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

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

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

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

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

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

The Roberts daughter, Sarah White worked with the judge as score keeper. Judy smith, Trista Rabble and Shauna Roberts were involved as the volunteer welcoming committee and helped out wherever needed.

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

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

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

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

onship, Greenview Shepherds Champi-onship and Open Nursery and Prelimi-nary runs.

On Friday the rainy, cold weather didnt dampen spirits of man or dog and the day progressed efficiently, closing out at around 4pm.

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

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

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

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

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

A good old fashioned country hoe-down was held in an enclosed building on the Roberts property with invited special guests Richard and Mary Tipton. They were invited to provide music for the guests and competitors. The Tiptons are also the founders of ASDA, the Alberta Sheepdog Association and this is their 30th year anniversary with the association.

The Roberts family presented the couple with a beautiful engraved sheep dog picture as a tribute to their dedica-tion to the ASDA.

Sunday dawned warm and sunny with an 8am Cowboy Church service of-ficiated by preacher/poet Dale Thomp-

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

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

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The Stock Dog Championships began promptly at 9am with Jean Gellings and Missy starting out on the course. Following this was the Nursery Preliminary Run.

The nalists were then introduced and the Western Canadian Double Lift Final, Nursery Final and Driving Final ran in smooth succession throughout the remain-

der of the afternoon. The Double Lift Final is a 30 minute trial run on a

course with two groups of sheep being herded by the dog. The winner of this category was Ken Price with his dog Sid.

First place Nursery Champion was taken by Dennis Gellings with his Shepherd dog Jiggs and second place went to his wife Jean Gellings (dog Missy).

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

Western Canadian Grand Champion winner of the 2014 event held in Valleyview, Alberta is Ken Price and his extraordinary dog Creek. The pair hail from from Dawson Creek B.C.

The awards presentation took place around 3:30pm

with the MD of Greenview Councilor Dale Smith on hand to administer the Greenview Shepherds Champi-onship award.

Judge Watkins and Wayne Roberts presented awards to the Western Canadian Stock Dog Champion-ship winners.

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

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

Shiny new belt buckles went to the winners of the two categories. Ken Price was declared winner (best pen), and Dennis Gellings took the buckle for (best shed).

A belt buckle presented for Cowboys Choice Best Lift (when sheep are picked up at set) was awarded to Carole Nelson with her dog Kale.

On Monday, Oct 6 a training clinic for handlers and dogs was presented by Nigel Watkins at the Roberts home with about 10 people signing up for the session.

Later that day Wayne Roberts and Watkins revis-ited the eld, and took a friendly informal turn at the course just for fun with their dogs and the sheep. Rob-erts was not entered in the championship runs because he hosted the event on his property. Roberts explained, It was a fairly easy run and our dogs performed very well.

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and AgraCity Crop & Nutrition have learned their bid to acquire the CWB was rejected by CWB management.

The decision is disappointing be-cause farmers have clearly told us in over 100 town hall meetings and thousands of one-on-one conversations that they want to acquire majority interest in the CWB,

but most needed time after harvest to fully assess the opportunity. Unfortunately, the deadline for raising capital passed before harvest was completed, denying farmers adequate time.

Despite this great opportunity hav-ing been taken from growers, Genesis Grain & Fertilizer Limited Partnership is still going ahead. It is clear, now more than ever, that farmers need to own their

own grain company, coupled with fertil-izer distribution facilities.

If farmers cant acquire the CWB, we believe they will build their own efficient, globally competitive business with the grain they own and the fertilizer they buy, as farmers have done in many competitor countries, says FNA President James Mann.

We started the grain project to build on the synergies with fertilizer dis-tribution, continues Mann. Its a much more efficient use of farmers capital to build both facilities on one site. Why would farmers pay for fertilizer distribu-tion on one site, and someone elses grain handling facility at another site?

Producers have shown overwhelm-ing support for a farmer acquisition of the CWB and have been keenly interested, especially since they learned the success-ful buyer will assume ownership of CWB assets in addition to keeping the capital raised for the purchase to build grain han-dling infrastructure for the new company.

The CWBs behaviour is puzzling, says Mr. Mann. First, they reject an offer by farmers that would have facilitated farmer delivery loyalty through deferred delivery commitments to ensure volume for financial sustainability. Then, when the dust settles after majority ownership ac-quisition by another company, potentially foreign, they will expect farmers to come back and deliver to the CWB anyway.

The tendering process for the CWB was confirmed in an October 17 online article for The Western Producer, which quotes Minister Ritz on the fact that a process is indeed underway.

It appears that CWB management is not giving the Minister accurate brief-ings. We did not have eight to ten months to reach out to farmers, says FNA spokesperson Bob Friesen. Clearance on what we could say to farmers was not given to us by CWB management until the beginning of September. That gave farm-ers just over one month, during a very difficult harvest, to look at the opportu-nity and make a decision. Coupled with that challenge, we were given significant restrictions on how we were allowed to reach out to farmers, and what informa-tion we were able to give them.

FNAs quest for the CWB was to build a farmer-majority owned grain company with farmer ownership as high as 90 percent, depending on the strate-gic partner. The acquisition of the CWB was not pursued to resurrect the wheat board or for the sake of nostalgia. It was

done purely for commercial reasons to build Genesis Grain & Fertilizer into a farmer owned, globally competitive grain company without reliance on government money, now or in the future.

We are determined that farmers capitalize on opportunities provided by owning part of the value chain, says Mr. Mann, and FNA as a farmers business alliance is the only national organiza-tion with the ability to spend the time, energy and resources that have gone into this exercise.

