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Spectators, handlers and stock dogs converged at a farm north of Valleyview for a prestigious three day event.

The 2014 Western Canadian Stock Dog Championships and the Greenview Shepherds Championship took place in Alberta at the Roberts’ farm 15 miles north of Valleyview just off Highway 49. The two classes offered were open and nursery. Over 27 handlers signed up, some had more than one dog trained for various maneuvers with a total of 39 elite canines competing in the three day event.

The championships presented an opportunity to observe a lineup of select sheep dogs and handlers from the four western provinces, compete in trials on Roberts’ open field. The teams (dog and man) must hone their skills as they train, grow and develop the expertise of meeting the challenges of the course, while driving and maneuvering the groups of sheep through the terrain and obstacles placed strategically in the field. It has been quoted, “A well trained stock dog is one of a farm’s most valuable tools.”

Onsite under the big tent were PurseA-Nality clothiers, 4H Wildrose Multiclub and the Hamburger Shack from DeBolt, The vendors’ booths presenting an array of gifts and concessions for the three day event.

Wayne Roberts, son and grandsons were situated at the start off section of the course and manned/set the sheep in

the starting area. Linda Roberts and her two sisters were on deck at the bottom of the run during the trials, and worked wherever needed to maintain a smooth operating event.

The Roberts’ daughter, Sarah White worked with the judge as score keeper.

Judy smith, Trista Rabble and Shauna Roberts were involved as the volunteer welcoming committee and helped out wherever needed.

Nigel Watkins sat in as acting judge on the championships and has a wealth of knowledge, expertise and experience in the field. He teaches clinics and judges sheepdog trials around the world, and has amassed abundant accolades of credibility while competing in championships and workshops worldwide.

Announcer Art Unsworth’s deep soulful voice belted out the process of the championship runs, the handler’s/ dog’s names/history and any other information pertinent to the event. His willingness to share his knowledge of the maneuvers, skill and expertise of the handler and dogs relationship, as well as the rules of the event, enhanced the spectators’ enjoyment of watching the championships.

Joanne Gardiner was onsite for the entire event and captured a multitude of amazing photographs of the handlers and dogs in action, which are posted on her website.

The competitions began on Friday and Saturday. Oct. 3 and 4 at 7am with open runs, followed by the WCSDC Western Canadian Stock Dog Champi-

Join us in standing on guard for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo

onship, Greenview Shepherds Championship and Open Nursery and Preliminary runs.

On Friday the rainy, cold weather didn’t dampen spirits of man or dog and the day progressed efficiently, closing out at around 4pm.

Saturday brought warmer weather for the events and a larger turnout of spectators, although a blustery wind came up in the afternoon and folks had to bundle up.

On Saturday afternoon the Agility Fun Trial began. Dogs demonstrate their element of agility, control, mental and physical ability to carry out required requests from their handlers. The agility competition is a challenge and competition that is enjoyable for the spectator, handler and dog.

The main element of this sport is fun and good sportsmanship for the team (dog and man).

Rebecca Hayes-Copeland from Partners Naturally out of Grande Prairie set up organized the Agility Competitions and run.

The events came to a close around 4:30. Later a hot supper was provided by the Roberts family for the volunteers and competitors.

A good old fashioned country hoedown was held in an enclosed building on the Roberts’ property with invited special guests Richard and Mary Tipton.

They were invited to provide music for the guests and competitors. The Tiptons are also the founders of ASDA, the Alberta Sheepdog Association and this is their 30th year anniversary with the association.

The Roberts family presented the couple with a beautiful engraved sheep dog picture as a tribute to their dedication to the ASDA. Sunday dawned warm and sunny with an 8am Cowboy Church service officiated by preacher/poet Dale Thomp-

son from Grovedale. He recited a few of his poems and shared a heartfelt talk finishing the service with prayer. Guests were then treated to a hearty breakfast of pancakes, eggs and sausages cooked up and served by the Valleyview Elks Club.

(L) Ken Price with his dog Creek, winner of the Western Canadian Stock Dog Championship and the judge for the event Nigel Watkins.

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o the dogs The Stock Dog Championships began promptly at 9am with Jean Gellings and Missy starting out on the course. Following this was the Nursery Preliminary Run. The finalists were then introduced and the Western Canadian Double Lift Final, Nursery Final and Driving Final ran in smooth succession throughout the remain-

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with the MD of Greenview Councilor Dale Smith on hand to administer the Greenview Shepherds Championship award.

Judge Watkins and Wayne Roberts presented awards to the Western Canadian Stock Dog Championship winners.

Announcer Unsworth introduced the handlers and dogs to the crowd and encouraged the spectators to cheer them on in their endeavours over the three day event.

Each run is judged for the best pen (putting the sheep in their pens) and best shed (splitting sheep away from the herd).

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The Double Lift Final is a 30 minute trial run on a course with two groups of sheep being herded by the dog. The winner of this category was Ken Price with his dog Sid. First place Nursery Champion was taken by Dennis Gellings with his Shepherd dog Jiggs and second place went to his wife Jean Gellings (dog Missy).

Driving Final winner was Carole Nelson with her dog Kale. Second place went to Wendy Schnaltz with Shepherd dog Floss.

Western Canadian Grand Champion winner of the 2014 event held in Valleyview, Alberta is Ken Price and his extraordinary dog Creek. The pair hail from from Dawson Creek B.C. The awards presentation took place around 3:30pm

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Grain Growers of Canada urge passing of Bill C-18 OTTAWA, October 28, 2014 – Appearing before the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food this morning, Grain Growers of Canada strongly encouraged the passing of Bill C-18 the Agricultural Growth Act. The bill’s proposed amendments to the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act (PBR) will align Canadian legislation with the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties (UPOV’91). This is important for ensuring Canadian farmers have access to the newest seed varieties and will create a regulatory environment that will encourage investment in innovation.

“Canada is one of only a handful of countries not covered under UPOV’91,” said Grain Growers President Gary Stanford. “This has put our farmers at a competitive disadvantage to their international counterparts. Aligning our regulations will not only level the playing field for our producers, but it is also expected to encourage foreign breeders to release their varieties in Canada. This would give our farmers access to new varieties their competitors are already using.”

Both private and public investors require intellectual property protection tools allowing them to capture their investment. Amending the PBR Act to comply with UPOV’91 will help pave the way for much greater investment in the development of new seed varieties that will deliver

higher yields and better agronomics for Canadian farmers.

The proposals contained in Bill C-18 also enshrine into law the right of farmers to save, store and clean seed – something which is missing from the current regulatory framework.

Also important are key amendments to the Agriculture Marketing Programs Act. These changes bring more flexible terms for growers when using the cash advance program. Citing a need to keep up with increases in farm size, Grain Growers took this opportunity to push for more improvements to cash advances by requesting consideration of an increase in the limit that farmers can apply for under the Advance Payments Program.

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New Opportunities As we rounded out October and the snowflakes begin to appear, the positive thing to consider is that markets on seemingly on their way up. More than a few analysts are pointing to soymeal as a driver of the sustained rally we’ve seen in the grain markets but the move is now beyond “rational levels”. With an increase in price of 30% in just one month to almost $400 per short ton, supply and demand factors don’t really justify the current levels (AKA the fundamental glove doesn’t fit). Combined with precariously tight ending stocks, the behind-schedule U.S. soybean harvest has created problems for some crushers, in addition of having to compete with exporters (U.S. soymeal commitments & shipments are up 61 per cent yearover-year in the current marketing-year at 6.25 million tonnes). Additionally, there’s additional speculators joining the market as managed money increase their bets on a prices rising, which can compound movements as these new players don’t have to hold the physical product. This is all in mind, because soymeal is a high protein feed ingredient, other grains (i.e. corn or wheat) can be substituted but this can also be compromised by the current rail logistical issues in the U.S.. Overall, both domestic and export demand has helped maintain price increases, creating more than just an argument that the bottom has been priced in.

While the U.S. harvest progresses, other bullish catalysts surround seeding – specifically the U.S. winter wheat, Black Sea winter wheat, and Brazilian soybeans. In the U.S., the portion of winter wheat seeded rated good-to-excellent came in at 59%, well below pre-report expectations of 68%. In Russia, the condition of the winter wheat crop is well below the last five-year average but one should keep in mind that the area has had three continuous years of bumper crops.

And finally, in Brazil, seeding conditions are starting to finally improve after a lack of moisture available to help the crop get a headstart on the growing season.

Another overlying macro effect that may be in the back of the market’s mind is the general downturn we’ve seen over the past year or so in the overall commodity sector. More market analysts are suggesting a peak has already been reached in the commodity super cycle (usually lasts 20-30 years). Here in Canada, those effects are more pronounced as the Great White North is commodity-rich, export-driven economy.

According to a recent MacLean’s article, “the 15-year commodity boom – which gave Canada its Teflon-like strength during the deep global recession & helped make us the envy of the world – has run its course.”

The effects are being felt elsewhere possibly though as it looks like C.O.F.C.O., the Chinese state grain-buying agency will take a hit of almost $168 million due to soybean prices tanking over the first nine months of 2014. Not to say that commodity prices can’t bounce back, but when economic growth starts to slow in emerging markets, those same markets don’t demand the same amount of commodities/goods/services to fuel their growth. That being said, we continue to be advocates of “pencil farming” at this time of year: reevaluate monthly/quarterly expenses and what sort of monthly/quarterly sales and at what prices you should be making. Obviously I’m here to help find some new opportunities.

To growth, Brennan Turner President, FarmLead.com Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online and mobile grain marketplace (app available for iOS & Android). His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email (b.turner@farmlead.com) or phone (1-855-332-7653). r001691655

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Snow blasts Alberta crop quality FARM CREDIT CANADA OCTOBER 31, 2014

by Richard Kamchen Alberta crops yields are above average but quality has declined, according to Alberta Agriculture’s final crop report of the season.

Harvest operations are all but done in the province, and Alberta Agriculture expects yields to average five to 10 per cent above the five-year average.

Exempting last year’s bumper crop, the provincial average for all major crops top those of the last decade.

“It appears for most crops in most regions, yields continued to rise with time. The exception is the central region,” says James Wright, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation’s risk analyst. “This was a difficult region to estimate based upon the wide diverse conditions experienced this year, especially on the western half with the frost and snow in early September.”

Significant hail damage there also affected yield.

Alberta’s crop quality also took

a major hit from frost and snow. The department sounded more positive a few weeks ago, but now reports quality is well below 2012 and 2013 levels, and also slightly below the 10-year average.

Most crops are mid-quality.

“Crop quality has declined further than we earlier thought,” says Wright, who notes the delayed harvest undermined quality. “The comments of Oct. 7 were a little too optimistic based upon the five-year average since the quality of the previous two crop years was very good.”

Soil moisture ratings continued to decline, and both surface and subsoil moisture were rated at 59 per cent good or excellent as of Oct. 21, down two per cent from the previous week. But Wright says there’s no reason for farmers to be concerned about soil moisture being a potential issue as only five to 10 per cent of surface and subsoil moisture is rated poor.

“The conditions heading into the winter are very promising for next year,” he says.

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BrettYoung Celebrates 80th Anniversary with Grand Opening of New High-Capacity Seed Treating and Coating Facility Posted: October 28, 2014 Winnipeg, MB - October 28, 2014 - As part of its 80th anniversary celebrations, BrettYoung held the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art, high-capacity, seed treating and coating facility in Winnipeg today.

“This investment — the largest single investment in our company’s 80-year history — is a transformative one for BrettYoung,” says Calvin Sonntag, CEO of BrettYoung. “It not only enables us to better serve the needs of our existing customers but also supports the launch of new products and services.”

With a capacity of more than 50 million pounds of seed each year, the new 28,000 square foot facility features the latest equipment and process technologies to apply seed treatments and biologicals as well as nutrient and polymer coatings to canola, forage and turf seed.

The facility is fully computer-controlled and automated for high throughput, yet precise control of the application process. In addition, the facility has been designed to exceed new AWSA (Agrichemical Warehousing Standards Association) standards for commercial seed treatment facilities for the safe handling of crop protection products.

“Seed treatments and other performance enhancing additives are an increasingly important part of our

customers’ business,” states Cory Baseraba, Chief Operating Officer. “The plant has been designed to gently and efficiently coat virtually any seed type, and

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Overall, since the start of September temperatures have generally been warmer than normal, with at least near normal precipitation accumulations, says Wright.

“However, it has been relatively dry through a large area extending north of the Yellowhead Highway, between Edmonton and Lloydminster. Of significant note is that the central and far northern parts of the Peace Region have finally starting receiving near normal rainfall accumulations.”

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Harper government invests to grow new markets for Canada’s field crops October 27, 2014 – Winnipeg, Manitoba - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced an investment of $15 million to the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) to support market development efforts and sales of Canadian field crops in global markets through customer education and training.

This investment will support Cigi’s ongoing efforts to share technical and market knowledge with customers around the globe, further strengthening the competitive advantage for Canadian field crops. This will be achieved through technical exchanges, new crop missions, educational programs for global clients, and domestic training.

Quick facts The Canadian International Grains Institute is an internationally recognized non-profit market development and technical analysis organization that delivers customized training programs and technical expertise to customers around the world.

In 2013, Canadian grain exports were approximately $23 billion.

On May 29, 2014, Bill C-30, the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, received Royal Assent. The legislation identifies clear and achievable measures

to get Canada’s agricultural products, and other commodities, to market in a predictable and timely way.

This investment is being made through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriMarketing Program, a five-year, up to $341-million program under Growing Forward 2.

Quotes “Our Government continues working to enable Canada’s field-crop sector to keep pace with growing world demand. By promoting the quality and safety of Canada’s field crops, producers are able to differentiate their product from key competitors and remain dominant players in the global marketplace.”

- Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz “The Government of Canada has been a long time funding partner of the Canadian International Grains Institute.

We welcome today’s significant investment which demonstrates a continuing commitment to the work that we do on behalf of farmers and industry. It will enable us to promote Canadian field crops and the Canada brand for quality and consistency worldwide through our educational programs and technical training.”

