Rediscover the Past in Alberta's Forgotten Ghost Towns

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Volume 10, number 15 J u ly 2 2 , 2 0 1 3 ‘Ghosters’ rediscover the past in Alberta’s forgotten ghost towns Their residents are long gone but the crumbling homes and shops remain

Boyd Stevens sits in front of his pioneer hardware store in Orion, a ghost town along the historical Red Coat Trail in southern Alberta. Photo: Johnnie Bachusky

cine Hat and the U.S. border — home “I try to look after things. But the hunt- hand and many questions about days By Johnnie Bachusky for most of the past 78 years, taking ing season was down last year and I gone by. Stevens is happy to invite af contributor / red deer over the hardware store more than 50 hardly saw anybody. With Manyber- ghosters into his shop for coffee, regal- years ago from his late father Howard. ries’ hotel down the highway closed, ing them with tales from Orion’s glory or decades, Boyd Stevens has In its heyday, the hamlet founded in hunters stayed in either Foremost or days, or those from the neighbouring been a dutiful guardian of ghosts 1916 and named for one of the bright- Medicine Hat. There’s no future here.” ghost towns of Nemiskam, Skiff, Wren- F and the unofficial mayor of est constellations, boasted 350 citizens But there is still the past, along with a tham and Pakowki. Orion, a ghost town along the famous and more than 30 businesses. unique group of dedicated and curious “There had been a lightning strike Red Coat Trail. Today, Stevens is one of just four wanderers who come each summer to in a nearby field and Boyd went to Stevens has called Orion — located residents find it. They are ghosters, a clan of gen- on Highway 61 halfway between Medi- “The writing is on the wall,” he says. tle-hearted eccentrics with cameras in see GHOSTERS } page 6

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Backyard hens Alberta cowboys shatter dumped by ‘hipster farmers’ stereotypes on Canadian version of reality TV hit Gay teammates Jamie Cumberland and Pierre Cadieux have long wanted to be on ‘The Amazing Race’ — in part, to ‘push the barrier just a little bit’

ou’ve heard of city folks body who is hard as nails and goes out dumping unwanted BY JOHNNIE BACHUSKY every day and ropes calves, does all the Y dogs and cats, but NBC INNISFAIL PROVINCE things a cowboy does. Part of him also reports that animal shelters wears his heart on a sleeve. and rescue organizations are ierre Cadieux has wanted to be on “I think it is important that we push receiving abandoned backyard “The Amazing Race” since it first the barrier just a little bit, and say, ‘They chickens, sometimes dozens at P aired in 2001, but as a Canadian citi- are that and there is so much more.’ Just a time. zen wasn’t eligible to be on the American because you are a cowboy doesn’t mean “Hipster farmers” are finding reality TV show. that you can’t be gay and have feelings.” that rather than being a free Which was why the Innisfail resident was The series was filmed in May but source of eggs, raising chickens thrilled when his best friend, Airdrie’s Jamie Cadieux can’t say where or who ulti- can be messy, labour intensive Cumberland, called with news that a Cana- mately won. and expensive, the story says. dian version was in the works. But he is more than willing to say the Susie Coston, national shel- “Jamie saw a CTV commercial one night entire process was extraordinary. ter director at the Farm Sanc- and phoned me instantly and said, ‘You “This experience was the most tuary based in Watkins Glen, won’t believe what is coming to Canada. rewarding yet challenging, yet incred- New York, said about 250 The race is coming. We have to apply,’” said ible, yet amazing all wrapped up in one abandoned backyard birds are Cadieux. incredible package,” said Cadieux. waiting for homes at the shel- And that they did. The pair is one of nine “This show catches you with some ter’s three sites on both coasts. teams competing for $250,000 in prize really big highs. Some days things go They’re among at least 400 to money for the 10-episode “Amazing Race your way, and everything is great, and 500 abandoned chickens that Canada,” which begins Monday, July 15 on some days things just don’t go your way “This community has been show up every year, including CTV. and catches you at a very low point where awesome — I have never had a problem, I many suffering from maltreat- Cadieux said he and Jamie figured they you are vulnerable, exhausted and you are have never encountered one single instance ment or illness. had to be distinct from the rest of the con- tired — all those things.” where I felt anything negative towards me “They’re put on Craigslist all testants. Both men are gay, having met 15 In many ways, the experience was like because I am a gay man,” said Cadieux. the time when they don’t lay years ago through an Alberta Rockies Gay participating in a rodeo. “Innisfail has been a wonderful home to anymore,” Coston told NBC. Rodeo Association fundraising dance. “There are good days and there were bad raise our children.” At the Chicken Run Rescue “We’ve seen different personalities make days, and on the bad days you just pick He said he hopes his performance on in Minneapolis, Minn., owner the show,” he said. “Our opinion was, yourself up and get back on the horse,” he “Amazing Race Canada” — win or lose — Mary Britton Clouse said sur- ‘Where else do you find a couple of gay said. will make Innisfail and all of central Alberta rendered birds have increased cowboys?’ We can openly come out of the While Cadieux adores the cowboy and proud. from fewer than 50 in 2001 to closet and say, ‘I like the country and west- western lifestyle, he loves Innisfail even “I hope everyone enjoys the experience nearly 500 in 2012. ern lifestyle and I am also gay.’ They’ve had more. He came to the area in 2007 with his and goes through the journey with me on The story notes that would- cowboys but not gay cowboys.” life partner Dwayne Sparks. They were liv- television — that’s what these reality shows be urban farmers don’t realize Cadieux said that while he and Cumber- ing happily near Gleniffer Lake with their do,” said Cadieux. that hens can quit laying after land, who grew up in Red Deer, are best two teenage boys, Wyatt and John, until “I really hope that my kids, family mem- about two years, but can live friends and partners on the show, they are 2010 when Dwayne tragically passed away bers and anybody who knows me in town for several years after. And not life partners. from a heart illness. or if they don’t know me, will enjoy the little since baby chicks are hard to “At the end of the day, we wanted to tell Cadieux, an executive with ATB Financial bit of comic relief, the humour, the fun, the sex, they sometimes find they our story,” he said. “I think the public per- corporate head office, then moved to Inn- Canadianism that was what this show was have roosters, which are not ceives a cowboy stereotypically as some- isfail with his two sons. all about.” Salford_SFM07_12-10.25x3-FBC_AFE.qxdpopular with the neighbours. 7/13/13 1:09 PM Page 1

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ight meat and livestock groups from the United E States and Canada have asked a U.S. court to strike down stricter U.S. meat labelling rules that they say have hurt U.S. processors and Canadian farmers, arguing that they violate the U.S. Constitution. The suit, filed July 8, seeks to undo recent revisions to four- year-old rules that required retail outlets to label meat according to where it came from. The country-of-origin labelling rules, known as COOL, have led to lower U.S. imports of Canadian cattle and pigs, which has hurt Canadian farmers and the U.S. processing plants that relied on imported livestock. The rules are an effort to give U.S. consumers more information about the safety and origin of their food and some farm The rules are an effort to give U.S. consumers more information about the safety and origin of their food. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

groups, particularly R-CALF same package, which creates speech in the form of the labels ering suspending preferential USA, support them. added cost to U.S. feedlots and that does not directly advance a trade tariffs with the United “When weighed against The World Trade Organiza- processors to segregate animals, government interest, the meat States over the dispute. tion ordered the United States to said Mark Dopp, senior vice- industry groups said, adding Along with AMI, the other significant costs, we comply with WTO rules by May president of regulatory affairs that the rules also impose bur- industry groups behind the think this rule doesn’t 23, but the U.S. Department of at the American Meat Institute dens on the industry with little court action are the American Agriculture (USDA) made revi- (AMI). or no benefit. Association of Meat Processors, make any sense.” sions to COOL that Canada and “When weighed against sig- Last month, Canada said it Canadian Cattlemen’s Associa- Mexico said would only make nificant costs, we think this rule would ask the WTO to approve tion, Canadian Pork Council, the situation worse. doesn’t make any sense,” Dopp its proposed retaliatory mea- National Cattlemen’s Beef Asso- MARK DOPP One example is the rules no said. sures against the U.S., including ciation, National Pork Producers AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE longer allow commingling of The U.S. rule revisions, which tariffs on U.S. products meat, Council, North American Meat most muscle cuts from livestock took effect May 23, violate the cherries, rice and other prod- Association, and Southwest in different countries within the U.S. Constitution by compelling ucts. Mexico said it was consid- Meat Association.

