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Doing the right thing — A FRIEND IN HARD TIMES and getting paid for it ALUS program shares cost of stewardship projects with farmers

By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Sylvan Lake

ike most farmers, Kevin Ziola wants to be a good L steward of the land — but it’s been tough for the third- generation farmer to balance his conservation efforts with his bottom line. “As a cattle farmer, I believe it’s important to work with nature, not against it,” said Ziola, who runs 200 head of cattle on 10 quarters near Sylvan Lake with wife Roxanne. “But we don’t make lots of money, so it’s hard to put away a little extra cash for (conserva- When drought sent hay prices soaring, Cindy Wilinski harnessed the power of social media to get affordable hay tion). It wouldn’t be that high on to those who need it most. Read the full story on Page 12. PHOTO: WENDY DUDLEY the list because machinery, cattle, and feed take priority.” But thanks to a national program called ALUS (pronounced ‘Alice’ and short for Alternative Land Use Services), farmers like the Ziolas can now get paid to retain or reconstruct natural areas such as wetlands, grasslands, and A golden future for corn? riparian areas. Conceived a decade ago by Keystone Agricultural Producers, Ambitious plans to develop early-maturing varieties are Manitoba’s main farm group, the fuelling predictions of millions of acres of corn on the Prairies program spread east to Ontario and P.E.I. and arrived in the County of Vermilion River in 2010. research centre in Lethbridge to Insufficient heat units in his roller, but he needs higher yields BY JEFF MELCHIOR further the development of corn area is the biggest challenge for before greatly expanding his corn see RIGHT THING } page 7 AF Contributor hybrids that require less heat Clinton Adams, a mixed grain acres. units. Earlier this year, it released producer and feedlot operator “It’s exceptionally more expen- hanks — or no thanks — a limited amount of its P7005AM in the Lethbridge area. He typi- sive to grow. We always say if you to routine early frosts and hybrid, which requires 2,000 heat cally plants 300 to 400 acres of don’t get over 15 tonnes per acre T insufficient heat, corn has units. While that’s better than the corn on irrigated land every year, you’re not really making much rarely been considered a profit- usual 2,200 heat units for early- with most going towards silage in money — you’re just breaking able crop in most of Alberta. maturing corn, the company his 5,000- to 6,000-head feedlot. even. We usually get 20 tonnes But that may all be changing. wants to go beyond that, said “I tried grain corn five years ago per acre. Most guys, if they get DuPont Pioneer and Monsanto King. but there weren’t enough heat under 15 tonnes per acre of corn are pouring millions into devel- “To give more confidence to units to make that work,” said they’d rather grow barley silage.” oping new varieties and, they’re producers across a broad geog- Adams, who serves as a director predicting Prairie corn acreage raphy we really need to have for the Alberta Corn Committee. High hopes will soar. hybrids that are 100 to 200 heat “I had 100 bushels of combine Despite these challenges, major “The biggest objective is get- units earlier than that,” he said. corn but you need about 150 hybrid seed developers are bull- ting the corn crop to establish Even without earlier-matur- bushels to make some money. I ish on Western Canada’s pros- itself and complete its life cycle ing hybrids, corn production in wound up rolling my corn, crack- pects for becoming a Corn Belt. before the first killing frost in the Alberta has been expanding. In ing it and using it as distillers In 2013, Monsanto pledged fall,” said Steven King, evaluation 2014, it reached 40,000 seeded corn.” $100 million to develop early- zone and breeding zone lead with acres, the majority destined to Adams has invested a lot of developing corn hybrids over the DuPont Pioneer. be used for animal feed. money into corn production coming decade. The company The global giant recently But it’s not an easy crop to over the years, including a row opened a 22,000-square-foot grow. planter, corn header and corn see corn in Alberta } page 6

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HARVEST BRIGHT IDEA FOR THIS PUTS MONEY Laura Rance DILEMMA TESTING TIMES IN YOUR JEANS COOL boxing match heads into the next round 4 Knowing when to swath canola is just a nightmare this year 20 Brenda Schoepp It’s time to talk about the real issues in supply management 5 INTENSIVELY PRODUCTIVE Sylvain Charlebois Rotational grazing Cindy Wilinski has a hit on Not understanding how While the grocery sector innovates, advocates say you can her hands matching up hay grading works can cost food processing fades away 5 triple carrying capacity 29 buyers and sellers 12 you serious dollars 17

Watch what you spray — or the entire grain industry could pay Grain buyers are testing pesticide residues like never before

“As countries choose to fol- growth regulators such as head moisture is going to be By JENNIFER BLAIR low Codex limits or choose to Engage Agro’s Manipulator.) retained in the seed,” said Smo- AF staff / Olds follow their own, we have to be “With chlormequat, one of lik. “If you’re spraying, even cognizant that the more we’re the issues is that it just hasn’t though the majority of the crop finding as far as residues in got the approvals in the United is 30 per cent or under, those hen it comes to pes- grain, the more that they’re States yet, so that’s why these areas that are green are certainly ticide residues, the aware of it as well,” said Smo- companies are asking that you not under 30 per cent. W world is watching like lik. “They have the testing sign that waiver,” said Smolik. “The application rates and never before. capabilities, and they’re going “If they start shipping into crop maturity are key if you’re “Everybody is looking more to continue to test.” the United States and it’s not going to be applying that.” at food safety and health safety In countries that don’t have approved there, it becomes a And Canada’s trade partners — there’s more scrutiny all the a maximum residue limit for market access issue.” may start pushing maximum time with all the chemicals that certain chemicals, the default Glyphosate is also facing residue limits lower and lower we’re using,” said Jim Smolik, will be zero, he said. heavier scrutiny after the if they see increases in resi- assistant chief commissioner Increased residue testing “Zero means zero, and it can World Health Organization dues, said Smolik. of the Canadian Grain Com- means Canadian grain is facing become hugely costly to the issued a claim that it is “prob- “These are the things that mission. increased scrutiny abroad, says industry if we get locked out ably” a carcinogen. are going to start to impact He cited China as an exam- Canadian Grain Commission of certain countries.” Because of that, producers our ability to sell grain into the ple. The grain commission assistant chief commissioner Jim “have to read and follow label world markets,” he said. randomly samples grain Smolik. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR In the spotlight instructions,” said Smolik. “These are all tools that you vessels leaving the country This year, producers delivering Like other chemicals, glypho- guys use that are registered in for more than 120 different And what’s allowed — called grain may be asked to declare sate enters and remains in the Canada, but if they don’t have chemicals, but China is test- maximum residue limits — is in writing whether they’ve plant at low levels, and early approvals in other countries at ing imports for more than 400 also in flux. Some nations use used quinclorac (the active application of the chemical this point, it becomes a market chemicals, Smolik said at the the internationally recognized ingredient in several different can compound that. access issue.” Making the Grade workshop in standard called the Codex Ali- herbicides) or chlormequat “Monsanto’s instruction is late July. mentarius, but others don’t. (the active ingredient in plant that anything over 30 per cent [email protected] A big test for Alberta’s wild horses Advocates who want to save the animals hope DNA testing will prove they qualify as native to the province

Since domestic horses have been released over the years, By Alexis Kienlen the wild horses will have bred with them, making their AF STAFF genetic makeup even harder to determine. “That’s why we’re getting the genetic specialist, to figure re Alberta’s wild horses native to the province or just out where they go back to. Clearly there had to be horses domestic horses gone feral? here before mining and logging. Where did they come A A new DNA testing initiative aims to settle that from?” said Glover. question, and potentially end the battle over the wild horse It’s hoped the findings will provide fodder to advocate cull. for preservation of the wildies, but if it is determined their “We’re trying to determine if there are any special genet- ancestors were horses that escaped or were let loose, then ics among the wildies of the eastern slopes so we can decide the fight will be over and the group will have to accept it, which steps need to be taken for the conservation of these said Glover. animals,” said Darrell Glover, an Olds-area horse enthusiast HAWS would also like to see a study done on the wild and retired oilman who founded the group Help Alberta horse populations and their impact on the environment. Wildies (HAWS). “Our basic position at HAWS is that if you don’t have the Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Develop- Wild horses have many passionate supporters but others science, and if you don’t know how many are too many, why ment maintains the 900 or so wild horses that roam from say they overgraze pastures and can pose a disease are you continuing to cull when there is a possibility for Kananaskis to Nordegg are descendants of animals used threat. PHOTO: Help Alberta Wildies contraception? We just don’t see the logic in it,” said Glover. in logging and mining operations in the early 1900s. But Last winter, another wild horse advocacy group, the Wild Glover said he believes they are descendants of the Cana- genetics. Cothran and Tollman came to Alberta to see the Horses of Alberta Society (WHOAS), negotiated a five-year dian horse, a breed developed in the East in the 1600s, wild horses, and have put together the study to determine pilot project that will allow the group to test a contraceptive mixed with draft horse lineage. their genetic makeup. vaccine for wild mares, and adopt out captured animals. “That doesn’t make them any less special,” said Glover. “There have been so many theories as to where these HAWS and WHOAS used to work together until last fall, “The Canadian horse and all breeds of draft are on the horses are connected back to,” said Glover. “We’re really when opinions differed on some issues. HAWS doesn’t endangered list. We still feel that they’re special enough hoping that in 12 to 16 months, we could have some believe in a cull and would like to get the population of to deserve conservation and protection. We believe the answers.” wild horses to about 2,000 so that the herd can become government’s agenda is total eradication. And that’s what Cothran will need about 100 hair samples from the wild more sustainable and genetic diversity can be maintained. we’re fighting.” horses, which will be collected from animals that have been Anyone who has a wild horse or knows of one that has HAWS, which has about 25 active members, is working captured or rescued from the wild. been captured can contact Glover by email at hawwildies@ with equine conservationist Victoria Tollman of North Car- “We go out and take photos of the horses in their captive gmail.com. olina and Gus Cothran, a geneticist at Texas A&M Univer- environment. A number of them are tame enough that we sity, who has one of the world’s largest databases of horse can go and get hair from their tails and manes,” said Glover. [email protected] ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 3 Landscape crops lucrative for Alberta growers Two central Alberta farmers have branched out into a fast-growing niche market — landscape plant production

By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Red Deer County

he grass really is greener when it comes to landscap- T ing crops — and the orna- mentals smell pretty sweet, too. “The market as a whole has been growing 10 per cent a year for the last 20 years, and the economic forecasts show that it’s only going to increase,” said Joel Beatson, executive director of Landscape Alberta. “Gardening is still the No. 1 hobby in Canada, and as the baby boomers start to retire, there’s going to be a greater demand.” With a farm gate value of around $123 million and more than 75 producers across the province, Alber- ta’s landscape agriculture sector is Word of mouth is one of the best ways to market landscaping crops, says drawing traditional farmers who are Mountain Sod and Seed Farm co-owner Peter Mountain. PHOTOs: JENNIFER BLAIR Daylily farming is a labour of love for Carolyn Bondy and her husband Jeff. looking to make a premium for their crops — on a lot less land. the straight strains, and we blend The couple started with 70 variet- have been cooked up in somebody’s the plants did quite nicely in spite “We’re not commodity controlled our own percentages of seed with ies of daylilies and a steep learning backyard.” of all that.” the way a lot of other crops are, so our seed mixer so we physically see curve. Five years later, they grow New cultivars from across the They also ship well, said Caro- growers can set their own prices, ourselves what’s going in the seed more than 450 varieties, with cus- country are trialled in their small lyn. When ready for harvest — any and the market thrives,” said Beat- mix.” tomers across Canada. test plots. time between spring and late sum- son. Seeding takes place from early “We’ve fallen in love with them,” “First of all, we want to see if mer — clumps are divided into two But there are challenges. Each May to mid-August, and requires said Carolyn. “It’s a wonderful crop they’re going to winter,” said Caro- or three separate plants, cleaned, crop comes with a learning curve “a lot of preparation.” to grow. You wouldn’t necessarily lyn, adding that no mulch is used for trimmed of all leaves, and put in and many have a long growing cycle “You want that field to be like a think of it as a crop, but it is.” insulation during the testing phase. the mail. Even after two weeks in — between five to seven years for pool table. If you have a rough field, Over the years, the Bondys have “The next thing we want to see transit, they’re usually good to go. trees and up to three years for sod. you get waste. You start throwing it had to learn which cultivars will is what kind of pretty face we’re “After that period of time, you And there’s no crop insurance. away at $3 a roll, that hurts.” work in Alberta’s climate. going to have and what kind of foli- have to soak them and then plant “When you have weather issues, it A Pulvi-Mulcher, which has both “What we have here, we’ve tested age we’re going to see. Is it going to them and keep them hydrated for can be even more devastating,” he packers and diggers, prepares the before we approve them for sale and have nice, clean foliage that doesn’t about two weeks,” said Carolyn. said. “If it was one year away from ground, which is seeded twice determine whether they’ll be worth- brown by midsummer?” Most sales come from the Inter- harvest, you have four or five years — straight one way and then at a while keeping,” said Jeff. The couple also wants to see how net or word of mouth, and the cou- of production time put into a prod- slight angle “to break the pattern “There’s a lot of plant material that quickly the plants will multiply. ple doesn’t sell south of the border uct that you’re not going to be able up.” They use about 50 pounds of comes out that’s tested for Zone 4, “They don’t run — they multiply because that requires “phytosani- to sell.” seed per acre. but we don’t live in Zone 4,” Carolyn from the middle outward — but tary certificates.” And it’s no surprise labour is “If you get really good seed — the added. “I’m really happy to test the some of them are slow, and some Annual sales have hit $10,000 another challenge. The industry best there is — maybe 80 per cent daylilies for our zone (Zone 2).” of them are quick.” and the daylilies are multiplying employs about 17,000 Albertans, germinates,” said Mountain. The Bondys only grow registered But one thing the different culti- so fast that supply is outstripping making it second only to cattle as That drops when seed is stored, so varieties. vars have in common is their sur- demand. But the Bondys are at the an ag employer. the goal is to get new seed annually. “Registered daylilies are like prising hardiness. limit of what they can handle. “When you have to hand prune As a perennial plant, the grass will registered animals,” said Carolyn. “Our garden suffered from “Jeff and I can’t manage any 10,000 trees, that can only be done regrow, but the Mountains don’t “They’ve gone through a process drought to begin with,” said Jeff. more on our own with just the two by people,” noted Beatson. use the regrowth in their harvest and there’s a family history you can “It was so dry here, and we got of us,” said Carolyn. But despite the challenges, busi- “unless (they) absolutely have to.” trace as to what’s in their lineage. rice-like hail early in the season. ness is booming. Here’s how two “We used to do it quite a bit, but “We don’t just sell daylilies that We also had two killing frosts. But [email protected] central Alberta farm families are now we’re running on the field with making a go of growing landscap- the big trucks and the tractors har- ing crops. vesting when it’s wet,” he said. “To try to get a good cut off of there next Mountain Sod and Seed Farm time, your quality is down. We make The number of sod operations in a point to work it up and reseed.” Alberta has more than doubled in Sod takes up to two years to the past five years, but the Moun- mature and the Mountains rotate tain family got in on the ground with wheat or barley — meaning floor. they only get three sod crops off a “We’ve been in this business decade on their 200 acres. for over 50 years now,” said Peter “It’s the same with any other crop. Mountain, co-owner of Mountain You can’t keep cropping continually Sod and Seed Farm near Innisfail. and expect it to produce properly.” “My dad started it by growing Ken- And they face a different type of tucky bluegrass seed and he har- race at harvest — sod should be vested it for the seed purposes, not installed within 24 hours of being for the turf.” cut. Ready, set, harvest. In the mid-1960s, the Mountains “I’ve heard of guys having it spoil were approached by a Calgary land- on the truck between here and When it’s time to go, UFA fuels the way. scaping company wanting to cut Grande Prairie,” said Mountain. some sod using a small walk-behind So they market mainly to central machine — a completely novel idea Alberta, and most of their business for the family’s patriarch. comes from word of mouth. “My dad said, ‘I’d have to see “If you sell a customer a good that to believe it,’” said Mountain. product and he’s happy, he’ll tell a “Well, they brought their little walk- couple of people. If you sell a cus- behind machine here and cut it one tomer some poor-quality product, foot wide. That was the first sod that he’ll tell everybody,” said Mountain. was harvested here.” “My dad always said, ‘If you’ve got Today it’s a fully automated sod- a good-quality product — no mat- stacking harvester, and the varieties ter what it is — you will sell some. have changed dramatically, too. If you’ve got a poor-quality prod- “The varieties we used in those uct, you’ve got to give it away.’ And days were more of a forage-quality we’re not in the business of giving seed,” said Mountain. “The newer turf away.” ones are what they call dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties of Kentucky Gable House Farm bluegrass. They grow shorter and and Gardens Fuel your harvest with UFA and you could win one of three prizes. Carolyn and Jeff Bondy never set get denser quicker, and they can For every 2000L of ag-marked fuel purchased between July 27 and September 30, tolerate a lot more mowing and a out to become daylily producers you’re automatically entered to win a bold new Ram 2500, a topped-up lot shorter mowing.” when they retired to Carolyn’s fam- 11,000L Westeel double-wall fuel tank, or a 1620 Meridian smooth-wall bin. The Mountains test new varieties ily farm near Sylvan Lake. to see how they perform in Alberta’s “It kind of came serendipitously growing conditions and add ones to us,” said Carolyn. “We wanted to Visit UFA.com for complete contest details. they like to their own seed mixes. buy a cargo trailer, and we ended UFA.com “We don’t buy the seed pre- up buying the (seller’s) daylily busi- No purchase necessary. Prizes may not be exactly as shown. © 2015 UFA Co-operative Limited. All rights reserved. mixed,” said Mountain. “We buy ness too.”

