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Cow-Calfenomics 2017-2018 information sessions now available online Couldn’t attend the 2017-2018 Cow-Calfenomics presentations? The sessions are now available online: Cow-Calfenomics presentation page and Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s YouTube playlist.

“This winter’s presentations featured interesting topics on farm business management in the Alberta cow-calf business,” says Rick Dehod, farm financial specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF). The series brought a lot of information, ideas, and opportunities for producers to add to their management “tool kit” to help them make better choices based on better information.

Topics and presenters included: Cattle Market Situation and Outlook - Ann Wasko, market analyst from Gateway Livestock, spoke about the cattle market situation and outlook, focusing on the conditions of November 2017. Ann included a forecast of what the market outlook could hold, moving forward.

The Use of Risk Management Tools in the Beef Industry - Brenda Hagen, project coordinator for the Western Livestock Price Insurance program, explained the use of risk management tools in the beef industry. She outlined the various tools available to protect your profit, and how different tools work in different market situations.

Business Structure for New Entrants - Joel Bokenfohr, AF, presented material to benefit anyone who is entering the business. Joel reviewed what business structures could allow you to retain your profit, grow your business, and transition partners or family into your business.

Production and Enterprise Analysis - Herman Simons, AF, reminded the attendees that most farms have numerous enterprises, but sometime we do not realize which one is more profitable than another. Herman included how conducting an enterprise analysis will give you the information needed to increase the profitability of your entire farm while using the same amount of resources.

A Farmer’s Guide to Agricultural Credit - Rick Dehod, AF, spoke about agricultural credit. Agriculture is a capital intensive business, and debt

is a tool to enhance the opportunity for profit.

Like any tool, you need to understand its use and features to get full benefit for your farm. Rick included what you need to consider when taking on debt, and why its cost/interest rate is not the only factor to consider before you sign on the dotted line.

The Value of Having a Mentor - Melissa Hermanson - a Canadian Cattlemen Young Leader participant, reflected on the value of having a mentor and her experiences that led her to become involved in the Canadian Cattlemen Young Leaders program. Mentorship is important to that program’s success.

Dehod adds the importance of industry in this series, “the Alberta Beef Producers continue to recognize the importance of engaging our youth into the industry, having sponsored the registration of students and producers who are 25 years of age or younger. The students and young producers expressed a big thank you to the Alberta Beef Producers.”

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry would also like to recognize our partners: Growing Forward 2, AFSC, FCC and the ARECA research groups.

The Cow-Calfenomics presentation page also includes links to tools, resources, and Cow-Calfenomics presentations from the last five years.

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Breakfast Brief Acreage, Weather Keep Bulls in Charge Grain markets this morning are again in the green as fresh weather and acreage forecasts for South America and the U.S. Plains are keeping the bulls in charge and bears in check. For U.S. winter wheat, conditions are getting fairly bleak. Rain will be needed soon or shortly after the crop exits dormancy, to avoid large yield losses. The most recent U.S Drought Monitor report puts 100% of Oklahoma in moderate, severe, or extreme drought. In Texas, that percentage is 99%. It’s 72% in Kansas and 42% in Colorado. New 2018/19 production forecasts out from the International Grains Council are also having an impact. The IGC is calling for more barley, corn, and rapeseed, but less wheat to get harvested for the 2018/19 global crop.

King Corn or King Soybeans?

Not one to create too much drama, at the USDA’s Outlook Forum yesterday, projections for 2018 acreage were released, and soybeans came out at 90 million acres. Corn’s 2018 US acreage was also forecasted at 90 million acres.

Comparably, a Reuters poll had soybean acres at 90.6 million and corn at 89.9 million. In the Bloomberg survey, 90.7 million acres of soybeans and 90.1 million acres of corn were forecasted. Except for the USDA, it seems, the market (including farmers) are thinking that more soybeans will get planted into American soil in 2018.

With a price ratio of about 2.6 to 1 for soybeans to corn, this is above the inflection ratio of 2.5, suggesting soybeans are more profitable to plant. In many fringe areas, soybeans and spring wheat are clawing back area that’s been mostly planted to corn the past few years. This is especially true in places like the Dakotas, where dry soils have farmers a bit concerned about producing decent yields on a crop like corn, which tends to need more moisture.

That being said, the USDA is forecasting US wheat acres in 2018 to climb to 46.5 million acres. This is the second-lowest total wheat number on records, and up 500,000 acres from last year’s 46 million acres, which is the record low for history books.

Making Sense of Your Grain Markets in GrainCents Yesterday in GrainCents, we dug into a few different topics. First, we looked at China’s dependency on Canadian canola imports (and if this is going could change soon). We also looked at the rise of oats production in Canada, namely Saskatchewan, and quality is being rewarded at the elevator or not. We also looked at the changing of the guard for Australian wheat exports, first as it relates to low protein/winter wheat, and second, from a spring wheat/higher protein standpoint. Comparably, high protein wheat is lacking in Russia, and with the strength of the Russian Ruble lately, wheat prices are increasing lately. Despite this, the 2018/19 wheat crop in Russia is expected to be quite large for the fourth straight year.

Finally, thanks to a few of the $1 Billion US worth of barley purchases that Saudi Arabia, I dug in a bit more into the numbers. Barley prices are certainly higher than they’ve been in the past few months, and so between China and Saudi Arabia, I asked and answered if these feed barley prices are sustainable or not. We’ve seen some solid feed barley activity again this week on the FarmLead Marketplace – feed barley prices are paying pretty well when compared to the price and movement (if any) of malt barley contracts.

Selling Canola, Soybeans on South American Silliness AgResource reported that “farmers in Brazil sold more than 1 million tonnes” of soybeans on Wednesday alone, with the hope that China will return from their New Year holidays and buy even more from them. That being said, the soybean harvest in Mato Grosso – the country’s largest ag-producing region – is only sitting at about 9% complete nationwide, thanks to rains slowing field activity. Last year at this time, 31% of the record crop was harvested. The slow speed of the Brazilian soybean harvest has also slowed second crop safrinha corn getting seeded. Just 16% of the expected area has been planted thus far, well below the 48% seeded by this time a year ago.

Alberta’s applied research and extension associations are your link to information and education about forages, grazing livestock and, possibly, crops. “Located throughout Alberta, these associations deliver new and innovative solutions to some of the agricultural issues in your region,” says Andrea Hanson, beef extension specialist, Agriculture and Forestry. “What better way to discover a new way to approach an old problem, than to learn from someone in a neighboring municipality who has overcome the issue with a new solution or perspective?” says Hanson.

There are 12 applied research and extension associations across the province. Their mandate is to promote the long-term sustainability of the agriculture industry and rural communities in Alberta. They encourage production practices that enhance competitiveness, while maintaining responsible stewardship of natural resources. These associations also rely on industry and member support.

the opportunity to get leading-edge information to help move your operation in the direction you set.

These associations take research and make it practical, showing you how innovations and new ideas can work within your operation and your region.”

“The applied research and extension associations depend on farmer members for their success,” says Hanson. “By getting involved, and attending local events, you have

For more information, and links to the local associations, visit the applied research and extension associations webpage.

In addition to the local associations, is the Applied Research and Extension Council of Alberta. The Council acts as a strong, united voice for producers by speaking on their behalf to industry leaders and government. The Alberta Forage Industry Network is another organization, which was formed in 2010, to represent the forage and grasslands industry in Alberta.

“Buy a membership and get involved with your local applied research and forage association,” says Hanson. “You won’t be disappointed with the connections you make, and the information you’ll receive is a valuable tool to help you advance your business.”

Next door in Argentina, farmers are much more hesitant to sell, despite prices being quite profitable.

The hesitation is partially due to the gamble that prices will continue to go higher, but also due to the resounding question, “can I produce a crop to honor those soybean sales?”

In yesterday’s Breakfast Brief, I talked about a few reductions in soybean production in Argentina. Specifically, the Rosario Grains Exchange is now pegging the Argentine soybean crop at 46.5 million tonnes, while Agripac is at 47 million tonnes, and Agritrend is hovering between 47 and 48 million tonnes.

Joining the forecast declines this week, Buenos Aires Grain Exchange lowered their soybean harvest estimate for Argentina by 3 million to 47 million tonnes. Comparably, the USDA seems steadfast at 54 million tonnes, as per the last WASDE report a few weeks ago (although the market largely expects this number to fall in the March WASDE, which is published on Thursday, March 8th).

From a rain standpoint, western parts of Argentina are expected to see some moisture in the next week.

The bulls are entirely focused though on the 75-80% of Argentine production areas that are expected to receive nothing. Combined with temperatures in the mid-to-high 80s, and even some 90-degree Fahrenheit hours, there is certainly the potential for further downgrades to Argentina’s soybean crop.

Earlier this week, I gave my perspective on the range of production potential for the Argentine soybean crop, but also what this would mean for soybean prices going forward. There’s also the geopolitical risk that you have to consider in Argentina. Specifically, the government depends on revenues from export taxes to make up a large share of their balance sheet. Thus, we asked and answered the question of how do politics play a role in lower soybean production in Argentina?

The real question one must ask is if the market has baked in these reductions or not into soybean prices?

Moreover, have they accounted for the additionally negative weather in the forecast? Our answers are in these links above, as well as how we think about our sales position in canola, and price target recommendations in soybeans relative to South America’s troubles.

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Budget 2018 also lays out a comprehensive housing plan that introduces new taxation measures to tackle foreign and domestic speculation, to close loopholes and crack down on tax fraud, and to stabilize housing prices. It invests more than $1.6 billion over three years to build and maintain affordable rental housing, help finance student housing, increase rental assistance for low-income seniors and working families, and provide supportive housing for at-risk British Columbians.

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Introducing a new affordable child-care benefit that will reduce child-care costs by up to $1,250 per month for every child and support 86,000 B.C. families per year by 2020-21.

Providing up to $350 per month directly to licenced child-care providers to reduce fees for an estimated 50,000 families per year by 2020-21.

Curbing speculation in B.C.’s housing market and helping to build 114,000 affordable rental, non-profit, co-op and owner-purchase housing units through partnerships.

Eliminating Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums by Jan. 1, 2020, saving individuals up to $900 a year, and families up to $1,800 a year.

Making ferries more affordable by freezing fares on all major BC Ferries routes, reducing fares on non-major routes and fully restoring the Monday to Thursday seniors passenger fare discount.

Improving B.C.’s Fair PharmaCare program to eliminate deductibles for families with annual net incomes below $30,000, starting Jan. 1, 2019.

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Man 41.6 0.4 7.9 0.6 2.6 0.3 20.5 0.5 10.3 0.3 85.0

Sask 137.6 54.7 18.0 40.2 0.5 4.4 83.5 18.1 26.5 383.5

Alta 121.8 8.3 2.6 16.5 0.1 68.6 26.2 3.1 247.2

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Man 43.0 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 7.2 0.4 1.2 0.3 55.7

Sask 66.4 47.0 24.3 38.6 1.0 3.5 74.7 16.6 0.1 22.4 294.6

Alta 129.4 13.7 1.8 3.7 48.1 19.3 1.8 0.1 2.4 220.3

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Man 1,990.3 4.8 413.5 36.0 58.3 27.0 1,136.2 32.3 88.0 64.4 3.1 3,853.9

Sask 3,643.6 1,851.6 571.8 1,051.4 18.7 187.0 3,740.5 635.8 1.0 647.9 12,349.3

Alta 3,674.5 321.9 55.2 345.5 0.8 19.1 2,268.2 824.0 2.3 55.9 7,567.4

B.C. 40.5 19.7 8.8 73.5 34.2 0.4 177.1

Total 9,348.9 2,178.3 1,060.2 1,441.7 77.8 233.1 7,218.4 1,526.3 88.0 67.7 707.3 23,947.7

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Man 2,057.5 384.8 34.0 57.6 25.9 1,049.3 19.7 54.8 19.9 0.6 3,704.1

Sask 3,582.8 1,804.5 555.9 966.0 17.1 188.5 3,351.7 565.2 1.7 483.0 11,516.4

Alta 3,649.8 352.5 43.0 332.3 1.9 16.8 2,134.5 734.9 34.3 0.7 59.0 7,359.7

B.C. 38.1 20.0 9.0 69.4 32.8 0.3 169.6

Total 9,328.2 2,157.0 1,003.7 1,341.3 76.6 231.2 6,604.9 1,352.6 89.1 22.3 542.9 22,749.8

Man 339.1 4.8 75.7 13.8 21.4 9.9 138.9 13.8 21.2 38.5 0.9 678.0

Sask 704.6 325.6 70.3 167.6 3.5 44.0 533.6 127.1 0.3 112.6 2,089.2

Alta 634.0 84.2 12.0 63.4 1.6 5.1 235.1 104.9 14.7 1.6 7.8 1,164.4

B.C. 18.3 12.1 0.8 6.0 1.3 38.5

Total 1,696.0 414.6 160.1 245.6 26.5 59.0 913.6 247.1 35.9 40.4 121.3 3,960.1

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The Ag-Info Centre is fielding more requests for the Farmer Pesticide Certificate Program for renewals or issuing new certificates, and grain beetles are the reason why.

“We see it almost every year in Southern Alberta, but it’s creeping up to Central Alberta, too,” says Harry Brook, crop specialist at the AgInfo Centre. “That is telling me that people are taking their grain to the elevator and having it turned back because there are live insects in the bin and the truckload of grain.”

There are several ways to deal with insects such as grain beetles.

The Farmer Pesticide Certificate provides information on effective and safe use of pesticides. An endorsement is needed to access the grain fumigant Phostoxin.

“But, it’s dangerous which means there are a lot of safety issues around using it,” explains Brook.

“Once it is in the bin, you have to

seal it off. And, it needs temperatures in the grain bin of 12 to 15 C or better before it will activate. If it is colder than that, you can’t use Phostoxin. It is not effective, and it can be dangerous because those pellets then don’t break down. It could be an issue later when you’re taking the grain to the elevator.” However, this current stretch of cold weather provides one of the easiest ways to deal with grain beetles in a bin.

“When it gets down to -20 C, take your grain with the grain beetles in it, and aerate it down to -20 C. Keep it at that temperature for two weeks, and you will effectively kill off all insects in that bin,” adds Brook. “Aeration is effective under cold conditions, as it freeze dries the beetles.

If the temperatures are only -15 C, keep it down for three or four weeks, and that will kill them as well. The warmer it gets above -20 C, the longer it takes to kill them, but it does.

It is one of the few effective and simple means to control the beetles.”

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Alberta’s wine whine is over Notley has said she is repealing the boycott.

Horgan said his government will continue moving ahead with public consultation on four of its proposed measures. But on the fifth, his government will wait for a ruling from the courts.

The exact question has not yet been framed.

“The outcome of that reference will also be used to inform any next steps B.C. intends to use to defend our interests,” Horgan said.

Asked if the reference to the courts should be read as a sign B.C. is backing down, Horgan said “not at all.”

“This was intended to have cooler heads prevail,” he said.

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Notley says wine boycott will be suspended in response to move by BC. Premier John Horgan says his government isn’t backing down on its attempts to protect B.C.’s coast from a potential diluted bitumen spill, but will ask the courts to clarify whether the province has the constitutional authority to restrict any increased volume of dilbit flowing through B.C. In response, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced she is rescinding a boycott on B.C. wine.

“Given B.C.’s decision today, I am suspending Alberta’s retaliatory measures,” Notley said in a press conference Thursday, February 22, immediately following Horgan’s own press conference.

“The fact that they are now prepared to go to the courts and ask for permission for whether or not we do have the jurisdiction is good news. It means they are playing by the rule of law. And I feel very confident that they will get the answer that they have been hearing back from pretty much everywhere else ever since their environment minister first came out this idea, which is that they don’t have the jurisdiction to do it.”

At the end of January, B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman announced a five-point designed to prevent the $7.4 billion expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The proposed new regulations included requiring compensation for loss of public and “cultural” use of land impacted by spills from pipelines or railways and new geographic response plans. The government plans to continue moving forward with public consultations on those proposed measures.

But the B.C. government will wait for a court ruling before moving ahead on the most contentious measure – a proposed restriction on any increased volumes of diluted bitumen through B.C. by rail or pipeline, until a special scientific panel could complete a study to fill in knowledge gaps about spill risks and mitigation – a process expected to take a couple of years.

Notley immediately responded to B.C.’s plans by cancelling talks between her province and B.C. on future increased sales of power to Alberta, and then later implemented a boycott of B.C. wine, which she has now suspended.

Notley characterized B.C.’s move as unconstitutional, saying pipelines are a federal jurisdiction and that provinces have no authority to determine what does or doesn’t flow through a federally approved pipeline.

On Thursday, Horgan reiterated that he thinks B.C. does have that authority, but will ask the courts for a ruling to settle the question.

“This point has generated disproportionate and unlawful reactions from the government of Alberta,” Horgan said. “Actions that threaten an entire industry and the livelihoods of the people who depend on it.”

He also reiterated that B.C. plans to appeal Alberta’s wine boycott through the Canada Free Trade Agreement.

Under that agreement, Alberta could face fines – something Notley has already shrugged off as chump-change compared to the $1.5 billion her province stands to lose annually if B.C. succeeds in killing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The appeal may now be moot, since

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Futures May-18 May-18 May-18 May-18 Jul.-18 Jul.-18

Net Price (After Basis) $6.70 $6.75 $6.79 $6.80 $6.90 $6.92

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An important change has come to Alberta’s Carbon Offset System. Farmers must be registered with an aggregation company prior to May 1, 2018, or they will not be able to claim credits for the 2018 year for the Conservation Cropping protocol, the main offset of use to farmers currently. This is a change from previous years, when farmers could choose an aggregator and supply records to them later in the year.

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Futures May-18 May-18 May-18 May-18 Jul.-18 Jul.-18

Net Price (After Basis) $6.65 $6.70 $6.74 $6.75 $6.85 $6.86

Futures

Net Price (After Basis) No Cash Bids

This year, farmers will need to report the land locations they are planning to manage as no till in advance. If changes in tillage occur during the year, these areas can be deducted at a later date.

WHEAT - CWRS #2 - 13.5 Delivery Period

Futures Cash Bid Call for Pricing

Delivery Period Feb. 1-28/18 Mar. 1-31/18 Apr. 1-30/18 May 1-31/18 June 1-30/18 July 1-31/18

Futures

Futures

Net Price (After Basis) No Cash Bids

Alberta Environment and Parks sets the rules for the offset system and are changing to greater pre-planning in the entire Alberta carbon system. More details can be found in the Standard for Greenhouse Gas Emission Offset document.

Offset projects must comply with the most recent offset credit system protocols and program requirements published by Environment and Parks.

WHEAT - CWRS #2 - 12.5 Cash Bid

No Cash Bids

Futures May-18 May-18 May-18 May-18 Jul.-18 Jul.-18

Net Price (After Basis) $5.86 $5.91 $5.94 $5.95 $6.05 $6.07

Futures May-18 May-18 May-18 May-18 Jul.-18 Jul.-18

Net Price (After Basis) $5.81 $5.86 $5.89 $5.90 $6.00 $6.01

For more information, contact an aggregation company, check the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry website, or call the Ag-Info Centre at 310FARM (3276).

FEED WHEAT EAT (MAX 1.0 PPM VOMI & .06% ERGOT) Delivery Period Feb. 1-28/18 Mar. 1-31/18 Apr. 1-30/18

Futures

Delivery Period Feb. 1-28/18 Mar. 1-31/18 Apr. 1-30/18 May 1-31/18 June 1-30/18 July 1-31/18 Sept. 1-30/18

Futures

Cash Bid $$5 $5.00 5 00 $5.25 $5.25 Cash Bid

Call for Pricing

Futures Jul.-18 Jul.-18 May-18

CANOLA Futures Mar.-18 Mar.-18 May-18 May-18 Jul.-18 Jul.-18 Nov.-18

Net Price (After Basis) $5.19 $5.25 $5.30

Futures

Net Price (After Basis) $11.11 $11.15 $11.21 $11.23 $11.34 $11.38 $10.69

Futures Mar.-18 Mar.-18 May-18 May-18 Jul.-18 Jul.-18 Nov.-18

Net Price (After Basis)

No Cash Bids

Net Price (After Basis) $11.22 $11.27 $11.32 $11.37 $11.22 $11.22 $10.69

YELLOW PEAS - 2CW (AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2018 @ 11:00 A.M.) Delivery Period F b 1-28/18 Feb. 1 28/18 / Mar. 1-31/18 Delivery Period Feb. 1-28/18 Mar. 1-31/18 Delivery Period Mar. 1-31/18 Apr. 1-30/18 Delivery Period Feb. 1-28/18 Mar. 1-31/18

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BARLEY (AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2017 @ 11:00 A.M.) Futures

Cash Bid $4.00 $4.00

Futures

Net Price (After Basis)

Futures

No Cash Bids

Cash Bid

No Cash Bids

Futures Mar.-18 May-18

Net Price (After Basis) $4.27 $4.32

Futures Mar.-18 May-18

Net Price (After Basis) $4.13 $4.17

Net Price (After Basis)

Futures

Net Price (After Basis)

FEED OATS (AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2018 @ 11:00 A.M.) Futures

Cash Bid

Futures

Please Contact

Net Price (After Basis)

No Cash Bids

FEED BARLEY (1CW MAX 1.0 PPM VOMI) Futures

NNetett PPrice riice (A (Aft (After fter Basis) Basiis))

No Cash Bids

No Cash Bids

MILLING OATS (AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2018 @ 11:00 A.M.)