FNA goes on to say there is a lot of concern the Farmers Equity Plan as implemented by the CWB has very little known value. According to the CWBs public disclosure document (see pdf link below), which was released when they implemented the plan: there can be no as-surance of the value, if any, or an Eligible Producers interest in CWB at the time of privatization or thereafter.

FNA will continue consulting with farmers about their interest in the CWB and working with government, despite be-ing told they are not in the running.

If enough of us respond with sufficient dissatisfaction with the CWB position there is always a chance they will change their mind, says Mann. How-ever, it is clear that if we are silent on who the majority owner should be, the final decision on a new majority owner, ac-cording to media reports, may imminently be made by the CWB. And it will not be farmers.

Thousands of farmers have told us they want us to pursue a solution to allow farmers to be involved in some capacity in the acquisition of the CWB. The opportu-nity cost for farmers is just too great for us to simply walk away, explains Mann. After the difficulties last year when farm-ers were held to ransom by grain compa-nies being offered discounted prices far below the true world price of their grain farmers want to own part of the value chain to accrue grain company margins.

We call on Minister Ritz, within the spirit of Farmers First, to instruct CWB management to give farmers an equitable opportunity to acquire the CWB, allowing them to hit the ground running in building a farmer owned grain company. says Mann.

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OTTAWA, October 28, 2014 Appearing before the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food this morning, Grain Growers of Canada strongly encouraged the passing of Bill C-18 the Agricultural Growth Act.

The bills proposed amendments to the Plant Breeders Rights Act (PBR) will align Canadian legislation with the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties (UPOV91). This is important for ensuring Canadian farmers have access to the newest seed varieties and will create a regulatory environment that will encourage investment in innovation.

Canada is one of only a handful of countries not covered under UPOV91, said Grain Grow-ers President Gary Stanford. This has put our farmers at a competitive disadvantage to their international counterparts. Aligning our regula-tions will not only level the playing field for our producers, but it is also expected to encourage foreign breeders to release their varieties in Can-ada. This would give our farmers access to new varieties their competitors are already using.

Both private and public investors require intel-lectual property protection tools allowing them to capture their investment. Amending the PBR Act to comply with UPOV91 will help pave the way for much greater investment in the devel-opment of new seed varieties that will deliver

higher yields and better agronomics for Canadian farmers.

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

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

Canadas grain growers strongly urge the swift passing and implementation of the Bill.

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As we rounded out October and the snowakes begin to appear, the positive thing to consider is that markets on seemingly on their way up. More than a few analysts are pointing to soymeal as a driver of the sustained rally weve seen in the grain markets but the move is now beyond rational levels. With an increase in price of 30% in just one month to almost $400 per short ton, supply and demand factors dont really justify the current levels (AKA the fundamental glove doesnt t). Combined with precariously tight ending stocks, the behind-schedule U.S. soybean harvest has created problems for some crushers, in addition of having to compete with exporters (U.S. soymeal commitments & shipments are up 61 per cent year-over-year in the current marketing-year at 6.25 million tonnes). Additionally, theres additional speculators joining the market as managed money increase their bets on a prices rising, which can compound movements as these new players dont have to hold the physical product. is is all in mind, because soymeal is a high protein feed ingredient, other grains (i.e. corn or wheat) can be substituted but this can also be compromised by the current rail logistical issues in the U.S.. Overall, both domestic and export demand has helped maintain price increases, creating more than just an argument that the bottom has been priced in.

While the U.S. harvest progresses, other bullish catalysts surround seeding specically the U.S. winter wheat, Black Sea winter wheat, and Brazilian soybeans. In the U.S., the portion of winter wheat seeded rated good-to-excellent came in at 59%, well below pre-report expectations of 68%. In Russia, the condition of the winter wheat crop is well below the last ve-year average but one should keep in mind that the area has had three continuous years of bumper crops. And nally, in Brazil, seeding conditions are starting to nally improve aer a lack of moisture available to help the crop get a headstart on the growing season.

Another overlying macro eect that may be in the back of the markets mind is the general downturn weve seen over the past year or so in the overall commodity sector. More market analysts are suggesting a peak has already been reached in the commodity super cycle (usually lasts 20-30 years). Here in Canada, those eects are more pronounced as the Great White North is commodity-rich, export-driven economy. According to a recent MacLeans article, the 15-year commodity boom which gave Canada its Teon-like strength during the deep global recession & helped make us the envy of the world has run its course. e eects are being felt elsewhere possibly though as it looks like C.O.F.C.O., the Chinese state grain-buying agency will take a hit of almost $168 million due to soybean prices tanking over the rst nine months of 2014. Not to say that commodity prices cant bounce back, but when economic growth starts to slow in emerging markets, those same markets dont demand the same amount of commodities/goods/services to fuel their growth. at being said, we continue to be advocates of pencil farming at this time of year: re-evaluate monthly/quarterly expenses and what sort of monthly/quarterly sales and at what prices you should be making. Obviously Im here to help nd some new opportunities.

To growth, Brennan TurnerPresident, FarmLead.comBrennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake,

SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. Aer completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in nance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online and mobile grain marketplace (app available for iOS & Android). His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email ([email protected]) or phone (1-855-332-7653).

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Stoby recommends producers maintain a good relationship with their retailer and to keep an eye on fertilizer prices. By waiting until spring to buy fertil-izer you might be leaving a lot of money on the table and have limited access to the products you need.

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by Richard KamchenAlberta crops yields are above aver-

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Harvest operations are all but done in the province, and Alberta Agriculture expects yields to average ve to 10 per cent above the ve-year average. Exempting last years bumper crop, the provincial average for all major crops top those of the last decade.