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EDITOR Glenn Cheater Phone: 780-919-2320 Email: [email protected] twitter: @glenncheater Reporters Alexis Kienlen, Edmonton 780-668-3121 Email: [email protected] The labelling law and the damage done Jennifer Blair, Red Deer 403-613-7573 Email: [email protected] The Americans’ lowballing of damage caused by COOL is part CIRCULATION manager of a new battle strategy that could spell trouble for Canada Heather Anderson Email: [email protected] It’s notable that based on the way this has previous arbitration rulings, trade sanctions PRODUCTION director BY LAURA RANCE gone in determining whether COOL is trade can only be calculated based on the value of MANITOBA CO-OPERATOR EDITOR Shawna Gibson distorting, the odds are decidedly in Canada’s lost trade, not the effect on domestic prices. Email: [email protected] favour. But assessing how much damage it As well, while implementing COOL caused t’s no secret that Canadian livestock has caused is a complex question. The USTR high costs to the industry at the beginning, Director of Sales groups and the federal government would argues that it can’t be calculated solely on those costs would have diminished over time, Cory Bourdeaud’hui like nothing better than to see the U.S. Email: [email protected] I price differences and trade flows because it argues, and “does not consider ‘full repeal’ surrender and repeal its country-of-origin there are a host of other factors that may as advocated by Mexico and Canada to be the national ADVERTISING SALES labelling (COOL) scheme. have also influenced markets during the time only available option for compliance.” Jack Meli Phone: 647-823-2300 It appears, however, that those efforts are COOL has been in force. In that vein, although the U.S. House of Email: [email protected] bogged down once again. Those factors could include the effects of Representatives has already passed a bill to Firstly, we’re in the midst of a federal elec- the recession, the ongoing downward trend repeal the law, the U.S. Senate is currently Local ADVERTISING sales tion campaign. Even if Prime Minister Ste- in beef consumption, weather shocks such as considering a bill that would establish a vol- Crystal McPeak Phone: 403-646-6211 or 403-360-3210 phen Harper’s government gets the go-ahead the 2012 drought, and disease outbreaks such untary COOL scheme. Email: [email protected] to start imposing retaliatory duties to the tune as PEDv. They could also include changes in The logic behind this initiative is that times of $3 billion on imported American goods, it fuel costs, exchange rates, and unemploy- classified ADVERTISING SALES have changed in the food business since is an uneasy fit with the goal of wooing voters. ment or changes in biofuel policies that affect COOL was first made into law. Consumers are Sharon Komoski Phone: 1-888-413-3325 Fax: 204-944-5562 As well, the U.S. has sought an arbitration the demand for feed grains. much more vocal about their right to know Email: [email protected] panel ruling on the level of punitive sanctions Canada wants compensation for export where their food is coming from and how it Canada is proposing to impose. Not surpris- revenue losses, which the U.S. says it has set has been produced and handled. As a result, ADVERTISING Co-ordinator ingly, the American view of how much dam- unrealistically high at US$1.61 billion annu- more companies are opting for a fully trace- Arlene Bomback Phone: 204-944-5765 Fax: 204-944-5562 age COOL has done to the Canadian pork and ally, considering Canada’s total export value able value chain as part of their marketing Email: [email protected] beef sectors differs from Canada’s. for affected livestock in 2014 was US$1.744 strategy. Ottawa is arguing for the ability to impose billion. We’ve been critical in the past of the Cana- PUBLISHER sanctions on imported U.S. goods in the order In other words, “Canada claims the value of dian fight to have COOL quashed. We don’t Lynda Tityk Email: [email protected] of just over $3 billion. The U.S. is suggesting a its exports would increase 92 per cent if the argue that it isn’t trade distorting, but that the more appropriate figure for retaliation mea- United States came into compliance. Mexico money spent fighting would have been bet- Associate PUBLISHER/ sures is $43.22 million. (See story on page 9.) makes similar claims,” the USTR says. ter spent on a branding program that estab- editorial director The $2.96-billion discrepancy comes down “On its face, neither the Canadian or Mex- lishes Canadian meat as a premium product John Morriss Email: [email protected] to the different methods each side used to ico’s estimate of trade effects appear to be rather than fighting for the right to blend in determine how much damage is being done. based on the market realities of trade in the with everyone else. president The Canadian submission looked at the dif- North American livestock and meat markets. We’ve also suggested that seeking compen- Bob Willcox ference between the U.S. and imported live- They each claim the potential for massive sation, rather than a repeal of COOL, might be Glacier FarmMedia [email protected] stock prices and trade flows. The U.S. used a growth, which, taken together, would expand a good way to fund such a program. 204-944-5751 model that analyzed how trade flows would U.S. imports by 74 per cent.” If the USTR position wins out, Canada’s differ if COOL was withdrawn against a 2014 Canada is also claiming compensation for victory in the COOL fight may prove to be a The Alberta Farmer Express is published 26 times baseline that factors in external influences. domestic price suppression losses, which hollow one indeed. a year by Farm Business Communications. It will be up to the arbitration panel to the USTR says are not sanctionable under We acknowledge the financial support of the decide which methodology is the right one. the WTO. According to those rules, as well as [email protected] Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage. 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Debbie Stabenow and John action because consumers every- “The WTO can only authorize Call 1-800-665-0502 BY HARWOOD D. SCHAFFER Hoeven have introduced a bill in where for a variety of reasons: they penalties based on the extent to or U.S. subscribers call AND DARYLL E. RAY the Senate to establish a voluntary want to “buy local,” they want to which COOL caused a reduction in COOL program. In support of her support the domestic economy the volume and price of livestock 1-204-944-5568 t is looking increasingly unlikely legislation Stabenow said, “It would with their purchases, they believe imports. 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This straightforward logic At Farm Business Communications we have a The pressure for doing something product of the United States.” conclusion; the U.S. has challenged is buttressed by a recent economic firm commitment to protecting your privacy about COOL is the result of a WTO As Stabenow pointed out, Can- the level of the countervailing tariffs report from Auburn University that and security as our customer. Farm Business ruling that the legislation discrimi- ada also has a mandatory country- Canada and Mexico are asking for. demonstrates that COOL has not Communications will only collect personal nates against beef and pork coming of-origin labelling law for food Last last month, a group of “142 impacted the livestock trade and information if it is required for the proper functioning of our business. As part of our into the U.S. from Canada and Mex- products. According to the Cana- farm, ranch, rural, faith, environ- that any harm to our trading part- commitment to enhance customer service, we ico because U.S. packing plants limit dian Food Inspection Agency web- mental, farm worker, manufactur- ners has in fact been negligible at may share this personal information with other the days that they will handle non- site, “When a food product is wholly ing and consumer organizations” most.” strategic business partners. For more information U.S. animals or refuse to accept these manufactured outside of Canada, sent a letter to Roberts and Stabe- At this point we are not ready regarding our Customer Information Privacy Policy, animals at all. The packers claim that the label must show that the prod- now urging to reject either a repeal to predict what the final action of write to: Information Protection Officer, Farm Business Communications, 1666 Dublin Ave., it is too difficult/expensive to keep uct is imported… In addition, it is of COOL or making it a voluntary Congress will look like. Wpg., MB R3H 0H1 track of animals requiring different mandatory to state the country of program. But we do believe that consum- Occasionally we make our list of subscribers labels in their plants. origin on some specific imported The letter went on to argue, “It is ers are learning how to put pres- available to other reputable firms whose products The House has already passed prepackaged products, such as… premature for Congress to unilat- sure on grocery retailers and major and services might be of interest to you. 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States imported into Canada is midst of a long-standing dispute. eventually does, if enough con- The editors and journalists who write, contribute To force the issue in the Senate, Pat required to be labelled ‘Product of COOL opponents have highlighted sumers want to know where their and provide opinions to Alberta Farmer Express Roberts, a longtime opponent of United States.’” Mexico and Canada’s threats of food comes from, they will find a and Farm Business Communications attempt to COOL, added language repealing When the COOL repeal was being retaliation as if their aspiration to way to get that information. provide accurate and useful opinions, information COOL to a must-pass extension of debated in the House, Colin Peter- seek billions of dollars in penalties and analysis. However, the editors, journalists the highway bill. His amendment son pointed out that the European were already approved by the WTO. Harwood D. Schaffer is a research and Alberta Farmer Express and Farm Business does not include provision for a vol- Union also has country-of-origin But these unapproved, unrealisti- assistant professor in the Agricultural Communications, cannot and do not guarantee Policy Analysis Center, Institute of the accuracy of the information contained in this untary COOL program. labelling laws. Currently, Australia cally high retaliation claims are Agriculture, University of Tennessee. publication and the editors as well as Alberta “We can continue to discuss vol- is considering the implementa- merely aggressive litigation tactics Daryll E. Ray is emeritus professor, Farmer Express and Farm Business Communications untary labelling programs similar tion of a country-of-origin law that designed to frighten the United Institute of Agriculture, University of assume no responsibility for any actions or to those already in the marketplace decisions taken by any reader for this publication would require a label to indicate the States — a standard practice in Tennessee, and is the former director of based on any and all information provided. once COOL is repealed,” Roberts domestic percentage of a product. WTO disputes. Congress should the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center said. All of these laws come into not fall for it. (APAC). http://www.agpolicy.org. ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 5

Big picture ignored in supply management debate Critics focus on milk powder, but the real issue is about creating valued-added products while protecting farm families

WTO and may sell above the world price, followed by Alberta (6.8 per cent) and B.C. (6.3 commodities and industries that are also By BRENDA SCHOEPP the easiest exported product — milk powder per cent). With the balance of power in the watching Canada’s growing agri-food trade AF columnist — does not get the play it deserves. To drive East both from a farmer and a voter perspec- deficit with concern. this point home the trade balance in dairy for tive, it is unlikely that one province will side This is not an attack on the dairy industry, anadians produce over 700 kinds of the year 2014 was a deficit of $414,126,000, up to radical changes. Any change must be but an attempt to spark a larger discussion cheese. It makes me smile to think of which means that Canada imported more carefully constructed. that goes well beyond cheese and crackers C all the small processors and farmers than it exported in dairy. This was largely At the emotional heart of the issue is the to a processed food trade deficit that was who delight in cheese making. milk protein. Imports of U.S. milk proteins family farm and — if supply management is last reported at $6.8 billion and growing. Cheese also contributes $69 million in have increased by 300 per cent since 2010 and phased out — how to compensate and protect Food processing is vital to Canada and the exports every year. Sounds like a good-news these imports at times have actually created a equity for the farmers. Or put another way, will agri-food industry contributes 6.7 per cent story and as Canadians we tend to focus on surplus on the Canadian side. the taxpayer be interested in another deal with to national GDP and employs one in eight what we know — and we know cheese and Supply management opponents are focus- farmers? This is not easy. Marketing boards persons. Food processing is the No. 1 manu- we know exports as we currently trade with ing on milk powder. An increase in sales of are a jurisdiction that is shared and a national facturing business in Canada. 42 other countries. milk powder to nations that are hungry for decision must be a shared perspective. Canada is about trade and as the world’s But when it comes to cheese and dairy it, such as China, creates huge opportunities. Representatives of dairy farmers don’t want fifth-largest food exporter on a per capita products, the whole of the story is a little more Bringing the price down via the open mar- more imports but that view may be rather basis, we need food commodities value complicated. Historically, we go back to 1966 ket would also help in Canadian processing. short sighted, as imports are not at the core of added at home so we have a product of and the creation of the Canadian Dairy Com- Canadian-based dairy processors currently the debate. It is the ability to add value domes- greater worth with which to trade. mission and the resulting implementation of add value out of country. Saputo has more tically and to export. A coinciding equity shift Preferential access does start with great supply management in the 1970s. Both were foreign processing plants than domestic ones, needs to simultaneously occur. Families need trade agreements. Just as important is the created to stop the wild swings in prices and and Agropur established its cheese and milk protection if there is change, while processors communities in which we live and the farm- thus a formula based on demand and supply ingredient plants in Wisconsin and Minne- need to access inputs that are not above the ers who keep us there. Perhaps a balanced was developed. Marketing boards established sota. world price so they can create products and discussion will lead us to create a compre- in each province took the responsibility of The supply-managed sector, particularly jobs in Canada. hensive food policy and action plan that execution and that was the foundation for a dairy, also carries significant debt as farmers All this circles around a trade table where encompasses an enabling environment for two-tiered system that we have today. continue to improve facilities and pay astro- we are not sure at what rate other jurisdictions all and focuses on our competitive advan- Canada has export limits allowed under the nomical prices for quota. Although income is subsidize dairy. Farmer support in China, the tages — not our competitive differences. World Trade Organization (WTO) for dairy, basically guaranteed, the dairy industry is in country that cries the loudest for Canadian We are a nation with one of the most and yet does export $4.6 million in milk each a constant state of upgrade. milk powder, was US$165 billion in 2012. How trusted food sources in the world. Surely year and $207 million in speciality products In Canada, 98 per cent of farms are family much of that was for the Chinese dairy indus- we can build on that. such as yogurt. Along with the trade in cheese, farms and dairy is no different. The average try, directly or indirectly, is unknown. Brenda Schoepp is a farmer from Alberta it would seem a healthy portfolio. dairy farm in Canada is 77 head and they dot To be fair, dairy is just one piece in who works as an international mentor and But the rest of the story lies in milk pow- the countryside near exceptional feed sources. the puzzle. Supply managed collectively motivational speaker. She can be contacted der and this is where Canada lags. Because The majority of the industry is in Quebec at accounts for 18 per cent of all Canadian through her website www.brendaschoepp.com. Canadian dairy is seen as subsidized by the nearly 45 per cent and Ontario at 32 per cent farm cash receipts. We can add to this other All rights reserved. Brenda Schoepp 2015

