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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

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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.

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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.

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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. "When the value cient machinery and lower utiliza - costs as it is to increase revenues. of the Canadian dollar increases, tion rates than U.S. plants. Many Government and industry have to Albertans get less revenue for their are not cost competitive and no look at strategies that do both," products sold abroad," says Sean longer have the low Canadian dol - says Royer. Royer, Acting Director, Economics lar (and resulting higher revenue) On the cost side, more invest - and Competitiveness, Alberta to buffer them from this reality," ment has to be put into automating Agriculture and Food, Edmonton. says Royer. "With further processed plants and replacing labour For about 10 years, the Canadian goods, that is those goods that are whereever possible. There is a dollar hovered in the $0.67 to $0.70 not traded in a commodity market, labour shortage in Alberta that isn't range. In the last four years, there there is a little more protection going away anytime soon. More has been a dramatic jump in the against commodity fluctuations investment also has to be placed in dollar of about $0.20. Sustained because more margin is worked developing high yielding feed vari - parity with the U.S. dollar may not into the higher value products." eties, more efficient machinery in VOLD JONES & VOLD VJV-FOOTHILLS AUCTION CO. LTD LIVESTOCK AUCTION Cattle Capital of Canada Stavely

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t’s a good news story for the toward the development of beef for best results,” says Dr. John beef industry and beef con - cattle production strategies that Basarab, a senior beef research sci - Isumers that keeps getting better result in beef products with higher entist with Alberta Agriculture and - new research uncovering the con - levels of this natural CLA. Food and co-leader of the CLA Net - siderable human health potential of “As word spreads of the poten - work’s beef production module. conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) tial with CLA, we’re hearing from found naturally in beef products. an increasing number of beef pro - Now researchers in the CLA Net - ducers who are showing interest in work are making strong progress CLA and are looking for a ‘recipe’

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Dr. John Basarab - “The indications so far are very positive that increasing CLA levels has no negative effects on product quality in beef.”

“It’s important to realize it’s too early in the development effort for beef producers to aim for higher CLA beef or for any recommended changes to production practices. However, we are making a lot of headway in terms of identifying practices that increase CLA. Our focus is to use this knowledge to support future beef production strategies that can be tied directly to specific CLA-related market opportunities as they emerge.” 4-H is on a roll. CLA is a fatty acid already found Over the next few months, Alberta 4-H’ers in your area will be visiting farms and naturally in all beef and dairy rural residences to collect scrap tires, TVs and computer equipment for recycling. products. Early studies based In return, Alberta Recycling will provide funding to Alberta 4-H clubs. It’s just another largely on animal models indicate way the benets of tire and electronics recycling roll back into Alberta communities. that CLA may help fight or prevent diseases such as cancer, heart dis - Pick up the phone and they’ll pick up your scrap tires and electronics. Call 1-877-682-2153 (toll-free) between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ease, diabetes and kidney disease, or e-mail [email protected]. as well as help battle obesity and improve bone density. In the case of beef production, CLA is formed naturally in beef cattle when linole - ic acid and linolenic acid from tires/electronics www.albertarecycling.ca www.4h.ab.ca digested plant material is convert - ed into CLA through activity by micro-organisms in the rumen. Page 8 - Alberta Beef October 2007 Bob is worth his weight in gold. Skilled. Focused. Decisive. Over the years, Bob has proven time and time again that he’s committed to helping you reach your goals and maximize your bottom line. You can count on him to act fast and get results. He leaves nothing to chance. And neither do you. Which is why you rely on Nuflor. Trust a proven performer.

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www.canadaid.ca ~ 1-877-909-BEEF Studies by researchers in the CLA the context of overall meat quality, Now another priority is to look at Network have confirmed that beef cost considerations, market oppor - ways of reducing variation in CLA products already contain signifi - tunity and production efficiency, levels among animals and types of cant levels of natural CLA. They says Basarab. One key aspect animal tissue, to help us produce a have also shown these natural lev - Basarab and colleagues have inves - uniform product.” els may be consistently increased tigated is how changes to CLA lev - More information on results of up to two-to-three times through els could impact other components the pasture and feedlot trials, as dietary strategies and other pro - of product quality. “The indications well as information on other duction approaches. In one recent so far are very positive that increas - aspects of CLA Network beef pro - study, Basarab and colleagues con - ing CLA levels has no negative duction progress, is available on ducted two trials to examine fac - effects on product quality in beef. the Web at www.CLAnetwork.com tors affecting CLA levels in the meat of steers raised under differ - ent pasture and feedlot scenarios. ® This work uncovered several approaches to produce significant IVOMEC USER CLA increases in striploin, backfat and intermuscular fat, using differ - ent combinations of backgrounding, SINCE AGE 10 finishing and sunflower seed sup - plementation treatments. Sunflower seed, which is high in linoleic acid, is one example among several pos - sible feed supplements high in either linoleic or linolenic acid that have potential to boost CLA pro - duction. Among the key findings related to steers on feedlot finishing diets, the study found that sun - flower seed supplementation boost - ed CLA levels by 36 percent in strip loin, 36 percent in backfat and 24 percent in intermuscular fat. Ani -

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Photos and Story by Lee Gundersn he Ian Tyson the public knows and his phrases form part of our daily lexicon loves gave us back our Country and his songs form a significant part of TMusic along with a sense of our contemporary Western heritage. cowboy pride and identity. Off stage, “Cowboyography” his break through 1986 Tyson is an intensely private, literate and album is a household word in the philosophical man. In the little stone Americas, not just Canada. Though he is house where he writes his music (80% of an intensely private person, perhaps out the music is written on the path to the of necessity, Tyson remains loyal to his stone house), Ian displays a plaque given fans. Ian keeps a low profile but puts to him by the Alberta Order of Excellence everything into his music knowing that it in 2006 inscribed with “his songs have will do the talking for him. And it does. become favorites for his fellow Albertans He is a master of innuendo and metaphor. and his fans around the world. He has He melds country, folk and rock music as been credited with recreating and reviving no other artist can. How many Canadian traditional country music in Canada.” country artists have been reviewed in Alberta ranchers knew this 20 years ago, Rolling Stone magazine? TThhiiss FFaallll SSaalleess 22000077

