Rooted in agriculture THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT
MARCH 12, 2014
Common sense best feed for farm safety Commentary by ROBIN TARNOWETZKI Stettler Independent It’s farm safety week, and organizations like the Canadian Agriculture Safety Association and the Alberta Farm Safety Centre are trying to promote safety by giving out information on what to do to remain safe. I would like to contribute by telling people what not to do. I grew up on a goat farm in Saskatchewan, and my two siblings and I were always adventurous. And adventurous in a farm context means doing inadvisably unsafe things. Learn from my mistakes, and avoid the following: Do not slide on ice that is audibly cracking Every year when the snow melts, it forms a fast-flowing creek near my house. I don’t know what the attraction of running water is for kids, but it became an annual tradition to play in the water. Sometimes we would get lucky and the snow would melt and then
freeze, forming an icy surface on which to slide around. Now, most of the creek was thigh-deep at best, but there were several deep parts that would probably reach up to my neck. But the lure of sliding around on ice is too much for most children, so I made the trek out to play there (God only knows what people driving past thought of a kid sliding around by herself and laughing). Every time I veered too far toward the edges, I would hear cracking. That didn’t deter me. I was fine, but in retrospect, things could have gone wrong. Do not stand in front of a fence with long hair I would estimate that I was about seven or eight when I was playing in the pasture like I always did. The female goats were kept separate from the males by a short fence with large slats. I wasn’t a stupid kid and I knew not to play in the area with the bucks. Unfortunately, I was standing with my back to the fence when one of the bucks
reached his head through and chomped on my hair. I want you to try to imagine the panic I felt, thinking I would never escape from a goat that wanted a taste of my hair. He was extremely strong and determined. That was a long time ago, and so the memory has blurred, but I remember screaming and trying in vain to recover my hair. It was either my panic or my tough farm upbringing that made me immune to the pain. Luckily, my mother was there and somehow with her help, I escaped. When I was 14, I cut all my hair off. In retrospect, it was probably subconsciously because of that experience. Do not pet roosters. Also, do not listen to your brother I’ve talked about my troubles with roosters before. In addition to the big evil rooster, we had another rooster who enjoyed bodyslamming. He was about a third of the other rooster’s size, so I was never scared of him. When he was inside the coop, I used to
taunt him and he would bodyslam the fence (note: do not do so). One day, my brother told me that the rooster had inexplicably calmed down and you could pet him. I was wary, but I love animals and will never pass up an opportunity to pet one. Also, I trusted my brother. That was a mistake. As he watched, I reached out a hand to pet the rooster who had been nothing but hostile to me. And he pecked me. And that was the day I stopped listening to my brother. Do not play with fire My brother used to set bonfires in our pasture, and we would all hang out there. That’s all well and good, except safety was never a huge concern. My brother enjoyed pushing me toward the fire and then pulling me back, telling me, “I just saved your life!” Don’t do that. So, stay safe out on the farm, and use common sense that I did not.
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Time to talk farm safety
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This year’s Canadian Agricultural Safety week runs from March 9 to 15, and the theme is “Let’s Talk About It!” The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) promote agricultural safety week each year in the third week of March. The theme for this year was chosen because of the importance of communication in practising farm safety, regardless of the size of the operation. “It’s a good starting point for thinking about safety on a more regular basis,” said Michelle French Lancaster, communications officer for CASA. She hopes that the theme of the week helps to uncover safety issues that wouldn’t be discussed otherwise, and open the conversation to new ideas. “I absolutely think it’s important to have events like this,” said Christa Winsnes, who does farm-safety presentations with the Alberta Farm Safety Centre. “Anything we can do to raise awareness. Being more safe is important.” CASA is providing resources on their website for anyone interested in farm safety. Anyone can access the “Farm Talk Series,” which is a list of resources about general conversations to have about safety, whether it’s with a child or with migrant farm workers.
