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New pain control medication for livestock hits the market

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Calgary-based company creates affordable medication for horses and cattle By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

Calgary-based company has created a pain control drug that could be a game changer for the North American cattle and horse industries. Oral Meloxicam, a tasteless liquid that can be administered orally or added to feed, is the first pain control medication developed for livestock in North America. “The most common procedure we can use it in is castration, but it can also be used for dehorning — it has been used in many other areas of pain control and found to be very effective,” said Merle Olson, founder and vice-president of research and business development with Alberta Vet Laboratories. The drug, which came on the market this month, can only be obtained through a prescription from a veterinarian. Oral Meloxicam’s arrival on the scene is perfectly timed. As of Jan. 1, the beef code of practice, requires cattle producers to use pain control when castrating bulls older than nine months and

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Trade deal could see more canola crushing here Canola producers who farm close to crush plants can get premiums, but it can mean more trucking costs

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anadian canola producers are poised to crush the Asian canola oil market if the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is implemented. “The immediate benefit in the next five years is going to be that the tariffs on canola oil going into Japan are going to drop from 15 per cent to zero,” said Ward Toma, general manager of Alberta Canola Producers Commission. “That means more oil is going to be moving into that market, so that’s more value-added exports from us.” He pointed to Japan, which imports

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about 2.4 million tonnes of Canadian canola seed every year and used tariffs on imported canola oil to bolster its own crushing industry. “They had a high tariff on oil and a low tariff on seed,” said Toma. “They were making imported oil more expensive in Japan to protect their canola-crushing industry. They could buy seed in world markets, but they didn’t have to compete against oil that was coming from Canada. “It gave them a bit of a benefit.” By agreeing to the trade deal, Japan would give oil exporters “a more even playing field.” “They’re saying, ‘Our crushers now have to be competitive and they have

to compete against internationally produced canola oils.’”

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Increased oil exports could mean more crushing plants here in Alberta. “The crushing industry in Japan needs some reinvestment in some of its plants,” said Toma. “But it might be cheaper for them in the end to access oil from Canada rather than rebuild crushing facilities or build new facilities in Japan. That allows more crushing here.” Crushing capacity has almost doubled in Western Canada since 2010, but even

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Love rural Alberta and want to be a vet? Call U of Calgary There’s a huge demand for livestock and equine veterinarians — and vet school wants to train more rural practitioners By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Calgary

“We have areas in rural Alberta where I still get a phone call after a class has graduated that they have a job and need a veterinarian.”

he University of Calgary has just one message for aspiring veterinarians: There’s plenty of jobs out there — especially in rural Alberta. “We have areas in rural Alberta where I still get a phone call after a class has graduated that they have a job and need a veterinarian,” said Dr. Alistair Cribb, dean of the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary. The school has had a good track record of finding jobs in Alberta for its graduates since it opened in 2005. “Of our graduates, 90-plus per cent stay in Alberta,” said Cribb. “Those who don’t have predominantly gone on to advanced training programs elsewhere, and most ended up coming back. The vast majority ends up in Alberta.” A little over half will go into practices that serve rural Alberta, whether in smalltown mixed practices, livestock practices, or equine practices. Around 15 per cent work for government, in research, or with wildlife. “There’s 70 per cent that are doing the things that we were set up to get veterinarians doing. The other 30 per cent are

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“But we need more rural applicants. They tend to stay rural.” The university is already doing a number of things to “expand that applicant pool,” starting with science camps for younger children. There are lots of jobs out there for aspiring veterinarians — “We reach out to kids and particularly in rural Alberta, says Alistair Cribb, dean of U of C’s faculty send the message that they of veterinary medicine. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR don’t have to have a 4.0 GPA (grade point average) to get in, ending up basically in Calgary But the school is working on because we only weight marks or Edmonton in small-animal that. 30 per cent to get into the propractice.” “We get roughly eight appli- gram,” he said. Small class sizes — 30 stu- cants for every seat we have, That’s the lowest weighting dents per class — combined and we do our best to select out on academics for any veterinary with the challenges of recruit- of those students who will go school in Canada, but Cribb ing to small communities have into the areas that we’re trying isn’t apologizing for that. made it hard for rural veterinar- to get students in — and food “We’re after people who ians to recruit students once animal, rural, and equine are make good veterinarians, not they graduate, said Cribb. high up on that list,” said Cribb. people who write good tests.”

Each year, the program takes a certain number of top academic students and then pulls out students from the rest of the pool that would “fit the program,” as long as they meet the minimum 3.0 GPA requirement. Those students are evaluated through an interview and essay. “The interview tries to identify characteristics that would make for a good veterinarian, particularly veterinarians that would serve rural Alberta.” But because the program is largely funded by the Alberta government, there’s only so much the school can do to meet the growing demand for rural veterinarians. “We still get asked why we’re not taking more students,” said Cribb. “We’re funded by the government, and the government sets the limit. The amount the student pays in tuition ($10,800 per year) is a fraction of what it costs to train the student. We’re limited by the funding we receive.” The university 2016 schedule of Veterinary Medicine Camps isn’t available yet, but for details on past camps and contact info, Google ‘veterinary camp university of calgary.’ jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Barn produces as much energy as it uses Brant Colony’s new barn will also be a learning project about ‘what it takes to get to net zero’ By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

new egg-laying barn currently under construction at the Brant Colony in Vulcan County will be the first such ‘net-zero’ facility in the province. “The thought was that if we had a barn designed from scratch and we put all these different things in it, we could get to the point where the energy inputs and outputs were basically balanced,” said David Webb, marketing and communications manager for the Egg Farmers of Alberta. Those ‘things’ include solar panels and a host of energy-saving technologies. Not surprisingly, it starts with lots of insulation in the walls of the exterior structure, which was completed last month, and also features a heat recovery ventilation unit imported from the Nether-

lands. This will greatly reduce the amount of natural gas used to heat the barn and with solar panels producing electricity (to be used in the barn and elsewhere on the colony), its energy consumption and output will be roughly the same. But the key piece of technology is the heat exchanger. “A lot of the cost incurred by livestock producers is for their winter ventilation,” said Kelly Lund, a project engineer with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “In order to properly ventilate the interior of a livestock building to prevent excessive moisture buildup and the buildup of regular noxious gases like carbon dioxide and ammonia, you need to ventilate even in winter.” Using the vented warm air to heat the incoming winter air is commonly used in commercial and residential buildings, but is still rare in contained livestock barns. The Dutch unit, one of the

In fact, the entire project is meant to be a learning experience. “Our primary objective is to get information out to the entire producer base,” said Jenna Griffin, industry development officer with the Egg Farmers of Alberta. “We’re really generating information about the overall design and what it takes to get to net zero, but also about new technologies and management of the facility.” The association will be blogging about the project, and the barn will feature a special viewing area and web cameras so it can host tours without compromising biosecurity. Brant Colony was selected, in part, because it met the Egg Farmers’ criteria of being within a two-hour drive of either Calgary or Edmonton and was willing to install cameras, host visitors, and share its energy data publicly. “You can’t make (net-zero) claims if you don’t know what your energy use is,” said Lund. “For us, we need

“Our primary objective is to get information out to the entire producer base.” Jenna Griffin

few in Canada, uses a specially design ‘plate’ (which can be made of metal or plastic) that draws heat from the outgoing warm air and transfers it to the incoming cold air. However, the units are quite expensive and there are questions about how well they work in cold weather climates, so the Egg Farmers of Alberta and Alberta Agriculture will be monitoring the project closely.

to find out the benchmark of a modern facility using these technologies. They now have all the equipment in place so that if they want to do marketing because they’re net zero, they’ll have all the technical data to make these claims.” The new barn is actually two facilities — a laying barn for 13,000 brown birds, and a pullet barn which will house 15,000 brown birds (or 17,000 white birds) in a free-run aviary structure. Green building and animal housing experts were consulted as part of the design process and once the facility goes into operation in March, all of its energy use will be monitored and the data shared with the entire egg industry. “In addition to what we’re going to learn about the payback period for these technologies, I think we’re going to learn a lot about efficiencies in other areas,” said Griffin. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

Community and country rally to help farm family There’s been an outpouring of condolences and trust fund contributions By JENNIFER BLAIR

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he deaths of three young sisters in a farm accident earlier this month has brought an outpouring of support. The tragic deaths of Catie Bott, age 13, and her twin sisters Dara and Jana, both 11, has had a “farreaching impact” on people both near and far, said Pastor Brian Allan, a close family friend of the Botts. “We’ve had emails, texts, and various forms of contact from people across the country who have been sending their condolences and asking if there’s anything they can possibly do,” said Allan. “It’s a huge help to (the Botts) to know how many people care.” The family has also received “tremendous support” from their farm neighbours in the wake of the tragedy. The day after the accident, a group of local farmers turned up at the Botts’ farm near Withrow to finish the harvest. “The other farmers in the area have shown up in a big way with combines and tractors and all the things they need to help them with the harvest and field work,” said Allan. That type of support is no surprise, he added. “We’re so proud to be a part of this community because we get a chance to enjoy the sense of care that we have for one another out here. There’s a lot of big hearts,” said Allan. “Roger and Bonita have poured their heart out, and now they’re finding themselves being carried by their community. “It really warms the heart and makes a person really thankful you can be part of it in some way.” Details of exactly what happened weren’t released, other than the girls were playing on a grain truck being loaded at the farm when they became buried in canola, the RCMP said it a statement. They were freed by adults at the farm, who immediately began CPR, which was continued by first responders who quickly arrived at the scene. Their efforts were not successful and two of the sisters died at the scene and the third died after being airlifted to Edmonton.

Their parents, who also have a son, Caleb, issued the following statement the day after the tragedy: “Our kids died living life on the farm. It is a family farm, and we do not regret raising and involving our kids on our farm. It was our life.” A trust fund for the family has been set up at the Eckville District Savings and Credit Union. So far, the support has been “absolutely amazing,” said general manager Mitch Krecsy. “Our employees are having an extra-busy week this week handling the contributions to the account,” said Krecsy. “It’s overwhelming.” The donations will be used to support the family in the coming months and years, said Krecsy. “It’s for their support, their peace of mind, their comfort — whatever they want to use it for, it’s up to them.” Another trust fund for the Botts, created by family friends Dave Brand and Pam Koenig on GoFundMe, saw more than $113,000 in donations in the first five days after it was created. That money will be deposited to the Bott Family Trust. Condor School — which the girls attended until two years ago — is offering grief counselling to students during this “very confusing and difficult time,” said Wildrose School Division superintendent Brad Volkman. “In a small, tight-knit community like Condor, they are known well by our staff and our students,” said Volkman. “They will be sorely missed.” The community also came out in force to support the Bott family on the Sunday after the tragedy. A few hundred people gathered at the Withrow Gospel Mission and, following the service, released 500 balloons into the sky in memory of the three girls. Donations can be made at Eckville District Savings and Credit Union through cheque payable to Bott Family Trust, or via e-transfer to clitke@alberta-cu.com, using the password Bott. To donate to the GoFundMe trust fund, visit www. gofundme.com/bottfamilytrust. jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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his is the story of Jimboy. He is my friend from the Philippines — one of the 100 million people who live on the nation’s 300,000 square kilometres of islands. And he is making a difference. Jimboy lives in the Tagoloan region which is 19 kilometres from the capital. It is largely an agricultural area producing rice, corn, coconuts, mango, peanuts, banana and papaya. The average working wage is between $1 and $4 per day. Teachers earn $297 per month and are considered well paid, but public schools are poorly funded and education is only mandatory to Grade 6. School days that start at 7:30 a.m. and last until 5 p.m. make for tired and hungry students. Not everyone has enough to eat. Jimboy has a master’s degree in environmental science and technology but jobs are tough to get. He landed a job teaching junior high school, but Jimboy had a dream to define himself and in a population of 100,000,000 that is not an easy task. What he did was take his love of agriculture and his education and combine them by creating food gardens at the schools.

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keep enough kids fed so that they could learn that day — and more importantly educated them on how to feed themselves. The world is a series of small farms from tiny plot to flower pot. Creative and innovative ways are springing up to use small spaces, pots, roofs, boxes, old boots and grandma’s hat into food-bearing vessels. It is this creativity that we must cultivate and support in children. It does not take more than a handful of goodness from the ground to change the day in the life of a child from hungry to happy and that in turn keeps kids in school and builds community. Jimboy might not know he is an important guy and that his work will change the life of a child, but I do. I like that he approaches his work with joy and that he is always on the lookout for a new idea or technology that will contribute to his community. As he weaves his bike through heavy traffic, another school waits for their garden of hope that will be sown with the seeds of possibility. Brenda Schoepp is a farmer from Alberta who works as an international mentor and motivational speaker. She can be contacted through her website www.brendaschoepp.com. All rights reserved. Brenda Schoepp 2015

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compost and wrapped it neatly in banana leaves filling each cup with a coffee plant seed. No tools or plastic required. Jimboy addressed me as ‘Ma’am Brenda,’ and we chatted regularly about his work and beliefs. He said he feels he can never do enough: “I think I need to exert more effort as an advocate for what I believe would be right in the community, in school and to my country.” It is this level of passion that keeps him moving beyond his regional boarders to bring gardens to many schools. A small amount goes a long way and Canadian money bought him a little motorbike. Something so simple changes the life of a man in a country such as the Philippines. The motorized wheels allow for him to go to more schools, teach more classes and have a greater involvement with the Department of Agriculture. It makes him a rich man because he can earn income through accessing teaching positions or getting supplies from one area to the other. In my mind, it is the Jimboys of the world who are driving change. I know he did not just buy a John Deere tractor and six sections of land but he did likely

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This is not your average food garden, but one that is specific for the needs of the students. Travelling with a nurse, the nutritional needs of the children are evaluated and the garden is created accordingly. One area may have access to protein while another may not and that influences planting. His program has been a great success and the engaged students are responsible for the care of the gardens. Their health is monitored, and their lives improve and the demand grows. Jimboy now works in several schools and with an Agricultural Department to encourage dialogue between villages and schools. He obtained permission to travel and visited Toronto and quickly bought a hat and gloves — at the airport — to survive the cold. We met in Cuba, where we shared a three-week learning experience in permaculture. He is a quiet and polite man who is full of surprises. As there is so little in Cuba and this is a situation that is familiar to him, I recall him being very creative. As we developed permaculture sites with the Cuban urban dwellers and farmers, Jimboy knew how to both handle the heat and the shortage of supplies. Starting plants was no problem as he took

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anada’s dairy farmers are wise to tread carefully as they consider how to position their industry in the face of rising imports due to trade and technology. The oh-so-tempting reaction that comes immediately to mind would be to seek replacement of the sector’s protective tariff wall, which is gradually being eroded, with a non-tariff barrier built around the fact that U.S. dairy farmers have access to production aids that are not approved in Canada. On the surface, the fact that that technology, recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), continues to be controversial two decades after it was introduced in the U.S. and rejected by Canada, makes blocking it at the border appear deceptively rational. After all, the U.S. along with many of Canada’s trading partners, refuses to accept agricultural products produced with production aids such as pesticides or growth implants that are not approved for use by their own farmers. Why should Canada be any different? Or Canadian producers could seek to have imported milk products pro-

duced using rBST labelled, similar to the campaigns to label foods produced with GMOs. The other temptation is to take the A&W approach and market based on what the food doesn’t contain, instead of what it does. For the industry to adopt any of these tactics would be short sighted and likely to fail. First of all, it’s important for any industry faced with the need to continuously adapt to close the door on what science has to offer. Health Canada refused to allow the use of rBST in Canada in 1999, not because it posed a risk to human health, but because of the documented risks to animal health — namely a 25 per cent increase in the incidence of mastitis — which implies higher usage of antibiotics, a 40 per cent reduction in a cow’s fertility rate, and 55 per cent increase in lameness. We are not suggesting that rBST, which increases a cow’s milk production by 11 to 16 per cent, offers any kind of solution to the escalating pressures on Canada’s dairy farmers. In fact, as technologies go, it’s probably due for a rethink. Surveys suggest that it is now used on less than 20 per cent of U.S. farms. As well, many retail labels have moved to offering product lines that are rBST free.

Canada’s other main competitors in dairy, including New Zealand, Australia and the EU, don’t use it at all. But science must be allowed to evolve. The day may come when rBST or something like it becomes more palatable. For example, it helps the dairy industry reduce its environmental footprint. Nitrogen and phosphorus secretions are reduced and the cows receiving these injections require less feed. These herds can produce the same amount of milk with eight per cent fewer cows than conventional operations and 25 per cent fewer cows than organic pasture-based operations. Secondly, attempting to block or label rBST at the border would set the stage for a protracted trade dispute akin to Canada’s fight with the European Union over bovine growth hormones and with the U.S. over country-of-origin labelling. They cost a lot to fight and Canada knows from its experience on the other side of the dispute that it would likely lose. The difference, however, is that unlike the EU and U.S., Canada is too small an economic power and too dependent on trade to ignore the rulings when it loses. The third point we make is that the challenge facing Canadian dairy farmers is to appeal to Canadian

consumers on the basis of value instead of price. Value encompasses a much broader spectrum than production efficiency. It can mean local for some, animal welfare for others, and increasingly, environmental sustainability for all. When borders slammed shut and Canada’s beef industry faced decimation by the bovine spongiform encephalitis crisis of 2003, Canadians rallied to support ‘their’ beef farmers. Many Canadians would do the same for their dairy producers — provided they are given the reasons and a mechanism for doing so. That mechanism already exists, the Blue Cow logo, that tells anyone buying dairy they are getting real milk or cream produced by Canadian dairy producers. The sector is now moving to associate that with a fully traceable and audited quality control system like no other — which means it can be trusted. Ottawa wouldn’t be investing $4.3 billion in the sector if it didn’t think the coming rise in imports weren’t going to hurt. The biggest pitfall in taking a defensive stance in the face of this is that it offers up the illusion that the sector doesn’t have to change — when change it must. laura@fbcpublishing.com

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FARM SAFETY

The ever-present danger on our farms and ranches A mother and two experts talk about the need to do more when it comes to farm safety By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

eter Friesen knew something was wrong as soon as the auger stalled. His warning to his five-year-old son Ernie to stay back and “not come any closer than this,” had gone unheeded. The boy had been running around with a dog nearby, and Peter had warned him to stay back, to “not come any closer than this.” But in just a matter of seconds, Ernie fell, and the auger took his arm. “We never thought that it could happen to us,” said Maria Friesen of her son’s accident. “Very often, we heard of kids and people getting injured, but we never thought that one day it could be us.” Two years have passed and Maria still grieves over what her independent, curious young son has lost. Their lives have been changed forever. “At first, it was very hard to deal with as a family. It was very hard to accept that it happened,” said Maria. “It was very hard to see him struggle. I felt like he would be not able to do most of the things he liked.” Today, Ernie is doing “very well” — thanks, in part, to support from The War Amps. “That’s where we got to see him differently — not as handicapped, but as able. He will be able to do all the stuff other kids can,” said Maria. “At times, he’s still struggling emotionally, and it’s hard. But for the most part, he’s doing very well.” Though it happened on a farm in Saskatchewan while Peter was trucking grain — not their own farm near Taber — the Friesens, who have four other sons, have since moved into town. But they still spend time at farms, visiting family and friends, but always keeping a close watch on the kids. “We take it much more seriously since the accident, especially being around combines and augers,” said Maria. “It’s always on our minds when our kids are on the farm. It has opened our eyes a lot.” The danger is always there. Around five per cent of farmers experience a serious injury on their operations every year, and of those, about one-quarter are open wounds or amputations.

