Beef Business January 2020 by Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association

Beef Business Saskatchewan's Premier Cattle Industry Publication January 2020

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Contents

Beef Business

Cover photo courtesy of Dwane Morvik, Eastend, SK

A Proud Saskatchewan Tradition Since 1913

A Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) Publication

Industry News 6

Agriculture Drives Saskatchewan Growth Plan

Beef Advocate Recognized for Agricultural Achievements

Beef Education Program Brings Public Awareness

Students Learn about the Livestock Industry

SK Agricultural Hall of Fame Honours SSGA Past-President

Honour Scrolls Nominees for 2020

Agriculture Performance in Provincial Auditor Report

General Manager: Chad MacPherson Box 4752, Evraz Place, Regina, SK S4P 3Y4 Tel: 306-757-8523 Fax: 306-569-8799 email: ssga@sasktel.net OR ssga.admin@sasktel.net Website: www.skstockgrowers.com Communications Manager: Marusia Kaweski Box 4752, Evraz Place, Regina, SK S4P 3Y4 (306) 757-8523 (306) 569-8799 (fax) ssgacommunications@sasktel.net

Markets and Trade 20

Weekly Chart

Retail Meat Price Survey

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Novelty and Fragmentation in the Protein Market

The Agricultural Year in Review

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Why New Traceability Regulations?

Jointly Held Brands - Protecting Everyone’s Interest

Where’s the Beef? Missing Livestock Files

New Animal Health Act Beefs Up Disease Control

Saskatchewan Beef Industry Meets Federal Minister

Prairie Conservation Action Plan (PCAP) Manager: Carolyn Gaudet Box 4752, Evraz Place, Regina, SK S4P 3Y4 Tel: 306-352-0472 Fax: 306-569-8799 email: pcap@sasktel.net

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Restoring Native Prairie for Productive Grazing

Two Native Grassland Workshops

Ranchers Support Habitat Through SARPAL

Grasslands Documentary Gets Public Screening

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Donations Surge for 4th Annual Beef Drive

SSGA President’s Report

SSGA Welcomes New Director Karen McKim

Calendar of Events

Advertisers Index

Business Directory

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Industry News Agriculture Drives Saskatchewan Growth Plan In Fall 2019 the Government of Saskatchewan unveiled its economic roadmap for the province for the next decade, Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth 2020-2030. This plan positions the agriculture sector as a central pillar and important driver of the economy. To explore the implementation and the role of agriculture in the Growth Plan, Beef Business spoke with Minister of Trade and Export Development and Minister of Immigration and Career Training Jeremy Harrison.

The “government can be helpful for companies looking to enter new markets and expand operations in markets that we are already in,” he added.

The Growth Plan envisions growing the province’s population to 1.4 million and the workforce by 100,000 jobs by 2030. “The Growth Plan was introduced just a few weeks ago. What we were looking to do was to set out a path to 2030 and how we want to grow our economy over the course of the next decade – a very large part of which is growth in the agricultural sector,” Harrison explained.

“We have a number of new trade agreements that have come into force in the last number of years that create real opportunity in markets that we haven’t been in or create opportunity because of differential tariff regimes of some of our competitors where Saskatchewan exporters are going to have genuine advantages,” stated Harrison. He noted that Japan is part of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for TransPacific Partnership (CPTPP), while the U.S. is not. “We have an advantage right now of exporting our pork product and other products into that market because of the fact that we have a tariff differential that makes that advantageous to source product from Saskatchewan and from Canada,” he explained.

The plan has 30 goals that the government wants to achieve by 2030 and 20 actions to accomplish these goals. “We laid out some very specific goals with regard to agriculture, for example, increasing livestock cash receipts to $3 billion, growing our agri-food exports to $20 billion, and doubling meat processing and animal feed value-added revenues to more than $1 billion,” stated the Minister. “We laid out a number of actions in order to get to that point which include increasing our exports, how we’re going to make sure that we’re taking full advantage of our resources by adding value to it here in the province, and an innovation strategy in order to achieve those targets as well.” The plan outlines how the province would like to see Saskatchewan business and producers increase their production and economic activity. The government sees its role as creating the conditions and facilitating businesses and producers “to be able to increase their economic activity and actually sell those products around the world,” Harrison said. He maintained that engagement internationally is the key to increasing the value of Saskatchewan exports around the world. 6

Saskatchewan is the highest per capita exporter in the country. Agri-food exports are a large part of the province’s export economy. The Growth Plan’s goal is a 50% increase in the value of exports by 2030. The Saskatchewan Government will be looking to boost exports through Canada’s new trade agreements.

“What we’re going to be doing as well is opening international offices. We’ve announced the first three – in Japan, in India and in Singapore – which will serve the surrounding area in southeast Asia,” said Harrison. To attract more investment to the province, and strengthen relationships with international partners and customers, the government wants to have boots on the ground in key markets in 2020-2021 to increase exports. “That’s going to allow us to have a permanent on-the-ground presence in those markets with the mandate to work with our companies to expand our export footprint in those jurisdictions because we really do think we have advantages over some of our competitors in those markets,” he explained. “That’s going to be a part of it, but also continued engagement and continued focus on the part of the government in building international

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relationships that are going to facilitate the further economic engagement by our companies.” These offices will also focus on increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) in Saskatchewan and providing exporters an understanding of the business environment, rules and regulations in these markets. In order to secure Saskatchewan’s role as a global leader in agri-food production and export, the province’s producers and industries need to have market access and the opportunity to grow international markets for their products. Getting products to market has been a challenge. “It’s a significant concern and we talked in a real way about that in the Growth Plan as well,” the Minister stated. “A part of the answer on this as well is pipelines. That’s the reality that we are having a lot of potential transportation opportunity on the rail displaced by the fact that we are putting 300,000 barrels a day of oil on rails now because we don’t actually have pipeline capacity to move energy to market through pipelines – which is by far the most efficient and effective way of doing it.” The issues surrounding pipelines and oil transportation has a domino effect on agriculture and other industries in the province. “Just because of the fact that we don’t have pipeline capacity, it’s putting a huge amount of pressure onto the rails – which have expanded their capability in a not insubstantial way,” he said. Already Harrison has heard that agricultural, forestry, mining and potash exports have been displaced by oil. Rail transport does not resolve the issue completely either. Exports can still be impacted by other uncertainties like the recent labour disruption, causing a backlog of commodities, as well as the realities of transporting commodities by rail in the winter. “The answer to making sure that we have the transport capacity for ag products and ag commodities is ultimately going to be an expansion of our energy infrastructure and being able to move energy by pipeline,” he stated.

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Industry News The government is looking at ways to boost the value-added sector through the growth in agri-food exports. “Value-added within our jurisdiction and innovation in how we’re moving products from the farm to market are going to be big parts of this,” stated Harrison. The Growth Plan projects doubling meat processing and increasing the value-added revenue from animal feed to over $1 billion. Increasing livestock production in Saskatchewan is expected to drive the animal feed manufacturing sector. According to the plan, there will be limited value-added growth without a strong livestock sector which provides a critical local market for lower quality crops and processing by-products. One way that the government plans to attract business and facilitate valueadded activity is by “creating the right environment for innovation and for valueadded to occur,” said Harrison. The idea is to develop a competitive environment for agricultural producers to increase receipts at the farmgate. Harrison also detailed how the government plans to stimulate value-added growth, such as through the agricultural technology incentive. “We created, as well, the value-added incentive for agriculture last budget year,” he added. “That’s also a part of what we’re going to be relying on to incentivize further innovation and investment into the valueadded sector here in the province. It’s a priority for us to do this. We’ve heard from producers it’s something that they think will bring value to what they’re doing as well.” The incentive gives companies a tax advantage for making an investment in the value-added sector in Saskatchewan. “We’ve gotten a lot better at adding value to what we produce here in the province, but there’s still a lot of room for us to add more value, so we’ve moved forward with that initiative,” he said. Harrison draws attention to a big challenge for growth. “Another part of the equation, which doesn’t always get a lot of attention, is the labour market challenge that comes along with value-added processing, particularly on the meat side,” he stated. There are obstacles to finding the right people to staff existing or future facilities as well as difficulties getting the labour supply needed for jobs in rural Saskatchewan. “We do have legitimate JANUARY 2020

shortages in a number of different areas,” he said. “We’ve really worked closely with a number of organizations to make sure that our provincial immigration program is as responsive as it can possibly be to allow for labour market entry and newcomers who would be able to work in that industry,” the Minister stated. “I think we’ve seen a degree of success in that. We’re going to continue to make sure that that’s a priority on the labour market front because, even though we are incentivizing the actual capital investment on the one hand, it has historically been very challenging to actually have the labour market supply to make these facilities successful in the long term.” Moreover, the seasonal nature of agriculture makes finding workers difficult. “We have very real issues as far as seasonal labour necessities that exist in our ag sector,” Harrison said. He would like to explore more initiatives for seasonal agricultural labour to make sure that producers have access to what they need for harvesting.

The government has been discussing taking control of its immigration system to allow it to be more responsive to Saskatchewan’s specific labour market needs, including in agriculture. “We’re going to make that case with the federal government very assertively,” said the Minister. “We think that we are in a position to best manage our labour market needs through our migration and immigration programs than the federal government is.” The province’s industries and commodities are inter-related. Conditions in one sector, like labour shortages and access to foreign markets, have an impact on other industries and on the Growth Plan overall. “All of these are issues that are highly top of mind for our government,” Harrison concluded, adding that the government has continued to press these issues in a very significant way over the last couple of years. “We’re going to continue to do that because there are implications from one sector to another – energy and agriculture and the resource development of other commodities – they all go together.” B

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Industry News Implementation Delayed For Transport Regulations Just two months before Canada’s new livestock transportation regulations were to take effect, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced that the implementation of the Humane Transportation of Animals Regulations would be delayed two years for the beef industry. The revised Humane Transportation of Animals Regulations were to be implemented on February 20, 2020. Speaking to industry stakeholders at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association reception in Ottawa in mid-December 2019, the Minister explained that the cattle sector required more time to meet the new transportation requirements for feed, water, and rest as well as more time for researching effective solutions on the transport of cattle. Therefore, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has called for a “two-year transition period for bovines.” All other livestock will have to follow the new regulation as of February.

While the news was welcome for the beef industry, which had been asking the government for a delay, stakeholders don’t know what this transition period means yet and will have to wait for more details from the CFIA and the Ministry. A key change in the proposed Regulations is the reduction in the maximum hours from 48 to 36 hours that cattle can be transported without food, water or rest (FWR). The rest time has been increased to 8 hours. The transport of unweaned calves will be limited to a maximum of 12 hours and weaned calves to 36 hours before requiring an 8-hour FWR stop. The current Regulations permit 48 hours of transport before requiring a 5-hour rest stop. The industry has raised concerns about the lack of infrastructure to comply with the new Regulations as well as the potential animal health risks from more frequent off-loading and co-

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mingling of animals. The industry is also concerned that these Regulations were being implemented before research by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has been completed on transportation times, rest stops and their impact on cattle welfare. This research is important because it is studying Canadian cattle transport conditions. The cattle industry has achieved a high success rate in transporting animals. According to Canadian research, 99.9% of short haul (4 hours or less) and 99.95% of long haul (4 hours or more) beef cattle reach their destination without serious issues. The industry was concerned that the changes in the revised Regulations could negatively impact on successful transportation. The Regulations had not been updated since the 1970s. B

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Industry News Beef Advocate Recognized for Agricultural Achievements Sherri Grant from Val Marie, Saskatchewan, was presented with the BMO Celebrating Women in Agriculture award. The presentation was made at the Premier’s Reception during the Canadian Western Agribition on November 28, 2019, in Regina, SK. “The BMO Celebrating Women in Agriculture program recognizes the positive contributions individuals have made to both the agriculture industry as well as their communities,” stated Lynda Taylor, regional president of Business Banking, Prairies Central, BMO Bank of Montreal, “and we look forward to seeing Sherri’s continued impact.” Grant and her husband operate Grant Ranch near Val Marie, Saskatchewan. She’s passionate about consumer advocacy and agriculture education. “I feel so honoured,” she commented about receiving the award. “There are so many women in agriculture who are contributing and who are just as deserving.” Grant has been involved in student education about the beef industry for many years. She’s volunteered countless hours to promote the beef industry. She has also been a key figure in representing the Saskatchewan beef industry at agriculture education events throughout the province. One of Grant’s main aims is to help the consumer, especially children, to understand the beef production lifecycle. One of the ways she’s achieved this goal is by co-writing a children’s book called Where Does Beef Come From and developing the website www. beefeducation.ca to provide accurate resource materials for those removed from how beef is produced. Grant is motivated to share information about the beef industry because she wants to help people understand the origins of their food. “I think it is incredibly important for everyone to understand more about where their food comes – this is key to the future of our industry,” she stated.

