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Download the Alberta Beef Magazine As a Pdf File INDUSTRY NEWS INTEREST FREE MONEY print in Western Canadian agricul - industry hits the 15 billion-gallon NOW AVAILABLE ture in its four short years. mark - a production level that would yield approximately 17 mil - On behalf of Agriculture and lion tons of DDGS per year. Accord - Agri-Food Canada, Feeder Associ - ETHANOL BOOM ing to the U.S. Grains Councils ations of Alberta Ltd. has report, this remarkable level of pro - announced they have signed on to The extraordinary growth of the duction is expected to create inter - deliver the $100,000.00 Interest U.S. ethanol industry is bringing national market opportunities that Free Cash Advance & Interest with it the production of massive will prompt beef, dairy, swine and Rebate Programs. quantities of distillers grains poultry producers, as well as feed Under the Advance Payment (DDGS). Based on the projections of manufacturers, around the world to Program (APP), individuals and top industry analysts, this pre-cellu - take advantage of the sheer volume, independent farming operations losic ethanol build-out will continue price and quality of this product. are limited to a maximum cash until the corn dry-mill dominated advance of $400,000.00 in total advances during any one produc - tion period. The federal govern - ment pays the interest on the first $100,000.00 of a cash advance Rainalta Simmentals issued to a producer. Rainalta Simmentals Producers have a maximum of an 18 month production period to JJ Anchor Anchor Simmentals Simmentals repay their cash advances or as their agricultural product is sold. The UluruUluru Red Red Angus Angus 2007-2008 Advance Payments Pro - gram (APP) production period runs from Aug. 1/2007-Sept. 30/2008. BullBull & & Bred Bred Heifer Heifer Sale Sale For more information on the APP Sale Time: 1:00 PM program contact the Feeders Asso - ciation at [email protected] or visit December 5, 2007 Agriculture Canada’s web site. Bow Slope Shipping, Brooks, AB On Offer: •50 Red & Black Simmental Bulls •15 Rising 2 year old Red Angus Bulls NEW HOME •20 Purebred Simmental Bred Heifers Home sweet home for Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers will now offi - cially be Saskatoon, SK. for their Brian Bouchard - Sale Manager agriculture sector of business. The Cell: 403-813-7999 official grand opening of the facili - ty was July 8th. According to Les View Catalogue online at Harding, Regional Operations www.bouchardlivestock.com Manager, “We are at a point now where we have outgrown the facil - ity even though we have only had two sales in it. Now we are begin - ning an expansion.” Expansion is going to see the removal of some fence and pouring concrete in order to increase the Rainalta Simmentals size of the display area. This will Bill Swenson give Ritchie Brothers another 10 Ph: 403-362-7671 Cell: 403-362-0854 acres and also give them another four acres for parking facilities. J Anchor Simmentals Uluru Red Angus It was through acquisitions and Murray Jacobson Russel Coyne generally building on their brand, Ph: 403-381-4609 Ph: 403-362-9027 that Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers has made such a significant foot - Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 1 INDUSTRY NEWS NEW NAME, LOOK and CEO said, “We are a company BIG PRIZE MONEY AND COMPANY with a solid commitment to be With Edmonton’s Farmfair turn - Canada’s and among the world’s The launching of Saskatchewan stiles putting through an estimated Wheat Pool’s new name was most respected agri-business lead - 100,000 people and having some commemorated in a special cere - ers. We now have the scale and 2,200 purebred cattle on display at last mony in Regina on August 30th. scope to take on projects that oth - years nine day show, this years show The new name, Viterra stands for ers cannot. Our size allows us to is expected to be even larger. Being “life from the land” which was operate more efficiently, leverage host to the Simmental and Gelbvieh unveiled along with the new resources and technologies, and Associations national shows and with brand and mission statement provide Viterra and our cus - over $130,000 in prizes (UFA, Allan before dignitaries and special tomers with tremendous competi - Dale Industries and Dodge) Edmon - guests at the ceremony. This tive advantages.” ton’s Farmfair is expected to achieve merger follows what was a hos - Viterra will have: revenues of even greater attendance. tile biding war between James over $4 billion; more than 100 The enhanced prize awards this Richardson International Ltd. grain handling and marketing year will see the grand finale alone and the Saskatchewan Wheat facilities across the Prairies; retail bring smiles to winners. UFA pres - Pool for Agricore United. With network consisting of 276 sites ents Supreme Show of Champions - the Pool’s surprise offer of cash prairie-wide. Also included under Farmfair organizers will award over and stock to acquire