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Reporters Alexis Kienlen, Edmonton (780) 668-3121 [email protected] Victoria Paterson, Calgary (403) 806-0522 [email protected] Barley has a lot of catching up PRODUCTION director Shawna Gibson Email: [email protected] if it’s to compete with corn Director of Sales & Circulation Lynda Tityk Email: [email protected] Government and private industry make contrasting bets on crop futures

CIRCULATION manager Heather Anderson Email: [email protected] mainly because producers can make a lot significantly fewer heat units to grow, and By will verboven more money with canola, wheat and spe- lower soil temperatures to germinate. national ADVERTISING SALES Alberta Farmer | Editor cialty crops. On top of that, feed barley mar- To be fair, any new varieties that will flour- James Shaw Phone: 416-231-1812 Fax: 416-233-4858 ket stability tends to be tenuous, since large ish in Western Canada that are developed by Email: [email protected] wo recent announcements by the fed- feedlot operators will switch to importing Monsanto and others will also expand corn eral government and private industry trainloads of corn in a heartbeat and a nickel production in the northern U.S., Ukraine classified ADVERTISING SALES show different research approaches if the price is right. Present corn futures and other corn frontier areas. Therefore Maureen Heon T Phone: 1-888-413-3325 Fax: 403-341-0615 to a couple of crops grown in Alberta. Both prices are dropping into the $4 range with such investment is global and not just spe- Email: [email protected] have announced the investment of mil- projections of the largest corn crop ever this cific to this area. lions of dollars into barley research by the fall in the U.S. If that happens barley prices The point is that there is a message here ADVERTISING Co-ordinator federal government on the one hand, and will take a big hit, with maltsters and exports — private industry is not investing in bet- Arlene Bomback millions into corn research by Monsanto on being the only market reprieve. ter and more barley, mainly because there Phone: 204-944-5765 Fax: 204-944-5562 Email: [email protected] the other. Besides, most feedlot operators like feed- is no money to be made — not for seed From the outside it looks like the bar- ing corn — they like its consistency, qual- companies and not even for many growers. PUBLISHER ley industry is trying to catch up with the ity and handling. I haven’t even mentioned The big elephant in the room is of course Lynda Tityk increasing advancement of corn produc- corn DDGS. I expect that feed byproduct genetic engineering of cereal crops and it’s Email: [email protected] tion in Western Canada, and the seed corn will be given away if U.S. corn prices col- clear that barley research will not be going Associate PUBLISHER/ industry is striving to expand its range even lapse. in that direction. That puts any potential editorial director further. For commercial cereal growers it all To try and slow the decline in barley genetic or economic progress for barley at John Morriss boils down to which crop will produce the production and profitability, the indus- an instant disadvantage and it will only get Email: [email protected] most profit. From a number of aspects it’s try and government figure that more worse. Barley is already miles behind corn president barley production that seems to be under research into barley is the answer. Lower for use in the North American livestock- Bob Willcox the gun. input costs, higher yields and better, more feeding industry. Barley has to make a Glacier Media Agricultural Information Group Both crops have some unique qualities specific-use varieties are to be developed. giant leap forward to overcome that huge [email protected] and uses that are not interchangeable — Well, more power to that approach, and gap and in my view it’s not going to catch 204-944-5751 malt for instance. However, the one area the recent announcement of $8 million up without a lot of help from genetic modi- that they do compete directly in is in live- towards researching that goal is to be fication. Meanwhile the big plant genetics Printed by Gazette Press, St. Albert, AB stock feeding, both for grain and silage. That commended. But that may well be a futile companies are roaring ahead with evermore The Alberta Farmer Express is published 26 times area has become the main weak point for exercise in the long run especially for bar- GM corn research that will in all likelihood a year by Farm Business Communications. We acknowledge the financial support of the barley, as corn plant genetics continue to ley used for feeding. Monsanto announced displace even more barley growing. Government of Canada through the Canada relentlessly make significant advancements that it is going to invest $100 million into I would suggest that 10 years from now Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian in grain yield and overall per-acre plant improving corn plant genetics to make it we will see GM corn grown in Alberta for Heritage for our publishing activities. silage tonnage. For cattle feeders in par- even more feasible and attractive to replace livestock feeding beginning to dominate Publications mail agreement number 40069240 ticular, those advancements present stark barley as a livestock feed in more areas of that sector with barley being relegated to economic realities. Cheap feed and lots of Western Canada. being grown for malting purposes, specialty Canadian Postmaster: it are the basis to their business. They know For a private company to make that kind niche markets or a crop of last resort. 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Farmers frustrated with lack of access to generic crop protection products Canadian farmers are at a competitive disadvantage due to some of their main trading partners

their comparatively streamlined By Ron Bonnett and timely registration process. Once again, our regulatory sys- he Protection of Proprie- tem is cutting into our competi- tary Interests in Pesticide tive edge and Canadian farm- TData in Canada (PPIP) ers remain in a situation where regulation administered by the there is an extreme lack of com- Pest Management Regulatory petition in the generic pesticide Agency (PMRA) has been a seri- market. ous obstacle for farmers getting I have heard from several frus- access to lower-cost products. trated farmers trying to sustain It has made it near impos- successful businesses and main- sible for companies to register tain productivity, and increased generic crop protection prod- generic competition is an impor- ucts, leaving little competition tant way to ensure that capacity in the market and farmers with more joint review registrations The government has made concerning the third recom- remains. The current environ- few alternative product choices (either with the U.S. or globally) important improvements with mendation, and unfortunately to ment simply does not make good — products and prices farmers of new pesticides so Canadian the first two recommendations. date, success has been limited. business sense and is not in line in most of Canada’s main trad- farmers have access to inno- Farmers have seen tremendous The implementation of PPIP with this government’s cost-coming partners have access to, but vative technology at the same progress by PMRA and crop pro- has not resulted in the hoped- petitive agenda. Canadian farmers do not. This time as their competitors. tection companies on increasing for increase in minor-use reg- The CFA and its members has created a serious disadvan- • Create the Grower Requested the number of innovative prod- istrations — which are actually implore the government to imple- tage for Canadian farmers, and Own Use (GROU) program to ucts available to farmers through down from 83 in 2010-11 to 66 ment recommendations made by must be rectified immediately allow growers to import the the joint review process. in 2012-13. And it certainly has the generic crop protection indus- in order to close the gap created U.S. version of a Canadian-reg- For GROU, farmers now have not resulted in a timely or pre- try that would address the serious with our competitors. istered product if a significant 20 products available for import dictable process for registering imbalance in the PPIP regula- In 2005, PMRA formed a task price differential exists. from the U.S. While there is generic crop protection products. tions. We look forward to working force with farm organizations • Improve the policy for protect- still much work to be done to As of 2012, approximately only 15 in partnership with the govern- and crop protection companies ing intellectual property rights complete the regulations and per cent of total applications of ment to address these issues and to address issues in the pesticide by providing: improve the flexibility of the generic end-use products were continue to strengthen Canada’s regulatory system that were cre- a) a system to increase minor- program to allow for more new registered under PPIP. position in the marketplace by ating an uncompetitive environ- use registrations that benefit products on the import list, Conversely, in the past several ensuring an essential mix of new ment for Canadian farmers. The Canadian growers; b) timely GROU has been a good example years, a steady stream of pes- innovative products, minor uses task force identified key recom- and predictable process for of crop protection companies, ticide products have become and generic pesticide options. mendations to level the playing registering generics; farmers and PMRA working available for generic registra- field, including: c) fair data protection for indus- together. tion, and farmers in the U.S. Ron Bonnett is the president of the • Accelerate increased harmoni- try to promote innovation in In 2010, PPIP regulations were have benefited greatly from this Canadian Federation of Agriculture zation with the U.S. to produce Canada. introduced to address issues increased competition due to and a cow-calf operator. Calgary Co-op examines next steps on sourcing Why animal welfare is critical to brand reputation for Canada’s livestock industries