Farm fatalities tracked by the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting program are on the decline, but mostly due to safer equipment. GRAPHIC: COURTESY Don Voaklander

Seven-year-old Ernie Friesen, who lost his arm in a grain auger, is spreading the farm safety message as this year’s national safety ambassador for The War Amps. PHOTO: THE WAR AMPS Unfortunately, “there’s a certain sense of inevitability that injury is part of the job and that it’s an act of fate that can’t be prevented,” says the director of the Injury Prevention Centre at the University of Alberta. “It’s hard to convince people that there can be something different,” said Don Voaklander, who grew up on a mixed farm in Alberta. “But we know from most other industrial situations that, if there’s an effort made, most serious injuries can be prevented.” There has been a major reduction in injuries and deaths because of better engineered equipment, notably making roll bars standard equipment on tractors. “As we see the older tractors move off of the farm and the new ones come into service, we’re seeing fewer and fewer rollovers causing death,” said Voaklander. There are also fewer entanglement-related incidents.

“In the old equipment, the guards and plates were all bolted on, so often, they would get bolted off to fix a chain or clear a jam and not get put back on because it was too time consuming,” he said. “Most of the new equipment has toggles that make it very easy to flip a guard down, fix whatever needs to be fixed, and flip the guard back up.” Canada has seen a nearly 40 per cent drop in farm fatalities thanks to these improvements, he said. But it’s a different story when it comes to farm children. The number of children killed on farms has slightly increased over the past 25 years, with an average of four children under age 14 dying every year. Earlier this month, three sisters — Catie Bott, age 13, and her twin sisters Jana and Dara, both aged 11 — died after being engulfed in canola seed on the family farm near Rocky Mountain House.

Voaklander was contacted for this article because of a presentation he gave at the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s annual conference on Oct. 7. It was entitled There’s still work to be done. He was interviewed the day before the tragedy, as was Maria Friesen, who was interviewed because her son, this year’s national safety ambassador for The War Amps, is in a public service announcement that has just started being broadcast during CFL games. Also interviewed prior to the tragedy was provincial farm safety co-ordinator Laurel Aitken who spoke about how for every farm death, “there’s a whole lot more injuries and near misses.” “Near misses are really important to pay attention to,” said Aitken. “They’re telling you that one of these days you’re going to become a statistic for an injury or fatality on the farm.” “Slips and trips and falls” are also warning signs, and should remind producers that they need to be constantly evaluating hazards and coming up with ways to minimize them. But too many farms don’t have a safety plan, she said. “We know most farmers want to be safe. They’re working out there themselves or with their families, and safety is important to them,” said Aitken. “But there’s a lot who don’t actually have a lot of set policies or anything written down.” Developing a farm safety plan is

something farmers can do on their own or with help from a consultant. “When you go through something step by step like that, it forces you to look at it from all angles, discuss it with your coworkers and family, and make sure you haven’t missed anything,” she said. “Just like any risk management tool, it helps make sure you’ve thought of all your options and are looking at the best way to manage that particular risk on the farm.” Ultimately though, “farm culture has to go through a transition,” said Voaklander in a followup interview after the death of the Bott sisters. That means keeping children away from farm machinery and “separated from the work,” he said. “It’s got to be more important that kids be separated from the work rather than participating in work that they may not have the abilities to participate in fully or where they don’t have the ability to recognize dangers and avoid them.” The warnings issued by Voaklander, Aitken, and the Friesen family are hard to hear with the Bott family tragedy so fresh. But the message needs to get out, said Maria Friesen, who has talked to many farm families about the dangers of heavy machinery. “It’s worth protecting kids around machinery, especially grain augers. If it saves a life or a hand or a foot, it’s worth it.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

Tools for making your farm a safer place There are many free resources, including fact sheets, videos, training programs, and materials designed especially for children

here are a host of educational materials on safety available for farm families. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association was created in 1993 to promote farm safety and its vision is “a country where no one is hurt farming.” Its website has dozens of fact sheets (go to www.casa-acsa.ca and click on the Safety Shop tab) that are broken down by topics. Among the 17 topics are working with animals, child safety, crop protection products, electrical safety, ergonomics, grain handling and storage, machinery safety, and personal protective equipment. The organization also has numerous teaching kits designed for use by schools, 4-H groups, and other youth organizations. These hands-on demo kits and displays (which come with instructions for using them) can be borrowed at no cost, save for shipping costs.

The website also has videos on various aspects of farm safety. The American organization, Farm Safety For Just Kids, also has numerous resources at its website, www. farmsafetyforjustkids.org. Its educational materials are divided into six areas: animal safety, ATV safety, chemical safety, tractor safety, grain safety, and rural roadway safety. These resources are further broken down into lesson plans, games (such as animal and tractor bingo, crosswords, and colouring pages). The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association also has a downloadable Canada FarmSafe Plan. The core plan is free and has five components: • Composing a general policy statement for safety and health for your farm;

• Identifying hazards; • Controlling hazards, including documenting standard operating procedures for all work on the farm, outlining emergency actions, conducting training and investigating incidents; • Communicating responsibilities; • Reviewing the plan. As well, the website has links to dozens of other websites that offer information and resources on farm safety. These include the Agricultural Health and Safety Network at the University of Saskatchewan, Safe Farm Manitoba, and the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association also has a toll-free number: 877-452-2272.

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CANOLA } from page 1 with four crush plants — in Lloydminster, Fort Saskatchewan, Lethbridge, and Camrose — Alberta is only able to crush around 30 per cent of its production. Saskatchewan, which also has four crush plants, processes about half of its production while Manitoba crushes a hefty 75 per cent of its production in its three plants. As well, demand for canola oil worldwide is growing. Canadian canola oil exports have more than doubled over the last decade, with the U.S. and China the main buyers. “Some of the projections around the demand growth for canola oil in Asian countries and around the world are still quite positive. People are still asking for it,” said Toma. And Alberta is well positioned to meet that growing demand. “Canola oil that’s shipped to Japan is loaded in vessels at the Port of Vancouver, so in Alberta, we are by virtue of geography

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closer than Saskatchewan or Manitoba,” he said. “If our production continues to grow over the next 10 to 20 years, we may see more crushing coming in. It depends on the profitability in the long run.”

“For those located closer to a processor, it does present a lot of opportunities.”

More money for growers?

Crushing offers “another delivery point and another buyer” for canola producers, said Toma. How that plays out for the bottom line depends on how close the crushing plant is to the farm. “Having crushers in Western Canada is invaluable, but whether I deliver to one personally just depends on what kind of basis and what kind of deal I can get and whether or not it fits into my logistical plan,” said Lee Markert, who grows canola on his farm near Vulcan and is chair of Alberta Canola Producers. “If I can make more money hauling to a crusher, I will. But if I can make more hauling locally, I will. It all comes down to dollars and cents at a local level.” Up until a few years ago, Mark-

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ert sold almost exclusively to a crusher because of the premium he got from it. “My experience with a crusher was generally favourable from a price perspective, because we’re located close to one in Lethbridge,” he said. “Generally, the premiums you can garner by selling directly to a processor are better than those of selling to a terminal. “Instead of paying a grain company to do those logistics for you, you’re paying yourself to do it. You realize more the actual price

of the grain because you’re that much closer to the end-user as opposed to going through a broker or grain terminal.” Still, Markert has cut crushing from his marketing plan. “The way we structured our marketing, we delivered a lot of our canola in the summer, so we weren’t busy seeding or combining or fighting with snow. We had the time to do it in the summer,” he said. “As time went on, we felt like we could capture better value by delivering at different points in

the year and not marketing it all in one specific time frame.” Time was another factor for Markert. “We decided it was in our better interest to haul it to a terminal locally and be done with it because we could get more done in a shorter period of time,” he said. “We were hauling 125 kilometres as opposed to 25 kilometres, so it took more time and it was more labour intensive. I might garner a higher price, but the increased value I might gain isn’t captured in my costs to get it there. “We’re not in the trucking business. We’re in the grain-producing business.” Even so, that could change if the price was right. “Sometimes it might make sense, but sometimes it doesn’t,” he said. “But for those located closer to a processor, it does present a lot of opportunities.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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PAIN MEDS } from page 1 dehorning after the horn bud has attached. Olson and his team spent four years developing the drug. “We went to veterinarians and producers and we asked them questions,” said Olson, a veterinarian with a master’s degree in chemistry. “We knew they wanted a pain management drug they could use in different scenarios.” Producers and veterinarians also said the cost had to be low and easy to administer. “It needed to be a simple delivery that could be used on horses and cattle, and could be used on a wild, crazy animal or a calm one,” said Olson. Oral Meloxicam is an analgesic, and works similar to aspirin in easing pain while allowing the animal to carry on with its normal activities. One dose will deliver pain control to a horse for 24 hours, and to a cow for 56 hours. There will be some variation on prices depending on the veterinarian, but a dose should be under $2. “We will make some money off of it, but we’re not here to gouge the industry,” said Olson. “As a company, our philosophy is to sit down with the industry and solve their pharmaceutical problems. “There’s no reason not to give pain control to your animal. We didn’t want anybody to say they can’t do it because they can’t afford it. There’s no point in making a product that no one can use.” Clinical trials were conducted

“There’s no reason not to give pain control to your animal. We didn’t want anybody to say they can’t do it because they can’t afford it.” Merle Olson

in southern Alberta prior to the drug being registered for use in cattle. Alberta Vet Laboratories is unique in Canada, as it is the only company that develops, tests and manufactures all of its products in the same region. It is currently in the process of registering the drug for horses, since Health Canada only allows the company to register the product for one use at a time. Other species may be eligible for offlabel use. Even though the drug has several uses, Health Canada only allows medications to be registered for one purpose. “We felt the most important thing was registration for pain control,” said Olson. “The words ‘pain control’ are important for our industry. That’s what the public wanted and it’s important for the sustainability of our industry.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Pea straw is a feed solution but it presents challenges How much do you pay for it? And how do you use it in your ration?

shortage of feed has prompted many producers to bale pea straw. “In travelling around Alberta, it seems that a lot of field pea straw has been baled,” said Mark Olson, unit head of pulse crops with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in Stony Plain. “However, many producers selling or purchasing field pea straw for feed don’t know what the fertilizer equivalent or feed value of the straw is.” That presents two challenges — knowing what to pay for pea straw and how to use it to formulate a satisfactory ration. Step one is testing it, said Olson. “Western Canadian research into the nutritive attributes of field pea straw is limited,” he said. “Results from a three-year study on over 450 field pea straw samples collected from behind the combine from various locations in south-central Alberta showed a large variability in nutritive value between years and locations. There was average of 7.5 per cent crude protein, 0.087 per cent, phosphorus, 1.38 per cent potassium, 0.133 per cent sulphur, 1.68 per cent calcium, 50 per cent acid detergent fibre (ADF) and 63 per cent neutral detergent fibre (NDF).” Using 2015 fertilizer prices and the average nutrient values from that study, field pea straw was calculated to have an approximate fertilizer equivalent value of $30 per tonne, not counting baling and hauling, said Olson. “The cost of baling and hauling varies greatly among producers and locations in the province,” he added. A 2014 Alberta Agriculture survey found the custom rate

for baling ranged from $9 to $15 per large round bale, with hauling adding another $8 to $10 (dependent on mileage) per bale. “If one were to assume 1,000 pounds per large round bale, the value of that straw could easily range anywhere from $32 to $40 per bale delivered in the yard — but, of course, this is dependent on demand,” said Olson. In terms of feeding, field pea straw quality appears to be better than cereal straw.

“However, many producers selling or purchasing field pea straw for feed don’t know what the fertilizer equivalent or feed value of the straw is.”

“It can be significantly higher in protein, but high fibre levels limit digestibility and expected feed intake. Field pea straw is primarily useful for beef cow rations where high-quality roughage is not as important as other classes of cattle. Field pea straw, when fed with higher-quality roughage, grain or a combination of both, can produce a very cost-effective ration. Generally, higher protein levels make pea straw a better match with grain than with cereal straw.” Palatability studies with field pea straw have not been conducted. Ad Number: SEC_PENH15_AB_R Publication: Alberta Farmer Express Size: 3col x 133 Trim: 6x 9.5”

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TPP deal opens Canadian dairy market more than first reported Milk protein isolates will enter tariff free, making it even more difficult for Canada to dispose of surplus skim milk BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

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anadian dairy farmers will give up more than 3.25 per cent of their domestic market if Canada ratifies the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, according to an agricultural economist. The text of the agreement hasn’t been released, but communiqués from the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand reveal Canada agreed to eliminate tariffs on milk protein isolates immediately upon TPP coming into force and tariffs on dried whey will be phased out, said Al Mussell of Agri-Food Economic Systems, a research group in Guelph, Ont. Ottawa’s claim that just 3.25 per

cent of the dairy market is being opened up “seemed too good to be true,” Mussell said. “We are going to be wide open on (imports) of milk protein isolates immediately when it comes into force, and we’re going to have phased-in access on dried whey,” he said. Milk protein isolates and dried whey are used to make a wide range of dairy products such as cheese, yogurt, and ice cream. They can also replace skim milk powder used to make dairy products. Canada already has too much skim milk, imported milk protein isolates and dried whey will be cheaper, he said. “We’ve set ourselves up here to have potentially large volumes of basically skim milk-dense products coming in and that will make our

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situation just that much worse,” he said. “It’s going to be a pretty desperate situation.” Surplus skim milk has been an issue in Canada for years, but it got a lot worse when the U.S. began shipping more milk protein isolates north a few years ago. Milk protein isolates are classed as a protein, not a dairy product in Canada’s tariff schedule, and under the North American Free Trade Agreement new tariffs are prohibited. As a result, U.S. milk protein isolate exports to Canada have risen exponentially, Mussell said. Meanwhile, in the early 2000s the World Trade Organization capped how much skim milk Canada could export, ruling supply management’s protection from imports is equivalent to a subsidy. “So here we are in this exceptionally awkward situation in which we had some skim surplus to begin with, but then we were restrained on exports and now we’ve got unrestrained imports coming in,” he said. “You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a very serious problem for us.” The federal government pledged $4.3 billion in subsidies to offset lost income for dairy and other supply management producers, plus additional access for Canadian dairy products in the U.S. However, the key will be finding a way to lower skim milk prices to match world prices, said Mussell. Canadian dairy farmers and processors have already been discussing that, and Ontario’s milk board said earlier this month it would move unilaterally if necessary to find a way to make its skim milk competitive. “It gives you some sense of the urgency,” said Mussell. “There’s no doubt in my mind that if we can find a way to price competitively (and) if we can get export market access, there is no reason why we could not retain supply management and in so doing we would avoid many of the challenges we are seeing elsewhere in the world.” The European Union is spending 500 million euros to bail out its struggling dairy sector, meanwhile some EU dairy farmers are “ramping up production,” he said. That should make people think about how different countries support their dairy sectors, he added. The U.S. subsidizes its dairy farmers, including buying cows in the past in an effort to rein in milk production that exceeded demand. The Dairy Farmers of Canada declined comment on Mussell’s analysis, saying it was waiting for “further details on the (TPP) agreement.” Even though Canadian dairy farmers face more foreign competition, there “is nothing in the Trans-Pacific Partnership that would cause the elimination of supply management,” Mussel said. “What would cause that frankly would be some combination of the farmers and provincial governments not wanting to do this anymore and there’s no indication of that whatsoever.” The trade deal must still be ratified by its signatories: Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the U.S. and Vietnam. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Cattle carcass contamination on the rise The incidence of broken needles is up tenfold, and 100,000 pounds of beef are thrown out yearly because of buckshot contamination By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / airdrie

“If you’re going to give injections without checking your guns, you’d better be prepared to eat that animal if it has a broken needle.”

onsumer confidence in Canadian beef is being eroded by a preventable problem — carcasses contaminated with needles, buckshot, and drug residues. “We want to make sure that all the cattle we’re producing — calves and cull cattle together — are going to be able to have a steak or roast off them without somebody either getting a penicillin allergic reaction or finding a broken needle,” said Shannon Argent, provincial co-ordinator for Verified Beef Production. “There’s a lot of things that we as producers need to think about in our cull cattle beyond the auction mart to make sure that (our cows) turn into (good food) for our consumers.” The implications of improper injection techniques are far reaching, Argent said at a Foothills Forage and Grazing Association workshop last month. Today, a single cow will yield enough beef for 542 consumers. “That’s a lot of consumers for one contaminated carcass,” she said. Many producers think they don’t have to worry about their cull cattle “because it’s all trim.” “There’s a lot of misconceptions about cull cattle,” said Argent, who also has a cattle operation near Cremona. “If that cow’s in good enough shape, they’re taking roasts and steaks. They can cut stuff now in so many different

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Bird hunting is believed to be the leading cause of buckshot contamination on cattle. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK ways that they’ll sell it however they can.”

Getting worse

Contaminated carcasses are on the rise in Canada, and broken needles and buckshot are the major culprits. “People laugh when you tell them there’s buckshot contamination in beef, but 100,000 pounds of beef are thrown out yearly because of buckshot contamination,” said Argent. Last year, a toddler in Red Deer broke a tooth on buckshot in beef, she said. Bird hunting is suspected to be the major cause of the problem. Producers should avoid grazing cattle on pastures behind hunting blinds or feeding areas for game birds, and warn hunters not to shoot in the direction of cattle. Broken needles are also making news in Canada, with two major

cases hitting newspapers last year alone. Packing plants have gone from “two broken needles a year five years ago to 20 to 30 today,” said Argent. If the needle is deep in the muscle, “they can’t even catch it at the packing plant,” she said. “The ones that make it to the news are generally deep in a roast.” That’s why injections should be given in the neck instead of the rump, she said. “When you’re injecting in the rump, those are your expensive cuts. Any trim from an injection site is going to cost more money,” said Argent. “You can’t get a roast or a steak off the neck, but you can get a lot of trim.” Producers should also have a protocol in place to deal with broken needles. “We know that when you get in a hurry, you’re going to go down the alley and give your vaccines to your cows quickly,” said Argent.

