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Antimicrobial resistance means big changes coming Resistance crisis even has drug companies calling for producers to change their ways By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Calgary

ulti-drug resistance to disease-causing bacteria is quickly becoming a complete “game changer” that could cripple the cattle industry’s ability to manage common bovine diseases. “We are really slamming into the end of the antibiotic era,” said Dr. Trisha Dowling, a professor of veterinary pharmacology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. “I’ve got 24 different drugs for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease, and it’s still the most economically significant disease problem when it comes to producing a pound of ground beef. “The wimps, like bovine respiratory disease, they ain’t wimpy no more.” In a recent study done at Kansas State, researchers found an increase in multi-drug resistance in one of the bacteria — Mannheimia haemolytica — that causes bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle. “Those Mannheimia isolates are showing resistance across the

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FEATURE | DIRECT MARKETING: A steep learning curve and big rewards Staff

t’s a phenomenon that has swept across the continent — farmers selling direct to consumers. Some are seeking a bigger share of the food dollar or a way to grow without expanding their land base. Others love dealing with people or

are energized by the entrepreneurial challenge. And for every farmer who opts to sell directly, there are likely many others who have toyed with the idea. How do you go about it? How steep is the learning curve? Are you pretty much on your own or is there help along the way? Is it worth it? Those were some of the questions

posed by Alberta Farmer during a recent visit to four direct-marketing operations in southern Alberta. Each of their stories is unique, but the seven producers share the two key traits of all direct marketers — a willingness to take a leap into the unknown and a faith that every challenge can be successfully overcome.

Forging deep bonds — one customer at a time It’s a whole different world, but these Alberta farm entrepreneurs say direct marketing gets in your blood By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

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As one of four children of one of seven brothers who jointly own the family ranch, Ben Campbell knew a farming career was simply out of reach. Even if he had the land base, the cost of starting a commercial-size herd is huge. “Cattle are so expensive — to buy one cow-calf pair is around $3,000,” said Campbell. “My dad (who manages the family farm) has around $700,000 in cow-calf pairs — who’s going to give me a loan for $700,000?” The third-generation farmer got a civil engineering degree and after a stint with Engineers Without Borders Canada, a job in Calgary. But an office job was never what he wanted, so two years ago he raised four cows on grass and sold them on Facebook. “I think that’s why a lot of people get into direct marketing — you don’t need to be big from the start, said Campbell, who along with his wife Stephanie runs Grazed Right Grass Fed Beef (www.grazedright.com).

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Black Diamond rancher Ben Campbell doesn’t know what the future holds for his fledgling beef business — but he’s confident enough to leave his engineering career to pursue it. PHOTO: SHANNON VANRAES

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Brenda Schoepp Label me surprised about what’s in food

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Forget the birds and the bees — it’s time to talk about lawyers and bees

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Farmer-led research groups shine spotlight on soil health Improving soil is the key to successful farming, say groups behind the Soil Health Applied Research Alliance

BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

Grain Farmers of Ontario is warning its members to consider the legal implications of having beehives they don’t own on their land if they revert to spraying their crops with pesticides in the future. In a letter to GFO members, chairman Mark Brock said his organization has legal advice that before “allowing a beekeeper to house hives on your property, it is recommended that farmer-members seek legal advice and have a signed contract with the beekeeper that protects you and your farm.” In the absence of neonics, “most grain farmers will have no alternative but to return to traditional spraying for pest control/crop protection,” said Robert Wilson of Wilson Spurr LLC Lawyers in St. Catharines. “Grain farmers and knowledgeable beekeepers have expressed concern that such applications may be more harmful to bees than seedbased treatment.” He said it is important to ensure beekeepers using farmland understand the risk, but added a written agreement with hive owners may not completely free producers from liability. In response to the legal opinion, the Ontario Beekeepers Association issued a statement that suggests that there is no reason for corn and soybean growers to revert to spraying their crops to kill weeds and pests. When the controversy over neonics started two years ago, then a Grain Farmers of Ontario vice-president told the Commons agriculture committee that the introduction of neonics had enabled growers to stop spraying pesticides that were far more harmful to bees, birds and other wildlife. If the growers were forced to give up neonics, they would have no choice but to resume using the sprayed pesticides or risk having yields reduced to levels that would make the crops no longer financially viable, he told the MPs.

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eclaring ‘soil is bigger than oil,’ two Alberta farmer-led research organizations are teaming up to increase the focus on soil health. “Soil health is the foundation of successful farming — if we can maintain and improve the health of our soils, we will be successful farmers,” said Ian Murray, an Acme rancher and chair of the Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA). “I want to understand more about the soil on my farm, and I know other farmers feel exactly the same way.” That’s borne out by a 2014 survey of 120 farmers and agronomists conducted by the Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund, said Craig Shaw, the group’s vice-chair and a producer from Lacombe.

“Soil health was rated secondhighest priority across Alberta from a list of nine production challenges,” said Shaw. “Clearly, Alberta farmers have questions about their soil and how we can improve it.” The two groups’ initiative — the Soil Health Applied Research Alliance — will parallel the United Nations’ International Year of Soils and includes summer events and tours across the province and summaries of soil quality and soil health research from around North America. The soil health events began this month with Peter Donovan and the Soil Carbon Challenge. Australian expert Christine Jones will give workshops at seven locations in late July and early August. Foothills Forage and Grazing Association is organizing a four-day trip to Bismarck, N.D. from Aug. 16-20 to tour the 5,000-acre operation of soil health guru Gabe Brown and

“If we can maintain and improve the health of our soils, we will be successful farmers.” Ian Murray

the 150-acre Menoken Farm — both of which use holistic management to improve soil health. In July, there will be a field day at the Mattheis Ranch in Newell County and a high-intensity grazing session at the Lucends Ranch near Ponoka. “We will end 2015 with the Western Canada Soil Health

Conference in Edmonton in December,” said Murray. “But we won’t stop there. Soil is bigger than oil to Albertans, and ARECA will focus on soil for a long time.” Event details are at www. albertasoilhealth.ca along with profiles of Alberta producers who are ‘soil health champions.’

TMX launches online platform for selling and buying cattle Stock exchange says it will charge buyers and sellers $6 each to use its AgriClear online trading system BY ALASTAIR SHARP AND ROD NICKEL Reuters

MX Group Ltd., operator of Canada’s main stock exchange, hopes to rope a piece of the $90-billion North America cattle sector, by offering the continent’s first online sales platform of its kind. TMX touts AgriClear as a better way to facilitate the exchange of cattle, in which prospective U.S. or Canadian buyers and sellers could use a mobile phone to view video of live product, enter negotiations, transact and arrange delivery. Cattle sales are currently handled through auctions or directly between buyers and sellers. The service could cut 30 per cent off cattletrading costs, said Lou Eccleston, TMX’s CEO. TMX said AgriClear is currently signing up ranchers and feedlots as members, as the U.S. herd rebuilds from years of drought. AgriClear could cut costs and remove some risk

File photo in dealing with an unknown buyer, said Brian Perillat, manager of CanFax, the market research division of Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. But it may take time for some to get used to a new way of marketing, he said.

“Many producers are set in traditional ways, or already have marketing channels,” he said. Other platforms, mainly auctions, exist for electronic sales of cattle between ranchers, feedlots, and those who buy cattle for grazing programs, said Jim Robb, director of Colorado-based Livestock Marketing Information Center. With most of the U.S. cow herd in the hands of smaller producers, the number of cattle that can be bought and sold per transaction is limited, he said. “I think people are often overly optimistic about how much volume will actually go through these things based on past track records,” Robb said. Eccleston said AgriClear is focused on physical cattle sales and would not compete with CME Group’s live cattle contracts, which trade for future delivery. It will charge $6 per head of cattle to the buyer and seller in each transaction.

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Call it a win-win: Curbing pollution with chicken manure Scientists have found a type of micro-algae that gobbles up greenhouse gas emissions — and it has a taste for nutrient-rich chicken manure, too BY TONY KRYZANOWSKI AF CONTRIBUTOR

oultry manure and that annoying green slime which grows in our lakes each summer could hold the key to helping the province’s oilsands mining companies and coal-fired power plants clean up their act, while producing a valuable commodity in the process. Researchers have discovered a strain of naturally occurring micro-algae that can scrub 100 per cent of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide from industrial facilities and power plants before they enter the atmosphere. And micro-algae grows by leaps and bounds when fed with poultry manure as an organic fertilizer. “Chicken manure is high in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium — it contains the main nutrients that algae need,” said Bob Mroz, president and CEO of HY-TEK Bio. The Maryland-based biotech company is developing and marketing patented technology using micro-algae for mitigation of greenhouse gases. Commercial application of the technology is definitely a new potential income stream for poultry farmers, said Mroz. Should the company establish a facility in Alberta, it would pay for the raw poultry manure needed in their process, he added. Also, by establishing one of its manure conversion plants on a poultry farm — which liquefies and processes the raw manure so that it is nutrient ready for feeding microalgae — farmers could have access to a new source of organic fertilizer, he said. Its technology can even remove phosphorus from the nutrient liquid stream, if that is an issue in the area where the farm is located, he said. HY-TEK Bio’s technology has caught the eye of the provincial government, which recently awarded it a $500,000 grant. The grant is part of a three-stage, $35-million international Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses competition offered by the province’s Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation. The corporation collects a levy from large greenhouse gas emitters and uses the money to fund promising technology aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. HY-TEK Bio will definitely be applying for more funding during the second phase of the CCEMC Grand Challenge, which opens in September, said Mroz.

Mylar- and Kevlar-reinforced tanks house the micro-algae used to clean up GHG emissions. Liquefied poultry manure helps the micro-algae grow. PHOTOs: SUPPLIED

How it works

Micro-algae are photosynthetic, plant-like organisms that need light, water, carbon dioxide, and nutrients, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus. They can feed on compounds such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and sulphur dioxide as well as volatile organic compounds commonly emitted from such facilities as heavy oil production plants and coal-fired power plants. They release oxygen in the process and grow into a plant commodity with considerable commercial potential. The challenge for HY-TEK Bio was to find an inexpensive source of nutrients to fertilize the micro-algae to accelerate its growth so it can perform as advertised in a greenhouse gas mitigation application. And since there are many poultry farms in Maryland, the company turned to that potential source. What got company officials interested in using poultry manure as algae food was a chance encounter with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, said Mroz. The bay suffers from considerable algae growth, and the foundation was concerned that poultry manure from egg and poultry producers was finding its way into the bay.

University of Maryland scientists have discovered a way to liquefy raw poultry manure so that it is clear enough to allow micro-algae to grow while fertilizing the GHG scrubbers. HY-TEK Bio then approached researchers at the University of Maryland — who have been working with micro-algae extensively for the past five years — to investigate poultry manure’s potential as a cheap nutrient source. The company already has a working demonstration facility with four bioreactors consuming flue gas emissions from a three-megawatt, biogas-fuelled power plant attached to a City of Baltimore waste water treatment plant.

Alberta bound?

HY-TEK Bio is looking for commercial partners to help demonstrate its technology in Alberta, and is currently in talks with the City of Calgary about the possibility of installing its technology as part of the municipal waste treatment system. Using poultry manure as fertilizer for microalgae would direct that manure into a new, non-polluting direction, said Feng Chen, an associate professor at the University of Maryland Centre for Environmental Science

University of Maryland scientists have isolated a strain of naturally occurring micro-algae that can exist in industrial flue gases and feed on GHGs. Poultry manure has been discovered as an excellent source of micro-algae food. The university’s research, with support from HY-TEK Bio, has devised a method to liquefy raw poultry manure and create an end product that is clear enough so that it does not impede the growth of the micro-algae, which Mroz says is a significant recent breakthrough. University of Maryland researchers say that they are “quite encouraged” by the results they have witnessed so far in using poultry manure nutrients to encourage micro-algae growth.

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o one understands risk preparedness and management better than an insurance company. The iconic insurance giant Lloyd’s laid out a stark scenario recently in a report about the potential for weather-related disasters to undermine the entire global food system. The 327-year-old insurance firm says it wouldn’t take much — just three catastrophic weather events hitting major production areas around the globe — to send world food security into a tailspin. And where the food system goes, the world’s political and economic security soon follows. “Food security has another dimension that has so far been ignored: the vulnerability of the interconnected and overstretched global food system to sudden systemic shocks, such as catastrophic weather events or plant pandemics — many of which are exacerbated by climate change,” says the Lloyd’s report Food System Shock. “Significant disruption to any of the world’s major food production areas would have devastating impacts on businesses and communities around the world, and yet food security remains poorly understood.” Those disruptions could lead to significant reductions in production of key commodities: maize (10 per cent), soybeans (11 per cent), and wheat and rice (seven per cent.) That could cause wheat, maize and soybean prices to quadruple the average levels experienced during the 20 years prior

to the global food price shock of 2007-08. Rice prices could increase by 500 per cent, it says. “The scenario indicates this series of events has the potential to lead to food riots breaking out in urban areas across the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America, leading to wider political instability and having knock-on effects for a wide range of businesses.” The impact of high food prices combined with rising political insecurity would severely impact financial markets, the report says. “Food system shock could trigger significant claims across multiple classes of insurance, which could be compounded by the potential for food system shock and its consequences to span multiple years. The insurance industry could also be affected by impacts on investment income, and the global regulatory and business environment.” The industry has a “role to play in improving the resilience of communities, businesses and governments... to ensure they have a greater awareness of the complex risks they face in a globalized world.” A recently released report commissioned by G7 governments termed climate change “the ultimate threat multiplier,” and said it should be a top foreign policy priority for the major industrialized democracies. The start of Syria’s crisis was preceded by a brutal five-year drought in its main northeastern food-producing region, the report says. The loss of crops and animals pushed many rural families to already overcrowded cities, increasing unemployment.

One has only to look at the far-reaching effects of the U.S. bird flu epidemic, which caused double-digit reductions in the egg supply, to get a sense of why Lloyd’s and the G7 are raising a red flag. Or watch the evening news about the rising geopolitical and humanitarian crises caused by refugees forced from their homelands by war and economic or environmental pressures. It’s unnerving to see images of migrants in France forcibly stowing themselves away on trucks bound for the U.K. or of boat people on overcrowded boats. Or to see the effects and the difficult choices forced on California legislators by a record drought, now into its fourth year. By the way, Environment Canada says this spring on the western Prairies has been the driest since record-keeping began 68 years ago. But here’s the problem. While an important tool, insurance’s ability to compensate and stabilize in the wake of a disaster relies on calculating risks based on long-term trends. Climate change profoundly disrupts existing trends. So the natural tendency of insurers will be to limit their exposure. That means either the cost will rise or the coverage will fall — perhaps both. We expect farm lobbyists will fight to the finish to ensure farmers have access to reasonably priced AgriStability and AgriInsurance, as they should. But farmers’ first and best defence should be agri-resilience — risk mitigation plans that they develop for their own farms. laura@fbcpublishing.com

There’s a good reason why Monsanto wants Syngenta Seed costs have risen far faster than the price of farm chemicals in the last two decades — which gives the latter more upside potential By Alan Guebert

n the mid-1970s, southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth, we viewed Monsanto’s new, systemic weed killer, Roundup, as a miracle cure to our biggest perennial headache — Johnson grass, the hard-to-kill weed still listed as one of the 10 worst weeds in U.S. agriculture. The new herbicide wasn’t cheap — $70 per gallon, if memory serves — but it was far safer and just as effective as my Uncle Honey’s standard Johnson grass treatment: dousing the wispy, tall plants with a 50-50 mixture of gasoline and diesel. Roundup chemistry was and remains the basis of the company’s pioneering, super-profitable genetically modified seeds, often referred to as GMOs. Today, Monsanto remains the world leader in GMO crop technology with almost $11 billion in sales in 2014.