Grant has coordinated the Beef Education exhibit at Canadian Western Agribition for many years. She views the exhibit as an opportunity to tell the beef story while directly engaging with students, their teachers and parents, and the public. She emphasizes that it is important to provide suitable resources about the beef value chain to use in classrooms by teachers who can further share the information with students. As a photographer, Grant shares stories and photos about agriculture on the Grant Ranch blog and social media. She is also a dedicated conservationist and uses these educational platforms to bring awareness to grasslands preservation and species at risk. Grant has also received the Food & Farming Champion Award recognizing her contributions as a food ambassador by Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan. She was a recipient of the YMCA Women of Distinction Award for service to a rural community and was awarded FCC’s 2013 Rosemary Davis Women in Agriculture Award. She is actively involved in

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Industry News Beef Education Program Brings Public Awareness The Beef Education program is a popular program aimed at offering educational information about the beef industry to students across the province as well as informational resources for teachers and parents. Administered by the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, the Beef Education program gets thousands of positive interactions around the province each year. The program has attracted well in excess of 16,000 people of all ages in 2019. Funding for the program is provided by the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association through the Industry Development Fund. The Beef Education program participated at nine events in 2019 in Saskatchewan, including in Swift Current, Prince Albert, Lloydminster, Yorkton, Saskatoon and Regina. The program was presented in two format types – either as a public display or a school presentation. The presentations are designed for school students from K to Grade 8, while the public displays are set up for all ages. Sherri Grant from Val Marie, Saskatchewan, has been involved in student education about the beef industry for many years. She has a broad background in agriculture and food in a number of capacities – as a rancher, board member, volunteer and consumer advocate backed up by an academic background in home economics and nutrition. Grant prepares and oversees the Beef Education exhibit as

Volunteer Katherine Andree shows the nutritional display at the Beef Education exhibit.

well as gives presentations and engages with visitors to the exhibit to discuss beef production. She also creates the display materials that represent the Saskatchewan beef industry and teaches consumers and children about beef production. The content for the exhibit is carefully planned to reflect school curriculum and to be used at multiple levels. The exhibit itself is made up of several display areas and has three pillars of elementary level messaging covering the land, the ruminants and nutrition. It weaves in several other pieces like animal care, the environment, production stages and sharing the land with wildlife. The land is a foundational learning theme. “One of the key messages of the program

is that cattle are raised on land that cannot be used to grow food,” stated Grant. For food to be produced from this land, there needs to be a ruminant to convert the tough fibrous prairie grass to a food source that humans can consume. “It’s magic,” she likes to tell the students. In the story of the land, the ruminant and the nutrition of the beef product, the magic is the ruminant with its four stomach compartments to digest rough grass, turning it into a high protein beef product that people can eat. The exhibit features many ways to learn about the ruminant. A diorama illustrates the place of cattle on the land. Many exhibit visitors are fascinated by the way that cattle share the land with wild animals and how farms are situated on the land. Visitors get a tactical experience at the exhibit – they can touch a cow hide and see a cow skull. The skull has helped bust a few myths about bovines. For example, many students – and even their teachers – don’t realize that a cow doesn’t have top front teeth. A live animal is used in the display which is always a major attraction. Grant noted that the cow can be used for explanations at many levels. For example, with very young students she likes to talk about the similarities and differences between the animal and the continued on page 12

Carol Masecar is leaning down to talk to a student at the pen.

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Industry News Beef Education cont. from pg. 11 students, e.g, two eyes but four legs. “The animal is used a lot for storytelling,” she explained. For example, the students learn about predators and prey in the Grade 4 curriculum and they can discuss the role of the cow as a prey animal. The display has tools for discussion at many levels and for delivering different messages. As part of the nutritional component, the food display compares beef nutritional values to other foods sources with an emphasis on iron. ZIP is a catchy display for students to remember that zeroes in on the key nutrients in beef – zinc, iron and protein. There is a pasture to plate sequencing game that provides an opportunity to identify and sequence all the steps in the value chain process. The older students also have a visual of the job opportunities involved in this sequence. Another part of the display addresses myths about beef production for older students. A display of tablets with a quiz is delivered in several communities. There is one quiz that was specifically designed for the Grades 7-8 AgMazing program at Agribition. “The nutrition side is the focus of beef belongs on the plate where the students think about the value of things on the plate,” said Grant. The “Beef Belongs” program messaging was designed for Yorkton Grade 7 and 8’s at their Harvest Showdown student education event. In locations where there is only a short time for messaging, there is a need for follow up resources to help integrate the information from the exhibit into the students’ general learning concepts. A key part of the Beef Education program, she noted, is getting resources to teachers to support their understanding. To fill this need, the program provides information packages for teachers. “It's important to provide teachers with a base level of information,” said Grant, noting that not all teachers have agriculture experience or training about agriculture in Saskatchewan. Thus, she developed the website www.beefeducation.ca 12

and co-wrote a children’s book Where Does Beef Comes From, which are both foundational resources for teachers. These resources have helped students become more prepared when they participate in the Beef Education program, Grant added. Over the years, there has been improvement in awareness thanks to the follow up resource materials. Grant stressed the importance of staff training. She is proud of her staff and their enthusiasm to engage with visitors. The staff prepare by taking the Beef Advocacy Canada course to provide them with industry messaging, terminology and help in dealing with difficult questions. One of the biggest issues for those unfamiliar with the industry is the terminology. The industry specific terminology can have different meanings than terms in public use. Some of the terminology can be too complex for students, such as the industry meaning of “grazing”. For now, the program is developed to a basic level and is focused on delivering to

K to Grade 8 students. It’s an exciting time for agriculture in the province and there are many possibilities for developing the program. Grant hopes to deliver the messaging to every elementary school in the province so students get a better understanding of how their food is produced. “Every student deserves to know how their food is raised,” she said. She also sees a future need in addressing Grades 9-12. “There’s also a huge need to provide ag education for teachers,” Grant added. continued on page 58

Resources *For resources about the beef industry for educators, see www.beefeducation.ca *To purchase the book Where Beef Comes From, contact the SSGA office 306-757-8532

Learning about the Beef Industry

Students stop at the beef exhibit to learn about the industry. AG EXperience took place at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on October 6-8, 2019. The program provided almost 800 Grade 4 students with a hands-on, educational and fun way to learn about agriculture in Saskatchewan. Photo credit: AG-EXperience 2019 Saskatoon Prairieland Park

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Industry News Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame Honours SSGA Past-President The Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame (SAHF) will be inducting John Feige posthumously into the Hall in 2020. Feige was a life-time member and served as Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) president from 1991-1993. Through his work on the board and as a member, Feige contributed to the growth and development of the SSGA. He also served for five years as SSGA’s representative to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. SSGA honoured Feige with the Cattleman of the Year award in 1991. Feige loved the ranching life and developed a well known herd of Horned Herefords. He was devoted to the family’s Parkvista Hereford Farm, established by his father in 1943 near Shellbrook. Feige was a visionary when it came to breed improvement, introducing new genetics or technologies into his own breeding program. He showed his cattle throughout Canada and judged at many cattle shows. One of Feige’s most memorable achievements was having a Grand Champion bull at the 1983 Canadian Western Agribition. He translated his personal achievements into success for the industry. Feige was an industry leader because he embraced challenges and tried different approaches, inspiring others to follow his lead. Feige contributed greatly to the beef industry over the years through his membership in many livestock associations and by serving on numerous boards, including SSGA. He helped promote beef genetics worldwide through his involvement with the Hereford Association. Feige was an active member and board director of the Northwest Saskatchewan Hereford Zone Club and was its president for seven years. He was a Saskatchewan Hereford Association director for 15 years and president in 1982-1983 as well as a Canadian Hereford Association director for seven years and president in 19861987. Feige had leadership roles in many other beef associations and boards,

including the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame board for 22 years, the Saskatchewan Livestock Association board and the Regina Bull Sale Committee, which he chaired. His influence on the industry can still be felt to this day. Feige was also involved in community life. Family and friends were very important to him and he developed many friendships throughout the industry over the years. He also volunteered many hours in his local community of Parkside, SK, as a founding member and president of the Parkside Lions Club, founding member of the Parkside Demolition Derby, active member of the Parkside Curling Club and president of the Parkside Lutheran church. The 49th induction ceremony for the SAHF takes place on April 18, 2020, in Saskatoon, SK. The inductees have been recognized for their contributions to the welfare and improvement of Saskatchewan agriculture. There will also be other individuals and one couple inducted into the SAHF. They include Adele Buettner, Jack Hay, Gerry Ritz and Ted Serhienko, and Eileen and William Lamont, posthumously. Adele Buettner is the founder of AgriBiz Communications Corp. which serves the management, marketing and communication needs of agriculture and food organizations and businesses. She has held many leadership roles during her career and is a dedicated volunteer and popular public speaker. Jack Hay resides in the Bradwell area and is very active in his community and in the agriculture business. He served on many boards, including Prairieland Park and the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. Hay was instrumental in developing the Seager Wheeler Pedigreed Seed Show which started in 1994. Gerry Ritz was Member of Parliament for Battlefords-Lloydminster from 1997-2017 and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-

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John Feige served as President of Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association from 1991-1993.

Food for eight years. He played a key role in several international trade initiatives during his tenure. Ted Serhienko has a long history in the livestock industry locally, provincially, nationally and internationally. He started his T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd as a purebred Hereford operation and developed it into sales management and consulting services. Eileen and William Lamont farmed near Maidstone, SK. One of the couple’s biggest contributions to the industry was developing the Speckle Park cattle breed, one of the few beef cattle breeds developed in Canada. The breed began when Eileen and William purchased a speckled heifer in 1959 and bred it with a Black Angus bull. The Speckle Park was recognized as a distinct breed in 2006.

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Industry News Honour Scrolls Nominees for 2020

Mike & Terri Fleury, Aberdeen, SK

Wes & Kim Olynyk, Goodeve, SK

Donald & Doris Perrin, Maple Creek, SK

Saskatchewan Livestock Association will be presenting its Honour Scrolls at the 2020 Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference (SBIC) taking place at the Saskatoon Inn in Saskatoon, SK, from January 28-30, 2020.

Olynyk of Goodeve and Donald and Doris Perrin of Maple Creek. The SLA awards the Honour Scrolls to deserving nominees who have made their living from the livestock industry and who have made a valuable contribution to the industry outside their own farming operation. B

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The scrolls are handed out at the Awards Banquet on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. The recipients are Mike and Terri Fleury of Aberdeen, Wes and Kim

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Hector & Dylan Lamontagne Wawota, SK 306-739-2598 hj.lamontagne@sasktel.net www.rockinglcattleco.com

Rylan Knupp Weyburn, SK 306-861-1422 rylanknupp@gmail.com

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26th Annual Bull Sale

Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 1:00 pm

At the Ranch, Carievale, SK (heated sales arena)

180 Bulls Sell Herd Bulls Designed by Ranchers for Ranchers

Red & Red Blaze Simmental Bulls

50 20

Polled Yearlings Coming Two Year Olds

• All bulls born, bred & developed right here at MRL • Large sire groups 1/2 and 3/4 brothers Penfulls of uniform bulls in every category • Sight Unseen Buyer’s Program (Can’t make it sale day, give us a call. Almost 25% of our bulls sell SUS. Quality in Quanity and 95% go to Many repeat customers year after year.) Commercial Cowb oys. • Semen evaluated and guaranteed • Free Delivery in Western Canada. Cost sharing to the East Black & Black Blaze 50 Polled Yearlings (Our trailer is most likely going right past your gate.) Polled Simmental Bulls 20 Coming Two Year Olds • Sound rugged Bulls developed on a high roughage ration (Born, bred and fed to work and stay working) • Extra age bulls ready to cover some ground. Offering 50 May/June coming Two Year Olds and January/February born yearlings. • Genetically engineered to excel for the commercial cattleman. Calving ease, performance and packed full of maternal traits.

