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Richmond Ranch
100 years strong
• Ergot fungus
• EPD’s by the numbers
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Industry
Ag Economist calls for a
new consumer-targeted agency
D
r. Sylvain Charlebois is Acting
Dean and Professor at the
College of Management Economics, University of Guelph in Ontario. He is also a member of the
National Advisory Board of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Charlebois suggests that the CFIA
should either change their mandate
to communicate their recall investigative work to consumers OR parliament needs to create a new agency
to keep consumers informed.
“I’ve testified before a parliamentary committee twice advocating for
an agency to deal with risk communications in Canada. We need to do a
better job of letting consumers know
what happens in food recalls and the
outcome of investigations etc.”
“We need an agency that will be
accountable and report to parliament. This agency would also
work closely with both Health
Canada and Agriculture and Agri
Food Canada.”
During his tenure from 2004 to
2010, as a member of the Faculty of
Business administration at the Uni-
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versity of Regina, Charlebois
changed his previous focus from
looking at food distribution models
and how organizations interact to
provide value to consumers to –
how Mad Cow affected an already
fragmented relationship between
the primary producer and processors. From there he began to research food safety systems around
the globe.
“In my early research I found that
the relationships between the primary producer, feeder, processor
and retail have always been quite
fragmented,” suggests Charlebois.
“BSE or mad cow sure didn’t help to
bring these members of the value
chain any closer. Retail prices remained quite stable during the ordeal yet cattle incomes dropped as
much as 70 percent.”
“When you understand economics and how demand is structured,
you begin to realize that price fluctuations really don’t impact beef retail sales. Lower prices may help
beef sales in the short term, but
overall demand is fairly constant.”
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Charlebois is currently penning a
new book on global food safety systems to be published later this year.
How does Canada stack up in the
food safety arena?
“When you divide the 17 richest
countries into tiers (I’m excluding
India and China), Canada is in the
bottom of the top tier along with the
U.S.,” says Charlebois. “Denmark
and the Netherlands are at the top.
Australia and Japan are also ahead
of Canada. Japan’s food safety policies have been driven by demand
while Australia’s have been driven
by trade”.
Who pays for improved traceability systems?
“Traceability is the management
tool which allows any supply chain
to manage risk properly when it
comes to food safety,” says
Charlebois.
“Without traceability it’s difficult
to monitor risk. I’ve done repeated
consumer surveys and have always
received the same results. Consumers just expect their food to be
safe. It’s no different than having a
seat belt built into the car.”
Consumers are finally asking to
be better connected to the growers
of their food BUT and that is a BIG
BUT – they refuse to pay for traceability or food safety systems. So
then how does the industry fund
continued improvements to their
traceability systems?
“Inflation,” says Charlebois.
“Canadian consumers have access to the cheapest food prices in
the world. In fact, we have the third
lowest food prices in the world after
the Americans and Singapore.”
“The landscape doesn’t allow distributors to increase prices to offset
the cost for new traceability systems
but food inflation will. We’re probably going to see an increase in commodity prices in the next few
months because of the drought in
the U.S. These kinds of corrections
are necessary to ensure that there is
money for the food industry to afford to continue to improve in the
food safety area. The last thing anyone wants is a recall.”
“No one is out to kill anyone –
that’s a bad business model”
“The second most important risk
manager in the supply chain is the
food processor. The first most important risk manager in the food
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supply chain is the CONSUMER,
“says Charlebois.
Which takes us back to the initial
conversation about whom and how
will we educate the consumer to become part of the risk management
team?
“All recalls could be prevented –
they are human-induced,” says
Charlebois.
“That’s why we need an agency to
support and educate the consumer.
There will be another outbreak such
as Listeria that happened in 2007. We
discovered that Listeria is everywhere. Unfortunately, the CFIA went
in with a savage approach to try to
manage the Listeria outbreak and try
to prevent another without even consulting with the industry.”
“But over the last few years,
there has been more dialogue to
make policies that are realistic and
reach goals that are attainable when
it comes to compliance.”
If you visit the CFIA website you
will be able to stay informed about
Canadian-based recalls, however,
you won’t find any information
about the investigations and what
they eventually find as the reason
for a bacteria contamination. To
quote one CFIA source, “It’s not our
job to communicate the sources of
contamination.”
Then whose is it?
On another note:
Charlebois also indicated that
there are less and less suppliers in
the retail game which may narrow
the field when investigating a food
safety scare. Where once the retail
freezers were only full of such tasty
items as those from the Sara Lee’s
kitchen, the market is becoming
more inundated with private labels.
With brand names such as President’s Choice or Co-op and Safeway
plus many others, private labels
now represent up to 26 percent of
food products that are sold in
Canada and in Europe that number
has reached 40 per cent. That’s food
for thought.
BONNIE WARNYCA
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CONTENTS
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100 years and counting ..................................................................................................12
What started with 10 heifers nearly 40 years ago at Richmond Ranch, has today grown
to be one of the largest purebred Limousin herds in Canada. The size and scope of
their operation has reached far and wide into the cattle industry as further witnessed
by the many buyers who attend their annual bull sale.
Walking dead ....................................................................................................................24
Animals that lose their hooves, tails, hair or ears likely have consumed contaminated
feed. The culprit, ergot fungus. A devastating disease to be sure, Alberta Agriculture
specialist have real concerns we'll see more of this disease break out going forward.
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Fall sales ............................................................................................................................30
In short supply, cattle this year are predicted to fetch a premium. For a complete listing
of auction markets and their web sites check out these pages.
Quality always number one ..........................................................................................38
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Industry
EPDs – a word for the wise
E
xpected Progeny Differences
(EPDs) have been used for
many years by established
purebred breeds to give their buyers another tool to aid in their selection of a herd sire. These numbers
reflect the genetic makeup or expected outcome of progeny on important traits such as birth weight,
weaning weight, yearling weight,
milk and others. But there can be
times, when something can go terribly wrong and it’s not an easy task
to figure out why?
In a letter to the editor we were
asked to open the conversation
about the pros and cons, and the
highs and possible pitfalls of selecting a herd sire using EPD numbers.
They had purchased an exclusive
$10,000 semen package a few years
ago with rather devastating results.
The bull’s reported birth weight
EPD at the time of the purchase was
lower than average for the breed.
“We used this semen in a variety
of cows with differing pedigrees
with different birth weight EPDs
and out of 16 calves had several 135
lb. birthweights,” says this breeder
not wanting to be named. “The average birth weight of heifer calves
sired by this bull was 108 lbs. and
for bull calves, it was 123 lbs.”
“The same cows, prior to using
this semen, had normal to low birth
weight calves with the exception of
one calf. The same year this semen
was used, other bulls with higher
birth weight EPDs were used in the
herd with no unusually heavy birth
weights. Most of the calves were
around that 100 lb. range. These
facts strongly support ruling out
the cows and the environment as
the cause for the higher birth
weights in calves sired by the bull
in question.”
The breeder also stated that the accuracy rate suggested for the young
“Bottom line,” he says, “genomics will allow us to be more confident in the EPD correctly
predicting this calf’s genetic worth at a younger age.
bull was around 80 per cent, which is
considered to be a high accuracy.
Don Richardson, DVM, and a
B.C. Hereford breeder has sat on the
Hereford Breed Improvement (HBI)
committee for many years and says,
“EPDs are a wonderful selection
tool because you can make six times
better genetic progress in your herd
if you select with EPDs than if you
just use performance as a tool. But,
EPDs are also the most misused
marketing device that we have in
the industry.”
For instance, says Richardson, “If
a bull calf has a -1.0 birth weight
EPD and his accuracy is .15 it can
change dramatically as his progeny
hits the ground. But once that calf
reaches an accuracy of say 90% the
most it can change would be a 4.2
becoming a 4.1 or a 4.4. It’s important when using EPD’s that you
check the accuracy, also remembering it takes two to tango. The dam
is responsible for 50 per cent of the
genetic makeup and environment
plays a big role in the development
of the fetus.”
Richardson points to a situation
a few years ago in the Hereford industry where a young bull had
great EPDs including a low BW
EPD and many breeders selected
him to breed to their heifers.
“This young bull, out of a wellknown sire, had nice numbers,”
says Richardson. “As he matured,
and his progeny numbers rose, his
accuracy went from .15 to .9 and his
EPDs for BW from 0 to +5.7. Many
breeders didn’t take into consideration the accuracy rating when he
was young and unproven.”
“Today this same young bull is a
wonderful genetic addition to the
breed and is probably at the top for
milk, but he’s not a heifer bull and
many people realized that too late.”
Not far down the road, in fact in
a little more than year, the Herefords expect to launch another impressive tool for selection in the
form of genomic-assisted EPDs.
“Once we add genomics to the
EPD mix, we then have the equivalent of having a dozen or 15 calves
on the ground,” says Richardson.
“A bull calf may only be ten
months old, but instead of accuracy
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rating of say .15 or .18 with EPD’s
based solely on his own performance and pedigree, once you add
genomics, that can become .27 to .35
which is in the same range as a twoyear old bull with a yearling calf
crop behind him.”
bers will reflect his ability to influence contemporary groups.
“You could create wonderful
EPDs using false data,” says
Richardson, “but once the calves
hit the ground in other programs,
you can’t control the information
“A herd sire can still be alive or
being used by artificial insemination
with 2,000 progeny on the ground
and as a result, has very accurate estimates of his genetic value.”
As a final word of caution,
Richardson says that breeders
“A very smart breeder once told me, you should never breed something to your
heifers that’s the same shape as your fridge, regardless of how good his numbers are!”