It appears for most crops in most regions, yields continued to rise with time. The exception is the central region, says James Wright, Agriculture Financial Services Corporations risk analyst. This was a dif cult region to estimate based upon the wide diverse conditions experienced this year, espe-cially on the western half with the frost and snow in early September.

Signi cant hail damage there also affected yield.

Albertas crop quality also took

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

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

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

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

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AGRI-NEWSNOVEMBER 3, 2014

In general, fall weather has been favorable, with no major issues to report surrounding excessive heat, cold, moisture or lack of moisture, says Ralph Wright, manager, agro-meteorological applications and modelling section, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton. While there may be some areas with moisture deficits to watch, the next grow-ing season is still months away and what happens this winter and early spring will, for the most part, dictate the level of climate related risk going into the early part of the 2015 growing season.

Overall, since the start of September temperatures have generally been warmer than normal, with at least near normal precipitation accumulations, says Wright. However, it has been relatively dry through a large area extending north of the Yellowhead Highway, between Edmonton and Lloydminster. Of significant note is that the central and far northern parts of the Peace Region have finally starting receiving near normal rainfall accumulations.

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Producer Deliveries - Week 12, Oct 20, 2014 - Oct 26, 2014Man Sask Alta B.C. Total

Wheat 68.1 172.5 166.1 4.6 411.3Durum Wheat 0.0 123.3 23.6 0.0 146.9

Oats 6.8 13.9 2.5 0.9 24.1Barley 0.6 23.1 15.3 0.6 39.6

Rye 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2Flaxseed 1.4 21.4 2.5 0.0 25.3Canola 30.3 88.0 93.7 3.1 215.1

Peas 0.1 16.8 13.5 0.0 30.4Corn 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6

Beans 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2Lentils 0.0 10.2 0.5 0.0 10.7Total 110.3 469.2 317.7 9.2 906.4

Shipments - Week 12, Oct 20, 2014 - Oct 26, 2014Man Sask Alta B.C. Total

Wheat 74.9 131.5 184.5 5.6 396.5Durum Wheat 0.0 89.7 42.2 0.0 131.9

Oats 10.6 13.7 2.7 0.6 27.6Barley 1.3 8.9 18.0 0.3 28.5


Peas 1.3 26.7 21.0 0.0 49.0Corn 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2

Beans 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0Lentils 0.1 9.6 0.4 0.0 10.1Total 115.3 386.4 335.9 11.1 848.7Crop Year-to-Date Producer Deliveries - to Oct 26, 2014

Man Sask Alta B.C. TotalWheat 914.6 1,931.4 1,488.3 35.4 4,369.7

Durum Wheat 0.0 946.9 158.8 0.0 1,105.7Oats 145.3 234.3 31.0 9.4 420.0

Barley 12.2 186.2 112.6 6.4 317.4Rye 17.7 5.2 0.6 0.0 23.5

Flaxseed 10.4 72.1 7.0 0.0 89.5Canola 508.5 1,250.6 1,152.0 44.3 2,955.4

Peas 3.5 605.2 625.9 9.0 1,243.6Corn 11.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 11.9

Beans 41.6 1.3 1.3 0.0 44.2Lentils 2.6 216.5 12.0 0.0 231.1Total 1,668.1 5,449.7 3,589.7 104.5 10,812.0

Crop Year-to-Date Shipments - to Oct 26, 2014Man Sask Alta B.C. Total

Wheat 1,005.7 2,147.6 1,682.1 35.6 4,871.0Durum Wheat 0.0 1,052.0 205.2 0.0 1,257.2

Oats 104.1 241.9 31.0 10.2 387.2Barley 14.7 182.9 114.8 6.5 318.9

Rye 12.2 4.0 1.2 0.0 17.4Flaxseed 10.2 50.8 1.8 0.0 62.8Canola 350.5 1,161.4 1,094.8 44.8 2,651.5

Peas 4.0 558.4 575.1 8.4 1,145.9Corn 14.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.9

Beans 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.7Lentils 0.1 154.3 8.1 0.0 162.5Total 1,525.1 5,553.3 3,714.1 105.5 10,898.0

Stocks - as of October 26, 2014Man Sask Alta B.C. Total

Wheat 264.6 410.4 362.2 16.9 1,054.1Durum Wheat 0.0 227.9 44.4 0.0 272.3

Oats 71.6 75.9 20.3 1.3 169.1Barley 10.3 53.8 24.3 0.9 89.3


Peas 4.9 88.2 83.0 0.2 176.3Corn 2.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 2.9

Beans 42.8 1.2 1.6 0.0 45.6Lentils 0.5 26.4 7.2 0.0 34.1Total 624.6 1,255.7 765.0 25.0 2,670.3

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October 27, 2014 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced an investment of $15 million to the Canadian Interna-tional Grains Institute (Cigi) to support market development efforts and sales of Canadian field crops in global markets through customer education and train-ing.

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

Quick factsThe Canadian International Grains

Institute is an internationally recog-nized non-profit market development and technical analysis organization that delivers customized training programs and technical expertise to customers around the world.

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

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

to get Canadas agricultural products, and other commodities, to market in a predictable and timely way.

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

QuotesOur Government continues

working to enable Canadas field-crop sector to keep pace with growing world demand. By promoting the quality and safety of Canadas field crops, pro-ducers are able to differentiate their product from key competitors and remain dominant players in the global marketplace.

