Agassiz Observer, December 04, 2012

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• B. C.’s newest Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick is approaching his new job with enthusiasm.

• The first ever Forum on Agriculture and the Environment provided an opportunity to build new relationships and lay the groundwork for a more collaborative approach to dealing with environmental issues and challenges..

• The three day Pacific Agriculture in the Tradex Centre at the Abbotsford airport starts January 24. Here’s what to expect.

• The Farm to Cafeteria Initiative is a growing national network that connects and supports the idea that local farms can provide nutritious, fresh food to cafeterias in publicly run facilities such as schools, universities and hospitals.

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Coast Symphony Orchestra conductor Edette Gagné leads quartet of classically-trained musicians during a visit to the Valedoorn Farm in Agassiz in October to play live classical music for Tom Hoogendoorn’s diary herd and kick off an new initiative by the BC Dairy Association. See story, page 10. BCDA PHOTO

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What has now become the pre-miere event of its kind, the 2012 BC Dairy Industry conference in the Vancouver Convention Centre took place over two days – Thursday, Nov. 29 and Friday, Nov. 30. A recep-tion was held on Wednesday night, Nov. 28.

The theme for his year’s conven-tion focussed on innovation – thriv-ing in an ever changing world. It was interesting that the innovation theme was chosen for this event as it will be the focus in the federal gov-ernment’s new Growing Forward Two policy to be introduced next April 1. And we can credit former BC Agriculture Minister Don McRae with championing the idea of putting more dollars into market expansion and innovation, and less dollars into Business Risk Management (BRM) programs. Only time will tell how well this plan will work, but indus-try is on-side with it, and it was endorsed by all the other provincial and territorial ag ministers as well as the federal government’s Gerry Ritz.

The Dairy Conference’s day long program on Thursday had several main presentations coupled with break out sessions where topics of varied interest were discussed.

One of the headline speakers was Jolene Brown, a noted professional speaker, who is also an author and a business consultant. She is not only an informed individual who can deal with family issues, but had a presen-tation that was laced with humour and put her audience entirely at ease. Jolene knows there is nothing more rewarding or frustrating and challenging than working in a family farm business. Jolene opened the convention program with a presenta-tion that she called ‘It’s a jungle out there – Blazing new trails for agricul-ture. It resonated well. Later in the morning break-out session her sec-ond presentation was entitled ‘If we huff and we puff, will we blow your house down’ where she focussed on succession planning, something that all farm owners and their families should have in place.

Another speaker of note was Ryan Walter. I am sure many remember Ryan, not only as a successful NHL hockey player, but more recently as president of the Abbotsford Heat hockey club in the American league. Walter has become a sought-after speaker and motiva-tor with his presentations.

The BC Dairy Association’s Registered Dieticians demonstrat-ed their skills providing ideas on how to feed a family nutritionally as well as economically.

Cross-border shopping, a con-cern of the BC agriculture indus-try for a long time, was discussed. Milk board chair Jim Byrne says it has resulted in an eight per cent increase in dairy products being imported into Canada. And that concerns the dairy industry.

Lunch was sponsored by Ritchie Smith Feeds Ltd. and fol-lowed by the keynote address by Greenpeace dropout Dr. Patrick Moore whom many call the ‘sensi-ble environmentalist’. This was fol-lowed by the annual general meet-ing of the BC Holstein Branch.

In the afternoon break-out ses-sions, the team of Dr. Dan Weary and Dr. Nina Von Keyserlingk – who head up the cow com-fort research at the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre in Agassiz, addressed the conven-tion.

Dr. Weary got his Bachelor of Science and Master degrees at McGill University in Montreal. A native of Quebec he also studied ani-mal welfare at Oxford University in England. He worked for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada before join-

ing UBC in 1997 to co-found their animal welfare program.

Nina’s love of animals began while growing up on a beef cattle ranch in BC. She gained her doc-torate degree in animal sciences at UBC. The pair have spearhead-ed the animal welfare program at the UBC Dairy Research and Education facility, helping build the centre’s world wide reputation for cow comfort initiatives which continue to attract interest from other researchers world wide.

Another interesting session involved Jay Shannon from the Semex Alliance who talked about the implications of genomics, a science that has elevated the dairy industry in BC to new levels of production and milk quality.

