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Volume 41, Issue 22 November 9, 2018

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Canada joins global partners in support of agriculture innovation and trade

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The Government of Canada recognizes that Canadian innovation has helped make our country a leader in producing safe, high quality products and we are committed to fostering innovation in the agricultural sector – here in Canada and beyond.

The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, is pleased that Canada has joined Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, Paraguay, the United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, and the Secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in supporting the International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology.

The Statement sends a strong message to governments around the world that we must strive for functional, risk-based regulatory approaches that encourage innovation and facilitate trade if we are to more effectively unlock the benefits from the latest scientific advances such as gene

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Breakfast Brief “Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

– Napoleon Hill (American author) SOYBEAN PRICES RALLY INTO NOVEMBER (Nov 2, 2018) Soybean prices are leading grain markets higher this morning, following yesterday’s gains on news that the trade war may end soon. While the demand buzz is undoubtedly positive, there is still quite a bit of grain in the U.S. that needs to be worked through.

A fresh farm journal survey of nearly 700 farmers suggests that nearly 2/3’s of this year’s harvest in the U.S. will be stored on the farm, with only 20% of the crop priced/already contracted.

One of the demand factors for corn that’s been well-received by corn farmers has been the law pushed out from the White House that allows E-15 gasoline to be sold yearround (previously it was just eight months). However, with the lack of infrastructure to support this, S & P Global Platts says that it could take as much as 15 years to see E-15 be sold nationwide! That being said, corn prices for October lost 1.4%, but are up a little more than 4% year-over-year.

Soybean prices find fresh legs After posting a new monthly low, soybean prices jumped about 4% in a few minutes after a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump saying trade talks are going “nicely.” The G-20 in Buenos Aires is going to be held at the end of November, and the lead-up to the event has been hotly anticipated, as it’s widely expected that a lot of sideline activity will happen.

The news also comes right before the U.S. mid-term elections, held next week on Tuesday, November 6. With most of China’s tariffs directed at red, farming states, even the suspicion of some diplomacy starting back up is welcome news, not just for grain markets, but also its participants.

After all, U.S. soybean exports to China were down 80% year-over-year at just 132,000 MT. Comparably, Brazilian soybean exports to China jumped 28% to nearly 7.6 MMT! Overall, Chinese soybean imports in September were the smallest in two years, and CNOIC says that total 4Q2018 bean imports will likely come in at 20 MMT, down 17% year-over-year. On that note, in October, soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade closed nearly 1% higher than September’s finish, but they were still tracking about 14% below prices at this time a year ago. Soybean prices the last two years have been pricing larger global soybean inventories, not just the recent trade war.

Livestock Producers Receive Tax Relief for 2018 The Government of Canada today released a list of additional regions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec and New Brunswick where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2018 due to drought.

On September 14th, 2018, the Government announced the initial list of prescribed regions in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec for livestock tax deferral purposes.

The livestock tax deferral provision allows producers in prescribed drought or excess moisture regions to defer a portion of their 2018 sale proceeds of breeding livestock until 2019 to help replenish the herd. The cost of replacing the animals in 2019 will offset the deferred income, thereby reducing the tax burden associated with the original sale.

Eligibility for the tax deferral is limited to those producers located inside the prescribed areas. Producers in those regions can request the tax deferral when filing their 2018 income tax returns.

King oilseed: canola prices or soybean prices?

Canola prices are the most expensive vegetable oil right now on the market, and a lot of the market is noticing the possibility to the downside. The problem is, this argument has been made for roughly the last year. And with that in mind, canola contracts hit new yearly lows this past Wednesday!

The elephant in the room for canola prices has consistently been the U.S.-China trade war, but with that possibly ending (as suggested above), might canola prices rise significantly?

Should said trade war between Washington and Beijing (and its constituents) end, it’s likely that canola prices won’t likely rally as much as soybean prices will. This is mainly because the market has already applied a 25% discount to U.S. soybean prices.

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Following this line of thinking, if the trade war ends, and the 25% tariff is revoked, then you’ll likely see soybean prices recover most of this discount. I have been quoted previously, saying that we might see beans climb $1.25 – $1.50 USD per bushel in Chicago should a resolution be found. However, canola prices are unlikely to push higher by a proportional amount. That being said, canola prices have been resilient on the recent increase in export demand, something we’ve been calling out for our canola Graincents readers. Through week 13 of the Canadian canola 2018/19 crop year, exports are now sitting at 2.33 MMT, just 2.3% behind last year after a few strong weeks of shipments.

Three weeks ago, canola exports were tracking nearly 16% behind 2017/18’s pace.

Overall, canola prices have been pressured by farmer selling and following soybean prices lower, but we know November tends to a positive month for grain prices. Keep this mind going forward (but don’t wait until the end of the month to act on it!).

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Better conditions ahead for pastures Grazing land and forage crops across the country have certainly been tested by extreme weather this past year.

The Prairies and Quebec both saw extended dry conditions throughout the spring and summer, which left many pastures looking like billiard tables and impacted forage yields, sending the price of hay through the roof.

To cap off the growing season, the Prairies saw snow and rain, which further hampered the crop, while Quebec and the Maritimes also saw moisture.

Cedric MacLeod is the executive director of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association and a New Brunswick farmer.

He says while the snow and rain were detrimental to forage crops, the wet weather was a help to pastures.

“This is a pretty important time to be getting some moisture and restoring soil moisture reserves, so we are ready for next spring,” MacLeod says.

High hay prices The dry weather situation in Alberta was so bad this summer, says Harry Brook, Alberta Agriculture crop specialist, that it resulted in hay prices spiking, making it pointless in some cases to keep cattle.

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He says they were better off selling cattle.

Saskatchewan saw a mix of conditions with the western part of the province dry, while the northeast saw excess moisture. Terry Kowalchuk, a forage crop specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture, says this variation between different areas of the province was reflected in the price of hay.

“We’ve heard of prices as low as $40 per ton for hay this year in the northeast where they had excess supplies, and anywhere from $200 to $250 per ton in drought-affected areas,” Kowalchuk says.

Industry Development Specialist with the Province of Manitoba, Glenn Friesen, says he also heard reports of cattle moving to market sooner because of what farmers would need to pay to feed them.

“Producers are having a hard time seeing the economics of it, so we are still seeing some sales of animals,” Friesen says.

He notes that while dry conditions were hard on pastures, producers’ management practices have improved significantly, allowing them to better stand up to adverse conditions.

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Producer Deliveries - Week 12, October 15 - October 21, 2018 Man Sask Alta B.C. Total Wheat 250.9 203.5 145.6 3.2 603.2 Amber Durum 71.3 2.2 73.5 Oat 6.5 22.8 3.9 0.1 33.3 Barley 0.9 43.6 22.7 1.3 68.5 Rye 1.0 0.1 0.1 1.2 Flaxseed 1.0 8.6 0.9 10.5 Canola 32.6 216.4 229.3 8.7 487.0 Peas 0.3 21.5 10.9 0.2 32.9 Corn 4.9 4.9 Beans 3.7 0.2 0.1 4.0 Lentils 0.1 22.9 2.5 25.5 Total 301.9 610.9 418.2 13.5 1,344.5 SHIPMENTS

Primary Elevator Shipments - Week 12 - October 15 - October 21, 2018 Man Sask Alta B.C. Total Wheat 79.9 203.8 130.2 4.3 418.2 Amber Durum 76.6 3.3 79.9 Oat 15.7 9.4 3.3 1.1 29.5 Barley 0.4 12.0 18.4 0.4 31.2 Rye 0.9 0.3 1.2 Flaxseed 1.1 1.9 3.0 Canola 24.3 174.9 74.5 4.0 277.7 Peas 0.6 31.3 20.4 2.0 54.3 Corn 3.6 5.1 8.7 Beans 1.9 0.2 2.1 Lentils 0.3 26.8 2.8 29.9 Total 128.7 537.2 258.0 11.8 935.7

Crop Y-T-D Producer Deliveries to Primary Elevators to October 21, 2018 Man Sask Alta B.C. Total Wheat 1,471.5 2,170.4 1,409.3 24.0 5,075.2 Amber Durum 697.0 89.6 786.6 Oat 235.3 259.8 32.1 10.1 537.3 Barley 16.4 473.9 137.3 3.7 631.3 Rye 25.1 5.0 0.8 30.9 Flaxseed 8.7 33.0 4.0 45.7 Canola 605.5 1,915.6 614.9 35.5 3,171.5 Peas 21.1 440.8 424.2 20.3 906.4 Corn 34.3 10.3 10.3 54.9 Beans 43.4 0.9 0.9 45.2 Lentils 1.5 342.2 19.6 363.3 Total 2,462.8 6,348.9 2,743.0 93.6 11,648.3 Crop Year-to-Date Primary Elevator Shipments to October 21, 2018 Man Sask Alta B.C. Total Wheat 1,234.7 2,204.1 1,338.4 24.2 4,801.4 Amber Durum 0.1 673.2 110.8 784.1 Oat 239.6 238.2 28.3 11.5 517.6 Barley 12.9 415.0 103.7 3.0 534.6 Rye 30.1 7.8 0.1 38.0 Flaxseed 10.1 28.9 3.2 42.2 Canola 593.7 1,568.6 422.6 21.9 2,606.8 Peas 20.1 406.0 411.5 23.4 861.0 Corn 34.8 22.1 84.5 141.4 Beans 17.9 0.5 0.5 18.9 Lentils 1.6 350.5 26.1 0.1 378.3 Total 2,195.6 5,914.9 2,529.7 84.1 10,724.3

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GRAIN FUTURE REPORT Grain Future Prices - as of November 2, 2018 Last 461.00s 482.50s 486.20 494.00 Last 500-4s 509-0 523-6 535-4 Last 511-2s 505-0 528-4 542-0 Last 696-6s 577-2 585-2 593-0 Last 371-0 383-0 391-0 Last 282-6 276-6 277-4 Last 872-6 884-6 897-0 Last 28.17 28.39 28.69 Last 310.6 312.0

Change + 0.60 + 7.50 - 3.40 - 2.90 Change + 7-4 + 1-0 + 1-0 + 1-2 Change + 8-0 + 3-6 + 3-0 + 2-4 Change + 2-4 + 0-4 - 0-4 - 0-6 Change + 4-2 + 4-2 + 4-2 Change + 1-4 - 1-0 - 1-0 Change + 3-6 + 2-6 + 2-6 Change - 0.15 - 0.16 - 0.15 Change - 2.8 - 3.0

Open 0.00 478.80 488.70 496.00 Open 0-0 507-0 521-4 533-2 Open 0-0 501-4 525-0 540-2 Open 0-0 576-6 585-0 592-0 Open 366-2 378-2 386-0 373-0 281-0 279-4 282-6 Open 868-0 880-4 892-6 Open 28.34 28.56 28.84 Open 313.4 314.0

High 461.00 482.70 492.50 499.40 High 500-4 509-6 524-4 536-0 High 511-2 505-6 529-2 542-0 High 696-6 581-0 588-6 596-6 High 373-0 384-6 392-2 High 288-6 283-4 282-6 High 888-4 900-6 912-2 High 28.56 28.79 29.06 High 316.3 317.8

Low 461.00 478.80 485.40 493.20 Low 500-4 502-6 517-6 529-2 Low 511-2 497-6 521-4 535-4 Low 696-6 574-4 582-2 590-0 Low 365-2 377-2 385-2 Low 281-0 276-2 277-4 Low 866-4 878-6 891-2 Low 28.10 28.32 28.60 Low 309.5 311.1

Volume 0 19 12,520 4,641 Volume 0 46,351 15,290 3,318 Volume 0 19,415 14,114 3,424 Volume 0 2,948 2,508 768 Volume 191,148 85,750 25,154 Volume 422 179 34 Volume 10,184 130,889 41,044 Volume 43,867 17,004 12,512 Volume 41,616 19,783

Prev. Stl. 460.40 475.00 489.60 496.90 Prev. Stl. 493-0 508-0 522-6 534-2 Prev. Stl. 503-2 501-2 525-4 539-4 Prev. Stl. 694-2 576-6 585-6 593-6 Prev. Stl. 366-6 378-6 386-6 Prev. Stl. 281-2 277-6 278-4 Prev. Stl. 869-0 882-0 894-2 Prev. Stl. 28.32 28.55 28.84 Prev. Stl. 313.4 315.0

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Daily Grain & Feed Grain Report Daily Grain Prices - November 2, 2018

Weekly Feed Grain Report - November 2, 2018

Alberta Canola Producers Commission (http://dashboard.albertacanola.com/reports/weekly-grains) CANOLA - #1 Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $10.08 ( - $0.10 ) $10.29 ( - $0.09 ) $10.46 ( - $0.09 ) December 2018 $10.19 ( - $0.10 ) $10.39 ( - $0.10 ) $10.56 ( - $0.10 ) January 2019 $10.21 ( - $0.10 ) $10.40 ( - $0.10 ) $10.63 ( - $0.09 ) February 2019 $10.34 ( - $0.08 ) $10.53 ( - $0.09 ) $10.77 ( - $0.09 ) March 2019 $10.38 ( - $0.09 ) $10.57 ( - $0.09 ) $10.84 ( - $0.08 ) April 2019 $10.53( - $0.09 ) $10.71 ( - $0.09 ) $10.97 ( - $0.09 ) May 2019 $10.58 ( - $0.08 ) $10.77 ( - $0.08 ) $11.03 ( - $0.08 ) WHEAT - #1 CPSR - 11.5% Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $6.16 ( + $0.06 ) $6.26 ( + $0.06 ) $6.33 ( + $0.05 ) December 2018 $6.24 ( + $0.06 ) $6.31 ( + $0.05 ) $6.36 ( + $0.06 ) January 2019 $6.24 ( + $0.05 ) $6.33 ( + $0.04 ) $6.41 ( + $0.04 ) February 2019 $6.27 ( + $0.05 ) $6.34 ( + $0.05 ) $6.38 ( + $0.04 ) March 2019 $6.37 ( + $0.05 ) $6.42 ( + $0.04 ) $6.46 ( + $0.04 ) April 2019 $6.40 ( + $0.04 ) $6.46 ( + $0.05 ) $6.48 ( + $0.04 ) May 2019 $6.49 ( + $0.05 ) $6.56 ( + $0.05 ) $6.60 ( + $0.05 ) WHEAT - #1 CWAD - 13.0% Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot not available not available $5.95 ( - $0.04 ) December 2018 not available not available $5.82 ( - $0.04 ) January 2019 not available not available $5.95 ( - $0.03 ) February 2019 not available not available $5.95 ( - $0.03 ) March 2019 not available not available $5.95 ( - $0.04 ) April 2019 not available not available $6.12 ( - $0.04 ) WHEAT - #1 CWRS - 13.5% Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $7.05 ( + $0.04 ) $7.19 ( + $0.04 ) $7.32 ( + $0.00 ) December 2018 $7.10 ( + $0.04 ) $7.24 ( + $0.03 ) $7.40 ( - $0.00 ) January 2019 $7.14 ( + $0.04 ) $7.27 ( + $0.01 ) $7.42 ( - $0.01 ) February 2019 $7.18 ( + $0.03 ) $7.32 ( + $0.02 ) $7.47 ( - $0.02 ) March 2019 $7.23 ( + $0.04 ) $7.36 ( + $0.02 ) $7.50 ( - $0.02 ) April 2019 $7.27 ( + $0.04 ) $7.40 ( + $0.03 ) $7.51 ( - $0.01 ) YELLOW PEAS - #2 Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $6.75 ( $0.00 ) $6.92 ( $0.00 ) $6.73 ( $0.00 ) December 2018 not available $6.77 ( $0.00 ) $6.59 ( $0.00 ) January 2019 not available $6.90 ( $0.00 ) $6.77 ( $0.00 ) February 2019 not available $6.90 ( $0.00 ) $6.77 ( $0.00 ) March 2019 not available $6.91 ( $0.00 ) $6.81 ( $0.00 ) April 2019 not available $6.79 ( $0.00 ) $6.71 ( $0.00 )

Statistics & Data Development Branch, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry FEED GRAIN BIDS (Different Delivery Points) Week of Oct 29/18 Previous Week Wheat Lethbridge $233.00 - $245.00 $231.00 - $250.00 Red Deer $216.00 - $235.00 $207.00 - $243.00 Edmonton $223.00 - $252.00 $221.00 - $245.00 Oats

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$185.00 - $205.00

$181.00 - $240.00

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$228.00 - $245.00

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$233.00 - $245.00 $227.00 - $235.00 $229.00 - $229.00 $212.00 - $232.00 $195.20 - $220.46 $210.00 - $239.00 $188.31 - $220.00

$233.00 - $250.00 $228.00 - $232.00 $229.00 - $229.00 $212.00 - $235.00 $195.20 - $220.46 $209.00 - $239.00 $186.00 - $220.00

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A reminder that Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council is conducting a plebiscite for the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) on the matter of its service charge model. Voting closes November 13, 2018.