Delivery Period Feb. 1-28/18 Mar. 1-31/18

Futures

Delivery Period Feb. b 11-28/18 28/18 / Mar. 1-31/18

Futures Futtures

Cash Bid

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Please Contact

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No Cash Bids

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Net Price (After Basis)

No Cash Bids

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GRAIN FUTURE REPORT Grain Future Prices - as of February 23, 2018 Last 492.30s 511.30 516.30 521.50 Last 458-4s 452-6 465-4 480-4 Last 465-6s 470-0 485-6 504-0 Last 748-0s 604-6 617-2 626-6 Last 367-0 375-0 382-6 Last 256-6 260-4 260-6s Last 1036-2 1047-4 1056-0 Last 32.34 32.55 32.71 Last 377.7 380.5

Change + 3.00 + 0.60 + 1.10 + 0.80 Change + 3-0 + 1-4 + 1-2 + 1-4 Change + 5-0 + 0-6 - 0-4 - 0-2 Change + 11-6 + 1-6 + 1-4 + 1-0 Change + 0-2 + 0-2 + 0-2 Change - 1-0 - 0-2 + 2-2 Change + 4-2 + 4-2 + 3-4 Change + 0.30 + 0.30 + 0.30 Change + 0.8 + 0.9

Open 0.00 510.70 515.20 520.70 Open 0-0 452-0 466-0 480-0 Open 0-0 470-4 487-2 506-0 Open 0-0 601-0 614-6 625-6 Open 366-2 374-6 382-4 Open 257-0 260-0 258-4 Open 1031-0 1042-2 1051-2 Open 32.10 32.32 32.50 Open 376.2 379.0

High 492.30 512.90 517.50 523.00 High 458-4 456-2 469-2 484-0 High 465-6 476-2 492-0 509-6 High 748-0 606-0 619-0 629-0 High 367-6 376-2 383-6 High 261-2 262-4 263-0 High 1038-6 1050-0 1059-0 High 32.37 32.57 32.73 High 379.6 382.4

Low 492.30 510.70 515.10 520.70 Low 458-4 451-4 464-2 479-0 Low 465-6 468-4 484-2 502-0 Low 748-0 601-0 613-6 624-6 Low 365-2 373-4 381-2 Low 255-2 259-0 256-4 Low 1028-0 1039-2 1048-4 Low 32.05 32.25 32.43 Low 374.8 377.6

Volume 0 2,285 4,287 1,225 Volume 0 25,017 33,266 9,707 Volume 0 10,318 14,847 5,250 Volume 0 1,673 2,608 930 Volume 124,222 128,069 40,923 Volume 166 243 61 Volume 87,537 126,749 40,417 Volume 24,998 39,301 7,967 Volume 20,304 39,206

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Daily Grain & Feed Grain Report Daily Grain Prices - February 23, 2018

Weekly Feed Grain Report - February 23, 2018

Alberta Canola Producers Commission (http://dashboard.albertacanola.com/reports/weekly-grains) CANOLA - #1 Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $11.07 ( + $0.01 ) $11.29 ( + $0.02 ) $11.29 ( + $0.02 ) March 2018 $11.09 ( + $0.01 ) $11.38 ( + $0.02 ) $11.36 ( + $0.01 ) April 2018 $11.19 ( + $0.02 ) $11.47 ( + $0.02 ) $11.49 ( + $0.02 ) May 2018 $11.21 ( + $0.02 ) $11.50 ( + $0.02 ) $11.51 ( + $0.01 ) June 2018 $11.31 ( + $0.02 ) $11.63 ( + $0.02 ) $11.63 ( + $0.02 ) July 2018 $11.31 ( + $0.02 ) $11.63 ( + $0.02 ) $11.65 ( + $0.02 ) August 2018 not available not available $10.89 ( + $0.00 ) WHEAT - #1 CPSR - 11.5% Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $5.68 ( - $0.01 ) $5.79 ( - $0.01 ) $5.84 ( - $0.01 ) March 2018 $5.69 ( - $0.01 ) $5.80 ( - $0.01 ) $5.86 ( - $0.01 ) April 2018 $5.73 ( - $0.01 ) $5.83 ( - $0.01 ) $5.88 ( - $0.01 ) May 2018 $5.82 ( - $0.02 ) $5.93 ( - $0.03 ) $6.00 ( - $0.02 ) June 2018 $5.76 ( - $0.02 ) $5.84 ( - $0.02 ) $5.89 ( - $0.02 ) September 2018 $5.07 ( - $0.02 ) $5.18 ( - $0.02 ) $5.24 ( - $0.01 ) October 2018 $5.13 ( - $0.01 ) $5.24 ( - $0.01 ) $5.30 ( - $0.01 ) WHEAT - #1 CWAD - 13.0% Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot not available not available $7.15 ( - $0.00 ) March 2018 not available not available $7.15 ( - $0.01 ) April 2018 not available not available $7.18 ( - $0.01 ) May 2018 not available not available $7.23 ( - $0.00 ) June 2018 not available not available $7.13 ( - $0.01 ) July 2018 not available not available $7.06 ( - $0.02 ) WHEAT - #1 CWRS - 13.5% Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $6.75 ( - $0.03 ) $6.85 ( - $0.03 ) $6.81 ( - $0.04 ) March 2018 $6.76 ( - $0.03 ) $6.85 ( - $0.03 ) $6.84 ( - $0.03 ) April 2018 $6.71 ( - $0.03 ) $6.80 ( - $0.03 ) $6.80 ( - $0.04 ) May 2018 $6.79 ( - $0.03 ) $6.89 ( - $0.03 ) $6.87 ( - $0.04 ) June 2018 $6.83 ( - $0.03 ) $6.91 ( - $0.03 ) $6.91 ( - $0.04 ) July 2018 $6.87 ( - $0.04 ) $6.97 ( - $0.03 ) $6.96 ( - $0.04 ) YELLOW PEAS - #2 Peace Region Northern Alberta Southern Alberta Spot $6.49 ( $0.00 ) $6.73 ( $0.00 ) $6.61 ( $0.00 ) March 2018 not available not available $6.50 ( $0.00 ) April 2018 not available not available $6.64 ( $0.00 ) June 2018 not available not available $6.50 ( $0.00 ) July 2018 not available not available $6.45 ( $0.00 ) August 2018 not available $6.55 ( $0.00 ) $6.47 ( $0.00 )

Statistics & Data Development Branch, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry FEED GRAIN BIDS (Different Delivery Points) Week of Feb 19/18 Previous Week Wheat Lethbridge $227.00 - $232.00 $224.00 - $230.00 Red Deer $211.00 - $222.00 $217.00 - $220.00 Edmonton $215.00 - $225.00 $206.00 - $220.00 Oats

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Peas

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$220.00 - $250.00

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$227.00 - $232.00 $209.90 - $228.00 $209.90 - $214.00 $215.00 - $218.00 $183.72 - $200.00 $205.00 - $223.00 $186.02 - $200.00

$224.00 - $230.00 $209.90 - $220.00 $209.90 - $214.00 $210.00 - $215.00 $182.07 - $198.00 $205.00 - $215.00 $183.72 - $198.00

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New tool for farmers to promote tile drainage

F armers help drive economic growth in Canada, but they can also face risks that threaten the viability of their farms, such as unpredictable weather. The Government of Canada is committed to working with the sector to explore and develop new risk management tools that meet the needs of Canadian farmers when faced with serious challenges beyond their control.

Member of Parliament for London North Centre, Peter Fragiskatos, speaking on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Lawrence MacAulay, at the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) annual general meeting, today announced a federal investment of more than $340,000 to Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association for the development of a tool that farmers can use to make more precise decisions on the economic benefits of their individual farm.

The tool will use satellite data of field crops during different weather and soil events and demonstrate the potential benefits of managing water flow from fields using tile drainage.

“Our government is proud to partner with Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association on new tools that will help farmers in On-

tario reduce the impact of weather and other risks on agriculture production. The goal is to help improve their bottom line and ensure a more stable and profitable agriculture and food industry, creating wellpaying jobs and strengthening the middle class,” says Peter Fragiskatos, Member of Parliament for London North Centre.

“On farm fields with shallow slopes, scientists have confirmed that in a drought year, holding the water back by restricting the outflow with valves at the end of tile drains, corn yield can be increased by as much as 25%. Our analysis has confirmed that the economic payback from adoption of controlled tile drainage benefits can range from $18-$48 per hectare per year.

In addition, Nitrate-N and Phosphorus output from tiles can also be reduced, calculated to be worth over $25 per ha in nutrient savings, certainly a win for improved water quality as well,” adds Mark Emiry, President of Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Quick Facts The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association is a nonprofit organization that facilitates responsible economic management of soil, water, air and crops through development and communication

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ship will replace Growing Forward 2 in April 2018.

Under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, producers will continue to have access to a robust suite of Business Risk Management (BRM) programs to help manage significant risks that threaten the viability of their farm and are beyond their capacity to manage. Changes to the Business Risk Management programs agreed to in July 2017, will come into effect for the 2018 program year.

Winter care of backyard chickens

By Mira Kelada Backyard chickens are wonderful additions to any farm.

However, they do require some extra care during the winter months. During the winter, there is a higher likelihood for chickens to contract frostbite and experience respiratory illnesses as well as behaviour problems. Being aware of these potential problems and employing winterizing strategies can mitigate winter health issues.

Several breeds are more suitable for tough cold winters compared to others. Breeds such as the Chantecler, Dominique, Hamburg, Wyandotte, Jersey Giant, Orpington, Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, and Light Sussex are more adapted to winter weather due to having thicker feathers and combs that can withstand the cold. However, the Peace Region can experience extremely cold weather that make even hardy breeds susceptible to frostbite.

Frostbite affects the wattle, comb and toes of chickens. Initially, you may see that combs and wattles turn pale. Eventually, they may turn black, swell and shrivel. Frostbitten regions may eventually fall off.

To prevent frostbite, reduce the humidity in the coop by cleaning out manure and ensuring

proper ventilation so that moist air can escape. Monitor the amount of time that chickens spend outdoors, especially during severe cold spells. If a chicken happens to moult in the cold weather, make sure it stays indoors and provide an extra heat source (heat lamp for example) as well as extra protein the feed. If you are concerned about frostbite on individual chickens going outdoors, apply petroleum jelly to their wattles and combs as a preventative measure.

Winterizing the chicken coop can also help prevent frostbite and other illnesses that chickens may experience in the winter. When chickens roost, their feet overhang and are more prone to getting frostbite. Building a wider roosting perch can prevent frostbite. Additional winterizing techniques include positioning the chicken house to reduce wind exposure, ensuring the roof is sturdy enough to withstand snow, and placing windows to the south to capture more light during the winter months. As mentioned previously, chickens will require a heat source within the coop.

If the weather is very cold and chickens are kept indoors, they will need some environmental enrichment. Chickens that were previously allowed

outside but must be kept inside can show behaviour problems such as feather pecking. Creating a dust bath inside the coop with sand or peat is a good distraction for chickens. Other potential enrichment includes dangling strings from the ceiling and adding ramps with grip inside the coop. Another idea is to hide treats within straw bales and let the chickens scratch the straw. Playing classical or jazz music has been known to calm birds as well.

Eggs can freeze in the winter if the coop is not kept warm enough. Frozen eggs resemble hard boiled eggs with cracked shells. Collect eggs often to prevent breakage and supply a heat source in the coop. If you need your chickens to lay eggs all year round, you will need to supply supplemental light during the winter months. Chickens need 14 hours of daylight per day to stay in production.

If you have questions regarding care of you chickens during the winter months, don’t hesitate to contact a veterinarian. Additionally, the University of Alberta’s Poultry Research Centre has published an excellent guide to raising chickens. This guide can be found at the following website: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/9780773261174

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“Calving and lambing” is fast approaching or for some it has already arrived.

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How farmers could see the benefits of blockchain Retail and consumer demands for better traceability and greater transparency are driving blockchain implementation in agriculture, and farmers could be beneficiaries of its adoption.

Blockchain has been made famous by Bitcoin, but while the latter relies on blockchain to record transactions, blockchain doesn’t require cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, to be applied elsewhere.

Simply put, blockchain is a shared digital ledger for recording transaction histories that can’t be altered after they’re recorded.

And there’s a movement underway to implement it in agriculture.

Global players’ pursuit A month ago, Louis Dreyfus made history with the world’s first agricultural trade using blockchain in a United States soybean cargo sale to China.

And last summer, major shot-callers in the food sector – including Kroger, Nestlé, Tyson Foods, Unilever and Walmart – announced they will work with IBM to identify areas that can benefit from blockchain.

“Whether it’s related to food safety or food fraud, you can trace and track products much more quickly with blockchain technology because everything is very transparent, everything’s accessible in real time,” explains Sylvain Charlebois, dean of the Faculty of Management and professor in the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University.

Walmart already tested blockchain in tracing food items, like pork in China and mangoes in the U.S., through the supply chain to store shelves. It reduced the time to trace mangoes back to the farm from as much as weeks to two seconds.

“I suspect what’s going to happen is this is going to become the standard for providing quality health safety assurances around food products,” says University of Guelph professor and vicepresident of research, Malcolm Campbell.

V alue in joining Anyone along the supply chain that resists coming aboard risks being left behind.

“I think we are going to see pressure from retailers, and some countries might require it: ‘We

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aren’t going to import anything unless you’ve got a blockchain-validated supply chain,’” says Campbell.

Consumers will only benefit because it makes everyone honest, and more and more, they’re the ones driving change, says Charlebois.

“So at some point, whether it’s blockchain or something else, the supply chain will have to become more transparent because consumers are expecting something different,” he says.

Good for farmers “It certainly would help farmers because it could support the integrity behind the product or the commodity,” Charlebois says. “You can provide sound guarantees at retail from farm to fork.”

“We [Canada] are already a trusted, safe, sustainable healthy food brand globally,” Campbell adds. “Blockchain implementation provides us with a way that we can validate or certify that our food adheres to the standards people have come to expect from Canadian food products.”

Machines provide data With blockchain adoption will come greater degrees of automated data collection, Campbell predicts. He foresees real-time data from combines, drones and robotic milkers uploading to the ledger.

“It removes the element of human error from populating the ledger.”

Bottom line Farmers and consumers could be big winners with blockchain adoption throughout the agriculture sector, providing certification that food adheres to the high standards expected by consumers.

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casing ingredients from Manitoba farms.

Children and adults were invited to participate in interactive agriculture-related learning stations at the Antigonish Regional Library in Nova Scotia, to make butter, felt soap and cider.

And in Newfoundland and Labrador, 35,000 students received a sticker and temporary tattoo to celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day. Nurturing rural-urban connections Agriculture More Than Ever ambassadors such as Amanda Brodhagen were using social media to launch a dialogue between farmers and consumers about the rural-urban connection.

“I understand that it can be hard for people to engage in food and farm conversations if they don’t know where to start,” Brodhagen says.

“Canada’s Agriculture Day can help spur these conversations, and serve as a reminder to pause and celebrate the incredible industry that we are a part of.”

Brodhagen says farmers have an important role to play in promoting the agri-food sector.

“We play a part by adding our voices to the conversation, whether that is in everyday life through random interactions, talking to a school, writing to the local newspaper or being engaged on social media,” she says. “It’s through a multifaceted approach that we will amplify each other’s voices and make sure that an authentic and accurate story is being told about modern farming today.”

Bottom line Across the country, acknowledgment for agriculture was everywhere during Canada’s Agriculture Day on Feb. 13, giving farmers the opportunity to help raise the sector’s profile with the general public.

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The buzz around the second year of Canada’s Agriculture Day, celebrated Tuesday, Feb. 13, shows this event is gaining momentum.

Across the country, recognition for agri-food was everywhere as participants realized the huge opportunity Canada’s Agriculture Day gave them to raise the sector’s profile.

Everyday conversation “Food is an everyday conversation among Canadians,” says budding filmmaker Dylan Sher, a University of Guelph agriculture student who was in Ottawa to promote his production agriculture documentary, Before The Plate.

“Farmers think their part of food production is not interesting. But it is, and people want to know about it.”

Sher’s film premieres in August in Toronto, and he hopes it will be accepted for showing at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.

Also in Ottawa, federal agriculture and agrifood minister Lawrence MacAulay rolled out the much-anticipated Canadian Agricultural Partnership, designed to help the sector innovate, grow and prosper.

And in Guelph, the university and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs took the opportunity to announce a $713-million, 10-year research partnership.

Nation-wide celebration Local producer-consumer events were everywhere.

Among them, the popular pro-agriculture movie Food Evolution was shown in Wetaskiwin, Alta., by a group called Rural Roots Wetaskiwin, to connect neighbours in farming and urban communities.

In Manitoba, agribusiness students at Assiniboine Community College teamed up with industry partners to serve a breakfast buffet show-

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Flax markets fluctuate

In November 2017, Russia and China signed a phyotsanitary protocol that tabled terms allowing a number of commodities access into China.

One of them included flax, a stepping stone for greater and faster flax entry into China.

Stoked by profitability Some will claim that 2009 Triffid incident permanently changed global flax trade, but we also can’t ignore how profitability stoked former Soviet Union production to where it is today.

Whenever there is a profit growing something in Canada, all the FSU needs is time to learn and adopt practices. Quality can often be inferior to Canada’s, but lower price always compensates.

Research indicates an estimate of over 100,000 tonnes of Russian flax traded into China this crop

year. It would appear most of the Russian flax is railed and used within inner Mongolia of China.

If Canada had to sell flax to Europe today, basis a US $445 per tonne FSU landed Europe price indication, Saskatchewan elevator prices would be about $10 per bushel.

Since cash prices have hovered at $11.50 to $12 per bushel most of year, odds of being able to sustain such price divergence over the long term seem low. The world will figure it out with time, and this evolving Russian and China relationship is incremental proof. Cheaper FSU price offerings have largely been responsible for minimal European buys of Canada flax in the past five years.

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North America and China. Now, the flax market seems poised to evolve and greater intricacies between all players will be created. For example, if China imports larger tonnage from FSU, then Canada and European Union trade math should evolve by either FSU-origin price rising, or Canada-origin falling more often. In other words, price spreads tighten.

More FSU ag exports Deeper FSU agriculture exports are an evolving trend and flax is another example of this.

More flax supply choice means more competition, which should dilute the frothiness and exclusivity that Canada once had with China. As a result, Canadian price arbitrages differently, but to a lower average most times. This won’t happen overnight, but it feels like the Russian and Chi-

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China as a residual buyer China is poised to become the residual buyer for FSU linseed formerly bound for Turkey via toll-crushing. That came to a halt this year when Turkey hit imported flax with new tariffs.

The risk to Canada is competitive encroachment. The flax trade has many participants, meaning most transactions are non-transparent.

Long-standing relationships and favourable logistics will still leave Canada with a core flax supply-servicing role to China, however, it would be wrong to ignore the probable arbitrage incentives and awareness that cheaper FSU origin supply introduces into China.

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Make seeding intention part of your marketing plan

The 2018 crop year may be months away, but producers are already busy planning seeding decisions. Many variables must be considered, most of which remain unknown like market prices, moisture conditions and market access to India for pulses. Preliminary planting intentions in Canada reveal projections for profitability in 2018.

Significant declines in pulse acres expected, with cereal and oilseed Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recently projected that Canadian producers are looking to increase cereal and oilseed acres while reducing pulse acres.

Lower market prices for peas and lentils caused by large supplies and limited market access to India should result in a decrease in lentil and pea acres of 27% and 21%. The decline in pulse acres will support an increase in both cereal and oilseed acres.

Strong demand for feed barley and a reduction in durum supplies is helping to support prices. As a result, it is forecast that durum acres will increase 5% and barley acres will increase 7% in the 2018-19 crop year. Overall, total wheat acres are expected to increase 4% and corn acres are expected to climb 2%.

Strong profit margins for oilseed are expected to trigger a positive supply response. Canola acres are expected to increase nearly 5%. Soybean acres are also expected to increase 2%, and are expected to continue their impressive growth in the Prairies.

Cereal acres less sensitive to price changes As prices continue to evolve, so do planting decisions for 2018. Historical seeded acres along with past prices can be used to project the supply

response of producers in Canada.

Seeding intentions for wheat and canola are not nearly as sensitive as peas and lentils.

For example, an increase of 5% in the expected price of wheat for 2018 relative to its 2017 price would cause on average to increase seeded acres by 1%.

For canola, an increase of 5% in the 2018 price relative to 2017 would cause to increase seeded acres by 3%.

Movement in the price of lentils and peas usually result in larger shifts in acres. This is generally true of all smaller acre crops as market opportunities are often more limited because of geographical concentration due to factors such as processing and climatic conditions.

Seeding decisions are not made in a vacuum.

They must be considered across the spectrum of available crops in a region. Seeded acres of a crop can still go up even if its own price is not expected to climb. A large enough decline in the price of other crops (like pulses) could lift acres of a crop despite profitability projections being limited (like wheat).

Build a marketing plan function of your risk tolerance and volatility Understanding seeding intentions across Canada, along with knowing available inventory and strength of demand is an essential part of any marketing plan.

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New app to reduce water use for ornamental plant sector Ag Innovation Ontario says new research suggests this is two to three times more water than healthy trees need. And soon a new tool will be available to help nursery managers determine when to turn on –and turn off – the hose.

Jared Stoochnoff, a University of Guelph graduate student in the School of Environmental Sciences Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility, is pioneering a new irrigation management strategy designed to reduce water consumption and mitigate the environmental impact of ornamental nursery operations.

“Because many nursery irrigation managers lack reliable ways to quantitatively predict a plant’s actual water requirements, they tend to err on the side of caution and overwater,” Stoochnoff says. “This results in unnecessarily high water and fertilizer run-off that negatively impacts local watersheds.”

water stress tolerance thresholds, we’re now able to predict optimal irrigation frequency using onsite weather station data,” says Stoochnoff.

Stoochnoff wrote a prototype program that used onsite weather station data to predict plant water stress tolerance thresholds. Each time the threshold was reached, the program triggered irrigation and alerted Stoochnoff via text message. He was able to monitor the nursery’s current weather conditions and water use to date, and could even trigger irrigation directly from his cell phone if needed.

As a next step, Stoochnoff’s team will develop the program into an app that can be made available to a larger group of nurseries for testing. He says the program will be flexible depending on the nursery’s irrigation preferences.

Stoochnoff’s team used high-tech sensor equipment to measure plant water status and quantify crop water stress tolerance thresholds. When they put those irrigation schedules based on actual requirements to the test, they reduced the nursery’s water use by 60 per cent without affecting the total growth or wholesale value of the crop.

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Viking, AB Cliff Grinde (780) 336-2209

Kamloops, BC Cheryl Newman (250) 320-0870

Feb. 22 - 487 Hd Low High $240.00 $250.00 $246.00 $251.00 $210.00 $243.00 $195.00 $227.00 $175.00 $196.00 $160.00 $180.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Feb. 22 - 1982 Hd Low High $260.00 $273.00 $230.00 $273.00 $218.00 $248.00 $190.00 $224.00 $182.00 $204.00 $170.00 $188.00 $150.00 $173.00 $155.00 $169.00

Feb. 21 - 3051 Hd Low High $210.00 $244.00 $215.00 $255.00 $215.00 $255.00 $195.00 $230.25 $185.00 $205.00 $170.00 $184.00 $163.00 $176.75 $160.00 $167.50

Feb. 19 - 1632 Hd Low High $210.00 $260.00 $235.00 $266.00 $220.00 $247.00 $190.00 $233.00 $175.00 $205.00 $168.00 $191.00 $165.00 $181.00 $155.00 $174.00

Feb. 20 - 3617 Hd Low High $225.00 $277.00 $225.00 $270.00 $215.00 $250.00 $200.00 $227.00 $180.00 $207.00 $165.00 $187.00 $160.00 $176.00 $160.00 $176.00

Feb. 20 - 1450 Hd Low High $252.00 $270.00 $252.00 $265.00 $230.00 $255.00 $209.00 $231.00 $198.00 $210.00 $180.00 $192.00 $175.00 $185.00 n/a n/a

Feb. 21 - 200 Hd High Average $237.00 $229.00 $226.00 $222.00 $229.00 $223.65 $208.00 $208.00 $195.00 $192.09 $183.00 $183.00 $184.00 $176.00 $184.00 $176.00

Low n/a $180.00 $178.00 $165.00 $160.00 n/a $135.00 $120.00

Low $190.00 $200.00 $185.00 $170.00 $154.00 $145.00 $132.00 $124.00

Low $195.00 $190.00 $185.00 $160.00 $160.00 $155.00 $125.00 $127.00

Low $215.00 $215.00 $195.00 $180.00 $168.00 $160.00 $155.00 $140.00

Low $200.00 $205.00 $190.00 $180.00 $160.00 $155.00 $150.00 $135.00

Low $190.00 $190.00 $180.00 $177.00 $165.00 $150.00 $145.00 $145.00

Low $225.00 $221.00 $211.00 $183.00 $171.00 $168.00 $162.00 n/a

High n/a $216.00 $205.00 $191.50 $187.00 $170.00 $163.00 $163.00

High n/a $203.00 $200.00 $182.00 $172.00 n/a $150.00 $141.00

$80.00

$86.50

D3 - D4 Cows

$67.50 $79.00

Bologna Bulls

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

High $218.00 $221.00 $206.00 $197.00 $177.00 $170.00 $157.00 $161.00

D1 - D2 Cows $78.00

$84.00

D3 - D4 Cows

$70.00

$78.00

Bologna Bulls

$85.00 $100.00 $90.00

REPLACEMENT CATTLE

BC LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE

Feb. 20 - 683 Hdd Low High n/a n/a $225.00 $241.00 $215.00 $232.00 $195.00 $219.50 $175.00 $189.25 $161.00 $177.50 $140.00 $160.00 $130.00 $140.00

D1 - D2 Cows SLAUGHTER CATTLE

VIKING LIVESTOCK MARKET

$100.00

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs(O) n/a

n/a

High $235.00 $237.00 $217.00 $196.00 $192.00 $177.00 $165.00 $162.00

D1 - D2 Cows $80.00

$92.00

D3 - D4 Cows

$70.00

$80.00

Bologna Bulls $80.00

$115.00

Good Bred Cows $1,950

$2,450

Older Bred Cows $1,250

$1,700

High $240.00 $255.00 $215.50 $198.00 $179.00 $167.75 $160.00 $147.50

D1 - D2 Cows $85.00

$94.00

D3 - D4 Cows

$75.00

$85.00

Bologna Bulls $82.00

$115.50

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Good Bred Heiofers Good Bred Heifers $1,800

$2,300

n/a

n/a

High $231.00 $235.00 $215.00 $202.50 $191.50 $174.00 $171.00 $161.00

D1 - D2 Cows $83.00

$98.00

D3 - D4 Cows

$65.00

$82.00

High $217.00 $220.00 $215.00 $200.00 $185.00 $180.00 $170.00 $170.00

D1 - D2 Cows $82.00

$95.00

D3 Cows

$70.00

$85.00

High $240.00 $230.00 $225.00 $222.00 $190.00 $174.00 $170.00 n/a

Feeder Bulls $98.00

$135.00

Slaughter Cows

$67.00

$99.00

Slaughter Bulls

Slaughter Bulls

Slaughter Bulls

$90.00 $121.00

$80.00

$87.00

Feeder Cows $90

$102

$115.00

B/Cows & Hfrs $1,400

$2,250

Good Bred Heifers n/a

n/a

$90.00

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs n/a

n/a

$80.00

$92.75

$110.00

Bred Cows

$146.00

n/a

n/a

Bred Heifers

n/a

Cow/Calf Pairs n/a

$103.00

Butcher Cows

Bred Heifers

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs n/a

Butcher Bulls

Heiferettes $95.00

Average n/a $206.00 $202.42 $190.59 $177.40 $166.00 $157.00 $157.00

n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs(Y/O)

n/a

n/a

n/a

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THORSBY NORTH CENTRAL CATTLE VOLD JONES VOLD JONES VOLD JONES VOLD JONES MARKET VOLD AUCTION VOLD AUCTION VOLD AUCTION VOLD AUCTION STOCKYARDS LIVESTOCK LTD. LTD. LTD. LTD. EXCHANGE REPORT Dawson Creek, BC Beaverlodge, AB Westlock, AB Ponoka, AB Thorsby, AB Clyde, AB FOR Donny Fessler Gary Jarvis Craig Jacklin Chance Martin Garth Rogers MAR 2/18 (250) 782-3766 (780) 354-2423 (780) 349-3153 (403) 783-5561 (780) 789-3915 (780) 349-1491

Fully Licensed Bonded Buyers 0% Selling Commission

DIRECT MARKETING PURCHASING BULLS, COWS & FEEDERS SELLING BRED COWS & GRASS CATTLE CALL FOR GUARANTEED PRICE

Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday to Saturday ALL YEAR LONG Can’t make it by 5?