There’s a good-news story in grocery stores, but not in food processing Massive investment and new thinking have improved food distribution but the processing sector is collapsing

upwards, with beef and pork elsewhere around the world. As $4 billion in capital investments. attempt to cater to an increas- By Sylvain Charlebois leading the charge. For both a result, food inflation for many Grocers have better distribution ingly fragmented marketplace, and Evan Fraser commodities, inventories have currency-sensitive categories has systems than ever before which and food retailers are adapting been built up again and so some dropped in recent months. are equipped to compete against quickly. here was some good news products have shown signs Nonetheless, food prices in non-traditional food retailers As we witness the renaissance for families with lower that prices have peaked. Bacon Canada have gone up anywhere like Walmart, Costco, and yes, of a food distribution sector in our T incomes in the latest UN’s prices, for example, have started between six per cent to eight per Amazon. Consumers have only country, the real tragedy remains Food and Agriculture Organiza- to decline. FAO numbers would cent over the last two years, and a superficial appreciation for the dreadful and unfortunate tion (FAO) report on world food not be able to capture this reality many Canadian families have these improvements since logis- collapse of our food-processing prices. since a developed economy like had to bear the burden of paying tical systems are hidden business sector. Canada has lost over 150 World food prices are continu- ours would necessarily eat more more for food. Food banks are levers. The industry is actually a manufacturing plants since 2008, ing their decline, giving some meat than the average country. certainly being impacted and better cost manager now. Yes, a sad story which we do not talk breathing room for the poor. This Another unique aspect of our that trend will likely continue for retail price points have gone up, about often enough. means we are not likely to see Canadian food market which is a while. Consumers with fewer but so too did the sector’s capac- This leaves Canadian farmers riots any time soon as we did dur- not reflected in FAO numbers means may feel gouged as a result ity to manage costs. with limited markets, and little ing the food crisis, back in 2008 is the effect of our oil-driven of inconsistent messages about But if we stick to what Canadians value-added opportunities. Crop and 2011, when agricultural com- petro-dollar. Our buying power world food prices. What may can actually observe, food retailers diversity and the quality of life modity prices were skyrocketing. of imported food products has add insult to injury is looking at now offer more variety in nicer, in rural communities have also In the U.K., for example, food declined over the last year, signifi- our food retailers’ balance sheets. more spacious stores. Urban food suffered as a result. This is some- inflation is at its lowest level in cantly. As a result, pasta and let- Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro are all deserts are slowly disappearing thing FAO reports should recog- decades. What seems counterin- tuce are up more than 10 per cent, generating more-than-decent due to the fact that fresh foods are nize. Something ought to be done tuitive, though, is that food prices and 22 per cent, respectively, and returns to their shareholders readily available in convenience to build our processing capacity in Canada have gone up signifi- other commodities, including these days. stores now. In larger outlets, in Canada so consumers can cantly in the last 12 months — fresh fruits and vegetables, cook- Indeed, the food retailing consumers can enjoy labyrinths of become more immune to mac- almost four per cent — bucking ies, and crackers, are all up from sector is in much better shape voluptuous smells and appetizing roeconomic influences. Perhaps, world market trends. But before last year. than just a few years ago, but it counters to support an approach food distributors themselves may Canadians start calling foul, The California drought cer- is hardly because the sector is which favours health, ethnicity someday come to our domestic there are some good reasons for tainly did not help either, espe- taking advantage of vulnerable and culinary curiosity. It has been food-processing sector’s rescue. this increase and unique factors cially given that we import many food consumers. In fact, we have exciting to watch. Who knows? contributing to Canada’s food- fresh products from the Sunny seen an incredible influx of new Most importantly, and to their pricing climate. State. In response to the drought, projects in recent years that has credit, grocers are deliberately Sylvain Charlebois is professor in the College of Business and In June, Statistics Canada our more savvy Canadian food enhanced the overall robustness trying, more than ever, to con- Economics and Evan Fraser is reported food prices moved up importers have changed their of our food retail sector. Over the fine their procurement strate- Canada Research Chair in Global 3.8 per cent from last year. Pro- procurement strategies and past few years, grocers and inde- gies so consumers can buy locally Food Security at the University of teins have been pushing prices have successfully found products pendents have invested well over grown products. It is a deliberate Guelph. 6 Off the front August 17, 2015 • Albertafarmexpress.ca corn in Alberta } from page 1 predicted corn production in the West will reach eight million to 10 million acres by 2025 — a gargan- tuan leap from the current average of 300,000 to 500,000 acres (most of it Manitoba). DuPont Pioneer’s Lethbridge research station is part of that company’s investment in what it calls “ultra-early-maturity” corn and soybean varieties tailored to the Canadian Prairies. Prior to the opening of the Lethbridge centre, southern Manitoba was DuPont Pioneer’s lone Petri dish for early-maturity corn in West- ern Canada, including the hybrid released commercially this year. Lethbridge was chosen primar- ily because of its proximity to the sweet corn-producing area of Taber, as well as its two post- secondary institutions. “Within a very short drive we can access sites we hope will be future corn-growing areas once we make corn a few days earlier in maturity,” said King. Another advantage of the Lethbridge area is its rainfall, said King. Contrary to popular belief, corn generally does not require more water than most DuPont Pioneer plans to develop hardier corn varieties suitable for Alberta conditions at its new Lethbridge research centre. PHOTO: DUPONT PIONEER Alberta crops. However, being drier than southern Manitoba hardly anybody does it anymore “If climate change expands the gives the Lethbridge centre the and focused on Roundup ready frost-free period, then it allows us opportunity to develop and test “I believe there will be material varieties.” to take those high-yielding genet- hardier breeds of corn. If ultra-early hybrids open the ics and allows farmers to harvest “The genetics we’re going to in the product development door to more corn production, it a viable crop rather than have a be selecting in the Alberta envi- won’t be just farmers who ben- killing frost ruin the crop before ronment I expect to be different pipeline to get those few extra efit, said King. it is mature.” from what we select in Manitoba days earlier.” “One of the beauties of corn is While the new 2,000-heat-unit because of the differences in pre- that it is used in so many differ- hybrid is “a great step forward,” cipitation,” said King. “By select- ent things, whether it’s animal even better varieties are on the ing under conditions that have a feed, human food or some indus- way, said King. certain amount of water stress Steven King trial uses,” he said. “That’s what “I believe there will be mate- throughout the seasons allows makes it such an economically rial in the product development us to select from the beginning viable crop.” pipeline to get those few extra material that’s tougher and bet- Livestock producers, in par- days earlier. Whether it’s a year ter able to perform when water less... (the result has) always been less glyphosate because of con- ticular, need another feed source. from now, two years from now, or is limited.” within half a tonne one way or troversy over the product. “The “We would welcome another five years from now, it’s hard to the other way,” he said. “They’re problem with conventional corn feed grain in the province to sup- predict at this point. That’s why ‘Time will tell’ slowly lowering the heat units... is the chemistry isn’t very good,” ply our livestock industries,” said we need this research facility to Although Adams is hopeful, time will tell.” he said. “If you’re not on top of Ron Gietz, pork specialist with allow us to do that plot testing he’s taking a “wait-and-see” One thing Adams would like it it’s very hard to kill the weeds. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. so we really have a good assess- approach. to see crop product companies (Companies) took all the focus off Climate change may also play ment in these key environments “(New hybrids) always seem focus on is herbicides for conven- of trying to make the chemicals a role in increasing corn acres in of how close we are to achieving to offer the same or a little bit tional corn – he is trying to use better for conventional because Alberta, added King. our objectives.”

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RIGHT THING } from page 1 And there’s really no downside for participating in the program, Funding comes from a variety of said Piggott. sources — governments, founda- “We recognize that being an agri- tions, angler and hunter associa- cultural producer is not an easy tions, and environmental groups. job,” she said. “In some cases, land “We recognize the value of that changes and becomes a different land that they’ve taking out of function from year to year. The pro- production, and we pay them an gram is so adaptable that, in those annual payment for the ecological cases, farmers can choose to opt out goods and services they provide,” if they need to farm that land. said Denika Piggott, regional “There’s no drawbacks because delivery initiative co-ordinator you can just opt out when you need for ALUS. to.” “We work with the farmer to cost share the actual establish- On-farm success ment of the program, and then The Ziolas applied to the ALUS annually, the farmer gets a pay- program last spring when they real- ment to support the ecosystem ized they needed to manage their services that they’re providing.” cattle’s access to Tindastoll Creek, The payment structure varies which runs through most of the from county to county, which is couple’s pasture land. what makes the project “so adapt- “People I talked to told me I had able across Canada,” said Piggott. to put a fence along the creek. I “A community can come in and thought, ‘Holy smokes, that’s a Kevin Ziola used ALUS funding to create year-round watering systems he uses to help conserve say, ‘What makes the best sense major project,’” said Ziola. the creek/wetlands on his operation near Sylvan Lake. PHOTO: ALUS for our farmers?’” she said. After chatting with Lewis about In some cases, the payment is the problem, Ziola found a solution keeps the cattle out but still lets the “I used to have to make a hole in “It’s made my life way easier, based on a fixed rate per acre, that would work well for both his wildlife in really easily. That worked the ice every morning, but now it’s but I couldn’t have afforded it,” while other municipalities base operation and the county. out really well.” a whole lot easier for me to have an said Ziola. “This work wouldn’t the payment on current land val- “The county cleaned out the In the spring, the creek fills Zio- extra cup of coffee in the morning have happened without the help ues in the area. And some com- creek, and I put a hot wire on both la’s dugout (another ALUS proj- instead of digging a hole in the ice.” of ALUS and the county.” munities are being “innovative” sides of it so the cows can’t get into ect), which supplies three off-site, But with a price tag of about For more info, see www.alus. and paying producers based on the creek,” said Ziola. year-round watering systems. That $10,000 for each of the watering ca. the “net benefit they can prove “It’s not that huge of a project system has “changed our life a lot,” systems, the Ziolas were limited in through an assessment.” whenSEC_MOAFLO15_AFE.qxd you just do one hot wire. 7/8/15 That 1:54said Ziola. PM Page 1 what they could do on their own. [email protected] Through a cost-sharing agreement with ALUS, producers are able to complete projects such as riparian fencing, wetland resto- ration, shelterbelt creation, tree planting, erosion control, native prairie grass establishment — the list is “endless.” “Farmers make the decisions of how their land is being managed in a sustainable way,” said Piggott. “We also work with farmers, in that if they have a unique thing that they think would benefit the environment, we see if it’s a good fit for ALUS.”

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Ad Number: SEC_MOAFLO15 8 AUGUST 17, 2015 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA CP Rail says it’s upping its game The company is investing billions to move even more grain as western Canadian production continues to increase

“If you talk to the shippers I BY ALLAN DAWSON think it has been a big success,” Staff “Make no bones about Brooks said. And there’s more. P Rail says it’s “well posi- it, grain is king at CP. It New country elevators on CP tioned” to move this year’s is our life-bread. There lines are expected to load a mini- C grain crop despite recent mum of 134-car trains, up from cutbacks in staff and locomotives. is nothing we want to do 100 or 112, while existing termi- Grain is, was, and will continue more than move a lot of nals will be encouraged to expand to be the railway’s biggest cargo, car spots. New elevators will load said John Brooks, vice-president grain.” cars faster so CP can leave its loco- of sales and marketing for bulk motives running and move out commodities. quicker. “Make no bones about it, grain is “We’re working with all the king at CP,” he said. “It is our life- John Brooks major grain shippers… to really bread. There is nothing we want to look at our origin infrastructure… do more than move a lot of grain. to develop facilities capable of “I think we feel pretty good loading fast, dumping trucks fast about our handling capacity… to from producers…” move this new crop.” It takes 100 trains with 112, This year, CP will spend $1.5 bil- But the Western Grain Eleva- 90-tonne cars to move one million lion on its network. That’s prob- tor Association is uneasy after CP tonnes of grain, Brooks said. Haul ably more than any other railway, announced last month that it’s 134 cars and it takes 83 trains. If the according to Brooks. About 21 per cutting 300 employees and idling cars hold 100 tonnes instead of 90, cent of the money is regular main- 20 per cent of its locomotives and the number of trains drops to 75. tenance, but the rest is aimed at cars due to a drop in business. CP Rail VP John Brooks says the railway is ready for the 2015-16 crop and “That’s our model at Canadian increasing capacity. “We’re just a month away from is investing to move even more grain in the future. PHOTO: SUBMITTED Pacific,” Brooks said. “That should Vancouver is a world-class port, the highest-demand months (for translate into growth for the ship- but it’s congested, Brooks said. CP cars) and we see information that couldn’t keep up with record pro- ing western Canadian grain pro- pers and hopefully benefit produc- Rail is working with port termi- CP is cutting back on crews, cars, duction in 2013-14. But CP moved duction, especially if corn spreads ers.” nals to be more efficient and set and locomotives,” said Wade Sob- a record 27.85 million tonnes of west. It will do it by running more CP Rail is also communicating another record in the 2014-15 crop kowich, the elevator association’s Canadian grain and grain prod- trains, longer trains and at higher better with shippers and farmers year by unloading 148,000 cars of executive director. “That doesn’t ucts from Western Canada in the speeds with innovations such “so we know what to move and grain and grain products in Van- fit. On the surface it looks like rail crop year that just ended, and the as central traffic control (which know what the expectations are.” couver, he said. services are being removed not company is investing to move schedules trains to maximize Last crop year CP Rail used “That wouldn’t happen if we added to.” more, Brooks said. throughput), investing in heavier “dedicated trains” to haul most weren’t working closely with the However, Brooks said the rail- Over the next three to five years steel rails, newer ties, more and of its grain. Grain companies and shippers to get it done.” way is “well positioned” to move the railway plans to double its longer sidings and buying bigger CP Rail agree up front how many CP Rail’s unloads at Thunder this year’s crop, which is expected capacity on two of its major cor- hopper cars. trains the company will receive Bay were the second highest on to be about average in size. ridors — Winnipeg to Edmonton “It’s all these components that over an entire crop year. The com- record, he added. Ottawa imposed minimum and Moose Jaw to Minneapolis-St. give you a big lift in capacity,” pany then knows how much grain weekly volumes when CP and CN Paul — in anticipation of increas- Brooks said. it can sell. [email protected]