“But if you’re going to do that, you’d better be prepared for the consequences if you do have a broken needle. The bottom line is, “you cannot sell that animal,” she said. “They can’t go to the auction mart. At the end of that animal’s life, you’d better be prepared to slaughter it for your own use,” said Argent. “If you’re going to give injections without checking your guns, you’d better be prepared to eat that animal if it has a broken needle.”

‘Bad things happen’

Drug residues are another growing concern for consumers. “It comes back to being able to prove we use our antibiotics responsibly and on label,” said Argent. The first thing producers need to do is keep good treatment records. When giving an injection, producers need to track animal ID, when it was treated, what it was treated with, how it was administered,

and how much of the product was used. “Your treatment records can be your papers, your scale head software, your own computer records — write it on the damn barn wall,” she said. “We don’t care where you write it, as long as it’s somewhere you can check before you ship.” Also, read the product label carefully and don’t “just go with common sense on what you think it might be.” Common drug withdrawal periods can range from 10 to 60 days, depending on the drug and how it’s administered. Some drugs, such as Penpro, can only be used in an intramuscular injection. “If you use it subcutaneously, you’ll get illegal residues. It won’t kill them, but you might be shipping cattle with penicillin residue, and there’s a lot of people with penicillin allergies.” Other drugs, like Excede, can only be administered at the base of the ear. “The withdrawal period is three days if you give it at the base of the ear, and they haven’t even established a withdrawal time when that drug has been given subcutaneously. It’s over 90 days,” said Argent. “That is a drug that is a Category 1 of highest human importance. If they have carcasses coming through with cephalosporin residue in it, we’re not going to be able to use it at all in animal agriculture. “If you don’t read the label, bad things can happen.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Ethanol back on in China

Markets awash in wheat

China will resume building new corn-based ethanol plants after a nearly decade-long ban, in a move that could help absorb the country’s record stocks. Beijing barred cornbased ethanol in late 2006 on concerns over food security when domestic corn prices were rising. China has since shifted to using sorghum, cassava and other non-grains to make ethanol, but expansion has been limited by a shortage of non-grain feed stocks. Reviving corn-based ethanol would use up damaged stocks, while expanding production of the cleaner fuel. Two new ethanol plants were recently announced, but will need subsidies to compete with low oil prices. — Reuters

Plentiful global supplies of wheat are curbing demand for imports of U.S. wheat and pushing down prices below the US$5-a-bushel mark. “We have just got a problem of too much wheat,” said Alan Brugler, president of Brugler Marketing & Management. “Wheat gets these rallies due to short covering, but once they cover positions, nobody wants to buy it.” The USDA has projected global wheat stockpiles will grow to 228.5 million tonnes by the end of the 2015-16 marketing year, an all-time high. Grain and oilseed futures are also being pressured by the “malaise toward the commodity sector as a whole,” said another analyst. — Reuters

Canola futures seeking market direction one way or other Farmers’ deliveries are at their strongest levels ever By Phil Franz-Warkentin

CE Futures Canada canola contracts saw some choppy, but ultimately rangebound, activity during the week ended Oct. 16. The futures are looking for some direction right now, but whether that means a move up or down remains to be seen. November canola touched both sides of its current $10 range over the past week, finishing right in the middle as participants look for something to trigger a breakout one way or the other. Resistance to the upside has held firm at $480 per tonne over the past month, despite repeated attempts at moving above that point. On the other side, the $469- to $470-per-tonne level has proven to be solid resistance ever since prices climbed above that point on Sept. 24. The relative strength index (RSI) is sitting right around the 50-point mark, which means the market is neither overbought nor oversold from a chart standpoint. Moving averages are also flattening out, and technical arguments could be made for either a rise or a fall — depending on the indicator. While the technicals look muddy, fundamentals are equally difficult to get a handle on. Production estimates continue to rise, while farmer deliveries into the commercial pipeline are running at their strongest levels ever. Total visible supplies in commercial hands were at over 1.5 million tonnes, as of Oct. 12, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. That’s well above the average on-hand supplies — and bearish by any stretch. At the same time, the domestic crush is running at a very strong pace, with weekly crush numbers hitting their highest levels ever, according to data from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association. The export pace is a bit behind last year’s level, but still solid overall with over 1.7 million tonnes moved out of the country as of October 11, according to Canadian Grain Commission data.

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In the U.S., soybean futures moved up during the week, but ran into resistance and drifted back below some key chart levels by Friday. The November contract climbed above the psychological US$9per-bushel mark and hit an intersession high of $9.1975 at one point. That was the best level in two months, and came despite the advancing U.S. harvest. However, by Friday prices were trending downward and November settled at US$8.9825 per bushel. Many analysts are of the opinion that the highs are likely

Photo: Thinkstock in for the time being, with farmer selling only expected to become more of a feature in the weeks ahead. Corn and wheat both moved lower during the week, with wheat seeing the biggest losses of the grains. Overpriced U.S. wheat in the global market remains the common theme in the wheat market. However, weather issues in other wheat-growing parts of the world — including Australia and the Black Sea region — do have the potential to provide some support for wheat if the problems continue. Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Maple Leaf touts sustainability efforts

Canada Beef annual report

Maple Leaf Foods has launched a new website — www.mapleleafsustainability.ca — to highlight the company’s efforts in the areas of animal care, nutrition, environmental impact and food security. “The issues are daunting, but as Canada’s largest protein company, we want to be at the leading edge of change,” said Maple Leaf CEO Michael McCain. The website has information on antibiotic use in Maple Leaf operations, open sow housing, reducing waste in packaging, and how the company will reduce sodium levels to meet Health Canada’s 2016 voluntary guidelines. — Staff

Canada Beef’s annual report is now available. The agency — whose formal name is the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency — collected nearly $7.7 million in checkoffs in the 2014-15 fiscal year, along with nearly $7 million in other funds, including $912,000 in import levies. In addition to market development, it also funds the Beef Cattle Research Council, and provincial cattle associations. The annual report can be found at www.canadabeef.ca (click on the Canada Beef tab, then on Producers, and then Learn More).

The perfect cow: Two different approaches to getting the best genetics At CL Ranch, it’s all about breeding for observable traits, but genomics is the foundation for Rocky Mountain Holsteins By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / calgary

ou won’t find a single Angus cow in Cherie Copithorne-Barnes’ herd. But then again, you won’t find any other specific breeds either. “One of the philosophies that we have here at CL Ranch is we’re not breed specific — we’re trait specific,” said CopithorneBarnes, CEO of the 23,000-acre ranch near Calgary. “We are synthetic crossbreeders, and we’re building calves to match this environment.” And the environment is a unique one. Nestled in the rolling foothills near Kananaskis Country, CL Ranch has more than 2,000 head of grass-fed cattle that need to be sturdy enough to survive droughts and snowstorms. For that, size matters. “We’ve found that the ideal size of cows out here is about 1,250 to 1,300 pounds, and no bigger than that,” she said. “Our base herd — which was Hereford and Simmental with a little bit of brown Swiss — was really getting too large and was losing a lot of muscling in the hind end.” So Copithorne-Barnes introduced an “old, traditional English breed” into the mix — the Sussex. “From a characteristic perspective, personality, and carcass traits, they’re almost exactly like an Angus,” she said. “But it brought in some of the more compact characteristics that we need for these cattle.” Sussex can “survive on a lowcost, forage-based ration and still perform.” “We’ve got to be sure these cows can handle this grass, whether or not it’s green and lush,” she said. “They have to be able to forage out here for as long as possible, and their ability to forage and gain three pounds a day is really good.” Solid feet, legs, teats, and udders are a must. “We don’t allow for excuses. We aim for the perfect breeding, and we go from there by watching those phenotypic (observable) traits.”

“We don’t allow for excuses. We aim for the perfect breeding, and we go from there by watching those phenotypic traits.”

At Rocky Mountain Holsteins, farm manager Ron Churchill uses genomics to develop elite dairy breeding stock. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR But on their own, Sussex cattle are too small to stay competitive in the Canadian market. That’s where crossbreeding comes in. “For that reason, we’re not married to any specific breed. We’re just trying to get that perfect cow that we know will do well out here,” said Copithorne-Barnes. “We’re breeding for traits, and traditional breeding has been done for bloodlines and characteristics within those bloodlines. We’re actually going after the individual phenotypic traits.” But that approach comes with challenges, she said. “The genomic side of things is coming and is advancing, but because of the different variations on the breeds that are going in, the heritability on it isn’t quite there yet. The science is getting better and better with each generation of equipment that’s being used. But unless you have 2,000 samples, they can’t guarantee that the genes are going to express themselves the same way it would if it were line bred.” So simple observation remains key.

“We’re still on the phenotypic side, but we are very closely monitoring and learning that, through genomics, some of these traits are in fact holding true.”

Million-dollar genetics

It’s a different story at Rocky Mountain Holsteins, which specializes in — you guessed it — purebred Holstein cattle. “We’re a little different than most dairies. We are what we call an elite breeding genetic barn,” said farm manager Ron Churchill. “We don’t make our money by our milk cheque. We make our money off our breeding stock.” The Cochrane operation — owned by David Chalack and Glenn Hockley — runs its 180head dairy cattle herd on 240 acres of prime real estate. But they’re not in the dairy business. “We only milk 30 cows, and probably 80 per cent of those are very elite genetic cows that we use for breeding stock all over the world,” said Churchill. “We put a lot of money into our animals, and we get a lot of money out of some of them.”

Rocky Mountain Holsteins focuses almost solely on breeding stock — primarily embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization — but live animal sales are lucrative as well. “Every two years, we have a genetics sale. In July, we sold 104 animals, and the average was $9,000,” said Churchill, adding one cow sold for $197,000. In a two-year cycle, Rocky Mountain Holsteins makes around $1 million in sales, between embryos (which can run around $1,500 a pop), royalties on their bulls, and live animals. But it takes money to make money, such as paying $60,000 for a single calf. But it was a profitable transaction — she eventually sold for nearly twice that after being bred and flushed of embryos for around 15 pregnancies. Selling stock is never a challenge for the group. “We do a lot on Facebook, and we have a website that we keep updated,” said Churchill, adding most genetics sales are into international markets. “There’s people who know our cow families, and they’re

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following us. If we put on that we’ve got a cow we just flushed and got embryos out of, the phone’s ringing and they’re gone pretty quick.” But how did Rocky Mountain Holsteins develop such a high-demand Holstein line? Through genomics, said Churchill. “We test the calves for their DNA and what traits they would pass on,” he said. “What we hope is that when we DNA test them, we’ll get a good one or two out of the bunch that we can either breed from or market.” Unlike the rest of the dairy industry, which looks for herd health traits like easy calving and good feet, Rocky Mountain Holsteins breeds for, well, breeding. “When we’re breeding, we’re not breeding for a cow that’s going to stand in a barn,” said Churchill. “We’re breeding for a bull that’s going to work in a 3,000-cow dairy. We don’t want to make big cows. We want to make nice cows that milk hard and have less problems.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Should you precondition your cattle? By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

While preconditioning makes sense from a health perspective, it’s far from standard practice. In fact, a western Canadian cow-calf survey found only nine per cent of producers preconditioned in 2013. And those who do typically have a clear financial incentive, said Canfax Research Services manager Brenna Grant. “Frequently, producers consider preconditioning when they have extra feed, or when feed prices are low and they’re looking to add value to their product by putting weight on calves,” Grant said during a Beef Cattle Research Centre webinar on preconditioning. “They may consider preconditioning when prices are low and they want to sell their cattle to a different market. (Or) they’re wanting to retain their calves until prices recover.” But today’s high cattle prices offer an opportunity for producers to do the right thing — and get paid for it. “The cost of death at the feedlot is at one of the highest levels that we’ve ever seen,” said Grant. “There is a potential of premiums becoming available because it’s more profitable for our feedlot to pay to have a calf that’s going to stay alive versus something that may be immune compromised in those first 45 days.” Knowing the cost of production is critical. Prices generally soften in November and December as feedlots fill their pens. In 2014, prices continued to increase during the fall run, which paid off for producers who were able to retain ownership of their animals. “Not only were they able to get additional pounds, they were able to sell them at a higher price. 2014 was an ideal year for preconditioning,” she said. However, live cattle futures are now under pressure, and the seasonal price decline from October to December — usually about eight per cent — could be larger this year. Historically, a producer needed to have less than 80 cents per pound for cost of gain to make preconditioning worthwhile. “When you have higher prices, every pound added is actually worth more,” said Grant. “You can invest more in adding those pounds than you would have historically.” To determine if preconditioning is worthwhile, producers need to include their yardage, labour, and all costs, not just feed costs. An online tool to calculate the cost of production can be found at www.beefresearch. ca (click on Research; then Animal Health & Welfare; and then Preconditioning). akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

Everyone will benefit if calves are preconditioned, says vet Preparing calves for the feedlot reduces antibiotic use and improves feed efficiency and animal health By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

hile preconditioning your calves may not always put extra dollars in your pockets, it’s good for the health of the entire beef industry. That was the message from veterinarian Cody Creelman during a recent Beef Cattle Research Centre webinar. Preconditioning includes anything a producer does to a weaned calf that reduces shrink and chance of illness or death when it arrives at the feedlot, said Creelman of Veterinary Agri-Health Services in Airdrie. It can range from a single blackleg shot to a comprehensive herd health program that includes vaccination, top-quality nutrition, and a host of best management practices. “If I was a producer, I would make sure that I knew my input costs as best as I possibly could,” said Creelman. “I could figure out which preconditioning system was going to fit my individual system of raising cattle. I would consult with veterinarians, nutritionists and marketing consultants and find a system that works for me. Feedlots do want these types of cattle.” When calves between 500 to 700 pounds hit the feedlot, they generally receive antibiotics, vaccines to protect against respiratory and bacterial pathogens, and treatments for parasites. The vaccines and antibiotics typically cost $30 per head (plus $12 in labour), but because feedlot operators don’t know the history of the cattle, they want to ensure they remain healthy. Calves have a five per cent chance of catching bovine respiratory disease (BRD) — also known as shipping fever — which will cut their daily gain by nearly a pound per day compared to other calves. But cow-calf producers can reduce the incidence of the disease and mortality at the feedlot by giving a respiratory pathogen vaccine any time between branding and three weeks before weaning. Some pharmaceutical companies guarantee “zero per cent BRD pulls” when their vaccine is used, and will compensate feedlots if a cow becomes sick and has to be pulled from its pen for treatment, said Creelman. The net effect is reduced antibiotic use and mortality, and increased feed efficiency and beef quality, he said. “There’s also an increase in animal welfare and consumer perception of the industry,” he said. “All of this data is out there showing what preconditioned calves can do when they hit the feedlot.” Reducing the risk of antibiotic strains of the disease is another big reason for preconditioning, he said. “I do not look forward to the day when antibiotics do not work as well as they did. So we have to do more than we’re doing in our current system,” said Creelman.

And there’s no reason not to precondition calves, he said. “You’re running those calves through for branding anyway, so why not give them all the vaccines they need to be preconditioned? Then when they get vaccinated at the feedlot, that acts as a boost, not a primary vaccine.” Another part of preconditioning is to ensure calves are acquainted with feed bunks and water troughs. “They can’t just go to the feedlot and wander around lost until they just one day bump into the feed bunk,” he said. As well, producers should be ensuring their feed is high quality and, if need be, consulting with a nutritionist to learn more about the minerals. “You can get up to three pounds of gain a day at home. It may take a bit of practice to get that, but if you can achieve that, that’s a lot of salable pounds at 30, 45 or 60 days that will put some extra cash in your jeans,” said Creelman.

He also recommended lowstress weaning and direct marketing to the feedlot. “Decreasing the bug soup and kindergarten effect of going through the auction mart system can be a viable option when it comes to management as well,” he said. Still, producers aren’t guaranteed a premium for the extra work involved in preconditioning. But if they don’t, cow-calf producers are just passing risk on to the feedlot, said Creelman. “Even though we’re in the same industry, I feel like there’s a lot of us versus them out there,” he said. “There’s a lot of mistrust. For the good of the animal, we need to pull back together and work together to improve consumer perception.” And while preconditioning information may not always be passed along to the buyer right now, that may soon change. Traceability programs, certified preconditioning, and electronic video auctions can all help ensure that information about

“For the good of the animal, we need to pull back together and work together to improve consumer perception.” Cody Creelman

preconditioning stays with the animal throughout the value chain, he said. Producers can also sell directly to the feedlot, and build up a good relationship with the feedlot owner. “Even with tools like BIXS, you can extract your carcass data out and then extract the personalized data to leverage buyers in subsequent years,” he said. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

FortisAlberta to purchase VNM REA electricity system assets VNM Rural Electrification Association (REA) members have voted to sell their electricity system assets to FortisAlberta. At a recent special general meeting, 97 per cent of members voted in favour to sell these assets. VNM REA is located in the Barrhead and Westlock County area, northwest of Edmonton. The sale, valued at $16.0 million, has been approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), the agency responsible for the regulation of electricity distribution utilities in Alberta. VNM REA members, who collectively own the REA’s assets, will receive more than $25,000 for each service. This sale follows the acquisition of Kingman REA by FortisAlberta, also recently approved by the AUC. “Selling VNM REA’s electricity system assets to FortisAlberta is the most appropriate course of action for our members,” says Richard Hadley, President, VNM REA. “We are proud of our long history and what we have accomplished, however, times have changed and our membership understands the enormous complexity of running an REA. We are selling our assets to a trusted partner and a qualified and reliable electricity utility and this was overwhelmingly supported by our members.” FortisAlberta has a long-standing relationship with VNM REA and has partnered with them to operate their electricity distribution system for 65 years. “It has been a privilege to serve the VNM REA members since 1950 and work alongside the VNM REA Board of Directors throughout this process,” says Phonse Delaney, President and CEO, FortisAlberta. “We appreciate the overwhelming show of support from VNM members and we look forward to continuing to provide safe and reliable electricity distribution service to them as customers of FortisAlberta.”

