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Farm Safety evening in Heisler down-to-earth talk Leslie Cholowsky CP/Weekly Review

Lori Blake works at the Farm Safety Centre, a non-profit organization that promotes safe agricultural practices through the development and delivery of educational materials in rural Alberta.

Their Safety-Smarts training has been going to schools for 18 years, and has reached hundreds of thousands of students over that period.

Blake spoke in Heisler on March 3 about farm safety.

“In 2015, we saw 24 farm accidents that resulted in fatalities,” Blake told those assembled.

Blake talked about some of the accidents she’s been sent to investigate, often involving children.

After a horrific farm accident in Alberta last fall that took the lives of three little girls, Blake said, “We were all asking why? How? But we can’t point fingers, it could have happened to any of us.

“One of the best gifts I ever received was being

born on a farm,” she said.

“But sometimes we ask our kids to do things that aren’t quite to grade.

“Sometimes we’re just not prepared.”

During her presentation, Blake read a letter she’d received from the grieving mother of a three-year-old who had died in a farm accident, who told her, “Our children need to hear your

She talked about her safety presentations, too, she’d actually done one earlier in the day and arrived in Heisler a little late; she said, “I tell kids that a tractor weighs as much as 12 elephants.”

“What’s the most dangerous animal on the farm?” she asked participants.

Many guessed correctly, “A bull.”

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It can happen to any one of us, in the blink of an eye. At the end of the day, I just want you to be healthy and safe.

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Lori Blake Safety Smarts Instructor, AB Farm Safety Centre

message.”

Blake showed a brief video about the 2013 War Amps National Safety Ambassador, Roan Heck, who lost his left leg in an accident that occurred in 2010, when he fell off a lawn mower he was riding on with an adult.

“This is a machine built for one person,” Blake said, “when two people are riding, you’ve eliminated all safety switches.”

“Which animal causes the most accidents?”

Again, many came up with the correct answer, “A horse.”

She tells kids their heads are like an egg, and their brains like the yolk.

“Country kids don’t wear helmets,” she said, “but they should. Even as we speak, three children are fighting for their lives, because they didn’t.”

Blake says lots of families don’t enforce the “be

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prepared, wear your gear” rule. She told a story about a young boy riding his quad who is now a double amputee, but alive, because he did wear a helmet.

Blake says as a kid, she was bucked off her horse and dragged at length around the yard.

“We had a helmet rule, and we were always supposed to wear our cowboy boots. But I was a teenager, I wanted to wear my running shoes.”

Blake ended up with 22 broken bones, “That horse stepped on every part of my body.”

She showed the audience in Heisler how her arm is now different from that accident.

“Why do I teach about safety?

“Eighteen years ago my boy was in an accident, at age six.

“He wanted to ride the

quad,” she said.

“His dad said ‘No chasing cows,’ and ‘Don’t get in the barley crop.”

She said her son told his dad, “If Mom finds out I don’t have my helmet on....” to which his

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MP Kevin Sorenson reminds young Albertans of the bright future in agriculture Kevin Sorenson MP, Battle River-Crowfoot

I am pleased that my grandfather moved to Alberta in 1905/06 and homesteaded. We still live here and farm the land that he broke.

Agriculture has always

been, and continues to be, one of the most important industries in Canada.

The previous Conservative government, since 2006, placed ‘farmers first’ in our trade policy agenda. We worked closely with all

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Spring is a crucial time for the agricultural industry, and much work lies ahead for area farmers.

The ability for an entire community of farm families and neighbours to come together and help produce what our province and country relies on so heavily is a big part of what makes the agricul-

tural industry so unique in East Central Alberta.

We took this opportunity to ask local elected officials for their thoughts on just what makes our local producers important, as well as any additional words or thanks they may have.

Above and throughout the Ag Supplement are comments from MLAs, MPs, and reeves from the region.

stakeholders in our agriculture sector to develop programs and policies that served their needs.

Over the years we managed to provide hundreds of millions of new customers for Canada’s agricultural producers by expanding trade within existing markets and providing many new opportunities with over 38 trade agreements.

The export potentials for our local agricultural products are now better than ever.

Canada’s agriculture industry creates one in

eight jobs (two million jobs nationally) and accounts for eight percent of Canada’s GDP. With over 44 billion dollars in exports, we are the world’s fifth largest exporter of food and seafood.

I always try to remind my young constituents that Albertans enjoy some of the best prospects for a bright future. For example, economists say that the best long-term forecasts are for the agriculture industry. This is especially true for our agricultural sector in Alberta. This

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Lindstrand 47th ANNUAL ready for largest SPRING MACHINERY spring auction CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Lindstrand Auction is preparing for one of the largest ever spring sales set for April 23 at the auction site located two miles north of Camrose on Highway 833.

President/Auctioneer of Lindstrand Auction, Jody Lindstrand, said this year’s spring auction will see good, used equipment up for sale and that he expects record crowds to attend, both at the location and through the internet.

For the second year, BidSpotter will live-cast the Camrose sale to thousands of bidders.

BidSpotter.com gives the bidder instant access to the thousands of auctions hosted by the top 350 industrial, construction, and farm equipment auctioneers in the US and Canada.

Bids can be placed online at live auctions using BidSpotter’s secure and highly reliable live webcasting applet complete with live audio and video feeds.

The company’s timed online auctions feature and include real-time updates, instantly giving the bidder the latest bidding information.

B i d S p o t t e r. c o m ’ s industry leading timed online auctions combines the excitement of a live webcast auction with the practicalities of an online-only auction.

Auctioneer customers can manage the auction every step of the way from setting end times to monitoring the auction results. Real-time updates ensure that logged in bidders receive updates within seconds to any change to their bidding status.

Jody said the introduction of BidSpotter last year proved very popular and that Lindstrand Auction is happy to offer it again this year.

“Through Bidspotter, the items for sale are exposed world wide, bringing bids from all

over during the one day sale.

“And we have advertised this sale across Canada and the US and will have participants from all over taking part. Sure, the low Canadian dollar will play a role in attracting out-of-country buyers, but the items for sale are of very good quality and many buyers will be waiting to bid,” he said.

Since 1969, Lindstrand Auction has earned the experience and reputation of “The Farm Machinery Specialists” and has conducted over 3,500 auctions. Today, Laurie Lindstrand, along with son, Jody, maintain a full time professional staff using the latest in computer equipment, and an excellent fleet of auction service equipment.

While their services are mobile and ready to move, allowing on-site auctions, Jody said most clients see the value of selling their equipment at the Camrose location.

“An on-site auction has buyers on the farmsite weeks ahead of the sale, often moving among outbuildings and areas of the property the owner would sooner were not open to the public.

“By having us bring their machinery and sale items to the Camrose location, the owner can know that all the items are in a secure location and that bidders can easily view all pieces without distraction.

“By bringing the equipment to our site, owners get the use of all our services such as on site catering, sound trucks, washrooms, forklifts, booster trucks, and delivery vehicles,” Jody said.

In addition, over the past months the number of home and farm breakins has increased in this area and keeping unfamiliar visitors off the farmsite is something most farmers would prefer.

Jody said, “In addition, Lindstrand Auction sales records over the last several years includes successes of significant values and a volume of sales unmatched by many other auction companies in Alberta.”

He said this sale will feature a wide variety of machinery as well as some oilfield equipment.

“If you are planning to upgrade to a late model piece of equipment, consider being a cash buyer and not going into the purchase with a trade in unit. Take a look from your dealer’s perspective. The dealer already has an overflowing lot.

If you walk in as a straight out buyer, no trade-in, now you will have the dealer’s attention and you should be able to reach a favourable price for both parties.

“All of it is in very nice shape. It will be a sale you won’t want to miss,” he said.

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Farm damage by beavers means reducing numbers

By Patricia Harcourt Tofield Mercury Despite the fact it is the county's namesake, farmers in Beaver County have problems with crop destruction caused by the beaver building dams and flooding out agriculture areas. For the

boundaries."

ADC was hired last year to eradicate a certain number of the beaver population within the county.