Co-op’s unique position in the mar- for this, it’s likely there is something consulted briefly with animal welfare Meristem Land and Science ketplace and always-evolving efforts there. Maybe this is an opportunity expert Dr. Ed Pajor of the University of to boost competitiveness. He also pro- we need to recognize and a road we Calgary and says that Calgary Co-op algary Co-op is one of the larg- vided an insider’s perspective on what need to move down.” plans to further engage producer est retail co-operatives in North the resolution may indicate about shift- • Touching a hot button. “The amount groups and other knowledgeable C America, with more than 44,000 ing consumer attitudes, along with the of phone calls and emails we got industry and animal welfare sources in members and annual sales of more potential implications for the retailer’s from this hitting the papers was the weeks and months ahead. than $1 billion. Under its co-operative marketing approaches and supply rela- unbelievable,” says Collinson. “Some “One of the things we’re learning structure, Co-op members can put tionships. people who have shopped at the about early on is that there is a clear forward non-binding resolutions at the Here’s a sampling of the key points competition are saying the resolu- perception/reality gap among many AGM which if passed by a members’ and insights from that session: tion is great and they’ve switched consumers,” says Collinson. “Everyone vote are moved on to the company • Vote is non-binding. The members’ over and are now shopping with us.” has this ‘Old Macdonald’ view of what a board of directors and management for resolution on eggs and pork sourcing • A rising issue. It’s unclear how pow- farm should be. They have no idea the consideration. — passed by 97-67 — is non-binding, erful and widespread the consumer challenges that the producer commu- Now what? but reading between the lines of Col- drive is on welfare, he says, but nity has to raise livestock efficiently at a It’s an obvious question following linson’s comments, it seems a shift there’s little doubt it’s significant. “Is reasonable cost. But that reality gap is a the landmark vote by Calgary Co-op in this direction is likely over time it going to be everybody? Of course problem we can’t dismiss and need to members in favour of eggs and pork depending on the logistics of secur- it’s not going to be everybody. But address. Because perception is reality not sourced from production systems ing supply. Ultimate decisions rest there’s clearly some demand for when it comes to consumer decisions.” using particular poultry cages and sow with the Calgary Co-op board and this.” • Focus on “win-wins.” For the pork gestation stalls. executive management. The retailer Recognizing complexity and learning sector in particular, a separate but A clear picture of what the future has said it will work with Federated from experts. Calgary Co-op has recog- perhaps related issue is how to add holds remains elusive, as the retailer Co-operatives Ltd. as well as pro- nized that animal welfare is a sophisti- value to the pork category of the cautiously and methodically moves ducer groups, including Alberta Pork, cated issue beyond its expertise. “We’re meat case, he says. “We can con- through a process to evaluate the impli- as it examines potential next steps. trying to learn more about it, to consult tinue selling commodity pork but cations of the vote and its options for • Signal of shifting consumer attitudes. with producer groups and animal wel- there’s more opportunity we can moving forward. The fact the resolution was passed fare experts, to better understand the explore. We need to look at all ways Deane Collinson, CEO of Calgary can be taken as an indication the issue,” says Collinson. “One thing we we can diversify and further enhance Co-op, spoke at the recent Future welfare issue increasingly resonates know for certain is that it’s not going Canadian pork as a brand we can Fare event in Red Deer, hosted by the with consumers, says Collinson. “We away. We need to work together as be proud of. Addressing the welfare Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency need to consider that maybe this is an industry to figure our way through issue can be a part of that.” (ALMA). the edge of something and we need this.” He offered an overview of Calgary to listen. If this many people voted Perception is reality. Collinson has www.meristem.com 6 Off the front july 22, 2013 • Albertafarmexpress.ca ghosters } from page 1 help fight the fire but he was soon back and we chatted over coffee and it was a wonderful experience,” says Lila Cugini, who travelled from her home in Nanaimo, B.C. in 2006 to meet Stevens and explore part of the Red Coat Trail, the 1,300-kilo- metre route the North West Mounted Police took in 1874 as they brought law and order to the pioneer West. “It’s a thrill coming upon a vacant town — taking pictures and wandering the streets imag- ining the boom and then the bust,” says Cugini. “I feel these towns and buildings deserve respect. The memories of these buildings that warmed fami- lies and provided livelihoods should be preserved and not forgotten after they’ve done their duty.” It’s the untold stories and secrets amidst the ruins that draws him, says Dan Overes, a University of Calgary IT manager, who has also explored Orion and countless other Alberta ghost towns over the past 20 years. Yvan Charbonneau, a dedicated ghoster who came to Alberta seven years ago from northern Ontario, stands on a mound of rocks on a hill to photograph “When I’m in an abandoned the abandoned townsite of Glenbow. Photos: Johnnie Bachusky house I always wonder about the people who lived there and Alberta’s most populous city, along Saskatchewan’s portion what stories the walls could tell,” including Glenbow, located near of the Red Coat Trail. says Overes. “I’m fascinated by the sandstone quarry commu- “The spirit and bravery of these the items left behind. How did nity 20 kilometres northwest of folks who built these towns from they decide what to take and the city that mined the raw mate- scratch and how they helped what to leave? Why did they rials used to build the provincial build Alberta have to be hon- finally decide to leave the fam- legislature building. oured. After all, there are still ily home?” “Recording these ghost towns people alive who were born in Yvan Charbonneau, a railroad is my ode to the ancestors and those towns.” conductor and trackman, has to the bygone generations before Stevens is happy to greet the been searching for these answers mine,” he says. “If I remember ghosters again this year, even in Canadian ghost towns since them they’ll never be forgotten.” if his heart knows Orion’s final exploring forgotten nickel mine Ghosting is like being in a days are closing in fast. communities during his school virtual museum where you are “Everything is changing around days in northern Ontario. transported back in time to expe- here now and there are fewer and “When I visit a ghost town rience the pioneer way of life, fewer people,” says Stevens. “But there’s a feeling the past some- says ghoster Chris Attrell, also a it is nice to see these folks who how relives itself through my former Calgarian. come by to see history. They are visit simply by way of imagina- “You can really feel what it was honouring the good old days, and tion,” says Charbonneau. like back in those days — the lack that is a good thing.” In addition to ghost towns of air conditioning, the scarcity of along the Red Coat Trail, the telephone lines and that sense of Johnnie Bachusky is an Alberta former Calgarian has explored small community,” says Attrell, journalist and ghoster The ancient sidewalks of Nemiskam, a ghost town near Orion, no longer many forgotten locales near who now lives in Shaunavon www.nobleghosts.com have any citizens to service.

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He said he’s often asked if ani- “Branding and dehorning are BY VICTORIA PATERSON mals feel pain, and that’s a sign painful, but they’re not done to AF STAFF / CALGARY that producers aren’t paying close every animal,” Bergen said. enough attention. He urged producers not to “do pening up the barn doors “Animals do show us pain, it’s anything you wouldn’t be will- to show how livestock are just you’ve got to be good enough ing to explain in front of a televi- O cared for might not make to see it,” he said, adding produc- sion camera,” and also welcome the public as sympathetic to pro- ers should look for signs such as research into current practices. ducers as some would like to believe. twitching ears and tails, a com- “Sometimes industry gets kind “Educating people about what mon way that animals signal they of nervous about studying things,” we do is not an automatic that are feeling pain. he said. they’re going to believe what we Vocalizations and a lack of appe- But while activists may use do is right,” Dr. Joseph Stookey, a tite are also signs, while checking research for their own ends, it’s professor at the Western College of cortisol levels or employing strain better to know the facts and, if Veterinary Medicine told attend- gauges on pen bars can also be need be, adopt more humane ees at the recent University of used to measure stress and pain practices, he said. Calgary Veterinary Medicine Beef levels, he said. “If we can use research to dem- Cattle Conference. Progress has been made, said Dr. onstrate what we do and hon- In countries such as Denmark, Reynold Bergen, science director of estly tell all the good stories that the Beef Cattle Research Council. we have and also tell people that Beef quality audits have shown we’re really trying to find ways to more cattle are being dehorned do things better, I think we can tell “Educating people about younger, and fed cattle with a really good story for our indus- Dr. Joseph Stookey talks about Dr. Reynold Bergen tells the what we do is not an brands have dropped from 65 per try,” he said. pain management in beef cattle UCVM Beef Cattle Conference that centSEC_MOAFLO13_AFE.qxd in the 1995 audit to 7/11/1310 per 1:54 PM Page 1 during a UCVM conference. research and communication are automatic that they’re cent in the most recent one. [email protected] PHOTOS: VICTORIA PATERSON key in fighting misinformation. going to believe what we do is right.”

