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• Health inspectors won’t launch any new crackdown of a controversial Chilliwack dairy farm while its founder pursues a court challenge that aims to legalize consumption of raw milk. • Fall rains devastated potato and vegetable crops across the Fraser Valley, and now producers face uncertainty about how much the government is going to help them. • A former model and her husband, a former Vancouver-area bar and restaurant manager have been named the BC & Yukon Outstanding Young Farmers of 2011. • Federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture met to discuss ways to better foster sustainable market opportunities, paving the way for a stronger economy.
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This edition of West Coast Farmer marks the start of the eleventh year of publishing what I feel has been a very successful agriculture paper covering primarily the activities of farmers in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland, but extending the mandate to include developments on a national and international level where necessary. Over those years I have covered an unbelievable number of meetings and other events to create the agriculture news I felt readers wanted. One of my first major stories in 2001 was the cancellation of the SE2 project – a gas-fired electrical generation plant to be built in Sumas, Washington, by Washington States ‘Environmental Facility Site Evaluation Committee’. Never before had EFSEC ruled against a proposal of this magnitude. In the last edition of WCF in December 2010, a major story was the collective agreement reached between Sidhu Nurseries in Deroche and its employees, many of whom were migrant workers. It was the first such agreement in Canada. During the past ten years in my Profile column I’ve interviewed 101 individuals who work in the agricultural sector, bringing you their personal stories and highlighting their contributions to agriculture. I owe a great deal to a lot of people in the agriculture industry who have given me their cooperation and support over these first ten years. Without it, it would have been impossible to publish West Coast Farmer. I also have had some very talented individuals on staff at the Chilliwack Progress newspaper using their pagination and creative skills to put together a great looking paper.
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The 13th annual edition of the Pac Ag Show in the Tradex facility at the Abbotsford airport raised the bar again, coming up with a great trade show, BC Dairy Expo,
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“ The general public needs to be informed repeatedly that farmers are the backbone of the high quality and reliable food industry we have here in Canada.
” and Horticultural Short Course. The expanded Tradex center housed almost 250 exhibitors. There was everything from agricultural machinery to ag services, crafts, a petting zoo, 4-H and Ag Zone displays. BC Dairy Expo on the first day of the show had standing room only crowds attending sessions which featured succession expert and coach Elaine Froese. It was a hot topic, and garnered a lot of interest. Over 400 attended the noon barbecue sponsored by Meyers Norris Penny. And on the Friday, another excellent turnout for the first ever Agri Energy Forum. The Horticulture Short Course also drew an overflow turnout for the Spotted Wing Drosophila session. (Look for separate stories on these issues elsewhere in this paper). BCAC Gala
Bruce Vincent, a third generation logger from Montana was the guest speaker. His no-nonsense plea was heartfelt and convincing – farmers and ranchers need to be directly involved in advocating for agriculture to preserve the social contract between farmers and the public. He said the public wants to hear agriculture’s story because it is a true story and, if told from the heart by the people who have made farming their life’s work, it will be convincing. The
enemy, says Vincent, is not the public – the enemy is misinformation and/ or lack of knowledge. New Holstein Records. Holstein Canada, the country’s largest dairy breed organization, is pleased to report for the second year in a row new records for both animal registration and classification. The breed registered 280,158 Holsteins for a 1.7% increase, while 255,901 dairy cattle were classified, showing a 6.4% growth over 2009. Dairy producers across Canada continue to experience the value of animal registration and classification in their businesses. It is the high participation rates that make Canadian dairy genetics highly regarded and second to none in the world. Beef Cow Numbers drop
The beef cow breeding herd in Canada continues to drop. Statistics Canada notes in a recent report the number of beef cows in the country as of January 1 is pegged at 4.273 million, a decline of 2.7 per cent from a year earlier. Since the peak back in 2005, the beef cow inventory has dropped over19 per cent. The biggest decline over those years has been in British Columbia. They’re down 37 per cent. The smallest decline since 2005 has been in Saskatchewan down just over 15 per cent.
Alberta’s cow numbers have declined by 20 per cent, but they still have nearly 40 per cent of the national herd. Bill C474 defeat
A private members bill C474, introduced by BC MP Alex Atamaneko was defeated in a vote in the House of Commons 178 to 98. “It was a bill in support of modified genetics, and the bill is dead,” says Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Ritz also said, “The defeat of Bill C474 is good news for farmers. It is critical that our system remain based in science not in politics. It’s troubling that Liberals and the NDP would not unanimously stand with farmers against this short sighted bill.” Congratulations to Peter Tuytel and family of Chilliwack who were named Master Breeders by Holstein Canada. The Master Breeder award recognizes the Tuytel’s commitment to excellence in breeding holstein cattle on their Elmbridge Farm in Chilliwack. What is even more interesting is the fact that they started early in life to reap the awards the Holstein dairy industry offered. It was their hard work, and their smart decisions that led to their being named Master Breeders this year. They will receive their shield at the National Holstein convention in Halifax in May.