“Bottom line,” he says, “genomics will allow us to be more
confident in the EPD correctly predicting this calf’s genetic worth at a
younger age.”
going in from those other breeders.
His progeny outside of my program will give more accuracy to
his numbers.”
“In the case of cow EPDs, they
have lower accuracy ratings because the cow may have seven or
even ten calves, but then she‘s gone.
If the program fails to accurately estimate her genetic worth due to her
performance and pedigree, it is unlikely that she will live long enough
to produce enough new information to correct them.”
Muddy Waters
Richardson says that even if
there are inaccurate numbers
punched into the EPD system it
doesn’t take long before the EPD
programming catches them. Once a
bull sires more calves outside of his
breeder’s operation then the num-
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should only use EPDs as part of the
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Great numbers don’t mean great
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He says, “A very smart breeder
once told me, you should never
breed something to your heifers
that’s the same shape as your fridge,
regardless of how good his numbers are!”
Next issue: We’ll talk more on
EPDs to others in the industry.
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Richmon
Rewards outweigh
Those words were penned by Tiffany Richmond in her 4-H speech regarding
the history of her home ranch. The Richmond Ranch stands 100 years strong this
year; blessed with the fifth generation of Richmonds to grow up on the land there.
Jim and Stephanie Richmond along with daughters Tiffany and Samantha have
a passion for raising quiet, easy to manage Limousin and Angus cattle on their
3200 acre ranch in the short grass country east of Trochu on the #585 highway.
Their annual Limousin bull sale features the sale of coming two-year old
bulls (May calves) and their commitment to growing the bulls right, and man-
nd
Ranch
h life's struggles.
aging them to be as problem free as possible, has made their annual sale one
of the top Limousin bull sales in Canada. I have known Stan and Sheila Richmond (Jim's parents) since 1984 when they started assembling their Limousin
herd. Their passion for good cattle and their commitment to the land are
echoed in the values of their children and grand-children. Things have not always been a bed of roses for the Richmonds; struggles and hard times are no
strangers to this family. But they keep toiling and surmounting challenges,
happy in their work and lives.
Photos and story by Lee Gunderson
Talk about quiet cattle. We were surrounded
by bulls and had to force the truck doors open
to get back home.
Sheila and Stan Richmond at the spring sale
this year.
G
reat great grandfather Tom
left England for Canada with
wife Elizabeth and five children, but could not afford to travel
on the Titanic, lucky for them. The
first Stan Richmond (there were two)
was four when they arrived at Rumsey on April 13 of 1912. They hauled
coal, burned buffalo and cow chips
and survived in a 16 x 20 wood
cabin. When the '30's hit and things
dried up they stayed put and
toughed it out. Great grandpa Stan
started with two Angus cows and
and Dad ended up buying 10 purebred Limousin heifers and a purebred bull bred by Bob North. The
calves from those purebred heifers
(we later found out they were from
Wilbur Stewart's program at Big Valley ) topped the market. They had
great cross breeding potential and
they were vigorous, hands off cattle.
Well, those 10 heifers became the
foundation of our 300 head purebred
herd today.” Jim adds, “We have progressively managed the herd over 30
years to get the easy, quiet temperament and performance found in our
herd today. The cattle had to be safe
Another great cow/calf pair.
two horses he bought with $50 he
made from trapping in the 1930's.
They registered their brand in 1933,
the SS with a bar under it.
Jim's dad, Stan Richmond the second, took the farm from horse and
plow to tractors, cultivation, combines and silage. Jim recalls '79 was a
dry year, “I was ten. We sold our replacement heifers in the drought.
Later, we decided to replace them
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for the girls and Stephanie to handle
every day, all year.. Apart from being
quiet and easy-to-handle we find
they also have high yielding carcasses, good hair coats, they're capacious and are the perfect F1 cross
with Angus and the British breeds.
We believe Limousin are the perfect
terminal cross, for 30 years we have
never rethought our choice of breed
or our lives. We calve in May and we
Tiffany, Stephanie and Samantha. Apples
don't fall far from the tree.
do not babysit cows any time of the
year, they are run as any good commercial herd would be run. It's a low
maintenance herd.”
Jim AI's a few cows .. to select
sires for out cross bloodlines and
those calves come in January and
February. But he adds, “Pedigree
means nil to me. I breed by phenotype and conformation. Our agenda
is to produce good commercial bulls,
no more, no less.” The Richmonds
are slowly growing an Angus herd
as well to offer more variety to bull
buyers. Jim is also pondering selling
a few hybrid Limo X Angus bulls as
commercial cattlemen consider their
options further (some recall these are
known as Limflex bulls).
I drove to the Richmond's Grass
Country bull sale this spring. Commercial cattlemen by the hundreds
were assembled in the big sale facility at the ranch and Samantha was in
the ring with each bull that sold. The
who's who of Canada's commercial/purebred Limousin industry assembled to evaluate and buy the
bulls. Even DLMS brought in bids
from those far way who could not attend and VJV's Danny Skeels (one of
the best) sold those bulls just as fast
as Steve Dorran or Sonny Booth had
they been at the mike.
So I thought, “Nicely done. But
what is the cow herd like in real
life?” And I've trailed many Limo
cows in my day and many commercial herds across Canada, on foot and
on horse. I reckoned I would have to
see this herd myself and learn a bit
more about what Jim and his family
are doing. How have the Richmond's come so far with their sale in
just 15 years? I was not disappointed
with my visit.
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You see, those Limousin and
Angus cows and their calves pay
the bills at Richmond Ranch. The
Richmond's survive solely from
livestock proceeds, not from off
farm jobs, nor does Jim do extensive
farming and cropping; he grows
about 500 acres of silage (barley and
oats) for the cattle. While he admits
to not being big on farming he does
buy barley as needed for feed reserves. “ We're farther ahead specializing in cattle. We sold the
combine 10 years ago. I believe the
best way to self insure yourself is to
keep about two years of feed on
hand at all times. And we try to
drouth proof our pastures with new
solar/wind powered waterers.” I
toured a brand new system installed by CAP solar in one section
of pasture, helped in part with the
Alberta Government's “Growing
Forward” program. It was an impressive remote unit that can water
200 pair per day winter or summer.
Jim and Stephanie and the girls
are dedicated to their home and
farm. They love their cattle and are
proud to show and represent their
breed. At 43, Jim is tall, tough and
as straight a talker as they come. He
and Stephanie met at the University
of Alberta where they both earned
degrees in Agriculture. Their science degrees have been diligently
applied to every aspect of ranch
management and marketing. They
are dedicated to customer care all
year long and care about every bull
that leaves their program. Not
much is left to chance at this ranch,
everything has a plan and a place.
I walked through their cow herd.
The cows and calves were impressive, a few photos will show what I
saw. Stephanie does an excellent job
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close for me to use my telephoto
lens. I have toured hundreds of Limousin herds and this herd is among
the best I've ever seen. Commercial
cattlemen have judged the Richmond herd at ringside. They rank it
number one. So I'm not saying anything they don't already know.
The Richmonds background the
calves that don't go into their bull
sale and offer them at public auction
at Stettler Auction Market. Jim adds,
“Andy Rock loves those cattle, he's
been a loyal buyer of our program.”
Feedrite's Eric Andrews also make
sure the herd's nutritional needs
aren't left to chance. Alberta's weird
weather stresses cattle and nutritional needs. Again, with a lot of native grass in their pastures and with
professional advice, the Richmonds
are taking the best of the old ways of
grazing and coupling it with modern management. Their cattle are in
optimum condition.
I've already seen the 75-80 bulls
headed to 16th Annual Grass Country Sale in 2013. You'll love them.
Jim and Stephanie's eye for style,
condition, easy handling and performance apparently agrees with
what commercial cattlemen want as
well. With a complete herd health
program that is top of the line the
Richmond's are ready to handle
just about anything life in Alberta
can throw at them. They are seasoned yet still young and full of energy. With their education guiding
them and Stan and Sheila still living at the ranch, they will couple
the best of the old ways and the
new ways and adapt as the winds
of change continue to sweep across
short grass country.
Post script: Jim and Stan Richmond are among many cattlemen I
know who can look you straight in
the eye as they speak. In the same
league are Neil McKinnon, Frank
Gattey, Terry Schetzsle, Clayton
Curry and so many others. It's refreshing to find this old style ranch
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This 4-H key club member gives back
16-year old Lisa Reich of Drayton Valley
has been in her Two Rivers 4-H Beef Club
for seven years and is now in her second
year of the two-year key club project.
“As a key club member, I go to other district 4H clubs and help them organize social events, and
work with them on judging and public speaking,”
says Reich.
“I helped organize teams to go through a cornmaize for one of our outings. I’m not normally very
outgoing; in fact when I was younger, I was quite
shy. Being in the 4-H Key Club member project is
about helping others but in doing that, we help
ourselves build confidence. It also helps to build
camaraderie between the members in the clubs.”
Reich had the advantage of having two older
sisters in 4-H so she went to the club events at a
very young age helping them with grooming and
chores. Her mother and grandma are also 4-H
alumni.
At home, Reich is very much all about the cattle.
Last year, she looked after a total of six head for
her 4-H projects.
Purebred heifer DLL Red Divine.
Senior Showmanship class at Focus on 4-H- ready to turn my project.
Gloria and Alex, two year old pair of Red Simmentals.
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A string of 4-H females at Focus on 4-H in Barrhead.