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Eric Fazakas Russell Coyne Darren Ross Annett Order Buyers 793-5387 403-362-1989 Rebalkin 793-4715 Ken Pickett General Assistant 403-633-9997 Auctioneer 641-4414 “Serving Alberta’s Livestock Industry Since 1940” Manager Manager Auctioneer BROOKS, ALBERTA (403) 362-5521 Rod MacLean & Field Rep. P.O. Box 1299 793-3060 Brooks Alberta T1R 1C2 Looking back at Canadian happened to meet Alan Young at a who organized the event. Even Country Music’s history there was horse show at Irvine. In those days though I was a pro they invited me Wilf Carter, Hank Snow, Ian Tyson he was managing Pincher Creek to be involved. The festival was for in the sixties along with Tommy Ranches, one of the largest ranches amateur cowboy poets: so they had Hunter and the likes of Stompin’ in the British Empire at the time. I me perform outside the venue. Tom Connors. Now a whole host of moved into the ‘Puff’ n Blow’ cabin They had about 50 chairs put out country performers have for the event and were wor - been spawned by Ian’s suc - ried they would be embar - cess over the past 25 years rassed by having set too and they make up the many chairs out; anyway it revival and resurgence of turned into a crowd of over Canada’s country music 400 real ‘honest to God cow - scene: Corb Lund; Terri boys’ who travelled from Clark; Paul Brandt, George all over North America to Fox and hundreds of others be part of this one of a kind continue Tyson’s legacy. event. I performed at the But it was Tyson’s trail Stockmen’s Casino to an breaking “Old Corrals and endless full house night Sagebrush” album in 1983 after night. And things just that was instrumental for kinda took off on their own the Renaissance of Ian’s after that. It was Serendipity career and of Canadian at its best. I was not expect - Country Music. Ian calls ing a career resurgence on what happened “Serendipi - such a scale. But it turned ty,” it’s much like finding a out to be the beginning of $20 bill in an old sweater the second part my career pocket. For Ian it was unex - on a wonderful scale and in pected, unanticipated and right out on the ranch for three of the best the directions I most wanted it to of the blue, though much wel - years of my life and I trained cut - go: the roots of real country music comed. Here’s what happened. ting horses. I also met George as I felt it. I write the music and It was the late ‘60’s. Ian had left Brooks through Alan and we later lyrics that come from my heart, that his Hereford farm in Ontario where partnered up on some cattle, at one come from really living the life of he raised a few horses. “I was tired time we ran 2000 steers together.” the cowboy.” Success came to Ian of the music business, the TV show “My success over the past 24 again, but on his terms, not those of (Nashville North) and the stresses years (since 1983) all came as a a fickle public. that success can bring. I wanted to result of having ‘Old Corrals and To say the least, Ian Tyson go back out west to my roots. Sagebrush’ just released and I becomes the center of attraction at Sylvia and I amicably parted trails received an invitation to the 1984 the Elko Cowboy Poetry Festival. (the Ian Tyson Show followed). So I Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering. For a few days each year he’s been came back to Alberta in 1975 and Nevada had a state hired folklorist called the “King of Elko, Nevada.”

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Ian recently came back from play - caught a virus on an air flight in 2006 Horses. At dinner one night Ian ing a private concert for 40 in Col - but he’s getting stronger vocally, added, “My third most favorite orado. As well, he performed “Corb Lund says not to worry about song is Somewhere in The Rubies.” another private concert for Wilbur it, he feels it gives my voice another I told him his music has entered the Stewart and guests this summer at dimension,” Tyson adds. vocabulary of feedlot operators Stettler, Alberta, this writer attend - Ian is asked if he is upset over and cow/calf men across Canada, ed the event. Concerts like these are music file sharing on the internet, oft being quoted in stories and just a small part of Ian’s yearly per - he adds “Napster is now transfer - everyday conversation. Ian was forming agenda. ring funds and royalties and the unaware as to what level this had When Alan Young died in 1987 whole thing doesn’t bother me.” taken place. It’s hard for him to be Ian sang at his funeral. Young was When asked what his own favorite everywhere and realize the impact also featured on one of Ian’s song songs are that he wrote Ian quickly he’s had on just about everyone in tracks as one of the backup singers says, “Summer Wages and MC agriculture. Ian’s writing, ranch on ‘The Coyote and The Cowboy’. It was friend and neighbor John Scott (he worked on 4 Academy Award movies) that found a quar - ter section of land he felt was right for Ian not far from Longview in Buying or Selling? the winter of ‘79-80. Ian bought it and then acquired the Sylvester Hogg quarter later (plus other property) with the old stone house on it. Ian has since expanded the place and runs cattle and raises cut - ting horses. He works cattle exten - sively with neighbor Peter Wambeke (Richard’s son), Ian says “we see eye to eye.” Every morning Ian feeds his horses and takes a walk down to the little stone house where he writes his songs. Either Ian’s there to do his writing or sometimes he drives down to Einar Brasso’s cabin at Chain Lakes. Ian keeps to himself except for his close friends. It is safe to say that a very large group of extremely loyal fans follow his every movement. Call it CALL ONE OF THESE ORDER BUYERS TODAY. a cult if you will, but the group even includes Canadian artist Neil AB FOODS LLC ALBERTA PRIME BEEF WASHINGTON BEEF Whether buying or selling, call us for all Young, who believes “Four Strong PROCESSING PLANT your livestock marketing needs Winds” is one of the greatest and Competitive Bids on your fat cattle. including "internet". Feeders/fats/cull cows. most beautiful songs ever written. 201 Elmwood Rd Toppenish WA 98948 Andy Houweling, Cell: 403 308-8700 Dave Harris 208-338-2500 Mac MacLean, Office 403 732-5644 This year Ian is planning a four 208-338-2650 Fax • 208-559-5617 Cell Clint deLeeuw, Cell: 403 634-4630 night concert series at the East [email protected] Tom Barr, Cell: 403 627-7400 www.albertaprimebeef.com Longview Hall, Ian adds, “These DEWALD LIVESTOCK concerts have an indefinable aura ORDER BUYING SERVICE about them, the audience for some Pincher Creek, AB JIM PULYK NILSSON BROS. Fred Dewald: 403-627-7475 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE reason becomes one with me. There Allan Lively: 403-627-7776 Vermilion, AB are some incredible crowd dynamics Tom McNain: 403-625-0573 Bus: 780-853-5372 Res: 780-763-3757 that happen at that concert.” The ROD MACLEAN Cell: 780-853-0626 four night concert series usually sells BSSA MARKETING REP. Specializing in Replacement out in about one hour (this writer All classes of cattle, cover S. AB Heifers & Bred Cows Cell:403-641-3080 could only obtain 2 tickets with 4 Home: 403-793-3060 months advance notice). Ian’s voice BSSA: 403-362-5521 is still bothering him a bit after he Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 17 (AVE9OU%VER4HOUGHTOF /WNINGA+UBOTA- #AB4RACTOR Now’s the time with our amazing fall incentives!