Call Glen to arrange for a�er hours delivery 1-1/2 miles South on Range Road 85 West of Wembley

G��� M���� 780-897-9570 • N���� M���� 780-518-0709

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The Canadian Bull Congress

Each year Camrose hosts the Canadian Bull Congress. Located in the heart of Alberta, Camrose is a city of 18,000 with a very large rural population. The Canadian Bull Congress, established in 1986, was the first of it’s kind – a program designed to promote top quality bulls and the attributes that the variety of breeds have to offer. This two-day event allows purebred breeders, commercial cattlemen and agricultural related product and service exhibitors to exchange resources and information in a unique trade fair setting that features livestock exhibits alternated with other agricultural exhibitors.

This non-profit event regularly boasts attendance of more than 7,500 visitors, from across Canada and internationally. Annually, about 12 different breeds of cattle are represented at the event along with

250+ livestock exhibitors and product and service related exhibitors.

The Canadian Bull Congress has grown substantially over the years and now utilizes all facilities of the Camrose Regional Exhibition. We thank our founding members for their foresight in establishing what is now an internationally recognized premier agricultural event.

Canadian Bull Congress also stresses continued learning in the beef industry through programs including a 4-H judging seminar and agricultural education program for elementary children and producer seminars. The Taste of Beef Banquet features the all-breed steak challenge and charity auction which is sold out each year with over 600 in attendance. The Canadian Bull Congress has made great strides in the components of the event

THORSBY STOCKYARDS INC. 4405 – 50 Ave, Box 379, Thorsby, AB T0C 2P0 • 780-789-3915 MONTHLY HORSE SALES

REGULAR CATTLE SALES MARCH 2018

Thursday, April 5th – 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 3rd – 6:00 p.m.

Monday, March 5th – 9:00 a.m.

Monday, March 12th – 9:00 a.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 17th – 12:00 NOON REPLACEMENT HEIFER & BRED FEMALE SALE

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SPECIAL CATTLE SALES

Saturday, March 17th, 2018 – 12:00 Noon

NEW AT TSI – THE LMA RINGSIDE APP – download the LMA Ringside App on your iphone or Ipad and follow the instruc�ons.

Follow our sales online!

Saturday, April 7th – 12:00 Noon

BRED COW AND HEIFER SALES

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

• 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 restric�ons on where you sell or buy; interests rates at prime.

ALL BREEDS SELECT BULL SALE

Saturday, April 7 , 2018 In conjunction with Bred Cow & Heifer Sale th

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 R0011507582

Check us out on Facebook or at www.thorsbystockyards.ca for information on a great number of reputation cows and bred cow dispersals booked to pass through our gates in the coming weeks.

Jeff Fritz: 780.203.4953 • Mack Vars: 780.940.2899 Chance Martin: 403.358.0456 • Corey Lawrence: 780.940.6301 (E) thorsbystockyards@outlook.com (Web) www.thorsbystockyards.ca

BREEDER and FEEDER PROGRAMS (Ca�le & Lambs)

• 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.

REPLACEMENT HEIFER & BRED FEMALE SALE

Monday, March 19th – 9:00 a.m.

Monday, March 26th – 9:00 a.m.

Province of Bri�sh Columbia Government Loan Guarantee

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

SELECT SET OF COMMERCIAL BRED HEIFERS Super Wednesday Bull Sale • Wed, March 14, 2018 • 2:00 p.m.

On Site, J Lazy A Ranch, RR 80 Emerson Trail & Hwy 672 60 Commercial Heifers

• Bred to calve May 5 for 45 day breeding season • Bred to proven calving ease Red & Black Angus bulls • Full vaccina�on program

For more info, contact Jarin 780.518.9652 • jarincarter@gmail.com • www.jlazya.com R0011517193

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February 23, 2018

review

Statistics & Data Development Branch Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Vold Jones Vold - Westlock - February 20, 2018

Beaver Hill Auction Service - Tofield - February 20, 2018

Sheep - 223 Head

Sheep - 837 Head

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

Goats - 34 Head

n/a $2.13 $1.91 $1.65 $0.95 $1.25 $175.00 n/a

n/a $2.35 $2.30 $1.98 $1.33 $1.25 $240.00 n/a

n/a $2.30 n/a n/a $0.80 $1.40 n/a n/a

n/a $2.33 n/a n/a $1.15 $1.40 n/a n/a

Doeling Kids 0 - 49lb 50 - 100 lb

$1.87 $2.10

Whether Kids 0 - 49 lb 50 - 100 lb

n/a n/a

n/a n/a

Adults Nanny/Kid Units Nannys Billys Bred Nannys

n/a $1.62 $1.40 n/a

n/a $2.30 $1.57 n/a

Pigs - 60 Head 30 - 40 lb 41 - 80 lb 81 - 150 lb 151 lb & Over

n/a $55.00 $95.00 $110.00

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

Feb 17/18 (prel) 428,604 263,703 164,901 64,447 Feb 24/18 (prel) 2,373,000

$2.30 $2.90

n/a $100.00 $120.00 $190.00

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

Feb 10/18 (prel) 432,474 264,237 168,237 59,826 Feb 17/18 (est) 2,384,000

Feb 18/17 428,471 257,507 170,964 60,774 Feb 25/17 2,266,100

MONTH Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Oct-18

LEAN 71.38 77.60 83.03 84.00 83.67 71.05

$235.00 $237.00 $220.00 $192.00 $165.00 $100.00 $100.00 $240.00

$260.00 $255.00 $245.00 $230.00 $200.00 $136.00 $125.00 $380.00

$220.00 $230.00 $215.00 $194.00 $165.00 $110.00 $110.00 n/a

$242.00 $250.00 $240.00 $222.00 $189.00 $146.00 $123.00 n/a

Feb 23/18 1.540 N/A

Feb 16/18 1.613 1.917

Feb 23/18 62.67 1.519

Feb 16/18 65.09 1.553

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

$/CWT $190.00

$220.00

$240.00 $220.00

$270.00 $260.00

$225.00 $240.00

$250.00 $280.00

Whether Kids 45 - 69 lb 70+ lbs

$225.00 $240.00

$250.00 $270.00

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

$125.00 $140.00 $225.00 n/a

$230.00 $195.00 $400.00 n/a

CAN/US $ CLOSE Feb 23/18 MONTH Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Sep-18

CHANGE + 3.22 + 2.67 + 3.30 + 3.28 + 2.85 + 2.20

FUTURES 0.7900 0.7903 0.7907 0.7912 0.7916 0.7924

CHANGE - 0.0071 - 0.0071 - 0.0071 - 0.0070 + 0.0000 - 0.0069

HOG INDICATORS Feb 24/17 1.771 2.126

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

Goats - 235 Head

HOG FUTURES - US $/CWT

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

$/CWT

Feb 24/17 68.71 1.718

WEEK END AV DRSD WT US-LBS

Feb 17/18 214.00

Feb 10/18 214.00

Feb 18/17 213.00

FD: HOG RATIO US CORN ALTA BARLEY US CARCASS CUTOUT US $/CWT

Feb 16/18 20.4 11.7 Feb 23/18 N/A

Feb 09/18 21.7 12.2 Feb 16/18 76.12

Feb 17/17 21.7 17.5 Feb 24/17 81.77 R0011501002

STRONG THROUGH ALL THE SEASONS Mountainview Business Park, Grande Prairie, AB

780.532.0366 • 888.868.2658 www.verticalbuildings.com

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Manager: Tyler Bodnaruk 780-380-4017 Sales: Mark Moskalyk 780-832-8502 Dorian McCready 780-512-1580

EMERSON TRAIL & RANGE RD. 62 SEXSMITH AB • 780-538-9330

Massey Ferguson 7718 Tractor 4WD, Autoguide Deluxe Cab 5 Hydraulics

Be sure to stop in and visit us in Booth 157 at the Entrec Centre or outside in booth 416A during the 2018 Peace Country Classic Agri-Show – March 8, 9 & 10 at Evergreen Park in Grande Prairie 2017 Challenger 1050S4 Tractor 517HP FWA, 111GPM Hydraulic Flow, Deluxe Cab, LED Lgt Pkg, 1000 PTO 453HP at the PTO

Deluxe Cab, Vario Guide

2017 Massey Ferguson

Deluxe Cab, Loader Air Ride, Weights

2017 Unverferth Grain Carts

2956A Round Baler Demo Unit Fully Automatic Mesh or Twine Avail.

CAMROSE 1-800-639-8057

2017 Massey Ferguson 6713 Tractor

Fendt 516, With Loader

2017 GrainMaxx Augers 80’, 85’, 95’ & 105” Lengths Available Delivery & Setup Included

8250 & 1050 Models Scales, Tarps 20” Corner Augers

LOUGHEED 1-800-773-9757

STONY PLAIN 1-800-290-5489

HIGH RIVER 1-866-652-2414

ECKVILLE 1-800-576-4394

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE 403-845-4949

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DAVE ROSS EQUIP. LTD

Ph: 780-864-3731,

Spirit River

Grain Carts

Qualify for the Mar Rebate

Fax: 864-3468,

with ONLY

Toll Free 1-800-661-7401

Ross Equip. Ltd Since 1943

Web site:

www.rossequip.ca

$10,000 deposit

& the balance by August 1/2018

Feb 23- 2018

Call for Sale Price, as we are compelled by the Manufacture to advertize only MSRP retail prices 1

$399,999

No DEF

Air Ride Cab

Ends 02.28.18

2016 35’ M155 MD S C /linkHID, 600/65R2 6 B/PUR, Trans stab msrp $238,250 1 on Lease to own 63rv 12-S/A

6

Lease to own 63rv 6-A L/p

SOLD 2016 550 Versatile 550hp,P/S 16x4 Del/Cab 110gpm 6 E/ hyd d/lock, A/S/R, 800/70R38, 87 hrs

$522,000

#400441

2016 DEMO $415,000

Lease to own 125rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC Lease to own 125rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC

No DEF

$ 27,500 $ 53,500

2018 DT610-36” Versatile 610 hp, P/S 16x4

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

13 #532506 Cushion Ride Cab msrp $669,900

Lease to own 12-S/A L/pmt OAC of

$ 17,200

Rebate to Mar/31 G2020 $5,000

$ 77,100

Lease to own 168rv 7A / L/pmt OAC

7

2011 35’ M155 DSA Sw 600/65R28, 16.5x16.1, #208301 1 on

No DEF Deluxe Air Ride Cab

$289,999

2

2014 2375 Versatile 375hp 12spd QSX11.9 710/70R38 wts w/16’Dozer, 455hr $ 209,400

2000 bu.GC2020 36”Tracks UF Grain Cart w/Tarp, 24” Auger, Scale, auto greaser Retail $217,160 Only $183,900

Ends 03.31.18

120’ 2018 Alu/boom SX280 Versatile Sprayer

2016 375 Versatile 375hp P/S 16x4 TA19 QSX11.9 710/70R38 wts 4 E/H 58 gpm, 55hrs

$363,500 #290402 2016 DEMO $299,900 Lease to own 90rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC Lease to own 90rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC of

$ 19,900 $ 38,900

3

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

Air Ride, 280 hp, 5 spd tran, HD diff lock, disc/brk 380/90R46 r/dual, Cab carbon filter, 1200 gal ss tank, 120 gal rinse tank, Viper 4, Ac/b sect cnt, A/b XT hgt cnt, GPS A/S, 3” Frt load, F/R tips, F/mrker msrp $ 483,000 Hyd adj axles #397300

DELUXE “AIR RIDE” CAB, 110gpm hyd, A/S/R

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

#493507

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

1 ONLY 2017 $587,000

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

No DEF

Deluxe Air Ride Cab

$85,999

8-11 hp/ ft @ 5”cut 7-10mph msrp $118,000 Lease to Own 14 – S/A Lease pmt OAC $ 8,700

2017 DT550-36” Versatile 550 hp, P/S 16x4 DELUXE “AIR RIDE” CAB, 110gpm hyd, A/S/R #493508

13 4

1 ONLY 2017 $587,000

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

9

Rebate to Mar/31 G2020 $5,000

1000+ bu. GC9250 UF Grain Cart, w/Tarp c/w 17” Auger, 1000 pto, 900/60x32R1 Retail $70,960 Only $57,900 Lease to own 10-S/A L/pmt OAC of

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

1300 bu 50”w/tire $120,970 $94,200

2017 310 FWD 310 hp 16 spd P/Shift

5

No DEF

Lease to own 160rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC

$ 69,900

10

No DEF

Del/Cab,18,850# 3 pt hitch, 4 E/ hyd 55 gpm PTO hyd Tran oil heater, 620/70R42 dual, 480/70R30 #258350

$ 5,881

Land Rollers 30’- 85

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

40’ Lease to own 58rv 10-S/A L/pmt OAC $ 11,500 110gpm 6 E/ hyd, A/S/R, 900/60R42 camera #516509 Cushion Ride Cab 2018 $609,000

2018 $ 324,000 2017 $ 275,000

Lease to own 95rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC

11

$ 32,100 No DEF

Old price

Old price

Premium unit 1

Rebate to Mar/31 G9250 $2,500

SOLD

40’ 10 mph Fury #110144 DEMO $126,000 2018 610 Versatile 610hp,P/S 16x4 Del/Cab

cific Service Body Air 5000# PICKER 16’ rea

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

No DEF

$ 34,100 12 Old price

10-15 hp/ft @ 3”cut, 8-12 mph msrp $183,000

LEASE to Own this 13-S/A Lease pay O

210hp cat, 5 spd Al

Built For 2017 Versatile DT450-550 & Prior $7,995 Track or Wheel Tractors Free install at DRE or in your Heated Shop “Book a install Now”

$109,999

CSA DF22 100 2017 Model$

2001 FL60 Frei Old Price

Ends 03.28.18

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

$ 14,200

$7,995

Ends 03.28.18

32’ Vers Vertical Tillage #86103 DEMO $ 89,000

Lease to own 12-S/A L/pmt OAC of

$ 34,100 Bolt on“Level Ride“AIR Ride Cab $ 67,100

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

8

2000 bu.GC2020 36”Tracks UF Grain Cart w/Tarp, 24” Auger, Scale, 4-1050/50x32 Retail $169,150 Only $146,900

$ 9,890

Rebate to Mar/31 G1317 $3,000

Morris Air Drills 25% discount all rebates in

Qualify for the March Rebate with ONLY $10,000 deposit & the balance by April 1/2018

Rebate to Mar 31/18 is deducted to get to the sale price $ 11,000 Lease to Own 64rv 12-Semi-annual Lease payments OAC of only $ 18,500

Old price

L

41’ Morris C2 Air Drill D/S paired row 9450 450 bu 3 tanks Hyd Assist Auger, 17” fan, Std Drive, Hyd Hitch Jack Tow Between 2018 $ 331,300 1 only 2017 $ 236,000

R

L

L

2017 375 Versatile 375hp P/S 16x4 TA19 710/70R38 PTO 4 E/H 58 gpm A/S/R, #336505 2018 $ 449,000 2017 $392,000 Lease to own 98rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC

$ 41,800

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

110gpm 6 E/ hyd d/lock, A/S/R, 800/70R38 camera #439501

2017 1 only

$506,000

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

$ 30,100 $ 59,500

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

110gpm 6 E/ hyd d/lock, A/S/R, 800/70R38, camera #413501

2018 $ 597,000 2017 $490,000

Lease to own 125rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC Lease to own 125rv 7 A / L/pmt OAC

$ 27,100 $ 54,100

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$516,350 12/17 Blowout $ 376,000

32 mpg

$ 48,500

SOLD

72’ O/H with Auto Lock

$9,320 disc

PILLAR HEAVY Harrow 16.5LX16.1, 12.5l-15 wing 1200# wt on hitch in trans, Auto lock, hyd tine adj hyd spring adj down pressure, 9/16 x 26”tines.

72’ Heavy Harrow msrp $69,100 1-O/H $60,900 84’ Heavy Harrow msrp $76,100 Intro $66,900 Lease to own 10-S/A L/pmt OAC of

$ 6,900

16 Chrysler 300 AWD 3.6L 8s i361490

$13,372 disc

$39,700

MSRP $40,720

$27,348

36 mpg

$185-84 mbw

17 Chry Pacifica TL 3.6L 9spd i538459

25% or 34 mpg

17 G/Caravan GT 3.6L,6spd i891477.

only $39,900

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

$77,900 $79,900 $81,900 $92,900

SOLD

61’ Morris C2 Air Drill D/S paired row 9650 650 bu 4 tanks

221bu, 107bu, 107bu, 221bu, Hyd Assist Auger, 17” fans, Simple Std Drive, Hyd Hitch Jack, dual castors, 4 - 800/65R32 lug tires Tow Between 2018 $ 488,400 1 only 2017 $ 355,000

Rebate to Mar 31/18 is deducted to get sale price

9% or

17 Journey G/T AWD 3.6L 6s i312373 26 mpg

R/A Susp, dsl

Big Horn pkg

Lease to Own 95rv 12-Semi-annual Lease payments OAC of only

$ 30,300

Lease to Own 95rv 6 annual Lease payments OAC of only

$ 59,800

71’ Morris C2 Air Drill D/S paired row 9650 650 bu 4 tanks

$3,700 disc

$ 15,000

Lease to Own 99rv 12-Semi-annual Lease payments OAC of only

$ 32,400

Lease to Own 99rv 6 annual Lease payments OAC of only only $ 64,000

SOLD

MSRP $39,720

$272-84 mbw

16% or

18 1500 L/Horn 8A CC4X4SB i287642 R/A Susp, dsl

16% or

$440-84 mbw

26 mpg

23% or

R/A Susp, dsl

24% or

Pi RP $50,740

$37,700

17 1500 SXT v8 6A CC4X4SB i430459 26 mpg

$275-84 mbw

23% or

$12,240 disc

MSRP $59,040

Pi RP $52,140

$315-84 mbw

17 1500 Express v8 CC4X4SB i815475 $275-84 mbw

$45,200

17% or

$39,900

23% or

26 mpg

$12,240 disc

$12,250 disc

Pi RP $52,140

MSRP $ 71,150

$39,900

$475-84 mbw 17 1500 Express v8 CC4X4SB i816475 $275-84 mbw

23% or

29 mpg

16% or

$13,640 disc

MSRP $ 75,450

MSRP $ 57,240

$455-84 mbw

$310-84 mbw

$43,600

$63,380

17 D2500 SLT+ C/C4x4 SB i312681

$42,700

$13,040 disc

$12,070

$64,900

17 D2500 SLT C/C4x4 LB i931701

$310-84 mbw

$58,900

MSRP $ 77,540

221bu, 107bu, 107bu, 221bu, Hyd Assist Auger, dual 17” fans, Clean 1-Owner Simple Std Drive, Hyd Hitch Jack, 4 -800/65R32 lug tire, dual castors Tow Between 2018 $ 516,500 1 only 2017 $ 389,000

Rebate to Mar 31/18 is deducted to get sale price

Ram Longhorn

$12,640

$ 12,000

$270-84 mbw 17 1500 SLT V6 8A QC4X4SB i765505

$13,840 disc

$36,000*

18 Trailhawk 4x4 2.4L,9s, iv054372

$13,640

Pi RP $55,445

$230-84 mbw

$12,000 disc

32 mpg

23% or

$34,300

17 G/Caravan SXT 3.6L, 6spd i734415 $230-84 mbw 17 1500 SLT v8 8A CC4X4SB i693537

5’ Retail E/O disc k $46,961 $42,900 k $52,972 $47,900 k $54,973 $49,900

29 mpg

$278-84 mbw

MSRP $48,920

$265-84 mbw

$32,500

18 1500 Sport CC4X4SB 8s i548586

$9,220 disc

MSRP $40,905

MSRP $44,430

$54,700

$295-84 mbw

MSRP $50,830

26% or

36 mpg

15% or

Pi RP $64,740

$6,620 disc

$38,800

llison Auto, 14’ Par Comp, 167000 km ach Tico 350WT

$475-84 mbw

-$10,000

$10,704 disc

$39,700

$12,030 disc

ightliner

20% or

18% or

33% or 34 mpg

15 G/Caravan SXT 6spd i119382, 3312k

$58,000

18 1500 L/Horn 8A CC4X4SB i512632

$42,816

$230-84 mbw

$27,300

MSRP $ 69,950

$36,808

MSRP $53,525.

MSRP $42,810.

36 mpg

s DF22 Drier only OAC of $25,200

$42,000

$11,950 disc

MSRP $46,010.

New 15 Wrangler Sahara 4x4 3.6L i192420

22% or 33 mpg

16% or

Ram Longhorn

$9,200 disc

$255-84 mbw

$33,600

New 15 Cherokee Ltd 4x4 3.2L i441391

00 bu/hr Drier $ 280,000

SOLD

$201-84 mbw

$33,000

20% or

$36,000

$24,100

17 Patriot Sport 4x4 2.4L 6s i792280

Since 1948

0 down, 4.99% for 84 mbw bi-weekly payments. w/gst OAC, vehicles may not be exactly as illustrated

MSRP $29,920

Lease own 109rv 14-S/A L/pmt OAC $ 24,600 Lease own 109rv 7A/ L/ pmts OAC

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$5,820 disc

$24,100

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17 1500 SLT V6 8ACC4X4SB i974521

16% or

29 mpg

23% or

$13,640 disc

$12,440 disc

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$29,500*

MSRP $

$249-84 mbw

14 2500 Power Wagon 4x4 V8,6A, C/C SB, 179k i109255.

17 D2500 SLT C/C4x4 SB i954685 R/A Susp, dsl

$63,300

16% or

Pi RP $17,940

$14,900

MSRP $ 86,840

$145-60 mbw

$73,000

17 D2500 Laramie C/C4x4 SB i963782

$43,800

17 1500 SLT V6 8ACC4X4SB i972522

$13,840 disc

11 1500 SLT V8 CC 4X4 SB 178k box cover i731096

MSRP $ 57,440

75,740 Silver

29 mpg

SOLD

$310-84 mbw

23% or

$12,845 disc

Pi RP $55,645

$42,800

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Why walk • Enjoy a ride on one of the many horse drawn wagons provided by the Peace Draft Horse Club to make your way from the Entrec Centre to the centre.

Jennifer Monk- Western Winds Equine Education Jenn has a talent when it comes to helping horses and people. By putting her skills to use, she has created an amazing and innovative business using horses to help instill confidence, leadership, communication and life skills. With a facilitator as genuine and invested as Jenn and horses as their teacher, students are sure to succeed and gain valuable tools to equip them well to navigate through life’s many obstacles.

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COUNTY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR

“SLETTE FAMILY NAMED 2018 FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR” The County of Grande Prairie is proud to announce that Eugene and Ruth Slette of the La Glace Hereford Farm are the Farm Family of 2018. The award honours the farm family for their significant contributions to the agricultural community within the County of Grande Prairie, the region and the province.

“It is a true honour to have a family with such deep roots, love for farming and dedication to improving quality of life for their community as the County’s 2018 Farm Family,” said Leanne Beaupre, County Reeve. “It’s a privilege to recognize and showcase the family farming tradition and the important role it plays in our area.”

The Slettes have been actively farming in the La Glace area since 1914 primarily raising Hereford cattle and grain. Eugene and Ruth, along with their son Clint and wife Jennifer are a family that has been actively farming and volunteering for several agricultural and youth programs in their community for many years.

“There are so many outstanding farmers in the County of Grande Prairie, so to have received the farm family award is such a great honour,” said Eugene Slette. “It gives my family the greatest pride and joy when our hard work is being recognized at this magnitude.”

It all started when Gus Slette, Eugene’s grandfather, left Norway when he was 18 and headed to Minnesota. Shortly after, he and his three friends trekked the Edson Trail on foot to their final destination – La Glace – where each of them set up homesteads. In 1927, George (Eugene’s father), the youngest of six children was born, and not too long after that carried on the family’s legacy of farming, later marrying Jenny and raising three children on the farm. The youngest of three, Eugene, also followed his father’s footsteps, playing a large role in the farming on several quarter sections in his adolescent years, eventually owning his first purebred heifer at the age of 12. In 1977, Eugene married Ruth and had two sons. Their eldest son, Clint, also inherited a passion for farming at a young age.

In 2004, George and Jenny handed the farm operations over to Eugene and Ruth; however, stayed on the farm until 2012 to help. Eugene and Clint continue to operate the farm on the homestead and farm a total of 18 quarter sections to this day.

When asked what the reasons are that keep the family farming for all these years, Eugene Slette responded, “Farming is rewarding in so many ways: the sheer joy of witnessing cattle being born, and raising and selling them, watching a crop grow, and knowing all your efforts are benefitting so many people inside and outside of the community. You also meet so many great people with shared values and work ethic to build the community with.”