Norine Moore, chair of Marketing Council, says that delivery services for mail-in ballots may be impacted as a result of the Canada Post labour disruption. “As with everyone else, we will be learning more about the specifics of the labour disruption as rotating blackouts are announced each day. Because the impact is really unknown, Marketing Council is encouraging producers to take the potential for slower mail into consideration when they cast their vote.“ “If you have received a ballot in the mail, make sure you fill it out and return it as soon as possible,” Moore adds. “If you are concerned about the mail, you also don’t have to mail it back. You can take the completed ballot with the mailing envelope to an AFSC office or to one of the ABP regional meetings and just put it in the ballot box there.”

“The question on the ballot asks producers if they would like the ABP service charge model to be refundable at the request of the producer - which is the current model - or to be non-refundable, where all of the service charges stay with the Commission,” she says.

Eligible producers can vote in person at the ABP Fall Regional Meetings polling stations or at any Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) office now until November 13. Please note those offices are closed November 12, and also at lunch.

More information on the plebiscite, eligibility criteria, and voting locations can be found at www.agriculture.alberta.ca/beefplebiscite or by contacting the Returning Officer at 1-855-6673311, AlbertaPlebiscite2018@mnp.ca.

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When you find Anthrax in your livestock

By Dr. Zoe Ross Anthrax is a highly contagious and usually fatal disease that is caused by bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. Although, anthrax has not been a significant problem in the Dawson Creek area, cases of anthrax have been reported several years ago in livestock located near Fairview and more recently in a herd near Fort St. John. The disease can affect many mammals, including humans; cattle and sheep seem to be more susceptible than horses and goats. It is a disease that occurs around the world and sporadically shows up.

The bacteria forms spores which can survive in the soil for hundreds of year. Cases of anthrax typically occur during warm summer months: July, August and September.

Heavy rainfall or wet weather followed by a period of hot dry weather can result in an outbreak because spores

can be brought to the soil surface. Some outbreaks have been associated with excavation or soil movement which brings spores to the surface. Infection occurs when spores are ingested, inhaled or penetrate the skin. Cattle and sheep are more susceptible because they graze close to the ground and are more likely to ingest some soil with the spores in it. After exposure animals usually become sick within a week. Often the first indication of a problem is finding animals suddenly dead. After death, a bloody discharge exudes from the mouth, nose and anus, effectively re-contaminating the soil with more bacteria.

The treatment of anthrax can be difficult because the disease progresses very quickly, hence there is often insufficient time to initiate treatment before death. If antibiotics can be administered promptly, therapy may be useful

since Bacillus anthracis is highly susceptible to many antimicrobials.

Anthrax can be prevented by vaccination. Annual vaccination is recommended for cattle and sheep 2-4 weeks before spring turnout on pasture and during disease outbreaks in endemic areas. Carcasses are a source of recontamination of the soil so if anthrax is suspected notify your veterinarian and cover the carcass with a tarp. All contaminated carcasses will have to be properly handled and disposed of to prevent further contamination and spread of the disease.

If you have any further questions about anthrax or other animal diseases, feel free to contact the veterinary staff at the Dawson Creek Veterinary Clinic.

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Ros, Karl & Ann Musgrove, Fort St. John, BC............ 250-262-3278

Lakeroad Limousin

Upper Cache & Kam Blondes

Altona Falls Red Angus

Dan & Trudy Loewen, Altona, BC ............................250-630-2146 Aspen Hill Angus George & Kelly LeBlanc, Woking, AB.......................780-402-9509

Willow Springs Stock Farm

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

Bar B Charolais

Bar 4A Cattle Co.

Battle River Black Angus

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

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

CHAROLAIS

Raymond & Corine Verbeek, Sturgeon County, AB .... 780-939-2173 Jim, Donna & Jackie Rowe, Worsley, AB.................... 780-835-9588

Pinnacle View Limousin

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

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

RED POLLS

Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC .............. 250-786-5048

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

Shadow Creek Red Polls

Brandl Cattle Co.

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Cinder Angus

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Classic Livestock

Eldon & Marilyn Cassity

Clear River Red Angus

Eight Way Charolais

Clegg Angus

JayDawn Farms

Randy & Lesli Voss, Hythe, AB................................... 780-814-1534

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Tamarack Shorthorns

Excel Ranches

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Byron & Gwen Brandl, Jarvie, AB .............................780-954-2599 Brad Yoder & Nicolle Hoskins, Barrhead, AB............780-674-5773 Freeman & Zoe Iwasiuk, High Prairie, AB.................780-507-5077 Lloyd, Donna & Mackay Ross, Cleardale, AB ...........800-667-2251 Greg & Janis Clegg, St. Albert, AB.............................780-910-8553 Dwayne, Joanne & Jesse Emery, Camp Creek, AB ....780-674-4410

Dawson Creek, BC....................................................... 250-784-3924

Drschiwiski Family, Charlie Lake, BC ........................ 250-329-4816

Voss Family Salers

Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB..................... 780-933-5530

SHORTHORNS

Roy & Erika Schweitzer, Beaverlodge, AB ................. 780-402-5617

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

SIMMENTALS

Andrew & Effie Lakusta, Andrew, AB......................... 780-719-0264

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Valanjou Charolais

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

Wrangler Charolais Farm

Dale & Steve Aylward, Dawson Creek, BC ................250-784-5136 Harvest Angus Tom & Carolyn de Waal, Prince George, BC .............250-960-0022 Heart of the Valley Farms Brad & Aleta Chappell, Courtnay, BC ........................250-897-0619 Heart Valley Angus Chris Tschetter, Birch Hills Colony, AB .....................780-978-6406 J Lazy A Ranch Jarin & Amber Carter, Sexsmith, AB ..........................780-518-9652 Jones Land & Cattle Mark & Allison Jones, Barrhead, AB .........................780-674-6377 Kjos Black Angus Marty & Miriam Kjos, Fort St. John, BC ...................250-787-0970 Lakeroad Black Angus Jim & Donna Rowe, Worsley, AB...............................780-835-9588 Lazy B Livestock Trevor Binks & Melanie Klassen, G.P., AB ................780-539-7128 Mackenzie Red Angus Ken & Rebecca Mackenzie, Golden, BC ....................250-348-2034 Braydon Gough, Deadwood, AB ................................780-274-0099 Mountain Side Angus John & Judy Mayer, Beaverlodge, AB........................780-831-8497 North Point Red Angus Mark & Ginger Zahacy, High Prairie, AB ..................780-523-5356 Northway Cattle Co. Peter Stahl, Cleardale, AB .........................................780-835-8291 Ollenberger Stock Farms Kelly Ollenberger, Goodlow, BC .............................. 250-262-1432 Penson Angus Darren Penson, Sexsmith, AB .....................................780-814-4993 Rafter SJ Ranch Jack & Shannon Trask, Montney, BC .........................250-263-4904 Ring Creek Farms Pat & Len Friedel, Fairview, AB .................................780-835-4338 Rio Grande Angus Clint & Anna Collins, Rio Grande, AB.......................780-814-1455 Roy Angus Chris & Jen Roy, Fairview, AB ...................................780-835-0463 Schulz Angus Joe & Courtney Schulz, Spirit River, AB....................780-351-2608 Silver Willow Ranch Kevin & Barbara Quist, Sexsmith, AB .......................780-876-4649 Smoky River Red Angus Maynard & Curtis Boese, Sexsmith, AB ..................... 780-568-4340

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Phillipe & Rae Lusson, Clyde, AB .............................. 780-206-5440

Steve, Tammy & Ryan Albrecht, Spirit River, AB....... 780-864-4259 Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC .............. 250-786-5048 Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC....................................................... 250-784-3924

Fallen Timber Farms

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Halfway River Simmentals

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

KIN-KIN Cattle Co.

Bill & Doug Bentley, Progress, BC ............................. 250-843-7575

KRS Simmentals

Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC .............. 250-786-5048

KSL Simmentals

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Montagneuse Simmentals

Raymond & Mona Chittick, Whitecourt, AB .............. 780-778-0150

Moonlite Farm

Tom Basnett, Eureka River, AB ................................... 780-834-8170

Moose Creek Simmentals

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

O Double E Simmentals

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Peace Country Simmentals

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

Rachido Ranch

Brian & Dana Smith, Pouce Coupe, BC ...................... 250-719-5548

Rosefield Simmentals

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

SIBL Simmentals

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Tri-K Simmentals

David & Janice Adams, High Prairie, AB ................... 780-524-5382 Brian & Deanne Stratuliak, Rolla, B.C. ....................... 250-759-4143 Harold & Bev Milne, Fairview, AB ............................. 780-835-2645

5-Star Herefords

Benwyn Herefords

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

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Friesen Hereford Farms

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JoNomn Hereford Ranch

Reber’s Polled Herefords

Spring Mountain Stock Farm

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LIMOUSIN

Blueberry Valley Farms Limousin

Michael & Rebecca McCord, Mile 86.5 Alaska Hwy, BC .......................................... 250-772-5116

Dry Creek Ranch

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

Excel Ranches

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Fouillard Limousin

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Hansen’s Limousin

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Albrecht Farms

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Dave Rounds & Shellie Wolfe, Dawson Creek, B.C. .. 250-784-4628

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Gumbo Gulch Cattle Company

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Spruce View Charolais

Gomack Red Angus

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Grundke Family Salers

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SALERS

Dan & Pam Fouillard, Thorsby, AB ............................. 780-789-4055 Scott & Lesley Hansen, Evansburg, AB ..................... 780-727-4557

Chet & Jamie Jans, Groundbirch, BC .......................... 250-780-2141 Grant & Tanya Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB .................. 780-786-2181 Eckbert & Christa Weitzel Georg & Sarah Weitzel, Charlie Lake, BC .................. 250-263-8237 Roy & Scot Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB ........................ 780-512-4669 Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB..................... 780-933-5530 Gary & Faye Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB ..................... 780-786-4500 K. Reanne Sanford, Quesnel, BC................................. 250-991-9496 Keagan Scorgie, Beaverlodge, AB ............................... 780-518-6572 Brad Smith, Beaverlodge, AB ...................................... 780-202-0254 Joseph & Herman Giesbrecht, Fairview, AB ............... 780-835-8359 Norbert & Janice Luken, Fairview, AB ........................ 780-835-3165 Don, Joyce & Shon Smith, Gordondale, AB ............... 780-353-2284 Ole, Elden & Einar Bakkehaug, Hythe, AB................. 780-518-3536 Jerry & Gem Giesbrecht, Cecil Lake, BC.................... 250-262-7867 Randy & Donna Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB ............... 780-786-4373 James & Martha Wiebe, Prespatou, BC ....................... 250-630-2621 The Smith Families, Cherhill, AB................................ 780-785-2045 Keith & Kerriley Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB ................ 780-831-7999 Keiran & Taryn Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB .................. 780-933-5637

Willow Creek Simmentals

Mike & Mari Klassen & Family, Debolt, AB .............. 780-957-2814

Willowdale Simmentals

Dale & Judy Smith, Valleyview, AB ............................ 780-524-2790

Wolfe Farms

Tony Wolfe, Valleyview, AB ........................................ 780-524-3939

JANUARY SPEC

SPECKLE PARK A.K. STOCK FARMS

Kyle Laloge, Worsley, AB..................................................... (780)219-3825 Allan Rowe, Worsley, AB ..................................................... (780)835-8097

Desert Acres

Tracey Foster-Duriez, Fort St. John, BC .................... (250)264-8676

Rimrock Ranch

Jason & Corinna Harvey & Family, Dawson Creek, BC....... 250-719-9575

Dawson Co-op Home & Agro Centre

Come To Your Winter has arrived in the Peace country Your Dawson Co-op carries a full selection of stock tank deicers, heated pet bowls and mats.

We also carry snow blades and accessories to push old man winter off your road for safer winter driving.

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Alberta’s cull cow market Many cattle producers are wondering about the cull cow market this fall. Jason Wood, provincial livestock market analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, breaks down the numbers.

Wood says that overall, the 2018 Alberta cull D1-2 cow market has been in line with the historical seasonal trend. “The market has been stable with the monthly provincial price ranging between just over $85 per cwt to $96.50 per cwt.”

Provincially, cull cow prices averaged $85.50 per cwt in September which was down $4.50 per cwt from August. “For the first half of October,” says Wood, “Cull cows were $85.34 per cwt or just under $1,200 for a 1,400 lb. cow, putting prices this fall about 3.5 per cent below last year.”

Woods adds that on a cash basis, Alberta’s cull cow market has traded at a premium to the U.S. cull cow market in 2018. “During the week of October 15, 2018, the Alberta cull cow market was $9.60 per cwt over the U.S., and that is more than $3 per cwt higher than the five year average for the same week.”

Wood says based off the seasonal trend, “Cull cow prices could range between mid-$70 and

mid-$80 per cwt for the remainder of 2018.”

As for a Canadian cattle slaughter update, Wood says that the number of cattle processed has increased in 2018. “From January to October 5, 2018, the number is 2.36 million head, 6.6 per cent above 2017 and 13.1 per cent above the five year average.”

“Year to date fed steer and fed heifer slaughter is up 5.2 per cent and 5.1 per cent, year over year,” he notes. “Year to date cull cow slaughter is up 15 per cent year over year and 25.6 per cent

KEITH HODGES 780-831-7999

KEIRAN HODGES 780-933-5637

keith@arlshop.com

hodgey_177@hotmail.com 55075

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Performance Breeding Stock ● Polled Reds & Blacks Dale and Judy Smith & Family (780) 524-2790

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Home of Polled & Horned 100% Full Blood & Purebred Fleckvieh

BULLS & HEIFERS FOR SALE

Registered Purebred & Fleckvieh Simmentals

Elden, Einar and Ole Bakkehaug Box 156, Hythe, AB T0H 2C0 info@fallentimberfarms.com www.fallentimberfarms.com

Home (780) 356-2113 Elden Cell (780) 518-3536

55095

250-780-2141 hm 250-219-8200 cell 250-219-8008 cell

For more information about the cull cow market, contact Jason Wood at 780-422-3122.

REGISTERED SIMMENTALS BOX 655, BEAVERLODGE, AB TOH 0C0

Chet & Jamie Jans Box 223 Groundbirch, BC V0C 1T0

above the five year average.”