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Inspectors won’t pursue raw milk farm during court battle Jeff Nagel Black Press Health inspectors won’t launch any new crackdown of a controversial Chilliwack dairy farm while its founder pursues a court challenge that aims to legalize consumption of raw milk. Alice Jongerden appeared in B.C. Supreme Court Feb. 18 to try to overturn a March 2010 court order that barred her from producing and packaging unpasteurized dairy products. The court found the previous court action between Jongerden and Fraser Health is concluded and her consti-
tutional challenge should target the provincial government rather than the health authority. Jongerden’s lawyer, Jason Gratl, has now refiled the challenge against the Attorney General, alleging B.C.’s Public Health Act banning raw milk production as a public health hazard violates her constitutional right to liberty and security of the person and that penalties of up to three years jail and fines of $3 million are far too harsh. Fraser Health spokesman Roy Thorpe-Dorward said the authority will take no further enforcement
action against the current farm operator until Jongerden’s challenge is ultimately decided in court. “The government’s commitment to back away from aggressive prosecutions is a relief for us,” Jongerden said in a statement. “We now have some breathing room while the courts determine whether Canadians have a right to choose between whole and processed foods.” Jongerden last fall turned over the operation of her dairy farm to an Ontario raw milk advocate in order to avoid contempt-of-court penalties.
She intends to resume operations as a cow-sharing co-op to supply her 450 Lower Mainland members with raw milk if she’s successful in her challenge. Farm owners can legally drink the milk of their own cows, so it’s argued a cow share is likewise private consumption and not the illegal sale of raw milk to the public. The farm is currently operating as Our Cows and claims to sell milkbased cosmetics not for human consumption. Advocates claim raw milk is healthier than pasteurized but B.C.
chief medical health officer Dr. Perry Kendall has maintained raw milk can be contaminated with bacteria and poses a serious danger of illness. “We’re looking forward to cross examination of the chief medical health officer of the province, who has been vocal in his condemnation of fresh milk,” Gratl said. “We look forward to testing the strength of those convictions.” Gratl said he believes the current freeze on enforcement action goes beyond the Jongerden farm to other cow-shares and under-the-table raw milk sales elsewhere in B.C.
Farmers face uncertainty about reimbursement for washed-out crops Neil Corbett Black Press
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Bakerview Eco Dairy wins excellence award for innovation By Grant Ullyot West Coast Farmer Bill Vanderkooi was selected the recipient of The Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. (IAFBC award given out annually at the BC Ag Council Gala which recognizes Excellence in Innovation in Agriculture. Vanderkooi is President of Abbotsford’s Bakerview Eco-Dairy and CEO of the Nutriva Group, a multifaceted group of agri-businesses that focuses on developing and managing whole food value chains. “This award celebrates the innovators who help B.C.’s agriculture and agrifood industry stay on the cutting edge, for the benefit of all British Columbians,” said IAF chair Stuart Wilson. “We are very pleased to honour Mr. Vanderkooi for his commitment to innovative, environmentally responsible and sustainable dairy farming practices.” Bakerview EcoDairy is the first demonstration farm of its kind in Canada.
Through the EcoDairy’s interactive tours, the public can access a fully operational dairy farm that showcases a number of innovations, including an on-site anaerobic digester, robotic milker, cow brush, comfort stall systems, lighting and ventilation. “We appreciate the recognition for the Bakerview EcoDairy’s contribution to innovation and education,” says Vanderkooi. “The EcoDairy promotes technology that integrates cow comfort and sustainability and is uniquely positioned to deliver a valuable experience for the B.C. school students that will help increase exposure to where our food comes from.” This year for the first time, the IAFBC gave honourable mention to Abbotsford’s Catalyst One On-Farm Anaerobic Digester, a facility currently under development to process manure and other organic waste streams to produce biogas and high quality fertilizer. This project is a first in British Columbia to produce raw biogas that is upgraded to biomethane (a carbon-neutral fuel)
and injected into the existing natural gas system. “This facility shows that technology and innovation can offer solutions to problems, such as how to deal with organic waste materials,” says Chris Bush, president of Catalyst Power Inc. “It is our hope that B.C. will build on the foundation we provide by progressively developing new solutions.” Bakerview finally has a new Anaerobic Digester It was a long time coming, but finally Bakerview Eco Dairy can boast having one of the most advanced anaerobic digesters built and installed by AVTAR located in Charlotte, Vermont. Initially the digester was to have been in place at the start of 2010, but it wasn’t until very late in the year that the digester was installed and is now operating. Guy Roberts, the AVTAR rep on site agreed the Bakerview digester looks much like a European Bullet train. It is cylindrical with a sloping nose at each end. It is 100 feet long, 10 feet wide and Continued: INNOVATION/ p6
Fall rains devastated potato and vegetable crops across the Fraser Valley, and now producers face uncertainty about how much the government is going to help them. The soggy September was disastrous for many farmers. Peter Schouten of Heppell’s Potato Corp. said they were the worst losses he has seen in 17 years as a farm owner. The largest producer in Abbotsford, he plants 650 acres of potatoes on Sumas Prairie, and lost about 30 per cent of it, worth about $2 million. Poinder Bhatti told the news he planted 110 acres of broccoli, and lost 78 of those, or 400 tons, representing $275,000. In October, the provincial agriculture ministry announced it had put together a nine-person working group to address the losses, but questions remain. Rob Butler of the B.C. Potato and Vegetable Growers Association, said producers have received money from crop insurance – for those who had it. The AgriStability program will also reimburse farmers, but that income stabilization, administered by the province, is slow in coming. Some farmers need help now to afford to plant this spring. The AgriRecovery program is a joint federal/provincial program designed to compensate farmers in the event of natural disasters such as droughts, floods or disease. It is triggered by the provincial government, which then pays 40 per cent of the assistance, and the federal government pays the remaining 60 per cent. “We’re still pushing for that,” said Butler. “I don’t know why the (provincial) government is reluctant.”