Said Boese: "The goal of this reduction was to ensure that beaver numbers were kept within a manageable level and to

reduce the conflicts that arise from their activity.

Trapping was completed by using underwater techniques where possible and transitioned to under ice trapping within the winter months.

"An assessment of beaver dams was also completed and a list of 13 dam locations was identified for either dam height reduction or complete removal," she said.

The services fall within

the Landflood Control Program, and renewing the contract for another year "ensures that the integrity of the intensive work that has been achieved to this point is maintained," said Boese.

"Also there is an opportunity to address new complaints or requirements to assist with current programs, in more directed and effective manner so that the cost would be manageable."

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Beaver dams have caused flooding damage to farmersʼ fields and county infrastructure but also help retain water in times of drought. second straight year a contract has been given to Animal Damage Control (ADC) to control beaver populations and reduce this damage from flooding.

In creating its own home, the industrious beaver can cause flooding and destruction to municipal infrastructure including drainage areas as well, making it a problem for the county.

"This activity also has the potential to impact private property and agricultural producers' livelihood," said the county's agricultural field person Aimee Boese in her March 23 report to Beaver County Council.

"In order to protect its infrastructure and in turn its residents, Beaver County has developed a policy and procedures for dealing with beaver activity within its

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Farm Safe Continued from Pg 3

suffered punctured lungs, she said.

“The STARS doctor said that my son had seven minutes to live,” she said. “That was the toughest seven minutes of my life.

“He lived. He’s now 24 years old. We were lucky,” she said, “lots of kids don’t get a second chance.”

Blake then talked about the dangers of augers, she said, “These are spinning 1,000 times per minute, 16 times per second.”

She showed photos of a young boy whose arm had been trapped in one, who had ended up with 2,300 stitches.

She warned about the hazards of burning household garbage containing aerosol cans, telling her audience of the dangers not only of explosion, but resultant fire or potential for burns.

“That’s the kind of stuff I see, and the things we need to prevent.”

The second-most dangerous animal on the farm, Blake said, is a cow and calf.

“In 2015, during this time of year, there were 17,000 injuries on farms during calving season.”

“I ask the students in the classrooms, ‘Ever ride in the back of a pickup with a calf?’

Know what I hear from your kids?” she asked.

She talked about cell phones being just as

much of a danger in the farmyard as they are on the roads.

“Slips, trips, falls, spills... it breaks my heart.

“I don’t think personally that legislation is the answer, but we do need to follow the safety rules.

“We are all guilty of being in a hurry, we farm in acres, not hours.”

Blake told another story, where she and her son were on the highway, and they passed a tractor, very close up to a gatepost; and the farmer gave them a wave when they passed.

“That tractor was awfully close to that post,” her son said, after they’d passed it. “Yes, it was,” she replied.

“Mom, you’re the farm safety lady, you should check it out,” he said.

So she did, she said, she turned around and drove back to the site, approaching the tractor with a lot of trepidation.

“The man had jumped out, and left the tractor in neutral. It had rolled forward and pinned him between the tractor and the gatepost.”

The man was seriously injured when she found him. She had to call 911 and get help.

She said she found out later, that the man’s ‘coffee buddies’ had passed by, too, thinking he’d just been waving at them.

Blake talked about the necessity of having first aid training, and told a couple of stories of where she just happened to be at the right place at

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She also talked about the importance of CPR training, and urged farmers to think about installing a defibrillator on their farms.

“It’s about $1,000.

Even if you never use it, it’s a good investment in your future.”

She talked about Bill 6 a little, she brought it up in the context that five years ago five foreign workers had lost their lives over a three-year period in a feed lot operation, and that their wives had sat on the

Legislature steps for days.

“Something had to change. Alberta is the only province without farm safety legislation.

“We have to make some different choices,” Blake said.

“It doesn’t matter how much money you have, or equipment, or cattle, if you’re dead.”

Blake talked about power line safety, and safety with electricity.

“How many people do walk-arounds?

How many work with frayed cords, with guards off, with shields off? How many have no mask when they are shovelling

grain? How many handle chemicals without gear?”

She called out some in the crowd with some common but potentially dangerous shortcuts.

“Safety has been overlooked. We do need to draw some attention to it, because we can probably make some improvements.

“Promise me you will make a few. It’s easier to bury a tradition than a child.”

Blake also touched on hearing safety, saying farmers and teachers were two professions with some of the highest risks for hearing loss.

She gave some sample decibel ratings for common things, like tractors, from the cab, at 85 decibels, weed whackers, at 95 decibels, a snowmobile, at 115 decibels, a lawnmower, at 100 decibels, horses eating at 70 decibels, a herd of cattle 94 decibels.

Blake finished her safety talk with a plea to her audience.

“To stay safe, safety rules. It can happen to any one of us, in the blink of an eye. At the end of the day, I just want you to be healthy and safe.”

Blake has been teaching safety for 17 years.

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Report places moisture levels near normal for much of region

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Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development publishes an Agricultural Moisture Situation Update report monthly during the winter, and weekly during the growing season.

According to the Feb.

29 report, accumulations of snow in stubble fields in the Counties of Lamont and Beaver range mostly from moderately low to very low, and in Flagstaff County, from very low to driest.

However, due to lateseason rainfalls last year the Moisure Situation Update show moisture

levels, relative to longterm normal, for the period Sept. 4 to March 1, at near normal and moderately high for all three counties.

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“Last year we had a dry start to the season,” he said, “and many places didn’t get any rain in June, but the late rains helped to bring moisture levels up in many areas.”

Predictions for the average monthly precipita-

tion for the upcoming growing season, according to the February 2016 Moisture Situation Update, show moderate to low precipitation for May. In the coming summer in the face of the strongest El Niño in years, meteorologists are expecting unsettled

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Reeve Smook: take time to reflect on hard work of local producers Kevin Smook Reeve, Beaver County

Beaver County Council and staff recognize that agricitulture is, and always will be, the cornerstone of our region.

Local producers are the ones who take on all

the risk and we are here to support them through County programs developed with our Agricultural Service Board, and by advocating to the provincial and federal governments on their behalf.

Local producers drive our ecomomy and relat-

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MLA Taylor: bright future ahead for ag industry Wes Taylor MLA, Battle River-Wainwright

For me, the agricultural industry in Alberta is now and will continue to be a vital component of Alberta’s economic and social well-being.

As the Province’s largest and most dynamic renewable resource, the food production sector will become even more important as other important non-renewable resources decline.

We have the land, the water, and, above all else, the expertise to sup-

ply a range of safe, highquality food products into domestic and world markets at a competitive price.

Those markets are growing, but to fully develop these opportunities we must have an efficient, market-oriented, and flexible agri-food sector that isn’t overburdened by government red tape, or jeopardized by a government that doesn’t respect property rights.

A competitive agricultural sector must be built around the actions of individual producers left

free to decide what they produce and where and when they want to sell it.

I believe the role of Government is to provide a positive business environment, to remove artificial production and marketing distortions, and to administer proper regulations in a fair manner.

My Wildrose colleagues and I will continue to fight for the success of Alberta’s agri-business sector.

MLA Littlewood: Alberta built by the hands of farmers Jessica Littlewood MLA, Fort SaskatchewanVegreville

Alberta was built by the hands of farm families, and by the sweat of their brow.

Agriculture will continue, as it always has, to be the tie that binds us in community health and

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Our ag sector is an important key to economic stability and diversification as we focus on developing more local and international markets for our world class products.

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Battle River Watershed Alliance holds wetlands workshop Megan Lockhart CP/Weekly Review

The Battle River Watershed Alliance (BRWA) held a Wetlands and Riparian Area Workshop in Forestburg on Friday, March 4.

The arena was filled with nearly 30 attendees, and the morning began with a welcome from David Samm, General Manager of the BRWA. He briefly discussed the issue of wetlands and riparian areas, adding, "The more we do to understand it and protect it, the better it will be for us in the future."

Sarah Skinner, BRWA Planning Coordinator, gave an introduction to the organization.

The BRWA, she said, is one of 11 Watershed Planning Advisory Councils across the province.