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lation repealing COOL passes will cost a producer $87 an acre BY ALEX BINKLEY the Senate and is signed by the af contributor president.” The September hearing in Staff he office of the United Geneva is expected to proceed States Trade Representa- because the U.S. Senate is balk- rade loss — not yield T tive is scoffing at Canadian ing at abolishing or reforming reduction — is what claims of more than $3 billion COOL to meet the finding of the G hurts the pocketbook in damage annually to its beef WTO final decision issued in when it comes to fusarium. and pork producers because of May that the law violates inter- That’s the finding of a new the country-of-origin labelling national trade rules. Legislation report by Alberta Agriculture (COOL) law. repealing COOL would have to be and Forestry, which exam- The figure is more like US$43.2 passed before this month’s con- ined the financial impact of million a year, the USTR says in gressional recess. Instead a small fusarium head blight. a submission to the World Trade group of senators is trying to win “While some economic Organization in advance of next approval for a modified plan, losses occur due to yield month’s hearing into the amount which Canada had dismissed as reduction, grade loss is of retaliatory tariffs Canada and irrelevant and misleading. responsible for the great- Mexico can levy on American The head of the Canadian est cost,” said farm business food and consumer goods in Meat Council noted the U.S. has management specialist Ted response to COOL. argued in four previous WTO Nibourg. The USTR claim about minimal hearings that its legislation is The report used three levels damages drew a quick rebuke WTO compliant, and lost each of fusarium damage: low (0.4 from Agriculture Canada. time. per cent wheat kernels affect- “In all previous rulings, the “The U.S. track record on this ed), medium (1.0 per cent), Fusarium head blight is costing Alberta wheat growers millions, mostly WTO has found Canada’s eco- subject so far speaks for itself,” and high (2.0 per cent). A low because of grade loss. PHOTO: NEW BRUNSWICK Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture nomic analysis regarding COOL said Jim Laws. outbreak reduces No. 1 hard to be robust. Our analysis was In its submission, the USTR red wheat to a No. 2, medium The report used Canadian (wheat prices were higher), quantified by Daniel Sumner, says Canada and Mexico have drops it to a No. 3, and high Grain Commission data from and in 2012, 400,000 tonnes a world-renowned specialist in made fundamental legal errors turns it into feed. 2003 to 2012, but it was only in were downgraded but since agricultural economics.” and numerous flaws and errone- And the bottom line? the final years that fusarium most damage was in the low It said the USDA’s chief econo- ous assumptions in developing Using a six-year price aver- caused significant losses prov- or medium range, the prov- mist has pegged the cost for just their damage claims. age, that works out to losses ince-wide. ince-wide loss was estimated the American meat sector at The Canadian duty list will ranging from $35 to $63 per In 2009, it’s estimated that at $2.9 million. US$2.6 billion annually. include beef, pork, apples, rice, tonne. For a 50-bushel-an- about 150,000 tonnes of wheat Fusarium is now common “Our government’s position corn, maple syrup, wine, jew- acre crop, low incidence in Alberta were downgraded, in southern Alberta and “there remains unchanged,” said Agri- elry, wooden furniture and mat- meant $48-an-acre drop in with an economic loss of is evidence it’s showing up culture Minister Gerry Ritz. “The tresses. Ritz says Canada will aim revenue, medium dropped about $3.6 million. In 2010, in new areas of central and only way for the United States to its tariffs to goods coming from it by $65, and high incidence that jumped to 230,000 tonnes northern Alberta as well,” said avoid billions in retaliation by states whose senators opposed cost a producer $87 an acre. and an $8.7-million loss Nibourg. late summer is to ensure legis- ending COOL.

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Jump to the pump Ready to move up? Make sure your harvest fuel supply is lined up. Fuel shortages occurred in 2008 and 2013 Have you enjoyed success at a farmers’ market, earned a loyal following of enthusi- and unexpected maintenance work at the Scotford Manufacturing Centre northeast of Fort astic customers, and are thinking of moving into a retail setting? Before making that Saskatchewan had Shell struggling to find fuel, said Todd Bergen-Henengouwen of Alberta jump, ask three questions: Do you really want to grow bigger? What are your retail Agriculture and Forestry. The good news is diesel prices have been lower recently (97 cents options and how do these affect your costs and pricing? How do you calculate costs a litre at the end of July in the Edmonton region versus $1.20 a year earlier). “However, since and ensure profitability for your product? A new fact sheet entitled Pricing: Moving fuel is priced in U.S. dollars, the weak Canadian dollar does support higher diesel prices, and from Farmers Market to Retail Sales explores those three issues. It’s available at demand will increase during harvest. As such, we could see an increase in fuel costs this fall,” www.agriculture.alberta.ca (under the Information tab) or by calling 780-427-0391. Fuel Prices Fuel

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Canola bins remain closed, awaiting firmer prices Traders step to the sidelines and wait for fresh news

By Terryn Shiells

uiet, choppy activity was the theme of the week for the ICE Q Futures Canada canola market, as trade volumes were pretty lacklustre in early August. That resulted in some two-sided trade and some weird price swings that likely wouldn’t have happened if there were more players actively trading the market. Traders stepped to the sidelines as they awaited fresh news about the state of North American oilseed crops. They were also being cautious ahead of the Aug. 12 supply-and-demand report from the U.S. Department of Agricul- ture. Producers are quiet as well, as they’re holding on to their supplies, awaiting firmer prices and getting ready to start harvest in some areas. As a result, line companies aren’t buying, leaving activity near non-existent some days. For the four trading days of the first week in August, ICE Futures Canada data shows only 40,671 contracts traded. As recently as June 2, over 45,000 contracts were traded in a single day. Compared to July 31, canola contracts were higher, underpinned by a strong U.S. soy futures market. Canola prices are expected to remain in a relatively rangebound pattern awaiting some fresh news. In the longer term, the market’s technical bias remains pointed lower, and prices could be dragged down by weak- ness in outside vegetable oil markets. The 2015-16 Canadian canola harvest will also be at the top of traders’ minds, as yield reports will determine price direction by giving a clearer picture of how big the crop will end up being. Estimates for Canadian canola production are wide ranging, from about 12.5 million tonnes to 14.5 million photo: tHINKSTOCK tonnes. Statistics Canada will release its first production estimates on August 21. Wheat values were stronger in the The Canadian winter wheat harvest is The U.S. soybean crop’s prospects U.S., underpinned by reports that prices underway, and there has been some will also drive the canola market, and of have moved low enough to attract fresh very early activity on the spring wheat For three-times-daily course, CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) export demand for U.S. supplies. crop. markets reports and more soy futures. A strengthening U.S. dollar index may The U.S. winter wheat harvest is in full Chicago soybeans had an up-and- cap fresh export demand, which could swing, while the spring wheat harvest from Commodity News down week as well, with prices gener- weigh on prices in the coming weeks, has been delayed by wet weather but ally stronger compared to the previous especially if the U.S. Federal Reserve should benefit from drier conditions in Service Canada, visit the seven-day period. announces an interest rate increase mid-August, forecasts show. Markets section at www. Expectations that USDA will reduce as it would likely cause a surge in the The Aug. 12 USDA report will also its acreage and production estimates greenback. provide direction for wheat, with trad- albertafarmexpress.ca. for the upcoming U.S. bean crop in Add the large global supply situation ers watching for global ending stocks the Aug. 12 supply-and-demand report for wheat, as Canada and Europe should estimates, and domestic production. drove values higher. produce sizable crops despite weather There are also some rumblings that problems this year, and the long-term Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News corn acreage will be reduced in the bias seems to be pointed lower. Service Canada, a Winnipeg company report, which helped to underpin CBOT In the shorter term, traders will watch specializing in grain and commodity market corn futures during the week. harvest progress in Canada and the U.S. reporting. ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 11

MAKING HAY

It has been an extreme-weather summer, with producers trying to dodge hail, rain and tornadoes, while also dealing with drought. Combines, balers and trucks have been running full steam to get the hay off fields, as in this pasture, near Priddis, Alta. Photo: Wendy Dudley

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New profitability software Small mistakes can kill Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has a new spreadsheet for calculating profitability of cow-calf Producers are being urged to take care while baling. “While the large equipment and heavy bales operations. Rancher’s Return Lite gives “ranchers a base for comparing the financial impacts of mean efficient use of time and less, if any, physical handling of hay, it does leave little room for changing commodity prices and alternative production systems,” said business specialist Bruce equipment failure or operator error,” said Kenda Lubeck, farm safety co-ordinator with Alberta Viney. It uses a producer’s operating and capital cost estimates to generate detailed results. Agriculture and Forestry. “When loaded with heavy bales, equipment can become unstable, espe- Its key outputs include total gross margin; gross margin per head; returns to equity and man- cially on hilly or uneven surfaces. It’s important that the operator has the confidence and attitude agement on a total and per-head basis; and break-even selling prices. The free program can be to make safe decisions while running the equipment. It’s also a good idea for even experienced found at www.agriculture.alberta.ca (search for ‘rancher’s return lite’). — AAF release operators to review any equipment manuals prior to using it each season.” — AAF release

Hay-sourcing group riding to the rescue of those in need Cindy Wilinski wanted to help so she harnessed the power of Facebook to source affordable hay for livestock owners hit hard by drought

By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

ed up with high hay prices and concerned about F the lack of affordable hay, Cindy Wilinski decided to take matters into her own hands. Last month, the owner of CRW Equines set up a Face- book page called Hay List 2015 to connect hay buyers with hay sellers. “I was trying to group people together because the majority of customers was small-acreage owners,” said Wilinski, who raises horses and cattle near Okotoks. “They do not have the ability to buy truck- loads of hay at a time because they are only feeding one to four horses. Getting hay shipped to them is out of the question because they don’t have a full load.” So Wilinski began arranging shared shipping. She found sellers of hay in areas not hit by drought and connected them with customers who needed hay. Hay was deliv- ered to specified drop points, with the small-acreage owners sharing the shipping costs to make their purchases more reasonably priced. But they weren’t the only ones who needed hay. The number of likes on Hay List 2015 jumped to over 3,000 in Cindy Wilinski’s bid to help small-acreage owners quickly ‘snowballed’ after she started a hay-sharing service on Facebook. PHOTO: WENDY DUDLEY the first week. “It’s just snowballed from most of the people looking for erence and match everyone there,” said Wilinski. “We hay in the Edmonton area, fol- with the type of hay they are have people who are want- lowed by Lloydminster, Medi- “We’ve been able to help a lot of requesting. ing an entire year’s supply of cine Hat, and Calgary. There is no cost to use Hay cattle hay or alternative feeds. Wilinski isn’t making a cent people get hay and avoid having List 2015. Wilinski is making Boarding stables are looking from the project, and intends to sell their entire herd.” arrangements with an accoun- for 700 square bales a month. to register it as a non-profit. tant friend in Red Deer, Steve We’ve been able to help a lot of She’s sourced hay from the Schiestel of Summit Wealth people get hay and avoid hav- northern U.S., Ontario, Man- Strategies, to establish the ing to sell their entire herd. itoba, and Saskatchewan. group as a non-profit, and cre- “If all these cattle people who Trucking costs make the hay ate a buying co-op. are hit hard have to dump their very expensive, but some Cindy Wilinski Anyone in need of hay or cattle now, the cattle prices transporters have just charged who has hay to sell can post will go up again in spring, for fuel. Wilinski initially used to Hay List 2015 on Facebook. and the horse markets will be her contacts to source hay, A description of the process flooded, which will drive horse and then people began help- along with sign-up forms for prices down again. That’s what ing her through word of mouth a bargain compared to the $12 owned by Robert J. Krueger, buyers, sellers, and transport- we’re trying to avoid.” and the Internet. Wilinski has that some Alberta suppliers donated a database which ers can be found at rjkcanada. Hay List 2015 soon had thou- managed to find some deals have been charging. Wilinski uses to keep track of com/rjk-hay-supply.html. sands of ‘likes’ and was being and has sourced hay for $4 a RJK Canada, a mining, con- buyers and sellers. The data- used across the province, with square bale in Saskatchewan, struction and power company base allows her to cross-ref- [email protected] ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 13 Dry means extra dangers Invader blasts its Water hemlock and blue-green algae are two way into wet areas killers that pose an increased risk in dry, hot years imalayan balsam can be spotted in a number H of municipalities across By Alexis Kienlen Alberta, and is especially common AF STAFF in flower beds. Before it was list- ed as a prohibited noxious weed, ried-up sloughs and water- Himalayan balsam was a very ways mean cattle can popular ornamental. It was even D graze things they normally readily available in greenhouses. wouldn’t. Himalayan balsam is incredibly And that can be deadly. invasive in wet areas — mature Water hemlock — something seed capsules explode when cattle wouldn’t normally eat — is touched and so the plant can one of the dangers. Its leaves and launch seeds up to five metres in Himalayan balsam can launch stems are toxic, but the root is espe- distance, allowing this species to seeds five metres from the parent cially dangerous, with a marble- spread relatively rapidly. Once the plant. PHOTO: Chantelle White sized piece enough to kill a cow. plant takes over an area, Himala- “Water hemlock is not a prefer- yan balsam’s shallow root system pale pink to purple, and have ential plant. It may have been in leaves riparian areas prone to ero- lance-shaped, sharply serrated your pasture for several years, but sion in the spring and fall. leaves. it becomes a huge management It is most easily identified when If this plant is discovered, pull issue when pastures become lean,” its orchid-like flowers begin to the plants and burn immediately, said Dr. Ross Foulston, a veterinar- bloom. Plants stand one to three or place in garbage bags and dis- ian with Wetaskiwin Veterinary metres tall, flowers range from pose of at the landfill. Services. “If stocking densities are high and animals are seeking alterna- Contact your For more information tive plants to meet their hunger, local fieldman at on noxious weeds: they could end up tugging on these Water hemlock has been found in many sloughs this year. This specimen www.aaaf.ab.ca www.abinvasives.ca plants. It’s bad enough if they get was found in Wabamun Provincial Park. PHOTOs: ALISON LENNIE the foliage above ground, but it’s especially bad if they pull up the root.” Animals will often be found dead a short distance away from the plant, while animals that are found alive could be convulsing, www.BodyConditionScoring.ca frothing or clamping their jaws. Cattle are the most at risk because of the way they graze, but deaths have also occurred in sheep, goats and bison. Water hemlock, which has four different species, grows in lower areas near sloughs, ponds, streams and swamps, and can also be found growing in water. The flowers and Interactive BCS vs Profit Tool Feed Cost Calculator How-To Video seed heads of the plant can look a lot like dill and cow parsnip or even like common yarrow, which grows in the uplands. Its leaves which are long, thin and serrated, and the leaf veins off the main central vein run in low points between serration, which makes it unique. Hemlock does not like a lot of shade, so it’s normally out in the open. In a dry year, producers who are short of forage may be making hay from sloughs, and could risk rolling water hemlock into a hay bale, which will still have some level of toxicity. “There could also be some dry SLOW areas and cattle will travel into INTERNET? zones that weren’t dry in the past Request a free USB and could come across water hem- stick with the webpage lock,” said Foulston. tools by emailing info@ If you find water hemlock, do not beefresearch.ca or attempt to remove it without using calling 403.275.8558 gloves or protective eyewear, and ext. 302 do not cut into the bulbous roots. It’s best to call an ag service fieldman, crop specialist or veterinarian to get more information about removal. The plant can generally be removed manually, and then incin- erated, desiccated, or composted. Another threat to watch out for this year is blue-green algae. It is most common in August, after several weeks with high temperatures above 25 C, and in stagnant water. Breezes will often push it against a www.BodyConditionScoring.ca shoreline, which ups the risk from the extremely toxic algae. “They can be walking away from Measuring your cows’ body condition score by hand gives you a good indicator of how to manage their rations to the water and die that quickly,” said maximize their reproductive efficiency – the most important factor affecting profitability. Cows with an ideal year- Dr. Trent Wennekamp, a veterinarian with Lloydminster Animal round body score of 2.5 to 3 rebreed sooner, have higher pregnancy rates, improved milk quality and production, Hospital. healthier calves, and fewer instances of calving problems. This fall, get the most accurate data by hands-on scoring your Blue-green algae can be found females during fall processing and visit our website to learn more about how to manage body condition in your program. on lakes, sloughs and dugouts. www.BodyConditionScoring.ca was developed by the Alberta Beef Producers, Beef Cattle Research Council, Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan, University of However, since dugouts tend to Saskatchewan, and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture with funding provided by: be cooler, they tend to have fewer problems. Blue-green algae can be difficult to identify, so it’s best to phone a veterinarian. If you sus- pect your water source is infested with blue-green algae, find an alternative source for water. [email protected] 14 AUGUST 17, 2015 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA Researchers using big data to find feed-efficient dairy cattle The goal is to develop a prediction tool for breeding cows that will eat less with no loss in productivity

