Beef Business May 2012

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Beef Business

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Pure Lean Beef vs. The Slime Monster

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FCC Announces New Loans for Young Farmers

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PFRA Pastures - Gone by 2018

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Provide Input on the Beef Cattle Code of Practice Through New Survey

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Food Production Gaining in Economic Importance: AAFC

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Ongoing BSE Surveillance Still Needed

Markets and Trade 13

Saskatchewan Weekly Average Prices

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Alberta Weekly D1 & D2 Cow Prices

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Weekly Canadian Dollar

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Regina Retail Meat Price Survey

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Avoid the Mistakes Farmers Typically Make in Succession Planning

Science and Production 24

Waiting for YOUR MONEY After the Sale of YOUR LIVESTOCK!

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Where’s the Beef? Active Missing Livestock Files

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How Does Feeding DDGS Affect Rumen Health?

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West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative Zone Canada

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A Report From the SSGA General Manager

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A Report From the SSGA President

Association News and Reports

Stewardship 33

SK PCAP -Wake Up and Smell the Prairies

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Calendar of Events

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Advertiser Index

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Industry News Pure Lean Beef vs The Slime Monster by Jeff Gaye

If you’re looking for evidence of the power of words, you need only compare “Lean Finely Textured Beef” with “Pink Slime.”

The former, made through a process patented by US-based Beef Products Inc (BPI), sounds downright wholesome. The latter sounds indescribably vile.

Of course they are two descriptions of the same thing, and they are at the heart of a controversy over the quality of processed foods. And while the “pink slime” product is not made or used in Canada, the controversy has made Canadian consumers wary of what may be in their processed meat products. This has affected demand, and prices, on both sides of the border.

Lean Finely Textured Beef, or LFTB, is used as a filler in ground beef products. Ground beef in the US may contain up to 15% LFTB, and (before the slime hit the fan, anyway) it was found in about 70% of ground beef sold in the US. It is made from meat scraps (lean beef trimmings), warmed to 38 degrees Celsius and spun in a centrifuge.

The centrifuge separates the fat from the lean beef.

The meat is then pressed through narrow tubes to create a noodle-like form and treated with ammonia gas. The gas, upon contact with the moisture in the meat, forms ammonium hydroxide and raises the pH of the product. This kills E. Coli, salmonella, and other pathogens.

The LFTB is then flash frozen and shipped for use as filler in ground beef products.

So yes, it’s pink; and yes, it has a soft gooey texture (though not truly slimy). And no, it’s not like anything Grandma used to make.

But is it anything other than beef?

Not surprisingly, it depends who you ask.

Critics say the product is unhealthy for two reasons. They say the scraps used in the process include meat that was cut from pathogen-prone parts of the carcass, such as near the hide or near the gut where bacteria from fecal matter can contaminate the meat. They also object to the use of ammonia to sanitize the meat, and say that 6

ammonia should be listed as an ingredient on product labels.

TV chef Jamie Oliver famously gave a crude demonstration of the process on his program. Taking scraps of meat that he pronounced “unfit for human consumption,” Oliver placed the meat in a washing machine – laundry, that is – and put it through a spin cycle to simulate the centrifuge action.

Having sent the scraps for a good spin, Oliver placed them in a bowl and doused them in household ammonia cleaner.

Finally he handed the ammonia-soaked scraps to a butcher, who ran them through a grinder. Voila, pink slime. He finishes by asking his audience, “Would you want this fed to your children?”

To Oliver’s credit, he points out that his demonstration is not an accurate rendering (forgive the pun) of the process.

He doesn’t directly say that LFTB is unsafe, though he leaves that suggestion out there – he simply concludes that it isn’t good, honest food. And he feels that ammonia should be listed as an ingredient in beef products containing LFTB, rather than seen as part of the manufacturing process.

Oliver’s show, along with a series of ABC News reports, has triggered a social media flurry decrying the use of LFTB. Demand has collapsed, with grocery and food service outlets publicly distancing themselves from the product. So far Beef Products Inc. has closed three of its four plants and laid off over 600 workers. AFA Foods, a major American ground beef processor, has filed for bankruptcy.

In its defence, the industry insists that the lean trimmings used for LFTB are entirely edible meat, and that the process simply converts them into a useable form. As for the use of ammonia (“a puff of ammonium hydroxide gas,” according to the BPI website), the industry and its defenders correctly point out that many products, including cocoa and cheese, have been disinfected with ammonia since it was approved for that purpose by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1974.

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Canadian consumers are expressing their concern, in spite of the facts that the BPI process is not used here, ammonia is not allowed in meat processing, and US products that do not conform to Canadian standards are not permitted for import.

In other words, there is no “pink slime” in Canada.

However, we do make finely-textured beef. The Canadian process involves mechanically removing the lean meat from the bone by pushing it through fine screens. It may be used in ground beef, and identified as ground beef, if it has a protein content of at least 14%; no bones are crushed, ground, or pulverized; and it complies with standards of the Meat Inspection Regulations, designating ground meat on a scale from “regular” to “extra lean” based on fat content.

The beef industry south of the border is pushing back with a “Beef Is Beef” campaign, trying to erase the pink slime image from the public’s mind. BPI is also pointing out that efficient use of beef carcasses means fewer animals are needed to meet demand, resulting in more efficient use of farmland.

The Canadian industry is working hard to reassure consumers that so-called pink slime is not permitted here.

Meanwhile, the viral nature of instant communication has already affected buyer confidence. Demand has suffered, and as of this writing prices paid to producers have been in decline for a number of weeks.

Processed foods have always been met with some suspicion, even by the same public that consumes them by the tonne.

Most of the time we enjoy our processed cheese food, our edible oil products, or our simulated-vinegar-flavoured potato chips without thinking too much about where they came from. In this context, lean finely-textured beef doesn’t sound especially scary.

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Industry News FCC Announces New Loans For Young Farmers Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has announced a $500 million loan program to help young and beginning farmers.

Qualified producers under the age of 40 can borrow up to $500,000 to purchase or improve farmland or farm buildings.

The loans are available at a variable rate of prime plus 0.5%, or at a special fixed rate.

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The program will help producers start out on solid financial footing, according to federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, who describes young farmers as “vital” to the industry’s future. Programs to encourage young farmers are “not only good for agriculture but good for Canada,” he said.

The number of farmers aged 18 - 40 is in steep decline. As production is concentrated in a smaller number of larger farms, and the range of off-farm career options grows, more young people are seeking their fortunes in other sectors of the economy. The 2006 census showed that young farmers made up 16% of farm operators, half the portion they made up in 1991. At the same time, the number of farms with at least one young farmer is also decreasing.

Just over one quarter of all farms with at least one young operator were beefcattle operations, closely followed by grain and oilseed farms, according to the 2006 census. Beef was second only to hog production for attracting young farmers.

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Industry News PFRA Pastures – Gone by 2018

By Jim Warren

On April 18, federal agriculture minister, Gerry Ritz, confirmed plans to fully decommission the PFRA Community Pasture system over the next six years.

Divestiture is slated to begin in 2013 with the transfer of 10 pastures -- to as yet unknown recipients. Ritz’s plan is to have all 85 pastures in western Canada (60 are in Saskatchewan) in the hands of someone other than the federal government by 2018. Ritz indicated there will be no changes to existing grazing allocations for the 2012 season.

Ritz’s announcement shed little light on what might actually happen to the 2.2 million acres of land involved in the program or the approximately 2,000 farmers and ranchers who make use of the pastures for grazing here in Saskatchewan. The only hint about who might be involved in determining how the transition unfolds is wording in the minister’s announcement to the effect that the “provinces, municipalities, users and other stakeholders” will have time to “assist in the transition.”

The PFRA pastures in Saskatchewan currently provide grazing for approximately 65,000 cow-calf pairs, around 5% of the province’s cow herd. Not surprisingly, concerns have arisen among producers worried about the future of their grazing allocations.

Cattle industry people, besides pasture patrons, have registered concerns about the loss of the program. While many of the mixed farmers who use the pastures are getting older and exiting the beef side of their operations, there are still many who rely on the pastures for grass and would like to keep their cattle. The number of patrons in Saskatchewan has, indeed, declined from 4,000 in the mid1990s to around 2,000 today. However, should the pastures cease to provide grazing opportunities for those patrons who remain, the potential for further exiting is expected to increase. That is troubling for observers who worry about the overall health of the industry. Concern has emerged over the post-BSE period MAY 2012

about the need to maintain the cow numbers required to sustain the feedlot and packing sections of the industry.