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There’s meeting house at the end of the all the famous names in gravel road down by the music at the Mariposa river; a guitar sits on a folk festival; the guests sofa and watching over on his own TV show Ian while he writes is a with Sylvia; “Waylon portrait of Charlie Rus - Jennings and I were sell. It is safe to say that friends and we got in Ian’s song writing gift lots of trouble. We were shines as bright as Char - both playing Toronto lie Russell’s gift to the clubs and after we closed world of western art. we got together and When asked what his jammed at the Matador. favorite memories are, You could say that Hank Ian thinks for only a Snow, Roy Acuff and moment and observes, Johnny Cash were con - “I’ve been able to ride some of the Texas. Ian’s music awards are siderable influences on me. When I greatest ranches in the US. There numerous and listed on his web was a boy in Vancouver my father was the Singleton Ranch in New site. He has been honored by the took me to see the original Sons of Mexico, Singleton died in 2001. He beat Ted Turner out for sheer size of his operation. They’re keeping the ranch together. And I rode with Alex Carrone, that man is EdY[_dWXbk[ceedoekÓdZ absolutely admired by everyone, EdY[_dWXbk[ceedoekÓdZ that man has it all together, he’s Wh[Wbbo]eeZZ[Wb$ definitely the real deal. Nor can I forget my friends Jean and John Brittenham at Anton Chico. Just talking about it makes me want to load up Pokey and Bud in the trailer and head south.” While writing this story, Ian’s song about the wild Owyhee Range plays in the background.... he sings of ‘wild horse heaven’ and the end - less seas of sagebrush, may those horses out on the Wild Owyhee Cover your animals for both Range always run forever free. Tom Russell has collaborated blackleg AND tetanus in with Ian writing many of his hits. ONE SHOT! Tom is getting married this coming spring in Elko: Ian will be his best man. The talk with Ian drifts easily and endlessly. His interests are extremely varied, but the conversa - tion keeps him returning to his ® Schering-Plough Canada Inc. TAS001-03E-PA massive library on the early cow - TAS-005 boys, the history of the horse and Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 19 The Pioneers with Tex Ritter as a southern US plains, the big herds tographers in America. I signal my guest along with his horse White and the legends are like a magnet approval and admiration for the Flash; that left quite an impression to his psyche. work. Ian took me over to the orig - on me. Today I listen to inal plywood wall in his Dylan’s “Modern barn where the cover Times” and Mark photo for Cowboyogra - Knoppfler as well. But I phy was taken by have to hand it to Corb Markus. All the original Lund, I’m his biggest marks are still there after fan, he writes great horse 21 years. songs.” Ian loves to tell real Ian’s library is one of stories through his bal - the most impressive col - lads. His poems (lyrics) lections of cowboy and set to music dwell on horse history I have ever loving, losing and living seen amassed outside of life under the big sky. the Stockmen’s Memori - His extensive research, al Foundation. His books his ability to put his own are rare and eclectic: experiences and those when he tours in the US Here is a photo of George Dawson Tyson taken in 1907 at Bowden with he’s read to music makes he often stops by used a horse called Baldie. Ian says, “He was a gunsel, he saw the last of the him celebrated as a west - book shops to pick up great open range in Canada.” ern folklorist and cultur - titles being sold by estates, as the From a drawer Ian pulls out his al anthropologist though Tyson RBO794-AlbertaBeef_BioBarrelgreat herds and ra n8/7/07ches 3:03are PMbe iPageng 1 newest album cover photos taken does have an aversion to what he lost. Ian is picking up what literary by Kurt Markus. 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UFA_5221 AlbertaBeef.indd 1 9/24/07 8:46:55 AM eyes as they were forced (I helped) with the incursions of oil and gas points out, a pound of fresh ground onto the truck. They had Banjo’s into prime ag land and with urban beef is the same price as a pound of horse sense, they knew, they knew. sprawl there’s not much room left ripe tomatoes. The talk with Ian moves to the for agriculture these days. Just look Tyson points out that he and disappearing cowboy and the big at what’s happening 50 miles north Gordon Lightfoot once united spreads being broken up. He adds, of me west of Calgary.” I agree with against the CRTC Canadian Con - “Those big ranches seldom exist Ian, it’s like Joni Mitchell said tent rules in the 1960’s. Ian recalls, unless it’s from outside “It turned out Gordon money that allows them and I were wrong. The the luxury of land and 33% content rules turned big herds.” We agree out good for music and things don’t look good Canadian artists. Like for your average Cana - our music culture our dian producer what with agriculture needs help: BSE, drought, increasing subsidies. We can be costs, shrinking calf haughty and proud and prices and the fact that say we are independent “Canada doesn’t have and free and don’t need the tax advantages a handout, but I think Americans do. The agriculture is at the Yanks subsidize their crossroads. It’s time we corn and agriculture but acknowledge the mas - Canada sure doesn’t sive changes and our help their producers. I government must inter - think we’ve got to subsi - vene to save our agricul - dize our agriculture or it’s not “they’re gonna pave paradise, put ture and way of life with a plan to going to survive. The little guy, if up a parking lot.” We both agree make agriculture more financially he doesn’t work the oil patch or we’re losing the big spreads, it’s rewarding. I have given this drive a bus or have off farm getting harder every day to make a thought for years.” employment, unless he has 500 buck and keep it. There are storm Ian has become a western cultur - cows, he can’t afford to continue clouds on the horizon for those in al icon. His music is loved. It goes any more. Rising costs, a short agriculture. We both agree we need deeper than that. He has helped us growing season with 12 months of political leaders with vision and forge our identity as one culture frost some years and big droughts who can act; much needs doing, and one people who love the land, take their toll. But the little guy in Canada’s cheap food policy is cattle, horses and the lifestyle. Ian’s Canada needs more help from gov - destroying its agriculture. music spans the 49th parallel and ernment or our way of life is going There are real, not imagined breaks the US-Canada political bar - to come crashing to an end. And problems, when as Wilbur Stewart rier; Ian’s music celebrates and STETTLER AUCTION MART

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Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 23 unites the cowboy culture of the Americas (including Mexico). He teaches us all so much more about our relationship with the land and 3 Models SILENCER 8 SILENCERSILENL CER Chute Ch t Models, M dld other cattlemen and horsemen and Chute Carriers Including Extended & Tilt yet the music allows us to celebrate the present and keep our dreams of HYDRAULIC NECK the future alive. Ian knows of the EXTENDER BARS places where great herds of horses Hydraulically Control Head still run wild and free. Straight Ahead, “Yep,” Ian continues, Left & Right “I always wanted to be a cowboy, not a writer or a singer. I just got lucky.”