They are in place to re-

port on the state of the watershed, lead in watershed planning, develop the best management practices, foster stewardship within the watershed, and educate users of water sources.

"We are a multi-stakeholder, non-profit organization," said Skinner.

She then explained what a watershed actually is. "Essentially, it's the entire area of land that is connected by a body of water or a waterway."

Skinner noted that Forestburg is located in the Iron Creek sub-watershed.

"We are a part of a much larger whole," she said.

"Our watersheds are unique in the province of Alberta, as they are prairie-fed," Skinner added.

Because of that fact, the water levels vary

throughout the year.

Skinner briefly discussed recently completed projects from BRWA, including drought management and non-point source pollution management, as well as source water protection and a surface water quantity management plan for the Battle River Basin.

She added that a lot of the drought management information came from projects in Australia, that were adapted to fit needs here in Alberta.

The public is encouraged to provide input for proposed plans in order to make them projects that everyone can participate in.

"It becomes your document," said Skinner.

Susanna Bruneau, BRWA Research and Stewardship Coordinator, spoke to the group

Participants in the Wetlands and Riparian Area Workshop in Forestburg on March 4 were able to take part in multiple round table discussions in order to have input on implementation guidelines for wetland and riparian area management. about riparian areas, and how they differ from wetlands.

"Their management is similar," she said.

"A simple definition is the green band you see around any water body or water course," Bruneau said of riparian areas.

Bruneau also described them as transitional areas, though she noted

that they do not include the plant growth in the actual wetland.

The management of riparian areas also includes a buffer zone around them.

"Its size varies," said Bruneau. "How big your buffer is really depends on what your plan is for that area." She added that a buffer of 30 metres is common.

Riparian health currently sits between 64 and 67 per cent in our watershed. "It's okay, it's not fantastic," said Bruneau.

The causes of this mediocre number are both human and natural.

Weather patterns, including flood and drought, contribute greatly to the decline of riparian areas.

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Our Farm Cat Spay/Neuter Clinic was a huge success this past fall, as were our Kids Camps. We are looking forward to offering the same programs in 2016 plus seminars on Backyard Chickens, Pet Goats and Geriatric Alpaca Care.

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We are looking forward to meeting more of our wonderful neighbours and community members this year!

Thank-you again for all your support and referrals - we very much appreciate it!

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AAFC Minister announces $4 million for innovative industry-led projects The action-packed CCA AGM in Ottawa included a Government of Canada announcement of more than $4 million for three innovative projects to be led by the CCA. Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay said the industry-led projects will strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry, while meeting consumer demands for safe, high quality products.

The Growing Forward 2 (GF2) proj-

ects include $2.6 million from the AgriMarketing Assurance Stream. The investment will enable the beef cattle industry to document and demonstrate its commitment to sustainable production practices and maintain the confidence of domestic and global consumers of Canadian beef.

The sec-

ond project is under AgriRisk Initiatives. The $380,834 investment is for a feasibility study into the use of satellite-based technology to track and measure forage and pasture production for cattle producers. The point of the project is to prove the concept that satellite pictures at a greater resolution than

is currently available can work as a basis for forage insurance.

The third project is under Agrilnnovation's Research and Development (R&D) Stream. This investment of $1,045,510 is earmarked for work with AAFC scientists to enhance the quality of Canadian beef using Computer Vision Systems (CVS) measurements. The CVS will image beef carcasses to predict and measure the tenderness, dark cutting, lean yield, bruising, and fat colour of beef.

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Watershed Continued from Page 14

Challenges to riparian health are often ad hoc, said Bruneau, meaning that they are unique to a specific location.

Additional challenges include a lack of an all-encompassing provincial policy, dealing with riparian areas located on private land, and changes in water levels.

There are several riparian area projects going on across the province, according to Bruneau.

"We've started a project here, and are looking for partners," she said.

The crowd was then split into groups, and they went through the Riparian Area Management: Implementation Guidelines document, adding their suggestions.

The group reconvened after lunch, with Dr. Shari Clare discussing the use of market-based instru-

ments to improve wetland compensation outcomes in Alberta.

"The majority of available spaces for reclamation are on private land," said Clare.

She said that cash incentives are being used in a trial market in order to get landowners to restore and protect wetlands.

"There's huge challenges with managing wetlands, particularly in the province of Alberta."

Clare added that wetlands have a bad reputation generally, as they are thought of mostly as swampy, smelly areas.

"It wasn't that long ago that the government actually paid people to drain wetlands, so it's kind of in our cultural fabric," Clare said.

Clare noted that an estimated 70 per cent of wetlands in Alberta have been destroyed. Historically, this was due to agriculture, and currently, it is

due to urban development.

In Alberta, a permit is needed in order to drain a wetland, and those who go through that process are also required to compensate for the loss. Many landowners do not know that a permit is required, or they simply do not obtain one, said Clare.

"If we are going to be paying to restore wetlands, how much should we be paying?"

Clare described a reverse auction, in which there is one buyer, and multiple sellers.

This project has been running in the Nose Creek Watershed, just north of Calgary, for nearly a year.

Clare described the steps that were taken in order to begin the initiative, starting with obtain-

ing topographical information in order to see where wetlands used to be.

The next step was to recruit landowners with drained wetlands. Out of 225 landowners that were contacted, only five progressed to the level where they could obtain bids, and they owned a collective 52 eligible acres for wetland restoration.

Following that, the group prioritized which wetlands are best suited for restoration.

The five remaining landowners will submit their bids at the end of March, and bid ranking and selection will occur in April of this year.

The final step of the initiative will be to restore and monitor the wetlands.

"Restoring wetlands in

the province of Alberta is an enormously challenging prospect," said Clare.

The Nose Creek Watershed project is nearing completion, but there are no guarantees that it will be implemented elsewhere in the province in the near future.

Dr. Masaki Hayashi was the final speaker of the day, and he discussed the hydrology of prairie wetlands.

"It's the water and the hydrology that drive the rest of the ecological system," said Hayashi. "We talk about wetlands as if we take it for granted."

Hayashi then spoke about the prairie ecosystem, and the effect of wetlands. He described his studies at St. Denis, Sask. in an area with hundreds of wetlands of varying sizes.

Dr. Masaki Hayashi gave a short presentation in Forestburg about the hydrology of prairie wetlands. Hayashi was one of two guest speakers at the Wetlands and Riparian Area Workshop.

"We are actually discovering new things about the hydrology of prairie wetlands," said Hayashi.

One such example was and increase in the rate of flow between existing wetlands.

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AFSC drops crop insurance 6%

Cattlemen’s Young Leaders provides industry training and connections

Multi-peril average will decline; 6 enhancements to programs including malt barley insurance Agriculture Financial Services Corporation has made six enhancements to the AgriInsurance programs, including a first of its kind malt barley insurance product.

The corporation, provincial and federal governments, and producer groups worked together to make the enhancements based on producer feedback.

The malt barley insurance will have a premium price compared to feed barley, but will provide more coverage for growers with malt contracts.

The other five program enhancements are: • Amendments to the Annual Insurance Program to include winterkill as a designated peril for pedigreed alfalfa seed production loss insurance.

• Implementing individual coverage as part of the Bee Overwintering Insurance Program.

• Making organic producers eligible for production insurance. This new option will work simi-

larly to AFSC’s standard production insurance programs.

• Continued changes to field pea insurance as the crop shifts to an edible end use.

• Creation of a distinct category for yellow dry beans.

Additionally, AFSC clients will pay an average of six per cent less in multi-peril Annual Crop Insurance Program premium rates compared to 2015 levels. The reduction is based on the average of all crops in risk areas, and is related to the positive loss experience in recent years. In certain risk areas, the premium reductions will be higher or lower than the six per cent average.

Clients will also see a 14 per cent increase in dollar coverage per acre in 2016. This increase is due to a combination of increasing spring insurance prices and yields.

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Plant pathologist explains clubroot in Chipman Disease is spread by the movement of soil, says Dr. Sheau-Fang Hwang Michelle Pinon Lamont Leader

One of Canada's top plant pathologist's was in Chipman to explain the science behind clubroot disease to local producers on Tuesday, March 22nd.