Milk board chair Jim Byrne said overall the conference was con-sidered a huge success with 506 registrations for the event and rep-resentation from 140 farms.

The convention concluded on Friday with the fall dairy producer meeting.Dairy Seminars

Back to back dairy seminars in Abbotsford in mid-November attract-ed numbers that exceeded forecasts with 215 dairy producers and indus-try people taking in the one-day event, and another 175 attending the following workshop that looked at dairy design, cow comfort, and hoof health. Tom Droppo, the Ministry of Agriculture dairy spe-cialist was over-whelmed with the turnout and the positive comments received in the event critiques. He called it one of the “most suc-cessful” dairy events ever held,

and already he is looking forward to the future in which he hopes to develop another seminar which will focus on innovation.FCC

Farm Credit Canada has con-cluded its most successful Drive Away Hunger program to date, with more than 1.4 million pounds of food and $760,000 raised for food banks nationwide.

In BC, FCC raised 11,472 pounds of food and $61,239 for food banks across the province.

With the high cost of farm land in BC it was surprising to read an FCC report claiming BC farm land value dropped 0.3 per cent while the rest of the country enjoyed an average increase of six per cent. FCC says continued high crop receipts and low interest rates were the catalyst for the high aver-age increase. Merry Christmas

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Japanese sweet on local blueberry honeyJennifer FeinbergBlack Press

The cool, rainy 2012 season was not a particularly good one for honey production at Honeyview Farm of Chilliwack.

But despite that, a major ship-ment of blueberry honey is packed and ready to go for export to Japan this week, said farm co-owner Pia Awram.

They were approached by an exporter from Vancouver who explained the high demand in parts of Asia for foodstuffs made with blueberries.

“It’s interesting that the Japanese have such a high opinion of blue-berries,” said Awram.

Often called a superfood for its

anti-oxidant properties, the blue-berry is known as the “vision fruit” in Japan because of its reported health benefits for maintaining vision.

“We’re already shipping a lot of blueberry honey, but there’s also been a strong interest in it from local customers who drive from Vancouver to buy it at the farm,” said Awram.

But it’s a first for an over-seas order of this magnitude at Honeyview.

“We’ve never shipped so much in small jars,” she said.

They even had to buy a new bottle filling machine just to make sure they could fill the large order to be ready in time for the holidays.

Now they’ve got 2700 small

honey jars ready to go on two large pallets, and all the nutrition infor-mation is being printed in Japanese for the labels and boxes.

“We hope to be exporting even more to Japan in the coming years.”

The blueberry blossom honey is made from nectar of the tiny white flowers of the blueberry bush. The honey is light amber in colour with a well rounded flavour.

“It doesn’t have a sharp flavour like buckwheat, but it does have a distinct taste,” she said. “When we process and taste the honey, we can tell which one is blueberry.”

The blueberry flavour is one of several blossom honeys made from the nectar of flowers by Honeyview, alongside raspberry, alfalfa or blackberry, for example.

The weather was so poor last summer it led to smaller berry crops locally, which impacted honey yield totals.

But they still had enough to pro-cess and jar up lots of the popular blueberry honey.

They’re looking ahead to 2013 for a much better honey crop, and hoping for a “reasonable” winter season to help hive survival rates. Cold spring weather, and the preva-lence of bee diseases in recent years, have been devastating for bee keepers worldwide.

“But the bees look good, and they’re all packed away in their hives for the winter. Next year is going to be really good,” she said.

Dorissa Weston (foreground) and Tammy Lightle fill jars of blueberry blossom honey at Honeyview Farm on Tuesday. The honey is being shipped to Japan. JENNA HAUCK/ BLACK PRESS

New B.C. ag minister brings enthusiasm to the jobBy Grant UllyotWest Coast Farmer

While the newest Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick, recently appointed to the position in BC does not have a farming back-ground, he comes across as one of the more enthusiastic people in government.

“I don’t have three generations of farming in my background, but I do have 30 years of business expe-rience, and I know that whether you are a farmer or a businessman you have to realize a profit from your investments. I like to think I bring a different perspective on things than some of my predeces-sors in this important industry.”

The Minister says he wishes he

had all the answers to all the ques-tions he has had to deal with.

