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Canada gains full access to Japanese beef market

For the first time in two decades, Japan is reopening its doors to Canadian processed beef.

This accomplishment ushers in a new era for Canada and its second-largest market for beef and beef products: expanding market access for Canadian exporters – while also benefiting Japanese consumers who will have greater access to Canada’s high-quality beef products.

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The development also removes the last restrictions on Canadian beef that Japan put in place in 2003, after the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Alberta.

Under the new Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Government committed to seizing economic opportunities for Canada by strengthening its regional partnerships, including with Japan. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, with the support of Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, has worked tirelessly over the past few years to assert the highest production standards and quality assurance of Canadian beef in order to reopen full access in key markets, like Japan.

Japan is an important market for Canada and the world. In 2022, the Japanese market for Canadian beef and beef products had an estimated value of $518 million, largely due to Canada’s preferential access under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

This expanded market access opportunity follows another loosening of restrictions in 2019, when Japan approved imports of Canadian beef from cattle older than 30 months.

“Cattle producers are grateful for the removal of trade barriers for processed beef in Japan, our second-largest export market for beef. Our industry will continue to support global food security by providing some of the most sustainable and highest quality beef in the world. We look forward to continuing to work with the Government of Canada to further remove remaining trade barriers and expanding our trade capacity in the Indo-Pacific region,” saidNathan Phinney, President of the Canadian Cattle Association.

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Proposed amendments to livestock identification and traceability

Opened on March 18, 2023 and will close on June 16, 2023.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing amendments to Part XV of the Health of Animals Regulations (Identification and Traceability) to enable a more effective and timely response to disease outbreaks and food safety issues, and improve support for disease surveillance activities.

Over the last decade, industry and government representatives have been working together on the livestock traceability file. Consultations with industry and provinces identified some gaps and opportunities to improve Canada’s livestock traceability system. Feedback received set the foundation for proposed regulatory changes. The proposed amendments are expected to strengthen Canada’s ability to respond quickly to animal

health threats and other emergencies. What we are looking to change

The regulatory proposal would address the gaps in the current livestock identification and traceability system, including: adding goats and cervids as animal species that share diseases with other regulated livestock, and therefore subject to traceability requirements shortening the time period allowed to report an event to better support an efficient response to disease outbreaks adding a requirement to provide information about the geographical location of sites where animals are located requiring the reporting of domestic movements of livestock

Why you should participate

This is an opportunity to share your views to inform changes to the regulations. The input gathered through this consultation will be used to improve the regulations, help Canada build

a robust and effective livestock traceability system, and improve the Government of Canada’s ability to respond quickly to animal health threats and other emergencies.

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The Made in Alberta voluntary labeling program will help consumers easily identify Albertamade products. Alberta producers and processors will be able to use the new label on their locallymade products. The label will help shoppers quickly identify food products made in our province when choosing an item at their local farmers’ market or grocery store.

“This new voluntary label celebrates the safe, high-quality agricultural and food products that Alberta is known for here and around the globe. It will help consumers more easily identify Alberta products so they know their hard-earned dollars will stay in our province and support other Alberta families,” added Nate Horner, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation.

The Alberta Food Processors Association (AFPA) was selected as the program administrator through a competitive process. Producers and processors interested in using the label on their products can get more information and apply though the Made in Alberta website.

“AFPA is honoured by the government’s commitment to local food and beverage production. This program helps consumers and producers work together to easily identify the amazing products that are made right here in Alberta. By choosing a local product, you are not only helping the business but the community as a whole. Our members are proud of what they grow, produce and process and are excited to increase their local coverage in our province,” said Eric Haak, chair, Alberta Food Processors Association

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B.C. farmers and producers can still participate in AgriStability for the 2022 farming year and have until June 30, 2023, to pay their fees and secure coverage under the program.

AgriStability is a federalprovincial-territorial program that provides support to growers with large financial declines caused by production losses, disease outbreak and increased costs or declining market conditions.

“Allowing late participation in AgriStability will help more farmers manage the impacts of the many challenges they face on their farms,” said MarieClaude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. “I encourage eligible farmers to take advantage of the support available to improve their situation and get back to what they do best –producing high-quality foods.”

A severe avian influenza outbreak affected many Fraser Valley poultry producers in 2022. Some B.C. crop producers have also been dealing with production losses and revenue declines due to extreme weather and abnormally cold temperatures. These challenging conditions were all factors in the decision to enable late participation in AgriStability for 2022.

“By allowing late participation in AgriStability, we will be able to offer financial support to more farmers and producers who need assistance due to factors, such as weather and disease, that were out of their control,” said Pam Alexis, B.C.’s Minister of Agriculture and Food. “We recognize the challenges our

agricultural community have faced over the past year, and we encourage anyone who is eligible to retroactively sign up, so they can improve their financial situation for the coming year, while continuing to produce the food and food products we all appreciate and rely on.”

For the past three years, AgriStability participation has been consistent in B.C., with approximately 2,100 farmers enrolled in the program for 2022, 2021 and 2020.

The Canadian Agricultural Partnership Agreement allows Canada and British Columbia to agree to late participation for AgriStability. The late participation allows B.C. farmers and producers to participate in the 2022 program as long as they pay their program fees by June 30, 2023.

AgriStability offers personalized coverage for each farm based on income tax and production information.

AgriStability is a wholefarm, low-cost business riskmanagement program that helps farm operations manage large declines in net farming income. Any program payments are reduced by 20% for late participants. Program costs are shared 60% by Canada and 40% by British Columbia.

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The short answer is: it depends. Through three years of establishing plots and monitoring the viability of interseeding it has been possible for the Peace River Forage Association (PRFA) of BC to increase our understanding of seeding into an existing forage stand with another forage. During the trials we were able to establish very little success in establishing forages within a forage crop both under direct seeding disc drill, broadcast seeding, broadcast seeding in conjunction with overgrazing, broadcast seeding and direct seeding in conjunction with fertilizer.

How to successfully rejuvenate a pasture or old hayfield that is starting to reduce production has a lot of risk associated with a full rejuvenation like tillage or herbicide fallow. Risks such as loss of production for one or several years, reduction topsoil function (being incorporated with subsoil), gassing off of nitrogen, soil erosion, topsoil loss because of abnormally high rainfall events in the spring and many other risks.

This project attempted to look at some new options or processes that might assist in introducing forages into an existing forage stand, thereby reducing the need for a full rejuvenation or at least extending the life of the existing forage stand. By digging deeper into this topic; using a new fine seed forage direct seeding disc drill; and incorporating practices such as overgrazing before seeding, timing of seeding, mowing, herbicide, and fertilizers; the association hoped to show that there are more reliable methods for introducing new forages to existing forage stands in comparison to the tried and unreliable broadcasting method.

If new forages were successfully added to an existing forage stand it could improve the yield and quality of the existing stand, extending the life and reducing both costs and environmental risks to the producer and the land. The risk of completely rejuvenating a forage stand has increased with climate change. With the increase in variability in of extreme weather events and the timing of critical moisture events no longer being reliable, the success of traditional rejuvenation practices has declined.

What were the successes:

1. Broadcast seeding birdsfoot trefoil in the winter into an existing over grazed horse pasture (predominately timothy, brome, and quack grass) was successful in establishing birdsfoot trefoil at greater than 50% of the plant composition.

Contributing factors to the success included:

• Seeding onto snow in December.

• The site having been severely over grazed by horses with a lot of bare ground (>50%) showing.

• Excellent moisture conditions in the spring with lots of moisture available and no grazing pressure during the May/June/July establishment timing.

• High seeding rate (>100 seeds per square foot~>11 lbs/ac).

2. Direct seeding alfalfa or timothy into a chem fallow field, previously existing cereal stubble, or timothy. The condition of the field at timing of seeding was extensively fallow soil and the introduction of either timothy or alfalfa resulted in the successful establishment of those plants in the strip that had been missed during a previous seeding of the same plants.

Contributing factors to the success include:

• Successful termination of the previously existing stand with chemicals resulting in a direct seed into ostensibly bare land.

• Excellent moisture conditions in the spring with lots of moisture available and no grazing pressure during May/June/July establishment timing.

• High seeding rate (>100 timothy seeds per square foot, equivalent to 4 lbs/ac, alfalfa at 20 lbs/ac).