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Tuesday, October 30/07 – 1:00 pm Tuesday, November 13/07 – 1:00pm Friday, November 30/07 – 1:00pm Padjett Jensen Valin Ranch – 419 Hfrs consisting of: P5 Ranches- 450 Red & Blk Cows consisting of: 70 Blk & BWF Hfrs 170 Red & RBF Hfrs, 250 Blk & BBF Hfrs 350 Blk & BBF 2nd calving Cows Bred to Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in May 15th, out July 15th Bred to Red & Blk Angis Bulls. Bulls in May 18th 100 RBF 2nd calving Cows Program; Breed Back 9, & 8 way, Pelvic checked. Bred to Red & Blk Angus Bulls. Bulls in May 20th Hank Van Beers – Complete Dispersal, Consisting of; Friday, November 16/07 – 1:00pm Guido Zanoni – 61 Cows consisting of: 40 Blk & Red Cows Spring River Ranch – Special AI Heifer Sale 61 RBF 2nd calving Cows 4 9 year old Cows – 625 Red & Blk Females, consisting of: Bred to Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in May 16th Bred to Blk & Red Limo Bulls. Bulls in June 1st, out Aug 3rd 125 Red & RBF 2nd calvers. Bred to Char. Bulls. Bulls in May 15th 200 Red & RBF Bred Heifers, AI bred April 4th to B.C. Hobo. Tuesday, December 4/07 – 1:00pm Tuesday, November 6/07 – 1:00 pm Due to calve Jan 12. Pasture bred to Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in Boyd & Colleen Bianchi Thiessen Ranch April 10th to May 31st 85 Red & Blk Hfrs 140 Blk Angus Hfrs – These heifers originated from one 125 Blk & BBF 2nd calvers. Bred to Blk Angus Bulls. Bred to Red & Blk Angis Bulls. Bulls in April ranch. Bulls in May 20th Randy Howg Bred to Blk Angus Bulls. Bulls in May 1st, out Aug 1st 175 Blk & BBF Heifers, AI bred April 12th to Modern Design . 80 Simm. X Hfrs Barry & Michael Musil – 40 Hfrs Consisting of: Due to calve Jan 20th . Pasture bred to Blk Angus Bulls. Bulls A. Siewert – Complete Dispersal - 80 Cows consisting of: 40 Blk Angus NVB Hfrs in April 16th toMay31st 80 Blk & Red Gelb. X Cows, 3-9 yrs old Synchronized to Blk Bulls. Bulls in April 8th Bred to Blk & Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in June 1st 67 Quarter Circle Ranch Tuesday, November 20/07 – 1:00pm Rodney C. Walburger- 104 Solid Red Angus Cows CD Land & Cattle – 140 Bred Hfrs consisting of: 80 Red Factor Simmental Cows Bred to Red Angus & Char. Bulls. Bulls in May 24th 120 Solid Red Hfrs, 21 Blk Hfrs. Good Milk, Easy to handle, produce strong calves Chad Heggie – 30 Blk & Red Cows & Hfrs consisting of: Bred to Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in April 1st, out June 15th Bred to Red, Red Factor Simmental Bulls. Bulls in May 24/07 10 Bred Hfrs Wenbourne Ranch – Sell off, 190 head consisting of: Art Wocknitz – 10 2nd calvers 140 Blk Angus Cows, 50 Blk Angus Hfrs 95 Red, Simm X Cows, 4 to 10 yrs old. 10 3rd & 4th calvers These females have been on a full herd health program. Bred to Red Simm & Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in July 1st, out Bred to Blk & Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in April 15th Cows are Bred Blk Angus & Blk Limo. Bulls in July 2nd Sept 20th Hfrs are Bred Blk Angus. Bulls in July 2nd Friday, November 9/07 – 1:00pm Friday, December 7/07 – 1:00pm Tom, Joni & Gordon B. Thielen Friday, November 23/07 – 1:00pm Bishop Land & Cattle – 500 Hfrs consisting of: 39 Red & RBF Hfrs Valin Ranch – Angus Influence Sale 120 RED, RWF, RBF Hfrs Bred to Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in April 1st, out July 10th 280 2nd calving Blk & BBF Cows 130 BLK BWF & BBF Hfrs Hanson Ranch 160 3rd calving Blk & BBF Cows Blk Angus Bulls in May 20th to July 20th 140 Red Angus & Char.X Cows 120 2nd calving Red & RBF Cows 120 Blk, BBF, BWF Hfrs Bred to Char. & Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in May 15th All Cows Bred to Blk & Red Angus Bulls. Bulls in May 25th 130 RED, RWF, RBF Hfrs River Canyon Ranch – Sell off, 120 Head consisting of: Blk Angus Bulls in June 18th to Aug 24th 120 Blk Angus Cows Tuesday, November 27/07 – 1:00pm *All bulls had Birth weights under 80lbs. 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ZONE 2 Triple J Livestock 1-877-349-3153 Highwood Livestock Auction (403) 652-3343 Vold Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd. (403) 783-5561 1-780-349-3153 High River Blair Vold Fax (403) 783-4120 Reg. Sales – Fri & Mon. 8:30 a.m. Reg. Sales Mon. 9:00 a.m. 4410 Hwy 2A , Ponoka, Ab T4J 1J8 9004-110a St. Westlock AB T7P 2N1 Reg. Sales Weds. 8:30 a.m. email: [email protected] VJV-Foothills Livestock Auction (403) 549-2120 www.triplejlivestock.com Sales Every Friday 9 a.m. Rob Bergevin Mgr. Cell 403-625-7171 ZONE 5 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Stavely, AB Rimbey Auction Mart (1996) Ltd. (403) 843-2439 Mr. Guy Paris Res (403) 843-2088 Hartford Insurance Bus (403) 291-3353 Box 680 Fax (403) 843-3485 Kevin Cornforth Fax (403) 291-3599 Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 111 - 2116 - 27 Ave NE Reg. Sales: Tues. 9:00 a.m. Calgary, AB T2E 7A6 AS I SEE IT Trails cross

y trail crossed Alan Young’s Mtrail about 1955. My father and Alan rode together since Maple Creek days and growing up together on the rodeo circuit. Then Alan managed Pincher Creek Ranches and he crossed trails with Ian at Irvine. Ian lived for years by Lee Gunderson at the Puff ‘n Blow cabin Alan & Joy Young circa 1986 with Harald Gunderson at the Pincher Creek ranch. Alan married Joy knows everybody one together shooting frogs Beasley of Patricia, that’s way or another. For with .22’s. Today that right Lee’s sister and instance Ian is good would not be considered Bruce’s Aunt. friends with Gordon ‘ecologically sensitive.’ Everything is inter - Lightfoot; I used to work Then it turns out that Gor - twined, and somehow if with Gord’s step-brother don and Ian have been you live long enough Lorne Caddick. Gordon friends for decades; Light - you’ll find everyone and Lorne grew up foot sings Tyson’s ‘Red

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Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 29 lyrics and melodies. The Americas have judged Ian’s legacy; Ian’s “Gift” shines as bright musical - ly as Charlie Russell’s paintings do for our Western heritage. When I’m tired, discouraged, when I feel overwhelmed I play Ian’s music. And most days when life is really fine I play his music. Ian’s music is to Ian John Scott and Wayne Vold Ian with his Martin guitar at home. me the bread of life, like Velvet’ on the Ian Tyson Ian’s music shapes the Every one of us is getting an oasis in the desert, a Trib ute album. Everyone way we dream. older and hopefully a lit - glimpse into eternity. It’s knows everyone. There Ian Tyson gave me a tle wiser. Sometimes as the way I soothe my soul are no secrets in the cat - rare interview and a sel - Ian writes in “The Won - when the world seems tle business or in life. dom seen glimpse into der of It All”, ‘life gets too much to bear at times. While writing this col - his personal life. The harder everyday, and My wife Louise and I will umn Wilbur Stewart just conversation drifted sometimes it seems, the be “Somewhere in the called to say he’s only from Alex Caronne to dream almost dies,’ Rubies” in November for got 2,000 acres of barley Todd Snodgrass and rid - but love shows us the a week of photography. left to combine. He ing with Robert Hoff; way. Love is the only So why go there and added, “Ian Tyson has from the history of the light that lights anyone’s what music will be play - had a wonderful impact west to music issues; dark path. ing as we drive across the on our Western culture, Elko Nevada days and Ian Tyson has shown sagebrush sea? I think on our dreams and hopes how it’s getting harder to us the way, he’s given us you know that answer and on the way we look balance career, health back our dreams, with now. As Ian would say, at life.” Wilbur is right, and the ranch chores. his hauntingly beautiful “Adios Amigo.”