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China a big buyer USDA stocks surprise trade China booked the eighth-largest single-day U.S. corn purchase on record July 12, after A sharp cut to projected U.S. and world wheat ending stocks for 2013-14, helped by rising import costs dropped and domestic prices remained elevated. Beijing’s biggest one-time livestock-feeding demand from China, highlighted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s corn import purchase in at least two years followed a U.S. wheat-buying spree featuring monthly grain supply-and-demand report July 11. The USDA also underlined the split deals for 1.3 million tonnes of soft red winter wheat. Expectations for a record-large U.S. nature of the U.S. corn and soybean market, as razor-thin old-crop supplies following the corn harvest dragged U.S. new-crop corn prices below $5 a bushel, the lowest in several 2012 drought were expected to soon give way to an abundant harvest and rising stock- years. Including import costs, U.S. corn was still cheaper than domestic corn in China piles. — Reuters which hovered near $10 a bushel. — Reuters a lot of corn of lot a }

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so far is that the canola crops are “looking U.S. soybean stocks will be considerably 172.38 million tonnes for 2013-14, which By Phil Franz-Warkentin good overall,” but some areas could use larger at the end of the 2013-14 crop year is down about nine million tonnes from more moisture and others remain on the compared to the current tight year. World the USDA’s June estimate. CE Futures Canada canola futures saw wet side. If those localized problem areas supplies are also believed to be rising, The long, docile wheat and durum some mixed activity during the week expand to be more widespread, there is with the USDA predicting a 20 per cent futures at ICE Futures Canada were I ended July 12, but were lower overall the potential for risk premiums to build increase in global stocks in 2014. untraded once again during the week, by July 12 as relatively favourable crop in canola. Any disease or insect issues that U.S. corn supplies are also expected to but they did see some price adjustments prospects and a jump in the Canadian materialize will also be followed closely. be replenished this year, with the USDA as values were adjusted by the exchange. dollar weighed on values. But, as always, canola does not trade in a predicting a carry-out for 2013-14 of 1.959 Milling wheat prices were revised lower The November canola contract finished vacuum, and activity in U.S. soybeans and billion bushels. That compares with the and durum higher, with the spread the week at $530.80 which is right at the the broader international financial mar- expected ending stocks this year of only between the two commodities widening low end of a long-term range that’s been kets will also have much to say on where 729 million bushels. to reflect the realities of the cash market. in place since January. A drop below $530 things go from here. U.S. wheat futures were also higher dur- October milling wheat at ICE Canada was would set the stage for a test of next sup- Soybeans saw some choppiness of their ing the week, with more Chinese demand quoted at $271 per tonne on July 12, which port at $520, with a move below $500 a own during the week, but managed to behind some of the strength. China is now compares with where it had been for the possibility if that level is breached. On hold on to some gains in the most active forecast to import 8.5 million tonnes of previous four months at $294. Durum, the other side, the highs seen in early new-crop contracts by July 12. Concerns wheat in the 2013-14 marketing year that was quoted at $302 per tonne after the July June near $575 remain the top end of the that hot and dry Midwestern weather con- started June 1 for wheat. That Chinese 12 close, well above the $294.90 posted range, but it will take a weather scare or ditions would cut into the yield potential demand is up by about five million tonnes since late April. Neither milling wheat other outside influence to see values move of the U.S. crop caused values to rally off from the previous year, as the country or durum has any actual open interest back that way any time soon. of nearby lows, but as the forecasts mod- had problems with its own crop and also at present. With canola fields generally in the midst erated so did the futures. Soyoil, which needs more grain for feeding livestock. of flowering, new-crop production is still is more closely linked to canola, actually Global wheat supplies, are also now Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Resource very much up in the air. That makes finished lower on the week. expected to tighten over the year, due in News International (RNI), a Winnipeg com- weather over the next few weeks very The USDA released updated supply- part to that rising demand from China. pany specializing in grain and commodity important. The consensus in the market demand data on July 11, forecasting that World ending stocks are now forecast at market reporting

Prairie ag markets reporter Dwayne Klassen passes Familiar voice reported market news for more than 30 years

amily, friends and colleagues are International, which covered the Win- and in reporting the Canadian grain- mourning the sudden passing of nipeg Commodity Exchange (now ICE marketing scene has been immeasur- FDwayne Klassen, whose coverage Futures Canada), Manitoba’s livestock able,” said Winnipeg grain market of Winnipeg’s grain and livestock trade markets and Prairie crop cash markets analyst Mike Jubinville, who operated has been a mainstay in Prairie farm print, for newspapers including the Manitoba CNSC from Bousquet’s death in 2010 radio and online news for more than 30 Co-operator, and for international mar- until the company’s sale last year to years. ket wire services. Glacier Media, owner of the Co-oper- Klassen, 51, died July 4 of an apparent Klassen also served as one of the voic- ator and the AGCanada.com Network heart attack, according to Commodity es behind the company’s twice-daily websites. News Service Canada (CNSC), the Win- Farm Market News broadcasts, syndi- “Dwayne’s reporting, day after day, nipeg company for which he’d worked cated to a number of Prairie radio sta- was full of real information on the crop since 1982. tions and more recently appearing also markets — facts, numbers and opin- Klassen was hired by company on smartphones through Farm Business ions,” Jubinville said. founder Don Bousquet to write for what Communications’ mobile apps. Klassen is survived by a daughter and was then known as Resource News “Dwayne’s influence on our CNS staff two sons. ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • JULY 22, 2013 9 Researcher wants to know if farmers are happy with the contracts they sign Production, marketing, and technology-use contracts are increasingly common but are they fair to farmers or tilted in companies’ favour?

Other complaints include link- TREATED FAIRLY AND TUA BY ALLAN DAWSON ing input purchases to future STAFF grain sales, and the lack of an “Act of God” clause. any don’t like them but Wheat contracts typically are production, market- specify a certain grade and pro- M ing, and technology- tein level, but don’t usually spell use contracts unfair to farmers? out the discount if farmer can’t “We still hear from our mem- meet those specifications, Faller bers that the contracts are typi- said. cally quite one sided,” said Doug If farmers give “a clear indi- Faller, policy manager with the cation” that they’re unhappy Agricultural Producers of Sas- with the contracts they’re sign- katchewan. ing, his organization is will- “Now with the changes to the ing to fight for improvements, wheat board and so on, the need he said. for addressing this issue simply Source: Jared Carlberg, University of Manitoba grew because we can now add [email protected] barley and wheat to the list of contracts being signed by farmers.” To get a better handle on the situation, University of Mani- toba agricultural economist Jared Carlberg and a research associate are surveying farmers. But they’re having trouble getting producers to participate — with only 280 farmers respond- ing after more than 1,000 farmers were mailed the survey. They are now using an online survey (available at www.survey monkey.com/s/ZKNZNV6>) and hoping more farmers will participate. The early results suggest only a minority of farmers don’t like the contracts they sign. Just 24 per cent either strongly disagreed, disagreed or somewhat disagreed with the statement, “I am treated fairly by a marketing contract.” Just over half disagreed with the statement that said their rights were protected by Technical Use Agreements. “I don’t think the takeaway from our findings is that farmers should be happy with their contracts,” Carlberg said. “The takeaway should be there are significant areas where farmers might prefer to have changes.” In recent years, farmers have with complained about contracts that allow grain companies to inspect their bins, and Faller said rules governing deliveries can be a source of friction. “Producers are typically required to deliver within a window, but there’s no obligation on the buyer’s side to accept in the same window,” Faller said.

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KEEP SCOUTING FOR STRIPE RUST A July 14 release from AARD said a survey of a dozen winter and spring wheat fields in southern Alberta has turned up traces of stripe rust in two winter wheat fields, but none in spring wheat. Recent weather may have slowed stripe rust progression, as has been the case in the U.S., AARD said, adding it was too late to spray for stripe rust control on winter wheat. In spring wheat the absence of stripe rust in spring in most of southern Alberta means spraying was not warranted at the time,” but producers should monitor their fields for stripe rust in spring wheat for the next two to three weeks until the threat has passed.