3. Direct seeding and broadcast seeding into existing overgrazed pasture with foxtail barley infestation, where existing desirable plants were predominantly timothy, was only successful under the area that had livestock excluded from it for 2 years.

Contributing factors to the success include:

• Approx 40% bare ground at time of seeding.

• Exclusion of livestock grazing.

• High seeding rates 100 seeds per ft square.

What were the challenges:

1. Direct seeding with any species of forage, be it grasses, legumes, or cover crops, had limited success on all sites that had existing growing perennial forage stands. Most sites saw less than one new forage plant introduced into an already existing stand when the cooperators were hoping to have closer to 5-20 new plants. Spending $50 per acre resulted in no detectible improvement in yield or forage quality in these sites.

2. NDVI drone flights were unable to adequately detect the change in forage production if there was any. This method could be utilized to determine bare ground percent cover, as could satellite imagery over a larger scale.

3. The new app Canopea for measuring percent cover was utilized during the project and was sometimes inconsistent in estimating of percent cover if there was a large volume of litter or dead plant material. This made it essential to continue to have qualified people collecting the data.

4. The Jenquip Plate Meter, which was trialed during the project, is a new tool to Canada and is designed to measure the height of the stand and estimate percent plant cover. Limitations of this tool included mixed species stands that were difficult to estimate the percent cover using the formulas that were designed for monocultures. Extremely thin stands were not strong enough to hold the plate up and measured virtually 0 in height, limiting the comparisons that could be made.

5. Fertilizing and mowing saw virtually no advantages in the yield or quality in the interseeding sites.

6. Seeding into an existing pasture site with low production and a greater than 50% bare ground at time of seeding in the spring even with good June rains did not result in any significant changes species composition. An average of 0.1 plants per square foot were observed during the monitoring at that site. This held true over variety of grasses and legumes.

As part of the project the PRFA purchased and tested a VREDO drill to see what is possible in our region. The drill is zero till, the V-shaped disc creates a slit in the soil. Then the smooth roller closes the slit by

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compacting the ground reducing 90% of soil erosion. The drill is easy to calibrate by taking out the tray that is located above the discs and flipping it over to catch the seed in a pail. The meter wheel is ground driven and 28 cranks is 1/100 of acre. The drill can seed from 2 to 30 lb/ ac. There does seem to be some limitation with low seeding rates of straight timothy.

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• Working width of the drill is 2.85m (9’4”).

• Transportation width is 3.00m (9’10”).

• Seeder can place the seed at depthsbetween 0-0.98 inches.

• Seed row spacing is 2.9 inches apart.

• Please contact the PRFA if you are interested to learn more about renting the drill.

Thank you to the Farm Cooperators which included: Dave Armstrong near Rolla; Micki Zunti near Murdale; Burton/Kabzems near Farmington; Craig & Brett Fossum at Sunset; Sunset Community Pasture at Brayden Road; Heather and Ryan Frost at Briar Ridge; Freddy & Liz Schneider in Pouce Coupe; Trevor & Jessica Odwyer near Rolla; and Vaughn/Wilson near Bonanza. Thank you also to our project partners who included: Shell Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and the South Peace Grain Cleaning Coop.

Funding for this project has been provided in part by Shell Canada, AgroWorks, DFL/Pickseed and South Peace Grain Cleaning Coop and in part by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative. The program was delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC.

The VREDO drill is available for rent through the Peace River Forage Association.

The tank agitator in the VREDO drill seed box helps with seeding larger seeds like brome grasses.

The project ask the question forage stand gaps could be filled with interseeding into an existing forage stand.

The Vredo zero till drill has a V-shaped disc that create a slit in the soil to allow the seed to be planted.

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Preventing Disease Transfer When Bringing New Animals into the Herd

BY: DR. CHRISTA HARDER Dawson Creek Vet Clinic

Since the worldwide pandemic most of us have become much more aware of communicable diseases and how to limit spread almost ourselves. Most cattle producers already had a much better general understanding of disease transfer than the general population. That being said we have recently dealt with several cases of herds bringing in outside animals and about ten days later having pneumonia outbreaks in their own animals. A lot of these farms were farms we would consider high health status with relatively “closed herds”. What I mean by that is a herd that implements good vaccination strategies and does not bring in many outside animals. We do know that there truly is no “closed” herd. In this country, at some point, most herds will bring in a new bull or an orphaned calf from a neighbor or a milk cow to feed their excess twins. Bringing in these outside animals poses a high risk to your herd, but we are all going to do it at some point, so here a few pieces of advice to minimize your risk.

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First – know where these new animals are coming from. Ask about that farm’s vaccine strategies, what this individual animal would have received and when. Even virgin yearling bull purchased from a reputable breeder but went through a bull sale at an auction mart has been exposed to a wide array of pathogens. During their brief time at the auction mart that they could bring some of these pathogens to your farm.

There is not much you can do to change what they bring but we can protect our herd by quarantining the new bull/cow/ calf for minimum two weeks before turning them out with the rest of your animals. Ideally a quarantine pen should not be

fence line with other cattle (or you might as well turn them in together) and should not share waterers. If your cows are just about to start calving and you buy some more bred cows – consider calving them in a separate area since your cows will be more susceptible to disease during calving (higher stress time in the year). If you buy calves in fall, keep the new calves separate from yours till they are all settled and the weather is good (wait till stress is low).

The next thing you can do is update the vaccines in these new animals. Vaccines work best when given to healthy animals so if feasible, give them a rest period of a week and make sure they are healthy before you vaccinate. Vaccines take about 2-3 weeks to develop a strong immune response so use them as a tool to prevent disease rather than a treatment. If the vaccine status of the new animals is unknown assume they have had nothing and update according to your herd’s vaccination program. If you do not have a vaccine program for your farm, talk to your veterinarian about developing a protocol for you. This is also a good reminder to keep your herd well vaccinated even if you do not have animals coming in very often. More often than not it seems your home herd will be the ones that get sick from new animals coming in.

Bringing in milk cows and orphaned calves are generally high risk animals so if you do bring these in, make sure to segregate them from your own animals. At minimum get a Johne’s test (fecal sample) done any milk cows (there is more Johne’s disease within dairy than beef cattle).

As we enter the mud season make sure to clean your boots/clothing any time you travel between farms knowing you could also carry disease between operations. If helping a neighbor pull a calf or visiting a farm prior to a bull sale be aware of what is on your feet. Sharing trailers between farms can also pose a risk for disease transfer.

Most producers have spent a lot of time and money creating a healthy herd and are already following these strategies but sometimes a good reminder of these simple practices can help decrease the risk of future disease outbreaks.

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CHANGING FEEDING PROGRAMS

March means in like a lion and out like a lamb or in this case March started off quite nice so I hope for all those farmers having babies that the weather is nice and doesn’t go out like a lion.

My name is Patrick Drschiwiski and I am a member of the Lakeshore 4-H Club. This month has been pretty quiet since its still winter out but our club did cohost the district communication night. There were speeches, educational displays, speak and shows as well as impromptu speeches. The turnout was great and the speeches very interesting. This even takes a lot of people to make it happen. We want to thank the parents, leaders, judges and other 4-H members for coming out and supporting those who had the courage to stand up in front of a crowd and present.

The next few months will be making sure that our animals are getting the care they need as well as training. Before we know it summer will be here and so will achievement days. But before that theirs is training, washing grooming as well as so many things that need to happen. I have a white animal this year to wash and get clean so that will take a lot of soap and washing to get nice and clean. I much prefer the swine they like to play in the water and don’t need as much scrubbing.

Please remember to thank you parents and judges since it is these people who make this happen for us kids.

Thank you, Patrick Drschiwiski

Over the winter, adjustments will be made to rations. Declining feed inventories and changes in nutrient requirements from late pregnancy to a lactating ration, are two common reasons.

Quality differences between grass hay, mixed legume hay, greenfeed, silage, or grains need to be taken into account when balancing the ration for protein, energy, minerals, trace minerals, and vitamins. This can be done using a ration balancing program. How animals react to these adjustments, must also be considered.