Others are troubled about the potential loss of native and tame grassland to annual field crop production. In his April announcement Ritz commended the PFRA’s success at reclaiming land that was badly eroded in the 1930s. He states that this significantly improved “the ecological value of these lands…helping to increase the productivity of the area.”

How will divestiture affect the status of that ecologically valuable grassland? – he doesn’t say.

Some of the producers Beef Business has heard from, think that “no one would be crazy enough to break that marginal land up again.” Others, maintain that with today’s min till methods, there will be farmers who are bold enough to farm where others went bankrupt in the 1930s. Exactly how much of the transferred pasture land will have nobreaking easements attached to it, is at this point an unanswered question. That said, at least some of the land in question is currently designated as critical wildlife habitat.

There are people in the cattle industry who have always wondered what business the government has owning grazing land and trying to manage the cattle that utilize it. And, there is the argument over whether or not the pastures actually costs the taxpayer money. Pasture employees argue that the system is currently operating on a break even basis (with an annual budget of around $20 million).

However, the revenues that make up that break even amount include $5 million in annual oil and gas surface lease income.

One of the pasture managers we talked to said, “If it is a question about taxpayers subsidizing certain producers to the tune of $5 million annually, there is a real simple answer – raise the fees.”

One pasture patron we talked to noted that when the provincial government made Crown lease land available to

lessees recently, a producer did not lose his grazing lease if he chose not to purchase. If the PFRA pastures are put up for sale, he wondered, will patrons have the same sort of protection?

There are significant unanswered questions about how the pastures will be valued regardless of who they are transferred to. There is apparently an understanding that if the federal Crown gives up the land much of it is supposed to revert to the provincial Crown. The province has indicated publicly that it is not interested in adding the 60 PFRA pastures to the 63 it already manages as provincial pastures.

Gerry Ritz has reportedly said that if the province doesn’t want the pastures, he will offer them to the municipalities, if they don’t want them, they will be offered to the patrons, and if the patrons don’t want them they will be sold. A big question left unanswered by that plan is “offered at what price?” What is the value of the improvements PFRA made over the decades: fences, dugouts, wells, pipelines, corrals, employee housing, etc.? And, even if existing patrons or municipalities would actually like to take the pastures over it doesn’t mean they will be able to afford the purchase price. If it turns out that the pastures are sold on the open real estate market, some worry what it would do to land values. Others question the capacity of individual patrons to purchase pasture land, if the pastures are sold in huge 10 or 20 (or more) section blocks. There is worry that out of province speculators and absentee landlords would gobble up much of the land, leaving longtime local residents without the grass they need.

Once producers start to get their minds around the implications of losing the pastures more questions will undoubtedly emerge. For example, almost as an afterthought, one of the people we talked to mentioned that the PFRA pastures in the north have frequently provided continued on page 10

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Industry News Provide Input on the Beef Cattle Code of Practice Through New Survey Beef cattle owners and others with an interest in animal care and welfare have an opportunity to provide input into the redevelopment of Canada’s beef cattle Code of Practice through an online survey.

The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) is conducting the survey to gain stakeholder insights on the Codes of Practice, and views on the care and handling of beef cattle. Your participation is important.

To complete this confidential 10-minute survey, go to www.nfacc.ca/codes-ofpractice/beef-cattle and click on survey.

The redevelopment of the beef cattle Code is part of a NFACC multi-year project to renew several of the Codes of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals.

A key factor for successfully renewing the Codes is achieving buy-in, particularly from industry as they are expected to follow the Code. This is done through: Having industry initiate the development of their Code Ensuring that Code Development Committee members bring a broad range of expertise and industry knowledge Providing opportunities for all stakeholders to provide input The lead organization responsible for facilitating the beef cattle Code is the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA).

“Broad stakeholder input is important in this process to make sure all concerns are on the table for the committee to consider,” explains Ryder Lee, industry liaison on the Beef Cattle Code of Practice Committee and CCA Manager of Federal and Provincial Relations. “This will help in writing a Code that is practical, science informed and relevant.”

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You are an important part of this process and your input is critical to updating the beef cattle Code of Practice. Your privacy will be protected. At the end of the survey you will have the option to enter your email address in order to receive updates on the Code development process, if you wish.

More information on the Code development process and progress on the various Codes under development are available from NFACC’s website www. nfacc.ca.

Funding for the Codes of Practice is provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Agricultural Flexibility Fund (Addressing Domestic and International Market Expectations Relative to Farm Animal Welfare), as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.

About NFACC NFACC is a collaborative partnership of diverse stakeholders created in 2005 to share information and work together on farm animal care and welfare. It is the national lead for farm animal care issues in Canada. NFACC would like to acknowledge the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC) for their role in securing funding for this project. For more information on NFACC visit www.nfacc.ca.

About CCA As the national “voice” of Canada’s 83,000 beef producers, CCA’s structure represents every phase of the production system; the purebred, cow/calf, backgrounding and feedlot sectors. The association was founded by producers and is led by a producer-elected board of directors from across Canada. The CCA works with other sectors of the agriculture and food industries on matters of mutual concern.

For more information on CCA please visit www.cattle.ca.

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For more information contact: Jackie Wepruk General Manager & Project Coordinator National Farm Animal Care Council Phone: (403) 783-4066 nfacc@xplornet.com www.nfacc.ca Ed Empringham DVM Project Manager Canadian Animal Health Coalition Phone: (519) 537-7999 ed.empringham@sympatico.ca www.animalhealth.ca Ryder Lee Manager of Federal & Provincial Relations Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Phone: (613) 233-9375 rlee@cattle.ca www.cattle.ca B PFRA Pastures cont. from pg. 9 a safety net for producers in the south during droughts. People don’t necessarily like shipping cattle north, but it is frequently seen as a better option than selling off cow herds people have spent lifetimes building.

These are just some of the issues that producers will want addressed, if Ritz’s plan to get rid of the pastures unfolds as advertised. Given the laser-like focus Ritz applied to eliminating the Wheat Board, there are few people around who doubt he means what says or that his mind is easily changed. It is reasonable to conclude that most of the pastures will be out of federal hands before the current government faces reelection. Whether the divestiture turns out to be a good thing or a bad thing will obviously depend on how the process unfolds. B

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Industry News Food Production Gaining in Economic Importance: AAFC A report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) shows food production to be a growing part of the Canadian economy.

The report, “An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System,” analyzed economic data from 2010 and from federal government fiscal years 200910 and 2010-11.

Among the highlights is the finding that agriculture and agri-food directly employed more than 2 million people in 2010, accounting for one of every eight jobs in Canada. This is a 14-percent increase since 1997. The sector represents 8 percent of Canada’s national GDP, with primary agriculture accounting for 1.7 percent.

Producers are recognized, in the report, for their flexibility and versatility in meeting changing consumer habits. As consumers are demanding greater variety and convenience, and niche markets like

organic and halal foods are expanding, Canadian farmers are responding to meet their customers’ needs.

Food and beverage processing was “the most important manufacturing sector in Canada in 2010,” according to the report.

This sector is obviously important to producers, with over a third of agricultural production used as raw material for the processing industry.

Agriculture and agri-food also gained importance in Canada’s international trade picture during the reporting period.

Canada was the world’s fifth-largest exporter of agriculture and agri-foods products in 2010, at $35.5 billion, and the sixth-largest importer ($28 billion). The report cites liberalized trade agreements and global economic growth as factors.

Government support to agriculture and agri-food increased by just under 10 percent between the 2009-10 and 201011 fiscal years, to $7.9 billion, according to the AAFC report. Program payments were the largest portion of government support, followed by research and inspection spending.

In all, the Canadian government supported producers of all farm commodities at a rate more than double that of the United States, and slightly lower than the level of support in the European Union.

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International trade has seen a shift toward exports of value-added goods over farm commodities.