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Production Contact Numbers: 403 261 7161 403 261 7152 ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • JULY 22, 2013 13 Hail beats up southern Alberta for a second year Damage extensive especially on specialty crops but still not as bad as last year so far

ing at AFSC branch operations in BY HELEN MCMENAMIN the southern region. “Just today, AF CONTRIBUTOR /LETHBRIDGE we’ve had over 100 calls. And, a lot of people will go and check things outhern Alberta has had quite for themselves before they call us.” a beating from Mother Nature Smith said almost every county S this summer. The hail season south of Calgary has had some started early with crop-damaging damaging hailstorms, even those hailstorms during the last week of that are normally dry, like Cypress May in both Lethbridge and Vulcan (Medicine Hat) and Forty Mile. Spe- areas. Storms were particularly vio- cial crops have been hit hard, so the lent and widespread over July 5-8, storms could be very costly. when some motorists reported “Potatoes and sugar beets might driving through hailstorms as come back and produce a reason- tough as any winter storm and parts able yield,” said Smith. “But this of Highway 2 north of Claresholm year certainly isn’t shaping up to had just tire tracks to guide them be the year it looked to be in spring through the hailstones covering the for a lot of crops.” driving lanes. Taber received over Brian Tainsh, manager of farm 50 mm of moisture as rain and hail inspections for AFSC, said “things in less than an hour and streets have been wild in the south,” with flooded as hailstones blocked Lethbridge, Taber and Medicine grates on storm sewers. Hat areas pounded hard. “Storms have spread north- wards as well. We have had storms throughout the province, but it’s “But this year certainly by far the worst in the south. We’ve isn’t shaping up to be the got some big crews working down there to assess the damage.” year it looked to be in Tainsh said some areas have spring for a lot of crops.” been hit twice. “We’ve been working on one storm and we’ve had to stop and This photo on the Twitter feed from the U.S. National Weather Service shows a swath of hail from a July 6 storm MARILYN SMITH start over because it’s been hit near Airdrie. AFSC again,” he said. Moisture levels have been “The last couple of years, “Damage looks to be a little higher But, this year is still nothing like high, especially in southern everything has been looking pretty than average this year, overall,” he last year.” parts of the province. High good,” said Tainsh. “We’ve had says. “But, it’s not like last year. In 2012, AFSC processed over In the week following the storms, temperatures and high mois- good rainfall and good process for Last year we had only 11 hail-free 11,000 claims totalling $450 mil- phones at Agriculture Financial ture levels lead to hailstorms, just about every crop, but you can days between early June and mid- lion, the worst year ever. The previ- Services Corporation (AFSC) in says Tainsh. High temperatures never outguess Mother Nature.” September and the storms were ous most damaging year was 2008, Lethbridge were ringing off the early in the year led to severe Although some of the storms have spread from one end of the prov- when about $265 million was paid hook as people called to report crop- hailstorms earlier than usual. hit big areas and some high-value ince to the other,” he said. out in claims. “Of course, crops are a damaging storms. “It looks very Lethbridge and Vulcan areas specialty crops look badly damaged, “This year is bad and it’s always long way from the bin yet. We have to severe,” said Marilyn Smith, acting had hail the last week of May Tainsh says it’s not a really bad hail devastating for someone who’s keep hoping for some good weather area manager for sales and market- and again in early June. year across the whole province. GG NG - 6 x 6.625 -_AGI 2013-03-04 10:35put so AM much Page into 1 a crop to lose it. for the rest of the crops,” Tainsh said.

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1-800-565-2840 www.grainguard.ca PHOTO: THINKSTOCK 14 JULY 22, 2013 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA Participating Growing Forward 2 funding farms welcome Open Farm includes money for barley research Days event Alberta Barley Commission will lead research cluster that brings together industry and researchers Pilot project invites city to get the most bang for research dwellers to check out life BY VICTORIA PATERSON dollars. Your industry can and on the farm AF STAFF /LACOMBE will be a world leader in quality and supply.” he Canadian barley indus- Ritz said the end of the single- BY VICTORIA PATERSON try recently got $8-million desk era means more opportu- AF STAFF /EDMONTON T worth of good news when nities for barley and the money federal Agriculture Minister Gerry would help develop crop pro- bout 40 farms are plan- Ritz announced investment fund- duction practices that combine ning to open their gates ing for a Barley National Research effective methods for weed and A and welcome the public Cluster led by the Alberta Barley disease control to try and keep in “Open Farm Days,” a provin- Commission. input costs down. cially sponsored initiative next “Innovation of course is critical Alberta Barley Commission month. to a competitive industry,” Ritz chair Matt Sawyer said in putting “I’m really encouraged to see said during the announcement the proposal together, his organi- Alberta Ag kind of getting on following a crop walk event at zation targeted researchers that Alberta Barley Commission chair Matt Sawyer gives details on $8 million board with current consumer the Lacombe Research Centre. presented concrete plans. in government funding for barley research. PHOTO: VICTORIA PATERSON trends,” said Rachel Herbert, The funding falls under Grow- “We were very careful to ensure one of the owners at Trail’s End ing Forward 2’s AgriInnovation we focused on new research, excellent reputation and market money is exactly the shot in the Beef near Nanton, one of the Program. new innovations and new ideas for great malt barley and to pro- arm barley research needs in participating farms. The research cluster will bring to move our industry forward,” mote human consumption of Canada,” Sawyer said. Open Farm Days will run scientists, industry and univer- Sawyer said. The funding will help barley. The Alberta Barley Commission Aug. 24 and 25. Culinary events sities together to move research drive research into a few different “This is a historic day for our will work closely with the Barley will take up Aug. 24, and farms forward. “A good part of the clus- areas. Sawyer said there would be barley industry as we’ve never Council of Canada on project around the province will be ter’s work will happen right here a drive to develop unique variet- received such a large cluster of management, Sawyer said. open to the public on Aug. 25. at Lacombe,” Ritz said. “It’s all ies to help improve feed quality, national funding. This $8 mil- “This event will highlight the tre- about partnerships and linkages to expand and maintain Canada’s lion in AgriInnovation Program [email protected] mendous work our farmers and ranchers are doing to grow the province’s agriculture, agri-food and ag-tourism industries,” said provincial Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson in the release.

“I’m really encouraged to see Alberta Ag kind of getting on board with current consumer trends.”

RACHEL HERBERT

“Tourism in Alberta’s rural communities contributes more than $1.5 billion to our economy each year, and Open Farm Days is a positive step towards seeing that figure grow,” said Dr. Rich- ard Starke, minister of tourism, parks and recreation. The event was announced at the Calgary Stampede. It’s a pilot project and the government is collaborating with Ag for Life, the Alberta Culinary Tourism Alliance, the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies, Travel Alberta and the participating farms and ranches. Herbert, who runs a beef operation with husband Tyler and mother Linda Loree, said Open Farm Days fits in with their policy of allowing the public access to their ranch. “A lot of people are surprised to see how many projects we’ve got on the go,” she said, noting people are often shocked to find out how much work farming is. Laura and Cal Siebenga will be welcoming the public to their lamb operation near Lacombe, Brown Eggs and Lamb. “It’s good exposure,” Laura said. They also run a farm gate store and she said any publicity that gains from Open Farm Days is a good thing. “We’ll see how well it’s responded to,” she said, and whether or not people are willing to drive from the city. She said so far the Your New Holland dealer has efficient, high performance equipment to help your profitability and to support your local economy. That’s New Holland smArT. event seems well organized. The Siebengas will run tours of their operation for the day, which isn’t SCHEDULE AN EqUIPMENT DEMO WITH YOUR NEW HOLLAND a regular feature of their farm. DEALER TODAY AT NEWHOLLANDSMART.COM/DEMO-CAN More information on Open Farm Days is available online at www. ©2013 CNH America LLC. New Holland is a registered trademark of CNH America LLC. NHCCC06137872a albertafarmdays.com.

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Alberta Ivermectin for horses Canadian, U.S. groups join Alberta Agriculture says co-operation with Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency, The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and Canadian Pork Coun- Alberta Veterinary Labs, and Horse Industry Association of Alberta has led to cil (CPC) have filed as co-plaintiffs seeking an injunction against the the formulation of a generic liquid Ivermectin dewormer, called Ivermectin U.S.country-of-origin (COOL) labelling rules at the U.S. District Court of the Liquid for Horses. The generic product is manufactured in Calgary and is cur- District of Columbia. The six U.S. plaintiffs in the court challenge are the rently available through veterinary clinics and over the counter at local feed and American Association of Meat Processors, American Meat Institute, Nation- tack stores. AARD says the product will be available for a quarter of the cost of al Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Producers Council, North imported brands, at around $5 for an average 500-kg horse. American Meat Association and Southwest Meat Association.