By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF “We have an estimate esearchers at the Univer- that breeding for sity of Alberta are look- increased feed R ing to give producers a bit of a boost by isolating feed- efficiency and reduced efficient traits in dairy cattle. methane emission can “We have an estimate that breeding for increased feed reduce feed costs by efficiency and reduced methane emission can reduce feed about $100 per cow per costs by about $100 per cow per year.” year,” said Paul Stothard, an assistant professor of genomics and bioinformatics and co-leader of a research team Paul Stothard drawn from his university and the University of Guelph. The study will collect data from the universities’ two herds and a pair of large Cana- “We’re hoping we can start dian commercial herds and providing genetic evaluations look for cattle that easily con- to producers before the end vert feed into increased milk of the project,” said Stothard. production. “But it does take time to collect “In order to get the most pow- the data, build the prediction erful data set possible, we’ll equations, and validate them.” be incorporating data from Once the information is other countries like Australia, Paul Stothard wants to develop a simple tool to allow producers to breed for more feed-efficient dairy available, dairy producers Switzerland, the U.K. and the cattle that produce less methane. PHOTO: SUPPLIED could receive genomic esti- United States,” said Stothard. mated breeding values on feed This will result in the world’s currently provides genetic diction equations needed to Canadian Dairy Network. efficiency and methane emis- largest data set on these two evaluation for dairy cattle, but deliver those genetic evalua- GrowSafe, an Alberta company sion for any cattle that are in traits. hasn’t looked at these traits tions,” said Stothard. that uses radio frequency ID the Canadian Dairy Network. Step two will be to develop because the data hasn’t been The project team just technology in feed bunks, will The network already hosts a prediction tools so more effi- available. received a $10.3-million help collect the feed-efficiency national database of all the cient animals can be selected “Through measuring feed grant from Genome Canada, measurements. It will take the dairy performance data col- for breeding based on a simple efficiency and methane emis- Genome Alberta and the project team about four years lected in Canada. DNA test. sions in thousands of animals, Ontario Genomics Institute to go from data collection to The Canadian Dairy Network we’ll be able to build the pre- and is partnering with the completion. [email protected]

Are cattle well treated Available fall 2015 during transport? Agriculture Business Risk New year-long study aims to collect hard data on the condition of animals and find ways to Management Program improve transport practices An initiative of the Cor Van Raay Southern Alberta Agribusiness Program weather and other factors,” said By Alexis Kienlen Greter. “We will then try to relate AF STAFF those potential risk factors to the • Designed in consultation with crop and livestock partners conditions we’re seeing so we can • Courses for agriculture students and industry stakeholders nimal welfare during trans- get a better picture of what’s going port is a hot topic, and so on.” • Available in an online format, with additional delivery models available in the future A Alberta Farm Animal Care The study is being led by • Customized corporate training available is conducting a cattle benchmark- Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, ing project that will track the con- a research scientist with Agricul- dition of animals arriving at auc- ture and Agri-Food Canada in tion marts and abattoirs. Lethbridge, and will build on her “There’s a lot of talk around recent study on animal transport transport and what’s happening and compromised cattle. with animals,” said Angela Greter, “This project is almost like a fol- the organization’s executive direc- lowup on that one because what tor. “We hear a lot of anecdotal she didn’t capture in that was the comments from people off the arrival of animals at auctions,” cuff, but we don’t know what is said Greter. really happening. Data collection will begin later “So we need to do a proper study this month or in early Septem- about that, rather than just listen- ber and will continue for a year ing to stories. If we can really see to capture data in all seasons. that there are problems, then we Final results should be available can address them.” in about a year and a half. The study aims to identify ship- Ottawa contributed $268,000 to ping conditions that may be det- the project, and additional sup- rimental to animals and establish port came from Alberta Beef Pro- In partnership with: a baseline that can be improved ducers, Alberta Milk, the Alberta upon. Cattle Feeders, Alberta Auction lethbridgecollege.ca/brm “We’re also looking at associ- Markets Association, the provin- ated risk factors, so we’re look- cial government, and the Cana- ing to capture how long an ani- dian Food Inspection Agency. mal is in transport, what kind of truck they were travelling in, the [email protected] ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 15 Province cuts pumping fees, opens Anthrax strikes two land for grazing cattle operations near he province is cutting water- Environment and Parks is pumping fees and working also working with municipali- T to open up public lands for ties to identify additional public grazing. lands for grazing. The measures Fort Vermilion Rental fees have been cut in half will allow temporary grazing or for the Water Pumping Program, haying permits in suitable loca- which provides pumps and pipes tions. If an animal dies suddenly on your property, to help producers get water for As of early August, Agriculture do not move it and call a veterinarian for a diagnosis domestic and livestock use by filling Financial Services Corporation their dugouts or other suitable catch had paid out $70 million in crop basins from nearby water sources. or pasture insurance claims. It “Too many times, I have calls tious to humans,” said Quist. The emergency water-pumping estimates payouts will total $700 By Alexis Kienlen from people weeks later, won- “People should be practising program provides assistance to million to $900 million this year. AF STAFF dering why an animal died. They proper biosecurity and should between 400 and 1,400 clients every Provincially, 78 per cent of probably should be calling a vet- be wearing gloves and being year. The fee reduction will apply to crops and 29 per cent of pasture nthrax has surfaced in erinarian as soon as possible.” careful about handling tissue.” anyone who uses the program in the acreage were insured in 2015. — Alberta, killing about 10 Anthrax is a bacteria that is in Other animals should be 2015-16 fiscal year and will be retro- Alberta Agriculture and Forestry A cattle on two separate soil in many areas. Under cer- removed from the pasture, and active to April 1. release operations in the Fort Vermil- tain conditions, such as drought a tarp should be placed over the ion area. or high temperatures, there is a dead animal to prevent scaveng- This follows the death of two greater risk for the bacteria to ing of the carcass. The edges of bison that died in North Bat- become infective. the tarp should be staked to tleford, Sask. and producers Overgrazing, fresh raking, and the ground. Producers should are being warned to be on the areas that have been dug can not remove the dead animal, ‘Ag gag’ law gets the heave-ho lookout for anthrax, due to the expose cattle to fresh soil, which and should not call for dead- hot, dry conditions. may contain anthrax, said Quist. stock pickup. After the vet takes federal judge has struck U.S. district judge agreed it vio- The disease is not new to “Combine that with some samples, the carcass should be down an Idaho law ban- lated protections of free speech. Alberta but rare. drought and the risk is much allowed to rot for a few days, so A ning documentation of She rejected arguments by “I’ve been here 24 years and greater,” she said. some of the bacteria are killed animal abuse at livestock opera- state attorneys that the law was this is the third year that I’ve When cattle ingest anthrax, before it is buried or burned. tions, ruling it violated freedom designed to protect private prop- seen anthrax,” said Dr. Wendy they will die almost immediately “Burned is preferable, but a of speech. erty and the privacy of agricul- Quist, veterinarian with Fron- and appear bloated, with blood lot of times, these things hap- The law was crafted in response tural facility owners and not to tier Vet Services in Fort Vermil- coming out of their mouths and pen when we’re on a fire ban or to a video released by animal suppress free speech critical of ion. anuses. If anthrax is suspected, have high fire hazards and it’s rights activists showing workers livestock operations. “Anthrax looks like many do not open the carcass, as this not practical,” said Quist. at an Idaho dairy dragging a cow She also said the law was sub- other things that cause sud- can spread bacteria and fur- Individual producers in areas across the floor by a chain on its stantially motivated “by animus den death, so if producers have ther contaminate the pasture. of high risk or have known cases neck and repeatedly beating, kick- towards animal welfare groups,” sudden death in their herd, Anthrax is also transmissible to of anthrax can get a vaccine for ing and otherwise abusing other noting the Republican state sena- they probably should be con- humans. their animals. cows. tor who was a sponsor of the mea- tacting their veterinarian to get “Be aware that the discharges The Animal Legal Defense Fund sure likened undercover investi- a diagnosis. from the carcass could be infec- [email protected] and other groups sued to overturn gations of livestock operations to the so-called ag gag law, and a “terrorism.” — Reuters

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Drought reduces EU maize crop El Niño to hit Aussie grain Prospects for this year’s European Union maize harvest are deteriorating as hot, dry conditions persist. Australia’s agricultural sector can expect above-average rains in the western part of After French maize endured record temperatures and low rainfall during July, crop worries extended to the country over the next three months, while some southeastern regions could be Romania and Hungary, also experiencing a heat wave. The latest EU harvest forecast has been cut by unseasonably dry. The outlook reflects the much warmer-than-average sea surface almost three million tonnes to 65.5 million tonnes, compared with a record 77.8 million in 2014. Some temperatures in the Indian Ocean, and an El Niño weather system in the Pacific, the traders put the EU crop lower at 61 million to 62 million tonnes. Drought has reduced availability of grass nation’s Bureau of Meteorology said in a notice on its website. Grain growers face a high

forecasts for cattle while difficulties in the livestock sector could prompt more use of on-farm maize feed, traders risk of reduced wheat harvests this winter due to El Niño, according to Andries Potgieter, a and analysts said. — Reuters scientist at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation. — Reuters }

Hot and hotter is the story on the global weather front Heat waves usually hit one or two regions at a time, but this year wide swathes of Europe, Asia, and North and South America are sizzling

BY DANIEL BEZTE

t’s been a while since we’ve This map shows looked at what’s happen- total precipitation ing with weather around the across the Prairies I Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) world. So in this issue we’ll take so far this growing a look at the latest world weather April 1, 2015 to August 6, 2015 season. Most happenings, starting from a global of Alberta and perspective, and then working Saskatchewan is our way to more specific regional seeing less than events. 250 millimetres of rainfall. We’re still waiting for the global 65 - 88 mm July temperature numbers to 88 - 111 mm be crunched, but early indica- 111 - 134 mm tions are that July will come in 134 - 157 mm with above-average values once 157 - 180 mm 180 - 203 mm again. Looking back at June, 203 - 226 mm according to National Oceanic 226 - 249 mm and Atmospheric Administration 249 - 272 mm (NOAA) and NASA, this June was 272 - 296 mm 296 - 319 mm the warmest June globally since 319 - 342 mm record-keeping began in 1880. 342 - 365 mm The global departure from aver- 365 - 388 mm age in June was 0.88 C, which 388 - 411 mm 411 - 434 mm was just 0.03 C away from being 434 - 457 mm the warmest-ever departure from 457 - 480 mm average which was 0.90 C set this Extent of Agricultural Land March. So far this year, that puts Lakes and Rivers us on track for 2015 to be the

warmest year ever recorded. Produced using near real-time data that has undergone initial quality control. The map How is all this heat affecting the may not be accurate for all regions due to data Arctic and Antarctic? According to availability and data errors. the National Snow and Ice Data Copyright © 2015 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Created: 08/07/15 Center, ice in the Arctic at the end Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies. www.agr.gc.ca/drought of July was the eighth lowest since satellite records began. Ice cover- cutline age was around 8.8 million square kilometres, which is about one million square kilometres below I will look into El Niño and its pos- ning on the hot side it’s not sur- as nearly half the stations in this with the Pacific Northwest on average (or about two standard sible impacts on us in an upcom- prising that most of our weather country broke their all-time July track to record that region’s deviations below average for those ing article, but let’s just say that stories are heat related. What records during this heat wave. warmest summer. If the warm of you who are into statistics). The during an El Niño winter there is interesting is that when heat South America was not going to weather continues, it’ll probably northern sea route along Russia is a better-than-average chance events occur, they usually affect be left out and Urumitia in Colom- be that region’s warmest year on is now pretty much open, but the of seeing warm and dry weather only one or two areas of the bia broke its national all-time July record. For example, Seattle has Northwest Passage through Cana- across Western Canada. world. This year we are seeing heat heat record with a reading of 42.2 seen 12 days so far this summer dian waters is still choked with ice. Tied in with El Niño and the events occurring all over the place. C on July 1. with highs above 32 C, which is In Antarctica, sea ice amounts are warm ocean temperatures across In Europe, there has been some The most current heat wave is already three days more than its still above average, but ice growth the Pacific comes a warning about intense heat so far this summer, now affecting Japan, as a long- previous record. Most stations in slowed dramatically in July, put- possible severe coral bleaching with the Netherlands breaking its term heat wave begins to take this region recorded their warm- ting total ice coverage just slightly around the Hawaiian Islands this all-time heat record with a reading its toll. With 55 deaths and over est June and July on record, so above average for this region. summer. According to NOAA’s of 38.2 C in Maastricht on July 2. In 11,000 sent to hospital since April, chances are it will easily break its The next weather item to look experimental coral bleaching the U.K., London broke its all-time temperatures over the last little record for the warmest summer. at is the El Niño event that has forecast, there is a 50 to 90 per July heat record with a reading of while have just got hotter. Japan’s That’s all the room I have for this been strengthening over the cent chance that this region will 36.7 C on July 1. Germany also meteorological agency uses 35 C week. Let’s hope we continue to Pacific Ocean. In NOAA’s latest experience Level 2 thermal stress broke its national all-time heat as the level for issuing extreme be lucky and that the big-time summary, it indicated there’s a this summer, which is the high- record on July 5 with a reading of heat warnings and on Aug. 6, record-breaking heat stays away current El Niño advisory and that est stress level and could result in 40.3 C in Kitzingen. France wasn’t Tokyo suffered through its eighth from our area! moderate to strong El Niño con- widespread coral bleaching and left out of the heat, but it fell short straight day of extreme heat. The ditions are present across most of mortality. This event is not just of its hottest-ever day with a read- heat wasn’t just confined to the Daniel Bezte is a teacher by the Pacific Ocean. It says there is confined to Hawaii as there is also ing of 40 C. Tokyo region, with nearly 90 per profession with a BA (Hon.) a greater than 90 per cent chance a 70 per cent chance of seeing the The heat was also felt in Asia in geography, specializing in cent of the reporting stations in climatology, from the U of W. He that El Niño conditions will last same thermal stress levels along as Thailand broke its hottest July that nation reporting tempera- operates a computerized weather through the winter of 2015-16, the northern coast of Cuba and in national heat record with a read- tures above 30 C on Aug. 5. station near Birds Hill Park. and put an 80 per cent chance of the Bahamas. ing of 41.1 C. The extent of the heat Finally, here in North America Contact him with your questions this event lasting into next spring. With the planet as a whole run- across this region was widespread, we’ve also seen extended heat, and comments at [email protected]. ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 Trim: 10.25” 17