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INDUSTRY Carbon credits - another cash crop?

n 1997 Canada entered into the rancher’s land is often grassland. dre from Flatlander Environmental Kyoto agreement with the fer - Generally there isn’t any more a Services, Clyde, AB, “They can.” Ivor and enthusiasm of a college producer can do to sequester more “While there’s very little project kid with a new job. But commit - carbon. “But alfalfa and grassland protocol in place for beef produc - ment and enthusiasm waned as it that’s being bailed each year as ers, there definitely are some became apparent, years later, that new growth and sequesters more opportunities,” says Letondre. reducing emissions 6% below post- than some other crops do,” “Producers can apply for carbon 1990 levels was going to take more explains Saufert. credits with their hay land and for - than just ink on parchment. According to Saufert, the ideal age crops.” While realistically the With no legislation in place to beef producer is one that uses min - cattle may be offsetting the bene - force companies to reduce their imum till farming practices when fits, the number of cattle a produc - emissions, governments are using he needs to reseed his grassland. er has isn’t taken into consideration basic business principles to This individual may qualify for at this time - he can simply apply as help emitters reduce their green - some carbon credits, depending on a farmer. house gasses (GHG) and give a the amount of grassland he has and Letondre predicts that down the boost to eco-friendly initiative: the number of animals he raises. road, a program will be established Carbon Credits So what might someone get for specifically for beef producers, just their carbon credits? “Let’s say a Alberta Beef Producers - as has been developed with farm - farmer was getting two dollars an ers. “I would suggest producers Neutralized? acre for his carbon credits this While grain farmers are being keep in touch with an aggregator,” year, next year he could get more says Letondre. He added that cur - told that selling Carbon Credits or less or the same. It’s a different may actually become a revenue rently there are very few aggrega - price every year but it doesn’t tors in Canada. The highest price stream for them - beef producers change a whole lot because it’s Letondre has seen for carbon cred - are in a greyer area. That’s because new. Also the companies that are its has been $4.07 US per metric ton cattle are thought to neutralize polluting the air are voluntarily on the currently volunteer market. their chances for having sustain - buying these carbon credits. When The price though is driven by able decreases in GHGs. “There it becomes mandatory things demand which fluctuates and is isn’t really anything a beef produc - could change,” says Saufert. er could do in a huge way to mini - based on calculations for each pro - mize GHGs,” says Rudy Saufert of The Dollars and Cents ducer. To calculate, they look at the CGF Brokerage, Saskatoon, SK. All altruistic, earth-friendly bene - acres of land and soil type all of Because any land seeded for grass fits aside, what producers want to which has a influence on produc - prior to 1999 is carbon neutral and know is, can they get in the carbon tion,” explains Letondre. has sequestered all it can, and a credit game? According to Bill Leton - by Heather Cook ry rs to e a B

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Agence: Gallant Leaman Green CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Gallant Client: Pfizer 203098 Format: 8 X 10.625 Couleur: 4c Linéature: 133l/s Dossier: 203098 Publications: Alberta Beef CARBON CREDIT FACTS What are Carbon Credits? and sold: the Chicago Climate Ex - Saskatoon, SK. “We have 250 mil - Every business must take stock of in - change, European Climate Exchange, lion metric tons of carbon that goes puts and outputs to survive. They NordPool, and PowerNext. into the air each year, and one way seek inputs (payments from cus - to sequester this is to have farming tomers) and they are responsible for Who sells Carbon Credits? practices that adhere to collecting outputs (their product or service). The sellers of carbon credits are this carbon out of the air and put - Carbon is produced from every any company or producer who is ting it into the ground. One of major industry and the carbon credit reducing their GHGs and selling those practices is zero till or mini - system moves carbon into the ‘out - their accrued credits through a bro - mum tilling.” Minimum tilling is put’ section of business. kerage. Carbon credits are all about defined as using 3 inch openers on Companies and industries which the emissions being let off into the 9.5 inch spacing while tilling. This have the highest amount of green - air by the manufacturers, “ said practice ensures carbon is not house gas (GHG) emissions may Rudy Saufert of CGF Brokerage, being released back into the air. eventually have limits imposed under future international agree - ments like Kyoto. Currently, they can choose to reduce their output to meet those limits, or choose to pur - chase carbon credits in the amount of their shortfall.

One way to sequester carbon is to have farming practices that adhere to collecting the carbon out of the air and putting it into the ground. One of those practices is zero till or minimum tilling.

Who buys Carbon Credits? Businesses that have extra credits can sell them to businesses which need to purchase them or they can trade them on the international market. There are businesses and organiza - tions that are set up specifically to sell carbon credits. These businesses - called Carbon Projects - must be ap - proved through initiatives like Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) or Joint Implementation (JI) and must provide activity reports to prove they are actually reducing greenhouse gasses. Some projects may include reforestation, carbon capture and storage or wind and solar projects.