Three year old cow and March 17th calf, Tessa.
“I looked after my steer, heifer, a two-year old
and a three year-old female and calf as well as our
inter-club’s charity steer,” she says.
“We don’t have a good barn for grooming so I
begin halter breaking in November and December
“I like the Simmental cattle and had four top
heifer picks out of the Checkers catalogue last December in Red Deer,” she says.
“I ended up owning a heifer by the name of Divine and she’s quiet and easy to work with. She’s
At home, Reich is very much all about the cattle.
Last year, she looked after a total of six head for her 4-H projects.
and start getting the animals used to grooming
tools in March and April. I’m not the best at clipping yet but I do well in grooming and showmanship. My females always do well in the show
placings.”
While the family has a 75-head commercial cow
herd and use purebred Simmental bulls, Reich decided to buy a purebred heifer last year.
bred now to one of our purebred Simmental bulls
so I’m excited to see the calf which should be born
in April.”
Reich is in grade ten at Drayton Valley but is already dreaming of being a nurse’s aide to help
those in need in other countries.
“I would like to join the Red Cross and travel to
Africa and Asia to work,” she says.
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Opinion
U.S. estate tax for Canadians
– eliminating surprises on death
The poor economy and the increase federal deficit in the U.S. have led to a recent U.S. government crack down
on collecting taxes from all U.S. taxpayers. U.S. citizens are required to submit tax returns and pay U.S. income
taxes to the U.S. government regardless of whether they have financial connections with the U.S. U.S.
citizenship may also lead to U.S. estate tax issues which could be costly depending on the amount of assets
held by the individual.
U
.S. estate tax can also apply
to non U.S. citizens, including Canadians. Canadians
owning property in the U.S. may be
subject to U.S. estate tax on death.
The calculations to determine U.S.
estate tax are complicated and will
require professional help.
Aside from citizenship, to determine if U.S. estate tax applies to
you, you need to consider the type
U.S. property that you own. There
are a variety of assets that could
trigger U.S. estate tax. Some of the
more common assets that can cause
U.S. estate tax include:
• real estate situated in the U.S.;
• tangible personal property situated
in the U.S. including cars, boats
and furniture;
• U.S. securities;
• certain U.S. debt obligations, and;
• U.S. mutual funds including
money market funds.
• U.S. bank deposits are not included
in calculating U.S. estate tax.
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As you can see, many Canadians
could fall within the above. Canadians owning U.S. vacation properties and tangible personal property
are probably the most common assets owned by Canadian citizens.
Now that you know the assets to
which estate tax could apply, what
does this all mean?
Canadian Estate Tax vs.
U.S. Estate Tax
For Canadian income tax purposes, when you die, all of your as-
regardless of whether they are used
for personal enjoyment or for business purposes.
Basic Exemption
Fortunately the U.S. government
does provide an exemption from U.S.
estate tax. For 2012, if the value of the
worldwide estate for an individual is
$5.12 million USD or less, no U.S. estate tax will be payable. The total
value of your worldwide estate includes the total fair market value of
your worldwide assets at the time of
death plus proceeds from life insurance, and certain annuities payable to
surviving beneficiaries.
Calculating U.S. Estate Tax
For Canadian residents who own
U.S. property, if the value of your
worldwide estate is higher than
$5.12 million USD, you will be
taxed on your U.S. estate. Tax is
only applied on the value of the assets that you own in the U.S. The tax
is calculated based on the value of
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and you die owning U.S. property,
this could result in Canadian income
tax as well as U.S. estate tax. It is a
mismatch as Canada does not impose a Canadian estate tax on death
and the U.S. does not impose a U.S.
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Canadian tax purposes assets such
as your personal place of residence
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gains tax on death, however, it may
still be subject to U.S. estate tax if it
is located in the U.S..
Taxes in Canada can be reduced
through use of special exemptions
and tax elections which are outside
the scope of this article. The important item to note is that Canada
looks at each asset individually
when determining whether tax on
death applies.
In the U.S., estate tax is based on
the total value of U.S. assets owned,
the estate at a rate of 35%.
It is important to note that U.S.
citizens are subject to estate tax on
their worldwide estate and therefore this calculation is different for
dual citizens.
Tax Planning for the Future
The current legislation only exists
until the end of 2012. This makes
planning for the future of your estate
difficult. It’s not clear what changes
to tax rates and exemptions will be
implemented in the years to come.
In spite of this uncertainty, there are
still planning opportunities available. Talking to a tax professional to
get advice should be your first step.
Kevin Keith is a Chartered Accountant and tax partner in KPMG’s agribusiness industry practice in Lethbridge.
He can be reached at (403) 380-5704 or
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Hereford hos
The World Here
open show with
Phillip and Jonathan Tschetter
of Irma “Loved the show.”
Bill Lamport appeared everywhere, helping as a
true rancher and Hereford man would.
S
peaking to an international crowd at the Calgary
Stampede grounds this past summer were a number
of prominent beef industry experts who came together for the 2012 World Hereford Conference. This leg
of the conference was the technical sessions much of which
dealt with genetics.
The first speaker, Dr. Steve Miller (Director of the Centre for the Genetic Improvement of Livestock at the University of Guelph) delved into improving meat tenderness
and customer satisfaction through genomics. Beef quality
audits show that consumers’ most desired quality in a steak
is tenderness. Dr. Miller suggested identifying genes that
influence tenderness and select based on DNA. He pointed
out that, while tender beef does not have an immediate effect on profit, it does improve the Hereford brand.
Dr. Dorian Garrick (Chair in Animal Breeding and Genetics at Iowa State University) discussed genetic prediction, which ranks beef cattle, and the predicted quality of
their offspring, based on what is known about their
genome. He finished by pointing out that, while genetic
Shirley and Stan Jacobs of Douglas
Lake Cattle were in attendance, Stan
was one of the show judges.
Gene Sroka visits with CHA President Randy
Radau at the open Hereford show.
There couldn't be
likes of Al Fenton o
prediction will improve the quality of beef cattle, it is not
yet a complete science and more information needs to be
gathered specifically on Herefords.
In his presentation, Dr. Dave Daley (Professor of Animal Science at California State University and Associate
Dean of the College of Agriculture) shared his knowledge
on the economics of cross breeding. He suggested crossbreeding to capitalize on heterosis. He shared research
showing cross-breeding brings better calving rates, survival to weaning, weaning weight, and post-weaning gain,
while also increasing the number and weight gain of
calves born to a cow over its lifetime.
Dr. Robert Weaber (Assistant Professor at Kansas State
University and cow-calf extension specialist) talked about
the economic benefits of docility in beef cattle. Research
shows that bad temperament has negative effects on animal safety, growth, meat quality, immunity function, morbidity, mortality, and reproduction. Dr. Weaber stated that
there are consequences all through the beef value chain for
differences in temperament. Further, while Herefords are
st World Conferenc
World Hereford Conference Resounding Success: by Lee Gunderson
eford Conference featured an
h three judges on horseback.
CHA executive Gordon Stephenson is seen here
with bronze artist Ken Mayernik of Great Falls, Mt..
a Hereford event in Alberta without the
of Irma.
Cody and Murray Fenton of Stauffer Herefords
are decades old Hereford men from Eckville.
Bob Balog of Lethbridge tirelessly supports the
Hereford industry and emceed the show.
well-known for their docility, producers need to collect,
analyze, and report data to actually market docility as a
core trait of Herefords.
Dr. John Basarab (Senior Research Scientist at Alberta
Agriculture and Rural Development and Adjunct Professor at U of A) discussed research showing the benefits of
feed efficiency in beef cattle. He suggested that producers select for low Residual Feed Intake (RFI), pointing out
that research shows low RFI selection reduces feeding
costs and improves profitability. For example, studies
show that selecting for low RFI reduces feed intake for
equal weight gain and daily average gain, improving feed
to gain ratio.
While outlining the strengths of the Hereford breed,
Stan Jacobs (Cow Boss at Douglas Lake Ranch) stated that
Herefords are incomparable for low maintenance and,
therefore, profitability. Jacobs outlined the rugged conditions on the Douglas Lake Ranch, including recent drought
conditions, and stated that it takes quite an animal to be
able to graze and calve on last year’s grass, wean those
Dr. Jay Cross was chair of the World Hereford
Conference planning committee. He is seen here
with daughter Emma.
calves, and then be bred back by early July, but that, each
year, their Herefords do just that.
In his discussion, Dr. Kee Jim (founding partner, CEO,
and managing director of Feedlot Health Management
Services) stated that feed efficiency, while difficult to measure, is an important trait for both feed lot operators and
cow-calf producers. Feed efficiency is measured in two
ways: feed conversion or Residual Feed Efficiency (RFI).
RFI is the number left after separating the body weight and
growth rate, and is important for selection purposes.
Lastly, he stated that, because 95% of North American producers sell their calves or yearlings, they do not see the economic value in selecting for carcass traits, but that retaining
ownership in cattle brings producers the greatest value.
With discussions on meat tenderness, genetic predicting, cross-breeding, docility, feed efficiency, and the
benefits of the Hereford breed, followed by the UFA
Classic Steer Show, dinner, chuckwagon races and the
Grandstand, the 2012 World Hereford Conference was
one to remember.
Management
Ergot devastates cattle herd
I
t only took a couple of days after
Wayne Brost began feeding the
new prepared feed pellets in midNovember, 2011, when out-of-theordinary things began happening in
the heifer calf pen. They were minor at
first, but in hindsight, they represented
the beginning of a terrible disease that
eventually swept through some of
their 200 Hereford cross cattle.