• Affordable Bulls •

“THE BULL BUSINESS” IS WHAT WE DO! Supplying Quality Herdbulls to progressive Cattlemen for over 40 years! For over 40 years we have been committed to and focused on providing herd bulls that will excel for commercial cowboys. Over the years we have listened to our customers to provide herd bulls that work in today’s industry under real world ranching conditions. Our breeding program isn’t influenced by the showring or the flavour of the month but rather genetics that work for everyday cattlemen who make their living in the cow business. Herd bulls that will sire calves with moderate birth weights, explosive growth, structural soundness with eye appeal and packed full of maternal power. Extra age bulls Jan/Feb born yearlings and check out the large group of May/June coming two year olds for 2020. Sound, rugged herd bulls that will cover some ground. No fluff, no puff. The top 170 bulls from our highly regarded cowherd of almost 800 mother cows and the most elite herd bulls in the business. Come see for yourself what keeps the commercial cowboys coming back year after year. Give us a call, text or email for a full color catalogue and bull video.

Red & Black Angus Bulls

30 15

Polled Yearlings Coming Two Year Olds

Red & Black Simmental & Angus Bulls April/May Coming Two Year Olds

Industry News Agriculture Performance in Provincial Auditor Report The Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan released its winter 2019 Report in early December 2019. The report’s key chapters for the livestock industry are follow up audits that were conducted on mitigating the risk of livestock diseases, on regulating livestock waste, and on meat safety. The Ministry of Agriculture has performed well, complying with all previous auditor recommendations. The winter report included results from annual integrated audits, 22 followup audits and six performance audits. There were over 130 audits. The Annual Integrated Audits and IT Audit Work section of the Report highlights 18 different agencies with identified areas for improvement in finance or compliance. It includes new recommendations for 10 different agencies. Follow-up audits looked at the implementation of recommendations made during previous performance audits. Mitigating the Risk of Livestock Diseases Disease outbreaks can significantly affect production, price, and value of livestock products. To prevent and control the spread of diseases among farmed animals in Saskatchewan, the Ministry of Agriculture maintains a list of diseases that require provincial notification and monitoring. Cabinet had identified 15 livestock diseases requiring provincial notification and monitoring. The 2017 audit made four recommendations. By July 2019, the Ministry had implemented all of them. The audit looked at the Ministry’s processes to minimize the risk of the occurrence and spread of diseases in farmed animals in Saskatchewan. It was found that the Ministry had effective processes to minimize the risk of the occurrence and spread of diseases with the exception of the areas noted in the auditor’s recommendations. To help detect livestock diseases early, the Ministry undertakes surveillance activities, including taking samples from animals for laboratory testing. As of July 2019, its 18

surveillance activities included regular testing for rabies, porcine epidemic diarrhea, anthrax, swine delta coronavirus, swine influenza. It conducted surveillance on about half of its listed provincially notifiable diseases and on other diseases posing a risk to Saskatchewan industries.

of meat safe for human consumption. Agriculture is responsible for administering a voluntary meat inspection program for its licensed slaughter plants. Health is responsible for inspecting the sanitation of smaller slaughter plants, but not animal health.

The Ministry uses annual livestocksector revenue as one of its performance measures. It projected growing annual cash receipts from farm livestock sales to over $2 billion by 2020. Saskatchewan has met, and exceeded, this target since 2014, and generated an annual revenue of $2.3 billion in 2018.

The 2012 audit concluded that the Government, Agriculture and Health needed to strengthen their processes that help keep meat safe in Saskatchewan. It included 10 recommendations: one for the Government, three for Agriculture and six for Health. By September 2017, the Government partially implemented its recommendation, Agriculture fully implemented its three recommendations, and Health implemented three of six recommendations. A third follow-up audit of the Government was conducted on its remaining recommendation and Health on its outstanding three recommendations.

Regulating Livestock Waste By September 2019, Agriculture completed its review and confirmed the existence and operational status of intensive livestock operations it permitted before 1996. The Ministry verified the compliance of all intensive livestock operations with approved permits. When an operation was not compliant, the Ministry continued to work with the operator. The audit made a third follow-up of a recommendation originally made in 2013 that concluded the Ministry had effective processes to regulate waste generated from livestock operations, except for a few areas. Three recommendations were made in 2013 of which two were implemented and one was implemented in part by April 2017. Agriculture implemented the remaining 2013 recommendation that the Ministry confirm that intensive livestock operations, approved before 1996, have enough controls to protect water resources. The Ministry verified the compliance of all intensive livestock operations with approved permits. As of September 2019, about 700 intensive livestock operators have approved permits including around 330 with permits approved pre-1996. Meat Safety In Saskatchewan, unlike in other provinces, two ministries, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, are responsible for regulating the production

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The Government implemented the recommendation to formally assess the risks related to uninspected meat and to consider updating regulations for meat production safe for human consumption. Since the 2017 follow-up audit, the Government had decided not to unify the regulation of slaughter plants in the province under one Ministry and has revised its Food Safety Regulations to include Health-regulated slaughter plants. The 2017 follow up audit showed Health improved its regulatory meat safety processes related to 77 Health-licensed slaughter plants. As of July 2019, Health fully implemented the remaining four recommendations. It finalized and approved slaughter plant standards, revised the Food Safety Regulations to include slaughter plants, allowed for the online posting of inspection results and began running reports of overdue followup inspections. Health does not view farm gate sales, e.g., meat sold directly by farmers for consumption, as falling within the scope of smaller slaughter plants as long as continued on page 55 JANUARY 2020

PROGRAMS PROGRAMS PROGRAMS PROGRAMS Ducks Unlimited Unlimited Canada Canada (DUC) (DUC) provides provides financial financial incentives incentives for for programs programs Ducks Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) provides financial incentives for programs that preserve, protect and restore habitat on the land for waterfowl and wildlife. wildlife. that preserve, protect and restore habitat on the land for waterfowl and that preserve, protect and restore habitatother on the land for and of wildlife. In addition addition these programs also provide provide other benefits forwaterfowl improvement of soil soil In these programs also benefits for improvement In addition these programs also provide other benefits forprevention. improvement of soil health, prevention of soil soil erosion, erosion, and flood flood and drought prevention. health, prevention of and and drought health, prevention of soil erosion, and flood and drought prevention. Here is a list of our current DUC programs that are offered Here is a list of our current DUC programs that are offered in our priority areas: Here a list ofareas: our current DUC programs that are offered in ourispriority in our priority areas:

Conservation Easements Easements (CE) (CE) Conservation DUC signs a CE with the landowner who agrees to protect the Conservation Easements (CE) DUC signs a CE with the landowner who agrees to protect the

natural value of the land (wetlands, native prairie, and tame signs aaCE the toto protect the DUC signs CE withland thelandowner landownerwho whoagrees agrees natural value of with the (wetlands, native prairie, and tame grasslands) in perpetuity in exchange for financial compennatural value of the land (wetlands, native prairie, and tame protect the in natural value of the land (wetlands, native grasslands) perpetuity in exchange for financial compensation. Haying and grazing are allowed on the uplands while grasslands) perpetuity inare exchange for compenprairie, and in tame inallowed perpetuity in exchange sation. Haying andgrasslands) grazing onfinancial the uplands while theDUC wetlands are kept intact. sation. Haying and grazing are allowed on the uplands while for paying 25-35% of fair market value in financial the wetlands are kept intact. the wetlands are kept intact. compensation.

Purchase of of Land Land Purchase DUC purchases land for the purpose of restoring and protecting Purchase DUC purchasesof landLand for the purpose of restoring and protecting the habitat on the parcels. DUC pays fair market value for land DUC purchases land for theDUC purpose restoring protecting the habitat on the parcels. paysoffair market and value for land andhabitat retainson ownership of these lands in perpetuity. DUC also the the parcels. DUC pays fair market value for land and retains ownership of these lands in perpetuity. DUC also buysretains land asownership part of ourofRevolving Land Conservation Program and these lands in perpetuity. DUC also buys land as part of our Revolving Land Conservation Program (RLCP), where we purchase the land, restore any upland or wetbuys land as part our Revolving Land Conservation Program (RLCP), where weof purchase the land, restore any upland or wetland habitat onwe the parcels and then restore sell the any landupland with a or CE. (RLCP), where purchase the land, land habitat on the parcels and then sell the land with a CE.wetland habitat on the parcels and then sell the land with a CE.

Long-term Lease Lease Long-term The long-term lease program (minimum 10 years) provides Long-term Lease The long-term lease program (minimum 10 years) provides

annual compensation to landowners based on current fair The long-term lease program (minimum 10 years) provides annual compensation to landowners based on current fair market compensation value for land (cultivated and grassland). DUC pays for annual to landowners based on current fair market value for land (cultivated and grassland). DUC pays for all restoration (grassland and wetlands) and manages the land market value for land (cultivated and grassland). DUC pays for all restoration (grassland and wetlands) and manages the land for the period(grassland of the lease. all and wetlands) and manages the land forrestoration the period of the lease. for the period of the lease.

Rangeland Programs Programs Rangeland Z DUC provides financial assistance to landowners for costs Rangeland Z DUC providesPrograms financial assistance to landowners for costs

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associated with constructing a new perimeter barbed wire DUC provides assistance landowners for costs associated withfinancial constructing a newtoperimeter barbed wire fence (up towith a maximum of $5,000) in exchange for proassociated constructing a new perimeter barbed wire fence (up to a maximum of $5,000) in exchange for protecting thetowetlands and upland habitat on the parcel. fence a maximum $5,000) in exchange for protecting(up the wetlands andofupland habitat on the parcel. tecting the wetlands and upland habitat on the parcel. DUC manages its lands through haying and grazing tenders, DUC manages its lands through haying and grazing tenders, and we invite producers to use portions ofgrazing our land in DUC manages its lands through andof tenders, and we invite producers to usehaying portions our land in and we invite producers to use portions of our land in

exchange for a fee, then we invest those proceeds back into exchange for a fee, then we invest those proceeds back into local conservation programs. Contact your local DUC office exchange for a fee,programs. then we invest those proceeds back into local conservation Contact your local DUC office for more information on this program. local conservation programs. Contact your local DUC office for more information on this program. for more information on this program.

Forage Programs Programs Forage DUC currently offers several types of forage programs Forage Programs DUC currently offers several types of forage programs

including the following: DUC currently offers several types of forage programs, including: including the following: including the following: Nutrien Forage Program ZZ Nutrien Forage Program This program provides $100 reimbursement for each Z This Nutrien Forage Program program provides $100 reimbursement for each 50lb bag of Nutrien seed purchased and seeded. This provides $100 reimbursement for each 50lbprogram bag of Nutrien seed purchased and seeded. 50lb bag of Nutrien seed purchased and seeded. Forage in Rotation Program DUC agronomists will Foragein inRotation RotationProgram Program–––DUC DUCagronomists agronomistswill work ZZ Forage work with you to implement a rotational forage program with you to implement a rotational forage program and Z Forage in Rotation Program – DUC agronomists will work with you to implement a rotational forage program and provide financial compensation for those areas that provide compensation for areas thatareas are seeded. work withfinancial you to implement a rotational forage program and provide financial compensation for those that are seeded. Rotational forage is a great way to combat clubroot and and provide financial compensation for those areas that are seeded. withseeded. DUC offering up to $50 per acre, it is a win-win. are Marginal Areas Program – DUC agronomists will work ZZ Marginal Areas Program – DUC agronomists will work with you toAreas find areas on your land that are growing poor Z with Marginal Program DUCthat agronomists willpoor work Program ––DUC agronomists will work you toAreas find areas on your land are growing crops due to excessive moisture or salinity, and work with you totofind find areason on yourland land thatare areand growing poor with areas your growing cropsyou dueto excessive moisture or that salinity, workpoor with you todue seedtothose areasmoisture to forage. DUC willand alsoseed provide crops excessive orDUC salinity, those crops excessive or salinity, with you to due seedto those areasmoisture to forage. willand alsowork provide financial compensation onalso those forage lands. The areas to forage. DUC will provide financial compenyou to seed those areas to forage. DUC will also provide financial compensation on those forage lands. The remaining cultivated acres remain farmed to maximize sation oncompensation those forageacres lands. Theforage remaining financial on those lands. The remaining cultivated remain farmed to cultivated maximize your crop yield and profit on themaximize most viable cultivated acres continue to be farmed to your crop yield remaining cultivated acres remain farmed to maximize your crop yield and profit on the most viable cultivated acres ofcan your field. so you profit on the most viable acres of your field. your crop yield and profit on the most viable cultivated acres of your field. acres of your field.