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Hooge (2006) summarized 19 trials performed with calves, where a commercial MOS product was added at an average of 4 g/hd/day (0.15 oz/hd/day) to milk. The data showed body weight (BW) was improved 15%, average daily gain (ADG) 70 g/day (2.5 oz/day) and starter intake by 9.8% compared with control calves. In the few trials that reported mortality, a signifi - cant reduction with the MOS fed calves was noted. Rosen (2006) reported that pigs fed MOS increased feed intake by 1.0%, BW 3.6%, and improved feed conversion by 3.1%. Two separate papers by Rosen (2006) in broilers and turkeys demonstrated an Elanco and the diagonal colour bar are trademarks of Eli Lilly and Company. Used under license by increase in live weight gain of 27.6 g ELANCO/Division Eli Lilly Canada, Inc. (1.0oz) and 57.0 g (2.0 oz) respective - © 2007 Elanco Animal Health. ly while feed conversion improved 12-30-012806012007 by -0.039 and -0.0156 when the MOS was included in the diet. Page 38 - Alberta Beef October 2007 MOS treated group, indicating that MOS treated calves transitioned into the feedlot better. This study was followed up by a trial at Schooten & Sons Feedyard in Diamond City, Alberta in the fall of 2006 using 902 mixed breed newly weaned animals. Shane and his two brothers operate a 10,000 head cus - tom feed yard while working 1500 acres and running a custom silage business, among other activities. In the study, the inclusion of MOS (Bio-Mos(r), All - tech, Inc.) at 20 g/hd/day (0.7 oz/hd/day) for the first 20 days in the receiver program improved ADG by 34%, feed conversion by 31%, and reduced the cost of gain by $0.161/lb. These results were coupled with a 63% reduction in the number of pulls and lower Continued efficacy of antibiotics, coupled with consumer concern over mortality, 11 vs 2 for the MOS treated group. In addi - their use in animal agriculture, has fuelled the need for effective tion, the results reflect significant treatment and alternatives, such as those promised from the emerging science of labour savings for the feedyard. glycomics. As producers and feed manufacturers continue to The substantial body of positive evidence in other search for production advantages, the role of technol - species has led to recent investigations into the appli - ogy and science will continue to increase. When cou - cation of MOS in receiving rations for beef cattle. A calf pled with growing consumer concerns over the health trial conducted in Italy by Tassinari and colleagues and safety of their food, the role of glycomics in (2007) with Blond d'Aquitaine resulted in an improve - reducing our reliance on antibiotic growth pro - ment in ADG by 3.6%. Indicators of stress: alpha glob - motants in the cattle industry will continue. The real ulins, beta globulins and non-esterified fatty acids question is how will glycomics affect your operation? were all significantly higher in control calves than the by Dr. Simon Timmermans, DVM

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Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 39 INDUSTRY Disputes on fence lines

he Fence Line Act deals with fencing costs shared by neighbours who mutually agree to Tbuild and maintain a fence to keep livestock contained. The Act outlines the procedures for set - tling disputes of rural fence lines between neigh - bours through arbitration. In the Act dispute settlement only applies to fences used to confine livestock between rural adjoining landowners. Livestock is considered to include cattle, horses, sheep, swine (including wild boar), goats, bison and game production animals (elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer and moose). If both landowners have livestock to contain, the benefit of The Fence Line Act deals with fencing costs shared by neighbours who mutually agree to build and maintain a fence to keep livestock the fence is determined by the type of livestock and contained. the fencing requirements. Should the fencing needs be the same for both neighbours, then the fencing tionally if a neighbour benefits from a fence that is and maintenance expense should be shared equally. already built. Once an initial reasonable value for Should only one neighbour have livestock to con - their portion of the fence is set and paid the mainte - tain, it is the sole responsibility of the livestock nance is shared equally. owner to construct a fence that is suitable for their livestock. Cost of fencing may also be shared propor - Fence line disputes may include, location of the fence or property lines, type and quality of the fence, costs for erecting the fence and maintenance or proportional value.

Fence line disputes may include, location of the fence “Best investment we’ve made in a long time.” or property lines, type and quality of the fence, costs for  GARY ROBERTS erecting the fence and maintenance or proportional value. Should a dispute occur each neighbour can appoint an arbitrator or the same arbitrator can be used by both parties. The arbitrators will then settle the dis - pute at a hearing and issue a dispute settlement. If the arbitrators cannot reach an agreement, an umpire will hear the case and settle the dispute. The neighbours will • CASTRATE be given notice of the hearing and can appoint a witness • DE HORN to sit in at the hearing. The dispute settlement is only • DOCK TAILS e Beauty • TREAT binding while the fence is in existence. of the Callicrate Bander PROLAPSES One of the parties can request that the other party appoint an arbitrator. This request must be done in “Calves stay healthier and perform better.”  DAN FIELDS, KANSAS writing and has a 48-hour deadline. If the deadline is “I can’t believe how easy it is ... the cattle don’t seem not met then a justice of the peace can appoint an arbi - to mind at all.”  PEGGY OLSON, OREGON trator for that party. The Arbitration Act is applicable for these disputes and a copy can be obtained from the “2000 head later, not one problem!”  GEORGE CHAMBERS, GEORGIA Queen’s Printer. The Fence Line Act is also available from the Queen’s Printer at www.qp.gov.ab.ca. 800-858-5974 by Janet Patriquin www.nobull.net [email protected] Assistant Farmers’ Advocate Page 40 - Alberta Beef October 2007 PPyyrr aammiidd ®® ccaattttllee aarr ee ww orortthh more.more.

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Oct 30 Medicine Hat, Ralph’s Bar and Grill Oct 25 Breton Community Hall Rich Smith, ABP General Manager Tim Highmoor, ABP Policy Analyst Nov 1 Brooks, Ramada Inn Oct 30 Calmar, Legion Hall Nov 5 Vauxhall, Legion John Masswohl, CCA Director Government & International Relations Zone 2 Meeting 7:00 pm start Nov 1 Camrose Regional Exhibition Free Supper 5:30 pm Tim Highmoor, ABP Policy Analyst

Nov 5 Fort MacLeod Auction Market Zone 7 All Meetings 7:30 pm start, Rich Smith, ABP General Manager Free supper at 6:30 pm Adrienne Waller, ABP Legal Counsel Oct 23 Niton Junction, Beaver Meadows Focusing on the ABP Plan Review Community Hall Tim Highmoor, ABP Policy Advisor Zone 3 All Meetings 7:00 pm start Oct 25 Mayerthorpe, Legion Hall Hugh Lynch-Staunton, CCA President Oct 23 Sundre, West Country Centre Oct 30 Westlock, Community Hall (Alberta Room) Rich Smith, ABP General Manager Erik Butters, ABP Chairman Oct 24 Cochrane, Cochrane Ranch House Bart Holowath, CANFAX Senior Market Analyst Zone 8 All Meetings 7:00 pm start Oct 29 Strathmore, Strathmore Golf Club Oct 23 Bonnyville, Senior Centre, 6:00 PM free John Masswohl, CCA Director Government supper & International Relations Ron Glaser, BIC Executive Director, Oct 30 Okotoks, Foothills Centennial Centre Communications & Public Affairs Adrienne Waller, ABP Legal Counsel Discussions to include Country of Origin Labelling Zone 4 All Meetings 7:00 pm start 2FW  .LWVFRW\:KHDW¿HOG,QQ Tim Highmoor, ABP Policy Analyst Oct 24 Czar, Czar Community Hall Discussions to include Safety Net Programs Rich Smith, ABP General Manager Oct 25 Myrnam, Myrnam Senior Centre Oct 29 Bigstone, Community Hall Rich Smith, ABP General Manager Reynold Bergen, ABP Animal Health Discussions to include Competitiveness & Welfare Manager   DQG$JH9HUL¿FDWLRQ,VVXHV Oct 31 Veteran, Veteran Community Hall Oct 30 Vilna, Vilna Senior Centre John Masswohl, CCA Director Government Rick Burton, ABP Vice Chair & International Relations   'LVFXVVLRQVWRLQFOXGH$JH9HUL¿FDWLRQ  Nov 5 Killam, Killam Legion Hall Issues Dr. John Basarab, AB Agriculture, Lacombe Nov 1 Warwick, Warwick Hall Production Systems Producing Omega 3 John Masswohl, CCA Director Government and CLA Enriched Beef & International Relations Discussions to include Trade Issues Zone 5 All Meetings 7:00 pm start, Free supper at 6:00 pm Zone 9 All Meetings 7:00 pm start (Speakers TBA) Oct 26 Big Valley Community Hall Free supper at 6:00 pm Oct 30 Leslieville Community Hall Nov 1 Spruce View Community Hall Nov 2 Grande Prairie, Trumpeter Hotel Nov 5 Peace River, Sawridge Inn Nov 6 High Prairie, High Prairie Agplex OPINION The insanity trials of dealing with triatribes, dealing with demonics... or why are we allowing ourselves to be driven to the buffalo jump.