But, Wood adds, “We have to remember that the higher cow slaughter rate is being influenced by lower cull cow exports, and strong domestic and export beef demand are supportive market factors as well.”

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Box 1555 Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 24km North of Valleyview on Highway 49

www.willowdaleca�le.com

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CCA applauds looming CPTPP ratification The Senate of Canada passed Bill C-79 to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The bill then immediately received Royal Assent.

Following a few more documentary necessities, CCA expects that in the next few days, Canada will notify the CPTPP Secretariat in New Zealand that we have ratified the Agreement and join Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore as the first six to ratify. The CPTPP will come into force 60 days after New Zealand receives Canada’s notification.

Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) President David Haywood-Farmer offered his congratulations to International Trade Minister Jim Carr and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for placing a priority on ensuring that Canada would be among the first six countries to implement the CPTPP. We were also pleased to see the Senate of Canada work quickly to approve Bill C-79, and are particularly grateful to Senator Raynell Andreychuk who chaired the Committee review and Senator Sabi Marwah who sponsored the bill

“It’s great news for beef producers that the deal will be coming into effect this year,” Haywood-Farmer said. “The long years of recovering lost market access are firmly behind us now, and we have the bonus of seeing new markets open up to high quality Canadian beef.”

The key objective for Canadian beef producers in the CPTPP was to improve access to the Japanese market by lowering the tariff and shielding Canadian beef from Japan’s safeguard tariffs. The current Japanese tariff on Canadian beef is 38.5 per cent. When the CPTPP comes into force, the Japanese tariff will immediately drop to 27.5 per cent on Canadian fresh beef and to 26.9 per cent on frozen beef. On April 1, 2019 Canada will enjoy a second cut down to 26.6 per cent on both fresh and frozen and eventually down to 9 per cent over several years.

Vietnam is an emerging market and expected to represent important growth potential for Canadian beef. Canadian beef exports to Vietnam in 2017 were $3.9 million with a 20 per cent tariff.

Once Vietnam implements CPTPP in 2019, their initial two tariff cuts will immediately bring the tariff down to 6.6 per cent and then to zero in 2020.

Gumbo Gulch Cattle Company

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS R0011533060

Box Box 2139 2139 High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 zahacy@telus.net

The CCA expects the remaining five CPTPP signatory countries (Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Peru and Vietnam) to bring the Agreement into force as well in 2019. When they do, they will have to catch up by making two tariff cuts immediately on implementation.

In 2017, Canada exported $160 million of beef

Red & Black Angus Yearlings & 2-Yr-Olds

Mark & Ginger Zahacy Phone (780) 523-5356 Cell (780) 523-1356

to Japan with the 38.5 per cent regular tariff on fresh and a 50 per cent safeguard tariff on frozen beef. With CPTPP, Canadian beef will be exempt from the Japanese safeguard, noted HaywoodFarmer. “I expect that exports of Canadian beef to Japan can easily double in 2019 with this lower and more predictable tariff,” he said.

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in the Senate. Finally, sincere thanks go to former International Trade Ministers François-Phillippe Champagne and Ed Fast for their key roles in negotiating the landmark trade agreement.

Visitors Welcome

Mile 11 on #2 Highway South of Dawson Creek Steve Aylward (C) 250.784-5136 • Email: gsaylward@gmail.com

ASPEN HILL & HEART VALLEY George LeBlanc 780-402-9509 gleblanc1@live.com Chris Tschetter 780-978-6406 Wanham, Alberta

(250) ((2 25 263-4904 • sjtrask@pris.ca Box 127, Montney, BC, V0C 1Y0

Like Us on

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Jack & Shannon Trask

www.aspenhillenterprises.com

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Selling Registered Black Angus 2 Year Old Bulls & Bred Commercial Heifers Owner: Kelly Ollenberger 1-250-262-1432 Ranch Manager: James Neudorf 1-250-261-5832

Box 159, Cleardale, AB T0H 3Y0 Pete (cell): 780-835-8291 www.northwaycattle.ca 56276

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Purebred Angus Genetics

THANKS BEEF PRODUCERS for Another Great No Fools Bull Sale!

Bulls averaged $3,500 Commercial heifers averaged $1,560

Welcoming serious enquiries on our cow herd Dan: (250) 630-2146

Cell: (250) 261-3955

Lloyd & Donna 1-800-667-2251

www.clearriverredangus.com

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Qualityy Registered g Yearlingg & 2-yr-old Bulls for Sale on the Farm

46851 R0011507662

Two Names. One Program.

Annual Red and Black Bull Sale -2nd Thursday in MarchLyons Teepee Creek Event Centre

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PEACE COUNTRY ANGUS CLUB President:

JOHN MAYER

780.354.2726 Sec/Treas:

CINDY BJORKLUND

780.835.3530

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BENWYN HEREFORDS

Need to Buy or Sell?

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

Northern Horizon Classifieds (250) 782-4888 “since 1986”

for Sale at the farm -

Bill Bentley - (250) 843-7575 Doug Bentley - (250) 843-7364 BENWYN FARM LTD. PROGRESS, BC V0C 2E0

20 miles West of Dawson Creek Hwy 97 South 3/4 mile North of Progress (Rd 255)

Lazy S Charolais

Shadow Creek Red Polls

SAlerS BullS

• Maternal traits with light birth weights • Dual purpose – high milk production • Registered Bulls For Sale.

Dean & Marsha Anderson – Fort St John, BC

yearling and two year olds

semen tested and guaranteed

SAlerS HeiferS 780-924-2464 or 780-982-2472 grundke@xplornet.com delivery available R0011498234

ROY & ERIKA SCHWEITZER Ph: 780.356.3611 • Cell: 780.402.5617 • Email: schweitzerre@gpnet.ca

Phone (250) 827-3293 or (250) 262-5638

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Werner & Debbie Grundke Alberta Beach, Alberta

www.shadowcreek.farm • marshascows@hotmail.com

VOSS FAMILY SALERS

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Dusty Acre Blondes & Painted K Farms

Your Peace Country Connec�on for Quality Salers Ca�le

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Randy & Chris Haddow 250-786-5048 Chad, Gene, Addison, Leah & Wyatt Haddow 250-784-3924

Looking to add a li�le gold in your herd try a Blonde d’Aquai�ne - Located ten minutes north of Dawson Creek.

- Producing full blood easy calving bulls - Homozygous Polled, Double & Single Polled - Full herd evalua�on on BIO Track

Contact Shellie or Kaylyn Cell (250) 784-4628 Email dustyacreblondes@outlook.com Can find us on face book and the web

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VISITORS WELCOME

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Herefords Charolais Simmentals

LONG YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE ON THE FARM CALVING EASE AND PERFORMANCE MATURE GRASS�FED HIGH VOLUME BULLS PROVEN WITH MANY YEARS OF BREEDING FOR EASY FLESHING AND MARBLING

Randy & Lesli Voss

Box 473, Hythe, AB T0H 2C0

(780) 356-3361 • (780) 814-1534 • rlsalers@hotmail.com

PEACE COUNTRY CATTLE PRODUCERS

Blonde d’Aquitaine – Charolais – Galloway – Gelbvieh – Hays Converter – Hereford – Limousin Lowline – Maine Anjou – Red Poll – Salers – Shorthorn – Speckle Park

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Oat markets continue to leap higher reaction is impossible to ignore. As a result, cash bids north of the border also trended steadily higher, with Saskatchewan growers now increasingly able to access pricing opportunities for milling quality oats at or above $3 per bushel.

Milling oat cash bids in the southeast corner of Saskatchewan are trading as high as $3.20 a bushel picked up on farm, maybe $3.40 a bushel if you select deferred December delivery. In Manitoba, we have heard cash bids in the Red River Valley tapping up to $4 per bushel if you look way out to April to May delivery slots.

Assuming one is in a position to do so, such

pricing opportunities should not be ignored.

Prairie harvest conditions are expected to improve into the second half of October, meaning more supply potentially coming forward for commercials to work with.

So when the immediate need to secure quality oats subsides, we’ll likely see some moderation of cash bids. Not feeling a bearish market threatens, but it’s just a need to reward a rally at solid prices relative to what we have seen in recent years.

Our best guess is that quality loss on oats will not be as dire as originally feared, even if it means working with some mediocre to marginal quality. The colder weather has likely inhibited sprouting. It was probably a fortuitous decision many farmers made to hold off on swathing.

Some yield will be lost to shattering certainly, but that’s a favourable alternative to having an oat crop lay in swath through three weeks of rain and/or snow.

Statistics Canada believes harvested area of oats will decrease 6.2 per cent to 2.4 million acres this year relative to 2017. In addition, farmers across Canada anticipate that yields will fall from an average 93.1 bushels per acre in 2017 to 87.9 bushels per acre in 2018. As a result, production at the national level is expected to fall 11 per cent this year, down to 3.3 million tonnes.

Also be aware that Scandinavian oat production this year was curtailed due to drought conditions, which likely trims their exportable surplus, much of which typically flows to the U.S. Further, in Australia, their crop situation continues to develop. Some recently rains, but with overall drought conditions are still intact and their exportable surplus will also erode.

Mike Jubinville of Pro Farmer Canada offers information on commodity markets.

9905 – 132 Ave., Grande Prairie, AB (across from Keddie’s)

780.532.6827

www.quapp.ca Mon – Fri: 8:00am to 5:00pm Sat: 9:00am to 2:00pm Closed Sundays & Holidays

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It’s interesting to watch Chicago oat futures surge over the past month. The nearby December contract is up over 60 cents per bushel in that time to new highs, and the highest for the mostactive contracts since July 2017.

Along with stressed Canadian harvest conditions, market attention is also keying in on American oat inventory projections this marketing year. Projections could fall to their third smallest ever before the 2019 harvest.

In recent years, gyrations in Chicago oat futures had limited direct correlation to Prairie cash oat pricing, but this kind of bullish market

The Northern Horizon, November 9, 2018

December 1 2018

14th Annual Bull & Female Production Sale

Saturday, 4:00 p.m.

At Wolfe Farms, Valleyview, AB

OFFERING:

55 Fleckvieh Simmental 18-Month-Old Bulls • 15 Registered Bred Heifers

WOLFE ENZO FF 303E

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.

WOLFE EGERTON 548E

WOLFE EXTRA 771E

WOLFE EYEFUL FF 810E

Thank You to all our 2017 buyers!

WOLFE ETTIENE 638E

WOLFE EXPERT 744E

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Alix Farming Co. Ltd.* • Birkenhagen Farms • Blazin J Inc. David Baudin • Loren Brad • Chamberland Farms* Charissa Cattle Co. Ltd. • Cody Chapman • Todd Dobbyn David Doerksen • Peter Doerksen • Phillip H. & Susan Driedger Dry Valley Ranch* • Rob Elzinga * • Henry S. Fehr Dennis Flemming • HBCR Valley Farming Co. Ltd.* Walter & Valerie Hedges • Edith & Joseph Jakubow • Ed Johnson* Kevin Lang Farms* • Klassen Ranching* • William Lewchuck Lonesome Willow Ranches • Longmore Ranching Inc. * Garth Meehan • Peace View Colony* • Simonette Livestock Ventures Simpson Ranch Ltd. • Small Time Farms* • South Peace Colony Theroux Farms • Turner Farms/Condon Farms • Turtle Mountain Reds Valleyview Ranch Colony* • Vern Tremblay Farms* Robert & Barbara Viravec • Kevin Wigley • Willcooke Simmentals* Warren Wohlgemuth* • *denotes multiple purchases

WOLFE ENOCH FF 818E

WOLFE EOHANN 826E

For catalogues or further information, contact

WOLFE FARMS

Tony Wolfe Box 2074, Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 Cell: 780-524-9322 • Email: wolfefarms8@gmail.com Website: www.wolfefarms.ca R0011626648

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NORTH & SOUTH PEACE FEEDER & BRED CO-OPS

INVITE THEIR MEMBERS & ALL INTERESTED CATTLEMEN TO THE OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & LIVESTOCK SEMINAR

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Upstairs VJV Auc�on Mart, Dawson Creek, BC Complimentary Lunch at Noon

9:30am SHOW ALLEY VJV AUCTION MART 9:30am MEMBERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SOUTH PEACE COOP Bred Coop 10:30am MEMBERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NORTH PEACE COOP Feeder & Bred Coop 10:45am COFFEE BANK OF MONTREAL 12:00 noon ALL CATTLEMEN INVITED TO LUNCH & SEMINAR 12:30pm HERD HEALTH VET CLINIC SPEAKER TBA 1:00pm AG STABILITY – CASH ADVANCE & INTEREST RELIEF Gary Pringle Ministry of Agriculture 1:30pm PROVINCIAL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAMS – 1-year Feeder & 5 year Bred Connie Pa�erson & Lindy Gilson NO RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE YOU SELL OR BUY; INTEREST RATES AT PRIME 2:00pm WLPIP CROP INSURANCE, Ministry of Agriculture 2:15pm BANK OF MONTREAL INTEREST RATES 2018, US DOLLAR 2:30pm MARKETING- PEACE RIVER AREA CALVES - TOP SELLERS FOR ALBERTA FEED LOTS - VJV 3:00pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER : Can Fax Canada - US/Canada/Mexico Trade Agreement in US/Canada Markets 3:30pm COFFEE & ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

CATTLEMEN…DON’T MISS THIS COMPLIMENTARY LIVESTOCK SEMINAR! For Feeder Ca�le & Cow/Calves. Provincial & Federal Programs, Herd Health, Canadian & US Markets, Interest Rates

Check out our programs at www.southnorthpeacefeedercoop.ca Funding by: Ca�le Industry Development Council South & North Peace Feeder/Bred Coops BC Breeders & Feeders, Bank of Montreal

MONDAY PRE—SORT SALES @ 10:00 A.M. Weighing cattle starts at 8:00 p.m. Sunday.

Call to book your calves.

Province of Bri�sh Columbia Government Loan Guarantee

BREEDER and FEEDER PROGRAMS (Ca�le & Lambs)

BC Provincial

Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee Program

Calves & Yearlings; Feeder Lambs

Loan Limits

• Year 1 • Year 2

BC Provincial

Bred Heifer Association Loan Guarantee Program

Bred Heifers; 2nd & 3rd Calvers

Loan Limits

Federal Government

APP Interest Relief Program

• Year 1 • Year 2

Who is Eligible?

All persons are eligible who are residents of BC, are at least 19 years of age and own/lease a farm in BC. Apply to your local association for a membership. _ $100,000.00 • Year 3 _ $300,000.00 _ $200,000.00 • Year 4+ _ $500,000.00

Interest at Prime

Who is Eligible?

All persons are eligible who are residents of BC, are at feast 19 years of age and own/lease a farm in BC. Apply to your local association for a membership. _ $100,000.00 • Year 3 _ $200,000.00 _ $150,000.00 • Year 4+ _ $300,000.00

Interest at Prime

Who is Eligible?

Feeder Association Co-op Members ONLY Interest Free Provision - A producer and any related producers are entitled to receive the $100,000 interest free entitlement under the APP once during the production period for all cattle & sheep.

Federal Government Who is Eligible? All persons must

Eligible Commodities?

Advance Payments Program

• Cattle • Sheep • Bison

Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and be of the age of majority Must own the agricultural product and be responsible for its marketing.

Cash Advance Program Details • Limit of $400,000.00 of which the first $100,000.00 is Interest Free.

• The advance rate is 50% of the expected market value as determined by Agriculture & Agri-Foods Canada.