In the last two months, however, the St. Louis-based seed giant is looking more and more like it wants to return to its chemical roots. In early May and, again, in early June, Monsanto made two, very public offers to buy Syngenta, its Swiss rival in the global GM seed-ag chem business. The offers weighed in at a fat $45 billion. Syngenta rebuffed both almost out of hand even though the second contained a Monsanto pledge to sell Syngenta’s seed business and give it a $2-billion parting kiss if U.S. and European antitrust regulators ordered a corporate divorce within 18 months of their marriage. So what gives? Why is Monsanto in such hot pursuit of its key rival if it doesn’t want both the cow and its cream, Syngenta’s ag chemical business and its global GM seed business? Market analysts guess Monsanto’s big interest lies in its longterm need to find new chemistry

to combat growing plant resistance to its flagship Roundup weed killer. Monsanto’s purchase of Syngenta, a company better known for its herbicides and pesticides than its GM seeds, meets that key corporate need. A combination of the two then would hold 42 per cent of the North American pesticide market, 25 per cent of the European market and, overall, 26 per cent of the world market, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal last month. Additionally, that yes-chemistry/no-seeds approach to the deal is somewhat confirmed by a quick review of input prices paid by farmers in the 20-year adoption of GMOs. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture data quoted by the Journal, the average cost of farm seed has tripled since 1995. Chemical costs, by comparison, have climbed only 11 per cent. In short, if grain production remains high and grain prices

low, the market with the most blue sky for ag suppliers will be crop chemicals, not crop seeds. Also, Monsanto seems to be betting that tomorrow’s farmers will rotate chemicals more than crops. If correct, it is willing to pay a premium to get into position now to profit most then. That view will be seen by critics as proof they were right about GMOs from the get-go: They are more about transnational chemical companies making money with clever bells and loud whistles than groundbreaking science making more and better food with less chemicals. It’s not completely clear what Monsanto is up to in its torrid wooing of Syngenta. Because of the chase, however, their combined market value now approaches $100 billion. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the U.S. and Canada. www. farmandfoodfile.com.

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An unsettling discovery Who would have guessed that propylene glycol is a permitted ingredient in a food product? By BRENDA SCHOEPP AF columnist

ong warm days call for cool refreshing treats such as ice cream. One afternoon I was enjoying a milky bar — ignoring the calories and savouring the apparent goodness — when I glanced at the ingredients on the box. Sugar, fat, cholesterol in mindnumbing percentages were accepted — with a good dose of guilt. What I was not prepared for was the ingredient list. This was a made-in-Canada Haagen-Dazs R Gelato with tiramisu flavour — a trademarked Nestlé product. Along with cream, sugar, eggs, chocolate, etc. were two ingredients not found in Grandma’s kitchen. The first was propylene glycol, which is antifreeze, a common de-icer and paint additive. In its industrial form it is highly toxic. The lower level is used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and snack foods. It is a permissible product for use in foods by Health Canada. A little more research on propylene glycol (PG) yielded results as watery as skim milk. Most of the research into the safety of the continuous ingestion or application of PG was

inconclusive. In other words, researchers don’t know the long-term effects on our health. It is not used in the same dairy bar manufactured elsewhere such as in Europe or the United States. It’s just Canadians who get a little dose of this chemical in this Nestlé product. (You can view the ingredient list at: www.haagen-dazs.ca/hd-en/ products/ice-cream/gelatotiramisu.aspx.) The use of ethanol in an icecream bar was just as disturbing. Health Canada allows ethanol as a food additive in six categories. Although the use of this product in packaging requires a litany of adherence to regulation because of potential toxicity, one only has to identify good manufacturing practice to use it IN food. Again, ethanol was not listed as an ingredient in this bar in the U.S. or Europe. The fire in my belly had long dissolved the cream and chocolate I once craved. Truthfully, I felt violated by the company who manufactured the product and most certainly by Health Canada, whose focus is on taking away our natural health products in favour of the literal (my own view) potential poisoning of Canadians. Are these permitted additives making us sick?

My quest took me to the kitchen freezer and a privatelabel ice-cream brand sold at Superstore (Loblaws). I found the ingredient list, but could not find the country where this ice cream was made. A little research revealed a chilling answer: In Canada, privatelabel brands are not required by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to disclose the source of food or place of manufacture. This loophole is a huge disadvantage to innovative startups, mainstream brands, and trade. Privatelabel manufactured foods can have a foreign list of ingredients and be made in another country even if it is sold by a strictly Canadian company in Canadian stores. A case in point is Black River Angus TM beef from Walmart. Suspiciously uniform, I went on a quest to find the source of the beef and the place of manufacture. Not a chance — there is no trail to the source of that product or the place of processing through Walmart, although it was boxed in Edmonton. I was truly unaware of the lack of uniform regulation in Canada when it comes to the source of food ingredients or additives and the require-

ment to disclose the place of manufacturing. It is apparent that food processors, Health Canada, and the CFIA may have different sets of rules under which they operate. While food processors want a level playing field so that private-label brands also are required to disclose, they also have been permitted access to additives that would send a shiver up the spine of even the most liberal consumer. As I cooled my heels — with a simple glass of water — I pondered a very important question: Where is the farmer in this process? While our dairy farmers strive to produce a clean and wholesome product for use in ice cream and other milk products, are they seen as part of the solution or part of the problem? It is easy for a consumer to say that ice cream is not good for you and I have encountered many children who are not allowed to eat ice cream because it is deemed junk food. Even on this Nestlé TM bar the trademark logo for 100 per cent Canadian milk was used — suggesting some purity and goodness. Milk and milk products are good for you but some of the additives for stabilization or shelf life need

to be withdrawn so that the farmer is not caught in a net of negativity from the cow to the cone. Most farmers are not food manufacturers and they may consider getting together with their industry representatives, processors, and consumers to ensure that collectively an ice-cream bar is just that — an ice-cream bar. And when we encounter these revelations it may be a good time to write the mother company to question its ingredient list; Health Canada to demand evidence of long-term safety; and the CFIA to ask why private-label declarations differ from other processed foods. Or vote with your dollar and refuse it at retail. There are three main ingredients in ice cream, and like summer sunshine and love, that is all we really need. We can exercise our right and our choice of what we eat, where we buy it, and who makes it for us. Brenda Schoepp is a farmer from Alberta who works as an international mentor and motivational speaker. She can be contacted through her website www.brendaschoepp.com. All rights reserved. Brenda Schoepp 2015

Ready to launch: Why pulses are the future of food Peas, beans, lentils, and chickpeas have been around for centuries, but they are poised to enter the spotlight like never before

By Allison Ammeter

an an old food become new again? Peas, beans, lentils, and chickpeas have been staples for centuries, but pulses are on the verge of becoming the next big thing. Next year, 2016, is the United Nations’ International Year of Pulses (IYoP) and there is a fistful of good reasons why these crops could become the healthy, sustainable food trend for the coming decades. And it’s something producers should be paying attention to because it has big implications for their cropping practices, the health of their soil, and their bottom line. Consumers are asking for more protein, a meat alternative, an allergy-free and gluten-free food — and pulses have it all. Health professionals are looking for ways to treat diseases such as diabetes and high cholesterol with food instead of just prescriptions — pulses fit that bill. And society wants farmers to reduce inputs and water use and improve the soil — pulses can do that, too. So there are many reasons why pulse demand could take off. But will the International Year of Pulses do the trick? That’s a question I put to people from one end of the value chain to the other at the recent Canadian Special Crops

Association conference in Calgary. Here’s what they had to say: “I look at what the International Year did for quinoa and the uptake of that,” was the response of Alberta Pulse Growers vice-chair D’Arcy Hilgartner, who grows green peas, yellow peas, and fababeans at his farm near Camrose. “Most consumers still don’t know what a pulse is,” he said, “but they’re looking for more healthy and nutritious food. They’re also going to like the sustainability story that comes with pulses. “It’s good for the environment, fixes its own nitrogen, uses less water. Pulses have so many attributes that I’m so excited about and I’m hoping in the next year we can promote more.” That will happen, predicted fellow director Don Shepert, and farms will change as a result. “I believe that growers will continue to increase the amount of acres grown due to the fact that demand will continue to increase,” said Shepert, who farms near St. Paul. Not surprisingly, the deputy director of procurement for the United Nations World Food Program looks at the potential of pulses through a different lens. Mack Ramachandran spoke about how pulses can combat malnourishment in developing countries, especially for children who not only suffer from the health effects of inadequate diet but also don’t do as

well in school. But Ramachandran also knows that increased consumption of pulses in the first world will drive a lot of other things. “We need to promote the cultivation and consumption of pulses on a mass scale and I think something like IYoP can bring a significant amount of awareness, which then drives investment in growing it, distributing it, feeding supply chains for it and consuming it,” he said. Ted Menzies had yet another take. He’s been growing pulses for 30 years and says farmers should build on this year’s efforts for the 2015 International Year of the Soils by talking about how pulses are good for soils. “(This year) has provided an opportunity for farmers to actually share with people how they conserve the soil on their farm, and farmers have been doing this because it’s part of their livelihood — it’s part of saving their land for future generations,” said Menzies, who is also president of Crop Life Canada. “That’s a critical piece of the story that needs to be told,” said Pulse Canada CEO Gordon Bacon, who talked about giving people “a reason to be passionate about pulses.” “When they understand the value that pulses can bring to them, their family, their community and — on a global basis — the food supply, they’re going to engage and they’re going to look at pulses very differently,” he predicted.

The CEO of the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council is just as enthusiastic as his Canadian counterpart, predicting IYoP “will trigger a landslide of interest in pulse crops.” For Tim McGreevy, the core target is millennials. “I believe they are ready for this message,” said McGreevy. “This age group embraced hummus and sent sales of this product through the stratosphere in the past five years. “The International Year will provide the platform to re-energize the pulse category, and launch new and creative ways to include peas, lentils, and beans in our diets.” And what’s my view? Well, anyone who knows me knows that I’m a believer, too — that’s why I choose to grow pulses, serve on Alberta Pulse Growers, and chair the Canadian committee for International Year of Pulses 2016. So yes! IYoP will make a difference in the long term. Consumer understanding will grow, and so will consumption and demand for more pulses. But I see more than that. This will be a pivot point on which genetic, breeding, and agronomic research will also build. That is just the kind of opportunity we want in agriculture and one we should all support. Allison Ammeter is a producer from Sylvan Lake and chair of Alberta Pulse Growers.

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MARKETING } from page 1 They’ve since built their herd to around 50 cows — a slow, manageable growth for the young farmers. “Direct marketing gives you a bit more control and security in the price,” he said. “I know when I buy these cattle, I can set my prices now and I can pre-sell them, and I know I’m not going to get hosed two years from now. I know they’ll always be worth something.” The learning curve has been steep, though. “For direct marketing, you’re doing a different product. That’s the sell of the product — that it’s different than whatever the conventional product is,” he said. “But when you produce something different, all of a sudden you’re outside of the realm of normal and it’s more difficult to figure out how to produce it.” In his first year, for instance, Campbell butchered his yearling cattle at the age grain-finished cattle are — not realizing that that’s too young for grass-fed cattle. “If you butcher a grass-fed animal at 18 months of age, likely it’s not going to be a good-tasting animal,” he said, adding that just under 30 months is the ideal age. But getting help on the production end of things isn’t the big challenge. “My whiskey budget is gigantic,” he said with a laugh. “I buy so much whiskey and beer and give it out to everyone who’s willing to give me some advice.” However, marketing is another story. “I have no trouble finding someone who’s excellent at giving me advice on what kind of bull to get or how to graze my grass,” he said. “But if I produce 40 head of cattle this year, how do I sell that? The

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guy who gives me grazing advice has no idea. They don’t do any of this stuff.” So the priority these days is to find that expertise. “The margins are so thin that I don’t have time to do trial and error. I just have to do it the right way.” Part of that effort involves attending farmers’ markets — and it’s the personal contact with customers that has convinced him that there’s a bright future ahead. “A lot of my customers don’t know what grass-fed beef is, but they don’t care because they’re buying me and buying into what I’m doing,” said Campbell. “They’re not buying grass-fed beef. They’re buying Ben’s beef. That’s how they see it.”

Seeds to Greens CSA / Just outside Calgary’s southeast boundary

That connection with customers was also the reason Dick and Sue Pearson switched from grain farming to a vegetable CSA five years ago — even though they weren’t growing veggies at the time. “We were selling small square (hay) bales, and part of what I really enjoyed was that one-onone contact with my customers,” said Dick. “It created loyalty with our customers, and there was a sense that we could get to know them, too.” CSA stands for communitysupported agriculture and the Pearsons had just five customers who pre-bought a weekly share of their garden vegetables that first year. Today, they produce around 25 crops for 105 customers. “What we’re always trying to do is have variety for our CSA members. We have that many crops to take some of the risk out,” said Dick.

Forging one-on-one connections with customers has helped Dick and Sue Pearson create Seeds to Greens, a successful community-supported agriculture program. PHOTOs: SHANNON VANRAES But that many crops keeps the couple, along with their small staff and numerous volunteers, running all season long. “It is so many vegetables at so many different times,” said Sue. “Nobody wants a bunch of greens in one week, so it is about staggering everything. That’s so complicated.” “It’s all about juggling the complexity,” added Dick. That’s not the half of it. The couple learned about website design (www.seedstogreens.ca); the power of Facebook and Twitter; staging their thrice-weekly deliveries to Calgary drop-off points; dealing with customers’

holidays (their share goes to food banks); wash station regulations; and on and on. They’ve tapped into a variety of provincial government-funded workshops, educational events, and online resources, but the magic ingredient to success is “a lot of work” and creating a strong connection with your customers, they say. “People are asking questions about where their food comes from and what we do to grow that food,” said Dick. “It’s a fairly steep learning curve, but if you work hard, you’ll enjoy the oneon-one relationships that you create.”

Chinook Honey Company and Meadery / Okotoks

Twenty years ago, Art Andrews got a “little hobby” — a few hives of bees — that the commercial airline pilot figured would be a good way to relax. The problem was he kept adding more hives. So he and wife Cherie built a store and what is now Chinook Honey Company and Meadery (www.chinookhoney. com) was born. “It was only 12x12 — it was very tiny,” said Cherie. “We had room for expansion, but no real set order of expansion. It’s not necessarily

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a good business model, but it worked.” Then in 2003, the couple joined a provincially funded tour of Quebec honey farms and meaderies. It was an eye-opening experience. “There were some really good examples of on-farm value added, particularly aimed at honey, bees, and mead,” said Cherie. “That was our first experience with mead, and the idea of making this a small on-farm business really came to the fore.” Two key learnings from the tour was that one size doesn’t fit all and making a good first impression is critical. “The good thing about that tour was we could see the variety of sizes,” she said. “There were some that were really huge, but then there were some that were pretty small and humble. But all were done well.” That helped the Andrews create a business that was the right size for their needs. “You aren’t faced with a huge capital expenditure right away when you take everything in small steps.” The Andrews started out selling their honey products — including mead — at farmers’ markets and in their small store. “The farmers’ market system is a really good one to progress through. It gets you up and running,” said Cherie. “It’s not a long-term business model for somebody who’s planning to go really big to be selling at a farmers’ market. It’s way too labour intensive. When you are small and in that growing stage, it does work.” Today, the couple sells roughly 20,000 bottles of mead each year. Roughly 90 per cent is sold in their on-farm store and they’ve worked hard to make it a tourist destination. “Mead is a very unique item. It’s something you have to educate people about,” said Cherie. “If they have heard about it, they may have some misconceptions about how sweet it is.” Tourism Calgary and TripAdvisor have been key resources for attracting customers, as have school tours, summer camps, and drop-in tours. “It’s really been word of mouth,” she said. “We’re open basically year round, and people get to depend on you.” They’ve also learned to keep an open mind. “The first time somebody said I should be on Facebook, I said, ‘No way.’ But here I am,” said Cherie. “I’ve moved away from doing a lot of print. Facebook advertising is huge — so much easier and cheaper.”

A convenient location and strong online presence has drawn agri-tourists to Chinook Honey and Meadery, owned by Cherie and Art Andrews.