New GM for Alberta Barley Rob Davies is the new general manager of Alberta Barley. Davies spent 15 years as the CEO at Weyburn Inland Terminal and served on various agricultural industry boards and federal government working groups. “I am very excited for this opportunity to work with Alberta farmers and the Alberta Barley board to advance its vision,” he said. “The future is bright for Alberta’s barley industry and I’m eager to be a part of that.” Alberta Barley chairman Mike Ammeter said Davies “has an extensive agriculture background and is well known and respected within our industry. He is the right person for this job.” Davies replaces Lisa Skierka, who left the organization in March. — ALBERTA Alberta Barley release }

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fter a summer of battling drought, insects, and hail, A will your grain make the grade this harvest season? That’s what nearly 100 producers set out to find at a recent workshop hosted by the province’s canola, wheat, and barley commissions. And what they discovered at the

Making the Grade workshop is that Trim: 15.58” small things can have a big impact on the pocketbook. “It’s very subjective, and it takes trained inspectors sometimes to see some of those slight differences that might move you from a No. 1 to a No. 2,” said Jim Smolik, assistant chief commissioner at the Cana- dian Grain Commission. “Being armed with that knowl- edge is extremely important as a producer is moving forward.” Germination is the most important grading factor for maltsters — without it, malt barley is “worth nothing,” Read on as three industry experts says Rahr Malting’s Kevin Sich. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR share their tips on the main grading factors for the most popular crops rial that isn’t actually dockage — “It’s not illegal. A lot of times you’ll Producers have a right to know on the Prairies. “but you could be charged for it.” go to an elevator and they’ve only got what their grade is — and to be paid The size of the sieve that should an .040 sieve. They don’t even have according to their true grade, she Canola be used “depends on the condition an .028.” added. Dockage is the No. 1 “controversy” of the canola,” said Elias. Producers need to be aware of what “I realize you make a relationship in canola grading every fall. And a “Years where we have really dry they have in their bin before they go with elevators, but you only want lot of the problems stem from the conditions, you could have really to market it, she said. what you deserve. There’s no fault in different sieves that can be used to small canola, and when they use “Take it somewhere and find out finding out which grade is right.” clean canola. an .040 slotted sieve, a lot of your what the dockage is first. So many “There’s an extreme between an good canola is going to fall through producers walk into the elevator and Wheat .028 slotted sieve and an .040,” said there,” she said. “That could be say, ‘What do I have?’ You should Frost or mildew damage — two of the Judy Elias, operations supervisor at considered dockage when it really know what you have and say instead, main factors in wheat grading — pro- the Canadian Grain Commission. shouldn’t be. It should be in your ‘What will you give me for this?’” she vide a challenge of a different sort. Using an .028 sieve, “what comes pocket, not theirs.” said. “With frost and mildew, it’s a sub- through is broken canola and weed But “none of it is wrong,” because “It costs $50 to do a sample at the jective factor, and we’re trying to make seeds. That’s dockage.” But shaking the different sizes of sieves are per- grain commission. But if you’re going it as objective as we can,” said Bill that same sample through an .040 mitted under the grain commis- to save two per cent on a truckload, sieve filters out “a lot more” mate- sion’s standards. $50 is pretty cheap insurance.” see GRAIN GRADE } page 18

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Adduono, operations supervisor at the Canadian Grain Commission. Free grain-grading “When you’re looking for the base grade and only frost is involved, you program arms farmers to can use the frost guide. If there’s only mildew, you can use the mildew guide. As soon as there’s mil- better market their crop dew and frost in the sample, then you have to go to the standards.” The Canadian Grain Commission’s Those guides can change. Every year, the grain commission creates sampling program takes the ‘standard samples’ to reflect the level of quality that can be expected guesswork out of grain grading based on the weather conditions at harvest. a free — though unofficial “If there’s more frost in a particu- Grain commission supervisor Bill By JENNIFER BLAIR — grade. lar year and less mildew, they’re Adduono makes grading for frost Dockage is the No. 1 concern for AF staff / Olds “It does give you a bet- going to reflect a little more frost or mildew damage as objective as canola producers — and sieves ter understanding of what and less mildew,” he said. possible using ‘standard samples,’ are sometimes the culprit, says Of all the things a farmer you’ve actually got in your The samples are evaluated based which vary from year to year. Judy Elias of the Canadian Grain can’t control, grain grading bin,” he said. “If you’ve on whether the damage is ‘light,’ photos: jennifer blair Commission. seems to cause the most done a good job sampling, ‘moderate,’ ‘heavy,’ or ‘hard.’ headaches after harvest. it gives you a good under- “When you’re going through the “It’s just a soaked, waterlogged ing in their fall sample thinking “You all make your deci- standing of what you’ve frost guides, you’ll look at the wrin- barley kernel that’s dry and brittle that’s what they should do. That sions during the year of got, and it allows you to go kling of the bran and deciding, ‘This as stone — and it tastes like stone. sample doesn’t mean anything what you’re going to seed, and market it.” is light; this is a little more severe, so It’s worth nothing.” anymore.” how you’re going to seed The Harvest Sample Pro- it’s moderate.’ The amount of each And germination levels can drop The second mistake is taking a it, and what fertilizers and gram is also used to set factor like that determines if it’s a as barley waits in the bin to be sample from the manhole. chemicals you’re going to grade standards and for No. 2 or a No. 3,” said Adduono, hauled after harvest. Recheck tests “Again, that doesn’t mean any- use to try and maximize the research into things like adding the same theory applies to are a good way to “protect your- thing because it’s the bottom of the profitability on your farm,” maximum residue limits mildew. self,” said Sich. bin,” said Sich. “Your germination said Jim Smolik, assistant and factors affecting grade. In most cases, it takes the eye of “At Rahr, we don’t ask for recheck is going to be most unstable in the chief commissioner at the In addition to grading the a trained professional to correctly samples. If we tell you to haul in grain that cools down last, so take Canadian Grain Commis- grain, inspectors determine identify the right grade when there February, you can just start haul- it off the top of the bin. sion. the protein content in cere- are multiple factors at play, he said. ing,” he said. “But you roll the dice “If you’re going to start doing it “But when you deliver to als and pulses, as well as “It should be easy to have a if you do that. at the bottom, I hate to say it, but the elevator, that’s when the oil, protein, and chlo- machine do it, but it’s a massive “It’s simpler to do a recheck with you’re wasting your time.” your profits can actually rophyll content in oilseeds. expense to have a machine in every your half-ton or send it priority post The right way to recheck is take a get eaten.” That information provides elevator, and there’s subtleties of to us than rolling the B-train down representative sample from the bin. Grading grain can be a good benchmark for pro- how much you’re seeing. You have the road at $20 a tonne.” “In the wintertime, we’re always “very subjective,” Smo- ducers to use when market- to use some judgment.” When doing a recheck, “you can saying either take a load out and lik said at the Making the ing their grain, said Smolik. do two wrong things and one good sample it for your recheck, or take Grade workshop in late “If you want to come into Malt barley thing,” said Sich. a ladder and probe a couple of feet July. an elevator and actually get Malt germination is the “single big- “The first thing you can do is go and send that in for your recheck The Canadian Grain paid for what you’re deliv- gest grading factor,” and it needs to get the pre-sample you sent us in sample,” said Sich. Commission’s Harvest ering, you need that bench- be over 95 per cent. the fall out of your basement or “If that sample’s good and grows Sample Program takes mark,” he said. “If it doesn’t grow, it doesn’t do the your shop and send it to us, and 98 per cent, chances are the whole some of the guesswork out conversion of starch to sugar,” said we do a recheck on that,” he said. bin is fine.” of grain grading by offering [email protected] Kevin Sich, manager of Rahr Malt- “That’s wrong. We’re having ing’s grain department. problems with guys who are send- [email protected]

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Bills ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 19 In deciding when to desiccate, crop maturity trumps harvest timelines The Canola Council of Canada’s Spray to Swath calculator shows just how long to wait after spraying a desiccant or other pre-harvest chemical

also allows producers to pick mum residue limits being too By JENNIFER BLAIR when they want to swath, and high?’” AF staff / Olds will choose a product based on That’s why following the that timeline. product label is so important, n desiccation — as in life — Following the right pre-har- added Gabert. success is usually defined by vest intervals and making sure “These pre-harvest intervals I maturity. the crop is mature when it’s are typically designed because “Whatever product you’re sprayed will help keep any res- the companies have done the using, make sure you’re using it idues within acceptable levels tests to show that your product when the majority of the plants for export, said Brook. — the food that we sell some- in the field is physiologically “If you do it when it’s not body else — is now below the mature,” said Harry Brook, crop mature, that’s when you get the maximum residue limits if you specialist with Alberta Agricul- chemical getting into the grain wait the right number of days,” ture and Forestry. itself, which affects the quality,” said Gabert. “You get into problems when said Brook. “It’s really critical that you they’re immature. It doesn’t “Ultimately, that’s when we understand that and read and preserve your yield or your start getting feedback from the follow label directions.” value when you’re using it.” customers buying the stuff say- The right time to apply a pre-harvest desiccant is when the crop is Desiccants can help dry down ing, ‘What’s with these maxi- [email protected] physiologically mature, says crop specialist Harry Brook. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR the crop for an earlier harvest, said Brook, who spoke at the Making the Grade workshop in late July. Right now, four products — Syngenta’s Reglone, BASF’s Heat, Nufarm’s Aim, and glyphosate — are used as desiccants in Canada. But desiccants don’t help immature seeds to mature, said Brook, so it’s important to apply any desiccant when the plant is already mature. Three great new canola “Physiological maturity occurs at basically less than 30 per cent moisture. That applies for all cereals, peas, and canola,” hybrids have cropped up. he said. In canola, the right stage is when 60 to 75 per cent of the Meet three new varieties from CANTERRA SEEDS, featuring seeds have changed colour. Cereals are mature when “the trailblazing clubroot resistance, multigenic blackleg resistance part just below the head of the stem is yellow and dry,” he said. and the Clearfield Production System for canola.

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At that point, producers should be doing the ‘fingernail test.’ “Try and force a crease down it,” said Brook. “If you can see a dent in the kernel and it stays in the kernel after taking your fingernail off, then it’s at 30 per cent (moisture) or less.” Pre-harvest intervals — “meaning the time from when you apply a product to the time you cut it” — are equally important, said Keith Gabert, an agronomist with the Canola Council of Canada. And the best place to get infor- *Available only at select retailers. mation on pre-harvest intervals in canola is the Canola Coun- cil’s Spray to Swath calculator, he said. “If you’ve already sprayed and you know what you’ve sprayed, you can put that product in there ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Genuity and Design® is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada, Inc. licensee. and it will tell you how many ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW LABEL DIRECTIONS. Helix® and Vibrance® are registered trademark of a Syngenta Group Company. © 2014 Syngenta. days you need to wait,” said Gabert. The calculator (available at www.spraytoswath.ca) 20 AUGUST 17, 2015 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA Crack open some pods before swathing canola this year, says agronomist The ideal time to swath canola is when 60 per cent of seeds have changed colour — but 30 per cent is more realistic for large acreages

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eith Gabert is already dreading phone calls K about swath timing in canola. “It’s going to be a hard job to figure out where your canola crop is going to be at for swathing, especially on some of those thin stands,” said the Canola Council of Canada agronomist at the Making the Grade workshop in late July. “It’s going to make harvest timing tough.”

“It’s going to be a challenge out there. You’re probably going to look at some of those crops out there and decide which part of the crop you’re willing Finding the right time to swath is going to be tricky this year, says Canola Council agronomist Keith Gabert. PHOTO: JENNIFER BLAIR to lose.” major contributor to yield, and you crack it open, you’re going But waiting for the entire field “The main stem can be over- that’s not likely to be the case in a to have nice black seeds inside.” to hit 60 per cent colour change ripe, but all of these second- lot of fields this year,” said Gabert. But the whole seed doesn’t might not leave enough time ary branches that are in the Keith Gabert “This year, we’re likely going to have to be yellow or black, added to swath large acreages. In that right stage can get you to No. look at a lot of these crops and Gabert. case, it’s better to start swathing 1 canola.” say, ‘Where’s the majority of my “I don’t need a whole lot of when the seed colour change hits Sacrificing some of the crop yield coming from?’ And that’s black there, but I need to know 30 per cent. to salvage the bulk of it will be the secondary branches.” that the seed is starting to ripen “If you have a lot of acres or a hard reality for many produc- In normal years, produc- Cracking open the seed pods down and change colour,” he you need a lot of swather hours ers this year, said Gabert. ers should judge swath timing on the secondary branches — not said. “I’m talking about a quarter to get that knocked down, typi- “There’s going to be some based on the main stem of the just eyeballing the pods — will of the seed or half the seed or even cally you’ll start at 30 per cent, fields where we can’t get all of plant, said Gabert. But the hot, be “pretty critical” in deciding a pinhead-size dot on that seed and by the time you’re done, the canola that’s in that field dry conditions of early summer whether the crop is ready to be so that I know it’s mature and it’s likely they’re over 60 per cent,” and call it a salvageable crop,” stalled canola crop emergence swathed this year, he said. ready to change colour.” he said. he said. across the province, leaving some “The pod colour change on the And this year, that might mean “It’s going to be a challenge fields with only two-thirds of its outside of the pod can be really Timing dilemma that the main stem is overripe out there. You’re probably seeded crop. different between varieties and The best time to swath is typi- when it’s swathed. going to look at some of those And when a canola plant has a even between years on the same cally when 60 per cent of the “If it’s really ripe and you can crops out there and decide lot of room to grow, “it branches variety,” he said. seeds have changed colour, said actually hear those seeds rattling which part of the crop you’re out,” increasing the yield poten- “Simply because the outside of Gabert. That’s when you’ve got in there and getting ready to shell willing to lose.” tial on the secondary branches. the pod is a nice yellow-brown maximum yield and also when out, you might decide that’s the “The main stem is typically the colour doesn’t mean that, when the oil content is highest. right stage to leave it for,” he said. [email protected]

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® cutting. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready crops contain genes that confer tolerance T to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides will “Typically we recommend a well-knit, even crop kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Acceleron® seed treatment technology for canola contains the active ingredients — something that the wind won’t shake, rattle, and difenoconazole, metalaxyl (M and S isomers), fludioxonil and thiamethoxam. Acceleron® seed treatment technology for roll — so that we prevent shattering and loss,” said ® canola plus Vibrance is a combination of two separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active Keith Gabert, Canola Council of Canada agronomist. ingredients difenoconazole, metalaxyl (M and S isomers), fludioxonil, thiamethoxam, and sedaxane. Acceleron® seed treatment technology for corn (fungicides and insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually-registered products, which “This year will be a little different. I have a lot of together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, trifloxystrobin, ipconazole, and clothianidin. Acceleron® seed treatment growers saying they’re going to try straight cutting technology for corn (fungicides only) is a combination of three separate individually-registered products, which together contain because they have a thin enough crop that they don’t the active ingredients metalaxyl, trifloxystrobin and ipconazole. Acceleron® seed treatment technology for corn with Poncho®/ want to put it on the ground. They’re afraid to swath VoTivo™ (fungicides, insecticide and nematicide) is a combination of five separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, trifloxystrobin, ipconazole, clothianidin and Bacillus firmus strain I-1582. it... It’s podding a couple of inches from the ground. Acceleron® seed treatment technology for soybeans (fungicides and insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually There’s not enough stubble to anchor that swath even registered products, which together contain the active ingredients fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin, metalaxyl and imidacloprid. if they did cut it.” Acceleron® seed treatment technology for soybeans (fungicides only) is a combination of three separate individually registered Those who haven’t straight cut before should hedge products, which together contain the active ingredients fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin and metalaxyl. Acceleron and Design®, their bets, he said. Acceleron®, DEKALB and Design®, DEKALB®, Genuity and Design®, Genuity®, JumpStart®, RIB Complete and Design®, RIB Complete®, Roundup Ready 2 Technology and Design®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready®, Roundup Transorb®, “Start swathing a little later, when you’re well past Roundup WeatherMAX®, Roundup®, SmartStax and Design®, SmartStax®, Transorb®, VT Double PRO®, and VT Triple PRO® are that 30 per cent (colour change),” said Gabert. “When registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Used under license. Vibrance® and Fortenza® are registered trademarks of you start feeling concerned that your swather is shell- a Syngenta group company. LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer. Used under license. Herculex® ing things out, then you stop. Hopefully that’s leaving ® is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Used under license. Poncho and Votivo™ are trademarks of Bayer. Used you with 20 or 30 per cent of your crop left standing under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. to swath so you’re not putting all your eggs into one basket by straight cutting for the first time. “It’s going to be a learning opportunity for us, and I hope it’s not a lesson we repeat.”