Forage maturity and crop type influences nutrient content. Protein, energy, calcium, and magnesium vary. Protein and energy content is usually higher in feeds that contain legumes. Mixed hay or legume hays are high in calcium but low in magnesium. Grass hay, greenfeeds, and cereal or corn silages are typically deficient in calcium and magnesium. A 1:1 or 2:1 mineral is commonly used in a mixed hay ration, whereas a 3:1 or 4:1 mineral is recommended for rations that contain high amounts of cereal or grass forages.

Energy densities in cereal grains vary. Corn and wheat have the same energy content at 88% total digestible nutrients (TDN). Substituting wheat for corn is a pound for pound calculation. Barley with 83% TDN and oats with 77% TDN, requires increases in feeding rates by 10 and 20% respectfully. Changing grains should be done in a three to four step process to prevent digestive upsets. Make the switches every three to four days prevents digestive upsets.

Digestion rates vary between different grains. Wheat, triticale, and rye have the most rapid digestion. As a guideline to prevent digestive upsets, a maximum of six pounds per head per day should be fed to mature animals; and three pounds per head per day fed to 600 to 700 pound animals. Feeding other grains in addition to the wheat, triticale or rye is not a problem.

Gradual changes to a feeding program reduce the risk of digestive upsets or animals going off feed. Animals that are coming to eat when feed is delivered indicate that the transition to the new ration is going well. A normal, flat manure pat shows that the rumen is healthy. If this is not observed, increase the time between changes. It might be necessary to increase the number of steps to make the change.

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more quickly and accurately we can respond. In fact, PID was used heavily in 2022 to help control the spread of avian influenza and disseminate information to poultry owners in the province and will continue to be an important tool in managing the anticipated spread this spring.”

PID links livestock and poultry to land locations or premises within the

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Alexandra Kessler began her 4-H journey as a Cleaver in 2013 with the Grande Prairie 4-H Multi Club and is still an active Member today. Over her 9 years if being a Member she has participated in many projects such as Equine, Market Steer, Heifer and Cow/Calf, Carcass Steer, Taekwondo, Sewing, Foods, Quilting and Babysitting. Alexandra has also held many executive roles, those being Parliamentarian, Treasurer, District and Regional Council Representatives, Key Member and most recently, Club President. Alexandra has achieved many goals at her Club Level and beyond, most notably participating at District Communications and winning her club’s Record Book, Husbandry, Herdsman and Efficiency Awards.

Alexandra has lived the 4-H Motto of “Learn to Do by Doing” over the years from retraining her Equine Project mounts to accept arena work to persevering and overcoming many obstacles in her Beef projects. Her positive and “never give up” attitude has managed to attract many others to join and become Members who would have had a hard time fitting in elsewhere. She is a mentor to other 4-H’ers and sets an example of what it means to be fully present and active in her Club. She is always willing and able to volunteer her time to help out a Club or at an Event to better someone’s experience with 4-H and its Members. Alexandra participates in all she can and managed to stay fully engaged in all levels of 4-H even through the COVID years.

Her next goal involves applying for 4-H scholarships, as she has applied to a couple of Post-Secondary Schools in Edmonton. Although she will be graduating this year, Alexandra is looking forward to continuing to evolve within 4-H and has already applied to attend YLEAD to become a Youth Counselor for the 2023 4-H Summer Camp season.

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“Effective emergency response and the ability to protect your animals depends on accurate information. It is important that you update your PID account when there are changes to your operation (contact information, species, and maximum capacity, etc.) or if you no longer have livestock on your premises. Inaccurate and outdated information can put your animals at risk during an emergency by delaying notification or delivering an incorrect response from emergency responders.”

The following PID account information should be reviewed regularly:

“For those who don’t have a PID account, it is free, simple to apply for and easy to update,” points out Dr. Lehman. “If livestock or poultry are in your care and control, you need to apply for a PID account and obtain at least one PID number. If you operate a commingling site, such as a boarding stable, community pasture, livestock market, feedlot or fair ground, you

are required to obtain a PID account, register all your commingling sites and provide the PID number(s) to the users of your site(s).”

Producers can review and update their information online, or by calling the Premises Identification Program Delivery team at 780-422-9167. Producers can also call 310-FARM for more information.

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PID system. Having accurate animal locations, contact information and other key data in one system is critical for a quick and effective emergency response.

PID can also be used as an early warning system to share information on diseases that could affect certain species on your premises. This is why it is crucial to have accurate species types listed on your account as these notifications are tailored to the species that would be affected.

account contact information emergency 24/7 contact information for the premises location of the premises where animals are located (legal land description or geo-referenced coordinates) type of premises/operation (for example, farm, abattoir, livestock auction, stable) types of animals raised, kept, displayed, assembled, or disposed of on the premises maximum capacity for each species of animal on the premises

BEZANSON AND KLESKUN 4-H SHOW AND SALE

Featuring members from the Bezanson 4-H Multi Club & Kleskun 4-H Multi Club

Monday, May 15, 2023 | Drysdale Centre

Evergreen Park | Grande Prairie, AB

Show starts at 11:00 a.m. | Supper starts at 6:00 p.m. | Sale starts at 7:00 p.m.

26 STEERS TO SELL

The members, parents and Club Executive would like to welcome everyone back to our Achievement Day Show & Sale and thank all the parents, friends & family, local businesses, organizations, and sponsors who have played a part in our club over the past year.

For more information about this year’s event, please contact the following club leaders:

Charmaine LaValley of the Bezanson 4-H Multi Club at 780-832-7426

Tara Bullen of the Kleskun 4-H Multi Club at 780-832-1556

Supporting rural economic growth

Through Budget 2023, Alberta’s government is more than doubling its support for the nine regional economic development alliances (REDAs) in the province. Through this $1.125-million commitment, each REDA can rely on stable $125,000 funding to increase their efforts to support economic growth and diversification throughout Alberta.

support will increase their ability to develop local solutions to economic needs while supporting the improvements that their region needs,” said Brian Jean, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development

REDAs are independent, non-profit organizations made up of member municipalities and regional stakeholders that work together to promote longterm economic development and prosperity. The additional funding will support their work to develop tailored and targeted solutions to their area’s economic requirements. These may take the form of investment attraction, industry diversification, labour attraction and retention, and strategic economic development planning.

“Providing rural communities with the support they need to overcome economic barriers and reach their full potential is a priority for Alberta’s government. Increasing funding for REDAs means municipal leaders and local businesses will have a greater capacity to attract investment, grow our rural economy and solve local challenges,” added Nate Horner, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation

The additional funding to REDAs supports actions under the Economic Development in Rural Alberta Plan, including building capacity for rural economic development interconnectivity at the regional level. For example, the Palliser Economic Partnership REDA in southeastern Alberta has supported the development of investment-ready agricultural projects.

“Nobody knows their local economy better than REDAs, which bring awareness of provincial and municipal initiatives. Each area has its own specific needs and goals, and this additional

Cattle Directory

Gomack Red Angus Braydon Gough, Whitelaw, AB 780-274-0099

Lazy B Livestock

Trevor Binks & Melanie Klassen, Grande Prairie, AB

780-539-7128 / 780-518-0630

Altona Falls Red Angus

Dan & Trudy Loewen, Altona, BC

250-630-2146 /250-261-3955

Biltrite Angus

Stan & Faye Hetman, Rose Prairie, BC

250-827-3694

Link & Alicia Copeland, Rose Prairie, BC

250-262-7629

Binks Angus Farm

Evan Binks, Grande Prairie, AB

780-518-2020

Brandl Cattle Co.