Ilse De Wit and Hugo Bonjean have grown a successful honey winery through “guerrilla marketing” — and plenty of wine tastings.

are very excited about what we’re doing in Alberta.” The couple had faith in their product, but getting into liquor stores was “the key” — which is why De Wit’s knees were shaking when the pair first approached the biggest liquor store in Calgary. “I was thinking, ‘Oh my god, we’ve spent all this money and made this huge investment — what if they don’t like it?’” But her fears were all for naught. “The first one they tried was

stores and hoping that they’re going to trickle out,” De Wit added. “We feel a case of wine is not sold just by us getting it in the store. It isn’t sold until the customer takes it home.” The couple has been “very strategic” in their growth, careful not to let demand outstrip supply. “Last year, we had really good sales to 35 stores,” said Bonjean. “We’re now up to 82 stores, building up the consumer base in those markets. Next year, we should

a red, and they just couldn’t get over it,” she said. “Pretty much all of the liquor stores we went to with the wines brought them in.” But getting a listing is the first step. The couple does as many wine tastings as they can, something Bonjean calls “guerrilla marketing.” “If people taste it, they often buy it, and they keep buying it,” he said. “We’re not really interested in just throwing our wines in the

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have more honey and more bees, and we’re getting four more wine tanks. So next year, we can probably handle more.” But while connecting with customers in stores remains key, becoming a tourist destination is “not really what we’re about,” said Bonjean. “People are welcome to visit, but we’re not going to specifically focus on that,” added De Wit. jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Ilse De Wit and Hugo Bonjean decided to do things a little differently when they opened Spirit Hills Honey Winery in 2012. “Farmers’ markets are often seasonal, which is not a very sustainable way to run a business,” said Bonjean. “The other alternative was to turn it into a tourist place, which we didn’t want to do and the M.D. never would have allowed us to do. Automatically, by elimination, we were left with selling in stores.” The couple got their very first four hives in 2011, but opening a honey winery was always their goal. Now, they have over 140 hives, and last year, the winery (www.spirithillswinery.com) sold around 14,000 bottles of honey wine in liquor stores across central and southern Alberta. Their goal for this year is 28,000 bottles. “There’s lots of room within Alberta to grow,” said De Wit. “We definitely have people who

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ANTIMiCROBIAL } from page 1 spectrum of antibiotics we use in cattle,” said Dowling, who spoke at the UCVM Beef Cattle Conference in mid-June. “In 2009, it was only five per cent. In 2011, it was 35 per cent. Now, it’s 70 per cent.” Her warning was echoed by a senior official with the world’s largest producer of medicine and vaccinations for livestock and pets. Multi-drug resistance isn’t just a problem with “a few of the big products” that the cattle industry uses, said Dr. Dorothy Erickson, manager of veterinary services at Zoetis. “Every antibiotic that has ever been developed has eventually had some kind of resistance show up,” said Erickson. “This threatens to take us to a post-antibiotic era where we’re not able to treat common infections any longer. These common infections may become life threatening. “It is a very real risk.” Every dose of an antibiotic has a “consequence,” she said. “The more we use these antibiotics, the more we are selecting to allow those resistant bacteria to survive in our animals and in the environment,” said Erickson. “The more resistance we see coming up in the future, the less effective our products are going to be at treating disease.” Farmers may soon start to see some of the direct consequences. “We’ll see increased costs on

“In veterinary medicine, the discovery and development of these antibiotics have given us superpowers — but antimicrobial resistance is our kryptonite.” Dr. Trisha Dowling

Widespread antibiotic use reduced disease levels in herds but also sent resistance levels soaring. file photo our operations from increased morbidity, illness, and mortality if our antibiotics aren’t working as well as they used to.” But because of the linked resistance in different classes of antibiotics, banning the use of antibiotics isn’t going to be effective, said Dowling. “It’s going to be like closing the barn door after the horse has left. That’s why we have to be so careful with the antibiotic tools that we still have.”

Managing resistance

Up until now, antibiotics have been largely used as a “management tool,” but those days are coming to an end, said Dowling. “That’s the kind of treatment that puts on the pressure for selecting for antimicrobial resistance,” she said. “We’re only

going to be able to use them as an intervention.” Erickson also said producers need to be more discriminating and using antibiotics “most effectively, where they’re most needed.” “When we do deem it necessary to use these products, we need to make sure we’re using them correctly,” she said. “Do we have a diagnosis? And are we using the right product? We need to use the most appropriate product to target that specific disease.” Using the correct dose is important, too. “Both overdosing and underdosing an antibiotic will contribute to resistance,” said Erickson. “We also need to be treating that animal for the appropriate amount of time — long enough that we’ve cleared up that infec-

tion, but not so long that we’re using those antibiotics unnecessarily.” And as antimicrobials become less of an option, disease prevention will become even more critical. “We as an industry need to start looking at alternatives to antibiotics and things that we can do a little bit better,” said Erickson. Vaccination will be important, but biosecurity is “another huge one — how we manage our operations to avoid bringing disease in, in the first place.” Stress reduction also plays a role. “If an animal could do the exact same thing in the exact same spot every day of its life, it would be very happy. Cows enjoy routine,” said Erickson.

“Everything that we can do to keep that animal’s life the same is going to reduce that stress for them. Certain things like cattle handling and our management can help reduce those stresses and help prevent those diseases from getting in, in the first place.” Ultimately, though, the cattle industry will need to present a “unified front” in order to protect the drugs used to treat common diseases like bovine respiratory disease, said Dowling. Without them, the cattle industry could be facing a crisis. “In veterinary medicine, the discovery and development of these antibiotics have given us superpowers — but antimicrobial resistance is our kryptonite.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

Kingman REA members vote to sell electricity system assets to FortisAlberta More than 80 per cent of Kingman Rural Electrification Association members voted at a special general meeting on April 18 to sell their electricity system assets to FortisAlberta. The sale of the Kingman REA assets, valued at approximately $5.1 million, is subject to the approval of the Alberta Utilities Commission, the agency responsible for the regulation of electricity distribution utilities in Alberta. Upon completion of the sale, members of the Kingman REA will receive $22,600 for each service. FortisAlberta has partnered with the Kingman REA to operate its electricity distribution system for more than 60 years. “It has been a privilege to work with the Kingman REA Board of Directors throughout this process and we appreciate the strong show of support from members,” says Phonse Delaney, President and CEO, FortisAlberta. “We look forward to continuing to provide safe and reliable electricity distribution service to Kingman REA members as customers of FortisAlberta.”

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Bullish on beef prices

China scraps rapeseed stockpiling

Both beef and pork experienced significant gains in early 2014, but while pork prices have more or less levelled off, beef continues to increase monthly. Beef prices are expected to remain high because of tight supplies but “the big question is whether consumer demand will hold,” said provincial livestock market analyst Jason Wood. The Canadian consumer price index for beef has increased by more than 28 per cent between January 2014 and April 2015. “One very good point for the market is that Canadian and U.S. beef demand is robust relative to price levels,” said Wood. “Current prices would suggest lower consumption levels but that simply is not the case.” — AAF

China will scrap its rapeseed-stockpiling policy this year and instead offer subsidies to five key growing regions in an attempt to curb surging state stockpiles and cheap imports. Beijing wants to give the market a bigger role in setting farm prices and move away from its stockpiling policy under which grains are bought at artificially high prices. Key growing areas will be given subsidies, which they can use to subsidize farmers or crushers. Beijing has built up an inventory of nearly six million tonnes of rapeseed oil, which costs $300 million annually to store. — Reuters

StatsCan report will yield more questions than answers WILD CARD } Weather-related damage is pushing up canola values By Terryn Shiells

sound like a broken record, but I have to say it: It’s still dry in Western Canada. Some members of the agricultural industry estimate half to two-thirds of Western Canada is in drought, with up to half of that in the “extreme” category. What does that mean for crop production and markets? So far, it means patchy canola fields, expectations of smaller yields and higher futures and cash prices. The ICE Futures Canada canola market climbed another $20 per tonne during the week ended June 26, as drought conditions kept speculators and commercials on the buy side of the market. Crush margins continued to deteriorate as canola gets more and more expensive relative to other oilseeds, which limited any buying from domestic crushers. While the run-up in the futures also resulted in stronger cash prices for farmers in the country, producer selling was limited due to uncertainty surrounding 2015-16 crop production. The June 30 release of acreage estimates from Statistics Canada may help clear things up a bit, but traders will likely still have questions as the survey was done prior to frost wiping out many crops in southern Manitoba, and before the drought reached worrisome levels in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan. There have already been some production estimates released for 2015, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada pegging the canola crop at 14.9 million tonnes in its June 18 report, with ending stocks at 500,000 tonnes. Another estimate, from CWB, is much lower, as it likely accounts for weather-related crop damage. CWB on June 25 said production could be about 12.6 million to 13 million tonnes, which has the potential to be very bullish for the market, meaning it could run out of supplies if demand is not rationed. In 2014-15, canola production was 15.6 million tonnes, and ending stocks are projected to be under a million tonnes, considered to be very tight. While the supply situation for canola is looking snug, global supplies of other oilseeds, including soybeans, remain very large. But that didn’t stop the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean market from jumping 30 to 50 U.S. cents per bushel higher during the week. Wheat values were also up sharply, with Chicago, Minneapolis and Kansas City futures seeing gains of up to 74 U.S. cents per bushel. Corn futures followed wheat and soybeans up, gaining more than 30 U.S. cents on the week. While western Canadians are tired of hearing about dryness, the opposite is the case in many parts of the U.S. Soybean and corn crops are waterlogged in some parts

PHOTo: thINKSTOCK of the Midwest, which creates the perfect breeding ground for disease. Traders are also worried about disease forming in U.S. winter wheat crops, as winter wheat-growing regions continued to be hit with untimely rains during the week. The wet weather also delayed harvest. The weather in North America will continue to be the driving force in all of the commodity markets, though traders will also look to upcoming reports for direction. Both Canada and the U.S. release updated acreage estimates on June 30, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will continue to release weekly crop conditions reports and monthly supply-and-demand figures. Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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Oat market hammers out a bottom market outlook } Bottoming action is evident in the December 2015 oat futures market By david drozd

hammer materialized on the December oat futures chart on Monday, April 27, 2015. Hammers are reversal patterns that appear at market bottoms on candlestick charts and are bullish, as they are said to be “hammering out a bottom.” The hammer represents a period in the market where an intraday sell-off is met with strong supportive buying returning prices back near the open. Since this hammer emerged, the December oat futures rallied 43 cents per bushel before running into resistance at $2.80. A decisive close above $2.80 is now needed to turn this market up.

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The hammer represents a period in the market where an intraday sell-off is met with strong supportive buying returning prices back near the open. Since this hammer emerged, the December oat futures rallied 43 cents per bushel before running into resistance at $2.80.

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During a period of falling prices, there comes a time when prices are in a near-vertical drop. A hammer is a reliable indicator that the decline has come to an abrupt halt. A hammer occurs when a market opens lower than the previous day’s settlement price, has a significant intraday sell-off, only to claw its way back up and close at or near the high of the day. For a hammer to be valid, the exact high must be the opening or closing price of the session. In a candlestick chart each day represents a candlestick, which is similar to a bar on a bar chart which indicates the open, close, high and low of the day. On a candlestick chart, one can determine at a quick glance if the market settled above or below the opening price. The difference between the opening and closing price is the real body. If the body is black, this represents a dark day, with the settlement price being lower than the opening. If the body is white or open, it indicates the market’s close was above the opening for that period. A long black body illustrates a bearish period in the market with an opening near the day’s high and close near the day’s low. The long white body is the opposite of a long black body and shows technical strength with an opening near the low and a close near the high in a wide-range period. The lines above and below the real body represent the high and low ranges for the period and are called shadows. In a hammer, the price range below the body is the tail. For a hammer to be valid, the tail (shadow) should be more than twice the height of the body.

After dropping to a new low, the market ends the session on a strong note, but often lower than the previous day’s close. The initial buying which halts the decline is predominantly by large-market participants and is a combination of shorts taking profit and longs establishing positions. When the market finally does turn up off the low, it will be because the selling has either been totally satisfied or the volume of buying simply overpowers what little selling remains. Identifying reversal patterns, such as the hammer, provides farmers with the confidence to sit tight amidst bearish news. In this example, patient farmers were rewarded with a 40-cent rally. Send your questions or comments about this article and chart to info@ag-chieve.ca.

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Get rid of unwanted meds and pesticides

Bird flu fallout mounts

Farmers and ranchers in southern Alberta will be able to dispose of unwanted or obsolete pesticide and livestock medications this fall. The Canadian Animal Health Institute and CleanFARMS will conduct the collection from Oct. 26-30 at 20 collection sites. A list of pickup sites will be posted at www.cleanfarms.ca later this summer. A similar drive in Saskatchewan last fall saw the collection of 93,935 kilograms of obsolete and unwanted pesticides and 540 kilograms of livestock and equine medications. A collection for northern Alberta is planned for 2016. — Staff

The worst-ever U.S. bird flu outbreak has cut the country’s inventory of egg-laying hens to the smallest in at least seven years, while the stockpile of frozen poultry in storage has swelled due to bans in about 40 countries of U.S. meat imports. Highly pathogenic avian influenza has claimed 48 million birds since December, most of them chickens and turkeys either killed by the disease or culled to control its spread. Nearly 85 per cent of the cases were in Iowa and Minnesota. Iowa is the largest egg-producing state, while Minnesota produces the most turkeys. Retail egg prices jumped about 25 per cent in June. — Reuters

New no-ramp livestock carrier called ‘a game changer’ The trucks feature an all-aluminum deck that is raised by hydraulics so cattle don’t have to make the nerve-racking journey up a ramp BY JENNIFER PAIGE

“Because animal handling is a top priority for us, we knew we had to find a better solution.”

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ne of North America’s largest commercial livestock carriers recently unveiled a new trailer that may revolutionize the future of livestock transportation. Steve’s Livestock Transport, which transports more than 2,500 head of cattle and 150,000 pigs throughout North America weekly, has partnered with Wilson Trailer Company of Sioux City, Iowa, to develop an allaluminum hydraulic lift deck. “We consider this to be a game changer for our industry. As livestock will no longer need to use a ramp when entering or exiting a trailer, it will reduce stress on the animals and contribute to improved meat quality,” said Steve Brandt, president and CEO of Steve’s Livestock Transport. “Because animal handling is a top priority for us, we knew we had to find a better solution to ensure the health and safety of the herds and we believe this hydraulic lift system is the future of moving livestock.”

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A new trailer design enables livestock to walk into transport trailers on a flat surface, which is said to reduce animal stress, fatigue and injury. Photos: Submitted

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The new lift system has been in development for two years and essentially works like an elevator. The hydraulic lift cylinder and stainless steel cabling system raises two full-length decks into a locked position. “Traditionally the livestock are required to walk up a ramp when being loaded. What this new design means is that the animals can walk into the trailer on a level surface and once they are in, the deck will move up with the use of hydraulics,” said Candace Bartel, vice-president of operations with Steve’s Livestock. “There are two benefits to this design — animal welfare, as well as a huge benefit is to the drivers, as the ease of loading and unloading the trailer is much improved.” The trailers are capable of handling three layers of hogs, two layers of sows, and one layer of cattle. They have been equipped with heavy-duty gates and feature superior ventilation. “In Europe they have been using a lifting deck system for many years. We went and had a look at their system and recognized that it wasn’t the perfect fit for Canadian roads and weight restrictions that are in place here,” said Bartel. “At that point we began working

The new trailer has been designed as close to traditional North American models as possible, while encompassing new efficiencies in animal loading. with Wilson to design a trailer that was going to lift in the same way that the European model but would work in Canada.”

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The new trailer is significantly lighter than its European counterpart and has been designed to look

and operate like a conventional North American trailer. “The livestock trailers that we use in North America have a certain way of being used and a certain style. The European model was significantly different in many aspects. We wanted to keep our design as close to our traditional models as

we could while incorporating the efficiencies in animal loading,” said Bartel. Sanitation also played a major role in the design process. Bartel said that without the use of baking bays, the trailers likely wouldn’t meet the company’s biosecurity standards.

Once animals have been loaded onto the level trailer surface, hydraulic lifts raise the animals into a locked position. “The baking bays have really made it possible to use this style of trailer as prior to those, we wouldn’t have been able to sanitize every area within the trailer properly.” As the hydraulic lifts are mounted within the trailer, there are areas that are hard to clean with traditional methods. Baking bays allow the entire trailer to be heated to 160° for 10 minutes to kill any bacteria left after washing. Steve’s Transport will test the prototype over the next six to 12 months, where it will then go into review for improvements before going into production. “We will be testing this in Alberta and it will run through a series of different types of animals and movements. We will be starting with one type of hog movement. Once we prove it within that type, we will move into the next until each animal movement has been explored,” said Bartel. At this point, Steve’s Transport can’t comment on how the trailer will be marketed or whether the use of the new trailer will affect transportation rates. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Horses are prone to allergic reactions horse health } There are multiple triggers that

can cause either skin or respiratory reaction intolerance. As the allergic condition advances the coughing becomes progressively more frequent and deeper. ‘Runny noses’ and ‘watery eyes’ are often early signs of allergies. Elevated systemic histamines sensitize mucous membranes increasing the permeability of little blood vessels. This causes fluids to weep from the capillaries into the tissues, such as the eyes, nose, and skin. Horses will often snort in response to the irritation.

