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Farmfair International gears up for Northern Horizon expanded show Your

One of Alberta’s longest-running agricultural trade shows, the Nov. 8-12 event at the Edmonton Expo Centre will, for this year at least, again run concurrently with the Canadian Finals Rodeo. This year, the event is also partnering with Agri-Trade (which runs Nov. 8-11) to collaborate on ticketing, promotion, and international programs to encourage both foreigns buyers and regional partners to attend two events.

We have collaborated in the past but this is to a larger extent and formalized with the MOU (memorandum of understanding),” said Stacy Felkar, international marketing manager, agriculture with Northlands, which operates the Expo Centre.

Although the Northlands Coliseum, the longtime home of the rodeo, is set to close Dec. 31, organizers say they are concentrating on presenting the best show possible this year.

“At the moment what we are focusing on is providing our 2017 CFR and Farmfair events to the highest degree as we continue to work with the City of Edmonton on the transitions that are coming our way,” said Caiti Farquharson, public relations specialist with Northlands.

Northlands signed a one-year deal with the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association for this year with an opportunity to extend the deal

into 2018, although it’s hard to say at this point where the rodeo will be located next year.

“We do not currently have a venue through which we can deliver the 2018 edition of the CFR,” said Farquharson.

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Breakfast Brief Farmers Sell Into Strength on Better Prices Grain markets are mixed this morning with wheat prices trying to extend yesterday’s rally. One of the headlines what wheat prices are grabbing onto is from the United Nations who are noticing the higher industrial use of cereals. Speaking of demand, India is not looking to use more pulses, at least from abroad anyway. An Indian pulses market analyst mentioned this week that the Indian government is considering import tariffs for peas and lentils. I can understand where the government is coming from. They expect Indian farmers to harvest the second-largest pulse crop ever at 21 million tonnes. The large crop comes after the country set its record last year!

Overall, there are some bearish factors out there in just pulses but other crops. We recently looked at the performance of grain prices for October and what affected grain markets in general. With cash prices improving a bit in the past few weeks though, we have seen some strong selling on the FarmLead Marketplace.

Finding New Demand for Canola Prices Canola prices met some resistance yesterday. The January 2018 contract nearly touched highs set in July. A rising Canadian Loonie also made it difficult for canola prices to squeak out more gains.

There are several bullish factors that canola traders are eyeing. One is how the U.S. will adapt to less soy oil imports from Indonesia and Argentina. After placing heavy tariffs on them, it’s expected that U.S. imports will decline and domestic American demand for soy oil will increase to meet biodiesel capacity. However, there’s a debate that too much American soy oil gets exported, and there’ll be a shortfall. More specifically, Scott Irwin from the University of Illinois thinks that some of the 13.8 Billion pounds of soy oil used for food, feed, and cosmetics in the U.S. could be diverted to the biodiesel sector.

Enter canola.

Canadian canola oil could be used directly by American biodiesel plants, or replace soy oil in food, feed, and/or cosmetic markets. It’s not going to happen immediately, but it’s one bullish factor that we’re keeping our eye on for canola prices.

Grain’s Exhilarating Exports As Garrett mentioned in Grain Markets Today, the USDA announced yesterday the private sale of corn to Mexico for 53.4 million bushels (or nearly 1.4 million tonnes if you were converting bushels into tonnes at GrainUnitConverter.com). However, the USDA’s report of export sales last week totaled just 31.9 million bushels (810,300 MT). This was below the market’s expectations, but corn prices did end higher on the day.

Total U.S. wheat sales last week were pegged at 12.8 million bushels, or slightly less than the 350,000 MT that the market was expecting on the low end of trader’s expectations. Also, after the market close yesterday afternoon, it was announced that 16.4 million bushels (or 450,000 MT) of wheat were sold to the US. For soybeans, the USDA said that 72.8 million bushels were booked last week by international buyers.

This is equivalent to nearly 2 million tonnes! In one week! That was interpreted as bullish since the market was expecting a little more than 60 million bushels. Comparably, on the other side of the equator, Brazil shipped out 2.49 million tonnes in October. This would’ve been a record if not for October 2014/15’s number, which is just above 2.5 million tonnes. This year’s Brazilian export pace though is up 25% or more than 12.5 million tonnes than what was shipped out a year ago. This puts total Brazilian soybean exports within a few million tonnes of the USDA’s current total marketing-year forecast of 64 million tonnes. And there are 3 months left to go! There are already 1.5 million tonnes of Brazilian soybean scheduled to sail in November. Might we see the USDA update their number in next week’s November WASDE report? For corn, Brazil exported a record 5 million tonnes of corn in October. This would put in on track to hit the USDA’s target of 34 million tonnes of outbound shipments for 2017/18.

Feed barley marches ‘lockstep’ with U.S. corn

By Dave Sims Western Canada’s feed barley market continues to trade above the key $200 per tonne mark, taking strength from consistent demand and a lower-sized crop in 2017.

“The market has changed (gotten stronger) from last year when high-vomitoxin wheat was trading at a discount,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge.

He pegged the feed barley market at $208-$210 per tonne, while feed wheat is around $210-$215.

The two feeds are up against U.S. corn values as supplies from the U.S. are being imported into southern Alberta, he said.

“The market over the course of the fall has rallied up to where U.S. corn comes into the feed market and that’s where we stand right now,” he said.

Feedlots are using their options right now but still willing to pay the going rate for feed barley and feed wheat.

“If it’s much more than that, though, they’ll switch to U.S. corn,” said Beusekom.

Some feeders, he added, have already brought in corn from the U.S. and are using some of it in their rationing.

Producers who are wondering where the market is going to go should just watch the corn market, he said.

“The market is lockstep with U.S. corn right now,” he said. “Keep that in mind for your upcoming winter price potential.”

— Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Glacier FarmMedia company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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Earlier this week, I discussed the opportunities of capturing the carry in the corn market. When you consider how many farmers are likely to take advantage of those better prices down the road, it puts pressures on said prices. More corn that is contracted, demand will drop. This means that corn prices for those movement periods decline. What’s certain is that average monthly corn prices have been below $4 USD per bushel for 37 consecutive months (yes, more than 3 years). We tried a few weeks ago to make a bullish case for corn prices thanks to a larger livestock herd in the U.S. a few weeks ago.

However, Todd Hubbs from the University of Illinois thinks that that is an unlikely scenario. Instead, Mr. Hubbs is looking to either ethanol or supply-side shock to be the catalyst for higher corn prices.

The past few weeks I’ve been talking about how the average U.S. corn yield might fall because of the delay in this year’s harvest.

The delay in the soybean planting season in Brazil gives the best chance for a corn production shock.

This is because it may impact how much corn will get planted after the soybean crop is harvested.

As it stands today, you’re likely to see at least another 90 million acres of corn get planted in the U.S. in spring 2018. Ultimately, we’ll continue to look for pops in corn prices and aim to sell into strength in 10% to 20% blocks. Post your next block of corn on the FarmLead Marketplace today!

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Albertans are being advised to test their winter forage supplies this fall.

Producer Deliveries - Week 12, October 16, 2017 - October 22, 2017 Man 41.1 12.8 2.8 0.4 0.6 34.6 3.1 3.4 2.9 101.7

Sask 118.4 69.5 16.7 55.0 0.6 12.1 147.6 7.2 0.2 18.7 446.0

Alta 173.7 7.5 1.9 14.5 1.9 103.8 7.2 0.1 1.2 311.8

B.C. 1.2 0.2 5.1 0.2 6.7

Total 334.3 77.1 31.3 72.4 1.0 14.7 291.2 17.8 3.5 3.1 19.9 866.3

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Man 69.7 15.3 1.0 0.7 0.6 29.3 0.1 1.9 0.2 118.8

Sask 115.4 43.7 20.3 38.3 0.9 7.5 100.0 7.8 0.2 12.3 346.4

Alta 150.8 15.4 1.8 12.5 65.9 2.9 1.8 0.7 251.8

B.C. 0.7 0.8 0.2 13.7 0.3 15.7

Total 336.7 59.1 38.2 52.0 1.6 8.2 209.0 11.1 3.7 0.4 12.9 732.9

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Man 1,048.6 279.9 20.7 32.0 10.5 673.3 23.4 19.5 39.5 0.5 2,147.9

Sask 1,436.3 669.7 218.5 330.5 8.6 55.7 1,888.0 466.3 1.0 287.1 5,361.7

Alta 1,510.8 73.9 22.5 103.7 0.4 5.5 839.2 632.3 9.9 2.1 17.0 3,217.3

B.C. 9.0 5.2 2.9 33.0 18.9 69.0

Total 4,004.7 743.6 526.1 457.8 41.0 71.7 3,433.5 1,140.9 29.4 42.6 304.6 10,795.9

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Man 1,147.4 261.8 16.1 26.9 9.5 585.5 7.2 22.5 6.6 0.2 2,083.7

Sask 1,522.4 708.6 195.3 319.4 7.6 54.8 1,485.5 376.8 0.5 199.8 4,870.7

Alta 1,537.9 122.1 18.8 122.1 0.1 2.7 711.8 591.3 2.8 22.8 3,132.4

B.C. 11.1 6.7 2.9 27.8 16.0 64.5

Total 4,218.8 830.7 482.6 460.5 34.6 67.0 2,810.6 991.4 25.3 7.1 222.8 10,151.4

Man 294.3 63.6 18.8 25.5 9.8 139.8 19.8 3.7 34.2 0.3 609.8

Sask 544.9 250.3 72.6 93.5 2.9 47.7 575.5 145.1 1.5 91.5 1,825.5

Alta 573.3 65.5 6.4 28.9 3.0 6.3 226.7 70.1 7.1 2.2 6.9 996.4

B.C. 13.7 1.0 1.0 8.3 2.9 26.9

Total 1,426.2 315.9 143.6 142.1 31.4 63.8 950.2 238.0 10.9 37.9 98.7 3,458.7

“Livestock feed supplies are going to be tight in some areas of Alberta, while in other areas, quality may be an issue,” says Andrea Hanson, beef extension specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.

Testing identifies the nutrients available so the ration can be formulated properly.

“Using last year’s feed tests, or even worse, using a provincial average for a feed’s nutritional content, isn’t realistic or useful,” says Hanson. “While physical attributes are part of feed quality, they don’t tell the whole story. A bright green colour does help indicate the feed was put up with little or no rain, and that the mould level is little to none, but it doesn’t tell much more than that.

Protein and energy content of the same hay field can vary greatly depending on when it was cut. Brome cut very early in the year could reach 18 per cent protein while that same forage may only be five to six per cent protein if cut late.”

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Forage and beef specialist Barry Yaremcio says the protein requirements of a cow in second trimester of pregnancy is a minimum of seven per cent and is significantly different than when she reaches the third trimester (nine per cent) or lactation (11 per cent).

The key information, says Hanson, is protein, energy and fibre.

A basic forage analysis will list the moisture content of the feed stuff, energy as total digestible nutrients (TDN), net energy (NE) and/ or digestible energy (DE), crude protein values as well as calcium, and phosphorus, magnesium and potassium. A basic analysis should

“If an early frost or crop stress has been experienced in an area, for example, a nitrate test may be very beneficial as would a toxin test,” he says.

Getting a representative sample of the feed to test is important in feeling confident with the analysis, says Hanson. “If sampling bales, samples need to be taken from a number of bales, at least 15-20, from different areas in the field and then mixed into one sample. Using a commercial forage sampler makes the process much easier, and often local agriculture service boards or forage associations have equipment available for loan.

“Use plastic bags to ship the feed so that an accurate moisture level can be determined. If sampling from a silage pit, rub the loose material off the face before taking the sample from packed material from the freshest part of the silage face, and from several locations in a ‘W’ or ‘M’ pattern. Mix the samples and pack tightly into a plastic bag with as little air as possible. If the samples won’t get to the lab right away, freeze to prevent any change to the silage characteristics. Finally, if you want a sample of swath grazing feed, take a tub and scissors out to the field and pull various samples from the swath from locations all over the field. As the samples are pulled, cut the feed into two-inch lengths and mix in the tub. From the total sample, stuff a large zip-lock bag with a representative sample of the feed for analysis.”

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Alberta back in national chicken quota arrangement A new federalprovincial agreement for allocating broiler chicken quota will formally include Alberta Chicken Producers for the first time since 2013.

Chicken Farmers of Canada announced Thursday it has a new federal-provincial agreement (FPA) in hand, including a new quota allocation methodology.

The new deal was concluded Tuesday, CFC said, when the Farm Products Council of Canada ruled the new FPA can proceed without first getting Governor-in-Council approval — that is, approval from the federal cabinet via the Governor General.

The national Farm Products Council had said in its 2015-16 annual report that it would be required to review any amendments to the operating agreement of a new FPA, to see whether they would have to have Governor-inCouncil approval.

Thursday’s announcement, CFC said, “brings to close more than eight years of discussions and negotiations” toward a new allocation system.

Alberta Chicken Producers had pulled out of the FPA in 2013, but continued to work with the national producer body on updating allocation, CFC said.

“We’re excited to have all our provinces back on board,” CFC chair Benoit Fontaine said in a release Thursday.

Alberta had stepped out of the CFC system in 2013 “because our population was growing at such a greater rate than the rest of the country and our piece of the pie was getting smaller and smaller and smaller — and we didn’t think that was fair,” Alberta Chicken Producers chair Erna Ference told Alberta Farmer in 2014.

The Alberta body had estimated its producers were only getting 80 per cent of what their allocation should have been.

Alberta and the other nine provincial chicken-marketing boards in 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding which would see allocations for each of the eight-

week rolling production periods partially based on factors reflecting provinces’ comparative advantage.

Officials at that time said the national chicken farmer body was working under threat from the Farm Products Council that CFC’s allocation requests would not get

council approval unless a new national deal could be reached.

“The fact that we were standing on the edge of the precipice had us saying, how much is supply management worth to us?” Jake Wiebe, chair of Manitoba Chicken Producers, said in Alberta Farmer in 2014.

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Despite this, however, traditional job design and leadership competencies are more often closely aligned with the relative strengths of men, leaving potential business growth untapped, says Parchment.

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Passionate leadership Personal commitment to gender equity Perseverance Proof-based decision making Processes that are predictable Programs for training and growth The 6 Ps can be a roadmap on the farm too, providing a kind of checklist to ensure your farm’s female team members will know they are welcome, and that they will be able to contribute at their best.

