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SPEAKERS & SEMINARS Ag and Bio-Sul Thursday, March 7th at 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. Friday, March 8th at 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. Chamber of Commerce Room in TARA Centre Neil Wiens on behalf of DeBolt Ag and Bio-Sul

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Seaweed or cash crop? An insight into fertilizer use - salt index discussion; how fertilizer is made; different types of S fertilizer; salinity issue; acidifying; and leaching. May the Force be with you- Bio-Sul Halo effect - nutrients affected by PH; slow release of Bio-Sul; replenish; and four-year tissue samples. Neil Wiens is a small-town Saskatchewan farm boy who became the landfill junkie who revolutionized the ag nutrient industry with the first product of its kind – Bio-Sul Premium Plus.

Thursday, March 8 at 3:30 -4:30pm Chamber of Commerce Room in TARA Centre Pierre Trudel Top Tax Tips for Agri-Business Are you self employed or a business owner? Do you own a farm? Ranch? Agri-Business? Tax season is here and FBC is here to make life less taxing! Join us to learn about tax tips for your business. FBC specializes in helping hard working Canadian farmers and small business owners pay less tax and protect their assets. The presentation will focus on discussing top tax tips to help put more money in your pocket through tax planning, preparation and CRA audit protection. Understand how you can be proactive and take advantage of optimizing your tax return to benefit your business and your family. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions at the session.

Kids Auction School Learn to be an auctioneer from the staff at Michener Allen Class starts at 11:00 a.m. in the IPAC ROOM MAIN AUCTION • 1:00 P.M. • TARA CENTRE FOYER Food bank donations can be dropped off at the ATB booth (A121 & A122) Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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North Peace Secondary School receives grant from Corteva Agriscience Funds will help support school’s Pantry Program

Hannah Willms and Les Willms, Pioneer Hi-Bred sales representatives and Katherine Johnston, territory manager, Corteva Agriscience™ present donation to Melissa Paakkonen, Kimberly Ans and Randy Pauls from North Peace Secondary School.

Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, is pleased to announce that as part of its Growing Today, Leading Tomorrow program, $1,000 has been donated to North Peace Secondary School in Fort St. John, British Columbia. North Peace Secondary School operates a Pantry Program, which provides nutritious snacks to more than 1,300 students between the ages of 14 to 19, as well as education and training on local food security initiatives. The grant from Corteva Agriscience™ will help offset food costs and support training and workshops on food security education. “We know that all students perform at their best when they are not hampered by hunger or thinking about where their next meal is going to come from,” says Wayne Hock, territory manager at Corteva Agriscience™. “We’re proud to support nutrition programs and food security initiatives that have a

positive impact on a student’s ability to learn.” “Statistically speaking, more than 30 per cent of the students in our region live in extreme poverty conditions,” explains Melissa Paakkonen, teacher at North Peace Secondary School. “That’s why our main goal with the Pantry Program is to give our students both access to food and the knowledge to help provide their own food security. We thank Corteva Agriscience™ for their support.” Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, makes contributions to community-based organizations on behalf of the business and its employees. Consideration for outreach grants are given to communities where Corteva Agriscience™ employees, channel partners and customers live and work, and that support quality-of-life initiatives to create an improved, sustainable lifestyle for people worldwide.

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Federal government invests in industry-led animal welfare activities

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay has announced an investment of up to $4.56 million to the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC), on behalf of the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC), to help update and develop Codes of Practice for the care and handling of farmed animals. The investment was made through the AgriAssurance program of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The investment will be divided

between four activities including:

Updating the transportation Codes of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals during transport; Updating the dairy Code of Practice that will address new scientific findings, changes in industry practices and address changes in market and consumer demands; Updating the goat Code of Practice that will respond to growing buyer and consumer expectations

B.C. Land Matching Program The B.C. Land Matching Program (BCLMP) provides land matching and business support services to new farmers looking for land to farm as well as landowners interested in finding someone to farm their land. The benefits of land matching are hands on, personalized support services to new farmers and landowners to better understand regulations, evaluate opportunities, access resources, and ultimately find a land match partner. The program is administered by the Young Agrarians and addresses the significant barrier to land access for those seeking to enter the B.C. agriculture industry.

Program Benefits An online and searchable inventory of B.C. land opportunities Personalized and regionally based matchmaking services for new farmers and landowners, including referrals to business and technical support services Educational events and resources to increase knowledge and facilitate matches between new farmers and land owners. Eligible Applicants New farmers seeking land to set up their agricultural business Landowners looking for someone to farm their land

for on-farm animal welfare; and Developing a new Code of Practice for farmed finfish. Fish welfare is a new and emerging animal welfare concern for which the industry needs to be able to demonstrate its commitment and alignment with public values and consumer expectations. Quick Facts Canada is world-renowned for our high-quality livestock and aquaculture sectors. These two sectors drive Canada’s economy, generating over $25 billion in farmgate receipts. This investment is being made through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriAssurance Program, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The CAHC is a non-profit organization serving Canada’s farmed

animal industry. The organization is a partnership of cross-sectorial organizations, all recognizing a shared responsibility for an effective animal health system. The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) is a collaborative partnership of diverse stakeholders created to share information and work together on farm animal care and welfare. It is the national lead for farm animal care in Canada.

Applications for 2019 CYL program being accepted Applications for the 2019 term of the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program (CYL) are now being accepted online. CYL is one of the most sought-after mentorship and leadership programs in Canadian agriculture. To apply and/or to learn more about the Canadian

beef industry and the unparalleled mentorship and travel opportunities available through the CYL program, please visit the website at www.cattlemensyoungleaders. com. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2019.

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Canada’s agriculture and agrifood system contributes over $114 billion to our gross domestic product, and provides safe, nutritious and sustainable food for the world, while creating well-paying jobs for our middle class. The sector is working hard to find innovative approaches to respond to growing domestic and global demand while addressing emerging challenges and maintaining its environmental sustainability. On February 12 while celebrating Canada’s Agriculture Day with farmers, ranchers, food processors, industry leaders and youth in Ottawa, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay announced the new Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP), an investment of $50.3 million over five years. Funding available through this program will help facilitate the sector’s ability to address emerging issues and capitalize on opportunities. The CASPP focuses on four priority areas: adoption of new technology; environmental sustainability; strategic development and capacity building; and, emerging issues. Examples of potential projects could include those addressing artificial intelligence technol-

ogy, tools to assess future labour and skills needs, bio-crops, environmentally sustainable farming techniques and strategies to help the sector adapt to changes in consumer preferences. The program also builds on other Government of Canada initiatives to support competitiveness and sustainability in the agricultural sector. These include the $3-billion, five-year Canadian Agricultural Partnership, $70 million announced in Budget 2018 to support agricultural discoveries in science and innovation to address climate change and soil and water conservation, the $25 million Agricultural Clean Technologies Program, and the Strategic Innovation Fund. “Canada’s agricultural sector is strong and growing. Our farmers know that to stay competitive and on the cutting edge we need to continue to adapt and develop new and innovative approaches to agriculture. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the sector find new ways to respond to new and emerging issues, and seize new market opportunities,” says Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

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Agriculture’s up-andcomers: Sara Kate Smith

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Norbert & Janice Luken • 780.835.3165 Fairview, Alberta • Email: njluken6@gmail.com

The 2018 list of achievements of this Barriere, B.C., young farmer reads like the bio of someone well beyond Sara Kate Smith’s 19 years: youth representative at the Canadian Agriculture Minister’s meeting, B.C.’s provincial 4-H ambassador, B.C. rep on the 4-H Youth Advisory Committee, and received the 4-H Canada Leadership Award of Distinction (LEAD). Sara Kate joined the Yellowhead 4-H club as a second-generation club member and credits the organization for enabling her to excel. LEAD recognized Sara Kate for community engagement and communications, and included a fouryear $20,000 scholarship. “Part of why I think I got the scholarship is because in 2016, I ran a communications conference in B.C. called Speak Out Loud, targeted to B.C. 4-H members,” she explains. At that conference, she networked with people in her community as well as the speakers, many of whom came from various parts of agriculture. In 2017, she was North American representative at a Global 4-H Network Summit and conducted a workshop on the importance of personal branding. Today, she’s in year two of a political science degree and con-

templating a masters program, but feels her career path isn’t set. This past summer she helped organize a 600-delegate global trade show for international wood buyers, a role that also fits her since her family owns a third-generation sawmill called Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. In addition to the university scholarship, LEAD paired her with mentor Mandy Rennehan. The Nova Scotian founded Freshco, Canada’s first full service, 24-7, on-call retail maintenance provider. “She scares me just a tiny bit. Our first phone call was emotional for me because she really understood exactly what I was going through. We had never met and yet it felt like she really knew me.” Agriculture is never far from Sara Kate’s mind. In October 2018 she represented Canada at the fiveday United Nations Committee on World Food Security event in Italy. It’s a huge accomplishment, given there are 70 independent-country 4-H programs and over 7 million 4-H members worldwide. “Doors open all the time and opportunities can change your path. This trip to the UN, for example, could change the trajectory of my career.”

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...and more with Sara Kate Smith Q&A: Do you use social media? Honestly, the best connections I’ve ever made have come from introducing myself to people in person and then following up by email. What are some of your favourite reads? The Preston & Child novels for fun, and biographies like those of Arlene Dickinson, Sophia Amoruso, and Sheryl Sandberg. One of my favourite business books is one my dad gave me. It’s Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business by Jeffrey J. Fox. What’s your dream job in agriculture? I can see myself working with people – farmers and producers – in a role that somehow would support the industry. Who do you admire in agriculture?

The people I admire most are the people involved in making positive change and those providing food every day for Canadians. How do you prepare for big events like the one in Italy? I researched the topics of the event and the next steps the UN will be taking toward food security. What would you say to encourage an urban 11-year-old to join 4-H? I’d share the opportunities that I’ve had. You get to try so many things in a fun, supportive environment. It’s one of the best youth development organizations in the world. What’s something important your mentor has taught you? My mentor is also helping me learn balance,

that is, saying no. Admittedly, that’s something I am still working on! From an AgriSuccess article (January 2019) by Myrna Stark Leader.

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BULL SALE

March 26, 2019 at 1:00 PM at VJV Dawson Creek

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Employment in Alberta’s agri-food industries More than 75,000 people were employed in Alberta’s agri-food industries last year. Jean Marie Uwizeyimana, agri-food statistician with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, breaks down the numbers and looks at some trends. Uwizeyimana says that the 75,6000 people employed in agrifood industries in 2018 was 0.7 per cent higher than in 2017. “Employment in food and beverage manufacturing industry was significantly higher in 2018, increasing by 14.3 per cent to 26,200 people. Additionally, 2018 featured the highest year-over-year percentage growth among all industries. However, employment dropped 5.4 per cent to 49,300 in primary agriculture, following previous trends.” “It is also important to highlight that food and beverage manufacturing remains Alberta’s largest manufacturing industry in terms of employment, accounting for 20.3 per cent of the provincial total manufacturing workforce in 2018,” he adds. Uwizeyimana notes that there are many factors behind the declining numbers of workers employed in primary agriculture, including the adoption of new technologies and industry mechanization. “In the early 1990s, more than

90,000 people worked in primary agriculture alone in Alberta. Today, that number is below 50,000 workers, but the industry is still doing well as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP). The GDP for agriculture in the province has more than doubled over the last decade, increasing from $2.5 billion in 1997 to $5.2 billion in 2017. The advancement of technology has enabled the agriculture industry to grow, be more productive, and less dependent on manual labour.” Alberta’s agri-food industries employed 22,400 women in 2018. Says Uwizeyimana, “They accounted for roughly one third of agrifood employment, while nationally the proportion was 35.4 per cent.” “Due to the nature of the work involved, food and beverage manufacturing industry usually has a higher proportion of women than the primary agriculture,” explains Uwizeyimana. “For instance, women accounted for 36.1 per cent of Alberta’s food and beverage manufacturing employment in 2018, while they occupied 26.2 per cent of employment in the primary agriculture industry.” Find more information on the Statistics Canada’s website or contact Jean Marie Uwizeyimana at 780-422-3099.

46th Annual Dawson Creek All Breeds Bull Sale

Saturday, March 30, 2019 – VJV, Dawson Creek, BC Herefords Charolais Simmentals

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Legislation to protect farmland now in force

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Regulations that strengthen B.C.’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) came into force under Bill 52 on Feb. 22, 2019, enhancing food security and encouraging farming in the ALR.

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“I’m very happy to see this law come into full force and effect,” said Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture. “This new law will encourage farming and better protect farmland by banning mega-mansions, stopping the illegal dumping of waste on farmland and reinstating the one-zone system. It’s a great step in our effort to revitalize the Agricultural Land Reserve so that British Columbians can count on a safe, secure supply of locally grown food on their tables for years to come.”

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The Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 provides three key changes, including: Restricting the removal of soil and increased penalties for the dumping of construction debris and other harmful fill in the ALR. Directly addressing mega-mansions and speculation in the ALR by limiting primary residence size on ALR lands and empowering the Agricultural Land Commission

(ALC) to approve additional residences if they are for farm use. Reunifying the ALR as a single zone, ensuring consistent rules with strong protections for all provincial ALR land. “At the same time, we’re supporting larger farming families by ensuring that those who need extra living space to support their farming operations have a path forward at the ALC to build a larger home,” said Popham. “Multigenerational farming families are the backbone of agriculture throughout B.C.” Bill 52 was introduced on Nov. 5, 2018, and received royal assent three weeks later. It required a regulation to bring the law into force. The legislative changes make it clear that British Columbia’s ALR is for farming and ranching, not for building mega-mansions and dumping construction waste. Established in 1973, the ALR is administered by the ALC, an independent tribunal mandated to preserve agricultural land and encourage farming on agricultural land. The ALR includes over 4.7 million hectares of B.C. that are preserved for agricultural use — less than 5% of B.C.’s total land base.

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Apply for the Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change producer program

The Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change Producer Program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership) continues to accept applications. Karen Yakimishyn, livestock environment engineer with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, looks at the program details and what to consider when applying. This program supports producers in reducing negative impacts on the environment while enhancing sustainable production, managing climate change and increasing profitability in the agriculture sector. It includes three areas of funding. Grazing Management looks specifically at the protection of a water body. “Riparian fencing, offsite watering, water crossing, or anything to do with reducing the environmental risk to a water body can be funded under this category,” says Yakimishyn. Manure and Livestock Facilities Management is the second category. She notes that producers need to demonstrate they are addressing an existing environmental risk. “It is really important when you go through the application process that you are specific about the risk you are addressing on the form.” Agricultural Input and Waste Management is the third category covered by the program. Explains Yakimishyn, “This is a new area that includes areas such as variable rate technologies, and some of the plastics waste management. Take a look at this category and see where you

project may fit.” “This category is also where we are capturing projects that are looking at the mitigation of carbon emissions either in the soil or in the air,” she adds. “And perhaps where producers are looking at trying to adapt to climate change – so some technologies or projects that they are looking at will help them with our changing climate.” Yakimishyn says that this program is similar to past programs under Growing Forward, but there have been changes. “Under Grazing Management, if you are dealing with a manmade water supply in your watering project, you will need to apply to the Partnership’s Farm Water Supply Program instead.”