He has received indications that Ottawa is willing to activate AgriRecover, but the province is holding up the process. Butler noted that if Victoria is worried about overcompensating farmers, the AgriRecovery program offers a means for them to claw back funds. “You can at least become stabilized,” added Butler. Schouten, who has been working with government officials on the compensation issue, also believes Ottawa would be prepared to accept the situation as disastrous, and help producers. “I know we have the feds on board,” he said. “We (Heppell’s) need it, and other producers definitely need it.” While Schouten’s dollar losses may have been among the greatest, other smaller producers lost their entire crops, and their entire income. “Some guys never even took the harvester out,” he said. He noted some farmers don’t have crop insurance, and AgriStability will not come through for up to 18 months. “Some of them will have to go into their equity,” predicted Schouten. He believes AgriRecovery is warranted, and would be a sound investment by the province. “It’s all money into our economy, and it brings money from the feds.” Last year, the federal government gave a $450-million package to Prairie farmers who had millions of acres wiped out by flooding, primarily in Saskatchewan, but also in Alberta and Manitoba. Estimates are that B.C. producers would need $30 million. The amount needed, and whether AgriRecovery is warranted, are questions that came up at a three-hour meeting with growers and Continued: EVENT/ p5
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Model farmers 'outstanding' in B.C. A former model and her husband, a former Vancouver-area bar and restaurant manager have been named the BC & Yukon Outstanding Young Farmers of 2011. Annemarie and Kevin Klippenstein of Klippers Organic Acres in Cawston received the prestigious award from BC Minister of Agriculture Ben Stewart in front of almost 500 people during the annual BC Agriculture Gala in Abbotsford, Jan 26th. Since acquiring their first five acres in November, 2000, the Klippensteins have steadily expanded their organic orchard and market garden and now farm close to 40 acres. Although their intent was to sell everything they produced at Vancouver-area farmers markets, they have now diversified their operation to include value-added fruit products and summer and winter Community Supported Agriculture box programs allowing them to have year-round income. This past year, they also began a gift certificate program which allows consumers to purchase gift certificates at the beginning of the year and exchange them for produce through the season. A finalist for the OYF award in 2005, 2006 and 2007, Klippers Organic Acres was the first organic farm to have an Environmental Farm Plan and the first to be certified “Salmon Safe.� Kevin is also chair of the new Organic Farming Institute of BC and runs an-farm apprenticeship program, providing accommodation and training for up to 10 apprentices/year. They
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housed in its own building at the rear of Bakerview Eco Dairy. Roberts says AVTAR started doing research on a very small scale system on a one cow digester. “It was our prototype. We were able to show that it was successful, including all the principals of pressurizing the gas and moving the manure. Then we got a grant from the state of Vermont to commercialize it and build it up to a larger scale. We installed a pilot system on a farm in Vermont which has been operating and making gas since June 2007. From this we learned what we had to do. So we went back to the drawing board and put all our ideas into development of a commercial system. Bakerview’s is one of the first commercial systems we’ve produced.” The system takes manure from a pit tank, pre-heats it for four to six hours to get it to the right temperature; then ejects it into the digester by a syringe pump that is mounted on the front end of the digester (in the nosecone). “It’s specifically designed so we can trap a gas bubble at the top”, explains Roberts. “By pushing manure into the digester at a low level it allows a gas bubble to accumulate across the entire length of the digester. This gas bubble is then pressurized and released as needed to run the generator to produce electricity.” The first amount of manure that is fed into the digester gets pushed ahead by the next material that pushed in after that, and
it takes about 20 days for the first amount to get pushed out the other end. And in that 20 days it pretty well makes the maximum amount of gas you can get from the manure. The biogas can then be used directly to generate electricity. Roberts says they use a couple of canisters filled with crushed stone to pull water out to bring the moisture level down, but other methods can be used to pull other compounds out of the biogas, such as hydrogen sulphides. Once these are scrubbed out, then the gas can be put directly into a gas pipeline. Bakerview’s objective is to increase gas production and electricity to meet their demands with manure from their herd supplemented with manure from other surrounding dairy farms. They are also considering using cheese whey to increase gas production. The entire operation is computerized. The system can basically take inputs from around the digester, including temperature, pressure, float levels and manure levels inside the digester; process that information and help make decisions of what the next step should be – when it’s time to feed, when it’s time to clean things out, and how much mixing should take place. It mostly takes care of itself says Roberts. Interestingly, the digester is also plugged into the internet, so it can be monitored both locally and anywhere else in North America on the web. This also allows AVTAR to make sure the system is operating the way it should.