By carol shwetz, dvm

orses, just like humans, can and do get allergies. Although allergies in horses are not fully understood, we do know that the root cause lies in the immune system. The body becomes hypersensitive and appears to “overreact” to seemingly innocuous substances called allergens. Histamine, a naturally occurring hormone in the body, reaches overly high levels, sensitizing the body to specific triggers. Once a horse has had an allergic reaction to a substance, the severity of the body’s response tends to increase in severity with repeated exposures. The symptoms of allergies are typically expressed either in the skin and/or the respiratory systems. When allergic reactions affect the skin they cause itching, recurrent hives or small, flat-topped bumps called wheals, patchy hair loss, or crusting and other seemingly “strange” skin reactions. Allergies affecting the respiratory system generally manifest as a nasal discharge, a mild cough, and/or slight exercise

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Allergen triggers generally fall into one of five categories. The most commonly recognized equine allergen is the saliva from insect bites. Although tiny biting midges tend to cause the most severe reaction, other biting insects include mosquitos, horseflies, black flies and deer flies, that can also trigger localized itchy swellings of the skin. Just about anything the horse’s skin comes in contact with can become an allergen and cause an allergic reaction. Generally the allergic agent can be identified, in the case of topical allergens, as the skin lesions appear only on or near

the area of the body where the allergen was applied. Common offenders are fly sprays, shampoos, and grooming products. It is also not uncommon for some horses to develop skin reactions to the synthetic materials used to construct saddle blankets/ pads, bits, girths and foot/ wrap protection products. Airborne agents such as mould, dust, and pollens are also known to cause signs of respiratory irritation or distress upon inhalation. Clinical signs include nasal drainage, cough, and/or laboured breathing. This condition known by its many names as heaves, recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), falls into this category. Runny eyes, listlessness, and head shaking can be other non-specific signs of such environmental sensitivities. The rarest form of allergens in horses are food related. When food allergies occur they usually manifest as hives/ wheals, non-specific itchiness, or the “strange” skin conditions mentioned above. The most common offenders in this category are preservatives

from processed feeds, supplementation products, particular types of plants and weeds, or the overuse of supplements, treats, and alfalfa. Horses may experience adverse allergic reactions associated with medications and vaccinations as well. Some reactions are truly allergic in nature, while others are an inflammatory response to local irritation at the injection site. Irritation at the injection site presents as a localized area of swelling, inflammation and pain. Those horses with mild allergic reactions often develop varying degrees of generalized hives.

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In very rare incidences, the most severe form of an allergic reaction, an anaphylactic reaction, may occur with systemic shock, collapse and death. It is important to note any adverse events related to medications or vaccinations as the reactions become increasingly more serious when the insult is repeated. Procaine penicillin has a reputation as an injectable drug that can cause a reaction. Although some horses are indeed allergic to penicillin,

it is more common for horses to react to the procaine carrier, violently so if it enters the bloodstream. This type of reaction is immediate, causing stimulation of the central nervous system. Horses usually show signs of excitement, occasionally falling down and/ or thrashing. Although the situation is alarming, it is usually temporary and self-resolving. Allergic responses can cause the horse discomfort and produce strange symptoms. The initial response to the reaction might be to “make the symptoms go away” as soon as possible. Antihistamines and corticosteroids are current treatments which address these symptoms. However, these treatments will only be temporary if the horse continues to be exposed to the offending agent, whether from the environment, by ingestion, or topically. Seeking out the offending agents may seem like a fishing expedition, yet ultimately best management strategies for allergies in horses is to identify and avoid the allergen. Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian focusing on equine practice in Millarville.

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Don’t take chances with blue-green algae Cyanobacteria can produce toxins that can cause organ damage or even death Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

n Alberta Agriculture and Forestry agricultural water engineer, has a warning about the dangers of blue-green algae. “Blue-green algae is actually cyanobacteria, and can produce toxins that can be very dangerous,” said Shawn Elgert. “It can cause organ damage or even death if ingested by humans, livestock or pets.” Blue-green algae can often be hard to identify. “Some people say it looks like pea soup or grass clippings suspended in the water,” he said. “They may even see some scum with a bluegreen tinge dried up on the beach or shoreline.” If blue-green algae is suspected in a dugout, err on the side of caution. “Don’t swim or bathe in the water and remove your livestock from it.

Don’t consume the water even if treated — and that includes fish from the water — and don’t use the water on your vegetable garden.” Dugouts can be treated using a copper product registered for use on cyanobacteria. “Once you treat the algae, you need to avoid the water for at least two weeks,” said Elgert. “Once the bacterium dies, the cell structure breaks down and releases the toxins into the water, so it’s vital to stay away from the water while this is happening.” There are also preventive measures that can be taken to avoid the problem. “Temperature is a very important factor in the growth of cyanobacteria, so a deeper dugout with slopes that are not too flat would help make the dugout water cooler. This will help prevent cyanobacteria from growing.” Nutrients are also required for growth of cyanobacteria. “We have information on how

“Blue-green algae is actually cyanobacteria, and can produce toxins that can be very dangerous.” Shawn Elgert

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Ninety-four per cent of Alberta beef producers have suffered losses because of wildlife, a two-year survey by Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) and the Miistakis Institute has found. Eighty-one per cent of these were from ungulates such as deer or elk, 74 per cent from predators (such as wolves, grizzly bears, and including coyotes) and six per cent from birds such as geese and ravens. “As a whole it was projected that about $22 million of depredation losses occurred during the surveyed period and about 75 per cent of those losses were calves,” said Fred Hays, ABP policy analyst. The average loss from all wildlife was about 1.7 per cent of the provincial calf crop, 1.3 per cent of the provincial yearling herd, and slightly less than 0.5 per cent of the beef cow herd. Forage crop and pasture damage was more difficult to assess. However, a $14.5-million impact was estimated from wildlife during the same survey period. Much of this dealt with in-field losses such as baled feed and swathed feed damage and hay loss from elk, deer and geese. The survey generated 672 responses, which is a statistically significant number, said Hays. The damages were broken down by major categories: predators (including coyotes), ungulates, and birds. Although coyotes were reported to account for 50 per cent of all predator loss in Alberta, they are not considered to be predators under Alberta’s Wildlife Predator Compensation Program. ABP plans to use the survey in developing a wildlife strategy and to solicit support from government and wildlife interest groups. The full 122-page report and a 10-page summary can be found at www.albertabeef.org.

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Suckle strength linked to calf vigour at birth This simple assessment is an even better indicator than calving ease, says University of Calgary researcher By JENNIFER BLAIR

“We can conclude that calves with a weak suckle reflex were 83 times less likely to suck on their own, as compared with calves that had a strong suckle reflex.”

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researcher at the University of Calgary has found a simple way to test for calf vigour — look for calves that suck. “Suckle reflex is a really promising indicator of a calf’s ability to consume colostrum,” said Dr. Elizabeth Homerosky, who presented at the 2015 UCVM Beef Cattle Conference. Colostrum consumption is one of the most important factors affecting pre-weaning health and mortality in beef calves, she said, but a 2009 study estimated that one-third of beef calves in Alberta and Saskatchewan have “suboptimal immunity.” A calf’s ability to consume colostrum on its own depends on its vigour at birth, which can be impacted by things like dam age, temperature, and calving ease. “We wanted to develop an onfarm assessment tool that’s really quick and easy — something that you guys can use that’s more accurate and predictive of a calf’s ability to consume colostrum.” Homerosky tested her assessment tool on 77 calves at a commercial operation in southern Alberta last year. In addition to looking for physical signs of vigour, including the calves’ ability to stand up and consume colostrum on their own, she looked at the calves’ reflexes and gum colour; measured their heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature; and took blood samples.

Elizabeth Homerosky

During the four-hour monitoring period, about 64 per cent of the calves in the trial stood up and sucked on their own, while 17 per cent sucked when the research team assisted them in finding the udder. The remaining 20 per cent were bottle fed or tube fed. Calving ease was a pretty good indicator of which category the calves would fall into. “When we looked at calves that were an easy pull, about 60 per cent sucked on their own,” said Homerosky. “It dropped down to about 35 per cent in calves that were hard pulls, with an increasing proportion that needed to be tube fed or bottle fed.” But calving ease alone wasn’t the best indicator of calf vigour, she said. Reflexes like suckle strength were “significantly associated” with colostrum consumption.

A new and simple on-farm test can help producers ensure their calves get off to a healthy start. File Photo “Of all the calves in the trial, 37 had a strong suckle reflex, regardless of what their calving ease was, and about 85 per cent stood up and sucked on their own,” she said. “Twenty-six calves had a moderate suckle reflex, and about 60 per cent of those stood up and sucked on their own, regardless of calving ease.”

But Homerosky “really saw a difference” in calves with a weak suckle reflex. “Only one calf out of those 14 sucked on its own. We can conclude that calves with a weak suckle reflex were 83 times less likely to suck on their own, as compared with calves that had a strong suckle reflex.” Calves with a weak suckle reflex

“are at a disadvantage” and will likely require intervention, she said. “From a management standpoint, it’s probably a good idea to go ahead and start thinking about how you’re going to get colostrum into that calf prior to six hours. That’s something you can start doing on farm right away.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Lake Mead hits a record low

Water rationing sparks lawsuit

The largest-capacity reservoir in the U.S. has hit its lowest water level in history following years of severe drought that have dramatically reduced flows from the Colorado River. Officials said Nevada’s Lake Mead, the 79-year-old reservoir created by the massive Hoover Dam, registered 1,074.98 feet in late June. If it’s below 1,075 feet in January, that would mean water cutbacks in 2016 for Arizona and Nevada. Lake Mead supplies water to roughly 40 million people and agricultural customers in Nevada, Arizona, southern California and northern Mexico. The Colorado River is suffering its 14th straight year of drought. — Reuters

A water agency serving family farms in California’s San Joaquin Valley breadbasket is suing the state for demanding cutbacks by farmers despite their century-old legal rights to pump from local rivers. California authorities say too much pumping is endangering the fragile San JoaquinSacramento River Delta amid years of catastrophic drought. But the Banta-Carbona Irrigation District says half of the district’s acreage is planted to walnuts, almonds, olives and cherries, and slashing water rights will cause them to die. It argues there’s “enough water in the river for us to appropriate without hurting anyone.” — Reuters

It’s hotter and drier just about everywhere on the Prairies Both almanacs and Environment Canada are calling for warmer-than-average temperatures throughout the summer

BY DANIEL BEZTE

sually, when I take a look back at the previous month’s weather, I concentrate on the weather that occurred locally. But during the summer months, or more specifically, our main growing season, a number of us are interested in what is and has been going on weather-wise right across the Prairies. So this time, I’m going to do a summary of the weather across the Prairies, beginning in Alberta and moving eastward. Then we’ll look ahead to see what July and August might have in store for us. I break down Alberta into three main areas: Calgary for southern regions, Edmonton for central, and Peace River for the northern areas. Looking at June’s data it appears that pretty much all of Alberta saw above-average temperatures. Both the Peace River and Edmonton regions saw mean monthly temperatures that were around 0.7° above the long-term average. The heat built up as you moved farther south, with the Calgary region reporting a mean monthly temperature that was nearly 2 C above the long-term average. Warm weather during the summer usually, but not always, coincides with dry weather, and this was the case for Alberta. All three regions reported belowaverage amounts of rainfall, with the central region being the driest, with amounts in the 20- to 25-mm range. In Saskatchewan, I use Regina to represent the southern half of the province and Saskatoon for the northern half. Saskatoon followed in Alberta’s footsteps with a mean monthly temperature that was just over 1° warmer than average. Regina was a little cooler compared to its average, with a mean monthly temperature that was only 0.2 C above average. Rainfall in June was rather scarce, with both Regina and Saskatoon only recording around 15 mm of rain, which was 50 to 60 mm below longterm averages. In Manitoba I use Winnipeg for the southeast, Brandon for the southwest, and Dauphin

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cutline for the northwest. All three recorded above-average temperatures. Compared to average, Winnipeg was the coolest, with a mean monthly temperature that was only about 0.5 C warmer. Around Brandon mean monthly temperatures were about 1.3 C above average, and as we travel to the northwest it got even warmer, with the Dauphin region recording a monthly reading that was almost 2 C above average. Just like Alberta and Saskatchewan, the warm weather also meant below-average rainfall. The driest weather was over western regions with both Brandon and Dauphin reporting amounts that were 40 to 50 mm below average. Eastern regions saw a few more latemonth thunderstorms rumble through pushing amounts a little higher, but they were still about 25 mm below average. I should point out that while

breaking down the Prairies into eight large areas works pretty well when looking at temperatures, it can have some failings when it comes to precipitation. This is due to the fact that a large part of our summer precipitation comes from thunderstorms that can bring very large amounts of rain to localized areas. Now on to the summer longrange weather forecast. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, July will be warm and wet followed by more warm weather in August, but with much drier conditions. The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac is also calling for above-average temperatures in July as it mentions hot weather four times during the month. It does mention some showers and thunderstorms, but it doesn’t seem to emphasize them, so I’ll interpret that as near- to belowaverage rainfall. August sounds like it will start off hot but then

transition to average temperatures as this almanac mentions pleasant and fair during the second half of the month. Just like in July, it mentions showers here and there, which I read as nearaverage rainfall. Environment Canada is calling for above-average temperatures across all three Prairie provinces, with only the very southern part of Manitoba expected to see near-average temperatures in July. Looking into August, it forecasts the above-average temperatures to continue for all regions. Its precipitation forecast is calling for southern Alberta and central into northern Saskatchewan to see below-average rainfall in July and August with the rest of the Prairies seeing near-average amounts. Finally, here is my attempt at long-range forecasting. I think the current pattern we’re in will continue for much

of the summer. This pattern has a fairly persistent western ridge of high pressure and an eastern trough of low pressure. This will result in Alberta and Saskatchewan recording above-average temperatures and below-average rainfall in both July and August. Manitoba will be stuck between the ridge and trough resulting in temperatures fluctuating between above average and near average, resulting in near- to slightly above-average temperatures along with near- to slightly below-average rainfall. Now we sit back and see what happens! Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

New fact sheet for greenhouse operators

Farming Smarter has created a hail simulator so it can test ‘hail rescue’ treatments BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF/LETHBRIDGE

Questions abound

Hailstorms cause crop tissue damage, stem breaks, bruising, scraping, and leaf defoliation. When hail crushes a mature crop, it often wipes it out. But an early crop can recover and so it’s difficult to assess the damage, said Ian Wood, an adjuster with the

“Most people like to talk about rescue attempts, but most people don’t know what’s going to work.” Farming Smarter has created a hail simulator — dog chains attached to a bar that can be attached to a front-end loader — to create a reasonable imitation of hail damage. PHOTO: ALEXIS KIENLEN Agricultural Financial Services Corporation. Typically a sample of 100 plants is used to assess what percentage was damaged. Adjusters will often wait for about 10 days before they come out for an assessment, so they can see how much of the crop has actually died. But the survivors can be in for a rough ride. For example, open wounds on a plant can become a vector for disease, allowing it to be attacked by opportunistic pathogens. “There’s a lot of talk about whether or not hail causes

disease or contributes to disease,” said Rod Werezuk, a research technologist with Alberta Innovates Technology Futures in Vegreville. Werezuk has been simulating hail damage on crops for research purposes for four years. It’s an area that hasn’t seen a lot of study, but that hasn’t stopped claims being made for socalled ‘hail recovery’ products. Farming Smarter will be testing these products as well as regular fungicides, nutrient blends, and growth regulators on plots with simulated hail damage.

Rod Werezuk

“Most people like to talk about rescue attempts, but most people don’t know what’s going to work,” said Werezuk, who works mainly with plant pathology. “Although hail damage has been simulated in research for a couple of decades now, we’re still left with these questions.”

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In a real-life situation, hail damage is uneven, which makes it difficult to study. So researchers used controlled trials that can be

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hat can you do when your crops get pounded by hail? How do crops recover from hail damage? There are a lot of questions about this subject, and little information available. That’s why the team at Farming Smarter developed its own hail damage simulation machine, which it unveiled at the organization’s recent field school. “We wanted to do this so we could test management practices that could be considered crop recovery attempts for hail,” said general manager Ken Coles. “You have this crop that you’ve invested in, and when it gets beat up, you want to give it some medicine to help it along.” The team at Farming Smarter had many farmers coming to it with questions about hail recovery products, and found a lack of scientific data on how crops recover from hail.

reproduced, which allow both scientists and adjusters to gather accurate data. All treatments applied to damaged plots are applied to uninjured check plots as well, so the true effects of the treatments can be studied. After consulting with members of Alberta Innovates Technology Futures in Vegreville, the staff at Farming Smarter simulated hail damage by whipping test plots with dog chains. A local company, Kirchner Machine, custom built a hail damage simulator that can be attached to a front-end loader for larger plots. The simulator consists of a bar covered in dog chains which whips the crops to simulate heavy hail damage. For the purpose of the study, test plots will be damaged at various levels and different growth stages. Crops in the study, funded by the Alberta Pulse Growers, include fababeans, dry beans, peas, wheat and canola. “We can also play with the timing of the application and the treatment,” said Coles. Being able to conduct controlled studies next to check plots will shine a light on what works, he said. “We hope that in creating the simulator, we’ll be able to test some of these products and get some more funders on board,” said Coles.