Climate Change Producer Program webpage for more information, application forms, terms and conditions as well as eligibility requirements. Email CAP.ESandCCProgram@gov.ab.ca or contact the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276) for additional information. In Alberta, the Partnership represents a federal - provincial investment of $406 million in strategic programs and initiatives for the agricultural sector. This program is one of 15 offered in Alberta through the Partnership funding. Find more information about the Canadian Agricultural Partnership in Alberta at cap.alberta.ca.

The other change concerns cost sharing. “It is assigned on an application basis,” she explains. “Now the cost shares will be 70, 50 or 30 per cent and will be based on a merit system which looks at the level of risk for each project. Yakimishyn offers some advice when applying to the program. “Any work invoiced prior to the date that our office received your application is not eligible. You need to start your project after you have submitted your application. Make sure to read the application information. It will help you determine if your project is eligible, and it will help you correctly complete the application.” Go to the Environmental Stewardship and

North Point Angus Annual Bull Sale Saturday, March 23, 2019 • 1:00 P.M. (BC Time) • VJV Dawson Creek, BC

DWAJO JES KRACKEN 6C. Deeply made heifer bull. Well balanced, smooth front & tons of eye appeal. Flawless EPD numbers.

30 Yearling and 6 Coming 2-Year-Old Red Angus and Black Angus Bulls Bred From Top Western Canadian Genetics

RED TR STREETHEART 69C. Dark red outcross genetics from ROLLING DEEP and a GREAT DYNASTY daughter. Possibly the best red bull we own.

YOUNG DALE ACHILLES 95A - Smooth and complete, definitely a pen favourite. Home bred genetics at its finest. Recommended for cows.

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RED NORTH POINT BLUE RARE 69A. Home raised outcross genetics that flat out work going back to HF KODIAK 5R.

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Dusty Acre Blondes & Painted K Farms

BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATELY ON THE FARM

Dusty Acre Felix 633F

Dusty Acre Finally 25F

PKF Painted Fred 83F

Dusty Acre Fernando 7F

Born April 8, 2018 BW 75 lbs WW 604 lbs (Oct. 22) Weight Feb. 22, 976 lbs

Born March 27, 2018 BW 95 lbs WW 780 lbs (Oct. 22) Weight Feb. 22, 1,126 lbs

Dusty Acre Frank 410F

Born April 9, 2018 BW 96 lbs WW 608 lbs (Oct 22) Weight Feb. 22, 972 lbs

Born April 26, 2018 BW 93 lbs WW 720 lbs (Oct. 22) Weight Feb. 22, 1,050 lbs

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF NINE BULLS FOR SALE OFF THE FARM. ALL ARE FULL BLOOD AND REGISTERED. ALL BULLS WILL BE SEMEN TESTED BEFORE LEAVING THE FARM.

Born April 6, 2019 BW89 lbs WW 674 lbs (Oct. 22) Weight Feb. 22, 1,040 lbs

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Fed steer and hay markets update A number of factors have been affecting recent fed steer and hay markets. Jason Wood, provincial livestock market analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, has an update. Wood says that the Canfax reported price for Alberta fed, or slaughter, steers averaged just over $151 per cwt for the week ending February 8, 2019. That price is down $9 per cwt - or about $121 for a 1,350 lb. steer - since the start of year.

He says that year-over-year, Canadian slaughter and cutout has increased eight per cent with heifer and cow slaughter increasing 17 per cent and seven per cent respectively in 2019.

“A number of market factors are at play, including seasonally slower beef demand and reports of an estimated five per cent decline in year-over-year U.S. beef exports in January.”

Looking at the hay market, Wood says that the average provincial hay price in January was $153 per ton or just over 7.6 cents per lb. based on a 50 per cent alfalfa mix. “The January price is six per cent higher than a year ago and 37 per cent higher than the five-year average.”

He notes that until recently, the mild winter had meant good feeding gains. “Steer carcass weights were 937 lbs. for the week ending February 8, 2019, up 35 lbs. from a year ago.” “We have also seen the fed steer basis weaken this year with the cash-to-cash nearly $15 per cwt under last week,” adds Wood. “Looking back to 2018, the cash-to-cash basis was nearly $5 per cwt over for the same week.” “Looking ahead, prices are expected to stabilize and then start to improve as we move towards spring and see beef demand rebuild and supplies start to tighten,” adds Wood. “Currently, the estimated Alberta projected futures price for fed steers works out to just under $170 per cwt for May, then we will see softer prices in the high $140s into the fall.”

“The average Canadian beef cutout value has strengthened about 10 per cent since the start of the year with the average year to date price six per cent higher than a year ago.”

He adds that this price is an average of all qualities. “A recent look at market offers for good mixed hay showed prices in the $200 to 225 per ton range and up.” Prices in the fourth quarter of 2018 differed from region to region in the province, explains Wood. “Grass and alfalfa hay were reported lower in price in the northern Alberta – dependent on quality. Grass hay prices were reported from just under 6 cents per lb. in the north to around 10.5 cents per lb. in southern Alberta. Alfalfa hay prices ranged from just under 7 cents per lb. in the north to 11 cents per lb. in the south.” For more information about these markets, contact Jason Wood at 780-422-3122.

SMOKY RIVER RED ANGUS 60 Two-Year-Old Red Angus Bulls on Oﬀer Bred, Born and Raised for the Peace Country Quality & Aﬀordable for Commercial Ca�lemen Performance Tested Vet Inspected Personalized Service

Maynard Boese (780) 568-4340

Private Treaty Sales Star�ng April 2, 2019

Cur�s Boese (780) 876-4526

55752

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Corporate farm landlords breathe easier Farmers who fund retirement by renting out land they own inside a farm corporation are breathing a lot easier now than they were a year ago. Only moderate changes are being made to the small business tax structure. Retiring farmers are particularly relieved, because initial proposals were to tax rental income from land held inside farm corporations at up to 71 per cent. The final legislation provides a $50,000 threshold for passive investment income (things like land rent and other investment income), reducing the impact. Why tax changes have some corporate farm landlords breathing easier. “If the initial changes had been adopted as first proposed, they would have had a very, very significant impact,” says Kelvin Shultz with Wheatland Accounting in Fillmore, Sask. “All passive investment income would have been taxed at the highest rate. Since they were going to eliminate the Refundable Dividend Tax on Hand (RDTOH) refund also, farmers would have been paying the higher tax rate even if they had paid it as a dividend to themselves.” Landlords have always potentially had to pay a higher tax rate on income earned from renting out land owned by a farm corporation than for land that is privately

held. Rental income from privately owned land is treated like any other income. How much tax is paid depends entirely on tax bracket. Tax on corporate passive investment income (which includes land rent) varies from province to province. In Saskatchewan, for example, it’s taxed at 51 per cent. However, the rate can be reduced to just 20 per cent if it’s paid to shareholders as dividends. Basically, the regulations are trying to encourage individuals not to store extra funds inside a corporation. Things stay pretty much the same under the new rules as long as you don’t exceed $50,000, Shultz says. If you do, the new regulations start to grind away the small business deduction. Every dollar over $50,000 of passive income the company earns will reduce the small business deduction by five dollars. It would be totally eliminated once the corporation reaches $150,000. “The new changes do split the RDTOH into eligible and non-eligible,” Shultz says. “But that gets really complicated. Suffice to say that thanks to the $50,000 passive income threshold, the new rules won’t have a big impact on the majority of farmers.” From an AgriSuccess article (January 2019) by Lorne McClinton.

WORKING GENETICS FOR THE WORKING RANCH

March 19, 2019 1:00 p.m. VJV AUCTION DAWSON CREEK, BC

Bulls on Offer

Red, Black & Traditional Simmental Bulls Red & Black Angus Bulls Also on offer Select Replacement Heifers Halfway River Simmentals Georg & Sarah Weitzel (250) 262-7681

Rosefield Simmentals James & Martha Wiebe (250) 630-2621 (250) 793-0462

Altona Falls Angus Dan & Trudy Loewen (250) 630-2146 (250) 261-3955

CONTACT THE CONSIGNORS TO REQUEST A CATALOGUE

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MARCH 30TH 2019 RAE 2F - He Sells!

EJS 16F - He Sells!

RAE 14F - He Sells!

Limousin KRSS 714F - He Sells!

Limousin KRSS 51F - He Sells!

Limousin KRSS 37F - He Sells!

Simmental

OFFERING

35+ YEARLING AND 2 YEAR OLD LIMOUSIN AND SIMMENTAL BULLS PLUS! SELECT PACKAGES OF OPEN HEIFERS!

ON THE FARM AT PINNACLE VIEW LIMOUSIN. QUESNEL, BC 4344 HWY 97 SOUTH

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 10 am to 1 pm: Viewing of the Bulls 1 pm: Lunch and Refreshments 3 pm: Video Sale

SALE DETAILS: Watch & Bid Online: www.vjvauction.com Free Feeding until June 1st 2019 Free Delivery

T he Swaans & Kishkans ROB CELL: 250.991.8229 ERIN CELL: 250.991.6654 kishkan@quesnelbc.com www.pvlimousin.com

Reanne Sanford

Watch our Facebook page for updates and details including videos of the bulls and directions to the farm!

@CCBULLSALE

REANNE CELL: 250.991.9496 HOME: 250.249.5332 reanne@krssimmentals.ca www.krssimmentals.ca

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30 Annual Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale th

Black Angus and Charolais Also on Offer

Saturday April 6 2019 -1:00 PM th

BC TIME

@ VJV Auction Co. Dawson Creek, B.C. “YOUR ONE-STOP SHOPPING SALE” • www.PeaceCountryLimousin.com

Blueberry Valley Farms Limousin Michael & Rebecca McCord Mile 86.5 Alaska Hwy. (250) 772-5116 or 263-8116 mccordmr@hotmail.com

Dry Creek Ranch

Lakeroad Limousin

Nor-Alta Limousin

Lakeroad Simmentals

Gordon & Carla Harmon Jim & Donna & Jackie Rowe Leonel & Lacey Plante Sarah Hayward & Kody Rowe Cecil Lake, BC Worsley, AB Kinuso, AB (780) 835-8841 (250) 781-3617 • C: (250) 793-2384 (780) 685-2141 780-805-5327 gcharmon@hotmail.com jdrowe@xplornet.ca

56710

Approximately 35 Bulls on Offer

LIMOUSIN BLACK ANGUS CHAROLAIS SIMMENTAL

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Enhancing farm safety Last year more than 125 communities and organizations used resources from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s Farm Safety Program to deliver important messages on farm safety to Albertans. The Alberta Farm Safety Program provides easy access to services and over 60 informational tools and resources for farms and organizations to promote farm safety awareness and education. Much of it is available online and all of it is free.

safety.”

“The program’s website is full of farm safety information with access to services, displays and resources,” says Kenda Lubeck, farm safety awareness coordinator with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “From there you can browse through seasonal news articles, displays and activities, information on regulations that impact farmers, as well as tools and educational resources to help plan for worker

One of the most-used features of the Alberta Farm Safety Program is event coaching and planning assistance for community groups eager to organize an educational event. Coaching from a farm safety coordinator is supported by resources, including a step-by-step guide Planning a Farm Safety Day Camp, designed so that organizers can customize their own safety days.

The Farm Safety Program also administers the Farm Health and Safety Producer Grant. This grant is available to help agricultural producers with paid, non-family workers to meet the new Occupational Health and Safety requirements. Eligible expenses for this grant include things like education and training, health and safety equipment, and safety consultant or contractor services.

“We listen to the needs of the community, assess their available resources and then align them with relevant topics and event logistics,” says Lubeck. “This helps the group run a successful event that meets the needs of the community and is sustainable for years to come.” The program has developed a vibrant and practical suite of safety resources designed for children, youth and young farm workers. There are over 15 topic-specific interactive displays accompanied by an assortment of activity booklets, safety decals, and fun farm safety activities. Children and youth can also subscribe to twice-yearly newsletters, Kids Club (ages 3- 8) and Safety Wranglers (ages 9-14), where they learn interesting facts and age-appropriate ways to stay safe on their family farm. Another feature of the program is the Farm Safety Online Direc-

tory found on the website. The directory lists over 55 businesses or individuals offering expertise and services related to farm safety. The listings are categorized by areas of knowledge, regions covered in Alberta and services offered. Lubeck says the online directory is a great resource for those seeking professional safety services, educational speakers and resources, or safety products. She adds, “If you are a safety professional or business, and you offer services to the agriculture industry, you can post your own listing on this page for free.” For more information or to sign up for the farm safety newsletter contact the Alberta Farm Safety Program via email at farm.safety@ gov.ab.ca, or visit the website at www.agriculture.alberta.ca/farmsafety.

EUREKA HEREFORD FARMS INC. A good selection of coming two-year-old bulls for sale by AMNY 82A and LEHR 121Y VERBEEK 531X ASTER MO LE 82A DOMINO STANDARD DP LAD 45 DP BRISTISHER AGA 46E BRITISHER WETMORE LADY AGA 5A STANDARD LAD 656 4ET VERBEEK 656 RUSH ET 79J WINDY HILL 70S PRINCESS 735W

Yearling Bulls by ERA 6B, AMNY 82A AND 6B. (Owned with Errol Verbeek)

TOM BASNETT

Box 41, Eureka River, AB T0H 1K0 • Cell: (780) 834-8170 • tjbasnett@gmail.com • From the corner of Hwy 64 and #730, go 11km North on #730, then 1.6km West and 4km North on Range Road 54

Ph/Fax: (780) 685-2102

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Free delivery in the Peace Country and volume discounts available.

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Alberta wheat farmers and the SR&ED tax credit

Wheat farmers paying the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) check-off are eligible for a tax credit through the Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) program for their investment in AWC funded research and development (R&D) projects. The rate for the 2018 tax year is 17 per cent. AWC-funded research focuses on genetic and agronomic improvements aimed at improving the long-term profitability of Alberta’s wheat producers.

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

The federal SR&ED program encourages R&D investment through tax-based incentives, giving claimants tax credits for their expenditures on eligible R&D work. The tax credit percentage is based on the amount invested in R&D that meets the criteria laid out by the

Contact: Syeda Khurram CFO and HR Director Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions skhurram@Albertawheatbarley. com

Farm individuals should use form T2038 (IND) to claim this credit when filing their taxes while farm corporations must use form T2SCH31. For more information, contact the Canada Revenue Agency directly, or visit the CRA website. Producers who have requested a refund of their check-off are not eligible for the tax credit.