he following are excerpts While there are several regula - from a 1978 speech by tory clouds over the agricultural TRonald Reagan. Reprinted industry, I would like to use the with permission by Imprimis, the On Farm Food Safety (OFFS) pro - national speech digest of Hillsdale Col - gram as an example of a com - lege, www.hillsdale.edu. “...Property mendable initiative that is threat - rights are being reduced and even ening to become an unworkable eliminated in the name of environ - nightmare to the industry. Propo - mental protection...It is time a nents of the current strategy use voice be raised...pointing out that the following arguments for com - profit, property rights and freedom pliance of an audited system: it’s are inseparable, and you can not inevitable, it probably will have the third unless you continue become mandatory, we already have the best practices in the to be entitled to the first two...the Clayton Curry world. We have to prove it to the prophecy of Toqueville, a French - consumer? Most jackasses can zeal to cover all the bases in order man who came here 130 years pass a drivers test, but some will to eliminate death we have creat - ago...saw signs prompting him to still drive like jackasses. In our ed a clutter that undermines the warn us of regulations controlling every activity. He said that if that came to pass we would one day find ourselves a nation of timid animals with government the RIMBEY AUCTION MART shepherd...Once freedom is gone it “The Heart of Cow Country” is gone for a long, long time. Already, too many of us particular - Regular Sales Every Tuesday @ 9:00 a.m. ly those in business and industry have chosen to switch rather than November 30 th BLACK FRIDAY fight...” reprinted. Twenty six years later the insidi - Watch for Calf & Bred Cow Sales Through November & December. ous and relentless efforts of the bureaucracy to control space they have no investment in is a problem. The weakness may be in their arro - gance and that they have nothing in substance to offer society. Para - sites need to perform a positive function or they need to be reduced. Responsibility for ones actions have been hijacked by a responsibility to someone else’s perceived fears or wants. Thus we have become a slave to public opin - ion based on nothing more than slander. Privilege is now used as a disguise to control property, life For more information and liberty. Rights with no worth 403-843-2439 • www.rimbeyauction.com attached becomes meaningless. Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 43

One of my goals is to husband a cattle herd that fits the environment they live in, understand the manager, and produce potential opportunity of product that will give the consumer a good eating experience. good that can come from sustain - cost of monitoring compliance; the care, education, CWB, Indian Act, able management practices. cost of mental stress associated sometimes it is stupidity that is Humans can only think in finite with the paper work. Programs are marketable. One of my goals is to terms (ie: static) while natures created that are designed to appear husband a cattle herd that fits the tools are infinite (ie: dynamic). good to the public but end up cost - environment they live in, under - Thus, rather than trying to control ing me in consumer goodwill and stand the manager, and produce it we should be listening to what extra input costs. potential opportunity of product its limitations are. that will give the consumer a Verified Beef Production(VBP) good eating experience. My obli - Problems associated with present when connected with OFFS will gation indeed my responsibility strategy by the powers create problems as the consumer to my cows is good nutrition and Intensive livestock management will expect a guarantee that can not a gentle mind. must be separated from extensive be given due to the human fallibili - “Good people do not need laws and even min-intensive operations. ty. Example: You can vaccinate for to tell them to act responsibly, The livestock finishing lots, pig and everything imaginable until the while bad people will find their chicken barns and main stream cows come home and nature will way around laws” (Plato) dairy industry operations have find a way to put a fly in your soup. by Clayton Curry very definitive protocols for maxi - Conclusion mum production and efficiency. Clayton ranches and operates a Much like large cities, they also put For the most part a market will cow/calf and hay operation in the pressures on the land that have to decide what is marketable, but as Hanna, AB. area and lives in one of the be dealt with. Large packing plants we have found out with health last bastions of free thought. also create their own environment issues. Fifty buffalo drinking out of a river causes little impact, 60,000 in one zone can. Backgrounding operations do have different management proto - cols in a wintering lot depending if they are targeting 1.5 or 2.5 lb/day gain. Some may winter on range with supplementation. What is the right way? Cow/calf gets way more complicat - ed. The market should determine what is desired not an arbitrary system that rewards a drug compa - ny for selling drugs. I lose control of the end product from (my calf), the day it leaves the ranch. Until the tracing is complete in ALL transactions I can not tell the con - sumer anything. Even then all I can say is that I did not shoot it with buck shot but I can not say with certainty that it’s not carrying buck shot because someone else could have. Bottom line is: I will have to absorb the cost of a [useless] tag (there is better technology avail - able); the cost of putting it in; the Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 45 OPINION The truth hurts;

Writing stories for pub - zines too. The people who but I sure enjoy watching lications is not a cakewalk. try to understand what others do it. I have often Even the old bull rider slo - the columnist has to say wondered why they do it gan “no guts, no glory” do not necessarily agree when at the end of the day does not apply because in one hundred percent all or career the financial this endeavour if you the time but take what is rewards are not great have the guts to visit con - useful to them and forget compared to the risks. troversial subjects, you about what isn’t. The bull riders that I know ahead of time that However, some have known over the there will be no glory. become extremely trucu - years tell me that they get Someone, somewhere will lent about the columnists’ a great charge or rush out misinterpret the words or university degree or the of matching their by Roy Rutledge twist them to their own fact that the guys’ opinion strength, skill and athletic satisfaction. about the weather isn’t the ability to a beast much I see it and hear it all same as theirs or some stronger than they are and the time. This isn’t con - other equal expert. maybe just as athletic and fined to the semi literate The more I think of it, skillful. Putting on an columnists like myself. I this is a lot like bull riding. excellent performance is read other trade maga - Before someone jumps all paramount. It is more zines. I read and hear the over me and tries to gore important than the money comments about the sto - me to death, let me quick - although they need that to ries or opinions of others ly add that I am not a bull keep going down the who write for those maga - rider nor have I ever been, road. They have their dis -