• Grain • Forage

The $100,000.00 interest Free is for all related producers once during the production period Producers must be enrolled in AgriStability for livestock advances and AgriStability and/or Production Insurance for grain/forage advances.

ADDITIONAL PROVINCIAL PROGRAMS FINANCED Mortality Insurance WLPIP Herd Health Trucking Order Buying NO RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE YOU SELL OR BUY; INTEREST RATES AT PRIME. Check out our programs at www.southnorthpeacefeedercoop.ca

LOAN INFORMATION: Contact for BC North and South Peace Feeder Coopera�ve and BC North and South Peace Bred Heifer COOP Connie Pa�erson, Loan Administrator- Dawson Creek, BC. Ph 250.782.6272 or 250.219.0791 Fax 250.782.1881(office). 301-116th Ave, upstairs VJV Auc�on Mart, Dawson Creek

This ad par�ally funded by the Ca�le Industry Development Council of BC

WEDNESDAY REGULAR SALES @ 9:00 A.M. Butcher cows and bulls start the day followed by feeders & yearlings and bred cows & cow calf pairs

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New working groups for dairy sector Canada’s farmers and food businesses are vital to Canada’s prosperity, creating good jobs, growing the middle class, supporting rural communities, and bringing high-quality products to the tables of Canadian consumers.

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, announced today new working groups comprised of dairy farmers and processors.

While informal engagement has already begun with the dairy sector, the working groups bring together officials from Agriculture and AgriFood Canada (AAFC), representatives from national dairy organizations and associations, as well as regional representatives.

The structure of the working groups is informed by consultations with the Dairy Farmers of Canada and the Dairy Processors Associa-

tion of Canada, and is comprised of two components: A working group that will collaborate to develop mitigation strategies to fully and fairly support farmers and processors to help them adjust to the short-term impacts of the United States-MexicoCanada Agreement (USMCA). It will also discuss support to reflect the impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for TransPacific Partnership (CPTPP); and, A separate working group that will chart a path forward to help the dairy sector innovate and remain an important source of jobs and economic growth for future generations. Supporting expertise to the working group may also include academic leaders, as well as industry and financial experts, as necessary.

The federal government will also engage with provincial and territorial governments on an ongoing basis throughout the process.

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ALDER RIDGE RANCHING HEIFERS FOR SALE 175 BLACK ANGUS BRED HEIFERS Very uniform “must see” group 45 days exposed to easy calving Black Angus Bulls from Classic Livestock, J Lazy A Ranch & F-R Due to start calving Apr 15, 2019 Preg checked & full herd health

ASKING $2,250/HEAD

Cell (780) 524-8946

RANCH-RAISED 2-YEAR-OLD BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY

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For more information, please call Pat Eaton

THANK YOU to our 2018 bull buyers.

Alder Ridge Ranching *(5 bulls) • Gilles Belzile Eldon Broderson* • Bruce Clegg • Daniel Driedger David Fehr • Jeff & Lisa Gillis • Kalita Farms* Tom Kasinec* • Leitch Livestock* • Bill Milner* Tom & Bernadine Morgan* • Trevor Rolph* Robert & Laurie Trarback* • Marvin Young* (*denotes a repeat buyer)

Freeman, Zoe, & Taylor Iwasiuk

High Prairie, AB Home: (780) 523-5077 Cell: (780) 507-5077 Email: ziwasiuk@prairiewieless.ca

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We would like to extend a special thanks to long time bull buying customers, Pat and Jay Eaton of ALDER RIDGE RANCHING (pictured below) for buying 22 bulls over the past several years.

We encourage you to get in touch with Pat at 780-524-8946 and arrange to have a look at their great set of 175 Black Angus Bred Heifers now on offer at the ranch.

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GRANDE PRAIRIE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION

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• We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the success of our members, with over 55 years of experience.

√ Minimal security requirements √ “Profit Share” on partial sales √ Members can now have more groups of financed Feeder Cattle. This helps with cash flow.

• We offer market value financing for feeder calf purchases, or for your own feeder calf crop.

• Feeder Associations are the administering agents for the Advance Payments Program, which offers Cash Advances on calves and Interest Rebates on contracts.

• When you obtain financing through us, you will receive: √ The freedom to buy and sell where you choose √ Low interest rates

CALL TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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Competitive Rates • Reasonable Security Requirements Flexible Repayment Options The Freedom to Buy and Sell Where YOU Want A Heifer Calf Finance Program for Heifers You Intend to Keep Knowledgeable and Helpful Staff Whether you are a seasoned cattle producer, or new to the business, you will appreciate having this valuable alternative when looking for financing!!

FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT: Dwayne Klassen 780.814.0628 Dawn Hollins 780.538.1263 www.grandeprairiebeefcoop.ca

Allan McLachlan 780.834.7399 or Dawn Hollins 780.538.1263

THE GRANDE PRAIRIE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION

WE OFFER:

THE GRANDE PRAIRIE B.E.E.F. CO-OPERATIVE #101, 10112 - 140th Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8G9

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Females with a Future Sale

10 High Quality Fullblood Simmental Bred Cows Bred to SOUTH SEVEN MR ADONIS (STUEY), RAFTER T FOURTY CREEK & ANCHOR D IMAX

with 10 Purebred Cows bred to MMWK AMBASSADOR And 4 Open Heifer Calves

In Conjunction with the VJV-Dawson Creek Bred Cow & Heifer Sale

Catalogue available online @ Bouchard Livestock.

Visit our Willow Creek Simmentals Facebook page

WILLOW CREEK SIMMENTALS Mike & Mari and Colby, Kyle, Colton, Kale Klassen • Crooked Creek, AB (780) 957.2814 or (780) 832.6714

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Saturday Nov. 17 12:30 p.m.

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VJV SUPER SATURDAYS BRED COW & HEIFER SALES FEATURING + 800 BRED HEIFERS & BRED COWS SATURDAY, NOV 17

11:00 A.M. VJV DAWSON CREEK

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Cattle Market Report VJV LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUP

CATTLE MARKET REPORT FOR NOV 9, 2018 Auction Date Bid Range

DAWSON CREEK

BEAVERLODGE

WESTLOCK

PONOKA

RIMBEY

Peter Raffan - Mgr 250-782-3766 vjvdawsoncreek@outlook.com

Peter Raffan - Mgr 780-354-2423 vjvbeaverlodge@gpnet.ca

Gary Jarvis - Mgr 780-349-3153 office@vjvauction.com

Craig Jacklin - Mgr 403-783-5561 office@vjvauction.com

Dean Edge 403-704-0280 office@vjvauction.com

Oct 30 - 1746 Hd

Oct 26 - 931 Hd

Low

Low

High

n/a

n/a

High

FEEDER STEERS

301 - 400 $260.00 $274.00

Nov 1 - 1267 Hd Low

High

Oct 25 - 1367 Hd

Nov 1 - 1594 Hd

Low

Low

High

High

Oct 25 - 1601 Hd Low

High

Oct 31 - 2828 Hd

Oct 24 - 2808 Hd

Oct 30 - 1780 Hd

Low

High

Low

High

Average

High

$245.00 $256.00 $260.00 $270.00 $220.00 $292.00 $210.00 $271.00 $240.00 $274.00 $225.00 $270.00 $240.00 $270.00

401 - 500 $230.00 $243.00 $230.00 $241.50 $230.00 $245.00 $235.00 $248.00 $205.00 $251.00 $195.00 $250.00 $215.00 $250.00 $210.00 $252.00 $210.00 $247.00 501 - 600 $205.00 $214.00 $205.00 $216.00 $205.00 $216.00 $210.00 $220.50 $190.00 $223.00 $185.00 $221.00 $195.00 $225.00 $190.00 $223.50 $200.00 $230.00 601 - 700 $200.00 $211.50 $195.00 $205.75 $190.00 $198.75 $198.00 $206.00 $190.00 $208.00 $185.00 $212.00 $190.00 $217.00 $187.00 $216.25 $195.00 $219.75 701 - 800 $198.00 $207.50 $185.00 $198.00 $190.00 $200.00 $190.00 $202.75 $178.00 $204.00 $175.00 $207.00 $180.00 $207.00 $185.00 $212.00 $185.00 $210.50 801 - 900 $180.00 $192.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$175.00 $186.00 $132.00 $188.00 $170.00 $198.00 $170.00 $195.75 $180.00 $204.25 $177.00 $191.00

900 - 1000 $170.00 $181.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$150.00 $171.00 $160.00 $193.00 $160.00 $186.00 $175.00 $193.50 $170.00 $186.75 $110.00 $171.00 $116.00 $147.00 $160.00 $184.25 $155.00 $175.00 $160.00

1000+

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Bid Range

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

High

Average

High

n/a Average

401 - 500 $185.00 $197.00 $180.00 $196.00 $182.00 $192.00 $185.00 $195.50 $175.00 $204.00 $165.00 $206.00 $180.00 $211.00 $175.00 $201.00 $180.00 $200.00 501 - 600 $170.00 $181.50 $175.00 $185.50 $170.00 $179.00 $175.00 $186.50 $170.00 $186.00 $165.00 $196.00 $175.00 $190.50 $170.00 $194.00 $175.00 $192.00 601 - 700 $168.00 $178.50 $170.00 $184.00 $165.00 $175.00 $172.00 $182.00 $170.00 $186.00 $160.00 $186.00 $175.00 $208.00 $165.00 $190.00 $170.00 $184.50 701 - 800 $165.00 $178.00

n/a

n/a

$165.00 $175.00 $168.00 $179.00 $155.00 $180.00 $160.00 $186.00 $165.00 $186.25 $160.00 $184.75 $160.00 $179.50

801 - 900 $175.00 $182.00

n/a

n/a

$155.00 $167.00

900 - 1000 $168.00 $176.50

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$155.00 $164.00 $110.00 $167.00 $125.00 $181.00 $150.00 $176.75 $155.00 $179.50 $158.00 $177.50

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$150.00 $161.50 $98.00 $165.00 $114.00 $165.00 $145.00 $166.00 $145.00 $175.00 $145.00 $163.50

1000+

n/a

n/a

D1 - D2 Cows $70.00

$80.00 $70.00

D3 - D4 Cows $60.00 SLAUGHTER CATTLE

81.00

92.25

130.00

Bologna Bulls 80.00

90.00

D1 - D2 Cows D3 - D4 Cows

85.00

96.25

Feeder Bulls

Feeder Bulls

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

$70.00

Heiferettes

120.00 132.00 115.00

Bologna Bulls

$78.00

D3 - D4 Cows

$60.00 $67.00 $60.00

Heiferettes

n/a

D1 - D2 Cows

$68.00 $75.75 $70.00

Feeder Bulls

Good Bred Cows

REPLACEMENT CATTLE

$70.00

Heiferettes

132.50 120.00

Bologna Bulls

$82.00

D3 - D4 Cows

$70.00 $60.00

Heiferettes 120.00

D1 - D2 Cows

n/a

130.00

Bologna Bulls 80.00

88.00

Feeder Bulls n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

$145.00 $178.00 $150.00 $184.00 $160.00 $183.25 $160.00 $180.00 $160.00 $178.50

D1 - D2 Cows $75.00

$89.00

D3 - D4 Cows $60.00

$74.00

Heiferettes 100.00

120.00

Bologna Bulls 80.00

114.00

Feeder Bulls

D1 - D2 Cows $77.00

$88.00

D3 - D4 Cows $64.00

$75.00

Heiferettes 95.00

145.00

Bologna Bulls 75.00

109.00

Feeder Bulls

D1 - D2 Cows $78.00

$86.00

D3 - D4 Cows $68.00

$77.00

Heiferettes 110.00

134.00

D1 - D2 Cows $78.00

$87.00

D3 - D4 Cows $68.00

$77.00

Heiferettes 110.00

138.00

n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows 900

1,400

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows 900

1,400

85.00

Feeder Bulls

109.00

Feeder Bulls

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) -

110

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) 1,250

1,900

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

105.50

Feeder Bulls n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows Older Bred Cows Good Bred Hfrs

Cow/Calf Prs (Y)

100.00 135.00

85.00

102.50

Good Bred Hfrs

Cow/Calf Prs (Y)

Heiferettes

85.00

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

$65.00 $75.00

Bologna Bulls

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

D3 - D4 Cows

Bologna Bulls

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

$77.00 $85.50

Bologna Bulls

$115.00 $130.00 $107.00 $141.00 $100.00 $125.00 $120.00 $150.00

Good Bred Cows

D1 - D2 Cows

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

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FEEDER HEIFERS

301 - 400 $200.00 $215.00 $208.00 $220.00 $190.00 $202.00 $215.00 $228.00 $190.00 $204.00 $180.00 $223.00 $185.00 $216.00 $185.00 $218.00 $190.00 $215.00

The Northern Horizon, November 9, 2018

SHEEP, GOAT AND HOG PRODUCERS!!

27

Cattle Alley Banter

VJV WESTLOCK HAS AN EXCLUSIVE MARKET ON TOP QUALITY EWE LAMBS, GOATS AND HOGS!

Gary Jarvis

General Manager, Vold Jones Vold Westlock, AB (Thurs, Nov 1, 2018) Considering all the mud, we had a decent run of cattle.

The market was sluggish. I’m calling the market down a nickle on most classes of feeder cattle. The light good quality cattle were very aggressive, but the mid-weights are feeling the effects of the feedlots frustration of the waiting time to get the slaughter cattle shipped. Feedlots are filling up because of the backlog. The cow market still sucks!

A number of cows are in the .80’s, but lots of pretty decent kill cows in the 70’s.

On another note ... most of us are offspring of European immigrants and proud of it.

When your parents or grandparents arrived on the Canadian shores, I don’t believe they were met with hand out over hand out. They had to learn the English language, get a job and start to make their way to a good life as Canadians with no help from the government. I look at what is happening today and I say we will end up with a whole bunch of lazy, untrained, illiterate welfare recipients! Why? Because they are being handed everything - - for nothing! This Liberal government is so bent on getting votes, it is handing out more and more “freebies”, only to win the immigrant vote. People say Pres. Trump is wrong, but all the while, the economy is so good, investment is booming and people are realizing it takes brains and guts to run a country. This is something the Prime Minister in Canada is lacking. Meanwhile, we pay with skyrocketing taxes and rising debt. I just realized something - - he is doing this because this is the way his life has been - handed everything he has on a silver platter!! Have a good week!

The demand for lamb, goat and pork is growing and the market is growing right along with it. VJV’s reputation throughout Western and Central Canada, along with its network of market facilities, uniquely positions them to put your livestock together with the feedlots, abattoirs and packing companies calling for lamb, goat and pork while assuring you of receiving top market value.

If you have lambs, goats or hogs for sale, call us for an updated market report and to arrange delivery.

VJV Westlock holds sheep, goat & hog sales at 11:00 a.m. on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month!!

Our next auction dates are November 6th, November 20th and December 4th Free feed and water upon delivery. Be sure your sheep are ear tagged before marketing.

Can’t Get Your Sheep or Goats to Us Yourself?

VJV Beaverlodge will be assembling sheep and goats on the Monday before each sale! Call Jason at 587-343-2162 today!!

Contact us today for pre-listing or up-to-date market information.