- JoAnne Buth, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian International Grains Institute

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Producer Deliveries - Week 12, Oct 20, 2014 - Oct 26, 2014 Wheat Durum Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Canola Peas Corn Beans Lentils Total

Man 68.1 0.0 6.8 0.6 0.2 1.4 30.3 0.1 0.6 2.2 0.0 110.3

Sask 172.5 123.3 13.9 23.1 0.0 21.4 88.0 16.8 0.0 0.0 10.2 469.2

Alta 166.1 23.6 2.5 15.3 0.0 2.5 93.7 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 317.7

B.C. 4.6 0.0 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.2

Total 411.3 146.9 24.1 39.6 0.2 25.3 215.1 30.4 0.6 2.2 10.7 906.4

Wheat Durum Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Canola Peas Corn Beans Lentils Total

Man 74.9 0.0 10.6 1.3 0.6 0.7 23.6 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.1 115.3

Sask 131.5 89.7 13.7 8.9 0.1 13.5 92.7 26.7 0.0 0.0 9.6 386.4

Alta 184.5 42.2 2.7 18.0 0.1 0.0 67.0 21.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 335.9

B.C. 5.6 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.1

Total 396.5 131.9 27.6 28.5 0.8 14.2 187.9 49.0 1.2 1.0 10.1 848.7

Wheat Durum Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Canola Peas Corn Beans Lentils Total

Man 914.6 0.0 145.3 12.2 17.7 10.4 508.5 3.5 11.7 41.6 2.6 1,668.1

Sask 1,931.4 946.9 234.3 186.2 5.2 72.1 1,250.6 605.2 0.0 1.3 216.5 5,449.7

Alta 1,488.3 158.8 31.0 112.6 0.6 7.0 1,152.0 625.9 0.2 1.3 12.0 3,589.7

B.C. 35.4 0.0 9.4 6.4 0.0 0.0 44.3 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 104.5

Total 4,369.7 1,105.7 420.0 317.4 23.5 89.5 2,955.4 1,243.6 11.9 44.2 231.1 10,812.0

Wheat Durum Wheat Oats Barley Rye Flaxseed Canola Peas Corn Beans Lentils Total

Man 1,005.7 0.0 104.1 14.7 12.2 10.2 350.5 4.0 14.9 8.7 0.1 1,525.1

Sask 2,147.6 1,052.0 241.9 182.9 4.0 50.8 1,161.4 558.4 0.0 0.0 154.3 5,553.3

Alta 1,682.1 205.2 31.0 114.8 1.2 1.8 1,094.8 575.1 0.0 0.0 8.1 3,714.1

B.C. 35.6 0.0 10.2 6.5 0.0 0.0 44.8 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 105.5

Total 4,871.0 1,257.2 387.2 318.9 17.4 62.8 2,651.5 1,145.9 14.9 8.7 162.5 10,898.0

Man 264.6 0.0 71.6 10.3 10.9 7.7 208.8 4.9 2.5 42.8 0.5 624.6

Sask 410.4 227.9 75.9 53.8 3.2 36.1 332.6 88.2 0.0 1.2 26.4 1,255.7

Alta 362.2 44.4 20.3 24.3 0.7 5.9 215.0 83.0 0.4 1.6 7.2 765.0

B.C. 16.9 0.0 1.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 5.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0

Total 1,054.1 272.3 169.1 89.3 14.8 49.7 762.1 176.3 2.9 45.6 34.1 2,670.3

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Crop Year-to-Date Shipments - to Oct 26, 2014

Alberta Canola Producers Commission Director Nomination Results Edmonton – Alberta, November 3, 2014 The call for nominations for farmers to serve on the Board of Directors of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission (ACPC) resulted in four canola producers being elected by acclamation.

The nomination deadline was October 31, 2014.

Joining the Board of Directors for their first term will be John Guelly of Westlock in Region 5, Steve Marshman of Rockyford in Region 8, and Dale Uglem of Bawlf in Region 11.

Mr. Guelly, Mr. Marshman, and Mr. Uglem will begin their three-year term as directors following the Alberta Canola Producers Commission’s 25th

Annual General Meeting on January 27, 2015.

Greg Sears of Rycroft was elected in Region 2. Mr. Sears will be returning to the board to serve his second consecutive term.

Directors may serve two consecutive three-year terms on the ACPC Board.

Retiring from the Board of Directors in January, after serving two consecutive terms, will be Colin Felstad of Dapp, Elaine Bellamy of Rosebud, and Jack Moser of Killam.

For more information on the ACPC Regions visit: http://albertacanola.com/about-acpc/regions-of-alberta/

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Drug bust included 7 firearms and $330,000 in cash Dave Dyck Staff Writer Fort St. John RCMP have released details on two alleged drug busts that were executed on Sept. 9 and Oct. 19, including a hidden compartment in a vehicle – which, police say, is something they are beginning to see more of from organized crime.

The Alaska Highway News reported the Sept. 9 bust soon after it was announced, but on Tuesday, RCMP released details of how much illegal material they say officers seized.

The first bust, executed after a reported 18-month investigation, was by far the bigger one. Five residences in Fort St. John and one in Taylor were simultaneously raided and searched, police said, adding that 12 adults, ranging in age from 21 to 27, and three youths were arrested.

Police report seizing over a kilogram of cocaine, a kilogram of marijuana and a small amount of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate that authorities say is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine and many times more potent than heroin. It is highly addictive, police added, and easily overdosed on due to its strength.

RCMP also reported seizing brass knuckles, four shotguns and three rifles, one of them semi-automatic.

There was also $300,000 in cash on the scene, police said, and two vehicles.

Although all of the suspects were reportedly living in Fort St. John at the time of their arrest, two of them were originally from Abbotsford and one from Prince George.

Police also said the drugs were traced to the Lower Mainland.

“The people who were arrested have connections to organized crime units out of the Lower Mainland, and it’s a significant amount of drugs that were taken off the streets of Fort St. John, as well as the cash that has come from this, and other seized items,” said Fort St. John RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie.

“That is going to impact the drug organization, both in the Lower Mainland and in Fort St. John.”

She said that the Sept. 9 bust was one of the biggest seizures the Fort St. John RCMP has made, in terms of number of arrests and combined total value of drugs and related cash taken off the streets.

The second bust on Oct. 19 was considerably smaller, police said, explaining it consisted of 3,500 fentanyl pills, a pound of crack cocaine and approximately $30,000.

The 2006 Toyota Rav4 that was also seized had a hidden compartment built into it for transporting the drugs, police alleged. Shelkie said many of the items were seized directly from that compartment.

“We’re starting to see more technically advanced things like this coming from organized crime groups, where they’re hiding items in vehicles,” she said.

RCMP announced that Fort St. John resident Kenton Keithan Thomas, 25, as well as Summerland resident Kaleb Anthony Royer, 23, and one unnamed 25-yearold male from Vancouver are being recommended charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

Although police said there is no explicit statistical linkage between socioeconomic factors and the amount and type of drugs seized, Shelkie said speaking as a police officer, what they found doesn’t surprise her.

“Marijuana is not the drug of choice in Fort St. John, cocaine is. It’s much more expensive than marijuana, but we have the income here to support that habit,” she said. “Not that we have statistics to prove it. But speaking as police officers, in a community like Fort St. John, if there is a high income base, there are more

drugs – and they’re more expensive drugs.”

“The reality is that there is a lot of work that can be done up here – a lot of legal work, work that is not going to find you in jail. Work that is going to enable you to have a very good lifestyle,” said Mayor Lori Ackerman.

She hinted at a conversation with provincial authorities next week around the issue of drugs.

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Hay storage tips for cool, wet fall FARM CREDIT CANADA OCTOBER 24, 2014

By Richard Kamchen Cool, wet autumn weather requires tweaks to the way farmers bale and store hay, says Alberta Agriculture.

Dew, longer nights and colder temperatures are an environmental issue, says provincial beef forage specialist Ken Ziegler.

He urges farmers to dry the second cut as much as possible, but be aware of the urgency the imminent winter presents.

That means farmers don’t need to dry hay down to the ideal 15 to 18 per cent moisture content they typically would in the summer. Current cooler temperatures ensure hay won’t heat as it would mid-summer and mould won’t develop as quickly. Also, hay cut now won’t be stored as long since it’ll

soon be fed to cattle.

To ensure higher moisture content of the second cut exits easily and the heat dissipates, Ziegler recommends looser bales, putting only 900 pounds of feed into the space of a 1,200-pound bale.

Additional circulation and enhanced cooling occur by leaving a four- to six-inch gap between bales within a row and spacing rows far apart, Ziegler notes. This strategy needn’t be exclusive to this time the year.

“It takes up a lot more space in terms of bale storage, but the rot on the surface area of the bale happens because it takes a long time for it to dry out. As it stays moist, the rot continues. The sooner you can get that area dried out it’ll reduce the amount of rotting time,” Ziegler says.

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GRAIN FUTURES REPORT Contract Prices as of November 3, 2014 Change -1.70 -2.70 -3.80 Change - 16’6 - 18’6 - 18’6 Change -0.74 -0.75 -0.73 Change -8.4 -5.6 -3.9 Change +1’6 +1’0 +1’0 Change +1’2 +0’6 +1’0 Change -1’0 -1’4 -1’0 Change +10’6 +9’4 +7’4 Change -5’0 -5’2 -5’2 High 355’6 368’2 377’2

Open 453.10 436.50 439.30 Open 1043’0 1044’0 1048’4 Open 34.80 35.04 35.25 Open 389.2 366.2 346.2 Open 536’2 546’4 555’4 Open 594’4 599’2 603’6 Open 573’6 584’4 593’0 Open 335’2 329’0 326’0 Open 374’4 386’6 395’6 Low 346’4 359’4 368’4

High 453.60 438.90 440.00 High 1045’4 1047’6 1052’0 High 34.81 35.04 35.25 High 389.3 367.8 347.9 High 537’4 549’2 556’4 High 599’4 604’0 606’2 High 579’4 589’0 597’0 High 347’2 340’0 335’0 High 375’2 387’6 396’2 Last 349’4 362’6 371’4

Low 445.80 435.00 435.40 Low 1027’4 1028’0 1032’0 Low 34.04 34.25 34.49 Low 380.2 360.9 341.1 Low 526’6 539’2 547’0 Low 590’0 595’2 598’2 Low 569’2 579’4 590’2 Low 334’6 328’2 326’0 Low 370’4 383’0 391’6 Change - 2’6 - 2’4 - 2’6

Prev. Stl. 452.90 439.00 439.80 Prev. Stl. 1046’4 1049’2 1053’2 Prev. Stl. 34.80 35.02 35.24 Prev. Stl. 389.0 366.7 346.2 Prev. Stl. 532’4 545’6 553’2 Prev. Stl. 593’6 599’0 601’4 Prev. Stl. 574’2 584’4 593’0 Prev. Stl. 336’2 329’0 326’0 Prev. Stl. 376’6 389’2 398’0 Close 352’2 365’2 374’2

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Feed Grain Report for the Week of October 27 - 31, 2014

Weekly Grain Report - November 3, 2014

Canola (#1)

Nov. 3

Oct. 31

Oct. 30

Oct. 29

Oct. 28

Peace

$9.49

$9.72

$9.69

$9.52

$9.28

North West

$9.41

$9.87

$9.84

$9.67

$9.43

North East

$9.46

$9.91

$9.88

$9.72

$9.47

Central

$9.67

$10.03

$10.00

$9.84

$9.60

South

$9.49

$9.90

$9.87

$9.71

$9.46

Canola (ICE Prices)

Vancouver

Nov. 3

Oct. 31

Oct. 30

Oct. 29

Oct. 28

$10.91

$11.05

$10.95

$10.87

$10.73

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Nov 3-7/14

Oct 27-31/14

Oct 20-24/14

Oct 13-17/14

Oct 6-10/14

Peace

$3.63

$3.57

$3.74

$3.54

$3.38

North West

$3.80

$3.58

$3.47

$3.47

$3.37

North East

$3.73

$3.68

$3.56

$3.56

$3.53

Central

$4.05

$3.89

$3.75

$3.69

$3.58

South

$4.12

$4.14

$3.89

$3.89

$3.84

Barley

Nov 3-7/14

Oct 27-31/14

Oct 20-24/14

Oct 13-17/14

Oct 6-10/14

Peace

$2.68

$2.58

$2.58

$2.47

$2.33

North West

$3.18

$2.96

$2.88

$2.81

$2.70

North East

$3.18

$3.01

$2.89

$2.84

$2.63

Central

$3.33

$3.14

$3.08

$3.00

$2.91

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$3.55

$3.53

$3.53

$3.42

$3.79

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$2.33

$2.44

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$2.60

$2.60

$2.60

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Nov 3-7/14

Oct 27-31/14

Oct 20-24/14

Oct 13-17/14

Oct 6-10/14

Peace

$8.23

$6.69

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$6.41

$6.32

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$6.77

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$6.55

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Oct 27 - 1,396 Head

301 - 400 401 - 500 501 - 600 601 - 700 701 - 800 801 - 900 901 - 1,000 over 1,000

$300.00 $300.00 $278.00 $240.00 $235.00 $225.00 $210.00 $195.00

$340.00 $337.00 $295.00 $261.00 $252.00 $240.00 $228.00 $212.00

301 - 400 401 - 500 501 - 600 601 - 700 701 - 800 801 - 900 901 - 1,000 over 1,000

$285.00 $270.00 $242.00 $228.00 $215.00 $212.00 $200.00 $195.00

$325.00 $300.00 $257.00 $241.00 $231.00 $229.00 $215.00 $209.00

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Oct 30 - 1,505 Head

Oct 28 - 1,141 Head FEEDER STEERS $310.00 $370.00 $302.00 $320.00 $315.00 $338.00 $282.00 $312.00 $280.00 $304.00 $260.00 $276.00 $245.00 $261.00 $235.00 $253.00 $230.00 $247.00 $231.00 $245.00 $224.00 $233.00 $222.00 $239.00 $210.00 $228.00 $200.00 $206.00 $195.00 $215.00 $191.00 $197.00 FEEDER HEIFERS $285.00 $325.00 $260.00 $282.00 $270.00 $300.00 $245.00 $262.00 $235.00 $252.00 $237.00 $247.00 $225.00 $242.00 $220.00 $234.00 $215.00 $230.00 $215.00 $226.00 $208.00 $220.00 $211.00 $226.00 $195.00 $213.00 $223.00 $225.00 $185.00 $208.00 $170.00 $185.00 SLAUGHTER CATTLE D1 - D2 Cows D1 - D2 Cows $117.00 $127.00 $118.00 $124.00 D3 - D4 Cows D3 - D4 Cows $100.00 $112.00 $110.00 $116.00 Bologna Bulls Bologna Bulls $115.00 $144.00 $124.00 $136.00