Sheau-Fang Hwang, a research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry's Pest Surveillance Branch, Crop Research and Extension Division, along with her team of researchers are working hard to eradicate clubroot in the province, and brought attendees up to speed on what has been done, and what will be done in 2016 and beyond.

Dr. Hwang has been researching clubroot for the past eight years.

While the disease is 100years-old, it was only detected in Alberta in 2003. She explained that while clubroot spores can remain in the soil for 20 years, clubroot is not a soil borne disease.

Clubroot is located in the tumorous galls, roots or "clubs" of the plant, and spread by the movement of soil. For example, Hwang said one gram of clubroot can produce eight million spores.

"It can spread unbelievably fast."

Clubroot, favoured by acidic soils, thrives in moisture, and takes about six weeks from the time of infection to full-blown symptom development.

Given the size and scope of Clubroot infestation, a Canola Clubroot Risk Mitigation Team was formed to assess and address the growing problem.

Between 2003 and 2014 a total of 1,868 canola fields were confirmed to have infestations. In 2015, a total of 2,154 canola fields were confirmed to have infestations. There were 287 new fields with clubroot in 31 counties in the

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province.

Dr. Hwang said it is important to know which strains are prevalent in Alberta, to incorporate appropriate resistance, and to analyze populations throughout the affected areas. Cultivar resistance and effects of seeding date were factored in during field trials as well as inoculum density levels on root hair infection.

While there have been many advancements, there have also been setbacks when it comes to resistance and new strains of the disease.

Through her work Dr. Hwang and her team have earned national recognition, and was given the 2011 Award for Outstanding Research from the C a n a d i a n Phytopathological Society. "We are becoming a world leader, and hosted an international workshop in 2013," noted Dr. Hwang. She said producers must be vigilant and do their due diligence in fighting this disease. One of the most important things is crop rotation, and to take precautions in relation to the cleaning of equipment.

Terry Eleniak, Agricultural Fieldman for Lamont County, said education and awareness are two components in the fight against the disease, and the department follows the Clubroot Management Plan.

He recommends producers treat each field as if it were infected, and use the prescribed preventative measures.

Just as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

In the meantime, Dr. Hwang will be conducting more research and trials, and said results will be ready in two years time.

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The root ball of infected canola plants.

Dr. Hwang at one of the field trials.

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Beaver County subject of ecology studies on rural landscapes The proposal states: "For example, beaverhuman conflicts often result in the loss of valuable wetlands and their

Wishing all the farmers the best!

associated biodiversity" when beaver dams are destroyed to keep roads, buildings and trails intact.

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U. of A. biologist Dr. Glynnis Hood (centre back) and two students put in a mesh over a culvert to prevent beavers from closing it off and raising the water level at one of 13 pond levelling experiments in Beaver County.

At the same time the county has contracted an animal damage control company to reduce beaver populations in the standard fashion, the county is also pursuing an alternative long-term solution that partners with the University of Alberta, Augustana Faculty in Camrose.

Dr. Glynnis Hood's efforts to reduce conflict between beavers and humans has included a more naturalistic approach called adaptive management. The methods include keeping the county informed on the results of monitoring sites and collection of information being conducted in the county.

But Hood's most practical approach is through a device called a pond leveller that allows the beaver to keep its dam while keeping the drainage system going to reduce the height of water.

The beaver doesn't know the difference and the water levels remain at non-flooding levels.

The county agreed at its March 23 regular council meeting to expand the partnership beyond the beaver to the sustainability of the rural ecosystem in general.

The study will examine how natural habitats help with carbon sequestration and biodiversity within Beaver County.

This new project will also continue to monitor the 13 pond levellers that have already been installed in the county to see if this more natural method of management works, possibly a method that could eventually become the mainstay rather than having to destroy beaver dams, which are known to help retain water during

drought situations.

Council approved a funding request of $63,336 for this latest project, which will include three summer students. The research project is called "Ecological Sustainability in Rural Landscapes," which will examine the role of forest, grassland and wetland habitats for holding in carbon and promoting biodiversity.

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MLA Starke: Farming is more than a career; farming is a way of life Richard Starke MLA, VermilionLloydminster As a practicing veterinarian, I had the great privilege for close to 30 years of working with farm and ranch families and I will tell you that I will stack our producers in Alberta up against any producers anywhere in terms of their abil-

ity to produce wholesome, sustainable, nutritious, quality, safe food.

I have great admiration for the farm and ranch families who dedicate their lives to this amazing industry.

I know first hand the dedication of time and effort put forth by each family member to make their operation a success.

The reality of farming is that there is not one farmer who gets his seeding done by working a 40-hour work week or gets harvest done by shutting down on weekends.

I have yet to meet a cow that can plan her calving around weekends, after hours or statutory holidays.

As the snow fell this past Easter weekend calving

and lambing did not stop and midnight checks in the barnyard continued.

This week we pay tribute to farm and ranch families and the hours of work they do to put food on the tables of this province and indeed around the world.

I also think of the contributions each makes to the economy of this province as the old saying goes, “When

a farmer has money everyone prospers.”

Alberta has prospered greatly over the past 100

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UNRESERVED AUCTION SALE - JIM AND ANN FOSSUM SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016 AT 10:00 A.M. LOCATION: Lougheed, Alberta • Being held on Main Street in Lougheed next to Senior Citizen Hall Watch For Signs. GST will be charged where applicable. Lunch Available.

Vehicles: • 1979 Chev Vandura 3500 26ʼ Class C Motorhome, V-8, auto, fridge, stove, bathroom, awning, air condition, 400 Onan generator, sleeps 6, 119,600 miles, nice & clean S/N 2GDJG31M7D4508795 • 2005 Dodge Dakota 1/2-ton, 4x4, Crew Cab Truck, V-8, auto, fully powered, leather interior, approx 190,000 km, S/N 1D7HW58N255181814 • 1969 Dodge 600 Fire Truck c/w pump, tank, in working condition Tractor: • Ford 8N Tractor, 3-point hitch, PTO, good rubber 3-Point Hitch Equipment: • Land Pride R.C.R. 1560 3-point hitch Flair Mower • JD 8ʼ 3-point hitch Blade Motorbike: • Honda 650 Motorbike Miscellaneous: • Power Tek LT950 Generator • Power Pledge 1000 Generator • Westfield Electric Welder • Assortment Remote Planes • Poulan Pro 21” Gas Snowblower • Electric Snowblower • Aluminium Truck Tool Box • Electric Blowers • Plastic Folding Table • Commercial Air Paint Sprayer, like new • Aluminium Ladders • Poulan Push Mower • Two Metal Detectors • Chainsaws • King Canada 5T 20” Log Splitter, like new • Two Telescopes c/w tripods • Camping BBQ • Fishing Equipment • Jerry Cans • Air Compressor • Battery Chargers • New Compound Mitersaw • Rechargeable Tools • Large Assortment Hand Tools, Hand Wrenches, Electric Tools • Bench Tool Chest • Many more items, too numerous to mention Auctioneer Note: Mr. and Mrs. Fossum are downsizing therefore this Sale. Lots of good merchandise on this Sale. For more information call Jim Fossum at 780-386-3978 or Miller’s Auction Service at 780-789-2226 or 780-920-6738.

UNRESERVED ACREAGE AUCTION SALE - LIONEL DAUVIN SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016 AT 10:00 A.M. LOCATION: 3173 - Highway 622, Warburg, Alberta • Being from the junction of Secondary Highways 770 & 622, go 1/8 mile east on Secondary 622. (St. Francis) Watch For Signs. GST will be charged where applicable. Lunch Available.