CASA also offers “Toolbox Talks,” which are a list of resources for farmers with information on various situations they might encounter on the farm, such as “lifting safely,” “working in extreme cold,” and “general hitching and hauling.” “We’re hoping those resources will help get producers thinking and generating some ideas and overall promoting the idea of the importance of communication,” Lancaster said. For Winsnes, the biggest farm-safety threats are ATVs and farm machinery. “Often, we’re putting kids in tractors and that’s not necessarily the right way to do things,” she said. She said that the danger of ATVs hasn’t been discussed in the past, but now ATV safety has been promoted to the point where it’s the main aspect of her Grade 6 farm-safety presentation. “I think, in the past, it’s one of the issues that have gotten overlooked,” she said. CASA has also launched a series of short videos featuring farmers telling stories about safety. Although CASA promotes agricultural safety week every year, this year the group is providing a space for organizations to talk about what they’re doing to promote farm safety. “This is the first year we’ve created this space,” said Lancaster. “This is something that’s for everybody.”
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Knitted decorations were among the features on display at the season-opening farmers’ market in Castor.
‘A second chance’ Continued from Page 6 “Painting is where my personality really comes out,� Anderson said. Across the hall, Carol Brown showcases crochet work. Scarves, hats, and stuffed animals colourfully decorate her table. All of her work is crocheted. “I don’t like to knit,� she said. “It’s not fun for me, and if we’re not doing this for fun, why are we?� Her work includes creations from the popular game series Pokemon and Angry Birds, while others are more simple in design, but obviously well-crafted. The market was an easy decision for Brown, who moved to Castor last July. The community centre in which the market is held is right across the street from where she now lives. “I thought it would be a good way to meet new people and feed my (crocheting) addiction,� she said with a laugh. At a table behind Brown, Michele Desouki has a table full of items “taken out of retirement, just like me.� The collection of items, from display trays, treat display towers, bird feeders, birdhouses and bird feeders are made from re-purposed cups, candle holders, mason jars and glass plates. “I have a fondness for vintage things,� Desouki said. “Especially plates, but eventually you become bored with them, or break them, or lose pieces of sets, and then what do you do with them?� An old blue metal coffee pot was turned into a birdhouse with the addition of some copper wire, as was a kettle “that was too thin and overheated.� The Castor resident, originally from the U.S., also makes soaps. She admitted that the glycerine/ lye mixture is premade, as she didn’t want to have to finagle the balance and risk lye burns. From there, though, she adds natural
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Salute to Agriculture As we begin another farm season, I extend best wishes to all farmers and farm families in the constituency of Crowfoot. I wish you a safe, successful year.
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One of my favourite programs to cover or be involved in on the farm beat is always Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers. It’s designed to seek out and shine the spotlight on innovative producers who are excited about what they do. Even in years of drought, or economic price crunches, there are still such farmers to be found. Meeting them and learning their stories is always inspiring. Once producers become involved in OYF as a nominee, they stay on board as alumni, to carry the program forward. The 2013 National OYF Event took place in November in Regina. Alberta’s region was represented by Michael Kalisvaart and Karen Jansen, a young couple from Gibbons who head up a large grain operation. Kalco Farms has achieved growth through partnerships, such as the farmer-owned Providence Grain company, and employs lots of technology
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Help is on the horn to care for livestock Help is as close as the telephone. Alberta’s Ag-Info Centre provides valuable services to the agriculture community, simply by calling 310-3276 or 310- Farm. Barry Yaremcio of Stettler is a beef and forage specialist. He said people at the Ag-Info Centre can deal with specific areas of importance to the agriculture industry. “We’ve got agriculture economists, beef and forage specialists, crop specialists and soil fertility people,” Yaremcio said. “Each has their own specialty. If you need some help with a break-even point — marketing for the cows — prices of hay — our economists can help. If you have grass to be rejuvenated or re-seeded — you want some advice on varieties or management techniques — how to improve the yield of the grass, or even management of the pasture so that you can get more