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The nitty-gritty of becoming a ‘verified sustainable’ beef producer Alberta Beef Producers chair Greg Bowie, who was verified in May, explains what’s involved By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

hinking of becoming a producer of ‘verified sustainable beef,’ but wondering just what it involves? There are 31 indicators (available at www.vsbpilot.ca) that cow-calf producers must meet to qualify for McDonald’s program — and at first glance, it can all seem overwhelming. But it’s actually not that challenging, says Greg Bowie, a seedstock producer from Ponoka. The chair of Alberta Beef Producers also sits on the indicator committee for the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, which will take over the initiative after McDonald’s pilot ends next spring. Here are his insights. Will producers be able to meet these indicators? I’ve been through the verification process myself in May, and it was not overly onerous. It’s just a means of verifying what the vast majority of producers is currently doing. One thing it makes producers aware of is the need for better record-keeping. You need to keep those records in a specific location instead of just the book in the jacket pocket. That was one thing that I took another look at when the verifiers were here. When

you read the indicators by yourself, you may find that they can be interpreted in a lot of different ways. The verifiers have other questions that go along with those, to bring it into the true context. Will there be additional costs to any producer who participates in the verification? There can be some costs. For one thing, you have to set aside some time to go through the process. Some producers will have to do some work on certain aspects to bring them up to the minimum standards that are expected for the program. There could be monetary or time costs for that as well. But the indicators were developed so that the vast majority of producers would be able to become verified without a huge amount of additional cost. Do you need to have completed an environmental farm plan and implement it? I don’t know if the environmental farm plan is an actual requirement or if it’s just a suggestion that you consider doing it in the future. Will you have to demonstrate that you’re sequestering carbon, once there’s a science-based tool available that can prove this? Is this a push to use more intensive grazing methods?

I think that this has a lot to do with the fact that at the present time, there’s no simple and easy way to tell how much carGreg Bowie bon is being sequestered in grasslands. Until there’s a practical way of determining the amount of carbon that is there, a person has to state that they are willing to look at that once the technology becomes available. You could use more intensive grazing, but there are other things you can do as well, depending on the type of grass and weather. Grazing plans have to be modified in order to suit those things. To qualify for the program, do you have to do a rangeland health assessment? It’s impossible for Cows and Fish to come out and do a rangeland and health assessment for everyone. They just don’t have the staff or the dollars to do it. It’s not practical under the program to say that everyone has to have a rangeland assessment. You can do self-assessments of rangeland using a Cows and Fish outline. It all boils down to

the fact that if producers know what they’re doing, and have a means of measuring improvement, it’s much easier to do the verification. There’s one indicator about having effective workplace safety measures in place. Can you speak to that? That’s likely going to end up being a part of everyday life whether you’re verified or not. Having a safe work environment is going to be a requirement moving forward. Currently, agriculture is exempt under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, but it’s only a matter of time until that is going to change. As of Jan. 1, you need to have pain control for dehorning and castration. Will this be an issue? The pain control measures are based on the Beef Code of practice. The indicators do not vary from what the code says. A lot of producers, depending on what their vet says, will be able to follow the code themselves. The McDonald’s pilot program ties in with Verified Beef Production. Can you explain how? You have to be trained to qualify at the bottom level, which means you have to have taken a verified beef production course. You need to be registered in the VBP program

to achieve a Level 5 score (the highest level in the McDonald’s program). There are a high number of people who are trained, but the number of people registered in Verified Beef Production is low. When people are registered in the program, it means that a verifier has come out. It’s much more involved than just the training, which can be done in a half-day session or online. Do you have to be on BIXS (Beef InfoXchange System) to be in the pilot? The way things are set up right now, BIXS is the only program that allows a company like McDonald’s to track those animals through each stage of production. In order to say that the beef is verified sustainable, it has to be tracked to show that it was born on a verified place, fed at a verified place, processed at a verified place, and turned into a patty at (McDonald’s) plant in Spruce Grove, which has been verified. BIXS is the only system right now that allows the animals to be tracked all the way through. That could change in the future. All the information can be transferred from the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency’s website that tracks the RFID ear tags directly onto BIXS. It’s just a transfer. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Watch for newer respiratory pathogens Corona virus and B. trehalosi bacteria aren’t always easy to spot By Roy Lewis DVM

e have all heard of corona virus being one of the main causes of viral scours in our newborn calves. It and a couple of strains of rotavirus are the two main viruses we see in our scours vaccines. (It also causes a winter dysentery bloody diarrhea in mature cattle, especially housed dairy cattle in the winter.) What you also may not have known is this same virus can be involved in the bovine respiratory disease complex. The respiratory syndrome is often masked by the other much more prominent viruses such as IBR and BRSV or the main bacterial causes of pneumonia that being Mannheimia Hemolytica, Pasteurella Multocida and finally Histophilus Somnus. Often it may be involved with the respiratory disease complex with these other components, but is generally less serious. There is no respiratory vaccine on the market that has the corona virus antigen in it, but in the future — as the vaccines become broader and broader spectrum — a company may

put in the corona virus to bolster the immunity to more respiratory pathogens once again. Respiratory disease is the No. 1 economic disease in feedlots across Canada so anything we can do to reduce cases is beneficial. Cattle have a lot less lung capacity than other species but the big rumen and digestive process require a lot more oxygen. So technically the lungs have very little reserve in them, and that leads to more issues with respiratory disease. A few separate outbreaks of corona virus respiratory disease have occurred and you generally see some slight depression, but overall animals will still look bright. There may be increased nasal secretions and feed intake may go down significantly. In fact, it may be this feed decrease is the first thing that is experienced. One still has to treat the sick calves for secondary bacterial infection. It can also occur if there is suppression of the immune system because of vitamin or mineral deficiency, internal parasites or a concurrent disease. You may even have some cattle infected with corona and have the enteric form as well.

You would then expect to have diarrhea accompany some of the other clinical signs in a small percentage of infected cattle. So if a group of cattle seems to be sicker than in the past — in spite of vaccinating for pneumonia — have them checked out, as the corona virus may be the culprit. Another bacterial cause of pneumonia presents itself a different way and may be an emerging disease in the United States — which means we should keep our eyes open in Canada because of all the trading of cattle and other livestock that goes on. The bacterium is Bibersteinia trehalosi and is very closely related to M. Hemolytica that is the key bacteria involved in the whole bovine respiratory disease complex. It presents itself as sudden death and in the U.S. has involved Holstein cows primarily and is significant at causing pneumonia and blood infection (septicemia) in sheep. The pneumonia veterinarians see on a post-mortem is really indistinguishable from the M. Hemolytica form and it is indistinguishable on routine lab submissions. So unless

the lab does special testing it is hard to identify. It may be another emerging component to the whole respiratory disease complex. U.S. veterinarians noticed this form of pneumonia was different because it was a quick killer of cows and was fairly unresponsive to antibiotics. Part of the reason was its acute nature — the antibiotic simply doesn’t have enough time to work. Also, we generally are not expecting full-grown cows to develop respiratory disease and so it catches us off guard. In some cases, this organism can be quite resistant to many different antibiotics when we culture it. Even though now there are several good long-lasting macrolide antibiotics for treating groups of high-risk calves, this should not reduce our vigilance in watching for unusual respiratory disease. If the incidence of treatment or death loss is higher than expected or there have been sudden deaths, then have some of the animals autopsied by your veterinarian. Finding the root cause will definitely help them determine better treatment, biosecurity and preventive measures for your farm.

Cow-calf, feeders and feedlot operators have definitely reduced the incidence of pneumonia deaths in Canada over the last decade through a combination of using vaccines with broader coverage, using metaphylactic antibiotics, better treatment antimicrobials, and anti-inflammatory drugs. Feed conversion is better with less chronics present. So if your response to vaccines seems poor; pulls are too high; or death rates are unacceptable, get the cattle checked and post-mortem any recently dead ones (especially sudden deaths). One of these emerging pathogens (especially B. trehalosi) could be present and you need to do a culture to find out. Be aware of new advances in the early detection prevention and treatment of respiratory disease. Different vaccination combinations are always presenting themselves and there is always going to be continued research in this area of cattle medicine. Roy Lewis practised large-animal veterinary medicine for more than 30 years and now works part time as a technical services veterinarian for Merck Animal Health.

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Oil companies call for emission limits

No ‘wetter, greener’ future

The leaders of Europe’s top 10 oil companies want an “effective” agreement at the UN climate change summit in December, saying current greenhouse gas emissions are inconsistent with limiting global warming. Although they didn’t specify emission limits, the leaders say they would collaborate to limit gas flaring from refineries and take other measures. “Sometimes in all these discussions you have the impression that all fossil fuels are the bad guys. But the bad guys are part of the solution,” said Total’s CEO Patrick Pouyanne. Britain’s BP and Norway’s Statoil were among the other 10, but Exxon Mobil and Chevron stayed away from the initiative. — Reuters

The Horn of Africa is becoming drier in step with global warming, contradicting some climate models predicting rainier weather patterns in a drought-prone region. A new study using a sediment core extracted from the Gulf of Aden found the East African region covering Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia has dried at an unusually fast rate over the past century. Study co-author Peter deMenocal of Columbia University warned that many aid groups are expecting “a wetter, greener future for the Horn of Africa.” But the new findings show “the exact opposite is occurring,” he said. — Thomson Reuters Foundation

The (super) cool lowdown on how snow is formed Snow will soon begin to fall but a lot has to happen before clouds are ready to produce the white stuff

BY DANIEL BEZTE

s we slowly work our way towards winter I thought it might be time to begin our look at the sometimes dreaded ‘S word’ — snow. Instead of just jumping straight into a discussion about snow I think we’ll take a bit of a slower approach that will hopefully help lessen the pain for some of you. In this article, we’ll look at the process that creates precipitation in cold clouds, which in our part of the world is the predominant method of precipitation formation (in both summer and winter). But we first need to explore the idea of super-cooled water. All of us have experienced freezing rain, which usually happens when the temperature is just slightly below zero. This means that the surfaces the raindrops are falling on and freezing to are just a little below zero. But if you have ever dropped some cold water onto a freezing surface, you would notice that the water does not freeze instantaneously (unless the surface is very cold). So why then does the raindrop falling from the sky freeze as soon as it hits a solid surface? Because that falling raindrop was supercooled — the liquid water in the raindrop is actually below the freezing point! How is this possible? Well, we all learned that water behaves differently than most other substances on Earth. While other substances are most dense when they become solid, water is most dense at 4 C. If water didn’t behave in this way we wouldn’t be here. Just think what would happen to rivers, lakes, and oceans if ice were heavier than water! Well, the uniqueness of water doesn’t end there. Strangely enough, when we are looking at water in the atmosphere it doesn’t normally freeze at 0 C. For atmospheric water to freeze, it has to have something to freeze onto. Just like water droplets need something to condense onto, ice crystals need something to freeze onto. The problem is that while there

are large numbers of particles for water in the atmosphere to condense onto (condensation nuclei), there are very few particles for water to freeze onto (ice nuclei). For ice to form at temperatures just below zero, you need a six-sided structure, and there are not many of those around. Ice crystals themselves are six sided, but where do we get the ice crystal in the first place? Because of this, if the cloud temperature is warmer than -4 C, the cloud will be made up of super-cooled water. If we cool the cloud down to around -10 C, ice crystals will begin to form even if there are no ice nuclei, so at these temperatures the cloud will consist of a mixture of ice crystals and super-cooled water. Once temperatures fall to -30 C the cloud will consist almost entirely of ice crystals, and if it is colder than -40 C, the whole cloud will be made up of ice crystals. OK, so now we know that within cold clouds we will usually have a combination of ice crystals and super-cooled water. How does this tie into the creation of precipitation in cold clouds? In warm clouds, rain develops through a process known as collision and coalescence, where water droplets collide and grow together until they are big enough to fall to the ground. In a cold cloud, we have a similar process (although it’s called something different), but before this can occur another process has to work its magic — the Bergeron process. The Bergeron process relies on another unique property of water, and that is if there is just enough water vapour in the air to keep a super-cooled water droplet from evaporating, then there is more than enough water vapour in the air for an ice crystal to grow larger! Because the saturation vapour pressure over ice is lower than that over water, ice crystals will attract water vapour more readily than water droplets will. Our cold cloud now has ice crystals in it and these ice crystals are growing. As the crystals grow they pull water vapour

This graphic shows the departure from average for temperatures in Calgary over the last year. It is very similar to what you would find in locations across all of agricultural Alberta. The middle graph shows the 31-day running mean of daily temperatures, which helps to smooth out the data and shows the longerterm trends. You can see that, with the exception of a couple of very minor cool periods late last August and early September, temperatures have been running above average since last December.

from the atmosphere. As the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere drops, our supercooled droplets will begin to evaporate to help make up the difference. These droplets evaporate and the ice crystals continue to grow at the expense of the super-cooled water droplets. After a while, the cloud consists mostly of ice crystals. This process by itself would only result in light amounts of precipitation though. For heavier precipitation we need the second process to kick in.

In a cold cloud we call this second process riming and aggregation. As I pointed out earlier, this second process is much like the collision and coalescence process in warm clouds. Ice crystals fall and collide into either super-cooled water and grow larger (riming), or they collide into other ice crystals and grow larger (aggregation). Aggregation occurs best when cloud temperatures are only slightly below zero, as the warmer temperatures allow the ice crys-

tals to have a wet surface that helps other ice crystals stick to them. This is one of the reasons we see large snowflakes when it is relatively warm. In the next issue, we’ll continue our discussion by looking at different forms of precipitation. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

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Is camelina’s day about to arrive? It’s hardy and cheaper to grow, but finding markets is an issue BY JENNIFER PAIGE Staff

Camelina is a low-input oilseed that grows well in cool conditions and can handle drought, too. Photo: Smart Earth Seeds like flea beetles and alternaria,” said Grushcow. “We have had crops where canola has grown beside camelina and flea beetles pretty much wiped out the canola but hasn’t touched the camelina.” It is also shatter resistant, matures relatively early, and tolerates heat and drought.

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On the production side, challenges include the lack of a registered broadleaf herbicide, and the small size of the seed — a quarter to half the size of canola, said Grushcow. “We are also trialling a large-seeded variety — the seed is 40 per cent bigger,” he said. “There has never been a variety released like that and we are quite excited. We are aiming to release it for the 2017 crop year.” As well, seed grown in Canada has to be shipped to the States to be crushed, although Grushcow said his company is working on that, too. “In the next two to three years my goal is to find a place in Western Canada where I can have camelina

crushed or build a crush facility,” he said. “Once we further develop the market, we can start to build local production and that will really help our economics overall.” But the biggest challenge is finding buyers. “Camelina is one of those crops that we don’t have a huge marketplace for yet but I believe there is some interest growing,” said Lionel Kaskiw, production adviser with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. The majority of camelina acres is in Saskatchewan and its oil is mainly used in bio-based products, including biolubricants.

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However, in 2010, Health Canada approved camelina oil for sale as human food. It is high in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which have well-established health benefits. “Camelina has one really important thing going for it and that is the omega-3 content, which is about 40 per cent of the total fatty acid,” said Stefanie Hixson, post-doctoral fellow

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o one is calling camelina the next Cinderella crop — but if the market potential can be realized, the oilseed may become a bigger part of the crop mix in Western Canada. “The interesting thing about camelina from an agronomic point of view is that it is a low-input crop,” said Jack Grushcow, CEO of Smart Earth Seeds. “If you compare it to something like canola, where the seed cost can be $40 to $50 an acre, camelina seed cost is below $20 an acre. “Producers have a lot of acres to plant and have to lay out a lot of cash every year. If they complement even 10 per cent of their regular production into camelina, it just reduces overall expense.” Grushcow’s company has been working for a decade on the distant cousin of canola, also known as false flax. It grows to 90 centimetres tall with branched smooth or hairy wood stems and five- to eight-centimetrelong arrow-shaped leaves. Originating in Europe, camelina has a history in Canada. It was first grown here in 1863 and Agriculture Canada scientists began researching the crop in Saskatchewan in 1999 and continue to develop new lines. Camelina has excellent yield potential over an 85- to 100-day season and grows well in cool temperatures. “Its season is 10 days shorter than canola, which means it can be grown farther north than a typical canola crop and you can combine it earlier, avoiding frost,” Grushcow said. Camelina requires less moisture than canola and is resistant to blackleg and some strains of downy mildew. “It is also resistant to many of the pests and diseases that bother canola

with the department of chemistry and biology at Ryerson University. “Compared to soybean oil, which is very minimal, less than five per cent — this is similar to canola as well.” There is a growing demand for products high in omega-3. According to the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, daily intake of 500 milligrams of omega-3 is recommended for optimal cardiovascular health. A world population of seven billion would amount to an annual requirement of more than 1.25 million tonnes. Part of that demand could be supplied by meat with its omega-3 content boosted by camelina in the feed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency approved camelina meal for chicken feed a year ago, and Grushcow said his company is working with the agency to have it approved for other livestock feeds. (It’s been approved for all livestock species in the U.S.) A study at the University of Alberta found that feeding higher amounts of camelina meal to broiler chickens produced breast and thigh meat that was two to four times higher in omega-3. There’s also potential as a replacement for fish oil. A large portion of the wild fish harvest goes to making fish oil, and this isn’t sustainable said Hixson. “It is also getting more and more expensive for commercial feed companies to purchase fish oil and so the commercial fish feed industry is looking for an environmentally and economically sustainable alternative for fish oil, and that is where camelina comes in,” she said. Researchers have found the oil from camelina is superior to canola and soybean when it comes to matching the fatty acid composition of fish oil. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Don’t gamble by not aerating your canola Uneven maturity means there’s more green seed this year, and that ups the risk of spoilage Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

As the temperatures fall, the chance of spoilage goes up if you’re not keeping a close eye on canola in the bin. PHOTO: CANOLA COUNCIL OF CANADA

ou can lose a lot of money in a hurry, so watch for potential canola storage problems as fall transitions into early winter, says a provincial crop specialist. “Canola seed’s high oil content makes it very susceptible to deterioration in storage,” said Neil Whatley. “Safe, long-term canola storage is at or below eight per cent moisture content and cooler than 15 C. Declining outside air temperatures also need to be properly dealt with to ensure safe storage.” Canola respires or goes through a ‘sweat’ period for up to six weeks after being binned. “Even if it’s initially binned dry, canola should continue to be monitored,” said Whatley. “Respiring canola generates additional heat and moisture, creating an unstable condition. This instability can potentially result in hot spots or

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mould growth, and when mould begins to form, it creates more heat that accelerates the spread of more mould growth.” But spoilage can be eliminated if the canola is sufficiently conditioned to the point where the aeration cooling front moves entirely through to the top of the grain mass, he said. Changing outside air temperatures in the spring and fall cause repeated moisture cycles in a bin, permitting moisture to concentrate in certain bin areas, and potentially leading to spoilage and heating. As outside air temperatures decline during October and November, the grain nearest to the outside bin edges cools first. This cooling system then migrates downward along the bin edge, and then upward through the central core.