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Jim Byrne, in his first report to members of the Mainland Dairymen’s Association had this to say: “MSQ has increased over this past year primarily due to butterfat consumption in yogurt, sour cream, and ice cream which increased about 25%. The use of butterfat in cheese alone went up 6% however the overall butterfat consumption dropped by 1.2M kilograms. “According to National figures up to November 30, 2010, the notable point is the reduction of milk off dairy farms all across Canada and I would like primarily to address the Western Milk Pool producers. “In Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta off-farm milk production is lower by 1.69%. When the Western Milk Pool drops below 1.5% and a province is below 2% there is an adjustment made. And the credits that represent that reduction are removed from the provinces. The Western Milk Pool itself is down 1.5% and any reduction in milk off the farm that results in a further loss to the Western Milk pool will mean a further loss in credits. In the month of December it was anticipated that BC would be down 1.65% which would result in a loss of credits amounting to between 25 and 30 thousand kilograms. Production in BC increased during the month of January and will continue to increase. Our year to date numbers will probably come in at about 1% and by July we will be pretty close to zero. “You remember that in the months of August, September and October last year we had incentive days. Milk production during those three months when we had incentive days was quite significant but it dropped off dramatically once the incentive days went away. “So what caused the drop off? “BC had a quota bump in November of 293,000 kilograms which was about 1.22% of the provincial allocation. There was a further increase on Feb, 1 this year, and we issued an organic sleeve of 1.5% on Feb. 1. “The quota exchange has not been doing the job it was designed to do. And we need to do something to bring quota back to the market at reasonable prices and in reasonable volumes so all producers can take advantage not only of the opportunity to sell quota but also those who want to purchase quota from the exchange. The board made some changes last April and since those changes were implemented there has been a significant reduction in the amount of activity on the quota exchange.
“Because we are having a problem with the amount of quota being offered for sale, the quota exchange committee reviewed the situation and made a request to the FIRB to review the exchanges policies. A letter was sent to the FIRB in December. It is our anticipation that if we are able to manage the quota exchange for the benefit of producers who want to sell quota, then we will see more quota being offered for sale at a more competitive price. “One of the significant issues brought up before the Specialty Products Advisory Committee over these last few months is an issue with respect to drop charges. The current system requires that processors who receive organic milk pay an additional drop charge fee, because of the additional cost of moving that specialty milk from the farm to the processor. In total that amount is about $250,000. We have had numerous requests to move that cost into the provincial transportation cost. Right now that cost is being borne by processors alone who see it as uncompetitive. The Specialty Advisory Board has not taken a position on what to do about this drop charge. “The wait list for organic producers has been suspended, the reason being that there is a risk of oversupply with Alberta and Saskatchewan starting now to fill some of their own market, market that was being filled by BC. So the last thing we want to do is to start more producers on the specialty program. “Producers who qualify for the quality bonus of 30 cents per hectoliter must be on the CQM (Canadian Quality Milk) program to get the bonus. If they are not then the bonus is paid to the processor. Acting on a recommendation from the BC Milk Producers Assn. we considered whether or not that money should be returned to processors. And as a result of some other negotiations on how we are going to change the levy in BC we decided that any of those additional funds would not be returned to processors and in fact would be returned to producers. Let me repeat that. Producers who qualify and are on the CQM program and who ship quality milk will get the 30 cents per hectoliter bonus. However we collect more money than we distribute because some producers who are shipping quality milk are not on the CQM program. That amount is just under $300,000 a year. Starting with last month, we are going to start returning all of that money to producers who are on the CQM program every month. “I’d like to talk about the flexibility of Continuous Daily Continued: MILK/ p12
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Trade and growth top agriculture ministers agenda Federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture met to discuss ways to better foster sustainable market opportunities, paving the way for farmers, producers, processors and exporters to continue to drive the Canadian economy. In their continued effort to create more market opportunities, Ministers are preparing to launch 19 pilot projects across Canada, to expand inter-provincial trade in meat. These projects will enhance processors’ ability to sell their safe,
high quality product to more Canadian consumers, in turn increasing market opportunities at the farm gate. “Breaking down trade barriers at home and abroad will yield greater returns for our meat industry and benefit all Canadians,” say Federal Minister Gerry Ritz. In addition to growing the domestic market, collaborative efforts continue to expand export opportunities while maintaining support for supply management. The meeting in Toronto was
BC’s Minister of Agriculture Ben Stewart’s first meeting with his counterparts from across the country. Stewart says it was a productive meeting, and he took the opportunity to share BC’s experience, leadership and ideas in meeting the challenges of feeding a global population that will reach nine billion by 2050. “Agriculture is a globallycompetitive industry and the ministers agreed that government needs to focus on supporting strategic projects that
will move our sector into longterm profitability and self-sustaining growth. While Business Risk Management programs are vital in supporting the sector during times of short-term losses, they aren’t designed to meet multi-year challenges or the need for water supply management, opening markets, attracting and training young farmers, harmonizing inter-provincial trade and creating profit across value chains. All of these priorities were discussed in planning for a policy framework to take the
place of the Growing Forward Agreement, which ends in 2013. “To inform this planning, I stressed the need for ongoing stakeholder engagement as we seek out ways government can help industry reinvest in itself through innovation, lessening the reliance on income support. “I came away from the meeting more confident than ever about B.C.’s agricultural future because I know our uniquely diverse agricultural Continued: ADVANTAGE/ p9