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Oct 23 - 3,864 Head

Oct 28 - 5,710 Head

$345.00 $310.00 $270.00 $250.00 $235.00 $228.00 $215.00 $207.00

$405.00 $345.00 $308.00 $271.00 $253.00 $242.00 $236.00 $223.50

$325.00 $300.00 $270.00 $250.00 $240.00 $225.00 $220.00 $220.00

$402.00 $360.00 $306.00 $271.00 $263.00 $251.00 $240.00 $240.00

$320.00 $300.00 $270.00 $230.00 $200.00 $190.00 $185.00 $185.00

$390.00 $338.00 $297.00 $268.00 $246.00 $244.00 $240.00 $240.00

$300.00 $275.00 $238.00 $230.00 $215.00 $213.00 $200.00 $195.00

$350.00 $325.00 $258.00 $245.00 $235.00 $225.00 $219.00 $212.00

$300.00 $260.00 $230.00 $225.00 $220.00 $210.00 $195.00 $195.00

$350.00 $310.00 $275.00 $255.00 $241.00 $233.00 $218.00 $218.00

$300.00 $280.00 $250.00 $210.00 $190.00 $180.00 $175.00 $175.00

$335.00 $307.00 $277.00 $246.00 $233.00 $238.00 $228.00 $228.00

D1 - D2 Cows $115.00 $133.00 D3 - D4 Cows $103.00 $114.00 Bologna Bulls $130.00 $152.00

Butcher Cows $110.00 $129.00 Butcher Bulls $115.00 $148.00 Feeder Bulls $140.00 $160.00

D1 - D2 Cows $107.00 $130.00 D3 Cows $80.00 $110.00 Slaughter Bulls $105.00 $157.00

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C ttle Directory CHAROLAIS

Bar B Charolais George & Linda Bolin................................................. 250-785-5325 Briar Ridge Stock Farm Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ............. 250-786-5048 Chad & Leah Haddow Dawson Creek, BC ................ 250-784-3924 Clear Lake Charolais Tim & Loretta Fawcett, Tiger Lily, AB....................... 780-674-5992 E Z Ranch Everett Laboucan, Driftpile, AB ................................. 780-355-2179 JayDawn Farms Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB.................... 780-568-2647 Lazy S Charolais Roy & Erika Schweitzer, Beaverlodge, AB ................ 780-356-3611 Pro-Char Charolais David & Kristina Prokuda, Glenevis, AB ................... 780-665-3450 RDA Charolais Rick & Donna Alguire, High Prairie, AB ................... 780-524-2915 Rosebud Ranches Dan & Holly Schleppe, Progress, BC ......................... 250-786-5698 Spruce View Charolais Andrew & Effie Lakusta, Andrew, AB ....................... 780-365-2079 Wrangler Charolais Wade & Sherry Meakin, Westlock, AB ...................... 780-349-2982

GELBVIEHS

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

HEREFORDS

5 Star Herefords Cody Pugh, Cecil lake, BC ......................................... 250-781-3478 Aspen Ridge Stock Farm Jack & Jason Wells, Hythe, AB .................................. 780-356-2359 Benwyn Herefords Bill & Doug Bentley, Progress, BC ............................ 250-843-7575 Briar Ridge Stock Farm Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ............. 250-786-5048 Chad & Leah Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ................ 250-784-3924 Eureka Hereford Farms Tom Basnett, Eureka River, AB .................................. 780-685-2102 Friesen Hereford Farms Chad & Anna Friesen, Grande Prairie, AB ................. 780-832-4068 Gold Stock Hereford Farms Charlie & Steven White, Beaverlodge, AB................. 780-354-3190 Gurtler Farms Garry Gurtler, North Star, AB ..................................... 780-836-2125 Hilltop Honey Ranch Brian & Dana Smith, Pouce Coupe, BC ..................... 250-786-5232 McElroy Polled Herefords John McElroy, Charlie Lake, BC ................................ 250-785-6074 PHK Herefords Philip Krahn, LaCrete, AB .......................................... 780-821-9409 Reber’s Polled Herefords Gerald & Sandy Reber, Woking, AB .......................... 780-774-2161 Serena & Kasey Reber, Woking, AB .......................... 780-774-2337 Spring Mountain Stock Farm Hotte & Villiger Families, Beaverlodge, AB .............. 780-354-2074

LIMOUSIN

BERCOL Limousin Bernie & Colleen Prefontaine, Edmonton, AB ........... 780-961-2403 Shawn & Adele Walsh ................................................ 780-921-3511

Blueberry Valley Farms Limousin Michael & Rebecca McCord, Mile 86.5 Alaska Hwy, BC ......................................... 250-772-5116 DC Farms Doug & Carolyn Johnson, Barrhead, AB.................... 780-674-4098 Dry Creek Ranch Gordon & Carla Harmon, Cecil Lake, BC.................. 250-781-3617 Excel Ranches Ron & Barb Miller, Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB ............................ 780-349-2135 Fouillard Limousin Dan & Pam Fouillard, Thorsby, AB............................ 780-789-4055 Hillview Farms R & C Verbeek, Sturgeon County, AB ........................ 780-938-2173 Lakeroad Limousin Jim, Donna & Jackie Rowe, Worsley, AB .................. 780-685-2141 Pinnacle View Limousin Rob & Cheryl Swan & Erin & Eric Kishkan, Quesnel, BC ................................................................ 250-747-2618 Sequin Cattle Company Bob & Monica Sequin, Quesnel, BC .......................... 250-747-1331

RED POLL

Shadow Creek Red Poll Dean & Marsha Anderson, Fort St. John, BC ............. 250-827-3293

SALERS

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

SHORTHORNS

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

SIMMENTALS

Albrecht Farms Steve, Tammy Albrecht, Spirit River, AB ................... 780-864-4259 Briar Ridge Stock Farm Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ............. 250-786-5048 Chad & Leah Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ................ 250-784-3924 CRM Simmentals Chad & Stacy Meunier, Barrhead, AB ........................ 780-674-7713 Fallen Timber Farms Chet & Jamie Jans, Groundbirch, BC ......................... 250-780-2141 Flatrock Valley Simmentals Brad Geisbrecht, Cecil Lake, BC................................ 250-781-3580 Halfway River Simmentals 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.................... 780-568-2647 KRS Simmentals Reanne Sanford, Quesnel, BC .................................... 250-249-5332 KSL Simmentals Keagan Scorgie, Beaverlodge, AB.............................. 780-518-6572 Lone Stone Farms Lonnie & Karen Brown, Westlock, AB ...................... 250-349-5524 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 Ole, Elden & Einar Bakkehaug, Hythe, AB................ 780-356-2113 SIBL Simmentals The Smith Families, Cherhill, AB............................... 780-785-2045 Tri-K Simmentals Keith & Kerriley Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB .............. 780-831-7999 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

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Altona Falls Red Angus Dan & Trudy Loewen, Altona, BC ............................. 250-630-2146 Aspen Hill Red Angus George & Kelly LeBlanc, Woking, AB ...................... 780-774-2404 Bar 4A Cattle Co. Hugh Atkin & Joleen Meservy, LaGlace, AB ............. 780-512-3641 Battle River Black Angus Ron Gordey, Manning, AB ......................................... 780-836-2584 Binks Angus Farm Evan & Melanie Binks, Grande Prairie, AB ............... 780-539-7919 Blast Angus Farm Brent & Lia Long, Houston, BC ................................. 250-845-3500 Canyon Tree Farms Inc. L Jackson & H Hooke, Fort St. James, BC ................. 250-996-8180 Classic Livestock Freeman & Zoe Iwasiuk, High Prairie, AB................. 780-523-5077 Cinder Angus Brad Yoder & Nicolle Hoskins, Barrhead, AB ........... 780-674-5773 Clear River Red Angus Lloyd, Donna & Mackay Ross, Cleardale, AB ........... 800-667-2251 Cuthbertson Cattle Co. Scott & Jackie Cuthbertson, Valleyview, AB.............. 780-837-8544 Double A Stock Farm Steve & Hazel Tofteland, Valhalla, AB....................... 780-356-2454 Double M Ranching M McConnell & J Madden, DC, BC .......................... 250-782-7875 Dwajo Angus Dwayne & Joanne Emery, Camp Creek, AB .............. 780-674-4410 Figure 8 Angus Paul & Coleen Jex-Blake, Grimshaw, AB .................. 780-597-2001 Fineline Red Angus Nick & Lorraine van Gaalen, LaGlace, AB ................ 780-568-3906 Flyaway Red Angus Dale Schwerdt, Worsley, AB....................................... 780-685-2531 Gemvale Stock Farm Don & Sheri Murphy, Dawson Creek, BC ................. 250-759-4717 Gumbo Gulch Cattle Company Dale & Steve Aylward, Dawson Creek, BC................ 250-786-5478 Heart Valley Angus Chris Tschetter, Birch Hills Colony, AB ..................... 780-864-8918 Jones Land & Cattle Mark & Allison Jones, Barrhead, AB ......................... 780-674-6377 KBJ Round Farms Jim & Rita, Barry & Dette Round, Clyde, AB............ 780-348-5638 Kjos Black Angus Marty & Miriam Kjos, Fort St. John, BC ................... 250-787-0970 Lookout Stock Farm Roy & Cindy Bjorklund, Fairview, AB ...................... 780-835-3530 Mackenzie Red Angus Ken & Rebecca Mackenzie, Deadwood, AB .............. 780-836-2049 Marberly Angus Kim Beaudette, Houston, BC...................................... 250-847-7483 Mountain Side Angus John & Judy Mayer, Beaverlodge, AB ....................... 780-354-2726 Nine Mile Ranch Al & Lorraine Sanford, Quesnel, BC.......................... 250-249-5469 North Point Red Angus Mark & Ginger Zahacy, High Prairie, AB .................. 780-523-5356 Poplar Meadows Angus Monty & Tanya Belsham, Houston, BC ..................... 250-845-3050 Rafter SJ Ranch Jack & Shannon Trask, Montney, BC ......................... 250-827-3364 Red Moon Angus Jim & Shirley Moon, Vanderhoof, BC........................ 250-567-9762 Ring Creek Farms Pat & Len Friedel, Fairview, AB ................................ 780-835-4338 Rocky Creek Red Angus Les & Alison Keutzer, Lone Prairie, BC..................... 250-788-9858 Roy Angus Chris & Jen Roy, Fairview, AB ................................... 780-835-0463

Sawmill Angus Clarence & Darleen Budal, Hotchkiss, AB................. 780-836-2788 Silver S Red Angus Devin & Amber Stark, Bezanson, AB ........................ 780-876-6252 Smoky River Red Angus Maynard & Curtis Boese, Sexsmith, AB .................... 780-568-4340 Spruce Lane Ranch Andrew & Vivian Miller, Bonanza, AB ...................... 780-353-3355 Wallin Stock Farm Jennifer Wallin, Woking, AB ...................................... 780-864-8556

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Family farms continue to nurture next generation October 15, 2014 Family Farm Regina, Saskatchewan – The next generation of farmer will mostly come from strong and vibrant family farms, according to a recent Farm Credit Canada (FCC) survey.

“Family farms are not going to disappear in Canada. In fact, the vast majority of family farms are either growing or sustaining their business and becoming more modern and efficient operations,” said Sophie Perreault, FCC’s chief operating officer.

The Vision Panel survey, conducted in early August 2014, showed more than a quarter (29%) of producers considered their operations to be in the growth stage

of the business life cycle, while four in 10 (40%) producers categorized their operation as “sustaining.”

The majority of producers said they have also expanded the physical size of their operation (73%) as well as the scale of production (80%) since their entry into agriculture production as a livelihood. In the next three years, half of producers plan to expand the physical size of their operation, while 58% plan to expand their operation’s scale of production.

Interestingly, producers who have been running their operation for less than 10 years are the most likely to have future expansion plans for their operation’s physical size (65%), scale of pro-

duction (77%) or number of employees (33%), according to the survey.

The next generation FCC’s Vision Panel survey showed 62 per cent of agriculture producers have at least one adult child who aspires to manage the family farm; of these producers, 43 per cent have at least one adult child already involved in the operation, while 19 per cent have at least one adult child who is interested in becoming involved.

“Whether or not they were raised on a farm, more and more young people are

management experts to help producers navigate through the financial, legal and emotional aspects of this exciting change.”

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becoming involved in various aspects of agriculture – not only in the area of primary production, but also in the agrifood and agribusiness sectors,” Perreault said. “FCC pays special attention to the next generation of producers because we know the success of the industry is tied to their success.”

“Canadian agriculture is an exciting, dynamic and complex industry that offers many opportunities beyond the farm gate,” she added.

FCC supports farm transfers When producers with at least one adult child were asked for a word that best describes the process of transitioning the farm to their children, almost a quarter of those surveyed used the word “complex”.

“FCC’s Transition Loan and Young Farmer Loan Program are designed to support the transfer of farm operations from one generation to the next,” Perreault said. “We also offer free workshops and seminars from leading farm

cent, 19 times out of 20, based on these sample size.

To view the report summary, go to www.fccvision.ca FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture lender, with a healthy portfolio of more than $26 billion and 21 consecutive years of portfolio growth. FCC is strong and stable – committed to serving the industry through all cycles, and to being socially and environmentally responsible. FCC provides financing, insurance, software, learning programs and other business services to producers, agribusinesses and agri-food operations.

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The survey captured the opinions of 1,139 Vision Panelists, representing the agriculture industry. The margin of error for this survey is slightly over three per

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“Closed herds” are almost impossible with the logistics of the cattle industry and the ease of cattle movements. If a herd does manage to be closed and vaccinations are not performed they leave themselves in a very susceptible position. A true “closed herd” is a time bomb waiting to go off because the cows are naive to viruses that can result in huge economic loss.

Programs have changed to better blanket all of the reasons we have for vaccinating. Spring vaccination of your cows is one of the programs providing this blanket. Please do not hesitate to call the Dawson Creek Veterinary Clinic to discuss your options and vaccination strategies with one of our professional staff. www.dcvet.ca

Murray Lewis Submitted by Dr. Mike Ross When deciding on an appropriate vaccination plan for our cows it can be simplified by asking yourself why you do it in the first place. Growing up on a cow-calf and feedlot operation I vaccinated our cows with the same routine every year and had an idea that it helped with abortion and scours, but still did not really know why we were doing it. When we vaccinated our cows we always did it at pregnancy testing time because that was the one time a year our momma cows got run through the chute and handled. We gave them a 5-way IBR vaccination, 7-way blackleg, and sometimes Scours vaccine. Let’s talk about the reasons we may have done this.

The first reason we vaccinate our cows is to protect against infectious abortion. This is the purpose of the IBR, PI3, BVD type I +II, and BRSV (5-way) vaccination in the fall. Any one of these 5 components of this vaccine has the capacity to cause an abortion.