The list of Slettes involvement around the Peace Region volunteering is long. Eugene served for many years as a member of the La Glace Fair Board and director for the Dawson Creek Cattle Association, Peace Country Classic, Dawson Creek Bull Sales and Peace River Hereford Association. Ruth previously served as a secretary for the La Glace Agricultural Society, president for the Sexsmith Band Parents Committee, and president and director for the La Glace School Council. They also helped build the La Glace curling rink and playground, and volunteered for 4-H in parent and leadership roles. Eugene and Ruth are also business-share owners. Clint is also an active member of the community, who served as an ambassador for 4-H at the Fairview College, and Peace River Hereford Association Youth Program, and remains a member of the Grande Prairie & District Agricultural Society. The Slettes are also known for lending a helping hand to their neighbours whenever needed and plowing the snow over the winter for neighbours that are widows and single parents. The family’s quality time consists largely of working with the cattle and watching NASCAR racing.

“These are only just a few of many ways the Slette family have demonstrated why they are the Farm Family this year,” said Sonja Raven, County Agricultural Fieldman.

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Get the factsheet on plant growth regulators The new factsheet Plant Growth Regulators: What Agronomists Need to Know, is now available through Alberta Forestry and Agriculture (AF).

Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are synthetic compounds that can modify plant growth and development by altering plant hormonal activity. While PGRs are popular in other regions of the world like Western Europe, their use in Western Canada is relatively new.

“The plant growth regulators that we are interested in western Canadian cereal production are the ones that produce shorter stems that reduce lodging and to maintain grain yield and some of the harvesting headaches that come along with lodging,” says Sheri Strydhorst, agronomy research scientist with AF. “Lodging is a major production constraint in high yield environments in Alberta, particularly the irrigated areas or any areas where they’re pushing fertility and have good moisture conditions.”

The factsheet looks at how PGRs perform on different crop species and different crop cultivars. It also goes into some of the plant physiology, and how PGRs change that to achieve shorter crops.

“Crop staging is absolutely critical with plant growth regulators,” mentions Strydhorst. “So this factsheet gives a guide for growers and agronomists as to what those growth stages are so that they can be applied properly.”

The factsheet also touches on is why PGRs are not used on bigger acres in Western Canada. It includes information about Ethrel and Manipulator, and the registration status of a new plant growth regulator coming down the pipeline.

“This factsheet is one of those tools to give growers and agronomists some of that knowledge and help them be more confident in their use of plant growth regulators,” Strydhorst adds.

Sheri Strydhorst coauthored the factsheet with Linda Hall from the University of Alberta and Laurel Perrott from Lakeland College.

To view a listing of all the crops publications click here. Hard copies of the factsheets are available to Alberta residents by using the online order form or by calling 780-4270391.

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CONSIGNING 30 YEARLING & TWO YEAR OLD SIMMENTAL BULLS TO THE PEACE COUNTRY SUPREME BULL SALE 1:00 PM ● SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2018 ● VJV, BEAVERLODGE, AB ALSO ON OFFER: 30 YEARLING SIMMENTAL HEIFERS POLLED BULLS BODY DEPTH & THICKNESS

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Dusty Acre Blondes & Painted K Farms

BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATELY ON THE FARM

BAILEY

DUSTY ACRE CLAIRE 584C

EARL

Bailey is another home raised 4-H calf born April 24, 2017. Her weight on Feb. 1 ,2018 was 820lbs. Kaylyn has not made up her mind yet if she will sell her on Achievement Day or not.

Claire is a home raised cow of my daughter that she is using for her 4-H cow/calf project this year. As a two year old we weighed her this fall and she weighed in at 1410lbs. Claire and Egil have the same sire.

Earl was born March 30, 2017. He is Kaylyn’s steer 4-H project this year. On Feb. 1. 2018 he weighed in at 1009 lbs. He will be sold on June 16, 2018 at the Groundbirch 4-H Multi Club Achievement Day.

DUSTY ACRE ELIJAH

PKF PAINTED CHET 13E

DUSTY ACRE EDRIC

Born March 29, 2017 BW 82 lbs AWW 710 lbs Weight on Feb., 12, 2018 was 1010lbs On home test his ADG was 3.76 lbs EPD’s… ABC CE 88 BW 91 WG 58 Milk 64 PWG 44 YG 91

Born March 25, 2017 BW 95lbs AWW 699lbs ADG 3.59lbs on home test Weight on Feb. 12, 2018; 1080lbs

Elijah is a double polled bull with lots of top on him.

He is another one that I wouldn’t hesitate to run with the heifers. He comes from low birth weight parents with good growth. His ADG is 3.71 and he shows he has lots of gain to pass onto his offspring.

Chet’s sire and his dam is 94% blonde and the rest is red angus.

We decided to keep him and his dam always brings a beautiful calf every fall. He is broke to lead as my daughter wanted to show him at the fall fair this year but our year is looking pretty busy so we decided to put him up for sale. He had his horns surgically removed at the vet clinic last fall. He is a little shorter than the others in the pen but has lots of width and depth.

Right from a calf he has always been curious about what’s going on. Quite often you will catch him looking between the boards on the fence because he just has to know what’s going on.

Achievement Day, June 16, 2018 at the fair grounds in Dawson Creek starting at 9:30 am, Buyers Supper at 5:00 pm and the sale to start around 6:00 pm at VJV

DUSTY ACRE EJIL

Born April 3, 2017 BW 86lbs AWW 748lbs Weight on Feb 12, 2018 1044lbs ADG 3.52lbs on home test.

EPD’s ABC CE 6.5 BW- 6.4 WG 59 Milk 29 PWG 21 YG 80 %wb CE 99 BW 99 WG 99 Milk 96 PWG 90 YG 98

I cannot say enough about this guy. He has everything in one complete package from high calving ease to top growth. His sire had 65 calves and I only had to help one heifer as the one leg was back a little. His dam has a nice utter, good feet and is one of my top producing cows in the blonde herd. She had a bull calf named Dusty Acre Brass which was homozygous and I have sold his semen to two different farms in Australia. Ejil is in the top 1% within his breed for his CE, BW, and WG. He is a very smooth moving bull with lots of growth left in him. If I could keep this guy I wouldn’t hesitate to run him with my heifers.

Born April 4, 2017 BW 91lbs AWW 709 lbs ADG 3.88 lbs on home test Weight on Feb 12, 2018 1036lbs EPDs…ABC CE-1 BW-.2 WG 53 Milk 29 PWG 15 YG 68 %wb CE BW 48 WG 96 Milk 96 PWG 73 YG 92

Edric is our top gaining bull this year. He has amazed me with how he has caught and passed the other guys in the pen. He really is coming into his own look these last few months. He is long and has a wide top line with legs to grow into. He will be sold as a cow only bull.

ALSO ON OFFER

Five two year olds; two are homozygous polled and the other three are double polled. The two year olds are being sold as cow only breeding.

Their birth weights are all in the 90 lbs range. The two year olds have been grain fed for about a month now. The yearling bulls will be tested for homozygous polled but I think they are all double polled. The yearling bulls will be done the bull test on March 12 and semen testing will be closer to the end of March. You are more than welcome to come and look at the bulls we have set up for sale. We will have some bulls at the Last Chance Bull Sale in May at VJV Dawson Creek.

Looking to add a little gold in your herd try a Blonde d’Aquaitine

10 Minutes North of Dawson Creek Shellie Wolfe 250-782-8565 cell: 250-784-4628 | dustyacreblondes@outlook.com website:www.dustyacreblondes.com

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Consigning Yearling & Two-Year-Old Limousin and Black Angus Bulls to the 29th Annual Limousin Bull Sale Saturday, April 7, 2018 • 1:00 p.m.

Vold Jones Vold, Dawson Creek, BC RICHMOND BACKTALK SRD 71B

(home) 780.685.2141

• (cell) 780.835.9588

jdrowe@xplornet.ca

R0011528197

Jim & Donna Rowe Worsley, AB

R0011520293

BELVIN GEORGINA 25'15 Dam of GJR 2E, yearling bull in sale

We are excited to offer the first sons of RICHMOND BACKTALK high seller in the 2015 Richmond Ranch Bull Sale.

Also new this year are our selections of Black Angus yearling and two-year-olds, a select number of Purebred Black Angus heifers and a group of replacement Angus/Limo heifers.

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Yearling & 2-yr Old Simmental Bulls For Sale by Private Treaty on the Farm

R0011505741

Consigning 8 Yearlings and 1 Heifer To the 45th Dawson Creek All Breeds Bull Sale March 27, 2018 • 1PM • VJV Auction Mart

Clint & Anna Collins Beaverlodge, AB | 780-814-1455

www.riograndeangus.com R0011518731

Norbert & Janice Luken • 780.835.3165 Fairview, Alberta • Email: njluken@gmail.com

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Alberta Peace Region

47 th Annual Bull Sale TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018

at 1:00 p.m. (BC Time) Vold, Jones & Vold Auction Mart, Dawson Creek, BC ON OFFER: Yearling Red Angus Registered Bulls 2-Year-Old Registered Bulls Red Angus Registered Herd Bulls View the bulls

At the ranch on or before March 10th • At the Auction Mart March 12th & 13th

B

A ’ q d uitai e d n ne lo The BEEF BUILDERS

CARCASS & LEAN MEAT YIELD TENDERNESS FEED CONVERSION

RED GOMACK KING DIAMOND 1B

CROWFOOT COLOSSUS 3095A

There are 10 Blonde Bl d bulls b ll in i the th Alberta Alb t Blonde Bl d Bull B ll Test T t near Westlock, W tl k AB. Check out our website, contact the association or one of the Breeders listed below for more details.

TRUE NORTH RANCH Cathy Srayko Fairview, Alberta 780-596-2425

UPPER CACHE & KAM BLONDES Ross, Karl & Ann Musgrove Fort St. John, B.C. 250-262-3278

LITTLE CREEK FARMS David & Janet Kamelchuk Athabasca, AB 780-675-1227

WILLOW SPRINGS STOCK FARM Reed & Michelle Rigney Westlock, AB 780-348-5308

ALBERTA BLONDE ASSOCIATION 780-348-5308 aba@clearwave.ca www.albertablondecattle.com

CANADIAN BLONDE ASSOCIATION cbda@clrc.ca www.canadianblondeassociation.ca

R0011518984

RED MAR MAC DETERMINED 31A

To view the catalogue, visit our website:

www.mackenzieredangus.ca

For more information, contact: Ken Mackenzie: 250.348.2034 Braydon Gough: 780.274.0099 R0011514322

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LAZY S CHAROLAIS

BC Peace Region

ANNUAL BULL SALE

Thursday, March 15, 2018 1:30 P.M. • VJV, Beaverlodge, AB 50 Red & White Yearling Bulls

Beef-on-a-Bun at Noon • Internet Bidding Available Farm Visits Welcome

For Sale Information, contact VJV Beaverlodge (780) 354-2423 or Yancy Crosier (403) 485-0887

Roy & Erika Schweitzer schweitzerre@gpnet.ca

Phone: (780) 356-3611 Cell: (780) 402-5617 46942

North Point Angus Annual Bull Sale Friday, April 13, 2018 • 1:00 PM (BC Time) • Vold Jones & Vold, Dawson Creek, BC 20+ Yearling • 10+ Two-Year-Old Red and Black Angus Bulls

Bloodlines include: Blue Rare, Eliminator, Fully Loaded, Iron Mountain, Kodiak, Night Hawk, Rito, Rolling Deep & Young Dale Achilles

Catalogue can be viewed online at cattlemanagement.ca or vjvauction.com

Mark & Ginger Zahacy Box 2139, High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 (H) 780.523.5356 • (C) 780.523.1356 zahacy@telus.net

403.341.5098 • o.b.i@shaw.ca VJV Livestock Marketing Group • 250.782.3766 vjvdawsoncreek@outlook.com

R0011530841

Sale under the supervision of Optimal Bovines Inc.

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VOSS FAMILY SALERS Your Peace Country Connection for Quality Salers Cattle

LONG YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE ON THE FARM BW 68

CALVING EASE & PERFORMANCE MATURE GRASS-FED HIGH VOLUME BULLS

BW 99

BW 88

PROVEN WITH MANY YEARS OF BREEDING FOR EASY FLESHING AND MARBLING OPEN TO SELL MARCH 1, 2018

Randy & Lesli Voss (780) 814-1534 Hythe, AB rlsalers@hotmail.com R0011528148

NORTHERN IMPACT V CHAROLAIS BULL SALE Saturday, March 17, 2018

1:30 p.m. at North Central Livestock, Clyde

Offering 22 white yearling bulls and 30 two-year-olds.

All yearlings have French genetics as well as many polled. Hairy light birth weight bulls with natural thickness. Many of the 2-year-olds are red factor and polled. Soggy hairy bulls with light to moderate birth weights. Many white bulls, as well as tan and dark reds.

Call Lorne or Phillipe for more information or to receive a catalog • View the catalogue online at charolaisbanner.com or dlms.ca

R0011517188

t rne h Inte hroug t g din ca bid LMS. D

Spruce View Charolais

Lorne and Effie Lakusta and family (780) 719-0264 • (780) 365-2079 • spruceviewcharolais@gmail.com Sale day phone (780) 348-5893

80+ years of combined Charolais breeding

Valanjou Charolais

Phillipe and Rae Lusson and family (780) 206-5440 • edmvalanjou@gmail.com

To become a bidder for any sale on DLMS, please log in and click BUYER APPROVAL for instructions on the approval process. For more information , please call Mark Shologan at (780) 699-5082 or Tech Support at (780) 732-4384

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Monkman Falls

SILVER WILLOW RANCH

Offering Registered 2-Year-Old and Yearling Black Angus Bulls For Sale off the Farm Bred for Calving Ease and Performance

For more information, contact: Kevin & Barbara Quist ● RR 2, Sexsmith, AB (cell) 780-876-4649 ● (h) 780-568-3510 ● kbqrr2@hotmail.com

DP180010

Sons of: OLE PINEBANK 638A RING CREEK DOGOOD 30A HARD LUCK RENOVATOR 111C DWAJO ELIMINATOR 16C

Main Herd Bull 2017 EHF 46E BRITISHER LAD ET 6B DOMINO STANDARD DP LAD 45 DP BRITISHER AGA 46E BRITISHER WETMORE LADY AGA 5A STANDRD LAD 656 4ET VERBEEK 656 RUSH ET 79J WINDY-HILL 70S PRINCESS 735W

(owned with Verbeek Herefords) - Pitcuted in the fall after breeding 30+ cows as a 3 year old.

A great set of coming 2 year old bulls by 6B and 82A. For sale by private treaty.

2017 Calves by: AMNY 82A

(82A Pictured in the August herd sire ad, yearlings by 82A)

TOM BASNETT

Ph/Fax 780-685-2102 Box 41 Eureka River, AB T0H 1K0 Cell 780-834-8170 tjbasnett@gmail.com From the corner of Hwy 64 and #730, go 11 km N. on #730, 1.6 km W. and 4 km N. on Range Rd. 54

414272

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Bull

Angus Bul Reds, Blac

Sale catalogue will be posted at www.jlazya.com • J

JAC 34E BW 75 WW 619 YW 1090 The Hotline’s are the most consistent set of sired calves we have ever had.

Low birth, lots of vigor at birth, moderate made, easy doing, and efficient eye appealing cattle.

JAC 37E BW 103 WW 622 YW 1165 A big topped, big quartered direct son of the popular Tiger 5T Bull. Daughters will be great uddered, long term females. Sons should pack lots of red meat and muscle perfect for the feedlot.

JAC 45E BW 69 WW 650 YW 1141 Moderate made wide topped, big barreled Hotline son. He is very structurally correct, with just a 69lb BW, and still indexed 109 at weaning. Will make calving heifers on grass a breeze.

JAC 122E BW 75 WW 700 YW 1278 The Titlest sons are another very consistent low birth, easy calving group of Bulls.

We are calving the first Titlest daughters this year, they are moderate made and great uddered.

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Sale

lls on Offer cks & Crossbreds

Join us after the sale for Angus steak & hospitality

NVG 7E BW 73 WW 639 YW 1168 His 73lb BW matches perfectly to his -4.3 BW and +12 calving ease. Use him with confidence in the heifer pen. You will travel a lot of miles to find the number and selection of true heifer bulls offered here.

NVG 11E BW 91 WW 758 YW 1253 A direct son out of the master Red Fineline Mulberry 26P and still doing what he has done all over the world. Raising good and attractive progeny. This bull shows the ability the Mulberry’s have to out perform the rest.

NVG 19E BW 83 WW 694 YW 1161 Get your hammer cocked when this very attractive bull walks in. Very good heifer bull that will look good in the cow herd as well..

NVG 32E BW 68 WW 673 YW 1093 32E is a very interesting son out of the Kodiak bull, again in a very attractive package. 68lbs at birth and 102 WI and a looker. Definitely walked around him more than once appreciating his neat makeup.

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Get your Hereford Bulls at the 48288

45th Annual All Breeds Bull Sale

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY Consigning 6 Yearling Bulls to the Dawson Creek

All Breed Bull Sale on Saturday March 31, 2018

Saturday March 31, 2018 at VJV Auction Co. in Dawson Creek, BC. Three Breeders offer a choice of 21 Polled Hereford bulls to use in both commercial and registered herds.

Watch the Show of Champions at 10am; then choose your selected Hereford bulls waiting to improve your bottom line in both commercial and registered herds.

Briar Ridge Stock Farm, Bay Tree, AB. 1 two year old bull 13 yearlings

2 two year old bulls 2 yearlings

Pugh's 5 Star Herefords, Cecil Lake, BC. 4 two year old bulls

INTERNET BIDDING AVAILABLE View catalogue online at www.vjvauction.com and www.pattersonsauction.ca or call Chad Haddow at 250-784-3924

Red Poll Cattle

47740

Bulls for Sale on the Farm; From Herd Bulls and AI Sires

Reber’s Polled Herefords, Woking, AB.

Junior Herd Bull: RED GOAD CASH OUT 127’ 16 (RED TER-RON BAZINGA 13B X RED GOAD K C LASS 107’10) Senior Herd Bulls: RED CROWFOOT MOONSHINE 3240A (RED CROWFOOT MOONSHINE 8081U xRED CROWFOOT MISS STRETCH 8173U) RED YY EXPEDITOR 3X (RED YY EXPLORER 825U x RED HF TIBBIE 203U) We are half an hour north of Fort St. John

Like Us on

Jack & Shannon Trask sjtrask@pris.ca Cell (250) 263-4904 Box 127, Montney, BC, V0C 1Y0

Shadow Creek Farms FOR SALE

Yearling & Proven Two Year Old Bulls Semen Tested and Guaranteed Reasonable Priced Great Bulls Bull Catalogue Available for Download or We Will Mail

marshascows@hotmail.com • Phone 250-262-5638 or 250-827-3293 • www.shadowcreek.farm

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45th Annual

SIMMENTAL • CHAROLAIS • ANGUS • HEREFORD

DAWSON CREEK g n i d d i ALL BREED LL B t e n Inter vailable A

catalogue online on VJV website

Bull Sale

Saturday, March 31, 2018 VJV Auction Co. Dawson Creek SHOWTIME ~ 10:00AM • SALE TIME ~ 1:00PM

Simmental

7 SIMMENTAL HEIFERS 5 SIMMENTAL BULLS

BRIAR RIDGE STOCK FARM - Bay Tree, AB Randy & Chris Haddow 250.784.7012 Chad & Gen Haddow & Family 250.784.3924 (Simmental, Charolais, Hereford Consignments)

Angus

3 ANGUS HEIFERS 17 ANGUS BULLS RAFTER SJ ANGUS - Montney, BC Jack & Shannon Trask 250.827.3364 LAZY B LIVESTOCK Trevor Binks – Grande Prairie, AB 780-518-0630 RIO GRANDE ANGUS Clint & Anna Collins Beaverlodge, AB 780.814.3875 8 HEREFORD HEIFERS 21 HEREFORD BULLS BRIAR RIDGE STOCK FARM - Bay Tree, AB Randy & Chris Haddow 250.784.7012 Chad & Gen Haddow & Family 250.784.3924 (Simmental, Charolais, Hereford Consignments) REBER’S POLLED HEREFORDS - Woking, AB Gerald & Sandy Reber 780.774.2161 Serena & Kasey Reber 780.518.2643 5 STAR HEREFORDS - Cecil Lake, BC Cody & Ashley Pugh & Family 250.794.8606

Hereford Select Purebred & Commercial Heifers On Offer

2 CHAROLAIS HEIFERS 10 CHAROLAIS BULLS BRIAR RIDGE STOCK FARM - Bay Tree, AB Randy & Chris Haddow 250.784.7012 Chad & Gen Haddow & Family 250.784.3924 ELDON CASSIDY, Wembley, AB 780.814.0430

Charolais

4 BREEDS - 54 PUREBRED BULLS ON OFFER ALL BULLS SELECTED FOR THEIR CONSISTENT ECONOMIC TRAITS AND PERFORMANCE

022618

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WORKING GENETICS FOR THE WORKING RANCH

March 20, 2018 1:00 p.m.

VJV AUCTION DAWSON CREEK, BC

45

Fed up with the weather?

Bulls on Offer

Red, Black & Traditional Simmental Bulls Red & Black Angus Bulls

BULL SALE

April 3, 2018 at 2:00 PM at VJV Dawson Creek

Eight Way Charolais 250.329.4816

Halfway River Simmentals Georg & Sarah Weitzel (250) 262-7681

Rosefield Simmentals James & Martha Wiebe (250) 630-2621 (250) 793-0462

Altona Falls Angus Dan & Trudy Loewen (250) 630-2146 (250) 261-3955

CONTACT THE CONSIGNORS TO REQUEST A CATALOGUE

48253

Also on offer Select Replacement Heifers Bulls Semen Checked • All Bulls Carry Purebred Reg. Papers • All Bulls Guaranteed Breeders • All Bulls Vaccinated For Foot Rot • White & Red Factor Bulls

On Offer - 17 Two Year Old Bulls 6 Herd Sires

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26 BULLS GOING TO THE

45th Annual Dawson Creek All Breeds Bull Sale

Saturday, March 31, 2018 – VJV, Dawson Creek, BC Herefords Charolais Simmentals

LOT 25

Here is a bull we bred all of our commercial heifers to.

75% of them all calved in the first cycle with 98% calving unassisted. We just can’t say enough about this bull B/W 87 lbs.

LOT 44 Heifer Alert

Here is a very thick body easy fleshing year old bull out of a first calf heifer that started small but never looked back B/W 72 lbs.

• SIMMENTALS - 3 RED YEARLINGS - 2 BLACK YEARLINGS • HEREFORDS - 1 TWO YEAR OLDS AND 13YEARLINGS • CHAROLAIS - ALL RED FACTOR, 5 TWO YEAR OLDS - 2 YEARLING Briar Ridge Stock Farm, Box 6, Bay Tree, AB T0H 0A0

Randy & Chris Haddow – 250.784.7012 brhr78@gmail.com Chad, Gene, Addison, Leah & Wyatt Haddow – 250.784.3924

57559

Like us on facebook, see videos of the bulls on facebook. Complete catalogue on line on VJV website and also on facebook.

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Old hat chats and new single for Davidson When I catch up with Dan Davidson, he’s playing Daddy Duty at home.

Since our last chat prior to the DC exhibition, Davidson has picked up a boatload of hardware in Alberta, dropped an EP and now in 2018, pushes a brand-new single as he tours across Canada in support of Brett Kissel.

“It is awesome to pick up some recognition,” says Davidson.

“It is not something you count on or expect, and I’m not here to win awards, but to be included and recognized as part of the scene.”

The former lead singer of Tupelo Honey decided a few years back to take a stab at some solo business with a country tinge. He’s hit the road with the Road Hammers, Brett Kissel, Corb Lund, and others.

Earlier this year he picked up a handful of awards from the Alberta Country Music Awards, receiving Song of the Year and Single of the Year awards for ‘Barn Burner’, along with Male Artist of the Year and Fan Choice awards.

He couldn’t attend the award show, as he was on tour with Kissel.

The awards are a great nod to the work, to the writing and production, and the EP was long time coming, writing about 50 odd tunes and these were the ones defining the time, and standing out of the bunch. My daughter Georgia has been along for the ride, so calling it

‘Songs for Georgia’ made sense.”

His singles ‘Found’, ‘Barn Burner’, and ‘Say We Did’ bring some great melody to airwaves and humour to their videos.

Davidson says his new single Let’s Go There – brings the elements of Found that worked so well with fans over the last couple summers.

“It is familiar but different. We went down to Nashville to record it, which makes no sense and is the most expensive way to record,” he jokes.

He finds himself on the road with Brett Kissel, the pair hit DC for a March 10 show as part of Kissel’s ‘We Were That Song’ tour.

“I know Brett so there was no weird first week on the road, we just got down to business. We’re moving into BC for the last leg of the tour and we’re playing tight and ready to roll.”

He said the tour is getting him around Canada.

“We’re getting to see more of BC than ever before.”

Once the tour wraps, Davidson says he plans to get some writing done, and then hit the summer festivals. He has some European shows in his future.