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Ag minster talks about the B.C. advantage China is close to completing all the steps needed to open the doors for B.C. to export our beef sector is ahead of the curve on innovation and and cherries. leadership. For example, one of the shared “Supporting Canada’s next generation of priorities across the provinces is implementing farmers was also part of our discussions. As cutting-edge food safety and traceability infra- in any business, young farmers can face many structure and systems. The benefits of having challenges starting out in agriculture. I emphathis in place go beyond animal and consumer sized the need to help them get established in health; it’s also a key competitive advantage in the industry, and I believe B.C. has a leadership the marketplace. role here as well. It’s common to hear about “Our producers a “food renaissance” and processors have taking shape, but in recognized that, and B.C. supporting local B C has one of foods and getting are taking advantage Let’s nott forget that B.C. of B.C.’s targeted involved in growing funding, such as the the greatest competitive advantages has become second $10-million AgriFlex of all: we are Canada’s Asia-Pacific nature. I’ve seen funding to support firsthand how the innovation and marnew generation of Gateway ket development in farmers in B.C. are B.C.’s tree fruit and blending agriculture beef sectors. skills with business arm Business training. “Another example is the B.C. Farm training For example, e our savvy young farmers Advisory Services Program, which is helping are using the Internet to sell products, network farmers take stock of their finances and bench- with local restaurants and integrate their farm mark their performance to develop effective with new communities. They’re online, in the business plans. field and on the phone, creating the relation“Let’s not forget that B.C. has one of the ships that will propel their businesses. greatest competitive advantages of all: we are “Government is looking beyond the curCanada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway, with Japan, rent Growing Forward Agreement to the years China, Hong Kong and South Korea among ahead, and I am confident about B.C.’s competiour top agri-food and seafood trade partners. tive position and the vision of our agriculture In the first 10 months of 2010, exports from leaders. The Province is actively shaping a soluB.C.’s agri-food and seafood sectors increased tions-oriented policy framework that will foster over eight per cent. I’m encouraged this trend a resilient, adaptable and sustainable agriculture will continue, as I enquired and was advised that industry in B.C. and Canada. "
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Growers need to remain vigilant for SWD West Coast Farmer SWD, or spotted wing drosophila, a winged pest that is currently a threat to B.C. berry and fruit crops is believed to have originated in Hawaii, moved to California and then over the past few years into Oregon, Washington States and now into B.C. The fact that this insect is a major concern among berry growers in particular was underscored when a standing room only audience attended a presentation on SWD at the recent Horticulture Short Course at the Pacific Ag Show in Abbotsford. An unprecedented force of entomologists was mobilized in 2010 to research all aspects of this new pest. Among them was Tracy Hueppelsheuser, from the ministry of agriculture, who outlined the history and the techniques being employed currently to eradicate this insect. “While management recommendations for SWD are presently ‘best estimates’ from literature, basic fly biology, and what other regions are doing, B.C. needs data and experience to increase confidence and refine these ‘best estimates’. “A quick review of best man-
agement practices for SWD include field/farm sanitation and cull management (reduce feeding and breeding sites), and hedgerow management (some wild plants are good SWD hosts). Take an area-wide approach: think beyond your fields, include monitoring with traps to detect SWD presence, use well-timed sprays to control flies – remember that flies plus ripe fruit equals risk. Consider adjusting picking intervals and fruit handling procedures to decrease susceptible fruit and culls." Hueppelsheuser then went on to talk about the biology of SWD. The male fly has one dark spot on the end of each wing, and is 2-3mm long. The female is a large fruit fly (3mm long) with a serrated ovipositor (egg laying organ) which is unique to SWD. She uses this ovipositor to cut through the skin of the fruit and lay her eggs within the fruit. Most other drosophila fruit flies cannot do this and can only lay eggs in damaged or decaying fruit. The eggs, larvae, and pupae of SWD look generally like drosophila (vinegar) flies; features are not unique. Adult flies are required for species identification. Infested fruit becomes soft and collapses in the areas where larvae are feeding, and
may remain on the bushes. In smooth skinned fruit like blueberries, small holes in the skin can be seen where the female cut through to lay eggs. These small holes are not evident in strawberry or raspberry. Fruit can appear bruised or dark in the infested areas. CFIA climate model predicts up to four generations in south western British Columbia. Larvae and eggs are moved in infested fruit. Larvae do not always remain within fruit to pupate, and can pupate outside of fruit. Soil and green plant parts are not considered pathways of introduction of the pest. When does SWD show up in Fraser Valley berry fields? In order to answer this question Hueppelsheuser says they used two baits and initiated trapping in early June until mid-September, 2010, in 14 blueberry fields in six blueberry growing regions of BC. There were two fields per region, four traps per field, two with each bait type totalling 56 traps. Scouts checked traps, re-baited, and counted flies weekly. “SWD was first caught by June 10 in 3 regions. For the first five weeks (June 10-July 9) only 10-15% of traps caught any flies. Of the traps that caught flies, the average num-
to late June, but only for some fields. For other fields, it was later. She cautions that this is only one year of information and more years of information will be needed to see if this guideline remain consistent. Hueppelsheuser reported that winter trapping with apple cider vinegar for SWD began in late October until December 31. It resumed again in late January and will continue until next April. “Trapping commenced on four farms in Delta, Surrey, Langley, and Abbotsford with a history of SWD, two farms with blueberry fields, and two with raspberry fields. There were 6 traps per farm placed on each farm. The locations on each farm were in the hedgerow, within the field (at least 50 m from the edge), and against a building site (East or South facing wall). Traps were checked every 10 days and bait replaced. Males and females were counted and recorded. Results showed trap catches were consistently higher in hedgerows than in adjacent field areas or building sites on all farms in October. The magnitude of trap catches varied considerably from farm to farm, but fly counts decreased steadily from October 28-December 30.” Summarizing what they have
learned, she said that hedgerows and bushes are significant SWD refuges; monitoring with wet traps is a useful tool for determining SWD populations and can help with treatment decisions; there is a relationship between trap catches and infestation levels in ripe blueberry fruit and larvae populations can be efficiently monitored for in harvested fruit. She feels monitoring should also be done in grapes saying, “To date there isn’t a good understanding of SWD impact on grapes. So far however, wine grape damage has not been reported.” A c c o rd i n g to Hueppelsheuser plans for 2011 call for continued collaboration in order to monitor raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry fields with traps and fruit collections. The intention is to start earlier (May), and trap in different fields. Outreach and awareness activities with industry will continue including updated infosheets and websites. Events such as industry meetings will be planned for spring and summer. To verify fly identification, or learn how to identify them, contact the BC Ministry of Agriculture, your consultant, or a web identification guide.