It is not unheard of for a producer with an unvaccinated cow herd to lose half of his calf crop due to an IBR abortion storm. Other vaccines, which include Leptospirosis and Vibriosis, may also be added to your protocol to help prevent abortions and early embryonic death.

Another reason is to protect the unborn fetus from becoming persistently infected with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVD). In the last few years this has become the latest dogma after the economic importance of BVD persistently infected calves was discovered.

For example, one BVD PI (persistently infected) calf in a feedlot group can result in immune suppression of all its pen mates which results in major economic loss.

Thirdly, we vaccinate our cows to enrich the antibody levels in the colostrum for the newborn calf.

Bovine newborns are born devoid of any antibodies in their blood stream. Therefore, they must consume these antibodies in the first 12-24 hours of life or they will succumb to disease and perish. By vaccinating our cows prior to calving we boost important antibodies and decrease the risk of neonatal disease. This is why scours vaccination is performed.

Vaccination of our cows also serves to protect the cow herself from becoming sick from exposure to viruses like IBR (for example pneumonia). However, most cows, once they reach the age of first calving (most of the time 24 months), are pretty much immune to becoming diseased from the pathogens if they were on a prior vaccination program. Therefore, we mostly vaccinate cows for the sake of the unborn fetus and the newborn calf.

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With the goal of keeping horses healthy, the Alberta Equestrian Federation (AEF) and the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) have partnered to create biosecurity guidelines that aim to limit the risk of horses contracting diseases at horse events.

“We all want to keep our horses healthy,” says Mikki Shatosky, project manager for the AEF equine biosecurity outreach program. “Disease outbreaks not only risk the health and lives of individual horses, but also cost owners emotional and financial stress. Horse events have high traffic areas, which means steps need to be taken to reduce the chances of an infectious disease being carried onto the grounds or spread within the facility and beyond,” Horse Events: Biosecurity guidelines for organizers and competitors provides practical recommendations for both competitors and event organizers.

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Cattle prices stay strong case.”

Saskatchewan feeder cattle bids have been rising since the beginning of the fall calf run. The average price for a 550-pound steer is $290 per hundredweight or a gross average of $1,595 per head. Compared to the end of August, that steer is worth an additional $220 per head.

A weaker Canadian dollar, lower U.S. cattle supplies and a record corn crop selling at inexpensive prices have American feedlots looking north for feeder cattle.

“The cost of gain advantage has come into play for them. They have an advantage over Western Canadian cattle

Markets experience a second Perfect Storm AGRI-NEWS NOVEMBER 2, 2014

“All producers are encouraged to look and learn from the past, assess the tremendous opportunities on the horizon, and make a plan to thrive and survive of the next decade,” concludes Viney. “But, most of all, producers are encouraged to enjoy the day. This storm has been a long time coming.”

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Cattle markets in Alberta are experiencing the second perfect storm in a decade.

“In contrast to the first storm that appeared in the 2000s, this storm is raining big financial gains for the cattle producers who were able to persevere and ride out the last decade of tough times,” says Bruce Viney, risk management specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD), Olds. “Producers now looking to expand their herd are encouraged to take a hard look at past and future opportunities and assess them using a new calculator currently in the producer validation stage from ARD.” Financial losses in the beef cattle sector over the past decade have mainly been blamed on the BSE crisis which severely weakened Alberta prices in relation to the rest of the world, says Viney.

“However, there was more to the disaster than just BSE. In fact, the crisis began on September 11, 2001, with the world trade center collapse. This terrorist event initiated reduced business travel and negatively affected restaurant beef demand which quickly turned cattle markets lower for the 2001 fall run. In 2002, Alberta experienced a widespread drought, feed shortages and extremely high hay prices that were exaggerated as a result of low 2001 hay inventories.

This combination of events significantly weakened the financial position of many producers heading into 2003 when the bottom fell out of Canadian cattle markets.”

Following the May 2003 BSE announcement, severe financial strain began to mount on producers who had taken on debt or were just entering the cattle business, says Viney. “As borders gradually opened, selling prices were restricted by a large 40 per cent rise in the value of the Canadian dollar. Another wave in the seemingly endless storm of bad news was the long and severe drought in the southern U.S. This drought was a major contributor to low prices as prolonged cow herd liquidation added more beef to the supply chain.

“By 2009, even some long-time Alberta producers began throwing in the towel and many good quality mother cows were sold at very low slaughter price levels. Country of origin legislation (COOL) in the U.S. was just one more price insult that didn’t inspire confidence in the future. Lenders were generally not in the mood to finance cows and many producers were not prepared to see their retirement assets diminish even further. But for young producers entering the business or expanding their herds in 2010, the time could not have been better as the winds gradually began to change.”

Today, the storm is blowing the opposite way with a unique combination of positive factors driving cattle prices to record highs.

“Cow numbers are at very low levels and the start of herd rebuilding is keeping some heifers out of the beef supply. Competing meat supplies have been reduced due to years of losses in the hog sector and recent pork disease losses in the United States.

Feed prices have also declined substantially from the exuberant levels of last few years which is causing a direct impact on our feeder cattle prices.

“In addition to the well-advertised supply situation, producers have seen positive price impacts from a Canadian dollar value that has declined by over 15 per cent since 2011. Consumer demand for beef has been very strong due to a better U.S. economy and relatively strong global economies. This rare combination of reduced supplies and strong demand is making 2014 a great time to be a rancher.”

As ranchers think about expanding their herds, planning for both opportunity and downside risk is very important for long-term survival, notes Viney.

“Making an investment in breeding stock requires a vision of future prices and an effective long-term plan should things go worse than expected.”

ARD currently has a new tool for producers to use in calculating long-term returns to a beef cow or heifer investment. The tool is an Excel spreadsheet template that calculates production costs, cash flow and return to equity given various bred stock prices and future calf selling prices. A free test version can be obtained by sending a note to bruce.viney@gov. ab.ca.

feeders when you compare barley price relative to corn prices,” Russell says.

Cow-calf producers are enjoying the buoyant market, but last week was the first time during the 2014 fall calf run when average prices in most weight classes declined.

“Any time you are in these record high situations, you start to see that market volatility come into play because buyers get a little nervous and we start to see market impacts,” Russell says. “Last week, it was general economy concerns that were playing with the cattle futures and that played into the cash market a little bit.”

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Many observers believed higher beef prices – created by tight global supplies – would eventually curb consumer demand. That hasn’t been the case as retail beef sales have held their own, creating an inelastic market.

Market observers say one main reason is the lack of less expensive sub-

stitutes. The United States Department of Agriculture reports the total supply of beef, pork and chicken in cold storage is down nearly 12 per cent from a year ago.

The robust market fundamentals have created a bullish market for feeder cattle with multiple buyers at Saskatchewan and Manitoba auction markets.

“We have seen a lot of strong U.S. and Eastern (Canadian) buying interest,” says Sandy Russell, an analyst with Spring Creek Land & Cattle Consulting in Outlook, Saskatchewan. “At times, it has meant that Saskatchewan feeder cattle have traded above Alberta feeder cattle, which typically isn’t the

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Canadian cattle producers to benefit from agreement with the U.S. New agreement allowing in-vitro fertilized bovine embryos from the U.S. to cross the Canadian border will boost competitiveness of Canada’s world-class bovine genetics and cattle partner for their products.

In 2013, Canada exported roughly $37.5 million worth of bovine genetics to the U.S., while in the same year, Canada imported $14.7 million in bovine genetics from the U.S. Quotes “We all agree that Canadian producers raise the highest quality cattle and are always striving to produce the best genetics in the world,” said Minister Ritz. “This agreement with the U.S. demonstrates our Government’s continued commitment to supporting initiatives that strengthen the integration of the North American cattle industry.”

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petitiveness. To build on these important trade ties, this certificate represents the first agreement Canada has developed with another country to permit the sale of IVF bovine embryos within our market.

The science-based agreement negotiated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the U.S. supports trade while maintaining Canada’s strict animal health requirements.

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Virus hurt pork producers more than Russian ban: Analysts Companies left scrambling at first, but market has bounced back to ‘astronomical levels.

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Laura Beaulne-Stuebing The brunt of any pain pork producers felt over the past few months was not, as many feared, because of Russia’s ban on Canadian food products, but a devastating virus that is spreading through the pig population, analysts say.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced on Aug. 7 the country would ban imports of food products from nations including Canada, the United States, Australia and Norway as well as European Union countries in response to the West’s sanctions against Russia.

The ban prompted big worries that Canadian producers, particularly pork exporters, would be negatively affected.

“The impact so far has been limited,” said J.P. Gervais, chief agricultural economist at Farm Credit Canada, in an interview on Oct. 20.

Russia is Canada’s third-largest pork purchaser after Japan and the United States, Mr. Gervais said.

The market had been worth about $500 million a year.

Meanwhile, the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus has hurt the pork industry in both Canada and the US, having an even worse effect on American producers than Canadian ones. The Canadian government says the viral pig disease doesn’t pose a risk to human health, food safety or other animals, but it can kill pigs. Dozens of cases have been diagnosed on Ontario farms this year and a few in Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, according to Ontario government

Tammy Jarbeau in an email.

An unreliable partner: Industry reps “We’ve had trouble with Russia anyway recently with regard to them putting bans on product from Canada and the United States,” Mr. Grier said, in reference to the ban on products with the ractopamine feed additive.

“Who wants to lose a customer?” he continued.

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Exports to Russia had already fallen Mr. Gervais said Canadian pork exports to Russia had already dropped over the past couple of years, so the Russian ban had much less of an effect than projected, when compared to the PED outbreak.

Canada’s reliance on Russia as a pork-purchasing nation stumbled in 2013 when Russia banned products using a feed additive called ractopamine, he said. In 2012, Russia accounted for 16 per cent of Canada’s total pork exports globally, but that went down to nine per cent in 2013.

“The businesses that were exporting to Russia actually had to be licensed to Russia. So we lost seven per cent of our exports to the Russian market,” Mr. Gervais added. “Where did that seven per cent go? It went to the United States, mostly.”

Mr. Gervais wouldn’t say the fears over the implications of Russia’s moves were overblown, exactly.

He conceded the situation would not have been easy for some companies.

“There’s always the fact that we’re losing a market, what’s going to happen. I think it was legitimate to have fear, and to fear what the impacts would be.

But now we can look at it and say it’s just a blip compared to the other events, mainly PED.” Now, with less pork on the market and prices higher, Canadian producers are enjoying greater profit margins, he said.

A logistical headache Kevin Grier, an Ontario-based independent meat and livestock analyst, saw similar trends.

The pork market has bounced back to “astronomical levels,” Mr. Grier said.

“We were all quick to blame the Russian ban and I’m sure the Russian ban played a role in it,” he said.

“But...the Americans don’t send a whole lot of hams to Russia and their ham market went down dramatically too. So it kind of coincided with a time of where a bubble was bursting anyway.”

He noted that the initial problem was for product already on the water and in ports when the ban was announced; the Russian ban caused stress and logistical headaches for companies with meat in the process of being shipped.

Ron Davidson of the Canadian Meat Council noted in a phone interview that more than 400 containers of pork were en route to Russia, so producers had to co-ordinate with the federal government and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to identify new markets and get the product shipped.

“There was a lot of paperwork that had to take place, transit certificates prepared, and new certificates for the new destinations,” he said.

“The technical requirements we had for Russia wouldn’t necessarily satisfy every market, so it was a long process.”

It was a lot of work for the companies involved, Mr. Davidson said, but much of the paper work is now done.

The CFIA told Embassy that the agency had received requests to redirect about 500 containers of pork product, valued at $37 million, that were originally certified for export to Russia.

A small number of shipments were returned to Canada but most were redirected to other markets, including Japan and Taiwan, noted CFIA spokesperson

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SERVING GOOD BUSINESS - THE CATTLEMAN For further information contact: Steve Major at 780-524-8880 (cell) or 780-524-3312 (home)

Over 40 years of business.

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THE CATTLE MARKET IS VERY STRONG. Levi Pedgerachny and his staff at Sekura Livestock/Triple J would like to extend and invitation to all Northern Alberta and British Columbia ranchers to market your livestock through their facility in Westlock, Alberta.

Sekura Livestock/Triple J offers:

Large comfortable feed and water pens • Capacity to hold 3,500 head sales • Show alley pre-sort to single owner cattle • 12-15 order buyers at every sale Give us a call today to market your livestock!

Manager: Levi Pedgerachny (780)349-1446 Fieldman: Wade Schaupmeyer (780)305-4104

Regular cattle sales held every Thursday Next Sale: Thursday, November 13 – 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 20 – 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 27 – 9:00 a.m.

Special Cattle Sales Bred Cow & Heifer Sale: Angus Influence Calf Sale: Ranchmans Bred Cow Sale:

Saturday, November 8 – 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 20 – 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, November 22 – 10:00 a.m.

Regular sheep and goat sales on the first and third Monday’s of every month Next Sale: Monday, November 17 – 11:00 a.m.

Monday, December 1 – 11:00 a.m.

Regular horse sales on the third Saturday of each month Next Sale: Saturday, November 15 – 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, December 20 – 10:00 a.m.

We’re not just building a business, we’re building a reputation!

TRIPLE J LIVESTOCK LTD. Westlock Alberta

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL OUR OFFICE 780-349-3153

Check Out Our website: www.triplejlivestock.com

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By Blair Andrews, Farm & Food Care (October 7, 2014) Mike and Joanne Buis knew they had to make some big changes if their family’s beef farm near Chatham was going to survive. Thanks to an innovative management approach and leading-edge technology, they have grown beyond their feedlot business to include a retail store that sells their own brand of Buis Beef.

The days of running a feedlot that finished calves from western Canada were numbered when cattle prices plummeted in 2003 because of the BSE crisis.

“We started out as finding a way to stay in the beef business in general, and we needed to figure out how we are going to make it sustainable,” says Mike.

In a move aimed at becoming more vertically integrated, they decided to get into the cow-calf business and raise their own calves to be finished in their feed yard. Following some trial and error, they worked out a system in which the cows spend the summer in the barn and graze in the fields during winter.

In essence, it runs opposite to the way most cowcalf businesses are managed in Ontario.

“We flipped the whole thing on its ear,” says Mike.

At first, the neighbours thought Buis was the one who flipped because he had fenced off a large portion of his valuable cash crop land to pasture cattle.

“People were really wondering if we were completely crazy, but when you think about it, it makes sense from a whole-farm perspective.”