LAZY S CHAROLAIS AnnuAl Bull SAle

Thursday, March 21, 2019 1:30 P.M. • VJV, Beaverlodge, AB 42 Red & White Yearling Bulls

Beef-on-a-Bun at Noon • Internet Bidding Available

Roy & Erika Schweitzer schweitzerre@gpnet.ca

Phone: (780) 356-3611 Cell: (780) 402-5617

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56700

Farm Visits Welcome

For Sale Information, contact VJV Beaverlodge (780) 354-2423, Peter Raffan (250) 260-0758 or Yancy Crosier (403) 485-0887

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SupeR WedNeSdAy

Bull S

On Site • J Lazy a Ranch • RR 8

90+

Angus Bul Reds, Blac

Sale catalogue will be posted at www.jlazya.com • Jo

Also on Offer: A N Commercial H

JAC 18F BW 103 ADJ WW 725 ADJ YW 1228 First sons off the High Selling KING 39D Sire. Powerful in makeup.

JAC 133F BW 75 ADJ WW 704 ADJ YW 1045 The THOR sons have been greatly appreciated for their consistent low birth weight with added style and shape.

JAC 157F BW 77 ADJ WW 720 ADJ YW 1115 Calving ease son off the WINDY Sire. Deep ribbed, Easy doing Cattle with eye appeal.

JAC 175F BW 91 ADJ WW 698 ADJ YW 1163 First set of BRASS sons to sell this year. Moderate made, deep-sided and Maternal driven.

J Lazy A Ranch

Jarin & Amber Carter 780.518.9652 jarincarter@gmail.com

1 TwelveSorrel R Geld

(ranched and rode at the J La

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Sale

2:00 p.m. mARCh 13, 2019

80 emeRSOn tRaiL (hwy 672)

lls on Offer cks & Crossbreds

oin us after the sale for Angus steak & hospitality

Number of Select Heifer Calves

-Year-Old Ranch ding

azy A for the past 11 years)

JAC 25F BW 101 ADJ WW 758 ADJ YW 1291 A powerful son of the AI sire FEDERALIST with added style and muscle.

JAC 38F BW 76 ADJ WW 609 ADJ YW 1040 Calving ease son of the ANARCHY bull to get them heifers, calved out with ease.

JAC 60F BW 67 ADJ WW 729 ADJ YW 1192 Calving Ease Bull with great birth weight to Performance spread.

JAC 220F BW 86 ADJ WW 701 ADJ YW 1193 Dark cherry red Maternal Cowmaker.

Fineline Red Angus

Nick & Lorraine Van Gaalen 780.831.8421 vgaalen@gpwins.ca

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Compare clubroot-resistant varieties at CPT site Canola Council of Canada By Autumn Barnes

A key message from the Clubroot Response Workshop in Alberta in January was to grow clubroot-resistant canola varieties as one way to keep spore counts low. (Crop rotation, control host weeds and find it early are the other three steps to include in a management plan.) So which variety should you grow? The 28 currently-available clubroot-resistance (CR) varieties are listed in an article at canolawatch.org. Of the varieties on

that list, 10 are included in the 2018 Canola Performance Trials (CPT) results. CPT results are available through the online searchable database and a PDF booklet. Both are at canolaperformancetrials. ca. The booklet displays yield, height, lodging, days to maturity and calculated gross revenue values for 29 varieties (from all three HT systems) grown in short, mid and long season zone locations all across western Canada. It also features results from 18 standard and nine straight-cut small plot

trials, as well as 42 field-scale trials across the Prairies (including standard, straight-cut and clubroot-resistant variety comparisons). Field-scale clubroot trials compared 75-42 CR and L241C at nine locations in Alberta. The searchable database at the bottom of the home page at canolaperformancetrials.ca in-cludes data from 2018 and from previous years, going back to 2011. To use the tool, select a year (or years) along with the other parameters you are interested in seeing, and click ‘Search Trials’.

This will produce graphs and a data table displaying your choice of yield, days to maturi-ty, height or lodging scores as well as a map of all the locations which fit your selections. The three Prairie canola grower groups – Alberta Canola, SaskCanola and Manitoba Canola Growers – funded the 2018 program. As a means of participation, the B.C. Grain Producers As-sociation conducted trials in the Peace region. See next page for more!

BLACK & RED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY Sired by GUMBO GULCH KODIAK 28C, RED HEART VALLEY MAX 548 & NORTHLINE COOL 9030 | SEMEN TESTED AND VET CHECKED | | QUIET DISPOSITION & EASY HANDLING | | cow & HEIFER BULLS |

QUALITY GENETICS AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE Schulz Angus | Joe Schulz Box 43, Site 2 RR 1, Spirit River, AB TOH 3G0

BEST BET BULL SALE

www.schulzangus.com

1:00 p.m. | April 6, 2019 B.C. Livestock Co-op | Williams Lake, BC

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BLACK & RED ANGUS BLACK & RED SIMMENTAL BLACK & RED HYBRID

80 BULLS ON OFFER ALL POLLED

Crosby Cattle - Ron & Lois Crosby Vanderhoof, B.C. (250) 567-0521 Thanks to all our past bidders & buyers Mitchell Cattle Co. - The Mitchell Family Catalogue can be viewed at www.bclivestock.bc.ca Kamloops, B.C. (250) 318-8539

55753

R0011660470

(780) 864-6448 | (780) 351-2608

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The provincial oilseed specialists and industry scientists provided expertise. The Canola Council of Canada delivered the program working closely with the CPT Governance and Technical Committees and the contracted coordinator (Haplotech). Seed was provided by the distributing companies. –Autumn Barnes is the Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist for the Southwest Prairies. Email her at barnesa@canolacouncil. org.

SALERS BULLS FOR SALE

POLLED, RED OR BLACK Age Advantage & Yearling Bulls Bred Females & Heifer Calves

DynaRich Salers Eckville, AB

Richard (403) 746-2919 R0011657697

32nd and FINAL NO FOOL’S BULL SALE Sat, April 27, 2019 @ 2:00 p.m. At the farm, Cleardale, Alberta • HIGHEST QUALITY CATTLE AT AFFORDABLE PRICES • • FREE DELIVERY • 0% FINANCING • COMPLETELY GUARANTEED • The day starts with Donna’s “FAMOUS” roast beef lunch at noon!

Lloyd 780.835.8355 Donna 780.835.1596

www.clearriverredangus.com

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Complete information available in early April (Toll Free) 800.667.2251 • (Email) clearrivergroup@gmail.com

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Genetic Evaluation Definitions

What does that mean? EPD (Expected Progeny Differences) are expressions of the relative genetic merit of beef cattle for various traits. EPDs are used to compare the predicted progeny performance between two bulls (or females) within a breed, regardless of age or herd location. EPDs are expressed in the actual units of measure for a given trait. Interim EPDs (indicated as PE+) are calculated using a calf’s sire's and dam’s National EPDs plus the calf’s own performance data. Possible Change Table: EPDs are predictions of an animal's breeding value for a given trait. As with any prediction, there is a margin of error, or possible change, associated with an EPD. When the accuracy is low, this margin for error is high. As more information (i.e. progeny data) becomes available, the margin of error becomes smaller. Percentile Table: used to quickly rank a sire or dam within the breed for a given trait. Active Sires/Dams: animals that have at least one progeny with a weaning weight recorded in the past two years. Black/Red Carrier: an animal whose coat colour is black, but carries the recessive gene for red coat colour. ---------------------------------(ACC) Accuracy: the reliability that can be placed on the EPD. An accuracy of close to 1.0 indicates higher reliability. Accuracy is impacted by the number of progeny and ancestral records included in the analysis. (BW) Birth Weight EPD: expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny compared to that of other sires. (CED) Calving Ease Direct EPD: the average difference in ease with which a sire's calves will be born when he is bred to first calf heifers. The higher the number the more probability that his calves will be born unassisted. (CEM) Calving Ease Maternal EPD: is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births with a higher value indicating greater probability of unassisted births in firstcalf daughters. It predicts the average ease with which a sire's daughters will calve as firstcalf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires. (CW) Carcass Weight EPD: expressed in lbs, this EPD predicts differences in the average hot carcass weight in progeny. This EPD is calculated using birth weight, weaning weight and yearling weight EPDs as well as any carcass data available. (FAT) Fat/Back Fat EPD: expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in back fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires. The higher the EPD the more back fat expected on a sires calves. (HPG) Heifer Pregnancy EPD: the percent probability in a bull’s daughters’ ability to conceive and calve as two year olds. Just like the stayability EPD, heifer pregnancy EPDs are expressed in terms of a percentage difference. For example, two heifer pregnancy EPDs, 5 and 10, differ by 5%. Daughters of the bull with the EPD of 10 are 5% more likely to conceive than daughters of the other bull. (MARB) Marbling EPD: a prediction of future

progeny’s performance for carcass marbling scores. This EPD incorporates both ultrasound and carcass data. The higher the EPD the more intramuscular fat expected in the rib eye of a sire’s calves. (MILK) Milk EPD: is an indicator of milking ability in daughters. It represents the differences in weaning weights of calves due to the amount of milk produced by their mothers. It is expressed in pounds of calf weaned. The higher the EPD the more weaning pounds a sires daughters will add to her calves via milk. (PE) Parental Average EPD: indicated as PE, is an average of a calf’s sire's and dam’s National EPDs. These have minimal accuracy as they do not incorporate the calf’s own performance.

Trait Leaders Sires by Birth Weight BW

Name

MILK

SCROTAL

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

(REA) Ribeye Area EPD: expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires. The larger the EPD the larger the expected rib eye area.

GGT P BLK HEAVY HITTER

-3.0

0.0

NJF TOP LEVEL 41T

-2.0

0.2

GGT P CHALLENGER 156J

-1.7

0.8

GGT P HEAVY DUTY 100J

-1.6

0.3

SRS SAFE BET 9529S

-1.6

-0.3

(SC) Scrotal Circumference EPD: expressed in centimetres, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size compared to that of other sires. Scrotal Circumference is an indicator of both growth and male fertility. Larger scrotal size is related to increased sperm production and semen quality, and in daughters' younger age to puberty, younger age to calving and higher pregnancy rate.

SLS PLD UPPERCUT 556U

-1.6

0.2

GGT BROKER 137K

-1.5

1.0

GGT BLK PREDATOR 223N

-1.4

9.0

GGT P APACHE 155U

-1.4

0.5

GGT P REDFORD 18R

-1.3

0.2

(STAY) Stayability EPD: the percent probability of daughters staying in production to at least 6 years of age. Stayability EPDs for bulls are the prediction of the genetic differences between their daughters probability of staying in production in a herd to at least the age of 6 years. Given the primary emphasis on pregnancy in most herds, stayability is a measure of sustained fertility. The higher the EPD the more likely a sire's daughter will remain in production in a herd past 6 years.

Trait Leaders Sires by Weaning Weight BW

Name

MILK

SCROTAL

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

SLS PLD UNION JACK 412U

8.8

129

0.6

JGK BLK PLD JASPER 634R

4.4

120

0.1

THAT’S ZEPPLIN 134Z

5.1

110

0.4

SPRINGDALE SATURN 19J

5.4

121

0.5

PCSL SPARK

4.0

108

0.1

MAC WAVELENGHT 159W

2.0

111

1.0

PW BELIEVE 12B

3.2

100

0.2

BIG SKY PIPELINE 72B

3.5

104

0.5

HUBB PLD DAKOTA 41K

4.2

114

0.1

(TM) Total Maternal EPD: is a combination of the weaning weight and milk EPDs. It is calculated as: 1/2 Weaning Weight EPD + Milk EPD = Total Maternal. This EPD represents the differences in weaning weights between calves due to mothering and milking ability of their dams.

TSB JITTERBUG 4U

0.7

0.0

(WW) Weaning Weight EPD: expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit weaning growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires. Weaning weight is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning (205 days of age). The calf's growth during this period is influenced by its own ability to grow plus its mother's maternal abilities. The higher the EPD, the heavier, on average, the calves of a sire will be at weaning. (YW) Yearling Weight EPD: expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires. The higher the EPD, the heavier, on average, the calves of a sire will be at yearling. (YG) Yield Grade EPD: expressed in USDA yield grade score, this EPD predicts differences in carcass yield grade score to be expected from progeny. This EPD is a ratio or summary of the rib eye area and fat EPDs. The lower the EPD, the closer to USDA grade 1 the sire’s calves will grade (grade 1, having the biggest rib eye area to lowest fat ratio, is the preferred grade). Taken from the website of the Canadian Angus Association http://cdnangus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Defs.pdf R0011660027

Trait Leaders Sires by Yearling Weight BW

Name

MILK

SCROTAL

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

SLS PLD UNION JACK 412U

8.8

129

0.6

SPRINGDALE SATURN 19J

5.4

121

0.5

JGK BLK PLD JASPER 634R

4.4

120

0.1

MAC UNION STATION 87U

3.4

118

0.9

HUBB PLD DAKOTA 41K

4.2

114

0.1

MAC WAVELENGHT 159W

2.0

111

1.0

GGT P BLACK HAWK 30N

2.5

110

0.7

THAT ZEPPLIN 134Z

5.1

110

0.4

PCSL SPARK

4.0

108

0.1

KKCC MERCURY 416P

4.1

104

0.2

Trait Leaders Sires by Milk Name

MILK

SCROTAL

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

EPD

ACC

MAC RICHLAND 211R

0.3

0.4

ECR POLLED GOLD 909C

2.6

0.1

MAC NAVIGATOR 281N

4.5

-0.4

MIKADO

2.9

0.2

JACOBSON’S PLD BLK IMPULSE 41J

3.1

-0.1

MADER DREAMON 18Y

1.5

0.3

RRF ROBIN HERCULES

5.4

-0.4

JGK BLK PLD JASPER 634R

4.4

120

0.1

STETSON

1.9

0.5

BEV MASTERPIECE 110H

5.9

1.4

Salers Association of Canada (January 24, 2019) http://salerscanada.com/the-performance/sire-summary/ R0011660032

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Bulls For Sale On The Farm By Private Treaty

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

• Bred for Handling Ease • Quiet Disposition • Proven Feed Efficiency • Ability To Grade Well

Bulls For Sale on the Farm from Herd Bulls and A1 Sires Junior Herd Bull: RED GOAD CASH OUT 127’ 16 (RED TER-RON BAZINGA 13B X RED GOAD K C LASS 107’10) Senior Herd Bulls: RED CROWFOOT MOONSHINE 3240A (RED CROWFOOT MOONSHINE 8081U x RED CROWFOOT MISS STRETCH 8173U) RED YY EXPEDITOR 3X (RED YY EXPLORER 825U x RED HF TIBBIE 203U) We are half an hour north of Fort St. John

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Jack & Shannon Trask sjtrask@pris.ca Cell (250) 263-4904 Box 127, Montney, BC, V0C 1Y0

Red Poll Cattle

Steve: 780.354.3190 • Charlie: 780.354.8303

Located 10 miles South of Beaverlodge on RD #722 to Halcourt Corner, Then 9 miles West on TWP #710 and 1 mile South on RD #123

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GOLDSTOCK HEREFORD FARMS

CASH OUT @ 18 months

Shadow Creek Farms

• Yearling & Two Year Old Bulls On Farm sales Fort St John • Semen Tested and Guaranteed Reasonable Priced Great Bulls • 2019 Bull Catalogue Available Select Registered Heifers