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“As this cooling system migrates, it gathers moisture and warmth that creates a pocket of humid and warmer air at the top of the central grain core where spoilage and heating can begin,” said Whatley. “So as outside air temperatures decline, aeration fans should be operated again until canola at the top of the bin is cooled to the average daily temperature.” It’s wise to aerate repeatedly until the whole bin of canola is between 0 C and 5 C. “November is an important month to check canola bins again to see if they are stable going into winter as temperatures drop below 0 C and stay there.” Producers may also consider turning one-third of the canola bulk out of a full bin by truck in November. “Moving the grain disrupts the moisture cycle created by declining outside temperatures, cooling the grain mass and reducing the risk of spoilage,” said Whatley. “Even if bin temperature is being monitored with sensors, this may not provide a complete reading of the whole bin as problems may emerge in pockets away from the sensors. “So turning the grain ensures cooling as well as allowing producers to smell the grain as they are moving it to let them know if any grain is in the first stages of spoilage. If green counts, moisture, weeds or dockage are high, turning the whole bin may be safest.” The risk of spoilage increases if there is more green seed as it has a higher moisture content. “Such canola should be delivered as soon as possible to prevent spoilage, which could result in further price reduction. Extra attentiveness is also required when canola is stored in large bins, especially tall and narrow bin types that can reduce aeration airflow due to increased compaction.”

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When margins are tight, you need to know where you stand Calculating your current ratio will tell you if you’re in good shape — or if trouble is heading your way Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

ommodity prices and the weather have been volatile and expenses are trending upwards because of a weaker Canadian dollar — so now is a good time to review your marketing plan. “If you aren’t paying attention to your marketing plan or don’t have one, you may find yourself with a reduced margin,” said provincial financial specialist Rick Dehod. “If severe weather has affected your farm this year, your yields may be negatively impacted and you may also end up with a reduced margin. If there is a large crop and issues with delivery or shipping, you may find yourself with a reduced cash flow.” But there are things that can be done to help, he said. “Start with your current ratio,

which is your crop and input inventory (accurately valued) and accounts receivable and cash divided by your accounts receivable, your operating loans, advances and your principal payments on debt coming due within the next year,” said Dehod. “If this ratio is 1.5 to one or greater, you probably can focus on other things for the short term. “If the ratio is under 1.5 to one, you should probably be concerned about how things will look for the winter. You may want to fine tune your marketing plan and your cash flow management. If the ratio is below one to one, you should be taking steps to make sure your farm survives to the next growing season.” Also look at debt service requirements. “This is the total of your principal and interest payments that are due in the coming year, expressed in cost of production per unit.”

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lack of buying throughout North and South America has put fertilizer prices under pressure, but so far, farmers aren’t taking advantage, says an industry watcher. “Farmers aren’t in the mood to buy fall fertilizer. I think they’re more uncertain this year than they normally are,” said David Asbridge, president of NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service in Missouri, citing declining crop prices as the main factor. Whether it’s supplies of nitrogen, phosphate or potash, Asbridge said there is definitely more supply than demand at this point. “People hate buying into a falling market; they figure it is falling so they say, ‘We’ll just wait and see how much further it’s going to go down.’” Brazil is another big factor in the equation. Due to the weakness of its currency against the U.S. dollar, Brazilian farmers have been very reluctant to import supplies, according to Asbridge. “They are probably 20 to 25 per cent behind their total imports... they’ve

backed out of the market at a time when they should be active, which had put a depression on the fertilizer industry,” he said. The pessimistic tone isn’t being felt as acutely in Canada, though, according to one farm leader. “It depends on the individual, some guys wait until the spring, but I always buy in the fall,” said Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. Hall is a firm believer that if you have the cash, it pays to buy before the spring, he said. However, he acknowledged there are some years when the market throws producers a curveball. “There have been a couple of years, 2008 or 2009, we saw a huge spike of fertilizer price in the fall. Then it dropped back in the spring. That hurt.” If there is one type of fertilizer Asbridge is watching more closely than others, it’s likely ammonia. “We’re beginning to worry because ammonia price is high relative to crop prices. So they (farmers) may switch to urea or wait until next spring,” he explained. Because of this, he said, the market will likely continue to ride lower for the foreseeable future.

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Trustees appointed to oversee G3 plan Their job is to act in the best interest of the trust created two years ago by then CWB BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

hree trustees have been appointed to oversee farmers’ equity in G3 Canada Limited, the grain company created in July when CWB and G3 Global Grain Group joined forces. The trustees are Kevin Augusta (a former director of commercial banking with CIBC), David Carefoot (chief financial officer at Princess Auto), and Kim McConnell (founder and former CEO of AdFarm). G3 Global Grain Group is a joint venture firm majority owned by Bunge and state-owned Saudi

Agricultural Livestock Investment Company (SALIC). G3 Global Grain Group ostensibly bought CWB for $250.5 million. However, the newly formed company kept the money instead of paying CWB’s owner — the Canadian government. While the transaction raised eyebrows among some executives with Canadian grain companies and it was criticized by several farm groups as a giveaway of farmers’ assets, CWB officials countered that it made for a financially stronger new company and competitor in the Canadian grain sector. Starting with the 2013-14 crop year, CWB began giving farmers $5 worth of equity in CWB for every

tonne of grain they delivered. The Farmer Equity Plan continues with G3 Canada. It allows farmers to share in G3 Canada’s future growth, although like all equity, there’s no guarantee about how much it will be worth when converted to cash. However, according to G3 Canada’s website there’s no risk to farmers because they get the equity for free. Farmers who delivered grain to CWB and now G3, don’t get shares in the company directly but rather receive trust units. The farmers’ equity trust, overseen by the three trustees, owns 499,900 Class B shares in G3 Canada. That’s 49.9 per cent of the new company, T:10.25” which is 50.1 per cent owned by

G3 Global Grain Group (Bunge and SALIC). One reason for structuring the company this way is to keep it private rather than publicly traded. Public companies are required by law to disclose their financial statements, giving competitors access to potentially sensitive commercial information. The trustees will oversee the trust until all the shares have been allocated or the trust shares are sold. “The value of these shares and this equity position reflects the adjusted closing amount of G3 Global Grain Group’s investment on July 31, 2015,” the trustees said in an email last week. “The trust also received $10 million (pre-tax)

to be used for operations over the lifetime of its existence.” The share units in the equity trust cannot be sold until all the shares have been allocated or for seven years, which is when G3 has the right to buy them all. Carefoot will represent the trust on G3 Canada’s board, while Augusta will chair trustee meetings. G3 Canada CEO Karl Gerrand has been appointed to serve as an advisory trustee, a role without voting privileges. Trustees’ expenses related to their duties will be covered and they will be compensated for their work, McConnell said in an email. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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heat basis has been a hot topic this year and a weak loonie has continued to make it an issue, says a provincial market analyst. Basis is calculated as the difference between the cash market price and the relevant futures price. Spring wheat futures, as traded on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX), are generally used as the reference futures price for hard red spring wheat. When this price is deducted from the elevator cash price, the result is the “basis” as quoted by most grain companies operating in Canada. “It is important to remember that MGEX futures are traded in U.S. dollars,” said Todd Bergen-Henengouwen. “So to calculate the basis; one should convert either the futures price

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to Canadian dollars or the local cash price to U.S. dollars. This way, the basis can be measured in U.S. or Canadian dollars.” Since each individual buyer sets basis levels, many producers monitor basis levels as a way to gauge how badly the elevator wants their grain. Grain companies offer contracts that allow producers to lock in just the basis level and later lock in the related futures price. So upon signing a basis contract, the price that the producer will receive depends on the futures price. For example, if a producer signs a basis-only contract at a value of $0.50 per bushel OVER and later chooses to settle on a futures price at $5 per bushel, the producer would receive $5.50 per bushel for the grain. The contracted basis of $0.50 per bushel would remain the same regardless of any market forces that could affect it during the span of the contract. “Understanding how wheat basis is reported is important for producers to understand before they enter contracts,” said Bergen-Henengouwen. “Some key questions to ask are: What currency is the basis in: Canadian dollars or U.S. dollars? When the basis contract is settled against a futures position, is the contracted basis applied directly to the U.S. denominated futures, or is it applied after the U.S. denominated futures is converted to Canadian dollars? In other words, from the time that basis contract was signed, does a change in the Canadian dollar exchange rate also affect the final price, or is the U.S. futures price the only factor that can affect the final cash price?” The accompanying graph shows two different methods of calculating basis. The blue line shows the unadjusted basis used by most grain companies. The red line converts MGEX futures to Canadian dollars first and then subtracts the Canadianized futures from the cash price — an adjusted basis. This adjusted calculation method is the standard method for calculating livestock basis levels, where U.S. futures prices are also used. “Here is an example using the graph,” said Bergen-Henengouwen. “At the beginning of November 2014, you can see that the unadjusted basis value (blue line) was around 0.53 over the futures price. Present-day unadjusted basis values are about 0.98 over. Since last November, the unadjusted basis has strengthened from 0.53 over to 0.98 over. However, the adjusted basis value (red line) shows an opposite trend. The adjusted basis has actually weakened from 0.21 under to 0.67 under. The two different methods for calculating basis display opposing trends as shown by the black arrows in the chart. “The execution of a basis contract may differ from one company to the next, so it is good business to ask these questions and understand the answers before signing.” For more information, go to www.agriculture.alberta.ca and search for ‘wheat basis levels.’

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Hi-Pro Feeds strikes deal to buy Champion Feed Services Hi-Pro will acquire Champion’s three Alberta feed mills and its oat-processing facility in Grande Prairie Hi-Pro Feeds release

i-Pro Feeds has acquired Champion Feed Services Ltd., a group of companies including feed mills, stores and an oat-processing facility located in northern Alberta. “This extends our business into a broader market, creating a vast network across the entire province of Alberta,” said Daren Kennett, founder of HiPro Feeds. Champion Feed Services operates feed-manufacturing facilities at Barrhead, Grande Prairie, and Westlock, and also sells farm and ranch supplies. It also operates an oat-processing facility — Champion Oat Processors — in Grande Prairie, which markets triple-cleaned oats and oat groats throughout North America. Hi-Pro Feeds, headquartered

in Okotoks, manufactures and distributes high-performance animal feed in North America. It has 12 individual feed mills with operations spanning three U.S. states and three western Canadian provinces. Over 70 per cent of its 438 employees are shareholders in the company. The acquisition of Champion Oat Processors ties in nicely with the North American business for Hi-Pro Feeds, said Kennett. “There are some great opportunities for the Hi-Pro business in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona,” he said. “Our customers have been asking for these high-end products, and now we can include them in our offering.” Champion Feed Services employees have been offered jobs with Hi-Pro Feeds. The expected closing date for the acquisition is Nov. 2.

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Former CWB head Lorne Hehn passes Initially viewed with suspicion by CWB supporters, chief commissioner said he came to appreciate its marketing ability BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

orne Hehn, remembered as a pragmatic grain industry leader through some of its most tumultuous times, died peacefully in Saskatoon last month at age 79. “Lorne Hehn was a thoughtful, honest man with a lot of integrity,” said Bob Roehle, who worked with Hehn during his tenure as chief commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board. “He was a good man, a gentleman and a family man.” Hehn first became involved in farm policy in 1967 and served as a United Grain Growers director from 1970 and as president from 1981 to 1990, when he was named head of the CWB by Conservative Agriculture Minister Charlie Mayer. Given that Mayer and UGG opposed the

wheat board’s sales monopoly, his appointment was viewed with suspicion by monopoly supporters. But their fears proved unfounded. “My first challenge (as chief commissioner) was to show that I wasn’t there to destroy the place,” Hehn said in a 1999 interview, shortly before his retirement. “I was there to do what was in the best interest of farmers and I would act accordingly.” Hehn said in that interview that it took awhile to get a deeper understanding of the monopoly’s value. “It was a wake-up call for me quite frankly,” Hehn said. “I did not have a full appreciation of the highly integrated approach that the board takes to marketing. “If the pillars (of the wheat board), including the single desk and pooling, are weakened

“Lorne Hehn was a thoughtful, honest man with a lot of integrity.” Bob Roehle

the wheat board won’t last long because it has nothing else to offer.” CWB’s monopoly ended in August 2012 and its assets have since been sold to G3 Global Grain Group, a joint venture majority owned by Bunge and the state-owned Saudi Agricultural Livestock Investment Company. allan@fbcpublishing.com

Lorne Hehn, the last chief commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board, passed away Sept. 16 in Saskatoon. file photo

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Venema to lead climate centre planning Henry David (Hank) Venema has been appointed director of planning for the newly launched Prairie Climate Centre. He will actively contribute to the launch and implementation of the centre, building on the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s (IISD) substantive knowledge related to climate change adaptation, the green economy, and sustainable development on the Canadian Prairies. From 2004 to 2013, Venema led IISD’s research on water and agricultural issues in pioneering the application of natural capital principles to water management challenges in Western Canada. The Prairie Climate Centre is a collaborative initiative of the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the University of Winnipeg that aims to enable governments, businesses and community members across the Prairies to identify and implement the actions that will increase their resilience to climate change. — IISD RELEASE

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ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • OCTOBER 26, 2015

Monsanto Canada says downsizing won’t impact service Monsanto is cutting 2,600 jobs worldwide as it restructures to cut costs and boost net earnings BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

t’s not known how many of Monsanto’s Canadian employees will lose their jobs in a massive downsizing over the next two years, but farmers and retailers here shouldn’t notice much change, said Monsanto Canada’s director of public and industry affairs. “I would say in terms of our working relationship and engagement with our farm and retail customers, we don’t see much changing,” said Trish Jordan. “We actually believe this transition will help us do a better job of servicing that farm customer in the future because it’s going to change some of the ways we work.” Monsanto announced plans earlier this month to cut 2,600 positions — 11.6 per cent of its global workforce — and cut costs in anticipation of lower revenues in 2016. “It’s about making those tough decisions now so that we’re in an even better spot when we get out of this challenging agricultural market we have right now, which is impacting our business,” Jordan said. Besides lower grain prices the high American dollar and Chinese competition in glyphosate manufacturing has hurt Monsanto’s earnings, she said. Monsanto Canada has been doing well, but its returns to global headquarters are partly eroded by Canada’s much weaker dollar. It’s the same story for Monsanto divisions in other parts of the world, she said. “Commodity prices are low,” Jordan added. “That puts pressure on our farmer customers and we have to be cognizant of that. We have to adjust accordingly.” To try to shore up investor confidence, the company is buying back shares and has pledged to reduce costs by up to $400 million a year. Monsanto isn’t suffering alone. Swiss rival Syngenta, which Monsanto tried to acquire over the summer, has said it’s trying to boost earnings by selling a vegetable seed business and undertaking a $2-billion share repurchase. And DuPont, which operates agricultural seed seller DuPont Pioneer, has lowered its profit outlook. Monsanto forecast earnings per share of $5.10 to $5.60 for its new fiscal year, which began on Sept. 1. That’s well below many analysts’ expectations for more than $6. The company said its losses widened to $1.06 a share in the fourth quarter ended on Aug. 31 from 31 cents a year earlier. Of the 2,600 positions to be scrapped, half will likely be in the U.S. and the rest in other countries, Jordan said. Monsanto Canada, headquartered in Winnipeg, has 300 employees.

“We are already very, very lean,” Jordan said. “There will be an impact of some sort (in Canada). We’re in the process of evaluating the needs of the Canadian business right now so we don’t have a finalized plan,” she said. Jordan said the Canadian market is an important one to Monsanto. “We know people are interested in both existing technologies and new innovations we’re bringing to market. We are also a key contributor to Monsanto’s global business in terms of providing a good, solid stream of revenue.”

The company’s long-term strategy includes adding new business lines, including seed treatments, microbials, and data science (precision agriculture). “As we’re telling employees our business is strong, we’ve got a good customer base here, and we’ve got some great products coming down the pipeline (including glyphosate- and dicamba-resistant crops),” she said. “We’ve just got to figure out how it fits in the new direction.” allan@fbcpublishing.com with files from Reuters

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t’s often mistaken for a type of snapdragon, but don’t be fooled by this invader of fields and pastures. Originally brought from Europe as an ornamental, quick-spreading yellow toadflax — a.k.a. wild snapdragon — is found all across North America. It spreads by both seed (up to 5,000 seeds per stem) and its creeping root system, forming dense patches that are unpalatable to livestock and can outcompete more favourable species. Yellow toadflax has lanceshaped leaves, bright-yellow flowers (often slightly orange close to the stem), and ranges from 15 centimetres to one metre in height. It is most often spotted during July and August when it is flowering and grows well in pastures, cultivated land, and along roadsides. Contact your local fieldman at www.aaaf.ab.ca

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FACT #88: Clubroot is a potentially devastating soil-borne disease that causes swelling or galls to form on roots in canola, ultimately killing the plant. The next generation of advanced CPS-bred Brassica napus canola hybrids demonstrate high levels of resistance to clubroot pathotype 5X, and will mark a first in the fight against the growing threat of this disease. FACT #133: The Proven Performance Trials program is the largest retail comparison program in Western Canada. With over 200 trials in 2015, the Proven Seed portfolio

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FACT #47: Proven Seed products are only available at CPS retail locations across Western Canada. Your CPS advisor will guide you through seed, fertility and crop protection requirements to find a solution tailored for your farm. Find a retailer near you at provenseed.ca/find-a-retailer.

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OCTOBER 26, 2015 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

UFA, CHS to partner on fertilizer plant

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The Canadian arm of U.S. farm, fuel and agri-food co-op CHS is moving to expand its stake in Alberta’s ag input retail market, this time partnering with one of Canada’s top ag co-ops. CHS Canada and Alberta’s UFA announced a partnership deal earlier this month for a seed and crop input retail operation, plus agronomic and advisory services, in the Peace region. The partnership will start with a new fertilizer plant already being built at the RedTail Business Park south of Sexsmith. The plant, with a high-speed blending facility, is expected to be complete early next year and to provide UFA members and customers in the Peace with “local access to a range of dry fertilizer products,” the two coops said. The joint venture will operate as an “independent organization” under the name Bridgeland, to be governed by a board with two representatives each from UFA and CHS. “The new venture brings new capabilities to both organizations and will position us more competitively in the marketplace,” UFA CEO Carol Kitchen said in a release. “Ultimately this will help farmers in the Peace Country grow and prosper.” Partnering with Minnesotabased CHS in the Peace region “will allow us to support agricultural investment and enhance the services we provide here.” “CHS is always looking for partnerships that will enhance our efforts to help farmers grow their operations,” add Lynden Johnson, executive vice-president for CHS Country Operations. “This new venture blends the best of both organizations to strengthen what our local experts with global connections can deliver for producers in Peace Country.” CHS Country Operations first entered the Alberta ag retail market in 2012, buying DynAgra’s four Alberta retail outlets, now branded “CHS Dynagra.” CHS in 2014 also took over four former Viterra ag retail stores, three Agrium CPS stores, and three Viterra anhydrous outlets in Alberta. Last year’s sale was part of a divestiture of Viterra and Agrium assets, required by the federal Competition Bureau following Agrium’s 2013 purchase of Viterra’s ag retail business.