Byron & Gwen Brandl, Jarvie, AB

780-954-2599

Broken Stick Ranch

Tom & Amber Ditner, Baldonnel, BC

250-794-7105

Cinder Angus

Brad Yoder & Nicolle Hoskins, Barrhead, AB

780-674-5773

Gumbo Gulch

Cattle Company

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS

Visitors Welcome

Mile 11 on #2 Highway South of Dawson Creek

Steve Aylward (C) 250.784-5136 • Email: gsaylward@gmail.com

Heart Valley Angus

Nat & Chris Tschetter, Wanham, AB

780-978-6407 / 780-978-6406

HORIZON RED ANGUS

RED & BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE OFF THE FARM BY PRIVATE TREATY

M.C. Quantock

Mac & Pat Creech, Lloydminster, AB

800-561-2855

Mountain Side Angus

Bulls for Sale by Private Treaty

John & Judy Mayer, Beaverlodge, AB

780-831-8497

Nicklason Stock Farm

Brad Nicklason, Deadwood, AB

R0011926665

Philip Driedger La Crete, AB (780) 926-5896

Kjos Black Angus

Marty & Miriam Kjos, Fort St. John, BC 250-787-0970

Dwajo Angus

Dwayne, Joanne & Jesse Emery, Camp Creek, AB 780-674-4410

Excel Ranches

Ron & Barb Miller, Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB 780-349-0644

GRA-TAN Farm

Grant & Tanya Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB

780-786-2181

semen tested | excellent quality

“Raising TOP quality genetics for TOP quality cattlemen” Stop by anytime to view the bulls

Jim & Donna Rowe Worsley, AB 780-835-9588 donnarowe8@icloud.com

Red & Black Angus Yearlings & Two-Year-Olds

Box 2139 High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 zahacy@telus.net

Mark & Ginger Zahacy

Phone (780) 523-5356

780-836-5197 R0011920398

Cell (780) 523-1356

Purebred Angus Genetics (The Profitable Kind)

Box 159, Cleardale, AB T0H 3Y0 Pete (cell): 780-835-8291

www.northwaycattle.ca

OFFERING 2-YEAR-OLD

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS BULLS for sale off the ranch by Private Treaty

Arrange a visit and see how our top quality genetics can fit into your cow herd

Silent K Stock Farms

Delano & Megan Kjos, Tomslake, BC

Delano 250-467-9450 / Megan 403-804-1107

SURE YOU CAN BUY A BULL SIGHT UNSEEN

But why not come over and pick for yourself from 30 good rising 2-Year-Old Black Angus bulls?

With genetics from the Premiere herds of Bar EL and Hamilton Farms and the cow maker Sire Pinebank, these bulls check all the boxes for calving ease, performance, and good temperament. They are affordable and they are here in the Peace Country.

JayDawn Farms

Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB

780-933-5530

Landaker Charolais Farm

Alan & Shelley Landaker, Brownvale, AB

780-618-3928

LAZY R CATTLE CO.

Purebred Charolais Bulls

Trieber Farms

Fred & Naomi Trieber, Beaverlodge, AB

Fred 780-831-1346 / Naomi 780-814-0052

Pro-Char Charolais

David & Kristina Prokuda, Glenevis, AB 780-932-1654

Rosebud Creek Charolais

Dan & Holly Schleppe, Dawson Creek, BC

250-786-5698/250-219-5698

Spruce View Charolais

Andrew & E e Lakusta, Andrew, AB

780-719-0264/780-365-2079

Triangle Stock Farm

Vance & Michelle Klepper, Stony Plain, AB

780-718-9334/780-718-6024

Valanjou Charolais

Phillipe & Rae Lusson, Clyde, AB

780-206-5440/780-348-5683

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC

250-786-5048

Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC 250-784-3924

Dry Creek Ranch

Seth Harmon, Cecil Lake, BC

250-793-1858

VISITORS WELCOME

780-834-8170

Raising Quality Charolais Cattle to meet the needs of the Commercial Industry!

Herefords Charolais Simmentals

FRIESEN HEREFORD FARMS

Heifers for

Home: (780) 832-4068 • Cell: (780) 831-9106

Gold Stock Hereford Farms

Steven, Ashley & Brad White, Beaverlodge, AB

780-518-0064/780-354-3190

Gurtler Polled Herefords

Garry & Ethan Gurtler, North Star, AB

Garry 780-836-2125 / 780-836-0117

780-836-0552 / Ethan 780-836-0552

JoNomn Hereford Ranch

Norm & Joanne Parrent, Clyde, AB

780-307-6586/780-348-5835

M.C. Quantock

Mac & Pat Creech, Lloydminster, AB

1-800-561-2855

PHK Herefords

Phillip & Helen Krahn, La Crete, AB

780-841-9409/780-928-3635

Reber’s Polled Herefords

Serena & Kasey Reber, Woking, AB

Hillview Farms

Raymond & Corine Verbeek, Sturgeon County, AB

780-982-2176/780-939-2173

KASH FARMS

Yearling & Two-Year-Old Shorthorn Bulls for Sale off the Farm by Private Treaty

TAMARACK SHORTHORNS

Alvin Johnson | Brownvale, AB

Cell: (780) 618-9044 | ajohnson_1959@icloud.com

Nor-Alta Limousin

Leonel & Lacey Plante & Family, Kinuso, AB

780-805-5237

Trieber Farms

Fred & Naomi Trieber, Beaverlodge, AB

Fred 780-831-1346/Naomi 780-814-0052

Pinnacle View Limousin

Shadow Creek Red Polls

Dean & Marsha Anderson – Fort St John, BC (250) 827-3293 • marshascows@hotmail.com www.shadowcreek.farm

Herefords & Simmentals

Tamara & Darcy Kuriga, Whitelaw, AB

780-834-7108/780-835-8090

Blueberry Valley Farms Limousin

Michael & Rebecca McCord, Mile 86.5 Alaska Hwy, BC

250-772-5116

Dry Creek Ranch

Gordon & Carla Harmon, Cecil Lake, BC

250-793-2384

Excel Ranches

Ron & Barb Miller, Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB 780-349-0644

GRUNDKE FAMILY SALERS FOR SALE AT THE FARM SALERS BULLS and FEMALES FROM THESE AND OTHER SIRES SELECTED FOR TEMPERMENTGROWTH AND EASY KEEPING WERNER and DEBBIE GRUNDKE ALBERTA BEACH, ALBERTA

North 42 Cattle Company

Heath Barn eld, Sexsmith, AB

780-897-3339

Whispering Aspen Ranch

Megan Thompson, Cecil Lake, BC 250-793-4830

Albrecht Farms

Steve, Tammy & Ryan Albrecht, Spirit River, AB

Ryan 780-933-5448 / Steve 780-832-0883

Blazin’ J Simmentals

Darcy & Caitlyn Lind, Valleyview, AB 780-552-4934

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC

250-786-5048

Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC 250-784-3924

Crystal Springs Ranch

Eckbert & Christa Weitzel

Georg & Sarah Weitzel, Charlie Lake, BC 250-263-8237

Chet & Jamie Jans Box 223

Groundbirch, BC V0C 1T0

Registered Purebred & Fleckvieh Simmentals

250-780-2141 hm

250-219-8200 cell

250-219-8008 cell

GRA-TAN Farm

Grant & Tanya Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB

780-786-2181

Grimm Ranches

info@fallentimberfarms.com www.fallentimberfarms.com

Miles Grimm & Laurie Schaub, Grimshaw, AB 780-971-2217

Hodges Simmentals

Roy & Scot Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB

780-512-4669

Registered Polled Hereford Bulls and

sale Chad & Anna Friesen Box 1185, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4B6

Whiskey Jack Black

100% Customer Satisfaction is The JayDawn Advantage

RED & BLACK SIMMENTALS AND CHAROLAIS BRED FOR CALVING EASE, WEANING WEIGHTS & MATERNAL TRAITS

JayDawn Farms

JASON & NIKKI MCQUAIG SEXSMITH, ALBERTA (c) 780.933.5530 jmcquaig@gpnet.ca

KIN-KIN Cattle Co.