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Percentiles for Black Angus Calves Born in 2018 Desc

MILK

CED

CEM

REA

MARB

FAT

AVG

+2.3

+45

+78

+21

+43

+0.720

+3.0

+7.0

+0.400

+32.0

+0.36

+0.013

Top Value

- 6.5

+103

+172

+41.0

+75.0

+3.190

+21.5

+18.0

+1.130

+81.0

+1.615

-0.055

Top 5%

-0.9

+63.5

+111

+27.0

+56.0

+1.410

+11.0

+12.0

+0.730

+53.0

+0.805

-0.019

Top 10%

-0.10

+60.0

+104

+26.0

+53.5

+1.230

+9.0

+11.0

+0.655

+48.5

+0.670

-0.012

Top 15%

+0.40

+57.0

+99

+25.0

+51.5

+1.125

+8.0

+10.0

+0.605

+45.5

+0.585

-0.007

Top 20%

+0.80

+55.0

+96

+24.0

+50.0

+1.040

+7.0

+10.0

+0.570

+43.5

+0.530

-0.003

Top 25%

+1.10

+53.0

+93

+23.0

+49.0

+0.970

+6.0

+9.0

+0.535

+41.5

+0.485

+0.001

Top 30%

+1.40

+51.5

+90

+23.0

+48.0

+0.915

+6.0

+9.0

+0.500

+40.0

+0.450

+0.004

Top 35%

+1.60

+50.0

+87

+22.0

+47.0

+0.860

+5.0

+8.0

+0.475

+38.5

+0.42

+0.006

Top 40%

+1.80

+49.0

+85

+22.0

+46.0

+0.820

+4.0

+8.0

+0.455

+37.0

+0.395

+0.008

Top 45%

+2.00

+47.0

+82

+21.0

+45.0

+0.775

+4.0

+7.5

+0.430

+35.5

+0.370

+0.011

Top 50%

+2.30

+46.0

+80

+21.0

+44.0

+0.735

+3.0

+7.0

+0.410

+34.0

+0.345

+0.013

Top 55%

+2.50

+44.0

+77

+20.0

+43.0

+0.685

+3.0

+7.0

+0.385

+32.5

+0.320

+0.015

Top 60%

+2.70

+43.0

+75

+20.0

+42.0

+0.630

+2.0

+6.0

+0.365

+31.0

+0.300

+0.018

Top 65%

+2.90

+42.0

+72

+19.0

+41.0

+0.585

+2.0

+6.0

+0.340

+29.0

+0.275

+0.020

Top 70%

+3.10

+40.0

+70

+19.0

+40.0

+0.535

+1.0

+5.5

+0.315

+27.5

+0.250

+0.023

Top 80%

+3.60

+36.0

+63

+17.5

+37.5

+0.415

-0.5

+4.5

+0.265

+24.0

+0.205

+0.028

Top 90%

+4.30

+31.0

+55

+15.0

+33.5

+0.230

-2.5

+3.0

+0.200

+19.5

+0.145

+0.036

Low

+13.50

+3.0

+2.0

+6.0

-1.040

-22.0

+11.0

-0.150

-8.5

-0.410

+0.093

Canadian Angus Association (January 22, 2019) http://abri.une.edu.au/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=20213329&2=2323&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&12=234

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Percentiles for Red Angus Calves Born in 2018 Desc

MILK

CED

CEM

REA

MARB

FAT

AVG

+1.2

+35

+58

+19

+36

+0.580

+2.4

+5.6

+0.330

+20.0

+0.23

+0.003

Top Value

- 8.40

+83.0

+129

+35.0

+69.5

+1.685

+21.0

+17.0

+0.780

+57.0

+0.740

-0.042

Top 5%

-2.50

+52.0

+86.0

+25.0

+47.5

+1.095

+11.0

+0.555

+38.5

+0.500

-0.019

Top 10%

-1.60

+48.0

+79.0

+24.0

+45.0

+0.945

+9.0

+10.0

+0.500

+34.5

+0.440

-0.014

Top 15%

-1.00

+45.0

+75.0

+23.0

+43.5

+0.875

+8.0

+9.0

+0.475

+31.5

+0.390

-0.010

Top 20%

-0.60

+44.0

+72.5

+22.0

+42.0

+0.825

+7.0

+8.5

+0.445

+29.5

+0.360

-0.008

Top 25%

-0.20

+42.0

+70.0

+21.0

+41.0

+0.765

+6.0

+8.0

+0.415

+27.5

+0.330

-0.005

Top 30%

+0.10

+40.0

+67.0

+21.0

+40.0

+0.725

+5.0

+7.5

+0.390

+25.5

+0.310

-0.003

Top 35%

+0.45

+39.0

+65

+20.0

+39.0

+0.680

+4.50

+7.0

+0.370

+24.5

+0.290

-0.001

Top 40%

+0.70

+38.0

+63

+20.0

+38.25

+0.645

+4.0

+6.5

+0.350

+23.0

+0.270

+0.001

Top 45%

+1.00

+36.5

+61

+19.0

+37.5

+0.620

+3.0

+6.0

+0.335

+22.0

+0.255

+0.003

Top 50%

+1.20

+35.0

+59

+19.0

+36.5

+0.580

+2.5

+6.0

+0.315

+21.0

+0.235

+0.004

Top 55%

+1.50

+34.0

+57

+18.0

+36.0

+0.540

+2.0

+5.0

+0.300

+19.5

+0.215

+0.006

Top 60%

+1.70

+33.0

+55

+18.0

+35.0

+0.505

+1.0

+5.0

+0.285

+18.5

+0.205

+0.008

Top 65%

+2.00

+32.0

+53

+18.0

+34.0

+0.470

+1.0

+4.5

+0.265

+17.5

+0.185

+0.009

Top 70%

+2.25

+30.0

+50

+17.0

+33.0

+0.420

+0.0

+4.0

+0.250

+16.0

+0.170

+0.012

Top 80%

+2.90

+27.0

+45

+16.0

+31.0

+0.320

-1.5

+3.0

+0.210

+13.0

+0.130

+0.016

Top 90%

+3.70

+23.0

+38

+14.0

+28.0

+0.195

-4.0

+1.0

+0.160

+9.0

+0.070

+0.024

Low

+11.6

-0.50

-4.0

+4.0

+9.5

-0.930

-19.0

-12.0

-0.125

-13.0

-0.275

+0.065

Canadian Angus Association (January 22, 2019) http://abri.une.edu.au/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=20213329&2=2323&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&12=334F

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Snack food consumer demand and trends

Consumers snack on a wide variety of items and only 22 per cent say they typically have the same type of food or beverage each time

The global snack food market has also grown, with Europe, AsiaPacific and the U.S. as the top three markets. “Many emerging markets such as Argentina, Slovakia, and Vietnam also offer great market opportunity,” she notes. Duering says that a few specific snack trends are experiencing growth such as: Functional snacks - includes items such as smoothies, juices and novelties aimed at energizing and hydrating while staving off hunger. Next-level fries - includes seasoned or “loaded” fries positioned as sides, starters or snacks. Veggie snacks – includes cauliflower, brussels sprouts and artichokes. Vegetables are taking the place of proteins in traditional applications such as buffalo cauliflower. Duering adds that there are opportunities for Alberta producers and processors to capitalize on the growing snack food market both domestically and internationally,

in established as well as emerging markets. “Because beverages are the most commonly consumed snack items, there are market opportunities in the beverage market. Specifically fruit and vegetable smoothies and juices continue to offer opportunity. In addition to traditional snacks, consumers are demanding snacks that are healthier and can function as meal replacements.” Read the complete Consumer Corner: Snack Food. For more information, contact Ava Duering at 780-422-4170.

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Duering says that according to the study, the average Canadian enjoys 12 different types of snacks in a 30-day period. “it also found that nine out of 10 Canadians snack multiple times a day on a wide variety of foods. As well, 55 per cent of those surveyed snack between meals at least twice a day, and 37 per cent say they skip or replace one to two meals per day with snacks.”

they snack, she adds. “However, beverages are the most preferred snack category followed by baked goods, side items, desserts, appetizers, and entrées.”

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People love their snacks, and the latest Consumer Corner looks at the snack food industry, valued at $12.6 billion in Canada. Ava Duering, competitiveness analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, examines the numbers and how Alberta producers can capitalize on the growing snack food trend. “According to a recent study by Technomic,” explains Duering, “Time constraints and a desire for convenience result in more than one-third of consumers replacing at least one meal per day with snacks. Mood also plays a role and snacking occurs whether people are experiencing positive or negative emotions.”

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Percentiles for all Charolais Calves Born in the last two years (2017-2018) Desc

MILK

CWT

REA

FAT

MARB

Avg

+1.1

+43.3

+83.1

+21.1

+42.8

+4.5

+17.4

+0.43

+0.46

+1.03

+0.11

Min

- 9.0

-4.4

+23.3

+3.6

+23.9

-17.5

-9.8

-0.42

-1.83

-0.40

-3.12

Max

+12.2

+77.6

+137.3

+35.8

+63.6

+19.4

+48.2

+1.33

+6.63

+2.52

+3.75

+2.27

+7.54

+13.60

4.12

+4.98

+3.95

+6.32

+0.136

+0.617

+0.250

+0.497

Top 1%

-4.8

+62.3

+116.3

+30.5

+55.0

+13.8

+33.2

+0.82

-0.99

+1.70

+1.41

Top 5%

-2.8

+56.1

+106.2

+27.9

+51.2

+11.1

+28.2

+0.66

-0.56

+1.45

+0.92

Top 10%

-1.7

+52.9

+100.7

+26.4

+49.2

+9.6

+25.2

+0.59

-0.28

+1.34

+0.72

Top 15%

-1.1

+50.9

+97.0

+25.4

+47.9

+8.5

+24.2

+0.55

-0.13

+1.27

+0.59

Top 20%

-0.6

+49.3

+94.3

+24.5

+46.9

+7.7

+22.2

+0.52

-0.03

+1.22

+0.49

Top 25%

-0.2

+48.0

+92.0

+23.9

+46.1

+7.0

+21.2

+0.50

+0.07

+1.18

+0.41

Top 30%

+0.1

+46.9

+89.9

+23.2

+45.3

+6.4

+20.2

+0.48

+0.15

+1.14

+0.33

Top 35%

+0.5

+45.8

+87.9

+22.7

+44.6

+5.9

+19.2

+0.472

+0.23

+1.11

+0.27

Top 40%

+0.7

+44.9

+86.1

+22.1

+43.9

+5.4

+19.2

+0.45

+0.30

+1.08

+0.21

Top 45%

+1.0

+44.0

+84.4

+21.6

+43.3

+4.9

+18.2

+0.43

+0.38

+1.05

+0.15

Top 50%

+1.3

+43.1

+82.7

+21.1

+42.7

+4.4

+17.2

+0.42

+0.43

+1.02

+0.09

Canadian Charolais Association (January 22, 2019) https://charolais.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Breed-Average-EPD-SPRING-2019.pdf

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Percentiles for all active Gelbvieh sires as of January 8, 2019 Growth and Maternal

Intake and Carcass

Index Values

CED

CEM

PG30

DMI

REA

MARB

FAT

ADG

RFI

$Cow

FPI

EPI

Number

568

567

568

180

568

180

568

180

High

7.5

103

148

0.391

0.27

1.30

0.99

0.07

0.157

0.144

161.26

102.42

235.00

Avg

1.0

-0.011

-0.45

0.66

0.01

-0.09

-0.042

-0.008

99.20

64.44

63.60

Low

-9.0

-9

-8

-2.019

-0.78

-21

-0.09

-0.35

-0.20

-0.154

-0.738

24.38

42.92

-15.18

Top 1%

-4.1

140

-0.118

-0.67

1.06

0.48

-0.15

0.093

-0.148

152.43

84.01

168.26

Top 2%

-3.5

130

-0.102

-0.65

1.04

0.39

-0.14

0.068

-0.132

145.49

81.42

156.28

Top 3%

-3.2

124

-0.100

-0.64

1.01

0.31

-0.14

0.055

-0.098

145.43

80.46

154.25

Top 4%

-2.8

119

-0.097

-0.62

0.99

0.26

-0.13

0.037

-0.092

143.32

77.6

150.30

Top 5%

-2.5

116

-0.079

-0.61

0.96

0.24

-0.13

0.032

-0.078

141.90

76.72

139.13

Top 10%

-1.6

107

-0.053

-0.57

0.88

0.17

-0.12

0.014

-0.057

134.04

73.35

122.59

Top 15%

-1.0

103

-0.044

-0.55

0.83

0.14

-0.12

0.007

-0.043

129.77

70.89

101.41

Top 20%

-0.4

-0.031

-0.53

0.80

0.10

-0.11

-0.002

-0.025

122.50

69.41

91.44

Top 25%

-0.1

-0.025

-0.51

0.77

0.08

-0.11

-0.012

-0.013

116.30

68.26

84.58

Top 30%

0.1

-0.013

-0.50

0.74

0.06

-0.11

-0.015

-0.011

111.24

67.42

81.42

Top 35%

0.4

-0.011

-0.49

0.72

0.04

-0.10

-0.022

-0.007

107.67

66.67

75.36

Top 40%

0.6

-0.007

-0.48

0.70

0.02

-0.10

-0.031

-0.004

104.01

65.60

70.09

Top 45%

0.9

-0.005

-0.48

0.68

0.01

-0.10

-0.037

-0.003

100.73

64.61

65.27

Top 50%

1.1

-0.002

-0.47

0.66

-0.01

-0.10

-0.041

-0.001

98.26

63.85

60.44

Canadian Gelbvieh Association (January 22, 2019) https://cdgv.digitalbeef.com/

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The federal government has awarded a $2.27-million contract to remediate and deactivate a stretch of the old Alaska Highway near Petersen Canyon — one that has become a unique backcountry trail in the Northern Rockies. Industra-Liard Construction of Surrey has been awarded the work, and will clean an abandoned portion of the old highway’s route and will remove non-functional infrastructure, such as culverts, road signs, guiderails and bridges, that is no longer safe for the public and also prevents passage of fish in a nearby creek, according to Public Services and Procurement Canada. Work is expected to start in the spring, and includes removing five bridges and more than 20 culverts from an abandoned alignment of the highway. That alignment will be deactivated, either partially or completely, to put it in a “self-maintaining state that will indefinitely protect adjacent resources,” according to the government. Since the old section of highway was realigned due to persistent washouts, it has has become a unique backcountry trail in the Northern Rockies found just a short drive past Toad River Lodge. The road has held up remarkably well over time, and has guided hik-

ers, cyclists, and other adventurers over old, wooden bridges and culverts, past a waterfall and into Petersen Canyon. The 12-kilometre round trip hike is an easy one, but users must be wary of the old bridges. While some have weathered the elements well, others have not and make for a dangerous crossing. The road north of Drogheda Lake will be partially deactivated to allow passage of motor vehicles, according to the government. This includes replacing two bridges with fords traversable by a 4x4 pickup truck. The remaining south section of the road will be fully deactivated and barricaded against motor vehicle access but allow foot traffic, the government said. The future of the trail is unclear as the series of bridges connected the 12-kilometre route. The province of B.C. is responsible for maintaining the first 133 kilometres of the Alaska Highway up to the Mile 83 marker. Public Services and Procurement Canada is responsible for maintaining the remaining 835-kilometre stretch to the Yukon border. The Yukon government is responsible for maintaining the rest of the Canadian portion of the highway. editor@ahnfsj.ca.