Wetland Restoration Restoration Wetland If wetlands have been drained or altered on your land, we can Wetland Restoration If wetlands have been drained or altered on your land, we can

help you restore them back to their natural levels. These projects Ifhelp wetlands have them been drained or altered yourThese land, we can you restore back to their naturalon levels. projects are usually combined with other programs such asThese our CE, lease help you restore them back to their natural levels. projects are usually combined with other programs such as our CE, lease or forage programs. are usuallyprograms. combined with other programs such as our CE, lease or forage or forage programs.

Some conditions conditions apply. apply. Contact Contact DUC DUC for for Some Some conditions apply. Contact DUC for more information at 1-866-252-DUCK (3825) more information at 1-866-252-DUCK (3825) more information at 1-866-252-DUCK (3825) or du_regina@ducks.ca du_regina@ducks.ca or or du_regina@ducks.ca

Markets and Trade

210

2016

190

2017

170

2018

150

2019

130

280 260 240

2016

220

2017

200

2018

180

2019

160

Wk 1 Wk 4 Wk 7 Wk 10 Wk 13 Wk 16 Wk 19 Wk 22 Wk 25 Wk 28 Wk 31 Wk 34 Wk 37 Wk 40 Wk 43 Wk 46 Wk 49 Wk 52

230

Price per hundred weight

SK Weekly Average Price 500-600 lbs Steers

250

Wk 1 Wk 4 Wk 7 Wk 10 Wk 13 Wk 16 Wk 19 Wk 22 Wk 25 Wk 28 Wk 31 Wk 34 Wk 37 Wk 40 Wk 43 Wk 46 Wk 49 Wk 52

Source: CanFax

AB Fed Steer Prices 180 170

2016

160

2017

150

2018

140

2019

130

CDN $ - US terms

Price per hundred weight

0.98

190

0.93 0.88

2019

0.83

2018

0.78

5 yr avg

0.73

Wk 1 Wk 4 Wk 7 Wk 10 Wk 13 Wk 16 Wk 19 Wk 22 Wk 25 Wk 28 Wk 31 Wk 34 Wk 37 Wk 40 Wk 43 Wk 46 Wk 49 Wk 52

0.68

Wk 1 Wk 4 Wk 7 Wk 10 Wk 13 Wk 16 Wk 19 Wk 22 Wk 25 Wk 28 Wk 31 Wk 34 Wk 37 Wk 40 Wk 43 Wk 46 Wk 49 Wk 52

120 Source: CanFax

310.00

110.00

290.00

105.00

270.00

2016

95.00 90.00

2017

85.00

2018

80.00

2019

75.00

Price per tonne

115.00

100.00

Source: Bank of Canada

Lethbridge Barley Price

Alberta Weekly D1 & D2 Cows Price per hundred weight

Source: CanFax

Weekly Canadian Dollar

200

250.00

2016

230.00

2017

210.00

2018

190.00

2019

170.00 150.00

Wk 1 Wk 4 Wk 7 Wk 10 Wk 13 Wk 16 Wk 19 Wk 22 Wk 25 Wk 28 Wk 31 Wk 34 Wk 37 Wk 40 Wk 43 Wk 46 Wk 49 Wk 52

70.00 Source: CanFax Source: CanFax

Wk 1 Wk 4 Wk 7 Wk 10 Wk 13 Wk 16 Wk 19 Wk 22 Wk 25 Wk 28 Wk 31 Wk 34 Wk 37 Wk 40 Wk 43 Wk 46 Wk 49 Wk 52

Price per hundred weight

SK Weekly Average Price Heifers 500-600 lbs

Source: CanFax

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Markets and Trade RETAIL MEAT PRICE SURVEY as of December 20, 2019 ($/lb)

CUTS

CO-OP

SAFEWAY

SAVE-ON-FOODS

SOBEYS

SUPERSTORE

Ground beef/lean

3.99

4.99

4.48

Ground beef/regular

4.99

5.99

5.29

5.99

3.48

Roast/cross rib

6.49

8.59

9.40

18.03

16.99

Roast/outside round

5.99

6.19

4.45

4.98

Roast/inside round

6.99

11.51

6.35

Steak/rib eye

16.02

20.99

20.41

Steak/eye of round

4.00

6.99

5.99

7.25

Steak /cross rib

9.40

7.27

Steak/round

6.49

Steak/sirloin

8.49

12.02

13.49

8.90

9.07

Steak/T-bone

12.99

19.05

27.21

Roast/rib

Steak/tenderloin

18.03 24.49 *these items were not in the display case on this date

Coming Two On the Ranch, Russell, Manitoba Year Old Bulls Wednesday, February 19, 2020 & Elite Females Black and Red Simmental, Angus and Simm-Angus Bulls

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Feature Novelty and Fragmentation in the Protein Market 2019 saw the rapid growth of more players in the protein market – from plant-based burgers to insect-based proteins. To explore developments in the protein market and new products, Beef Business sat down with Mike von Massow, Associate Professor in Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph in Ontario. Von Massow’s latest work focuses on labeling, novel food products, animal welfare and antibiotic use. His research also considers the performance of food value chains as they evolve in response to changing consumer preferences. Fragmentation While the plant-based burger gained prominence in the past few years, there are a wide range of players in the protein market today. Traditional proteins like beef, pork and chicken, have been joined by turkey, bison, lamb, seafood, as well as plant protein products. This variety of options isn’t unique to the protein market, says von Massow. In Canada, more people are eating different types of food. “What we’re seeing is really some fragmentation in the food market,” he stated. “Rather than commodity products, we are seeing a lot more niche products with individual or combinations of attributes.” With abundant and relatively low-cost food in Canada compared to other countries, people prefer a variety of food choices. “What that means in protein is that people are eating a greater diversity of items,” von Massow explained. “It doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t like the traditional products, just that they like a wider variety of products.” This fragmentation has occurred for several reasons. One reason is because “there are more different consumers,” he added. People have become adept at food preparation at home, and seek out different choices when they dine out. Thus, more food choices and a greater variety of foods have sprung up on store shelves in response. This choice has led to “smaller markets for more things.”

Another reason is that Canadians are making value-based food decisions. “People for a variety of reasons are making food decisions based on perceptions of environment, and what the environmental impact of different meat products is,” von Massow said. These consumers are turning to plant-based and protein alternates. Also, demographics is influencing food choices. As people age they consume less food, including less meat. Canada has a large aging population that impacts meat consumption. As well, some people are reducing meat consumption for health reasons. Lifestyle choices also shape dietary decisions. “We’re seeing some increase in vegetarianism or veganism, which means they are moving entirely away from meat,” he said. These choices open up opportunities for other products in the marketplace, he noted. Part of the reason is also novelty. With new products on the market, consumers occasionally like to try out and experiment with new foods and diverse cuisines.

Another part of the equation is how communication today makes it easier to create attention and momentum around a product that can outstrip its real demand. Companies push advertising to raise a product’s profile. Another aspect is that technology has improved. Because it has been difficult to sway consumers away from beef, manufacturers of these plant burgers have moved to mimic the taste, look and feel – and even name – of beef.

Von Massow sees fragmentation in the food world as the new norm which he believes will probably fundamentally change the structure of grocery stores and see a return to specialty stores in the future. “There is just so much choice that it is overwhelming some people,” he noted about grocery stores today. "We’re also seeing sections that are structured for specific customers rather than specific products, like the international food section.”

Impact on Beef Fragmentation of the protein market is having an impact on beef. “If you are a market leader like beef is, that means everyone is coming for you,” von Massow noted. Beef is still popular among Canadian consumers, but as other protein products enter the market and evolve, they are taking market share away from beef. Moreover, the beef market itself is seeing more specialization in how beef is produced and diversity in consumer choices, e.g., organic, grass-fed and so on.

Burger Boom One of the protein alternates is the plantbased burger. It’s not a new concept and has been around for decades. However, it has experienced a boom in popularity in the last few years for a few reasons. “Partly, people are thinking a bit differently about what they want to eat, so there is probably more demand for meat alternatives than there has been historically,” said von Massow. For example, some consumers have chosen to eat less meat and are now looking to fill that protein niche with alternative products.

To some degree, plant-based burgers have been popular for their novelty and the “cool factor”. Consumers are attracted to new and trendy products which are marketed by persuasive promotional campaigns. A lot of initial sales of plant-based burgers may have come from people simply trying the burger. “It doesn’t mean that the customer is going to be a long-term customer of the product. It means they went out and tried it and may buy it occasionally in the future,” said von Massow.

“Those niches are going to continue to grow,” said von Massow. The challenge for beef is to identify these opportunities and to find ways to offer them to the market to fill those niches. “One of the challenges is developing the infrastructure so we can maintain those products through the value chain,” he said, noting that this diversity in production is not reflected through the supply chain. Many producers are already producing premium products but are not being rewarded because feeder cattle are usually put into the same pool. They historically haven’t been continued on page 26

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Between now and December 31st, 2020 active Members of the SSGA will receive a $1,250 Young’s Equipment Gift Card for Parts and/or Service at any Young’s Equipment location with the purchase of any of the following new units: - Case IH MFD Loader Tractor (60-185 HP) - Case IH RB565 Round Baler - NDE Vertical Mixer - Highline CFR Bale Processor

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Feature Protein Market cont. from pg. 24 separated by different characteristics like marbling, but are grouped by size. That doesn’t necessarily always give a consistent experience. “It means that we are going to have to think a little differently about how we structure those value chains,” von Massow said, citing the example of the milk industry that used to have one pool of milk and now has a separate organic pool. This also is means that infrastructure will have to be built to keep these different product pools separate as they flow through the value chain. He noted that small packers can often lead the way in this regard and stabilize the value chain. They can develop the niche market and the supply chain for it as well as establish strong relationships with buyers. According to von Massow, the commodity beef market is expected to continue into the future, but “in the long term, there will be continued growth of different niches that individual producers will produce for and that differentiate them from other producers.” There may even be feedlots that are producing for specific customers with specific characteristics. It becomes vitally important to achieve the critical mass that can meet efficiencies and that can deliver the volume to meet customers demand. This means structural changes might be needed in parts of the value chain, although producers might not have to make too many changes. “They won’t have to do different things for different groups of cattle,” he added. Producers would offer a certain type of cattle and would find a corresponding market for them. Those cattle would follow that chain down to the consumer who wants those beef characteristics. Consistency One of the challenges in the beef industry is achieving consistency. The feedlots are also looking for consistency in cattle. For example, the bigger feeders in Ontario are increasingly buying Western calves because they can get consistent calves. There is a real advantage to being a large cow-calf operator and having hundreds of calves born with similar genetics within same time frame, which are consistent. 26

“It’s building that relationship through that supply chain that will allow you to do that consistently,” von Massow said. This process also allows the specialized attributes of individual cattle to be identified and highlighted. Having a consistent experience brings back consumers and develops a stable relationship with them. “It may be the reality of the future that we manage groups of cattle differently,” he speculated. “We have to invest a bit more time in them, but then we develop more stable relationships and we keep those customers.” Producers can improve their understanding of genetics and the feeding practices for the type of beef that the customer wants. Also, producers would be able to get a higher premium because of how the cattle are produced. Some producers might have to make some changes in their production practices, but building these supply relationships might also mean that they could start to get value for what they are already doing.