Gary & Faye Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB

780-786-4500

KMR Simmentals

Kent & Robin Malcomson, Grovedale, AB 587298-5404

KRS Simmentals

K. Reanne Sanford, Quesnel, BC

250-991-9496

KSL Simmentals

Keagan Scorgie, Beaverlodge, AB

780-518-6572

Brad Smith, 780-202-0254

Lakeroad Simmentals

Sarah Hayward & Kolby Rowe, Fairview, AB

780-835-8841

M.C. Quantock

Mac & Pat Creech, Lloydminster, AB

800-561-2855

Norbert & Janice Luken 780-835-3165

Email: njluken6@gmail.com

Rosefield Simmentals

James & Martha Wiebe, Prespatou, BC

250-630-2621

SIBL Simmentals

The Smith Families, Cherhill, AB

780-785-2045

Triangle Stock Farm

The Kleppers, Stony Plain, AB

780-718-9334/780-718-6024

REGISTERED SIMMENTALS BOX 655, BEAVERLODGE, AB TOH 0C0

KEITH HODGES

780-831-7999 keith@arlshop.com

Whiskey Jack Black

KEIRAN HODGES 780-933-5637 hodgey_177@hotmail.com

Herefords & Simmentals

Tamara & Darcy Kuriga, Whitelaw, AB

780-834-7108/780-835-8090

Red & Black Purebred Simmental Seedstock

Willow Creek Simmentals | Crooked Creek, AB Mike & Mari Klassen | (780) 832-7343 Colby & Tiffany Klassen | (780) 832-6714 willowcreeksimmentals@gmail.com

WILLOWDALE SIMMENTALS

Performance Breeding Stock Polled Reds & Blacks

Rachido Ranch

Randy & Donna Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB

780-786-4373

DESERT ACRES SPECKLE PARK

RIMROCK RANCH

The Harvey’s SPECKLE PARK PUREBRED BULLS AND HEIFERS FOR SALE 250-719-9575

OFFERING SPECKLE PARK BULLS

& HEIFERS

(780) 831-5781 cdymurray@yahoo.ca

Grande Prairie Feeders Association

Admin – Dawn Hollins, Grande Prairie, AB

780-538-1263

North Peace Feeder Association

Admin – Donna Haakenson, Berwyn, AB

780-338-2270

Prairie River Feeders Co-op

Admin – Tammy Roberts, High Prairie, AB

780-523-4487

Barrhead Feeder Association

Admin – Ann Gerhardt, Barrhead, AB

780-674-2456

Fort Feeders Co-op Association

Admin – Cathy Axley, Two Hills, AB

780-290-0293

Westlock Feeders Association

Admin – Megan Keith, Westlock, AB

780-348-5850

Charlie Lake, BC V1J 8K2

STEVE & SUSIE JACK SPIRIT RIVER, AB (780) 864-7852 |

REGISTERED PUREBRED SPECKLE PARK CATTLE

For Sale by Private Treaty Off The Ranch Cody & Rodi Murray Beaverlodge, AB

6 E/ hyd dif/lock 36”T6500 trk #896171297 wt 62,800# Rev Fan, Susp Cab, Rear Camera, Isobus

DAVE ROSS EQUIP. LTD

hyd dif/lock, A/S/R 21 LED lite #796170330 wt 59,800# Rev Fan, Susp Cab, Rear Camera

VJV LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUP

DAWSON CREEK BEAVERLODGE WESTLOCKPONOKA RIMBEY

BullsBologna BullsBologna BullsBologna BullsBologna BullsBologna BullsBologna BullsBologna Bulls

Feeder BullsFeeder BullsFeeder BullsFeeder BullsFeeder BullsFeeder BullsFeeder BullsFeeder BullsFeeder Bulls n/an/a$145.00$172.00$130.00$145.00n/an/a$152.00$197.00$155.00$190.00$150.00$200.00$150.00$185.00n/an/a

VJV DAWSON CREEK PERFORMANCE HORSE SALE

Friday, May 26th 6:00 p.m.

ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE

VJV DAWSON CREEK PRODUCTION HORSE SALE

SATURDAY, MAY 27TH, 2023

Tack at 9:30 a.m. | Run Thru Horses at 12 Noon

For more information, or to consign horses, contact VJV LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUP 301—116th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC Office: (250) 782-3766 | Email: vjvdawsoncreek@outlook.com

www.vjvauction.com

AG-230214

VJV LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUP

VJV DAWSON CREEK SPRING 4-in-1 SALE

Saturday, May 20th, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. (BC Time)

Breeding Bulls | Bred Cows

Cow/Calf Pairs | Replacement Heifers

Approximately 300 Head on Offer

VJV LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUP

301 – 116th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC Office: 250.782.3766 | Fax: 250.782.6622

vjvdawsoncreek@outlook.com

vjvauction.com

AG-230215

Thurs, Apr 20th – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Apr 27th – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, May 4th – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, May 11th – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, May 18th – 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, May 25th – 9:00 a.m.

May 24th – 9:00 a.m.

Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - April 7, 2023 https://open.alberta.ca/publications/3479685

THORSBY

BULLS $110.00$191.00$135.00$165.00

REPLACEMENT CATTLE

FEEDER COWSFEEDER COWS $135.00$150.00$130.00$145.00

The Northern Horizon is deeply humbled at have been selected the 4-H Business Supporter of the Year at this year’s Grande Prairie 4-H District Dinner & Dance.

We will continue to work hard to highlight 4-H and all the tireless efforts all the clubs and 4-H members in the area put forward.

REGULAR

Monday, May 15th –

Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership launched April 1

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) will officially go into effect on April 1, 2023. The federal, provincial and territorial governments collaborated in the renewal of this important five-year policy framework to ensure that there is no gap between the end of the former agreement and this new one, benefitting farmers and processors across all of Canada.

This agreement has set $1 billion in federal programs and activities, and $2.5 billion in cost-shared programs and activities funded by federal, provincial and territorial governments, up 25% from the 2018-2023 agreement.

The renewed federally funded programs to support sector growth under Sustainable CAP were launched on March 6, 2023. Details and applications are available online for AgriAssurance, AgriCompetitiveness, AgriDiversity, AgriInnovate, AgriMarketing and AgriScience.

In addition to these programs, the Sustainable CAP includes $2.5 billion in costshared programming that will be delivered by provincial and territorial governments. Bilateral agreements between the Government of Canada and the provincial and territorial governments are in the process of being finalized.

Sustainable CAP includes, among other things, a new $250 million Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program to support ecological goods and services offered by the agricultural sector.

Canadian producers will also have access to an enhanced suite of business risk management programs to help them manage significant risks that threaten the viability of their farms and are beyond their capacity to manage, including an increase of the compensation rate from 70% to 80% in AgriStability.

The Sustainable CAP will help position Canada for continued success as a global leader in sustainable agriculture, economically, environmentally and socially. It will also enable the sector to be an innovative, productive and internationally competitive so that it can continue to feed Canada and a growing global population.

“I would like to highlight the important collaborative work that allowed us to mark

the official launch of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (2023-2028). The initiatives that will be rolled out over the next five years will allow the sector to continue to be a world leader in sustainable agricultural, while also allowing farmers to stay productive and competitive so that they can ensure our food security and sustain their livelihood,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

The agriculture and agri-food value chain continues to be an economic engine driving Canada’s economy, contributing nearly $135 billion of national GDP, and responsible for more than 2 million jobs (1 in 9 jobs) in Canada.

Exports of agriculture, agri-food, fish and seafood products grew to $92.7 billion in 2022, compared to $82.4 billion in 2021.

2020 KIOTI PX1153PC

LOCATED IN PRINCE GEORGE | STK# 097814U1 PRICE $79,900

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2019 JOHN DEERE S780

2014 JOHN DEERE S680 LOCATED IN LA CRETE | STK# 011417U2 PRICE $197,500

2020 NEW HOLLAND T5.115 EC

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2017 JOHN DEERE S690

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2015 JOHN DEERE 8245R

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2017 VERSATILE 310

LOCATED IN CHILLIWACK | STK# 509224U1 PRICE $198,000

2016 JOHN DEERE 830

LOCATED IN KAMLOOPS | STK# 110196U1 PRICE $41,500

2015 JOHN DEERE 946

LOCATED IN KAMLOOPS | STK# 114769U1 PRICE $44,900

Funding for food production in the Northwest Territories

A renewed funding partnership between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will see an investment of $7.6 million to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri‐food sector in the Northwest Territories (NWT) over the next 5

projects to NWT-based producers, processors, retailers, non-profit organizations, and governments, including Indigenous Governments and Indigenous Organizations.

The new agreement increases government investment in the agriculture and agri-food sector

trust; and climate change and the environment.

Sustainable CAP will further work to encourage greater diversity and inclusion in the sector and strengthen relationships with Indigenous Peoples.

In the NWT, the GNWT’s partnership in Sustainable CAP will enable NWT producers to access 2 key Business Risk Management programs, AgriStability and AgriInvest, designed to provide producers with protection against income and production losses and to help them manage risks that threaten the viability of their operations.