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Canadian Hereford Association Percentiles for Active Hereford Sires for Fall 2018 All sires have had a calf reported in the last two years (2016-2017) Desc

CED

M&G

CEM

MPI

FMI

RFI

PWG

FAT

REA

MARB

Avg Min Max

1.8 -17.0 22.4

3.0 -6.9 13.6

52 2 90

83 4 150

24 -2 57

49 7 85

1.8 -19.4 19.5

0.9 -0.7 2.6

121.5 -3.4 231.3

113.5 -7.4 240.4

100.7 82.0 122.0

32.1 3.4 68.2

64 13 119

0.009 -0.113 0.147

0.37 -0.45 1.44

0.10 -0.38 0.91

1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% NUM

14.3 12.7 11.9 11.2 10.6 8.7 7.6 6.5 5.5 4.7 3.9 3.2 2.5 1.7 6162

-2.5 -1.5 -1.1 -0.7 -0.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.1 6162

75 72 70 69 68 64 62 60 59 57 56 55 53 52 6162

120 116 114 111 110 104 100 97 94 92 90 88 86 84 6162

41 38 37 35 35 32 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 6162

70 67 66 65 64 61 59 57 56 54 53 52 51 50 6162

11.1 9.9 9.2 8.7 8.2 6.8 5.8 5.1 4.4 3.9 3.4 2.9 2.4 1.9 6162

2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 6162

193.0 185.0 180.2 176.2 172.8 161.6 153.8 147.7 142.8 138.1 133.6 129.2 125.2 120.8 2406

197.7 185.5 176.1 171.2 166.3 155.0 145.8 139.6 133.6 128.8 124.2 120.2 115.9 111.6 2406

118.9 114.7 113.0 111.5 111.0 108.0 107.0 105.0 104.0 102.0 101.0 101.0 100.0 100.0 512

51.8 49.0 47.6 46.6 45.6 43.1 41.2 39.2 37.9 36.7 35.3 34.3 33.0 32.0 1815

93 89 86 85 83 79 76 74 72 70 69 67 66 64 6162

-0.053 -0.043 -0.043 -0.033 -0.033 -0.023 -0.023 -0.013 -0.013 -0.003 -0.003 -0.003 0.007 0.007 6162

0.90 0.81 0.77 0.74 0.71 0.63 0.57 0.54 0.50 0.48 0.45 0.42 0.40 0.37 6162

0.49 0.41 0.37 0.34 0.33 0.27 0.23 0.20 0.18 0.15 0.13 0.12 0.10 0.09 6162

Canadian Hereford Association (January 22, 2019) http://hereford.ca/3_performance/Tools%20and%20Trends%20July%202018.pdf

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Winter 2018 International Cattle Evaluation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Statistical Breakdown for Active Sires Desc Num High Avg Low

GEST 1121 1.1 -2.9 -7.6

CED 1123 24 10 -7

BW 1123 9.4 1.7 -6.4

WW 1123 109 61 27

YW 1123 155 90 26

MILK 1123 39 21 -7

TM 1123 74 52 14

CEM 1123 15 6 -7

SC 1077 2.2 0.5 -1.1

STAY 1123 39 13 -5

DOC 1123 27 11 -13

YG 1123 -0.01 -0.78 -1.17

CW 1123 63 9 -20

CREA 1123 1.81 1.14 0.26

MARB 1123 0.64 -0.48 -0.83

CFAT 1123 0.00 -0.16 -0.25

-6.1

-3.9

133

1.6

-0.99

1.63

0.13

-0.21

-5.8

-2.8

128

1.5

-0.98

1.55

-0.04

-0.21

-5.3

-2.4

126

1.4

-0.96

1.51

-0.11

-0.21

-5.1

-2.0

123

1.3

-0.95

1.47

-0.16

-0.20

-5.0

-1.8

121

1.3

-0.94

1.44

-0.22

-0.20

10%

-4.6

-0.8

114

1.0

-0.90

1.36

-0.31

-0.19

15%

-4.2

-0.3

108

0.9

-0.88

1.32

-0.36

-0.19

20%

-4.0

0.1

105

0.8

-0.86

1.29

-0.39

-0.18

25%

-3.7

0.4

102

0.8

-0.85

1.26

-0.42

-0.18

30%

-3.5

0.8

0.7

-0.84

1.24

-0.45

-0.17

35%

-3.3

1.1

0.6

-0.83

1.22

-0.47

-0.17

40%

-3.2

1.4

0.6

-0.82

1.20

-0.48

-0.17

45%

-3.0

1.6

0.5

-0.81

1.18

-0.49

-0.17

50%

-2.8

1.8

0.5

-0.80

1.16

-0.51

-0.17

55%

-2.7

2.0

0.4

-0.79

1.14

-0.52

-0.17

Canadian Limousin Association (January 23, 2019) http://www.limousin.com/performance/genetic-evaluation/

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Canadian Simmental Association â&#x20AC;¢ www.simmental.com Breed Averages and Percentiles to January 1, 2019 BREED AVERAGE Current Active Sire Active Dam

MCE

MILK

MWW

STAY

DOC

6.6 6.8 5.9

3.4 3.3 3.7

69.3 68.3 67.5

102.2 101.0 98.9

4.1 4.0 3.9

25.2 26.7 25.7

60.2 60.9 59.5

16.5 16.0 16.3

10.1 10.2 9.6

CWT

REA

25.9 0.780 25.5 0.780 24.5 0.760

FAT

MARB

API

-0.129 -0.129 -0.134

-0.11 -0.11 -0.11

114.6 114.1 112.3

64.9 64.8 63.5

Current Population - all calves born in the last 2 years (2017-2018) Active Sire - any sire with a calf reported in the last 2 years (2017-2018) Active Dam - any dam with a calf reported in the last 2 years (2017-2018)

PERCENTILES PCTL

MCE

MILK

MWW

STAY

DOC

CWT

REA

FAT

MARB

API

Average Minimum Maximum SD

6.6 -6.1 22.5 3.62

3.4 -7.3 12.6 1.95

69.3 12.0 106.5 8.11

102.2 17.9 162.1 13.47

4.1 -12.0 16.5 2.95

25.2 -0.3 47.4 5.45

60.2 25.3 88.9 6.56

16.5 2.7 27.3 2.48

10.1 -16.5 25.5 3.30

25.9 -5.6 62.2 6.73

0.78 -0.17 1.55 0.128

-0.129 -0.196 0.063 0.0240

-0.11 -0.51 0.71 0.095

114.6 59.8 171.7 11.44

64.9 30.7 96.6 4.97

1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% Number

15.7 -1.6 88.9 134.9 11.1 37.7 75.6 21.9 17.7 43.3 1.08 -0.173 0.20 142.5 14.6 -0.9 86.5 130.7 10.1 36.5 73.8 21.2 16.6 41.1 1.04 -0.170 0.14 138.7 13.9 -0.5 85.0 128.3 9.6 35.7 72.7 20.8 16.0 39.7 1.01 -0.168 0.10 136.3 13.3 -0.2 83.9 126.4 9.2 35.1 71.8 20.5 15.5 38.6 1.00 -0.167 0.08 134.7 12.8 0.1 83.0 124.8 8.9 34.7 71.1 20.3 15.2 37.7 0.98 -0.165 0.06 133.4 11.3 1.0 79.7 119.4 7.7 32.9 68.8 19.5 14.1 34.7 0.94 -0.160 0.00 129.2 10.4 1.5 77.6 115.9 7.0 31.5 67.2 18.9 13.3 32.7 0.90 -0.156 -0.03 126.2 9.6 1.9 75.9 113.2 6.5 30.2 65.9 18.5 12.7 31.3 0.88 -0.152 -0.05 123.9 8.9 2.2 74.5 110.8 6.0 29.0 64.7 18.1 12.2 30.1 0.86 -0.145 -0.07 122.0 8.4 2.5 73.3 108.8 5.6 27.9 63.6 17.8 11.8 29.0 0.84 -0.139 -0.08 120.3 8.0 2.8 72.2 107.0 5.2 26.9 62.6 17.5 11.4 28.1 0.82 -0.135 -0.09 118.8 7.4 3.1 71.2 105.3 4.8 26.0 61.6 17.2 11.0 27.2 0.81 -0.132 -0.10 117.4 6.9 3.3 70.2 103.6 4.5 25.2 60.7 16.9 10.6 26.4 0.79 -0.130 -0.11 116.0 6.5 3.5 69.3 102.1 4.1 24.5 59.8 16.6 10.2 25.6 0.78 -0.128 -0.12 114.6 6.0 3.7 68.3 100.5 3.8 23.8 59.0 16.3 9.9 24.7 0.76 -0.126 -0.13 113.2 5.6 4.0 67.3 98.9 3.4 23.2 58.2 16.0 9.5 24.0 0.75 -0.124 -0.14 111.8 5.1 4.2 66.3 97.2 3.0 22.5 57.4 15.7 9.1 23.2 0.73 -0.122 -0.15 110.4 4.6 4.5 65.3 95.5 2.6 21.8 56.5 15.4 8.6 22.3 0.72 -0.120 -0.16 108.8 4.1 4.7 64.1 93.6 2.2 21.2 55.6 15.0 8.2 21.5 0.70 -0.118 -0.17 107.1 3.5 5.0 62.9 91.4 1.7 20.4 54.6 14.5 7.6 20.5 0.68 -0.115 -0.18 105.2 2.9 5.4 61.3 88.9 1.1 19.6 53.5 14.0 7.0 19.3 0.66 -0.112 -0.20 102.9 2.1 5.8 59.3 85.6 0.4 18.6 52.1 13.3 6.1 17.8 0.62 -0.107 -0.22 100.0 0.9 6.5 56.1 80.3 -0.8 17.1 50.1 12.2 4.7 15.7 0.57 -0.095 -0.25 96.0 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008 77,008

(Jan 23, 2019) http://www.simmental.com/pdf/CSA%20Genetic%20Evaluation%20Highlights%20Jan%202019.pdf

77.6 75.8 74.7 73.9 73.2 71.1 69.8 68.8 67.9 67.2 66.6 66.0 65.4 64.8 64.3 63.7 63.1 62.4 61.8 61.0 60.1 58.9 56.9 77,008 R0011660006

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Cattle Directory 2019 NO FOOLS BULL SALE

Saturday, April 27, 2019

AT W O

NORTH COUNTRY RANCHLAND BULL SALE MARCH 19, 2019 VJV AUCTION MART, DAWSON CREEK Dan: (250) 630-2146

Cattle Company

35 Red Angus Bulls • 50 Commercial Yearling Heifers

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS

Lloyd & Donna 1-800-667-2251

Mile 11 on #2 Highway South of Dawson Creek

www.clearriverredangus.com

Visitors Welcome

Cell: (250) 261-3955

Dan & Trudy Loewen & family Altona, BC (1 hour north of Fort St. John)

ANGUS

Two Names. One Program. Annual Red and Black Bull Sale -2nd Thursday in MarchLyons Teepee Creek Event Centre

www.aspenhillenterprises.com

Brandl Cattle Co. Byron & Gwen Brandl, Jarvie, AB 780-954-2599 Cinder Angus Brad Yoder & Nicolle Hoskins, Barrhead, AB 780-674-5773 Classic Livestock Freeman & Zoe Iwasiuk, High Prairie, AB 780-507-5077

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George LeBlanc 780-402-9509 gleblanc1@live.com Chris Tschetter 780-978-6406 Wanham, Alberta

“Quality Black & Red Angus Seed Stock” Greg & Janis Clegg • Sturgeon County, AB Ph: 780.419.6338 • Cell: 780.910.8553 jgclegg@platinum.ca

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CLEGG ANGUS

ASPEN HILL & HEART VALLEY

Dwajo Angus Dwayne, Joanne & Jesse Emery, Camp Creek, AB 780-674-4410 Excel Ranches Ron & Barb/Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB 780-349-0644 Fineline Red Angus Nick & Lorraine van Gaalen, LaGlace, AB 780-568-3906 GRA-TAN Farn Grant & Tanya Chittick, Mayorthorpe, AB 780-786-2181

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

Harvest Angus Tom & Carolyn de Waal, Prince George, BC 250-960-0022 Heart of the Valley Farms Brad & Aleta Chappell, Courtenay, BC 250-897-0619

HORIZON RED ANGUS RED & BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE OFF THE FARM BY PRIVATE TREATY 55755

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Gumbo Gulch

32nd (and final)

Philip Driedger / LaCrete, AB / 780.926.5896

J Lazy A Ranch Jarin & Amber Carter, Sexsmith, AB 780-518-9652 KJOS Black Angus Marty & Miriam Kjos, Fort St. John, BC 250-787-0970

JANUARY SPEC

Dawson Co-op Home & Agro Centre

Come To Your Winter has arrived in the Peace country Your Dawson Co-op carries a full selection of stock tank deicers, heated pet bowls and mats. We also carry snow blades and accessories to push old man winter off your road for safer winter driving.

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Input wanted from AB fruit and vegetable producers Robert Spencer, commercial horticulture specialist at the Alberta Ag-Info Centre is asking fruit and vegetable producers to share direct market fruit and vegetable pricing information for Alberta. He says that having price information is valuable for people of all experience levels, but especially oneself, to use as a reference against one’s own pricing and to compare against when calculating the cost of production and setting prices. Spencer is looking for: What Alberta producers charged for fruit and vegetable

crops in 2018 – u-pick and prepick for farmers’ markets. Prices changes for the coming season. U-pick and pre-pick values, broken out for on-farm sales and farmers’ market prices for a range of fruit and vegetable crops. Spencer will publish a per pound value or a per unit value depending on the crop and the number of data points he receives. Go to the AB Direct Market Fruit/Veg Price Survey. For more information, contact Robert Spencer at the Alberta Ag-Info Centre, 310-FARM (3276).

CLEARFAB Manufacturing Spring 2019 Cattle Pasture Combo Special

FREE bottle of Pounce on all orders placed before March 20th!"

