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SASK ATCHEWAN CAT TLEMEN ’S CONNECTION THE VOICE OF SASKATCHEWAN’S CAttLE PRODUCERS VOL. 5 NO. 5 COVER STORY: WHAT’S LUCK GOT TO DO WITH IT? | P. 6 OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2015 Connection is published in Saskatoon in partnership with Western Producer Publications. Mail Agreement No. 40069240 PLUS: FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL | P. 12 THE REAL DIRT TELLS THE REAL STORY | P. 14 KEEPING YOU PRODUCTIVE Redhead Equipment’s dedicated team offers you big iron power and performance with the mid-size Case IH Puma™ tractor. The new generation of Puma™ tractors offer intuitive innovation through their Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) - requiring no programming’ adjusting to deliver the best possible balance of KEEPINGpower and fuel ef ciency. YOUJust set your speed and let your equipment do the PRODUCTIVEwork for you. 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However, we are not responsible for 21 Back to reality errors or liability in the event of losses resulting PLUS: FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL | P. 12 THE REAL DIRT TELLS THE REAL STORY | P. 14 from readers’ use of our magazine and website. 22 Securing social licence ON THE COVER: Justin Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Morrison and his family on 24 Driving innovation Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, their ranch near Radville, 102-2255 13th Ave., Regina, SK., S4P 2M6. 26 SCA bulletin board Sask. | DAVE FURMAN PHOTO 30 CEO report @saskcattlemens ™ Printed with inks containing canola oil 2 | CONNECTION OcTOBER /Publications NOVEMBER Mail Agreement No. 40069240 2015 | 3 Registration No. 10676 CHAIR REPORT Pay ATTENTION TO POLITICS BY BILL JAMESON | SCA CHAIR team within the department U.S. election. that understands the issues of The race for the nomination THE DEFINITION of politics, our industry. Our business was both on the Democrat and GOP according to Webster, is as fol- dealt a “wake-up” call recently side is nothing short of fascinat- lows: “The activities, actions and with the Alberta debacle, so let’s ing. It appeared Hillary Clinton policies that are used to gain and not get complacent. was running away with the hold power in a government.” Perhaps the most interesting Democratic nomination until As I write this, we are in the political arena at the moment, Email-gate. Now she is certainly middle of the longest federal and one that can have a pro- not a shoe-in, with Joe Biden and election campaign in the history found effect on the Canadian Bernie Sanders closing the gap. of Canada, and I suspect that to- cattle industry, is the upcoming On the Republican side, it’s en- tal money spent by each party tertainment at its best, with will be at record levels. It is dif- Donald Trump in the lead in ficult to comprehend what may spite of himself. happen on Oct. 19; however, by However, it is somewhat re- the time this is published, we freshing to hear someone who will know where we stand feder- says exactly what he is thinking ally. At the moment, I am keep- (well, maybe). One thing is for ing my fingers crossed for status sure: The Obama administra- quo. Hope it works! tion has been a disaster for Can- On the provincial front, it ap- ada. I can’t help thinking back to pears we are headed for a spring the Mulroney-Reagan years. A election. We are in the fortunate great relationship developed position of having the most for- and trade deals were made that ward-thinking free enterprise still exist today. provincial government in Cana- So my thought for the day: Let’s da. It is a government that pays Donald Trump: an unlikely support the ones that support attention to agriculture and a lead in the presidential race? our industry. And I think we all government with an excellent | PHOTO COURTESY OF GAGE SKIDMORE know who they are. bid online DECEMBER 7-10 sale closeout DECEMBER 10 5:30 PM MST / 6:30 PM CST -On the farm, 12 miles north of Maidstone, SK - on offer bull calves, 2 year-old bulls and bred heifers on-line/on-farm sires represented C Stockman 2059 ET • Big-Gully 611 Bounty 517U • PDHR 20J BULL & HEIFER SALE Stanmore 47R • C Cruz O248 EY • C Fantastic 2165 • SLDK & Vendetta V-9 • NJW 73S W18 Homegrown 8Y ET • WLB Bull 90X 6Z • C 88X Ribeye 2011 • WCC/CC 1009 Great Divide 102 BULLS WINTERED FREE contact us Lance & Shari Leachman 306-903-7299 Frances Leachman 306-893-2879 LiveAuctions TV [email protected] WWW.BIGGULLYFARM.COM 4 | CONNECTION District 1: Ryan Beierbach • Whitewood, SK P: 306-532-4809 C: 306-735-1341 E: [email protected] NEWS IN BRIEF District 2: Philip Lynn • Marquis, SK P: 306-788-4421 C: 306-361-9299 E: [email protected] District 3A: Laurie Disney • Rockglen, SK P: 306-476-2729 C: 306-476-7522 E: [email protected] District 3B: Larry Grant • Val Marie, SK P: 306-298-4901 C: 306-741-9867 E: [email protected] District 4: Rick Toney • Gull Lake, SK P: 306-672-3703 C: 306-671-7900 E: [email protected] District 5: Levi Hull • Willowbrook, SK P: 306-641-6271 E: [email protected] District 6: Garret Hill • Duval, SK P: 306-725-4909 C: 306-725-7451 E: [email protected] TPP weLcoME news FUndinG annoUnced foR District 7: GRowinG FORwaRD 2 Paula Larson • D’Arcy, SK The announcement that a deal had finally P: 306-379-4523 C: 306-221-0509 been reached in the Trans-Pacific Partner- Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz E: [email protected] ship (TPP) Agreement came as welcome and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister District 8: news to Saskatchewan’s beef producers. Lyle Stewart committed $10 million in fund- Michael Spratt • Melfort, SK P: 306-752-6336 C: 306-921-7175 The agreement will significantly reduce ing under Growing Forward 2 for a new E: [email protected] tariffs for Canadian beef in the Japanese Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence at market, which could result in doubling or the University of Saskatchewan. The Uni- District 9A: Arnold Balicki • Shellbrook, SK even tripling the amount of beef exported to versity of Saskatchewan committed an ad- P: 306-468-2935 C: 306-468-7240 that country. Tariffs on beef exports to Viet- ditional $7 million for construction costs in E: [email protected] nam and Malaysia have also been dropped, addition to providing the land. The Saskat- District 9B: which will mean considerably more oppor- chewan Cattlemen’s Association (SCA) is Dean Moore • Paradise Hill, SK tunity for export growth. also contributing $1 million to the project. P: 306-344-5370 C: 306-344-7981 If Canada had not been an initial member The centre will be based in two locations: a E: [email protected] of the TPP Agreement, we would have seen new Beef Cattle Research and Teaching Unit SCFA the U.S., Australia and New Zealand gain near Clavet, and the Forage and Cow-calf Bill Jameson, Board Chair • Moose Jaw, SK their preferential access, and we would have Research and Teaching Unit at the Western P: 306-692-4911 C: 306-631-0005 lost the Japanese market and future oppor- College of Veterinary Medicine’s existing E: [email protected] tunities as well.