“The Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership will provide innovative solutions to help ensure a dependable food supply and a more resilient and sustainable agriculture sector within communities across the Northwest Territories. We look forward to this renewed partnership so that the sector can reach its full potential and continue to contribute to Canada’s

economic growth and wellbeing,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

“The GNWT’s support for regional agriculture programs is doing more than encouraging local food production. It promotes economic development and diversity. We know that the NWT has the capacity to meet more of its own food needs. We will continue to advance actions and investments to increase the production of fresh, healthy, safe and more affordable locally-grown food choices while bringing new economic opportunities to NWT residents,” added Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Industry Tourism and Investment

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a $3.5 billion, 5-year agreement between the federal, provincial and territorial governments.

Sustainable CAP is the fifth agreement signed between the Government of Canada and the GNWT since 2003.

EQUIPMENT

NH BR7090 baler .............................................$38,000

Vermeer 505l baler ......................................... $8,500

NH BR780A baler .............................................$17,000

JD 945 discbine ..................................................$35,000

Allen 8907 rake .................................................$19,000

NH 166 windrow inverter .................................... $6,300

NH 25HB header ..................................................$25,000

Case 1370 w/loader ..................................................$17,000

NH L215 (2014)

NH TS6.140 tractor (2015)

bucket 1300 hours ....................................................$110,000

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1055 Coming Events

We invite you to our Quilt Show

Sunday April 23, 2023

1:00 - 4:00 pm at the Seniors Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave Dawson Creek BC $6.00 entry Fee

Come enjoy some strawberry shortcake and vote for your favourite quilt!

1215 General Employment

HANDYMAN WANTED IN ARRAS AREA FOR OCCASIONAL LIGHT JOBS. CALL TO DISCUSS. 250-719-9272

2005 Antiques

Buying Antiques

Coins, toys, advertising, tools & more Will buy bulk

Call/text 780-832-8216

2060 For Sale - Misc

Large quantity of barnwood available. Various widths and lengths. Rycroft area. Call Jim 780-814-1215

IF IT’S NOT IN THE NORTHERN

HORIZON IS IT REALLY FOR SALE?

2206 Farm Equipment

2206 Farm Equipment

2060 For Sale

- Misc

Poplar and Spruce lumber. Can cut almost any dimension. Call for pricing

780-524-5555 Call/text 780-524-9648

World Set of Encyclopedia, Family Circle Do-It-Yourself Encyclopedia set, Childcraft Encyclopedia set with cabinet, 780-837-2081

2145 Wanted to Buy

Looking for New Holland

664 or 688 Baler. Call/Text Charles at 780-841-7601

Looking for small wax spinner. Less than 100 hives. Call Don 780-356-2904

Looking for two used fertilizer bins. Call/Text Charles at 780-841-7601

Looking for wood planer/moulder. 780-285-1839

Wanted 17inch rims with 8-hole pattern.

(780)971-2350

Wanted: 6ft bucket to fit 148 John Deere Loader. Call 780-945-9330

WANTED: Flexicoil regular spring harrow 50’- 70’, IH tandem disc 20’-26’. Good Conditions. 780-568-2137

Wanted Land Roller.

(780)971-2350

2146 Wanted

Wanted: Looking for Poplar lumber buyers and brokers. Call 780-285-4684

2211 Air Drills & Seeders

40ft Noble Seed-Rite Air Seeder. Complete. Grain cart. Loading auger.

780-523-1488

2213 Harrows & Cultivators

20ft Co-op Disker. Complete with seed box. Fertilizer. All working and in good shape.

780-523-1488

50-Foot Custom Built Harrow Packer Bar.

Asking $6,000 OBO

780-836-5370

Looking for 20ft cultivator.

780-285-1839

Rite Way 72? Medium Duty Harrows for Sale. Call Clarence 780-945-9330

2215 Heavy Equipment

2 new Komatsu D-85-18 front idlers. $7000/pair. Kevin (250)262-6522

Clark 666B skidder for sale. (780)971-2350

2215 Heavy Equipment

Attachments for skidsteers/ tractors, loaders. Large selection of pallet forks, grapples, buckets, snow and dirt blades, tillers, mowers and snow blowers, etc. 780-3542161, (Cell)-780-518-6095. Beaverlodge.

D-8K U-blade.

Hydraulic Tilt $12,000 Kevin (250)262-6522

For Sale: 84inch General Purpose Skidsteer Bucket. $1,500 O.B.O. Call 780-841-2984

Wanted: 6ft bucket to fit 148 John Deere Loader. Call 780-945-9330

2220 Misc Farm Equipment

1 John Deere Starfire receiver ITC, No extended module. $250. Call/Text 780-5320114

33ft Flex-coil packers set $4000. 403-601-6895 40ft JD 9450 Hoe Drill complete with factory transport and small seed attachments. 780-380-9676, 780-9336363

Case IH 770 6-bottom plow spring reset. Coulters 16inch bottoms. Excellent Shape. $6500. Call/Text 780532-0114

CCIL/Vicon Model CP2500 HD Cutivator, 19ft, 3-bar mounted harrows. $2000 OBO Call/Text 780-5320114

Cockshut cultivator 247/12ft with shovels $800. 403-601-6895

Eaton Hydraulic Pump. Tandem - 2-48 Servo. Out of GEHL Skid Steer. (1800hrs) Phone/Text. 780-832-8103. Glemmer Fuel Tank Double wall 2200 Litre. $1000.

403-601-6895

John Deere 3100 plow 4-bottom. Coulters, Great shape. $4000 OBO

Call/Text 780-532-0114

Riteway 901 36ft wing-up packer bar, 1.5-in packers, $4500 OBO.

Call/Text 780-532-0114

2223 Oilfield/Well Site Equipment

200-amp Lincoln Pipeliner welder, low hours, $5000 OBO. Also 300 feet welding cable $1000. 780-296-5010

2225 Tools

13ft steel table folds for railings. $1200 OBO.

780-296-5010

1500 lb Motorcycle hydraulic jack. Used once. $150 OBO.

780-296-5010

2230 Tractors

Looking for an International 4386 tractor for parts. Call 780-841-4740

2236 Grain Augers

Grain auger 7ft x 41ft Westfield $500. Kohler Eng.

403-601-6895

3515 Feed & Grain

Oats for sale, milling and feed grade, good bushel weight Call 780-781-4457

3520 Horses & Tack

3-year-old gelding pony. 12.5 hands high. Bay colour, black mane/tail. Call for more info. 250-789-3778

Custom Built Livestock Shelters, Windbreak Panels and Rig Mats Built to Order. Delivery Options.

780-518-7469

Looking for someone to do colt starting. Call Greg 780512-1207 or 780-538-9115

3535 Livestock

20 open Yearling Hereford

Cross heifers. Vaccinated & ivormectin treated. Phone:

780-836-2125 or 780-8360117

2-year old Simmental Hereford cross bulls. Semen tested Free delivery. Phone: 780-836-2125 or 780-8360117

Angus Bulls for sale. Semen tested and vet evaluated. Manning area, delivery available 780-781-4457

9020

Feed & Seed

3535 Livestock PHEASANTS PEACOCKS & BANTAMS FOR SALE

• Chinese Ringnecks

• Jumbo Ringnecks

• Yellow Goldens

• Melanistic Mutants

• India Blue Peacocks Breeders & Yearlings

• White Crested Black Polish Bantams

Call (780) 831-9366 or (780) 532-0758

Blue healer puppies. Ready to go first week of May with first shots. 780-876-7618

Bred cows Simmental Angus Hereford cross. Phone: 780836-2125 or 780-836-0117

Bred Heifer for Sale. Born in 2021. Half Black Angus, Half Dexter/Jersey Cross.

$2,000 780-933-1108

Custom Built Livestock Shelters, Windbreak Panels and Rig Mats Built to Order.

Delivery Options.

780-518-7469

For Sale: Angus/ Hereford Cross yearlings. Steers & Heifers. 250-772-5407

For Sale: Black white-faced Heifers Yearlings, 2-YearOlds, & more. Information: 250-827-3843.