“It has been a challenge for me over the past two and half months getting to know the issues and the people in the industry. And not hav-ing a farming background per se, it has been education learning about the industry and the challenges it faces. I am not smart enough to understand what I am supposed to say – I just say what I believe is right based largely on my exten-sive business background. When I am talking to a meeting of industry people I tell them I am the cur-rent Agriculture Minister and they know exactly what that means. And then I say I want to come back a year from now and say the exact same thing. And they look at me

and say yes – we have someone who actually wants the job. And I do – I really think it is a privilege to work with the agriculture indus-try in BC. I am the Minister FOR Agriculture – not the Minister OF. I am happy. I would much rather be out there promoting BC products and BC agriculture than anything else government has to offer. It is such a great industry with some great people and we feed the world so what could be better than that.”

Letnick said his ministry’s agri-foods strategy together with the BC Jobs Plan has set a goal of expanding the value of the Ag industry from its current level of $10.5 billion to $14 billion over the next five years.

“To do that, you just don’t

increase your productivity a little bit on your local farm. You need to expand your markets – you need to reach out to other provinces and to other countries where BC can sell its products. That is why we are now looking at the Chinese market where we hope to make inroads there for cherries, then blueber-ries. We also continue to look at India and other parts of the world to accept our products.”

The Minister says another part of the equation is to look at what we do with our products locally.

“It has become a hot button issue for my Ministry since CFIA announced it would be leaving the province at the end of 2013, bring-ing an end to federal meat inspec-tion. Now it’s BC’s responsibility.

My predecessor Don McRae has been working hard over the past year to come up with a provin-cial inspection plan, and now it is my responsibility to ensure one is ready for implementation a year from now.”

Next month, Letnick and the Agriculture Ministers from all the other provinces and territories meet to endorse the new federal Growing Forward Two agreement.

GF2 is changing its focus thanks to former BC Ag Minister Don McRae who convinced everyone that there should be a little less spent on BRM (Business Rink Management) programs, and more on innovation and market expansion.

First forum on agriculture, environment focuses on possibilities

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By Grant UllyotWest Coast Farmer

Farmers and conservation groups share common goals in maintaining a healthy and productive environment. On October 31, 2012, the first ever Forum on Agriculture and the Environment pro-vided an opportunity to build new relationships and lay the groundwork for a more col-laborative approach to dealing with environmental issues and challenges.

“We brought the leaders of agriculture and environmental conservation groups together and proved that we can sit in the same room, share a vision, and be respectful. I believe there is real oppor-tunity here because of that,” says Greg Norton, chair of the Agriculture Environment Initiative. “The outcomes and strengths of this day will be measured months and years from now.”

Keynote speaker, Peter Bloome, set the tone for the day by challenging partici-pants to focus on what may be possible and always work toward the common good. His talk inspired many in the room as he described the successes and challenges of the Oregon Environmental Council, where environmen-talists and agriculturists have been working to address issues of shared interest for the past 10 years.

The program also included presentations from people and organizations that are already working on con-servation issues with B.C. farmers including David Bradbeer from the Delta Farmland Wildlife Trust and Lee Hesketh, program manager for the Farmland

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“There are some tough questions to address, but today we saw a shared desire to work together, and perception that our chal-lenges are surmountable,” says Reg Ens, general man-ager of the BC Agriculture Council. “Now it’s up to us to take a leadership role in engaging the general farm

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Werring of the David Suzuki Foundation, the Forum itself was a valuable demonstra-tion of leadership in creat-ing a venue for dialogue and learning.

“We don’t get enough of these opportunities to come together at the same table, and that’s one of the reasons that mistrust can occur,” he says. “Kudos to the agri-culture sector for bringing these groups together. We need this kind of approach

with the oil and gas, mining and other sectors.”

The Forum on Agriculture and the Environment was a collaborative project between The Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (IAF), the BC Agriculture Council (BCAC), and the Agriculture Environment Programs Committee (AEI), with fund-ing from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the BC Ministry of Agriculture through the Agriculture Environment Initiative.

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Letnick said this is in line with what industry wanted. It will bring in an estimated $500M over the next five years to BC, which includes the provincial portion of the 60-40 dollars we normally get, with $110M of that amount earmarked for innovation and mar-ket expansion.