See our complete line of livestock handling equipment at

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Contact Henry

(780) 834-7512

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Silver Willow Ranch Selling Yearling & 2-Year-Old Registered Black Angus Bulls Off the Ranch by Private Treaty Kevin & Barbara Quist Phone: 780.876.4649 Email: kbqrr2@hotmail.com

Red & Black Angus Yearlings & 2-Yr-Olds

RR 2 Sexsmith, AB T0H 3C0

SMOKY RIVER RED ANGUS

Thursday, March 21 VJV Beaverlodge, AB

56618

ROY & ERIKA SCHWEITZER Ph: 780.356.3611 • Cell: 780.402.5617 • Email: schweitzerre@gpnet.ca

Curtis Boese (780) 876-4526

Spruce Lane Ranch Andrew & Vivian Miller, Bay Tree AB 780-864-5035

Purebred Angus Genetics (The Profitable Kind)

56616

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

BULLS FOR SALE OFF THE FARM & AT OUR ANNUAL SPRING AUCTION

BLONDE D’AQUITAINE Dusty Acre Blondes & Painted K Farms

Looking to add a li�le gold in your herd try a Blonde d’Aquai�ne - Located ten minutes north of Dawson Creek. - Producing full blood easy calving bulls - Homozygous Polled, Double & Single Polled - Full herd evalua�on on BIO Track

Poplar Meadows Tanya, Monty, & Taylor Belsham, Houston, BC 250-845-8474

Quality Registered Yearling & 2-yr-old Bulls for Sale on the Farm

Jack & Shannon Trask

(250) 263-4904 • sjtrask@pris.ca Like Us on

Box 127, Montney, BC, V0C 1Y0

56720

Contact Shellie or Kaylyn Cell (250) 784-4628 Email dustyacreblondes@outlook.com Can ﬁnd us on face book and the web

CHAROLAIS

RED GOAD CASH OUT 127’16 HERD BULLS: RED YY EXPEDITOR 3X RED CROWFOOT MOONSHINE 3240A

988778

Selling Registered Black Angus 2 Year Old Bulls & Bred Commercial Heifers Owner: Kelly Ollenberger 1-250-262-1432

Lazy S Charolais

Annual Bull Sale

Red Angus Bulls and Heifers for Sale off the Farm Maynard Boese (780) 568-4340

JayDawn Farms Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB 780-933-5530 Johnson Charlolais Stephen & Herb Johnson, Barrhead, AB 780-305-9196

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

Nikki, Kristin, Whitney & Courtney Drschiwiski Box 18, Cecil Lake, BC V0C 1G0 Ph: 250-785-6362 Cell: 250-261-0826 (Nikki) Cell: 250-329-4816 (Courtney) eightway@pris.ca wanderlust_blues@yahoo.ca

Silent K Stock Farms Delano & Megan Kjos, Tomslake, BC 403-827-1819

Annual Bull Sale Sat, March 23, 2019 - 1:00 p.m. VJV, Dawson Creek

Mark & Ginger Zahacy Phone (780) 523-5356 Cell (780) 523-1356

8 WAY CHAROLAIS

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 250-781-3617

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Lakeroad Black Angus Jim & Donna Rowe, Worsley, AB 780-685-2141 M.C. Quantock Mac & Pat Creech, Lloydminster, AB 800-561-2855 Mountain Side Angus John & Judy Mayer, Beaverlodge, AB 780-831-8497

Joe & Courtney Schulz Box 43 Site 2 R R 1 | Spirit River AB 780 351 2608 | 780 864 6448 joeschulz@hotmail.ca

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Grande Prairie, AB

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

Registered Black & Red Angus R0011648845

Yearling Bulls for Sale on the Farm Trevor Binks and Melanie Klassen Registered & Commercial Angus Cattle 780-539-7128 | C: 780-518-0630

Eldon & Marilyn Cassity Wembley, AB 780-766-2887

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Pro-Char Charolais David & Kristina Prokuda, Glenevis, AB 780-932-1654 Spruce View Charolais Andrew & Eﬃe Lakusta, Andrew, AB 780-719-0264 Triangle Stock Farm Vance & Michelle Kleppler, Stony Plain, AB 780-968-2354 Valanjou Charolais Phillipe & Rae Lusson, Clyde, AB 780-348-5683 Wrangler Charolais Farm Wade & Sherry Meakin, Westlock, AB 780-349-1650

GELBVIEHS AdamsGreen Gelbvieh David & Janice Adams, High Prairie, AB 780-524-5382

MILNE’S RANCH Selling 1 and 2 Year Old Red & Black Gelbvieh Bulls Harold 780.835.0365 Bev 780.834.7704

Box 1573 Fairview, AB

www.milneranch.com

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Hillview Farms Raymond & Corine Verbeek, Sturgeon County, AB 780-939-2173 Lakeroad Limousin Jim, Donna & Jackie Rowe, Worsley, AB 780-835-9588

HEREFORDS 46th All BREEDS SALE, Sat. March 30 1pm @ VJV Auction Mart, Dawson Creek LIKE US ON

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March 1, 2019 • VJV Dawson Creek

Chet & Jamie Jans

Registered Simmental Breeders

Box 223 Groundbirch, BC V0C 1T0

Shadow Creek Red Polls

Randy & Chris Haddow 250-786-5048 Chad, Gene, Addison, Leah & Wyatt Haddow 250-784-3924

BENWYN HEREFORDS

• Maternal traits with light birth weights • Dual purpose – high milk production • Registered Bulls For Sale. Dean & Marsha Anderson – Fort St John, BC

Phone (250) 827-3293 or (250) 262-5638

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

www.shadowcreek.farm • marshascows@hotmail.com

Bill Bentley - (250) 843-7575 Doug Bentley - (250) 843-7364 BENWYN FARM LTD. PROGRESS, BC V0C 2E0

spring select

RED POLLS

Herefords Charolais Simmentals

20 miles West of Dawson Creek Hwy 97 South 3/4 mile North of Progress (Rd 255)

Chittick Family Hereford Ranch Raymond & Mona Chittick, Whitecourt, AB 780-778-0150 Eureka Hereford Farms Tom Basnett, Eureka River, AB 780-834-8170 Gold Stock Hereford Farms Charlie & Steven White, Beaverlodge, AB 780-354-3190 M.C. Quantock Mac & Pat Creech, Lloydminster, AB 800-561-2855 Reber’s Polled Herefords Serena & Kasey Reber, Woking, AB 780-518-2643

SALERS DynaRich Salers Richard & Dianne Andersen, Eckville, AB 403-746-2919

VOSS FAMILY SALERS

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Your Peace Country Connection for Quality Salers Cattle LONG YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE ON THE FARM CALVING EASE AND PERFORMANCE MATURE GRASS-FED HIGH VOLUME BULLS PROVEN WITH MANY YEARS OF BREEDING FOR EASY FLESHING AND MARBLING

Randy & Lesli Voss

P: 250-780-2141 E: info@fallentimberfarms.com www.fallentimberfarms.com

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Grimm Ranches Miles Grimm & Laurie Schaub, Grimshaw, AB 780-971-2217 Halfway River Simmentals Eckbert & Christa Weitzel Georg & Sarah Weitzel, Charlie Lake, BC 250-263-8237 Hodges Simmentals Roy & Scot Hodges, Beaverlodge, AB 780-512-4669 JayDawn Farms Jason & Nicole McQuaig, Sexsmith, AB 780-933-5530 KIN-KIN Cattle Co. Gary & Faye Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB KSL Simmentals Keagan Scorgie, Beaverlodge, AB 780-518-6572 Brad Smith, Beaverlodge, AB 780-202-0254 Lakeroad Simmentals Sarah Hayward & Kolby Rowe, Fairview, AB 780-835-8841 Simmental Cattle

Quarter Horse

Box 473, Hythe, AB T0H 2C0

(780) 356-3361 • (780) 814-1534 • rlsalers@hotmail.com

Yearling and 2 yr. old Bulls for Sale by Private Treaty

Box 238, FAIRVIEW, ALBERTA TOH 1LO

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 250-781-3617 Excel Ranches Ron & Barb Miller, Cody & Amy Miller, Westlock, AB 780-349-0644

SIMMENTALS Albrecht Farms Steve, Tammy & Ryan Albrecht, Spirit River, AB 780-864-4259 Briar Ridge Stock Farm Randy & Chris Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC 250-786-5048 Chad, Leah, Gene & Addison Haddow, Dawson Creek, BC 250-784-3924

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Home of Polled & Horned 100% Full Blood & Purebred Fleckvieh

Yearling & 2 year old Bulls for Sale

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Phone/Fax: (780) 618-9044

Norbert & Janice Luken 780-835-3165 Email: njluken6@gmail.com

M.C. Quantock Mac & Pat Creech, Lloydminster, AB 800-561-2855 R0011648285

58935

Alvin Johnson Box 27 Brownvale, AB T0H 0L0

56694

SHORTHORNS

CONSIGNING TO TRANSCON PC SIMMENTAL BULL SALE 1pm - Sat, Feb. 23, 2019 - VJV Beaverlodge Elden, Einar and Ole Bakkehaug Box 156, Hythe, AB T0H 2C0

Home (780) 356-2113 Elden Cell (780) 518-3536

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Wolfe Farms Tony Wolfe, Valleyview, AB 780-524-3939

PEACE COUNTRY SIMMENTALS Box 154, Cecil Lake, BC V0C 1G0

SPECKLE PARK

46TH ANNUAL ALL BREEDS SALE, Sat., March 30, 1pm @VJV Auction Mart, Dawson Creek J&M Farms JERRY & GEM GIESBRECHT 250.262.7867

Rachido Ranch Randy & Donna Chittick, Mayerthorpe, AB 780-786-4373 Rosefield Simmentals James & Martha Wiebe, Prespatou, BC 250-630-2621

Visit Us:

Cody & Rodi Murray Beaverlodge, AB

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SIBL Simmentals The Smith Families, Cherhill, AB 780-785-2045

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JASON, CORINNA, WILLIAM AND MARIAH HARVEY

DAWSON CREEK, BC

250-719-9575

KEITH HODGES 780-831-7999 keith@arlshop.com

KEIRAN HODGES 780-933-5637

hodgey_177@hotmail.com

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REGISTERED SIMMENTALS BOX 655, BEAVERLODGE, AB TOH 0C0

Willow Creek Simmentals Mike & Mari Klassen & Family, Debolt, AB 780-957-2814

Willowdale Simmentals Performance Breeding Stock ● Polled Reds & Blacks Dale and Judy Smith & Family (780) 524-2790

Box 1555 Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 24km North of Valleyview on Highway 49

56667

CONSIGNING TO PEACE COUNTRY SUPREME BULL SALE Saturday, March 9, 2019 VJV Beaverlodge

www.willowdaleca�le.com

AUCTION FACILITIES LIVESTOCK EXCHANGES BC Livestock Producers Co-operative Kevin Johnson, Kamloops, BC 250-573-3939 Innisfail Auction Market Danny, Mark & Duane Daines, Innisfail, AB 403-227-3166 North Central Livestock Exchange Garth Rogers, Clyde, AB 780-348-5893

56611

REGISTERED PUREBRED SPECKLE PARK CATTLE

Olds Auction Market Olds, AB 403-556-3655 Thorsby Stockyards Inc. Chance Martin, Thorsby, AB 780-789-3915 Viking Livestock Market Cliff Grinde, Viking, AB 780-336-2209 VJV Livestock Marketing Group Peter Raffan, Dawson Creek, BC 250-782-3766 Peter Raffan, Beaverlodge, AB 780-354-2423 Travis Sekura, Westlock, AB 780-349-3153 Craig Jacklin, Ponoka, AB 403-783-5561 Dean Edge, Rimbey, AB 403-704-0280 Wembley Livestock Exchange Glen Mayer, Wembley, AB 780-897-9570

FEEDER ASSOCIATIONS Grande Prairie Feeders Association Admin – Dawn Hollins, Grande Prairie, AB 780-834-7399 North Peace Feeder Association Admin – Donna Haakenson, Berwyn, AB 780-338-3071 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

Rotary Auction

March 9–17 2019

Need help registering? Phone 250-719-1674

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State of the North report reveals positive outlooks The 2018 State of the North report has been released, providing a comprehensive sector-specific and regional data to help light opportunities and inform investment decisions. The State of the North is a mixed bag, says Joel McKay, Chief Executive Officer with the Northern Development Initiative Trust, the organization behind the report. “Certainly, the outlook in the energy and oil and gas sector is more positive heading into 2019 than it was a year ago thanks to a positive investment decision for the LNG Canada project in Kitimat, its accompanying Coastal GasLink pipeline and continued construction at BC Hydro’s Site C project,” he says. “As well, AltaGas’ propane export terminal on Ridley Island near Prince Rupert is nearing completion creating yet more long-term jobs and opportunities for that part of the region.” McKay notes side from these industry trends, the economy in the north has continued to show strength, with relatively tight labour market conditions and a slightly lower unemployment rate

of 6.4%, an increase in building permits in residential and industrial classes and a substantial lift in the number of housing starts for the fisrst nine months of 2018 compared with the same period in 2017. “Business formations remained in line with three-year averages in 2017 suggesting stability in the regional market, except for the Northeast Region where they remained below the average no doubt due to the ongoing recovery in the energy sector.” Short-term outlooks Global economic growth remained steady in first half of 2018 and is expected to remain strong through 2019. However, there is considerable uncertainty due to continued trade tensions between the U.S. and its trading partners. “The Canadian economy has been operating at or near capacity and is expected to continue to do so in the near term. Exports and business investment in increased capacity are rising while consumer spending and investment in residential construction is slowing due to tighter mortgage rules and higher interest rates,” reads the report. Those factors, combined with

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U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, are expected to lead to a gradual slowing of GDP growth in Canada. Energy infrastructure The Site C Dam is being constructed by BC Hydro on the Peace River. It will be the third dam in the area and will add approximately 1,110 megawatts to B.C.’s power generating capacity.6 Construction began in July 2015 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.7 As of August 2018, over 3,5618 individuals were employed in the construction of the dam. Additional investments in electricity generating infrastructure include the Peace Region Electrical Supply project that will increase the reliability of electricity supply to existing customers in the South Peace region and enable the electrification of natural gas production, processing, and compression. The State of the North economic report has been produced thanks to a partnership between Northern Development Initiative Trust and MNP. It is an impartial third-party report with data collection and interpretation provided by MNP. editor@dcdn.ca

Phone: 403 227-3166 Toll Free: 1 800 710-3166 Fax: 403 227-2202

• A family owned and operated livestock market located in Central Alberta • • Large clean feed lot pens bedded with shavings and straw with water pens •

Cattle need to be in by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Please call for date of ﬁrst presort sale for 2019

WEDNESDAY REGULAR SALES @ 9:00 A.M.