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Industry News Ongoing BSE Surveillance Still Needed

by Dr. Betty Althouse, CFIA

Although most borders have re-opened to Canadian beef, the need for BSE surveillance samples remains. The impact of the enhanced feed ban in terms of getting Canada past BSE and truly eradicating it from the Canadian herd won’t be fully assessed until animals born after the 2007 ban reach the 6, 7 and 8-year-old range, or 2015. It will take several more years of continued robust surveillance before Canada can definitively say BSE is eradicated from the Canadian herd. Canada is assessed by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as a BSE controlled risk country. Maintaining surveillance at sufficient levels will not only be essential to maintaining controlled BSE-risk status in the coming years but critical to building the necessary evidence as Canada works towards achieving negligible BSE-risk status. At this stage, the earliest that Canada could potentially qualify would be 2016 given that more than 11 years must have elapsed from the most recently affected birth year (2004) of a BSE case.

sample numbers are of paramount importance.

The CFIA is looking to test animals most at risk for the disease, which include: - cattle over the age of 30 months that are dead, down, dying or diseased - cattle exhibiting clinical signs of BSE Producers are encouraged to continue participating in the national BSE Surveillance Program by continuing to submit samples from eligible cattle. Under the BSE Surveillance Program, the owner is reimbursed $75 for each submitted sample, to offset controlling the carcass until results are received.

To have an animal sampled for BSE, producers can either contact their private veterinarian or their local CFIA district office at the following numbers: Battleford (306) 937-3633 Prince Albert (306) 953-8614 Saskatoon (306) 975-4185 Wynyard (306) 554-2202 Yorkton (306) 786-5300

Swift Current (306) 778-5030 Moose Jaw (306) 691-3450 Regina (306) 780-5220 North Portal (306) 927-2255 or 1-877-727-5273 The national BSE surveillance program is critical to maintaining domestic and international confidence in Canadian beef products. It continues to demonstrate the low level of BSE in Canada and our collective commitment to meeting international obligations. The program plays an important role in assessing the effectiveness of our control measures.

An article similar to this was published in the February/2012 Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical association newsletter.

For more information on the national BSE surveillance program, visit www. inspection.gc.ca http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/ terrestrial-animals/diseases/bse/eng/1323 991831668/1323991912972 B

The last positive case was found in Alberta in February of 2011 and garnered little media attention. Occasional positives prove the effectiveness of our BSE surveillance program to our trading partners. If BSE is discovered in a herd, a limited number of age-related animals are destroyed with compensation payable to the affected producer. Over the past three years our surveillance program has found only one case per year and none were born later than 2004. This demonstrates the effectiveness of our BSE control measures.

Canada’s minimum annual surveillance target is 30,000 BSE tests. If surveillance numbers drop too low, beef importing countries could question our commitment to BSE eradication. Target sample numbers (6,800-7,800) for Saskatchewan BSE testing have not been met for the past three years (4,447 in 2009, 3,212 in 2010, and 3,154 for 2011). With the second highest cattle herd population in the country, Saskatchewan

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Markets and Trade Regina Retail Meat Price Survey as of April 26, 2012

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Feature Avoid the Mistakes Farmers Typically Make in Succession Planning

by Elaine Froese

I smile knowingly as I read the farmer’s checklist, he wants to “avoid the mistakes farmers typically make” in succession planning. I don’t pretend to have the exhaustive list, but in 8 years of coaching I have seen many scenarios that you don’t want to repeat. What mistakes ?

Poor self care. Your body is not a machine yet you ignore the things your body is telling you. Headaches and gut pains may be a signal that you are not dealing with conflict well, you continue to avoid the crucial conversations the younger generation is begging you for.

Poor marriage care. You’ve noticed that your spouse is a bit more distant lately, but you just shrug it off and go out to the shop. She’s been showing you some house designs and real estate deals in town, but you are not the least bit interested in talking or considering moving off the home place. You’ve been here 42 years, so why move now? The big mistake here is that you really have no respect for your spouse’s needs and changing goals.

Need for power and control. My oldest client was past 95. This is not a happy tale, because it means they have had a hard time relinquishing title to the land, and giving up power and control. The mistake here is that the next generation has not been compensated for sweat equity, and has no leverage of assets for their own debt decisions for growth and security.

Lack of appreciation. When each generation takes the other for granted a lot of hurt and resentment clouds good decision making. Tom Hubler, a family business coach from Minnesota, counts lack of appreciation as one of his top 3 stumbling blocks for good succession planning.

Fear of failure or greed . It’s a very sad day when the legacy of the farm

business can’t carry on to the next willing generation because the founder is so bound up with fear of failure or greediness. I’ve seen great operations wind down because the founder is hanging on too tightly to his net worth and not understanding that he certainly has enough for his future well-being.

There’s a money attitude script here that is playing out when someone has built a business with the help of a successor, yet refuses to share the wealth or acknowledge who helped create and keep the wealth.

No personal wealth bubble. This is the term Merle Good of Alberta uses to describe the assets outside of the farm business that help out non-farm income streams and add flexibility to dealing with non-business heirs. The farm families that have kept pouring all the cash back into the farm and have not put anything in a personal wealth plan are strapped, unless they like the thought of living frugally on their meager government pensions, and being at the mercy of their childrens’ financial help. Or some farm assets will need to be sold to generate cash for living.

Shelle Rose Charvet who is a master of NLP, neuro-linquistic programming, talks about avoidance or “away from” behaviour, and “toward” behaviour. We are all moving away from things, or moving toward goals that excite us. Most farmers resonate with the “avoid mistakes” phrase because farmers are wired to solve problems and avoid disasters. When you live your life from a perspective of “avoidance” , is that a really positive motivator for you ? Or do you prefer to move “toward” something ?

I think that many farmers are not making plans for transferring management and ownership to the next generation because they have nothing to move toward.Being the “hired man again” as a semi-retired farmer is only exciting if you have a great

working relationship with your successor, clear boundaries and role expectations, and a spouse who is aligned with your desire to never retire. An Iowa study found that less than 30% of farmers ever retire. Most folks want to stay active to some degree, the difficulty is having communication and conflict resolution systems in place to keep that clear with both the founders and successors.

So where do you start to be more proactive and less reactive to mistakes?Take good care of yourself emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.

Reward yourself with things that you find pleasurable and enjoyable in the present moment rather than saying “ When I am 65 I will do this…” You are more likely to take action and change your behaviour when you have something to look forward to. For your marriage care this may mean some marriage time discussion about what is fun for you both as a couple, and how you may have to do things with friends while your partner stays home to do what they want to do. Most farm moms I meet are very tired of their overactive roles, and they want to know that their needs for less activity, and more recreation are going to be met…in the proper seasons.

Ask your son and daughter and their spouses about their timelines for agreements and transition. Giving up power and control to a well-trained successor who is groomed and ready should not have to be that hard, if you have done a good job of teaching, training, and sharing responsibilities.

Remember what it felt like when you took over from your dad. Why is it so hard to think that your successor doesn’t need the same chance to prove themselves and do well? The “letting go” can be done in stages, not all at once, but it does need to happen, otherwise your successors are going to pack up and move out in continued on page 16

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WANTED

Avoid Mistakes cont. from pg. 15 frustration saying “nothing ever changes around here.”

Make a conscious effort to show appreciation to all of your farm team in many different ways. Talking may not be your thing, but no one can read minds, so it really helps to use words and good listening skills. One huge mistake is fathers and sons who only work together no longer have any memory of having a friendship or fun together beyond the farm work gate. Can you find some time to play together this winter?

Elaine Froese coaches farm families through the tough issues by creating a safe place to talk in a family meeting and create workable timelines for agreements.

Visit www.elainefroese.com or call 1-866848-8311. B

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Burrowing Owl

Piping Plover

Loggerhead Shrike

Small-flowered Sand-verbena

PLEASE REPORT SIGHTINGS OF THESE SPECIES TO: 1- 800 - 667 - 4668 (SASKATCHEWAN ONLY)

Reporting sightings helps to determine the population size and distribution of species at risk. Information is NEVER shared without permission.

Funding available for habitat enhancement projects: native grass seeding, wildlife-friendly fencing, and water development sites.

For more information, please contact Nature Saskatchewan at (306) 780-9833.

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Meadow Lake

Lloydminster

Nipawin

Prince Albert

Hudson Bay North Battleford

Saskatoon

Kindersley

Yorkton

Swift Current

Moose Jaw

Regina

Maple Creek Assiniboia

Weyburn

Estevan

Feel free to contact one of your zone representatives or call the SSGA office for details about activities in any of the zones.