High Quality 2-Year-Old

Registered Polled Hereford Bulls for Sale. Heifer and Herd Bulls Available. 780831-8338

High Quality Yearling Registered Hereford and Hereford Cross Heifers for Sale. Call Anna 780-831-8338

One & Two-Year-Old Texas

Longhorn Bulls Available. Excellent Horn Genetics. Call Ken at 780-518-1669

9020 Feed & Seed

3535 Livestock

Poplar and Spruce lumber. Can cut almost any dimension. Call for pricing

780-524-5555

Call/text 780-524-9648

Purebred Shorthorn bulls for sale. Red/White/Roan. Call Tamarack Shorthorns for all your bull needs. 780-6189044

Registered Black Angus yearling bulls for sale. Semen-tested. Ready to go. 780-354-2726 or 780-831-8497

Registered Polled Hereford Bulls For Sale. Semen-tested. Vet-inspected. Vaccinated. Free Delivery. 780-8362125 or 780-836-0117

Registered Red Poll bulls: small heads, smooth shoulders make these bulls ideal for heifers. 250-827-3293

Registered White-faced bulls. 70bw Known as Registered Black Herefords. Yearlings, 2-Year-Olds, & more.

Information: 250-827-3843.

Two-Year-Old & Yearling

Registered Angus Bulls for Sale. Semen Tested/Ready to Work. Call Darren 780-8144993

Windbreak panels for sale with 2-7/8-inch pipe and 1.5inch thick slabs. Delivery available. Call 403-894-7633 Yearling and Two-Year-Old Registered Simmental Bulls for Sale by Private Treaty. Call Norbert 780-835-9314

3537 Swine

8-Month-Old Berkshire-Cross Gilt. Will be a good butcher pig by Fall. $2.00/lb 250-789-3778

Butcher pigs for Sale. Call Adam 250-263-7100

3538 Sheep & Goats

Commercial, Bred ewe lambs. Due May 1st. From quality stock. Call or text 780-978-4705

3539 Poultry

Chicken eggs for sale in the Dawson Creek area. $4.50/dozen 250-7893778

3562 Cats

6 month female calico kitten. Very friendly and affectionate for sale. 250789-3778

5020 Business Services

3563 Dogs

Border-Collie Blue Healer Cross with black-lab. 2 males, 1-female.

7-Months-old. Asking $150. 250-789-3778

Border Collie Puppies. Born March 20, ready mid-May. Good for Cattle/Sheep. $200/each. Valleyview. 780552-6011/780-524-2076 Golden Doodle Puppies, ready Feb-14-2023. Reputable breeder: KD Ranch Alberta. By Grande Prairie. Call/text 780-882-3541

Purebred Siberian Husky Crossed with Great Pyrenees. 3-females and 3-males. 7 months old. $100/each. 250-789-3778

6030 Houses for Sale

Private sale: 4-Bdrm, 2.5Bath, Bungalow with attached garage in Falher, 1479 sqft. 780-837-2081

6532 Farmland - Lease

6-acre berry farm to lease, w/house&garage. Ideal family venture. $1,200/month Hines Creek, AB Call/780494-2278, text/780-834-6282

8032 Bobcat/Backhoe Services

For Sale: 84inch General Purpose Skidsteer Bucket. $1,500 O.B.O. Call 780-841-2984

8050 Carpentry

Looking for wood planer/moulder. 780-285-1839

9020 Feed & Seed

ORE 3542 M Oats AAC Tisdale Wheat Gordon Hill 250-261-3041

Organic Peace Alfalfa and Organic Red Clover Seed.

$3.75/lb, Bagged & Inoculated. 780-926-9412

9025 Hay/Bales For Sale

Round and square straw bales for sale. Located 12 kms northeast of Manning Alberta. 780-781-4457

Small, square bales wheat straw. Good, clean/dry & under roof. Bundles of 21. Call/text 780-978-4705

9031 Certified Seed for Sale

Certified AAC Brandon and AAC Red Star Spring Wheat

99% Germ.. Can Deliver. 250-782-0220

Heavy seed oats for sale. 99% germination. Can deliver. Call 250-782-0220

5020 Business Services

9035 Steel

GranariesBuildings/

Canvas covered 2.5 x 2.5 galvanized building structure. 32ft x 50ft. tin-covered ends. $10,000. 403-601-6895

9036 Grain/Hopper Bins

Twister Grain Bin 5 rings rebuilt wood floor rope-pull on bin-lid.2000 plus bushel.

$7,000. 403-601-6895

Westeel-Rosco, wood floor grain bin 2000 bushel.

$6,000. 403-601-6895

9145 Domestic Cars

2008 Buick Enclave CX/4DR/AWD. Summer/Winter Tires. Body very-good condition. Engine requires head-gasket. $7000 OBO. 780-832-8103

9160 Trucks & Vans

For Sale: 2014 Dodge caravan with built-in wheelchair ramp. 780-538-9268

1988 Dodge A-Frame Winch Truck. Dually, 4x4, locking hubs. 70,000 original miles. No rust. 780-523-1488

1983 Ford 6.9-Litre diesel 4WD, Fixerupper or for parts truck 90,000 km, $1000 OBO 250-789-3778

1981 Chevy Cheyenne 1-ton rebuilt 454, cab rebuilt 5-years ago. Leather Headliner/Bucket-seats/console $,25,000 OBO 780-296-5010

9036 Grain/Hopper Bins

9161 Trucks - 4WD

2004 F350 C/Cab, Dually, Flat Deck, 6L, Manual, 361,000kms, Needs Repairs, $5,000 or Trade 250-789-3778

9164 Parts - Trucks

For Sale: 900 Ford on Air. 750 Ford. International Tandem motor good when parked. 780-538-9268

9183 Utility Trailers

2004 Tridem Gooseneck flatdeck trailer. In good shape. New deck, bearings, hubs, and brakes. 403-894-7633 8ft-x-16ft single-axle trailer 12”high for moving sheds or small buildings. Asking $3000 OBO. 780-296-5010

9185 Boats

For Sale: 1993- 22Ft River Glass river boat & trailer. Asking $25,000; Call 250 261-1943

9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers

Skipper 12ft Holiday Trailer Hunter-Special. Furnace, Fridge/Stove. New brakes, raised-up-axle Call Greg 780-512-1207 or 780-5389115

2010 JAYCO 5th-Wheel RV, (RLDS) 31.5 ft. Always kept inside. Like-new condition. $29,000. Phone/Text 780-832-8103

Dial-a-classi ed 250-782-4888

Grain/Hopper Bins

ON-FARM SAFETY CHECKLIST SILOS & FIELD BINS

1) Are augers and/or conveyors guarded to prevent limbs, hair or clothing from getting caught?

2) Are silos and field bins regularly inspected for structural damage or wear?

3) Do you secure hatches to prevent unauthorised access to the silo or field bin?

4) Is fall protection provided and worn when: a) climbing vertical ladders, or

b) working on top of the silo or bin?

5) Do you watch for power lines and maintain safety clearances when moving or transporting equipment?

6) Are confined spaces procedures followed when entering silos or field bins?

7) Are appropriate respirators worn when loading dusty grains?

8) Are respirators kept clean in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions?

9) Are silo ladders far enough above the ground to be out of reach of children?

On the road through northern Alberta

We stopped for lunch at a great dual eatery, The Forge & Smoke and the Black Smith Pub. Located at the Trading Post in Sunset Ridge in Cochrane.

Our tour then took us through some lovely landscapes, across the Brazeau Dam, past Lodgepole and Cynthia before dropping our kickstand down in Edson for the night.

The next morning we headed straight to the Galloway Station Museum, Travel Centre and Archives.

Did you know that Edson has a beloved mascot, Eddie the Squirrel?

The original cement Eddie greeted travellers for over 40 years until he retired. The new Eddie, designed by Sookum Creative Works in 2011, has a cast bronze cone and a superb airbrushed paint job.

The museum has something for everyone, so consider stopping in! You won’t regret it!

So far on our tour, the food stops have not disappointed me.

On this leg of the tour, we stopped at the Coal Branch Hotel in Robb, AB and then at the Ridge Restaurant and Lounge in Grande Cache, AB.

Our final destination for the day was Grand Prairie, AB.

We started our next day off in Grande Prairie with some wonderful discoveries.

Our first stop in Grande Prairie was the Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre. As a partial acreage filled with gardens, info stands and an interpretive building filled with war memorabilia, there is a lot packed into this stop.

Being a veteran myself with a high level of apathy, this was emotionally draining, so many lives lost from this region alone, my

heart pounded with pride in what has been built here. The effort and love poured into this attraction speaks volumes of those that facilitated its belongings.

For our next stop, in the words of Nir, one of the riders on the tour, Grande Prairie is “full of skeletons, and one dinosaur museum called the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum.