While the Brosts fed prepared pellets every year, this time, the calves
weren’t crazy about them. It took all
day before the feed bunk was empty.
Within three days the calves broke
through the pasture fence and continued to do that before Brost decided
to put them in a corral.
“The calves blew out probably 200
feet of fence line,” remembers Wayne
Brost on a ranch southeast of Medicine Hat.
“The calves were eating a lot of
hay and showed an aversion to the
pellets. Within a month, I noticed one
calf with foot rot after being locked in.
I found this strange since we had
very few incidences of that in the
herd. Pretty soon a few more head
had the same symptoms yet the vaccinations weren’t clearing it up.”
Around mid-December Brost
called the feed company, almost a
month to the day since he began feeding the pellets. The company seemed
unconcerned and suggested he was
feeding too high quality hay.
The calves were still only picking
through their pellets so the feed plant
sent another load of pellets mixing in
more molasses to try to entice the cattle to eat. Brost also added a pail or so
of the old feed when filling the bunks.
A feed company representative
did go out to the farm in early January and after looking at the feed in the
bin he didn’t see anything wrong
with the pellets and suggested using
it up in the cow herd.
That’s when things
really began to unravel
“I began supplementing the cows,
herd bulls and bred heifers with the
old pellets but it’s a good thing I was
skimpy with the ration,” says Brost.
“More cattle were coming up lame
and one morning after my wife and I
treated one of them, part of her ear
fell off. When she turned to leave, her
hoof flew off. I called the vet immediately.”
The Maple Creek veterinarian had
an idea of what was wrong but called
Ergot is a plant disease caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, which infects the developing grains of cereals and grasses. Ergot symptoms become evident during kernel formation, when ergot bodies are formed in place of kernels.
The ergot bodies are called sclerotia, and are formed from a hard mass of
fungal mycelium. The ergot bodies have a hard protective rind (blackish in
colour) on the outside and a white to grey coloured interior. They are often
elongated and protrude from the glumes of maturing heads.
In some cereals, ergot bodies may reach up to two cm in length, but in forage grasses they remain small and slender. Heads may contain one to several
ergot bodies. Ergot can easily be identified in unclean grain.
Crops, such as rye and some grasses are more susceptible to ergot infection because they are open-pollinated, allowing easy access of the fungus into
the flowering head. Ergot may also be a concern in forage grasses grown for
seed production. Grains such as wheat and barley are less likely to become
inflected because they are self-pollinated. Oats are seldom affected. Plants are
less susceptible once the fertilization process has occurred. Broadleaf crops are
not susceptible to ergot, which makes them an effective crop rotation choice.
the toxicologist in Saskatoon to help
confirm the diagnosis. Sure enough,
both men identified the problem as
ergot poisoning.
While all agreed it was ergot poisoning, Brost wanted the feed tested
and mailed samples to a company in
Missouri since there isn’t a lab in
Canada equipped to do the testing.
“Within two weeks the results
showed the amount of ergot in the
feed pellets was more than 200 times
the accepted levels in the U.S.,” says
Brost.
“While I’ve been told that if you
fill an ice cream pail full of feed and
there are four pieces of ergot in it, it
would be rejected, this feed would
have had nearly 800 pieces of ergot in
an ice cream pail.”
So far, the Brosts have had to destroy three heifer calves, ship another
12 because of lost body parts and they
had two bred heifers abort and die
(although Ergot poisoning was not
confirmed).
The feed company bought the 12
calves at market price (however, the
Brosts had to feed them an extra
month before they were picked up
and were out-of-pocket for the feed).
The company did offer to purchase
the remaining heifers and make up
the difference for the farm to purchase 60 new heifers. But that was a
tough choice for the producers.
“We’ve had a closed herd for
about 12 years now,” says Brost.
“We cull hard for udders and feet
and legs and we know the disposition
of our cattle. We don’t want to bring
in outside genetics.”
What about the future?
“We’re taking a wait and see attitude with these cattle. No one seems
to have any answers about what happens down the road in a severe case
like this,” says Brost. “We’ll be preg
testing the 1st week of October.”
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Management
Check for ergot
in your feed grains and forages
B
arry Yaremcio, Beef and Forage Specialist for Alberta
Agriculture and Rural Development is aware of a case that occurred
two
years
ago
in
northeastern Alberta, where several
cows were diagnosed with ergot
poisoning. The cattle had been fed
screenings from a seed cleaning
plant, and the screenings had high
levels of the ergot fungus.
“The animals had lost their
hooves and were walking on ankle
bones. Tails and ears looked like they
had frozen off and there wasn’t a lot
of hair left on the cattle,” remembers
Yaremcio. “Some of the animals had
to be euthanized on the spot.”
“It’s a devastating disease for
livestock.”
Yaremcio gets roughly 30 calls a
year from producers wondering if
they can safely feed grain screenings
and his answer to all of them is – not
without risk.
“Alkaloid levels (the toxins present in ergot bodies) can vary from
plant to plant and from field to field.
Counting the number of black bodies in the grain can give you a general indication of how severe the
problem is,” says Yaremcio. “Testing
the sample is the only way to know
for sure.”
The calls about ergot have definitely
increased in the last couple of years”.
Ergot is found in higher levels
when wet, cold and humid weather
occurs during the flowering stage of
plant development. Ergot spores can
infect wheat, barley, oats, rye, wheat
grass, rye grass and even pasture
grasses. Infections more commonly
occur near fence lines or the headlands of fields. If cool wet conditions
exist, the flowering period continues
longer than normal, and the structures of the plants are open longer allowing for the infection to take hold.”
Ergot spores can infect wheat, barley, oats, rye, wheat grass, rye grass and even pasture grasses.
“It is likely there is still a lot of
grain and feed out there from last
year and producers need to make
sure they know the ergot levels before
feeding these grains and forages.”
Dr. Barry Blakley, Veterinary Toxicologist and professor of Bio Medical Sciences at the University of
Saskatchewan is quite familiar with
the effects of ergot on livestock. He
has done some studies on weanling
pigs and will soon begin a new
study on ergot poisoning in both
dairy and beef cattle.
Blakley is also the toxicologist
which veterinarians and producers
call to verify symptoms that may
suggest ergot infection or disease.
“The symptoms in livestock vary
depending on the concentration of
the ergot in the feed,” says Blakley.
“The disease can cause constriction
and narrowing of the blood vessels
which shut off the blood supply to
the feet, tail, ears and maybe even
the teats of the animal. In feet, the
effect is called sloughing and the
feet will fall off.”
“Even in levels that are considered safe, I have seen cases of gangrene. In the early onset of ergot
poisoning, the symptoms can resemble that of LSD and cause convulsions. In this case, if you remove
the feed immediately, the animals
should recover in a few days.”
“In lactating animals, the ergot
can affect the hormone prolactin.
We’ve seen this in pigs. The amount
of ergot in the feed may not cause
neurological signs or abortion but
there may be enough to supress the
prolactin in the blood and the sow
will have no milk to feed her
piglets. The good news is that generally if the pigs don’t get any more
ergot in their feed, they will be fine
the next lactation.”
The ergot study that was done on
pigs also found that they were even
more susceptible to the disease than
cattle. The study showed pigs could
only withstand less than half of the
ergo concentration of the amounts
suggested in current text books. In
fact, the prolactin was only ten perOctober 2012 | ALBERTABEEF.CA
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cent of normal which Blakley admits
it was not what they expected.
Depending on the concentration
of ergot in the feed, symptoms may
show up in a few days, a few weeks
or even longer.
“Trying to count the ergot particles in a feed will only give you a
reasonable approximation of the
contamination and it is not an exact
science,” says Blakely. “The particles
are not always strong or stable and
you get little pieces of ergot which is
difficult to clean out of the grain.”
“While the book may say that 20
kernels per kg for cattle are acceptable, there may be a much higher concentration of ergot present. Different
molds which preface ergot also have
different chemicals or concentrations.
The fungus has no particular smell so
a visual identification or a test (not
currently available in Canada) is the
only way to determine its existence.”
Existing literature suggests that
ergot poisoning can cause abortions,
however, Blakley says there are
mixed opinions on this. He does say
that ergot poisoning causes contractions to the uterus and in theory can
cause livestock fetuses to be aborted.
With the onset of wet and colder
weather in more recent years, ergot
has been elevated above the radar.
Instead of seeing a case or two a year,
researchers are now fielding several
calls a week about the fungus.
Blakley and his lab have applied
for grants for equipment to look at
the mycotoxins and other chemicals
like ergot. They have also applied
for funding to do a study on ergot
poisoning in cattle and another
study using contaminated ergot
grain to produce ethanol. The goal
in this particular study is to discover
whether the resulting ethanol mash
would be suitable for livestock feed.
Editor’s Note: The effects of ergot
can be seen as far back as the middle
ages when they burned witches at
the stake. “It’s been characterized
that these so-called witches were
people exposed to ergot in their rye
bread which resulted in their bizarre
behavior,” suggests Blakley.
BONNIE WARNYCA
New tool to fight BRD
C
anadian cattle producers on farms and feedlots now have a new weapon to use in the ongoing fight against Bovine Respiratory
Disease (BRD), the leading cause of disease and
death in cattle. Zuprevo from Merck Animal Health,
is a macrolide antibiotic designed specifically to treat
and prevent BRD caused by the top three strains of
BRD causing bacteria: Mannheimia haemolytica,
Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni.