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Farm succession planning catching on By Grant Ullyot West Coast Farmer Developing a will or creating a succession plan has never been high on the agenda for many farmers. For years now, I have borne witness to presentations on this subject. Sometimes they impact the audience, many times though they do not. And that is unfortunate, because estate planning and succession planning are vital to anyone, any business, any person who wants the future transition of their lifetime of work to continue. Farmers invest a lot of time, hard work and money into their operations, so why not take the time to insure that investment for the future. This year BC Dairy Expo, a part of the Pacific Agriculture Show, focused on succession planning bringing in Elaine Froese from Boisevaine, Manitoba. A certified coach and well known for her advice on how to meet the challenge, she is also an active farmer. Her common sense with her down to earth style of communicating and asking hard
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how to get started. And Elaine Froese answered that during her talks at BC Dairy Expo. Aside from the scheduled sessions at Dairy Expo there was also an extra special session with Elaine Froese, mainly for young farmers and their wives but open to all interested in attending, in the New Life Church in Abbotsford. The event was funded with financial assistance from the BC Growing Forward Farm Business Management Program. Organizer Tom Droppo, the dairy specialist with the BC Ministry of Agriculture, was particularly interested to find out how many dairy producers would attend considering they already had more than a half day of programming and three other sessions on a similar topic. He was pleased to see 74 participants at the extra session. He says what is even more impressive was the fact that 84 per cent of those attending were producers, and in many cases many members from the same farm family. Droppo also
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s this year’s farming season gets underway, there’s an understandable wariness in the air as to what the weather will bring. Last year after a cool, wet spring and a hot summer, excessive rain in September (196 per cent above normal and the wettest September since 1969) destroyed much of the Fraser Valley’s root crops. (See story, page 3.) The worldwide track record of excessive and destructive weather events, some of which are triggered by climate change, are becoming increasingly problematic when it comes to agricultural production, growing enough food to feed the world’s people and facing down a food cost crisis. In fact, at the annual meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science in February, Professor Nina Fedoroff at Pennsylvania State University said, “We should ask how we can grow our food with a minimum of water, Margaret maximum of renewable EVANS energy and closest to where people are living.” According to Fedoroff, who is an Evan Pugh professor of biology and Willaman professor of life sciences, researchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on
a path to solving the world’s food problems while reducing pollution. And that, she cautions, will mean changes in national and international regulations. In short, thinking outside the box. “We need to expand our ability to farm on land not considered farmable because it is eroded or desertified, use water not considered suitable for farming because it is waste or salt water,” she said. “We need to adapt current crops to higher temperatures and less water and we need to domesticate plants that have evolved to grow at high temperatures and in salty water.” Farmers in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland can relate to some of that, especially producing food close to urban centres. The irony is that while
it makes sense to produce food close to where people are living, agricultural folks end up butting heads with the urban development crowd. A case in point is the Metro Vancouver regional growth strategy that could intensify development pressure on farmland in the ALR in parts of Langley, southeast Surrey and pockets in Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. While the strategy forecasts that Metro’s population could grow by some 50 per cent to 3.4 million residents by 2040, proponents need to remember that all these people have to be fed. Given that only 5 per cent of B.C.’s land is farmable and, of that, only 1 per cent has the best soil with the highest capability of growing crops, it’s not
a brain teaser that protection of arable land is mandatory. The Lower Mainland, southern Vancouver Island and the Okanagan have the majority of those high quality soils and the conundrum is that 79 per cent of B.C. residents live next to land responsible for 78 per cent of B.C.’s farm revenues. The province’s agricultural sector provides less than 50 per cent of B.C.’s food requirements. Just to maintain this current level of food production through to 2025, farmers will need to increase production by 30 per cent over 2001 levels. To do that, they not only need more farmland but another generation of farming technology. Stuff that takes research outside the box. As Fedoroff suggested plant domestication, often considered an activity of the ancestors, is an option for edible wild plants that grow in marginal soils. For instance wild species of Salicornia, small plants growing on beaches and in salt marshes, are eaten in Europe as a vegetable and its seed contains 30 per cent edible oil. One species, sea asparagus, is found along the coast of B.C. and is seasonally harvested. But for domestication, two things must happen. Plants must acquire traits in what
is called the “domestication syndrome” making the plant worth the labour of cultivation. Traits such as uniform seed germination and ripening allow the crop to be reliably sown, cultivated and harvested. For grains, three important traits are loss of shattering, loss of seed dormancy and an increase in grain size. Shattering is when seeds break off the central stalk at maturity. In wild plants, they would simply scatter and disperse. A domestic crop, though, needs to retain these seeds long enough so that they can be harvested. Genetically modified plants offer promise but the downside of GM plant development is the staggering amount of money and time needed to comply with government regulations. An example is GM golden rice which produces beta carotene, the precursor to vitamin A. But it has been held up for ten years waiting approval. Rice is the most important staple food for most of the underdeveloped world where vitamin A deficiency is widespread. Meeting food needs, utilizing alternative resources, preserving diversity and minimizing pollution are, undoubtedly, among our greatest agricultural challenges.