Trends Nevertheless, beef remains a focus for the major food companies and restaurants. Consumers continue to eat beef, although they might eat less of it for a wide variety of reasons, such as lifestyle, the environment and economics. It will be interesting to follow developments in the relative values of a carcass which could be influenced by the choice to consume less beef. For example, consumers may eat less but choose more high-end cuts. There will be more demand for those cuts, which will change their relative prices compared to other cuts. One of the trends that von Massow sees coming is a kind of greater differentiation in how cattle are produced with certain attributes to meet a market demand. Consumers may also be choosing their beef according to particular meat characteristics, e.g., high marbling, and production characteristics, e.g., grass-fed. “There are going to be different customers continued on page 28

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Feature Protein Market cont. from pg. 26 who are looking for different types of attributes and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to see changes in the meat counter,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start to see people differentiate on the footprint of particular beef production practices,â&#x20AC;? said von Massow about another trend on the horizon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen that yet.â&#x20AC;? Beef has been the lightning rod for greenhouse gas emissions compared to other products, but the role of beef in carbon sequestration in the pasture and the net value of emissions are not yet being discussed. Von Massow cited the example of southern Saskatchewan where the land is only suitable for grazing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That grass is sequestering carbon,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Feature The Agricultural Year in Review:

An Interview with Minister of Agriculture David Marit We did see some moisture through the summer and the hay crop did improve to a point where the ranchers were able to at least cut a decent forage crop. It wasn’t a big one, but it was one that was going to get them through the year – and, again, we see the resilience there.

Minister of Agriculture David Marit speaks at the opening of the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, SK, in November 2019.

Saskatchewan Agriculture faced a difficult year in 2019. Drought, a five-month beef export ban to China and poor weather leaving many crops standing over winter were just some of the challenges. The year also brought some positives in strong global and domestic beef demand. Beef Business spoke to Minister of Agriculture David Marit to highlight the 2019 year in agriculture and the opportunities on the horizon in 2020. Marit is the MLA for Wood River and has been in the agriculture portfolio since summer 2018. BB: Thank you, Mr. Minister, for taking time for this interview. Can you share some of the highlights of the beef industry in Saskatchewan in 2019? DM: First of all, we just concluded a highly successful Canadian Western Agribition show. There were over 80 different countries in attendance. One of the highlights we can show is what the livestock industry is doing here in Western Canada as far as genetics goes and growing that side. The livestock sector is a very resilient industry. We were challenged by the weather. This year started out very dry in the spring of 2019. 30

Also, as much as we’d have loved to see them up a bit, prices stayed fairly steady. It was good to see that. On the trade side, I see some huge opportunities in 2019 from meetings that I had, and I know that the premier had as well. We see some huge opportunities for increased beef exports around the world. BB: Can you comment on the new Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth 2020-2030 and the role of agriculture and the beef sector in this plan? DM: Looking at all sectors in the Growth Plan, for agriculture we want to increase crop production to 45 million metric tonnes. We think that is achievable through new technology, new varieties and so on. This year, we’re over 32 million metric tonnes and we’re seeing that number constantly go up. Our target for livestock sales is to get to $3 billion, increasing from $2.3 billion in 2018. We think that is achievable. Also, we want to increase added value to $10 billion, which is doubling our value-added processing today, and increase ag exports to $20 billion. We think these are all achievable in the ten-year plan because we have seen consistent growth over the past decade that can really show and quantify that we can achieve those targets with new varieties, programs that we’ve put in place and other mechanisms we can use to grow the value-added sector, or even primary agriculture as a whole. BB: At the same time, national data shows that the Canadian herd is shrinking. How does this trend impact the goal to grow our beef production in the Growth Plan?

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DM: We have seen a reduction [in the herd]. This year was indicative probably because of the way the spring started out dry. There were a lot of producers that really decreased their herds. I’m hoping that, with some of the programs we have in place, we can see that number rise. If they are challenged by water, we have programs available for them through the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program. Something else we are really trying to achieve is more on the processing side. From a government perspective, we are looking at initiatives that could really support the business community and help them grow that industry here in the Province of Saskatchewan. BB: The Growth Plan also called for doubling meat processing in the province. How can the province facilitate this goal? DM: As a government, we can just work with the [private sector] to achieve the goals that they’re trying to do. There are things here in the province that are important to the industry – access to water is one of the big ones. Infrastructure is important to them as well. And the big thing we have in Saskatchewan is a strong international reputation growing the best beef in the world. BB: As part of the value-added sector and meat-processing goals, what’s the province’s role in getting processing plants into the province? DM: We can work with the private sector to that end and work with the livestock industry in general on that issue. I think that the role of government is just to provide a mechanism to encourage the private sector to invest in the province of Saskatchewan by providing a competitive business environment for processing facilities. Whether it’s targeted support to current meat processors, including SLIM and Product2Market programs continued on page 32 JANUARY 2020

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Ag Year in Review cont. from pg. 30 under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership or encouraging operations to adopt new technologies in automation and best practices in manufacturing. As I said, we have an abundance of water and good high-quality water, but we also have a lot of available land here providing an opportunity for expansion, which really does help the industry grow. BB: The premier recently announced the establishment of Saskatchewan trade offices in several countries. What role will they be playing in foreign trade opportunities for Saskatchewan agricultural products?

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DM: Those offices are going to be open in India, Singapore and Japan in 2020-2021. That’s exactly what these offices will be open to do – to expand these trade opportunities. Really, what they will do is to help work with industry and the business community to help facilitate those discussions so that we can grow the industry in the Province of Saskatchewan. BB: Can you speak to the development of technology for the livestock industry as part of the Growth Strategy? DM: A lot of that [technology] will come through the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence. We’re just seeing new technologies. Let me give you the example of water quality. This year, the LFCE did a project on testing the different levels of sodium content in water and the impact that those levels have on the livestock sector. That is some of what we are looking at. There is opportunity for us to do new things on the technology side. Even in livestock handling we’re seeing a lot of new technologies there that are not just making it easier for the rancher, but also making it easier for the animal too. It’s important to continue that research in going forward. BB: One of the challenges in the agriculture sector is the shortage of workers. According to the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council, the Canadian beef industry faces a huge labour crunch over the next decade when 40% of workers and 25% of owners will be retiring. What can the province do to overcome this challenge? DM: It is a huge challenge for us and, clearly, we are looking at it and working with the federal government on that. We work with the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training. And that’s all part of our Growth Plan to increase our population, which will mean a lot of foreigners coming to our province to work. We’re always challenged by some of the rules that the federal government puts in place on temporary foreign workers and we have been in discussions with the federal government. At the federal-provincial territorial first ministers’ meeting in July, we raised the issue about the need to increase the temporary foreign worker program here in Canada. It’s important here in Saskatchewan if we’re going to grow the continued on page 34 JANUARY 2020

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Feature Ag Year in Review cont. from pg. 32 livestock industry in the way we want to. Whether it’s through processing or more value-added through the feedlot side, we are going to need people to work in this sector. There are some issues within the program that we have to work on. One example is allowing the temporary foreign worker to work in the agriculture sector. That is a big entity and sometimes it’s defined where they can work and where they can’t work. We’re trying to work through some of those challenges.

imposition of the carbon tax on the Province of Saskatchewan. It’s going to have a huge impact on the agricultural sector – on all aspects of it. They say they exempt farmers from the carbon tax, but they really don’t. They exempt us from fuel but that’s about it. They don’t exempt us from having the commercial trucks hauling our cattle to market, to feedlots or to processing plants, or any of that. Anything that comes on to my farm via transportation – I’m paying tax on it. In other words, on every loaf of bread and quart of milk I buy, I’m paying carbon tax.

BB: The beef industry had a fivemonth export ban lifted by China and a rail strike just ended that continues to impact exports. Can you speak to the challenges of getting our Saskatchewan agricultural products to market?

BB: Has there been any further discussions at the federal level on the idea of a carbon sequestration program on agricultural lands where producers receive credits for maintaining greenspaces and protecting native grasslands?

DM: I think that’s a huge concern. It’s hard to predict what countries will do. Our role as government is to really assure these countries that are looking at Canadian beef, at the high-quality beef that we do grow and produce. We see other countries around the world looking to Canada for beef and exports. I think we have a huge opportunity.

DM: The federal government has released a paper. But our focus as a government has really been to simply remove the carbon tax and then that alleviates everything. That’s the position we’ve taken and we’re pretty strong on that one. We haven’t got into discussions about other things to a big degree because our focus has really been the removal of the carbon tax.

It’s good to see that China lifted the ban on the beef and pork side. As I said earlier, I was in Mexico a month ago and we met with Canada Beef. [Mexico] likes the beef that we grow here in Canada and they import a lot of it. I think that we have opportunities in other countries as well. They’re looking to increase their beef consumption and they look to Canada. It’s important for our government to build those relationships so that the industry can grow their export markets to those countries. That’s the role that I see our government doing – is to really help facilitate those discussions between the industry and other countries. BB: How will the upcoming carbon tax impact the livestock industry? DM: First and foremost, it has to be said – and we say it every time – our government continues to oppose the 34

BB: Can you comment on irrigation development in the province? DM: We’ve always been very supportive of irrigation expansion. We are promoting that it be led by industry itself and they are looking at business case models. We always said that we would be there to partner and help facilitate expansion projects. That’s kind of where we are at. In 2019 we transitioned the irrigation districts back so that they can look after themselves. We think that’s the right place where they should be. They know what they need and how they need to manage it. They are best managed by the local groups themselves. BB: What are some key challenges for the Saskatchewan livestock industry in 2020? How can your Ministry help in overcoming them?

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DM: Weather is always a challenge and it’s very unpredictable to surmount that. There are always challenges around market access. I hope that we can continue to see growth in the industry and, as a government, we’ll do what we can. I think we’ve got some good programs in place for the livestock sector when you look at the forage insurance through Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. – a program that’s getting a lot of uptake – and also the Western Livestock Price Insurance program is seeing continued growth. We have the programs in place, but there’s always the threat of what can happen. One thing we’re really working on with the federal government and our sister provinces is African Swine Fever. Hopefully, we don’t see anything come into North America on that front. We always look at new opportunities and things we can do. Clearly, we have lots of opportunity for growth here in the livestock sector in the Province of Saskatchewan. BB: Looking ahead to the new year, what are your top priorities for the livestock industry for 2020? DM: To see the continued growth. We really want to start implementing that goal. Next year is the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Western Agribition. My understanding is that they are going to have all of the Grand Champion breeds at this show. That’s the first of its kind to have all of the Grand Champions at one show. It’s going to be a big show for the livestock industry here in the Province of Saskatchewan to really promote agriculture globally. We will continue working on research projects with the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence. It’s a world class facility and it’s been operational for a year now and they’ve done some great work. We’ll continue to work on intensive livestock development as well. We think it’s important to grow that industry here in the Province of Saskatchewan. BB: Thank you for taking the time to speak with us, Minister Marit. B

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Science and Production Why New Traceability Regulations? By Canadian Cattle Identification Agency

You may have heard rumblings of changes coming down the line. Changes that will affect how you do business on a dayto-day basis. Changes that will require you to be organized, better prepared and diligent about reporting aspects of your livestock. Everyone from primary producers, feedlots, auction markets, fairs, exhibitions and abattoirs will have increased responsibility in Canada. What We Mean When We Say Traceability These proposed changes to how you do business all go back to the term “traceability”. Simply put, traceability is the ability to follow an item or a group of items – be it animal, plant, food product or ingredient – from one point in the supply chain to another, either backwards or forwards. Traceability systems are important, effective tools that can be used for many things, including the protection of animal health, public health and food safety. They can help reduce response time, thereby limiting economic, environmental and social impacts of emergency situations, such as disease outbreaks, and environmental disasters, such as floods, fires and pipeline bursts. Now That We Understand Why Traceability Is Important… Let’s Talk Regulations: The main reasons for federal regulatory changes are to increase Canada’s ability in responding to health threats and other emergencies and to improve traceability nationally. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing amendments to the Part XV of the Federal Health of Animals Regulations that are expected in 2020. Current Regulations focus on animal identification. All cattle/sheep/bison must be tagged with an approved tag/indicator prior to moving from their current location or leaving their farm of origin. Abattoirs dealing with cattle and bison are required to report the identification number within 30 days of the animal’s death or slaughter.

Proposed Regulations Will Likely Affect ALL Producers Under the proposed Regulations, when ruminants are moved from a departure site to a destination site, the operator of the destination site would be required to report the individual animal IDs, the premises identification number (PID) of the departure site and the date and time at which the animals were loaded in the vehicle at the departure site. The main objective for information accompanying animals is to support the operator of the destination site being compliant with this requirement.