Butcher cows and bulls start the day followed by feeders & yearlings and Bred Cows & Cow Calf Pairs

MAR 1 • 1:00PM • SELECT CHAROLAIS BULL SALE – 115 CHAROLAIS BULLS ON OFFER MAR 8 • 1:00PM • GELBVIEH ADVANTAGE BULL SALE – 40 GELBVIEH BULLS ON OFFER CATALOGUES AVAILABLE FROM OUR WEBSITE - WWW.INNISFAILAUCTIONMARKET.COM

CALL TO BOOK YOUR CATTLE FOR TOP SERVICE Danny Daines (403) 391-0580 • Mark Daines (403) 350-0200 • Duane Daines (403) 358-4971 Ofﬁce Manager - Sheena Jones • Email - iamarket@telus.net

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Cattle Market Report VJV LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUP

DAWSON CREEK

BEAVERLODGE

WESTLOCK

PONOKA

RIMBEY

Peter Raffan - Mgr. 250-782-3766 vjvdawsoncreek@outlook.com

Peter Raffan - Mgr. 780-354-2423 vjvbeaverlodge@gpnet.ca

Travis Sekura - Mgr. 780-349-3153 office@vjvauction.com

Craig Jacklin - Mgr. 403-783-5561 office@vjvauction.com

Dean Edge 403-704-0280 office@vjvauction.com

Auction Date

Feb 19 - 977 Hd

Feb 12 - 211 Hd

Feb 21 - 866 Hd

Feb 14 - 441 Hd

Feb 21 - 2347 Hd

Feb 14 - 923 Hd

Feb 20 - 3227 Hd

Feb 13 - 1908 Hd

Feb 19 - 541 Hd

Bid Range

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Average

Low

300 - 399

n/a

$185.00 $240.00

n/a

400 - 499

n/a

$215.00 $240.00 $206.00 $233.00 $215.00 $241.00 $195.00 $230.00 $200.00 $229.75

n/a

500 - 599 $200.00 $212.00

High

$200.00 $235.00

$215.00 $226.00 $205.00 $216.00 $199.50 $240.00 $197.00 $226.00 $200.00 $233.00 $190.00 $215.00 $190.00 $228.00

600 - 699 $195.00 $208.00 $185.00 $195.00 $200.00 $210.00 $190.00 $201.25 $190.00 $212.00 $195.00 $217.00 $190.00 $222.50 $190.00 $214.00 $180.00 $212.00 700 - 799 $175.00 $185.25 $180.00 $189.50 $178.00 $188.00 $177.00 $188.25 $188.00 $199.00 $184.00 $197.50 $180.00 $197.00 $185.00 $199.00 $175.00 $195.25 800 - 899 $164.00 $174.00 $168.00 $178.00 $168.00 $177.00 $162.00 $172.75 $172.00 $178.50 $173.00 $184.25 $170.00 $182.25 $180.00 $185.50 $170.00 $184.50 900 - 999

n/a

$161.00 $170.00 $165.00 $178.00 $165.00 $178.25 $177.25 $180.75 $161.00 $165.00

1000+

n/a

$150.00 $164.00

Bid Range

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

300 - 399

n/a

$190.00 $215.00 $180.00 $200.00

n/a

$190.00 $208.00 $194.00 $207.00 $190.00 $216.50 $180.00 $201.00 $180.00 $216.00

400 - 499 $180.00 $193.00

$190.00 $200.00

Low

High

n/a

Low

High

$155.00 $167.75 Low

High

n/a

High

Average

High

Average

$200.00 $212.00 $190.00 $220.00

500 - 599 $178.00 $190.00 $175.00 $182.00 $180.00 $189.00 $174.00 $182.25 $175.00 $191.00 $179.00 $198.00 $175.00 $205.25 $170.00 $195.00 $175.00 $207.00 600 - 699 $176.00 $186.00 $165.00 $174.50 $170.00 $181.50 $164.00 $173.00 $169.00 $186.00 $170.00 $192.00 $165.00 $191.00 $170.00 $188.50 $165.00 $187.00 700 - 799 $165.00 $172.75 $157.00 $166.25 $173.00 $186.00 $152.00 $161.00 $159.00 $177.50 $162.00 $181.00 $155.00 $178.50 $165.00 $185.25 $165.00 $173.00 800 - 899 $150.00 $162.00 $150.00 $157.25

n/a

$150.00 $164.00 $155.00 $168.00 $150.00 $166.00 $160.00 $186.50 $161.00 $167.00

900 - 999

n/a

$123.00 $148.00 $125.00 $160.00 $150.00 $160.00 $150.00 $169.50 $140.00 $155.00

1000+

n/a

$110.00 $144.00 $120.00 $130.00 $145.00 $154.50

D1 - D2 Cows $72.00

$82.00 $75.00

D3 - D4 Cows $60.00 SLAUGHTER CATTLE

85.00

95.25

130.00

Bologna Bulls 80.00

92.00

D1 - D2 Cows D3 - D4 Cows Heiferettes n/a

n/a

Bologna Bulls 80.00

90.00

Feeder Bulls

n/a

$1,775

$2,100

Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Good Bred Hfrs

$1,800

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows Older Bred Cows

Good Bred Hfrs $2,050

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

$82.00

D3 - D4 Cows

$62.00 $72.00 $65.00

Feeder Bulls

n/a

D1 - D2 Cows

$75.00 $83.00 $75.00

Feeder Bulls

Good Bred Cows

REPLACEMENT CATTLE

$73.00

Heiferettes

134.00 115.00

Bologna Bulls

$84.00

D3 - D4 Cows

$70.00 $60.00

Heiferettes 120.00

D1 - D2 Cows

$72.00

Heiferettes 115.00

134.00

Bologna Bulls 82.00

91.75

Feeder Bulls n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

D1 - D2 Cows $80.00

$87.50

D3 - D4 Cows $70.00

$78.50

Heiferettes 112.00

144.00

Bologna Bulls 84.00

112.00

Feeder Bulls $100.00 $128.00

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

D1 - D2 Cows $78.00

$89.00

D3 - D4 Cows $68.00

$77.00

Heiferettes 97.00

135.00

Bologna Bulls 82.00

110.00

Feeder Bulls n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

D1 - D2 Cows $80.00

$90.00

D3 - D4 Cows $70.00

$79.00

Heiferettes 110.00

140.00

n/a

D1 - D2 Cows $82.00

$92.00

D3 - D4 Cows $70.00

$82.00

Heiferettes 110.00

140.00

Feeder Bulls $100.00 $130.00

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

Good Bred Cows n/a

n/a

Older Bred Cows Older Bred Cows

n/a

116.00

Feeder Bulls

n/a

100.00 135.00

Feeder Bulls

n/a

Heiferettes

85.00

111.50

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y)

$60.00 $74.00

85.00

109.50

Good Bred Hfrs

Cow/Calf Prs (Y)

D3 - D4 Cows

88.00

Good Bred Hfrs

Cow/Calf Prs (Y)

$73.00 $89.00

Bologna Bulls

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

D1 - D2 Cows

Bologna Bulls

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

Bologna Bulls

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (Y) n/a

n/a

Cow/Calf Prs (O) n/a

n/a

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SHEEP, GOAT AND HOG PRODUCERS!!

2019 BULL SALES AT VOLD JONES & VOLD

VJV WESTLOCK HAS AN EXCLUSIVE MARKET ON TOP QUALITY EWE LAMBS, GOATS AND HOGS!

Dawson Creek Sat, Mar 2 Tue, Mar 12 Tue, Mar 19 Sat, Mar 23 Tue, Mar 26 Sat, Mar 30 Sat, Apr 6 Tue, Apr 16

The demand for lamb, goat and pork is growing and the market is growing right along with it. VJV’s reputation throughout Western and Central Canada, along with its network of market facilities, uniquely positions them to put your livestock together with the feedlots, abattoirs and packing companies calling for lamb, goat and pork while assuring you of receiving top market value. If you have lambs, goats or hogs for sale, call us for an updated market report and to arrange delivery. VJV Westlock holds sheep, goat & hog sales at 11:00 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month! Our next auction dates are March 19, April 16 & May 21 Free feed and water upon delivery. Be sure your sheep are ear tagged before marketing.

Thur, Mar 7 1:00 p.m. Sat, Mar 9 1:00 p.m. Thur, Mar 21 1:00 p.m.

Dawson Creek • 301 - 116th Avenue Ph: (250) 782-3766 • Fax: (250) 782-6622

vjvdawsoncreek@outlook.com Beaverlodge • Box 606, Beaverlodge, AB Ph: (780) 354-2423 • Fax: (780) 354-2420

vjvbeaverlodge@gpnet.ca

(EMAIL) OFFICE@VJVAUCTION.COM • (WEBSITE) WWW.VJVAUCTION.COM/WESTLOCK

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PHONE TOLL FREE 1-877-349-3153

Mountain Side Angus Bull Sale Peace Country Supreme Bull Sale Lazy S Charolais Bull Sale

VJV LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUP

VJV Beaverlodge will be assembling sheep and goats on the Monday before each sale! Call Jason at 587-343-2162 today!! Contact us today for pre-listing or up-to-date market information.

Trent Ewasiw, Sheep & Goat Rep • 1-780-349-0239 Cory Polak, Sheep & Goat Rep • 1-780-712-5749

Spring Select Bull Sale Gomack Red Angus Bull Sale North Country Ranchland Bull Sale North Point Angus Bull Sale Eight-Way Charolais Bull Sale Dawson Creek All Breeds Bull Sale Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale Dawson Creek Last Chance Bull Sale

Beaverlodge

Can’t Get Your Sheep or Goats to Us Yourself?

VJV WESTLOCK AUCTION

1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

VJV LIVESTOCK Mar.KETING GROUP www.vjvauction.com • Canadian Satellite Web Site: www.cslauction.com Dawson Creek

Cattle Sales

Special Sales

Peter Raffan 250.782.3766

Beaverlodge Peter Raffan 780.354.2423

Westlock Travis Sekura 780.349.3153

Ponoka Craig Jacklin 403.783.1453

Rimbey Dean Edge 403.704.0280

Tues, Mar 5th - 9:00 a.m. Tues, Mar 12th - 9:00 a.m. Tues, Mar 19th - 9:00 a.m. Tues, Mar 26th - 9:00 p.m. Tues, Apr 2nd - 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Mar 7th - 9:00 a.m. Thurs, Mar 14th - 9:00 a.m. Thurs, Mar 21st - 9:00 a.m. Thurs, Apr 4th - 9:00 a.m. Thurs, Apr 18th - 9:00 a.m.

Thurs, Mar 7th - 9:00 a.m. Thurs, Mar 14th - 9:00 a.m. Thurs, Mar 21st - 9:00 a.m. Thurs, Mar 28th - 9:00 a.m. Thurs, Apr 4th - 9:00 a.m.

Wed, Mar 6th - 9:00 a.m. Wed, Mar 13th - 9:00 a.m. Wed, Mar 20th - 9:00 a.m. Wed, Mar 27th - 9:00 a.m. Wed, Apr 3rd - 9:00 a.m.

Tues, Mar 5th - 9:00 a.m. Tues, Mar 12th - 9:00 a.m. Tues, Mar 19th - 9:00 a.m. Tues, Mar 26th - 9:00 a.m. Tues, Apr 2nd - 9:00 a.m.

Ponoka

Rimbey

Limousin Influence Calf Sale Wed, Mar 13th In conjunction with Regular sale

Lazy S Limousin & Charolais Bull Sale Sat, Mar 23rd – 6:00 p.m.

Dawson Creek

Beaverlodge

Westlock

Replacement Heifer Sale

Check out list of Bull Sales in ad Above Spring Horse Sale

Bred Cow Sale Sat, Mar 9th – 11:00 a.m.

Tues, April 2nd With regular sale

Spring Horse Sale Sat, April 27th Tack at 9:30 a.m. Horses at Noon

Check out list of Bull Sales in ad Above

Sat, May 11th Tack at 9:30 a.m. Horses at Noon

Sheep Assembly Day To VJV Westlock

Mon, Mar 18th – 9am to 11am Mon, Apr 15th – 9am to 11am

Call 587-343-2162

3-in-1 Cattle Sale Sat, Apr 13th – 11:00 a.m. Bulls/Cows/Heifers Horse Sale Sat, Mar 16th – 10:00 a.m. Sheep & Goat Sales Tues, Mar 19th – 11:00 a.m. Tues, Apr 16th – 11:00 a.m.

Rafter JL Charolais Timed Auction Thurs, Mar 21st – 9:00 a.m.

Longhorn Sale Tues, Mar 26th – 12 Noon Spring Horse Sale Fri, Apr 26th– 5:00 p.m.

Bison Show & Sale Sat, Mar 16th – 12 Noon

Contact our reps for current Market trends, prices, booking of cattle into the auction Mart or Satellite sale Owner – Henry Thalen 403.783.0090 henry@morsan.com • CEO – Yancy Crosier 403.485.0887 yancy.crosier@gmail.com

Ponoka: 4410 – Highway 2A, Ponoka, AB (Ph) 403.783.5561, (Fax) 403.783.4120, (Website) www.vjvauction.com (Email) office@vjvauction.com Dawson Creek: 301 – 116th Avenue, Dawson Creek, B.C. (Ph) 250.782.3766, (Fax) 250.782.6622 (Email) vjvdawsoncreek@outlook.com Beaverlodge: Box 606, Beaverlodge, AB (Ph) 780.354.2423, (Fax) 780-354-2420, (Email) vjvbeaverlodge@gpnet.ca Westlock: 9004 – 110A Street, Westlock, AB (Ph) 780.349.3153 (Fax) 780.349.5466 (Email) office@vjvauction.com • Rimbey: 4831 – 47th Street, Rimbey, AB (Ph) 403.843.2439 (Fax) 403.843.3485 (Email) office@vjvauction.com

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Field Representatives: Mike Brennan (Ponoka, Rimbey, Bashaw) 403.783.1074 • Ralph Calder (Grimshaw & Northern Alberta) 780.618.7655 • Neil Campbell (Rycroft) 780.814.4113 Trevor Duke (Castor, Coronation, Stettler, Hanna) 403.740.5753 • Trent Ewasiw (Rochester, Dapp) 780.349.0239 • Darryl Friesen (Rimbey) 780.318.1630 Mark Gillett (Fairview) 780.834.7063 • D. Trapper Green (Northern Alberta & BC) 780.837.0171 • Craig Jacklin (Ponoka, Feeder Finance) 403-783-1453 Barry Neumeirer (Rimbey) 403.350.8222 • Art Patterson (Dawson Creek) 250.784.4307 • Cory Polak (Peers, Edson) 780.712.5749 • Peter Raffan (Dawson Creek) 250.260.0758 Wade Schaupmeyer (Mayerthorpe) 780.305.4104 • Dan Schleppe (Dawson Creek West) 250.219.5698 • Bob Scott (Lac La Biche) 780.689.9203 • Travis Sekura (Drayton Valley) 780.621.6841 Stan Skeels (Rimbey) 403.704.0288 • Nansen Vold (Ponoka) 403.783.0349 • Ged Willis (Beaverlodge & Surrounding Area) 780.814.4751 • Herb Wylhuizen (Rimbey) 403.844.0294

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Cattle Market Report N/CENTRAL THORSBY STOCKYARDS LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE

Auction Date Bid angeR 300 - 399 400 - 499 500 - 599 600 - 699 700 - 799 800 - 899 900 - 999 1000+