His arc over the last few years has been certainly straight upwards.

“It has been cool to see the progress.”

- Brown

29th Annual Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale

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Saturday, April 7th, 2018 - 1:00 PM @ VJV Auction Co. Dawson Creek, B.C.

ONE STOP SHOPPING

ON OFFER: Approximately 40 Bulls

+

As well, for the First Time We Will Offer 2 Year Old Registered Black Angus & Charolais Bulls!!!

BC TIME

www.PeaceCountryLimousin.com

ALSO ON OFFER: Approximately 50-60

Top Quality Red & Black Commercial Breeding Heifers Limousin & Black Angus Heifers

THE NATURAL GENETIC ADVANTAGE FOR YIELD Come Early - Complimentary Lunch Dry Creek Ranch Gordon & Carla Harmon Cecil Lake, BC (250) 781-3617 • C: (250) 793-2384 gcharmon@hotmail.com

Lakeroad Limousin Jim & Donna & Jackie Rowe Worsley, AB (780) 685-2141 jdrowe@xplornet.ca

Pinnacle View Limousin Rob & Cheryl Swaan Erin & Eric Kishkan Quesnel, BC (250) 747-2618 • C: (250) 991-6654 swaany@quesnelbc.com

Nor-Alta Limousin Leonel & Lacey Plante Kinuso, AB 780-805-5327 47746

Blueberry Valley Farms Limousin Michael & Rebecca McCord Mile 86.5 Alaska Hwy. (250) 772-5116 or 263-8116 mccordmr@hotmail.com

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here’s No Stock

Like Gold Stock

SMOKY RIVER RED ANGUS 60

TWO-Year-Old

RED ANGUS

Bulls

on Offer

Private Treaty Sales Starting April 5, 2018

Maynard Boese (780) 568-4340

2018

Curtis Boese (780) 876-4526

R0011531826

— Bred, Born, and Raised for the Peace Country — Quality & Affordable for Commercial Cattlemen — Performance Tested — Vet Inspected — Personalized Service

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YEARLING & TWO-YEAR-OLD REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE OFF THE RANCH The Roys - Chris, Jen & Family Fairview, Alberta Email: Chris.jen@live.ca www.royangus.com

48209

(780) 835-0463

BREEDING FOR FEET, TESTICLES, MILKING ABILITY AND BODY FRAME. CONSIGNING 4 TWO YEAR OLD HEREFORD BULLS TO THE DAWSON CREEK ALL BREEDS SALE MARCH 31/2018. 2YR OLDS FOR SALE ON THE FARM AS WELL.

CODY AND ASHLEY PUGH 250-794-8606 OR 250-264-8106

48291

GEORGE AND LYNDA BOLIN WERE MY GRANDPARENTS AND I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW IN FAMILY TRADITION AND RAISE CHAROLAIS BULLS. WE HAVE 2 YR OLDS FOR SALE ON THE FARM.

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Genetic Evaluation Definitions

What does that mean?

EPD (Expected Progeny Differences) are expressions of the relative genetic merit of beef cattle for various traits. EPDs are used to compare the predicted progeny performance between two bulls (or females) within a breed, regardless of age or herd location. EPDs are expressed in the actual units of measure for a given trait.

Interim EPDs (indicated as PE+) are calculated using a calf’s sire's and dam’s National EPDs plus the calf’s own performance data.

Trait Leaders Sires A - By Birth Weight Name

BW

WW

YW

MILK

SCROTAL

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

1

SLS PLD UPPERCUT 556U

-1.9

0.70

45

0.72

84

0.60

29

0.41

0.2

0.27

2

SF SKEETER 216Y

-1.7

0.59

21

0.60

46

0.45

19

0.20

0.2

0.25

3

GGT P APACHE 155U

-1.4

0.75

48

0.75

93

0.57

10

0.53

0.5

0.20

4

TOP PLD BLK SAMBO 110S

-0.9

0.70

36

0.68

64

0.52

25

0.54

0.1

0.24 0.16

5

GGT P RED ROCK 136W

-0.7

0.65

41

0.66

71

0.54

18

0.48

0.3

10

HBS MR PLD ROB 20R

0.4

0.74

31

0.72

61

0.51

24

0.54

0.3

0.05

20

SW REGULATOR 16P

0.8

0.67

44

0.65

76

0.57

24

0.39

0.1

0.33

30

SLS BB PLD BLK ZACHARY 41Z

2.1

0.50

39

0.51

78

0.41

20

0.10

0.4

0.05

40

EPS PLD NEWSBREAK 3N

3.1

0.64

31

0.60

57

0.54

25

0.45

0.2

0.32

50

SW RED ROVER 120L

5.2

0.57

36

0.55

68

0.47

14

0.37

0.3

0.06

Trait Leaders Sires A - By Weaning Weight Name

BW

WW

YW

MILK

SCROTAL

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

1

SLS PLD UNION JACK 412U

8.4

0.71

71

0.72

128

0.61

19

0.46

0.6

0.26

2

AP POLLED SAFARI WY199C

3.3

0.78

55

0.77

90

0.69

21

0.71

0.4

0.47

3

CBS OZARK DIAMOND 201A

6.0

0.72

49

0.68

91

0.58

20

0.61

0.0

0.18

4

SLS UCT PLD ZOLTAN 839Z

0.6

0.52

49

0.53

84

0.46

24

0.16

0.2

0.08 0.20

5

GGT P APACHE 155U

-1.4

0.75

48

0.75

93

0.57

10

0.53

0.5

10

SLS PLD UPPERCUT 556U

-1.9

0.70

45

0.72

84

0.60

29

0.41

0.2

0.27

20

MCE TOPLINE 900Y

1.7

0.81

40

0.82

77

0.74

19

0.72

0.0

0.55

30

LCY BANKSHOT 1222A

1.6

0.84

38

0.84

72

0.75

27

0.77

0.0

0.44

40

AP POLLED MERCEDES X155Z

3.6

0.90

34

0.89

68

0.83

12

0.88

0.9

0.59

50

PW BLK WINSTON 13W

1.2

0.65

27

0.60

60

0.46

21

0.24

0.2

0.16

Trait Leaders Sires A - By Yearling Weight Name

BW

WW

YW

MILK

SCROTAL

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

1

SLS PLD UNION JACK 412U

8.4

0.71

72

0.72

128

0.61

19

0.46

0.6

0.26

2

SPRINGDALE BAXTER 23C

2.2

0.84

47

0.84

96

0.74

20

0.78

0.7

0.30

3

JSH GERONIMO 502A

2.6

0.69

46

0.67

95

0.58

26

0.63

0.2

0.33

4

GGT P APACHE 155U

-1.4

0.75

48

0.75

93

0.57

10

0.53

0.5

0.20

5

CBS OZARK DIAMOND 201A

6.0

0.72

49

0.68

91

0.58

20

0.61

0.0

0.18

10

NJF RIO GRANDE 1R

2.5

0.66

34

0.63

86

0.55

16

0.55

0.4

0.25

20

PW ADONIS 14A

2.3

0.58

47

0.58

80

0.38

19

0.09

0.3

0.03

30

SW SAFEBET 24Y

3.4

0.51

39

0.52

72

0.40

24

0.18

0.0

0.11

40

AW-PLD-AWZUM 119Z

3.7

0.48

39

0.50

64

0.40

21

0.09

0.1

0.01

50

ABF Y-PER 6Y

0.2

0.55

30

0.56

55

0.43

22

0.08

0.2

0.02

Trait Leaders Sires A - By MILK Name

BW

WW

YW

MILK

SCROTAL

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

2.6

0.85

32

0.86

62

0.73

32

0.82

0.0

0.35

1

ECR POLLED GOLD 909C

2

BEV MASTERPIECE 110H

5.9

0.88

38

0.88

77

0.84

29

0.85

1.4

0.69

3

SLS PLD UPPERCUT 556U

-1.9

0.70

45

0.72

84

0.60

29

0.41

0.2

0.27

4

MAC CHECKMATE 104C

5.7

0.70

36

0.71

72

0.67

28

0.63

0.0

0.47

5

VAILLANT

1.3

0.86

26

0.84

50

0.82

27

0.88

0.1

0.49

10

PW XANADU 1X

3.4

0.64

48

0.66

71

0.52

26

0.34

0.3

0.27

20

SLS DRIVER PLD 751Z

0.1

0.49

29

0.54

58

0.43

24

0.14

0.2

0.03

30

AW-PLD-AWZUM 119Z

3.7

0.48

39

0.50

64

0.40

21

0.09

0.1

0.01

40

PW ADONIS 14A

2.3

0.58

47

0.58

80

0.38

19

0.09

0.3

0.03

50

CMS HILTON 813H

6.7

0.60

40

0.57

91

0.48

16

0.42

0.3

0.06

Salers Association of Canada (January 3, 2018) http://salerscanada.com/the-performance/sire-summary/

Possible Change Table: EPDs are predictions of an animal's breeding value for a given trait.

As with any prediction, there is a margin of error, or possible change, associated with an EPD. When the accuracy is low, this margin for error is high. As more information (i.e. progeny data) becomes available, the margin of error becomes smaller.

Percentile Table: used to quickly rank a sire or dam within the breed for a given trait.

Active Sires/Dams: animals that have at least one progeny with a weaning weight recorded in the past two years.

Black/Red Carrier: an animal whose coat colour is black, but carries the recessive gene for red coat colour.

---------------------------------(ACC) Accuracy: the reliability that can be placed on the EPD. An accuracy of close to 1.0 indicates higher reliability. Accuracy is impacted by the number of progeny and ancestral records included in the analysis.

(BW) Birth Weight EPD: expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires.

(CED) Calving Ease Direct EPD: the average difference in ease with which a sire's calves will be born when he is bred to first calf heifers. The higher the number the more probability that his calves will be born unassisted.

(CEM) Calving Ease Maternal EPD: is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births with a higher value indicating greater probability of unassisted births in firstcalf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire's daughters will calve as firstcalf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires.

(CW) Carcass Weight EPD: expressed in lbs, this EPD predicts differences in the average hot carcass weight in progeny. This EPD is calculated using birth weight, weaning weight and yearling weight EPDs as well as any carcass data available.

(FAT) Fat/Back Fat EPD: expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in back fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires. The higher the EPD the more back fat expected on a sires calves.

(HPG) Heifer Pregnancy EPD: the percent probability in a bull’s daughters’ ability to conceive and calve as two year olds. Just like the stayability EPD, heifer pregnancy EPDs are expressed in terms of a percentage difference.

For example, two heifer pregnancy EPDs, 5 and 10, differ by 5%. Daughters of the bull with the EPD of 10 are 5% more likely to conceive than daughters of the other bull.

(MARB) Marbling EPD: a prediction of future

progeny’s performance for carcass marbling scores. This EPD incorporates both ultrasound and carcass data. The higher the EPD the more intramuscular fat expected in the rib eye of a sire’s calves.

(MILK) Milk EPD: is an indicator of milking ability in daughters. It represents the differences in weaning weights of calves due to the amount of milk produced by their mothers.

It is expressed in pounds of calf weaned. The higher the EPD the more weaning pounds a sires daughters will add to her calves via milk.

(PE) Parental Average EPD: indicated as PE, is an average of a calf’s sire's and dam’s National EPDs. These have minimal accuracy as they do not incorporate the calf’s own performance.

(REA) Ribeye Area EPD: expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires. The larger the EPD the larger the expected rib eye area.

(SC) Scrotal Circumference EPD: expressed in centimetres, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size compared to that of other sires. Scrotal Circumference is an indicator of both growth and male fertility.

Larger scrotal size is related to increased sperm production and semen quality, and in daughters' younger age to puberty, younger age to calving and higher pregnancy rate.

(STAY) Stayability EPD: the percent probability of daughters staying in production to at least 6 years of age. Stayability EPDs for bulls are the prediction of the genetic differences between their daughters probability of staying in production in a herd to at least the age of 6 years. Given the primary emphasis on pregnancy in most herds, stayability is a measure of sustained fertility. The higher the EPD the more likely a sire's daughter will remain in production in a herd past 6 years.

(TM) Total Maternal EPD: is a combination of the weaning weight and milk EPDs. It is calculated as: 1/2 Weaning Weight EPD + Milk EPD = Total Maternal. This EPD represents the differences in weaning weights between calves due to mothering and milking ability of their dams.

(WW) Weaning Weight EPD: expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires. Weaning weight is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning (205 days of age). The calf's growth during this period is influenced by its own ability to grow plus its mother's maternal abilities. The higher the EPD, the heavier, on average, the calves of a sire will be at weaning.

(YW) Yearling Weight EPD: expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires. The higher the EPD, the heavier, on average, the calves of a sire will be at yearling.

(YG) Yield Grade EPD: expressed in USDA yield grade score, this EPD predicts differences in carcass yield grade score to be expected from progeny. This EPD is a ratio or summary of the rib eye area and fat EPDs. The lower the EPD, the closer to USDA grade 1 the sire’s calves will grade (grade 1, having the biggest rib eye area to lowest fat ratio, is the preferred grade).

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Percentiles for Black Angus Calves as of November 14, 2017 CED

BW

WW

YW

CEM

MILK

MAT

SC

MARB

REA

FAT

CW

Min Max Mean

39,129 -20.0 20.0 3.1

39,303 10.1 -6.3 2.3

39,303 -6 101 43

39,303 -8 181 76

39,129 -11.0 19.0 6.9

39,303 -3 48 20

39,303 6 80 42

5,636 -1.25 2.95 0.70

6,809 -0.55 1.71 0.36

6,810 -0.51 1.14 0.38

6,810 0.102 -0.063 0.011

6,872 -17 87 30

Top 0%

20.0

-6.3

101

181

19.0

48

80

2.95

1.71

1.14

-0.063

87

Top 1%

14.0

-2.1

70

120

14.0

31

61

1.79

1.13

0.89

-0.038

60

Top 2%

12.5

-1.5

66

115

13.0

29

59

1.61

1.01

0.81

-0.032

55

Top 3%

12.0

-1.1

64

112

13.0

28

57

1.52

0.91

0.78

-0.027

52

Top 4%

11.0

-0.9

63

109

12.0

28

56

1.46

0.83

0.74

-0.025

51

Top 5%

11.0

-0.7

61

107

12.0

27

55

1.40

0.78

0.72

-0.022

49

Top 10%

9.0

0.1

58

100

11.0

26

52

1.24

0.63

0.65

-0.014

45

Top 15%

8.0

0.5

55

96

10.0

25

51

1.12

0.55

0.59

-0.009

42

Top 20%

7.0

0.9

53

92

10.0

24

49

1.04

0.5

0.55

-0.006

40

Top 25%

6.0

1.2

51

89

9.0

23

48

0.98

0.46

0.51

-0.002

38

Top 30%

5.5

1.5

49

86

9.0

23

47

0.91

42

47

0.001

36

Top 35%

5.0

1.7

48

84

8.0

22

46

0.86

0.4

0.44

0.004

35

Top 40%

4.0

1.9

46

81

8.0

22

44

0.80

0.37

0.42

0.006

33

Top 45%

4.0

2.2

45

78

7.5

21

44

0.76

0.34

0.39

0.008

32

Top 50%

3.0

2.4

44

76

7.0

21

43

0.71

0.32

0.36

0.011

30

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Percentiles for Red Angus Calves as of November 14, 2017 Desc CED Number 26,166

BW

WW

YW

CEM

MILK

MAT

FAT

REA

MAR

YG

CWT

STAY

HPG

Min Max Mean

-12.9 19.1 3.4

26,166 11.6 -9.4 0.4

26,166 9 104 2

26,166 8 161 78

26,166 -7.8 16.4 4.4

26,166 -7 36 17

26,165 11 68 43

26,166 0.096 -0.121 0.012

26,166 -0.40 0.94 0.04

26,166 -0.31 1.18 0.30

26,166 0.35 -0.56 0.01

26,166 -35 69 16

26,166 -7 20 9

26,077 3 19 10

Top 0%

19.1

-9.4

104

161

16.4

36

68

-0.121

0.94

1.18

-0.56

69

20

19

Top 1%

12.2

-5.9

77

120

10.3

27

58

-0.121

0.50

0.65

-0.48

45

14

15

Top 2%

11.1

-5.2

74

115

9.5

26

56

-0.120

0.50

0.59

-0.45

41

14

14

Top 3%

10.4

-4.7

72

111

8.9

25

55

-0.117

0.50

0.55

-0.42

39

14

14

Top 4%

9.8

-4.3

70

109

8.6

25

54

-0.043

0.42

0.53

-0.16

37

13

13

Top 5%

9.3

-4.1

69

107

8.3

24

54

-0.036

0.37

0.51

-0.13

36

13

13

Top 10%

7.8

-3.2

65

100

7.4

23

51

-0.026

0.23

0.45

-0.09

31

12

12

Top 15%

6.9

-2.6

63

96

6.8

22

50

-0.023

0.17

0.42

-0.07

28

12

12

Top 20%

6.1

-2.1

61

92

6.4

21

48

-0.020

0.14

0.39

-0.05

26

12

11

Top 25%

5.5

-1.7

59

89

6.0

20

47

-0.018

0.11

0.37

-0.04

24

11

11

Top 30%

5.0

-1.4

57

87

5.6

20

46

-0.017

0.08

0.35

-0.03

22

11

11

Top 35%

4.5

-1.1

56

84

5.3

19

46

-0.015

0.06

0.33

-0.02

20

11

11

Top 40%

4.1

-0.8

55

82

5.0

18

45

-0.014

0.05

0.32

-0.01

19

10

10

Top 45%

3.7

-0.6

53

80

4.7

18

44

-0.012

0.03

0.30

-0.01

17

10

10

Top 50%

3.3

-0.3

52

78

4.4

17

43

-0.011

0.01

0.29

0.00

16

10

10

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Percentiles for all Charolais calves born in the last 2-1/2 years (2015-2017) Desc

BW

WW

YW

MILK

TM

CE

CWT

REA

FAT

LY

MARB

Avg

1.3

43.3

82.8

21.4

43.1

70.3

17.4

0.41

0.42

0.72

0.14

Min

-9.4

12.8

27.6

3.6

23.9

0.0

-10.6

-0.25

-1.68

-1.57

-2.94

Max

12.1

75.0

140.7

37.7

62.2

100.0

47.4

1.20

3.81

2.72

3.75

SD

2.3

7.5

13.71

3.95

4.92

22.40

6.26

0.130

0.504

0.407

0.504

Top 1%

-4.6

61.5

116.7

30.7

55.1

99.5

32.4

0.78

-0.92

1.79

1.55

Top 2%

-3.8

59.2

111.9

29.7

53.6

99.1

30.4

0.72

-0.79

1.69

1.32

Top 3%

-3.3

57.8

109.2

29.0

52.7

98.7

29.4

0.68

-0.67

1.60

1.16

Top 4%

-2.9

56.7

107.2

28.5

51.9

98.3

28.4

0.65

-0.59

1.52

1.06

Top 5%

-2.6

55.7

105.7

28.0

51.4

97.2

27.4

0.63

-0.49

1.46

0.99

Top 10%

-1.6

52.9

100.4

26.5

49.5

95.8

25.4

0.57

-0.21

1.23

0.77

Top 15%

-0.9

50.9

97.0

25.5

48.2

93.8

23.4

0.54

-0.06

1.10

0.64

Top 20%

-0.4

49.4

94.4

24.7

47.2

91.3

22.4

0.51

0.05

1.01

0.53

Top 30%

0.3

47.0

89.9

23.4

45.6

86.0

20.4

0.47

0.20

0.88

0.36

Top 40%

0.9

45.0

86.0

22.4

44.2

80.8

19.4

0.44

0.33

0.79

0.23

Top 50%

1.4

43.2

82.5

21.4

42.9

74.9

17.4

0.41

0.45

0.70

0.11

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Ontake and Carcass

Index Values

CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

TM

CEM

HP

PG30

ST

DMI

YG

CW

RE

MB

FT

ADG

RFI

$Cow

FPI

EPI

Number

2359

2359

2359

2359

2359

2359

2359

2359

2359

2359

1814

2359

2359

2359

2359

2359

1814

1814

1814

2359

1814

High

23

10.5

129

175

52

89

17

21

8

25

1.407

0.10

77

1.21

0.49

0.06

0.203

0.255

166.56

90.87

239.87

Avg

9

1.1

66

91

28

61

6

4

1

9

0.000

-0.39

25

0.43

-0.20

-0.07

-0.033

-0.006

78.79

62.44

72.24

Low

-11

-9.1

15

11

-5

18

-13

-12

-6

-5

-0.763

-0.93

-29

-0.41

-0.84

-0.18

-0.208

-0.493

-20.42

31.47

-50.61

Top 1%

18

-4.3

98

142

44

80

14

13

5

18

-0.316

-0.79

59

0.94

0.18

-0.14

0.065

-0.207

134.39

82.07

164.32

Top 2%

17

-3.6

93

136

42

78

13

11

4

17

-0.206

-0.74

55

0.86

0.12

-0.13

0.045

-0.135

126.74

79.09

149.24

Top 3%

16

-3.1

90

131

41

76

12

11

4

16

-0.118

-0.72

52

0.82

0.09

-0.12

0.031

-0.097

123.88

77.27

139.21

Top 4%

16

-2.7

88

129

40

76

12

10

4

16

-0.095

-0.71

50

0.78

0.06

-0.12

0.024

-0.080

121.74

76.35

133.27

Top 5%

15

-2.3

86

126

39

74

12

10

4

15

-0.078

-0.69

48

0.76

0.04

-0.11

0.020

-0.069

118.61

75.48

128.75

Top 10%

14

-1.4

82

117

36

72

10

8

3

14

-0.045

-0.64

42

0.69

-0.02

-0.10

0.006

-0.039

108.68

72.31

116.41

Top 15%

13

-0.8

78

111

35

70

9

8

2

13

-0.030

-0.61

39

0.64

-0.05

-0.09

0.000

-0.026

102.77

70.55

106.82

Top 20%

12

-0.4

76

107

34

68

9

7

2

12

-0.022

-0.58

36

0.60

-0.08

-0.09

-0.002

-0.017

98.11

68.93

99.65

Top 25%

11

-0.1

74

103

33

67

8

6

2

12

-0.017

-0.55

33

0.56

-0.10

-0.08

-0.007

-0.011

94.37

67.74

94.69

Top 30%

11

0.2

72

101

32

66

8

6

2

11

-0.012

-0.52

32

0.53

-0.13

-0.08

-0.012

-0.007

91.2

66.61

89.52

Top 35%

10

0.5

70

99

31

64

7

5

1

11

-0.008

-0.49

30

0.50

-0.15

-0.08

-0.016

-0.004

88.45

65.64

85.31

Top 40%

10

0.8

69

96

30

63

7

5

1

10

-0.004

-0.45

28

0.48

-0.17

-0.08

-0.020

-0.003

85.65

64.63

81.52

Top 45%

9

1.0

68

94

29

62

6

4

1

10

-0.001

-0.40

27

0.46

-0.19

-0.07

-0.025

-0.003

82.95

63.53

77.09

Top 50%

9

1.2

66

91

28

61

6

4

1

9

0.000

-0.35

25

0.43

-0.20

-0.07

-0.030

-0.002

80.05

62.58

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Canadian Hereford Association Percentiles for Active Hereford Sires for Fall 2017 Desc Avg Min Max

CE

BW

WW

YW

PWG

RFI

MILK

TM

MCE

SC

CW

STAY MPI

1.2 -17.7 13.9

3.1 -7.7 15.2

50.0 -10.0 92.0

82.0 -19.0 144.0

31.8 -8.1 65.1

100.2 83.0 120.0

22.0 -10.0 58.0

47.0 -10.0 86.0

1.5 -7.9 8.8

0.9 -1.0 2.7

89.0 -12.0 172.0

-0.3 -7.8 5.8

1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55%

8.4 7.6 7.0 6.7 6.2 5.1 4.4 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.3 0.9

-2.3 -1.4 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.4

74.0 71.0 69.0 67.0 66.0 63.0 61.0 59.0 57.0 56.0 55.0 53.0 52.0 51.0 50.0

121.0 116.0 113.0 110.0 108.0 103.0 99.0 96.0 93.0 91.0 89.0 86.0 84.0 82.0 80.0

53.6 49.6 48.2 47.1 46.2 43.3 40.8 38.9 37.5 36.4 35.2 34.0 32.8 31.7 30.6

115.0 112.0 111.3 110.1 109.0 107.0 105.0 104.0 103.0 102.0 101.0 101.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

41.0 38.0 37.0 36.0 35.0 31.0 29.0 28.0 27.0 26.0 25.0 24.0 23.0 22.0 21.0

70.0 67.0 66.0 64.0 64.0 60.0 57.0 56.0 54.0 52.0 51.0 50.0 49.0 48.0 46.0

6.3 5.8 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.2

2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8

36.0 43.0 48.0 51.0 53.0 62.0 67.0 71.0 75.0 78.0 81.0 84.0 86.0 89.0 91.0

3.3 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 -0.5

FMI

REA

FAT MARB

112.3 10.0 212.7

126.6 11.7 239.9

0.36 -0.62 1.53

0.005 -0.099 0.172

0.09 -0.48 0.92

176.5 169.7 162.9 160.1 157.1 146.0 139.2 133.9 129.4 125.6 121.9 118.5 114.9 111.9 108.5