“In short, there must be a mix of personal commitment and structural changes that work together to improve diversity and inclusion,” Parchment says.

Formalized structure and clear roles It’s important to have a formalized structure with clarity of purpose, roles, responsibilities and the values of the organization, says Terry Betker, a farm adviser at Backswath Management in Manitoba.

In other words, a high-performing, inclusive workplace needs to become one of the farm’s values. It must articulate that belief, and as with other values, Betker says, “The business must live its values, and when faced with management decisions, it must test them against those values.”

Such values may be even more important for women than men, Betker says, especially if there are areas on the farm where women feel they aren’t welcome.

Paquet agrees, adding that it’s important to have clarity around what is expected of each team member.

decision instead of seeking input from the other team members.

Sometimes women also have a hard time being assertive when there is conflict, continues Paquet. There has been a lot of pressure historically on women to be the ones who step back in order to maintain group harmony.

Men seem also to have an easier time drawing boundaries between work and their personal lives, she adds, but coaching can help women to overcome this tendency.

Women also know that even though they need to be assertive in order to contribute at their best, assertive women are often characterized as “bitchy,” says Paquet. “Women in leadership are often judged with a harsh brush.”

Communication is key Strong communication is essential to ensuring the farm team works together efficiently, says Betker. “Communications must be formalized with a clear meeting structure,” he says. “You must run the farm as a business.”

Cathy Mak, vice-president of human resources and compliance at Leamington’s Lakeside Produce agrees that communication is key.

“Employees need a voice, a listening post,” she says. She used an employee survey to elicit input from the company’s packing plant staff.

As a result of the survey feedback, the company changed from a rotating shift schedule to a set schedule, which made it easier for the predominantly female employees to arrange childcare.

The result was a big increase in employee retention rates, says Mak.

Like Mak, Anne Burnham, who runs Burnham Family Farm Market near Cobourg, Ont., says two-way communication is essential. “Good communication is key and I’m always working at it,” she says.

Burnham tries to check in with each of her employees individually at paycheque time to find out how they are doing and if they are having any problems. Listening to the employees is an important part of her job as a manager, she says.

She also gives the employees feedback on how the business is performing. “A paycheque is not everything for job satisfaction,” she says.

Burnham suspects that communication is one area where farm businesses can improve. Farmers who are used to working alone and making their own decisions may not be aware of the level of communication required, she says.

Reinforce inclusive values Michelle Painchaud, a business consultant who specializes in agricultural HR issues, says signage placed in common areas as well as clauses in employee manuals can reinforce the idea that each member of the team has value regardless of age or gender.

Painchaud has also seen companies create bonuses for being respectful and for being team players instead of the usual incentives based on profit or end of harvest. And if proactive steps aren’t working, disciplinary steps may be required for employees who are disrespectful to other staff.

Farmers may think they don’t need to set up job descriptions because it’s a family-run business, and everyone knows their role. Yet that can be exactly the kind of workplace where job descriptions are even more important, Paquet says, because there are too many unspoken assumptions floating around.

Like other assumptions, HR assumptions can be most dangerous when they stop you asking questions.

For instance, says Betker, it’s been easy in the past to assume that gender is a good basis for deciding who does what job. But when you challenge it, that assumption starts to crumble.

“Most jobs can be done equally well by both genders these days,” Betker says.

And that’s not just true of shopwork or field work. For instance, don’t assume that keeping the books is women’s work, says Betker. A better way to determine who is best suited for a job is to use personality assessments.

“And if no one wants to do a job it would be better to outsource it,” he says. “Otherwise it won’t receive the attention it should.”

The assertiveness factor Men and women often have different communication styles, and this can present some challenges.

Paquet says women may want to look at a situation from different angles and talk about it, while men may be more analytical and present a

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Last 501.10s 512.70 516.80 523.30 Last 434-4s 425-0 443-4 456-4 Last 357-6s 426-0 443-4 457-0 Last 757-6s 621-6 635-6 643-4 Last 348-0 361-6 370-4 Last 263-4 269-0 270-0 Last 978-0 987-6 998-0 Last 34.51 34.68 34.89 Last 314.0 315.9

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Daily Grain & Feed Grain Report Daily Grain Prices - November 3, 2017

Weekly Feed Grain Report - November 3, 2017

Alberta Canola Producers Commission (http://dashboard.albertacanola.com/reports/weekly-grains) CANOLA - #1 Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $10.86 ( - $0.09 ) $11.03 ( - $0.09 ) $11.12 ( - $0.09 ) December 2017 $11.01 ( - $0.08 ) $11.16 ( - $0.09 ) $11.28 ( - $0.09 ) January 2018 $11.05 ( - $0.08 ) $11.20 ( - $0.08 ) $11.30 ( - $0.09 ) February 2018 $11.13 ( - $0.08 ) $11.29 ( - $0.08 ) $11.39 ( - $0.08 ) March 2018 $11.18 ( - $0.08 ) $11.33 ( - $0.09 ) $11.44 ( - $0.09 ) April 2018 $11.33 ( - $0.08 ) $11.46 ( - $0.08 ) $11.57 ( - $0.07 ) May 2018 $11.37 ( - $0.08 ) $11.48 ( - $0.08 ) $11.60 ( - $0.08 ) WHEAT - #1 CPSR - 11.5% Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $4.87 ( - $0.01 ) $5.01 ( - $0.00 ) $5.05 ( - $0.00 ) December 2017 $4.90 ( - $0.00 ) $5.02 ( - $0.00 ) $5.03 ( - $0.01 ) January 2018 $4.91 ( - $0.00 ) $5.05 ( - $0.00 ) $5.09 ( - $0.00 ) February 2018 $4.93 ( - $0.00 ) $5.05 ( - $0.00 ) $5.07 ( - $0.00 ) March 2018 $5.01 ( + $0.00 ) $5.12 ( + $0.00 ) $5.14 ( + $0.00 ) April 2018 $5.02 ( $0.00 ) $5.16 ( - $0.00 ) $5.20 ( - $0.01 ) May 2018 $5.09 ( - $0.00 ) $5.21 ( - $0.00 ) $5.22 ( - $0.00 ) WHEAT - #1 CWAD - 13.0% Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot not available not available $7.47 ( - $0.01 ) December 2017 not available not available $7.49 ( - $0.01 ) January 2018 not available not available $7.60 ( - $0.01 ) February 2018 not available not available $7.62 ( - $0.00 ) March 2018 not available not available $7.65 ( - $0.01 ) April 2018 not available not available $7.68 ( - $0.01 ) WHEAT - #1 CWRS - 13.5% Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $6.97 ( - $0.01 ) $7.08 ( - $0.01 ) $7.08 ( - $0.02 ) December 2017 $6.93 ( - $0.01 ) $7.04 ( - $0.01 ) $7.09 ( - $0.01 ) January 2018 $7.00 ( - $0.01 ) $7.12 ( - $0.01 ) $7.16 ( - $0.01 ) February 2018 $7.05 ( - $0.02 ) $7.17 ( - $0.01 ) $7.19 ( - $0.01 ) March 2018 $7.14 ( - $0.02 ) $7.26 ( - $0.01 ) $7.27 ( - $0.01 ) April 2018 $7.20 ( - $0.02 ) $7.31 ( - $0.02 ) $7.34 ( - $0.02 ) YELLOW PEAS - #2 Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $7.06 ( - $0.20 ) $7.21 ( - $0.16 ) $7.09 ( - $0.13 ) December 2017 not available not available $6.86 ( - $0.11 ) March 2018 not available not available $7.23 ( - $0.16 ) April 2018 not available not available $7.28 ( - $0.14 ) May 2018 not available not available $7.17 ( - $0.12 )

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Putting a value on forages A new project by the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association will establish protocols for highperformance forage management

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Perennial forages play an environmental role with the ability to reduce carbon — their root systems can store up to 2.7 times more carbon than annual crops. Carbon is sequestered deeper in the ground and because less ploughing is done on forage and grassland fields, slow the breakdown and release of carbon into the atmosphere.

“The magic of forages make agriculture one of the only industries that can actually put valuable nutrients back into the ecosystem,” says Cedric MacLeod, executive director of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA). “So, while livestock producers are often criticized for high greenhouse gas emissions, an effective forage management system can help offset emissions.”

One study of the Alberta forage industry revealed the province could generate approximately $14 million in the provincial carbon offset market, pending the approval of forage-related offset protocols.

Other environmental benefits of forages and grasslands include reduced nitrogen fertilizer use and costs — as well as the energy costs associated with applying nutrients, increased soil quality, better control of soil erosion, improved water filtration and internal drainage, and managing herbicide resistance when forages are introduced into a grain rotation. There are also growing opportunities for forages as a source of biomass fuel and biomaterials which can help reduce Canada’s dependence on fossil fuels.

While the benefits of forages are known, and studies to date indicate the monetary value of their environmental impact is at least double the direct economic value, the exact value of their environmental worth is unknown.

To determine that value, the CFGA has launched a project called “High Performance Management Systems to Reduce Greenhouse Gases in Canada’s Forage and Grasslands.” This will also help the association develop and test a carbon-reduction protocol built for high-performance forage management systems in Canada.

The CFGA began the project in February by reviewing exist-

ing quantification protocols and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation research from across Canada and around the world.

“This literature review will provide an understanding of what is currently out there,” says project lead Josh Lamont. “Our goal is not to duplicate existing quantification protocols but to fill and improve on the gaps that presently exist.”

The CFGA is also working with producer groups and experts to identify the beneficial management practices (BMP) for forage and rangeland producers to improve the ability to sequester carbon in the soils.

“These BMPs will be developed into the manual that will outline the methodology in the quantification protocol and showcase how producers can use the BMPs to implement carbon projects,” says Lamont.

The BMP manual, which will be written for farmers and agronomists, will include information on high-performance management systems such as the use of certified seed for highly digestible forage species and varieties; intensive rotational grazing systems; intensive forage harvesting systems; forage stand establishment, fertility and management for high-performance yields; and advanced crop production systems for perennial and annual forages such as no-till cropping and crop covers.

“Our immediate next steps are to highlight the findings of our literature review, both science and BMP, with researchers and producers from across Canada at the CFGA’s upcoming annual conference in November,” says Lamont.

Later in the project, the CFGA will pilot the BMPs and quantification methodology on several test sites across Canada where producers can see the implementation of the protocol in action. This phase will include a series of knowledge transfer workshops and crop tours over two growing seasons, five demonstration sites located at various academic and/or applied sites and measurement and analysis of the economic and environmental impacts of pilot farm activities.

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EU delays decision on herbicide glyphosate The EU passed an 18-month extension in June 2016 pending further scientific study.

That research came in the form of a European Chemical Agency conclusion in March that there was no evidence to link glyphosate to cancer in humans.

It was the same conclusion as that of the European Food Safety Agency and of regulatory bodies of other countries such as Canada and Japan.

In anticipation of a vote, the European Parliament called on Tuesday for the weedkiller to be phased out in the next five years, prompting the Commission to drop its proposal for a 10 year licence extension.

The Commission then said it would seek to find a consensus around an extension of between five and seven years.

Weedkillers containing glyphosate have been in use for more than 40 years. European agriculture group Copa and Cogeca says the product is safe and that removing it would put EU farmers at a competitive disadvantage.

Campaign group Greenpeace has questioned the methodology of studies concluding glyphosate is safe and says there are other farming methods, including crop rotation, to reduce weeds.

Reuters reports EU countries failed on Wednesday to vote on a licence extension for weedkiller glyphosate, delaying again a decision on the widely used herbicide that critics say could cause cancer.

The European Commission said in a statement the relevant committee did not hold a vote at a meeting and that it would announce the date of the next meeting shortly.

It also failed to vote at a meeting earlier this month. The current licence expires at the end of the year.

Europe has been stuck over what to do with the chemical, a key ingredient in Monsanto’s top-selling weedkiller Roundup, after the World Health Organization’s cancer agency concluded in March 2015 it was a substance that probably causes cancer.

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Now is the time to be winterizing your pets

We’ve all been there before – winter rolls in and suddenly the outside world is a bitter, unfriendly place filled with deep chills and frostbitten toes, frozen hair and sudden falls on the ice. Although most of our pets and livestock are blessed with an abundance of hair and can stay warm in conditions that would make the best of us long for a trip down South, that doesn’t mean that winter can’t be a hardship for them as well.

Short-coated dogs such as Labradors or pit bull crosses should ideally be kept inside or in outbuildings during the worst of the weather to prevent hypothermia. If they are outdoors always, consider building an insulated shelter. All outdoor dogs should have access to an unfrozen water source, as eating snow will significantly lower body temperature and the extra energy needed to melt and process it makes the body prone to dehydration. Food rations may need to be increased slightly as the body burns more calories to keep itself warm. Long-coated dogs should be checked often for ‘snowball’ build up in the hair around their toes and under the tail.

Although not so much of a problem on the flanks and chest, frozen snow buildup can cause lameness or sores on the feet and if severe, can prevent a dog from urinating or defecating comfortably.

If you walk your dog in town, consider using ointment or booties to protect their feet from the

harshness of road salt. De-icing compounds used on sidewalks and roads can at best be harsh and irritating to sensitive paw pads and at worst can cause toxicities (particularly in small dogs) if they lick their paws. Wash your dog’s feet after walking to prevent this common irritation, and your pet will thank you! Short coated or older dogs (or any dog which seems to feel the cold and shows signs of shivering or anxiety) may benefit from jackets as well as walking during the few hours that the sun shines.

Cats should have warm shelter available at all times if they are outdoors. This includes barn/ shop cats! Cat doors can be used to provide an entrance into a covered or heated area, or ‘cat boxes’ can be made using Rubbermaid tubs and Styrofoam boxes using straw for insulation.

There should be one more cat box than number of cats present to prevent any territory fights.

Cats should also be checked regularly to ensure no frostbite is developing on the tips of their ears.

Animals with arthritis or other chronic lameness may be worse in the winter, just like us.

Consider talking about pain control options with your veterinarian or offering heated beds to help warm old bones. If your pet is struggling with stiffness and soreness, make sure walks are ad-

justed accordingly and that your pet has plenty of recovery time afterwards. If your older pet is a heat-seeking missile, be careful around space heaters; animals may accidently burn themselves if they fall asleep too close or rub against a hot surface.

Horses tolerate the cold well, but still watch for signs of cold or discomfort such as shivering.