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A new fact sheet is available to help greenhouse growers with their integrated pest management programs. “By taking appropriate steps, such as the ones outlined in this new publication, greenhouse growers can ensure a quality crop and a reduction in pest-related problems during the growing season,” said commercial horticulture specialist Dustin Morton. Greenhouse Sanitation looks at sanitization, assessment and pre-crop removal, crop removal, cleanup and disinfection, irrigation line cleaning, and more. It can be found online at www.agriculture. alberta.ca or by calling 780-427-0391 or emailing publications.office@gov.ab.ca. — AAF

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Mild winter and dry spring create perfect storm for some problem insects Insect damage is ‘amplified’ in a dry year because plants aren’t as big and so insects consume more of them By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Lacombe

ome bug troubles are in the past for Alberta growers, but others are just getting started. “We already had a big run on flea beetles. That’s probably going to be one of the big stories of the year,” said Scott Meers, insect management specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “There’s also been way more cutworms this year, but those should be at their end. Late June is as long as I’ve ever seen them go.” A mild winter combined with an early spring may have contributed to the large number of problem insects this year, with a second wave of pests coming on strong as things dried out. “Some insects do extremely well in the dry conditions,” said Meers, who spoke at canolaPALOOZA in late June. “Lygus do really, really well in dry springs because they get that first generation, and then the second generation grows up in canola. That’s the one that we worry about.” The insect damage is also “amplified” in dry conditions because the plants don’t grow as well. “We saw that with the flea beetles and, to a certain extent, the cutworms because the crop wasn’t getting as big as we expected it to be,” he said. “The cutworm damage was more severe because the plants weren’t as big and they ate more plants.” Southern Alberta farmers can also expect a “big year” for cabbage seed pod weevil, he said. “The early fields have really, really high numbers,” said Meers. “Based on what we’ve seen so far in the first in flower fields in southern Alberta, they will be extremely high.

With slower growth in a dry year, pests like cutworms feed on a larger percentage of plants. PHOTos: tHINKSTOCK “The early-flowering fields are probably going to need to be sprayed this year.” The ideal time to spray for cabbage seed pod weevil is just past “bolting — 10 per cent flowers, or around when it nicely comes into flower. When you get that nice yellow look across the field is just about ideal.” Cabbage seed pod weevils start laying eggs when the pods are three-quarters of an inch long, he said. “You want to get in before that, and that happens quickly. Those flowers set pods within the first week.”

“We already had a big run on flea beetles. That’s probably going to be one of the big stories of the year.”

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It’s going to be a “big year” for cabbage seed pod weevils in southern Alberta, says insect specialist Scott Meers.

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Piling on the misery — grasshoppers love dry fields There were high egg numbers last fall BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN

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he dry conditions causing production concerns across a large portion of Alberta and Saskatchewan are certainly bad for the crops, but the weather could prove ideal for grasshoppers — which will only heighten the problems in the region. Grasshopper forecast maps put out over the winter were not initially all that bad for Alberta and Saskatchewan, given the conditions in 2014, but weather in the spring and summer can alter the reality of the situation considerably. “The fall survey did not pick up any really high numbers of grasshoppers... nothing that we would consider high risk for most crops,” said Scott Hartley, insect control specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture. However, weather conditions now “are ideal for grasshoppers,” he said in late June. An extended fall in 2014 also allowed for high egg numbers, which have now been hatching since late May, said Hartley. Grasshoppers were now

becoming more mobile, and producers should be monitoring their fields; especially in those areas that are warm and dry. While growing conditions for crops have been slow, “there is certainly enough plant growth for them to eat,” said Hartley. Cool and wet weather would slow them down, but Hartley said a widespread event that would be detrimental for grasshoppers was unlikely and would also cause more significant crop problems for other reasons. There are five immature stages leading up to an adult grasshopper, with grasshoppers in the third to fifth stages causing the most problems for crops depending on how far along the fields are. While the dryness is raising concerns over grasshoppers, it has slowed the development of wheat midge in those dry areas as that insect needs a certain amount of moisture, said Hartley. However, the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan has been on the wet side in recent years, and wheat midge is poised to cause more problems in that area.

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‘Stinking nightshade’ WHO unit finds 2,4-D a deadly menace herbicide ‘possibly’ I causes cancer in humans It’s a step below glyphosate, which was labelled ‘probable’ carcinogen BY CAREY GILLAM Reuters

dd another to the list — 2,4-D “possibly” causes cancer in humans, says a World Health Organization agency. The classification is based on a review of the latest scientific literature by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). “Possibly carcinogenic to humans” is a step below the more definitive “probably carcinogenic” — the rating the agency gave to glyphosate in March — but is two steps above the “probably not carcinogenic” category. IARC’s findings on 2,4-D have been awaited, both by environmental groups that want Washington to tightly restrict its use and by farm groups and others that defend it as an important agent in food production that does not need more restrictions. The agency’s classifications do not carry regulatory requirements but can influence regulators, lawmakers and the public. Following the glyphosate classification, some companies and government officials moved to limit glyphosate use. Dow AgroSciences has had a particular interest in IARC’s review, as it’s using both glyphosate and 2,4-D in a herbicide it calls Enlist Duo that received U.S. approval last year. Enlist Duo is designed to be used with genetically engineered, herbicide-tolerant crops developed by Dow. Dow had no comment on the IARC classification, but the company has said 2,4-D is a safe and valuable tool for agriculture. IARC said it decided on the “possibly” classification because there was “inadequate evidence in humans and limited evidence in experimental

animals” of ties between 2,4-D and cancer. It said that there is “strong evidence that 2,4-D induces oxidative stress... and moderate evidence that 2,4-D causes immunosuppression.” However, the agency said, “epidemiological studies did not find strong or consistent increases in risk of NHL (nonHodgkin lymphoma) or other cancers in relation to 2,4-D exposure.” The most important studies reviewed showed mixed results, and a “sizable minority” judged the evidence as stronger than others did, said IARC official Dana Loomis. Among the research presented to IARC was an analy-

sis funded by a Dow-backed task force that found no ties between 2,4-D and many cancers. Some critics of 2,4-D had thought IARC would assign at least the “probably” cancercausing classification to 2,4D. But the Dow-backed task force said there was no reason to do so. “Not one health and safety regulator in the world considers 2,4-D to be a human carcinogen,” the 2,4-D Research Task Force said in a statement. Since its introduction in 1945, 2,4-D has been widely used to control weeds in agriculture, forestry, and urban and residential settings.

n 2014, black henbane was spotted in Wheatland, Starland and Kneehill counties, and as far north as Lesser Slave River. All parts of this noxious weed are poisonous to livestock and humans. Poisoning can result in impaired vision, convulsions, coma, and death from heart or respiratory failure. Although known as ‘stinking nightshade,’ it does not tolerate shade and is commonly found in roadside ditches, field edges and disturbed sites. Seeds are found in a hairy capsule and are also poisonous. The plant can produce up to half a million seeds in a season, so contact local authorities if you find black henbane. This weed’s leaves are slightly sticky, it has an offensive odour,

This smelly, prolific, and dangerous weed can spread quickly if left unchecked. PHOTO: NICOLE KIMMEL and a toothed margin. The flower is bell shaped, yellowish, and has purple veins. The plant itself can grow up to one metre tall. If you think you have spotted this plant, call your local Agricultural Fieldman or visit www. aaaf.ab.ca for more information.

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Get your timing right with PGRs By increasing or decreasing hormone production, plant growth regulators can either promote or limit growth BY ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF / LETHBRIDGE

lant growth regulators may offer some benefits, but the timing and staging of their application is critical. “Plant growth regulators change the hormone relationships within plants and can increase or decrease hormone production,” Phil Bernardin, a technical rep with Engage Agro, said at Farming Smarter’s recent field day. In cereals, plant growth regulators act as retardants to shorten the plant, thicken the stem, maintain yield potential, and prevent lodging. There are five types of plant growth regulators. Three promote growth: auxins stimulate cell elongation and growth and cause plants to grow towards a light source; cytokinins play a big role in cell division and the growth of lateral buds; and gibberellins stimulate cell elongation and stem growth. Two others limit growth. Abscisic acid causes tiny pores on the plant leaf to close and prepares the plant for dormancy. “If I’m in a dry year, much like we are this year, if my roots start running out of water, they will increase abscisic acid production, and that abscisic acid will travel up the roots into the leaves, and tell that stomata to close,” said Bernardin. “I’m running out of moisture, the plant doesn’t want to die, so it prevents transpiration to keep the moisture in.”

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Ethylene, which plays a big role in fruit or cereal ripening, can also cause shortening and thickening stems, and senescence (biological aging). Etherel is a new product that contains ethylene. “When applied at the right time on cereals, it will have that ripening effect and thicken the stems,” said Bernardin. “When applied properly, it can work really well.”

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However, there are a number of concerns involved with the product. “If I have hail damage, a plant will naturally produce ethylene,” said Bernardin. “If you get any kind of stress on the plant, and you spray Etherel, you just added ethylene to a plant that is already producing ethylene, so you can have some issues there.” The timing of Etherel application is critical. “You don’t want to add ethylene at the wrong time, or you will cause damage,” he said. The optimal window to spray Etherel is full flag, when the boot is starting to fill on the main stem. If the boot starts to crack, then it’s too late. Chlormequat (Manipulator) and trinexapac-ethyl are both anti-gibberellins — reducing the amount of gibberellin hormone a plant produces, causing a shorter stem and reducing lodging. Manipulator is slow acting and has a long residual period in the plant. Trinexapac-ethyl is quick acting and has a short residual period.

Phil Bernardin of Engage Agro explained some of the ins and outs of using plant growth regulators at Farming Smarter field days. PHOTO: ALEXIS KIENLEN Timing is important. The ideal time for applying anti-gibberellins are growth stage 30 to growth stage 32. “That’s when that little head is about a half-inch above ground,” said Bernardin. “That’s our indication that the stem is starting to

move up, gibberellins are being produced, and now is a good time to apply our anti-gibberellin.” Growth stage 31 occurs when the first node is a half-inch above ground and growth stage 32 is when the second node is a halfinch above ground.

The team at Engage Agro has done some work with Manipulator at herbicide timing and has seen some results. “However, if you put it on at that three- to four-leaf stage, at herbicide timing, you will lose some activity,” he said. If applied at flag-leaf stage, there’s a chance it will shorten the middle portion of the stem and make it more susceptible to lodging. “If you want to tank mix, I’d much rather you went in at fungicide timing, rather than going early,” said Bernardin. “At least when you put it on at flag leaf, it’s got something to do right away, as there are still gibberellins being produced. Flag leaf is the latest you can go with the antigibberellins. There’s not much point in going any later.” Another complication with Manipulator is that there is no residue limit established in the U.S., so not all companies will accept Manipulator-treated wheat. “If you want to use it, you need to make sure you’ve got your marketing sorted out,” said Bernardin. Within cereal varieties, there are differences in responses to plant growth regulators. Hard red is more responsive than CPS. “Typically, what we’re seeing is that the taller the variety, the more of a response you’ll see,” he said. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Run the numbers again: Is it worth spending the money? Producers probably won’t see a good return on foliar fertilizers and hype around micronutrients is mostly ‘marketing’ By JENNIFER BLAIR

“You might see something that looks marginally visual right now and say, ‘That looks bad.’ Well, looks don’t pay the bills.”

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n a dry year like this one, investing in foliar fertilizer probably won’t pay off. “Conditions at the time of spraying are the trump card,” said agronomist Jack Payne at canolaPALOOZA in late June. “Herbicides are also absorbed through the foliage, but if the plant’s not actively growing — if it’s shutting down because of drought stress or heat stress — your herbicides typically don’t work.” The same is true for foliar fertilizers, he said. “If the plant is shutting down, it’s not going to be that efficient.” In research test plots in Lacombe, there’s “not a lot of difference” between the plants that were treated with foliar micronutrients and those that weren’t, said Warren Ward, an agronomist with the Canola Council of Canada. “On this beautiful soil we have in Lacombe, we’re not seeing a whole lot of difference,” said Ward. “Because it’s so nice, you don’t see a whole lot of response from fertility here.” At this stage, the treated plants are actually slightly delayed in maturity because the applied product set the plants back slightly, he said. But the weather plays a role as well.

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Canola plants treated with zinc are slightly set back from the untreated plants — but not enough to affect yield, says Canola Council agronomist Warren Ward. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR “This year, some of the areas with deficient moisture scenarios could be showing different results as well,” said Ward. “If you look at how a plant’s designed to take up nutrients, it’s through the roots, not so much through the leaves. It’s a much more efficient way of getting what the plant needs into the plant.”

And in dry conditions, “the cuticle on the leaves will start to get thicker,” making it more difficult for micronutrients to absorb into the plant, said Payne. “The waxy cuticle keeps water in, but it also keeps things out,” he said. “If the plant starts going into drought, it could happen.” Regardless of the weather,

producers need to “establish the need for micronutrients before they spray,” said agronomist Rigas Karamanos. “It doesn’t matter what the weather is — if you don’t need it, you shouldn’t be spraying in the first place,” said Karamanos, adding that soil tests can help producers determine if there is a need for micronutrients.

Much of the hype around micronutrients is done for “marketing purposes,” he said. “I’ve done a lot of research with micronutrients, and the only one of serious concern in Western Canada is copper.” Producers should base their purchasing decisions on cold, hard numbers — not how the crop looks, said Payne. “You’re growing the crop for bushels in the bin,” he said. “You might see something that looks marginally visual right now and say, ‘That looks bad.’ Well, looks don’t pay the bills. Does it translate to yield? That’s what it always goes back to.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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To spray or not to spray for blackleg?

Monsanto to expand pesticide business regardless of Syngenta deal

Longer canola rotations and switching varieties can reduce the need and cost of a fungicide BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

Monsanto chief executive Hugh Grant called the company’s attempt to buy Swiss group Syngenta AG “a long game” and said he still wants to get it done despite Syngenta’s rebuff, the Wall Street Journal reported. Syngenta again rejected the offer but said it will sound out shareholders for their views on the Swiss crop chemicals maker’s opposition to rival Monsanto’s $45-billion takeover approach. In an interview published June 24, the paper quoted Grant as saying his pursuit of Syngenta could play out over several months and that if no deal materialized Monsanto was still keen to expand in pesticides. “We’ll figure out another way of doing that,” he said. “This isn’t one where you fold up the tent and go back to how things were.” — Reuters

he best time to spray canola with a fungicide to control blackleg is at the two- to four-leaf stage, but there are things farmers can do to avoid having to spray at all. “Blackleg becomes a greater risk when you have seen blackleg in your field in the past and you’ve seen yield loss,” said Anastasia Kubinec, an oilseed specialist with the Manitoba government. “If you do have good rotation — two, three, four years between canola — and you are not seeing blackleg… in the field, I would not be spending money on fungicide for blackleg because you do not have a higher risk.” Blackleg can cut canola yields by half, but unlike sclerotinia — another fungal disease that infects canola — longer canola rotations can reduce its incidence and severity. Kubinec said she has seen the benefits of longer canola rotations on her own family’s farm where they no longer spray for blackleg. A mistake last year underscored the value of a longer rotation, she said. A field was expanded and seeded to canola. One part of the field hadn’t been in canola for four years but another part had canola two years ago. “It was night and day the difference between the yields and the blackleg incidence in the field that was canola two years ago ver-

Blackleg infections girdle canola stalks preventing the plant from taking up moisture and nutrients. Sometimes the disease will appear in strips of what appears to be prematurely ripening canola. PHOTOS: ANASTASIA KUBINEC

Blackleg can show up early as a creamy-coloured leaf lesion with black spots.