189.8 182.7 176.0 172.5 170.2 159.5 152.5 147.0 142.2 138.4 135.1 131.6 128.4 125.8 122.9

1.01 0.92 0.88 0.84 0.81 0.70 0.62 0.57 0.52 0.48 0.44 0.41 0.38 0.35 0.32

-0.058 -0.051 -0.045 -0.042 -0.039 -0.029 -0.022 -0.017 -0.013 -0.010 -0.007 -0.003 -0.001 0.002 0.005

0.53 0.46 0.41 0.38 0.36 0.28 0.23 0.19 0.17 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.07 0.05

Canadian Hereford Association (January 4, 2018) http://hereford.ca/3_performance/SireSummary/2017/2017SireSummary.pdf

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CED

BW

WW

YW

MK

TM

CEM

SC

ST

DOC

GEST

YG

CW

RE

MB

FT

Number 815 High 23.0 Avg 6.0 Low -11.0

801 10.6 2.4 -5.9

801 134 61 23

801 176 85 9

801 50 27 -10

801 86 57 10

815 14 6 -10

464 2.7 0.6 -0.9

799 33 7 -12

589 45 17 -20

650 1.2 -2.8 -8.3

815 0.20 -0.28 -0.98

815 71 23 -24

815 1.46 0.54 -0.47

815 1.51 -0.23 -0.66

815 0.12 -0.07 -0.23

1%

20.0

-4.2

92

141

43

79

13

1.8

18

40

-6.1

-0.63

59

1.23

0.76

-0.14

2%

16.0

-3.4

87

132

41

75

12

1.6

16

38

-5.6

-0.55

53

1.10

0.67

-0.13

3%

15.0

-2.7

85

127

40

74

12

1.5

15

36

-5.4

-0.51

51

1.01

0.48

-0.12

4%

14.0

-2.4

84

124

39

72

11

1.4

15

35

-5.2

-0.48

50

0.98

0.42

-0.11

5%

13.0

-1.7

83

122

38

71

10

1.4

14

34

-5.0

-0.47

48

0.95

0.27

-0.11

10%

11.0

-0.5

78

115

35

68

9

1.2

12

30

-4.5

-0.42

42

0.85

-0.03

-0.10

15%

9.0

0.1

74

109

34

66

9

1.0

12

27

-4.2

-0.39

38

0.77

-0.10

-0.09

20%

8.0

0.6

71

104

32

64

8

0.9

11

25

-4.0

-0.37

35

0.73

-0.16

-0.09

25%

8.0

1.0

70

100

31

63

8

0.9

10

24

-3.8

-0.35

33

0.68

-0.19

-0.08

30%

7.0

1.4

68

96

30

61

7

0.8

10

22

-3.6

-0.34

31

0.65

-0.22

-0.08

35%

7.0

1.8

66

93

29

60

7

0.7

9

21

-3.3

-0.33

29

0.62

-0.23

-0.08

40%

6.0

2.1

64

90

28

59

6

0.7

9

20

-3.2

-0.32

27

0.59

-0.25

-0.08

45%

6.0

2.3

62

87

27

58

6

0.6

8

18

-2.9

-0.31

25

0.57

-0.27

-0.08

50%

5.0

2.6

61

85

27

57

6

0.6

8

16

-2.8

-0.29

23

0.54

-0.28

-0.07

55%

5.0

2.8

59

82

26

56

5

0.5

7

15

-2.6

-0.28

21

0.51

-0.30

-0.07

Canadian Limousin Association (January 4, 2018) http://www.limousin.com/assets/Genetic-Evaluation/CLA-Spring-2017-Percentile-Ranks.pdf

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Canadian Simmental Association • www.simmental.com Fall 2017 CSA Genetic Evaluations for Current Fullbloods PCTL Avg Min Max SD 1% 2% 3%

CE 3.3 -11.8 20.3 3.51 12.3 11.2 10.5

BW 5.1 -5.8 14.0 1.92 0.1 0.9 1.4

WW 66.2 24.6 107.9 8.30 85.6 82.9 81.7

YW 91.2 20.9 156.2 14.35 125.0 121.1 118.5

MCE 5.6 -12.0 19.5 3.65 13.8 12.9 12.2

MILK 31.1 16.6 45.0 3.56 38.9 38.1 37.5

MWW 64.1 40.2 89.1 4.79 75.7 74.2 73.2

STAY 31.3 -19.8 74.4 10.36 55.2 52.4 50.7

CWT 0.48 -0.07 1.06 0.118 0.78 0.74 0.71

REA -0.066 -0.165 0.006 0.0117 -0.099 -0.093 -0.089

FAT -0.14 -0.43 0.18 0.063 0.02 0.00 -0.02

MARB 8.4 -2.7 19.6 2.83 15.0 14.2 13.7

API 86.6 50.7 123.3 9.0 108.3 105.7 103.8

TI 58.9 37.6 82.9 4.0 68.8 67.4 66.6

4% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Num

9.9 9.5 7.9 6.9 6.1 5.4 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.1 12,103

1.7 1.9 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.1 12,103

80.7 79.7 76.8 74.6 72.9 71.7 70.5 69.3 68.2 67.1 66.1 12,103

116.4 114.9 109.7 105.9 103.1 100.7 98.4 96.6 94.5 92.6 91.1 12,103

11.7 11.3 10.0 9.2 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.6 6.1 5.7 12,103

37.1 36.7 35.5 34.7 34.1 33.6 33.1 32.6 32.2 31.7 31.3 12,103

72.5 71.9 70.1 68.9 68.1 67.3 66.6 65.9 65.3 64.7 64.1 12,103

49.4 48.2 44.5 41.8 39.7 38.1 36.5 35.2 33.8 32.4 31.1 12,103

0.69 0.68 0.62 0.59 0.57 0.55 0.53 0.51 0.50 0.48 0.47 12,103

-0.087 -0.085 -0.080 -0.077 -0.074 -0.072 -0.070 -0.069 -0.068 -0.066 -0.065 12,103

-0.03 -0.03 -0.06 -0.07 -0.08 -0.10 -0.11 -0.11 -0.12 -0.13 -0.14 12,103

13.4 13.0 12.0 11.3 10.7 10.3 9.9 9.5 9.1 8.8 8.5 12,102

102.4 101.5 98.0 95.7 93.8 92.3 91.1 89.8 88.7 87.6 86.6 12,103

66.0 65.5 64.0 63.0 62.3 61.6 60.9 60.3 59.8 59.3 58.8 12,103

Canadian Simmental Association (January 4, 2018) http://www.simmental.com/pdf/Breed%20AverageIDX%20August%202017.pdf

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Canadian Simmental Association • www.simmental.com Fall 2017 CSA Genetic Evaluations for Current Purebreds PCTL Avg Min Max SD 1% 2% 3%

CE 6.3 -12.0 24.0 3.86 16.1 14.9 14.1

BW 3.4 -8.0 14.8 2.09 -2.1 -1.4 -0.9

WW 65.5 25.8 121.9 8.61 85.6 83.2 81.8

YW 94.8 19.3 176.4 14.60 129.2 125.2 122.4

MCE 8.4 -12.3 21.0 3.34 15.4 14.7 14.3

MILK 22.8 2.7 40.3 4.33 33.4 32.2 31.3

MWW 55.5 21.3 83.1 5.52 68.5 67.0 66.1

STAY 31.1 -19.3 85.2 10.61 55.9 52.7 50.9

CWT 0.70 -0.03 1.41 0.155 1.10 1.04 1.01

REA -0.059 -0.238 0.061 0.0212 -0.145 -0.127 -0.095

FAT -0.03 -0.06 0.67 0.116 0.35 0.29 0.24

MARB 10.4 -2.6 24.4 2.83 16.6 15.9 15.4

API 103.7 41.9 172.7 13.7 139.7 134.6 131.7

TI 64.3 36.8 97.9 5.3 77.6 75.2 73.8

4% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Num

13.5 13.1 11.4 10.3 9.4 8.7 8.1 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.1 42,827

-0.5 -0.3 0.8 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.5 42,827

80.7 79.7 76.4 74.2 72.6 71.2 69.9 68.8 67.7 66.6 65.6 42,827

120.4 118.8 113.2 109.6 106.7 104.3 102.1 100.1 98.3 96.5 94.7 42,827

14.0 13.7 12.6 11.8 11.2 10.7 10.3 9.8 9.4 9.0 8.6 42,827

30.7 30.2 28.5 27.3 26.4 25.7 25.0 24.4 23.8 23.3 22.7 42,827

65.3 64.7 62.6 61.2 60.1 59.2 58.4 57.6 56.9 56.2 55.5 42,827

49.6 48.3 44.3 41.6 39.7 38.0 36.5 35.1 33.7 32.4 31.2 42,827

0.99 0.97 0.90 0.86 0.82 0.80 0.77 0.75 0.73 0.71 0.69 42,827

-0.087 -0.083 -0.075 -0.070 -0.068 -0.066 -0.640 -0.062 -0.061 -0.059 -0.058 42,827

0.21 0.18 0.12 0.08 0.05 0.03 0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.03 -0.04 42,827

15.1 14.8 13.9 13.3 12.8 12.3 11.9 11.6 11.2 10.8 10.5 42,178

129.4 127.7 121.8 117.8 114.7 112.2 110.0 108.0 106.1 104.3 102.7 42,827

72.9 72.2 70.0 68.6 67.5 66.6 65.8 65.0 64.4 63.8 63.1 42,827

Canadian Simmental Association (January 4, 2018) http://www.simmental.com/pdf/Breed%20AverageIDX%20August%202017.pdf

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ANGUS

C ttle Directory Eldon & Marilyn Cassity

Altona Falls Red Angus

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

Aspen Hill Angus

George & Kelly LeBlanc, Woking, AB........................... 780-402-9509

Bar 4A Cattle Co.

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

Battle River Black Angus

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

Brandl Cattle Co.

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

Classic Livestock

Freeman & Zoe Iwasiuk, High Prairie, AB..................... 780-507-5077

Cinder Angus

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

Clear River Red Angus

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

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

Eight Way Charolais

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

JayDawn Farms

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

Lazy S Charolais

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

Valanjou Charolais

Halfway River Simmentals

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

Wrangler Charolais Farm

Wade & Sherry Meakin, Westlock, AB........................... 780-349-1650

Excel Ranches

Brian & Deanne Stratuliak, Rolla, B.C. ......................... 250-759-4143

Ron & Barb Miller, Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB ................................ 780-349-0644

Milne’s Gelbvieh

Gumbo Gulch Cattle Company

Dale & Steve Aylward, Dawson Creek, BC .................... 250-784-5136

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

HEREFORDS Benwyn Herefords

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

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Harvest Angus

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

Heart of the Valley Farms

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

Heart Valley Angus

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

J Lazy A Ranch

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

Jones Land & Cattle

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

Kjos Black Angus

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

Lakeroad Black Angus

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

Lazy B Livestock

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

Mackenzie Red Angus

Serena & Kasey Reber, Woking, AB ............................. 780-518-2643

Tom & Carolyn de Waal, Prince George, BC ................. 250-960-0022 Brad & Aleta Chappell, Courtnay, BC ............................ 250-897-0619 Chris Tschetter, Birch Hills Colony, AB ......................... 780-978-6406 Jarin & Amber Carter, Sexsmith, AB .............................. 780-518-9652 Mark & Allison Jones, Barrhead, AB ............................. 780-674-6377 Marty & Miriam Kjos, Fort St. John, BC ....................... 250-787-0970 Jim & Donna Rowe, Worsley, AB................................... 780-835-9588 Trevor Binks & Melanie Klassen, G.P., AB .................... 780-539-7128 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

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

BLONDE d’AQUITAINE Dusty Acre Blondes

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

Little Creek Farms

David & Janet Kamelchuk, Athabasca, AB .................... 780-675-1227

True North Ranch

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

GRA-TAN Farm

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

Kiskatinaw Gelbvieh

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

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Spruce View Charolais

Dwayne, Joanne & Jesse Emery, Camp Creek, AB ........ 780-674-4410

Gomack Red Angus

Steve, Tammy & Ryan Albrecht, Spirit River, AB.......... 780-864-4259

Fallen Timber Farms

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

GELBVIEHS

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

Albrecht Farms

Pro-Char Charolais

Dwajo Angus

Fineline Red Angus

SIMMENTALS

Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Chittick Family Hereford Ranch Eureka Hereford Farms

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

Hodges Simmentals

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

JayDawn Farms

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

KIN-KIN Cattle Co.

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

KRS Simmentals

K. Reanne Sanford, Quesnel, BC .................................. 250-991-9496

KSL Simmentals

Keagan Scorgie, Beaverlodge, AB ................................ 780-518-6572 Brad Smith, Beaverlodge, AB ...................................... 780-202-0254

Montagneuse Simmentals

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

Moonlite Farm

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

Moose Creek Simmentals

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

O Double E Simmentals

Friesen Hereford Farms

Ole, Elden & Einar Bakkehaug, Hythe, AB ................... 780-518-3536

Gold Stock Hereford Farms

Jerry & Gem Giesbrecht, Cecil Lake, BC ...................... 250-262-7867

Gurtler Farms

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

JoNomn Hereford Ranch

Reber’s Polled Herefords

Spring Mountain Stock Farm

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

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

Peace Country Simmentals Rachido Ranch

Rosefield Simmentals

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

SIBL Simmentals

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

Tri-K Simmentals

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

Ron & Barb Miller, Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB ............................... 780-349-0644

SPECKLED PARK

Fouillard Limousin

Jason & Corinna Harvey & Family, Spirit River, AB ..... 250-719-9575

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

Hansen’s Limousin

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

Rimrock Ranch

AUCTION FACILITIES / LIVESTOCK EXCHANGES

Hillview Farms

BC Livestock Producers Co-operative

Lakeroad Limousin

North Central Livestock Exchange

Pinnacle View Limousin

Thorsby Stockyards Inc.

Raymond & Corine Verbeek, Sturgeon County, AB ....... 780-939-2173 Jim, Donna & Jackie Rowe, Worsley, AB ...................... 780-835-9588 Rob & Cheryl Swan, Quesnel, BC Erin & Eric Kishkan, Quesnel, BC ................................ 250-747-2618

RED POLLS

Shadow Creek Red Polls

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

Kamloops, BC ................................................................ 250-573-3939 Garth Rogers, Clyde, AB ............................................... 780-349-1491 Chance Martin, Thorsby, AB ......................................... 780-789-3915

Viking Livestock Market

Cliff Grinde, Viking, AB ................................................. 780-336-2209

VJV Livestock Marketing Group

Yancy Crosier, Ponoka, AB ............................................ 403-485-0887 Donny Fessler, Dawson Creek, BC ................................ 250-782-3766 General Office, Beaverlodge, AB ................................... 780-354-2423 Gary Jarvis, Westlock, AB .............................................. 780-349-3153 Craig Jacklin, Ponoka, AB ............................................. 403-783-5561 Dean Edge, Rimbey, AB ................................................. 403-704-0280

Cathy Srayko, Whitelaw, AB .......................................... 780-596-2425

SALERS

Upper Cache & Kam Blondes

DynaRich Salers

Richard & Dianne Andersen, Eckville, AB ................... 403-746-2919

Willow Springs Stock Farm

Grundke Family Salers

Wembley Livestock Exchange

Voss Family Salers

Evergreen Park

Ros, Karl & Ann Musgrove, Fort St. John, BC............... 250-262-3278 Reed & Michelle Rigney, Westlock, AB ......................... 780-348-5308

CHAROLAIS

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

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

Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow,

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

Werner & Debbie Grundke, Alberta Beach, AB ............. 780-924-2464 Randy & Lesli Voss, Hythe, AB ..................................... 780-814-1534

SHORTHORNS Tamarack Shorthorns

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

Glen Mayer, Wembley, AB ............................................. 780-897-9570 Crystal Lawrence, Grande Prairie, AB............................ 780-357-2849

LaKota AgriPlex

Dawson Creek, BC.......................................................... 250-782-1445

Teepee Creek Ag Events Centre

Pam Badger, Teepee Creek, AB ...................................... 780-380-1917

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ursday, March 8 – 1-2 p.m. hamber of Commerce Room In ENTREC Centre P Agriculture Advisors Dwayne Peters, Joe Renooy and Tracy Leishman rm and Family: Where Farmland Fits within Succession our family farm business to the next generation can seem like a daunting task. While easy to put it off, transition planning is vital to your d the future of your family. With more than 60 years of business succession experience, MNP has helped farm families with every aspect of the process, including tax and estate planning, wealth and asset management and valuations. ’s Agriculture Advisors Dwayne Peters, Joe Renooy and Tracy Leishman for a general overview on how to develop a succession plan that tes all the key aspects, including how transitioning farmland fits into your plan.

MICHENER ALLEN KIDS AUCTION Saturday, March 10

Kids Auction School Learn to be an auctioneer from the staff at Michener Allen Class starts at 11:00 a.m. in the IPAC ROOM MAIN AUCTION • 1:00 p.m. • ENTREC CENTRE FOYER Food bank donations can be dropped off at the ATB booth (A121, 122) Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

MARCH 9

OAST EQUIPMENT SPEAKERS day March 9 – 10 a.m. to 12 noon hamber of Commerce Room In ENTREC Centre Cody Creelman/John Matlman ew rules on use of antibiotics for livestock/The Business of Ruminant Nutrition

arian’s perspective of the new antibiotic use guidelines, regulations and industry guidelines that will come into effect on December 1, 2018. will focus on the changing landscape of antibiotic oversight, and help producers better understand the challenges they will face in the future.

Creelman is a beef cattle veterinarian in Airdrie, AB, as well as a practice owner of several veterinary practices across Alberta.

be covering the following topics: Current situation in beef production, Financial elements in brief, Nutritional information of hay & importance gth, Digestive system of the cow, Benefits of processing then return to some competitive elements

CH CORPORATION SPEAKER day, March 9 from 1:30-3 p.m.

CC Room in ENTREC Centre Foyer ne Lacusta, agronomist e company product

Open in the

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from Thursday to Saturday during show hours FREE Troyer Town passes

speaker at the PowerRich Corporation presentation at the 33rd Annual Peace Country Classic Agri-Show is agronomist Shane Lacusta.

e talking about the company product, how its used and the economics of it. on goes on Friday, March 9 from 1:30-3 p.m. in the FCC Room in the ENTREC Centre at Evergreen Park. beginning in 1984, PowerRich has been North America’s premier expert in matching crop nutritional requirements to soil type in the most and environmental way possible

h’s goal is to deliver high performing soil - friendly fertilizers that do not contaminate the soil or plant. Their globally-sourced high-quality ts for their proprietary formulas and constant innovation position PowerRich to help farmers grow their best crops now and well into the future.

e presentation will be PowerRich’s general manager Greg Grant. He and Lacusta will take questions from those in attendance.

L DISTRIBUTORS SPEAKERS day, March 9 – 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon CC Room In ENTREC Centre Foyer ton Buhler/???TBA

uhler is the Technical Services Advisor for Petro Canada for northwest Alberta. ovided customers with lubrication technical support in the gas plant, pipeline, power generation and forestry industries. He is a Maintenance bility team member focusing on maintenance planning, equipment life extension and oil drain interval optimization. He has expertise in as and diesel engine maintenance, repair, overhaul and troubleshooting as well as gas compressor and process pump maintenance, repair and ooting. Clinton has 17 years of industry experience.

AY, MARCH 10 S SEED FARMS LTD.

aturday, March 10 -1:00 p.m. to 2:00p.m.

CC Room in ENTREC Centre Foyer Richard Limoges o-Sul Premium Plus opic: Bio-Sul Premium Plus Richard Limoges emium Plus is a new innovation in sulphur fertility which optimizes three of the most important factors of farm fertility planning- economics, and environment. This is the most economical form of sulphur available on the market today. One application lasts several years, and since on is included, you won’t need to handle or store sulphur on your farm for several years. Bio-Sul Premium Plus is extremely environmentally ince it is derived from materials that would otherwise go to landfill. With over 100,000 acres spread in the Peace Country, and 100’s of tissue ollected, this is sure to be the future of sulhur fertility. Please join us.

Seed Farms is a second generation family farm and independent retail based out of McLennan, AB. Our goal is to provide farmers with e solutions and knowledgeable expertise to help them make better decisions and be more profitable on their farms. We challenge our s to “think outside the box” and explore the various opportunities to raise yields and capture additional revenue.

DRYSDALE CENTRE Thursday, March 8th 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Friday, March 9th

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 10th 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Evergreen Park, Grande Prairie, AB ENTREC CENTRE • LEWIS HAWKES PAVILION • DRYSDALE CENTRE • CLARKSON HALL

LIST OF EXHIBITORS Company Name Booth Location Accurate Scale Industries Ltd. ENTREC 226 Adair Sales & Marketing Co Inc. ENTREC 103 AFD Petroleum Ltd. ENTREC 302 AFSC (Agriculture Financial Services Corp) ENTREC 124 Agriterra Equipment ENTREC 157 Outside 416A Agrow-Guard Distribution Inc. ENTREC 255 Airguard Incorporated ENTREC 318 Alberta Beef Producers ENTREC 123 Alberta Goat Association ENTREC 234 Alberta Wheat Commission ENTREC 254 ALPINE ENTREC 289, 290 ATB Financial ENTREC 121, 122 ATCO Electric ENTREC 130 ATP Nutrition ENTREC 288 Atom Jet Industries ENTREC 118 Banga's Equipment Canada Ltd. ENTREC 133, 134 Bank of Montreal ENTREC 295 BASF ENTREC 304, 305 Bear Creek Funeral Home ENTREC 227 Best Environmental Technologies ENTREC 275, 276 Bison Producers of Alberta ENTREC 231 Bobcat of the Peace ENTREC 143, 144 Outdoor 417 Brandt Tractor Ltd. ENTREC 149 Outdoor 409 Brett Young Seed Production ENTREC 224, 225 Canadian Agri-Blend Inc. ENTREC 279 Canadian Grain Commission ENTREC 286 Canadian Hay & Silage Ltd. ENTREC 109 Canadian Scholarship Trust Plan ENTREC 253 Carbon Credit Solutions Inc. ENTREC 114, 115 Cargill Limited ENTREC 260, 261 CIBC ENTREC 132 CJ Alpacas ENTREC 309 Clews Management ENTREC 100 CLHbid.com ENTREC 108 Corr Grain Systems Inc. ENTREC 233 County of Grande Prairie No. 1 ENTREC 212 to 214 County of Grande Prairie ENTREC 159 Crop Production Services ENTREC 116, 117 Culligan ENTREC 215 Dakota Products of Canada ENTREC 269, 270 Dave Ross Equipment Ltd. ENTREC 138, 139 Decisive Farming ENTREC 285 Diamond Industries Ltd. ENTREC 203, 204 Diverse Overhead Doors Ltd. ENTREC 219 Douglas Lake Equipment ENTREC 141, 142 Outdoor 415, 416 Dow AgroSciences ENTREC 315 Dutch Openers (A Division of Dutch Ind.) ENTREC 228, 229 DuPont Pioneer ENTREC 283, 284 Dyterra ENTREC 205 Earth Smart Solutions ENTREC 281, 282 Empower Energy Corp.

ENTREC 301 EnFrame Construction ENTREC 262 EnviroBore Ltd. ENTREC 319 Enviro Home Inc. ENTREC 156A Fabian Seed Farms Inc. ENTREC 273, 274 Farm Credit Canada ENTREC 128, 129 FBC Farm Business Consultants ENTREC 238 Flexxifinger QD Industries ENTREC 236, 237 Fort Garry Industries Ltd. ENTREC 104-107 Outdoor 418 to 421 Fosters Agri-World ENTREC 150 to 155 Outdoor 410 to 413 Gateway Sunrooms & Shades ENTREC 251, 252 Outdoor 403 Global Ag Risk Solutions ENTREC 162A, 163A Goodon Industries Ltd. ENTREC 277, 278 Grande Prairie Feed Service ENTREC 136, 137 Outdoor 400, 401 Grande Prairie Kubota Ltd. (Kubota Country) ENTREC 147, 148 Grande Prairie Regional College ENTREC 310 Greatwest Kenworth ENTREC 101, 102 Homestead Aerial Farm Photos ENTREC 211 Hotsy Cleaning Systems/Hotsy Water Blast ENTREC 125, 126 Hutton Cattle Oilers with Ranchers Choice Livestock Waterers ENTREC 112 & 113 Input Capital ENTREC 241 Integrity Post Structures ENTREC 145

Intelligent Ag Jandel Homes Ltd. Just 4 U Fashion Kaynic Construction KMSC LAW LLP Kramble Industries Inc. Lemken Canada Inc. with Agri Gem Equipment Sales Lewis Cattle Oilers Lewis M. Carter Mfg. (Canada) Ltd. Max Fuel M. D. Greenview No. 16 Mel Stewart Holdings Michener Allen Auctioneering Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance Monsanto Canada Inc.