The key is the cropping system that includes planting a cover crop, usually cereal rye, to ensure the acreage is covered all year. After the farm’s cash crops and vegetables are harvested, the cows are turned out into the crop residues and the cover crops where they harvest their own feed.

“The other plus to that is we don’t have to spread manure in the winter,” says Buis. “We don’t have to haul feed to the cows. And a side benefit to that is we have greatly increased the health of the cows.”

The cover crops also protect the soil against erosion while helping to build up the organic matter and nutrients for the next crop.

On the retail side, the Buis family has developed a niche market of selling beef that has been raised without hormones and antibiotics. Also, the beef sold in the store is a certain size and is graded AAA. Knowing whether an animal will meet those characteristics before it is processed is one of their biggest challenges. For an accurate prediction, Buis has turned to ultrasound technology to see what’s happening under the hide. The technology measures key carcass aspects such as the rib eye area, the backfat thickness and the marbling. A computer program predicts how the animal will finish and estimates the optimum day for harvest.

“So that way, we could pinpoint the day we wanted to pick the animal, plus it told us exactly which animals will work for the store,” says Buis.

What’s more, they have set up a traceability system to track the products back to the cow.

Each package has a four-digit number that corresponds to the last four digits of the electronic ID number of the cattle. Besides assuring customers the beef has been raised according to Buis standards, it also benefits their farm management.

By tracking the animals, they can use the information to assess their performance and make adjustments. The next step is to automate the system to help streamline the inventory information. Bar codes are being added to the labels, which can be scanned and read by an iPod. Buis hopes to use the system to create an online store to complement the retail outlet, which is located

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Vold Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd. Dawson Creek, BC

‘Since 1957’

Bonded & Licensed Livestock Dealers

SALES EVERY THURSDAY @ 10:00 A.M. – INTERNET MARKET REPORT: www.vjvauction.com Canadian Satellite Web Site: www.cslauction.com – Email: dawson@vjvauction.com

MARKET REPORT On Thursday October 30, 2014 2480 head of cattle went through Vold Jones Vold Auction in Dawson Creek

SLAUGHTER CATTLE D1 - D2 Cows D3 - D4 Cows Holstein Cows Heiferettes Bologna Bulls Feeder Bulls

117.00-127.00 100.00-112.00 N/A 125.00-155.00 115.00-144.00 125.00-150.00

Good Bred Heifers Cow/calf pair Younger Cow/calf pairs older Older Cows Milk Cows Milk Cows

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

STOCKERS & FEEDERS Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus:

195.00-215.00 210.00-228.00 224.00-233.00 230.00-247.00 245.00-261.00 280.00-304.00 315.00-338.00 310.00-370.00

Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers Heifers

185.00-208.00 195.00-213.00 208.00-220.00 215.00-230.00 225.00-242.00 235.00-252.00 270.00-300.00 285.00-325.00

For more info go to www.vjvauction.com

Fall Sales Calendar

November 2014 Monday, Nov. 10

NO SALE ON THIS DATE

Thursday, Nov. 13

Regular Sale

10:00 a.m.

Monday, Nov. 17

Calf & Yearling Sale

10:00 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 20

Regular Sale

10:00 a.m.

Monday, Nov. 24

Bred Cow & Heifer Sale

10:00 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 27

Regular Sale

10:00 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 1

Bred Cow & Heifer Sale

10:00 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 4

Regular Sale

10:00 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 8

Calf & Yearling Sale

10:00 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 11

Regular Sale

10:00 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 15

Calf & Yearling Sale

10:00 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 18

Regular Sale

10:00 a.m.

December 2014

Last 2014 Sale for VJV Dawson Creek - Thursday, Dec 18 2014

Contact Our Reps For Current Market Trends, Prices, Booking Of Cattle Into The Auction Mart Or Satellite Sales

Dawson Creek Auction “Mile Zero City” | 301 – 116th Avenue, Dawson Creek, B.C.

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Gen Mgr: Don Fessler 250-719-5561 • Dawson Creek Office: 250-782-3766 • VJ & V Main Office (Ponoka, AB): 403-783-5561 VOLD JONES & VOLD FIELDMEN: ALBERTA: TRAPPER GREEN Eaglesham: (c)780.837.0171

ALBERTA: NEIL CAMPBELL Rycroft: 780.765.3054 (c)780.814-4113

BRITISH COLUMBIA: ART PATTERSON Dawson Creek: 250.782.6500 (c) 250.784.4307

BRITISH COLUMBIA: RON KRAMER Fort St. John: 250.827.3245 (c) 250.793.2713

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TRACTORS CIH MXM130 MFD, LX162 ldr., grapple ............. $54,900 NH T6070, FEL, FWA ............................................ $78,000 NH TJ425 4wd .................................................... $149,500 NH TV 140 bi-directional, ldr, grpl...................... $49,500 NH T4040 w/cab, FWA, loader, 340 hrs .............. $68,000 John Deere 3400 Telehandler ............................. $37,000 Landini MY110, mfwd......................................... $33,500 Versatile 435 w/900 duals 2800hrs ................... $155,000 Versatile 435 w 900 duals, pto, 3000hrs .......... $155,000

HAYING Round Balers NH BR780, 2 in stock ........................... $17,000 - $18,900 NH BR7090, 4 in stock ........................... $27,000-$41,000 NH BR780A .......................................................... $25,000 Haybines/Discbines/Mo-Co’s NH 499 12 ft haybine ............................................ $5,500 NH 1411 10’6 discbine ......................................... $14,000 NH 499 (2010) ...................................................... $21,000 CIH 8360, 12 ft Haybine ........................................ $5,500 Miscellaneous Haying Equipment 2 - Haybuster 2650 & tank .................................. $20,000

AIRCARTS & DRILLS NH SD440 w/ SC380 TBT vari,dbl shoot 51ft 9” stl................................................... $95,000 Case 620 Self Transport ......................................... $1,500 FC 3450 air carts, TBH vr & mech (2) ............. $29-36,000

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DAVE ROSS EQUIP. LTD Ph: 780-864-3731,

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Versatile FWD 305 & 310’s

In Stock

Fall Blow Out.

Call for Your Price.

100’ 2014 RG1100 Rogator Sprayer 1100 SS tank, Viper Pro, Auto Steer, 300 GPS, Accu boom, Auto boom wheels, Frt load 380/90R46, Air ride, Air Dryer Pkg, 412,300 334,000 Blowout 315,000 10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC

Call for Your Price.

2014 DT500 Versatile 500 hp P/Shift Del/Cab A/S/R 6 E/ hyd 110 gpm diff/lock HID/lites, R/fan, camera 514,450 36” Tracks, introductory offer 394,990

2013 120’ Boom SX275 Versatile Sprayer

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $34,500

328,150

2014 DT550 Versatile 550 hp P/Shift Del/Cab A/S/R 6 E/ hyd 110 gpm diff/lock HID/lites, camera 534,470 36” Tracks, introductory offer 410,900

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $18,600

275hp Cum,5 spd Allison AutoTrans, air ride susp, 1200 gal Tank, , Auto steer, 300 gps, tilt, A/boom, accu boom.

259,900 Blowout 219,900

LEASE to Own 120’ SX275 Sprayer $219,999

$28,500

2013 310 Versatile 310hp, 16spd Power Shift 4 E/hyd 55 gpm, Fenders L/3pt. L/wts 540/1000pto $267,300 20.8R42D, 16.9R30S 199,999

New Agri-Tech 35.7 12 Lift 7,700# Lift 23’ boo

LEASE to Own 310 Vers Tractor

$ 199,999 10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $17,700

48”x adj 72” wide 3 rear hyd 55gpm / pump, lites,boom s 159,250 Empty wt 15,900 120’ 2014 RG1100 Rogator Sprayer 1100 450,350 355,000 Blowout 337,000 10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC $30,800

9250 1000bu Grain Cart, tarp $ 59,500 $49,900 305hp PTO, 4 hyd, $ 226,250 $ 175,900

TOTAL $ 225,800

cnt $ 208,000

Call for Your Price.

Steal the Pair

2014 500 Versatile 500 hp, P/Shift Del/Cab 110 hyd 6 E/ hyd diff/lock Radar, A/S/R, Canbus, Radar 436,480 800/70R38 Firestone Only 322,000

LEASE to Own 305 + 9250 G/Cart $208,000 10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $18,400

Call for Your Price.

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $15,600

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $29,200

2013 2375 Vers 375hp pto 710/70R38

10’ Bagger w/ 30” convey

TOTAL $

$ 195,000

275,000

$ 265,000

LEASE to Own 2375 + 1315 G/Cart $265,000 10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $23,400 Call for Your Price.

Fall Blow Out.

120’ 2015 RG1100 Rogator Sprayer AWS 508,350 395,900 Blowout 365,000

1300 bu G/Cart tarp 50” tires $95,100 $ 80,000

Take the Pair for only

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $17,000

1214 Renn Unloader 12’

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC $33,200

Tractor & Grain Cart

2014 2375 Versatile 375hp QSM11, PTO 710/70R38 duals 4 hyds Radio work lite msrp $310,200 Only $195,000

10-Semi-Annual Lease pa Model 1214 Unloader

1014 Farm Boy Unloader

2013 305 Versatile 305hp, 16spd Power Shift 4 E/hyd 55 gpm, Fnds HID L/3pt. L/wt 540/1000pto $230,250 506487 20.8R42D, 16.9R30 $175,900

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $27,000 2013 550 Versatile 550 hp, P/Shift Del/Cab 110 hyd 6 E/ hyd diff/lock Radar, A/S/R, Canbus, Radar 478,460 800/70R38 Firestone Only 339,000

10-Semi-Annual Lease pa

Call for Your Price.

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $35,500

Tractor & Grain Cart

NEW Apollo 25.6, 71hp, L 4”x 48” forks, Cab, A/C, 27 99,200 wt 10,600 lbs

Blowout CNT .

2013 305 Versatile 305hp,16spd P/ Shift, 90hrs 4 E/hyd 55 gpm, Fnds HID L/3pt wts 540/1000pto $226,150 506489 20.8R42D, 16.9R30 $165,900 10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $14,700

90’ 2005 8500 Willmar Sprayer 200hp 2300hrs

New 825 gal/tank, 380/90R46, crop/divider auto-boom Trimble Ez –boom, Ez Auto Steer, 710 tire avail $10k Reg 135,300 #85107 new hydro 109,900

Tier 3

20’ V-Wing Ditch

Base unit msrp 88,12 Options 1nd sets dro

10-Semi-Annual Lease pa

70’ML 970 “ALIVE” shank monitor, D/S

32’ V-Wing Ditch

Air Drill 5 section, 634 bu tank, 4th tank

330,000

Base unit msrp 144, Options 2nd sets dro

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $33,200

10-Semi-Annual Lease pa

415,500 520x85R38 duals

Call for Your Price.

2012 305 Versatile 305hp, 16spd Power Shift 4 E/hyd 55 gpm, Fenders L/3pt. L/wts 540/1000pto $221,150 506208 20.8R42D,16.9R30 $159,900

2014 2375 Versatile 375hp QSM11, 4 hyd 710/70R38 duals 4 hyds Radio work lite msrp $295,200 Only $185,000

12’ 650 Offset 10”s 26”x8mm 38,940

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $16,500

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $ 3,400

Premium Tractor.

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2004 2375 Versatile 375hp QSM11, 3075h $125,200 710/70R38 duals,

$119,000

10-Semi-Annual Lease payments OAC of $14,200

32,500

Roller mixer w/22”x10 roller mill $41,250 $36,500 Roller mixer w/30”x10 roller mill $44,250 $38,500 Hyd lift & swing unload auger pkg $ 4,000

3 Ph Gen Sets

150kw = 188kva = 201hp, 3ph gen 480v - 226 amp $47,900

$36,000

when sold w/drier

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32’ TD600 TANDUM DISK, 10.5”S, 26X8mm c/o frt 26x8mm S/rear, S/L hitch 650# per ft, T2-215 brgs MSRP 92,100 Brg wear grds Intro 77,900 36’ TD600 TANDUM DISK, 96,100

Intro

80,400

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Zachoda to compete in Canadian Finals Rodeo

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Lisa Zachoda will have competed in the barrel racing event at Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton, starting on Wednesday, November 5.

finals appearance at the Strathmore Stampede, second place at the Falkland Stampede, Dallas Sunstrum Memorial Pro Rodeo and most recently the Grass Roots Finals in Calgary.

Although she didn’t have her best showing when she finished tenth at the Dawson Creek Rodeo in August with family and friends on hand, Zachoda who now resides in Okotoks to be closer to the hub of the rodeo circuit, still gets plenty of support from people back in Fort St. John.

That support will be on her mind when she saddles up in front of a sold out crowd at Rexall place in Edmonton but she said keeping focused and in the right frame of mind is ultimately the difference between winning and losing.

“At this level it is a lot of mental preparation for myself,” she said. “Being able to know what my horse needs at each moment.

Proper care. Care is huge, that’s really number one… knowing how to tune your horse— preparing for your

next event, knowing how to get the most out of your horse at each arena and each rodeo.”

Those little details are especially huge when second place could be just one hundredth of a second behind the winner.

“There are so many good horses and riders today, it just gets tougher and tougher each year,” she said. “I have been second quite a few times— five one thousands of a second— It’s that tight. Sometimes at some of these rodeos, from first to twelve place it’s within two tenths of a second, everybody is pretty tough.”

At the end of the day there is plenty of prize money to be had at the CFR, but for Zachoda it’s all about the love of the sport.

“First and foremost it’s something I love to do,” she said. “There’s not a lot of money left over after traveling, your entry fees, vet bills and horses are expensive.

First and foremost you have to love what you’re doing.”

That love will be on full display starting Wednesday when Zachoda finally saddles up for her first ever CFR.

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Byron Hackett Staff Writer Nov 4-2014 When the sun went down on most Sunday evenings this summer, there’s a good chance barrel racer and Fort St. John native Lisa Zachoda was on the road.

She figures she hit up more than 40 rodeos over the course of this summer and all that hard work is about to come full circle.

The dedication that has gone into becoming a professional barrel racer on the Canadian Pro Rodeo Association (CPRA) tour will be on display at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) in Edmonton beginning on Wednesday.

It’s the culmination of more than 18 years of riding for the now 32-year-old who will be riding in her first CFR this week and it’s something she has had her sights on since her early days of riding.

“It’s been a dream of mine since I was 14... ever since I started barrel racing,” Zachoda said over the phone on the weekend.

Although she has been to the finals before, the last time was in a much different capacity.

She made the trip in 2001 as Miss Rodeo Sundre and was a part of the Miss Rodeo Canada pageant.