We recommend obtaining a Premises Identification number (PID). This will need to be processed through your provincial government. You can consult our website for provincial listings and relevant contact information. Once you obtain your PID, we ask that you contact CCIA directly and report your PID number, as your province may not be informing CCIA of this information.

We are currently exploring ways of collaborating with provincial livestock inspection services on manifests and movement reporting so that there will be only one place for data entry.

2) Visit your CCIA/CLTS account at

What Does The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency Do? Also known as CCIA, we manage a database called the Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS), a custom livestock tracking database. CLTS account holders are able to report important information to the database such as animal identification, premises identification and movement of the animal. Accessing your CLTS account directly is one of the simplest and most convenient ways for you to prepare for the regulatory changes and get prepared ahead of time. We also have a mobile version that can be downloaded to your smartphone as an app, giving you access to the entire database in the palm of your hands. CCIA is not government. We are nonprofit, industry-driven and here to help you navigate reporting and recording requirements with the proposed amendments. How Do You Start Preparing Today? We’ve identified three easy steps to get started preparing:

1) Get a PID number

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It is proposed that a PID will be required under future regulations and may be necessary to purchase animal indicators/ tags. clts.canadaid.ca

Begin by visiting your CCIA/CLTS account – include your PID number. From there, you can practice submitting events such as retirements and animal movements or update your tag inventory. If you have ever purchased tags in the past, then you have a CLTS account. Contact us to set up your login. Download the CLTS MOBO APP to have the CLTS database available on your mobile device for fast and convenient uploads. continued on page 39

For More Information For more information on the proposed regulatory amendments, take a look at Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s TRACE newsletters, which can be found on CCIA’s website at https://www.canadaid.ca/?page_ id=3097 CCIA also has a Resource Centre with comprehensive Quick Guides and Manuals to help you navigate the CLTS database and MOBO APP. It can be found at http://support.canadaid.ca/

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KNOW | CLTS DATABASE clts.canadaid.ca Login to your CLTS account via your home computer or MOBO app; input your premises ID number and update your account information.

Prepare for proposed regulatory amendments now, to save time later. Get to know the Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS), learn how by using the CLTS Resource Centre. Take a look at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s TRACE newsletters for information on the proposed amendments at https://www.canadaid.ca/traceability/newsletters/

LEARN | CLTS RESOURCE CENTRE support.canadaid.ca An online information and learning source on how to use the Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS).

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Science and Production Jointly Held Brands - Protecting Everyone’s Interest

by Jason Pollock, CEO, Livestock Inspection Services of SK The Animal Identification Act (the “Act”) states that a “mark” means a brand, or any permanent mark applied to the exterior of an animal or any device implanted beneath the skin or within the body of an animal. The Act also states that the presence of a registered mark upon or within an animal is prima facie (accepted as true until proven otherwise) proof that the animal is owned by the person in whose name the mark is registered. This means that, on first sight, the livestock inspector interprets ownership by the brand, in cases where the contributor does not own the brand, or if there are multiple brands, they will request documentation to clear the brands. In past articles, I have discussed how the brand supports commerce in the livestock industry and how the brand serves as prima facia proof of ownership for the brand registrant. The concept is straightforward when the registrant is a single individual or corporate entity, but not necessarily when brands are jointly registered to a group of two or more individuals. In our industry, business arrangements that are comprised of partnerships or corporate structures are common, so it is reasonable for those entities to register a brand to protect their assets. For us at LSS, acting as the administrator for the brand registry and the livestock inspection system, these brands create certain challenges when confirming ownership if the settlement instructions as presented on the manifest don’t match the brand registration. The most common example of this is when Dad and Mom have a jointly registered brand and want to direct income specifically to only one of them or perhaps to Junior, who helped out a lot this year. During inspection, the Livestock Inspector must inspect the livestock and record all visible brands and when there is a brand present, they must ensure that the registered brand owner(s) interests are accounted for on the manifest. In 38

short, our recommendation is that if you feel it is necessary to direct settlement to someone other than all registrants of a brand, you ensure all registrants have signed the manifest or you do the transaction at home to avoid having your settlement held pending signatures added to the manifest. To address this challenge, LSS plans to embark on a full review of our administrative and operational practices in 2020. Our goal will be to strengthen procedures and modify documentation so that all individuals associated with jointly registered and corporate brands are acknowledged in a consistent manner. Further, our review will also include outreach and adopting or adapting practices and policies to ensure that the person signing the manifest is authorized to do so. This enhancement to the inspection process will be accomplished for the most part through modifications to our operational forms (Brand Applications, Renewals, Authorized Agent forms, etc.) to ensure that all individuals on jointly registered brands are acknowledged and that corporate entity transactions are signed off by people who are legally entitled to do so. We will also look for processes that address capturing signatures or the authorization of brand holders or corporate representatives when they are not physically present to do so. These enhancements are being developed to reduce the risk of financial harm to unknowing livestock producers without creating administrative or operational processes that are cumbersome or unsustainable. Brand Inspection staff commonly are not aware when there is a fracture in a partnership or corporate entity that would cause one of the parties to misdirect assets. The enhanced processes will serve to address that issue by limiting the opportunity for this to occur. Critical to

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this effort, LSS will attempt to balance the needs of protecting the entities holding the brand, while ensuring the speed of commerce that we are accustomed to. The Act states that a brand can be registered to a “person”. This includes a partnership, association or other organization. It is best practice to limit brand registrants to only those who have a true ownership interest in the livestock. Consideration should also be given to how an adverse event to one of the registrants could impact the others. When an animal is offered for sale, legislation supports the need for the manifest to acknowledge release by all brand registrants. If settlement for the livestock is directed other than how the brand is registered, the Livestock Inspector will take steps to ensure that all registrants agree with who receives the proceeds from the sale through the signatures on the manifest. A brand registered to “John Doe & Sons” can complicate this task as the Livestock Inspector would need to determine who are the “sons” and whether or not they all truly have an interest in the livestock offered for sale. In Saskatchewan the manifest is a legal document that facilitates our industry’s commerce needs. The person signing the manifest is certifying that the information on the document is true. If you happen to be a co-registrant on a joint brand or owner of a corporation that has delegated signing authority, you may want to take the time to determine what is an appropriate approach for risk management within your operation in relation to signing authorities for livestock manifests. It is anticipated that our review of internal and external policies with respect to jointly held brands, combined with continued on page 39 JANUARY 2020

Science and Production Active Missing Livestock Files December 2019

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North Battleford

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North Battleford

North Battleford December 16, 2019 306-446-7404

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Left rib

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North Battleford December 16, 2019 306-446-7404

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Cows

Left hip

North Battleford

North Battleford October 30, 2019 306-446-7404

North Battleford

Calves

Left hip

North Battleford

North Battleford October 30, 2019 306-446-7404

North Battleford

Cows

Left rib

North Battleford

North Battleford December 6, 2019 306-446-7404

North Battleford

Calves

Left rib

North Battleford

North Battleford December 6, 2019 306-446-7404

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Jointly Held Brands cont. from pg. 38 our education and awareness efforts, will assist producers in making well informed decisions. We also expect that any enhancements or changes to the current system and processes will serve to strengthen our inspection system, while keeping pace with our industry’s needs and protecting everyone’s interest. B JANUARY 2020

Traceability cont. from pg. 36

3) Get the news straight from the source

Proposed amendments will be published through the Canada Gazette, which is the official newspaper of the Government of Canada. Once published, there will be a 90-day comment period in which you

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Science and Production New Animal Health Act Beefs Up Disease Control The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed the new Animal Health Act on November 15, 2019, to help protect the health and welfare of the province’s animals. The new Act replaces the former The Diseases of Animals Act. “Ensuring the health of Saskatchewan’s animals is a top priority for the Government of Saskatchewan,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said. “The new Animal Health Act is modernized to meet the needs of today and better positions us to protect Saskatchewan livestock from disease.” The new Act takes a contemporary approach to anticipate dealing with new disease threats and fast-emerging situations by establishing detailed procedures for disease prevention and management and by providing inspectors with a broad range of instruments to inspect, control and mitigate disease. Prevention also is heavily emphasized. The new Act expands on several key definitions. The meaning of “animal” has been expanded from common livestock in the previous Act to include any animal other than a human being in the new Act. The definition of “disease” has been substantially expanded from a condition affecting an animal to a more fulsome explanation. The revised definition encompasses non-infectious threats like toxins, poisons and emerging issues like antimicrobial resistance. It also stipulates disease symptoms and behaviours and the characteristics of a diseased animal. A new definition of “biosecurity measures” has been added to the Act which regards minimizing the spread of a disease.

Another important change is the addition of the Provincial Notifiable Disease list and the creation of a Provincial Reportable Animal Disease list in the Act’s Regulations. For example, anthrax is a reportable disease and Salmonella Dublin is a notifiable disease. The new Act provides enhanced sections detailing the authorities and responsibilities of the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) and inspectors. The CVO responsibilities include animal health programs, biosecurity measures, disease control measures, compliance with programs and measures, and designated health status. There is an enhanced section on the powers of an inspector to examine, seize or treat the animal with a reportable or notifiable disease. A new section has been added on the reporting and control of diseases. It includes reportable and notifiable diseases stipulating how they are determined, procedures to follow as well as the duty to report. Owners, veterinarians and laboratory operators must immediately report to the CVO a reportable or notifiable disease in animals. There is also a new section covering the control of the disease and the authority of inspectors to enter and inspect a premises without warrant in the case of the known or believed presence of a reportable or notifiable disease. The new Act also sets out in detail the procedures for carrying out inspections. The inspectors are authorized to take any measures to control, prevent, respond and mitigate the reportable or notifiable disease from spreading. There are also provisions set out to govern the handling of abandoned animals, disease vectors, disposal of

carcasses and euthanizing animals to prevent suffering or the spread of disease. The section on quarantine orders has been expanded to describe in detail the process for placing a quarantine order on a premises and restrictions on movement. Another new section establishes the process for placing a surveillance zone around a quarantined premises. It stipulates the restrictions and biosecurity measures needed, animal handling procedures and time frames. New to the Act is the establishing of animal health control areas that can be established province-wide or in specific regions of the province to prevent, control, minimize risk or eradicate a specific disease. For example, it can be established provincewide to prevent the entry of a new disease into Saskatchewan. An interesting addition to the Act is a section on prohibiting or possessing certain animals, and the importation of animals. For example, this section would prohibit diseased animals from entering the province. It’s a measure that is useful in stopping the spread of a reportable or notifiable disease. The Act also expands the sections on compensation, penalties, licenses, information disclosure and appeals. The Regulations also expand on compensation claims and amounts. “Our membership is glad to see the Government of Saskatchewan update this piece of legislation,” Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association Council President Dr. Kent Weir said. “As new diseases emerge, it’s important for legislation to be in place to ensure the right tools are available to respond quickly. This new Act will help make that possible.”B

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Stewardship Give Grass a Chance: Restoring Native Prairie for Productive Grazing By Anne Lazurko, for SK Prairie Conservation Action Plan

Julie MacKenzie spends a lot of time thinking about grass, especially after she and her husband Neil successfully turned a thirty-acre patch of marginal cropland into a lush-seeded native pasture that’s been part of their rotational grazing plan for over ten years. “We came home to farm and recognized that, as our cow numbers increased, so did the need for carrying capacity and that we needed to seed some crop down to grass. Knowing there were burrowing owls close to that piece, we chose native grass and did a 50/50 cost share project with Nature Saskatchewan,” she said. The couple owns M-over-C Land and Cattle Co. Ltd at Hazenmore, Saskatchewan, and, along with Neil’s parents, run 250 head of mostly Simmental-Red Angus cross cows. The land the MacKenzies chose was flanked on one side by tame hay and on the other by native prairie. To avoid increased invasion of crested wheatgrass, they chose to reclaim the cropland using a native blend of Northern, Western and Slender Wheatgrasses, Green Needlegrass, and Purple Prairie Clover, a legume good for both the cow diet and fixing nitrogen for soil health.