Letnick says he is still happy with the suite of BRM programs that will be funded by the federal government.

“Agri Stability is still there – the Production insurance is still there – Agri Recovery is still there – the thresholds have changed a

little bit and some of the programs might not come into effect as soon as they would otherwise in a particular area. But overall especially since the federal government is trying to get back to a balanced budget – I think we did really well give the economic reality of all governments.”

Letnick, who is from Kelowna, is fluently bilingual which enables him to communicate with ease in French. It has already proven to be an asset as he tries to convince Quebec to accept BC wine and vice versa.

Letnick says he enjoys being the Minister and the opportunity to spend 7 days a week working on agriculture.

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New regs for blueberry cannons concern industryBy Grant UllyotWest Coast Farmer

Efforts by city councils in Langley and Abbotsford to craft new regulations on the use of blueberry can-nons to control predator birds has again stirred up controversy.

The BC Farm Review Board, after studying the issue, put together a set of regulations that the indus-try adjusted to and thought that would end the concern. However, there are a few growers who persistently ignore these guidelines and over-use their cannons.

Debbie Etsell, the Executive Director of the BC Blueberry Growers Council, says “these grow-ers give the industry a bad name, and are the root of the problem.”

The Blueberry Council employs a liaison person, Nazam Dulat. who works extremely hard to edu-cate growers and resolve conflicts with neighbors. Langley and Abbotsford would both like to place more restrictions on cannon use and impose greater pen-alties for non-compliance. However any new bylaws the two municipalities pass cannot be implemented until approved by the BC Minister of Agriculture.

SWD – Field Management Critical

Tracy Hueppelheuser, with the BC Ministry of Agriculture, told blueberry growers at their Field Day on Nov. 23 that the Spotted Wing Drosophila continues to create significant chal-lenges for them as well as for growers of strawberries, raspberries and other soft fruits.

Emergency registrations of five insecticides have been available for berry growers during the past growing sea-son. In order to optimize the effectiveness of these insec-ticides, growers should be thinking about more than just coverage, calibration, and treatment intervals.

There is mounting evi-

dence that overall good field management will decrease SWD pressure and increase fruit quality. In blueberries, field management of SWD is critical. Even with the best integrated management pro-gram, it may be impossible to completely prevent SWD during peak times in the growing season. However impacts can be minimized.

The BC Ministry of Agriculture website hosts fact sheets on biology, pre-vention, management and monitoring.

Etsell also told the grow-ers that efforts to form a national council continue with the council focussing on registering all growers so they can vote in any future referendum.

Blueberry cannons are stirring up controversy again.

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Guichon is the owner and operator of Gerard Guichon Ranch Limited in the Nicola Valley east of Merritt where she resides with two of her four children. She recently served a two-year term as president of the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association, and has dedicated herself to her community, prov-ince and country,”

“She is a leader in keeping British Columbia’s agriculture and cattle industries environmentally sound and she has worked hard to promote and protect the ranchers of British Columbia.”

Premier Christy Clark welcomed the appointment, saying; “She has a deep appre-ciation for the history and traditions of British Columbia and has spent a lifetime ensuring that we all stay connected to our roots — particularly through her work with the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association. Those deep, abiding roots are what have driven Judith to get involved in her community, industry and province. She never has just stood by, but always sought ways to bring her perspective forward in a positive fashion and make our province better,” says the Premier.

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UFV scholarship award winners namedBy Grant UllyotWest Coast Farmer

The number of scholar-ships awarded annually to aspiring students attending the University of the Fraser Valley agriculture courses has expanded with fifteen scholarships being handed out for the year 2012.

Chief among the many awards was the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Business Planning Annual award of $4,000, split among three recipients – Sarah Franson, Charmaine Legault, and Alicia Powell.

Next was the R.J. Bert Forrest Memorial Annual Scholarship of $2,500 this year - split among two recipi-ents - Amanda Rallings and Jordan Ambercrombie.

Chantal Dorval, a gradu-ating Grade 12 student from Sardis Secondary school’s agriculture class entering her first year of horticulture studies at UFV is starting off with a big boost garner-ing $4,600 worth of scho-lastic awards including the $2,000 UFV Trades Bursury. She also was awarded the Neil McGregor Memorial Entrance Endowment of $875 and the Stellar Jays Lions Club Bursary.