A small entourage of greeters and a Fire Department Firetruck with flashing lights and sirens blazing greeted us.

We took a tour of the museum’s cornucopia of skeletal remains, fossils, etc.

They also served homemade donut holes that were to die for.

Continuing, we came across a second-hand store in the middle of nowhere. The Valhalla Coop.

A hodgepodg eof collected stuff, well, everything from the 50’s to date. I’m not a collector nor a hoarder, but if you love product memories from your youth, chances are you’ll find something that strikes a cord.

As for me, myself, and my shadow, the Cokes in the fridge were very cold and welcomed going down

New carbon tax exemption improves greenhouse grower cash flow

Eligible B.C. greenhouse growers will soon be able to obtain a point-of-sale carbon tax reduction to help them preserve their cash flow and continue growing the vegetables and plants British Columbians enjoy.

The new greenhouse carbon tax exemption will replace the Greenhouse Carbon Tax Relief Grant on April 1, 2023. It will offer eligible greenhouses an 80% carbon tax reduction on the propane or natural gas sales at the point-ofsale rather than having growers recoup those expenses through the relief grant program.

To be eligible for the reduction, commercial producers must use more than 90% of the greenhouse for growing vegetables, ornamental flowers or plants, forest seedlings or nursery plants (cannabis is not eligible), providing:

they sold more than $20,000 in eligible plants in 2022 and expect the same revenues in the

next year; and they will use natural gas or propane to heat their greenhouses or to produce carbon dioxide.

Since the carbon tax exemption will be implemented on April 1, 2023, the Greenhouse Carbon Tax Relief Grant will provide rebates to offset the carbon tax paid by the greenhouse and floriculture industry between January and March 31, 2023.

Quick Facts:

The greenhouse carbon tax exemption will

provide eligible greenhouse operations with an 80% exemption to carbon tax, which will be implemented on April 1, 2023, by the Ministry of Finance.

Fuel sellers will develop and implement their own point-of-sale processing systems.

Greenhouse growers supply communities with fresh vegetables, such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, for about 10 months of the year and are a key contributor to B.C.’s food security and the provincial economy.

B.C.’s floriculture and nursery industries grow approximately 80 million greenhouse flowers and 50 million potted plants per year.

When should you call the ALERT Line?

The ALERT Line is an anonymous, producer helping producer call line. If you have questions or concerns about animal welfare, call this number R to report it. 1-800-506-2273

If you are concerned that livestock may be neglected or in distress

If you have a question about livestock care or livestock care practices

If you see livestock that are in an emergency situation i.e barn fire, trailer rollover, barn roof collapse

If you are in need of assistance or support in taking care of your own livestock

If you need an Emergency Livestock Handling Equipment Trailer

If you aren’t sure whether or not you should call – call! We’re happy to answer any questions and it’s better to be safe than sorry!

Examples of calls we’ve received:

Livestock that are looking thin Snow on a cow’s back – is that okay?

No water

Can’t see any wind break or shelter

When should you call the Alberta SPCA? (1-800-455-9003)

If you see livestock that are being abused or neglected

If you see livestock that are dead

If there are livestock with a visible/severe injury

Examples of calls the SPCA would receive:

There is a dead cow in the field that has been lying there for a couple of days

There’s a horse with a bad looking wound on it’s side and doesn’t look like its been treated

When should you call the RCMP?

If you see livestock that have found their way outside of their living area and aren’t sure who they belong to (stray livestock)

Livestock alongside a major road or highway

Call your nearest RCMP detachment if you see animals on a highway.

TIMED ONLINE CONSIGNMENT SALE Crooked Creek, AB

Bidding

ATV’s, lawn and acreage equipment, cattle handling equipment, lumber and miscellaneous items

1998 Massey Ferguson 220 18 Ft Swather 1973 White 4564-T-08 Road Boss T/A Grain Truck

Efficient grain drying technologies across Canada

Cultivator • Bourgalt Comander 32ft

Vibrashank Cultivator w/Mounted Tine Harrows • 55’ Riteway Jumbo Heavy Harrow • 1983 Flexi-Coil S95 50’ Harrow

Packer Bar • 1990 535 John Deere Baler • Case IH 8370 Hydroswing 14’ Haybine Mo-Co • Sitrix 10-Wheel Hay

Rake COMBINES, SWATHERS & HEADERS: 2006 Massey Ferguson 9420 Self Propelled 30Ft Swather • 1997

John Deere 9600 Combine • 1997 John Deere 9600 Combine • 1996 John Deere 925 Flex Header • John Deere

930 Rigid Header w/Pickup Header • Steel Swath Roller TRUCKS, TRAILERS & AUGERS: 2003 T800 Kenworth

T/A Truck Tractor • 2002 45ft Castleton Tridem Grain Trailer • 1999 Freightliner T/A Grain Truck w/ 20FT Grain Box •

1980 International T/A Grain Truck w/ 20Ft Steel Box & Hoist • 1981 International T/A Grain Truck w/20Ft Steel Box & Hoist • 1966 Chevy 60 Tag/Axle Grain Truck w/18Ft Steel Box & Hoist • 16FT Grain Box w/ Hoist • S/A Dually Gravity

Wagon • 12Ft S/A Deck Trailer • GRAIN BINS: (4) Westeel 14Ft 2200bu Hopper Bottom Grain Bins • (4) Westeel

14Ft 1650bu Hopper Bottom Grain Bin • Chigwell 1200bu 14’ Smooth Wall Bin w/Epoxy Lining • Chigwell 2200bu 14’

Smooth Wall Bin with Hopper • (5) Westeel 2400bu 14Ft Flat Bottom Grain Bins • 1600bu Flat Bottom Grain Bin • (2)

1600bu 14Ft Grain Bins (No Floors) AUGERS, FANS & DRYERS: 2021 10” X 63’ Westfield Swing-Out Auger • 10” X 60’ Westfield Swing-Out Auger • 2006 Brandt 8” X 42’ Supercharged Auger • Westfield 206-36 Auger w/5hp Elec Drive

Motor • Large Qty of 3HP 220V Aeration Fans • Vertec VT5600-N6

There is new federal support for 45 new projects related to adopting more efficient grain drying technology by farmers across Canada.

With this investment of up to more than $22.2 million through the Agricultural Clean Technology Program – Adoption Stream, the Program has now supported 99 grain dryer projects across the country, representing a total of more than $37.1 million.

With $50 million set aside for the purchase and installation of more efficient grain dryers and $10 million set aside for fuel switching initiatives, this program is already helping hundreds of farmers to adopt clean technologies that will power their farms with cleaner energy.

For example, Geerts Farms Ltd., a 26,000-acre family operated producer of canola, wheat and oats in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, is receiving up to $2 million to purchase and install a new grain dryer and biomass boiler that is powered by locally sourced wood waste. As a result, the use of propane in the drying process will be eliminated completely.

The Government of Canada continues to invest in research, development and adoption of clean technology to help the agriculture sector support a lowcarbon economy, while feeding a growing population.

Our goal is to help the Canadian agricultural sector innovate and adopt clean technologies. This investment in more efficient grain drying technology will help to reduce the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions and leverage technology to be more resilient to climate change,” said MarieClaude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

As part of the Strengthened Climate Plan and the Emissions Reduction Plan, the Government of Canada has committed over $1.5 billion to accelerate the agricultural sector’s progress on reducing emissions and to remain a global leader in sustainable agriculture. This includes $495.7 million for the Agricultural Clean Technology (ACT) Program.

As of March 29, 2023, 248 projects under the ACT Program have been announced, totalling up to more than $95 million.

UNRESERVED SPRING CONSIGNMENT SALE

Saturday,

TRAILERS | INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT & ATTACHMENTS | TRACTORS | SEEDING EQUIPMENT | TILLAGE EQUIPMENT, HARROWS & PACKERS | SPRAYERS & SWATHERS | COMBINES | AUGERS & GRAIN HANDLING | GRAIN BINS & FANS | HAYING EQUIPMENT | LIVESTOCK & HANDLING EQUIPMENT | LOG CABINS, MOBILE STRUCTURES & SEACANS | RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT, BOATS, HOLIDAY TRAILERS

GRAIN TRAILERS

KENWORTH T300 GRAIN TRUCK

5TH WHEEL TRAILER

PONTOON BOAT