“It’s an older stand now and it gets used once a year like the rest of the native grass. We usually graze the native later, starting mid-July and then back to the tame for a quick once over,” MacKenzie said. “Native prairie restoration isn’t just for big companies mandated to do it. When we as producers restore native grass, it provides a versatile grazing option the cows like and really does have good production that is comparable to an older tame stand.” As an agrologist who does off-farm contract work on various forage and restoration projects, MacKenzie is convinced it’s easier to seed grass than people believe and is well worth the effort. It’s all in the details. The type of site will determine seed choices. Using seed with good vigour and germination at proper seeding rates will go a long way toward success. But the most important component is weed control. “Weed control after the site is identified is the most important thing, whether it’s industrial reclamation or a farm field,” stated Larry Gabruch. After 25 years of conservation work, Gabruch currently works with South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc. (SODCAP) and is a native grass seed

grower. “Once grasses are planted, you are limited in what you can use for weed control.” Any post-emergent herbicide options will be off label, so it’s important to talk to an agronomist with expertise, he said. The second option is mowing with a rotary mower or swather to control annuals before seed set. Seed mix depends on the objectives for the reclamation. If it’s done for diversity for wildlife habitat, then a mix with a variety of seeds adapted to the area is appropriate, he said. But four or five grasses along with a legume would be the proper mix for grazing purposes. Seed in early spring for best results, said Gabruch. Although dormant planting can be done right before the first snowfall, it is not as good for warm season grasses. Seed should be placed at one quarter to one half inch, not broadcast, followed by on-row packing. While Gabruch said a specialized grass seed drill like Truax is likely best for rate and depth, an air drill will work providing a carrier, such as phosphorous, is blended with the seed to maintain even flow. continued on page 44

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Stewardship Native Prairie cont. from pg. 42 Julie and Neil MacKenzie used an air seeder. Julie stressed that only 100 to 150 pounds of seed can be put in the cart at a time and it has to be mixed properly. “The process is a bit painstaking and we hate doing it,” she laughed. “But we actually have more success [with native] because we’re taking the time to be particular about it.” Patience is a virtue as native grass emergence can vary anywhere from ten days to three weeks depending on soil and moisture conditions, Gabruch stated. And it can’t be grazed until its second year to allow for strong root development. “Ultimately, you have to treat each project separately and have a recipe for that field and for your objectives on that field. Then follow the steps to get good establishment.” An advocate for restoration, Gabruch said native prairie is more resilient to drought and flood and provides associated benefits for the diversity of pollinators and species. With a multitude of informational resources and funding available from various conservation groups such as Ducks Unlimited Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Nature Saskatchewan and SODCAP Inc. as well as government programs, reclaimed native prairie is something ranchers only have to do once and are happy with because it works into their rotation, and they don’t have to reseed in ten years, he said. Julie MacKenzie sees it as a long-term investment that M-Over-C Land and Cattle Company will make again as their grazing needs change. On top of that, reclamation provides habitat for burrowing owls and other hunting and foraging species, outcompetes tame grasses and weeds and so acts as a buffer to invasive weed species. Maybe it’s time to consider restoring that cropped land to native prairie. B

Two Native Grassland Workshops Under One Roof in Regina! The Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan (SK PCAP) is looking forward to hosting the 7th Native Prairie Restoration and Reclamation Workshop, in conjunction with the 5th Transboundary Grassland Partnership Workshop on February 25-27, 2020, in Regina, SK, at the Ramada Plaza. This event marks the seventh time that SK PCAP has hosted the forum that brings together diverse stakeholders who have an interest in prairie and species habitat restoration and reclamation. This is the first time SK PCAP has hosted the Transboundary Grassland Partnership Workshop and combining the two events has been an interesting challenge. For those who are not familiar with the Transboundary Grassland Partnership, it provides a forum where transboundary (Saskatchewan, Alberta and Montana, U.S.) jurisdictions and sectors work collaboratively to conserve and enhance native grassland landscapes. Attendees, including scientists, researchers, technical staff, ranchers, communicators and naturalists, will participate in sessions that address tools for restoration, soils, invasive weed strategies, prescribed burning, native seeds, bison reintroduction and partnerships, among others. Prairie restoration, reclamation and management practices continue to shift and evolve as does land use and development. Many experts from across the prairies and northern United States will be sharing their collective experiences and knowledge. The workshop theme is “The Big Picture: Planning and Partnerships” and SK PCAP is anticipating over 230 participants during the three-day event. The event also includes a poster session and trade show, where participants can discuss some of the specialized restoration equipment and plant material required for their projects. “Few events bring together prairie restoration and reclamation specialists such as the Native Prairie Restoration and Reclamation Workshop,” said Carolyn Gaudet, SK PCAP Manager. “In addition to those specialists, we’ll also have a number of grassland conservationists who will be attending that otherwise would not attend NPRRW, so it provides a great opportunity to broaden the scope of the event. We look forward to bringing these diverse people together to learn from everyone’s collective experience,” she added.

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Stewardship Ranchers Support Habitat Through SARPAL The Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) program in Saskatchewan will end its five-year term in March 2020. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) introduced the SARPAL initiative in 2015 allocating $2.9 million annually for the first phase. The SARPAL program works with agricultural producers on voluntary stewardship initiatives to support the recovery of species at risk (SAR) on agricultural land. In 2016 the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) received $2.58 million from SARPAL to work with its producermembers in Saskatchewan industry to support rangeland sustainability, species conservation and recovery of species at risk in ways that also benefit farmers and ranchers. The federal government led the development of a Multi-Species Action Plan which focused on 13 species at risk. The Multi-Species Action Plan was officially signed in November 2017 and identifies critical habitat for 13 species and over 60 recovery measures to recover species at risk. It has identified one million acres of critical habitat, which is native grass. The South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc. (SODCAP Inc.) was developed as a partnership between stakeholders and government to implement recovery measures relating to the South of the Divide Multi-Species Action Plan. SODCAP Inc. operates by a board of directors that includes representatives from the agriculture sector, energy sector, environmental NonGovernment Organizations (ENGOs), as well as the local, provincial and federal environment ministries. SSGA and SODCAP developed six programming options for producers who are managing critical or important habitat in southwestern Saskatchewan. These are habitat management agreements, habitat restoration, resultsbased conservation agreements, term conservation easements, grass banking, and niche product branding. There were 16 results-based conservation agreements signed with producers that involved over 46

50,000 acres covered by SARPAL program funding alone. SSGA and SODCAP were able to secure matching funding to bring the number of acres to 75,000. The SARPAL project had 16 results-based conservation agreements, 13 habitat management agreements, 6 habitat restoration agreements, 2 grass banking initiatives, 2 niche product branding initiatives and 4 people expressing interest in term conservation easements, and involved over 200,000 acres. This programming is crucial, said Tom Harrison, executive director for SODCAP Inc., because “a lot of grass out there is privately owned and privately managed.” It’s an important message and the government and the public need to recognize that private cattle producers essentially are the stewards of the Great Plains grasslands. Rangeland conservation and programs like SARPAL need to be supported if Canadians value protecting species at risk and their habitat. SARPAL provided an opportunity to grow collaboration between producers, stakeholders, scientists, parks and government. Some of these include collaboration between SSGA and Parks Canada’s Grasslands National Park (GNP) on a unique grass bank pilot project covering 40,000 acres of public and private land. Scientists are also studying the SARPAL program in Saskatchewan and other provinces. Dr. Dana Reiter, a postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, completed an independent evaluation of the program and has secured a Post-Doctoral Liber Ero Fellowship to continue studying SARPAL in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia. She’ll be working with Dr. Jeremy Pittman of the University of Waterloo, and Dr. Lael Parrott of the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. There is also funding partnerships for research on SARPAL by organizations like the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Liber Ero Foundation and MITACs, a national, not-for-profit organization that supports industrial and social innovation in Canada.

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Producers are key in supporting species at risk with conservation by retaining habitat on their land and through rangeland management practices that provide habitat attributes for feeding, wintering and breeding of species at risk. One of the big challenges in the SOD are invasive species like leafy spurge which degrades range condition and health and reduces the habitat quality for many of the grassland birds such as Sprague’s Pipit. Almost half of the habitat management agreements in the SARPAL program are committing to controlling its spread through an integrated approach using cultural, biological and chemical control of leafy spurge. The SARPAL project isn’t involved in monitoring species at risk numbers, but instead it focuses on improving habitat for these species. There are many factors influencing species numbers like disease, predation and the threat from urban sprawl and conversion to crop production – all of which ranchers can’t control. Despite the drought in the area over the past several years, most producers involved in the results-based conservation agreements were able to meet their habitat targets. In 2016-2018, 66% of the producers enrolled in this programming option achieved their targets. By 2019-2020, 88% achieved targets. Producers receive financial incentives when they meet their targets. The total payout to producers in the program in 2018 was $150,000, and $176,000 in 2019, signalling that more producers were achieving their targets. The Milk River Basin in southwestern Saskatchewan where the SARPAL program is taking place is a semi-arid region of the country. Producers there are used to dealing with dry conditions. Spring 2019 began with very dry conditions and precipitation later in the year did not compensate for earlier moisture loss. The drought has had an impact by reducing grass height and grass cover in the habitat area. continued on page 48 JANUARY 2020

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in that we are not just raising beef, but managing the interaction between the air, soil, water and biodiversity on our operation.” At the same time, Dr. Dana Reiter, a post-doctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, found in her research that producers in the SARPAL program were already following good rangeland management practices, which were helping to preserve species and protect habitat, so that they did not have to make too many changes. Reiter conducted an independent study of producers involved in SARPAL to evaluate the benefits and effectiveness of the program. Pittman also found that trust in the delivery agent is a key factor that affects decisions to participate in programs by producers who were considering becoming involved in species at risk or endangered species programming. SODCAP Inc. employs professional agrologists and biologists who reside locally and have direct ties to the ranching industry. Staff works directly with producers on a one-on-one basis to support project implementation. As part of the conservation agreements, producers receive a financial incentive for achieving habitat targets because

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In his study, Pittman found the preferred type of financial incentives for producers were annual payments and costsharing incentives with conservation management agreements and market certification as the preferred types of conservation programs. Under the SARPAL program, many signed contracts for less than three years. Both Pittman and Reiter found that producers preferred longer-term agreements, between five to ten years, that would offer more security and would allow them to develop long-term planning for their ranches. In general, the SARPAL program was well-received by the participating producers and the program had broad support. In the future, Harrison sees potential for SARPAL programming to encompass all areas of Saskatchewan, but areas with large tracts of grasslands should remain the primary focus. B

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By Shannon McArton, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Forage Council Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA), SK Prairie Conservation Action Plan (PCAP), the Saskatchewan Forage Council (SFC) and the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SSCA) partnered in November 2019 to host two public screenings of the documentary film Guardians of the Grasslands. The event sponsors were the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. Guardians of the Grasslands explores the current state of one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems, the Great Plains grasslands and the role that cattle play in its survival. Produced by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, with Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and the Nature Conservancy of Canada, this 13-minute film examines critical questions for society about its relationship with the land and food resources.

The first screening took place on November 14, 2019, at the University of Regina campus in Regina, SK, with over 80 people in attendance. The special guests attending included Minister for the Environment Dustin Duncan, who brought greetings, NDP agriculture critic Yens Pedersen and MLA for Moosomin Steven Bonk. Following the screening, SSCA President Jocelyn Velestuk moderated a panel discussion. Panel members included Lake Alma rancher Ross MacDonald, Jodie Horvath from DUC and Eric Lamb from the University of Saskatchewan. The second screening took place in Saskatoon on November 19, 2019, with just over 100 people in attendance. The discussion panel in Saskatoon included MacDonald along with Hanley-area bison producer Les Kroeger, Jeremy Brown, Programs Specialist with DUC, and SSCA Past-President John Bennett, a grain farmer and conservationist from Biggar. This panel was moderated by Clinton

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the Food Banks of Saskatchewan. Every year, we see such incredible support for this worthy initiative,” SSGA President Bill Huber stated. The Beef Drive aims to provide Saskatchewan’s food banks with wholesome, high protein food, which is a challenge for food banks to supply due to its cost and perishable nature.

Saskatchewan’s beef producers have contributed generously over the past four beef drives. Approximately 27,000 pounds of ground beef has been collected for the FBS during this time that retails at over $140,000.