“BRD is the most common and costly disease affecting cattle – a disease that, every year, takes a significant toll on animal health, productivity and
welfare,” says Janice Berg, DVM, Technical Services
Manager for Merck Animal Health. “Effective BRD
management is, therefore, critical to protecting cattle
and keeping beef operations sustainable.”
According to Merck, Zuprevo’s active ingredient,
tildipirosin, is very rapidly absorbed and reaches optimal lung and bronchial concentrations in four
hours. They further said at a recent press conference,
that Zuprevo offers long lasting distribution in the
lung and sustained retention.
“We’ve got confidence in this product, that it does
what it is supposed to do and compares very well to
the competition,” says Dr. Mark Spire, a Merck Animal Health technical services manager.
Specifically, he notes, Zuprevo offers somewhat
longer activity and requires the lowest volume dose
of any BRD treatment. And, he says that it offers
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major ease of use benefits: it is highly syringeable,
even in cold temperatures, and the fact that its recommended rate is 1 ml per 100lbs makes for easy
dosage calculation.
Despite huge research effort and dollars being
committed to the disease, BRD remains a serious and
frequent issue on farms and feedlots. Anatomically,
cattle have increased susceptibility to lung diseases
like BRD because, for their size, they have a relatively small lung capacity (as a comparison, a similarly sized horse has more than three times the lung
capacity). This small lung capacity is due to multiple facts: their large rumen limits lung space in their
chests, their pleura (the double membrane between
the lungs and chest wall) is not very elastic, and their
lungs are very segmented.
As is true of many diseases, BRD risk increases
when animals are under stress, when housing conditions are less than optimal (crowding, poor ventilation, and dusty or wet bedding), and when
animals are commingled from different origins.
Young animals, males, and certain breeds are more
susceptible, and more cases present in fall and winter months.
Because healthy animals are less stressed and
more able to fight off pathogens, treating and preventing concurrent diseases and providing a balanced diet including vitamins and micronutrients is
a vital step towards BRD prevention.
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Auction market Guide
BEAVERLODGE
BROOKS
EDMONTON
Willowview Auctions
Phone: 780-354-2794
Fax: 780-354-2420
Email: willowauctions@ explornet.com
Contact: Ged 780-354-2794 or
780-814-4751 cell
Barb: 780-354-2423
or 780-814-3281 cell
Web: www.willowviewauctions.net
Regular Sales: Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.
Special Sales: Contact market/view website
Bow Slope Shipping Association
Phone: 403-362-5521
Fax: 403-362-5541
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Rod MacLean (Mgr.),
cell 403-793-3060
Web: www.bowslope.com
Regular Sales: 9:00 a.m. slaughter cows
and bulls
Special Sales: Call or check website for
details on dates:
Electronic Sales: Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.,
DLMS Internet Sales
DLMS
(Direct Livestock Marketing Systems)
Phone: 780-554-4939
Fax: 780-732-4385
Contact: Reagan Huculak
www.dlms.ca
Regular Sales: Thursdays
BONNYVILLE
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Auct Mark
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1962 - 2012
Serving producers
for 50 years from
the same location
Picture Butte, AB
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Western Pride Auction Co. Ltd.
Phone: 780-826-2233
Fax: 780-826-2243
Contact: Marc Jubinville,
cell 780-826-0992
Regular Sales: Every Tuesday
www.westernprideauction.com
Regular Sales Every
Tuesday 10:30 am Cattle
Saturday 11 am All Livestock
Special Sales
Calf Sales 10:30 a.m.
Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13
Bred Cow/Heifer Sale 12 noon
Nov. 17
Charity Sale - Calf for Kids
Dec. 15 12 noon
Industrial & Farming Equipment
Consignment Sale - Oct. 19 10 a.m.
For More Information
(403)732-4400
[email protected]
www.picturebutteauction.ca
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CALGARY
TEAM - The Electronic Auction Market
Phone: 403.234.7429
Fax: 403.266.3368
Contact: Jason Danard
Web: www.teamauctionsales.com
Feeder Cattle: Fridays Slaughter Cattle:
Thursdays
CLYDE
Nilsson Bros Inc.
Phone: 780-348-5893 Fax: 780-348-5704
Contact: Garth Rogers, cell 780-349-1491
Web: www.nbinc.com
Regular Sales: Tuesday and Thursday
Special Sales: Saturdays , Internet Sales :
Thursdays
DRAYTON VALLEY
Sekura Auctions
Phone: 780-542-4337
Fax: 780-542-3444
Contact: Corey Sekura,
cell 780-898-5600
Web: www.sekuraauctions.com
Regular Sales: Thursdays 9:00 a.m.
Special Sales: Thursdays
FORT MacLEOD
S.A.L.E.
Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange
Phone: 403-553-3315
Fax: 403-553-4264
Contact: Darren Shaw
Web: www.livestock.ab.ca
Regular Sales: Tuesdays
GRAND PRAIRIE
Grande Prairie Livestock Market
Phone: 780-532-3949
Fax: 780-532-2211
Contact: Marty Gilfillan
Regular Sales: Wednesdays
Special and Added Sales: Saturdays
Electronic Sales: DLMS Thursdays
HIGH RIVER
S.A.L.E.
Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange
Phone: 403-652-3343
Fax: 403-652-3446
Contact: Darren Shaw
Web: www.livestock.ab.ca
Check website for special dates.
INNISFAIL
Innisfail Auction Market
Phone: 403-227-3166
Fax: 403-227-2202
Contact: Danny Daines
Web: www.innisfailauctionmarket.com
Special Presort Feeder Sales: Mondays
Horse Sales: twice per month.
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AUCTION MARKETS
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Southern Alberta
Call one of these markets today!
Perlich Bros Auction Market Ltd. (403) 329-3101
Mr. Bob Perlich
Box 1057
Fax (403) 327-2288
Lethbridge, AB T1J 4A2
Reg. Sales: Thurs. 10:00 a.m.
Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange Ltd
Fort MacLeod, AB
(403) 553-3315
Reg. Sales: Tues. 9:00 a.m.
High River, AB
(403) 652-3343
Reg. Sales: Mon. 9:00 a.m.
www.livestock.ab.ca
Bow Slope Shipping Assoc.
Brooks AB.
Reg. Sales Fri. 9 a.m.
(403) 362-5521
VJV-Foothills Livestock Auction (403) 549-2120
Sales Every Friday 9 a.m.
Rob Bergevin Mgr.
Cell 403-625-7171
Stavely, AB
Central Alberta
Stettler Auction Mart (1971) Ltd. (403) 742-2368
Mr. Jim Abel
Mr. Greg Hayden
Res (403) 742-3154
Box 1238
Fax (403) 742-8151
Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
Reg. Sales: Tues.: 9:00 a.m.
Dryland Cattle Trading Corp.
(403) 575-3772
Mr.Graham Schetzsle
Fax (403) 575-3935
Mr. Ian Goodbrand
Box 618, Veteran, AB T0C 2S0
Reg. Sales: Mondays 9:00 a.m.
Innisfail Auction Market Ltd.
(403) 227-3166
Mr. Jack Daines
Res (403) 227-5113
Danny Daines
(403)391-0580
Mark Daines
(403)350-0200
Duane Daines
(403)358-4971
4504 - 42 St
Fax (403) 227-2202
Innisfail, AB T4G 1P6
1-800-710-3166
Reg. Sales: Weds. 9:00 a.m.
Vold Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd.(403) 783-5561
Blair Vold
Fax (403) 783-4120
4410 Hwy 2A, Ponoka, Ab T4J 1J8
Reg. Sales Weds. 8:30 a.m.
Rimbey Auction Mart (1996) Ltd. (403) 843-2439
Darryl Friesen
Cell (403) 318-1630
Allan Olson
(403) 783-0556
Box 680
Fax (403) 843-3485
Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0
Reg. Sales: Tues. 8:30 a.m.
Sekura Livestock Ltd
(780) 542-4337
3351-50 Street
Fax: (780) 542-3444
Box 6158
Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1R7
Website: www.sekuraauctions.com
Regular Sales Every Thursday at 9:00 am
Northern Alberta
Viking Auction Market Ltd
(780) 336-2209
Mr. Clifford Grinde
(780) 336-6333
Box 100
Fax (780) 336-2278
Viking, AB T0B 4N0
Located at the Junction of Highways 26 & 36
Regular Sales Tuesday 9:00 a.m.
Sekura Livestock/Triple J
9004-110a St.
Westlock AB T7P 2N1
www.triplejlivestock.com
Hartford Insurance
Kevin Cornforth
111 - 2116 - 27 Ave NE
Calgary, AB T2E 7A6
1-877-349-3153
1-780-349-3153
Bus (403) 291-3353
Fax (403) 291-3599
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LETHBRIDGE
MEDICINE HAT
Perlich Bros. Auction Market Ltd.
Phone: 403-329-3101
Fax: 403-327-2288
Contact: Bob Perlich
Web: www.perlich.com
Special Calf Sales Sales: Monday and
Wednesdays
Stock Cow and Bred Heifer Sales:
Tuesdays and Fridays
Pre-sort Calf Sales: Saturdays
Medicine Hat Feeding Co.
Phone: 403-526-3129
Fax: 403-528-9355
Contact: Lyle Taylor (Mgr.)
Contact office for more information
PONOKA
Ashland International Market
Phone: 403-783-8988
Fax: 403-783-8988
Contact: Jim Ashbaugh
Web: www.ashlands.com
Regular Sales: 24/7
Special Sales: Daily
Electronic Sales: 24/7
OLDS
LETHBRIDGE
Balog Auction Services Inc.