VJV WESTLOCK AUCTION (EMAIL) OFFICE@VJVAUCTION.COM • (WEBSITE) WWW.VJVAUCTION.COM/WESTLOCK

554346

PHONE TOLL FREE 1-877-349-3153

Trent Ewasiw, Sheep & Goat Rep • 1-780-349-0239 Cory Polak, Sheep & Goat Rep • 1-780-712-5749

OWNER Henry Thalen 403.783.0090 henry@morsan.com CEO – Yancy Crosier 403.485.0887 yancy.crosier@gmail.com PONOKA: 4410 – Highway 2A, Ponoka, AB (Ph) 403.783.5561, (Fax) 403.783.4120, (Website) www.vjvauction.com (Email) office@vjvauction.com DAWSON CREEK: 301 – 116th Avenue, Dawson Creek, B.C. (Ph) 250.782.3766, (Fax) 250.782.6622 (Email) vjvdawsoncreek@outlook.com BEAVERLODGE: Box 606, Beaverlodge, AB (Ph) 780.354.2423, (Fax) 780-354-2420, (Email) vjvbeaverlodge@gpnet.ca WESTLOCK: 9004 – 110A Street, Westlock, AB (Ph) 780.349.3153 (Fax) 780.349.5466 (Email) office@vjvauction.com RIMBEY: 4831 – 47th Street, Rimbey, AB (Ph) 403.843.2439 (Fax) 403.843.3485 (Email) office@vjvauction.com

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VJV LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUP

VJV LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUP www.vjvauction.com • Canadian Satellite Web Site: www.cslauction.com Dawson Creek Peter Raffan 250.782.3766

Cattle Sales

Calf/Yearling/Cattle Sales

Tues, Nov 13 – 9:00 a.m.

Tues, Nov 20 – 9:00 a.m.

Tues, Nov 27 – 9:00 a.m.

Tues, Dec 4 – 9:00 a.m.

Dawson Creek

Special Sales

Super Saturday Bred Cow/Heifer Sale

Sat, Nov 17 – 11:00 a.m.

Approx 500 Bred Cows and Bred Heifers on offer from local reputation cattle programs Bred Cow & Heifer Sale

Fri, Dec 7 – 11:00 a.m.

Horse Sale - Sat, Dec 1

Tack @ 9:30am • Horses @ Noon

Beaverlodge Peter Raffan 780.354.2423 Thurs, Nov 15 – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Nov 22 – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Nov 29 – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Dec 6 – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Dec 13 – 9:00 a.m.

Beaverlodge Super Saturday Bred Cow/Heifer Sale

Sat, Nov 24 – 11:00 a.m. + 200 Bred Heifers + 100 Bred Cows

P.R. Hereford Club Production Sale

Thurs, Dec 6 – 1pm

Sheep Assembly Day To VJV Westlock

Mon, Nov 19 - 9am to 11am Call 587-343-2162

Westlock Gary Jarvis 780.349.3153

Ponoka Craig Jacklin 403.783.1453

Rimbey Dean Edge 403.704.0280

Thurs, Nov 15 – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Nov 22 – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Nov 29 – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Dec 6 – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Dec 13 – 9:00 a.m.

Wed, Nov 14 – 9:00 a.m.

Wed, Nov 21 – 9:00 a.m.

Wed, Nov 28 – 9:00 a.m.

Wed, Dec 5 – 9:00 a.m.

Wed, Dec 12 – 9:00 a.m.

Tues, Nov 13 – 9:00 a.m.

Tues, Nov 20 – 9:00 a.m.

Tues, Nov 27 – 9:00 a.m.

Tues, Dec 4 – 9:00 a.m.

Tues, Dec 11 – 9:00 a.m.

Ponoka

Rimbey

Ranchman’s Bred Female Sale

Bred Cow Sale

Bred Cow Sales

Bred Cow Sale

Atlasta Angus Bull & Heifer Sale

Westlock Sat, Nov 24 – 11:00 a.m.

Sat, Dec 8 – 11:00 a.m.

HORSE SALE

Sat, Nov 17 – 10:00 a.m.

SHEEP & GOAT SALES

Tues, Nov 20 – 11:00 a.m.

Tues, Dec 4 – 11:00 a.m.

Fri, Nov 23

On the farm Sat, Dec 8 – 1:00 p.m.

BISON SALE

Sat, Nov 17 – Noon

Fri, Nov 16 – 9:00 a.m.

Fri, Nov 30 – 9:00 a.m.

Fri, Dec 7 – 9:00 a.m.

Fri, Dec 14 – 9:00 a.m.

Last Regular Cattle Sale of 2018

Tues, Dec 18

Contact our reps for current market trends, prices, booking of cattle into the auction mart or satellite sale Owner – Henry Thalen 403.783.0090 henry@morsan.com • CEO – Yancy Crosier 403.485.0887 yancy.crosier@gmail.com

Ponoka: 4410 – Highway 2A, Ponoka, AB (Ph) 403.783.5561, (Fax) 403.783.4120, (Website) www.vjvauction.com (Email) office@vjvauction.com Dawson Creek: 301 – 116th Avenue, Dawson Creek, B.C. (Ph) 250.782.3766, (Fax) 250.782.6622 (Email) vjvdawsoncreek@outlook.com Beaverlodge: Box 606, Beaverlodge, AB (Ph) 780.354.2423, (Fax) 780-354-2420, (Email) vjvbeaverlodge@gpnet.ca Westlock: 9004 – 110A Street, Westlock, AB (Ph) 780.349.3153 (Fax) 780.349.5466 (Email) office@vjvauction.com • Rimbey: 4831 – 47th Street, Rimbey, AB (Ph) 403.843.2439 (Fax) 403.843.3485 (Email) office@vjvauction.com

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Field Representatives: Mike Brennan (Ponoka, Rimbey, Bashaw) 403.783.1074 • Ralph Calder (Grimshaw & Northern Alberta) 780.618.7655 • Neil Campbell (Rycroft) 780.814.4113 Trevor Duke (Castor, Coronation, Stettler, Hanna) 403.740.5753 • Trent Ewasiw (Rochester, Dapp) 780.349.0239 • Darryl Friesen (Rimbey) 780.318.1630 Mark Gillett (Fairview) 780.834.7063 • D. Trapper Green (Northern Alberta & BC) 780.837.0171 • Craig Jacklin (Ponoka, Feeder Finance) 403-783-1453 Ron Kramer (Fort St. John) 250.793.2713 • Barry Neumeirer (Rimbey) 403.350.8222 • Art Patterson (Dawson Creek) 250.784.4307 • Cory Polak (Peers, Edson) 780.712.5749 • Peter Raffan (Dawson Creek) 250.260.0758 Wade Schaupmeyer (Mayerthorpe) 780.305.4104 • Dan Schleppe (Dawson Creek West) 250.219.5698 • Bob Scott (Lac La Biche) 780.689.9203 • Travis Sekura (Drayton Valley) 780.621.6841 Stan Skeels (Rimbey) 403.704.0288 • Hank Stach (Lamont) 780.977.3733 • Nansen Vold (Ponoka) 403.783.0349 • Ged Willis (Beaverlodge & Surrounding Area) 780.814.4751 • Herb Wylhuizen (Rimbey) 403.844.0294

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Cattle Market Report N/CENTRAL THORSBY STOCKYARDS LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE Office 780-789-3915

FEEDER HEIFERS

FEEDER STEERS

Auction Date Bid Range 301 - 400 401 - 500 501 - 600 601 - 700 701 - 800 801 - 900 900 - 1000 1000+ Bid Range 301 - 400 401 - 500 501 - 600 601 - 700 701 - 800 801 - 900 900 - 1000 1000+

REPLACEMENT CATTLE

INNISFAIL AUCTION MARKET

Office 780-348-5893

Office 780-336-2209

Office 403-227-3166

B.C. OLDS LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET PRODUCERS CO-OP Office 403-556-3655

Office 250-573-3939

Oct 29 - 1805 Hd Low High $230.00 $266.00 $220.00 $249.00 $190.00 $227.50 $185.00 $216.00 $185.00 $207.25 $185.00 $204.25 $170.00 $194.00 n/a n/a

Oct 22 - 3789 Hd Low High $225.00 $289.00 $210.00 $258.00 $190.00 $224.50 $190.00 $215.00 $190.00 $215.25 $185.00 $205.50 $165.00 $202.00 $160.00 $183.00

Oct 30 - 4278 Hd Low High $230.00 $270.00 $200.00 $255.00 $190.00 $227.00 $190.00 $213.00 $190.00 $207.00 $180.00 $208.00 $175.00 $198.00 n/a n/a

Oct 30 - 3030 Hd Low High $225.00 $290.00 $212.00 $275.00 $203.00 $226.00 $198.00 $215.00 $195.00 $214.00 $170.00 $203.00 $165.00 $185.00 n/a n/a

Oct 31 - 3758 Hd Low High $210.00 $294.00 $210.00 $269.00 $200.00 $234.00 $190.00 $219.00 $190.00 $212.00 $180.00 $197.00 $180.00 $187.00 $160.00 $185.00

Oct 24 - 3196 Hd Low High $210.00 $277.00 $210.00 $263.00 $200.00 $232.00 $190.00 $216.00 $190.00 $216.00 $180.00 $197.00 $180.00 $187.00 $160.00 $185.00

Oct 30 - 4871 Hd Low High $215.00 $280.00 $210.00 $240.00 $205.00 $223.00 $200.00 $215.00 $190.00 $213.00 $180.00 $207.00 $160.00 $185.00 $150.00 $180.00

Oct 31 - 11422 Hd High Avg $251.00 $227.00 $244.50 $221.05 $223.50 $206.12 $203.75 $199.00 $202.75 $195.30 $191.50 $181.00 $182.00 $156.96 n/a n/a

Low $190.00 $185.00 $175.00 $170.00 $170.00 $170.00 $160.00 $145.00

Low $200.00 $170.00 $165.00 $165.00 $160.00 $160.00 $160.00 $150.00

Low $190.00 $185.00 $170.00 $165.00 $160.00 $160.00 $160.00 n/a

Low $205.00 $190.00 $183.00 $180.00 $175.00 $167.00 $165.00 n/a

Low $190.00 $190.00 $170.00 $160.00 $172.00 $160.00 $130.00 $120.00

Low $190.00 $190.00 $170.00 $160.00 $172.00 $160.00 $130.00 $120.00

Low $185.00 $180.00 $175.00 $170.00 $165.00 $160.00 $150.00 $145.00

High $237.50 $205.00 $194.00 $184.00 $179.25 $180.00 n/a n/a

High $226.00 $208.50 $195.00 $191.00 $189.00 $190.25 $181.00 $172.00

D1 - D2 Cows SLAUGHTER CATTLE

VIKING AUCTION MARKET

$72.00

D4 Cows

$55.00

$88.00 $71.00

High $235.00 $210.00 $197.00 $185.50 $190.25 $191.00 $184.50 $172.00

D1 - D2 Cows $68.00

$85.00

D4 Cows

$50.00

$67.00

High $215.00 $210.00 $200.00 $189.00 $185.00 $188.00 $179.00 n/a

D1 - D2 Cows $68.00

$78.00

D3 Cows

$60.00

$72.00

Slaughter Bulls

Slaughter Bulls

Slaughter Bulls

$80.00

$80.00

$85.00

$95.00

Feeder Cows

$78.00

$95.00

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

$109.00

Feeder Cows

$80.00

$92.00

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

High $285.00 $216.00 $213.00 $212.00 $211.00 $173.00 $172.00 n/a

Feeder Bulls $85.00

$115.00

Feeder Bulls

$155.00 $100.00 $155.00

Bulls

$111.00

$85.00

Bulls

$109.00

$110.00

Cow/Calf Prs

Slaughter Cows

$1,600 $140.00

$1,850 $50.00

Cow/Calf Pairs

n/a

High $217.00 $210.00 $193.00 $190.00 $186.00 $186.00 $182.00 $178.00

Feeder Bulls n/a

n/a

Avg $191.00 $185.11 $180.69 $174.82 $176.25 $178.55 n/a n/a

Butcher Bulls $80.00

$93.00

Bologna Bulls

$92.00

$56.00

Heiferettes

$1,500

$85.00

High $227.00 $216.00 $201.00 $188.00 $184.00 $184.00 $183.00 $176.00

$108.00

Older cows

B/Cows & Hfrs

$1,100

Feeder Bulls

$110.00 $140.00 $100.00

Slaughter Bulls

High $227.00 $216.00 $196.00 $215.00 $184.00 $184.00 $183.00 $176.00

$174.00 $90.00

Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

$90.00

$110.00

Butcher Cows $60.00

$89.00

Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

$90.00

$110.00

Butcher Cows $60.00

$89.00

$66.00

Cow/Calf Pairs

n/a

n/a

Bred Heifers n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Cows

$67.00

$76.75

Cow/Calf Prs n/a

n/a

Bred Cows n/a

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Statistics & Data Development Branch Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Beaver Hill Auction Service - Tofield - October 29, 2018

Sheep - 1,040 Hd Sheep - Wool 0 - 54 lbs 55 - 69 lbs 70 - 85 lbs 86 - 105 lbs 106 & Over lbs Ewes Rams Bred Ewes (Hd) Sheep - Hair 0 - 54 lbs 55 - 69 lbs 70 - 85 lbs 86 - 105 lbs 106 & Over lbs Ewes Rams Ewe/Lamb Fmly

Goats - 112 Hd

$/CWT $190.00 $190.00 $180.00 $181.00 $177.00 $92.00 $88.00 $190.00

to to to to to to to to

$220.00 $222.50 $203.00 $200.00 $191.00 $138.00 $136.00 $260.00

$169.00 $165.00 $165.00 $160.00 $160.00 $82.00 $87.00 n/a

to to to to to to to to

$194.00 $192.00 $187.00 $182.00 $182.00 $145.00 $128.00 n/a

Goats Light Feeder Kids 0 - 60lbs Doeling Kids 45 - 69 lbs 70+ lbs Buckling Kids 45 - 69 lbs 70+ lbs Wether Kids 45 - 69 lbs 70+ lbs Adults Mature Nannys Mature Billies Bred Does (Hd) Nanny/Kid (Unit)

$/CWT $145.00 to $175.00 $175.00 to $195.00 $175.00 to $200.00 $175.00 to $200.00 $175.00 to $200.00 $175.00 to $195.00 $175.00 to $200.00

$75.00 $150.00 $170.00 n/a

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

Oct 27/18 (prel) 449,585 271,387 178,198 62,329 Nov 03/18 (prel) 2,593,000

Vold Jones Vold (Westlock) - October 16, 2018

Oct 20/18 (prel) 431,108 252,692 178,416 61,810 Oct 27/18 (est) 2,569,000

Oct 28/17 443,226 264,165 179,061 61,958 Nov 04/17 2,442,800

to to to to

$105.00 $197.00 $210.00 n/a

Sheep - 932 Head

Goats - 28 Head

Sheep - Wool 0 - 69 lbs 70 - 85 lbs 86 - 105 lbs 106 + lbs Ewes Rams Bred Ewes Ewe/Lamb Fmly Sheep - Hair 0 - 69 lbs 70 - 85 lbs 86 - 105 lbs 106 + lbs Ewes Rams Bred Ewes Ewe/Lamb Fmly

Goats Light Feeder Kids 0 - 49lbs 50 - 100lbs Whether Kids 50 - 100 lbs

$/CWT

Nanny/Kid Units Nannys Billys Bred Nannys

Nov 02/18 1.452 N/A

Oct 26/18 1.461 1.865

Nov 02/18 58.02 1.449

Oct 26/18 57.93 1.445

$2.16 $1.93 $1.97 $1.98 $1.30 $0.81 $190.00 n/a

$1.30 $1.30 $1.72 n/a $0.73 n/a n/a n/a

to to to to to to to to

$1.88 $1.75 $1.82 n/a $0.98 n/a n/a n/a

$0.80 $0.82

to to

$1.25 $1.58

n/a

to

n/a

n/a $0.55 $0.82 n/a

to to to to

n/a $1.38 $1.53 n/a

n/a

to

n/a

41 - 80 lbs

$40.00

to

$40.00

81 - 150 lbs

$37.00

to

$45.00

151 + Over lbs

$100.00

to

$165.00

Hogs - 61 Head 30 - 40 lbs

CAN/US $ CLOSE Nov 02/18

MONTH Dec-18 Feb-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19

MONTH Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Jun-19

LEAN 58.13 64.65 70.60 76.30 82.88 83.63

CHANGE + 0.20 - 1.72 - 0.90 - 0.45 + 0.05 + 0.60

FUTURES 0.7628 0.7631 0.7638 0.7641 0.7644 0.7653

CHANGE - 0.0014 - 0.0014 - 0.0014 - 0.0014 - 0.0015 - 0.0016

Oct 20/18 209.00 Oct 19/18 18.7 10.1 Oct 26/18 75.85

Oct 28/17 211.00 Oct 27/17 20.7 11.7 Nov 03/17 78.11

HOG INDICATORS Nov 03/17 1.546 1.866

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

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

to to to to to to to to

HOG FUTURES - US $/CWT

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

$/CWT $1.50 $1.80 $1.78 $1.78 $0.60 $0.70 $140.00 n/a

Nov 03/17 61.86 1.513

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A dry Prairie growing season and feed shortages are causing more cattle to enter winter underweight, as well as a greater number to hit markets.