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31586-1 VistaBeefAd_AB.ind 1 8/23/07 9:40:32 AM appointments too when perfect ride every time to listen to others along It won’t happen if they the bull wins, some times too. There is no challenge the way though. I talk to never hear “the rest of the they get maimed but that if it is that easy. and visit with a lot of peo - story” either. doesn’t discourage them It is a dull columnist ple. I pick up a lot of My father prepared my from getting on the next that does everything right pointers about the right mental attitude as a bull because they get such and does not cause some things that they do, to teenager by always harp - a charge out of it when discussion... That is called turn a profit. I apply some ing “A wise man will they win over the bull. news reporting. They do of those ideas on my own learn more from fool, than Now if that analogy not always get the story ranch. More importantly I a fool will from a wise doesn’t strike a chord straight either. pick up on a lot of things man”. You can pick up with every trade maga - No one wants to hear to avoid wasting money pointers from everybody zine columnist out there I about the financial success on as well. I may try to even if you think I am a am sure someone will let someone else had in the pass on some of those fool. me know. When I watch cattle business. I just read things from time to time What was the inspira - bull riding I see some of recently that students who that one should avoid. I tion for this column? I was the mistakes the rider obtained “C’ grades in may try to pass on ideas recently told that I was made that cost him points. school were more prone to that worked too. That “overstepping my In fact, it is impossible to be successful in business doesn’t mean that it was bounds”. What are my do everything right all the later in life. They never get even originally my idea. It bounds? As a cattle ranch - time because it is not that voted most likely to suc - doesn’t mean that I am er in Saskatchewan the easy. I don’t have guts ceed while in school, yet a telling you how to run sky is the limit. My pass - enough to try it. Most peo - new study has shown that your business. Far from it. port is up to date. I ple don’t. they are the most likely. I I would like to see every - think/thought that I can It would be a dull liked that story. one be successful but if go anywhere in the world. world if there were no bull I didn’t get what I have they are not interested in It looks like I was just not riders. Bull riding would now easily or because I learning from other peo - aware of my limitations. be a dull event if all the am smarter than anyone ple’s mistakes including That is the story of my life. riders were able to make a else. I do have the ability mine, that won’t happen. by Roy Rutledge

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Alberta Beef October 2007 - Page 53 iest animal. It is, therefore, important when comparing REAs within con - temporary groups to compare data that has been adjusted for age and/or weight. Recently, a study by John Brethour, of KSU, revealed a signifi - cant association between carcass ribeye area and average daily gain just prior to slaughter. Meaning that animals with larger REAs had better gains later in the feeding period. While having a large ribeye is desir - able, there are some drawbacks when REA becomes too large. Extremely large ribeyes can lead to a reduction in marbling. Fat Depth is an important factor that greatly influences lean meat yield. Backfat (Rib Fat) will reduce yield many times what REA will increase yield. Secondly, fat measure - ments give an indication of an ani - mals fleshing ability. 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In addition it will allow you to make informed decisions about the carcass merit of females making up your future herd. 4) Upon investing money into ultra - sounding your cattle, it is essen - tial to promote this information to your customers and potential cus - tomers. With premiums being paid for high quality carcasses, more and more commercial pro - Ultrasound enables producers to know the carcass merit of their cattle and subsequently, assist ducers are asking for scan data. them in developing an elite herd where progeny can be marketed for top dollar. The days of selling commodity beef are limited therefore; it is in must be there in order for value- environmental factors do contribute your interest to create and market based marbling to be pronounced in to the phenotype expressed by each an elite herd of high quality car - cattle ready for slaughter without animal. Feed type and quality, cass cattle. risking over-fat. weather, and sickness are some of Why are my REAs smaller this the environmental factors that can Common Misconceptions year than last year, is this a collec - influence phenotypes expressed There is a common misconcep - tion or analysis error? While I am from year to year. This is one more tion that marbling can be fed into all not dismissing the occasional tech - reason why individual comparisons animals. Although feeding an ani - nician error, it is important to can only be made by EPDs or index - mal for extended periods of time remember that although carcass es within a contemporary group. does increase marbling, the genetics merits are determined by genetics, by Chase Wendorff

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hat a pickle our scribed he wouldn't be in ranching. From our last premier has sit - this position today. How - readership survey (2007) Wting in the palm ever, that's water under 63% of respondents lease of his hands with respect the bridge and after-all he government land and I'd to the oil and gas royalty did make a promise to like to think the panel review. The 105 page review our royalty pro - looked into the actual use - report is nothing less than gram and being an honest age of crown land num - a pragmatic document politician (character flaw bers. Nonetheless, accord - filled with ammunition set for politicians, ask Joe), ing to our results, 75% of to explode. It's the kind of he's now backed into a this group lease over 500 ammo that others can use corner. The people have acres. A whopping 36% of to their advantage or the awoken, the industry the ranchers who do by Garth McClintock kind that can simply self cries wolf and and special lease, lease four or more explode in our premier's interest groups rub their sections! I won't do the face. Already this report hand in glee -all have math but, does this panel has the talking heads their own agenda. and/or government actu - (politicians), industry, spe - The other component ally think this would fly cial interests groups and of the report and one that never mind be realistic? media all following the by design is found in the Our industry is still recov - destination of the report. last few pages called ering from the effects of Which I'd summarize the "Afterword" is not good. BSE and to even mention theme to be, about money In this piece honorable introducing another cost (royalities, taxes, fees) and mention is given to the (tax) on the cattle indus - the environment. topic that consumes coun - try is nothing less than a Prior to this report I tries today everywhere - display of great igno - believe the average Alber - the environment. Certain - rance. Typical of urbanites tan didn't give much ly any development of really but that's the chal - thought to how much our resources will have lenge for Growing Alber - money Alberta was NOT some impact on the envi - ta and another story. receiving in royalties. The ronment. The oil sands This report has no existing agreement which and refineries being one doubt shaken the apple certainly is dated and not example. Weeding out the tree of our government representative of today's babble and justification, and will if implemented, economic realities, has the panel recommends reduce yields down the however brought pros - government levy at road as big OIL cries foul. perity to many. From gov - $10/acre TAX on leased The forbidden fruit or in ernment budget surpluses crown land! Also includ - my analogy, pickle is now which allows Albertans to ed in this recommenda - in hand and if injested, have one of the highest tion was taxes on forest will bring about change per capita spending on and mining industries, for better or worse. Some - social programs in Cana - the sum of which is esti - one once said that like da, to an over-all econom - mated to generate $75 lawyers, politicians ic boom. All because of million a year. The recom - shouldn't ask questions our current royality pro - mendations of how this unless they know the gram that promotes the money would be used is a answers. This is pretty harvesting our unique sugar coated recipe for much a no win situation and plentiful resource. waste in my opinion. for our government and Obviously our premiere Obviously there is a whatever they do, they'll didn't subscribe to "If it's large disconnect between upset many either way. not broken, don't fix it" this panel's research and Did they realize that? adage for had he sub - the reality of farming and Until next month. Page 56 - Alberta Beef October 2007