This time around she sits in third place after a full season in the ladies barrel racing competition, and hopes to remain in that spot to accomplish her second dream as a young rider: qualifying for the Calgary Stampede.

“Going into the finals and sitting third in the Canadian standings— so my goal is to after the CFR is end up within the top four because then that way I would qualify for the Calgary Stampede next summer,” she said. “I think every barrel racer would love to be at the Canadian Finals Rodeo or the Calgary Stampede.”

Zachoda expects the competition to be as stiff as it’s been all year long, and if she hopes to put forth a top time, she and her horse will have to be at their best.

“I don’t really know totally what to expect going into it,” she said.

“I’m pretty confident with me and my horse. We are pretty consistent— just have to make six runs and just do our best on each run and that’s pretty much all we can do.”

Her 11-year-old horse has just been in competition for the last four years and it has only been in the last year that Zachoda really committed to pursing the Canadian Finals Rodeo event.

She will team up with her horse Jack, one that she has raised since he was a foal and the veteran barrel racer explained that bond makes any wins she collects just a little bit more special.

“Yeah it I think it does,” she said.

“I knew he could do it. I knew he had the potential to do it. So it’s pretty neat.”

And Zachoda hasn’t been short on gathering up wins this season, taking home the top prize at the Coronation Pro Rodeo and several other top finishes including a

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New Holland Agriculture Smashes the Current GUINNESS Most Wheat Harvested within Eight Hours with the CR10.9 PLUS

New Holland, PA. (October 15, 2014) New Holland Agriculture has reclaimed the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title, harvesting an impressive 797.656 tonnes (29,308.84 bushels) of wheat in eight hours with the world’s most powerful combine: the 653 hp CR10.90 Elevation.

“We are extremely proud to have recaptured the Guinness World Records title for harvesting almost 800 tonnes (30,000 bushels) of wheat in eight hours, shattering the previous record by more than 120 tonnes (4,409 bushels),” stated Hedley Cooper, Head of Harvesting Product Management. “This record demonstrates the unsurpassed capacity

and productivity of the CR10.90 Elevation, especially as the current record of 675.84 tonnes (24,832.87 bushels) was broken after just six hours and 36 minutes!”

Record-breaking performance The record was set on August 15, 2014 at H.R. Bourn and Sons Farm in Grange de Lings, near Wragby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The field was sown with Santiago wheat in the autumn of 2013 before it was chosen in May 2014 for the record-breaking attempt, which meant that it represented realworld growing conditions.

The record-breaking day’s harvesting, which started at 11:17 a.m., was characterized by changing weather con-

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ditions, with the ambient temperature ranging from 64-70°F and light showers occurring from 5:30 p.m. onwards.

The CR10.90’s average throughput was 99.7 tonnes/hour (3,663 bushels/hour) and peaked at 135 tonnes/hour (4,960 bushels/hour) in a crop yielding an average of 9.95 tonnes/ha (148.1 bushels/ acre) and an average moisture content of 16.2%. The record was achieved using a mere 1.12 liters of fuel per tonne of grain harvested (124.6 bushels/gallon) with the straw chopper engaged throughout the day.

The entire day’s activities were overseen and verified by Mr. Pravin Patel, the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Record Adjudicator, who was assisted

by Alan Robson, Chaplain for Agriculture of Lincolnshire as the second independent witness.

The record-breaking CR10.90 Elevation. Packed with advanced harvesting technology The record-breaking CR10.90 Elevation is equipped with New Holland’s unique Twin Rotor® technology featuring Twin Pitch High Performance rotors combined with the Dynamic Feed Roll™ system (DFR), which proved indispensable in breaking the record especially as the weather conditions deteriorated in the late afternoon.

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The extra-long 10-meter (34foot) unloading auger and super-fast 142 liters/minute (4 bushels/minute) unloading speed made quick work of the constantly filling grain tank.

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Poultry - Preparing For Winter imbalances could occur. Excess energy can increase the risk of feather-pecking. If this starts, it is best to stop the supplementation and rely on a balanced complete feed. Many people also like to provide some plant material to their chickens over winter. This may help keep the chickens active throughout the day. Leafy hay, root vegetables, squash, pumpkins, etc. can be used for this.

Ventilation is very important for chickens year-round. As mentioned previously, chickens drink a lot of water, and excrete moist droppings. This moisture can be a problem if ventilation is not sufficient. Wet litter will produce ammonia that can be harmful to the chickens, and to you. Even fairly low levels of ammonia can be irritating to chickens and to the chicken owner. Damp conditions can also increase the incidence of respiratory diseases.

The challenge for a flock-owner is to balance the need for ventilation with the desire to keep some warmth in the coop. There is ongoing debate about the need for heat in a chicken coop. A large number of chickens will produce enough body heat collectively so that additional heat is likely not needed. A smaller flock is not able to do this, and many people will want to provide some source of heat.

Without some added heat, the chickens will be very uncomfortable, egg production will decrease significantly, feed consumption will increase, and the chance of frostbitten tissues will increase. Safety is a key concern, however, and is often cited as a reason not to provide heat.

Chicken houses are dusty, and chickens may knock things over, especially if disturbed. Great care should be taken to

shield any heat source and to keep them clean and safe.

Whether heat is provided or not, ventilation is still important. At the very least, there must be some open area to allow fresh air in and stale, moist air out. A window can be left open a bit, or a vent can be added on top of the house.

Ideally, air has an inlet and an outlet so some air movement can be attained within the house, without it being drafty.

Lighting is another important factor for winter. Hens normally lay eggs when days are long (in the spring and early summer), and then molt and stop laying eggs when days start to get short in the fall. Though a lot of selective breeding has been done to improve overall egg production, short days will still decrease egg production greatly. If artificial lights are used to keep the day length at about 14 hours or more per day, hens will generally keep laying eggs through the winter. Artificial lights are traditionally started around September 1, and continued until spring when the natural daylength reaches 14 hours. The light does not need to be overly bright, and excessively bright lights can increase the incidence of pecking. Light intensities of 1-3 foot-candles are normally suggested. An old rule of thumb is that the light just needs to be bright enough so you can read a newspaper.

If light bulbs are used as a heat source, it may be more important to keep them on 24 hours a day. While this is not optimal for peak egg production, it may be a necessary trade-off instead of having 14-15 hours of light, and 9-10 hours of extreme cold.

Keeping a deep layer of bedding can

help insulate the floor and may help keep the coop slightly warmer. Any obviously wet areas of litter should be removed, but dry bedding can be left throughout the winter, and cleaned out in the spring.

Flock safety should not be neglected in the winter. Many predators will be hungry and looking for a chicken dinner.

Air inlets and outlets should be covered with sturdy wire or screen to keep predators, as well as pests, out. Raccoons and other predators can squeeze through fairly small holes, so care must be taken to close these well.

Rodents and wild birds may also be looking for a warm place to stay and an easy food source. Stored feed should be kept in rodent-proof containers, and feeders should not be accessible to rodents or wild birds. Preventing these pests is important for good biosecurity.

Over the longer term, flock-owners may want to consider selecting a breed that is more suited to cold conditions.

Chickens with smaller combs and wattles are less likely to suffer from frostbite.

Breeds with crests and feathered feet can have problems with ice and snow buildup on these feathers, so those who want to raise these breeds should adjust their husbandry accordingly. Nipple waterers, for example, can help keep crested chickens from getting ice on their crests.

Loose-feathered varieties may also be better insulated and stand the cold better than those with very tight feathering.

With a little pre-planning, keeping a flock of chickens through the winter can be done and the chickens should be able to handle it well.

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By Ron Kean Farms.com, October 31,2 014 Winter can be a difficult time for a small flock of chickens. There are several things you can do for them that will make it a little less of a struggle for both you and the chickens.

Water is the most important concern for chickens. They will generally drink about 2 pounds of water (about a quart) for every pound of feed they eat.

Water is important for healthy digestion, temperature regulation, and also for egg production, since an egg is more than 70% water. Unfortunately, as will be discussed later, chickens will also excrete a great deal of water in their droppings, which can be a problem.

Chickens need to have fresh water at least daily. Heated bases for waterers are available. Other methods have been used to keep water thawed, as well. Heat lamps are often hung over the waterer.

Highly insulated water containers are available that will keep warm water unfrozen for several hours. If none of these is available, fresh water should be provided twice daily for the chickens.

Rubber pans can be helpful, so ice can be removed easily without damaging the pan. Another option often used is to have two waterers, so they can be alternated and the other one brought inside to thaw.

Chickens will need a considerable amount of feed, especially to keep warm in cold conditions. High energy feeds, such as grains and oilseeds (corn, scratch grains, sunflower seed, etc.) can be supplemented to provide extra energy.

One should be somewhat cautious not to overdo this, however, since nutrient

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Olymel plans $10M poultry plant expansion 10/24/2014

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ST. HYACINTHE, Quebec – Construction is underway that will add 15,000 sq. ft. of production space at Olymel’s poultry-processing plant in St. Rosalie in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.

The company said the expansion and modernization project will cost $10 million. The investment will include installation of a third cooking line, a spice warehouse, two loading docks and redevelopment of the individually quick-frozen (IQF) section. The work should be completed in April 2015.

“With this major investment, Olymel is responding to customer demand from both the retail and HRI [hotels, restaurants, institutions] sectors for pre-cooked chicken products, which save time and improve efficiency in the kitchen,” said Rejean Nadeau, president and CEO. “The expansion and latest generation equipment that will be installed at the Ste-Rosalie plant will allow us to seize even more business opportunities and consolidate operations and jobs at this facility. By relying on product quality and efficient customer service as well, Olymel intends to increase its market share.”

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Olymel, a leading pork and poultry processor in Canada, expects to increase the production capacity of the company’s cooked products facility to meet growing demand in Canada for products in this category.

“This is excellent news for our employees and our customers, because once the construction is completed, it will make a reorganization of work possible, while operations will become more efficient,” said Claude Chapdelaine, plant manager. “This expansion and modernization project should enable us to reduce our operations to five days instead of the current seven, as well as retain all of our staff. By increasing our production volume by nearly 40 percent, this investment will significantly improve our ability to meet the needs of our customers and markets.”

The St. Rosalie processing facility already features a boning operation.

Products made at the plant include cooked and breaded chicken products such as wings, breast morsels and breast strips that are sold under the company’s Flamingo brand and private labels. Currently, 420 workers are employed at the St. Rosalie facility.

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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (October 22, 2014) – John Deere continues to update its commercial zero-turn offerings with the new Z997R Diesel ZTrak™. The Z997R features a powerful 37.4 hp* Final Tier 4 diesel engine, providing a workhorse solution for customers needing a large zero-turn mower in all conditions, including tall and wet grass.

The Z997R is available with a 60-inch or 72inch 7-Iron™ PRO side discharge deck, an industry exclusive 60-inch 7-Iron PRO Mulch On Demand™ deck, or a 60-inch 7-gauge fabricated rear discharge deck.

Dedicated to minimizing downtime, decreasing cost of operations and improving performance, the Z997R is designed with a heavy-duty frame, features a shaft drive to minimize deck belt costs and flat-free front tires to reduce field downtime. Additionally, a new electrically powered 14-bushel hard shell dump-from-seat Material Collection System (MCS) allows the operator to accumulate material with minimized leakage and extends intervals between emptying. The electrically powered dump-from-seat feature lessens the effort required from the operator, providing a trouble-free solution that reduces the time spent dumping.

“The new Z997R offers landscape contractors a powerful zero-turn option that will maximize acres mowed per hour, without skimping on operator comfort and cut quality,” said Nick Minas, product manager, John Deere Commercial Mowing. “The Z997R excels in the toughest mowing conditions while providing the fuel economy and durability commercial landscape contractors value.”

The Z997R has a variety of options available to increase operator comfort and reduce fatigue during long work hours. The model comes standard with a Comfort & Convenience package, which boasts a power deck lift to reduce operator strain, ergonomically angle padded hand grips and button-in-hand PTO cutoff. A fully adjustable suspension seat is also available for added operator comfort.

The Z997R is also B20 compatible from the factory, offering an alternative fuel option for contractors.

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The industry-exclusive loyalty program from John Deere is designed to help customers manage their equipment more easily and cost-effectively.

The Z997R will be available for purchase in spring 2015. Those attending GIE+EXPO 2014 can view the Z997R along with the rest of John Deere’s line of commercial mowing equipment at booth #1110.

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Farms.com (Nov 03, 2014) As temperatures turn colder, gardeners may wonder what to do with their garden seeds, tools and chemicals. Here are some tips from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists on the best way to prepare yard and garden supplies for winter so they’ll be ready for use when spring rolls around. To have additional questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515294-3108 or hortline@iastate.edu.

How should I store garden pesticides over winter?

Keep the pesticides in their original containers and store them in a cool, dry location out of the reach of children and pets, preferably in a locked cabinet. Do not allow granular materials to get wet or liquid products to freeze. Moisture may cause granular products to cake. Freezing of liquid pesticides may reduce their effectiveness.

Freezing temperatures also may cause some containers to break. See the product label for specific storage recommendations.

What is the best way to store an opened bag of lawn fertilizer?

Store lawn and garden fertilizers in their original bags or containers to know the content and analysis of the product next season. Store granular fertilizers in a dry location. Granular products absorb moisture from the air, causing them to cake like cement. An excellent way to store opened bags of lawn and garden fertilizers is to place the bags in large containers, such as five-gallon buckets, and cover with tightsealing lids.

What is the best way to store leftover flower and vegetable seeds?

If stored properly, the seeds of many vegetables and flowers will remain viable (alive) for two to three years. Ideal storage conditions are cool and dry. It’s generally best to keep the seeds in their original packets. Fold over the ends of opened seed packets, then place the surplus seeds in a tightly sealed jar or plastic lidded coffee can. Place one to two tablespoons of powdered milk in a small envelope and place the envelope in the container. The powdered milk will absorb the moisture from the air inside the container and keep the seeds dry. Place the tightly sealed container in the refrigerator or other cool location.

How should I prepare my garden tools for winter?

Proper care of garden tools and equipment prolongs their lifetime, prevents costly repairs and improves their performance. In fall, remove caked-on soil from shovels, spades, hoes and rakes with a wire brush or stiff putty knife. Wash the tools with a strong stream of water, then dry. Sharpen the blades of hoes, shovels and spades.

Wipe the metal surfaces with an oily rag or spray with WD-40. Sand rough wooden handles, then wipe with linseed oil to prevent drying and cracking. Hang or store the tools in a dry location. Drain water from garden hoses. To prevent kinking, store hoses on reels or coil and place on a flat surface.