- Agriculture Minister Gerry RitzThe Government of Canada has

been a long time funding partner of the Canadian International Grains Institute. We welcome todays significant invest-ment which demonstrates a continuing commitment to the work that we do on behalf of farmers and industry. It will enable us to promote Canadian field crops and the Canada brand for quality and consistency worldwide through our educational programs and technical training.

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

Harper government invests to grow new markets for Canadas field crops

Edmonton Alberta, November 3, 2014 The call for nominations for farm-ers to serve on the Board of Directors of the Alberta Canola Producers Commis-sion (ACPC) resulted in four canola producers being elected by acclamation. The nomination deadline was October 31, 2014.

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

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

Annual General Meeting on January 27, 2015.

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

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

Retiring from the Board of Direc-tors in January, after serving two con-secutive terms, will be Colin Felstad of Dapp, Elaine Bellamy of Rosebud, and Jack Moser of Killam.

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Dave DyckStaff WriterFort St. John RCMP have released details on two

alleged drug busts that were executed on Sept. 9 and Oct. 19, including a hidden compartment in a vehicle which, police say, is something they are beginning to see more of from organized crime.

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

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

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

RCMP also reported seizing brass knuckles, four shotguns and three rifles, one of them semi-automatic. There was also $300,000 in cash on the scene, police said, and two vehicles.

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

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

The people who were arrested have connections to organized crime units out of the Lower Mainland, and its a significant amount of drugs that were taken off the streets of Fort St. John, as well as the cash that has come from this, and other seized items, said Fort St.

John RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie.That is going to impact the drug organization, both

in the Lower Mainland and in Fort St. John.She said that the Sept. 9 bust was one of the biggest

seizures the Fort St. John RCMP has made, in terms of number of arrests and combined total value of drugs and related cash taken off the streets.

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

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

Were starting to see more technically advanced things like this coming from organized crime groups, where theyre hiding items in vehicles, she said.

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

Although police said there is no explicit statistical linkage between socioeconomic factors and the amount and type of drugs seized, Shelkie said speaking as a police officer, what they found doesnt surprise her.

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

drugs and theyre more expensive drugs.The reality is that there is a lot of work that can be

done up here a lot of legal work, work that is not go-ing to find you in jail. Work that is going to enable you to have a very good lifestyle, said Mayor Lori Acker-man.

She hinted at a conversation with provincial authori-ties next week around the issue of drugs.

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By Richard Kamchen Cool, wet autumn weather requires

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Dew, longer nights and colder tempera-tures are an environmental issue, says pro-vincial beef forage specialist Ken Ziegler.

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

That means farmers dont need to dry hay down to the ideal 15 to 18 per cent moisture content they typically would in the summer. Current cooler temperatures ensure hay wont heat as it would mid-summer and mould wont develop as quickly. Also, hay cut now wont be stored as long since itll

soon be fed to cattle.To ensure higher moisture content of

the second cut exits easily and the heat dis-sipates, Ziegler recommends looser bales, putting only 900 pounds of feed into the space of a 1,200-pound bale.

Additional circulation and enhanced cooling occur by leaving a four- to six-inch gap between bales within a row and spacing rows far apart, Ziegler notes. This strategy neednt be exclusive to this time the year.

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

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Hay storage tips for cool, wet fallthe second cut exits easily and the heat dis-

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GRAIN FUTURES REPORTContract Prices as of November 3, 2014

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Canola Last Change Open High Low Prev. Stl. TimeNov-14 451.20 -1.70 453.10 453.60 445.80 452.90 11:32 a.m.Jan-15 436.30 -2.70 436.50 438.90 435.00 439.00 12:44 a.m.Mar-15 436.00 -3.80 439.30 440.00 435.40 439.80 12:39 a.m.

Soybeans Last Change Open High Low Prev. Stl. TimeNov-14 10296 - 166 10430 10454 10274 10464 12:45 p.m.Jan-15 10304 - 186 10440 10476 10280 10492 12:45 p.m.Mar-15 10344 - 186 10484 10520 10320 10532 12:45 p.m.

Soybean Oil Last Change Open High Low Prev. Stl. TimeDec-14 34.06 -0.74 34.80 34.81 34.04 34.80 12:46 p.m.Jan-15 34.27 -0.75 35.04 35.04 34.25 35.02 12:46 p.m.Mar-15 34.51 -0.73 35.25 35.25 34.49 35.24 12:46 p.m.

Soybean Meal Last Change Open High Low Prev. Stl. TimeDec-14 380.6 -8.4 389.2 389.3 380.2 389.0 12:47 p.m.Jan-15 361.1 -5.6 366.2 367.8 360.9 366.7 12:46 p.m.Mar-15 342.3 -3.9 346.2 347.9 341.1 346.2 12:47 p.m.Wheat Last Change Open High Low Prev. Stl. TimeDec-14 5342 +16 5362 5374 5266 5324 12:48 p.m.Mar-15 5466 +10 5464 5492 5392 5456 12:48 p.m.May-15 5542 +10 5554 5564 5470 5532 12:46 p.m.

Hard Red Winter Wheat Last Change Open High Low Prev. Stl. TimeDec-14 5950 +12 5944 5994 5900 5936 12:49 p.m.Mar-15 5996 +06 5992 6040 5952 5990 12:48 p.m.May-15 6024 +10 6036 6062 5982 6014 12:41 p.m.

Hard Red Spring Wheat Last Change Open High Low Prev. Stl. TimeDec-14 5732 -10 5736 5794 5692 5742 12:48 p.m.Mar-15 5830 -14 5844 5890 5794 5844 12:48 p.m.May-15 5920 -10 5930 5970 5902 5930 12:36 p.m.