ENTREC 258 ENTREC 131 ENTREC 313, 314 ENTREC 257 ENTREC 239 ENTREC 264, 265

ENTREC 158 ENTREC 222 ENTREC 321, 322 ENTREC 246 ENTREC 111 ENTREC 200 ENTREC 221 ENTREC 287 ENTREC 303 Outdoor 417A Natural Resources Conservation Board ENTREC 259 Neeralta Maunfacturing Inc. ENTREC 201, 202 Nelson RTM Homes ENTREC 291, 292 New Horizon Co-op ENTREC 242 Omex Agriculture Inc. ENTREC 208 One Time Fencing ENTREC 271 Outback Guidance ENTREC 293, 294 Pattison Liquid Systems ENTREC 110 Peace Country Beef & Forage Association ENTREC 240 Penergetic (Douwe Hoekstra) ENTREC 311, 312 Pillar Lasers Inc. (Displaying as Pillar) ENTREC 119, 120 Pioneer Coupler Cattle Oiler Co. 119A, 119B PLR Insulating Co. Ltd. ENTREC 300 Powerlift Hydraulic Doors ENTREC 320 Power Rich Corporation ENTREC 223 PrairieCoast equipment ENTREC 164 to 168 Outdoor 404, 405 Prairie Post Frame ENTREC 247 Premium Foliars Ltd. ENTREC 220 Primerica Financial Services Ltd. ENTREC 268 Promold Marketing Inc. ENTREC 156 Outdoor 402 Pumps & Pressure Inc. ENTREC 161 Renn Mill Center ENTREC 146 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers ENTREC 244, 245 Rocky Mountain Equipment ENTREC 160 Outdoor 406 to 408 Royal Bank of Canada ENTREC 135 Saddle Hills Trailer Sales with Sexsmith Used Farm Parts ENTREC 162B, 163B Secan ENTREC 232 Servus Credit Union ENTREC 243 Skyway Grain Systems Inc. ENTREC 256 Southwest Design & Construction Ltd. ENTREC 307 Stan The Man Water Service Inc. Outside 414 Steinbauer - Taber Diesel Services ENTREC 266, 267 Stojan's Power Sports & Marine ENTREC 140 Stony Plain Seed Cleaning Association ENTREC 308 Chris Kudyk Sun Life Financial ENTREC 306 Team Auctions ENTREC 280 Temptations Entrec Foyer TD Commercial Bank ENTREC 235 The Binknocker ENTREC 317 Traceability in Alberta ENTREC 272 Tru-Kare Tank & Meter Services Ltd. ENTREC 206, 207 UFA Co-Operative Limited ENTREC 248 to 250 Versaframe Inc. ENTREC 230 Vision Credit Union ENTREC 127 Walinga Inc. ENTREC 209, 210 June & Helmut Naturals Sales (Watkins) ENTREC 316 Westlock Truck Parts with Westlock Tractor Parts ENTREC 216, 217 Western Grain Dryer Inc. ENTREC 263 Worsley Fab & Welding - Abram Peters Outdoor 413B Zipperlock Building Co. (2005) Inc. ENTREC 218

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Telehandler – 2010 Merlo 30.6

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Tractor – 1986 Case IH 7110

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UTV – 2014 Kubota RTV1140CPX Orange

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Cultivator – 2002 Sunflower 38’4” Flex

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UTV – 2009 Kubota RTV1100W Orange

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Swath Inverter – 2012 New Holland 166

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Mower – 2012 Kubota GF1800 4WD Frt Mt $11,900

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0% APR purchase financing for 84 months on new John Deere 4 Family Compact Utility Tractors. 20% Down payment is required. Representative Amount Financed ("RAF"): $50,000, at 0% APR, monthly payment is $595.24 for 84 months, total obligation is $50,000, cost of borrowing based on RAF is $0. Monthly payments/cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed/down payment. MSRP cash price based on highest priced product in series as of February 2, 2018: $50,115. Taxes, set-up, delivery, freight and preparation charges will apply. Minimum finance amount may be required; representative amount does not guarantee offer applies. The charge for amounts past due is 24% per annum. Additional dealer fees may apply. Financing on approved John Deere Financial credit only. May not be combined with other offers. Discounts or other incentives may be available for cash purchases. By selecting the purchase financing offer, consumers may be foregoing such discounts and incentives which may result in a higher effective interest rate. Items may not be exactly as shown, accessories & attachments cost extra. Prices are based on the US exchange are subject to change. A documentation fee of up to $250 will be applied on all finance offerings Programs and prices subject to change without notice. See dealer for full details some restrictions apply. 0% APR purchase financing for 72 months on new John Deere 2 Family Sub-Compact Utility Tractors. Eligibility for $0 down payment offer is limited to highly qualified customers and scheduled monthly payments will be required. Representative Amount Financed: $10,000, at 0% APR, monthly payment is $138.89 for 72 months, total obligation is $10,000, cost of borrowing is $0. Monthly payments/cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed/down payment. Cost of borrowing based on Representative Amount Financed not MSRP cash price. Offer valid from March 3, 2018 until April 30, 2018. Minimum finance amount may be required; representative amount does not guarantee offer applies. The charge for amounts past due is 24% per annum. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Financing on approved John Deere Financial credit only. See dealer for details. -

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•50’ Seeder •10” Spacings •50’ •50’ Seeder Seeder •10” •10” Spacings Spacings •c/w 1910 430 BU tank •c/w •c/w 1910 1910 430 430 BU BU tank tank •Double Shoot •Double •Double Shoot Shoot

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It’s Time to Address the Elephant in the Field

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Supporting commercial strengths of fruit and veg Canada’s hardworking farmers and food processors are the backbone of Canada’s economy and the horticulture sector helps to ensure families across Canada and around the world have safe, high-quality food on their kitchen tables. With almost $4.7 billion in direct farm cash receipts, the Government of Canada is proud to support the commercial strength of Canada’s fruit and vegetable growers.

Speaking today at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an invest-

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The DRC, which acts as a third party financial dispute resolution body for fruit and vegetable growers, received an investment of $118,795 to deliver an outreach and education initiative on the impending Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and Regulations. An additional $58,807 was provided under the same program to support the industry to initiate work toward updating the Canadian grade standards for fresh fruits and vegetables in order to reflect current market

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and consumer preferences.

“Our Government is committed to giving the horticulture industry in this province and across Canada the tools it needs to succeed and become even more competitive. These investments will help strengthen the commercial position of our fruit and vegetables growers, while contributing to our Government’s goal to grow Canada’s agriculture and food exports to $75 billion by 2025,” said Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre.

“We are very pleased the Government of Canada has provided support to the fruit and vegetable sector for the DRC’s role in the trade and commerce portion of the SFCA as well as modernization of the Grade Standards Compendium for fresh fruit and vegetables. The playing field will be truly leveled when everyone knows the rights and responsibilities associated with the proposed regulatory requirement for a DRC Membership. Furthermore, the grade standards play an essential role in evaluating and resolving grade and condition disputes fairly and efficiently,” added Fred Webber, President and CEO of DRC. “We are pleased that the Government of Canada has committed funding for education and outreach for the Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) as it takes on new roles under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. The DRC is an important institution to support fair and ethical trading in the fast-paced fruit and vegetable market, and today’s funding announcement will support the supply chain to ensure Canadians continue to have access to fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables,” chimed in Ron Lemaire, President, Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA).

“CHC supports AAFC’s decision to invest in outreach and education through the DRC regarding the SFCA and Regulations. This investment will help provide clarity and confidence to farmers across Canada and ensure Canada continues to produce the same high quality fruit and vegetables to Canadians and the world,” responded Rebecca Lee, Executive Director, Canadian Horticultural Council.

The Canadian horticulture sector has direct farm cash receipts of more than $7.4 billion of which the fresh produce component (fruits, field and greenhouse vegetables and potatoes) comprises almost $4.7 billion.

The Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) is a non-profit, membership-based organization serving the produce trade. DRC provides harmonized standards, procedures and services to its members to help them avoid commercial disputes.

Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, which are set to be published in 2018, the Dispute Resolution Corporation will be permitted to act as an independent, third party dispute resolution body and ensure the adherence of fresh fruit and vegetable buyers to a unified set of trading rules and govern against slow, partial and/or no pay by buyers with strict penalties for buyer non-payment.

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Sustainable Procurement in the Food Industry The factsheet, Sustainable Procurement in the Food Industry: An Introduction (Agdex 821-69) is now available through Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF). This factsheet follows an earlier workshop held for agriculture and food processors on sustainable procurement.

“The importance of sustainable procurement is growing and evolving into an integral business function in the food industry”, says Margurite Thiessen, value chain specialist, AF. The new fact sheet offers another tool for the agriculture and food industry business. It provides an

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Behind every career is a lot of time, effort, dedication to becoming proficient. The amount of energy and motivation put into the career is key to how skilled you become at work. This same principle applies to how successful the dog becomes in his work. He is only born with the working instinct.

How this instinct is then development into a trained dog depends on the handler learning and growing with the dog.

A dog requires a leader if the task is to be completed in a certain way.

He is not a mind read that immediately knows or understands what you want. Ten people can do the same job and it will be completed ten different ways. Do not assume the dog knows what you want. The dogs are smart but they are not mind readers and it is the handler’s job to communicate what the handler expects. Communication is built throw working with the dog

and then understanding why he reacts the way he does. It is not just about going out, issuing orders an expecting them to be followed.

A good dog will read the pressure of the stock far better than a human can. He will sense when a cow or sheep is thinking about going in a certain direction before it can be seen with the eye. This will cause the dog to move or change positions without he handler asking it do. If the handler does not understand how the instinct makes this happen it can lead to frustration for both dog and handler. Usually the first thing to happen is the dog gets blamed for being wrong when it is the handler that does not understand. It is human nature to think we know more than dogs, when in reality is that dogs are right 90 per cent of the time.

Practice makes perfect and regular work keeps dogs and handlers getting better.

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The buzz about beekeeping

Forty-seven beekeepers from across the province participated in the study. Those surveyed managed nearly 63,000 hives in 2016, or 20 per cent of hives in Alberta. As for honey production, they produced more than 11 million pounds of honey or about 30 per cent of the 2016 provincial total.

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Economics of Beekeeping in Alberta 2016 looks at production costs and returns for the three beekeeping enterprise activities in the province: honey production, pollination, and bee sales. Based on the results for Alberta, “The net returns for all three beekeeping enterprise activities were positive.

The net returns for honey production and pollination were also positive by regions and by size of operation,” says Laate.

“Those who provided pollination services operated more than four times the number of hives, had comparable costs and made slightly more money compared with those who produced only honey,” Laate mentions.

“Hive rental income accounts for about 50 per cent of the total value of production from pollination.”

Laate adds, “Those who produced honey and sold bees as queens, nucs, and hives operated more than double the number of hives, had lower costs and made more money compared with those who produced only honey. Average revenue from bee sales account for about six per cent of total value of production.”

Economics of Beekeeping in Alberta 2016 is available online. The data collection was sponsored by Growing Forward 2 and was based on the 2016 production year. For more information, contact Alberta Ag-Info Centre, 310-FARM (3276).

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THE BIG BEND A history of the families that opened up the Blueberry Mountain area

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Make a difference with a strong crop rotation One of the best tools to improve your bottom line, reduce future grief, and lower the risks of pests, disease and weeds, is by using a diverse crop rotation.

“A good crop rotation is one where there is an adequate variety of crops grown so that any one type of crop is grown only once every three or four years,” says Harry Brook, crop specialist at the Ag-Info Centre. “A rotation like this can reduce pest costs, prolong the usefulness of pest control products, and improve the bottom line.

Limiting or shortening the rotation may provide short-term financial benefits but in the longterm, could severely limit future cropping options.”

One example that Brooks uses is clubroot. “It converts the canola root into a massive spore factory. It’s only spread in infected soils, but each year we see it in more Alberta fields. Once you have clubroot, it’s there for the long haul. These soil borne spores can remain viable in the soil for up to 20 years. If you have it, many counties will require the land be put on a four-or-five year canola-free crop rotation. However, resistance in a crop is not helped when the crop rotation is just wheat followed by canola.”

three years after the pulse crop.”

“Permanent forages in the crop rotation provide even more benefits,” Brook mentions. “They reduce the weed seeds present in the soil, increase organic matter, and are an excellent break for crop diseases and insect pests. Also, a varied crop rotation can help diversify a farm operation, reducing financial risk. It also spreads out machinery use, making them more efficient.”

Moisture use efficiency also improves with a varied crop rotation. “Canola, wheat, and peas all root to different depths and extract moisture from different parts of the soil. A planned crop rotation can utilize soil moisture more efficiently. Permanent forages in rotation can also address soil problem such as soil salinity or acidity.

Seeded in a field for three to five years, they are an excellent break from annual crops and add to the soil organic matter, which is your soil nutrient bank account. They can even reclaim some soils from salinity, over time.”

“A diverse crop rotation also naturally varies the pesticides used and reduces the chance of resistance developing to pest control products,” adds Brook. “Conversely, a tight rotation can quickly develop weed, insect or disease problems, requiring greater expense to control the issue. In the case of clubroot of canola, the only answer is resistant varieties, and that tolerance has already broken down.”

For more information, contact the Alberta AgInfo Centre at 310-FARM (3276).

A variety of crop types can add to the health of the soil. “Pulses in a rotation improves soil health and reduces fertilizer costs,” adds Brook. ”Peas, lentils, and faba beans all capture nitrogen from the air and encourage beneficial bacteria and fungi that can benefit following crops. There is a nitrogen benefit left in the soil that extends up to

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Efforts continue to keep an invasive grass in check

While the presence of Phragmites is abundant in North America, Alberta had remained untouched until the first report of invasive Phragmites, near Brooks in spring of 2016.

In 2016, staff from the County of Newell, EID, and AF manually removed seed heads and stalks following initial reports of the invasive plants near Brooks and Medicine Hat. Kimmel adds, “Physical removal is not a successful stand-alone method but is recommended in conjunction with a herbicide application.”

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“Full success of control treatments will not be fully realized until 2018. As an added security measure, a repeat emergency use will be applied for in 2018 for aquatic locations, in the event any plants were missed,” says Kimmel. Other locations identified in the province are undergoing land-based herbicide applications. Alberta Transportation is working with local rural municipalities to uproot this invasive weed.

Only invasive Phragmites is a prohibited species under the Fisheries (Alberta) Act, and while

not currently regulated by Agriculture & Forestry (AF), it is being reviewed for possible inclusion in the Weed Control Act. As the plant was first reported close to the Eastern Irrigation District (EID) canals, AF is particularly interested in how it arrived in our province.

“A potential pathway of introduction could be ornamental garden plants which are very harmful if introduced into the wild,” adds Kimmel.

“We ask everyone to double check before planting any plants to ensure they are not a prohibited species in our province.”

Albertans are encouraged to report any suspected Aquatic Invasive Species to 1-855-336BOAT(2628). Although we are not certain how this invasive species arrived in our province, Alberta Environment and Parks reminds everyone to Don’t Let it Loose.

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The Government of Canada will provide the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) with the necessary funds to cover costs associated with the 2020 Canadian Organic Standards review. The review is done every five years to ensure that production methodologies reflect current practices and technological advances being used by the organic industry. Recognized product standards are a key factor in the facilitation of international trade, and officials from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will continue working with the sector to further support its sustainability and growth.

“Our farmers and processors are responding more and more to the growing demand from consumers in Canada and around the world for high-quality organic products.

Updating the Canadian Organics Standards is important since they ensure our organic products are recognized in Canada and around the world. The government is proud to support this rapidly expanding sector, which is helping reach our goal of $75 billion in agrifood exports by 2025 and access to good-paying jobs for middle class families.”

- Jean-Claude Poissant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food “Here at the Bio pour tous! conference, which is organized by the Cégep de Victoriaville’s Centre d’expertise et de transfert en agriculture biologique et de proximité (CETAB+), we are delighted that the federal government is reaffirming its commitment to funding for the organic standards review. This review is an important matter for all businesses in our sector.”

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Leading up to this announcement, AAFC facilitated discussions with the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) to streamline the process of updating the standards and reduced the cost to $250,000.

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Alberta Agri-food products showcased on cookpad Japan In November 2017, Japanese bloggers attended a cooking class and seminar at Cookpad Japan to learn more about Canadian agriculture and agri-food products. The event showcased key Alberta products, including pulled pork, sausage and barley soup, honey desserts, and honey wine, to 15 Cookpad “super users” in the Japan market.

Cookpad Japan is the largest recipe-sharing site in Japan. Following the cooking class, a promotional page was launched to showcase the recipes, blogger feedback and event summary, as well as draw consumers to the “Alberta Kitchen” page for

additional recipes and Alberta products. Since the event, the bloggers have also posted on their individual sites to further highlight Canadian food and ingredients and draw consumers to where these products can be purchased in Japan.

This project was coordinated by Agriculture and Forestry and the Alberta Japan Office, in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Embassy of Canada in Japan, the provinces of British Columbia and Newfoundland and Edmonton Economic Development Corporation.

P C B F A 2 0 1 8 S O I L H E A LT H SERIES

TOOLS FOR BUILDING SOIL HEALTH: LIVESTOCK & CROP I N T E G R AT I O N Speakers: Gabe Brown (via webinar), Daryl Chubb of Integrity Soils & local producers >How can livestock improve soil health? > What if you don't own any livestock? > How livestock & crop producers can work together to be more profitable, better stewards & good neighbours?

Thursday, March 29, 2018

9 am registration & coffee, 9:30 am start time St. Isidore Cultural Centre

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$30/member $55/member pair $40/non-member $75/non-member pair Lunch Included

DON’T MISS THE TRAIN!

MARCH 16, 2018 Deadline for Booking a display ad: 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Deadline to book a classified ad: 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 9, 2018 (Ph) 250-782-4888 • (Fax) 250-782-6300 • (Email) horizon@dcdn.ca

Dan Przybylski Sales Mgr. 250-784-4319 horizon@dcdn.ca

Janis Kmet BC Sales Rep. 250-219-0369 jkmet@dcdn.ca

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“The Sound of Music” @ Douglas J. Cardinal P.A.C.

SPRING FORWARD 1 HOUR @ 2:00 AM SUNDAY, MARCH 11 G.P. “The Sound of Music” @ Douglas J. Cardinal P.A.C.

Dawson Creek Beginner Roping Clinic @ LaKota AgriPlex

Dawson Creek D.C. Horse Club Clinic @ LaKota AgriPlex

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Wrangler Charolais - Westlock G.P.

“The Sound of Music” @ Douglas J. Cardinal P.A.C.

CDC Talent Show @ North Peace Cultural Centre

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“The Sound of Music” @ Douglas J. Cardinal P.A.C.

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McLennan GOOGLE DRIVE Course @ Town Council Room

BULL SALE Mackenzie Red Angus Dawson Creek BULL SALE On Target - Barrhead Falher GOOGLE DRIVE Course @Smoky River MD Office

BULL SALE North Country Ranchland Dawson Creek

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Fort St. John CONCERT - Brett Kissel @ the Lido

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BULL SALE 14 Super Wednesday J Lazy A Ranch G.P. CONCERT Nelly @ Entrec Centre, Evergreen Park High Prairie PCBFA EFP & Growing Forward 2 Seminar

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Beaverlodge 25th Annual Quilt Show @ Cultural Centre Dawson Creek Melissa Duff Barrel Clinic @ Lakota AgriPlex

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BULL SALE 8 Aspen Hill/Heart Valley Bull Sale Teepee Creek BULL SALE Excel Ranches - Westlock BULL SALE JoNomn Hereford Ranch - Clyde Fort St. John CONCERT - Brett Kissel @ the Lido G.P. 2018 CCAA National Women’s Volleyball Championships @ GPRC G.P. Peace Country Classic Agri-Show @ Evergreen Park BULL SALE 15 Lazy S Charolais - Beaverlodge G.P. Building for the Bumbles @ Evergreen Park

G.P. WORLD WATER DAY Concert - The Offspring @ BULL SALE Revolution Place Mountain Side Angus Beaverlodge

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29 G.P. Beaverlodge Concert - TheQuilt Offspring 25th Annual Show@ Revolution Place @ Cultural Centre Dawson Creek Melissa Duff Barrel Clinic @ Lakota AgriPlex St. Isidore SARDA Soil Health Seminar @ Cultural Centre Wembley Lights & Sirens Fod Bank Drive

Spring Select Sale - Dawson Creek BULL SALE

Chittick Family Bull Sale Mayerthorpe Fort St. John

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BULL SALE Northern Classic Bull Sale Evergreen Park G.P. 2018 CCAA National Women’s Volleyball Championships @ GPRC G.P. CONCERT - Johnny Reid @ Revolution Place G.P. Peace Country Classic Agri-Show @ Evergreen Park Pouce Coupe Schnitzel Night @ Legion Hall St. St. John Damn Cold Comedy Fest @ the Lido Valleyview Greenview Regional Multiplex Grand Opening

BULL SALE Brandl Cattle Co. - Jarvie BULL SALE Harvest Angus - Williams Lake BULL SALE PC Supreme Bull Sale Beaverlodge Dawson Creek Beginner Roping Clinic @ LaKota AgriPlex G.P. 2018 CCAA National Women’s Volleyball Championships @ GPRC G.P. Peace Country Classic Agri-Show @ Evergreen Park Teepee Creek 2nd Annual TP Creek PBR Classic

High Prairie 16 PCBFA EFP & Growing Forward 2 Seminar Hythe St. Patrick’s Day Irish Stew @ Golden Age Centre

BULL SALE 17 Bar 4A Cattle Co. - on Ranch BULL SALE Northern Impact Charolais - Clyde Triangle Pioneer Threshermen’s Assn Jamboree @ Triangle Hall

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Beaverlodge 25th Annual Quilt Show @ Cultural Centre Dawson Creek Melissa Duff Barrel Clinic @ Lakota AgriPlex

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2119 Snow Equipment

9031 Certified Seed for Sale 9031 Certified Seed for Sale 2205 Farm Implements

2 Ice Augers, 1 is 8” 12 Volt.

The Other is 8” Jiffy Gas. 780-539-5402

Certified Stettler Seed Wheat Cleaned. Can Deliver. 250782-0220

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CERTIFIED SEED FOR SALE: Wheat: AAC RED WATER , STETTLER, CDC BRADWELL, CDC PENHOLD; Barley: MAVERICK, AUSTENSON, MERRIDETH. COPELAND; Oats: CDC HAYMAKERS, AC MORGANS; Peas: AMARILLOS, LIMERICKS, RAEZERS; Canola: SYNERGY POLISH, DEKALB RR VARIETIES. Call Gerald: 780-518-1505, 780-538-3868

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Agriterra Equipment – AGCO .............................. 27 Agriterra Equipment - Cub Cadet ....................... 76 All Peace Realty ................................................. 90 Bayer Crop Science - Infinity FX ........................ 11 Bayer Crop Science –Raxil ................................... 3 Bayer Crop Science – Tundra ............................... 7 Belt Drive Betty - Busted Knuckle ...................... 86 BF Collision.......................................................... 78 Butler Farm Equipment ....................................... 72 Canwest Trailers ................................................. 90 Cleardale Colony ................................................ 20 CLH.bid.com .................................................. 94, 95 Countryside Motor Sports ................................... 2 Dave Ross Equipment ............................... 1, 28, 29 Dawson Co-operative Union ........................... 8, 16 Dawson Creek Medical Clinic ............................. 78 Dawson Creek Vet Clinic ..................................... 15 Douglas Lake Equipment ............................... 70,71 EnviroBore Directional Drilling ............................ 20 FarmLead.com - Breakfast Brief .......................... 4 Flaman Sales ....................................................... 73 Foster's Agri-World ....................................... 75, 96 Foster's Seed & Feed ............................................ 6 Fresh Water Treatment Systems ........................... 6 Hearth & Home Furnishings .................................. 1 Henry Vos ............................................................. 90 Home Hardware (Fischer Lumber) ...................... 79 The Horse Ranch ................................................. 14 J Lazy A Ranch .................................................... 25 Keddie's ................................................................. 1 Kubota Country ................................................... 67 Limoges Seed Farm - Bio-Sul ............................... 4 Mile Zero Denture Clinic........................................ 2 Milligan Creek Steel............................................. 19 Mulvahill Fencing................................... Classifieds Northern Heating & Fireplace ............................. 14 Peace Country Beef & Forage Assn ................... 82 Peace Country Classic Agri-Show ... 31, 32, 65, 66 Penergetic Canada .............................................. 12 Penson Angus ....................................... Classifieds PrairieCoast equipment .......................... 68, 69, 74 Precision Ag (William Fehr) ................................... 6 Prestville Farms ..................................... Classifieds Recovery Upholstery ............................. Classifieds Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers ....................... 91, 92, 93 Ross Chrysler ...................................................... 30 Rotary Club of Dawson Creek ............................ 83 S.A.R.D.A. ............................................................ 82 Scenic Heights Seed Farm ................................... 6 SeCan................................................................. 5, 9 Sekura Auctions .................................................. 87 Sexsmith Used Farm Parts ................................. 77 South Peace Feeder's Co-op ............................. 25 Southwest Design & Construction........................ 1 Thorsby Stockyards Inc ...................................... 25 UFA Co-operative Ltd ......................................... 22 Vertical Building Solutions .................................. 26 Wanham Grazing Association ............... Classifieds Weaver Auction ....................................... 81, 88, 89 Wembley Livestock Market................................. 24 Westcan Feed & Seeds ................... 13, Classifieds Chase Westersund ................................ Classifieds Worsley Fabrication & Welding ............................. 2

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

• ON THE FARM • • IN THE FIELD • • IN THE BARN • • ON THE TRACTOR •

3563 Dogs

Livestock guardian dogs for sale. 2 1-yr-old neutered males. All shots, Raised with sheep. 780-971-2493

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The Kiwanis Club of Dawson Creek is looking for straw bales for their Annual Easter Event. If you have any that you would be willing to donate or sell, please contact Allan Cameron at 250-782-2174 or waacameron@gmail.com

2050 Craft Items/Gift Ideas

TAKE YOUR TIME

FOR SALE: Singer Knitting Machine. Contact: 780-6181317

Large Quantity of Craft Supplies. Silk Flowers, Ribbon, Christmas-Supplies, Wreaths, Garlands, Picks and More. 780-539-5402

2145 Wanted to Buy

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WANTED: Shed Antlers for Creative Art. Purchase by the Pound. Call Terry at 780766-2937/780-876-4455

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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: D8K Cat with Tilt Dozer. Brush Cutter, Piler, Fuel Wagon, Parts.