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Profiting through Productivity Join us May 27 – 29, 2012 in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park for the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association 99th Convention and Annual General Meeting. With positivity in the cattle industry, producers are looking for ways to optimize production and maximize profitability. This year’s convention will feature an exciting line up of speakers to address issues from production to current market opportunities.

An institution in the beef industry for nearly a century – you won’t want to miss the SSGA 99th Convention and Annual General Meeting!

Agenda Sunday, May 27, 2012 – Leave from Cypress Resort Inn 1:30p.m. Ranch and Seed Farm Tour 5:00p.m. Skeet Shoot Challenge 6:30p.m. President’s Reception and BBQ Monday, May 28, 2012 – Cypress Resort Inn Moderator – Shaun Haney 8:00a.m. Registration, Breakfast, Trade Show 8:30a.m. Greetings and Welcome – Harold Martens, SSGA President, Address from Saskatchewan Agriculture – Minister Bob Bjornerud 8:45 a.m. Investing in a Cash Cow? How the Cattle Industry has Changed for the Young Rancher Paul Hammerton – MNP LLP 9:30a.m. 5 Major Challenges Facing all Cattle Feeders Tim Bickett – System Consultant, Hoop Beef Systems 10:00a.m. Networking Break 10:30a.m. Intensive Irrigation in Saskatchewan – Exploring the Potential Gerry Gross – Senior Irrigation Agrologist, SK Ministry of Agriculture 11:00a.m. Feasibility Study of Price Insurance for Saskatchewan Iebeling Kaastra - Research Director, Gibson Capital Inc. 11:45a.m. Lunch and Trade Show

12:45p.m. Getting the Most from your Veterinarian Dr. Murray Jelinski – Professor, Western College of Veterinary Medicine 1:15p.m. The Role of VIDO-InterVac in Combating Emerging Infectious Diseases Dr. Don Wilson – Clinical Manager, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization 1:45p.m. Beef Cattle Market Outlook Anne Dunford- President, Cattle Trends Inc. 2:15p.m. Networking Break 2:45p.m. Capturing More Dollars from the Premium Beef Market Dr. Larry Corah – Vice President, Certified Angus Beef 3:15p.m. Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Update Martin Unrau – President, Canadian Cattlemen’s Assoc.

4:00p.m. Hot Topics Panel PFRA Pastures Cattle Price Insurance Program Beef and Forage Research Traceability Irrigation projects in SK Cattle Theft 4: 45p.m. Closing Remarks 6:00p.m. Cocktails 7:00p.m. Banquet and Entertainment Auction (silent & regular auction)

Tuesday, Tuesday, May May 29, 29, 2012 2012 8:30a.m.

8:30a.m. Registration, Registration, Breakfast Breakfast and and Trade Trade Show Show 9:00a.m.

9:00a.m. Call Call toto Order, Order, Welcome Welcome and and Introductions Introductions Approval Approval ofof the the Agenda Agenda Minutes Minutes from from the the 2011 2011 Annual Annual General General Meeting Meeting President’s President’s Report Report Call Call for for Nominations Nominations Call Call for for Resolutions Resolutions 10:00a.m.

10:00a.m. Canada Canada Beef Beef Update Update Rob Rob Meijer Meijer -- President, President, Canada Canada Beef Beef Inc. Inc. 10:30a.m.

10:30a.m. Networking Networking Break Break 11:00a.m.

11:00a.m. Financial Financial Report Report Zone Zone Chair Chair Ratifications Ratifications Final Final Call Call for for Resolutions Resolutions 12:00p.m.

12:00p.m. Lunch Lunch and and Trade Trade Show Show 1:00p.m.

1:00p.m. Managing Managing Species Species atat Risk Risk on on Pastures Pastures Heather Heather Wiebe Wiebe -- Agriculture Agriculture and and Agri-Food Agri-Food Canada, Canada, Agri-Environment Agri-Environment Services Services Branch Branch 1:45p.m.

1:45p.m. Western Western Beef Beef Development Development Centre Centre Update Update Paul Paul Jefferson Jefferson –– VP VP Operations, Operations, Western Western Beef Beef Development Development Centre Centre 2:15p.m.

2:15p.m. Networking Networking Break Break 2:30p.m.

2:30p.m. Voting Voting Procedures/Results Procedures/Results && Resolutions Resolutions Other Other Business Business Final Final call call for for nominations nominations and and Elections Elections Closing Closing Remarks Remarks Adjournment Adjournment

99th Convention & Annual General Meeting AccommodAtion:

Registration fees do not include accommodation. A block of rooms is reserved until May 13, 2012 at the Cypress Resort Inn. When booking your room, indicate you are with the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association. To reserve a room call the Cypress Resort Inn at (306) 662-4477.

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RegistRation

99th Convention and Annual General Meeting May 27 - 29, 2012, Cypress Resort Inn, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

May 27 - 29, 2012

Cypress Resort Inn, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

Thank You To Our Sponsors As of May 1, 2012

Platinum Plus

Government of Saskatchewan – Ministry of Agriculture

Platinum

Canadian Cattlemen – FBC Publishing Credit Unions of Southwest Saskatchewan Pfizer Animal Health Western Producer

PersonAl InforMAtIon Name:

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Phone:

Certified Angus Beef Farm Credit Canada Golden West Radio Gull Lake Advance Merck Animal Health MNP LLP

Silver

Gibson Livestock; Jameson, Gilroy and B&L Livestock; Nelson Motors & Equipment; Saskatchewan Bison Association; Saskatchewan Watershed Authority; TD Canada Trust; VIDO; Western Litho Printers

Bronze

Bank of Montreal; Border Line Feeders Inc.; Canadian Cattle Identification Agency; Canadian Hereford Association; Canadian Western Agribition; Cowtown Livestock Exchange; Ducks Unlimited Canada; Feedlot Health Management Services; JayDee AgTech; Paysen Livestock Equipment; Saskatoon Processing; SaskEnergy; SaskTel; Southern Trail Trailer Sales; Southwest Co-op; The Hartford

Trade Show

Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.; Canada Beef Inc.; Canadian Animal Health Coalition; Canadian Cattle Identification Agency; Canadian Cattlemen – FBC Publishing; Canadian/Saskatchewan Angus Association; Credit Unions of Southwest Saskatchewan; Foothills Livestock Co-op; Fort Supply Technologies/BioBeef; Hoop Beef Systems Masterfeeds; Pfizer Animal Health; Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp/AgriStability; Saskatchewan Charolais Association; Saskatchewan Verified Beef Production; Spring Creek Premium Beef; Western Beef Development Centre

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Full Conference* Spousal + Full Conference* Single One Day Spousal + One Day Reception Only (Sunday) Banquet Only (Monday)

Gold

Province:

Early Bird

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(on or before May 16) $200.00 $175.00 $120.00 $95.00 $25.00 $35.00

(after May 16) $225.00 $200.00 $145.00 $120.00 $25.00 $40.00

For ‘One Day’ registration please indicate the day attending:  Monday May 28th  Tuesday May 29th Please indicate if you plan to attend the Sunday night Reception:  Yes  No Skeet Shoot Challenge, May 27th at 5:00pm.

Please indicate the number of participants: ___________ Skeet Shoot Entry Fee - $25.00 per person. *Full Conference includes all sessions, breakfasts, lunches, Sunday night Reception and Monday night Banquet. + Please indicate the name which should appear on the second name tag:

PAyMent

Total Registration Fees Enclosed: Payment must accompany registration. Registration form must be received on or before May 16, 2012 to qualify for early-bird rates. Cancellations received prior to May 16 will be refunded less a $50 administration fee. Cancellations received on May 16 or later will not be refunded. Make cheques payable to “Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association” and send to PO Box 4752, Regina, SK S4P 3Y4.

Registrations with credit card payment may be faxed to (306) 569-8799 or call (306) 757-8523.