The impact of dry summer weather and delayed harvest is showing up in cattle yards and auction markets.

“In instances where pasture productivity was limited due to early turn out, limited precipitation, or expecting the pasture to carry more animals than it really should, cows will likely be thin, and calves may be lighter than expected,” says Dwayne Summach, Saskatchewan Agriculture’s livestock specialist.

Thin cows impact winter feed needs “It can take an extra 1,400 pounds of hay for a thin cow to keep warm,” says Barry Yaremcio, Alberta Agriculture’s beef/forage specialist.

“That’s roughly $140 per cow increase in feeding costs compared to an animal in good condition.”

The amount of milk a thin cow can produce is also reduced, and its reproductive success can be 20 to 30 per cent lower when entering the breeding season.

Online tools allow producers to score their herds’ body conditions and balance rations to achieve targeted gains.

Maximizing feed To cope with poor condition cattle, Summach and Yaremcio recommend weaning calves now, as nutrient requirements for a dry cow are 25 per cent less than a lactating cow.

After weaning, feed extra grain and better quality forage to allow for weight gain.

Also, pregnancy check the herd and cull any open cows.

“Getting the cows pregnancy checked early allows culling decisions to be made quickly, saving valuable feed resources to provide to the pregnant animals,” Summach explains.

More feed grains Precipitation has stymied annual crop harvest operations and reduced quality grades, which could

increase feed grain availability.

The amount entering Alberta’s feed chain, though, has been minimal so far, as many swaths are too wet to combine or covered in snow, Yaremcio says.

Feed quality grain also can come with additional challenges like molds, and experts urge feed testing.

Market impact Buyers know farmers are under pressure to sell, and that incoming high supply will reduce prices, Yaremcio says.

“Cow prices are definitely lower.

Prices are roughly $200 per head lower now than what was available two months ago, (and) roughly $1,000 per head lower than a year ago,” he explains.

Thinner cows could mean additional discounts at market, adds Brian Perillat, senior market analyst of Canfax.

He’s observed more calves - probably lighter weight - have moved earlier this fall.

The next six weeks will provide a clearer indication of price direction there, Yaremcio adds.

Perillat also notes tight feed supplies have slashed bred cow and bred heifer demand.

The bottom line Farmers will need to adjust their cow numbers to match feed availability, but more animals for sale will pressure prices lower.

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Gases in groundwater

Elgert says that water wells that “breathe” have been fatal in Alberta. “On a low pressure day, gases can come out of the well head that can contain very little oxygen. If the well head is inside a pump house, in the basement of a house - or even worse - in a pit, the oxygen in that enclosure can be displaced. It only takes a short time for a person in that enclosure to lose consciousness or even die if they breathe in this gas with little oxygen – even less time than if they try to hold their breath.”

“If an older pressure tank or cistern is in the basement and is not vented to the outside, gases can collect in the basement,” he says. “However, modern pressure tanks do not have a relief valve, so this problem does not occur with them.”

Another danger is when a combustible gas such as methane - is present. A strong enough

concentration could result in an explosion. Elgert explains how one well owner experienced this danger first-hand. “He was venting the gas out of a pressure tank inside a pump house because he thought the pump was introducing air into the water. He was near the pump when it kicked on, created a spark, ignited the gas, and blew up the pump house while he was still inside. He was fortunate it was such a short burn and he only sustained minor peeling of skin from his face after the incident.”

Elgert adds that overpumping the well can make this problem worse especially when the water level is drawn below the top of the slots or holes in the casing where the water enters the well.

“Other problems can occur on a high pressure day in winter,” notes Elgert. “Air can go down into the well, freeze the pitless adapter, and stop the water from pumping. Gases causing spurting from taps and loss of prime of the pump is another problem.”

As for solutions, Elgert offers these tips: Wells in pits should only be worked on by someone with confined space entry training.

Well drillers use gas meters to determine if there is enough oxygen in the pit before entering. The meters also test for some other gases including combustible ones.

Existing wells in pump houses or unsealed wells in basements should be capped properly and vented safely to the outside. Older style pressure tanks in basements that can vent off should be vented to the outside.

Overpumping the well can intensify the problem. An assessment of the well can be done to determine a system that would reduce overpumping.

Collect a sample with an appropriate method and send it to an accredited laboratory for analysis.

Find more information about Gas in your Water Well, Dissolved Gases in Well Water and Water Wells that Breathe. To speak to a water specialist, contact the Alberta-Ag Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276).

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Gases can occur naturally in water wells. The gases are dissolved in the water itself while under pressure and be released when pumped out of the well. “Sometimes people complain about the smell, but the gases you can’t smell may cause the worst problems,” says Elgert. “Odourless gases include carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen, and potential dangers may arise from these gases in the water.”

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Agriculture Minister Lana Popham says the amended land commission act proposes to strengthen the protection of agricultural land by clearly defining that all land in the reserve is subject to the same status.

Under the current legislation passed by the former government, there are two zones of agricultural land with one land zone open for

some non-agricultural development.

Popham says the amendments in a bill tabled Monday will eliminate the arbitrary two-zone division.

She says the amendments also seek to prevent the building of huge homes on prime agricultural land by limiting new home sizes to less than 500 square metres on property in the land reserve.

Popham adds the amendments also include increased penalties for dumping construction debris and other wastes or fill materials on agricultural land that can damage soil and valuable farmland.

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Livestock producers receive tax relief for 2018

The Government of Canada has released a list of additional regions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec and New Brunswick where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2018 due to dry conditions.

On September 14, 2018, the Government announced the initial list of prescribed regions in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec for livestock tax deferral purposes.

The livestock tax deferral provision allows producers in prescribed drought or excess moisture regions to defer a portion of their 2018 sale proceeds of breeding livestock until 2019 to help replenish the herd. The cost of replacing the animals in 2019 will offset the deferred income, thereby reducing the tax burden associated with the original sale.

Eligibility for the tax deferral is limited to those producers located inside the prescribed areas. Producers in those regions can request the tax deferral when filing their 2018 income

tax returns.

“This past year, extreme weather conditions have caused feed shortfalls for Canada’s livestock producers in several provinces. The Livestock Tax Deferral Provision will help give producers the resources needed to help rebuild their herds and get back to business,” said Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Low moisture levels resulted in significant forage shortages for livestock producers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec and New Brunswick in 2018.

One option for producers is to reduce their breeding herd in order to manage feed supplies.

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Minimum wage and Alberta’s agri-food workers What could October’s minimum wage increase to $15 an hour mean for agri-food workers in Alberta? Jean Marie Uwizeyimana, agri-food statistician with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) examines the latest Statistics Canada numbers.

“This Statscan data indicates that 14.1 per cent, or 267,900 Albertans, were earning less than $15 an hour in 2017,” says Uwizeyimana. “Those workers stand to benefit from the last month’s minimum wage increase. Alberta has the lowest percentage of its employees earning less than $15 an hour, followed by Saskatchewan at 18.6 per cent.”

Alberta’s agri-food industry employed 75,100 people in 2017.

“That number is comprised of 52,100 in primary agriculture and 23,000 in food and beverage manufacturing,” explains Uwizeyimana. “Out of this total, 37,600 people were self-employed, while the remainder were employees earning wages. This increase is likely to benefit workers on wages.”

Uwizeyimana notes that in

2017, 14.4 per cent of employees - 5,400 people - in Alberta’s agrifood industry earned less than $15 an hour. “Specifically, that proportion was 22.8 per cent 3,600 people - in the primary agriculture industry and 8.3 per cent - 1,800 people - in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.”

With 53.6 per cent - 73,700 people - Alberta’s accommodation and food services industry employed the highest percentage of employees earning less than $15 an hour in 2017,” explains Uwizeyimana. “That is followed by wholesale and retail trade - 30.3 per cent or 94,100 people - and information, culture and recreation - 23.5 per cent or 14,900 people. The province’s primary agriculture industry had the fourth highest percentage share of workers earning less than $15 an hour, while the food and beverage manufacturing industry ranked ninth.”

For more information, contact Jean Marie Uwizeyimana at 780422-3099.

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STANDINGS (AS OF NOVEMBER 4, 2018) AJHL NORTH Bonnyville Pontiacs Sherwood Park Crusaders Spruce Grove Saints Grande Prairie Storm Fort McMurray Oil Barons Whitecourt Wolverines Lloydminster Bobcats Drayton Valley Thunder

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L 5 3 5 8 6 10 12 14

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

GF 85 81 71 72 58 64 44 46

GAJ 49 41 40 75 58 59 74 79

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17

1

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20

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1

0

0-1

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10

8

2

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30

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14

11

7

4

0

0

0-0

39

35

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13

11

6

4

0

1

1-0

41

37

117

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4

10

2

8

0

0

0-0

28

51

115

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4

12

1

9

0

2

0-1

29

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Peace Country Hockey Schedule NORTH PEACE HOCKEY LEAGUE SEASON 2018 - 2019 DATE Fri, Nov. 9 Sat, Nov. 10 Sat, Nov. 10 Sat, Nov. 10 Thurs, Nov. 15 Fri, Nov. 16 Fri, Nov. 16 Sat, Nov. 17 Sat, Nov. 17 Sat, Nov. 17 Thurs, Nov. 22 Fri, Nov. 23 Sat, Nov. 24 Sat, Nov. 24 Sat, Nov. 24 Thurs, Nov. 29 Thurs, Nov. 29 Fri, Nov. 30 Sat, Dec. 1 Sat, Dec. 1 Sat, Dec. 1 Thurs, Dec. 6 Thurs, Dec. 6 Fri, Dec. 7 Sat, Dec. 8 Sat, Dec. 8 Sat, Dec. 8 Thurs, Dec. 13 Thurs, Dec. 13 Thurs, Dec. 13 Fri, Dec. 14 Sat, Dec. 15 Sat, Dec. 15 Sat, Dec. 15

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Falher Pirates Manning Comets Grimshaw Huskies Fort St. John Sr. Flyers High Prairie Regals Fort St. John Sr. Flyers Falher Pirates Grimshaw Huskies Grande Prairie Athletics Dawson Creek Sr. Canucks [at Fairview] High Prairie Regals Manning Comets High Prairie Regals Falher Pirates Grande Prairie Athletics Dawson Creek Sr. Canucks Grimshaw Huskies Fort St. John Sr. Flyers Grimshaw Huskies Fort St. John Sr. Flyers Manning Comets Grande Prairie Athletics Falher Pirates Manning Comets Grimshaw Huskies Grande Prairie Athletics High Prairie Regals Dawson Creek Sr. Canucks High Prairie Regals Grimshaw Huskies Manning Comets Grande Prairie Athletics Dawson Creek Sr. Canucks Fort St. John Sr. Flyer

STANDINGS (as of November 4, 2018) EAST Falher Pirates Grimshaw Huskies Manning Comets High Prairie Regals

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1 1 1 0

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0 0 0 0

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Grande Prairie Athletics Fort St. John Sr. Flyers Dawson Creek Sr. Canucks

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2 2 0

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1 1 0

0 0 0

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+4 -4 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0

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12 8 0

NORTHERN ALBERTA “AA” MIDGET HOCKEY LEAGUE SEASON 2018 - 2019 DATE Sat, Nov. 10 Sat, Nov. 10 Sun, Nov. 11 Sun, Nov. 11 Sat, Nov. 17 Sat, Nov. 17 Sat, Nov. 17 Sun, Nov. 18 Sun, Nov. 18 Sun, Nov. 18 Fri, Nov. 23 Sat, Nov. 24 Sat, Nov. 24 Sun, Nov. 25

TIME 5:00 p.m.

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Peace River Royals Fort McMurray Barons Fort McMurray Barons Whitecourt TRAC Wolverines Whitecourt TRAC Wolverines Sherwood Park Oilers Strathcona ACT Warriors GPAC Storm MLAC Go Logo Wear Camrose Vikings NEBC Yukon Trackers GPAC Storm Camrose Vikings Peace River Royals

STANDINGS (as of November 4, 2018) TEAM NEBC Yukon Trackers Peace River Royals Whitecourt TRAC Wolverines Fort McMurray Barons GPAC P.D.D. Storm

PTS 18 8 8 7 3

GP 10 10 10 9 8

W 9 4 4 3 1

L 1 6 6 5 6

T 0 0 0 1 1

GF 48 31 35 27 17

GA 21 41 35 36 34

DIFF +27 - 10 0 -9 - 17

NORTHERN ALBERTA “AA” BANTAM HOCKEY LEAGUE SEASON 2018 - 2019 DATE Fri, Nov. 9 Sat, Nov. 10 Sat, Nov. 10 Sun, Nov. 11 Sun, Nov. 11 Sat, Nov. 17 Sat, Nov. 17 Sat, Nov. 17 Sun, Nov. 18 Sun, Nov. 18 Fri, Nov. 23 Sat, Nov. 24 Sat, Nov. 24 Sat, Nov. 24 Sun, Nov. 25 Sun, Nov. 25 Sun, Nov. 25 Sun, Nov. 25

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GPAC D.R.T. Storm Lloydminster Blazers Fort St. John Flyers Lakeland Panthers Peace River Sabres Fort St. John Flyers Dawson Creek Canucks GPAC H.O.H. Storm Dawson Creek Canucks GPAC D.R.T. Storm Dawson Creek Canucks Fort McMurray Barons GPAC D.R.T. Storm Peace River Sabres Peace River Sabres GPAC H.O.H. Storm Fort McMurray Barons Fort St. John Flyers

STANDINGS (as of November 4, 2018) TEAM Peace River Sabres Fort McMurray Barons GPAC D.R.T Storm GPAC H.O.H. Storm Dawson Creek Canucks

PTS 18 15 6 3 2

GP 10 10 8 7 11

W 9 7 3 1 1

L 1 2 5 5 10

T 0 1 0 1 0

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GA 25 28 27 36 83

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Blachford Field of Nightmares @ Evergreen Park

Grimshaw Alberta Beef Producers Fall Meeting @ Legion Hall

Book your Community Event and Group Events: Tel: (250) 782-4888 Fax: (250) 782-6300 Email: horizon @ dcdn.ca FRI.

Bezanson Holistic Land Design Course @ Bezanson Hall G.P.