Oats Last Change Open High Low Prev. Stl. TimeDec-14 3470 +106 3352 3472 3346 3362 12:47 p.m.Mar-15 3384 +94 3290 3400 3282 3290 12:48 p.m.May-15 3334 +74 3260 3350 3260 3260 12:49 p.m.

Corn Last Change Open High Low Prev. Stl. TimeDec-14 3716 -50 3744 3752 3704 3766 12:50 p.m.Mar-15 3840 -52 3866 3876 3830 3892 12:50 p.m.May-15 3926 -52 3956 3962 3916 3980 12:50 p.m.

C - Corn - CBOT Open High Low Last Change Close TimeDec-14 3516 3556 3464 3494 - 26 3522 10:19 a.m.Mar-15 3650 3682 3594 3626 - 24 3652 10:17 a.m.May-15 3742 3772 3684 3714 - 26 3742 10:17 a.m.

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Weekly Grain Report - November 3, 2014 Feed Grain Report for the Week of October 27 - 31, 2014Feed Wheat (58lbs/bu, Max 14.5% moisture)

This Week One Week Ago Two Weeks Ago

Week of Oct 27, 2014 Week of Oct 20, 2014 Week of Oct 13, 2014

Lethbridge $5.09 ($5.03 - $5.12) $4.90 ($4.84 - $4.98) $4.82 ($4.76 - $4.90)Brooks $4.84 ($4.76 - $4.93) $4.71 ($4.63 - $4.76) $4.63 ($4.57 - $4.71)Calgary $4.90 ($4.84 - $4.95) $4.90 ($4.84 - $4.95) $4.76 ($4.71 - $4.84)Red Deer $4.79 ($4.68 - $4.90) $4.79 ($4.71 - $4.87) $4.63 ($4.57 - $4.74)Edmonton $4.74 ($4.63 - $4.84) $4.68 ($4.54 - $4.76) $4.60 ($4.49 - $4.68)Wainwright $4.65 ($4.49 - $4.74) $4.25 ($4.08 - $4.41) $4.14 ($4.03 - $4.25)Grande Prairie $3.32 ($3.21 - $3.43) $3.21 ($3.10 - $3.27) $3.29 ($3.16 - $3.40)

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Lethbridge $6.07 ($5.85 - $6.26) $6.15 ($6.12 - $6.26) $6.26 ($6.18 - $6.37)Brooks $6.21 ($5.99 - $6.37) $6.04 ($3.29 - $6.10) $6.04 ($5.77 - $6.15)Calgary $6.31 ($6.26 - $6.37) $5t.85 - $5.99) $6.18 ($6.10 - $6.26)Red Deer $6.01 ($5.93 - $6.15) $6.12 ($6.01 - $6.26) $6.21 ($6.15 - $6.31)Edmonton $6.15 ($6.10 - $6.26) $6.04 ($5.93 - $6.12) $6.15 ($6.01 - $6.26)Wainwright $5.93 ($5.77 - $6.10) $5.96 ($5.77 - $6.10) $5.91 ($5.85 - $6.04)Grande Prairie $5.85 ($5.77 - $5.96) $5.36 ($5.17 - $5.58) $5.28 ($5.12 - $5.50)

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Canola (#1) Nov. 3 Oct. 31 Oct. 30 Oct. 29 Oct. 28

Peace $9.49 $9.72 $9.69 $9.52 $9.28

North West $9.41 $9.87 $9.84 $9.67 $9.43

North East $9.46 $9.91 $9.88 $9.72 $9.47

Central $9.67 $10.03 $10.00 $9.84 $9.60

South $9.49 $9.90 $9.87 $9.71 $9.46

Canola (ICE Prices) Nov. 3 Oct. 31 Oct. 30 Oct. 29 Oct. 28

Vancouver $10.91 $11.05 $10.95 $10.87 $10.73

+$1.09 vs Jan/15 +$1.09 vs Jan/15 +$1.09 vs Jan/15 +$1.09 vs Jan/15 +$1.09 vs Jan/15

Feed Wheat (#3 CW) Nov 3-7/14 Oct 27-31/14 Oct 20-24/14 Oct 13-17/14 Oct 6-10/14

Peace $3.63 $3.57 $3.74 $3.54 $3.38

North West $3.80 $3.58 $3.47 $3.47 $3.37

North East $3.73 $3.68 $3.56 $3.56 $3.53

Central $4.05 $3.89 $3.75 $3.69 $3.58

South $4.12 $4.14 $3.89 $3.89 $3.84

Barley Nov 3-7/14 Oct 27-31/14 Oct 20-24/14 Oct 13-17/14 Oct 6-10/14

Peace $2.68 $2.58 $2.58 $2.47 $2.33

North West $3.18 $2.96 $2.88 $2.81 $2.70

North East $3.18 $3.01 $2.89 $2.84 $2.63

Central $3.33 $3.14 $3.08 $3.00 $2.91

South $3.55 $3.53 $3.53 $3.42 $3.79

Oats (#2, 40-42lb) Nov 3-7/14 Oct 27-31/14 Oct 20-24/14 Oct 13-17/14 Oct 6-10/14

Peace

North West $2.33 $2.44

North East $2.60 $2.60 $2.60 $2.14 $2.60

Central

South

Yellow Peas (#2) Nov 3-7/14 Oct 27-31/14 Oct 20-24/14 Oct 13-17/14 Oct 6-10/14

Peace $8.23 $6.69 $6.41 $6.41 $6.32

North West $6.77 $6.72 $6.55 $6.45 $6.35

North East $6.65 $6.60 $6.63 $6.50 $6.41

Central $6.85 $6.69 $6.64 $6.48 $6.42

South $6.69 $6.54 $6.65 $6.46 $6.18

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Dawson Creek, BC Beaverlodge, AB Ponoka, AB