Method of Payment (check one):

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SSGA Meeting Notice SSGA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING May 29, 2012 Cypress Hills Resort, Cypress Hills Park, SK 1st Call For Nominations Please submit nominations to: Lloyd Thompson, Box 910, Carnduff, SK S0C 0S0 Phone: 306-486-2146 Fax: 306-482-3547 email: tfourranches@xplornet.com

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1st Call For Resolutions Please submit resolutions to: Doug Gillespie, Box 44, Neville, SK S0N 1T0 Phone: 306-627-3619 Fax: 306-626-3645 email: gillespie_51@hotmail.com

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2012 Convention and AGM Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association Serving the Saskatchewan Cattle Industry Since 1913

2012 Zone Resolutions

Tuesday May 29, 2012 Cypress Hills Resort • Cypress Hills Park, Saskatchewan Zone 1 Resolution #1 WHEREAS cattle theft and related fraud is an ongoing concern and threat to the Saskatchewan cattle industry; and WHEREAS there is currently no dedicated livestock theft investigation unit in Saskatchewan.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the SSGA work with SARM to lobby the Government of Saskatchewan and the RCMP to actively pursue the creation of a dedicated livestock theft investigator position for the province of Saskatchewan through existing RCMP per capita levies paid by Rural Municipalities.

Zones 3 & 12 Resolution #1 WHEREAS AESB is moving out the irrigation projects in southwest Saskatchewan.

BE IT RESOLVED that the SK Stock Growers meet with the provincial and federal governments to discuss

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the importance of irrigation land in the southwest.

Resolution #2 WHEREAS the federal code of practices is being reviewed and the SK Stock Growers have many concerns regarding increased restrictions that may challenge the cattle industry competitiveness.

BE IT RESOLVED that SSGA work together with the federal department of Agriculture & the CCA to ensure that a balanced approach be applied to the code of practice.

Zone 4

in management of the PFRA pasture system be passed on to provincial or patron management.

Resolution #2 WHEREAS the ability to grow feed on southwest irrigation projects is a valuable part of producers long term viability.

BE IT RESOLVED that the SSGA Zone 4 calls on the SSGA to work with the provincial government to help save the PFRA irrigation projects currently being abandoned in southwest Saskatchewan.

Zone 7

Resolution #1

Resolution #1

WHEREAS the federal government has been discussing ending operations of the community pastures branch and whereas many cattle producers are patrons of the community pasture program.

WHEREAS revenue from oil and gas surface rights and stumpage fees currently goes to the Community Pastures Program Revolving Fund.

BE IT RESOLVED that the SSGA Zone 4 calls on the provincial SSGA board to lobby on behalf of producers to see that any changes

BE IT RESOLVED that the SSGA lobby the provincial government to keep the status quo. B

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Science and Production Waiting For YOUR MONEY After the Sale of YOUR LIVESTOCK!

by Cameron Wilk, P. Ag. Provincial Manager, Field Services Unit, Livestock Branch

I have shared with you in past issues of this publication instances where producers selling their livestock do not receive the payment they are entitled to, or receive payment long after the sale takes place.

Unfortunately, we continue to receive, on a regular basis, reports about nonpayment or late payment. In recent weeks, for example, our Brand Inspection offices have received calls where producers have waited months for hundreds of thousands of dollars of payment for cattle. This must present significant cash flow issues for those operations.

A licensed livestock dealer is required by law to pay for all purchases or sales of livestock within three working days, unless there is a written agreement between the parties to extend the date for payment.

Note that if you extend the mandatory payment date in writing you cannot claim against the Dealers Bond if that payment is defaulted.

Every livestock dealer (including feedlots, stockyards, auction marts and abattoirs) is required to be licensed by the Ministry of Agriculture and to maintain a bond to protect those offering livestock for sale. Bonds are not designed to cover the value of all of the animals purchased.

Instead, bonds are simply an indicator of the dealer’s ability to pay for purchased livestock. Bonding levels are based on a dealer’s sales volume in the previous 12 months and range from $25,000 to $250,000. They are listed on the Ministry’s website: Programs and Services/ Livestock Licensed Dealers/Livestock Dealers Search/Saskatchewan Livestock Dealers’ Agents.

pregnant/non-pregnant and individual brands or other means of identification (CCIA tags). Ensure you obtain the purchaser’s name, full mailing address and phone numbers and the specific address that the livestock are to be delivered to (legal land description). Ensure the payment amount is agreed to, along with terms of payment (paid in advance, cash on delivery). This information is important for any sale, and if payment is not received, it may be even more important if we proceed with a bond claim or if you initiate civil action to recover monies owing to you.

Most importantly, call in advance for a livestock inspection to ensure the required manifests or permits are going along with your cattle.

If you do not get paid within three working days, be

Before selling livestock, ensure you have as much information in writing as possible.

That information must include: a detailed description of the number of animals, age, breed, sex, weight, body condition,

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sure to notify your Livestock Inspection office immediately. If it is necessary to proceed with a bond claim, that claim must be formally submitted against the livestock dealer’s bond within 30 days of the transaction. Similarly if you have concerns about the operations of any livestock dealer, it is important to bring those to the attention of your Livestock Inspection office so that it can be investigated.

For more information: Contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377 for a referral to your nearest District Livestock Inspection office.

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PROTECT YOU R I NVESTM E NT YOUR BRAND IS YOUR ANIMALS’ RETURN ADDRESS For more information about branding and livestock inspection, contact: Brand Registrar: Carol Lenton, Regina, (306) 787-4682 District Livestock Managers: Dave Augustine, Swift Current, (306) 778-8312 Bill McConwell, Moose Jaw, (306) 694-3709 Ron Sabin, North Battleford, (306) 446-7404 Les Tipton, Saskatoon, (306) 933-7660 Robert Solomon, Yorkton, (306) 786-5712 Garth Woods, Moosomin, (306) 435-4582 Barry DeJaeger, Winnipeg, (204) 694-0830

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Science and Production Where’s the Beef?

Active Missing Livestock Files May 2012

Report missing livestock immediately to your nearest RCMP detachment, your nearest Livestock Inspector’s office and your RM Administrator.

Area Missing from

Borden

Goodeve

Number Animal of head description

4

5 5

Cows blk with calves

Cows RWF calves RWF

Brand Description

Brand Location

RCMP subdivision

Livestock Branch contact

Date Reported

RS

Radisson 827-3460

Saskatoon 933-7660

Jan 10/12

Melville 728-1700

Yorkton 786-5712

Feb 29/12

RH

RH Frontier

15

blk cows

LR

Maple Creek Maple Creek 662-5550 662-5454

Apr 10/12

LH

Watrous

4

Heifers Unspecified colour

5 Red Heifers

Tompkins

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7 Heifers unspecified colour 17 Heifers unspecified colour

LR

Watrous

Saskatoon 933-7660

Dec 27/11

RR

RH

Maple Creek Maple Creek 662-5550 662-5454

Jan 18/12

RR

Information provided by the Livestock branch of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

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Science and Production How Does Feeding DDGS Affect Rumen Health?

(BCRC Fact Sheet From a Project Completed Last Summer)

by Reynold Bergen, PhD Science Director, Beef Cattle Research Council, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Project Title: Evaluation of Distillers’ Grains from Ethanol Plants for Feedlot Cattle (BCRC 7.19)

may be digested relatively easily by rumen microbes, and too small to stimulate rumen contractions.

Project Leaders: Wenzhu Yang, Tim McAllister, Karen Beauchemin, M.L. He (AAFC Lethbridge) and John McKinnon (University of Saskatchewan)

Objective: To examine whether using wheat DDGS to replace barley grain and silage in finishing diets affects rumen function, animal performance, carcass quality, and liver abscesses.

Background: Rumen microbes convert dietary starch and fiber into volatile fatty acids, which cattle absorb and use as an energy source. On high grain diets, rapid volatile fatty acid production from starch causes rumen pH to drop (become more acidic). Grain overload (acute acidosis) can occur when cattle that are not adequately adapted to a high energy diet consume too much grain, too quickly. So much lactic acid is produced that the rumen stops functioning properly, and the animal temporarily goes off feed. Acidosis may cause rumen ulcers that allow bacteria to enter the bloodstream, infect the liver, and cause visible liver abscesses at slaughter.

Other problems (e.g. founder) can also occur.

Rumen bacteria produce less lactic acid in cattle that are properly adapted to a high grain diet, but they can still produce enough volatile fatty acids to cause subacute ruminal acidosis. Keeping a small amount of silage in the finishing diet helps provide the neutral detergent fiber (NDF) necessary to maintain a healthy microbial population and stimulate rumen function.