Feb 18 - 1183 Hd Low High $220.00 $270.00 $210.00 $253.00 $205.00 $234.00 $190.00 $217.00 $165.00 $200.00 $165.00 $186.00 $150.00 $176.00 $145.00 $170.00 Low $185.00 $185.00 $175.00 $170.00 $150.00 $150.00 $140.00 $135.00

INNISFAIL AUCTION MARKET

Office 780-348-5893

Office 780-336-2209

Office 403-227-3166

Feb 11 - 658 Hd Low High $230.00 $255.00 $220.00 $248.50 $200.00 $233.50 $190.00 $213.00 $175.00 $195.50 $165.00 $188.00 n/a n/a $150.00 $177.00

Feb 19 - 3367 Hd Low High $220.00 $260.00 $210.00 $251.00 $200.00 $235.00 $190.00 $218.00 $170.00 $197.00 $165.00 $185.00 $160.00 $175.00 n/a n/a

Feb 19 - 1770 Hd Low High $225.00 $270.00 $223.00 $260.00 $210.00 $237.00 $185.00 $224.00 $175.00 $201.00 $169.00 $184.00 $162.00 $172.00 n/a n/a

Feb 13 Low High $210.00 $270.00 $200.00 $258.00 $185.00 $252.00 $180.00 $232.00 $175.00 $214.00 $170.00 $200.00 $170.00 $184.00 $160.00 $179.00

Low $200.00 $190.00 $175.00 $160.00 $159.50 $158.00 $150.00 $135.00

Low $190.00 $185.00 $170.00 $160.00 $160.00 $150.00 $140.00 n/a

Low $188.00 $185.00 $179.00 $168.00 $163.00 $159.00 $150.00 n/a

Low $170.00 $170.00 $160.00 $160.00 $155.00 $140.00 $130.00 $120.00

Office 780-789-3915

FEEDER STEERS FEEDER HEIFERS

VIKING AUCTION MARKET

Bid angeR 300 - 399 400 - 499 500 - 599 600 - 699 700 - 799 800 - 899 900 - 999 1000+

High $219.00 $223.00 $200.50 $188.00 $183.00 $171.00 $164.00 $156.00

D1 - D2 Cows SLAUGHTER CATTLE

D1 - D2 Cows

High $220.00 $215.00 $208.00 $188.00 $180.00 $171.00 $167.00 n/a

D1 - D2 Cows

High $215.00 $208.00 $200.00 $192.00 $185.00 $167.00 $160.00 n/a

Feeder Bulls

High $213.00 $218.00 $218.00 $198.00 $195.00 $183.00 $177.00 $176.00

Feeder Bulls

Office 403-556-3655

Office 250-573-3939

Feb 6 - 989 Hd Low High $210.00 $252.00 $200.00 $251.00 $190.00 $233.00 $190.00 $224.00 $175.00 $206.00 $170.00 $194.00 $170.00 $184.00 $160.00 $186.00

Feb 19 - 357 Hd Low High $215.00 $250.00 $215.00 $250.00 $210.00 $235.00 $200.00 $220.00 $180.00 $203.00 $165.00 $185.00 $150.00 $180.00 $138.00 $170.00

Feb 13 - 1638 Hd High Avg $241.00 $227.00 $229.00 $229.00 $226.00 $219.00 $210.00 $203.00 $193.00 $187.00 $181.00 $177.00 $172.00 $170.00 n/a n/a

Low $170.00 $170.00 $160.00 $160.00 $155.00 $140.00 $130.00 $120.00

Low $185.00 $185.00 $180.00 $175.00 $160.00 $155.00 $140.00 $130.00

High $204.00 $201.75 $190.25 $173.00 $176.00 $170.00 $158.50 n/a

High $227.00 $218.00 $214.00 $193.00 $177.00 $174.00 $181.00 $181.00

Feeder Bulls

$75.00

$88.00

$75.00

$88.00

$74.00

$86.00

$90.00

$125.00 $100.00

$155.00 $100.00 $155.00

$64.00

$77.00

$62.00

$77.00

$60.00

$72.00

$85.00

$112.00

$97.00

D4 Cows

Slaughter Bulls $89.00 $107.00

Feeder Cows REPLACEMENT CATTLE

High $231.00 $220.00 $204.00 $192.00 $180.50 $171.00 $165.00 $160.00

$80.00

$92.00

n/a

Good Bred Younger Good Bred Hfrs n/a

n/a

D4 Cows

Slaughter Bulls n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

D3 Cows

$80.00

Bulls

$80.00

$97.00

$1,400

n/a

Good Bred Hfrs n/a

Feeder Bulls n/a

n/a

$90.00

$104.00

Bologna Bulls

$55.00

Heiferettes

$2,200 $95.00

Cow/Calf Prs

High $215.00 $215.00 $205.00 $192.00 $185.00 $172.00 $165.00 $150.00

Avg $196.00 $189.00 $188.00 $170.00 $170.00 $164.59 $151.00 n/a

Butcher Bulls $84.00

$96.00

Older cows

$105.00

B/Cows & Hfrs

n/a

Bulls

Slaughter Bulls

n/a

Good Bred Younger

Slaughter Bulls

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Good 2nd Calvers

Butcher Cows

$90.00

$118.00

$90.00

$118.00

n/a

$79.00

$88.75

$96.00

$65.00

$89.00

$65.00

$89.00

$1,600

$2,075

$1,575

$2,350

Cow/Calf Pairs n/a

Feeder Cows

$135.00

Slaughter Cows

$75.00

Feeder Cows

$72.00

n/a

Butcher Cows Bred Cows

n/a

Butcher Cows Bred Cows

n/a

Bred Heifers Bred Cows

$1,300

$2,050

Bred Cows

Bred Heifers n/a

n/a

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La Glace announces Small Town Bringdown 2019 It was such a great time last year, they are re-loading another huge night into the chamber. The La Glace & District Ag Society has announced the 2019 Small Town Bringdown line up for, Saturday May 4, La Glace, Alberta at the new Regional Recreation Centre. Reveling from the success of the 2018 Small Town Bringdown, the Ag Society has claimed this concert series as their signature event, raising funds for the construction and operation of the organization’s recreational facilities. The 2019 show will be the first event held in the new Regional Recreation Centre and what better way to break it in than with hundreds of our closest friends and two of Canadian country music’s hottest emerging acts. The 2019 Small Town Bringdown will feature James Barker Band, Peace Country Native Aaron Goodvin and more.

With top ten singles like “Lawn Chair Lazy” and Canadian Country Music Award winning hit “Chills”, headliners, Ontario-crafted Canadian country outfit James Barker Band, are sure to bring the house down. “We’re ‘Just Sayin’’ this is a show you will not want to miss,” chortled officials. Aaropn Goodvin is also ready to rip it up that night. Back to his old stompin’ grounds in the Peace Country, 2018 CCMA songwriter of the year Goodvin is sure to deliver a show-stopping performance. “Lonely Drum” became the only Canadian country single released in the past two years to be certified platinum. With a couple of Canadian country music’s hottest emerging acts the 2019 show is sure to sell out. For more information contact 780-5123808 or email jadenyds@gmail.com

THORSBY STOCKYARDS INC. 4405 – 50 Ave, Box 379, Thorsby, AB T0C 2P0 • 780-789-3915

REGULAR CATTLE SALES BRED COW & HEIFER SALES Monday, Mar 4th - 9:00 a.m. Monday, Mar 11th - 9:00 a.m. Monday, Mar 18th - 9:00 a.m. Monday, Mar 25th - 9:00 a.m. Monday, Apr 1st - 9:00 a.m. Monday, Apr 8th - 9:00 a.m. Monday, Apr 15th - 9:00 a.m. NO SALE - Monday, Apr 22nd Monday, Apr 29th - 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, Mar 23rd - 12 Noon ALL BREEDS SELECT BULL SALE & BRED COW AND HEIFER SALE Saturday, April 13th - 12 Noon SPRING HORSE SALE Saturday, April 27th Tack @ 11a.m. - Horses @ 2p.m. CAN’T MAKE IT IN? WATCH ONLINE AT lmaauc�ons.ca

Jeff Fritz: 780.203.4953 • Mack Vars: 780.940.2899 Chance Martin: 403.358.0456 • Corey Lawrence: 780.940.6301 (E) thorsbystockyards@outlook.com (Web) www.thorsbystockyards.ca

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BULL SALE ANYONE? ANGUS Fri, March 1

GRA-TAN Farm

Chittick Family Bull Sale

Mayerthorpe Diamond Centre

1:00 p.m.

Sat, March 2

Poplar Meadows Angus

Annual Bull Sale

B.C. Livestock, Williams Lake

1:00 p.m.

Thurs, March 7

Mountain Side Angus

Annual Bull Sale

VJV, Beaverlodge, AB

1:00 p.m.

Sat, March 9

Brandl Cattle Co.

Brandl Cattle Co. Angus Bull Sale

At the Farm, Jarvie, AB

3:00 p.m.

Sat, March 9

Harvest Angus

Annual Bull Sale

B.C. Livestock, Williams Lake

1:00 p.m.

Tues, March 12

Gomack Red Angus

Annual Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Tues, March 12

Cinder Angus

On Target Bull & Female Sale

Ag Barn, Barrhead, AB

1:00 p.m.

Tues, March 12

DWAJO Angus

On Target Bull & Female Sale

Ag Barn, Barrhead, AB

1:00 p.m.

Wed, March 13

Fineline Red Angus

Super Wednesday Bull Sale

J Lazy A Ranch, Emerson Trail

2:00 p.m.

Wed, March 13

J Lazy A Ranch

Super Wednesday Bull Sale

J Lazy A Ranch, Emerson Trail

2:00 p.m.

Thurs, March 14

Aspen Hill Enterprises

Annual Angus Bull Sale

Events Centre, Teepee Creek

1:00 p.m.

Thurs, March 14

Heart Valley Angus

Annual Angus Bull Sale

Events Centre, Teepee Creek

1:00 p.m.

Thurs, March 14

Excel Ranches

Excellence Bull Sale

At the Farm, Westlock, AB

2:00 p.m.

Tues, March 19

Altona Falls Angus

North Country Ranchland Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat, March 23

North Point Angus

Annual Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat, March 23

Poplar Meadows Angus

Northern Alliance Bull Sale

Belsham Farm, Fort Fraser

1:00 p.m.

Sat, March 30

Heart of the Valley Angus

Bulls From the Heart Bull Sale

B.C. Livestock, Williams Lake

12 Noon

Sat, April 6

Lakeroad Black Angus

Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat, April 27

Clear River Red Angus

32nd (and LAST) No Fools Bull Sale

At the Farm, Cleardale, AB

2:00 p.m.

Classic Livestock

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

High Prairie, AB

Clegg Angus

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Sturgeon County (St. Albert), AB

Gumbo Gulch Cattle Co.

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Tomslake, BC

Northway Cattle Co.

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Cleardale, AB

Rafter SJ Angus

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Montney, BC

Schulz Angus

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Spirit River, AB

Silent K Stock Farms

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Tomslake, BC

Silver Willow Ranch

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Sexsmith, AB

Smoky River Red Angus

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Sexsmith, AB

Spruce Lane Ranch

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Bay Tree, AB

Dusty Acre Blondes

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

At the Farm, Dawson Creek, BC

Sat, March 2

Wrangler Farms

Wrangler Made Annual Bull Sale

At the Farm, Westlock, AB

1:30 p.m.

Fri, March 8

JayDawn Farms

Northern Classic Bull Sale

Evergreen Park, GP, AB

1:00 p.m.

Sat, March 16

Spruce View Charolais

Northern Impact Charolais Bull Sale

NCLE, Clyde, AB

1:00 p.m.

Sat, March 16

Valanjou Charolais

Northern Impact Charolais Bull Sale

NCLE, Clyde, AB

1:00 p.m.

Thurs, March 21

Lazy S Charolais

Lazy S Charolais Annual Bull Sale

VJV, Beaverlodge

1:30 p.m.

Tues, March 26

Eight Way Charolais

Annual Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat, March 30

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Dawson Creek All Breeds Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat, April 6

Seth Harmon

Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Milne’s Gelbvieh

Better Beef Bull Sale

At the Farm, Fairview, AB

1:00 p.m.

BLONDE D’AQUITAINE

CHAROLAIS

Wed, April 3

BULL SALE ANYONE?

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BULL SALE ANYONE? HEREFORD Fri., Mar. 1

Chittick Farms

Chittick Family Bull Sale

Mayerthorpe Diamond Centre

1:00 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 30

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Dawson Creek All Breeds Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Benwyn Herefords

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Progress, BC

Eureka Farms Inc.

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Eureka River, AB

Goldstock Hereford Farms

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Beaverlodge, AB

Reberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Polled Herefords

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Woking, AB

Sat., Mar. 2

Hillview Farms Limousin

Annual Bull & Female Sale

At the Farm, Morinville, AB

2:00 p.m.

Thurs., Mar. 14

Excel Ranches

Excellence Bull Sale

At the Farm, Westlock, AB

2:00 p.m.

Sat., Apr. 6

Blueberry Valley Farms

Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat., Apr. 6

Dry Creek Ranch

Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat., Apr. 6

LakeroadLimousin

Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat., Apr. 6

Nor-Alta Limousin

Peace Country Limousin Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Shadow Creek Red Polls

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

At the Farm, Fort St. John, BC

Dyna Rich Salers

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Eckville, AB

Voss Family Salers

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Hythe, AB

Tamarack Shorthorns

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Brownvale, AB

Fri., Mar. 1

GRA-TAN Farm

Chittick Family Bull Sale

Mayerthorpe Diamond Centre

1:00 p.m.

Fri., Mar. 1

KIN-KIN Cattle Co.

Chittick Family Bull Sale

Mayerthorpe Diamond Centre

1:00 p.m.

Fri., Mar. 1

Rachido Ranch

Chittick Family Bull Sale

Mayerthorpe Diamond Centre

1:00 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 2

Fallen Timber Farms

Spring Select Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Fri., Mar. 8

JayDawn Farms

Northern Classic Bull Sale

Evergreen Park, GP, AB

1:00 p.m.

Fri., Mar. 8

Willow Creek Simmentals

Northern Classic Bull Sale

Evergreen Park, GP, AB

1:00 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 9

Willowdale Simmentals

Peace Country Supreme Bull Sale

VJV, Beaverlodge

1:00 p.m.

Tues., Mar. 12

SIBL Simmentals

On Target Bull & Female Sale

Ag Barn, Barrhead, AB

1:00 p.m.

Tues., Mar. 19

Halfway River Simmentals

North Country Ranchland Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Tues., Mar. 19

Rosefield Simmentals

North Country Ranchland Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 30

Briar Ridge Stock Farm

Dawson Creek All Breeds Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 30

Peace Country Simmentals

Dawson Creek All Breeds Bull Sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Sat., Apr. 6

Sarah Hayward

Peace Country Limousin Bull sale

VJV, Dawson Creek, BC

1:00 p.m.

Gunn Lake Speckle Park

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Beaverlodge, BC

Rimrock Ranch

Off the Farm by Private Treaty

Dawson Creek, BC

LIMOUSIN

RED POLLS

SALERS

SHORTHORN

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