Skidsteer: • Case 1840 Skid Steer c/w dirt bucket, new rubber, rebuilt eng & final drives, approx 7200 hrs., S/N JAF0276593 Skidsteer Attachments - Sold Separately: • Pallet Fork • Premier Hyd. Posthole Auger c/w 8” bit • Westward 8ʼ Hyd. Angle Snowblade • 5ʼ Bucket c/w grapple • 5ʼ Snow Bucket Vehicles: • 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Crew Cab Truck, 4 WD, short box, V8 auto, full powered, leather int. 301789 km, S/N 1D7K428D23J577181 • 1968 Plymouth Valiant 200 4D, bored out slant 6-cyl engine, auto, 19398 miles, runs & looks good, S/N V141B8B258180 • 1979 Dodge 1500 4x4 1/2T, auto, new trans, 360-4B eng, new rubber, S/N W14JT9S233435 • 1978 Dodge 1500, 440 Big Block Eng, auto, S/N D14AF851799734 • 1976 Dodge 100 Shortbox 1/2T power wagon, 4sp trans, 360 V-8, S/N W14VF6S346439 • 1973 Fargo Camper 7500 1/2T Truck, 360 V-8, auto, c/w canopy, 73274 miles, S/N D24BF2S576060 Boat: • Fleet Scott 14ʼ Alum. Boat c/w oars, Evinrude 9.5 motor & single axle boat trailer c/w 4ʼx8ʼ deck Snowmobile: • 1978 Arctic Cat 440 Pantera Trailers: • Wholesale Trailers 16ʼ Tandem Axle Bumper Pull Trailer c/w 6000-lb axles, ramps, lights & brakes, S/N 2D9B542612T094460 • Rainbow 16ʼ Tandem Axle Car Hauler c/w 3500 lb. axles, ramps, lights, brakes, tilt deck, S/N 2R9TC182381625004 • Triple E 14ʼ Single Axle Holiday Trailer, stove, fridge, heater, sleeps 4 • Road Runner 14ʼ Single Axle Holiday Trailer • Single Axle Trailer c/w 6ʼx8ʼx8ʼ, insulated storage box • (2) 1/2T Box Trailers • (2) 14ʼ Cube Van Bodies, insulated Buildings and Material: • (5) 10ʼx10ʼ Insulated Storage Sheds • 16ʼx8ʼ Shelter c/w lambing pen • (5) 12ʼx20ʼ Tarp Sheds • Assort. Plywood • Interlocking 12ʼTin Panels Building Package • Assort. Gal. Tin, Insulated Panels, Pipe Insulation 4”-12” • Bundle 8ʼ Second Cut Windboard • Windows Tractor: • IHC Super W6 Tractor c/w PTO, hyd. & F.E.L. c/w bucket Forklift: • Clark HD Forklift, 16,000-lb cap., gas eng, dual front tires, needs trans work Tinsmith Equipment: • Tennsmith 10ʼ 16 ga. Break • Roper Witney 36” Roll • Continental 48” Break • Combination Machine Boiler - Wood Ductor Champion Series Med. 25 Wood Burner Boiler Heater, like new Generator: • Lister 3 cyl. Diesel 12 KVA Power Generator S/N 990371-001 Sheep: • (2) Ewes • (1) Ram • (1) Wether Collector Equipment: • MH #33 Horse Mower • Ideal Giant Horse Mower • 3-Bottom Plow on steel • Horse Dump Rake • IHC Shoe Seed Drill • 8ʼ Drag Disc Miscellaneous: • Six 5-Bar 10ʼ Panels • Large Assort. Dodge Parts • Poulan Pro 30”, 10hp, SP Snowblower c/w E.S., like new • (7) Joints 23/8” Pipe • New Engine Lift • Propane Furnace • Job Box • Assort. Alum Ladders • Rebuilt Slant 6-cyl Motor c/w 5 sp trans • Empire Cookstove c/w warming oven & water reservoir • Propane Gravity Heater • Beach Propane Cookstove • (2) Antique Arm Chairs, like new • White Enamel Coal & Wood Stove • Antique China Cabinet • Antique Theatre Chairs • Many more items Auctioneer Note: Mr. Dauvin is moving therefore this Sale. Please take note of the Collector Vehicles. Plan on attending. For more information call Lionel Dauvin at 780-848-2929 or Miller’s Auction Service at 780-789-2226 or 780-920-6738.

UNRESERVED FARM AUCTION SALE - VERN AND VIOLA GLASERE SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2016 AT 10:00 A.M. LOCATION: Sunnybrook, Alberta • Being from Sunnybrook go 1 mile east on Glen Park Road to RR 21 & 1/4 mile north OR: From Thorsby go 5 miles west on Highway 39 to RR 21 & 3/4 mile south. 49019 - R.R. 21 Watch For Signs. GST will be charged where applicable. Lunch Available.

Tractors: • 2006 JD 5205 F.W.A. Tractor, 3pth, dual hyd., roll bar, wheel weights, 8-sp trans, 2228 hrs., c/w JD 522 F.E.L., bucket & grapple & joystick, S/N 180041390 • 1978 Ford 6600 Tractor, cab, air, heater, dual power, 3pth, PTO, dual hyd., approx 5500 hrs., c/w new Ezze-On 2070 F.E.L. & Bucket, S/N C571358 • Round Bale Ford for above F.E.L. Haying Equipment: • JD 530 Round Baler, 540 PTO, cab monitor, gathering wheels, like new, S/N 00580X718898 • JD 1219 Haybine, 540 PTO, rubber rolls, S/N E01219X774144 • JD 640 Bar Hay Rake • MF #12 Square Hay Baler c/w 1/4 turn chute 3-Point Hitch Equipment: • JD 609 3pth Flail Mower • JD 65 3pth, HD Blade • Ford 101 3 Bottom 3pth Plow • Ford 10ʼ DT 3pth Cultivator • Allied 6ʼ 3pth Snowblower c/w hyd, spout, S/N 78-3B852542 • Cosmo 500 3pth Spreader • Thompson 3pth Seeder • 3pth Round Bale Unroller • 3pth Round Bale Fork Farm Equipment: • IHC 12ʼ VS Cultivator, hyd. lift c/w 4-bar mounted harrows • IHC 10ʼ Tandem Disc c/w hyd. lift • Farm King 13-Section Hyd. Harrow Drawbar • 14ʼ Coil Packer • 12ʼ Land Roller c/w 32” drum • MF 205 Single Axle Manure Spreader c/w new floor • UFA 200-Bu. Gravity Grain Box c/w 4-wheel wagon • Brandt 7”x28ʼ PTO Grain Auger • 4”x14ʼ Grain Auger c/w electric motor & trans • 4-sections HD Harrows c/w drawbar • 150-gal. Sprayer Tank c/w trailer Post Pounder: • Flexi-Coil All Hyd. trailer-type Post Pounder Trailers: • Shop Built Bumper Pull Dual Axle Trailer, 8ʼx20ʼ steel deck, lights, electric brakes • Single Axle Bumper Pull Trailer c/w 7ʼx14ʼ deck Miscellaneous: • Craftsman 19.5 HP Special Edition Hydro Riding Lawn Mower c/w 42” cut • Craftsman YT4000 24-hp Hydro 42” Riding Lawn Mower, 250 hrs • Ranch King 10 cu. ft. Dump Cart • Coleman 3000 Power Generator • Swisher Trim Max SP Gas Trimmer • 3.5-hp Push Mower • Homelite & Poulan Chainsaws • Air Compressor • Marquette Electric Welder • Electric Fencer • Electric Fence Posts • Small Acetylene Cutting Torch c/w 2 sets bottles • Assort. Electric Shop Tools • Assort.

Wrenches, Shovels, Forks, Hyd. Jacks • 300 & 500-Gal. Fuel Tanks c/w steel stands • Assort. New Treated 6ʼ Fence Posts • (5) Round Bale Feeders • (2) 8ʼx12ʼ, 1 8ʼx16ʼ Calf Shelters • (3) 24ʼ Self Standing Wind Board Panels • (2) Water Tanks • Wooden Bunk Feeders • Toro Electric Blower & Vac • BBQ • Acme Coal & Wood Heater • Cross Cut Saw • Wash Tubs • Old Oil Cans, Jugs, Cream Cans, Egg Crates, Traps • Water Spouts • 100-plus year old Cupboard • 15” Saddle & Blankets, like new • Wall Units • Quilt Frame • Double Bedroom Suite c/w dresser c/w mirror, chest, box spring & mattress • Treadmill • Assort. Shelving • Many more items Auctioneer Note: Mr. and Mrs. Glasere have sold their farm and are retiring. Equipment in this Sale is well maintained & shed. Plan on attending. For more information call Vern Glasere at 780-789-4135 or Miller’s Auction Service at 780-789-2226 or 780-920-6738.