Grizzly numbers on the upswing, and so are the problems faced by producers Landowners reporting grizzly activity is increasing, along with conflicts

by Victoria Paterson af staff / cardston

f you think the last few grizzlies have been banished to I remote mountain hideouts, think again. “We don’t have a final number at this point, but what we can say right now is we identified over 100 grizzly bears,” said Andrea Morehouse, co-ordinator of the Southwest Alberta Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project. And they’re increasingly found on the bald prairie, said Lyle Lester, a provincial Fish and Wildlife officer. “I can tell you, in southwestern Alberta, we have a lot of grizzly bears,” he said. The Prairies were actually the grizzlies’ natural habitat before humans pushed them into the mountains, and sows are again bringing their cubs onto the plains because it’s a safer environment for them, he said. The latest survey, conducted last year, expands on one done in 2011, which was conducted only on public lands. Morehouse’s survey used 831 sites to collect DNA from hair samples left on barbed wire or objects such as tree trunks that bears like to rub against. Some may be visitors from Montana or B.C., but farmers in the area who have lost livestock or had their grain bins raided know the population numbers are rising, said Jeff Bectell, chair- Jeff Bectell shows off a door that is to be installed on a grain bin. The door to be replaced was bent by bears trying to get into the bin. man of the Waterton Bio- sphere Reserve Association and co-ordinator of its Carni- vore Working Group. “It’s just been the last 15 or 20 years that we started to have bears around,” he said during a recent tour of the group’s carnivore mitigation projects. To reduce bear damage, the group has set up a deadstock composting facility and pro- moting things such as electric fencing or new, sturdier and hopefully bear-proof grain bin doors. “The solutions, we’re trying to find them but they’re not all easy cookie-cutter solutions,” Bectell said. Andrea Morehouse of the Southwest Alberta Grizzly Bear Monitoring Jeff Bectell shows off an electric fence system installed to help keep Project says at least 100 different bears were identified by DNA predators from attacking livestock. Photos: Victoria Paterson [email protected] collection in the area. 16 JULY 22, 2013 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA Goat Changes sought for wildlife producer predator compensation program finds Group says burden of proof too high for some producers whose livestock has been killed by carnivores ‘pasture

carcass have evidence that the bear Many parts of the program are Producers have experienced By Victoria Paterson or the wolf or the cougar killed it,” working well, but his group wants it some delays in getting payment swaps’ are af staff / cardston Bectell said. “Nobody would want revamped to include missing live- from the Alberta Conservation to start compensating people stock, full compensation for prob- Association. That’s because claims he current wildlife preda- for losses that their cow just died able kills, and a higher minimum outstripped available funds last a hard sell tor compensation program and the bear scavenged it. But the amount per animal, said Bectell. year, said association president T needs to be revamped, says feeling in the community is we’re The burden of proof should also and CEO Todd Zimmerling. Sharing brush-encroached the Waterton Biosphere Reserve mostly pretty honest people and be reduced and there should be “We had to wait till new funding and spurge-infested cattle Association Carnivore Working that maybe the burden of proof is additional incentives to reduce started this spring,” he said. pastures with goats could Group. just a little high and it’s been a frus- risk, he said. The southwestern ACA uses proceeds from the sale be a win-win, but nobody’s “Many of the landowners and tration to the point where some area of Alberta has seen increased of hunting and fishing licences to taking the bait ranchers are finding out that the people won’t even call Fish and grizzly activity in recent years, fund its conservation programs, system seems to be too restrictive Wildlife now because they think and Bectell took tour participants including the predator compen- and the burden of proof seems to it’s just a waste of their time.” to farms that have had grain and sation program. Zimmerling said be too high,” project co-ordinator The wildlife predator compensa- livestock impacted by the bears. compensation payouts have risen Jeff Bectell said during a recent tion program pays for cattle, bison, Alberta Environment and Sus- from $68,000 in 2001 to $274,000 tour of the group’s carnivore miti- sheep, swine and goats injured or tainable Resource Development, in 2011 — a result of higher cattle gation projects. killed by predators such as wolves, which administers the program, is prices and more claims, which rose At a farm that suffered sheep grizzly bears, black bears, cougars reviewing the recommendations, from 121 in 2006 to 228 last year. losses to a grizzly in 2012, Bectell and eagles. Kills by coyotes are not said spokesperson Carrie Sancartier. Alberta is seeking federal funding cited an example of a sheep that covered by this program, nor are “At this point it’s too early in the as Ottawa funds compensation died during a grizzly attack but attacks on horses, donkeys, llamas process to say what changes would programs in other western prov- didn’t have a mark on it — possibly and other exotic animals, which be made to the program, but the inces, he said. dying from the stress of the event. are covered by other provincial requests are coming in and they’re “The system requires that the and municipal programs. being looked at,” Sancartier said. [email protected]

Grazing cattle and goats could make pastures more productive, and their owners richer. So why hasn’t the idea caught fire? Got mobile? photo: Daniel Winters By Daniel Winters staff

he studies show running goats with cattle could cre- T ate a “serious win-win,” but Saskatchewan goatherd Brian Payne is having trouble getting buy-in. Payne, who runs 225 Savanna goats near Humboldt, has been running ads and making pitches at livestock meetings looking for cattle producers willing to enter into “pasture swaps.” “I haven’t found anybody yet,” said Payne, who has 40 years of experience in the livestock industry, a trailer, and a willingness to live on site in his own camper. Payne was part of a successful multi-species demonstration project on nearby Wolverine iPhone, AESB community pasture that saw him herd 700 goats along Android & with 1,350 cattle on 9,000 acres. BlackBerry The goats chowed down mainly Versions on willows and weeds such as Available leafy spurge. The project showed that goats are the better way to control invasive species, he said. “People are starting to realize that we’ll never, ever control Get Alberta Farmer. leafy spurge chemically,” said Payne. “We’re not doing anybody any favours by heli-spraying Tordon on spurge.” Steve Kenyon, a grazing inno- vator and speaker from Busby, What’s better than sitting down with a } Set your local weather Alta., has run about 10 goats with coffee and the latest edition of Alberta his cattle as an experiment in the } Set news subjects relevant to your farm past and liked what he saw. Farmer? How about getting the latest } Set notices on the futures contract That’s because 80 per cent of breaking ag news on your smartphone a goat’s preferred lunch is made prices of your choice up of “browse,” mainly brush, with Alberta Farmer Mobile. } Alberta Farmer version is FREE to Download leaves and weeds — the exact opposite of his cattle’s grassy } Available for Android, iPhone and tastes. Part of the network BlackBerry smartphones “They mix really well together. Put them in at the same time and Alberta Farmer Mobile } Visit agreader.ca/afe today to download the app you’re not going to overgraze is sponsored by or text “afe” to 393939 to be sent the link. anything,” said Kenyon. Standard text messaging rates apply. “I’d definitely look at it if my neighbour had a bunch of goats they wanted to graze on my land.”

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to 13 crops per year resulting in Although the foreign women of Singapore and through India and If the desert can be green then BY BRENDA SCHOEPP 40-45 dry tonnes per hectare. Qatar hold executive positions, then to Qatar. At once I realized what is it that we can do within The dairy was being expanded to they are also confined to cultural how limited I was by what I know agriculture in Alberta? If hay is y friend Ewan and I were 40,000 head and was a complement norms and are very adherent and how liberation happens the most valuable crop to another sitting together as we trav- to the glasshouse and flower oper- to cultural expectations. Local when we don’t know and must culture, what does that say about Melled from the headquar- ations that grew cash crops. As a women are covered in black, seek out the answers. Ewan and I long-term agricultural growth and ters of the Hassad Group through note, many of the dairy operations some completely, including the talked about this in terms of what food systems? Perhaps to see the the Qatari desert to their farming that we visited were going to the entire face. It was as though they we were seeing and in the context value in change we can look to operations. Hassad has a sole vision 40,000-head mark, making dairy were floating dolls — difficult to of food security. Food security is Ontario where innovative farmers of food security for the nation of a source of beef for many nations. capture, protected from my cam- not really about assets, but about are growing crops specific to the Qatar, and their reach is global in era, and perhaps secure in their arteries, and arteries only come foreign-born population. Better context. Their mission is, “To own, Experienced traders cover. Again, my opinion would from relationships, trades, deals, yet, we can look to ourselves for a develop and operate efficient, prof- Asked about the openness in be limited to what I know and my offering value and respecting val- moment of discovery and find our itable, and growth-orientated glob- sharing information with our growth comes from the discovery ues and a complete understand- own green in the desert, not lim- al business brands that contribute scholar group, a Hassad execu- of the woman under the cover who ing to yourself and your client. ited by what we know and ready to the welfare of Qatar and other tive answered in direct terms that lives in a world I could only begin Food security then is a com- to invest in the future. societies, using efficient technology they had 38 generations of trad- to appreciate by being in that place plex issue that goes beyond in harmony with the environment, ing and we had four or five. They at that time. simply growing or storing more Brenda Schoepp is a Nuffield Scholar and adhering to the highest stan- were trained and ready and could Executive women wore modest crop and seeing commodities. In who travels extensively exploring dards of corporate social respon- indeed beat us at the table. This was and flattering clothing inside the the comfort of our own domain agriculture and meeting the people who feed, clothe and educate our sibility.” evident in the marketplace (souk). office. Qatari men, wear their spot- we think we know the world but world. A motivating speaker and To simplify such a large vision, Walking through the souk brought less, long, white tunics with heads that is only a mirage. The world mentor she works with young let me just say that not only do those words to life as we carefully covered. must be seen, felt, tasted and entrepreneurs across Canada and is they water the desert to produce negotiated our prices without any In four short weeks, I had gone explored for us to even begin to the founder of Women in Search of food and feed, but they also invest baseline to assure us of a bargain. from Canada through Australia to understand it. Excellence. www.brendaschoepp.com in large tracts of land in Australia, Sudan, Kazakhstan, South America, and soon in Canada for the purpose of owning wheat, rice, sugar, poultry and rice. The reach of Hassad and the wealth of Qatar was a little surreal as we had just arrived from the New Delhi slums and were now being hosted by a nation of excessive wealth.