Dried distillers’ grains with solubles (DDGS) contain very little starch and much more NDF than grain. However, maintaining rumen health on high grain diets requires adequate NDF particle size as well as adequate NDF levels. The NDF particles need to be large enough to be physically effective in slowing digestion and stimulating rumen contractions. This is referred to as peNDF. Although DDGS have relatively high NDF, they may have low peNDF. This means that DDGS fiber 26

What they did: The control diet contained 85% barley-based concentrate and 15% barley silage. One experimental diet replaced some of the barley grain with wheat DDGS (65% concentrate, 10% silage, 25% wheat DDGS). The other two experimental diets replaced silage with wheat DDGS. These two diets both contained 65% concentrate, and either 5% silage (30% DDGS) or 0% silage (35% DDGS). Cattle were fed once per day, and the supplement contained Rumensin but not Tylan.

In an intensive metabolic experiment, the four diets were fed to eight heifers with rumen cannulas. Two heifers were fed each diet for a three week period. After two weeks of adaptation to the diets, rumen pH was continuously measured for seven days. Then the heifers were rotated to another diet, and this was repeated until all heifers had been fed all four diets.

These four diets were also fed to 200 crossbred steers in a feedlot trial. Animal performance was monitored, and carcass measurements and liver abscess data were collected at the packing plant.

What they Learned: Replacing barley grain with 25% wheat DDGS reduced diet digestibility but had little effect on rumen pH. In the feedlot trial, replacing grain with DDGS resulted in slightly higher dry matter intakes but no change in growth rate or feed efficiency, carcass weight, dressing percentage, lean meat yield, quality grade, or liver abscess scores.

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Replacing barley silage with DDGS led to steady increases in diet digestibility and increased the amount of time that rumen pH was below 5.8 (mild acidosis) or below 5.5 (moderate acidosis). Cattle fed the 10% silage diet spent 3.3 hours per day in mild acidosis, compared to over 5.5 hours for cattle fed 5% or 0% silage. Cattle fed the 10% silage diet spent 1 hour of the day in ‘moderate acidosis’, compared to over 2 hours for cattle fed 5% or 0% silage. In the feedlot trial, replacing silage with DDGS led to significantly lower feed intake, but no significant changes in growth rate or feed efficiency, carcass weight, dressing percentage, lean yield or quality grade.

However, the percentage of abscessed livers rose from 16% (10% silage) to 24% (5% silage) and 50% (no silage).

What it Means: Replacing barley grain with DDGS exchanged some of the grain starch for very small DDGS fiber particles that rumen microbes could degrade easily.

This did not change rumen pH, but it did reduce the energy density of the diet. This meant that cattle ate more to meet their energy needs, with no clear benefit in feedlot performance or carcass value.

Replacing silage with DDGS exchanged large fiber particles (peNDF) from the silage for small, easily degraded fiber particles (non-peNDF) from the DDGS. This made the rumen more acidic and reduced feed intake. Feedlot performance and carcass value were not affected, but the incidence of liver abscesses increased. This shows that an increase in the duration of moderate acidosis does not always impair animal growth. In commercial practice, feeding animals more frequently, or adding Tylan to the concentrate may help overcome some of these challenges.

The Beef Research Cluster is funded by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada cont’d on pg. 27

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Science and Production Canadian Animal Health Coalition Coalition Canadienne pour la santé des animaux … promoting a collaborative approach to animal health’

West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative Zone Canada Nestled among the pines of the boreal forest is a natural opportunity for Canada to manage a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak. Enviable geography coupled with the efforts of the Canadian Zoning Committee (CZC) to develop infrastructure, the West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative, or Zone Canada, tracks the movement of livestock across the Manitoba –Ontario boundary.

1. With only one highway joining Manitoba and Ontario, a zone reporting site on Hwy#1 in eastern 2. Manitoba captures the details of loads of livestock heading east and west. Animal movement data 3. provided by senders and receivers and verified at the Zone Reporting Site can be accessed in an 4. emergency, for an immediate response to a FAD. It can model disease spread and identify possible 5. pathways for spread of the disease during incubation, or before the disease was detected.

re-establishing disease-free status in the event of a FAD, which in turn can mitigate the resulting negative impact on international trade, particularly in the disease-free side of Canada.

In outbreaks of food borne illness, zoning ensures a safe food supply for Canadians by identifying and supporting a state of disease freedom. Zoning provides the capability to contain an outbreak in a clearly defined control zone and proof that products are safe and ready for consumption in domestic marketplaces.

How does zoning work?

All shippers and receivers involved in the transfer of livestock between western and eastern Canada and the transport industry are asked to provide information.

Zoning is an accepted method of disease management. It is estimated that a zone site located at West Hawk Lake in central Canada could save Canada $45 billion during an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD), and could limit the duration of the outbreak by as much as two-thirds.

Zoning data provides proof of disease freedom. Canada’s ability to contain an outbreak is important for export of animals and animal products.

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Information about the passage of animals across the checkpoint, including details about animal identification and departure and destination premises, is collected and recorded. Details are verified by Zone Associates.

All load information is held in strict confidence and will only be released in the event of an outbreak of a highly contagious FAD. The West Hawk Lake Zone team strives to make reporting requirements positive by minimizing the length of all transport stops and producer’s reporting. The Zone team may be required to confirm details with haulers, shippers and receivers of animals.

Please be assured that each member continued on pg. 29

DISEASE FREEDOM ACROSS THE GRID

ZONE IN THE

The Canadian Zoning Committee, in an effort to reduce the impact of a foreign animal disease outbreak, has collaboratively developed the West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative, for the benefit of all of Canada’s livestock industry

WEST HAWK LAKE

ZONING INITIATIVE

ENSURING CANADA’S SAFE FOOD SUPPLY

2009 - 2013 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

1.877.ZONE .WHL 1.877.966.3945 wh_livestock@yahoo.ca INFORMATION OPEN 24 / 7

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Science and Production Zoning Initiative cont. from pg. 27 of the team is compelled to respect the confidential nature of this information.

In order to ensure complete confidentiality, shippers should contact the Zone Site when moving animals.

Similarly, receivers of animals should confirm their load details by contacting the site once animals have been received and processed. There are a variety of ways for producers to provide details on their loads and the site crew can help you find the most suitable way for you to report your load details. A Zone Associate would be happy to answer any questions you might have, any time of the day, toll-free 1.877.966.3945.

The West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative is a project managed by the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC) and is funded, in part through the Canadian Industry Traceability Infrastructure Component of the Canadian Integrated Food Safety Program and the Canadian livestock industry. The CAHC is grateful for the support and direction of the oversight team, the CZC-representing the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Canadian Pork Council, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Canadian Meat Council, Canadian National Goat Federation, Canadian Bison Association, Canadian Sheep Federation, Equine Canada, Canadian Swine Health Board, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency, OnTrace, Ontario Trucking Association, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Ontario Ministry of Food and Rural Affairs, Ministere de l’Agriculture, des Pecheries et de l’Alimentation du Quebec, Agriculture, Agri-Food Canada and Canada Food Inspection Agency. B

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Skeet Shoot Challenge 5:00pm (following the ranch tour)

Sunday May 27, 2012 Location to be announced at the convention $25.00 entry fee

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Association News and Reports A Report From Chad MacPherson General Manager, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association

I had the opportunity to attend several SSGA Zone meetings around the province this past winter and spring. The strong level of optimism among beef producers was very evident at all the meetings which speaks positively for the future of the beef industry in Saskatchewan. Special thanks to our Zone boards for all the work you do to coordinate your local Zone meetings and the financial support you provide toward the operation of the provincial association.

impacted that account for nearly 1.8 million acres of grazing land. The SSGA has had the opportunity to meet with representatives from both the federal and provincial governments to discuss the proposed transition. We will continue to meet with government officials and represent livestock producers on this important file as discussions evolve in the coming months.

your convenience, the convention agenda and registration form are included in this issue of the magazine. I would also like to extend a large thank you to all of our generous convention sponsors without whose support we would not be able to host such a successful event. Please consider donating an item to the AGM auction, the proceeds of which go toward the bottom line of the association.

The SSGA 99th Convention and Annual General Meeting is being held May 27-29 at the Cypress Resort Inn in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. This year’s theme is Profiting Through Productivity. We have put together an excellent lineup of speakers for this year’s conference that are guaranteed to be informative. For

In closing I would like to encourage everyone to attend the AGM at the end of the month and be involved in shaping the future of the livestock industry in Saskatchewan. B

Congratulations to long-time SSGA volunteer Sherri Grant of Val Marie for winning the Contribution to a Rural Community award which is sponsored by the YWCA Regina Women of Distinction Awards. Sherri is the coordinator of the SSGA Agri-Ed program and co-author of the children’s book Where Beef Comes From.