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NH CR9070, 2011,525 sep hrs, gps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,000 NH CR9070, 2011,550 sep hrs, gps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,000 NH CR8090,2013,400sep,dsp,gps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $345,000 NH CR9060, 2008,940 sep hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,000 NH TR95 combine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 NH 840CD-30 like new,cross auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,500 NH 840CD-30, header height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,500 MacDon 972-30’ header,TR/TX adptr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 NH 971-30’,header,batt reel trspt (2) TR-TX adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500

TRACTORS 0% 36 MON USED 4WD TRACTORS

NH T9.450HD ,2013,1000PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $265,000 NH T9.450HD,2014,1000pto,620hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,500 NH T9.450HD,2013,2250hrs,1000pto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000 NH T7.235,2260hrs,ldr,3pt,2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,000 NH T7.235,2575hrs,ldr3pt,2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,500 NH T7.200,1650hrs,ldr,3pt,2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,500 CIH Puma 140,1000hrs,PS,2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110,000 CIH 430 Steiger,2007,2600hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $185,000 CIH 9270,6300hrs,PS,20.8R42 duals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000

$135,000

711354

718049

2009 Case IH PS160 Sprayer, Good cond., 1600 gal,100’,dual wheels,ISO control

1983 International 684 Tractor, 3700hrs, 65HP, Good cond., 2 speed ps, loader, grapple

$38,500

$11,000

CIH MXU135,6600hrs,ldr,3pt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 NH T7.235,2013.PS,ldr,grpl,4 hyd,1750hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $135,000 NH T7.200,2013,1650hrs,ldr,grpl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,500 NH 846 6200hrs,12 spdd std,14’ blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,500 Steiger Panther 1000, PS, 14’ blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,500

SWATHERS

NH H8040-30’,2 roto shears,Trimble easy pilot,2013.410hrs . . . . . . . . . . $129,500 Westward 7000-25’ 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Westward 3020-25’ pto swather,pur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Swath Rollers available 8” steel & polly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200

LAWN GARDEN

Deines 1800KT-60” front mower,320hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cub Cadet RZR50, zero turn mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NH G4050 xero turn mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grasshopper T616-48” front mower, powerfold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SEEDING & TILLAGE

$4,900 $2,950 $3,250 $7,900

Bourgault 6000-70’ mid harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000

SPRAYERS

FlexiCoil S67XL,100’,scrns,SP655,mrkrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.500

719200

730275

731468

2014 New Holland CR8090 Combine, 380hrs, Excellent cond., leather, full GPS, DSP, folding hopper

2006 Case IH MXU135 Tractor, 6700hrs, Good cond., 750 ldr,grapple, 3 point

2011 Bourgault 6000 Harrow, Excellent cond., mid harrow, hyd tines

$345,000

$52,500

$36,500

FlexiCoil S65XL,100’, screens, markers, SP655 monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 CIH PS160-100’ suspended sprayer,duals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,500

HAYING & LIVESTOCK

NH 499 mower conditioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,900 Tycrop 12 12 ton 16’ hidump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 Sitrex 10 wheel V-rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 NH RB560 net/twine, specialty,2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,500 Haybuster 2650 bale processo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500 JF Stoll 1360 for age harvestor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,500

AUGERS

Sakundiak HD8x1600 24hp,mover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,900 Sakundiak HD8x1600,24hp,mover,clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 Sakundiak HD10x1200,31hp,mover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 Westfield MK130x71,hyd swing & lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 Farm King 1370,electric swing & lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 Farmking 8x51xhyd swing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 Brandt 5000 grain vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 Turbo 990 grain vac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,900

Linden Agri-Centre Ltd.

(403)546-3814

www.lindenag.com

(403)263-4688

Sales Manager - Ken Toews 888-8109 (cell) 546-2634 (res) • Ian Anhorn 888-8121 (cell) 631-2260 (res) • Kevin Helmer 373-5554 • Andy Nelson 588-4355

14250 – 100 Street, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7C7 Phone: (780)532-5344 • (888)532-5344 • Fax: (780)532-2457 11508 – 8th Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H3 Phone: (250)782-7511 • (800)663-3572 • Fax: (250)782-7511 TRACTORS

FC 5000/1720 33’x9”, Single Shoot, TBH, 4” Rubber Packers E015789 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000

MacDon M150-M155 30’ & 35’ D60/D65, Double Knife, Trans, Triple Del, Swath Rollers Available Starting At: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $97,900

NH P2060/P1060 2009 70’x12”, TBH, Variable Rate, Double Shoot, AgTron Blockage Monitor On Seed Runs, 4” Paired Row Atom Jet Openers, 5.5” Rubber Packers, Clean Unit. E013197. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,900

DISCBINES/HAYBINES/RAKES

NH P1060 Mechanical Drive, 8 Run, Tow-Behind Cart . . . . . . . . . Coming In

CIH 8380 16’ Hydroswing E016393 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500

COMBINES & HEADERS

NH 1475 2006 16ft Hydroswing E014022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500

NH T6.165 2013 105 PTO HP, Loader, Grapple, FWA, Michelin Tires, DEMO UNIT Full Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $117,000

NH CX8070 2008 1000 T Hours 1300 E014437 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169,900

NH 1431 13’ Discbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000

NH CX8080 2009-12 9 Available Starting At: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,000

NH H7450 2011 13’ Discbine, ShockPro Hubs, Premium Shape . Coming In

Cat 75 E016131. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,700 NH T9060 Triples, 57gpm Hyds. 1300 E014421 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,000

NH CX8090 2013 Cast Drum, Tier IV, GPS, Duals, 200 T Hours 270 E013496 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325,000

Sitrex MX12 12 Wheel V-Rake E016379 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500

NH T9.670HD 2011 800 Duals, 600hp, GPS, Lux Cab, Mega Flow Hyds 325 E013694 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $307,000

NH CR9090 2012 c/w Pickup Header, RWA, GPS, Luxury Cab, 690 T Hours 870 E016124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $310,000

BALERS

SPRAYERS

NH Selection Of NH Straight Cut & Draper Headers Various Sizes Available Starting At: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,000

NH L230 2011 3000lb Lift Capacity, Full Load, High Flow Hyds, Hyd Q/A, 550 E016122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,500 NH Boomer 3050 2013 50hp, Cab, Loader, CVT Tranmission E016646 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,500 JD 4020 Loader 5500 E016278. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 NH TV140-TV6070 Loader, Grapple, 105 PTO HP Starting At: . . . . . $32,900

FC Used Pull Type Sprayers, Various Models Starting At: . . . . . . . . . $21,900 Apache AS1210 2009 100ft, 1200 gal, AutoBoom, 5 Section Boom, Envizio Pro 850 E015883 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,900 Wilmar 8100 1997 Coming In E016135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000

FEEDING

New Units Also In Stock at Great Pricing!!!

GRAIN CARTS & BAGGING EQUIPMENT Demco 1150 2014 1150 Bu, Black or Blue, PTO & Hyd. Drive, 900 Tires, Tarp & Scales Starting At: New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,900

CIH 8360 12ft Hydroswing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500

NH HW305s/HS16 2006 Two 16’ SP Haybines 1500 . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In

JD 567 2006 Twine Wrap, Wide P/U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choice Of Two NH BR7090 Specialty Crop, Wide P/U, Twine & Net Wrap, Excellent Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In NH BR780A 2007 Auto Wrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In

CONSIGNMENTS JD 530 John Deere Round Baler E016207 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,400

Haybuster 2650 With Grain Tank E013339. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,600

United Farmer 750bu. Hydraulic Drive Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,700

Haybuster 2650 With Grain Tank E015596. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,900

Akron 9250D 9’ Bagger E014522 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,900

FK Y720 Farm King 72” Rotary Cutter E016017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,700

Haybuster 2650 No Tank E015141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900

Richiger R1050 10’ Bagger E014819 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,900

Wheat-Belt Never used 20’ Electric Bale Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,900

TILLAGE & SEEDING

SWATHERS

Kub ZG227 54” Zero-Turn Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500

Summers 60ft Heavy Harrows E014008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 Sunflower 1433 32’ Disc E016333 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900

CaseIH 6000 25’ Draper & 14’ Mower Conditioner, Excellent Condition 2700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,900

FC 820/1720/Pack 33’x9”, Single Shoot, TBH, Air Seeder, Packer Bar E015372. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,000

Premier 2930 1998 25’ 960 Header, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000

NH Boomer 3040 2012 40hp, Loader, Skid Steer Q/A, CVT Trans. E016441 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,000

MacDon 4952 2000 30’ 972, New Drive Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,900

JD 701 10 Wheel V-Rake E016365 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900

DR Pro Lawn Vac & Chipper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,600

OCTOBER 26, 2015 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Sell quality — not fear — say Canadian dairy farmers The dairy sector is debating whether focusing on rBST use in the U.S. is the best way to quash consumer interest in imports BY SHANNON VANRAES Staff

he prospect of more imported dairy products flooding into the country’s dairy markets has Canadian dairy farmers debating a tricky conundrum. How do they position themselves to compete on the basis of quality without fearmongering over production practices south of the border? American producers use recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) to boost milk production, which has never been approved for use in Canada.

During a recent Dairy Farmers of Manitoba meeting, producers considered how to promote their product on the basis of quality without pointing to that difference in how their milk is produced. Fast-food giants such as A&W have taken to promoting their products as being hormone free, a sales strategy that is working, but which has alienated producers using conventional production practices. Manitoba’s dairy organization said it won’t be pointing to the use of rBST south of the border to build its brand. “You’re way better off to talk about the positive values,” said vice-chair Henry Holtmann. “Ver-

sus saying what is coming in is bad for you… It’s way better to talk about Canadian values, and say our quality is higher than anyone else. We want to promote the good things our farmers do, and that is reflected in our milk and our dairy products.” The strategy is influenced by the long-standing country-of-origin labelling (COOL) dispute. While the World Trade Organization has ruled in Canada’s favour four times, the U.S. continues to hold firm as Canada prepares to take retaliatory measures.

NEW

“We just came through COOL labelling on the hog side, so to say we want a COOL type of labelling on this side — well it’s a very touchy subject,” Holtmann said. “We just tried to remove that impediment for our hog producers and we don’t want to pit one industry against another.” Some producers at the meeting felt that fewer Canadians would include cheese on their crossborder shopping lists if they knew the differences between how milk was produced in the U.S. and in Canada.

NEW

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“We want to inform them without putting fear in their hearts.”

Henry Holtmann

“People do this all the time, they go and bring back cheese,” said dairy producer John Bannister. “But if you mention it to the people who are doing it, they always say it’s cheaper in the States. Now they would stop if they knew it was raised with it. But very often they don’t know, they just see it in the shops and know that it’s cheaper, so they buy it.” The same goes for products sold in Canadian stores that contain imported dairy ingredients, he added. Holtmann said that he wants consumers to know about the differences in production, but also wants to keep things positive by focusing on Canada’s strengths and values. That means letting consumers know how to spot 100 per cent Canadian dairy products using Dairy Farmers of Canada’s trademark Blue Cow logo, he said. It also means backing the Blue Cow up with ProAction — a nationwide accreditation program for dairy producers — that consolidates a wide variety of best management practices together under one umbrella, something which industry representatives say will streamline auditing and inspection processes for farmers. It will also allow consumers to verify claims made by the industry and learn more about where their milk comes from. “We know there is that difference between the two countries… and we know that there are these ingredients coming in from other countries and being incorporated into some of the products here,” said Holtmann. “But those ingredients certainly aren’t in the Blue Cow products. So you know we would rather tackle it from the positive side with the Blue Cow label… instead of saying this is bad and using fear.” Bannister would like a little more direct approach. “I think it’s got to be advertised more, and it’s got to be bigger, people need to see it,” he said. But while it’s not the direct route, Holtmann said he believes the positive sell will be the most effective strategy in the long haul. “We know there is value in that, it’s just a matter to get more of the Blue Cow on there and getting consumers informed. But we want to inform them without putting fear in their hearts,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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AIR DRILL

2009 Bourgault 3310....................... $148,000 2011 Bourgault 3310....................... $158,000 2013 Bourgault 3710....................... $198,000 2012 Bourgault 3710-50 ................. $159,000 2008 Bourgault 5710....................... $108,000 1997 Bourgault 5710......................... $48,000 2002 Bourgault 5710......................... $55,800 1998 Bourgault 5710......................... $59,900 2007 Case IH ATX700/3430.............. $79,000 2000 Flexi-Coil 3450 ....................... $115,000 2001 Flexi-Coil 3450 ......................... $39,500 2003 Flexi-Coil 5000/3450 ............... $89,000 2002 Flexi-Coil 6000 / 3450 ........... $115,000 2010 Flexi-Coil P2060 ....................... $68,000 2008 New Holland SD550 ................. $59,000

AIR SEEDER

2013 Bourgault 3320/L6550 ........... $289,000 2001 Bourgault 5440......................... $48,000 2012 Bourgault 6450....................... $125,000 2010 Bourgault 6450....................... $108,000 2010 Bourgault 6650....................... $115,000 2011 Bourgault L6550 ..................... $105,000 2009 Bourgault L6550 ..................... $105,000 2009 Bourgault L6550 ..................... $105,000

AIR TANK/CART

Bourgault 3225.................................. $13,500 2000 Bourgault LFC2000 ..................... $8,200 1995 Flexi-Coil 2320 ......................... $13,500

BALER/ROUND

2004 Case IH RBX562 Number of Bales: 12600Bales ......................... $13,800 2009 New Holland BR7090................ $29,800 2012 New Holland BR7090................ $35,800 2005 New Holland BR780.................. $13,500 2003 New Holland BR780.................... $7,900 2006 New Holland BR780A ............... $14,500

BLADE

2012 Leon Q5000 ............................. $33,000 2013 Leon Q5000 ............................. $33,000 2013 Leon Q5000 ............................. $33,000

COMBINE

2008 New Holland CR9070 Engine Hours: 1434 Sep Hours: 1023 ...... $189,500 2010 New Holland CR9070 Engine Hours: 1654 Sep Hours: 1240 ...... $189,000 2010 New Holland CR9070 Engine Hours: 1616 Sep Hours: 1190 ...... $189,000 2010 New Holland CR9070 Engine Hours: 1655 Sep Hours: 1239 ...... $189,000 2007 New Holland CR9070 Engine Hours: 948 Sep Hours: 780 .......... $198,000 2009 New Holland CR9070 Sep Hours: 920 .................................. $239,000 2007 New Holland CR9070 Engine Hours: 1710 Sep Hours: 1253 ...... $179,000 2008 New Holland CR9070 Engine Hours: 1489 Sep Hours: 1020 ...... $195,000 2009 New Holland CR9080 Engine Hours: 1347 Sep Hours: 980 ........ $249,000 2010 New Holland CR9090 Engine Hours: 1165 Sep Hours: 796 ........ $318,000 2012 New Holland CR9090 Engine Hours: 677 Sep Hours: 542 .......... $369,000 2012 New Holland CR9090 Engine Hours: 860 Sep Hours: 630 .......... $359,000 2012 New Holland CR9090 Engine Hours: 546 .................................. $369,000 2012 New Holland CR9090 Engine Hours: 635 Sep Hours: 458 .......... $369,000 2011 New Holland CR9090 Engine Hours: 1069 Sep Hours: 827 ........ $308,000 2006 New Holland CR970 Engine Hours: 1400 Sep Hours: 1100 ...... $178,000 2006 New Holland CR970 Engine Hours: 1547 Sep Hours: 1219 ...... $189,500 2005 New Holland CR970 Engine Hours: 2459 Sep Hours: 1821 ...... $138,000 2005 New Holland CR970 ............... $138,000 2006 New Holland CR970 Engine Hours: 1861 Sep Hours: 1300 ...... $169,500 2007 New Holland CX8080 Engine Hours: 1002 Sep Hours: 785 ........ $189,000 2008 New Holland CX8080 Engine Hours: 2005 Sep Hours: 1538 ................. $0 2008 New Holland CX8080 Engine Hours: 2009 Sep Hours: 1522 ................. $0 2002 New Holland CX840 Engine Hours: 3700 Sep Hours: 2500 ........ $78,000 1996 New Holland TR98 Engine Hours: 2931 Sep Hours: 2211 ........ $39,000 1997 New Holland TR98 Engine Hours: 2740 Sep Hours: 1934 ........ $48,000 1993 New Holland TX36 Engine Hours: 3079 .................................. $25,000 1999 New Holland TX66 ............................. $0 1996 New Holland TX66 Engine Hours: 2796 Sep Hours: 2188 ........ $48,000 1997 New Holland TX66 Engine Hours: 3754 Sep Hours: 2781 ........ $38,500 1998 New Holland TX66 Engine Hours: 3438 Sep Hours: 2643 ........ $39,500

2012 AGCO Gleaner S77 Engine Hours: 446 Sep Hours: 346 .......... $298,000 2012 AGCO Gleaner S77 Engine Hours: 423 Sep Hours: 323 .......... $298,000 2000 Case IH 2388 Engine Hours: 1986 ...... $0 2000 Case IH 8010 Engine Hours: 1728 Sep Hours: 1322 ................ $189,000 2013 Claas 760 Engine Hours: 361 Sep Hours: 233 ........................... $389,000 2005 John Deere 9860STS Engine Hours: 1497 ................................ $148,000 2007 John Deere 9860STS Engine Hours: 1627 Sep Hours: 1161 ...... $208,000 2012 New Holland CR8090 Sep Hours: 480 .................................. $339,000 2012 New Holland CR8090 Engine Hours: 554 Sep Hours: 434 .......... $359,000 2013 Mandako MT3620RB ................ $65,000

DEEP TILLAGE

FIELD CULTIVATOR

2014 Valmar 3255 ............................ $12,800

GRAIN AUGER

SPRAYER/HIGH CLEARANCE

2008 Case IH Patriot 3320 Engine Hours: 3030 ................................ $148,000 2001 Brandt 1390 ............................... $9,000 2010 NuVision 5395 ......................... $21,000 2011 New Holland SP240F Engine Hours: 747 Spray Hours: 542....... $268,000 2011 RoGator 1396 Engine Hours: 2008 REM Mfg 3700 ......................... $22,000 900 ............................................ $288,000

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Bonanza days for pulse growers India is importing an extra million tonnes of pulses this year, and that’s driving prices through the roof By Rod Nickel and Rajendra Jadhav

“We are going to have to hit the brakes hard in terms of what we can supply to India.”