Phone: 403-320-1980
Fax: 403-320-2660
Web: www.balogauction.com
Regular Sales: Every Wednesdays
Special Sales: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays
Electronic Sales: Thursdays
Upcoming Sales
and Tuesday
Special Yearlings Sales:
Tuesdays in Oct. and Nov.
Special Calf Sales: Saturdays in Oct. and Nov.
Olds Auction Mart Ltd.
Phone: 403-556-3655
Fax: 403-556-2688
Contact: Dan Rosehill
Web: www.oldsauction.com
Regular Sales: Every Tuesday
PONOKA
PICTURE BUTTE
Picture Butte Auction Market
Phone: 403-732-4400
Fax: 403-732-4405
Contact: Erik Dunsbergen
Web: www.picturebutteauction.ca
Regular Feeder Cattle: Every Saturday
SALE will no longer charge
a Seller’s commission for feeder
and slaughter cattle sold through
Fort Macleod Auction and Highwood
Livestock Auction Markets.
Fri. Sept. 7, 1:00 pm HLA Western Canadian Video Calf Sale
Tues. Sept. 11, 9:00 am FMA Regular Sale Feat. Yearlings
Fort
Macleod
Highwood
Wed. Sept.
12, 9:00
am HLA Regular Sale Feat. Yearlings
Tues.
Sept. 18, 9:00 Auction
am FMA Regular Sale Feat.
Yearlings Auction
Livestock
Livestock
Wed. Sept. 19, 9:00 am HLA Regular Sale Feat. Yearlings
Tues.
Sept. 25, Sale
9:00 am
FMA
Regular Sale Feat.
Yearlings
Regular
Sale 9:00 a.m.
Regular
9:00
a.m.
Wed. Sept. 26, 9:00 am HLA Regular Sale Feat. Yearlings
October
10,Sale
17, 24, 31
October
9,
16,
23,
30
Thurs. Sept. 27, 10:00 am FMA Early Bird All Breed Calf
Sat. Sept.
29,
1:00
pm
FMA
“Brylor
Tradition
with
a
Vision
Sale”
Calf Sale 10:00 a.m.
Calf Sale 10:00 a.m.
Tues. Oct. 2, 9:00 am FMA Regular Sale
October
13,am
18,HLA
20,Regular
25, 31Sale October 12, 19, 26, 31
Wed.
Oct. 11,
3, 9:00
Thursday Oct. 4, 10:00 am FMA All Breed Calf Sale
Friday Oct. 5, 10:00 am HLA Early Bird All Breed Calf Sale
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Vold, Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd.
Phone: 403-783-5561
Fax: 403-783-4120
Contact: Blair Vold
Web: www.vjvauction.com
Special Sales: Saturdays
Electronic Sales: Canadian Gold Show
Alley, Weds.
WELSH BLACK
SELECT FEMALE SALE
SAT., NOVEMBER 24 - 1 P.M.
OLDS AUCTION MART, OLDS, AB.
50 SELECTED FEMALES
1ST & 2nd Calvers – Heifer Calves
Agents
Highwood Livestock Auction
High River, AB
1-888-652-7743 or 403-652-3343
403-652-3446 fax
Fort Macleod Livestock Auction
Fort Macleod, AB
1-888-553-7715 or 403-553-3315
403-553-4264 fax
Darren Shaw 403-601-5165 Frank Jenkins 403-627-6700
Allan Lively 403-627-7776 Steve Quinton 403-653-7228
Justin Keeley 403-627-6534 Jay Nelson 403-652-0402
Pete Wambeke 403 652-9647 Jordie Waters 403-601-1377
Danny McDougall 403-634-0604 Ken Stadlwiser 403-888-5092
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Brooks Area
Colin McNiven
403-793-1699
Blaine Kellington
Sheep & Hog Division
403-312-1279
For more info contact:
Jim Blanke 306-781-4633
Arlin Strohschein 403-442-4372
Tyson Mitchell 780-808-0521
Sale Day Phone Numbers:
Olds Auction 403-556-3655
Jim 306-421-0145
Arlin 403 443 8492
Sale and Lunch Sponsored by:
Canadian Welsh Black Cattle Society
Box 546, Trochu AB T0M 2C0 403-442-4372
www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com
Preliminary Catalogue will be on the website by early November
PROVOST
Provost Livestock Exchange
Phone: 780-753-2369
Fax: 780-753-2493
Contact: Jerry Hewson
Web: www.plecattle.com
Regular Sales: Fridays,
Special Sales: Mondays, Oct. 22 to
Nov.26
Electronic Sales: DLMS
RED DEER
Canadian Satellite Livestock Auction
Phone: 403-346-8365
Fax: 403-340-2019
Web: www.cslauction.com
Special Sales: Fridays (cslauction.com)
RED DEER
Burnt Lake Livestock Market
Phone: 403-374-6100
Fax: 403-340-3560
Contact: Mel Glencross (Mgr.),
cell 403-358-9442
DLMS Sales: Thursdays
RIMBEY
Rimbey Auction Mart (1996) Ltd.
Phone: 403-843-2439
FAX: 403-843-3485
Email: [email protected] "mailto:[email protected]"
HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]"Web: "http://www.rimbeyauction.com/"www.rimbeyauction.com
Special Sales: Fridays
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your bottom
line with the
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Insurance
Program.
Insurance for finished cattle, feeders and calves.
1-877-899-AFSC (2372)
www.AFSC.ca
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STAVELY
VJV Foothills Livestock Auction
Phone: 403-549-2120
Fax: 403-549-2253
Contact: Rob Bergevin
Web: www.vjvfoothillsauction.com
Regular Sales: Fridays Calf Sales: Mondays
Canadian Satellite Sales: Wednesdays
STETTLER
Stettler Auction Mart (1990) Ltd.
Phone: 403-742-2368
Fax: 403-742-8151
Contact: Grey Hayden & Jim Abel
Web: www.stettlerauction.ab.ca
Special Sales: Fridays
Bred Sales: Wednesdays
Electronic Sales: Daily
Web: www.calgarystockyards.com
THORSBY
Thorsby Auction Market Ltd.
Phone: 780-789-3915
Fax: 780-789-3915
Contact: Harley Steinke
Regular Sales: Mondays
Special Sales: TBA.
Horse and Tack Sales:
First Thursday of each month
VERMILION
Nilsson Brothers Livestock Exchange
– Vermilion
Phone: 780-853-5372
Fax: 780-853-2521
Contact: Rusty Stalwick
Regular sales: Wednesdays
Special Sales: Mondays and Saturdays
Electronic Sales: Thursdays
STRATHMORE
Calgary Stockyards Strathmore
Phone: 403.234.7429
Fax: 403.266.3368
Contact: Bryan Danard
Calf Sales: Saturdays
Nov 3 2012
at the Farm
LLB
Autumn Opportunity Sale
200 Cows , Bred Heifers &
Show Heifer Prospects
A Select Group of Great
Herd Sire Prospects!
300 Commercial Black & Black
Baldie Bred Heifers
Progeny and Service to Top Angus Herd Sires
For information about this exciting sale offering contact
LLBAngus
LEE, LA
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Boxx 217 EErskine,
Bo
rskine, AB
B T0C 1G0
Phone: 403-742-4226
[email protected]
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VETERAN
Dryland Cattle Trading Corp.
Phone 403-575-3772
Fax: 403-575-3935
Contact: Graham Schetzsle
Web: www.drylandcattle.com
Regular Sales: Mondays
Special Sales: Thursdays
VIKING
Viking Auction Market Ltd.
Phone: 780-336-2209
Fax: 780-336-2278
Contact: Cliff Grinde
Web: www.vikingauctionmarket.ca
Special Sales: Tuesdays
WESTLOCK
Sekura / Triple J Livestock
Phone: 780-349-3153
Fax: 780-349-5466
Contact: Ken Assenheimer
Web: www.triplejlivestock.com
Regular Sales: Fridays
Special Sales: Contact auction house
RIMBEY AUCTION MART
“The Heart of Cow Country”
Sales Every Tuesday @ 9:00 a.m.
October 23 Angus Influence Sale 10 a.m.
November 23 Angus Influence Sale 10 a.m.
November 2, 16, 30 Bred Cow Sales
December 7 Bred Cow Sales
Darrel Friesen 403-318-1630
Allan Olson 403-783-0556
403-843-2439 • www.rimbeyauction.com
STETTLER
AUCTION MART (1990) LTD
SPECIAL SALES 2012
Presorted Calves
Oct. 9, 26 Nov. 9 *single owner lots
Angus-British Calves -Oct. 12, Nov. 2
Bred Cows & Heifers – Oct 27, Nov 16, 23, 30
Dec. 7, 14, 21
Char & Simmental Calves – Nov. 6
Limousin Calves – Nov. 2
Preconditioned Calves – Dec. 4, 11
REGULAR SALES:
Every Tues. 9 a.m. Mixed Sales
Intenet Sales: www.stettlerauction.ab.ca
403-742-2368 | stettlerauction.ab.ca
All cattle scanned – watch for special age verified sales
Vold, Jones and Vold Auction
Regular Sales Every Wednesday at VJV Ponoka - Starting @ 8:30 a.m.
Thursday in VJV Dawson Creek - Starting @ 10:00 a.m.
Friday in VJV Foothills Stavely - Starting @ 9:00 a.m.