On March 29th, 2012 the federal budget was tabled in the House of Commons.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s budget is being reducing by ten percent or $300 million over the next three years.

As a result of the budget reductions the federal government announced its plans to divest itself of the Agri-Environmental Services Branch (AESB) Community Pasture program and turn it over to the provinces. There are currently sixty AESB Community Pastures in Saskatchewan

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Zone 1 Chairman Lloyd Thompson presenting SSGA President Harold Martens with a cheque for $5,000.

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Canada’s On-Farm Food Safety Program for Beef Cattle Producers

Cattle producers in Saskatchewan can qualify for funding provided through Growing Forward, a federal provincial initiative. To be eligible they must: Attend a VBP workshop Have $2500 worth of cattle sales in the previous tax year

Funding is available for 50% of approved equipment cost up to $750 per producer. Eligible equipment includes: head gates and chutes with neck extenders livestock weigh scales record keeping software Please contact our office for a complete list of approved manufacturers prior to purchase.

In an industry with evolving regulations and consumer expectations, VBP is a trusted, recognized process to verify on-farm food safety practices.

...driving consumer confidence To learn more information about VBP in Saskatchewan, call 1-888-675-6177 or visit www.saskvbp.ca

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Association News and Reports A Report From Harold Martens President, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association to be continued in the same way it was when the PFRA was handling them.

3) A discussion may be necessary about whether the leasing patrons have an option to purchase the land.

4) Should we be asking agencies like Farm Credit Canada to supply innovative lending options to the leasing patrons, like low interest rates and long-term payment options?

5) We want the leasing patrons to have the right of first refusal when the option on purchase becomes available.

Spring is the time when the ground starts to warm and the grass starts to grow. The leaves begin to show and the crocuses start to bloom. The season starts with the calves arriving, the replacement heifers have been selected, and the rest of the yearlings have either been sold or put out to pasture. Most of the bull sales have come and gone and they will be ready to go out to pasture sometime in the next 6 weeks.

This winter the federal government announced changes to the future operation of the PFRA community pastures. The SSGA have been in preliminary discussions with the provincial Ministry of Agriculture and have made some suggestions to them. We know that approximately 80% of the pastures acres are already owned by the province.

The provincial and federal governments have been leasing these PFRA pastures for decades to “patrons”; a fancy name for producers. In light of this, we have the following concerns: 1) We want the provincial government to negotiate with the federal government for the transfer of these lands.

2) When the province takes over, we want the leasing of these lands to the patrons

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6) We think the elected patron committees could run these pastures effectively.

Our discussions will continue with the province and we believe the patrons need to be included in the solutions that will come with the new provincial responsibility.

The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation has some interesting resolutions regarding fencing the shoreline of Diefenbaker Lake where Community Pastures are located. It seems to me that whenever there is any pollution discussion the blame is always put on cattle. No science to prove this conjecture just simply an anti-cow bias. No one takes into consideration the population of Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat and says that perhaps these people are contributing to the pollution along the South Saskatchewan River. Add to that their storm sewer systems all go into the South Saskatchewan River without the benefit of any pollution control. Why would you want science interfering with your bias of cattle? Where did the problem come from in North Battleford when all those people got sick? It didn’t come from cattle. Could it possibly have been the way the city managed its own sewage system?

There are times when environmental

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groups suggest that cattle are the root of the problem. But when they aren’t and these same groups suggest to the provincial government that we can not be trusted to look after the lease land we run our cattle on I’m concerned that the government will bow under the pressure the environmentalists exert.

Our cattle industry is just as concerned about how a healthy environment is maintained as those people who judge us wrongly. Some of those same people, who have an uninformed bias toward cattle, want to hunt on our land, take photos of the beautiful prairie yet have no understanding of the work producers have done to ensure the prairie remains that way. Cattle are part of the prairie and need to remain so.

On another note, the province gave some indication that food security would become a part of the Provincial Strategic plan. It is our belief that the cattle industry could give a continuing valuable contribution to that discussion.

We need to be involved in that dialogue as it concerns and affects producers.

Growing Forward 2 will be up for discussion this year and again, the SSGA needs to take an active role in the implementation of this new agreement.

The SSGA Board serves the producers in the cattle industry. We are interested in working on solutions to the concerns that we all have as producers. Please contact any Board member with your concerns.B

MAY 2012

Stewardship Wake Up and Smell the Prairies!

by Michelle Clark, SK PCAP, Manager

Plans are underway for the 14th Annual Native Prairie Appreciation Week (NPAW). Never heard of NPAW before? It is a week long celebration dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of native prairie within the province and is the only week in North America devoted to promoting native grasslands.

In 1999, the SK Ministries of Agriculture and Environment declared the third week in June as Native Prairie Appreciation Week and in 2011 it was also declared municipally, for the first time, by the cities of Moose Jaw, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current and Weyburn.

For NPAW 2012, SK PCAP will continue to increase the awareness of NPAW by targeting urban residents and students in Regina and across the province using the theme of “Wake Up and Smell the Prairies!” through the following initiatives: 1) Communications a) NPAW 2012 Poster and 20 Ways to Experience Native Prairie in SK Checklist

2) Promotion a) SK PCAP/NPAW 2012 Booths Booths will be set up at local Farmers’ Markets, garden centers and at National Aboriginal Day in Regina, SK during NPAW week where complimentary SK PCAP partner materials and native seed packets will be handed out to promote NPAW and native prairie. b) Partner Events/Workshops Several partners hold events/workshops in conjunction with NPAW, with the longest running being the Annual Society for Range Management – Prairie Parkland Chapter (SRM-PPC) Workshop and Tour.

Since 1999, this one to two-day event has been held to showcase different location within Saskatchewan’s Prairie Ecozone, and has engaged over 1,200 producers, ranchers, resource agency specialists, hunters, educators, students and naturalists.

This year’s tour will be held from June 20-21, 2012 out of Saskatoon, SK..

The events for Wednesday (June 20) will consist of an optional half day starting in the afternoon to include a technical tour, supper and SRM Annual General Meeting. Thursday (June 21) will consist of a full day of tours and activities including a lunch and supper with evening entertainment and networking opportunity.

A workshop itinerary, registration form and accommodation information can be found on the SK PCAP website (www.pcap-sk.org) under Native Prairie Appreciation Week > 2012 SRM Workshop and Tour or feel free to contact the SK PCAP office at (306) 352-0472 or pcap@ sasktel.net.

For a list of 2012-2013 SK PCAP funding partners, please visit our website atwww. pcap-sk.org.B

A poster and checklist will be distributed to partners, associates, RMs, libraries, provincial parks, museums, etc. to promote NPAW and encourage urban residents and students to get out and experience native prairie. Both items will also be available on the SK PCAP website (www.pcap-sk.org) for download. b) Daily News Releases Five news releases relating to native prairie and conservation activities, and the announcement of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) winners for 2012, will be distributed to Saskatchewan media and posted on the SK PCAP website. c) Articles in Partner Newsletters (i.e. AgriView) and on the Tourism Saskatchewan and EcoFriendly websites

MAY 2012

Ranch History by Producer hosts Clint & Josie Blythe Photo courtesy of K. McRae, Ducks Unlimited Canada

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Calendar of Events

MAY May 27-29

SSGA 99 Annual General Meeting and Convention th

Cypress Hills, SK

JUNE June 3-5

International Beef Welfare Symposium

Saskatoon, SK

June 13-14

SFC Pasture School

Saskatoon, SK

June 17-23

Native Prairie Appreciation Week

June 26

WBDC Field Day

Lanigan, SK

JULY July 15-19

PNWER Summit

Saskatoon, SK

August 10

September advertising deadline

August 14-17

Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Semi-Annual Meeting

Calgary, AB

August 15

International Livestock Congress

Calgary, AB

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER September 28-30

SK SPCA Conference and AGM

Saskatoon, SK

Presents its

14th Annual

Research Summer Field Day

At the Termuende Research Ranch near Lanigan, SK June 26th Special Focus will be on

Mid-size or Mega-sizing Your Cow Herd Keynote Speaker: Glynn Tonsor with the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University Registration is free & includes tours, presentations, and a tradeshow. $10 for the supper wrap up Check our website for a full agenda and directions to the ranch www.wbdc.sk.ca 34

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Advertiser Index

Greenslades

8

Rosetown Flighting Supply

36

Hoop

22

Saskatchewan Angus Assoc.