Agricore, the Viterra umbrella: business $130,000 in prizes to the Supreme Viterra is now the combination of holdings that include 100% own - Bull and Female. Each will receive the two. They plan also to soon ership of Western Co-operative the pink slips for a 2008 Dodge change their ticker symbol on the Fertilizers Ltd.; Can-Oat Milling; truck and an Allan Dale 20-foot stock exchange. Livestock Services with feed Featherlite stock trailer. This is the With the new name and vision plants in Western Canada, Texas step-up from Farmfair in 2006, with Mayo Schmidt, Viterras President and New Mexico. the addition of the stock trailer. Vetomectin (ivermectin) POUR-ON for cattle KEEP YOUR BEEF PRODUCTION IN THE BLACK WWWVETOQUINOLCA Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 3 7 0 0 2 r e b o t c O S T N E T k c o t n i l C c M N e b a G 0 C Cover story ...................................................................... 12 The study of glycomics .................................................... 37 The Ian Tyson the public knows and loves gave us back The feeding industry has come to rely on low concentrations of our Country Music along with a sense of cowboy pride and antibiotics to improve animal performance. Continued efficacy of identity. Off stage, Tyson is an intensely private, literate and antibiotics, coupled with consumer concern over their use, has philosophical man. fuelled the need for effective alternatives. Carbon credits .................................................................. 33 Understanding ultrasound ................................................ 53 With no legislation in place to force companies to reduce their The traditional method of selling based on live weight is changing emissions, governments are using basic business principles to help to where payment and premiums are made based on carcass emitters reduce their greenhouse gasses (GHG) and give a boost weight and quality. This change has resulted in the adoption of to eco-friendly initiative: Carbon Credits. technology to evaluate live animal carcasses. Contents of Alberta Beef Magazine are Copyrighted and may be reproduced only when written permission is obtained from the publisher. Alberta PUBLISHERʼS STATEMENT: All statements, including product claims, are those of the person or organiza - tion making the statement or claim. The publisher does not adopt any such statement or claim as its own, and any such statement or claim does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the publisher. BBEEFF SUBSCRIPTIONS: Canada: One Year, $37, Two Year $57, Single Copy, $4, USA: One Year, $60, Intʼl: One Year, $75. Send change of address notice promptly, provide old as well as new address, and if possible send address label from recent issue. Allow six weeks for change to take effect. Publisher/Editor: Advertising Representatives: POSTMASTER: Alberta Beef is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, Garth McClintock Lorraine Monette, Gabe McClintock, Canada. Second class postage will be prepaid in Calgary, Alberta. [email protected] Laura Galbraith, PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40007805 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO: Associate Publisher: Business Manager: ALBERTA BEEF MAGAZINE Lee Gunderson Miki Olczak 202-2915 19 ST NE CALGARY AB T2E 7A2 Ph: (403)816-7310 Accounts/Production: email: [email protected] Phone: (403) 250-1090 Fax: (403) 291-9546 Christopher Kuntz Toll Free: 1-800-387-BEEF (2333) Alberta Beef (ISSN: 1187-0761) is published 12 times a year by: Electronic Composition: Creative Motion Publishing FREEHOUSE 8 Media Design Publishers of Alberta Beef, Beef Illustrated, Saskatchewan Beef, Alberta Beef Industry Conference Guide Page 4 - Alberta Beef October 2007 INDUSTRY NEWS STRENGTH HAS be out of the question. This is a For our producers, less revenue ITS PITFALLS very short period of time to experi - means that it will become increas - ence such a dramatic drop in rev - ingly important for them to reduce A strong Canadian dollar, while beneficial for travellers and those enue. As a result, the industry has their cost of production if they importing goods, has had a sting - had little time to adjust. want to remain profitable. "There's ing affect on Alberta's commodity With less revenue, exporters are nothing producers or processors and export markets. Agriculture now forced to compete on a one-to- can do about the value of the dol - industries in the province, as well one basis with their U.S. counter - lar, but there are many things as other commodities such as lum - parts on cost. "For some packers industry can do to improve Alber - ber and oil and gas, have been and primary processors, this is bad ta's competitiveness in both the struggling to adjust to the ramifica - news as they have higher labour short and long term. To be compet - tions of the increased value of the costs, smaller scale plants, less effi - itive, it's just as important to reduce Canadian dollar.
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