SPECIAL FALL SALES
FOR VOLD, JONES & VOLD AUCTION
FALL SALE DATES
OCT 13, 20, 27 CALF & YRLG SALES, NOV 3, 24
& DEC 15 BRED COW &
HFRS & FEEDER SALES
VJV FOOTHILLS LIVESTOCK AUCTION,
FALL SALE DATES
OCT 1,5,9,12,15,19,22,26,29, NOV
2,5,9,12,16,19,23,26,30,
DEC 7,10,14,17,21
VJV DAWSON CREEK AUCTION
FALL CALF SALES: OCT 15,22,29 NOV 19, DEC 10,17
BRED COW SALES: NOV 5,26 ,AND DEC 3RD
Phone: 403-783-5561 | Fax: 403-783-4120 | www.vjvauction.com
The only Markets that offer "Live Auctioneers, Live Video and real time on-line Bidding"
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FENTON
HEREFORD RANCH INC.
48TH ANNUAL FALL SALE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
" F HR"
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1:00 PM at the ranch (7 mi. East of Irma on Hwy 14 or 11 mi. West of Wainwright)
OFFERING
50 Long Yearling Bulls • 30 Bred Purebred Heifers
50 Bred Commercial Heifers
View Sale Online
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All bu
12 2012 Foals
DNA tested
all known
& are free of
rmance and
defects Perfo
available
Carcass Data
on all bulls
(Blues, Blacks, Buckskins, Bay Roans)
Doris Fenton in her 98th year checking out
the Sale Bulls on “Ben”, a sale gelding.
6 Broke Ranch Geldings
FE 24U Red Skyline 26Y
FE 152S Frontline 54Y
FE 43T Emperor 172Y
FE 43T Emperor 66Y
FE 152S Frontline 208Y
FE 24U Red Skyline 10Y
SALE
Al & Lori Fenton
Becky & Curtis
Ph/Fax: 780-754-2384
Cell: 780-842-7806
SALE
Conrad & Janel Fenton
Dalee, Prior, Emerson
Ph: 780-754-3321
Cell: 780-209-3600
SALE
Blair, Jessica,
Gray & Tayva Fenton
Ph: 780-754-2891
Cell: 587-281-0900
Box 479, Irma, AB T0B 2H0 | [email protected]
Sale Gelding “Chance”
Visit www.fentonherefordranch.com
to view catalogue
“MORE THAN JUST A MARKET”
Veteran, Alberta
403-575-3772
www.drylandcattle.com
2012 FALL SALES CALENDAR
Call or check our website for up to date info.
Sun.
7
14
21
28
Monday
Regular Sale
with yearlings
NO SALE
Happy Thanksgiving
Regular Sale
along with fresh calves
Regular Sale
Regular Sale
Sun.
Monday
featuring Black
& Red Angus & British Breeds
Sun.
2
9
Regular Sale
Regular Sale
Regular Sale
Monday
Regular Sale
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION
Regular Sale, along with
Bred Cows & Heifers
23
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
PREWEIGH: ‘THE RIGHT WAY’
3
10
17
24
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Calf Sale times could vary depending on numbers.
Thursday
Calf Sale
Calf Sale
featuring Sounding
Lake Ranch calves
Wed.
Thursday
Calf Sale featuring Sedalia
Area Ranch calves
Calf Sale
7
Calf Sale
14
21 Calf Sale
Cow &
28 Bred
HeiferSale
DECEMBER 2012
4
3
10 11
17 18
24
Wed.
NOVEMBER 2012
Tues.
Regular Sale
2
9
16
23
30
Tues.
Regular Sale
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
OCTOBER 2012
Tues.
25
Wed.
5
12
19
Thursday
Bred Cow
& Heifer Sale
Bred Cow
& Heifer Sale
Fri.
Saturday
Fri.
Saturday
Fri.
Saturday
4
5
11 12
18 19
25 26
1
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8
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MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!
IF YOU LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING YOUR CALVES WEIGHED OFF
TRUCK WITH A PENCIL SHRINK, AND PUT BACK ON FEED AND WATER
UNTIL THEY ARE SOLD, CONSIDER OUR PREWEIGH METHOD OF SELLING. UNLIKE A TRADITIONAL ‘PRESORT SALE’, WE DO NOT MIX OWNERS OF CATTLE TOGETHER. WE HAVE ENOUGH FEED PENS THAT WE
CAN SELL EVERY OWNERS CALVES SEPARATELY. THIS ALLOWS US
TO ACCURATELY PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION TO THE BUYERS
ABOUT YOUR CALVES AS YOU GIVE US.
WE WILL NOT COMPROMISE A GOOD SORT, HOWEVER, JUST SO WE
CAN PREWEIGH THEM. THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE A GROUP OF
CALVES WILL NOT SORT UP WELL ENOUGH TO BE PREWEIGHED. THE
CALVES THAT ARE NOT PREWEIGHED STAY ON FEED & WATER UNTIL
EARLY EVENING, THEN ARE STOOD DRY OVERNIGHT AND SOLD BEFORE THE PREWEIGHED CALVES ON SALE DAY.
THE PREWEIGHED CALVES ARE CATALOGUED WITH THE EXACT HEAD
COUNTS AND WEIGHTS IN EACH LOT, AND THE OVERNIGHT CALVES
WEIGHT & DESCRIPTION IS ESTIMATED. THIS LIST GOES OUT TO MOST
MAJOR FEEDLOTS & ORDER BUYERS IN THE PROVINCE THE NIGHT BEFORE EACH SALE.
THE ORDER OF PREWEIGH CALVES SOLD IN ANY SALE IS DICTATED
ON WHEN THE OWNER BOOKS HIS OR HER CALVES, SO SIMPLY LET
YOUR FIELDMAN KNOW, OR CALL CAROLYN OR CINDY AT THE OFFICE
TO BOOK YOUR CALVES FOR THE SALE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SELL IN.
First Sale of 2013 - Jan. 7
The calf sales on Oct. 25, Nov. 1, and Nov. 5 are featured sales. This
does NOT mean, however, that they are limited only to those featured
groups of consignors, so please feel welcome to consign your calves to
any one of these sales. There have typically been some additional buyHUVLQDWWHQGDQFHDWWKHVHIHDWXUHGVDOHVVRLWEHQHÀWVDOOWKHFRQVLJQRUV
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sales will start at 10 am, and the scheduled Bred Cow and Heifer sales
will commence at 12 noon. All sale times are tentative, and subject to
change due to volume, so please refer to the website the night before a
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Our selling fees for all calves and yearlings has not changed from last
year. Our promise to the seller also remains constant, which has always
been to take care of the customer, take care of the cattle, present the
cattle effectively, and watch them sell!! You get one chance a year to sell
your calves.....trust us to do so!
PLEASE check our website, www.drylandcattle.com, for all updated
information. Also, a catalogue for each sale, including a list of the preweighed cattle is sent out via email each night before a sale. If you wish to
receive this, simply request it in email form to [email protected].
Log In!, to view the sale live, online, at www.teamauctionsales.com.
Ian Goodbrand 780-753-1515 * Graham Schetzsle 403-575-4001 * Bob Wills 403-575-1108 * Kurt Cole 403-575-5388
* George Glazier 403-575-1165 * Kirk Goldsmith 403-575-5654
www.drylandcattle.com
Management
Confirm hay quality by feed testing
Andre Bonneau, a Forage Management Specialist for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture quotes an
Alberta colleague who often says, “Two-thirds of your costs are feed costs and two-thirds of your feed costs
are winter feeding costs. Those are the two biggest areas to save money on livestock production.”
H
ay and forage quality and
quantities vary this year
from province to province.
Manitobans were short of rain,
Saskatchewan had an average hay
crop except for a few pocket areas
and Alberta experienced above-average first cut hay yields.
Whether your forage crop is
plentiful or sparse, unless you feed
test you really don’t know what
you have for your herd’s winter
feeding program. Every field presents a different starting point for a
balanced ration.
Quantity may not be quality
in a year of plenty
Barry Yaremcio, Beef and Forage
Specialist with Alberta Agriculture is
concerned that large hay crops may
indicate nutritional deficiencies.
“High yielding forage crops typically have lower nutritional content. Soils contain limited amount of
nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium,
sulfur and other trace elements
needed for plant growth. As the soil
nutrients are taken up by the plant,
soil reserves are rapidly reduced or
depleted,” says Yaremcio.
“For example, protein content in
the hay can be 8 to 10 percent
Hay and forage quality and quantities vary this year from province to province
rather than an average 12 to 14 per
cent. Macro- and micronutrients
can be a one third to one-half lower
than average and in this case, the
use of fortified trace mineral salt
with selenium is highly recommended. Blue salt will not meet the
Cantriex Livestock
International Inc.
Tony R. Saretsky
Cell: 403.391.3985
David Saretsky
Cell: 403.896.9616
Competitive bids on fat cattle 52 weeks a year
P.O. Box 4638, Ponoka, AB. T4J 1S4
Bus: 403.782.5583
Fax: 403.782.9224
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animal’s trace mineral requirements in most situations.”
Here in Saskatchewan, Janice
Bruynooghe, Executive Director of
the Saskatchewan Forage Council,
says this year’s provincial average
was one and a half tons per acre of
alfalfa with pockets of quality issues.
“One of the big issues was high
humidity during haying. Swaths
were down for weeks before drying
down,”she says.
“The hay may look green and
smell nice, but producers are throwing money into the wind if they
over feed or under feed. Sometimes
you can’t physically put enough
roughage through an animal to
make up for nutritional deficiencies.
