canadian beef remains high, he added, and the recent reopening of the South Korean marketplace to Canada's beef producers means there's another market hungry for Alberta's herds. “It's very good for the industry,” he explained, adding that the current
low Canadian dollar also makes the province's exports look attractive. “The low dollar helps us get more value for our beef,” he said. The recent repeal of County of Origin Labelling (COOL) for beef and pork products in the United States has given Canadian beef producers a much-needed shot in the arm after last year's rough drought. Under COOL, Canadian beef had to be labelled as coming from Canada
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be overcome in just one year. “Costs of feed and pasture should go down if the season starts well,” Suntjens said, a prediction based on the hope that Mother Nature will bring spring rains to give pastureland the boost it needs. continued on page 20
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COOL is still in place for sheep, however. Walt Suntjens is one of five zone four delegates for the Alberta Beef Producers and he believes while the low Canadian dollar and the repeal of COOL will certainly affect ranchers this year, last year's dry conditions won't
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before it could be sold, adding another layer of red tape to the process. Buyers, wanting to buy local, also would buy less, meaning that Canadian beef ended up frequently priced lower than American beef. A drawn-out battle between Canada and the United States over COOL ended up with the World Trade Organization ruling in Canada's favour, giving the country the right to penalize the United States with tariffs, and eventually led to the COOL repeal.
Terry Barclay (403) 742-5916 cell (403) 740-5037
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100 yearling heifers 300 commercial heifers 60 purebred & commercial bred heifers 150 yearling bulls 100 two year old bulls
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Testing has to continue to keep beef industry BSE-safe Submitted by Ian Giebelhaus, DVM, BScAg On December 2, 2015, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released their final report on the investigation into the 19th case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada, discovered in Feb 2015. Case # 19 was born on the same birth farm as case # 17. The animal in case # 19 was born in March of 2009, while Case # 17 was discovered in 2010. Case # 19 is unique in that it was
born and infected after the enhanced feed ban of 2007 was in place. What does this mean? The extensive investigation looked at any feed mill that was involved in producing commercial feed fed on this farm. Fortunately no lapses in protocols that could have allowed contamination of cattle feed were found. This is very good news. While no absolute “smoking gun” was found, the most likely cause of this latest BSE case is that the cow consumed a minute particle of left over feed from prior to the feed
ban/enhanced feed ban that was still in a feed storage bin. Scientists believe that as little 1/5 of a gram (ie a garden pea cut into 15 pieces) of prion contaminated feed is enough to infect a calf. It is very easy to imagine tiny grains of feed or dust can remain in a feed bin long after that feed is gone. What does this mean for the Canadian/ Alberta cattle industry? We know the feed ban/enhanced feed ban of 2007 means that no amplification or magnification of the disease can happen in Canada
like it did in the UK. That means that if we keep doing what we are doing, eventually Classical BSE will no longer exist in Canada. One of the things that we NEED to keep doing is testing appropriate cattle for BSE. Most, if not all, beef and dairy producers are familiar with the Canada Alberta BSE Sampling Program (CABSESP). This is primarily the on-farm testing of dead, down, diseased or distressed cattle by a producers herd veterinarian. Unfortunately, the number of animals be-
ing tested over the last few years in Alberta has dropped to a level where we are no longer meeting our testing requirements. This potentially puts our export trade of beef at risk. If our beef industry loses valuable overseas markets because we are perceived to have “dropped the ball” and are not actively testing it has the potential to be financially devastating. What can our beef industry do to help? On farm BSE testing programs like the CABSESP will be needed for decades. We will need to continue to test for the long term to maintain the confidence of
our export markets and consumers. The industry needs your help. BSE testing numbers need to increase in Alberta. This is not the time to “let someone else contribute”, everyone needs to take ownership and help. It is estimated that if each beef and dairy farm in Alberta had one appropriate test done per year we would surpass our targets. It is a very easy program to participate in and help your industry. Please call your local veterinary clinic, they will be able to answer your questions. Help keep the Canadian/ Alberta beef industry strong.
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Good year likely for cattle business if weather cooperates
continued from page 13 “I don’t think, even if the entire year goes well, that most ranchers will overcome the feed deficit from last year. It’ll take a year or two before that happens.” With last year’s dry weather, the cost of feed as well as its transportation went up, impacting struggling ranchers in a wallet already emptying because of the drought.
The repeal of COOL is perfectly timed to help ranchers who struggled last year, he said. “It affects us all,” Suntjens said. “From the cow-calf rancher to the feedlot owner. We’ll have easier access to the US market, and our beef will sell better.” The low dollar is both a blessing and a curse, as it gives American buyers a 30 per cent discount on the cost of buying Canadian cattle – thus making it an
attractive buy - while penalizing Canadian buyers who look to the United States for their cattle supply. The low loonie also means equipment, parts and repairs are going to cost more. “There are few (farm equipment) manufacturers in Canada,” Suntjens said. “We just don’t have the market here.” Since BSE caused the Canadian Beef industry to collapse 14 years ago, Suntjens said it’s been difficult to attract younger
ranchers to the industry, something that needs to be a focus as many of Alberta’s – and Canada’s – ranchers are aging. “It’s been rough since BSE,” he said. “Real rough.” While there has been some progress in attracting younger people to the ranch, the efforts took a hit with last year’s drought. “It’s not cheap,” Suntjens said of getting into the industry. “It’s a milliondollar venture, a million-
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Friday, March 25, 2016 Lunch at 12:00 noon - Sale at 1:00 pm At the Farm - 4 & 1/4 Miles East of Bashaw, AB Sale Offering 50 Coming 2 Year Old Black Angus Bulls No Bulls Sold Prior to Sale!! Sale Managed By: Watch Video Preview & Bid Online at www.dlms.ca
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