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five days and Minus 15 days and everybody started on August 1 with a clean slate. Unfortunately 2010 was a very unusual year. We had terrible weather patterns not only in BC but as you well know right across Canada and certainly within the Western Milk Pool provinces which dropped our production significantly and it hasn’t come back yet. Now we are always waiting for the spring flush, and I don’t know if the spring flush is going to be on time or if it is going to be delayed or whether it is going to be as strong as it has been in the past. But in order for us to manage the amount of milk being delivered under CQM we need to review the flexibility base. So we will continue with the 20 day spread until a review of the situation determines some adjustment.”
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News not all positive in Wally Smith’s report By Grant Ullyot West Coast Farmer Wally Smith, from Chemainus on Vancouver Island, is the Vice President of the Dairy Farmers of Canada and BC’s representative to the DFC. He was recently speaking to those attending the annual general meeting of the Mainland Dairymen’s Association in Abbotsford. He said that BC Milk Marketing Board Chair Jim Byrne had stated in his report that the Board at present is faced with the problem of insufficient quota being offered for sale on the quota exchange and, with the help of the quota exchange committee, the Board reviewed the situation and made a request to the FIRB to review the exchanges policies. That decision was supported by the quota exchange committee and a letter was sent to the FIRB in December. Smith says when FIRB starts to deal with this issue they will come to realize all the pressures that the dairy industry faces are a result of dysfunctional policies. “These somehow cripple the ability to operate and manage farms in a way that can provide the system with the requirements processors need on an on-going basis. I think this is something we have to give serious consideration to. All best attempts are being made to try and resolve issues and build policy for the future that will allow farmers and producers, especially younger farmers, the ability to move forward and grow their businesses. But in my world we get a lot of pressure about quota prices being too high, and what to do about that. Market forces will ultimately prevail and certainly when you see the inability of quotas to be traded and the fact that we have issues around that we need to be able to address that. Sometimes we have to go the political route, but I am hoping we can deal with this on a board to board basis because it is very important.” The production issue isn’t just a BC or a Western Milk Pool problem, it extends right across the country with very little quota being traded even in Ontario. The WTO (World Trade Organization) is starting up again and we have negotiators in both Geneva and Brussels. “We think that the WTO is launching a last ditch attempt to find resolution, a conclusion”, says Smith. “We’re not sure that is going to happen. We had a meeting in Ottawa at which our negotiator said there is a 15 to 20% chance of success. And I can tell you that the WTO text the way it is written is not likely to change when they make a final agreement.” Currently the agreement as stipulated is bad for supply management warned Smith, saying it will lower our price; lower our production and will have a huge negative impact on our dairy industry.
“There is not much our negotiators can do at this point – any agreement is going to need a political fix at the last hour and if some of you were around for the Uruguay round in 1995 you know that we operate under what was a last gasp attempt at formulating a resolution that did not support supply management. So anything is possible.” Smith noted that Canada is also involved in developing a Canadian-European trade agreement, a bilateral agreement with the European Union. “You will recall last year we had issues around an agreement on internal trade as a precursor to talks with Europe. I can tell you that the agreement on internal trade has been signed by all agriculture ministers across the country, and it will come into effect in an effort to harmonize regulations. So while we are waiting for new interprovincial trade regulations, and while the WTO languishes in the corner, we are told the Canada-European talks are ahead of schedule and we could well have an agreement in place by the end of the year. All in all it looks pretty good for us”. Another thing they are dealing with, according to Smith, is the Trans-Pacific Partnership or the TPP. It is a free trade agreement between Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, the U.S. and Japan. Canada wanted to be part of it, but the other countries rejected our participation because Canada insisted on protection for supply management. Smith reported that the cheese standards in place last year are being contested by Kraft and Saputo through an appeal process in the courts. He has been told to expect a ruling soon and his confident the federal government will win the day. The appeal was against Ottawa’s ability to introduce regulations that govern the industry. The DFC V.P. announced that “The Little Blue Cow” has been approved for use as a symbol of the high quality standards that go into the production and processing of Canadian dairy products. “Use of the Blue Cow symbol is going to be good for farmers, good for retailers, and good for processors. The symbol should lead to a higher and greater volume of Canadian milk being processed, and maybe we will also get more attention.” Some processors, however, are not happy with the wording chosen for the logo - “100% Canadian” which means it is either 100% Canadian milk or 100% Canadian ingredients. On the subject of National Pooling, Smith said it is an effort by the National body to develop a country wide system for milk pooling. “There are a whole number of reasons why we need it, and it will be a subject for discussion at the national policy conference this year.”