NORTH CENTRAL

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Clyde, AB

Garth Rogers(780)349-1491

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Auction Date Oct 27 - 1,396 Head Oct 30 - 1,505 Head Oct 28 - 1,141 Head Oct 29 - 4,945 Head Oct 23 - 3,864 Head Oct 28 - 5,710 HeadFEEDER STEERS

301 - 400 $300.00 $340.00 $310.00 $370.00 $302.00 $320.00 $345.00 $405.00 $325.00 $402.00 $320.00 $390.00401 - 500 $300.00 $337.00 $315.00 $338.00 $282.00 $312.00 $310.00 $345.00 $300.00 $360.00 $300.00 $338.00501 - 600 $278.00 $295.00 $280.00 $304.00 $260.00 $276.00 $270.00 $308.00 $270.00 $306.00 $270.00 $297.00601 - 700 $240.00 $261.00 $245.00 $261.00 $235.00 $253.00 $250.00 $271.00 $250.00 $271.00 $230.00 $268.00701 - 800 $235.00 $252.00 $230.00 $247.00 $231.00 $245.00 $235.00 $253.00 $240.00 $263.00 $200.00 $246.00801 - 900 $225.00 $240.00 $224.00 $233.00 $222.00 $239.00 $228.00 $242.00 $225.00 $251.00 $190.00 $244.00

901 - 1,000 $210.00 $228.00 $210.00 $228.00 $200.00 $206.00 $215.00 $236.00 $220.00 $240.00 $185.00 $240.00over 1,000 $195.00 $212.00 $195.00 $215.00 $191.00 $197.00 $207.00 $223.50 $220.00 $240.00 $185.00 $240.00

FEEDER HEIFERS301 - 400 $285.00 $325.00 $285.00 $325.00 $260.00 $282.00 $300.00 $350.00 $300.00 $350.00 $300.00 $335.00401 - 500 $270.00 $300.00 $270.00 $300.00 $245.00 $262.00 $275.00 $325.00 $260.00 $310.00 $280.00 $307.00501 - 600 $242.00 $257.00 $235.00 $252.00 $237.00 $247.00 $238.00 $258.00 $230.00 $275.00 $250.00 $277.00601 - 700 $228.00 $241.00 $225.00 $242.00 $220.00 $234.00 $230.00 $245.00 $225.00 $255.00 $210.00 $246.00701 - 800 $215.00 $231.00 $215.00 $230.00 $215.00 $226.00 $215.00 $235.00 $220.00 $241.00 $190.00 $233.00801 - 900 $212.00 $229.00 $208.00 $220.00 $211.00 $226.00 $213.00 $225.00 $210.00 $233.00 $180.00 $238.00

901 - 1,000 $200.00 $215.00 $195.00 $213.00 $223.00 $225.00 $200.00 $219.00 $195.00 $218.00 $175.00 $228.00over 1,000 $195.00 $209.00 $185.00 $208.00 $170.00 $185.00 $195.00 $212.00 $195.00 $218.00 $175.00 $228.00

SLAUGHTER CATTLED1 - D2 Cows D1 - D2 Cows D1 - D2 Cows D1 - D2 Cows Butcher Cows D1 - D2 Cows

$118.00 $127.00 $117.00 $127.00 $118.00 $124.00 $115.00 $133.00 $110.00 $129.00 $107.00 $130.00D3 - D4 Cows D3 - D4 Cows D3 - D4 Cows D3 - D4 Cows Butcher Bulls D3 Cows

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ANGUSAltona Falls Red AngusDan & Trudy Loewen, Altona, BC ............................. 250-630-2146Aspen Hill Red AngusGeorge & Kelly LeBlanc, Woking, AB ...................... 780-774-2404Bar 4A Cattle Co.Hugh Atkin & Joleen Meservy, LaGlace, AB ............. 780-512-3641Battle River Black AngusRon Gordey, Manning, AB ......................................... 780-836-2584Binks Angus FarmEvan & Melanie Binks, Grande Prairie, AB ............... 780-539-7919Blast Angus FarmBrent & Lia Long, Houston, BC ................................. 250-845-3500Canyon Tree Farms Inc.L Jackson & H Hooke, Fort St. James, BC ................. 250-996-8180Classic LivestockFreeman & Zoe Iwasiuk, High Prairie, AB ................. 780-523-5077Cinder AngusBrad Yoder & Nicolle Hoskins, Barrhead, AB ........... 780-674-5773Clear River Red AngusLloyd, Donna & Mackay Ross, Cleardale, AB ........... 800-667-2251Cuthbertson Cattle Co.Scott & Jackie Cuthbertson, Valleyview, AB .............. 780-837-8544Double A Stock FarmSteve & Hazel Tofteland, Valhalla, AB ....................... 780-356-2454Double M RanchingM McConnell & J Madden, DC, BC .......................... 250-782-7875Dwajo AngusDwayne & Joanne Emery, Camp Creek, AB .............. 780-674-4410Figure 8 AngusPaul & Coleen Jex-Blake, Grimshaw, AB .................. 780-597-2001Fineline Red AngusNick & Lorraine van Gaalen, LaGlace, AB ................ 780-568-3906Flyaway Red AngusDale Schwerdt, Worsley, AB ....................................... 780-685-2531Gemvale Stock FarmDon & Sheri Murphy, Dawson Creek, BC ................. 250-759-4717Gumbo Gulch Cattle CompanyDale & Steve Aylward, Dawson Creek, BC ................ 250-786-5478Heart Valley AngusChris Tschetter, Birch Hills Colony, AB ..................... 780-864-8918Jones Land & CattleMark & Allison Jones, Barrhead, AB ......................... 780-674-6377KBJ Round FarmsJim & Rita, Barry & Dette Round, Clyde, AB ............ 780-348-5638Kjos Black AngusMarty & Miriam Kjos, Fort St. John, BC ................... 250-787-0970Lookout Stock FarmRoy & Cindy Bjorklund, Fairview, AB ...................... 780-835-3530Mackenzie Red AngusKen & Rebecca Mackenzie, Deadwood, AB .............. 780-836-2049Marberly AngusKim Beaudette, Houston, BC ...................................... 250-847-7483Mountain Side AngusJohn & Judy Mayer, Beaverlodge, AB ....................... 780-354-2726Nine Mile RanchAl & Lorraine Sanford, Quesnel, BC .......................... 250-249-5469North Point Red AngusMark & Ginger Zahacy, High Prairie, AB .................. 780-523-5356Poplar Meadows AngusMonty & Tanya Belsham, Houston, BC ..................... 250-845-3050Rafter SJ RanchJack & Shannon Trask, Montney, BC ......................... 250-827-3364Red Moon AngusJim & Shirley Moon, Vanderhoof, BC ........................ 250-567-9762Ring Creek FarmsPat & Len Friedel, Fairview, AB ................................ 780-835-4338Rocky Creek Red AngusLes & Alison Keutzer, Lone Prairie, BC..................... 250-788-9858Roy AngusChris & Jen Roy, Fairview, AB ................................... 780-835-0463