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ulse prices typically ease towards the end of the year but a recent dry spell in distant India, the world’s top producer and consumer, is driving them up. Back-to-back drought years for the first time in three decades has eroded India’s output of pulses and boosted imports. Global prices of chickpeas, yellow peas and lentils have as a result hit record highs and that’s a windfall for Canada, the top pulse exporter. Saskatchewan producer Lee Moats is selling red lentils for 50 per cent more than a year ago, and is holding back crops in the hope that prices will climb higher. “India is a very large pulse importer, and there is a shortfall, and that’s where Canada comes in,” said Moats. India is expected to import one million tonnes more this year. Bids to buy Canadian red lentils and yellow peas are far higher than normal for this time of the year, said Chuck Penner, analyst at LeftField Commodity Research in Winnipeg. Prices should get a further

Chuck Penner

Back-to-back droughts in India and lower production here have sent pulse prices to record levels File photo boost with Canada’s 2015 pea output projected, by Statistics Canada, to drop 17 per cent from a year ago to 3.16 million tonnes. Exports from Aug. 1 to Oct. 4 rose five per cent to 906,000 tonnes, data from the Canadian Grain Commission shows.

“Things are going to get even tighter... We are going to have to hit the brakes hard in terms of what we can supply to India,” Penner said.

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Pulses are a key source of protein

in India, which has been struggling to increase its output to meet local demand. Imports could rise to 5.5 million tonnes this year, said Nitin Kalantri, a miller from the state of Maharashtra. This would cost India $4.5 billion, versus the $2.6

billion it spent to import 4.5 million tonnes in the year ended March, he added. India, which consumes nearly 22 million tonnes of pulses annually, sources yellow peas and lentils mainly from Canada and the United States, chickpeas from Australia and Russia, and green gram and pigeon peas from Myanmar. This year, India suffered a poor summer harvest and there are worries the drought will hit winter-sown chickpea after growing regions received as much as 40 per cent less rainfall. Canadian farmers are likely to plant more pulses next spring, assuming they will provide better returns than grains and canola, said Darren Lemieux, head trader of Simpson Seeds, a special crops processor and exporter in Saskatchewan.

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Pork council wants a national promotion and research agency A new levy would also be collected from imported pork and pork products By Alex Binkley Af contributor

he Farm Products Council of Canada will hold public hearings on a proposed national pork promotion and research agency funded by farmer levies. It would replace provincial bodies across the country and impose levies on imported pork and pork products. The council is currently collecting comments on the agency proposed by the Canadian Pork Council and will announce the dates for the public hearings in early November. After completion of the hearings

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CleanFARMS collection this week

Producers are being sought for a focus group on labour and skill shortages in agriculture. The focus group will meet on Nov. 12 at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer and is being hosted by Alberta Canola Producers and the Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council. The council is working with farmers across Canada to develop the National Agricultural Occupational Framework. The project will collect in-depth information directly from agricultural business owners and others to identify the skills and experience needed for 40 key agricultural roles. For more information, see the Events section at www.albertacanola.com. — Staff

CleanFARMS is collecting obsolete pesticide and livestock medications this week at 20 locations across the southern part of the province. Farmers can drop off their obsolete materials at a designated collection site at no charge. The products will then be transported to a high-temperature incineration facility for safe disposal. Pickups will occur at four locations each day in an area stretching from Red Deer and Oyen to Fort MacLeod and Medicine Hat. For a list of collection sites and locations go to www.cleanfarms.ca and follow the links for ‘Obsolete pesticide and livestock medications.’ — Staff

HEARTLAND You may not want to Here’s how to keep your well in good shape

Experts say too many rural Albertans aren’t properly caring for their wells — and the price for neglect can be steep

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n ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when it comes to well maintenance.

latest round of workshops has just gotten underway — for a complete schedule, visit www. workingwell.alberta.ca and follow the link. “The Working Well program goes through a number of topics including proper well construction; proper maintenance and well enemies; and details the Top 10 things that can contaminate water wells,” said Leask. “If someone doesn’t know much about their water well and wants to know more it’s an opportunity for them to learn.”

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Test regularly

Test well water once or twice a year for coliform bacteria and E. coli. Sample bottles are available at local public health offices and come with instructions on sampling. The health office will send the sample to a provincial testing lab, either for no cost or a nominal fee. “Provincial testing offices only test water meant for human consumption,” said Ken Williamson, who conducts Working Well workshops. “If people want testing for other purposes you would need to go to a private lab.

know what lies below — but you should

Ken Williamson You can find one by looking under laboratories in the Yellow Pages.” A chemical analysis should be also done every two to three years, especially if you live in an area that has had instances of flooding, he said.

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magine finding mouse fur in your tap water. Or your house blowing up because of a buildup of methane in your water system. Brandon Leask has seen both. Although extreme examples, those are just two of the many risks that come with not paying attention to water wells, said the agricultural water engineer with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. Abandoned wells and improperly maintained ones are ripe for contamination. “They present a conduit for contaminants to get into an aquifer — they could be bacterial, chemical, all sorts of stuff,” said Leask. “At the end of the day if you’re using groundwater for clean drinking water without treatment there are a lot of things that can be particularly harmful.

This is what a properly capped well should look like. PHOTO: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Farm Water Supply Branch

“It’s hard when I have to tell someone to stop drinking their water.” But the message is getting out. Around 5,000 people have come to Working Well workshops since 2008. The

Costly business

There are thousands of water wells across Alberta, some dating as far back as the 1800s, but many are unaccounted for because mandatory reporting of well drilling only became a requirement in the early ’70s. These abandoned wells can be

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particularly dangerous because in many cases they’ve often never been capped or decommissioned, said Leask. To properly decommission a well, a landowner or driller must clean out debris and pumping equipment so its original bottom is exposed; disinfect any standing water; fill it with impermeable material (usually bentonite); remove the well casing if possible; and then report the decommissioning to Alberta Environment and Park’s Groundwater Information Centre.

Shock chlorination, in which a large volume of chlorinated water is siphoned down a well, is another fundamental maintenance chore. It should be done once or twice a year to prevent the formation of biofouling material. “They’re a nuisance bacteria that forms slime in the water system and the well. They’re not a health hazard,” said Williamson. “However, if you don’t start doing it soon enough the problem just gets worse and worse and people don’t chlorinate until after it’s too late.” Shock chlorination also guards against contamination by coliform and E. coli bacteria. “Those two, because they’re easy to test for, are often red flags of other bacteria. Hopefully if you chlorinate once or twice you can get rid of it.”

Care for the well site

Pay attention to the site where the well is located. “Make sure the ground slopes away from the well so you don’t have water ponding. Keep grass

photo: Thinkstock and bushes trimmed and away from the well,” said Williamson. And don’t build decorative structures — such as wishing wells — on top of the wells. “They can create a bit of a microclimate where undesirable critters will be attracted to the area around the wellhead and if they can get into the well they probably will. Some of those structures also make it hard to get at the well to service it.”

Attend a workshop

The whole idea behind the Working Well program is to help people understand their wells, said Williamson. “When people register for the workshop we get their land location. From there we print off their water well drilling report unless the well is so old there are no reports. We then go through the report with them. We provide a template and they draw the different parts of their well onto a

diagram. This helps them see how their well is constructed and what’s down below the ground. It’s a really valuable part of the workshop process.” The workshops are free and last about 3-1/2 hours. Along with provincial officials, there is usually a health inspector and a water well driller at the workshops. “Meeting those resource people is something people tell us they really appreciate,” said Williamson.

“It’s hard when I have to tell someone to stop drinking their water.” Brandon Leask

It can be an expensive process, especially if the landowner has to drill a new well to replace a decommissioned well. Leask works out of Red Deer and in that area, the price of a new well runs to $45 per cased foot “and that doesn’t include pump or transportation costs,” he said. “In our grant program we average around $12,000 for a new well and that doesn’t include decommissioning,” said Leask. “It all depends on how deep a driller has to drill, how deep they have to decommission and where they’re coming from.”

Caps and pits

Improper capping and well pits are major hazards. Making sure the well is properly capped is considered crucial enough to be enforced by regulation. “Make sure the cap is on securely so nothing can get in from the top. Make sure the set screws are tight,” said Ken Williamson, a retired 36-year veteran of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry who helps deliver Working Well workshops. “If they’re open, mice, spiders and all kinds of stuff can get in. “We encourage people to go the extra mile with well capping by putting in what’s called a verminproof well cap. These have an O-ring around the top of the cap and a fine mesh screen to keep insects and bugs out of the top of the well.” Well pits, a once popular way to house pumping equipment to prevent freezing in the wintertime, can also be a vector for contaminants. They were outlawed in 1993, but they still remain on many older wells. “Well pits seemed like a good idea at the time,” said Williamson. “However, they make it easy for contaminated water to get into the area around the well and into the ground, into the well itself and the aquifer around it. “One of the things we emphasize in the workshop is if people have these old well pits, replace them with pitless adaptors which give you a sanitary below-frost connection for your pumping system.” Almost all new wells are prefitted with pitless adaptors.

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said Corbett. “You can select the type of livestock, then the traceability service you need and the map will display all of the service providers for that service. “For example, let’s say you need to transport your cattle outside of Alberta. You can use the tool to find a nearby livestock inspector from Livestock Identification Services (LIS), who can issue you a livestock permit. You can also narrow your search further by selecting a particular region in Alberta.” The tool also allows producers to easily find other traceability-related services offered at that location or nearby. “You can choose to search for

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OCTOBER 26, 2015 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Community news and events from across the province

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow BY GLENN CHEATER STAFF / LEDUC

erched on the seat of a picnic bench brought into the pasture for the big lunch, Gladys Kalke considered the question for a few moments: What do you think when you read about humanitarian disasters around the globe? “Look at all those refugees from Syria coming into Germany, how do you feed and care for all of those people?” she replied before pausing again. Then she looked at her husband Irvin sitting next to her and then at the multicoloured fleet of combines making quick work of the 130 acres of wheat on their land on the far side of the pasture. “Well, if everyone does their little share, then all those people will be looked after. All those small things will add up.” And add up they have at the Leduc and District Growing Project. The project’s participants have raised more than $1.4 million for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank in the last 17 years, including $100,000 this year for the wheat grown on the Kalkes’ land and 150 acres across the road belonging to Joanne Thomsen. That money, along with up to 4-to-1 matching dollars from Ottawa, has funded food-for-work and other Foodgrains Bank development projects around the world. And although Leduc has the largest growing project in the province, there are more

From left to right, Joanne Thomsen, Cor Abma, and Gladys and Irvin Kalke with some of the operators of the 20 combines (not all of which were green) at the Leduc and District Growing Project for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. PHOTOs: GLENN CHEATER than 30 others. Last year, growing projects in Alberta, along with other community fundraising efforts, raised more than $1.7 million. The 2015 provincial tally won’t be known until the end of the year, but it’s been a good year despite the drought conditions at the start of summer, said Terence Barg, the Foodgrains Bank regional co-ordinator for northern Alberta.

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“As I’ve travelled to the harvests, people have said over and over again that they’ve been surprised the yields were so good,” said Barg. There were three harvests alone on the Friday before Thanksgiving. At the Leduc harvest, there were 21 combines, 13 trucks, three swathers, and a small army of producers who had gladly taken time off from their own harvest to help out. It’s a huge collective effort to organize the projects and raise all that money, but once again the ‘everyone does their little share’ element is the key. “It gets easier every year,” said Cor Abma, the growing project co-ordinator since Year 1 for the Leduc and District project. “The farmers know who to call for sponsorships — and all it takes is a call. “There’s only been one year where we had to sell a bit of our crop to pay for some of the inputs. Every other year, we got all of the fertilizer and all the other

Sponsorship means the pre-harvest lunch is free at the Leduc and District Growing Project but co-ordinator Cor Abma knows there will be several thousand dollars in the “Foodgrains sack.” inputs donated. This year, we had $8,000 (in donations) left in the bank account after seeding.” The pre-harvest lunch raised several thousand more. Sponsors paid for the catered meal and more than 300 free meals were served. But a steady stream of $20 bills and cheques were dropped into the “Foodgrains sack.” Even the rows of small square bales were auctioned off after serving as seating for the crowd. Joanne Thomsen nodded in agreement as Gladys Kalke talked about the Syrian refugees and how small acts of generosity add up and make a big difference when calamity strikes somewhere. “That’s true,” she said. “But what I also really love is that this has become a family event. There’s everyone from babies in strollers to senior citizens here. It brings us all together.” glenn.cheater@fbcpublishing.com

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Nov. 3: Cow-Calfenomics Series, Vermilion Regional Centre, Vermilion (also Nov. 4 in Westlock, Nov. 5 in Olds, and Nov. 6 in Lethbridge). Contact: Abby 780-422-1834 Nov. 4: Hemp Growing Presentation Series, French Cultural Centre, Bonnyville. Contact: Suzanne Prevost 1-780-573-4516 Nov. 5: Marketing Made Easy, Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Hall, Calgary. Contact: Eileen Kotowich 780-853-8223 Nov. 6: Succession Planning Workshop, Vulcan Lodge Hall, Vulcan. Contact: Cassandra Kirkpatrick 403-652-4900 Nov. 8-10: Flourishing Rural Economies Conference, Pomeroy Inn and Suites at Olds College, Olds. Contact: Lori-Jo Graham 403-556-4244 Nov. 11-14: Agri-Trade, Westerner Park, Red Deer Nov. 11-15: Farmfair International, Northlands, Edmonton. Contact: Northlands 1-888-800-7275 Nov. 12: Alberta Crops Breakfast, Sheraton Inn, Red Deer. Contact: Rick Taillieu 780-678-6167 Nov. 17-19: Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance Convention, Deerfoot Inn and Casino, Calgary. Contact: Lori-Jo Graham 403-556-4244

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1996 Bourgault 5710/3225 . . . $39,000 SH 1996 Bourgault 5710/4350 . . . $49,000 SH 1995 Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 . . $49,000 SH 1997 Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 . . . $39,000 SC 2008 Flexi-Coil 5500/4350 . .$139,000 MJ 2009 Morris C1/8370 . . . . . . . .$210,000 SC 2008 Morris C1/8370XL . . . . . $110,000 MJ 2010 Morris CONTOUR/8650 $225,000 SC 2006 NH 500/3450/345 . . . . $115,000 MJ 2009 NH P2060/P1060 . . . . .$149,000 SC 2010 NH P2070/P1060 . . . . . .$185,000 MJ 2011 NH P2070/P1060 . . . . . . .$185,000 SC

AIR TANK/CART

2012 Morris 8370 . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,000 MH

BALE WAGON

1950 Misc HAAKUS WGN . . . . . $4,500 MH

BALER/ROUND

2008 NH BR7090 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 MJ 2008 NH BR7090 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 SC 2009 NH BR7090 . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 SC 2011 NH BR7090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 SC 2011 NH BR7090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,000 SC 2012 NH BR7090 . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,000 MJ

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2012 NH CR7090 . . . . . . . . . . . $249,000 SH 2012 NH CR7090 . . . . . . . . . . . $269,000 BR

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2012 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . .$310,000 SC 2012 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . .$310,000 SC 2012 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . $329,000 MJ 2012 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . $349,000 TA 2013 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . .$310,000 SC 2013 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . .$349,000 MH 2013 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . $349,000 SC 2013 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . $349,000 SC 2013 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . $399,000 SH 2008 NH CR9060 . . . . . . . . . . $189,000 MH 2008 NH CR9060 . . . . . . . . . . .$189,000 MJ 2009 NH CR9060 . . . . . . . . . . .$189,000 MJ 2010 NH CR9060 . . . . . . . . . . . $259,000 SH 2008 NH CR9070 . . . . . . . . . . . $239,000 BR 2009 NH CR9070 . . . . . . . . . . .$239,000 MH 2010 NH CR9070 . . . . . . . . . . .$259,000 MH 2011 NH CR9070 . . . . . . . . . . . . $269,000 SH 2011 NH CR9070 . . . . . . . . . . . . $269,000 TA 2011 NH CR9070 . . . . . . . . . . . . $269,000 SH 2005 NH CR960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,000 BR 2007 NH CX8080 . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 SH 2005 NH CX840 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,000 MH 2003 NH CX860 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,000 SH

DEEP TILLAGE

2012 Horsch Anderson RT370 .$85,000 TA

DISK

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2014 Honey Bee 4036 . . . . . . . . $75,000 SH 2003 Honey Bee 94C . . . . . . . . . $19,000 TA 1997 Honey Bee SP30 . . . . . . . . . $21,000 MJ 1996 Honey Bee SP36 . . . . . . . . . $15,000 SH 2005 Honey Bee SP36 . . . . . . . $25,000 SH 2012 Honey Bee SP40 . . . . . . . $49,000 SH 2013 NH 740CF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 TA 2009 NH 74C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 MH 2014 NH 790CP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 SC 2014 NH 790CP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 MH 2014 NH 880CF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,000 SC 2014 NH 880CF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,000 SH 2014 NH 880CF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99,000 SC 2004 NH 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 SH 2010 NH 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,000 BR 2012 NH 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 SC 2012 NH 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,000 SC

MANURE SPREADER

2015 NH 195HBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 MJ

MOWER CONDITIONER

2006 AGCO Hesston 1275 . . . . . $17,000 MJ 1994 Case IH 8370 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 BR 1990 John Deere 1600 . . . . . . . . . $6,500 BR 2008 NH 1441 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 SH 1999 NH 1475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 SH 2001 NH 1475/2300 . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 SC

SHAUNAVON

2006 NH 1475/2316 . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 MJ 2005 NH 1475/HS18 . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 SC 2009 NH H7150/HS16 . . . . . . . $29,000 SC 2012 NH H7460 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,000 MJ

RAKE/WHEEL

2009 Misc 14 WHEEL RK . . . . . . $13,000 SC 2015 NH 1225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 SC

SPRAYER

1999 Flexi-Coil S67 . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 SH 2009 NH S1070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000 BR 2012 NH S1070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 MH

SPRAYER/HIGH CLEARANCE

2012 NH SP.275R . . . . . . . . . . . $289,000 SC

TRACTOR

1984 Case IH 886 . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 MH 1950 John Deere 401 . . . . . . . . . . .$4,500 SH 1994 John Deere 7600 . . . . . . . $39,000 MH 2010 NH 3040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 SC 2009 NH T7050 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119,000 MH 2012 NH T8.275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,000 SC 2003 NH TC21DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 SC

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Elm-pruning ban lifted until next spring

Family donates $100,000 for heavy equipment bay

family-owned and -operated farming and custom harvesting business has given $100,000 to establish a heavy equipment bay at Lethbridge College. Taylor Harvesting Ltd. has operated out of southern Alberta for 30 years. “My son, Darren and I are both alumni of the college and agree that Lethbridge College provides hands-on training, teaches business skills, and instils a strong work ethic upon its students,” said Ray Taylor. “The college provided us with the skill set we needed to succeed in our

Now is the time to remove dead wood to help keep elms healthy

industry of choice and it’s our turn to give something back.” The new heavy equipment bay is part of the recently opened first phase of the trades and technologies facility. It offers automotive service technician, parts technician, and agricultural and heavy equipment technician programs. Taylor Harvesting, which started with three Massey Ferguson combines, has grown to a 12-combine operation at its peak farming 32,000 acres of owned and rented land on and off the Blood Reserve. — Lethbridge College release

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he annual elm-pruning ban in Alberta has been lifted until March 31. “With the annual ban now lifted, it’s time to start taking the dead wood out of your elm trees,” said Janet Feddes-Calpas, executive director of the Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease. “To help eliminate elm bark beetle habitat, elm sanitation is essential to an integrated Dutch elm disease (DED) prevention program to keep Alberta DED free.” The only time it is legal to prune elms in Alberta is between October 1 and March 31. “This is when the elm bark beetles, responsible for spreading the deadly DED fungus, are not active,” said FeddesCalpas. “Elm bark beetles feed on healthy elms and breed and overwinter in dead and dying elm trees. If elm trees are

pHOTO: thINKSTOCK pruned between April 1 and Sept. 30, beetles will be drawn to the scent of the fresh pruning cuts, potentially infecting an otherwise healthy elm.” Her organization recommends hiring a professional arborist, such as an ISA certified arborist, who can deter-

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mine what type of pruning is necessary. Improper pruning, topping or removing an excessive amount of live wood is not recommended, as this weakens the tree’s structure and shortens its lifespan. All pruned elm wood must be properly disposed of — by burning, burying or chipping — by March 31. It is illegal to store elm firewood because it can habour elm bark beetles. While Alberta is still free of DED, its borders are being pressed from two sides, Saskatchewan and Montana, both of which are battling the disease. “Once an elm is infected with DED there is no cure and it must be removed and destroyed immediately,” said FeddesCalpas. For more information, call 1-877-837-ELMS or visit www. stopded.org. To find an ISA certified arborist, go to www. isaprairie.com.