If hay is the most valuable crop to another culture, what does that say about long-term agricultural growth and food systems?

Qatar is a conservative Arab nation that is highly protective of its culture and wealth. The government is preparing to feed its own and to protect it by developing food bunkers in the desert. The excessive heat (it was 47 C) and humidity were almost overwhelming as we stood in the middle of an unprotected barren landscape surrounded by a green oasis of Qatari hay. The most valuable crop in Qatar is fodder (hay as we call it) for the dairy division and to sell to farmers so they may expand sheep and camel production. Depending on Where the future is groWing. the variety, Hassad harvested nine From the ground up, we are all working towards leaving our land a better place for future generations. Agrium starts in its own backyard when encouraging youth to help improve the environment. We are committed to educating young FARMING people about the role of agriculture in our society and economy. One of our flagship programs – the innovative “Seed IS ENOUGH OF Survivor” – is engaging to all age groups and incorporates curriculum-based fun and educational games. The large A GAMBLE... display and mobile units travel around the province and in fact, throughout North America. A leading global producer and marketer of crop inputs, Agrium is a strong supporter in the communities in which it operates. Agrium is a founding member for Ag for Life because we believe it delivers educational programming that will serve to improve rural and farm safety and build a genuine understanding and appreciation of the impact agriculture has on lives. To learn more about Ag for Life, go to agricultureforlife.ca. Visit Agrium at agrium.com. Advertise in the Alberta Farmer Express Classifieds, it’s a Sure Thing!

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21670_10 AFL_Agrium_8.125x10.indd 1 7/8/13 8:34 AM 18 JULY 22, 2013 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA Draft code of practice strikes difficult balance — Part 1 Emergency management provisions are one area that could be strengthened

new document lists “require- By bernie peet ments” and “recommendations,” whereas the 1993 code he draft Code of Practice only listed recommendations. for the Care and Han- This is partly because the codes T dling of Pigs is now in its will form the basis of a revised public comment period, which Animal Care Assessment ends Aug. 3, and can be viewed Model, which will be designed at www.nfacc.ca. Its publication to demonstrate that the codes has been delayed due to dis- are being followed and which agreement over some of the sen- will be part of the industry’s sitive issues that were identified quality assurance (CQA) pro- as priorities by the Pig Scientific gram. Without requirements, Committee members. These this would be toothless. areas are controlling pain from The 62-page document has castration, methods of euthana- a well-structured and logical sia, space allowances for grow- organization and is well written, ing pigs and sows, sow-housing although I do have some criti- systems and social management cism of the emphasis placed of sows. In addition, the new on particular areas. My main codes cover housing, feeding, question is whether too much health, husbandry practices and emphasis has been put on the transportation. priority areas, which arise both It should be recognized that from public concern and a sci- balancing the views and opin- entific review, and not enough PHOTo: thinkstock ions of people representing all on defining best-practice man- sectors of the industry as well as agement. As a production con- Stockpersons’ knowledge certification for stockpersons This area needs strengthening animal welfare organizations is sultant, the areas I see as being The draft codes recognize the would not only go a long way to and given more emphasis. a nigh-on impossible task. This most likely to be involved in importance of the stockperson’s reassuring consumers on animal I have highlighted two exam- is noted in the introduction to compromised welfare include: knowledge and skills, and their welfare standards, but would ples where I believe that the the document, which says, “As • Rapid recognition of sick, impact on welfare, far more than result in a genuine improvement codes need strengthening and the code development process injured or disadvantaged pigs; the existing codes. However, the in welfare on the farm. there are a number of other involved representatives with • Appropriate treatment of sick requirement for staff to be com- areas where I feel that changes diverse interests, not all parties or injured pigs; petent in key areas which impact Emergency management should be made. I will be sub- fully agree with every require- • Quality of hospital pens and welfare is limited. For example, One area that I believe is dealt mitting my detailed comments ment and recommendation. their management; in the section that deals with with inadequately is the area of to the National Farm Animal However, all members agree • Ability to carry out welfare- sick and injured animals, there emergency management. Emer- Care Council and I encourage that this document represents sensitive tasks such as inject- is a requirement for pigs to be gency events such as power fail- producers and others in the the best achievable balance.” ing, teeth clipping, castration inspected daily, for there to be a ure or fire are fortunately rare, industry to review the draft This compromise between etc. correctly; protocol relating to treatment of but they have the potential to codes and also submit com- divergent interests gives the • Identification of pigs requiring sick or injured pigs and that pigs compromise the welfare of large ments. Most of the codes are new codes strength and valid- euthanasia and correct eutha- are treated, sold or euthanized numbers of pigs and even result common sense and good hus- ity. If all the parties agree that nasia technique; according to their condition. in extensive death. The section bandry which will be supported this is the way forward, then it • Moving and handling pigs. It then gives a recommenda- on “Emergency and Safety” com- by the production sector. It is effectively allows the industry Of course these areas are cov- tion, not a requirement, that mands a measly eight lines in the inevitable that there are some to defend itself against extreme ered in the codes, but I see the says, “Ensure all stockpersons draft codes, and dealing with the compromises but, when a con- animal rights organizations and opportunity to improve on are competent in recognizing failure of feed or water supply is sensus is reached, we will have a also allows retailers to stand them more than the draft code behaviour associated with com- relegated to the section on feed set of standards that will define behind the codes in response requires because we know how mon pig diseases…” Rapid rec- and water. There should be a and defend the industry’s wel- to consumer questions about to make improvements through ognition and appropriate treat- requirement to have a written fare standards for the foresee- pig welfare. best management practice ment of sick or injured pigs has plan that deals with all potential able future. (BMP). In these key husbandry such a big impact on welfare that emergency events and that staff In my next article, I will be Differences from 1993 areas, more of the recommen- it should be a requirement that should be required to be familiar examining the more sensitive The biggest difference from dations in the draft could be staff are competent in this and with the plan and how to execute areas of the draft codes, notably the previous codes of practice, requirements, as they are in the other areas I listed above. it, both of which are only recom- sow housing and space allow- published in 1993, is that the European legislation. Having some sort of competency mendations in the document. ances.

U.S. approves two horse slaughterhouses The move could reduce the number of horses exported to Canada and Mexico

Valley Meats in Roswell, New it can be exported. The meat is By Charles Abbott Mexico, June 29 became the first sold for human consumption in washington / reuters horse plant to clear the USDA China, Russia, Mexico and other review process since a ban on countries and is sometimes used h e U . S . g o v e r n m e n t horse slaughter ended in 2011. as feed for zoo animals. OWN A FARM OR approved a horse slaugh- Five animal welfare groups Nearly 159,000 horses were T ter plant in Iowa July 3, its filed suit in U.S. District Court exported from the United States second such move in four days, in San Francisco to overturn the to Canada and Mexico during SMALL BUSINESS? but it also renewed its appeal to approvals, saying the Agriculture 2012, most likely for slaughter, Congress to ban the business and Department did not conduct officials said. was hit by a lawsuit from animal environmental reviews before Congress effectively banned Your farm or small business can pay for your family welfare groups. acting. The groups say horses are horse slaughter in 2006 by say- In a statement, the U.S. Agri- given medications not approved ing the USDA could not spend health expenses TAX FREE. Don’t pay for health care culture Department said it was for livestock so the waste prod- any money to inspect the plants. with after-tax dollars. Make those costs 100% tax required by law to issue a “grant ucts of slaughter plants may Without USDA inspectors, of inspection” to Responsible include pollutants. slaughterhouses cannot operate. deductible through your farm or business. Transportation of Sigourney, “America is the original home The ban had been extended a Iowa, because it met all federal of the horse and has never been a year at a time as part of USDA A Private Health Services Plan (PHSP) saves you requirements. USDA will also be horse-eating culture,” said Neda funding bills, but the language obliged to assign meat inspectors DeMayo, president of Return to was omitted in 2011. money every year. to the plant. Freedom, one of the litigants. Lawmakers may vote in com- “The administration has “Horses have been our coming weeks on horse slaughter as requested Congress to reinstate panions, fought battles with us, part of its work on Agriculture the ban on horse slaughter,” the worked sun-up to sundown by Department funding. In addi- 403-770-6158 USDA said in a statement. “Until our sides... we will not abandon tion, two free-standing bills Congress acts, the department them now.” would ban horse slaughter and www.BrockHealth.ca must continue to comply with Horsemeat cannot be sold as the export of horses for slaugh- current law.” food in the United States, but ter. ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • JULY 22, 2013 19 Happy horse = healthy horse Horses show many of the same signs of stress as humans