Sawmill AngusClarence & Darleen Budal, Hotchkiss, AB ................. 780-836-2788Silver S Red AngusDevin & Amber Stark, Bezanson, AB ........................ 780-876-6252Smoky River Red AngusMaynard & Curtis Boese, Sexsmith, AB .................... 780-568-4340Spruce Lane RanchAndrew & Vivian Miller, Bonanza, AB ...................... 780-353-3355Wallin Stock FarmJennifer Wallin, Woking, AB ...................................... 780-864-8556CHAROLAISBar B CharolaisGeorge & Linda Bolin................................................. 250-785-5325Briar Ridge Stock FarmRandy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ............. 250-786-5048Chad & Leah Haddow Dawson Creek, BC ................ 250-784-3924Clear Lake CharolaisTim & Loretta Fawcett, Tiger Lily, AB....................... 780-674-5992E Z RanchEverett Laboucan, Driftpile, AB ................................. 780-355-2179JayDawn FarmsJason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB .................... 780-568-2647Lazy S CharolaisRoy & Erika Schweitzer, Beaverlodge, AB ................ 780-356-3611Pro-Char CharolaisDavid & Kristina Prokuda, Glenevis, AB ................... 780-665-3450RDA CharolaisRick & Donna Alguire, High Prairie, AB ................... 780-524-2915Rosebud RanchesDan & Holly Schleppe, Progress, BC ......................... 250-786-5698Spruce View CharolaisAndrew & Ef e Lakusta, Andrew, AB ....................... 780-365-2079Wrangler CharolaisWade & Sherry Meakin, Westlock, AB ...................... 780-349-2982GELBVIEHSMilnes GelbviehHarold & Bev Milne, Fairview, AB ............................ 780-835-2645HEREFORDS5 Star HerefordsCody Pugh, Cecil lake, BC ......................................... 250-781-3478Aspen Ridge Stock FarmJack & Jason Wells, Hythe, AB .................................. 780-356-2359Benwyn HerefordsBill & Doug Bentley, Progress, BC ............................ 250-843-7575Briar Ridge Stock FarmRandy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ............. 250-786-5048Chad & Leah Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ................ 250-784-3924Eureka Hereford FarmsTom Basnett, Eureka River, AB .................................. 780-685-2102Friesen Hereford FarmsChad & Anna Friesen, Grande Prairie, AB ................. 780-832-4068Gold Stock Hereford FarmsCharlie & Steven White, Beaverlodge, AB................. 780-354-3190Gurtler FarmsGarry Gurtler, North Star, AB ..................................... 780-836-2125Hilltop Honey RanchBrian & Dana Smith, Pouce Coupe, BC ..................... 250-786-5232McElroy Polled HerefordsJohn McElroy, Charlie Lake, BC ................................ 250-785-6074PHK HerefordsPhilip Krahn, LaCrete, AB .......................................... 780-821-9409Rebers Polled HerefordsGerald & Sandy Reber, Woking, AB .......................... 780-774-2161Serena & Kasey Reber, Woking, AB .......................... 780-774-2337Spring Mountain Stock FarmHotte & Villiger Families, Beaverlodge, AB .............. 780-354-2074LIMOUSINBERCOL LimousinBernie & Colleen Prefontaine, Edmonton, AB ........... 780-961-2403Shawn & Adele Walsh ................................................ 780-921-3511