First ever agri energy forum well attended By Grant Ullyot West Coast Farmer The first ever Agri Energy Forum designed to look at renewable energy technologies and anaerobic digestion attracted a full house for a day long session at this year’s Pacific Agriculture Show. Put on by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, the BC Bioenergy Network, Farm Credit Canada, and Terasen Gas Co., the event program’s morning session was chaired by Sandy Ferguson, Director of Marketing for the Bioenergy Network; while the afternoon session was chaired
by Matt Dixon, the Renewable Agri Energy Initiative Manager with ARDCorp., the BC Ag Research and Development Corporation. The 2011 Agri-Energy Forum provided an invaluable opportunity to bring together individuals from across the agricultural sector government, private industry and NGO’s to discuss renewable agri-energy technologies, and the opportunities these technologies present. In total, 200 individuals attended the Forum, with thirty per cent of these attendees identifying themselves as agricultural producers. During the Agri-Energy
Forum, presenters outlined how renewable agri-energy technologies can help overcome fossil-fuel cost pressures and reduce environmental impacts. More specifically, the presentations on renewable energy policies and programs, including the work being undertaken by the BC Ministry of Energy, BC Hydro and Terasen Gas to encourage renewable energy production throughout BC’s agriculture sector. On the technology front, presentations from two onfarm anaerobic digestion projects in BC both in the Abbotsford area were outlined Continued: ENERGY/ p14
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by Chris Bush and Bill Van Der Kooi. Then Mike Raker from Agricultural Energy Consultants, talked about the Vermont (USA) experience, a North American leader in adoption of technologies and tools that show great potential for adoption throughout BC’s farming area. These include presentations on small-scale wind, geoexchange, biomass boilers, gasification, and a biomass survey tool and website. Finally the audience heard from some of BC’s financing organizations about the plans, expertise and guarantees necessary to access financ-
PLANNING from p11 points out that close to 60 per cent of the audience completed the survey responses saying that is not only a very high figure, but a credit to all those who did attend. “And they freely stated their questions and comments which under scored the need for this type of information and thrust within the agriculture sector.”
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To that end, Droppo and company are now busy organizing four seminars that will be held in 4 different locations across BC; Monday, Mar. 28 in Nanaimo at the The Coast Bastion Inn; Tues., Mar. 29 at the DeltaTown & Country Inn; Wed., March 30 in Chilliwack at the Best Western Rainbow
Country Inn; and on Thur. Mar. 31 in Kelowna at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center. Elaine Froese has been tentatively booked to come back to BC to be the feature speaker at each Seminar location. The target audience will include producers as well as financial/succession planners this time around. The morning session of the Seminar will focus solely on financial/ succession planners and communications they have with producer clients. Then, in the afternoon the focus will be on producers, and again with the title of Who Wants the Farm and When? This seminar series is to open to ALL agricultural commodity groups and not just dairy, pork
and poultry. A luncheon will be open to both planners and producers. Each seminar will start at 9:30 a.m. and be finished by 2:30 p.m. Preregistration will be required. Seating is limited on a first-come, first-served basis at each location. Anyone showing up and registering the day of the Seminar is not guaranteed a lunch. Details for the registration process have not been finalized nor has the pre-registration fee been set, but Tom Droppo says he expects to have full Seminar Program details and Preregistration Information available and posted on the following website by Mar. 1. (http://www.kmwpp.ca/).
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Only until March 20, 2011
$1,699
WCF03.01.11 Promotions listed cannot be combined with any other offers. Prices are suggested retail prices only and are subject to change without notice at any time. Dealer may sell for less. PDI, taxes, setup, delivery, freight and preparation charges not included. Attachments and implements sold separately. See dealer for details Pricing is tractor only, loader not included. Offer valid from Feb. 1, 2011 until March 31, 2011 unless stated otherwise. In the event the loan goes into default, the charge for amounts past due is 24% APR. Taxes, set-up, delivery, freight, and preparation charges not included and may increase price or monthly payment(s). Additional fees may be required. Minimum purchase may be required. Valid only at participating dealers. See your dealer for complete details and other financing options. Program subject to change, without notice, at any time. A23*Offer valid only at participating dealers. Offer valid from February 1, 2011 until May 2, 2011 and is subject to John Deere Credit approval. For personal or commercial use. A $50 documentation fee may apply. For example, on a new John Deere Model 2520, based on a selling price of $17,157 (Selling price in example is based on MSRP as of 04 February 2011 and may change at any time without notice. Dealer may sell for less) plus a $50 documentation fee, less a down payment of $3,441.40 (up to a 30% down payment is permitted) results in a balance of $13,765.60 to be financed for a maximum of 4 years with 48 monthly payments of $286.78 totaling $13,765.44 based on 0.18% APR with a cost of borrowing of $49.84. In the event the loan goes into default, the charge for amounts past due is 24% APR. Taxes, set-up, delivery, freight, and preparation charges not included and may increase price or monthly payment(s). Minimum finance amount may be required. See your dealer for complete details and other financing options. Program subject to change, without notice, at any time. Additional fees may be required.
Langley 604.530.4644 Duncan 250.715.3711 Kelowna 250.765.9765 Kamloops 250.374.1932