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Virus hurt pork producers more than Russian ban

Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht to by the Belgian industry and the Belgian CONTINUED FROM 21Council wrote in an email about Rusgovernment,” the press release stated.

Russia used to be crucial for the broil-sia’s ban this year: “I’m told the impact is write to Trade Minister Ed Fast, askWinter is coming er-chicken industry in the United States, minimal at this point. The implementation ing the minister to speed up opening the And while Canada has been able to of the ban was an unwelcomed disruption market for these products from the two for example. stave off the worst of PED, producers are “Every year, or every two years, Rus- in trade but not unexpected. This is not countries.

Mr. De Gucht wrote that the closure worried. The virus spreads more easily in sia would put up some kind of barrier,” the first time Canada has not been able to of Russian markets has created difficulty winter months and new strains continue to Mr. Grier said. “And so you learn how to ship to Russia.” be found, Mr. Gervais said. The Canadian for agricultural sectors in Canada and deal with Russia...you really can’t depend Belgian pears and Polish apples While analysts say the Canadian countries in the EU, and suggested further industry is monitoring the situation and on it as a market.” industry has fared alright after Mr. Med- trade between Canada and the EU could taking precautions, he added.

He added that the industry always “It’s going to be really important to adjusts and producers find a way to get vedev announced the food ban in early serve as important alternative markets.

“Our comprehensive trade agreement monitor all that, and the US thinks they’re their product out. Russia agrees to take August, European countries have not been establishes a solid basis to create these going to do a much better job this time. I Brazilian or Chinese products, he suggest- so lucky. think they will,” he said.

Poland’s apple market, Mr. Gervais opportunities,” Mr. De Gucht wrote. ed for instance, and so then Canada ships On Oct. 8. the European Commission “As soon as we get passed this PED said, relies on Russia for something like to where Brazil shipped before.

90 per cent of its sales. There’s no doubt announced in a press release that Canada virus, it’s going to be interesting to see “So things always work out.” would open its market to Belgian pears. what the dynamics of the markets are,” Poland is struggling in this respect.

The Russian market, Mr. Gervais This and the struggles of Belgian pear The release noted that the Commission Mr. Gervais continued. indicated, has always been volatile.

Then, he said, Canada will actually be Gary Stordy from the Canadian Pork producers prompted outgoing European had “intervened at the highest level” to able to find out what the overall impact of make this happen. the ban from Russia has been.

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Ottawa tightens railway safety measures in wake of Lac-Megantic train disaster Gordon Isfeld Financial Post The federal government is tightening safety measures for railways operating in Canada in the aftermath of last year’s deadly derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que., in which “rules simply were not followed.”

“We will always remember what happened in LacMegantic,” Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said Wednesday.

“This past year has been difficult for all those involved with respect to this tragedy,” she said. “This tragedy is a case where rules simply were not followed.”

Ms. Raitt, speaking to reporters in Ottawa, said the new measures “will improve railway safety and make the transportation industry more accountable.”

The derailment in July 2013 caused an explosion that killed 47 people and destroyed part of the southern Quebec town. The train, which was carrying volatile crude oil, broke loose after stopping for the night and slammed into the community.

It has been described as Canada’s worst train disaster.

Ottawa has accepted the recommendations by the Transportation Safety Board, issued in July, that will give the federal government “greater powers to enforce and respond quickly to safety issues and they will help protect Canadian communities and strengthen our transportation network – because that is a vital element of our economy and our country,” Ms. Raitt said.

“We want to better protect Canadians in their communities. But we have to maintain that transportation network that we actually need in order to move goods around our country and support our economy.”

The new measures cover four areas, beginning with ensuring that unattended trains are properly secured.

All rail operators will need to meet “minimum requirements for handbreak application” and to test handbreak effectiveness. The new measure will require “additional defences on all siding and other appropriate locations to physically prevent unattended trains from rolling away.”

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Smoke rises from tanker cars in downtown Lac-Megantic, Que., on July 6, 2013. It is considered Canada's worst rail disaster. (POSTMEDIA PHOTO)

Ms. Riatt acknowledged that not enough was know about “the properties of the crude oil that was being carried on the train that exploded in Lac-Megantic.”

Transport Canada staff – with expertise in this area – will also be assigned to conduct research into the hazards of crude oil, she said.

“Building a safety culture is a share responsibility.

Transport Canada has brought in rules and regulations, orders and directives.

Railways and their employees must not only follow and meet these standards, but they have to exceed them as well in our country.”

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As well, Ms. Riatt said Transport Canada will take steps “to improve how transportation operators implement safety management systems in this country.”

“They are not a replacement for rules and regulations that must be followed,” but will help companies identify safety risks “before these risks become bigger problems.”

To do this, Transport Canada will add more staff to conduct frequent “safety audits,” and require better information-sharing between the federal agency and municipalities “to ensure better long-term tracking and follow-up.”

At the same time, it will impose “monetary penalties” for non-compliance and each company will need to designate an executive to be “responsible and accountable for the safety management system,” she added.

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“Welcome Home Greg”

Dawson Creek - Tara Norman Clinic @ Lakota Agriplex

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Dawson Creek 16 South Peace Players Present “When Girls Collide” @ United Church

D.C. - Mile Zero Challenge Speedskating Competition Dawson Creek - Doug Mills Clinic @ Lakota Agriplex Fort St. John - Winter Wonderland Tea & Bazaar @ Immaculata Centre G.P. - GPRC Performance Series - “Days of My Youth” @ Douglas J Cardinal PAC Hythe - Annual Christmas Craft Sale & Home Based Business Fair @ Community Centre

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Fort St. John - Moday 3 Night at the Movies “Magic in the Moonlight”

G.P. - Gymkhana @ Evergreen Park

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Peace River Draft State of the Watershed Public Meeting @ P.R. Library

THANKSGIVING DAY 10 G.P. - Little Mermaid @ Douglas Cardinal Theatre GPRC

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Dawson Creek - South Peace 13 Players Present “When Girls Collide” @ United Church G.P. - GPRC Performance Series - “Faustwork, The Maksed Messenger” @ Douglas J Cardinal PAC

Fort St. John - Monday Night at the Movies “The Trip to Italy”

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Fairview - Home Routes Tour - Devon Sproule

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Rose Prairie

Country Christmas Craft & Gift Sale - 11th Annual Rose Prairie Community Curling Centre

Dawson Creek - Farmerettes Christmas Tea & Craft Sale Dawson Creek - Tara Norman Clinic @ Lakota Agriplex G.P. - Festival of Trees public viewing @ Evergreen Park G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park Spirit River - Christmas Craft Show @ Centennial Hall

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G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park G.P. - Santa Praade

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Dawson Creek - Early Year’s Fair G.P. - GPRC Performance Series - “Black Umfolosi” @ Douglas J Cardinal PAC G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park

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Saturday, November 15, 2014

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Dawson Creek Doug Mills Clinic @ Lakota Agriplex

November

Dawson Creek - John Fogerty @ Encana Events Centre G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park

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Fairview - Business Networking Workshop @ Fairview College G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park

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G.P. - Farmer’s Market Christmas Show & Sale @ Crystal Centre G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park

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Dawson Creek - Tara Norman 7 Clinic @ Lakota Agriplex Grande Prairie - Nitehawk Ski, Board & Bike Swap @ Evergreen Park Peace River - Artisans of the Peace Christmas Craft Sale @ Al Adair Rec Centre Grovedale - 1st Grovedale Sparks, Brownies & Guides are hosting the Country Christmas Market from 4-8pm.

To book your table call 780-538-9360

Dawson Creek - Tara Norman 8 Clinic @ Lakota Agriplex Grande Prairie - Nitehawk Ski, Board & Bike Swap @ Evergreen Park Grovedale - 1st Grovedale Sparks, Brownies & Guides are hosting the Country Christmas Market from 10-8pm. To book your table call 780-538-9360

Dawson Creek - South Peace 14 Players Present “When Girls Collide” @ United Church Fort St. John - Antique Sale @ North Peace Museum

Dawson Creek - South Peace Players Present “When Girls Collide” @ United Church Fort St. John - Antique Sale @ North Peace Museum G.P. - Festival of Trees Gala Dinner, Dance & Auction @ Evergreen Park G.P. - Peace Country Idol Semi-Finals @ GPRC Grimshaw - Christmas Market @ Mile Zero Regional Multiplex High Prairie/Triangle - Music Jamboree @ Triangle Hall

Dawson Creek - Tara Norman Clinic @ Lakota Agriplex Dawson Creek - Ten Thousand Villages Sale G.P. - Festival of Trees public viewing @ Evergreen Park G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park Peace River - “Come Let Us Adore Him” Nativities Display at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Spirit River - Christmas Craft Show @ Centennial Hall

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Dawson Creek - Tara Norman Clinic @ Lakota Agriplex Dawson Creek - Ten Thousand Villages Sale G.P. - Festival of Trees public viewing @ Evergreen Park G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park G.P. - Peace Country Idol Finals @ GPRC Peace River - “Come Let Us Adore Him” Nativities Display at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Spirit River - Christmas Craft Show @ Centennial Hall

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Dawson Creek - SP United Church Xmas Tea & Bazaar Fairview - Making Christmas Ornaments @ Fairview Fine Arts Centre G.P. - Farmer’s Market Christmas Show & Sale @ Crystal Centre G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park Goodfare Hall - Community Supper

Fairview - Santa Parade & Moonlight Madness G.P. - Farmer’s Market Christmas Show & Sale @ Crystal Centre G.P. - Fine Arts Wind Ensemble @ GPRC G.P. - Northern Spirit Light Show @ Evergreen Park Peace River - ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Parade & Moonlight Madness Pouce Coupe - 3rd Annual Truck Light Parade & Food Drive

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Time: 8:30am- 12:00pm lunch provided Place: Stonebridge Hotel RSVP: November 10, 2014

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Topics for discussion: Expansion of Co-operative Rail car project update

Visit website for details: www.spgrain.ca or contact Shaun or Joyce 250-782-7820

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Derby Oats for Sale.

Phone: 780-532-6269 or Cell: 780-876-0578 Grande Prairie Area.

64 feet of steel packer for 5710 Bourgault air drill. In good condition. 9.8 inch spacing,3.5 inch packer.

780-864-8979

One team of two year old Belgian’s. Broke to drive.

Very gentle. Ph: 250-7872615 (evenings or leave message) Team of registered 2 year old Clyde Mares for sale, very gentle. $ 4,200.00. 780-927-3640

Wanted: Massey Ferguson model 200/g176, 65, 165, or 3165. For parts or complete engine. 1-780-7512239

15 Bred Registered Black Angus Cows for Sale. Due to start calving Mar. 15/15.

780-836-2584 2 Year old Gelbvieh bulls for sale Call (250)759-4143

4x4 Plasma-cam, CNC, Plasma Cutting Table & Extra Software. 4X8 Brunswick Pool Table, Like New. 1 20 ton Press. 250261-5917

For sale: hydraulic test auger, 12 in x 12 ft.. Phone: 780-835-4457

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3 Black Angus bred cows from AI breeding.

(780)835-4796 50 Registered Black Angus Heifers, bred to start calving mid-April. Phone Figure 8 Angus 780-5972001/780-618-7252

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

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Most Natural Cattle & Bison for Sale/Lease or Calf Crop Share. Phone or Fax: 250-630-2524.

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

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POLYPAY RAMS FOR SALE. Born May/June 2014. Please contact John at 780-832-1783

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Bred Holstein Angus heifer, yearling. Nubian billy goats, 2 year old and 6 months .(780)835-4796 Ewe lambs for sale. Handpicked from March lambing.(250)467-3957

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• New Home Construction • Restorations • Stain and Chinking Products

Box 6237 Fort St. John BC V1G 4H7

Ken Boon tel/fax: 250.261.6900

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Rod Hedges tel: 250.263.7944

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Phone: 780-927-3640 1989 Gleaner R70 Combine. 250 hrs on rebuilt motor, 2856 Separator, $30,000. La Glace, 780402-0989 1996 Premier 2930 Swather 25 ft. 2801 hrs. $34,000.

La Glace, 780-402-0989 1997 JD 7410 Tractor, 740 Loader with grapple, excellent rubber, 3pt. hitch.

6,600 hours. 250-261-5917

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

Alpine Sannan Dairy Goat Buckling Ready for 2014 Breeding Season Please contact John at 1-780-832-1783

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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.

Phone 780-354-2161, Beaverlodge.

In Dawson Creek Forklift For Sale $4000. Call Travis for details 250-782-4888

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Request for Bids – FEED/BEDDING

GPRC FAIRVIEW CAMPUS GPRC-Fairview Campus Farm invites Bids from interested individuals regarding the following: GREEN FEED 400 rb HAY 400 rb STRAW 200 rb STRAW 200 small sq HAY 200 small sq FEED OATS 600 bsh HAY AFTERMATH 400 rb Good prices paid for quality feed/bedding.

Sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00PM August 21, 2011. Bids must be clearly marked: 2011 Feed/ Bedding Hand-deliver: front desk Admin Bldg 11235-98th Avenue Fairview, AB Mail: Box 3000 Fairview, AB T0H 1L0 Fax : 780.835.6648 For further information please contact GPRC Farm Manager p: 780.835.6663 c: 780.835.9468 GPRC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the proposal deemed most favorable in the interest of this Institution. Lowest priced bid will not 25464//07 necessarily be accepted.

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780-864-8979.

Sports Utilities & 4X4s

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2005 JD Buck 500 4x4 • Springthrash Quad for Sale.

Thru • Bugs • MixStep • Damp Design, Good Condition.

Phone: 250-261-5917 FEED&&Vans GRAIN Trucks

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1994 F250 4x4 comes with grill guard, headache rack, 9160 tool Trucks/Vans/Cars box, tow-bar. $2,600.00 OBO.SALES 780-568STARR AUTO *4192 TRADE-IN ALL TYPES VEHICLES * mo1982OF Ford 1 tonne. 460 * FINANCING * tor. $1,800.

Phone: 780568-4192.PHONE 780-897-0256 RVs/Campers/Trailers Plastic box liner, fits full size $150, 250-7861993trucks, 27.5 Westwind 5th 5860.

Wheel Trailer /5th wheel New 2011 tandem car hitch, fully 18’ loaded/very hauler.

GVWOBO. 7,000780lbs, clean, $8,200 loading ramps. $3800.

568-4192 Phone 780-831-7733.

Aubins Autos. Buy, Sell or trade automotive. Call 1780-897-AUTO (2886).