Animals with a nutritional deficiency often lose condition gradu-
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producer notices that there is something wrong.”
All the experts recommend
spending that $50 for a basic feed
test to discover the quality of the
bulk of your feed ration.
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of money spent on a feed test can
prevent a possible wreck with cows
losing condition during the winter
months. The real test is in the
spring with lower than expected
birthweights.”
Bonneau has calculated that in
many areas this season, there was a
better than average hay crop. But
even higher tons of forage has its
downside.
“With hay more plentiful, we
often see less feed testing than in
years when hay is scarce,” he says.
“Producers think that by feeding
more roughage they can get away
with less nutritional forage. My argument there is you may over feed
without knowing it. Overfeeding
by just one percent means feed for
an extra cow.”
RECTIFYING SOIL COMPACTION
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Step 1: Break up compacted soils, hard
pans, clay pans, tillage pans and
impenetrable barriers with an
Agrowplow subsoiler.
• Zero till seeding system for pasture
improvement or cereal crops.
Step 2: Re-establish plants with strong,
deep root systems to rebuild and hold
the soil structure, bulk and porosity in a
healthier state - preferably using direct
drilling or minimum tillage techniques.
Step 3: Use farming practices which
minimize soil cultivation, soil inversion
and traffic in wet soils.
• Using the inverted T (baker boot).
• Improve soil structure.
• Reduction in weed invasion.
• Able to put new grasses or legumes
into existing pasture stands.
• Able to sow cereal crops into
desecrated hay land with one pass,
minimize soil cultivation, soil inversion
and traffic in wet soils.
Looking forward to seeing you at the
Western Grazing Conference, Nov. 28, 29 in Red Deer, AB
Ph: 403-946-5300 | Fx: 403-946-5361
[email protected]
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SELLING YOUR CATTLE IS AS EASY AS A PHONE CALL
• Cattle purchased in four western provinces
• Flexible weigh conditions and locations
• Option of retained ownership • No herd too big or small
• No trucking costs • No commissions
• No sorting for gender
Call Tim to price your cattle today
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June 20
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Gordon Grove
Don Armitage
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50 Black, BWF Heifers
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C & L Beasley
100 Black Heifers
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Home Raised
150 Red, Red X Cows
John Kress
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Irwin Ranch:
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Home Raised, Quiet
Osadczuk Cattle Co.
60 Black, BBF Heifers
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30 Red Heifers
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Lee Nygaard
100 Red, Black Heifers
COMPLETE DISPERSAL:
Rick Schuett
90 Red X Cows
Mostly Home Raised
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Myrlee Farm
40 Red, RBF Heifers
Bred to Red Angus Bulls June 16- Sept 1
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100 Black Angus Heifers
Bred to Black Angus Bulls
June 27 (60 Days)
65 Red/ Simm X cows
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LLB Angus Autumn Opportunity Sale,
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Canadian Finals Rodeo, Expo Centre,
Edmonton
Farmfair International, Rexall Place,
Edmonton
Classic Hereford Genes Event, Farmfair International, Edmonton
Saskatoon Fall Fair, Prairieland Exhibition, Saskatoon
Agri-Trade, Westerner Park, Red Deer
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Opinion
Gordons celebrate
100 years at Ridge Ranch
Lee Gunderson
S
eptember 1st saw hundreds of
folks converge on the Ridge
Ranch at Hanna to help Greg
and Karen Gordon and family celebrate 100 years of farming and ranching. It was a stunning day and Greg
and Karen and families put months
of work into making this a pretty
wonderful get-together.
It was also nice to learn that this
year saw the Alberta Limousin Association name the Gordons “Commer-
cial Limousin Breeder of the Year.”
They were given a farm sign to indicate the honour.
Just about everybody I knew was
there, and it was so good to see so
many happy faces. Our prices are
back and we have enough feed to
carry us for a dry 2013 if it comes. Indeed, I know many ranchers who
have at least two years of feed and
then some. The odds of La Nina, El
Nino, or another year stuck in between the two, are just about even.
We'll take what comes.
A big storm blew through the afternoon of the Gordon's event. No
one was blown away but about 75
men and women anchored the big
tent that was put up, it did get a little
Black Angus Do it Naturally.
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Gavin, Mabel, Colton & Quinn
Hamilton
Innisfail, AB
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Colton 403-507-5416,
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Lethbridge, AB
Ph: 403-328-6966
Michael Cell: 403-394-4903
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Devin, Luke & April
Minburn, AB
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Killam, AB
Ph: 780-385-2216
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Olds, AB
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Acme, AB
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Hillspring, AB
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tense. But the storm passed, they always do, and the sun broke through
for the Gordon's cake cutting. It was
a typical Alberta day, beautiful as all
nature could be and then storm
clouds rising in the west with a stiff
cold breeze. As Dr. Bob Church said,
“All of this has happened so many
times before.” Springtime in Alberta,
well, it's just like fall in Alberta.
“It's our family and friends that
keep us stuck to this god-forsaken
country,” Bill Sturm told me last year
on the phone. Well, for now we are
benefactors of “free health care” until
our bureaucracy decides we need a
sales tax to pay for the three billion
dollar budget deficit. We'll see how
our new government fares over the
next year or two. Will our “Alberta
Advantage” be squandered with
reckless spending? Will Danielle
Smith of the WRP seize the day? Cattle and farming built Alberta. Not oil.
The real answers to the future are
found in remembering how Alberta
was built: thrift, hard work, persistence and family values rooted in
the land. We'll see how well our
new government heeds Peter
Lougheed's great example of leadership and thrift. I have a few opinions regarding what is coming, and
as Dr. Church said, “This has all
happened before.”
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Obituary
Harald L. Gunderson 1929 – 2012
Harald Gunderson, of Calgary,
passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the age of 83.
He was born in Maple Creek,
Saskatchewan on June 18, 1929. Besides Shirley, his loving wife of sixtythree years, Harald is survived by
his four children: Eric (Nicola), Lee
(Louise), Laurie Watson and Cori
(Brent) Paul; He was predeceased by
his parents Mary (Edwards) Cooil;
father Oscar F. Gunderson, stepfather Harold Cooil, brothers George
and Oscar (Bud) and sisters Eleanor
and Gloria.
Harald was a man who wore
many hats. He joined the Royal
Canadian Navy in 1948 and served
as Officer Commanding of the South
Alberta Light Horse C Squadron
(Armoured Corps) Bow Island (Militia) and later the 19th Medium Artillery, Calgary. He was a Canadian
Pacific Railway brakeman, worked
in the trucking and insurance businesses before writing became his
passion. He was editor of The Bow
Island Graphic, a journalist with The
Medicine Hat News, The Albertan
and The Calgary
Herald. He was founding publisher of The Limousin Leader,
World of Beef, Canadian Funeral
News, Network magazine, Canadian Emergency Services News, and
was publisher/editor of Gunderson
Funeral Journal. He authored
provincial history books on funeral
service in British Columbia, Alberta,
Atlantic Canada and Manitoba, as
well as the Limousin cattle breed in
Canada, and pro-rodeo legend Herman Linder. He operated a public relations firm; served as a trustee and
Chair of the Calgary Board of Education; as President of the Alberta
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Harald was an Honourary Member of the Calgary Naval Veterans
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POUNDS
TM
Safe-Guard TM (fenbendazole ) is a different class of dewormer than pour-ons and injectables. It works
fast to stop internal parasites and the hidden damage they cause. These parasites suppress feed
intake, reduce average daily gain, hurt nutrient absorption and immune function, reducing the health
and performance of your cattle.1,2
Use Safe-Guard as part of your parasite control program for more pounds of high quality beef
in the feedlot.3,4
Visit www.AddSafe-Guard.com for more information or contact your veterinarian.
1
Endoparasite control, L.R. Ballweber, Veterinary Clinics Food Animal, 2006, 22:451-461. 2Economic analysis of pharmaceutical technologies in modern beef production, J.D. Lawrence and M.A. Ibarburu,
Iowa State University, 2007. 3Pasture deworming and (or) subsequent feedlot deworming with fenbendazole I. Effects of grazing performance, feedlot performance and carcass traits of yearling steers, R.
Smith, et al., The Bovine Practitioner, 2000, 34:104-114. 4A fenbendazole oral drench in addition to an ivermectin pour-on reduces parasite burden and improves feedlot and carcass performance of finishing
heifers compared with endectocides alone, C.D. Reinhardt, J.P. Hutcheson and W.T. Nichols, Journal of Animal Science, 2006, 84:2243-2250.
TM
Safe-Guard is a trademark of Intervet International B.V. Used under license. Merck Animal Health (known
as MSD Animal Health outside the US and Canada), operating in Canada as Intervet Canada Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA. MERCK and MSD are trademarks of Merck
Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA. Copyright
© 2012 Intervet International B.V., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ,
USA. All rights reserved.
Introducing ZUPREVO
TM
, the longest-lasting
on-arrival antibiotic on the market today.*
Talk to your veterinarian about using ZUPREVO on arrival.
* Huang R.A., et al. (2009) J. vet. Pharmacol. Therap. 33, 227-237. Menge M., et al. (2011)
J. vet. Pharmacol. Therap. Nowakowski M.A., et al. Veterinary Therapeutics, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring 2004.
TM
Trademark of Intervet International B.V. Used under license.
Merck Animal Health, operating in Canada as Intervet Canada Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA.
MERCK is a trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA.
Copyright © 2012 Intervet International B.V., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA. All rights reserved.

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