[email protected] Photo: Thinkstock ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 21 G3 Global Grain Group officially completes CWB deal CWB name is retired as its assets are combined with those of Bunge Canada

ing a highly efficient coast-to- COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE coast grain-handling enterprise, and I welcome the opportunity G3 Global Grain Group has to work with the dedicated teams officially closed its investment in from G3, Bunge Canada and CWB, a majority interest in CWB, the for- who have worked so hard to bring mer Canadian Wheat Board. these transactions to a successful CWB will be combined with the conclusion.” grain assets of Bunge Canada to CWB’s president and CEO, Ian form a new Canadian agribusi- White, who helped lead the orga- ness, G3 Canada Limited. nization through the transforma- “Combining the local market tional process, said he is gratified presence and global expertise of with the investment outcome. CWB and Bunge Canada Grain “CWB is pleased to complete provides the opportunity to fulfil the initiative to commercialize. a promise to Canadian producers The capital investment G3 brings, — to create a new and competi- as well as extensive operational tive alternative for the marketing experience, is a huge benefit to of their grain,” G3 CEO Karl Ger- the sector, and we are pleased that rand said in a release. Canadian grain producers will be “The name change to G3 Can- able to continue to participate in ada Limited represents another the growth of the new company,” step towards our vision of build- White said in the release. The CWB sign will be coming down from the former Canadian Wheat Board building in Winnipeg. FILE PHOTO

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Three flax varieties deregistered in 2017 The Canadian Grain Com- mission is notifying grain producers and industry stakeholders that the registration CDC Arras, Flan- ders and Somme will be cancelled effective Aug. 1, 2017. At that time, these varieties will be removed from the variety designation list for flaxseed. As per a protocol established with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in 2009, the grain commission provides three years’ notice when a grain variety’s registration is cancelled at the request of the breeder. — Staff

U.S. farm income down, but land prices holding up The value of U.S. farmland rose 2.4 per cent on average in the year to early June, slowing from a gain of around eight per cent in the previous year. The lowest grains prices in five years coupled with patchy export demand because of a strong dollar have hit farm profits and the USDA has forecast overall net farm income will drop by a third this year to US$73.6 billion — the lowest level since 2009. But the survey showed that in the year to early June, farmland across the country largely held its value. Land values in the Corn Belt, were 0.3 per cent down at $6,350 per acre. The biggest drop was a fall of 5.9 per cent in Iowa. But even there, land values stayed above 2013 levels, at $8,000 per acre. — Reuters

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A new study by researchers at the University of Miami and Duke Uni- versity shows that policy statements may be less important than a deep voice for candidates hoping to win voters’ support in this year’s federal election. The researchers say our love for leaders with lower-pitched voices may harken back to “caveman instincts” that associate leadership ability with physical prowess more than wisdom and experience. “Modern-day political leadership is more about competing ide- ologies than brute force,” said study co-author Casey Klofstad, associate professor of political science at Miami. “But at some earlier time in human history it probably paid off to have a literally strong leader.” The study, which looked at how unconscious biases nudge voters A canola field north of Lundreck, Alta., where there has been little moisture this summer, welcomes water from this irrigation system. Photo: Wendy Dudley towards one candidate or another, are consistent with a previous study by Klofstad and colleagues which also found that candidates with deeper voices get more votes. The researchers found that a deep voice conveys greater physical strength, competence and integrity. The findings held up for female candidates, too. (Men and women with lower-pitched voices generally have higher testosterone, and are physically stronger and more aggressive.) Eight hundred volunteers com- pleted an online questionnaire with information about the age and sex of two hypothetical candidates and indicated whom they would vote for. The candidates ranged in age from 30 to 70, but those in their 40s and 50s were most likely to win. “That’s when leaders are not so young that they’re too inexpe- rienced, but not so old that their health is starting to decline or they’re no longer capable of active leadership,” Klofstad said. “Lo and behold, it also happens to be the time in life when people’s voices reach their lowest pitch.” Researchers then asked 400 men and 403 women to listen to pairs of recorded voices saying, “I urge you to vote for me this November.” Each paired recording was based on one person, whose voice pitch was then altered up and down with computer software. The deeper- voiced candidates won 60 to 76 per cent of the votes.

China proposes heavy penalties for food safety

China’s top court has demanded heavy penalties for companies and individuals who violate the country’s food safety laws. The Supreme People’s Court said in a circular that companies selling food online should be held wholly liable for any safety issues affecting consumers and urged firms to compensate consumers more quickly. Food safety is one of the top con- cerns among Chinese consumers after a series of scares from milk tainted with industrial chemical melamine in 2008 to fiery liquor ‘baijiu’ laced with Viagra. The country’s main prosecutor also said that it had investigated 652 officials relating to misconduct over food safety protection, including for embezzlement and taking bribes, the official Xinhua news agency reported. — Reuters ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 23 With feed 25 CWRS varieties to be dropped supplies down, pea Includes formerly popular varieties such as Neepawa, Katepwa, Harvest and Kane which more quality data is wheat classes straw is Staff needed before a decision about their class designation. They will CWRS varieties to be dropped he Canadian Grain Com- remain in their designated classes Aug. 1, 2017 a viable mission has announced unless the evaluation shows they T that as of Aug. 1, 2017, 29 do not meet the revised quality AC Abbey Kane alternative varieties will no longer be eligible parameters. At least two years’ AC Cora Katepwa for Canada Western Red Spring notice will be given before any AC Eatonia Leader But the straw has (CWRS) and Canada Prairie of these varieties are designated AC Majestic Lillian to be baled as soon Spring Red (CPSR) wheat class- to another class, the commission AC Michael McKenzie after harvest as es. The list (below) of 25 CWRS said. AC Minto Neepawa and four CPSR varieties includes The changes are part of a “Cana- Alvena Park possible formerly popular varieties such dian wheat class modernization” Alikat Pasqua as Katepwa, Harvest and Kane as consultation started by the CGC CDC Makwa Pembina well as Neepawa, which was once last February. During the consul- CDC Osler Thatcher Alberta Agriculture the check variety for the CWRS tation, the Prairie Recommend- Columbus Unity and Forestry release class. ing Committee for Wheat, Rye “In an evaluation of variet- and Triticale, at its annual meet- Conway 5603HR With a shortage of feed sup- ies against the revised quality ing, changed the check varieties Harvest plies for cattle this summer, parameters for the CWRS and for Canada Western Red Spring File Photo many farmers are looking at CPSR classes, the Canadian Grain wheat and Canada Prairie Spring CPSR varieties to be dropped their options, one of which is Commission determined these Red wheat. Changes came into The grain commission ear- Aug. 1, 2017 pea straw. varieties do not meet the quality effect on Feb. 26, 2015. lier announced creation of an AC Formost With the pea harvest characteristics of their current CWRS check varieties now, interim wheat class for Faller, AC Taber underway, now is the time to designated class,” the grain com- depending on region, include Prosper and Elgin ND wheat think about using pea straw mission said in a release. Glenn, Carberry, Splendour, BW varieties, effective Aug. 1, Conquer in cattle rations, said Barry It also said that it would start 965, PT 472 and PT 772. CPSR 2015. 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orses share some surpris- The findings, published in the prised us was the rich repertoire ingly similar facial expres- journal PLOS ONE earlier this of complex facial movements in “Horses are predominantly visual animals, with eyesight H sions to humans and month, suggest evolutionary horses, and how many of them that’s better than domestic cats and dogs, yet their use of chimps, according to new Univer- parallels in different species in are similar to humans. sity of Sussex research. how the face is used for commu- “Despite the differences in face facial expressions has been largely overlooked.” Mammal communication nication. structure between horses and researchers have shown that, The study builds on previous humans, we were able to iden- like humans, horses use muscles research showing that cues from tify some similar expressions in underlying various facial features the face are important for horses Jennifer Wathan relation to movements of the lips — including their nostrils, lips and to communicate, by develop- and eyes. eyes — to alter their facial expres- ing an objective coding system “It was previously thought that, sions in a variety of social situations. to identify different individual in terms of other species, the fur- T:17.4” facial expressions on the basis ther away an animal was from of underlying muscle movement. humans, the more rudimentary The Equine Facial Action their use of facial expressions Coding System (EquiFACS), as would be,” said co-lead author devised by the Sussex team in Professor Karen McComb. collaboration with researchers “Through the development of at the University of Portsmouth EquiFACS, however, it’s apparent and Duquesne University, iden- that horses, with their complex tified 17 “action units” (discrete and fluid social systems, also facial movements) in horses. This have an extensive range of facial compares with 27 in humans, 13 movements and share many of in chimps, and 16 in dogs. these with humans and other “Horses are predominantly animals.” visual animals, with eyesight She added that a systematic that’s better than domestic cats way of recording facial expres- and dogs, yet their use of facial sions would have a wide range expressions has been largely of applications, including better overlooked,” said the study’s co- information for veterinarians lead author, doctoral researcher and improved animal welfare Jennifer Wathan. “What sur- practices. T:11.428”

Horses use similar facial muscles to humans, suggesting an evolutionary parallel in how horses and humans use the face to communicate. Photo: Jennifer Wathan

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capital cost can be recouped fairly quickly BY LORRAINE STEVENSON with high-demand crops. Staff / Portage la Prairie, Man. He plans to plant kale in September and again early next spring because “kale is a ool nights and early frosts mean crop where, if there’s any heat at all, it’s commercial production of late- going to grow.” C season crops like fall-bearing Choosing the right varieties is a key part raspberries is typically not feasible on of the study, as varieties of vegetables the Prairies. specifically bred for high tunnels and But a Manitoba initiative is exploring their higher-temperature conditions, whether high tunnels could be the solu- which can be 5 C higher. tion. “Most multinational seed companies “We’re trying to see if we can change have varieties of the common crops like that with high tunnel production, and tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and cool- make it profitable,” provincial fruit crop season lettuces and spinach that have specialist Anthony Mintenko said at a been bred specifically for high tunnel recent horticulture workshop. use,” he said. In neighbouring Minnesota, three 100- He noted that on July 26, the thermostat foot rows of raspberries yield about 320 hit 34.6 C in the tunnel. pounds worth about $2,900 if sold at “A lot of varieties would have trouble at $4.50 per pint. that temperature, he said. “But at 34.6 C This is the first year a variety of fruits all the cucumbers did was grow faster.” and vegetables has been planted in the By then they’d already harvested high tunnel built in 2014 at the Agricul- cucumbers too. ture and Agri-Food Canada location here. High tunnels have the potential to extend production of fruits and vegetables on the Prairies, “We picked the first cucumber July 10 “We have a lot of recommendations says Anthony Mintenko, a fruit crops specialist in Manitoba. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON in this tunnel,” he added. from other places like Minnesota and There is “great potential” in high tun- Ontario about what to grow in a high potential for a summer-bearing yellow prices are strong, as well as extending the nels on the Prairies, said Waldo Thiessen, tunnel but nothing for under Manitoba raspberry that can produce a second crop sales season into the fall. executive director of the Prairie Fruit conditions,” said Mintenko. later in the season if grown under warm The high tunnel at Portage la Prairie Growers Association (which largely rep- He is evaluating day-neutral strawber- conditions. cost about $5,000 to build, with the added resents Manitoba producers). ries, early-season June-bearing strawber- High tunnels are like greenhouses, side venting and a drip-irrigation system “Manitoba is behind on this,” he said. ries, fall-bearing raspberries and black- except they don’t have a double layer of pushing the total capital cost to $8,000. “Ontario is way ahead of us and down in berries at one end of a tunnel that’s 100 poly, and no permanent heat or electric- The side venting is needed because most the eastern U.S., they’re extending their feet long, 15 feet wide, and 7.5 feet high. ity. But they also keep cold out and heat fruit crops shut down when temperatures season and taking advantage of higher At the other end, vegetable specialist in, reduce the risk of fruit rot, and pro- rise above 30 C. prices and higher yields because they can Tom Gonsalves is experimenting with duce more uniform yields. “It is a relatively cheap design, and protect their plants from the elements.” vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers But the big payoff is being able to sell doesn’t have the headroom of a lot of tun- and peppers. They’re also evaluating the earlier in the spring when demand and nels,” said Tom Gonsalves, adding that [email protected]

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for one year for the small pigs to be ready for BY NAVEEN THUKRAL sale after you increase the supply of breeding AND NIU SHUPING sows.” Singapore/Beijing / Reuters The Ministry of Agriculture is playing down the inflationary implications, saying eople in China eat more than half the increase in the price of pork — which it the pork consumed in the world, but admitted was far from over — would not be P domestic supplies come mainly from as dramatic as in 2011 when it caused broad small farms that cut their herds whenever inflation to surge. costs rise, causing boom-and-bust cycles Even so, ANZ Bank estimates the seven per that have led to record-high hog prices this cent year-on-year rise in average pork prices year. contributed to a 0.2 percentage point increase Wary of the social impact of such gyra- in the Consumer Price Index for June. tions in the cost of a staple food, the government is trying to develop a more reliable Environmental constraints food chain, but supplies are likely to remain Adding to the near-term supply woes is a new tight until the first quarter of 2016 at least environmental law that is prompting provin- and imports will jump. cial governments to relocate some hog farms Rabobank is forecasting a 54 per cent away from urban centres. increase in pork imports this year to two It came into force on Jan. 1 and authori- million tonnes, mainly benefiting European ties in places such as Fujian, Guangdong and Union countries. A farmer feeds water to pigs at an enclosure in a pig farm in Liaocheng, Jiangsu have already ordered farms that do When prices surged in 2011, the govern- Shandong province April 9, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer not come up to scratch to close or move. In ment responded with subsidies to encourage the process, even some medium-sized to large hog breeding. But that led to a huge surplus Farm sizes increasing In the short term, however, pork supplies farms are shutting down, unable to meet the and lower prices, forcing farmers to slaughter While small farms still account for about are likely to remain tight. higher standards. breeding sows until their numbers plunged. 80 per cent of China’s pork, the share of The number of breeding sows at the end of Annual world consumption of pork stands Inevitably, prices turned north again, with production from farms with more than June stood at a record low of 39 million, down at around 110 million tonnes. China’s con- hogs quoted at 20 yuan (US$3.22) per kilo- 3,000 hogs is expanding rapidly as Bei- from an historical high of 50.1 million in 2013, sumption is forecast to rise to 57.4 million gram now in Fujian province, up from 13.6 jing attempts to develop more stable food according to Rabobank. The government says tonnes this year, up 27 per cent from 45.1 yuan at the beginning of the year. Fujian is chains. stocks are at the lowest since 2008 after falling million a decade ago, according to the U.S. home to some of the largest hog farms in the Pork supplies from larger farms have for 22 months. Department of Agriculture. country. doubled in the past five years. Rabobank says hog supplies have dropped China is looking to import pork from Mex- “Driven by high margins, many farmers In 2013, China’s largest meat producer, to 384 million from an all-time high of 468 mil- ico, Thailand and Brazil, industry sources said, have started to replenish their farms,” said the privately held Shuanghui Group, lion at the end of 2013. but Germany is already one of the big winners. Pan Chenjun, a livestock analyst at Rabobank acquired U.S. pork producer Smithfield “Increasing the breeding sows today does Its exports to China doubled in the first half in Hong Kong. “They are stopping the slaugh- Group in a $4.7-billion deal that was seen not mean you’ll have small pigs tomorrow,” of 2015 from a year before to 83,400 tonnes, ter of sows to increase production and many as a statement of intent by the country to said Feng Yonghui, chief analyst at soozhu. VDF, the German meat industry association, large pig farms are also boosting supplies.” develop a first-rate meat sector. com, an industry website. “You’ll have to wait said.