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Bezanson Holistic Land Design Course @ Bezanson Hall Dawson Creek CONCERT - John Mellencamp @ Encana Events Centre G.P. - Blachford Field of Nightmares

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Spirit River Christmas Craft Show @ Centennial Hall

G.P. - COMEDIAN - Russell Peters @ Revolution Place G.P. - CONCERT - Murray McLauchlan

@ GPRC Cardinal Theatre

Spirit River Christmas Craft Show @ Centennial Hall

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Dawson G.P. Creek

COMEDIAN Peters “The Sound- Russell of Music” @@ Encana CentreP.A.C. DouglasEvents J. Cardinal

Fort St. John CONCERT - Murray McLauchlan @ NP Cultural Centre G.P.

G.P. Blachford Field of Nightmares @ Evergreen Park Valleyview Alberta Beef Producers Fall Meeting @ Memorial Hall

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Peace McLennan River

Louisiana Hayride Dinner & GOOGLE DRIVE Course Show @ Council Belle Petroleum @ Town Room Centre

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Fort Dawson St. Creek John Louisiana Hayride Musical Show CONCERT - Brett Kissel @ Unchagah @ the Lido Hall

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Louisiana Hayride Musical Show @ NP Cultural Centre

Alberta Beef Producers Fall Meeting @ Pomeroy Inn

CONCERT - George Canyon @ Revolution Place

G.P.

Blachford Field of Nightmares @ Evergreen Park

Hines Creek

CONCERT - The Glorious Sons @ Revolution Place

Christmas Craft Sale @ Dave Shaw Complex Hythe

Triangle

Christmas Craft Sale @ Golden Age Centre

Shelterbelts and their Pests Course @ Triangle Hall

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AB Canola Producers - Powering Your Profits - Pomeroy Inn

Nampa

AB Canola Producers - Powering Your Profits - Nampa Complex

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AB Canola Producers - Powering Your Profits - Pomeroy Inn Peace River

Festival of Trees @ Chateau Nova

Dawson Creek Josie Kaderabek Jumping Clinic @ Lakota AgriPlex G.P. Vegas Night Sales Promotion Downtown Grande Prairie

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Dawson Creek Josie Kaderabek Jumping Clinic @ Lakota AgriPlex Dawson Creek SP Arts Society Christmas Show & Fair @ Art Gallery G.P. Festival of Trees Gala @ ENTREC Centre Peace River Festival of Trees @ Chateau Nova Teepee Creek Doug Mills Clinic @ Ag Events Centre Webster PCBFA Course - Soil Management Tools @ Hall

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Dawson Creek D.C. Horse Club Clinic @ Lakota AgriPlex Dawson Creek Northern Handmade Market @ Encana Events Centre DeBolt Christmas Market @ DeBolt Centre

Peace River

Festival of Trees @ Chateau Nova Pouce Coupe

Truck Light Parade & Food Drive

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Dawson Creek HOME ROUTES CONCERT Woody Holler @ Art Gallery Peace River Festival of Trees @ Chateau Nova Teepee Creek Doug Mills Clinic @ Ag Events Centre Farmington - Farmerettes Annual Christmas Tea & Craft sale @ Parkland Elem. School

Dawson Creek CONCERT - Sharon & Bram @ Unchagah Hall Dawson Creek D.C. Horse Club Clinic @ Lakota AgriPlex Dawson Creek Northern Handmade Market @ Encana Events Centre G.P. Festival of Trees Weekend @ ENTREC Centre

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Rycroft

Next Level Farming Event @ Rycroft Ag Society Hall

G.P. CONCERT - Dean Brody @ Douglas J Cardinal PAC Wembley Holistic Land Design Course @ Dinosaur Museum

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Dawson Creek Christmas Tree Light Up @ Mile Zero Post Dawson Creek D.C. Horse Club Clinic @ Lakota AgriPlex G.P. CONCERT - Gil Grand @ Douglas J Cardinal PAC CONCERT - Gil Grand @ Douglas J Cardinal PAC

CONCERT - Sharon & Bram @ NP Cultural Centre G.P. - Festival of Trees Weekend @ ENTREC Centre

Holistic Land Design Course @ Dinosaur Museum

Holistic Land Design Course @ Dinosaur Museum

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G.P. G.P.

Christmas CraftOffShow Concert - The spring @ Place @Revolution ENTREC Centre Spirit River

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Dawson Creek CONCERT - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band @ Encana Events Centre G.P.

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Peace River Country Christmas Musical Show @ Belle Petroleum Centre Spirit River

Festival of Trees @ Centennial Hall

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CATTLE SALE - Ben Baldwin .................... Classifieds CATTLE SALE - Alder Ridge Ranching.....................23 CATTLE SALE - Classic Livestock ............................23 CATTLE SALE - Peace River Hereford Club .............20 CATTLE SALE - Willow Creek Simmentals ...............24 CATTLE SALE - Wolfe Farms ....................................21 AAFC - Farm Debt Mediation......................................9 Agriterra Equipment – AGCO ....................................31 Agriterra Equipment - Cub Cadet .............................44 BASF - Clearfield Canola ............................................7 BASF - Invigor Clubroot ..............................................5 BASF - Invigor Performance .......................................3 BC Recycle Newspaper Ad.........................................2 Belt Drive Betty - Busted Knuckle ............................56 BF Collision................................................................46 Butler Farm Equipment .............................................40 CLEARFAB Manufacturing ........................................17 CLHbid.com ...............................................................59 Countryside Motor Sports...........................................2 Cramer’s Breaking .......................................................2 Dave Ross Equipment .....................................1, 32, 33 Dawson Co-operative ...........................................8, 16 Dawson Creek Vet Clinic ...........................................15 Douglas Lake Equipment ....................................38, 39 FarmLead.com ............................................................4 Flaman Sales .............................................................42 Foster’s Agri-World .............................................35, 64 Fresh Water Treatment Systems .................................2 Grande Prairie B.E.E.F. Co-op ..................................24 Grande Prairie Feeders Assn ....................................24 Grande Prairie Kubota...............................................41 Hearth & Home Furnishings ........................................1 Home Hardware (Fischer Lumber) ............................14 The Horse Ranch .......................................................14 Innisfail Auction Market ............................................22 Keddie’s .......................................................................1 KS Farm ...................................................... Classifieds Kubota Country .........................................................34 Martin Deerline ..........................................................43 Mile Zero Denture Clinic..............................................2 Milligan Creek Steel.....................................................2 Mulvahill Fencing........................................ Classifieds North / South Peace Feeders Assn ..........................22 Northern Heating & Fireplace ...................................11 Northern Portables ....................................................29 Northern Spirit Light Show........................................51 Peace Country Beef & Forage Assn ...........................6 Peace Country Beef Congress ...............11, 29, 40, 44 Peace River Regional District .................... Classifieds Penergetic Canada ....................................................12 PrairieCoast equipment ................................36, 37, 46 Prestville Farms ...........................................................4 Quapp Equipment Ltd. ..............................................20 Ritchie Bros Auctioneers ..............................61, 62, 63 Ross Chrysler ............................................................45 S.A.R.D.A. ....................................................................6 Schlachter Contracting .............................................11 Sekura Auctions / Team Auctions.......................58, 60 Sexsmith Used Farm Parts .......................................43 Southwest Design & Construction..............................1 Thorsby Stockyards Inc. ...........................................29 Vertical Buildings Solutions ......................................30 VJV Livestock Marketing Group .........................25, 27 Henry Vos ...................................................................60 Weaver Auctions ...........................................48, 49, 57 Wembley Livestock Market.......................................28 Westcan Feed & Seeds ........................ 13, Classifieds Worsley Fabrication & Welding ...................................4 R0011496839

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4, 16” 8-hole Rims 265-75 R16 Yokohama Tires with Aluminum rims. $500 for all.

(780)933-3452

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Furniture Garage Sales Wanted Heavy Equipment Misc. Farm Equipment Livestock Pets Seminars/Education Travel Business For Sale Business Opportunities Services

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Legal/Public Notices Apartments Condos-For-Sale Duplexes for Sale Farms for Sale Houses for Sale Industrial Commercial Land for Sale Lots & Acreages for Sale Mobile/Manufactured Homes for Sale

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Open Houses Real Estate Wanted Apartments Condos for Rent Commercial Rent to Own Duplexes for Rent Farms/Acreages for Rent Houses for Rent Office/Retail Property Management

1215 General Employment

SEASONAL FUEL TRUCK DRIVER to deliver fuel in central/northern Alberta for winter drilling program. Call Roger 780-805-5215.

WANTED: An Old Farm Windmill in Hopefully OK Operating Condition. Phone: 250-827-3843

5520 Legal/Public Notices

No�ce of Intent to Consider TEMPORARY USE PERMIT No. 15-174

6950 Shared Accommodation 6965 Suites for Rent 6975 Wanted to Rent 7015 Business Personals 8034 Building Contractors 9025 Hay/Bales for Sale 9115 Auto Miscellaneous 9160 Trucks/Vans/Cars 9185 Boats 9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers 9225 Snowmobiles

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KS Farm

Regenerative Agriculture, since 2008

• Pasture-raised Natural Lamb and Pork Wholes & Halves

“The best food we can grow....for our family and yours.”

576450831

• No Chemicals, Hormones, Antibiotics

GUARANTEED EASY CALVING Start calving April 15, 2019

Call Ben (780) 524-4100

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100 HOME-RAISED RED & BLACK AND ANGUS CROSS BRED HEIFERS You Pick—$2,000 Each

• 100% Grassfed/Grass-finished Welsh Black Beef Wholes, Halves, Quarters, Eighths Custom Jerky, Sausage, Smokies

780-864-9218

TION! In-demand career!

Employers have work-athome positions available.

Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT No. 18-248

Clairmont Area

When:

Thursday November 22, 2018 10:00 am

Where:

Lot B, Sec�on 2, Township 84, Range 19, W6M, Peace River District, Plan BCP43624 Proposal: To vary the required setback from the rear parcel line on the subject property for accessory buildings or structures from 3 metres (10 �) to 2 metres (6.5 �) to construct a garage/shop using an exis�ng cement pad.

Peace River Regional District Head Office, Boardroom

Diesel, Running Condition.

780-864-9404

Democrat Buggy. Good Working Condition. $2000.

OBO. Phone: 780-834-6501 SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800567-0404 Ext:400OT.

Furniture 2080 6 PC Bedroom Set, Head-

board, Mattress Frame, 2 Nightstands, Dresser, Mirror. $500. OBO. 250-793-8441 TV-Cabinet with Shelf & 3 Drawers. Dark-Wood-Colour. $300. OBO; 5 Drawer Chest. $100. OBO. 250-7938441

Wanted to Buy 2145 WANTED: Shed Antlers for

1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC

Creative Art. Purchase by the Pound. Call Terry at 780766-2937/780-876-4455

For More Informa�on:

Farm Implements 2205 For Sale: 2 of Hurst 50 head

stock waterers 400 watt in Farmington Phone 250-8437115

Contact: Development Services

2207 Combines & Headers

Massey Ferguson 760 Gray Cab. Used sparingly. $6,000.

Clairmont area. Ph 780-5672374 or Cell 780-228-8354

Antiques Haying Equipment 2005 2210 FOR SALE: John Deere “R”, For Sale - Misc 2060 FOR SALE: Wooden Wheel

No�ce of Intent to Consider

FOR SALE: John Deere manure spreader PTO driven Model 33 on rubber in Farmington. 250-843-7115

8480 Case Baler, Field Ready, New Belts. Phone: 780-624-8265 GT Grain Dryer. Propane.

570bu $1000. Call: 780-8376996 John Deere Model 200 Stacking unit. Complete with stacker, mover & feeder.

780-674-2440 or 780-3054106

2211 Air Drills & Seeders

2010 PH-800 Precision 50’ Air-Drill & Flexi-Coil 3450 Tow Between Cart. $58,000.

780-524-2630

2215 Heavy Equipment

1960 D7 Cat (Farm Use).

1952 Mercury F700 (Restoring). 1977 IHC 1800 Grain Truck. 780-624-8265 Attachments for skidsteers/tractors, loaders. Large selection of pallet forks, grapples, buckets, snow and dirt blades, tillers, mowers and snow blowers, etc. 780354-2161, (Cell)-780-5186095. Beaverlodge.

For Sale: 825 Bobcat 4-cylinder Perkins Diesel. 1400-lb lift phone $7000. 780-5242630 FOR SALE: Used Caterpillar and Cummins Engines and Parts, Most Models. Phone: 780-322-3822

9020 Feed & Seed

Tel: 250-784-3200 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 Email: prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca

BUYING: This no�ce is in general form only. Relevant background documents may be inspected from Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8:30am – 4:30pm at the PRRD Dawson Creek office (1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC) or 8:30am – Noon and 1:00pm – 4:30pm at the PRRD Fort St. John office (9505-100th Street, Fort St. John, BC). Wri�en comments or concerns accepted.

Shawn Dahlen, Ac�ng Chief Administra�ve Officer

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• GREEN • WEEDY • SPRING THRASHED

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FOR SALE: Used Detroit Diesel Engines and Parts, Most Models. Phone: 780322-3822

FOR SALE: Used Bale Wagon, 30’, Holds 18 Bales, Tandem Rear Axle $7900.

780-518-6095

55 Tractor, Free to a Good Home. Phone: 250-780-2378 Cargo Trailers

64-head Bred Angus-Cross Heifers for sale. Due to calf April 2019 $2000. 780-9331385 or 780-380-3393

FOR SALE: Full Line of Smaller Machinery. Phone: 780-305-4106

FOR SALE: Used Kirchner 10’ Blade, Hydraulic Angle, ALO Attach, Hoses & Couples. $3800. 780-518-6095

FOR SALE: 20 ft Flat Deck Trailer, Holds 5 Quads. $12,000. 780-524-2630

Border Collie Puppies For Sale. Parents are Working Dogs. Great with Kids. Contact: 780-832-1783

2218 Mills/Equipment

32’ JD Vibreshank. 14’ JD Deep Tillage. 15’ Case Disc.

Case 6-Bottom Plow. Phone: 780-624-8265 For Sale: 1997 9600 John Deere Combine. 4 Wheel Drive. 30’ Straight Cut Header.780-836-3322 FOR SALE: Complete Line of Farm Equipment + 835 Versatile Tractor. Phone: 780-323-4364 FOR SALE: Used Tractor Tires, 20.8-42, Matched Set of 8. Phone: 780-322-3822

FOR SALE: Used Tractor Tires, Most Sizes Available.

Phone: 780-322-3822 THE CORRAL FACTORY: Now Selling Corral Panels, Silage Bunks/Wind Breaks/ Fenceline Feeders/Bale Feeders, Gates and Portable Calving Barns. Free Delivery Available. 780-821-9020

2230 Tractors

FOR SALE: 211 Kubota Tractor 51 hp, Front Wheel Assist, 3pth with Loader.

Phone: 780-836-3322

2247

Tack 3520 Horses &BUILT RIGHT

SHEDS Custom Sheds of All Types.

Call: 780-835-1908 for Your Project Quote.

Buying Draft & Draft Cross Horses & Colts of All Types.

Paying Cash. Phone: 780831-4077 Wanted Draft Studs. Phone: 780-831-4077

Livestock 3535 6 Month Old Alpine Nubian Buck for Sale. $150. Phone: 780-835-4796

Bred Heifers for sale. Simmental/Angus Cross. Start calving March 20, 2019.

Blacks/Reds. $2000/ea.