Phone: 780-928-2362.

FOR SALE: Two 475 Michelin Loaders.13 yard buckets. (780)836-5694

2218 Mills/Equipment

FOR SALE: 1999 Tri-Axle 42 ft Grain Trailer. Phone: 780-836-5694

2220 Misc Farm Equipment

72 Stealth Double-ShootOpeners Fits NH or Case Precision Drill. Done Less than 5000 Acres. 250-7820220 FOR SALE: 1999 Tri-Axle 42 ft Grain Trailer. Phone: 780-836-5694 FOR SALE: Elias Cattle Scale, AI Kit/ Burdizzo/Dr. Frank’s Calf-Puller/Calf Nursing Pail & Bottle. 780618-1317 FOR SALE: TR96 with Melroe Pickup and 25’ 971 Straight Cut. $18,000.

Call/Text Kevin 250-2634263

8346 Services for Hire

FOR ALL YOUR UPHOLSTERY NEEDS

Nick & Caroline Sekulic

nick@telusplanet.net prestville.com 780.814.2849 Box 181, Rycroft, AB T0H 3A0

Slightly used 10’ & 12’ snow blade to fit a JD/ Kubota/or skid-steer. 780-354-2161, (Cell)-780-518-6095 Used 75” 3 pth snow blower/manual chute rotator. $2900. New units also available. 780-354-2161 (Cell)-780-518-6095

• AUTOMOTIVE & MARINE • VINTAGE CARS & HOT RODS • OILFIELD & FARM EQUIPMENT • WINTER FRONTS

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Bay Tobiano Yearling Filly, Registerable, Mature to 15.2, Friendly, Handled, Sporthorse Type. $2900. Phone: 250-786-5860

JD 9870 STS Combine. Excellent Condition. Always shedded. Michels roll-over tarp. JD 615 pickup.

(780)518-0635

SHEDS Custom Sheds of All Types.

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

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FOR SALE: Kubota MX5100 Tractor. Call: 780836-5694 WANTED: John Deere # 317 Garden Tractor For Parts. Phone: 780-832-8103

5020 Business Services

BUILT RIGHT

Reg’d 15.2 Hand Red Roan Broke Gelding, 5 Years, Ranch/Trail, Likes People. $4200. Phone: 250-786-5860

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2 Registered Red Angus Bulls. Born 2015. Nice Bulls with Quiet Temperament. $3500./each. Phone: 250788-9640.

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Farms, Ranches, ¼ Sections, Acreages & Recreational Properties Receive Local, Provincial, National and International Marketing Coverage

CHASE WESTERSUND 778-927-6634

3535 Livestock

3535 Livestock PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS

(780) 814-4993

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Sexsmith, AB

& Heifers. Red & Blacks, Preg Checked/Vaccinated/Treated with Ivomec.

780-836-2125 FOR SALE: 200 Black Angus Cows/50 Black Angus Heifers/Start Calving April 10th. Closed Herd. 250-7882253.

FOR SALE: 5 Charolais Bulls. 3-2 Yr-Olds & 2-3 Yr.-Olds. $4,000./Each. 250787-2944. Ask For Harvey FOR SALE: Angus-Cross Bred Heifers. Bred to Red & Black Bulls. Due May 1st.

780-219-9355 Livestock guardian dogs for sale. 2 1-yr-old neutered males. All shots, Raised with sheep. 780-971-2493 Registered Polled Hereford Bulls. Vaccinated/Semen Tested. Free Delivery, Can Keep Until Spring. Phone: 780-836-2125.

SHADOW CREEK RED POLLS Two-Year-Old and Yearling Registered Red Poll Bulls for Sale. Semen Tested and Proven Breeders.

Also Our Current Bull Calf Crop is Up and Coming.

Give Us a Call at 250-2625638 or Visit www.shadowcreek.farm Speckle Park Bulls for Sale.

For More Information Contact Allan 780-835-8097 or Robin 780-834-7243 Unregistered Black Angus cross Red Angus bull. Born April 2015. 78 lb B.W. About 1600 lbs. Can keep until end of March & deliver. $3000 call Nelson @ 780494- 2460.

Services 5020 BusinessBUILT RIGHT

Registered 2-Year-Olds & Long Yearlings Ready to Sell Off the Farm

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Livestock 3535 Bred Hereford Cross Cows

SHEDS Custom Sheds of All Types.

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

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Houses for Sale 6030 For Sale: Older house to be

moved in Spirit River area. $10,000 OBO. 780-8644400, 780-518-9575

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Houses For Rent

Houses for Rent in Hines Creek, AB. For information call 780-772-3276

Lawn & Garden 8220 WANTED: John Deere #

300 Big Round Grass Hay Bales for Sale, Approx. 1300 lbs each. $30/per bale. 250759-4956 Alfalfa Timothy Brome Square Bales.

Shedded, No Rain. $6.00 per Bale.

Phone: 780-766-2691 or 780-830-6079 FOR SALE: 500 Hay Bales, Approx 1500 lbs, Alfalfa/Timothy. Put Up Early/No Rain. Good Horse or Cow Feed. Gordondale Area. $40./Bale 780-353-2402

Hay For Sale: Alfalfa, Grass Mixture, Approx. 1400 lb Bales. $45./Bale Groundbirch Area. Phone: 250-7820462 Large Round Hay Bales for Sale.

Alfalfa & Alfalfa/Grass Mix. Phone: 780-618-1234

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Tundra Truck Canopy, White, 6 Windows, 2 Sliders, 84” x 74” OD. $350. Phone: 780-539-5402

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317 Garden Tractor For Parts. Phone: 780-832-8103

Farm Produce 9005 For Sale: Healthy Grass Fed Beef On The Hoof. $1.00/lb Butchered. Phone: 780-8362125

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9025 Hay/Bales For Sale

Fall Rye Seed -85% -Germ.

Can Blend, Mini-Bulk Available. Fairview, Phone: 780-835-0872

9025 Hay/Bales For Sale

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JD 630D Straight-cut header.

Like new. Always shedded. c/w slow-speed transport.

Single knife drive. (780)5180635

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CDC Amarillo Yellow Pea. CDC Raezer Green Pea. Hill Farms Ltd. 250-261-3041 or 250-789-3469.

Certified AAC Elie, CWRS, Semi-Dwarf, Good Yield.

Registered and Certified AAC Redberry, CWRS, Good Standing, 3-4 Days Earlier than Carberry, Good Sprout Resistance.

Certified and Registered CDC Limerick, Smooth Green Pea. Call Fred 780694-2427 or 780-864-0128.

Feed Barley Wanted in The Sexsmith Area. Call Gord: 780-831-6872

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The road is long, with many turns for riders I read recently about a service that is called Twisted Road.

Their idea is to disrupt the motorcycle rental business by having people like you and I be willing to rent our motorcycles out to others. I decided I had to check them out and spent some time reading all of their rental FAQ’s.

I am unsure of how you would feel about renting out your motorcycle to someone you don’t know.

There are lots of people that I know that ride, very few that I will throw my keys to, and I am sure you are probably equally as protective.

There are a lot of things on and not on their website that concern me.

If you read their FAQ’s, they constantly say “we intend to”.

“If someone rents out my bike and drops it, will I be paid for the damages Yes. Twisted Road intends to cover the damages up to the value of the motorcycle, or $15,000, whichever is lower. For example, if your bike’s value is $4,500, and the bike is totaled, we intend to pay you for the value of the bike, or $4,500.”

Those words, intend to, mean that I would be out. Promises that are vague like this do not instil any confidence in me.

Let’s look at some of the other challenges that this concept has from the owner’s side: #1 - Many people don’t treat their own bikes with the care and concern I treat mine with. Do you really want someone with a different riding style from yours riding your motorcycle? That’s an emotional decision only you can make, but remember, unlike a rental bike that never gets used to one rider (by that I mean the wearing patterns on the drive train that are caused by how you get on the throttle etc.) your motorcycle probably is conditioned to your riding style and an alternate riding style can affect the way your bike runs long term.

#2 - Yes you are gaining some money, but does the rental money you would gain actually cover the real costs of riding like wear and tear on tires, brakes etc. They have no limit on mileage and don’t mention a mileage fee that I can see anywhere. #3 - Breakdowns, what happens when a stator goes, or some other part while it’s being rented?

Who pays for the repairs and what guarantee about quality of parts is there? #4 - Services. So your bike is rented for two weeks and buddy puts on 5K, is he responsible for the oil change, brakes if they need replacing etc? #5 - You make 70% of the rental fee and don’t get paid for a week AFTER the rider is done. I don’t like that, do you? #6 - I know when I rented a bike in Ireland, my insurance did not cover me on the rental bike when I crashed, so I’d have a real concern with this company relying so heavily on rider’s individual insurance. #7 - I doubt that if YOUR insurance company found out you were making money by renting out your bike, that your insurance wouldn’t be cancelled. I will almost guarantee that it will be cancelled or you will be forced to get commercial insurance. No where on their website do they suggest that you talk to your insurance company before you join. #8 - What if I decide to cancel the rental because I don’t like the rider?

Will I be sued? That’s not addressed on their site.

# 9 - What if they crash and sue me for providing a bike that is not up to par?

That’s not addressed on their site. # 10 - They allow you to take someone’s motorcycle out of country (US - Canada) - REALLY? Have they checked with the border? I doubt that would fly...

Let’s look at some of the challenges from the renter’s point of view: #1 - How well maintained is the bike I am going to rent? Am I going to get stuck renting something that needs neck bearings or other repairs?

Am I on the hook? #2 - If the owner can cancel up to 24 hours before hand, who protects me and my vacation?

I am not a fan of this idea. There are just too many issues that can arise.

I like the idea of renting from companies like EagleRider Calgary.

They maintain their fleet. I only have to deal with their company, they can protect my vacation because if something happened to their ride, they have resources that Twisted Road would not have.

EagleRider Rentals are available world wide and I don’t have to worry about insurance issues.

Those are my thoughts, what say you?

Have a fantastic day, Belt Drive Betty, Editor & Rider PS - Remember to nominate your favourite community at www.riderfreindlycontest.ca

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Unreserved Real Estate and Farm Equipment Auction for Henry & Abe Klassen 10 am - Thursday April 19, 2018 – Cleardale AB

8 Parcels Real Estate

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K1: NW30-84-10-W6 160± acre parcel with 6 (3+3) bedroom 3 bath family home with energy efficient ICF constructed basement.

40x120 heated, insulated shop with bathroom. 8 x 5000 bushel Westeel bins. Land is a mix of pasture and cultivated land.

K2: SW19-84-10-W6 156± acre farm with a spacious 4 bedroom 2 bath family home on steel pilings. Land is a mix pasture/cultivated.

K3: NW19-84-10-W6 Great Opportunity -161± acres mix of pasture and cultivated land.

K4: SW32-84-10-W6 160± acres of open land cultivated land primarily in grain production.

K5: SE32-84-10-W6 160± acres - Open land 100± acres recently cleared for pasture K6: NW35-83-11-W6 160± acres Open land – 80± acres grain and 80± acres of pasture/hay land K7: NE35-83-11-W6 160± acres Open land – 100± acres in grain and 20± acres of hay, balance in pasture.

K8: Long Term Grazing Lease SE1-85-11-W6 102± acres Great addition to your pasture base

Real Estate Sells @12 PM

Partial Listing

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K5

K6

K7

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Open House / Preview Saturday March 24 K2 SW 19 – from 10 AM to 1 PM K1 NW 30 – from 1 PM to 4 PM

Tractors & Attachments: 2014 Versatile 2375 4WD Tractor • 2014 Kubota M126GX MFWD Loader Tractor • 2012 Kubota M135X MFWD Loader Tractor • 1988 Versatile 876 4WD Tractor • 2012 JD 5075E 2WD Tractor • Ford 9N Vintage Tractor • Shop Built 10 ft Manual Angle Blade • 8 ft Smooth Bucket to fit M Series Kubota Loaders • (2) Bale Forks Construction / Industrial: 1980 Cat D6D Crawler Harvest: 1990 JD 9600 Combine • 2015 Rem Grain Vac • Brandt 1370 Mechanical Swing Grain Auger • 1983 JD 8820 Combine • 1983 JD 6620 Combine • 2014 Westfield X80-36 Grain Auger • GT 580 Batch Dryer • Sakundiak HD8-1800 Grain Auger (8"x60 ft) • JD 22 ft Flex Header • JD 230 & 930 30 ft Straight Cut Headers • (2) 30 ft Header Movers • GT 370 Batch Dryer • (2) Wheatland 8" X 10 ft Transfer • Keho 16150 5 HP Aeration Fans, 220v • Westfield W70-36 Grain Auger Haying: 2016 Vermeer 605N Round Baler • 2016 Vermeer MC3700 Hydro Swing 13 ft Discbine • 2015 Vermeer BPX9000 Bale Processor • JD 700 Twin Rolobar V Rake • 2014 Frontier WR1012 12 Wheel V Rake • NH 116 Hydro Swing 16 ft Haybine • NH 273 Small Square Baler • Valmar Hay Preservative Applicator • MF 36 Rollo Bar Rake Tillage & Seeding Equipment: 2013 Landoll 6230 33 ft Disc • 2015 McFarlane WDL2070-16 70 ft Harrow Draw Bar • 2003 JD 1820 35 ft Air Drill • Kello- Built 225 20 ft Heavy Disc • Willmar 5 Ton Spreader • Shop Built 20 ft Land Roller • Coop Implements 279 45 ft Field Cultivator • Friggstad 322 26 ft Deep Tillage Cultivator • 45 ft Diamond Harrows Heavy Trucks: 1980 GMC Brigadier T/A Grain Truck • 2000 Freightliner T/A Highway Tractor • 1996 Freightliner T/A Highway Tractor • 1988 IH S1954 S/A Grain Truck Vehicles: 2006 Dodge 2500 4X4 Crew Cab Pickup • S/A Jeep Trailers: 2015 Lode King Super-B 28 ft Grain Trailers • 2012 Wilson 24 ft G/N T/A Aluminum Stock Trailer • 1997 Wilson 48 ft T/A High Boy Deck Trailer • 1980 Wilcox T/A Lowboy Equipment Trailer • 1990 Logan Coach G/N T/A 20 ft Stock Trailer • Shop Built 20 ft G/N T/A Deck Trailer • Shop Built S/A Tank Trailer • Shop Built S/A Deck Trailer 3 PT, Lawn & Garden, Bins & Buildings, Livestock Equipment including numerous panels, Shop & Tools, Large Assortment of Household Items and much more!

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Harvest Equipment & Bins

2014 Versatile 2375 4WD

2015 Lode King Super-B 28 ft Grain Trailers

2013 Landoll 6230 33' Disc

2014 Kubota M126GX MFWD

2012 Kubota M135X MFWD

2016 Vermeer 605N Baler

2015 McFarlane WDL2070-16 70 ft Harrow Draw Bar

2016 Vermeer MC3700 Hydro Swing 13 ft Discbine

2003 John Deere 1820 35 ft Air Drill

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MacAulay to promote agricultural trade with California and the United States A fter delivering a keynote address to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention last month, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay will be traveling to California this week for a ministerial mission.

On the trip, Minister MacAulay will be going to Sacramento to promote the Canada-California economic partnership and to highlight the strengths of Canada’s agriculture trade with the United States. With California’s exports to Canada totalling $5.4 billion (CAD) in 2016, Canada is California’s number one market for agriculture and agri-food exports.

As negotiations on a modernized North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) continue to progress, the Government of Canada is working hard to create new opportunities for producers and food processors on both sides of the border.

During the mission, Canada will be recognized as an important trading partner for the United States on the floors of both the California Assembly and the Senate. Highlighting bilateral

agricultural trade benefits between California and Canada, Minister MacAulay will meet with a member of California’s congressional delegation, and provide keynote remarks at a trade panel discussion alongside the California Chamber of Commerce.

with our NAFTA partners to deepen our economic relationship and strengthen trade between our great nations.”

- The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Royal LePage Valley Realty 10024 – 101st Street Peace River, Alberta T8S 1S6

Panel discussion participants include California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary, Karen Ross, California Farm Bureau Federation President, Jamie Johansson, and other key members within California and Canada’s agriculture sectors.

The Minister will meet with government officials as well as industry stakeholders to underline the importance of NAFTA to businesses on both sides of the border.

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Grain grade disputes and the harvest sample program Collaboration is key to ensure the grain supply chain in western Canada remains efficient. The grain handling and transportation system generally operates well to meet the needs of most producers and industry stakeholders. However, service issues and disputes can occasionally happen.

“One area of potential disputes is disagreement on assessments of grain grade and dockage between producers and primary elevators,” says Chuanliang Su, domestic policy analyst, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. ”Although it is uncommon to see grade/dockage disputes, it is important for producers to know what process and procedure to follow when they do occur, so these disputes can be settled fairly and in a timely manner.”

The federal government oversees the Canada Grain Act and related grain regulations. If producers disagree with a licensed primary elevator’s assessment of grade and dockage, they can dispute the assessment through the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). Producers can ask elevators to send representative samples of their grain to the CGC to assess grade and dock-

age. Then, payments to producers will be made based on those estimates made by the CGC. The CGC has also developed the Harvest Sample Program to help producers assess the quality of their grain. When producers sign up for this voluntary program, they receive annual Harvest Sample kits containing envelopes for sending in grain samples. The CGC will conduct grade, dockage, and quality assessments for the participating producers at no charge.

Because of the smaller sample sizes and because the samples are taken by producers instead of the CGC, these results are considered unofficial. However, many producers believe this program provides useful information, especially at delivery times when producers and primary elevators discuss grain quality. Producers are encouraged to use this program, as it is helpful, particularly for those who need to travel extra kilometres to shop around for better grades prior to their grain deliveries.

Contact: Chuanliang (Johnny) Su 780-422-7807

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The annual Swan Lake fishing derby goes Sunday Get your fishing rods ready, as the annual ice fishing derby is this Sunday at Swan Lake Provincial Park.

Presented by the Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek, there are three heats lasting an hour and half each from 10 am to 3:30 pm.

For more information, contact Alex at 250-719-4760 or Dale at 250-719-7427. reporter@dcdn.ca

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Bekkerus Farmstead for Sale

Kleskun Hills Bison Ranch for Sale

Martineau 7-¼’s for Lease

April 18, 2018 | LaGlace, AB

September 5, 2018 | Grande Prairie, AB

March 20, 2018 | Clairmont, AB

THE BEKKERUS FARMSTEAD is much more than just an acreage. The farmstead comes with character in a 3 bedroom home maintained to perfection set in a mature setting that has taken decades of husbandry to develop. The farmstead is situated right on paved Hwy# 59 only 1 mile west of LaGlace. The farmstead has an outstanding 32’ x 40’ heated shop with extra height and a large overhead electric door.

LaGlace has all the amenities of urban living including a school, grocery store and a ‘state of the art’ new recreational facility complete with a hockey rink, running track, fitness rooms etc. set for completion in 2019. Pick your kids up from school and watch them ride their horses out the kitchen window in the fenced riding area. If your husband works in the oil patch north west of Grande Prairie you will enjoy seeing him arrive home 45 minutes early each day. The first class heated shop is perfect for any oilfield contractor or crude hauler. The farmstead also has a 40’ x 60’ quonset along with a new 24’ x 32’ cold storage shed.

THE KLESKUN HILLS BISON RANCH (’KHBR’) was established in 1999 by owners Dave King, Ric Peterson and Dean Swanberg. Over 19 years they built a world class bison ranch, assembling 32 quarter sections of land. Thirty (30) ¼’s are contiguous surrounding Kleskun Hill Park just east of the City of Grande Prairie, AB bordering the north perimeter of Hwy 43.

In total over 4,800 acres, the ranch is a mosaic of virgin prairie grassland, highly fertile open fields coupled with a bit of rugged badland giving the ranch the character it has become well known for. The ranch is a working bison ranch — an industry that has achieved unparalleled strength, stability and profitability over the past seven years. The land will be auctioned in individual Parcels. At the end of the auction a bidder may qualify to bid on the entire ranch and keep it as a working ranch c/w over 1,000 head of bison, hay and equipment.

THE MARTINEAU FARM is located east of Clairmont, Albrerta bordering the Mercer Hill Road on the north. Seven (7) quarters all in one block. 970 acres of cultivated, highly fertile well drained land.

If your a grain farmer looking for the ulimate test drive then these seven quarters are for you. The land is up for auction for a one year lease with a sale in the fall. The entire farm was summerfallowed in 2017. Given the wet fall in 2016 a portion of the 2016 crop was worked into the land in the spring of 2017 including an entire quarter of peas on the home quarter.

Along with the one year lease will be the usage of over 40,000 bushels of grain storage as part of the lease at no extra cost. Starting Bid for the lease will be set at $40.00 per cultivated acres. The land then sells along with the 32 quarter Kleskun Hills Bison Ranch in the fall of 2018. That sale auction will be September 5th, with a closing of October 15th, 2018 with 6,000 acres in total up for sale in one block.

Beau Saada Ranch for Sale

Potratz Farm for Sale

Ridgevalley Aggregate ½ Section

April 3, 2018 | Beaverlodge, AB

August 16, 2018 | Gordondale, AB

March 15, 2018 | Ridgevalley, AB

BEAU SAADA RANCH is located 8 kilometers east of Beaverlodge, AB. The Ranch is elevated, sitting on the westerly side of Saskatoon Mountain with panoramic views south and west as far as the eye can see. The 150 acre ranch is an almost equal mix of natural forest and open pasture. Whether you are a young family looking to raise your children on a working ranch with horses, cattle or even elk (as the ranch is set up for) or merely looking for a wilderness setting close to urban amenities Beau Saada is a must see.

The residence is a 3,374 sq/ft custom built post and beam 4 bedroom home built by the current owner. The yard is carved out of the natural trees with an industrial area to the north which includes a large heated shop with office.

Words cannot do this ranch justice — please view the video!

THE POTRATZ FARM is located just 2 miles north of Highway 49 almost midway between Dawson Creek and Spirit River. The farm is made up of 3 quarters of cultivated land with perfect drainage to the south and east. The soil allows for unlimited options when it comes time for cropping decisions.

If your looking to expand your land base, this farm is in the perfect location to take advantage of economies of scale with other land up for sale in close proximity. The farm will be sold in 4 Parcels with the 15 acre farmstead being sold as Parcel 4.

The farmstead includes the one owner custom built residence as well as a large 30' by 48' heated shop. There is also a large 60’ cold storage shed with ‘lean to’ for equipment storage. The size of the farmstead, amenities such as the heated shop and proximity to a busy oil sector make the farmstead an ideal choice for a crude hauler or oilfield contractor.

THE RIDGEVALLEY AGGREGATE half section, south east of Ridgevalley, AB is one of the largest known, privately owned and undeveloped held aggregate deposits in Northwestern Alberta.

A test pit has been in operation on the land for the past year. The sale includes an assingment of permits and deposits held by the Alberta Government. A turn key pit.

The land has been professionally tested showing high quality, consistent, good grade aggregate in significant depth. The land is located in close proximity to the Valleyview area which is in extremely short supply of aggregate. The deposit has very manageable overburden and the test pit has proven that water management is not an issue.

At CLHbid our team works with owners of sand and gravel deposits. We can assist you in achieving top value for your aggregate when dealing with the major players in the industry.

Check CLHbid.com for more images, video and details on auction terms of sale.

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