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2005 John Deere 9660 Combine, L/A, Guidance,

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2013 Case IH 9230, 847/615 hrs, duals, loaded ...................$379,000 2013 Case IH 9230, 822/603 hrs, duals, loaded ...................$379,000 2013 Case IH 9230, 831/595 hrs, Guidance, L/A, duals, PU header ...............................................................$339,000 2013 Case IH 9230, new cab, 660/529 hrs, loaded ...............................................................................$389,000 2013 NH CR9090, 520/350 hrs, L/A, duals, guidance ...........................................................................$350,000 2012 NH 9090, loaded, 670/500 hrs ....................................$310,000 2012 NH CR9090, 1147/827 hrs, Guidance, DSP, diff, duals .....................................................................$299,000 2012 Case IH 8230, 800/580 hrs., L/A Duals ...................... $315,000 2011 NH CR9090Z, 1026/724 hrs, L/A, duals, guidance ...........................................................................$289,000 2010 NH CR9090Z, 850/650 HRs., Guidance, L/A, PU header ..................................................................$289,000 2010 Case IH 8120, Guidance, 1424/1126 hrs, sm tube RT, fine cut chopper .............................................$249,000 2009 Case IH 8120, 1744/1189 hrs, L/A, duals, hopper top ..............................................................$210,000 2009 Case IH 8120, duals, L/A 1643/1357 hrs .....................$210,000 2009 NH CR9070, 1350/1200 hrs, Duals, L/A, .....................$215,000 2009 NH CX8080, L/A, 1750/1300 hrs .................................$189,000 2009 NH CX8080, L/A, 1770/1330 hrs ................... SOLD $189,000 2008 Case IH 7010, duals, fine cut chopper, L/A, 1661/1249 hrs ...........................................................$210,000 2007 NH CR9070, L/A, 1542/1264 hrs .................................$199,000 2007 Case IH 7010, duals, new chopper, 2360/1766 hrs, P/U header, L/A.........................................$169,000 2006 NH CR960, 1887/1343 hrs .........................................$129,000 2005 JD 9660, 2187/1629 hrs, guidance .............................$149,000 2004 Case IH 8010, 2006 2016, L/A, singles, 2663/1968 hrs .....................................................$169,000 2004 Case IH 2388, AFX rotor, chopper, AFS, 2357/2028 hrs., L/A, 2015 swathmaster PU ......................$110,000 1999 Case IH 2388, hopper top, 4100/2876 hrs, 1015 PU header, L/A............................................................$89,000 1998 Case IH 2388, hoptop, PU, L/A, 3428/2535 hrs ...................................................................$75,000 1992 Case IH 1680, 4033 hrs, L/A, 1015 PU header ..................................................................$25,000 1986 Case IH 1680, PU header, 25’, 1010 header, 4200 hrs ...$29,000 1994 JD 9500, 4208/2980 hrs, 914 PU..................................$39,000

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2013 Case IH 1903 Windrower, 50hrs, 36 ft, shears deluxe cab

$139,000

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$369,000

$89,000

Combine, Loaded, 847/615 hrs, duals, spreaders

1999 Case IH 2388

USED WINDROWERS

2004 Case IH STX450, 700/42 duals, 2800 hrs, diff lock ......$169,000 2012 Case IH 4430, 120 ft aim, viper, guidance, loaded, 1184 hrs ...............................................$279,000 2007 NH TJ530, triples, 2650 hrs, 16ft blade, 2013 Case IH WD1903, 36 ft, shears, PS, HO hyd, PTO .................................................. SOLD $239,000 2011 Rogator 1194, 120 ft, sectional, viper, 2250 hrs, deluxe cab, 110/60 hrs .....................................................$114,000 1998 NH 9882, 4850 hrs, 710 duals, weights .......... SOLD $89,000 2 set tires..........................................................................$205,000 2012 Case IH WD2303, 36 ft, 550 hrs, shears ......................$110,000 1993 Ford 876, 5800 hrs, duals .............................................$49,000 2009 Case IH 4420, 120 ft, Aim, 2 sets tires, 2011 MacDon M205, 30 ft, 950/686 hrs ..............................$125,000 1981 JD 8440, 9400 hrs, 18.4/38 duals, 4 hyd ......................$19,000 viper, 2550 hrs ..................................................................$239,000 2008 WD1203, 36ft, hyd roller, 550/403 hrs...........................$95,000 2009 Case IH 4420, Guidance, 120ft, Aim, auto box, 2 sets tires, 2200 hrs ........................................................$239,000 2008 Case IH WD1203, 36ft, 753 hrs .....................................$69,000 2006 Praire 4940, 30ft, DS, shears, Split reel, 2 - 2014 Case IH 3162, 45’, auger, transpeed ........................$89,000 2008 Case IH 4420, 100’ Aim, 2 sets of tires, 2420 hrs ................................................................................. CALL 1019/754 hrs ......................................................................$69,000 2011 Case IH 2152, 40 ft auger, single knife, 1998 Macdon 4920, 30ft, PU Reel, 1700 hrs ..........................$45,000 no adapter ..........................................................................$40,000 2007 Rogator 874SS, 3100 hrs, 320-50, 800 gal, fenders, 480/42 tires ..................................................................................$119,000 1998 Prairie Star 4930, 2 spd, turbo, 30ft, 2008 MacDon D60, 40 ft, adapter, auger, trans ......................$38,000 972 header, 2800 hrs ............................................ SOLD $49,000 2008 NH 94C, 36 ft, adapter, trans, auger ..............................$45,000 2007 NH SF216 PT, 100 ft, 1600 gal, screens, auto rate ............................................................... SOLD $22,000 2005 NH 994-30, 30 ft U2 pickup reel, tx adapter ..................$27,500 2007 JD 4720, 90ft, Guidance, 1490 hrs..............................$189,000 2005 NH 94C-30, 30 ft hyd fore/aft.,trans, 2005 Rogator 1074, Auto Boom, 2 sets of tires, 2012 Case IH Farmall, 140A, Loaded, MFD, 700 hrs ...............$89,000 gauge wheels .....................................................................$39,500 3700 hrs, 100’ ..................................................................$115,000 2012 Case IH Farmall, 140A, Loaded, MFD, 800 hrs . SOLD $88,000 2005 NH 94C - 42 ft., transport, auger, CR adapter ................$39,000 2011 NH T7.250, MFD, loader/grapple, 3 - 2004 MacDon 973, headers, auger, CVT, 1500 hrs...................................................... SOLD $139,000 transport, CR adapters ........................................................$35,000 2011 Case IH PH800, 60on10, DS, VR, 2008 Challenger MT565B, MFD, Loader/Grapple, 2004 Honeybee, GB36, 36 ft, Split Reel, transport ..................$39,000 TBT 2010 3430 ................................................................$200,000 powershift ...........................................................................$79,000 1994 Macdon 960, 30ft, tr adapter .......................................$10,000 2010 Case IH P800/3430 Tank, 70ft, 12inch, DS ..................$149,000 2008 Case IH SDX40/ADX3430 tank, VR, 40ft, liquid kit ............................................................................$139,000 2009 NH H7460 discbine, 16 ft, 1000 PTO, 2013 NH BR7090, 1000 PTO, Net/Twine, wide PU ..................$35,900 2008 Seedmaster 50ft, 10”, NH P1060 430 B, tank, rubber/rubber......................................................................$29,000 2004 NH BR780, 590 pto, STD PU, Auto Wrap ........................$16,900 DS, liquid tank on board ....................................................$169,000 2007 Seedhawk 66’, 12”, Bourgault DS ...............................$110,000 2007 NH 1475, 18 ft, rubber rollers, HS18, 1000 pto ............................................................... SOLD $26,000 1997 Bourgault 4300 Tank, DS ..............................................$35,000 1999 NH 1475, 18ft ...............................................................$11,999 2008 Riteway 8168, 68 ft, Hyd. Pressure ...............................$35,000 1999 NH 1475, 16’, rubber rolls .............................................$16,000 2004 Brandt 7000, 70 ft, Hyd. angle ......................................$28,900 2010 Lemken, Rubin 12S/1200, 40ft new blades .................$139,000 1999 Riteway 77 ft, Hyd. angle ..............................................$22,000

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USED 2WD TRACTORS

USED AIRDRILLS

USED HAYBINES

USED ROUND BALERS USED HARROWS

BALE PROCESSORS

2006 Highline 8000, 1000 PTO ..............................................$12,900 Hesston BR25, tub style ...........................................................$3,999

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2014 Case IH 3230, loaded, 100 ft., no Aim, ........................$279,000 2013 Case IH 4430, 120ft, loaded, dividers, *0%/60 months or 4.25 for 84 months 2 sets of tires, 1005 hrs ...................................... SOLD $310,000 2013 NH T9.615, 1020 hrs, luxury, 36” Tracks, 2013 Case IH 4430, 120ft, loaded, 983 hrs ..........................$329,000 HID, Cab Susp, guidance ...................................................$389,000 2012 Case IH 4430, 120ft, 1082 hrs, AIM, 2013 Case IH 600 Quad, PTO, 1387 hrs ...............................$399,000 Guidance, Dividers, 2 sets tires..........................................$299,000 2008 Case IH 535 Quad, 3030 hrs, diff lock, 2012 Case IH 3330, 100ft, Aim, 2 sets tires, guidance, PTO ...................................................................$239,000 autoboom, accuboom, 1300 hrs ........................................$269,000 * See Dealer for Details, Restrictions May Apply.

USED DISCS PLANTERS

2012 Case IH, 1240 Pivit Planter 16/31 rows, bulk fill ................................................................................$99,000

NEW GRAIN CARTS

2014 Unverferth 1610, U-Haruost, scale, tarp, tracks........................................................................$149,000 2013 Unverferth 9250, scale, tarp ............................ SOLD $52,000 2013 Unverferth 9250, scale, tarp ............................ SOLD $52,000 2013 Unverferth 9250, scale, tarp ..........................................$52,000 2013 Unverferth 1315, scale, tarp ..........................................$82,000

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

BUILDINGS

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

BUILDINGS

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted

Barb Wire & Electric High Tensile Smooth Wire

SPOOLER

40’ X 60’ X 16’ RIGID FRAME STEEL BUILDING

Available at:

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(780) 877-0003 BUILDINGS

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

RON SAUER

REIMER MECHANICAL

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BUSINESS SERVICES

FARM CHEMICAL / SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: agricultural complaints of any nature; Crop ins. appeals; Spray drift; Chemical failure; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equip. malfunctions. Licensed Agrologist on Staff. For assistance and compensation call

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FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Specialty Equipment CORR GRAIN SYSTEMS INC Dealers for Westeel Grain & Fertilizer storage products. Bin Sense monitoring available. Call Allen Capnerhurst (403)396-0242, John Thomas (403)506-4742 for pricing.

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted

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WANTED: JD 7810 c/w FEL & 3-PTH; sp or PTO bale wagon; JD or IHC end wheel drills. Small square baler. (403)394-4401

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The Level-Winder II

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HAYING & HARVESTING Baling Equipment

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2004 ROGATER 1264, 1200-GAL., 80-ft outback auto steer, Raven auto rate, Raven GPS w/mapping, rear duals, 2 sets of tips, $70,000; 1990 Kongskilde 700 Grain Vac, $2,250; 2007 Lexion 570W, 1420-sep hrs, Swath Master, chaff spreader, Outback autosteer, $120,000. Call: (403)665-2341, Craigmyle, AB.

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• Mounts to tractor draw bar, skidsteer, front end loader, post driver, 3 pt. hitch or deck truck (with receiver hitch & rear hydraulics);

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25’ Hesston PT Swather .............................................. CALL 25’ 725 CIH (MacDon) PT Swather .........................$3,000 (3) CIH Late Model High HP Tractors, 1 with pto .......... CALL 40’ Morris 3100 Hoe Drills, mover and hitch ............$10,000 946 Versatile Ford Tractor, 5,000 hrs, 24.5 x 32 D....$50,000 265 MF Tractor & Loader, diesel, multi power, 3 pth, Eeze-On loader, looks & runs great ................... $13,000 B275 IHC Tractor & Loader .....................................$3,500 560 Hesston Round Baler, 1,000 PTO ................... $5,500 660 NH Round Baler, 540 pto, nice shape ..................$5,500 30’ 4590 EEZEON Double Disc, good condition .... $36,000 44’ 820 F.C. Deep Till Air Seeder, harrows ................. CALL 2320 F.C. TBH Air Tank, complete with 320 - 3rd tank ... CALL 40’ 340 F.C. Chisel Plow & 75 Packer Bar, P30’s... $30,000 Degelman Dozer Frame MF 4000 Series 4WD .....$1,000 41’ Flexicoil 300 B Chisel Plow, 3 bar harrows ..... $12,500 Flexicoil 6 Run Seed Treater....................................... $750 100’ 65XL Flexicoil Sprayer, complete with windguards, elec. end nozzles single tips, auto rate, excellent condition ... $12,500 29’ 225 DOW Kello- Bilt Tandem Disc, 28” smooth front & rear blades, 10.5” spacing, oil, bath bearings, as new .... $60,000 47’ 820 Flexicoil Chisel Plow, 4 bar harrows ......... $67,500 2009 GMC Topkick 20 ft. Grain Truck, automatic, silage gate, air ride suspension,approx. 7,000 kms ....$105,000 New E-Kay 7”, 8”, 9” Bin Sweeps available .......... CALL HD 12 x 1200 (39.37’) Sakundiak Grain Auger, Kohler Diesel, Hawes Mover, clutch, reverser & lights, excellent condition ................................................... $14,500 HD 8 x 1600 (53’) Sakundiak Grain Auger ..........$1,250 8” Wheat Heart Transfer Auger, hydraulic drive .......$1,500 New Outback RTK BASE stn............ Clearance Price - Call New Outback MAX & STX Guidance & mapping........In Stock New Outback E-Drive, TC’s......................................In Stock New Outback E-Drive X, c/w free E turns.................In Stock New Outback S-Lite guidance ...........**In Stock** $1250 New Outback VSI Steering Wheel Kits .................. In Stock Used Outback E-Drive Hyd. kits .................................. $500

(780) 961-3088

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Agricultural equipment inspections/repairs including diagnostic’s/AC/GPS/non-warranty voiding power programing/DEF Delete

(403) 540-7691 ronsauer@shaw.ca

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WANTED: NH BALE WAGONS & retrievers, any condition. Farm Equipment Finding Service, P.O. Box 1363, Polson, MT 59860. (406)883-2118 Go public with an ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds. Phone 1-800-665-1362.

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1-800-665-1362 Combines COMBINES Accessories RECONDITIONED COMBINE HEADERS. RIGID & flex, most makes & sizes; also header transports. Ed Lorenz, (306)344-4811 or Website: www.straightcutheaders.com Paradise Hill, SK.

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(780) 895-2241

KUBOTA 60-IN BELLY MOUNT mower, fits all “B” series tractors, used only 4-hrs. Asking $1999.00. (403)318-1667.

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SPRAYING EQUIPMENT Sprayers

SPRAYING EQUIPMENT

JD 9400, 9420, 9520, 8970 JD 9860, 9760, 9750, 9650, 9600 JD 9430, 9530, 9630 Case STX 375, 425, 430, 450, 480, 500, 530 CIH 8010-2388, 2188 combine CIH 435Q, 535Q, 450Q, 550Q, 600Q pto avail. JD 4710, 4720, 4730, 4830, 4920, 4930 SP sprayers JD 9770 & 9870 w/CM & duals CIH 3185, 3230, 3330, 4430, 4420 sprayers

Roll up Silage Roll up & unroll lay Plastic & Grain OR flat plastic water Bags; hose (up to 6” diameter 11” flat) Features:

Call toll free 1 (877) 525-2004 or see us online at www.pioneeronesteel.com

STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS, 20-ft & 40-ft. Wind, water & rodent proof. 1-866-517-8335, (403)540-4164, (403)226-1722 magnate@telus.net

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Legal, AB

Pioneer One Steel Buildings

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Sturgeon Valley Fertilizers

CAN BE CONVERTED TO:

$29,418

Edberg, AB

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S670/680/690 JD Combine low hrs 4730 JD Sprayer, 100 ft. 854 Rogator SP Sprayer, complete with JD auto steer, swath pro Special 450 CIH Quadtrac with big pump 554 Rogator Sprayer SP 4840 JD 2WD, low hours, new tires GOOD SELECTION OF JD & CASE SP SPRAYERS AND 4WD TRACTORS

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SEED/FEED/GRAIN Grain Wanted

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

1-800-587-4711

IRON & STEEL

Ryley, AB

Wheat, Barley, Oats, Peas, etc. Green or Heated Canola/Flax

1-877-641-2798

Available at:

South Country Co-op Ltd. Lethbridge, AB

CANOLA WANTED

(780) 663-3583

(403) 394-2476

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Big Tractor Parts, Inc. Geared For The Future

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Wild Rose Cooperative Association Ltd. Sedgewick, AB

(780) 384-3877

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1-877-250-5252

(780) 853-6565

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Webb’s Crop Services Ltd.

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Vermilion, AB

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