A clipped horse must have a blanket during the cold weather as they will not be able to regulate temperature until their coat grows back. They should always have access to unfrozen water; stock tank heaters or insulated buckets can help if running water isn’t available or practical. Like dogs, eating snow will burn more energy and may lower their body temperature further. Also make sure they have a steady source of food; the act of digestion will raise body temperature and help prevent cold-weather colics or digestive upsets.

Got a question on how to weather-proof your animal? Give us a call at 250-782-5616 and one of our staff will be happy to assist you. Stay warm out there!

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Dan & Trudy Loewen, Altona, BC .............................250-630-2146

Aspen Hill Red Angus

George & Kelly LeBlanc, Woking, AB.......................780-774-2404

Bar 4A Cattle Co.

Hugh Atkin & Joleen (Joe) Meservy, LaGlace, AB ....780-512-3641

Battle River Black Angus

Ron Gordey, Manning, AB .........................................780-836-2584

Brandl Cattle Co.

Byron & Gwen Brandl, Jarvie, AB .............................780-954-2599

Cinder Angus

Brad Yoder & Nicolle Hoskins, Barrhead, AB............780-674-5773

Classic Livestock

Freeman & Zoe Iwasiuk, High Prairie, AB.................780-523-5077

Clear River Red Angus

Lloyd, Donna & Mackay Ross, Cleardale, AB ...........800-667-2251

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Dry Creek Ranch

Dusty Acre Blondes

Gordon & Carla Harmon, Cecil Lake, BC ..................250-781-3617

Little Acre Farms

Ron & Barb Miller, Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB ............................780-349-2135

Dave Rounds & Shellie Wolfe, Dawson Creek, BC ...250-784-4628 David & Janet Kamelchuk, Athabasca, AB ................780-675-1227

Spruce Vale Blondes

Steve & Shirley Jackson, Westerose, AB ....................780-586-2800

Upper Cache & Kam Blondes

Ros, Karl & Ann Musgrove, Fort St. John, BC...........260-262-3278

Willow Springs Stock Farm

Reed & Michelle Rigney, Westlock, AB .....................780-348-5308

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Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Excel Ranches

Fouillard Limousin

Dan & Pam Fouillard, Thorsby, AB ............................780-789-4055

Hansen’s Limousin

Scott & Lesley Hansen, Evansburg, AB .....................780-727-4557

Hillview Farms

Raymond & Corine Verbeek, Sturgeon County, AB ...780-938-2173

Lakeroad Limousin

Jim, Donna & Jackie Rowe, Worsley, AB...................780-685-2141

Pinnacle View Limousin

Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC .............250-786-5048 Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC......................................................250-784-3924

Rob & Cheryl Swan, Quesnel, BC Erin & Eric Kishkan, Quesnel, BC .............................250-747-2618

Wembley, AB ..............................................................780-766-2887

Dean & Marsha Anderson, Fort St. John, BC .............250-827-3293

RED POLL

Cuthbertson Cattle Co.

Eldon & Marilyn Cassity

Dwajo Angus

Eight Way Charolais

Fineline Red Angus

JayDawn Farms

Gemvale Stock Farm

Lazy S Charolais

Gomack Red Angus

Pro-Char Charolais

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Gumbo Gulch Cattle Company

Rosebud Ranches

Alvin & Deanna Johnson, Brownvale, AB .................780-597-3973

Heart Valley Angus

Spruce View Charolais

Harvest Angus

Valanjou Charolais

Heart of the Valley Farms

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Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC .............250-786-5048 Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC......................................................250-784-3924

David & Janice Adams, High Prairie, AB...................780-524-5382

Scott & Jackie Cuthbertson, Valleyview, AB ..............780-837-8544

Scott & Jackie Cuthbertson, Valleyview, AB ..............780-837-8544 Dwayne, Joanne & Jesse Emery, Camp Creek, AB ....780-674-4410

Drschiwiski Family, Groundbirch, BC .......................250-329-4816

Nick & Lorraine van Gaalen, LaGlace, AB ................780-568-3906

Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB....................780-568-2647

Don & Sheri Murphy, Dawson Creek, BC..................250-759-4717

Roy & Erika Schweitzer, Beaverlodge, AB ................780-356-3611

Braydon Gough, Deadwood, AB ................................780-274-0099

David & Kristina Prokuda, Glenevis, AB ...................780-932-1654

Dale & Steve Aylward, Dawson Creek, BC ................250-786-5478

Dan & Holly Schleppe, Progress, BC .........................250-786-5698

Chris Tschetter, Birch Hills Colony, AB .....................780-864-8918

Andrew & Effie Lakusta, Andrew, AB........................780-365-2079

Tom & Carolyn de Waal, Prince George, BC .............250-562-5200

Phillipe & Rae Lusson, Clyde, AB .............................780-348-5683

Brad & Aleta Chappell, Courtney, BC ........................250-337-8097

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Jarin & Amber Carter, Sexsmith, AB ..........................780-518-9652

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Mark & Allison Jones, Barrhead, AB .........................780-674-6377

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Brian & Deanne Stratuliak, Rolla, BC ........................250-759-4143

Milne’s Gelbvieh

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Grundke Family Salers

Werner & Debbie Grundke, Alberta Beach, AB .........780-924-2464

Voss Family Salers

Randy & Lesli Voss, Hythe, AB..................................780-356-3361

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Chet & Jamie Jans, Groundbirch, BC .........................250-780-2141

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Harold & Bev Milne, Fairview, AB ............................780-835-2645

Brad Geisbrecht, Cecil Lake, BC ................................250-781-3580

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Grant & Tanya Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB .................780-786-2181

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Cody & Ashley Pugh, Cecil Lake, BC ........................250-794-8606

Marty & Miriam Kjos, Fort St. John, BC ...................250-787-0970 Jim, Donna & Jackie Rowe, Worsley, AB...................780-685-2141 Trevor Binks & Melanie Klassen, G.P., AB ................780-539-7128

Mackenzie Red Angus

Ken & Rebecca Mackenzie, Deadwood, AB ..............780-836-2049

Mountain Side Angus

John & Judy Mayer, Beaverlodge, AB........................780-354-2726

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Eckbert & Christa Weitzel Georg & Sarah Weitzel, Charlie Lake, BC .................250-263-8237

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Roy & Scot Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB .......................780-512-4669

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Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB....................780-568-2647

Jack & Jason Wells, Hythe, AB ..................................780-356-2359

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Mark & Ginger Zahacy, High Prairie, AB ..................780-523-5356 Darren Penson, Sexsmith, AB .....................................780-814-4993

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Jack & Shannon Trask, Montney, BC .........................250-827-3364

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Pat & Len Friedel, Fairview, AB .................................780-835-4338

Rio Grande Angus

Clint & Anna Collins, Rio Grande, AB.......................780-354-3913

Roy Angus

Chris & Jen Roy, Fairview, AB ...................................780-835-0463

Sawmill Angus

Clarence & Darleen Budal, Hotchkiss, AB .................780-836-2788

Schulz Angus

Joe & Courtney Schulz, Spirit River, AB....................780-351-2608

Silver S Red Angus

Devin & Amber Stark, Bezanson, AB.........................780-876-6252 Silver Willow Ranch Kevin & Barbara Quist, Sexsmith, AB .......................780-876-4649

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Maynard & Curtis Boese, Sexsmith, AB ....................780-568-4340

Spruce Lane Ranch

Andrew & Vivian Miller, Bonanza, AB ......................780-353-3355

Wallin Stock Farm

Jennifer Wallin, Woking, AB ......................................780-864-8556

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Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC .............250-786-5048 Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC......................................................250-784-3924

Alan & Lorraine Sanford, Quesnel, BC ......................250-249-5469

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Chittick Family Hereford Ranch Eureka Hereford Farms

Tom Basnett, Eureka River, AB ..................................780-685-2102

Friesen Hereford Farms

Chad & Anna Friesen, Grande Prairie, AB .................780-832-4068

Gold Stock Hereford Farms

KIN-KIN Cattle Co.

Gary & Faye Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB ....................780-786-4500

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Joseph & Herman Giesbrecht, Fairview, AB ..............780-835-8359

Moonlite Farm

Norbert & Janice Luken, Fairview, AB .......................780-835-3165

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Charlie & Steven White, Beaverlodge, AB .................780-354-3190

Don, Joyce & Shon Smith, Gordondale, AB ..............780-353-2284

Garry Gurtler, North Star, AB .....................................780-836-2125

Alan & Lorraine Sanford, Quesnel, BC ......................250-249-5469

Gurtler Farms

Nine Mile Ranch

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Brian & Dana Smith, Pouce Coupe, BC .....................250-786-5232

JoNomn Hereford Ranch

Norm & Joanne Parrent, Clyde, AB............................780-348-5835

McElroy Polled Herefords

John McElroy, Charlie Lake, BC ................................250-785-6074

Reber’s Polled Herefords

Serena & Kasey Reber, Woking, AB ..........................780-774-2337

Spring Mountain Stock Farm

Hotte & Villiger Families, Beaverlodge, AB ..............780-354-2074

Ole, Elden & Einar Bakkehaug, Hythe, AB................780-356-2113

Rachido Ranch

Randy & Donna Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB ..............780-786-4373

Rosefield Simmentals

James & Martha Wiebe, Prespatou, BC ......................250-630-2621

SIBL Simmentals

The Smith Families, Cherhill, AB...............................780-785-2045

Tri-K Simmentals

Keith & Kerriley Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB ...............780-831-7999

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Researchers chosen for mentorship Program gives Robert Gruninger and Stacy Singer a chance to know the beef industry better.

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Two scientists from Ag Canada’s Lethbridge research centre and one from the University of Saskatchewan have been chosen for the Beef Cattle Research Council’s mentorship program.

The program pairs up-and-coming applied researchers with innovative cattle producers or other industry professionals for a one-year mentorship. It provides researchers with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the needs of the beef industry in a practical and meaningful way.

Research biologist Robert Gruninger is a Lethbridge native who is applying a combination of “-omics” based techniques and protein biochemistry to better understand the microbiology of ruminant microbes. His work at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre includes investigating the role that the rumen microbiome plays in determining the efficiency of lignocellulose degradation.

Two of his mentors are Larry Helland and his son Justin, who have farming, ranch, and feedlot enterprises. Larry has previously been chair of the Alberta Cattle Commission (now Alberta Beef Producers) and the Canada Alberta Beef industry development fund. He is a current member of the Canada Alberta Livestock Research Trust. Justin is currently serving a third term on the board and is past president of Lomond Grazing Association. He is also a board member for the Canada Alberta Livestock Research Trust.

Gruninger’s third mentor is Darryl Gibb, who has

a background in research and is a beef nutrition consultant at Gowans Feed Consulting.

The other Alberta researcher is forage biotechnologist Stacy Singer. Her work at the Lethbridge research centre focuses on the development of advanced breeding tools and ‘clean’ biotechnological platforms (which do not produce foreign proteins) for improving performance- and quality-related traits in forage crops.

One of her mentors is Graeme Finn, who manages a cow-calf operation and runs grass yearlings on his ranch near Madden with a focus on year-round grazing of both high-legume pastures and annual crop grazing. He currently sits on the advisory committee of the Canadian Beef and Forage Research Council; the board of the Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund; and the research committee for the Canadian Round Table for Sustainable Beef. His passion is looking at new ways to do things to boost profitability and “anything grass.” Singer’s other mentor is Gord Card, who owns and operates Magratharea seed retailer Sunshine Seeds with his family.

The other mentee in this year’s program is Mika Asai Coakwell, an assistant professor of animal genetics at the University of Saskatchewan with a research focus on muscle and bone growth and development. Her mentors are Saskatchewan ranchers Lance Leachmanan and Ryan Beierbach along with Canadian Beef Breeds Council executive director Michael Latimer, whose family owns and operates a purebred Angus operation near Olds.

The mentorship program comes with a travel budget that allows researchers to attend industry meetings, producer workshops, and farm tours.

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Beef check-off truce likely supports the ABP but wants the board to know producers want more accountability and the ability to ask for their money back.

“At present, those who chose to have the right to leave their money with the association or ask for a refund. We have to fight for that. At the least the ABP should be member driven and member sensitive,” she said at the Innisfail meeting.

She believes the organization may have lost its vision from when it was formed in the 1970s and she wants proof that every dollar collected was spent wisely.

“Nobody is suggesting that there hasn’t been good work done by the delegates and the management of the ABP, but over the years of increases in millions of dollars of guaranteed funding, we saw a huge waste of money, fewer grassroots resolutions passed at board level, no accountability when asked for it and no transparency of in-house expenses and a major pervasiveness of entitlement,” she said.

“It brings the industry together much better in a lot of ways because everybody understands what is going on and it is not a fight over those dollars,” said Kevin Boon, manager of the B.C. Cattle-

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Now, $3 is collected and $1 is remitted to the national beef check-off agency to fund Canada Beef and the Beef Cattle Research Council. The reminder stays in the province.

Tentatively, of the $2, five cents would go to remitters like auction markets, $1.30 would go to ABP, 25 cents to the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association and 40 cents to a proposed Alberta Beef Industry Development Fund.

A lot of money is at stake.

For the latest fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, Alberta Beef Producers

collected $10.35 million and refunded nearly $2.5 million. That $2.5 million is 37 percent of the total collected. The amount of refunds requested each year has changed little since refundable checkoffs were available. Most of the rebates go to feetlot owners. The $1 national checkoff is set to increase to $2.50 in April 2018.

The proposal is to give 65 percent of the money to Canada Beef Inc., 35 percent to the Beef Cattle Research Council and five percent to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association for issues management.

At the provincial level, holding a plebiscite can be complicated.

“It is unknown at this time what the process is for the organizations that want to go back to nonrefundable (checkoffs),” said Penhold, Alta., rancher Doug Sawyer, who sits on the Alberta Marketing Council board that oversees the province’s boards and commissions.

Commodity groups have to apply for a plebiscite through the marketing council and the agriculture minister would approve it, he said at an ABP zone meeting in Innisfail Oct. 25.

So far, only Alberta Potato Growers indicated they want a plebiscite to reinstate their checkoff but there is no further information on how to proceed.

The issue may be confusing among the grassroots who question the dispersal of millions of producer dollars over the years.

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The Western Producer says with a lot of money at stake, Alberta producers reach tentative solution to handle beef levy Posted Nov. 2nd, 2017 by Barbara Duckworth Beef producers in Alberta may be approaching an agreement on how to handle a $3 levy collected on every animal sold.

Nothing is official but a plebiscite may be proposed to create a beef industry development fund and an agreed upon division of money among industry groups.