8ft box for 2001 Dodge dually. C/W 2 bumpers, $600 firm. Phone 780-766-2893 780-814-0880.

2009 GMC Equinox SL SUV. Excellent condition, 90,000 kms, traction control, power options, $15,300.

Phone:780-897-0256.

2008 Ford F350 crew cab, diesel, 4X4, 149,000 kms, Lariat, loaded 780-8972886.

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9160 Trucks/Vans/Cars 1993 Ford Tempo, clean, 2007 Cobalt, 2 doors, fix hard to start or for parts, coupe, silver, 5 speed, air, $500, 250-786-5860. tilt, cruise, 65,000kms, c/w warranty.

1992 4x4 Suzuki Phone:780-897-2886.

Mini-truck.

1992 Oldsmobile 2007 Chev Malibu LT. Cutlass Sierra.

4 doors, black, 99,000kms, Phone 780-775-2215. c/w factory warranty.

Trades welcome.

1991 GMC 4x4 crew cab WHEAT • BARLEY • OATS • PEAS Phone •780-987-2886. for sale. Power train very • HEATED GRAIN good, $500.

2006 Chrysler Sebring for Phone 250-793-8450.

• SPRING THRASHED • DAMP • LIGHT sale. V6, automatic, air, tilt, 1-ton dually cruise, power windows, • MIXED • BUGS 2003 Dodge truck box for sale. Brand power locks. new, $2000.

Phone:780-897-2886.

Phone 250-772-5408.

2003 Pontiac Aztek SUV. 5 doors, V6, automatic, Boats THRASHED •135,000 GREEN WEEDY •9185 SPRING kms,•blue.

1989 Quantum 19’ fish/ski Phone 780-897-2886.

2003 Ford F350 crew cab boat, c/w trailer, 150 hp s/b, 4X4, Lariat, loaded. outboard, 780-897-2886.

Trades welcome. 780-8979220 RVs/Campers/Trailers 2886. camperized van for Pickup” 2001 Ford Focus 4dr,“On auto,FarmChev sale. 1974, excellent cloth, loaded, great on fuel, runner, $1000. Phone 780-897-2886.

780-494-3974.

1998 Oldsmobile Aurora 2005 Travelaire Fifth for sale. Fully loaded, wheel.

34’ Canadian built, comes with sun roof. fully loaded, good Phone 780-897-2886. condition, $22,000.

1998 Dodge Ram 1500 ext Phone:780-356-2478 cab, 4X4, long box, 780or 780-814-0805.

897-2886.

2002 Cedar Creek 5th 1998 Dodge 1500 RAM, wheel. 3 slides, 1 owner, extended cab, V8, 36 1/2ft, fireplace, 2 TV’s. automatic, one owner.

Phone:780-897-2886.

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1997 Dodge 1-ton flat deck truck. VGC, tool cabinets, 260,000kms, new windshield. Phone 780-478-8819, 780-919-7032.

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Creek, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge.

1 - 13 Acres. Call 6045 Mobile/Manufactured Homes for Sale 250-719-1815.

6020 Farms for Sale Contract, ASSOCIATION FOR SALE: 1981 Construction & 6530repairs Farms/Acreages Briarwood trailer to be 740 Acres, excellent to corrals, moved. Needs some repairs cow/calf operation, west of pasture and FOR RENT: game fencing. to flooring. $3000 obo.

Edmonton, Call Richard 90 Acres standing alfalfa Phone 780-978-3334.

780-727-2919.

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6560 Houses For Rent old propane furnace. To be acres, north eaglesham #1 Alfalfa seed for sale. moved from Three Creeks For further information please contact ABagged large and Serviced RV Lot area. Also, complete cattle inoculated.

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Whichever it was, all that construction led to doors going nowhere, cabinets opening up to brick walls, other cabinets opening up to whole rooms, staircases resembling funhouse mazes and other architectural oddities.

I enjoyed it, my wife was absolutely spellbound, and my kids loved it far more than I thought they would.

Even my typically impatient 6-year-old, who asked our very well-informed and charming guide no fewer than six questions about the craziest house she’d ever seen.

That said, you might want to think twice if you’re claustrophobic.

Mrs. Winchester was 4 feet 10 inches tall. The lady didn’t need a lot of space— at least not all at once.

Winchester was superstitious and into a form of numerology, with 13 being her favorite number.

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We spent more than an hour on a tour taking us through 110 of the Victorianstyle mansion’s 160 rooms.

We logged more than a mile of walking, including a jaunt through Winchester’s small seance room (did you think she wouldn’t at least try talking to the spirits haunting her?), featuring three ways out but only one

way in. We saw a staircase leading from the floor to the ceiling, skylights in a floor, rooms with hundreds of windows and some hardly large enough for a handful of people. And there’s a window that opens up to nothing more than the back of an elevator shaft.

We saw the room in which Winchester died and the room in which she was trapped when the 1906 earthquake destroyed a fireplace, barring the door (it also knocked down the main house’s seven-story tower; the 1989 Loma Prieta quake also did some damage, which has been left intact).

It took her staff a long time to find her after the ’06 quake, because she slept in a different bedroom each night to keep the spirits guessing. Her staff wasn’t sure where she was.

Much of the house was simply beautiful.

One room was so detailed, it took more than a year to construct the floor. But most of the building was totally puzzling, and a little bit was even a bit hair-raising (at one point I heard a door slam from a direction in which I saw no people).

Speaking of doors, watch out for the one at the edge of the Room That Opens to Nowhere— nowhere but an 8-foot drop to the concrete below.

It was my first trip to the Winchester Mystery House, but I’ve heard about it since I was a kid. Photos and books don’t do the place justice. There’s almost a tangible feeling to crossing the threshold. The question is: Is it the history or something creepier?

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Away Grande Prairie Storm Canmore Eagles Grande Prairie Storm Grande Prairie Storm Whitecourt Wolverines Brooks Bandits Calgary Mustangs Brooks Bandits Fort McMurray Oil Barons Lloydminster Bobcats Grande Prairie Storm Whitecourt Wolverines Whitecourt Wolverines Grande Prairie Storm Grande Prairie Storm Whitecourt Wolverines Camrose Kodiaks Canmore Eagles Camrose Kodiaks Whitecourt Wolverines Whitecourt Wolverines Whitecourt Wolverines Sherwood Park Crusaders Drayton Valley Thunder Grande Prairie Storm Bonnyville Pontiacs Grande Prairie Storm Grande Prairie Storm Spruce Grove Saints

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Away Grande Prairie JDA Kings Beaverlodge Blades Sexsmith Vipers North Peace Navigators Beaverlodge Blades Sexsmith Vipers Fort St. John Huskies Sexsmith Vipers DC Canucks North Peace Navigators Grande Prairie JDA Kings Beaverlodge Blades DC Canucks Beaverlodge Blades Grande Prairie JDA Kings DC Canucks North Peace Navigators North Peace Navigators Fairview Flyers DC Canucks Sexsmith Vipers Fairview Flyers Fort St. John Huskies Beaverlodge Blades DC Canucks Fairview Flyers Grande Prairie JDA Kings Sexsmith Vipers Fairview Flyers Beaverlodge Blades DC Canucks Fort St. John Huskies DC Canucks Fort St. John Huskies Grande Prairie JDA Kings Fort St. John Huskies North Peace Navigators Fairview Flyers

Nov 3 Northwest Team North Peace Navigators Fairview Flyers Grande Prairie JDA Kings Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks Fort St. John Huskies Sexsmith Vipers Beaverlodge Blades

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Away Fairview Mad Dogs Donnelly SheDevils Peace River Sharks Peace River Sharks Grimshaw Hustlers Slave Lake Kodiaks Grande Prairie Panthers North Peace Eagles Grande Prairie Thrashers Grande Prairie Thrashers North Peace Eagles Grimshaw Hustlers Grande Prairie Thrashers North Peace Eagles Peavine Dawson Creek Elite Stars Taylor Falcons Slave Lake Kodiaks Grovedale Vipers Hythe Colts Grovedale Vipers Fairview Mad Dogs Donnelly SheDevils Dawson Creek Elite Stars Hythe Colts Peavine Grande Prairie Thrashers Fairview Mad Dogs Dawson Creek Elite Stars Peace River Sharks Hythe Colts

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North Peace Hockey League Date Sat, Nov 8 Sat, Nov 8 Sat, Nov 8 Fri, Nov 14 Fri, Nov 14 Sat, Nov 15 Thurs, Nov 20 Fri, Nov 21 Sat, Nov 22 Sat, Nov 22 Thurs, Nov 27

Time 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm

Away Falher Pirates Grimshaw Huskies Spirit River Rangers Grande Prairie Athletics Grimshaw Huskies Manning Comets Falher Pirates Spirit River Rangers Fort St. John Flyers Manning Comets Spirit River Rangers

Nov 3 North Team Grande Prairie Athletics Spirit River Rangers Fort St. John Flyers Manning Comets Grimshaw Huskies Falher Pirates

Home Grande Prairie Athletics Fort St. John Flyers Manning Comets Fort St. John Flyers Falher Pirates Spirit River Rangers Manning Comets Falher Pirates Spirit River Rangers Grande Prairie Athletics Grande Prairie Athletics

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On the open road

My Canada Changed Forever Yesterday my Canada changed forever, but it is far from the first time that Canada has changed due to homegrown terrorism.

During a discussion with friends over the shooting of an unarmed Canadian soldier, Cpl. Cirillo, at the tomb of the unknown soldier near Parliament Hill and the running down of a Canadian soldier in Quebec, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, we talked about the FLQ crisis and how that homegrown terrorism had changed Canada.

From 1963 to 1970, the Front de libération du Québec, the FLQ, terrorized English speaking Canadians in Quebec through a series of bombings, kidnappings and murder.

They were our first true homegrown terrorists and how the Liberal government of the day under Pierre Elliot Trudeau handled the FLQ crisis was to invoke the War Measures Act (today that act is called the Emergency Preparedness Act) at the request of then premier of Quebec, Robert Bourassa and Mayor of Montreal Jean Drapeau.

From October 16th 1970 until January 5th 1971, much of the province of Quebec and the city of Ottawa were in lock down, virtually a war zone.

The removing of civil liberties that transpired during those days saw many people arrested wrongfully and police officials were heavily criticized for their abuse of authority and detaining people without cause.

The FLQ crisis is an important lesson in home grown terrorism, not just how it starts but how government deals with it.

There will always be people who want to FORCE their viewpoints, their religious or political ideals on others.

There will always be people looking for the vulnerable, the angry; to convert and further their causes, to do their dirty work.

Radical Islam, while a huge problem around the world, is but an outlet that teaches us how broken our systems

are world wide. The disenfranchised of our country and others, those looking for a place to belong are finding the outlet for their anger, frustration and hopelessness in radical groups like IS, the Islamic State.

It is the same scenario that plays out with street gangs and who and how they recruit.

Islam is, in my view, far more than a religion. It is a political, societal, economic, justice, crime and punishment system. In other words; a religious government.

Islam is very tribal with various sects, none of whom can agree on Islam’s principles, history or ideology. (http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam) Sunni - The largest denomination in Islam is Sunni Islam, which makes up 75%–90% of all Muslims.[9] Sunni Muslims also go by the name Ahl asSunnah which means “people of the tradition [of Muhammad]” Shi’ite - Shia Islam has several branches, the largest of which is the Twelvers, followed by Zaidis and Ismailis.

Sufis - Sufism (Tasawwuf) is a mystical-ascetic approach to Islam that seeks to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God. Salafi - Self-described Salafis believe they are Sunni Muslims, while traditionalist Sunni critics claim that Salafis are the same as Wahhabis Ahmadiyya is an Islamic reform movement (with Sunni roots) founded

by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad[229] that began in India in 1889 and is practiced by over ten million[230] Muslims around the world.

Non-denominational Muslims are Muslims who do not restrict their religious affiliation to any particular branch of Islam.

The Ibadi is a sect that dates back to the early days of Islam and is a branch of kharijite. Unlike most Kharijite groups, Ibadism does not regard sinful Muslims as unbelievers.

Mahdavia is an Islamic sect that

believes in a 15th-century mahdi, Muhammad Jaunpuri The Quranists are Muslims who generally reject the Hadith.

Yazdânism is seen as a blend of local Kurdish beliefs and Islamic Sufi doctrine introduced to Kurdistan by Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir in the 12th century.

There are also black Muslim movements such as the Nation of Islam (NOI), Five-Percent Nation and Moorish scientists.

The sad truth is that these people have been fighting and disagreeing, creating divisiveness and killing each other since the dawn of time. Peace is not something these people are familiar with, nor are they familiar with the concepts of acceptance, or tolerance.

The hatred, misunderstandings, differences in opinions and values in countries where Islam is part of the fabric are too great of a chasm to bridge.

They have gone on too long and run too deep. Generation after generation of the peoples in these countries have only known hatred and fighting.

Like others who are disenfranchised, who are vulnerable to radical ideas, the two Canadians who reportedly converted to Islam and then carried out crimes against our country are no different in their weakness and illness than the young man who killed the mounties in Moncton or the young man who killed fellow students in Calgary.

They are no different than the young men who created the FLQ Crisis.

Sadly, there are people who are born in this country who feel marginalized, left out, forgotten and hopeless. Mental illness is one of the biggest challenges this country, this world faces.

We need to get far better at helping the mentally ill and the disconnected youth of this country.

These people are vulnerable to radical ideologies.

As a nation, we cannot falter in protecting our citizens and the rights and freedoms we hold dear as Canadians.

I believe it is time to get smart about terrorism, worldwide and home grown.

If a Canadian goes to fight with IS or any other terror group, they should not be allowed to return to Canada to spread their hate. They should lose their Canadian Citizenship.

Our government should never allow Sharia Law in any form, no matter how watered down, to be adopted or accepted by any court in our country as it goes against everything we as a nation have evolved to. The treatment of women under Sharia Law in particular, should never be written into the fabric of our national laws or our constitution.

It is divisive and barbaric and it makes the advances of women and their rights as humans in this country null and void unless the protections for the rights of women are available to all women in this country. If one wants to follow Sharia Law, they should live in countries that accept that law.

If they want to live in Canada, they need to follow the laws that govern Canada and Canadian citizens.

My heart breaks for the families and friends of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent killed in Quebec and Cpl. Cirillo killed in Ottawa. My heart goes out to our military and their families.

O Canada!

Our home and native land!

True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!

From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

The changes Canada will experience this time because of the acts of two Canadians will hopefully make Canada a stronger and better country; at least that is my prayer.

That’s how I feel today, what say you?

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