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Association News, Reports, and Events A Report From Bill Huber President, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association We were pleased to see that Minister Bibeau’s mandate letter positions the agriculture sector as a leader in job creation and innovation with an emphasis on its global export growth potential. Some key topics in the mandate are to support agricultural exports and diversify into global markets and create the Canada Water Agency. The minister was instructed to work with the provinces and territories to review risk management programs, including AgriStability.

I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope that you had an enjoyable Christmas and an opportunity to be with family and friends over the festive season. Last fall, the Government of Saskatchewan presented its Growth Plan which mapped out the province’s development in multiple sectors over the next decade. We are pleased to see the Growth Plan position the agriculture sector as a central pillar and important driver of the economy. We are very excited about the goals to increase livestock cash receipts to $3 billion and to double the meat processing and animal feed valueadded revenue to over $1 billion. We also applaud the government’s plan to develop export markets and expand the number of international markets to $1 billion. We look forward to working with the government over the coming years to help achieve these targets. (See page 6) Marie-Claude Bibeau was re-appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food late last year. Shortly after being appointed, she attended the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina where she held a meeting with beef industry stakeholders. 2nd Vice President Garner Deobald attended on behalf of SSGA. There was a good discussion on trade issues, transport regulations and other key issues for the industry.

A first step in this direction took place in December at the meeting of federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture in Ottawa where business risk management topped the agenda. At the FPT meeting, Minister Marit actively promoted a change that was adopted to the AgriStability program whereby producers’ private insurance payments would not impact on support provided under the Business Risk Management (BRM) program. We welcome this change which takes effect in the upcoming year. The SSGA Annual General Meeting in June adopted resolutions related to AgriStability. Last fall, we met with Minister Marit to discuss these and other resolutions from the AGM. The new Animal Transportation Regulations were set to take effect in February 2020. We welcome the news made in late December that implementation of the transportation Regulations for beef cattle will be delayed. We passed a resolution at the AGM to lobby the Government of Canada to delay the implementation of the revised Animal Transportation Regulations until Agriculture and AgriFood research is completed. The industry has raised concerns over the lack of infrastructure and the potential animal health risks from more frequent offloading of animals. (See page 8) The Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) program in Saskatchewan will end its term in

March. Environment and Climate Change Canada introduced the SARPAL initiative in 2015 to work with farmers on voluntary stewardship initiatives. The SARPAL program has been a positive experience for the producers involved the program and has provided a variety of conservation benefits. We encourage the renewal of this important program to continue to support the benefits achieved. (See page 46) SSGA had another successful Canadian Western Agribition with our trade show booth, events and meetings. We attended the Premier’s Reception and the meeting with the federal agriculture minister. Agribition was a time to reconnect with old friends, network and make new acquaintances. We hope that our members who were involved in the show and sale of their cattle had a successful week, proving the popularity and the importance of agriculture in our province. The Beef Education display in the Family Ag Pavilion had record numbers of school children and families attending. We ended the busy week with our Commercial Cattlemen’s Mixer. We were pleased that Minister Marit attended and brought greetings from the province. It was a successful event with high attendance and prize draws. We would like to thank our sponsors for supporting the mixer event. I would like to encourage everyone to renew their SSGA membership for 2020. While memberships are due throughout the year, I would ask everyone to check your membership and please contact the office to renew. Our staff will also be contacting all members about renewal. Your membership fees are important because they are used to support the activities, programs and advocacy work that are carried out for your benefit. Our meetings provide regular reporting on our activities. See our website, read our magazine and follow our social media channels to keep up to date on our advocacy and activities. I would also like

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Association News, Reports, and Events to encourage new members to join SSGA. A membership gives you a voice on issues important to you in the beef industry as well as opportunities for professional development and networking, access to resources and member benefits. If you would like more information, phone our office (306-757-8523) and we’ll be happy to help you out.

Coming up, our SSGA Semi-Annual Meeting takes place on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. at the Saskatoon Inn in Saskatoon during the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference. The SemiAnnual Meeting is an opportunity to bring forward any concerns and to discuss proposed resolutions. I hope to see you all there.

Our fourth annual Beef Drive for the Food Banks of Saskatchewan got underway in the fall and continues into 2020. I would like to thank all those who have contributed to the drive so far. We would like to thank our sponsor, Cargill Animal Nutrition Beef Team, and Treen Packers, West Bridgeford Meats and Western Prime Meat Processors which we continue to work with to process the meat. We encourage you to donate an animal or make a cash donation to offset processing costs. Call the office at 306-757-8523 to let us know. (See page 51)

The beginning of the new year means that our zones are starting to prepare for their annual meetings. Look for meeting announcements in our Bulletin and social media to come out soon. I would like to encourage everyone to attend your local meeting to participate in the discussion and benefit from the valuable speaker presentations.

Scholarships and the Rangeland Scholarship. See our website for more information and application forms. In closing, I hope that the new year brings opportunities for the cattle industry to build on our achievements from 2019 and to grow our industry in 2020 and beyond. B If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to give me a call!

Bill

I would like to remind students that February 1 is the deadline to submit applications for the SSGA Zone

SSGA Welcomes New Director Karen McKim RBD Ranch calves out 480 cows, keeping 170 replacement heifers each year. They keep 50-60 for themselves and sell the rest as bred heifers. They background the remaining calves until late January- early February. During the winter, the McKims use swath grazing so the cattle can stay out until close to calving time. In the summer, they rotational graze their cattle mostly on prairie grass. They run a 60-day breeding program with calving beginning with their bred heifers in February. Most are finished by the time the cows start calving in March. Karen McKim joined the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) Board of Directors as the SSGA Zone 2 Chair during the 106th Annual General Meeting in June 2019. Karen and her husband Dean McKim are co-owners of RBD Ranch, a cattle and grain operation just outside of Milestone, SK. Karen and Dean have two children, Karlie and Dustin.

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Agriculture has always been a big part of Karen’s life. She has been involved in the 4-H program as well as the Junior Hereford Association for many years. When Karen was asked to become involved with SSGA, the opportunity seemed like a good fit for her. SSGA would like to extend a warm welcome to Karen and looks forward to her contributions on the board. B

Over the years, RBD Ranch has shown at Canadian Western Agribition winning Grand and Reserve championships with their bred heifer pens. They also have shown prospect steers in their earlier years. RBD has an extensive farming program that compliments the cattle side. This keeps them busy year around.

Calendar of Events JANUARY January 25

M.C. Quantock “Canada’s Bulls” Bull Sale

Lloydminster, SK

January 28-30

Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference

Saskatoon, SK

January 29

Moose Creek Red Angus 2 Year Old Sale

Kisbey, SK

January 30

SSGA Semi Annual Meeting

Saskatoon, SK FEBRUARY

February 1

SSGA Zone Scholarship Application Deadline

February 1

Rangeland Scholarship Application Deadline

February 1

Hill 70 Quantock Ranch 50th Anniversary ‘Barn Burnin’ Bull Sale

Lloydminster, AB

February 9

Diamond M Ranch 9 Annual Bull & Heifer Herd Reduction Sale

Estevan, SK

February 12

Advertising Deadline for March Issue of Beef Business

February 17

JPM Farms Annual Yearling Bull and Female Sale

Parkbeg, SK

February 19

M&J Farms Bull and Female Sale

Russell, MB

February 20

Chapman Cattle 14th Annual Forage Developed Angus Bull Sale

Stettler, AB

February 20

Nordal Limousin and Angus Bull Sale

February 24

Bob Charolais Annual “Bring on the Bulls” Charolais Bull Sale

Stettler, AB

February 25-27

7th Native Prairie Restoration/Reclamation Workshop and 5th Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop

Regina, SK

Saskatoon, SK

MARCH March 3

Double Bar D “Best of Both Worlds” Bull Sale

Grenfell, SK

March 5

Calgary Bull Sale

Calgary, AB

March 7

McMillen Ranching 26th Annual Bull Sale

Carievale, SK

March 8

R-Plus Simmental Bull & Female Sale

Estevan, SK

March 9

Palmer Charolais 9 Annual Bull Sale

Bladworth, SK

March 9

Ashworth Farm & Ranch Simmental Bull Sale

March 10

Sun Country Shorthorn Sale

Moose Jaw, SK

March 13

Standard Hill Livestock Bull Sale

Maidstone, SK

March 14

Edie Creek Angus Bull and Bred Heifer Sale

March 15

Early Sunset Ranch “Only the Good Ones Sell” Production Sale

March 21

Canada’s Red, White and Black Bull Sale

Oungre, SK

Ashern, MB Edam, SK Moose Jaw, SK

Sask Stakeholders Meet with Minister Bibeau Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau (centre) held a meeting with beef industry stakeholders in November 2019 during the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, SK. SSGA 2nd Vice President Garner Deobald (third from right) attended from SSGA.

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Audit Report cont. from pg. 18 customers pick up the meat directly from a farm’s preparation facility or by other means that Health considers appropriate, e.g., the farmer delivers the meat to repeat customers. Farmers are legally responsible

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SSGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE EXECUTIVE

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Bill Huber President/Zone Chair Lipton, SK

Phone: 336-2684

Kelcy Elford 1st Vice President/Director at Large Caronport, SK

Phone: 690-5209

Garner Deobald 2nd Vice President/Affiliate Director Hodgeville, SK

Phone: 677-2589

Jeff Yorga Finance Chair Flintoft, SK Phone: 531-5717 Shane Jahnke Past President Gouldtown, SK

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Phone: 784-2899

Jerry Chanig, Mankota Keith Day, Lacadena Glen Elford, Avonlea Calvin Gavelin, McCord Joe Gilchrist, Maple Creek Aaron Huber, Lipton Murray Linthicum, Glentwoth Barry Olney, Estevan Roy Rutledge, Assiniboia Rob Selke, Morse Lee Sexton, Hanley Barry Wasko, Eastend

ZONE CHAIR DIRECTORS Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 - Zone 5 - Zone 6 - Zone 12 -

Henry McCarthy, Wawota Karen McKim, Milestone Rod Gamble, Pambrun Brad Howe, Empress, AB Bill Huber, Lipton Brent Griffin, Elbow Kelly Williamson, Pambrun

478-2658 375-2934 436-7121 478-2558 662-3986 336-2684 266-4377 421-1495 642-5358 629-3238 544-2660 295-3852

AFFILIATE DIRECTORS

Garner Deobald - Charolais Affiliate, Hodgeville 677-2589 John Hylkema - SaskMilk Affiliate, Hague 604-798-6450 Tara Fritz - Simmental Affiliate, Shaunavon 297-3147 Ian Leaman - Shorthorn Affiliate, Chaplin 631-3694 Ben Rempel - SK Goat Breeders, Waldheim 321-7338 Gordon Schroeder - SK Sheep Dev. Board 933-5582 Laird Senft - Angus Affiliate, Fort Qu’Appelle 332-4823 Jeff Yorga - Limousin Affiliate, Flintoft 531-5717

APPOINTED DIRECTORS

Dr. Andy Acton- Veterinary Advisor, Ogema

459-2422

SASKATCHEWAN CCA DIRECTORS

739-2205 436-7731 582-2077 661-0409 336-2684 854-2050 582-6102

Pat Hayes, Val Marie Lynn Grant, Val Marie Reg Schellenberg, Beechy Duane Thompson, Kelliher

298-2284 298-2268 859-4905 675-4562

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Annual Online 2 Year Old Bull Sale 3rd Friday in March Trevor, Cheryl, Brett & Carter Branvold Box 205 Wawota, Saskatchewan S0G 5A0 Ph: 306 739 2924 | Cell: 306 577 9141 gbtangus@sasktel.net | www.gbtangus.com

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Beef Education cont. from pg. 12 The idea of the Beef Education program and it’s multi-leveled exhibit presentation is that students and the public want to immerse themselves in more areas as they learn new information at each display area. “The exhibit is layered to create a deeper, richer experience in connection with the beef industry,” said Grant. In her

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presentations, she strives to create an open dialogue about the beef industry. Visitors can learn some key fundamentals from the program which they can take into their daily life and use to assess other information they hear about the industry. “The more you understand the basics of the industry, the better able you are able to evaluate what you read or hear about

it,” she added. The overarching goal of the program and exhibit, said Grant, “is when they walk away from the exhibit, I want them to feel good about the beef industry and the people in it.”B

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