“The biggest hitch is, where would the money be invested? So we’ve come to an agreement in principle with the Alberta Cattle Feeders board and our board. Nothing signed yet. Nothing’s official,” said Bob Lowe, Alberta Beef Producers chair at a zone meeting in Fort Macleod, Alta., Oct. 23.

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These are some winter grazing options the piles easier to find under the snow.

Grazing with Steve Kenyon We will dormant-season graze our pastures well into December or January this year. Some producers save stockpiled grass to graze in the spring but we like to use it up in the fall if possible. With all leased land, we risk losing stockpiled grass if we don’t use it. You never know what can happen over the winter.

If you own the land, by all means, save some grass for the spring. It is a great option for spring calving or even just to get some animals out on grass early. The stockpiled grass plus the new spring growth makes for a great ration for spring grazing.

Every year we also look around to see if there are any grain farmers with some crops to sell. We have developed ourselves as a market for grain farmers. We can buy crop residues, salvaged crops, under-seeded crops or whatever they have available. 2015 was a severe drought so we managed to find 450 acres of pea straw to graze for that winter. We bunched the straw, which made

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ast year, most of the hay was rained on a few times so the quality and price of hay was low, which made bale grazing the best option for our winter grazing plan. Every year is different so we need to maintain some flexibility and look for the most economical option. Using the same winter grazing strategy every year is not always the best option because each year the margin on whatever production practices you use can be different. Let’s look a little closer at our winter grazing options.

The most economical winter grazing option is intensive rotational grazing of your summer pastures. Yes, the summer is the most important part. Not only does good grazing management make you a better margin during the growing season, it allows you to reduce fall and winter feeding costs by grazing late into the dormant season. If you’re grazing, you’re not feeding.

If we have managed our grass well during the summer and we have good quality “stage two” grasses when the killing frost hits in September,

we end up with good-quality standing hay in our pastures. This can be grazed well into the winter and in most cases, I have had very high-quality feed. This is the advantage that our cold climate gives us. Our growing season is short but with good management, our grazing season can be extended quite a bit.

I also like to save my lowland grasses for the winter if I can. Most of these riparian area plants are not very nutritious in the summer due to the high water content so I like to save them for winter grazing. They dry out in the winter and

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Residue grazing is another great way to reduce your feed costs. This is simply utilizing the chaff

I believe strongly that every grain farmer should be using livestock on their land to help recycle the nutrients back into the land. With residue grazing it is important to ration the feed with an electric fence. This stops them from picking through all of the feed to get the best at the start and ending up with a very low-quality feed at the end of the graze period. I usually use a graze period of one to three days but this will depend on how your margin calculates.

If there are enough weeds in the crop, or if you were able to interseed in a cover crop, then the crop becomes a polyculture and the issue is resolved, which is another reason not to worry so much about weeds.

Swath grazing is another tool that I use that is just another step up from residue grazing. This is where a full crop is grazed by the animals. It may be a salvage crop that is damaged, not worth combining or a crop planted specifically to graze.

The type of crop can vary, but whatever the crop you still need to feed test it and possibly make up for any shortfalls in the diet.

I would also recommend a feed test, a mineral package and some supplement feed be added to the ration. Even if the feed is high enough in protein and energy, I have had issues in the past when only supplying a monoculture ration (just one type of plant). Add a bale or two of hay every day to add some polyculture to the ration. This will help ward off any nutrient imbalances that can occur with a monoculture crop.

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You might want to supplement a bit of protein depending on the class of livestock and the feed test. Supplementing on pasture is usually cheaper than full out feeding.

and straw that comes out the back of a combine and allowing your livestock to graze it in the field.

You just turn off the spreader on the combine and leave the residue in a swath or add a Chaff Buncher and leave the residue in small piles all across the field.

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Tips for swath and bale grazing this winter

By Beef Cattle Research Council Match animal and forage Successful extended grazing matches the energy requirements of the cow with the true quality of the forage and/or supplement being offered. Knowing the quality of the feed, by reviewing the results after sending samples to a lab for feed analysis, is the first and critical step to a successful winter grazing program.

It takes 20 per cent more energy on average for cows in an extended grazing system than in a drylot system because of the extra energy they use to search for feed and to stay warm. This means cows must be in good condition to be able to face the demands of winter grazing.

Some classes of cattle are better prepared to meet these demands.

Dry cows in good body condition are the best suited while weaned calves are the least suited for winter grazing.

Both animal requirements and forage quality change over the winter months. As cows move through gestation, their nutrient requirements increase, so they may need higher-quality forage, a supple-

ment, or to be moved to a different management system when they get closer to calving.

Dry cows in the earlier stages of pregnancy have a lower energy requirement than cows in their third trimester or lactating cows. Therefore, there is a potential window in late fall to feed lower-quality forage. However, if cows have less than ideal body condition, late fall may instead be the time to feed higherquality forages in order to improve their condition before their energy requirements increase in second and third trimesters. Testing your feed and body condition scoring cows can help you determine which option is right for you.

Leave some biomass on the field Be prepared for whatever Mother Nature will throw at you so harsh weather doesn’t result in cows losing body condition (and having more calving difficulties, lower calf birth weights, and a longer postpartum interval). One tip is to ensure cows have proper lice control to keep their hair coat healthy and full all winter.

During extreme cold patches, make sure they have enough highenergy feed. This may mean moving fences a little earlier and not making cattle ‘clean up’ swaths to

the same extent you would expect during milder temperatures. Good access to natural or man-made windbreaks is especially important when temperatures drop or winds pick up.

In cases where mud is an issue (late frosts, when frost is coming out of the ground, or in regions with milder winter conditions), leave as much biomass on the field as possible. This acts as a ‘snowshoe,’ allowing cattle to walk on top of the mud.

The extra root biomass also helps to hold soil together. Move cattle more frequently when pastures are muddy. Also consider moving them to a different extended grazing pasture

that will be broken up in the spring to prevent damage to the land you continually use for grazing.

Leave big swaths Leaving some biomass in the field improves soil organic matter, but generally speaking, the more crop that cattle utilize, the more efficient the extended grazing system.

Overall utilization in extended grazing systems is relatively high — both Baron and Duynisveld have found utilization rates of 65 to 90 per cent in their research trials, with utilization declining in deep snow.

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CP crews rejecting contract extension

by Brian Cross

covers train crews is due to expire Dec. 31. “While disappointed, I have been clear that we are focused on improving our relationship with our (train and engine) employees and that commitment remains unchanged,� said CP president Keith Creel. “We look forward to working with the union membership to better understand this result and to discuss next steps.�

In a recent conference call with investors, Creel said he was committed to smoothing over employee relations that had become strained under former CP boss Hunter Har-

Unionized train crews have rejected a one-year contract extension with Canadian Pacific Railway.

Approximately 3,000 CP conductors and train engineers who are part of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted on the deal earlier this week.

The Western Producer notes rejection represents a setback to CP’s efforts aimed at mending strained relations with unionized railway employees.

The current TCRC contract that

20th ANNUAL PEACE COUNTRY BEEF CONGRESS January 5th & 6th, 2018 Lakota AgriPlex, Dawson Creek, BC

rison.

During his tenure at CP, Harrison reduced employee numbers, reeled in costs and increased railroad efficiency.

However, the moves had a deleterious impact on employee relations.

Creel told investors earlier this year that he was determined to smooth over feathers that had been ruffled and usher in a new era of improved employee relations.

A total of 1,725 ballots were cast in the TCRC ratification vote, including 1,158 votes against and 567 in favour, according to a TCRC document In a recent news release, CP said that it has had a successful year on the labour front, negotiating a number of long-term agreements ahead

of expiry. “These agreements centred on a common vision that was in the best interests of the entire CP family, our customers and our shareholders,� the news release stated. “The one-year proposal to the TCRC-T&E was an early offer and consistent with that approach.�

CP officials were scheduled to meet with the union leaders today to discuss the results of the vote and next steps leading to the renewal of the collective agreement. “We remain optimistic that we can come to a mutually beneficial agreement with the TCRC–T&E — an agreement that meets the needs of our Canadian conductors and engineers as well as our customers and shareholders,� Creel said.

WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING CATTLE ENTRIES FOR THE 2018 PEACE COUNTRY BEEF CONGRESS

To place an entry, or for more information about the 2018 Peace Country Beef Congress Contact Liz Gustafson at (780) 264-2656 or Email: pcbeefcongress@gmail.com Website: pcbeefcongress.ca

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December 2 2017

13th Annual Bull & Female Production Sale

Saturday, 4:00 p.m.

At Wolfe Farms, Valleyview, AB

OFFERING:

55 Fleckvieh Simmental 18 Month Old Bulls • 20 Registered Bred Heifers

WOLFE DAXNER 496D

WOLFE DICAPRIO 838D

WOLFE DOMINIC FF 718D

For catalogues or further information, contact

WOLFE FARMS

Tony Wolfe Box 2074, Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 780-524-3939 cell: 780-524-9322 email: wolfefarms8@gmail.com website: www.wolfefarms.ca

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All bulls can stay on the farm through the winter and be fed free of charge.

For bull purchases, at least 50% down is required sale day and the remainder can be paid in the spring when the bulls are delivered.

Thank You to the last year’s buyers Alix Farming Co. Ltd.* • Birkenhagen Farms • Blazin J Inc. * Matthew Bogner * • Loren Brad * • Chamberland Farms Reuben Dyck • Henry S Fehr • Peter Fehr * HBCR Valley Farming Co. Ltd. * • Hollingworth Farms Ltd. * Joseph & Edith Jakubow • Jassman Farms * Rocky & Lynda Johnson * • Klassen Ranching * Brad McLaughlin • Garth Meehan • John Neufeld Peace View Colony * • Jim Peel • Ryan Quist * Rollingview Ranch Simmentals • Allan Ratzlaff Small Time Farms * • South Peace Colony * • Bill Smith * Don Smith * • Turtle Mountain Reds • Travis Trask * Valleyview Colony • Willcooke Simmentals * • George Wiebe *Multiple Purchases

WOLFE DOMINO FF 255D

WOLFE DADDY 780D

WOLFE DROGO FF 734D

DIRECTIONS TO FARM

From Valleyview: go south on Highway 43 to Township Road 681 (Warren Road), west to Range Road 232, south to Township Road 674 and west to farm.

From Little Smoky: go north on Highway 43 to Township Road 673A (Anderson Road), west to Range Road 225, north to Township Road 674, west to farm.

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√ “Profit Share” on partial sales, you may request a portion of the profit. √ Members can now have more groups of financed Feeder Cattle. This helps with cash flow.

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November 3, 2017

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Statistics & Data Development Branch Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Vold Jones Vold - Westlock - October 17, 2017

Beaver Hill Auction Service - Tofield - October 30, 2017

Sheep - 605 Head

Sheep - 1105 Head

Sheep - Wool 0 - 69 lb 70 - 85 lb 86 - 105 lb 106 lb & Over Ewes Rams Bred Ewes Ewe/Lamb Families Sheep - Hair 0 - 69 lb 70 - 85 lb 86 - 105 lb 106 lb & Over Ewes Rams Bred Ewes Ewe/Lamb Families

Goats - 98 Head

$1.85 $1.80 $1.85 $1.76 $0.70 $0.99 n/a n/a

$2.30 $2.18 $2.05 $1.83 $1.28 $1.20 n/a n/a

$1.60 $1.72 $1.50 n/a $0.72 $1.00 n/a n/a

$2.05 $2.03 $1.85 n/a $1.15 $1.40 n/a n/a

Doeling Kids 0 - 49 lb 50 - 100 lb

$1.70 $1.70

Whether Kids 0 - 49 lb 50 - 100 lb

n/a $2.02

n/a $2.10

Adults Nanny/Kid Units Nannys Billys Bred Nannys

n/a $1.20 $1.60 n/a

n/a $1.60 $1.80 n/a

Pigs - 206 Head 30 - 40 lb 41 - 80 lb 81 - 150 lb 151 lb & Over

$30.00 $25.00 $65.00 $70.00

HOG SLAUGHTER WEEK END CANADA EAST WEST AB/BC WEEK END US

Oct 28/17 (prel) 441,805 264,329 177,476 61,958 Nov 04/17 (prel) 2,453,000

$2.25 $2.68

$40.00 $70.00 $85.00 $70.00

Oct 21/17 (prel) 446,409 269,724 176,685 61,082 Oct 28/17 (est) 2,526,000

Oct 29/16 454,893 265,986 188,907 62,695 Nov 05/16 2,532,200

MONTH Dec-17 Feb-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18

$180.00 $200.00 $190.00 $187.00 $178.00 $85.00 $85.00 $180.00

$235.00 $235.00 $218.00 $201.00 $190.00 $149.00 $250.00 $250.00

$175.00 $175.00 $176.00 $170.00 $165.00 $85.00 $87.00 n/a

$220.00 $206.00 $195.00 $190.00 $190.00 $140.00 $125.00 n/a

Nov 03/17 1.546 N/A

Oct 27/17 1.496 1.772

Nov 03/17 61.86 1.513

Oct 27/17 63.87 1.563

LEAN 65.10 71.97 75.45 80.13 83.08 82.88

Light Feeder Kids 0 - 60 lbs Doeling Kids 45 - 69 lb 70+ lbs Billy Kids 45 - 69 lb 70+ lbs

$/CWT $150.00

$200.00

$200.00 $200.00

$245.00 $245.00

$200.00 $215.00

$250.00 $245.00

Whether Kids 45 - 69 lb 70+ lbs

$210.00 $220.00

$240.00 $235.00

Adults Mature Nannys Mature Billies Bred Does (/Head) Nanny/Kid (/Unit)

$78.00 $130.00 n/a n/a

$149.00 $165.00 n/a n/a

CAN/US $ CLOSE Nov 03/17

CHANGE + 0.65 + 1.72 + 1.20 + 1.95 + 1.75 + 1.65

MONTH Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Jun-18

FUTURES 0.7836 0.7839 0.7842 0.7844 0.7846 0.7853

CHANGE + 0.0053 + 0.0053 + 0.0053 + 0.0053 + 0.0053 + 0.0054

Oct 21/17 211.00 Oct 20/17 19.5 10.8 Oct 27/17 75.97

Oct 29/16 210.00 Oct 28/16 15.1 10.9 Nov 04/16 72.82

HOG INDICATORS Nov 04/16 1.125 1.534

INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES WEEK END US $/CWT CAN EQVT $/KG

Goats - 101 Head

HOG FUTURES - US $/CWT

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG WEEK END ALTA AVG ONT AVG

Sheep - Wool 0 - 54 lb 55 - 69 lb 70 - 85 lb 86 - 105 lb 106 & Over lb Ewes Rams Bred Ewes (Head) Sheep - Hair 0 - 54 lb 55 - 69 lb 70 - 85 lb 86 - 105 lb 106 & Over lb Ewes Rams Ewe/Lamb Family

$/CWT

Nov 04/16 42.87 1.097

WEEK END AV DRSD WT US-LBS FD: HOG RATIO US CORN ALTA BARLEY US CARCASS CUTOUT US $/CWT

Oct 28/17 211.00 Oct 27/17 20.7 11.7 Nov 03/17 N/A

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Call for Sale Price, as we are compelled by the Manufacture to advertize only MSRP retail prices LEASE to Own any Equip. on this page

Lease to own 10-S/A L/pmt OAC of

$ 5,881

Rebate to Nov/17 G9250 $1,800

When the LAST lease payment is made

Pay or Finance the RV & The Equipment is Yours.