Visit our website for full listings and pictures: www.millersauctionservice.com list is subject to additions or deletions. TERMS: Cash, certified check, bank draft, License No. 200809 Box 71, Sunnybrook, AB This or bank letter of credit. No purchases to be removed until settlement has been made.

ALVIN MILLER (780) 789-2226 or Cell 920-6738 TREVOR MILLER (780) 722-2705 BARRY KASHA (780) 374-2472 Camrose, Daysland, Killam, Tofield, Holden DARCY SHEETS (780) 336-6485 Kingman, Rosalind, Viking Clerk: Judy Bentley

NSF cheques will result in criminal charges and prosecution. All sale are final, and all items purchased become the responsibility of the buyer once they are declared sold, and owner(s) and auctioneer(s) are absolved of further responsibility. The above listing is a guide only, and while every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of description, it is not offered as an implied or actual warranty or guarantee as to condition or age. All items sold as is, where is. If it should happen that two bidders have identical bids on an item declared “sold”, the bidding will be reopened between those bidders only. The owner(s) and auctioneer(s) shall not be held responsible for any loss “For Reasonable Rates and Excellent, Friendly Service, Give Us A Call” or accident on or off the auction site on sale day.

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UNRESERVED ACREAGE AND REAL ESTATE AUCTION SALE - LAURENT AND ELSIE MAGNAN SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2016 AT 11:00 A.M. LOCATION: 4705 - 34 Street, Mulhurst, Alberta • Being from the 4 Way Stop at Mulhurst Bay and Seconary 616, go west to Lakeview Estates and south on 34 Street to end of street.

Watch For Signs. GST will be charged where applicable. Lunch Available.

REAL ESTATE - SELLS AT 1:00 P.M.: • Real Estate Transactions Handled by Realty Executive, Devonshire Realty • Contact Wilf Bittner 780-699-2737 Terms: 10% non refundable deposit day of Sale. Balance & possession on May 20, 2016 OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 3 & 10 from 1-4 p.m. Lot 8 Block 1 Plan 8920446 • Lot Size 72ʼx148ʼ • Taxes due Aug. 31, 2016 - $1542.34 payable to County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 • House located on quiet street. Minutes from Lake Front, store, fire station.

Property supplied with town water, sewer & garbage pick-up. School bus goes right past property. House Built in 1999 - 1130 sq. ft. • 2x6 Construction, Concrete Foundation, Weeping Tile, New Shingles in 2015, 2 bedroom, 4 piece bathroom, 2 piece bathroom by front entrance, Oak Cupboards, Vinyl & Rug Flooring, 2-Pane Windows, Front & Side Deck, Vinyl Siding; includes built-in dishwasher, fridge, stove washer & dryer, deep freeze & fridge downstairs, window coverings Truck: • 2003 Chev 2500 HD, 4x4, Extend-A-Cab, long box, c/w canopy, V-8, auto, P.D.L., 154,000 km, S/N 1GCHK29U83E224473 Boat & Motors: • Sears 12ʼ Alum. Boat c/w oars, single axle trailer • Honda 7.5-hp Boat Motor c/w tank • Coleman 5.5-hp Boat Motor c/w tank, like new Sheds: • 12ʼx16ʼ Tin Sided, tin roof, tin interior, insulated, wired, plywood floor c/w skids • 8ʼx10ʼ Metal Max Metal Garden Shed c/w plywood floor c/w skids • 5ʼx5ʼ Metal Shed c/w plywood floor • 8ʼx8ʼ Plywood Shed, asphalt shingles, plywood floor c/w skids • 8ʼx7ʼ Ice Fishing Shed Miscellaneous: • 2200 Honda Power Generator, like new • Jiffy Gas Ice Auger c/w 8” bit • 12V Power Boat Loader • Sears Hydro 10-hp Riding Lawn Tractor c/w 38” mower • Mastercraft 12 & 1/2” Thickness Planer • Powerfist 1-hp Dust Collector Rockwell Beaver Table Saw • B&D Band Saw • Scroll Saw • King Canada Bench Drill Press • Gas Air Comp • Homebuilt Yard Trailer • Wheelbarrow • 4ʼ Quad Blade • Electric Smoker • Pressure Washer • Battery Charger • Assort. Cords, Oils, Jerry Cans, Brad Nailers, Electric Drills, Sanders, Skilsaws, Clamps, Router Bits • Assort. Hand Saws, Lumber, Fishing Equipment • Yard Machine Push Mower c/w bagger • Electric Snowshovel • Electric Blower • Roof Snow Shovel • Many more items Household: • Chesterfield & Chair • Electric Fireplace • Wooden Arm Chair • Solid Wood Door Chest • Panasonic 32” Flat Screen TV • Solid Wood TV Stand • VCR • Wooden Shelf Table c/w rollers • Electric Exerciser, like new • Many more household items Auctioneer Note: Mr. and Mrs. Magnan are moving into a senior apartment therefore this Sale. Everything is in like new condition. Plan on attending. For more information call Miller’s Auction Service at 780-789-2226 or 780-920-6738. Call Wilf Bittner for information on Real Estate at 780-699-2737.

UNRESERVED ACREAGE AUCTION - M.C. HOLDINGS FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016 AT 10:00 A.M. LOCATION: Vimy, Alberta • Being from Bon Accord go 13 miles north on Lily Lake Road to RR 590 & 2 & 1/2 miles west; OR from Vimy go 10 miles east on RR 590.

Watch For Signs. GST will be charged where applicable. Lunch Available.

Tractors: • JD “R” Diesel Tractor, c/w pup engine, cab, PTO, hyd., 18.4x30 rubber, very clean • JD 730 Diesel Tractor, c/w pulley, PTO, hyd., power steering c/w 8ʼ undermount 8ʼ blade c/w hyd. lift • JD 430 Diesel Riding Lawn Tractor c/w 60” mower deck & front twin hyd. Trailers: • 53ʼ Highway Van Trailer c/w 2” raised alum. deck, tandem axle, good condition • Ball 5th-Wheel Triple Axle 8ʼx30ʼ Flat Deck Trailer c/w plywood sides, like new • Tote Wagon 10ʼx6ʼ Alum. Single Axle Enclosed Trailer • Bumper Pull 16ʼ Car Hauler Tandem Axle Trailer, ramps, lights, brakes, plywood sides • Brewster Triple Axle 18ʼ 5th-Wheel Trailer c/w tarp covered plywood box • Shop Built Tandem Axle Bumper Pull Trailer c/w 8ʼx16ʼ deck • Single Axle Trailer c/w 4ʼx8ʼ box Vehicles: • 1988 Chev 20 Super Van, V-8, auto, customized body, 4 Captain bucket seats, bench seat in back which make into double bed, 100,000 km, nice and clean, S/N 2GBEG25K1H4135854 • 1975 Ford Custom 350 1T Truck, V-8, 4-sp, trans, c/w 12ʼ van body, 36,000 miles, S/N F35HCJ56458 Buildings: • Five Metal Clad 10ʼx12ʼx10ʼ Storage Buildings, hardwood finished int., 4ʼ doors, mouse & moisture proof • 1 Metal Clad 10ʼx10ʼx10ʼ Storage Building, hardwood finished int. 4ʼ door, mouse & moisture proof • 10ʼx12ʼ Ice Fishing Building c/w skids, double insulated, 5 holes, well built • 10ʼx12ʼ Double Insulated Wall & Floor Building, well built • 8ʼx10ʼ Double Insulated Chick Shack, hardwood floor Miscellaneous: • Craftsman 4ʼ Pull Behind Rototiller c/w mounted motor • Sears 4ʼ Pull Behind Rototiller c/w mounted motor, new • Landis Diesel Pressure Washer c/w hose & nozzle, like new • 1200 Egg Chicken Incubator, like new • Approx. 300ʼ New Double Braid 1/2” Hyd. Hose • Metal Lathe c/w 3ʼ Quick Change Deck • Hair Dresser Chair, used 2 mo. like new • Onan KVA Power Generator • 3ʼx4ʼ Welding Table • I.T.C. 15ʼ Power Planer • IHC 1 & 1/2-hp Stationary Engine • Hyd. Hose Crimper • New Gas BBQ • 4-Door Fire Proof Safe 2ʼx2ʼx5ʼ • Large Assort. New & Used Wrenches • New German Made Grease Guns • Assort. Lawn Mowers • Jerry Cans • Huge Selection of new Wheelbarrow Parts • Assort. 3/4” Rachets • 2 Tote Bags Concrete • Large Selection of Cases Laundry Soap sold in case lots • Many more items too numerous to mention Auctioneer Note: Mr. Chabniuk has sold his property and dispersing his merchandise. Lots of new or like new merchandise. Plan on attending. For more information call Mike Chabniuk at 780-912-9500 or Miller’s Auction Service at 780-789-2226 or 780-920-6738.