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ThinkHEARTLAND spongy, sweet, and narrow in intensive rotational grazing Rancher who runs 700 cattle on 10 acres a day says he’s boosted his carrying capacity by 300 to 400 per cent

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Staff

imicking nature can improve feed value, M reduce labour, and put more money in a rancher’s pocket. “All we are doing here is mim- icking the animal’s natural process of moving through pastures,” said Ralph Corcoran, certified educator with Holistic Manage- ment International. “With a successful system you will start to see the benefits in all areas of your operation.” Specialists say a successful grazing system can provide feed that holds a high sugar content, increases soil nutrients, lowers labour demands, and builds resil- Blain Hjertass, certified educator with iency to extreme weather. Holistic Management International, Proponents such as Saskatch- discusses the benefits of rotational ewan rancher Neil Dennis say grazing at a recent workshop as part the method can produce big A number of workshops has been held in recent weeks as a part of the Holistic of the Holistic Management Canada’s dividends. He points to a pasture Management Canada’s Open Gate Learning Series. PhotoS: Jennifer Paige Open Gate Learning Series. originally seeded in 1949 that he successfully rejuvenated through Producers use perennial pasture Most producers allow pastures intensive grazing followed by mixtures that are generally a mini- to grow until the majority of plants extensive recovery time. mum of 30 per cent legumes. Most has reached the flowering stage. Dennis, who has been experi- often, this includes alfalfa, along Allowing proper regrowth time menting with grazing practices with grass species that boast high will offer cattle the best feed and for three decades, said he has quality and superior regrowth, give the plant time to expand its increased the carrying capacity of such as meadow brome, orchard root system, which will also sup- his lands by 300 to 400 per cent. grass and tall fescue. port improved soil health. The pasture that was once seeded “It is key to know how much “The one thing I have found is to crested wheatgrass now claims grass you have,” said Blain Hjer- that the healthier the soil gets, 40 species. tass, another certified educator your sugar contents stay higher There’s also much better water with Holistic Management Inter- longer, and your plants stay veg- infiltration — up to a level of five national. “Mark out one square etative a lot longer too,” said Den- to 10 inches per hour — and an foot and see how much grass is nis. “In 60 days, my plants used to improved mineral cycle, which in in that area. Then you know how be all seed heads and drying out. turn has increased carbon seques- many pounds of grass are in each Now I am going 80 to 100 days and tration. paddock and you have an idea they are still vegetative and have a “Early on, I realized the higher of how many cattle you want on higher sugar content.” the stock density, the faster things that piece of land for how long in Dennis said 12 per cent sugar turn around,” said Dennis. “And order to provide the right amount content is considered a good level they say with this type of grazing, of feed.” to graze. we are putting the CO2 deeper Pastures are generally grazed “This field has over 20 per cent into the soil and it is not coming until the grass has been well sugar content in the forage right out like it used to.” picked and the field shows a vis- now. If you are trying to gain Dennis recently opened his ible herd effect. weight with cattle, that’s what you operation, Sunnybrae Farm near As cattle are moved off of pad- want,” he said. Neil Dennis has been grazing cattle for the past 30 years Wawota, for a tour as part of Holis- docks, pastures are left to rest at Sunnybrae Farm in Wawota, Saskatchewan. tic Management Canada’s Open and regrow. It is recommended A cushioned carpet Gate Learning Series. to allow fields to rest for 80 to 100 Producers who have implemented water-holding capacity and bio- “If you also look at the soil sam- growing days. a rotational grazing system echo logical activity; and aids to pro- ples that we placed in the water, Long and narrow the experience of seeing their soil tecting the soil during bouts of you will see that the good healthy Rotational grazing systems involve Sugar content systems flourish. drought and excessive moisture. soil is maintaining its composure moving cattle through a series of “What we are doing here is tricking “As we bring up a soil profile “With plant diversity and litter and very little soil has broken paddocks that are intensively nature to grow more, faster,” said from Neil’s pasture, you can see cover you are able to hold more apart,” said Hjertass. “Whereas grazed for short periods of time. Corcoran. “Plant recovery time is why it feels spongy when you walk water in the soil, you have way the soil from the cropland, half “When you are making your the most important. It is not the on it,” said Hjertass. “If you look at more fungal activity, you’re get- of that soil is already broken fence, make your paddocks long number of animals in the field, it is the side view, there is over an inch ting more aeration, which allows apart. This is an example of what and narrow, and you will be able the time that they are on the field of litter on the surface from all of more water infiltration, air infiltra- is happening in the field. In very to get more animal impact on and the time they are off of it, to the years of being high stock den- tion and CO2 exit,” said Hjertass. dry conditions the soil blows the land. That way you get better allow the grass to recover. sity grazed. And that is why there During the farm tour, Hjertass away and in very wet conditions, consumption of grass and more “If you bring the cattle back is so much nutrition in this land.” took soil samples from Dennis’s it washes away, unless you have a foot impact,” said Dennis who is on the land too early or leave the Having litter cover on pasture pasture land as well as a neigh- healthy soil structure.” currently running 700 head on 10 cattle on the land too long, you are land enables greater nutrient bouring cropland to compare the acres a day. overgrazing.” cycling and availability; enhances soil structure. [email protected] 30 AUGUST 17, 2015 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA Russian ‘food crematoria’ provoke outrage amid crisis, famine memories Images of zealous officials throwing imported bacon into a furnace are being denounced

mountain of illegally imported BY GABRIELA BACZYNSKA European cheese being bull- moscow / reuters dozed while even before the official start, zealous workers ussian government plans threw boxes of European bacon for mass destruction of into an incinerator. R banned western food Moscow banned many west- imports have provoked out- ern food imports last year rage in a country where poverty in retaliation for sanctions rates are soaring and memories imposed by the U.S., European remain of famine during Soviet Union and other of their allies times. during the confrontation over Even some Kremlin allies are Ukraine. But now many Rus- expressing shock at the idea of sians say the government has “food crematoria” while one lost sight of the everyday strug- orthodox priest has denounced gles faced by ordinary citizens. the campaign, which officially More than a quarter of a mil- began earlier this month, as lion people have backed an insane and sinful. However, the online petition on Change. authorities are determined to org, an international website A broken head of cheese is seen on the ground as illegally imported food falling under restrictions is destroyed press on with destroying illegal that hosts campaigns, calling in Belgorod region, Russia, August 6, 2015. Russian government plans for mass destruction of banned western imports they consider “a secu- on President Vladimir Putin to food imports have provoked outrage in a country where poverty rates are soaring and memories remain of famine rity threat.” revoke the decision and hand during Soviet times. photo: Reuters Russian TV showed a small the food to people in need. “Sanctions have led to a major growth in food prices on Russian shelves,” the petition states. “Russian pensioners, veterans, large families, the disabled and INTRODUCING other needy social groups were forced to greatly restrict their diets, right up to starvation. If you can just eat these products, why destroy them?”

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MAKING HAY PLAY Monsanto bid for Syngenta faces opposition from farm, consumer groups Rival company BASF is preparing to make its own bid for the company

Monsanto’s stated intention Brazil’s regulator, Cade, could Reuters of selling off Syngenta’s seeds spend up to a year, the maxi- and traits businesses is a “red mum time allowed, analyzing everal U.S. farm and con- herring,” and the combined any potential deal, said Marcio sumer groups are work- company would be a dominant de Carvalho Silveira Bueno, an S ing on strategies to derail player in the key agricultural antitrust lawyer at Sao Paulo- a proposed tie-up of Monsanto platforms of seeds, genetic traits based TozziniFreire Advogados. and Syngenta, saying a combina- and crop chemicals, said Diana Brazilian farmers are already tion of the market leaders would Moss, president of the American opposed to the deal, said spell fewer and higher-priced Antitrust Institute. Ricardo Tomczyk, president products. “Farmers are already paying of Brazil’s main farmers’ lobby Coalitions of opponents are through the nose,” Moss said. Aprosoja in top growing state being formed and market analy- “This would take it to a whole Mato Grosso. ses being done, moves that under- new level.” “It would distort the free score the hurdles U.S.-based Some individual farmers are market and hurt the sector all Monsanto will face in any deal to also making their opposition around... we are quite con- take over Swiss-based Syngenta. clear. cerned,” said Tomczyk, a law- “We will aggressively oppose “I hope they don’t get it done,” yer who has also represented it,” said Roger Johnson, president said Ohio farmer John Davis, farmers in legal battles against of the National Farmers Union. past president of the Ohio Corn Monsanto over royalty fees. “This would reduce competition and Wheat Growers. “They could Ratcheting up the pressure in the marketplace that is already get to the point where they could to find a deal, which first came highly concentrated.” charge whatever they want.” to light in late April, is German Monsanto, the world’s largest The deal would also face strong chemicals group BASF’s bid seed company, has yet to per- resistance in Brazil should it go for Syngenta. BASF has already suade Syngenta, the world’s top forward, farmers and lawyers lined up a loan package from provider of agricultural chemi- said, a hurdle that could delay large multinational banks, cals, to even start negotiations. or force major concessions to the people familiar with the matter The NFU is one of several $45-billion deal. said. groups in a loose coalition that is As one of the few places in BASF will only decide to sub- working on the objections it will the world with land available to mit a bid for Syngenta if Mon- Two Australian shepherds on Burro Alley Ranch, near Millarville, present to the Justice Department expand farming, Brazil is likely santo makes an offer for the Alta., make play with the hay, treating it like their castle. An if a deal comes together. The to surpass the U.S. as the world’s Swiss group, the sources said, expensive play yard, considering the premium price of hay due Food & Water Watch consumer top soybean producer in the adding that BASF was comfort- to a shortage in many drought-stricken areas. Photo: Wendy Dudley advocacy group is doing a mar- coming years, while its tropical able with there being no merger ket analysis on which to base its climate makes it an enormous at all and the status quo in the objections. pesticide consumer. industry prevailing.

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Want to Rancher’s generous donation kick up your management is a gift for all Albertans skills a notch? Producers who want to take their management skills By Alexis Kienlen to the next level are being AF STAFF encouraged to apply for the second annual Robert ottlob Schmidt had a (Bob) L. Ross scholarship dream of preserving the program. G land that he has spent so Ross, a dairy producer much time on. from St. Marys, Ont. who And the realization of that died in 2014, was an influ- dream will benefit all Albertans ential advocate for business with the creation of the prov- management training and ince’s 76th provincial park. a mentor to farmers across “It has always been my wish the country as one of the that someday I could leave this creators and instructors in land to someone else,” said the the Canadian Total Excel- 90-year-old farmer. “I felt that lence in Agricultural Man- was the right thing to do because agement program. I couldn’t stand the idea that someone might want to come in with a bulldozer and clear out the trees, which seems to be a The scholarship habit around here.” Antelope Hills Provincial Park, covers the $7,500 940 acres of uncultivated grass- tuition for the lands north of Hanna, is home to aspen groves, cacti, natural CTEAM program. brush, wetlands and rare wildlife such as Sprague’s pipit, Baird’s sparrow, and the Thirteen-lined ground squirrel. Schmidt, who has no heirs, was offered more than $1 million for the property by a developer, but valued the land and wildlife over The scholarship covers the money. the $7,500 tuition for the He was born in Romania in CTEAM program, a set of 1924, moved to Canada in 1927, five-day modules held over and his family settled on the land Gottlob Schmidt stands by the sign installed at the gate to his property. The 90-year-old Schmidt donated his the course of two winters. in 1933. Schmidt and brother farm to the province and it will become Alberta’s 76th provincial park. Participants use their own Alex took over the farm and farm data to develop a stra- raised cattle together from 1945 tegic business plan for their to 1958, when Schmidt bought operation. his brother out and became the “This scholarship is sole operator. meant to provide a Canadi- From 1958 until the 1990s, an farmer with the opportu- Schmitty as he is known to his nity to continue on the path friends, raised purebred Her- of farm management excel- eford cattle. After getting out lence that Bob was devoted of the cattle business, he began to,” said Heather Brough- gardening and raising pheasants ton, a Donalda producer and peacocks. He currently rents and principal of Agri-Food out his pastures. Management Excellence, Schmidt will be able to stay which now operates the on the property until his death, CTEAM program. when Alberta Environment will The next course starts in take possession. He has a room November with modules in the lodge in town, but still pre- held in Calgary, Abbotsford, fers to stay out at the farm, mow- B.C., Niagara Falls, and ing the grass and doing chores Ottawa. The scholarship around his place. also offers up to $4,000 In a video acknowledging his towards travel costs and gift, Alberta Environment and $2,500 for another fam- Sustainable Research Develop- ily member’s tuition. Last ment Minister Kyle Fawcett said, year’s scholarship was “Mr. Schmidt’s offering is to all awarded to Manitoba grain Albertans, and a legacy contri- farmer Roger Lepp. For bution representing his passion more information visit for the environment and his val- Baird’s sparrow Sprague’s pipit www.agrifoodtraining.com. ues of conservation and preser- — Staff vation.” Schmidt received the province’s Order of the Bighorn “I couldn’t stand the Award in recognition of his donation. idea that someone might The province will build a few want to come in with a trails, picnic areas and a park- ing lot, but will leave most of the bulldozer and clear out property untouched. There will be no overnight camping, hunt- the trees, which seems to ing or ATVs allowed on the land. be a habit around here.” “I hope people will walk around and enjoy themselves,” said Schmidt. “I just want people to leave the grass the way it was, and let Mother Nature have her Gottlob Schmidt way.” Bob Ross [email protected] Thirteen-lined ground squirrel ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • AUGUST 17, 2015 33 Albertans front and centre at Junior Angus Showdown lbertans took top honours To be eligible for this award, at the Canadian Junior juniors must compete in at least A Angus Association’s recent eight of the 14 Showdown com- Showdown 2015, capturing petitions. 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