No DEF Jobber Air Ride

NEW 2014

$9,520 520 Scale system add $ 8,500

Pay only the 1st lease payment in advance. OAC

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1000+ bu. GC9250 UF Grain Cart, w/Tarp c/w 17” Auger, 1000 pto, 900/60x32R1 $57,900 $70,960

10-15 hp/ft @ 3”cut, 8-12 mph

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30’ 10 mph Fury High speed disc rolling baskets, #132300 10 hp /ft msrp $149,000 35’ 10 mph Fury #138300 msrp $159,000 40’ 10 mph Fury #179300 DEMO $148,000

8-11 hp/ ft @ 5”cut 7-10mph

100’ 2014 RG1100 Rog SS tank, Viper Pro, Au Accu boom, Auto boo 380/90R46, Air ride, Ai $516,350 $417,000

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32’ Vers Vertical Tillage 96200 DEMO $

99,000

Lease to Own 14 – S/A Lease pmt OAC $ 8,700

Lease to Own 7 annual Lease pmt OAC $ 14,000

1300 bu 50”w/tire $120,970 $94,200 Lease to own 10-S/A L/pmt OAC of

$ 9,890

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Rebate to Nov/17 G1317 $2,000

40’ Lease to own 58rv 10-S/A L/pmt OAC $ 11,500 40’ Lease to own 58rv A / L/pmt OAC $ 23,000

2017 DT550-36” Versatile 550 hp, P/S 16x4

No DEF

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Del/Cab 110gpm, 6 E/ hyd d/lock A/S/R, camera #529500

2018 $ 674,000 2017 $593,000

Lease to own 155rv 14S/A L/pmt OAC Lease to own 155rv 7A / L/pmt OAC

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120’ 2018 Alu/boom SX280 Versatile Sprayer

$ 34,100 $ 67,100 No DEF Jobber Air Ride

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2016 550 Versatile 550hp,P/S 16x4 Del/Cab

110gpm 6 E/ hyd d/lock, A/S/R, 800/70R38, camera #417600

Air Ride, 280 hp, 5 spd tran, HD diff lock, disc/brk 380/90R46 r/dual, Cab carbon filter, 1200 gal ss tank, 120 gal rinse tank, Viper 4, Ac/b sect cnt, A/b XT hgt cnt, GPS A/S, 3” Frt load, F/R tips, F/mrker Hyd adj axles #397400 msrp $ 483,000

2018 $ 606,000 2016 458,000

Lease to own 109rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC of $ 24,600

$ 27,300 $ 53,900

Lease to own 110rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC of $ 48,500

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No DEF

Lease to own 26rv 16-S/A L/pmt OAC of $ 26,700

2011 100’ RG994 Roga SS tank, Viper Pro, Au 2000 bu.GC2020 36”Tracks UF Grain Cart Accu boom, Auto boo w/Tarp, 24” Auger, Scale, auto greaser Air Dryer,380/90R46 & $183,900 $240,400 $ 209,000 $217,160 Lease to own 12-S/A L/pmt OAC of

$ 17,200

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Del/Cab 110gpm, 6 E/ hyd d/lock, A/S/R, camera

2018 $674,000 msrp $593,000

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2016 375 Versatile 375hp P/S 16x4 TA19 Old price QSX11.9 710/70R38D wts 4 E/H 58 gpm, T/C #299500

Lease to own 88rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC of

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110gpm 6 E/ hyd d/lock, A/S/R, 800/70R38 camera

2018 $ 606,000 2017

$558,000

Lease to own 143rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC Lease to own 143rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC

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$ 30,100 $ 59,500

Rebate to Nov/17 G2020 $5,000

No DEF Old price

Lease to own 98rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC Lease to own 98rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC

2017 500 Versatile 500 hp, P/S 16x4 Del/Cab

Del/Cab,18,850# 3 pt hitch, 4 E/ hyd 55 gpm 540/1000 pto, HID lite, F/R wts, F/R d/lock, 174 gal tank, hyd Tran oil heater, 620/70R42 dual, 480/70R30 frt,

2018 $ 324,000 2017 $ 275,000

Lease to own 95rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC Lease to own 95rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC

20’ V-Wing Ditcher 105,180 $92,000 Lease to own 10-S/A L/pmt OAC of

$ 16,200 $ 32,100

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$ 21,200 $ 41,800

110gpm 6 E/ hyd d/lock, A/S/R, 800/70R38, camera 30’ TD600 TANDUM DISK, 10.5”S, 26X8mm c/o frt #415500 2018 $ 597,000 2017 $520,000 26x8mm S/rear, S/L hitch 650# per ft, T2-215 brgs #79150 Brg wear grds Intro $ 98,000 Lease to own 125rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC $ 27,100 36’ TD600 TANDUM DISK, *99150 Intro $111,000 42’ TD600 TANDUM DISK, *103150 Intro $135,000 Lease to own 125rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC $ 54,100

PILLAR HEAVY Harrow 16.

1200# wt on hitch in trans, hyd spring adj down press 72’ Heavy Harrow MSRP $6 84’ Heavy Harrow MSRP $7

2017 310 FWD 310 hp 16 spd P/Shift

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2017 375 Versatile 375hp P/S 16x4 TA19 710/70R38D wts 4 E/H 58 gpm A/S/R, PTO #339500 2018 $ 449,000 2017 $399,000

72’ O/H with Auto Lock

$ 14,200

$ 37,900

Old price

2017 550 Versatile 550hp,P/S 16x4 Del/Cab

2000 bu.GC2020 36”Tracks UF Grain Cart w/Tarp, 24” Auger, Scale, 4-1050/50x32 $146,900 $169,150 Lease to own 12-S/A L/pmt OAC of

2018 $ 449,000 2016 $345,000

Lease to own 88rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC of $ 19,500

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30’ 42”drum 5/8” thick 40’ 42”drum 5/8” thick 50’ 42”drum 5/8” thick

12’ 650 Offset 10” 26”b #39960 DEMO $ 31,900

$ 34,100 $ 67,100 No DEF Old price

Lease to Own 8 annual L/

Old price

2017 DT550-36” Versatile 550 hp, P/S 16x4 #529502

Lease to Own 14-S/A L/pm

R 41’ Morris C2 Air Drill D/S 9450 450 bu 3 tanks 17” fan, 1 only 2017 $ 260,000 Hyd assist Auger, 2018 $ 331,500

2009 2375 Versatile 375hp QSM11, 4 hyd 710/70R38 duals 4 hyds Radio 1770 hrs msrp $295,200 Only $128,000 10-S/Annual Lease payments OAC of

$ 12,200

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$ 24,000

Rebate to Nov 30/17 deduct from sale price or 1st L/P $ 11,000 Lease to Own 64rv 12 Annual Lease paymts OAC of only $ 20,500 Lease to Own 64rv

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CSA DF22 1000 bu/hr Drier 2017 Model$ 280,000

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Pi RP $47,830

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15 Cherokee Ltd 4x4 3.2L i441391

17 Journey G/T AWD 3.6L 6s i312373

33 mpg

Rollers 30’ to 85’ k $46,961 $42,900 k $52,972 $47,900 k $54,973 $49,900

65’ 42”drum 5/8” thick $85,104 65’ 42”drum 5/8” thick $87,105 75’ 42”drum 5/8” thick $90,126 85’ 42”drum 5/8” thick $99,137

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17 D2500 SLT+ C/C4x4 SB i312681

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17 Chry Pacifica 3.6L 9spd i538459

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26 mpg

MSRP $48,725

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2001 FL60 Freightliner, 210hp cat, 5 spd Allison Auto, New 14’ Pacific Mechanics Service Body Air tank, Comp, 167000 km 5000# PICKER 16’ reach Tico 350WT,

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26 mpg

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32 mpg

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Is agriculture ageist?

We tend to respect our elders more in agriculture,” says Tracy Biernacki-Dusza. Even so, ageism is one of the last and most common areas of bias

By Angela Lovell Country Guide More than four in 10 Canadians feel that ageism is the most tolerated form of social prejudice, according to the Revera Report on Ageism: Independence and Choice as We Age, released in May 2016 by Revera Inc. and the Sheridan Centre for Elder Research.

This is more than double the number who rated racism or sexism as the most prevalent form of social prejudice.

The report goes on to suggest that many well-intentioned Canadians are in fact depriving their elders of the independence and choice that are crucial to aging well.

From Generation Y to Baby Boomers, 25 per cent of Canadians admit they have treated someone differently because of their age, and 51 per cent of Canadians aged 77-plus report that others assume they can’t do things for themselves, with 26 per cent in that age category saying people make choices for them without asking their preference.

Ageism is one of the last areas of bias or ‘ism’ that exists, especially in U.S. and Canada,” says Sue Barkman, former president and CEO of Third Quarter, a non-profit organization which matched companies needing experienced and skilled employees with people over 45 looking for second- or third-quarter careers.

“There is still the sense that anyone over a certain age is over the hill or ready to pack it in, and hence there is no point in bothering to either train or hire that person,” Barkman says. “This has become a human rights issue and many court cases have been won over this as well.”

Barkman has witnessed blatant and sad examples of age discrimination based on bias or assumptions. “We have seen people just crushed with hurt to be at the other end of this, and that is what creates a serious problem in society,” she says. “One comment we started to hear more and more was the ‘gray ceiling,’ which seems to be the term for people who wouldn’t ‘know their place and just leave already.’ Even some elected officials who are in their early to mid-60s talk about ‘the old people have to get out of the way and let the youth have a shot at a career.’”

How does agriculture score on

ageism?

Do we tend to respect our elders more in agriculture than in other sectors of society? Many think the answer is yes.

“I think we tend to respect our elders more in agriculture,” says Tracy Biernacki-Dusza of the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC). “I think that is partly because it’s a different working environment. In primary agriculture you are often going to work with family members. The nature of the relationships that they’ve always had is different than just people you work with in any other industry because you don’t go home with those people, which means you have a connection with these people. Even for workers who are not family members, we often hear that a farm operation has had the same employees for 10 or 15 years.”

Barkman agrees that the agricultural industry is probably the least ageist. “The prevalent mentality is that there is respect for the generations and what they bring to the enterprise,” she says. “For example, the Egg Farmers of Manitoba have some great commercials that show the whole family working together for the sake of the business and for feeding the country. The P.E.I. Potato Growers have a similar message.

While some of the larger companies that handle back office may have an attitude about age, the front line food producers appear to be oblivious to age, gender or culture.”

Valuing and respecting older workers Valuing the expertise that comes with age is more natural on family farms, and some agri-businesses run programs to re-hire retired workers, partly to help mentor younger ones. Still, it seems some companies simply don’t appreciate the opportunity.

“Institutional memory and legacy planning is often overlooked in the human resource planning piece,” says Barkman. “A company may force retirement or lay off people of a certain age because they are perceived as being too expensive or past their prime, but once these people are gone, they realize that the processes and institutional memory has gone with them and they have to start all over again with processes and relationships with customers.”

Although ageism is alive and well in some Canadian workplaces, it’s not in all. “Third Quarter polled a number of businesses in southern Manitoba about their attitudes about age and we got blank looks all around,” says Barkman.

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Collie Corner 46454

By Carol Nelson

This week we are all about reverting to instinct A stock dog is born with the working instinct that will be the foundation of his future work and abilities.

The gifted ability of these dogs requires the handler to learn how and why they react in a certain way in different situations around livestock.

It will be up to the handler to have a good understanding of how this instinct kicks in and takes over, sometimes at the most inopportune time.

Understanding the working instinct allows the handler to be prepared to give the dog guidance or directions as the need arises. A dog can be working well when suddenly it will be off on its own agenda that leaves the handler scratching his head and wondering what happened. This does not usually make for a happy handler so the reason for this side trip is important to understand.

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Movement from livestock triggers instinct. A quick move from the stock will trigger the instinct in the dog and this instinct will over ride what the dog was originally doing.

He may have been working fine, but suddenly feels the stock is going to make an escape and run away.

Years of breeding will kick in and the dog will do his best to contain and control the livestock.

This is a tremendous quality to have in the dog, but it needs to be managed. As the dog progresses in his training, the training will become stronger than the instinct and so the dog will revert less and less to his own devices.

This instinct in a dog is like a built in default switch. When they are confused or unsure they will default back to instinct. It is up to the handler to learn the places that will kick this desire into high gear.

As the dog gains confidence that the handler understands the stock, and will not put him in a position where he will lose the stock, the dogs trust in the handler will increase and that sudden unexpected help will pop up less often.

The working instinct is a tremendous and unique gift that allows the dog to be trained and become a valuable working asset to the ranch.

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Major retailers say federal bread pricing probe underway ed they are “co-operating fully.”

Major Canadian grocery retailers Metro and Loblaw say a federal investigation is underway concerning the pricing of certain commercial bread products.

Montreal-based Metro also said Tuesday it’s aware of a Competition Bureau investigation into “supply of commercial bread,” concerning “certain suppliers and Canadian retailers.” Metro added that it “fully co-operates with the authorities.”

Toronto-based Loblaw and its parent firm, George Weston Ltd., announced Tuesday they’re aware of an “industry-wide investigation” by the federal Competition Bureau concerning a “price-fixing scheme involving certain packaged bread products.” The two companies add-

A Competition Bureau spokesperson, reached by email late Tuesday, said the bureau’s investigations are, by law, conducted confidentially.