UNRESERVED EQUIPMENT REDUCTION AUCTION SALE - PETER MASKIEWICZ SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016 AT 1:00 P.M. LOCATION: Thorsby, Alberta • Being from the Junction of Secondary 778 & Glen Park Rd, go 3 miles east on Glen Park Rd to RR 281, then 1 & 1/4 miles south; OR From the Junction of Secondary 795 & Glen Park Rd, go 7 miles west on Glen Park Rd to RR 281, then 1 & 1/4 miles south. 48466 - RR 281 Watch For Signs. GST will be charged where applicable. Lunch Available.

Combine: • 2000 JD 9650 SP Hydro Combine, CAH, 914P pick-up header, hopper ext., long auger, chaff spreader, 2791 eng. hrs, 2045 threshing hrs, S/N H09650W685971 Baler: • JD 566 Round Baler, cab, monitor, 1000 PTO, S/N E00566X147141 Tractors: • 1981 Ford 6600 Tractor, 3-point hitch, dual hyd., dual PTO, diesel eng. dual range trans, good rubber c/w Boss F.E.L. & bucket, 3238 hrs, S/N C656527 • Round Bale Fork, for above F.E.L. • IHC 633 F.W.A. Tractor, cab, diesel 3-ph, dual hyd., PTO, Hi-Lo range trans c/w IHC 2250 FEL c/w bucket, S/N 4468-056-008 • 1963 AC D14 Tractor, 3-ph, PTO, pulley, Hi-Lo range trans, good rubber, runs good • Front Mount Buzz Saw for above tractor Vehicles: • 2005 Ford F350 Lariat, 4x4, crew cab, PW, PDL, powerstroke turbo diesel, dually, headache rack, DSP ball 5th-wheel hitch, 303912 km, S/N 1FTWW33P75EA25278 • 200-Litre Alum Fuel Tank c/w 12V pump sold separate • 2002 Mustang ZTR 2D Car, V-6, 5sp trans, PW, PDL, mag wheels, 155623 km, S/N 1FAFP40492F104105 Dune Buggy: • 2W Drive Dune Buggy, auto, lights, liquid cooled motor Augers: • Sakundiak HD 7-1600 48ʼ Auger c/w ES 18-hp B&S motor • Sakundiak HD 7-1600 48ʼ Auger, no motor • Brandt 8”x50ʼ PTO Grain Auger • Allied 8”x51ʼ PTO Auger c/w hyd. lift • Allied 7”x40ʼ Auger c/w B&S motor • Farm King 16ʼx5” Auger c/w elec. motor & trans • Assort. Drill Fills • Assort. 12ʼx4” Augers c/w 3/4-hp HD electric motors • 40ʼ-7500 Bu. Grain Ring c/w tarp Wood Splitting Equipment: • 2003 Apache Wood Processor, 3pth, PTO drive, cuts, splits, & conveys wood S/N 03-2904 • 24ʼ Log Roller Stand • Trailer Hyd. Wood Splitter • 24ʼ Hyd. Wood Conveyor c/w trans Equipment: • IHC 4700 V.C. 42ʼ Cult c/w 3-bar harrows & Gandy model 5416 Valmar Spreader c/w hyd. drive, S/N C0030-C002327 • Case 31ʼ CP Cult c/w 4-bar mounted harrows • Kverneland 10x16” Centre Hinge Plow c/w coulters & auto reset trip beams • Flexi-Coil System 82 Hyd. Auto Fold 60ʼ Harrow Drawbar c/w 5ʼ HD like new harrows • IHC 10ʼ DT Cult. c/w hyd. lift • 10ʼ Undermount Snow Plow c/w hyd. lift • Shop Built 10 Wheel “V” Rake Miscellaneous: • Mix Mill Electric 8” Grinder c/w 5-hp electric motor • Pride Farm Small Hopper Bottom Bin c/w auger • Two 80 Bu. Round Hog Feeders • Two 1000-gal Fuel Tanks c/w stands • Three 300-gal. Fuel Tanks c/w stands • 500-gal. Double Comp.

Fuel Tank c/w stand • 34 Fiberglass Tubes, 12ʼ long • 72 Stealth 4” Paired Row Openers • 50 Dutch 4” Paired Row Openers • D.S.P. Ball 5-Wheel c/w brackets • 16ʼx20ʼ Overhead Door c/w hardware • 8ʼx16ʼ Overhead Garage Door c/w hardware Auctioneer Note: Mr. and Mrs. Maskiewicz are retiring from farming and their son is taking over. The equipment is well looked after and most major equipment was shedded. For more information call Peter Maskiewicz at 780-789-2472 or Miller’s Auction Service at 780-789-2226 or 780-920-6738.

Visit our website for full listings and pictures: www.millersauctionservice.com list is subject to additions or deletions. TERMS: Cash, certified check, bank draft, License No. 200809 Box 71, Sunnybrook, AB This or bank letter of credit. No purchases to be removed until settlement has been made.

ALVIN MILLER (780) 789-2226 or Cell 920-6738 TREVOR MILLER (780) 722-2705 BARRY KASHA (780) 374-2472 Camrose, Daysland, Killam, Tofield, Holden DARCY SHEETS (780) 336-6485 Kingman, Rosalind, Viking Clerk: Judy Bentley

NSF cheques will result in criminal charges and prosecution. All sale are final, and all items purchased become the responsibility of the buyer once they are declared sold, and owner(s) and auctioneer(s) are absolved of further responsibility. The above listing is a guide only, and while every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of description, it is not offered as an implied or actual warranty or guarantee as to condition or age. All items sold as is, where is. If it should happen that two bidders have identical bids on an item declared “sold”, the bidding will be reopened between those bidders only. The owner(s) and auctioneer(s) shall not be held responsible for any loss “For Reasonable Rates and Excellent, Friendly Service, Give Us A Call” or accident on or off the auction site on sale day.

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Losness Insurance Forestburg Agencies AgenciesLtd. Ltd. Lougheed Forestburg 386-3741 582-3560 Sedgewick Land & Losness Insurance Insurance Agencies Ltd. Ltd. 384-3639 Lougheed 386-3741 Double D Agencies Hardisty Insurance Ph. 583-2133 Fax 583-2132 Services 888-3738 E. Anderson Agencies (1983) Myrna Swanson CAIB Carmen Eklund Ph. 856-3756 Fax 856-2353

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You founded our communities, and you continue to make them strong.

We honour the men and women working in Agriculture in our past, present, and future!

Flagstaff Family & Community Services “We appreciate our farmers!”