250-780-2382 250-784-4279 FOR SALE: 16 Black Angus Bred Heifers. Bull Out July 2018. Phone: 780-524-2578 FOR SALE: 2 Purebred Black Angus Bulls. 3 January 2019. Phone: 780-5242578 For Sale: Two Older Broke Gentle Mares. Standard Bred & Quarter Horse. 780-8354796

PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

No�ce of Public Hearing Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2323, 2018

When:

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 | 7:00 pm

Where: Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre

Dawson Creek Area

5050 Legal Services

CRIMINAL RECORD? Why suffer Employment/Licensing loss? Travel/Business opportunities? Be embarrassed? Think: Criminal Pardon. US Entry Waiver.

Record Purge. File Destruction. Free Consultation 1800-347-2540. accesslegalmjf.com

Looking to put Bred Heifers and or Cows on shares for calving. Contact Gord 780831-6872 Orlop Bronze Turkeys for Sale. 1 Tom & 3 Hens. Contact: 780-832-1783 Red Rock Laying Hens for Sale. Spring Hatched. Contact: 780-832-1783

3539

& Acreages 6040 Lots for Sale

ACREAGE FOR SALE: Includes House & Garage. $195,000. or $1000./month Rent. Hines Creek Area.

780-494-2278 Grazing/Pasture Lease

Poultry

One African Male Gander for Sale, 1-Yr-Old, $75. Two White Geese for sale, $35.780-835-4796

6533

4025 Health Services Get up to $50,000 from the Government of Canada. Do you or someone you know have any of these Conditions? ADHD, Anxiety, Arthritis, Asthma, Cancer, COPD, Depression, Diabetes, Difficulty Walking, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowels, Overweight, Trouble Dressing...and Hundreds more. ALL Ages & Medical Conditions Qualify. CALL BRITISH COLUMBIA BENEFITS 1-(800)-2113550 For Your Free No Obligation Information Package TODAY.

TROUBLE WALKING? HIP or KNEE REPLACEMENT, or other conditions causing restrictions in daily activities? $2,000 tax credit. $40,000 refund cheque/rebates. Disability Tax Credit.

1-844-453-5372

Lot 5, Sec�on 28, Township 78, Range 15, W6M, PRD, Plan PGP9915 The Peace River Regional District is hos�ng a mee�ng to discuss the proposed Zoning Amendment.

Proposal: To amend the zoning by adding a text amendment to allow a TANK FARM of not more than one tank, to which is not more than 3.5 metres above grade and where the volume in the tank is not greater than 30m3 of Liquid CO2.

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10401 – 10th Street, Mee�ng Room #3 Dawson Creek, BC

Business Services

250.784.7848

Contact: Development Services

58773

For More Informa�on:

BUILT RIGHT SHEDS Custom Sheds of All Types.

Call: 780-835-1908 for Your Project Quote.

Tel: 250-784-3200 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 Email: prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca This no�ce is in general form only. Relevant background documents may be inspected from Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8:30am – 4:30pm at the PRRD Dawson Creek office (1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC) or 8:30am – Noon and 1:00pm – 4:30pm at the PRRD Fort St. John office (9505-100th Street, Fort St. John, BC).

Wri�en comments or concerns accepted.

Shawn Dahlen, Ac�ng Chief Administra�ve Officer

diverse. vast. abundant.

Grazing Lease for Sale. 10 Bush Quarters & Roughly 120 Acres Open. Manning Area. 780-836-2580

6945 Rooms

Rooms to Rent on Acreage..

Hines Creek Area. Includes All Utilities. $500./month.

780-494-2278

6965 Suites For Rent

FOR RENT in DAWSON CREEK: 1, 2, or 3 Furnished Bedroom Suites Phone: 250782-9750

9025 Hay/Bales For Sale

30 Large Round Alfalfa Hay Bales for Sale, Approx.

1300 lbs Each. $55/per Bale.

250-759-4956 30 Round bales approx 750lb/each.

Horse hay. $30/each. 250-219-4149 40 Round bales approx 750lb/each. Timothy/Brome/ Alfalfa/Clover. $30/each.

250-219-4149

Buildings/ 9035 Steel Granaries

M Mulvahill Fencing

(Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts)

prrd.bc.ca

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5015 Business Opportunities

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GET RESULTS! Post a classified in 97 newspapers in just a few clicks. Reach almost 2 million people for only $395 a week for 25-word text ad or $995 for small display ad. Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Save over 85% compared to booking individually. www.bccommunitynews.com/advertise or 1866-669-9222.

Westeel Grain Bins for Sale.

(5) 3300bu/$3,000 and (1) 2000bu/$2,000 Each.

Call: 780-837-6996 Grain/Hopper Bins

9036

(5)Westeel grain bins. Clairmont area.

(2)2400bu, (3)smaller. Taking offers.

Home 780-567-2374 or Cell 780-228-8354

9115 Auto Miscellaneous

Folding Tow Bar, Blue Ox with vehicle mount. As new. $1000. (780)933-3452

9130 ATVs/Dirt Bikes

Set quad tires.

New. 2 - 2 5 ” x 8 ” x 1 2 ” , 2-25”x10”x12”. $160 for all.

(780)933-3452

9160 Trucks & Vans

1994 GMC Single Cab Longbox. Almost New Transmission. Good Working Condition. $1500. OBO. Phone: 780-834-6501

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Riding the roads and braving the weather Here in Northern Alberta we are experiencing some really odd weather.

September was cold, rainy and snow filled. We got 6 inches of snow that stayed for days in mid September and it made for low attendance at our toy runs.

In Lloydminster, Canada’s MOST Rider Friendly Community it was so cold for their toy run that attendance for the ride was down to 40 bikes when they would normally have over 100.

The donations were not down, but many said, sorry, it’s too cold for this cat. The ride was meant to last three hours and visit some smaller communities.

I myself only rode through town before my hands were so cold that I went back to Edge Harley-Davidson and turned in the bike. One half hour later, all of the riders were back it had started to snow.

And here we are in the beginning of November and NO SNOW. No one can go sledding but the bikes are still out.

Sure the temperatures are cold, but if you have good heated gear, you can ride comfortably for hours!

So, how does one take advantage of this unseasonable weather? Here in Canada we use Freedom Heated Clothing from a tiny little town called Esterhazy Saskatchewan. Her website is: heatedclothing.ca Janice has been helping riders extend their riding season for years now.

She offers heated vests, heated jackets that have heated collars, gauntlets and heated chap liners. A rider herself, Janice decided this gear needed to become a part of every northern riders gear and the best part? If you also like winter activities, these garments can be used on your

sled or side by side.

Yes, officially riding season is over, BUT you can still get in some wind therapy on two wheels by simply investing in some great heated gear.

For more ideas on gifts for riders check out my Riders Gift Guide that comes out on November 12th….

Visit www.beltdrivebetty.blogspot.ca to check out some of the amazing items that we will be promoting and who knows, you might just win one of our amazing prizes!

Yours in the Spirit of the Order of St George “United in Love & Service” Renee “Belt Drive Betty” Charbonneau Dame in the Order of St George (DStG)

The Rider Friendly Business Association’s special offer to all of the readers of Belt Drive Betty’s Column: Save up to 20% off at Choice Hotels by calling: 1-800.4.Choice (1-800-424-6423) Use Booking Code: 00442520 OR VISIT: www.choicehotels.com and use Booking code: 00442520 R0011510647

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UNRESERVED EQUIPMENT AUCTION

Thursday, November 22, 2018 – Rycroft, Alberta

1992 PETERBILT 357 T/A 60 TON WRECKER

2014 PETERBILT 367 T/A ROLL OFF

2011 PETERBILT 367 T/A ROLL OFF

2005 PETERBILT 335 S/A ROLL OFF

2000 STERLING ROLL OFF

2015 DOEPKER TRIDEM SCISSORNECK TRAILER

TYCROP TRIDEM HIBOY TRAILER

2009 K-LINE TRIDEM TRAILER

2015 PETERBILT 389 T/A TRUCK

2012 PETERBILT 389 T/A TRUCK

2015 KENWORTH T800 TRI-DRIVE

2009 KENWORTH T800 T/A TRUCK

2008 WESTERN STAR T/A TRUCK

2004 PETERBILT 379 T/A TRUCK

2012 KENWORTH T370 S/A ROLL OFF DECK TRUCK

1999 CATERPILLAR 143H MOTOR GRADER

2002 PETERBILT 378 T/A TRUCK

2011 WESTERN STAR 4900SA WINCH

2007 WESTERN STAR 4900SA WINCH

1993 FORD 8000 T/A BUCKET TRUCK

1990 IHC T/A WATER TRUCK

1995 IHC OFF-ROAD WATER TRUCK

2003 50 TON K-LINE SCISSORNECK

2011 MIDLAND TRIDEM CLAM DUMP

2011 MIDLAND TRIDEM END DUMP

1977 COLUMBIA T/A JEEP

2018 BIG TEX T/A FLATDECK

2013 GRUPO T/A FLATDECK

2007 SNOWBEAR S/A UTILITY

2012 N&N T/A DUMP TRAILER

2014 S/A POLE TRAILER

2007 CAT D6R LGP III CRAWLER

2012 JD 650J LGP CRAWLER

2008 CAT D6N LGP CRAWLER

2008 JOHN DEERE 310SJ TC BACKHOE

2008 JD 770D MOTOR GRADER

1991 CAT 140G MOTOR GRADER

1996 CHAMP 740A MOTOR GRADER

2013 DITCH WITCH RT95 TRENCHER

2001 HICO TRACK DIGGER NODWELL

2002 BOBCAT 773 SKID STEER

2012 WACKER NEUSON G120 GEN

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From clinic to home Going from a clinic to working at home can sometimes be a daunting task. At a clinic the situation is controlled thru corrals that promote quiet working of the stock, livestock that has been sorted and chosen for their quiet and forgiving nature while the dog learns to work in a satisfactory manner, and having constant instruction to keep dog and handler moving forward in a productive manner.

Once the handler gets home and starts working they may find it difficult to reproduce the results they were having at the clinic. This will be a temporary setback until the handler gets pens, sheep etc. set up to create a good working situation. It takes a bit of tweaking to get good conditions but with a few adjustments it can be done. A small pen, with no square corners for the sheep to lodge in, keeps the livestock contained and allows the handler time to get into position for the first few sessions. The most important detail to remember is to keep between the dog and sheep until the dog is giving distance away from the sheep and is working quietly while circling the sheep. Once this happens then

the handler can start to back up and let the dog bring the sheep to the handler.

Learning is often accomplished thru trial and error. Practicing what was learned at the clinic will take some time and effort as well as determination on the handlers part. Working through mistakes is all a part of the learning process. It is always a good idea to work through a few sessions at home and then go back for lessons as this will keep both dog and handler progressing. If bad habits are developed and allowed to continue it will create problems down the road that could hinder a dog and handler reaching their full potential. Instruction will help to keep everything on track and moving forward as it is often difficult to know what the next step towards progression is. Regular help is often the difference between the people who continue to work and train dogs and those who get discouraged and quit. If possible it is worth the time and commitment to have regular coaching for the first while when starting to train a working dog.

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From top the first community picnic in Fourth Creek in 1953, Mac Haddow and Prince Charming in 1963, and Guy Gano in the snow in 1963.

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The effect of winter feeding systems: the study Cattle producers can overwinter their herd using various feeding systems, and each system can affect the land, the animals, and the producer’s bottom line. Paul Jungnitsch, greenhouse gas offset agrologist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, explains his research that compared those different systems.

“Yard feeding has been the traditional method of feeding cattle in the winter in the prairies,” says Jungnitsch. “Feed is hauled in for the winter, and manure is hauled out in the spring or fall. Recently, winter pasture feeding has become popular. Cattle are left out on the pasture, and the feeding is done there. Machinery use is reduced, partly because the cattle spread the manure themselves.”

out to be about 15 tons per acre at the same moisture level as the spread manure.”

fed November to March in the intensive drylot in the farm yard, with the same measurements taken.

Jungnitsch adds that a replicated site for spreading manure and compost was set up at the same time. All sites were sampled for background nutrient levels. Raw manure was then spread at 30 tons per acre while compost was spread at 10 tons per acre.

Jungnitsch found that nutrient retention of nitrogen and potassium was much better in winter pasture feeding compared to winter yard feeding. “One hundred and four lb. per acre of inorganic soil nitrogen was gained on the winterfeeding sites compared to the check, with areas ranging as high as 550 lb. per acre. No gain could be measured where manure or compost was spread.”

Sixty-four cattle were brought onto the pasture on November 22 after being weighed and condition scored. They were kept there until the end of March and were weighed each month.

Feed use and the time and equipment used feeding were noted. Thirty-six cattle were also

Jungnitsch says that little work had been done comparing the effect that winter feeding on pasture has on soil nutrients as compared to spreading manure from a corral with a machine.

“Since is it not recommended to spread manure in the winter, there was concern that wintering cattle on pasture would result in nutrient losses compared to yard wintering.”

In the fall of 2003, two five acre winter feeding areas were laid out with electric fence in an old pasture of Russian wild-rye grass at the Western Beef Development Centre at Lanigan, Saskatchewan. Explains Jungnitsch, “Alternating hay and straw bales were set out in the west area, so the cattle could be winter fed by bale grazing. The east area was left empty in preparation for winter feeding with a bale processor. The area of the winter feeding areas was calculated to result in the cows applying 30 tons per acre of manure on the pasture over the winter. However, this turned

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Using firewood this winter Planning on using wood as a heat source this winter? Toso Bozic, bioenergy and agroforestry specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry explains what to keep in mind.

“First off, the wood must be dry.

You don’t want to use green wood,” says Bozic. “If your wood is already dry, you still need to keep it free of moisture. Green wood requires at least one summer to dry, and the time needed to do so depends on species, weather, and whether the wood has been split. For optimal firewood, the moisture content needs to be around 15 to 20 per cent.”

“With some experience, it is relatively easy to tell if the wood is dry,” explains Bozic. “Green wood weighs more than dry. If cracks appear in the end of the wood, it is probably dry. If you hit two pieces of wood together, dry wood makes a different sound than green. Lastly, dry wood is darker than green wood.”

Bozic offers a few tips for drying.

“Keep the wood at least 8 to 10 inches above the ground. The drying site must have good air flow and low humidity, and don’t stack the wood against the wall or anything that could block the airflow. If you don’t have a firewood shed, you need to protect your firewood with a plastic, metal, or wood cover. Another option is to use a small kiln or dry unit.”

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As for choosing a tree species for firewood, Bozic says that all species have about the same energy con-

tent per pound. “The main variation between different species is the tree density, which means they have different calorific values, or amounts of heat, per volume of wood. A cubic foot of air-dried white birch weighs about 16 kg, while the same volume of white spruce weighs about 11 kg.

Therefore, you will need a larger volume of spruce to get the same weight and, the same heating value as birch.”

Low density wood has a larger volume - creating transport, storage, and handling issues. “Coniferous species – larch, pine, and spruce - contain a higher amount of resins than hardwood species – birch, maple, poplar, willow, etc. These resins can create a problem with creosote buildup.”

To avoid creosote buildup, wood needs enough oxygen to get hot enough to vaporize and burn completely. Explains Bozic, “Instead, the vapor condenses and creates the creosote. Creosote is not a problem with wood or wood moisture, but it is an issue with the burning appliance, such as a stove, operating without enough oxygen to burn the wood completely. Creosote is highly flammable and can create fire hazards in your house, so regular maintenance is necessary.”

Bozic adds that it is vital to avoid bringing firewood from outside Alberta into the province to prevent the spread of insects and disease.

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