The bureau said it can confirm it’s “conducting searches related to a criminal investigation into allegations of anti-competitive conduct contrary to the conspiracy provision of the Competition Act.” The bureau said it was granted search warrants from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa, based on evidence of “reasonable grounds to believe that certain individuals and companies have engaged in activities” contrary to the Act. That said, the bureau emphasized there’s “no conclusion of

wrongdoing at this time and no charges have been laid.”

Weston’s retail chains includes Loblaws, Superstore, Provigo, No Frills and Maxi + Cie, while its bakery businesses include ACE Bakery, Ready Bake Foods and Weston Foods, which produces Country Harvest, Wonder and D’Italiano breads among others.

Montreal-based Metro operates stores in Quebec and Ontario under banners including Metro, Super C, Food Basics, Marche AMI and Marche Richelieu. –– AGCanada. com Network.

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THE BIG BEND How Roy White arrived in Blueberry

White moved to Spirit River in

1916 before remaining until 1933 and moving to Blueberry Mountain.

In 1936 he bought land from Vic Mitchell, four miles and one half east and 1.5 north of the old Blueberry Mountain store.

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Roy was born in log cabin on Columbia Lake BC in 1906. His father Isaac White was from Gilbert Couty Ontario while mother Minnie Nixon hailed from Muskoka Lakes, Ont.

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This is the Long Read about Europe’s biggest farm

On an island in the Danube, the Agricost farm is 145,000 acres, which its owners say makes it truly sustainable

By Marianne Stamm Here on the Great Island of Braila in the middle of the Danube River in Romania, the summer day is hot and dry, perfect for the beginning of the barley harvest. On the Agricost farm, 20,000 acres of barley wait for the combine. The crop looks good; conditions have been ideal.

Agricost farms 145,000 of the 175,000 acres on the island. It also owns the only ferry to the island, and it owns the grain storage, plus the ship loading facility beside it.

It’s hard to convey how unlikely this all seems.

One third of all the EU’s farms are in Romania, according to 2013 numbers from Stats Europe, but most of those farms are very small, even subsistent.

Only about one per cent are over 250 acres, compared to EU average of 6.3 per cent.

Romanian farms are also tied with Latvia for having the lowest overall productivity of any country in the EU. Plus, there is the island itself, which makes Agricost even more unlikely, although that’s an interesting story too. In fact, it would have been impossible to farm here until 1965, since the Great Island of Braila was only a swamp until the communist regime under Ceausescu used forced labour and political detainees to drain and dike the island, turning it into fertile agricultural land.

Today Agricost produces some of the best crops in the country, achieving almost double the average Romanian farm yields.

The alluvial soils deposited by the Danube River are rich but tricky, says Lucian Buzdugan, Agricost’s chief administrator. “The soil has a very short window in which it can be worked.”

Main crops grown on the farm are corn, wheat, soybeans, sunflower, and barley, with 6,000 acres of alfalfa and 650 acres of peas grown in 2017.

The climate is similar to southern Ontario with hot summers and snow in winter, but the farm itself looks more like the Canadian Prairies, with expansive wheat fields and flat land all under a wide blue sky, while in the far distance are the hazy blue outlines of some of the most ancient mountains on earth, the Macins.

Next to the wheat is a tall, lush corn crop, while bright yellow dots in the sunflower fields signify their approaching bloom. “Soon some 300,000 bee colonies will arrive,” Buzdugan says.

Agricost provides the beekeepers with a place to camp, and gives them food and security in return for the pollinated flowers.

Building a mega-farm I ask Buzdugan how it can be possible to be successful on a farm of this size, and he confidently says, “What is possible on a small scale is

possible on a large one.”

“I have very good staff.”

It turns out that this is crucial too, because Buzdugan means a lot more than that his employees know how to drive their tractors.

Agricost is privately owned, with Constantin Dulute as main shareholder, and it is operated by eight directors (each with an engineering or economics degree), over which Buzdugan is chair.

Each director is responsible for a business sector, i.e. production, accounting, investment, mechanical, commercial.

Next, the land is divided into 29 farms of 5,000 acres each, which Buzdugan says is key to their business strategy. Each farm has a farm manager, an accountant and an assistant manager. Decisions are made as a team, with regular meetings to discuss how to improve production.

Of utmost importance for Buzdugan is that each manager must act with a high level of professionalism. To achieve that, the company is prepared to invest in its employees.

When I ask a similar question of Dulute, the answer is similar. Professionalism is key.

Dulute points out the company annually sends 25 per cent of its employees overseas for training. Professional qualification courses are offered to 260 employees per year, besides regular company training to all 705 employees, with decision-making an important focus.

Employees receive monetary incentives to take training, and free transportation and meals.

As well, the company also takes care of its employees, including a medical clinic and first aid station. And Agricost employees enjoy a higher than average wage, says Buzdugan, earning an average of 800 Euros per month. Minimum wage in Romania is 270 Euros per month. (one euro is roughly C$1.50) “I want to emphasize that for us it’s not just money that is important but the people, the community and the environment,” Buzdugan says.

Buzdugan, 70 years old, has been with the farm since it was acquired by auction in 2001, and he believes in training for himself just as much as for his employees.

Born into a peasant family in northern Romania, Buzdugan studied agricultural engineering.

He began as a farm worker, was promoted to supervisor and eventually to agriculture director of his district. In 1976 he spent a year in Iowa on a corn farm. “That was life changing for me,” he says.

Just last December, Buzdugan received his doctorate with a dissertation based on eight years of studies into the the cultivation of canola.

When he came to Agricost the farm was run down with total production at only 90,000 tonnes per year, and he admits his early years were often difficult, but he’s proud to confirm that in 2016 total production achieved was 416,000 tonnes.

The Northern Horizon, November 10, 2017 Continued The next goal is 500,000 tonnes per year, he says, but it is being pursued with matching goals to reduce costs and to increase productivity to 1,000 tonnes per employee.

Little things make the difference on almost any farm. On one this scale it is vital. It was on a visit to a French vineyard that Buzdugan was introduced to a water demineralization plant to improve water quality for spraying. Last year a plant was installed at each of the 29 farms at a total cost of one million Euros. That cost was recovered within one spraying season. With the improved water quality, they were able to reduce chemical rates by 20 per cent.

“The chemical companies are not happy,” Buzdugan says, but there were additional benefits including greater spray efficiency since they were able to cut spray volumes in half, and reduced risks for soil residues.

How to grow It’s the sort of gain that makes a large farm competitive, and it ties straight into the group’s business strategy.

Its large scale gives Agricost market clout, Buzdugan says. Even in volatile times, he says, their size means they keep generating profits. photo: Supplied Field trials are conducted in partnership with Dupont — all new varieties and technologies are first tested on one half hectare, then five hectares, then 100. Only if something passes those tests is it then used on a large scale.

In 2016, 11 kilometres of windbreaks were planted, with another 70 kilometres planted this year.

The windbreaks will trap snow, increasing soil moisture, and they will also reduce wind damage to crops.

The advantage of “big” “It is certain that introduction of advanced technologies, faster recovery of investments, as well as profitability, are easier in large farms than in small ones, without minimizing the role small farms play,” Buzdugan says.

Agricost’s mission statement is “to develop a strong agricultural concern through the implementation of new technologies along with efficient resource management in harmony with the environment.”

He cites the situation in Germany after unification, when the eastern part of the country where agriculture had fallen far behind under communism, recovered and even overtook the western part, precisely because of, Buzdugan says, the larger sizes of it farms.

Buzdugan and his staff are continually searching for better and improved methods of production. Having their own laboratories and research and development station on the farm allows them to work on technologies specific to their needs.

Although large farms in Romania are still few, almost all of them are profitable or even very profitable, he says. “The high degree of Romanian land scattering presents the main serious handicap for the development of a performing agriculture.”

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Typically, when a farm owner dies, land is distributed among the children, resulting in ever smaller parcels, many of which are barely an acre. That can mean a nightmare in rental agreements for a farmer seeking to expand.

Agricost is in the fortunate situation that their land is owned by the state, with which they have a 20-year lease agreement.

“I believe that in the EU the level of mediumsize farms will prevail in the farming economic environment,” says Buzdugan. In other words, European agriculture will likely continue to be dominated by operations of about today’s sizes, both because of tradition and also because of subsidy programs. He believes though, that EU farmers have the potential to work together in association in order to get the kinds of benefits that Agricost enjoys, and that individual farmers will get more aggressive about renting.

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Corn is the largest crop in Romania (polenta is one of their staple foods), and it is the most profitable one for Agricost, which produces both grain corn and corn silage. Agricost has improved their yields and reduced inputs by reducing the traditional spacing in corn from 28 inches between rows and 7.5 inches in row, to 20 inches and 10 inches, respectively.

The change results in better use of in-row water and nutrients, Buzdugan says, and the increased profit in one year paid for the new corn harvesting headers on all the old combines, made necessary by the narrower spacing.

These tell him that Agricost is better positioned for soybean production than they are. The Brazilian yield average is three tonnes per hectare with GMO seed, Buzdugan says, while Agricost boasts a yield of four tonnes per hectare without GMO. As a member of the European Union since 2007, Romania is forbidden to cultivate GMO crops. It’s a wrong-headed policy, believes Buzdugan, who points out that the same European Union annually imports 32 million tonnes of GM soybeans. Forbidding the cultivation but allowing the consummation of GMO products is hypocrisy, states Buzdugan. “If something is not good, we shouldn’t consume it.”

If Romanian farmers could use GM seed, Buzdugan believes the country would become the Argentina of Europe. For “his” farm, the greatest gain in planting soybeans is the nutrition it puts back into the field. Agricost already crops 25 per cent of its acres in legumes, primarily in soybeans. The plans are to increase that to 50 per cent.

The entry into the European Union provided Romanian farmers access to EU subsidies, and Buzdugan says the 175 euros they receive per hectare represents 30 per cent of Agricost’s farm income, but he says it is directly invested into new technology and machinery.

Many western Canadian farmers have begun seeding their canola with the corn planter.

Agricost seeds wheat with the corn planter for all the same reasons. The number of seeds per square metre was reduced by half, giving each seed a larger nutrition space. All side shoots are fully developed. Photosynthesis is increased and plant disease decreased, resulting in heavier kernel weight by five to 10 per cent.

By changing the row spacing from seven inches to 10, they could use the same air seeder for both crops. As corn and wheat are seeded at different seasons, this works really well.

“Wheat has tradition in Romania,” Buzdugan says. Seed is 100 per cent Romanian in origin.

Wheat yields in 2016 were between 6.5 and 7.0 tonnes per hectare, with the Romanian average at 3.9 tonnes.

Twice a year Buzdugan receives delegations of Argentinean and Brazilian soybean farmers.

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So what exactly does Remembrance mean to you?

November 11th is fast approaching and the question I have had on my mind for the last few days’ centers around remembrance and what it means to you.

After the unveiling ceremony for the Afghanistan War Monument here in Grande Prairie, it became very obvious to me that like everything in life, there are varying degrees of remembrance and various reasons for remembrance.

Our monument and the 4 individual memorials that pay tribute to the fallen connected to Grande Prairie and region attracted approximately 70 citizens for the dedication ceremony. In spite of

having done a lot of marketing on radio, social media etc. the weather tanked on us and therefore people just didn’t come out.

My question is a simple one, what moves you to honour or remember our soldiers and their sacrifices, their families and their enduring sacrifices?

I ask as a kid who grew up in a military family. My father did not care of it was 40 below out, on Remembrance day, unless you were advanced in your years and infirm, you were at the cenotaph on Remembrance Day, no ifs, ands or buts.

I remember his diatribes well, “Those soldiers fought in all kinds of weather, conditions, they didn’t get snow days, or days off while in the battlefield, a little snow and cold isn’t gonna’ hurt you for an hour.”

When I compare where we live to the images I see around the world, when I get on my motorcycle or attend a meeting with other business women, I feel so blessed and grateful and I know I have to opportunity I have in part because of our military, their service and their sacrifice and the sacrifices their families make as a result.

Do you honour Remembrance Day? Do you attend an indoor or outdoor ceremony? Tell me why you chose the service you did too please.

If you don’t honour Remembrance Day, may I ask why? I really, truly would like to try and understand.

Here in Grande Prairie we have two services on Remembrance Day, I’ll be at the cenotaph, because that’s what my father would expect of me were he still alive.

I leave you with this snippet of the poem “For the Fallen” Belt Drive Betty, Editor & Rider For the Fallen (stanzas 2-3) Robert Laurence Binyon, by artist William Strang.

Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), published in The Times newspaper on 21st September 1914.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.

They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

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Cutbank Annual Cattlemen’s Fundraiser @ Upper Cutbank Hall Demmitt Borderline Culture Fdtn Cousin Harley w/The Raspy Devils G.P. Festival of Trees Gala @ Entrec Center, Evergreen Park Triangle Pioneer Thresherman’s Assn Jamboree @ Triangle Hall Webster Christmas Craft Show @ Webster Hall

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14 Dawson Creek Dallas Smith @ Encana Centre High Prairie SARDA Clubroot Meeting @ Big Meadow Community Hall

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16 G.P. Water Well Management for Well Owners @ Entrec Centre Teepee Creek Barrel Racing Jackpot @ Ag Events Centre

17 Dawson Creek Christmas Tree Light Up Fort St. John Santa Claus Parade & Christmas Tree Light Up G.P. Ronald McDonald House Xmas Craft Sale @ Bowes Family Gardens Webster Christmas Craft Show @ Webster Hall

19 Teepee Creek Youth Trick Riding Clinic @ Ag Events Centre

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21 Dawson Creek George Canyon @ Unchagah Hall Fairview Albert Canola “Powering Your Profits” Clinic @ DMI Fort St. John Ron James @ North Peace Cultural Centre

22 Falher Albert Canola “Powering Your Profits” Clinic @ K of C Hall G.P. Ron James @ Douglas J. Cardinal P.A.C., GPRC

23 Dawson Creek G.P. Spruce &- The the Meadowlark Concert Offspring @ @ D.C. Art Gallery Place Revolution G.P. Albert Canola “Powering Your Profits” Clinic @ Five Mile Hall

24 G.P. Festival of Tress Viewing @ Entrec Centre, Evergreen Park G.P. Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park (to Dec 31st)

26 Beaverlodge VERA Series “Adrian Nation” @ Public Library G.P. Festival of Tress Viewing @ Entrec Centre, Evergreen Park G.P. Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park (to Dec 31st)

27 G.P. Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park (to Dec 31st)

28 G.P. Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park (to Dec 31st)

29 G.P. Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park (to Dec 31st)

30 G.P. Christmas Craft Sale @ Entrec Centre, Evergreen Park (to Dec 2) G.P. Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park (to Dec 31st)

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November 2017 Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation Update

The Board thanked Dr. Richard McCrea, Dr. Lisa Buckley, and Jim Kincaid, President of the Tumbler Ridge for continuing to raise awareness about the region’s paleontology finds and research.