Killam

CHRIS’S WATER WELL SERVICING LTD. CHRIS CULSHAW

KILLAM FAX: 385-3166

Forster Feeder Manufacturing Ltd. & Forster Hydrovac Service

Box 724, Killam

780-385-3771 780-385-3976 780-385-3165 780-385-2283 Alliance McGowan’s THOMPSON Seed Cleaning Welding Ltd. & ZETTEL Association Ltd. General Insurance Alberta Registries Agent Box 369, Forestburg

780-582-3560

Killam 780-385-3808 • General welding & manufacturing • On the spot portable service

An Independent Business Serving Independent Agri-Business STORE HOURS:

Bruce Kelndorfer - Manager

Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 6 pm Sat. 9 am - 5 pm Sun. Noon - 4 pm

Commerial, Pedigreed, & Separation Cleaning

PEGGY ERION - Manager Complete line of processing, treating and bagging facilities, feed, vet supplies, grass seed sales

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS

Killam

780-879-3927 780-385-3949 CONRAD’S VIDEO & BICYCLE DOCTOR

R&N DITCHING Ron Wegenast

Sedgewick

Bob & Karen

Galahad

780-384-3023 780-385-3598 780-384-3537 780-583-3956 Lougheed Seed Cleaning Plant

Town of Hardisty “Bloom where you’re planted”

Fee & Sons Funeral Home Killam

780-386-3771 780-888-3623 780-385-3642

Mandy Spiller

Main Street Daysland

780-374-2107

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We salute our agricultural producers.

You are the cornerstones of our communities.

Village of Hughenden We’re proud of our farming roots!

Killam Transit Mix Sand • Gravel • Excavating Grant & Patty Cole

MAXIM KILLAM AUTOMOTIVE LTD.

Killam, Alberta

PLUMBING & HEATING

Vaughn Prichard

780-856-3830 780-385-3821 780-385-3644 780-385-3562 Make Daysland Your Home!

VILLAGE OF FORESTBURG

SEDGEWICK

GROW WITH US SINCE 1906

Murray Prichard 708-384-3504 www.Daysland.com

www.sedgewick.ca

Village of Alliance

Mayor, Councillors, and Staff

780-582-2220 780-582-3668

Village of Heisler

Village of Lougheed www.villageoflougheed.com

780-385-3977 780-879-3911 780-889-3774 780-386-3970

Budding Arrow Line Locaters Ideas

FORESTBURG Providence Place Aging in Place VET CLINIC Daysland We salute our Agricultural Producers!

“For all your floral needs.”

Greg Sparrow

Main Street, Killam

Sedgewick

Dr. Jeff Serfas

Thanks to all those whose work brings food to our table We salute you, farmers!

780-385-3014 780-384-3055 780-582-3970 780-374-2527

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Reeve Barss: farmers are the backbones of our communities Bob Barss Reeve, MD of Wainwright

The farmers are the grassroots, the backbones of our communities.

They are the ones who helped to develop our communities when they moved into the area over 100 years ago, and who have created the stable

communities we enjoy today.

Agriculture has been the cornerstone of all rural areas, and continues to be the economic driver for all rural communities today.

We are hoping that agriculture prices stay high, and that all our producers enjoy a great season in 2016.

Reeve Gregorwich: our ag leaders are at the top of the world Don Gregorwich Reeve, Camrose County

SHANNON ZELINSKI PHOTO

This rooster stands on the hood of an old truck as it observes the surrounding area and enjoys the spring weather.

Thank you....

780•336•3000

Kelly, Fay and staff

780-336-2282

Kinsella Agricultural Society

Thanks to our farmers!

Thanks Farmers for what you do

BRUCE HOTEL

PMD Polled Herefords

780-688-3922

Grateful for our local farmers ~ Deb, Karl & Staff

Food with Flair Donna, Jack and Staff Viking 780-336-2476

We Salute You Farmers!

Please be careful out there!

We would like to wish our farmers a bountiful year.

Thank you for all you do.

Viking Shell We salute our farmers!

Overbo Contracting Ltd.

In Alberta, agricultural people use technology and adopt innovations while keeping on top of products and management that, put together, help keep our ag leaders at the top of the world.

They also have a terrific work ethic that does not diminish over the generations.

I wish everybody a great planting season, rain at the right time, and lots of sunshine.

Main Street, Viking 780-336-3366

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Canola exports up last week; rundown of Canadian and world crops Grain markets were quiet ahead of the Good Friday holiday and next week’s USDA prospective plantings report.

May canola closed up slightly at $470.90, up $1.40 or 0.3 percent after trading as high as $473.50 in the morning.

November closed at $476.70 up $1.20.

Compared to last Friday, May was up $5.10 and November was up just 20 cents a tonne.

A weaker loonie and slightly stronger soybeans provided support.

Since the peak at just over US77 cent on March 18, the loonie has fallen about 1.5 cents.

The rumour in the Canadian canola industry is that the Chinese

might delay implementation of the new stricter dockage allowance levels in canola, which had been set for April 1.

Canola exporters were cautious immediately following the announcement about the dockage rules but exports are again flowing quickly.

In week 33 of the crop year, March 14-20, canola exports were 261,800 tonnes, up from 171,900 tonnes the week before and only 47,700 tonne in the week immediately following the announcement.

The weekly canola crush to March 23 slipped back from last week’s record performance to a still respectable 172,614 tonnes, or 83.6

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Weekly U.S. corn export sales were below expectations while soybeans and wheat were in line with analysts’ forecasts.

Soybeans were supported by strong exports of meal.

Weekly old-crop export sales of soymeal totaled 468,710 tonnes and new-crop soymeal export sales totaled 7,700 tonnes. That was the biggest one week total since July 2014.

The low in central and

western Kansas on Saturday could again fall to a level that is a danger to jointing winter wheat.

The hard red winter wheat region is mostly dry and little rain is expected over next few days, keeping stress on the crop although the most recent condition report was that the crop remains in much better shape than last year at this time.

Russia’s SovEcon agriculture consultancy said on Thursday that it has cut its forecast for the 2016 wheat crop to 57-58 million tonnes from a

previously expected 5962 million tonnes and down from 62 million tonnes harvested last year.

However, the country will still have a large exportable surplus for the 2016-17 marketing year, it said.

Looking ahead to March 31 USDA planting intentions report, most analysts are in the 89 to 90.5 million acre range for corn, which would be up about two million acres from last year.

The forecasts for soybeans are around to 82 to 84 million acres, steady

to slightly more than the 82.65 million planted last year.

Light crude oil nearby futures in New York were down 33 cents at US$39.46 per barrel.

The Canadian dollar at noon was US75.36 cents, down from 75.74 cents the previous trading day.

The U.S. dollar at noon was C$1.3269.

The TSX composite closed down 21.37 points or 0.16 percent at 13,358.11.

For the Week, the TSX composite fell one percent.

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Five million dollars is earmarked for the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre for a solar energy incentive program – the Alberta Municipal Solar Program.

This program will provide rebates of up to $0.75 per watt, to a maximum of $300,000 per project, to municipalities for installing solar on municipal buildings, such as offices, fire halls, community centres, and more.

A new solar program for agricultural producers – On-Farm Solar Management – will provide $500,000 in provincial and federal funding towards solar energy systems on Alberta farms.

The program will help producers generate their own electricity and reduce their carbon emis-

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The Alberta Municipal Solar Program opened for applications on March 1. The On-Farm Solar Management program’s application window opened on Feb. 8.

“Agricultural producers embrace innovation and are good stewards of the land. The solar installation program will help increase farming efficiencies, reduce power bills and greenhouse gas emissions and add to Alberta’s power grid,” said Oneil Carlier, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.

“Protecting the environment and growing the economy are a priority for the Government of Canada.

“Through investments and initiatives like the On-Farm Solar Management Program, producers have even more opportunity to generate their own electricity and reduce their operation costs, while continuing to be good stewards of the land,” said Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and AgriFood Canada.

It can take years of effort and planning to build a productive farm. Many exist today only because they have been passed from one caring generation to the next. It is our pleasure to pay tribute to the stability of our farming community and to those who have worked so hard to make it successful.

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MEGAN LOCKHART PHOTOS

Community Press Associate Editor Megan Lockhart and Production Assistant Ally Anderson recently had the opportunity to tour the countryside via airplane, and took the chance to take some aerial shots of Sedgewick (top) and Killam.

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