important as knowing those ele- observing a horse during every- that tension carried in their tem- BY CAROL SHWETZ, DVM ments which relax and bring day handling is a good indicator of poromandibular joint (TMJ), and comfort to your horse. What may his emotional state. Ear position, move towards a feeling of ease. elaxation in horses is pow- appear stressful to one horse may wrinkles on the muzzle and/or Lowering the head, softening of erful medicine. It does not be insignificant to another. around the eye, expressions of the the eyes, relaxation of the jaw, R come in a pill vial, by needle There is great variability in this eye, tone of the tail are only a few snorting, passing gas, shaking injection or even by an elixir yet it is matter amongst horses. Feed- of the endless nuances that bring of the head and neck, and even an essential property of health and stuffs, surrounding environ- valuable information about the shaking of the entire body are also well-being. Conversely tension and ment, companions, lifestyles, emotional weather of a horse. ways the horse is communicating stress within the body creates lack routines, and handlers influence A horse that is apprehensive that he is unwinding. of ease or “dis-ease,” eventually individual horses differently. will vocalize, stare blankly, disas- Learning the body language of being expressed as behavioural Stress is an inevitable part of sociate, elevate its head above the horses takes time and practice. and/or physical changes. life, even a horse’s life. It becomes withers, be reluctant to stand still, Observing your horse’s postures Stress adversely impacts the important as a caretaker to observe tense its jaw, clamp its tail, and and expressions and how they digestive, immune, reproduc- and recognize the physical and hold its breath. Breath holding change as the world around them tive, and cardiovascular sys- behavioural responses from is very common in horses. One changes offers valuable clues as tems of horses as well as their horses. This allows a better under- can get an impression a horse is to what brings them closer or fur- mental functioning and ability standing of the attitudes that lie holding its breath by watching ther away from health. This is one to learn or perform. Cribbing, beneath the symptoms and thus an the rise and fall of the belly along of the most rewarding skills that weaving, pawing, diarrhea, entry point to affect those attitudes. the rib cage. A horse’s emotional any horse owner can develop. colic, and ulcers are but a few Recognizing and/or reading a state will relax once again when Observing your horse’s postures expressions of stress in horses. horse’s body language provides breathing is restored. Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian and expressions and how they Recognizing those elements valuable insight into what troubles Licking, chewing and yawning specializing in equine practice at change as the world around them that stress your horse are equally or what benefits a horse. Simply are ways horses release, especially Westlock, Alberta changes offers valuable clues.

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Big wheat crop in Russia Good EU barley crop The 2013 wheat harvest in Russia’s largest Black Sea farm region of Krasnodar is complete and Western Europe is on course to harvest more barley this year, supported by a good end to the was twice as heavy as last year, the Agriculture Ministry said July 16. Russia, traditionally the growing season in top producers France and Germany, along with a sharp rebound in Spanish

yields world’s third-largest wheat exporter, had said it hoped to increase the harvest by one-third to no yields and an expected U.K. rise driven by spring barley. “The pickup in temperatures pretty

h less than 50 million tonnes as it seeks to replenish stocks and boost exports after a drought last much everywhere has accelerated the growth cycle and allowed plants to dry out, reducing year. Yields in the region, the key region for wheat export via the Black Sea, were quoted at 5.2 disease pressure,” said Pauline Boissinot of Strategie Grains. Earlier, a long winter and damp, tonnes per hectare (77 bu.ac.), up from 4.2 last year. — Reuters chilly spring had hampered crop growth and raised concern about damage both to yields and Hig quality. — Reuters }

Severe versus air mass thunderstorms A storm with a rotating column of air can produce tornadoes

by daniel bezte

o far in our look at severe thunderstorms we’ve S looked at the three main severe weather threats: heavy rain, hail, and wind or tornadoes. What we haven’t discussed or looked at is why do some thunderstorms become severe while others do not, and how can you tell if a thunderstorm moving towards you is going to be severe? So, what needs to happen to take a garden-variety thunderstorm and make it severe? We need to have a hot and humid air mass in place, the air a few thousand feet up needs to be photo: ©thinkstock very cold providing for good lift, air. In a rotating thunderstorm, we can still have enough heat and we need a strong jet stream the source of warm, moist air is and humidity for air to rise and overhead providing venting at maintained, giving these storms thunderstorms will form. Since the top of the storm. Everything a long life and a lot of moisture these storms don’t rotate or have is in place for a severe thunder- to produce heavy rains. any way to vent the rising air at storm, but what can Mother Another aspect to the storm the top of the storm, they rarely Nature add to the mix to make that a rotating column of air can last long. things even more spectacular? provide is tornadoes. While we The accumulating air at the The first and probably most still do not understand how tor- top of the storm will eventually important “extra” ingredient nadoes are formed, we do know fall back down as a downdraft; that can be added to the mix is that rotating thunderstorms can this will wipe out the updraft, to have the wind change direc- produce tornadoes. It is believed essentially killing the storm. The tion with altitude. To put it in a that rotating columns of air can whole process from the start of nutshell, this change of direc- get squeezed into a narrower the storm to the downdraft kill- tion can cause the developing shape. As this happens, the wind ing it can be anywhere from 30 storm to rotate. Picture what speeds increase eventually pro- minutes to one hour. While these would happen if you took a ducing the tornado. storms are short lived, they can rising parcel of air and pushed Like most things in nature, give brief periods of heavy rain on it from the south when it thunderstorms rarely behave and the odd good gust of wind, was at the surface. Then, as it like their textbook example. especially when the downdraft rose several thousand feet, the Even when all of the ingredients first hits the ground. wind switched direction and is are there, no storms may form, Now, how can you recog- now blowing from the west or or sometimes, some key ingredi- nize if a thunderstorm moving northwest. What would hap- ent is missing, yet we get a really towards you has the potential to pen to our rising parcel of air? severe storm. This is what makes be severe? First of all, recognize It would get twisted — it would weather so interesting! the conditions — how warm and start to rotate. Now, not every thunderstorm humid is the air? Remember, a Remember that if we can get that develops becomes severe, moist atmosphere means there air to rotate counterclockwise in fact, much of our summer is a lot of energy available. Look we have an area of low pressure. rainfall comes from garden-vari- for a dark or threatening sky — Air flows inward in a counter- ety thunderstorms, or what are look closely at the area between clockwise rotation and is then referred to as air mass thunder- the storm and the ground, if you forced to move upwards. One storms. These storms, as their can see through it, the storm is thing we get if we can get our name indicates, develop in the likely not severe yet. Lots of severe storm rotating is a small- middle of a typical warm sum- lightning or nearly continuous scale area of low pressure that mer air mass. Because they are thunder is a good indication of helps the air to rise even more in the middle of an air mass, a a severe storm. than it would without the rota- number of the key ingredients As the storm approaches, This map showing the 30 days from June 10 to July 9 shows tion. The second thing a rotating for severe storms are missing. keep an eye out for things like mostly average precipitation across much of Alberta. thunderstorm can do is to nicely Usually in the middle of an a green sky, as this usually indi- separate the area of updrafts air mass, temperature will not cates that the storm contains and downdrafts. This is impor- decrease too rapidly with height. huge amounts of water and has strong winds blowing out of the watch out for any kind of rota- tant, since the downdrafts, even The wind will usually remain very strong up and down drafts. storm. These clouds will rush tion within the storm. This with a severe thunderstorm, will constant with height, and Another thing to watch for are by you quickly accompanied means the storm has become eventually cut the updraft off there will probably not be a jet roll clouds. These form in front by high winds announcing the very strong and has the capabil- from its source of warm, moist stream overhead. Nonetheless, of the storm and are caused by arrival of the storm. Finally, ity of producing a tornado. 24 JULY 22, 2013 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

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