The work in the region has increased tourism, highlighting our region as a Dinosaur destination location!

Some of the Highlights of 2017 • Discovery of a trackway made by a large crocodilian- a type of Crocodile.

• A visitor from New Zealand discovered a piece of fossilized bone that is most likely from the Cretaceous Period from a marine deposit.

• Another visitor to the region discovered BC’s first Dinosaur skull.

• A Conuma Coal Resources Ltd. geologist and the Manager of the Brule Environment Team discovered a significant dinosaur trackway, suggesting that there may have been an ankylosaur trackway at the Brule Mine.

• High school groups took part in a Paleontology Field Experience Day.

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Delegation

Katherine Styba, District Manager and Dean Daniel, Associate District Manager informed the Board that MOTI is responsible for maintenance, rehabilitation and capital projects. Maintenance activities include Sanding, Plowing, salting grading, sign maintenance, brushing/mowing, litter barrel/ litter cleanup and gravelling. Maintenance is prioritized according to traffic volumes & types, routes and use, school buses/emergency services/ industrial routes. Rehabilitation activities include resurfacing, line marking, guardrail replacement, gravelling, dust control, electrical replacements, and other minor repairs. Capital projects may include intersection improvements, passing lanes, 4 – laning, bridges, weigh scales. There were 26 flood response projects in 2016 in the region totaling $120 million.

Letter of support for the Super Park

The Regional Board will forward its support in a letter to the North Peace Family SuperPark Society regarding the proposed indoor play “SuperPark” facility for the North Peace.

Agricultural Land Commission

The Regional Board forwarded the Success Management Services Ltd., the Van Patten, the 550633 BC Ltd. and the Peters applications to the Agricultural Land Commission.

Remuneration and Expense Bylaw

The Regional Board approved that effective January 1, 2018 the Chair will receive $24,600 (8% increase) and the Electoral Area Directors receive $18,000 (11% increase).

The rate will remain the same for all 4 years. Meeting expense remuneration was increased by 6 %.

Zoning Amendments

The Board adopted the Faye and Brandy Meek zoning amendment to rezone 3.5 ha (8.7 ac) of the 11 ha parcel from A-2 (Large Agricultural Holdings Zone) to I-1 (Light Industrial Zone) to accommodate the sale of manufactured homes currently taking place on this portion of the property located West of the City of Fort St John.

The Regional Board authorized that the Margaret, Jo-Anne, Skye & Wayne Hubley zoning amendment be approved to facilitate subdivision of the proposed lots.

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Electoral Area E Roundtable meetings

The Board approved the following recommendations from the Solid Waste Committee: 1. Staff will prepare and submit a funding grant application under the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP) to offset the cost of expanding the gas collection and control system (GCCS) network at the North Peace Regional Landfill.

2. A policy for the Waiving of Tipping Fees, at transfer stations and landfills, for volunteer groups and non-profit organizations engaged in disposal of solid waste generated from roadside clean-ups and illegal dump sites was adopted. Staff were directed to bring back an amendment to the policy to extend the waiver to clean up efforts coordinated by municipalities but completed by non- profit and volunteer groups.

Come talk to Director Dan Rose, ask questions, share ideas for projects in the community and chat about community issues important to you.

Roundtable meetings and times:

November 20th I 7-9pm I Moberly Lake Hall November 27th I 7-9pm I Jackfish Hall December 4th I 7-9pm I Chetwynd Recreation Centre December 11th I 7-9pm I McLeod Hall

Electoral Area C Roundtable meetings

3. Starting in January 2018 the Solid Waste Education and Outreach Program will be facilitated by PRRD staff and not contracted out as in previous years.

PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

REGIONAL PARK DESIGN STUDY

Residents in Electoral Area “C”, are invited to meet with Director Brad Sperling. Residents are encouraged to attend to talk about local issues and ideas for community initiatives.

December 13th, 7-9, Charlie Lake Hall

The report is available at: http://prrd.bc.ca/engage/ horticulture-business-case-and-marketing-strategy/ Print copies are available for pick up at the Fort St. John office or Dawson Creek office.

Congratulations to the tablet winners Camryn, Kacie and Jomir and to Carter, Jordan and Shyanne who received prevention gift bags.

30 entries were received.

Come talk to Director Leonard Hiebert, ask questions, share ideas for projects in the Community and chat about community issues important to you.

Solid Waste

Horticulture Business Case and Marketing Strategy.

The North Peace Economic Development Commission (NPEDC), released the results of the Horticulture Business Case and Marketing Strategy.

Electoral Area D Roundtable meetings

Chetwynd Public Library Feasibility Study Visit the PRRD booth in the lobby of the World u17 Hockey Challenge to discuss Montney Centennial & Blackfoot Regional Parks.

Review preliminary options, share your feedback, and enjoy fun and games!

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Canadian ag exporters urge Trans partnership without U.S.

The planned summit in Vietnam next week represents a unique opportunity for Canada to take the forefront in negotiations as the second largest economy in the group, CAFTA president Brian Innes said in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“With uncertainties surrounding NAFTA, it’s essential for our globally competitive agriculture and agri-food sector to have improved access to markets in the dynamic Asia Pacific region,” the release stated.

“More than 90 per cent of Canada’s farm-

Canadian exporters have been stepping up pressure on negotiators to secure the TPP, which was left in limbo after the U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the agreement shortly after his election.

With the prospects for a renewed NAFTA looking increasingly slim, the emphasis has shifted to how Canada can better diversify its trade.

McInnes said Japan is a critical high-value market, purchasing nearly $4 billion in Canadian agri-food exports in 2016. He noted Japan is equally eager and has been pressing for a deal for months.

Australia and Chile already have free trade agreements with Japan and the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement will slash 85 per cent of Japanese tariffs on European agriculture and food products, he said.

“The status quo is not an option. The more time slips by, the more time our competitors have an advantage and the further we fall behind in the Japanese market. This means lost opportunities for economic growth and jobs here in Canada,” he said.

Grain Growers of Canada also issued a release.

“Grain farmers are relying on our government to seize this opportunity and ensure timely agreement and ratification of a trade partnership with the current 11 nations of the TPP,” Grain Growers of Canada President Jeff Nilsen said.

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AJHL â&#x20AC;¢ NWJHL ALBERTA JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE SEASON 2017 - 2018 Date

Time

Away

Home

7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 2:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 2:15 pm 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 5:00 pm 2:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm

Grande Prairie Storm Grande Prairie Storm Whitecourt Wolverines Whitecourt Wolverines Sherwood Park Crusaders Sherwood Park Crusaders Camrose Kodiaks Spruce Grove Saints Camrose Kodiaks Grande Prairie Storm Grande Prairie Storm Grande Prairie Storm Whitecourt Wolverines Grande Prairie Storm Whitecourt Wolverines Whitecourt Wolverines Sherwood Park Crusaders Sherwood Park Crusaders Whitecourt Wolverines Sherwood Park Crusaders Grande Prairie Storm Whitecourt Wolverines

Bonnyville Pontiacs Lloydminster Bobcats Sherwood Park Crusaders Bonnyville Pontiacs Whitecourt Wolverines Grande Prairie Storm Grande Prairie Storm Whitecourt Wolverines Whitecourt Wolverines Sherwood Park Crusaders Drayton Valley Thunder Sherwood Park Crusaders Canmore Eagles Spruce Grove Saints Calgary Canucks Calgary Mustangs Grande Prairie Storm Grande Prairie Storm Drayton Valley Thunder Whitecourt Wolverines Whitecourt Wolverines Grande Prairie Storm

REGULAR SEASON Fri, Nov 10 Sat, Nov 11 Sat, Nov 11 Sun, Nov 12 Tues, Nov 14 Wed, Nov 15 Fri, Nov 17 Fri, Nov 17 Sat, Nov 18 Sun, Nov 19 Mon, Nov 20 Fri, Nov 24 Fri, Nov 24 Sat, Nov 25 Sat, Nov 25 Sun, Nov 26 Thurs, Nov 30 Fri, Dec 1 Fri, Dec 1 Sat, Dec 2 Fri, Dec 8 Sat, Dec 9

REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS (as of Sunday, November 5, 2017) TEAM

PTS

GP

W

L

OTL OTW

SO

GF

GA

DIFF

AJHL NORTH Fort McMurray Oil Barons Whitecourt Wolverines Spruce Grove Saints Grande Prairie Storm Bonnyville Pontiacs Sherwood Park Crusaders Lloydminster Bobcats Drayton Valley Thunder

33 31 29 25 19 17 11 6

20 21 20 19 19 19 21 21

16 14 14 11 8 8 5 3

3 4 5 5 8 10 15 18

1 3 1 3 3 1 1 0

1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 0-0

79 72 72 76 60 66 49 42

48 49 46 50 60 76 84 106

+ 31 + 23 + 26 + 26 0 - 10 - 35 - 64

TEAM

PTS

GP

W

L

OTL OTW

SO

GF

GA

DIFF

AJHL SOUTH Okotoks Oilers Brooks Bandits Drumheller Dragons Calgary Mustangs Calgary Canucks Canmore Eagles Camrose Kodiaks Olds Grizzlys

32 29 23 23 21 19 13 11

18 20 20 21 20 20 19 20

16 14 11 11 10 9 4 5

2 5 8 9 9 10 10 14

0 1 1 1 1 1 5 1

1-0 2-0 0-1 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-2 0-0

79 77 69 70 61 64 58 54

43 53 56 71 69 73 78 86

+ 36 + 24 + 13 -1 -8 -9 - 20 - 32

0 1 2 2 0 0 1 2

2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1

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Time

Away

Home

REGULAR SEASON Fri, Nov 10 Fri, Nov 10 Fri, Nov 10 Sat, Nov 11 Wed, Nov 15 Thurs, Nov 16 Fri, Nov 17 Fri, Nov 17 Sat, Nov 18 Sat, Nov 18 Sat, Nov 18 Wed, Nov 22 Fri, Nov 24 Fri, Nov 24 Sat, Nov 25 Sat, Nov 25 Sat, Nov 25 Sun, Nov 26 Wed, Nov 29 Wed, Nov 29 Fri, Dec 1 Fri, Dec 1 Fri, Dec 1 Sat, Dec 2 Sat, Dec 2 Sat, Dec 2 Wed, Dec 6 Fri, Dec 8 Sat, Dec 9 Sat, Dec 9 Sat, Dec 9 Sun, Dec 10

8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:30 pm 3:30 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 1:30 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 2:30 pm

Sexsmith Vipers JDA GP County Kings Fort St. John Huskies North Peace Navigators Beaverlodge Blades JDA GP County Kings Dawson Creek Junior Canucks North Peace Navigators North Peace Navigators Sexsmith Vipers Dawson Creek Junior Canucks JDA GP County Kings Fort St. John Huskies North Peace Navigators Fairview Flyers Beaverlodge Blades Dawson Creek Junior Canucks Beaverlodge Blades Dawson Creek Junior Canucks JDA GP County Kings North Peace Navigators JDA GP County Kings Fairview Flyers North Peace Navigators Fairview Flyers Sexsmith Vipers Dawson Creek Junior Canucks Fort St. John Huskies Fairview Flyers Dawson Creek Junior Canucks Beaverlodge Blades North Peace Navigators

North Peace Navigators Beaverlodge Blades Fairview Flyers JDA GP County Kings Sexsmith Vipers Fairview Flyers Beaverlodge Blades Fort St. John Huskies Fort St. John Huskies Fairview Flyers JDA GP County Kings Beaverlodge Blades Fairview Flyers Sexsmith Vipers JDA GP County Kings Fort St. John Huskies North Peace Navigators Dawson Creek Junior Canucks Fort St. John Huskies Fairview Flyers Dawson Creek Junior Canucks Fort St. John Huskies Sexsmith Vipers Beaverlodge Blades Dawson Creek Junior Canucks Fort St. John Huskies Fort St. John Huskies Sexsmith Vipers North Peace Navigators JDA GP County Kings Sexsmith Vipers JDA GP County Kings

NWJHL STANDINGS (as of Sunday, November 5, 2017) Team

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GA

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9

3

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9

8

1

0

0

0-0

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16

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GP JDA County Kings

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13

7

4

0

2

0-0

61

41

+ 20

Fairview Flyers

10

10

5

5

0

0

0-0

40

45

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Sexsmith Vipers

7

13

3

9

0

1

0-0

36

65

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Beaverlodge Blades

2

12

1

11

0

0

0-0

34

80

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NORTH PEACE HOCKEY LEAGUE (Standings as of Sunday, November 5, 2017) Team NPHL EAST Falher Pirates Manning Comets Grimshaw Huskies High Prairie Regals

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GP

W

L

OTL

SOL GF

GA

DIFF

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1 2 1 1

1 1 0 0

0 1 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

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+7 -6 -1 -7

10 6 5 3

NORTHERN ALBERTA MIDGET “AA” HOCKEY LEAGUE (Standings as of Sunday, November 5, 2017)

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Minerals now benefit next breeding season

By Peter Vitti Despite recent rain/snows, prolonged dry conditions this summer have left a wake of poor grazing pastures across the Prairies. Highfibre (aka low-energy) and lowprotein grass has been the norm as well as a very poor mineral profile.

A well-balanced autumn/winter mineral (and vitamin) program is necessary for gestating beef cows and replacement heifers in order to build up their mineral (and vitamin) status for not only the next few months, but onto the calving season and looking ahead to the next year’s breeding season.

Use a well-balanced mineral feeding program that exceeds the current gestating beef cow’s basic mineral and vitamin nutrient requirements. This action helps meet all biological functions that may come together now and months away in order to get cows successfully rebred. Here are a few reasons why minerals are so important: Promote cellular and tissue health — Copper, zinc, manganese and selenium are essential for activating enzyme systems that act as antioxidants and prevent oxidative stress. It helps to improve reproductive performance — cows readily clean after calving with a quick return to estrus.

Promote growth — A good mineral program is involved in good feed intake, its better digestibility

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and good feed conversion.