pounds of grass per acres or the number of grazing days per acre — we’ve got people who can help you. “My specialty is working with animal nutrition. ... A lot of people are not sure how much grain to feed or what kind of supplements to use.” Yaremcio also said the Ag-Info Centre is there for
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There are many reasons why the Alberta cow herd has decreased in size in over the last 10 years. One factor is that many older producers who were counting their cow herd as their retirement plan have now retired and they have sent the cows to town. “Economic pressures since BSE have resulted in many producers selling their herd and breaking-up pasture and hay land to grow annual crops to improve their on-farm cash flow,” said Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “Some producers are working off farm, either part-time or full-time, to support their operations and are not around enough to manage a cow herd. In other cases, difficulties with hiring labour to work on the cattle operation have either resulted in some herds reducing numbers or being sold off completely.” No matter what the reason, the size of the Alberta (and Canadian)
cow herd is smaller than what it was 10 to 15 years ago. Alberta’s cow numbers peaked in 2005 at 2,187,000 cows found on 28,718 farms and ranches. In 2006, the Agricultural census reported that cow numbers in Alberta dropped to 2,032,018 on 25,479 farms and ranches. By 2011, the number of cows had dropped to 1,558,700 cows found on 18,944 farms and ranches. That’s a 23.3 per cent decline in the number of cows in the province and a 25.6 per cent reduction in the
number of producers who had cattle on their farms. Interestingly enough, over the 11 years in question, the average number of cows in a herd increased from 68 to 82 cows. “The municipalities that saw the largest drop in cow numbers and producers were in the Black soil zones of the province,” Yaremcio said. “In the Black soil zones, north of Calgary to Edmonton and east of Edmonton to the Saskatchewan border, we saw cow numbers drop
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from 711,834 to 444,657, or 37.5 per cent, from 2001 to 2011 and the number of producers who indicated that their primary source of income from the beef operation dropped from 10,254 to 6338, or 38.2 per cent. During this period, the average cow herd size in these regions stayed stable at 70 cows.” In the Peace River district of the province, in the Dark Grey soil zone, cow numbers dropped from 187,722 in 2006 to 129,050 in 2011, a reduction of 36 per cent, and the number of producers from 2,643 in 2006 to 1,896 in 2011 for a drop of 28.3 per cent. The average herd size dropped from 71 cows to 63 cows. The Brown Soil zone saw an increase in cow numbers from 310,623 head in 2001 to 360,714 in 2011 for an increase of 16.1 per cent, and the herd size grew from an average 83 cows to 134. However; the number of producers dropped 20.4 per cent; from 3,748 to 2,697. “To illustrate the change in cow numbers and the number of producers in each county, Alberta Agriculture has put together a number of maps that illustrate the changes from 2001 to 2011,” said Yaremcio, who works out of Stettler. “The census data was compiled by Marion Harry, research assistant, and the maps were developed by Guangzhi Liu, senior business and research analyst. Maps and a statistical chart have been posted to Alberta Agriculture’s website. “This data brings into question whether or not the industry will rebound. Only time will tell. Grain prices have come down and grain movement is slow, and these factors will narrow the income differential between grain and cattle. “Even though beef prices are the strongest in recent history, heifer retention as reported by Statistics Canada is slow to happen and the Alberta and Canadian herd has not gone through a rebuilding so far. With the wide price differential between steers and heifers, this might be the trigger needed to see herd expansion. The July 1 cattle inventory numbers should give us a better picture of what is happening.” — Agri-News
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Task force to probe rural life The Alberta government has formed an MLA task force to engage key community stakeholders as part of the creation of a Rural Economic Development Action Plan, billed as a blueprint for rural sustainability and progress. “With an economic footprint estimated at more than $77 billion each year, rural Alberta is an important economic driver and a critical component of the Building Alberta plan,” said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Verlyn Olson. “Through the action plan, we will build on the success of our rural communities by embracing new ideas, creating linkages between existing resources and organizations, increasing Alberta’s rural economic development infrastructure capacity, and ultimately growing our provincial economy.”
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