37

International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare

14

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

24

Jackson Designs

37

John Brown Farms

38

Saskatoon Processing Company

37

Johnstone Auction

38

Silencer Canada Inc.

3

Kyle Welding & Machine Shop Ltd.

38

Sittler Composting

38

Solar West

14

Lane Realty Corp.

37

South Country

16

Linthicum Herefords

36

Southern Trail Trailer Sales

18, 36

Man-SK Gelbvieh

38

Superior Livestock Auction

37

Manitou Maine-Anjou

37

Target Cattle

2

Masterfeeds

36

Terra Grain Fuels

36

Nature Saskatchewan

16

Nerbas Bros. Inc.

37

Western Beef Development Centre

34

New Vision Agro

38

Western Litho

38

23

Norheim

36

Weyburn Inland Terminal

38

Elanco Animal Health

36

Northstar Seed Ltd.

38

Young’s Equipment

38

Feed Rite

37

Parkside Farm and Ranch

11

Frostfree Nose Pumps

38

Paysen Livestock

28

GelbviehWorld.com

37

Pfizer Animal Health

40

Gibson Livestock

37

Grayson & Co.

36

Quality Starts Here/Verified Beef

31

Abe’s Signs

36

Allen Leigh Security & Communications

37

Arm River Red Angus

36

Beef Improvement Opportunities/Fort Supply

19

Best Western Plus Inn & Suites

36

Bill Laidlaw Chartered Accountant Professional Corp.

36

Boehringer

7

Burnett Angus

37

Canadian Animal Health

27

Cattle Care

38

Chartop Charolais

36

Cowtown Livestock Exchange, Inc.

36

Cypress Hills Resort

SSGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS AT LARGE

THE EXECUTIVE

Harold Martens President/Director at Large Swift Current, SK

Phone: 773-6782

Doug Gillespie 1st Vice President/Director at Large Neville, SK

Phone: 627-3619

Shane Jahnke 2nd Vice President/Director at Large Gouldtown, SK

Calvin Knoss Past President/Director at Large Rockglen, SK Brooks Whitney Finance Chair Maple Creek, SK

MAY 2012

Heather S Beierbach, Maple Creek Ryan Beierbach, Whitewood Gerry Duckworth, Courval Helen Finucane, Regina Paul Jefferson, Humboldt ext 272 Roy Rutledge, Assiniboia Robin Wiggins, Fox Valley

ZONE CHAIR DIRECTORS Phone: 784-2899

Phone: 476-2512

Phone: 662-4420

Zone 1 - Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 - Zone 5 - Zone 6 - Zone 7 - Zone 12 -

Lloyd Thompson, Carnduff Blade Young, Tyvan Kelcy Elford, Caronport Brooks Whitney, Maple Creek Bill Huber, Lipton Brent Griffin, Elbow Keith Day, Lacadena Larry Flaig, Assiniboia

299-4512 532-4809 394-4211 584-2773 682-3139 642-5358 666-2103

AFFILIATE DIRECTORS

Garner Deobald - Charolais Affiliate, Hodgeville 677-2589 Tom Grieve - Cattle Breeders Affiliate, Fillmore 722-3504 Tara Fritz - SImmental Affiliate, Shaunavon 297-3147 Clint Smith - Angus Affiliate, Mankota 478-2470 Arron Huber - Shorthorn Affiliate, Lipton 336-2706

APPOINTED DIRECTORS

Dr. Andy Acton- Veterinary Advisor, Ogema 486-2146 245-3310 355-2335 662-4420 336-2684 854-2050 375-2934 266-2070

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SASKATCHEWAN CCA DIRECTORS Lynn Grant, Val Marie Brent Griffin, Elbow Pat Hayes, Val Marie Reg Schellenberg, Beechy Kevin Woods, Moosomin

298-2268 854-2050 298-2284 859-4905 435-2102

Listings of email and fax numbers can be found on the SSGA website at www.skstockgrowers.com

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historic reesor ranch Cowboy Comfort with Atmosphere and Western Hospitality! www.reesorranch.com 306-662-3498 Cypress Hills, Canada

Quality Grain Bags & Net Wrap Self Unloading Hay Trailers

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General Practice

Regina Mill – 1-877-440-2727 Saskatoon Mill – 1-800667-4757

Gallagher Fencing Supplies

GRAYSON & COMPANY

BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS

Janie Jensen – 1-306-535-0969 Jerry Glab – 1-306-891-8914 Jack Wagman – 1-306-536-1004 Jim Zeng – 1-306-220-2829 SteveWarwryk – 1-306-291-4629

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Hay Feeders

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Bunk Feeders

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Best Western Plus Inn & Suites

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604 Government Road S. Weyburn, SK S4H 2B4 Ph: 306.842.5344 Fax: 306.842.5345 Bill@BillLaidlaw.ca

Super Edge™ flighting for grain augers, combines, & seed cleaning plants.

Left and right hand available in all sizes. Helicoid & Sectional

Complete Auger Repairs ROSETOWN FLIGHTING SUPPLY Rosetown, SK

Phone 1-866-882-2243 • Fax 1-306-882-2217 www.flightingsupply.com rfsdealerinfo@sasktel.net EXCELLENT PREPAID FREIGHT RATES - BC $25 AB/MB $19 SK $18 (per order) NO FREIGHT CHARGES: One size 75 feet & over Multiple sizes - 100 feet & over

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Chartop Charolais Glen and Lyn Sauder Box 569, Gull Lake, SK S0N 1A0 Ph: (306) 672-3979 Fax: (306) 672-4347 Purebred CHAROLAIS & RED ANGUS Bulls for Sale Commercial Herd * Visitors always welcome

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Cowtown Livestock Exchange Inc. Maple Creek, SK

Regular Sales every Tuesday @ 11:00 a.m.

Locally Owned & Operated Call for info on Presort & Other Sales Phone 306-662-2648 Toll Free: 1-800-239-5933

www.cowtownlivestock.com

Linthicum Herefords Bulls and Heifers for Sale

Frank (306) 266-4417

Murray & Jan (306) 266-4377

Glentworth, SK

Abel Lopez Sales Representative Northern Saskatchewan Cell: 306-280-0240

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Box 688, Davidson, SK S0G

Call (306) 345-2280 or visit www.terragrainfuels.com for more information.

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Deadstock Removal 3018 Miners Ave. Saskatoon, SK S7K 4Z8 Phone (306) 934-4887 Toll-free 1-800-803-9714

catalogues, ad design, event photography, magazine design & layout, posters and more!

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Black Angus Bulls

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Canadian Livestock Auction. Ltd.

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Maine-Anjou Bulls (since 1970)

We sell the real Maine-Anjou bulls!

No half cross yuppy bulls.

This is the ultimate breed in crossing with any other breed for great cows & feedlot cattle.

Gary Graham, Marsden Sk. (306) 823-3432 grahamgs@sasktel.net www.manitoumaineanjou.ca

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All types of commercial and purebred livestock auctions and farm sales.

Wash rack facilities for livestock

www.johnstoneauction.ca

Wayne or Scott Johnstone Box 818, Moose Jaw, SK 306-693-4715 (Bus) 306-693-0541 (Res) Fax 306-691-6650

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Forage Seed Corn Seed Neil McLeod 306-831-9401

306-375-2271

Over 60 years of service!

Galvanized Water Tanks From 100 to 4100 gal.

Livestock Water Troughs - From 400 to 1250 gal.

Helen Finucane office: 306-775-1443 cell: 306-537-2648 phone: 306-584-2773 Carlyle, SK Celebrating 40 years in Canada!

CATTLE CARE 1A 1081 Central Ave N • Swift Current, SK S9H 4Z2

888-773-5773 • www.cattlecarevet.com

For Upcoming Gelbvieh Sales and Breeders in your area contact:

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Waterers and parts in stock

www.gelbvieh.ca

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PH: (306) 225-2226 FX: (306) 225-2063

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MAY 2012

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