Enhance immunity — Many trace minerals are also involved in enzyme systems that drive immune function against disease.

When beef cow and their calves are trace mineral deficient, there is decreased immunity at the cellular level, lower antibody response against disease as well as a longer recovery back to good health.

For example, copper levels in tissue parallel disease-fighting white blood cell levels in cattle.

Promote reproduction — By feeding more biological available organic/chelated trace minerals. It has been demonstrated to: (i) improve conception rates, (ii) confirm pregnancies in replacement heifers earlier and (iii) triple healthy ova shed by mature cows and heifers during estrus. For example, manganese is essential for the follicular development on the ovary. A marginal deficiency of manganese will not allow development to proceed and anestrus or silent heat results.

Backed by research One of best university-driven examples of increasing good precalving trace-mineral status and mapping its value in fertile beef cows was demonstrated in a recent West Coast study (2016). Researchers sorted out 84 pre-calving beef cows with adequate trace mineral status into three treatment groups; no trace mineral supplementation, an inorganic supplement group and a group fed more bioavailable “chelated/organic” copper, man-

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breeding benefits continued ganese, zinc and cobalt. These three experimental diets were fed through the third trimester until calving.

The trial showed despite the twosupplemental trace mineral groups having improved mineral status and much of this status being transferred to their unborn calf, the chelated product produced the better results. Weaning weights averaged 519 pounds for calves from cows receiving the chelated/organic minerals versus 491 pounds for those from the group receiving the inorganic minerals only.

A good fall/winter mineral should contain high fortified-chelated (organic) levels of copper, zinc, manganese and seleno-yeast as well as elevated levels of vitamins A, D and E. It also should contain a Bvitamin complex. In the latter, that’s because with dried-out pasture and general cattle stress the rumen bugs produce inadequate levels of B vitamins and supplementation is likely necessary.

As a beef nutritionist, I again advocate a “breeder-type” cattle mineral for this year’s poor pasture situations. I also target a daily consumption of three to four ounces

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per head. On occasion, I recommend that producers calculate the average mineral intake of the herd, and make the necessary adjustment for adequate and consistent mineral consumption.

In summary, beef producers should feed a well-balance and breeder-type mineral, because in this way: Mineral requirements of brood cows and replacement heifers are met, which double at calving time and double again during the breeding season are met.

Promote the integrity of the next follicular cycle, which is initiated 100 days before the upcoming calving season and taken through to active post-partum estrus cycles and conception.

Take advantage of special mineral properties such as specific trace minerals, which are associated with lean muscle deposition in growing replacement cattle and other cattle.

Enhance immune function, which promotes natural antibody response to disease and recovery back to health. This includes effective vaccination programs as well as reduction in medication during treatment.

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Why body condition is important

By Barry Yaremcio Areas of Western Canada have endured very dry conditions this summer, which has reduced forage availability and quality on pasture or range.

Plants went dormant much earlier than normal. The lack of good quality feed will have many implications for cow-calf producers trying to wean a good-size calf and maintain high levels of reproductive performance next spring.

Some of the problems to be expected: If calves were not provided with creep feed over the summer, weaning weights will be lower than in most years. This could be as much as 150 pounds per animal. A farm-made mixture of one-third peas and two-thirds of barley or oats or a mix of the two cereals works well as a creep feed.

If the cows have lost condition and are thin, wean the calves 30 to 60 days early. This allows the calves to be put onto a good ration to maintain good rates of gain. Nutrient requirements for a dry cow are 25 per cent lower than for a lactating cow. Having lower requirements may result in the cows gaining back the weight before the cold sets in. It is much easier for a cow to gain weight in the fall than in the cold winter months. Depending on the quality of the pasture, it may be necessary to provide supplemental feed to the cows. Putting cows into dry lot to prevent overgrazing the pasture is another option.

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Simple facts of why the body condition of your cow is importantIf cows are 200 pounds lighter than normal, most of the weight loss will be fat. The loss of fat reduces the insulation an animal has to shield against the cold.

Heat loss increases energy requirements, which in turn requires the animal to eat more feed. A thin animal will require an additional 1,400 pounds of hay just to stay warm over the winter. That’s an additional cost of $84 per cow when hay is valued at $120 per ton. If temperatures drop below -20 C at noon, the animal will not be able to eat enough hay to keep warm. For every 10 C drop in temperature below -20 C (at noon), an additional two pounds of grain should be fed over and above what is in the regular ration. Over a three-week cold spell, it is possible for cow weight to drop 100 pounds or more if additional grain is not fed.

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2016 Ford F550 XLT 4x4

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721076 Range Road 51, Grande Prairie, AB

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Unreserved Public Farm Auction

Moe Seed Farm – Randy & Kris Moe

Valhalla Centre, AB (Bin Location) | November 21, 2017

Selling at the Grande Prairie Auction Site

2006 Massey Ferguson 9220 30 Ft

1989 Freightliner

2– Meridian

2012 Meridian 1620

3– Behlen

3– Twister

2006 John Deere 9860STS

2002 John Deere 9120 & 2009 Seed Hawk 5012 50 Ft w/400 Plus

Directions to View Grain Bins: From VALHALLA CENTRE, AB, go 6.4 km (4 miles) South on Sec Hwy 723, then 2.4 km (1.5 miles) East on Twp Rd 734.

Bins on North side of road. GPS: 55.3451743, -119.3519926 Legal Land Description: SW 29-73-9 W6

Tractors

2002 John Deere 9120 4WD, s/n RW9120H001483, 24 spd, diff lock, 4 hyd outlets, 2 aux hyd, rear wheel weights, 520/85R42, duals, 3605 hrs showing.

1980 John Deere 8640 4WD, s/n 8640H005393R, Degelman 13 Ft dozer, mech angle, 16 spd quad range, diff lock, 4 hyd outlets, 2 aux hyd, Big 1000 PTO, 20.8x38, duals, 9000 hrs showing.

1980 John Deere 4840 2WD, s/n 4840P009627R, 8 spd powershift, diff lock, 3 hyd outlets, 1000 PTO, 20.8R42 R, duals, 9158 hrs showing.

1976 White 2-105 Field Boss 2WD, s/n 272008, Allied 780 ldr w/bkt, 8 spd, 3 hyd outlets, 540 PTO, 18.4-38, 6689 hrs showing.

1991 John Deere 2955 2WD, s/n L02955T736216, 148 ldr w/bkt, s/n W00148X051260, 12 spd, diff lock, 2 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt hitch, 18.4-38, 7552 hrs showing.

Combine & Header

2006 John Deere 9860STS, s/n H09860S710898, 914 hdr, s/n H00914W710898, reverser, VSR, auto HHC, F&A, rock trap, long auger, grain tank exts, Redekop Mav fine cut chopper/ chaff spreader, 35.5L32 F, 444 sep hrs & 672 eng hrs showing.

2006 John Deere 925D 25 Ft Draper, s/n H00925D710727, P/U reel, hyd F&A.

Swather

Trucks

1989 Freightliner T/A Grain, s/n 2FUY2XYB7KV325636, Caterpillar 3406, 425 hp, Eaton Fuller 18 spd, diff lock, A/R susp, 20 Ft bo x, hoist, roll tarp, remote chute opener, 1,873,038 km showing.

1986 International F9370 Eagle T/A Grain, s/n 2HSF80WR3GCA14943, Detroit 6V92, eng brake, 18 spd, A/R susp, 221 in. WB, 18 Ft box, hoist, roll tarp, pintle hitch, 54,906 km showing.

1995 GMC 1500 SL Extended Cab Pickup, s/n 2GTEC19K1S1580180, 5.7 L, V8, A/T, tank w/ pump, 162,539 km showing.

Seeding, Tillage & Breaking

2009 Seed Hawk 5012 50 Ft Air Drill, s/n 291993, 12 in. spacing, double shoot, pneumatic rubber packers, AgTron blockage monitors, 400 Plus 2 comp’t tow-behind tank, s/n 291994, 3rd tank, dbl fan, 10 in. load auger w/remote cntrl, monitor, 800/65R32.

Flexi-Coil AS4-119 32 Ft Deep Tillage Cultivator, 12 in. spacing, diamond harrows.

Ezee-On 20 Ft Tandem Disc, 20.5 in. frt blade, 21 in. rear blade.

Sprayer

2007 New Holland SF216 100 Ft High Clearance Field, 2006 Massey Ferguson 9220 30 Ft, s/n 9220HR08244, s/n Y7S005178, hyd pump, 1600 gal poly tank, chem mix tank, 5200 hdr, P/U reel, F&A, 16.9x28 F, 335 hrs showing. trip nozzle bodies, wind screens, auto rate ctrl, 380/85R46.

Mike Slon

Agricultural Territory Manager Alberta, British Columbia, Peace Region

780.518.6249 mslon@ritchiebros.com Auction Company License #303043 & 309645

Mower

Sakundiak HD6-29 6 In. x 29 Ft Grain Auger.

John Deere 1508 15 Ft Rotary Batwing, s/n 1997 Grain Guard C16-7-1 7.5 HP Aeration Fan. W01508E109038, 540 PTO, solid rubber wheels, frt chains. 2002 Grain Guard FC15-5-1-1 5 HP Aeration Fan. 2010 Grain Guard GGI-80311 3 HP Aeration Fan. Grain Cart 2006 Grain Guard FC13-3-1-1 3 HP Aeration Fan. Unverferth 8200 S/A, 1000 PTO, 30.5L32.

(2) Grain Guard IL18-3-1-1 3 HP Aeration Fans.

Grain Bins (2) Grain Guard C15-5-1-LB 5 HP Aeration Fans.

2012 Meridian 1620 136± Tonnes Epoxy Lined Hopper. (7) Grain Guard C13-3-1-LB 3 HP Aeration Fans.

Bader 56± Tonnes Epoxy Lined Hopper.

(3) Keho 3 HP Aeration Fans.

(3) Twister 5400± Bushel 19 Ft 7 Ring Hopper.

(14) Grain Guard GG914-100 100,000 BTU Supplemental (2) Meridian 3300± Bushel 16 Ft 4 Ring Hopper.

Heaters.

(3) Behlen 3300± Bushel 16 Ft 4 Ring Hopper.

(3) Grain Guard GG18-60 60,000 BTU Supplemental Westeel-Rosco 3300± Bushel 19 Ft 4 Ring Hopper. Heaters.

(7) Behlen 3100± Bushel 16 Ft x 15 Ft Hopper.

Grain Guard GG189000 Electric Heater.

(2) Twister 2300± Bushel 14 Ft 6 Ring Hopper.

Precision Farming Behlen 2000± Bushel 16 Ft x 10 Ft Hopper.

(2) Westeel-Rosco 2000± Bushel 14 Ft 5 Ring Hopper. John Deere iTC Receiver, GS21800 display, ATU200 autosteer, SF1 activation.

Butler 2000± Bushel 14 Ft 5 Ring.

John Deere iTC Receiver, GreenStar display, ATU200 Grain Handling Equipment autosteer, SF1 activation.

2006 Brandt 1370 13 In. x 70 Ft Mechanical Swing Other Items Include Grain Auger.

Westfield MK100-61 Mechanical Swing Grain Auger. Free Form TB2000 10 Ft Adjustable Swath Roller · Pumps · Tanks ...AND MUCH MORE! Buhler Farm King 836 8 In. x 36 Ft Grain Auger.

For more information: For complete list of details visit:

Randy Moe: 780.831.8776

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Cattle traceability to pay off in Cargill pilot that is robust while still being practical, scalable and cost-effective,” the company said.

By Dave Bedard A pilot program running through one of Canada’s biggest beef packing plants aims to test systems that can show consumers the exact path of their beef from ranch to restaurant — and reward cattle producers for their trouble.

Cargill on Wednesday announced a new yearlong Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot, with which it expects to put customers of its High River, Alta. beef packing plant “one step closer” to providing consumers with such information by the end of 2018.

Cargill’s Winnipeg-based Canadian arm said its new initiative will kick off this month, providing “significant” scale to track beef from operations that have been audited from “birth to burger” using the Canadian beef industry’s recently-developed sustainability standard.

The U.S. agrifood firm — Canada’s biggest beef processor — has capacity at High River to process up to 4,500 head of cattle per day.

The pilot program, including only Canadian cattle, is expected to both “incorporate, and explore” assorted new technologies, to “determine their long-term value.”

Among such technologies, Cargill mentioned DNA testing, as well as blockchain, an internet database tool considered to be well suited for secure food traceability.

“Ultimately, the intention is to create a process

Beef customers taking part in the pilot so far include Loblaw, McDonald’s Canada and Cara Operations’ Swiss Chalet chain, Cargill said.

Cargill said its pilot will build on learnings from McDonald’s beef sustainability program, in which almost 9,000 cattle were tracked last year down the length of the supply chain.

The new pilot is also designed to provide a first-ever test for the standards and guidance developed by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), of which Cargill is a founding member.

Using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, cattle will be tracked via the BIXS (Beef InfoExchange System), starting when cattle producers tag them, through to processing at High River.

In the pilot, Cargill said, VBP+ (Verified Beef Production Plus) will be the first certification body used to audit cattle producers who choose to participate. VBP+, overseen by the Beef Cattle Research Council, is run in co-operation with provincial cattle organizations.

‘Financial credit’ A “unique” aspect of the pilot, Cargill said, will involve rewarding participating cattle producers “as a way to help offset the increased costs associated with implementing and running the pilot.”

Specifically, the company said via email Thursday, participation “may lead to a financial credit” to partly offset costs producers can incur in becoming VBP+ certified according to the CRSB framework.

To guarantee a financial credit, Cargill said, an eligible producer will have to make sure his or her cattle go through a “fully certified” supply chain — that is, from a certified cow-calf operation to a certified feedlot to a certified packer such as the High River plant.

Cargill said Thursday it’s still too early to say what the value of such a credit will be. However, the company said, the more producers who participate, the greater the chance that more cattle will go through a fully certified supply chain.

“This will increase the volume of beef from certified sustainable sources available to those customers who are funding the pilot, which thereby will increase the credits that are available for distribution back to the supply chain.”

“We want this to be the best possible model for beef from verified sustainable sources in Canada, and we are energized about the potential benefits for stakeholders across the entire beef value chain,” Gurneesh Bhandal, Cargill’s beef sustainability manager in Toronto, said in Wednesday’s release.

“Any technology that could potentially make this process better for the Canadian beef value chain will be considered,” she said.

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