Blueberry Valley Farms LimousinMichael & Rebecca McCord,Mile 86.5 Alaska Hwy, BC ......................................... 250-772-5116DC FarmsDoug & Carolyn Johnson, Barrhead, AB .................... 780-674-4098Dry Creek RanchGordon & Carla Harmon, Cecil Lake, BC .................. 250-781-3617Excel RanchesRon & Barb Miller,Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB ............................ 780-349-2135Fouillard LimousinDan & Pam Fouillard, Thorsby, AB ............................ 780-789-4055Hillview FarmsR & C Verbeek, Sturgeon County, AB ........................ 780-938-2173Lakeroad LimousinJim, Donna & Jackie Rowe, Worsley, AB .................. 780-685-2141Pinnacle View LimousinRob & Cheryl Swan & Erin & Eric Kishkan,Quesnel, BC ................................................................ 250-747-2618Sequin Cattle CompanyBob & Monica Sequin, Quesnel, BC .......................... 250-747-1331RED POLLShadow Creek Red PollDean & Marsha Anderson, Fort St. John, BC ............. 250-827-3293SALERSGrundke Family SalersWerner & Debbie Grundke, Alberta Beach, AB ......... 780-924-2464SHORTHORNSTamarack ShorthornsAlvin & Deanna Johnson, Brownvale, AB ................. 780-597-3973SIMMENTALSAlbrecht FarmsSteve, Tammy Albrecht, Spirit River, AB ................... 780-864-4259Briar Ridge Stock FarmRandy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ............. 250-786-5048Chad & Leah Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC ................ 250-784-3924CRM SimmentalsChad & Stacy Meunier, Barrhead, AB ........................ 780-674-7713Fallen Timber FarmsChet & Jamie Jans, Groundbirch, BC ......................... 250-780-2141Flatrock Valley SimmentalsBrad Geisbrecht, Cecil Lake, BC ................................ 250-781-3580Halfway River SimmentalsEckbert & Christa WeitzelGeorg & Sarah Weitzel, Charlie Lake, BC ................. 250-263-8237Hodges SimmentalsRoy & Scot Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB ....................... 780-512-4669JayDawn FarmsJason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB .................... 780-568-2647KRS SimmentalsReanne Sanford, Quesnel, BC .................................... 250-249-5332KSL SimmentalsKeagan Scorgie, Beaverlodge, AB .............................. 780-518-6572Lone Stone FarmsLonnie & Karen Brown, Westlock, AB ...................... 250-349-5524Moonlite FarmNorbert & Janice Luken, Fairview, AB ...................... 780-835-3165Moose Creek SimmentalsDon, Joyce & Shon Smith, Gordondale, AB .............. 780-353-2284O Double E SimmentalsOle, Elden & Einar Bakkehaug, Hythe, AB ................ 780-356-2113SIBL SimmentalsThe Smith Families, Cherhill, AB............................... 780-785-2045Tri-K SimmentalsKeith & Kerriley Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB .............. 780-831-7999Willow Creek SimmentalsMike & Mari Klassen & Family, Debolt, AB ............. 780-957-2814Willowdale SimmentalsDale & Judy Smith, Valleyview, AB ........................... 780-524-2790Wolfe FarmsTony Wolfe, Valleyview, AB ....................................... 780-524-3939

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Family farms are not going to disap-pear in Canada. In fact, the vast majority of family farms are either growing or sustaining their business and becoming more modern and ef cient operations, said Sophie Perreault, FCCs chief oper-ating of cer.

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

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

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

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

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The next generationFCCs Vision Panel survey showed

62 per cent of agriculture producers have at least one adult child who aspires to manage the family farm; of these producers, 43 per cent have at least one adult child already involved in the operation, while 19 per cent have at least one adult child who is interested in becoming involved.

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

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

Canadian agriculture is an exciting, dynamic and complex industry that of-fers many opportunities beyond the farm gate, she added.

FCC supports farm transfersWhen producers with at least one

adult child were asked for a word that best describes the process of transition-ing the farm to their children, almost a quarter of those surveyed used the word complex.

FCCs Transition Loan and Young Farmer Loan Program are designed to support the transfer of farm operations from one generation to the next, Per-reault said. We also offer free work-shops and seminars from leading farm

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

By sharing our agriculture knowl-edge and original research, were providing solid insight and expertise to help our customers achieve their goals, she said.

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

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To view the report summary, go to www.fccvision.ca

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Submitted byDr. Mike RossWhen deciding on an appropriate vaccination plan

for our cows it can be simpli ed by asking yourself why you do it in the rst place. Growing up on a cow-calf and feedlot operation I vaccinated our cows with the same routine every year and had an idea that it helped with abortion and scours, but still did not really know why we were doing it. When we vacci-nated our cows we always did it at pregnancy testing time because that was the one time a year our momma cows got run through the chute and handled. We gave them a 5-way IBR vaccination, 7-way blackleg, and sometimes Scours vaccine. Lets talk about the rea-sons we may have done this.

The rst reason we vaccinate our cows is to pro-tect against infectious abortion. This is the purpose of the IBR, PI3, BVD type I +II, and BRSV (5-way) vaccination in the fall. Any one of these 5 components of this vaccine has the capacity to cause an abortion. It is not unheard of for a producer with an unvacci-nated cow herd to lose half of his calf crop due to an IBR abortion storm. Other vaccines, which include Leptospirosis and Vibriosis, may also be added to your protocol to help prevent abortions and early embryonic death.

Another reason is to protect the unborn fetus from becoming persistently infected with Bovine Viral Di-arrhea Virus (BVD). In the last few years this has be-come the latest dogma after the economic importance of BVD persistently infected calves was discovered. For example, one BVD PI (persistently infected) calf in a feedlot group can result in immune suppression of all its pen mates which results in major economic loss.

Thirdly, we vaccinate our cows to enrich the antibody levels in the colostrum for the newborn calf. Bovine newborns are born devoid of any antibodies in their blood stream. Therefore, they must consume these antibodies in the rst 12-24 hours of life or they will succumb to disease and perish. By vaccinating our cows prior to calving we boost important antibod-ies and decrease the risk of neonatal disease. This is why scours vaccination is performed.

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

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

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

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