sus the field that was canola four years ago,” she said. It’s also important to switch canola varieties. Blackleg-resistant genes are specific to a variety. “If you’re growing canola in tight rotations, you can be setting yourself up for an epidemic because you are selecting for those genes in the environment that are still able to attack that canola and to survive,” Kubinec said. “You need to switch things up a bit.” Most canolas are resistant or moderately resistant to blackleg, however, sometimes that resistance breaks down. Blackleg infections spread within a crop through rain splash — raindrops splashing blackleg spores up on the plant. Crops damaged by hail or other means, especially early in the growing season, are more susceptible, but even undamaged crops are at risk if the pathogen is in the field and weather conditions are favourable. Blackleg incidence and severity tend to be higher under humid and warm conditions with frequent rain showers, the Canola Council of Canada’s website says. Sometimes blackleg will show up first as a creamy, black-spotted lesion on a canola leaf, or black spots on old canola stubble, Kubinec said. A number of fungicides are registered to protect canola and suppress infections, but not cure the disease and “they all work well,” Kubinec said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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NH CR8090, 2014, 290/236 hrs, 790CP, 900 tires, twin pitch, DSP, diff lock, GPS ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $385,000 NH CX860, 2006, 2432/1928 hrs, 76C-14, lateral tilt, blowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $133,000 NH CX8080, 2007, 2366/1875 hrs, 76C-14, lateral tilt, blowers, LCTS . . . . . . . . $153,000 NH CX8080, 2008, 2146/1699 hrs, 76C-14, lateral tilt, blowers, LCTS . . . . . . . . $173,000 NH CX8080, 2008, 1200/853 hrs, rake up, diff locks, HID, singles, Dlx Chopper. . $207,000 NH CX8080, 2014, 273/203 hrs, No pick-up, full GPS, dlx chopper, HID, cast drum$350,000

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MF 220AH, 2004, 16’ hay header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 NH 664, 1996, autowrap, twine only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,200 MF 220-16, 2001, 16’ hay header, DK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 HESSTON 856A, 2000, 7818 hrs, auto cycle, bale shape monitor, pick up wheels, bale ejector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 MACDON 5000, 1997, 16’ pivot, steel rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 Case IH SCX100, 2008, Tongue Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 NH BR780A, 2006, 12000 hrs, twine only, narrow pick-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 NH 1475, 2000, pivot, 16’, rubber rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 HESSTON 1275, 2005, 16’ pivot, steel rolls, clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 MF 9120, 2008, 16’, S.P. hay header, DK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 NH BR740, 2003, 12500 hrs, BC, Net Wrap, Silage Special, Xtra Sweep, Hyd P.U., Nuhn Biotech Liquid Applicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 HESSTON 956A, 2004, mesh wrap, autocycle, bale kicker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,000 NH 1475, 2006, HS16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,500 NH BR7090, 2009, 600 hrs, Super Sweep PU(1.5M), BC, wide tires, Hyd PU, 1000 PTO, mint shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 MACDON R85, 2012, 16’ discbine hdr, fits a M205, reconditioned . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,000

SWATHERS

NH HB30, 2005, 30’, SK, Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 HB WS30, 2006, 30’, DK, HCC reel, transoport, came off of JD 4895. . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 MF 220, 1996, 2422 hrs, 22’, SK, DS, UII reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 MF 220, 1998, 2500 hrs, 26’, SK, UII p/u reel, roto shears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,000 NH HW320, 2000, 2438 hrs, 30’, SK, guage wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,000 NH HB30, 2012, 30’, DK, UII reel, transport, came off of H8060. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,000 HESSTON 8250S, 2002, 1900 hrs, 30’, SK, DS, rotoshears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,500 MACDON D60, 2008, 30’, DK, trip del, transport, split 6 bat reel, poly cutterbar, swather header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,000 MACDON 4952i, 2004, 2855 hrs, 25’, pick-up reel, swath roller, SK, 19.5L-24 front tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000 MACDON 4952C, 2003, 2810 hrs, 25’, pick-up reel, swath roller, DK, 500/70R24 front tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000 MACDON 4952C, 2003, 2675 hrs, 25’, pick-up reel, swath roller, SK, 500/70R24 front tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000 MACDON 9352i, 2005, 1684 hrs, 30’, split reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000 MACDON 9352i, 2006, 30ft, SK, gauge wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,000 MF 9220, 2008, 360 hrs, 30’, SK, UII reel, roto shears, guage wheels . . . . . . . . . . $79,500 MF 9435, 2009, 1340 hrs, 30’, SK, UII Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,500

JD 787, 1993, TBH, 4 run, single shoot, 230 bushel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000 FC 2320, 1993, TBT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 FC 2320, 1996, TBT, airseeder hopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 FC 5000/1720, 1993, 39’, 9”, DS, stealth, 4” steel packers, 1720 cart . . . . . . . . . $28,000 FC 3450, 1998, TBH, DS, no hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,000 FC 3450, 2000, TBH, DS, 6 run, VR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,000 FC 5000, 1992, 45’,, DS, 9”, steel packers, TBH 230 Bush, JD787 . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,000 NH SC430, 2007, DS, Mech, no monitor, TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,500 FC 5000/3450, 1998, 57’, 12”, 3.5” stealth, 4.5” pneumatic, TBH, 340bu, VR, DS $47,000 JD 1820/1900, 2001, 35’x10”, DS, 4” steel, TBH, 270 bushel tank, Mech, 6 run . . $55,000 FC 5000/3450, 2003, 39’, 12”spacing, 3.5” paired row, 4”steel, 3450 TBT cart . . $62,000 FC 5000/3450, 1999, 52’x12”, DS, TBH, 5.5” Rub, 5” Stealth prd, Mech tank, very nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,500 BOURGAULT 5710/5350, 1999, 40’x9.8”, DS, 4.5” steel, midrow banders, TBH, VR, 350 Bushel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,000 NH SD440A/SC380, 2007/2008, 45’x10”, 4” Stealth, 4.5” Steel, DS, VR, Auger (4301-3T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $114,000 Sprayers FC S65, 1994, 80’, 2 Nozzle Bodies, windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 BOURGAULT 850 Centurion II, 1990, 82’ boom, single nozzle, foam marker . . . . $11,000 NH S1070, 2010, 120’ wheel boom, 120 gal, screens, foam, no monitor, boom unfold, double nozzles, ind. Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,000 NH SF115, 2006, 90’, suspended boom, Raven auto boom, dbl nozzles, auto rate, screens, 1200 Gal tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 NH SP240R, 2011, 715 hrs, 100’, 1000gal poly, fence nozzles, foam marker, NH GPS, hyd wheel adj, induction tank, boom blow out, ultraglide, duals, crop dividers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $219,000 Case IH 4420, 2010, 1790 hrs, 1200 gal, 120’ boom, Aim Command, 650 & 380 tires, foam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $239,000 NH SP275F, 2012, 621 hrs, 100’, 1600 gal, Intelliview IV, 5 way nozzles . . . . . . . $279,000 NH SP.275F, 2012, 574.8 hrs, 1200gal SS, 120’ boom, Norac, FM750 control, 380 tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279,000 NH SP.365F, 2013, 720 hrs, 1600gal, SS, 120’ boom, intelliview monitor, ultraglide, accuboom, intellisteer, electric flush, 650 tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . $349,000

AUGERS BRANDT 13X70XL, 2005, mover, winch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000 SAKUNDIAK 12X85, 2010, 12X85, electric mover, reverser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900 SAKUNDIAK SLMD12-85, ,

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OUTBACK RTK, 2010, New complete mobile RTK system with Baseline X . . . . . . . . $5,725 HAYBUSTER 2650, 2005, bale processor, right side discharge, 3 chain slat conveyor, adjustable slug bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,900 REM 2100, 2005, Grain vac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 Highline 8000, 2006, Big Tires, RH Discharge, 3 Remotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 Krause 969, 1982, 30’x8” spacing, 20” discs, smooth discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000 REM 2500, 2005, grain vac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 RITEWAY 8000, 1995, 55’, 1/2” tines,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,500 REM 2700, 2008, 260 hrs, Grain Vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 REM 2700, 2008, 192 hrs, Grain Vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 REM 2700, 2008, 111 hrs, grain vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 FC S85, 1996, 70’, 5/8 tines, manual adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,000 REM 2700, 2012, 58 hrs, grain vac, clean up nozzle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 DEGELMAN SM7000, 1996, 70’, 1/2” tines x 20’ long, mechanical adjust . . . . . . $21,500 Rem 2700, 2011, 15 hrs, Grain Vac, mint condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,000 Brandt 7000, 2002, 70’ Heavy Harrow, Hyd Tine Adjust, 5/8” Dia tines . . . . . . . . . $24,500 REM 3700, 2008, 181 hrs, grain vac, clean up nozzle, New Fan installed. . . . . . . . $26,000 RITEWAY 8178, 2010, 78’, 9/16” tines, Hydraulic Tine Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 DEGELMAN SM7000, 2012, 82’ heavy harrow, hyd fine adjust, 5/8”x26” tines, mint condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,500 NH L230, 2013, 88.6 hrs, 2spd, E-H control, cab, A/C, heat, 84” bucket . . . . . . . . $53,000 Salford RTS570, 2011, 41’ Vertical Tillage, 8 wave blades, 3 bar harrows, 7.5” spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,500 Salford 2141, 2014, 41’ Vertical Tillage, Hydraulic shanks, NH3 ready, approx 2000 acres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,000

JULY 6, 2015 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Community news and events from across the province

Big and small, Foodgrains Bank growing projects making a difference M other Nature is making things difficult this year, but Alberta’s small army of Canadian Foodgrains Bank volunteers isn’t deterred. There are 32 growing projects underway in the province this year, including a new fiveacre initiative near Ponoka. That’s where the Ponoka Ag society, in partnership with Ken and Verna Pohl, are growing oats completely with horses. “A lot of these guys go to the Bar U Ranch just south of Calgary and farm there,” said Terence Barg, the Foodgrains Bank regional co-ordinator for northern Alberta. “Ken was there last year and said, ‘I can do this on some of my own land.’ So he and Verna invited all these friends who enjoy farming with horses just like they do. There was quite a number who came out for two weekends — the first one plowing and discing, and the other weekend seeding. I think at one point, they had 12 teams of horses.” Team is the operative word for every growing project.

Ken Pohl used a sulky plow and a team of Percheron quarter-horse crosses to prepare a five-acre field for seeding this spring for a Canadian Foodgrains Bank growing project near Ponoka. PHOTO: CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK “This really is a community event,” said Andre Visscher, the regional co-ordinator in southern Alberta. “You may have 20 combines come out. Of course, it doesn’t take long to harvest the crop, and then everyone sits down and has lunch. So it’s a real celebration.”

The first growing projects — and some are still running — started two decades ago. Previously, farmers had been donating part of their harvest when they delivered grain to their elevator. But then some farmers got the idea it would be fun to grow a crop together, he said.

There are two other new projects this year — a 60-acre effort near Calmar and another 90 acres near Edberg. Last year, Alberta’s growing projects raised $2.8 million, which the federal government matches on a four-to-one basis (up to a national limit of $25 million annually). All

money raised is used to fund Foodgrains Bank efforts to end hunger around the world. But the organization is always seeking more participants. Finding land is always a challenge, and so is replenishing the group of volunteers year after year. But new participants can expect lots of help, aid Visscher. “If there are a couple of people who are interested in a project, Terrance and myself will come out and have breakfast with them or have a little meeting,” said Visscher. “We’ll explain how it works and how to run a project. We offer lots of support and help them with fundraising and with all they need to get going.” Many of the Alberta projects have their own Facebook page, but also post at www.facebook. com/CanadianFoodgrainsBank. If you would like more information on how growing projects work or wish to donate to an existing one, contact Visscher and Barg at alberta@ foodgrainsbank.ca.

July update

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Cost of Wildlife During the past two years the Miistakis Institute has been working with ABP’s Wildlife Working Group on a survey of Alberta’s beef producers to determine the impact of wildlife to the beef sector. The report findings were released in June.

number of reports to make the observations statistically significant. Taken together the final 672 producer responses did give the values in the province as a whole statistical significance. The final report with 126 pages was filled with a compliment of data and trends.

grizzly bears, and coyotes and six percent from birds such as geese and ravens. Although coyotes were reported to have an impact of 50 percent of all predator loss in Alberta, they are not considered to be predators under Alberta’s Wildlife Predator Compensation Program.

The survey available was on-line through the Miistakis Institute. It had been promoted through the Alberta Beef Producers network on the weekly report several times, on the radio as interviews and updates, through many ABP zone meetings and through the MD and County offices with the help of many field service reps.

About 80 percent of producers in the province reported that living with wildlife was a part of doing business. However, about 88 percent indicated that dealing with wildlife did have an economic impact to their business. A high percentage of damages were not covered by compensation or insurance.

The first intention was to have damage estimates for each type of problem recorded in each of the nine ABP zones. Although there was good interest, most zones did not have a sufficient

Ninety-four percent of producers in the province did report wildlife issues. Eighty-one percent of these were from ungulates such as deer or elk, 74 percent from predators such as wolves,

As a whole it was projected that about $22 million of depredation losses occurred during the annual survey period; about 75 percent of these losses were calves. The average loss from all wildlife was about 1.7 percent of the provincial calf crop, 1.3 percent of the provincial yearling herd and slightly less than half a percent of the beef cow herd. Forage crop and pasture damage was more difficult to assess. However, $14.5 million impact was estimated from wildlife during the same survey period.

Much of this dealt with in-field losses such as baled feed and swathed feed damage and hay loss from elk, deer and geese. Continuing next steps will be undertaken by the newly formed ABP Wildlife Committee to develop a wildlife strategy soliciting government and wildlife interest groups support using the report as resource material. A strategic plan to deal with policy development will be developed later in the summer. A copy of the main report and a summary of this report is available on the homepage of www.albertabeef.org.

ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • JULY 6, 2015

what’s Celebrating innovation in the beef sector

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July 7: Passing the Farm to the next Generation, Tamara Ranch, Red Deer. Contact: Holistic Management Canada 204-648-5622. July 7: Peace Region Forage Seed Association Annual Summer Tour, Beaverlodge. Contact PRFSA 877-630-2198. July 16: How to Measure Soil Health Field Workshop (Jill Clapperton), Halborn Hall (51132 RR 13, Parkland County), Halborn. Contact: Tina 780-727-4447. July 21: Pulse Research Tour, AAF pulse site, Vegreville (also July 22 in Bon Accord and July 23 in Barrhead). Contact: Christy Hoy 780-422-3825. July 21: Sainfoin Training: Improving the Profitability of Livestock Grazing (also July 22), Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge. Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030. July 21: HortSnacks in the Field, Erdmann’s Gardens and Greenhouses, Vimy. Contact: Ag-Info Centre 1-800-387-6030. July 22: Farming Smarter Medicine Hat Field Day, Cypress County Site, Medicine Hat. Contact: Jamie 403-381-5118. July 23: Building Soil — Creating Land (Christine Jones), two farm locations near Airdrie and Olds (also July 24 in Oyen, July 28 in Rycroft, July 29 in Manning, July 31 in Morinville, Aug. 4 in Bonnyville, and Aug. 5 in Castor). Contact: Fiona McCarthy 403335-3311 ext. 143. July 28: Making the Grade workshop on grain grading; Olds College & Pomeroy Inn on Campus, Olds. Contact: Alberta Canola Producers 780-454-0844. July 28: Planned Grazing Using High Stock Density to Improve Profit, Lucends Ranch Ponoka. Contact: Holistic Management Canada 204-648-5622. July 29: 2015 Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Vegreville Field Day, Hwy. 16A & 75 St., Vegreville. Contact: Chariti Sawchuk 780-632-8618. Aug. 6: U of A Cereal Agronomy & Pulse Research Tour, South Campus, Edmonton. Contact: Christy Hoy 780-422-3825.

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he Beef Industry Innovation & Sustainability Award is accepting applications for the 2016 award. The BIISA is presented on behalf of beef cattle producers by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association to recognize industry stakeholders and value chain members for their outstanding commitment to the sustainability of Canada’s beef industry through innovation. BIISA is awarded to any value chain partner in the beef cattle industry who successfully implements innovation that clearly demonstrates a contribution to industry competitiveness and sustainability. Applications are accepted until Sept. 30 each calendar year and can be found at www.cattle.ca (search for BIISA). Companies can submit an application nominating themselves or individuals can submit an application on a company’s or individual’s behalf. — CCA release

Farm Credit Corporation renews support for 4-H Canada

arm Credit Corporation has renewed its 25-year-old partnership with 4-H Canada until 2018. FCC’s annual 4-H Canada funding commitment of $250,000 supports national, provincial, and club level programs and initiatives, including the popular FCC 4-H Club Fund. The announcement was made at 4-H Canada’s annual general meeting last month. “From supporting program development at 4-H Canada, to events and initiatives with the provincial associations right down to club activities, FCC is proud to support 4-H at all levels,” said Todd Klink, an FCC vice-president. “We’re very excited to be solidifying our strong partnership with 4-H until 2018, and doing our part in creating future leaders who are positively impacting communities across Canada.” “We are grateful for the support that our partner FCC has contributed to the 4-H movement in Canada for the past quarter-century,” said 4-H Canada CEO Shannon Benner. “As our most generous corporate partner, we have truly built something special and long lasting for 4-H clubs across Canada. The positive outcomes and tangible benefits can be seen across the country.” Many clubs choose to put their Club Fund package towards Achievement Days, where members show off their accomplishments to their family and community. “It’s a chance to evaluate how much you as a show person and how much your animal have improved over the year,” said Kendra Elliott, who will be showing a market steer, a heifer and a continuation heifer at the Pipestone 4-H Beef Club Achievement Days in Manitoba this month. “It’s fantastic to know that FCC supports us. These events bring a lot of meaning, a sense of accomplishment and memories to the life of every 4-H’er.”

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Kubota ZG20, ‘04, mower . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,900 IHC 234, ‘86, hydro, 15 hp, 450 hours. . . .$4,300 NH TM125, ‘00, FWA, FEL, 100 hp . . . . $37,000 NH T6070, ‘07, FWA, FEL, 120 hp . . . . . $59,000

MF 1375, ‘10, 15’ disc mower . . . . . . . $24,000 NH 499, ‘06, 12’ haybine . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,000 NH 2300, ‘99, 18’ header . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,000 NH 688, ‘00, bale comm., 17, 694 bales $12,000 NH 688, ‘00, w/auto tie . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000

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Kawasaki 4010 Trans, ‘10, w/winch, windshield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,800 Kawasaki Teryx 750, ‘13 . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000 Arctic Cat XTZ1000 Prowler, ‘11. . . . . . . .$9,900

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JD 1600A, 14’, mower conditioner . . . . . .$6,900 Case IH DCX161, ‘07, 15’ disc mower $19,800

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The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in May was lower than anticipated, reflecting healthy pastures that allowed ranchers to grow livestock longer outside of feed yards, said analysts. Producers retained more heifers to help restore the U.S. cattle herd now at its third-lowest level since 1952 following several years of drought-stricken crops. Feedlots purchased fewer expensive feeder cattle because they pressured their margins. Cattle placed in feeding pens in May will likely come to market beginning in September which could help support prices for slaughter-ready animals at that time, the analysts said. The USDA report showed May placements at 1.714 million head, down 10 per cent from 1.909 million last year. Analysts, on average, had expected a placement reduction of 7.2 per cent in May. The USDA put the feedlot cattle supply as of June 1 at 10.561 million head, up one per cent from 10.497 million a year ago. Analysts, on average, had forecast a 0.7 per cent rise. The government said the number of cattle sold to packers, or marketings, was down eight per cent in May from a year ago, at 1.711 million head. The outcome was the smallest for the month of May since USDA began the data series in 1996. Analysts projected a drop of 7.8 per cent from 1.865 million last year. There was one less day to market cattle in May 2015 than the same period a year earlier. Pasture conditions are some of the best in years, which is encouraging producers to hold back calves while feeder prices are not as robust.

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Farm building rules getting a rethink Alberta currently does not have a specified farm building code, but Manitoba may hold a lesson on what the future holds BY JEFF MELCHIOR AF contributor

lanning on building a barn or other farm building? Do you know all the regulations and standards that you are required to abide by? If you don’t know, you may need to do some homework. Thanks to the growing complexity of farm buildings, farm building codes have become a going concern among the insurance, design and financial industries, not to mention producers concerned about the safety and stability of their buildings. Right now, Alberta does not have a province-specific farm building code. Although the National Farm Building Code offers a non-mandatory “model code” which outlines baseline construction standards for farm buildings, Alberta has not adopted this code. Other safety codes, such as electrical, gas and plumbing, apply to all buildings on the farm, whether agricultural or not. Provinces have the option to develop their own codes on top of the national standards. Manitoba, for example, has been proactive in developing its own regulations. Regardless of the status of farm codes in one’s province, most industry stakeholders agree that it pays to build to a standard that will best ensure safety for buildings, animals and farm employees. The recent change to the NDP government in Alberta means it’s too early to determine if any changes will be made to farm building codes in the near future, says Shannon Greer, press secretary for the minister of municipal affairs and Service Alberta. However, she suggests that the change in government could provide a clean slate for discussion of building codes. “(Alberta Municipal Affairs) Minister (Deron) Bilous welcomes feedback and ideas from farmers and other stakeholders on current policies and regulations, and is looking forward to working closely with stakeholders on decisions related to public safety,” she says.

What is exempted?

The Alberta Building Code provides an exemption for most farm buildings, defined under the code as buildings of low human occupancy for the housing of livestock or the storage or maintenance of equipment, materials, or produce. In order to qualify for this exemption, the building must be associated directly and only with the farm on which it is located. The exemption does not apply to farm buildings used for secondary processing, such as sales facilities for produce or those used to store, sell or repair equipment for other farmers. It also does not

Most farm buildings are exempt from the Alberta Building Code, but will that be good enough for insurers in the years ahead? Photo: Thinkstock

“From our perspective, buildings have become more complex in their use and how they’re constructed.”

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apply if the building cannot be classed as having low human occupancy. Saskatchewan’s Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act takes a similar approach, although farm dwellings are exempted as well. However, just like Alberta, secondary agribusinesses do not receive an exemption.

Manitoba’s code

Manitoba has had its own farm building code since 2010, which is enforced by the office of the Manitoba Fire Commissioner. The code was developed partly

in response to high economic losses on farms due to fires in recent years — more than $10 million in 2007 alone. Its development was driven in part by concerns from the insurance industry, says Candace Russell Summers, chief building official for Manitoba’s office of the fire commissioner. It was also a reflection that farm buildings are becoming more complicated and by a greater awareness of the potential risk to farm workers. “From our perspective, buildings have become more complex in their use and

how they’re constructed,” she says. “We wanted to make sure there were minimum construction standards to ensure fire and life safety as well as the structure and integrity of the buildings.” The code applies to all farm buildings 600 square metres in size or larger that are intended for the manufacturing and processing of products; storage and repair of machinery; or production of livestock or poultry. It is not intended for buildings under 600 square metres, pole sheds used for forage storage, grain bins or cattle shelters that are not barns. “It does not apply to residential units, which fall under the National Building Code,” says Summers. Under the code, plans and drawings for a building project must be prepared and submitted by a sealed architect or professional engineer. “This ensures that these large, complex buildings are constructed in a sound way,” says Summers. The fire commission has no data stating the extent to which the code has minimized fires and other damages, she added.

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Making electric fence installation easier Thanks to better technology, electric fences aren’t as prone to breakages, fires, and shorts — but improper installation is costly BY JEFF MELCHIOR AF contributor

lthough it’s arguably the most basic structure on almost any farm or ranch, building a fence can come with a surprising number of decisions in terms of placement and materials. Add electricity to the mix and producers are faced with even more complexity. The good news is that technology has improved dramatically since the days when electric fences were more prone to breakages, fires, and shorts. However, an improperly installed fence can still become a costly liability. It pays for growers to step back and figure out what they’re doing before setting foot in a hardware store or fencing dealership. Here are some tips from Albert Kuipers, a forage and grazing specialist with Grey Wooded Forage Association.

Know the animal’s needs

The first and foremost consideration is the type of livestock being contained. The main goal of an electric fence is to act as a psychological deterrent by giving animals a small shock they’ll remember when they encounter that boundary again. That shock needs to be appropriate to the size and disposition of the animal. “For cattle, interior fences in a pasture with one electrified wire at about hip height usually work perfectly well,” says Kuipers. “You need to know how much power needs to be on the fence to be a deterrent for them. Those considerations are important. For cattle you would need at least 3,000 volts on the fence. For sheep a minimum of 4,500 volts would be needed.” Once built, training the animals to interact with the fence properly is crucial. “The best way for them to experience a fence is for them to touch it with their noses,” he says. “That

Portable electric fencing is all you need for mob grazing, but there are a number of factors to consider when building a permanent fence. PHOTO: SUPPLIED first experience with an electric fence on their nose has a lasting impression and they may never have to touch it again. It surprises them and it becomes more of a fear barrier than a physical barrier.”

Know your grazing needs

“You want to plan into your system right away how you want to use portable fences within your system. That will be based on the kind of grazing management you have in mind,” says Kuipers. “If your intent is to do some level of mob grazing, you would need to use portable fences that are easily and quickly moved. In

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“That first experience with an electric fence on their nose has a lasting impression and they may never have to touch it again.”

Map it out

“You need to map out the fences on an aerial photo or map,” says Kuipers. “Draw in your perimeter fences and dividing fences, figure out on paper your access to water and how you’re going to make that work with your fences. That’s some basic stuff before you can even consider buying materials.” Aerial photos available from Google can be a good resource because they allow the user to easily magnify a piece of land. “In a lot of cases, counties have some really awesome, up-to-date aerial photos as well.”

Develop a materials list

The next step is to determine how much and what kind of materials — such as corner posts, line posts, wire, ground stakes, insulators, tighteners, and special tools — are required. The basis of all material decisions for an electric fence is the amount of wire and how many wires to use. “Perimeter fences will likely require more wires than the interior fences, depending on the livestock of course,” says Kuipers. “If you have a mile and a half of wire you need to determine the strength of energizer needed to charge that. Any place that sells electric fencing supplies should be able to identify the kind of energizer you need based on the amount of wire.” The fence energizer should be kept where it is cool and damp, often on the north side of a building. A good rule of thumb for ground stake placement is to put in one ground stake for every two joules the energizer is rated for.

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“A 20-joule fence energizer is going to require 10 ground rods and each of those ground rods needs to be 10 feet apart and all connected together,” he says. Grazing needs will dictate whether a grower will choose a portable energizer option, such as battery or solar powered, or AC. “Some makes of energizer can be switched from plug-in to battery, which makes them very versatile — a farmer can choose to take his energizer out of the barn and put it in the next quarter,” says Kuipers. “A lot of times if you have portable fences within an electric perimeter fence you just need to connect to the permanent electric fence and power it that way. That is really the common way of doing it. It’s very simple and easy.”

Consider safety

Electric perimeter fences should be clearly marked with signs so people know what to expect. “Because fence energizers only put out small shots of electricity, they tend to reduce the risk of injury by shock. However, if you are already someone with heart issues or on a pacemaker you want to be extra careful not to touch the wires.” Kuipers knows the effects of touching an electric fence first hand. “It’s a very fast snap,” he says.

“I’ve actually been dropped back on the ground from touching an electric fence running 9,000 volts. It made me jump back and fall down, but it was more the surprise than the pain really.”

Know your soil

Moist soil is most effective as a ground for a fence’s electrical charge. That means extra steps should be taken with dry, sandy soil. “If that’s what you’re dealing with you can plan to build your fence with alternating wires, one hot and the next one ground; next one hot and the next one ground,” says Kuipers. Producers can also compensate for dry soil to some extent with more and longer ground rods. “That’s something a supplier can probably help with, especially if you go to a supplier who knows his product and uses the product himself.”

Get help

For those who live in many areas of central Alberta, the Grey Wooded Forage Association (www. greywoodedforageassociation. com) can be a resource for producers planning a fencing project. Otherwise, your fencing dealership should be able to help, says Kuipers.

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The pros and cons of tile drainage Being able to remove excess moisture is a big plus, but there are a lot of factors to take into account BY JEFF MELCHIOR AF contributor

t wasn’t long ago that if you asked most Alberta producers if they used tile drainage, they likely wouldn’t know what you were talking about. A common practice in Ontario and the U.S. Midwest, it’s only in recent years that Alberta growers have warmed to this system in which subsurface tubes remove excess moisture from the topsoil. However, there are some things producers should know before hiring a contractor or attempting to place drainage tile themselves. If not done right, producers could have an environmental wreck on their hands. The best plan is to follow the regulations, says Brandon Leask, an agricultural water engineer with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in Red Deer. “The questions are where are they draining it to, who is that impacting, and what water bodies is it affecting? That’s part of the approval process that Alberta Environment and Parks, which enforces the Water Act, looks at.”

Why now?

There are many advantages that come with tile drainage. It can help with water management during storm water events and may also help to reduce high water tables, says Leask. In irrigation conditions, tile drainage can help manage accumulated salts in the soil. Recent wet and flood-prone years in the province are a major driver of the growing take-up of tile drainage. But that may only be part of the story — Alberta has had wet years before, after all. Leask suggests it’s a modern phenomenon, one that boils down to the high cost of land and farm inputs, and the higher risk that comes with both. “Tile drainage increases the land available to farm and improves access to all areas of a farmer’s field,” says Leask. “This helps with production and makes crops more viable, especially in lowland areas that may be too wet to farm otherwise. “If you have 160 acres on a quarter section and three of those are an area you can’t farm because it’s wet seven years out of 10, maybe in the past it didn’t make sense to spend the money to install tile drainage. Now, as the cost of land goes up, you want to make sure your total seed going in is going to produce a valuable crop.” Improvements in technology also allow producers to more easily install their own tile than in the past, says Leask. A growing number of contractors in the province have also played a role in its popularity. “As more tile drainage businesses start up it makes tile drainage more available and accessible on a regional basis,” he says.

Cost and impact

On the flip side, tile drainage is expensive and can cost up to $1.20 per foot. That means pro-

Tile drainage, long common in Ontario and the U.S. Midwest, is now attracting more attention in Alberta. Photo: Jennifer Blair ducers should assess their risk for major rainfall before making the investment. “Installing drainage tile requires excavation and any time you excavate it’s going to cost,” says Leask. The environmental footprint of the practice can also be deep without the proper amount of due diligence. “There is potential to negatively impact your neighbours, negatively impact downstream water quality, and intensify drought conditions.” A poorly thought-out drainage system can also place wetlands and drinking water at risk. “Tile drainage may result in draining valuable wetlands, reducing habitat and biodiversity for many species,” says Leask. “On a large scale, drainage of any sort may have a potential impact on our groundwater, where many producers get the water for their households.”

Do your homework

It pays for growers to know the regulations around tile drainage. Speaking confidentially, some producers expressed concern over alleged incidents in which tile drainage was installed only for the landowners to be hit by demands to comply with the Water Act, even though there are no specific regulations in the act pertaining to tile drainage. “All diversions of water are regulated under the Water Act,” says Leask. “If someone is looking to do any sort of drainage or water diversion, they are required under the Water Act to have approval from Alberta Environment and Parks as well as secure all necessary water licences.” There are also ramped-up regulations around wetlands activity to be aware of. As of June 1, Alberta’s Wetland Policy has come into effect for the White Area, with the Green Area implementation to begin in 2016. (“White” and “green” areas generally mean settled land and forested land, respectively.)

“This means that if a landowner is altering or draining a wetland, they must be compliant with the Alberta Wetland Policy,” says Leask. More information on the Water Act is available at aep. alberta.ca/water/legislationguidelines/water-act.aspx. For further information on the Alberta Wetland Policy, go to www.waterforlife.alberta.ca.

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elcome to Ag in Motion, Western Canada’s first outdoor agriculture trade show which can demonstrate farm equipment, crops and crop inputs and livestock in a real agricultural setting. Ag in Motion is being held on a half-section of typical Saskatchewan grain and oilseed farmland about 32 km northwest of Saskatoon on Highway 16. Visitors will be able to see crop plot demonstrations by a variety of local and international companies as well as by the University of Saskatchewan and the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI). There are also 100 acres dedicated to equipment demonstrations and test drives, and some companies are also arranging bus tours of farmers to take them in. It’s an opportunity to see equipment working before choosing which one you need to purchase for your operation. Thanks to the members of the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada, Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association, Kubota Canada and Buhler Versatile for their early support for the equipment demonstration program. Another important part of Ag in Motion is the opportunity to learn. The Agri-Trend Knowledge tent will hold several daily seminars on today’s farming practices. I would like to thank the staff and volunteers for helping plan and implement this very first Ag in Motion. It takes a huge amount of dedication and effort to run a trade show and a phenomenal amount to start a new one from scratch. I would also like to thank the many companies that have put their faith in this new project, especially our parent company Glacier FarmMedia with its family of farm publications produced by Farm Business Communications and the Western Producer. Many thanks also go to our colleagues at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario, who have shared their time and expertise in helping Ag in Motion get up and running for the first year. I hope you will enjoy year one of Ag in Motion!

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ll farmers know decisions are made in the field. Imagine a place, an event, created to empower farmers by providing the information they need to make these important decisions. A place where they can see the latest equipment in action, in the field – operating in the same environment it’s made for. A place where farmers can see multiple varieties of live crop plots growing side by side in the field. This summer, such a place will exist. Introducing Ag in Motion, Western Canada’s newest and only outdoor farm expo. Debuting July 21 to 23, on a half-section (320 acres) near Saskatoon, SK, it’s the only show that provides an outdoor venue for progressive farmers in Western Canada that want to see and experience the latest agricultural innovation, all in one place. Ag in Motion will feature field equipment demonstrations, live crop plots and interactive exhibits such as “ride and drives” and smaller equipment demos. “Ag in Motion will offer farmers a unique opportunity to compare crop plots and machinery, in action, and ultimately help them make decisions about the best products for their operations,” says show director Rob O’Connor. “There’s nowhere else in Western Canada where farmers can actually see mul-

tiple pieces of farm equipment in operation, take a test drive, or compare different crop varieties all in one place.”

What does an outdoor show look like?

The Ag in Motion team brings together the expertise of seasoned farm show organizers. The expo is operated by Glacier FarmMedia, that owns Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, the country’s largest outdoor farm show held annually near Woodstock, Ontario. Also part of Glacier FarmMedia are Western Producer, Manitoba Co-operator, Grainews, Country Guide, Canadian Cattlemen, Alberta Farmer Express and AgDealer. The team knows what’s involved in delivering an outdoor show, and the potential such a venue provides. Now in its 22nd year, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show delivers 750 exhibitors and 42,000 visitors each year. Most attendees come to see the newest technologies in agriculture. Its success is based on the fact that active farmers attend to do business – make decisions – and the show is dedicated solely to agricultural products, equipment and services. Ag in Motion is applying the same model and will become a must-see event by showcasing cutting-edge agricultural advancements that empower Canadian farmers to help meet

The live field demos at Ag in Motion are a great way to see first hand new ag products and innovations. their goals in producing highquality, safe food in a competitive marketplace. To learn more about how an outdoor show looks and operates, view the videos on the Ag in Motion website, www. aginmotion.ca.

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exhibitors is growing steadily each week and includes seed and crop protection companies, field equipment and livestockhandling manufacturers, financial services, nutrition, baling products, tires, fertilizers and much more. For more information about Ag in Motion please call toll free: (800) 563-5441 or email: info@ aginmotion.ca.

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g in Motion will offer farmers a unique opportunity to see live crop plots from a variety of seed and crop protection companies, all in one place. To prepare the plots, exhibitors began planting a variety of crops on site in May and June to showcase their latest innovations and products. The crop plots, which are all 170 feet deep and range in frontage from 30 to 500 feet, will be located around much of the perimeter of the Ag in Motion Business Park, where all of the exhibits are situated. “There’s no place like this in Western Canada where farmers can see crop plots from different exhibitors side by side, in the field,” says Dan Kuchma, crop plot demonstration program coordinator. “The timing is good for growers, just before harvest, to assist in making decisions about seed and crop protection products for their farms.”

Here are the exhibitors that will feature live crop plots at Ag in Motion.

SeCan

Visit SeCan to check out the new wheat, barley, oats and flax varieties you will want to grow in 2016 and beyond!

Alliance Seed

Alliance Seed will be showcasing all the wheat varieties in the Alliance Seed portfolio — AAC Elie CWRS, AAC Prevail VB CWRS, AAC Tenacious VB CPSR (which is R for FHB and Midge Tolerant) along with our new CWRS and CWAD varieties — and producers will have the chance to learn about grain marketing, milling and the connection between these varieties and the end-use customer.

Oat Advantage

The Oat Advantage crop plot will highlight oat breeding including a field experiment, early-generation work and seed increase.

DuPont Crop Protection

Come visit the DuPont Crop Protection plot site to see the performance of our new products including DuPont Travallas liquid cereal herbicide, DuPont Predicade, our all in one grass and broadleaf herbicide and our new non-crop herbicide DuPont Express FX, a new tool to help control kochia and an excellent tool for resistance management.

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Our Ag in Motion demo plot site features our leading and soonto-be commercialized canola, soybean, forage and corn varieties and as this is a multi-year site, we are establishing alfalfa under a cover crop of Clearfield Canola and ryegrass under a cover crop of pea/triticale mixture.

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Crop Production Services

Crop Production Services is planning product demonstrations of over 50 products and seed varieties, featuring Proven Seed and Loveland Products, with all products and demonstrations housed at a 500x170-foot outdoor exhibit space well suited to showcasing the agricultural products and services that will help farmers achieve maximum success.

Nufarm Agriculture Inc.

Nufarm is showcasing key innovative products in a number of different crops such as wheat, barley, canola, pulses and soybeans that range from pre-seed burn-down and seed treatments to in-crop herbicides and fungicides.

Engage Agro

Engage Agro is demonstrating MANIPULATOR plant growth regulator, allowing growers to see, in the plot, how MANIPULATOR works in varied management practices including different wheat varieties, fertility rates and PGR application timings.

Monsanto Canada Inc.

Monsanto Canada’s display plots, designed to spark new thinking about crop management, will showcase the latest in soybean technology, the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System, as well as Monsanto BioAg’s product offerings, and Roundup Ready Weed Management Solutions recommendations.

DEKALB

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DuPont Pioneer

Stoller Enterprises plots are treated with 100 per cent keylated micronutrients and hormoneregulating technology to maximize genetic expression and yield for growers.

Come visit our plots to see the new early corn hybrids and T Series soybean varieties built for Western Canada as well as our new Genuity Roundup Ready canola hybrids, Pioneer Protector HarvestMax with resistance to pod shatter and pod drop and Pioneer Protector Plus with built-in resistance to sclerotinia and clubroot.

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Stoller Enterprises

The Rack is proud to present a selection of best management practices and products that have been researched through the Ultimate Yield Management Institute, which for 2015, includes fertility plans and yield enhancers for cereal crops.

Dow AgroSciences

See all that’s new from Dow AgroSciences — Nexera canola hybrids, Paradigm and Pixxaro™ herbicides, GoDRI formulations, nitrogen stabilizers N-Serve and eNtrench, plus Dow Seeds corn and soybean varieties — all results of their focus on customer-driven research and product development.

BASF

BASF is showcasing their new innovations throughout their

In partnership with BASF, PAMI will be highlighting its latest research in evaluating equipment for straight cutting canola with three different header types and comparing yield, header shatter loss, environmental shatter loss and seed size and quality.

University of Saskatchewan, College of Agriculture and Bioresources

The College of Agriculture and Bioresources will feature the latest crop varieties released from the department of plant sciences and the Crop Development Centre as well as some advanced breeding material of several crop types and the latest developments in horticultural crops, including sour cherries and haskaps.

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From farm fields to parking lots. From roadways to golf courses and recreational turf, Ideal Pipe is your ideal choice for complete sourcing of pipe and fittings.

With over 25 years as a Canadian leader in plastic pipe, Ideal is the source to depend on.

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Ideal specializes in flexible, lightweight, easy to handle HDPE pipe.

Talk to us today about the products best suited to your Farm Business needs.

Box 970 • Carman, MB Ph: (204) 745-6151 • Fax: (204) 745-6578 • www.idealpipe.ca • gunger@idealpipe.ca

Serving Manitoba, Saskatchewan, NW Ontario & Alberta....Since 1937 • Quality Commercial/Agricultural/Residential Overhead Doors & Operators. • Aluminum Polycarbonate Doors Available. • Non-Insulated and Insulated Sectional Doors Available. • Liftmaster Heavy Duty Operators. • Mullion Slide Away Centre Posts. • Commercial/Agricultural Steel Man Doors and Frames. • Your washbay door specialists. • Quality Installation & Service. • 24 Hour Service. • Replacement Springs & Cables.

Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013 Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556 www.reimeroverheaddoors.com email: kurtis@reimeroverheaddoors.com photo: ag in motion

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TILLAGE DEMOs & more

• Now offering Vomitoxin Testing for Cereals • Accelerated Aging for Soybeans

• Herbicide Tolerance Testing for Canola and Soybeans • We can Test your Seed for Germination, Purity Export Testing etc.

• Contact us for your Seed Testing Needs

Phone 774-1882 Fax 774-1881 www.integrityseedlab.com Let our service exceed your expectations

YOUR CUSTOM FERTILIZER COMPANY We Come to You. We Can Finance. AND We Deliver! Get to Know the Power Rich Advantage and Save $$$

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Ag in Motion lets you feel the earth move with numerous in-field demonstrations. Ag in Motion takes place July 21 - 23, 16 km northwest of Saskatoon. photo: canada’s outdoor farm show

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1-800-663-GROW (4769)

Phone: (204) 786-5736 Fax: (204) 783-9740

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...serving farmers since 1984

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DOUBLE AXIS BOGIE Two way oscillation provides better weight transfer and reduces shock loading. Reduced vibrations and frame stress increase operator comfort. The DeltaTrack double axis bogie system also offers a better ride over a variety of obstacles.

COME SEE US AT AG IN MOTION, JULY 21-23, 2015

The Versatile DeltaTrack is a fully integrated purpose-built four track system from Versatile. Available in three models 450DT, 500DT and 550DT, the DeltaTrack exceeds the performance and durability of existing track systems. The DeltaTrack is built using the most advanced track design in the agriculture industry and features proven Cummins engine technology, rugged CAT® powershift transmissions, and legendary Versatile reliability and serviceability.

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Premium Products, Premium Service... Direct to Your Door.

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Getting ready for Ag in Motion Transforming a field to a farm expo

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he Ag in Motion site has evolved from an empty canola field to Western Canada’s newest and only outdoor farm expo. Site construction, grass seeding and crop plot planting began in May. Unlike indoor trade shows, the preparation for an outdoor venue is

beholden to the elements and the team had to wait until the weather co-operated. The expo site — a half-section (320 acres) of prime, agricultural land northwest of Saskatoon, on Highway 16 — was farmed in canola last year and grass was seeded in the business park area, where all of the exhibits and crop plots will be located. For year one, 42 acres of turfgrass were

planted, thanks to Ag in Motion sponsor Brett Young. Another sponsor, Crop Production Services, has provided enough seed to plant 60 acres of pasture grass blend for the expo parking areas. Four east-west and three northsouth gravel roads for pedestrian use during the expo also had to be constructed. Here’s a look at how the adventure began.

Livestock Handling | Animal Health | Land Management

Like an old friend.

photos: ag in motion

Avadex® and Fortress® pre-emergent herbicides have had your back for over 5 decades with early season weed control and alternative modes of action. The Results? Reduced resistance pressure on Group 1 and 2 herbicides, and minimized early season competition from wild oats.

Dependable. Trustworthy. Visit us at Ag in Motion in booth AG 24.

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DELTATRACK » MOST ADVANCED TRACK UNDERCARRIAGE IN THE INDUSTRY » INTEGRATED TRACK SOLUTION, INCORPORATED WITH THE TRACTOR FRAME » SOLID CAST DRIVE WHEEL, BIGGER DRIVE LUGS AND MORE LUGS ENGAGED » TWO MIDROLLERS PROVIDE A BETTER RIDE IN FIELD AND ON THE ROAD » POLYEURTHANE-COATED MIDROLLERS DESIGNED FOR LONGER LIFE » DESIGNED FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE

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» 350 TO 550 HP » CUMMINS QSX11.9 AND QSX15 ENGINES » CAT® POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS » 12 X 4 MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS (350-450) » LARGEST CAB IN THE INDUSTRY

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VERSATILE POWER AT AG IN MOTION SEE THE FULL LINE OF VERSATILE EQUIPMENT. PRODUCT DEMONSTRATIONS ON SITE.

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» AVAILABLE WITH 240 OR 280 HP » 1000 GALLON POLY TANK OR 1200 GALLON STAINLESS STEEL » AVAILABLE IN FIXED, MANUAL OR HYDRAULIC AXLE TRACK WIDTHS » LARGEST CAB IN THE INDUSTRY PROVIDES EXCELLENT VISIBILITY AND OPERATOR COMFORT » NEW SPRAY CONTROL PANEL IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND OPERATE

RT490 COMBINE » CLASS VIII COMBINE » 360° ROTATING CONCAVE ROTARY SYSTEM » 4-STAGE FEEDER HOUSE » THREE-POINT THRESHING SYSTEM » CUMMINS QSX11.9 ENGINE » 340 BU. GRAIN TANK » INTEGRATED STRAW CHOPPER AND SPREADER » ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AVAILABLE

ML SERIES AIR DRILL

» ALIVE TECHNOLOGY ENABLES YOU TO EASILY SET THE FURROW PROFILE » ACCURATE SEED DEPTH AND EVEN CROP EMERGENCE » AIR CARTS AVAILABLE FROM 300 - 600 BU

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business park map This is a tentative layout of the Ag in Motion Business Park. It is subject to change.

Food/Drink

Crop Plots

Agribusiness Exhibits

PA R K I N G TREE LINE AgDealer

Country Guide

Entrance #4

Entrance #3

3RD STREET

1ST STREET

FOOD

Knowledge Pavilion

ATM

MANITOBA DRIVE

FCC Ag Pavilion ALBERTA DRIVE

FOOD

B.C. DRIVE

BEER GARDEN

2ND STREET

SOUTHEAST DEMONSTRATION FIELD

SOUTH DEMONSTRATION FIELD

TREE LINE

3RD STREET

NORTH DRIVE

Information

Grainews Entrance #2

MIDDLE DRIVE

HIGHWAY 16

Machinery Exhibits

2ND STREET

FOOD

1ST STREET

Fastcover Special Events Tent

TREE LINE

SITE OFFICE HWY 16 W

Canadian Cattlemen

Entrance #8

Alberta Farmer Express

Entrance #7

To Radisson and the Battlefords

TREE LINE AgCanada.com

SOUTH DEMONSTRATION FIELD

TREE LINE Western Producer Entrance #1

Demo Fields

PA R K I N G

To Langham and Saskatoon

Entrance/Exit

SOUTH DRIVE

HWY 16 E

Bathrooms

SASKATCHEWAN DRIVE

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Manitoba Co-operator

Entrance #6

Entrance #5

Ag Growth International (AGI) is a leading manufacturer of portable and stationary grain handling, storage and conditioning equipment. Batco (specialty crop belt conveyors), Wheatheart (grain handling and fencing equipment), Westfield (portable grain augers), Grain Guard (grain drying and storage equipment), Twister (galvanized grain bins), REM (GrainVacs) and Westeel (storage equipment) are all leading brands, part of the AGI group.

VISIT US AT AG IN MOTION JULY 21 - 23, 2015 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR LATEST PRODUCTS AND INNOVATIONS INCLUDING: • Highest Capacity 16" Auger • Batco 2045 Field Loader • GULP Drive Over Hopper

• REM GrainVac VR12 • STORM Seed Treater • Westeel Storage Solutions

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The Farmer’s Product Guide helps farmers make informed decisions on everything that’s essential to their farm. From equipment and accessories to buildings, technology, tillage and trucks – the Farmer’s Product Guide covers it all. If you’re in the Ag business, the Farmer’s Product Guide offers you some amazing opportunities to reach your target audience! Call to find out about our fully integrated media solutions featuring print, online, email and interactive.

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And distributed through:

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT:

Terry McGarry

Product Guide Co-ordinator Phone (204) 981-3730 Email: trmcgarr@mts.net

and at all major farm shows

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Come visit us at the corner of 3rd Street and Saskatchewan Drive

Booth # 329

across from Brett Younge

FULL BIN ALARM STOP CLIMBING BINS! For your Safety and Convenience Alarm sounds when bin is full!

THREE IN ONE: 1) COMPLETE AUGER SPOUT WITH “NO SNAG SPOUT” 2) FULL BIN ALARM-NEW- 2 ALARMS 3) NIGHT LIGHT

Come join the FREE

* TWO loud 12V Alarms sound when bin is full * Helps prevent overfilling * Simply mounts on virtually any auger and conveyor * Available for 10, 13, and 16 inch augers * Operates on tractor electrical, no batteries needed * Only ONE Never Spill Spout needed for most farms * ORANGE SPOUT for better visibility at night * Installation in 30 minutes * Enclosed Diaphragm Sensor * Proven Design since 2003

Includes all parts shown

IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT, SEND IT BACK AFTER HARVEST FOR A REFUND

NEW FOR 2015!

ELECTRIC AUGER HOPPER MOVER orangejohnger.com

For 10” & 13” Augers Two wheel drive $495 (With Remote $695) 10% off if bought together with a NEVER SPILL SPOUT

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Visit BKT Tires at the corner of 3rd Street and Saskatchewan Drive to get your free football and name tag! Booth # 329 across from Brett Younge While supplies last. July 21-23, 2015.