Interestingly, Chantal who was born and raised in Chilliwack has not lived on a farm. However, when

she registered for Grade 11 at Sardis Secondary she enrolled in the agriculture program and continued with the program in Grade 12. While working as a volun-teer over the summer in the school’s hot house growing peppers, she decided this was something she would be interested in doing for the rest of her life. So now she is a student in the horticulture program at UFV.

“I am taking the Horticulture and Crop Production and Protection Certificate program. I love growing plants; I find it real-ly relaxing,” said Chantal.

She would like to pursue a career in Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

“I find it most interest-ing,” notes Chantal. “I am taking pest biology with my instructor Renee Prasaad right now.”

In her second year at UFV Chantal would like to go to Holland on an exchange pro-gram and study there.

“It would be for one semester. I pay my tuition to UFV and then go to Holland. They are leaders in horticul-ture development so I think it would be very rewarding and interesting to study in Holland. However I must say, in my opinion, UFV has the best agriculture pro-gram, it is very hands-on.”

The other Neil McGregor

Memorial Endowment Scholarship winner was Sheryl Hall. She was named recipient of the $775 award that goes to a student gradu-ating from their first year in the Horticulture course and entering a second year.

Unlike Chantal Dorval, Cheryl grew up on a five-acre hobby farm in Maple Ridge with its chickens, ducks, and dogs. She and her parents moved to Chilliwack in 1996.

Cheryl is heading into the second year of the Livestock program under Paul Gumprich.

“I’ve always loved ani-mals since I was a kid and I wanted to be a veterinarian. However I get too grossed out cutting up animal parts, so now I am taking a course where I don’t have to do that.”

When she graduates from UFV with her Livestock diploma she is thinking of attending Kwantlen College in Langley where they have a two-year Bachelor of Applied Science course she would like to take.

“I would like to teach agri-culture to people in foreign countries who are in need of help to develop their farm-ing potential and make it sustainable,” she said.

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Something New – A workshop in the revamped Loft above the food court will feature a workshop with Troy and Stacey Hadrick from South Dakota – a couple with a strong message about agriculture. This event is open to all farmers who have BCAC ID cards.

Another major presentation takes place on Friday morning entitled Building Business Success, with an emphasis on how to man-age people working on a farm and deal with family issues. Michelle Painchaud is the keynote speaker and had over 20 years expe-rience as a human performance consultant. Dairy Expo

All day Thursday starting at 10am in the BMO room. Ron Maynard, V/Pres. Dairy Farmers of Canada and a PEI dairy farmer will address a number of topics in his pre-sentation. Then Dr. Terry Whiting will touch on the new Canadian Bio-Security standards among other subjects. Then comes the BBQ luncheon followed by an afternoon session that winds up with a Q & A exchange.Thursday Morning

In the Terralink Room Tracy Hueppelheuser with the BC Ministry of Agriculture will give berry growers an updated report on the Spotted Wing Drosphila (SWD). She says good manage-ment is the key to decreasing SWD pressure and increase fruit quality.

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cludes with a local panel of berry specialists talking about the new raspberry & straw-berry varieties.

For Greenhouse Growers a full morning session in the Direct Solutions room with a major presentation by Paul Bouwens from The Netherlands focussing on the green-house of tomorrow, a very high tech facility.

In the newly sponsored BASF (formerly the Roddick) gallery growing potatoes amid the challenges of late blight, wireworms, and cold soils.

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certification credits that can be earned at the Pac Ag Show.Thursday Afternoon

The strawberry and raspberry programs continue in the Terralink room with Eric Gerbrandt focussing on why raspberry fields are underperforming. Sharmin Gamiet will review regional and national efforts to improve both berry markets.

And Jesse Brar looks into his crystal ball at the market outlook.

In the Direct Solutions room – again more greenhouse topics, while in the BASF

Gallery field vegetables and their growth challenges will be discussed.

And finally in the Lobby Room a full after-noon of Alternate Crops & Agro Forestry programming including an insight into cur-rent research on new hazelnut varieties.

Thursday closes out with the Official Opening of the Pacific Agriculture Show starting at 4pm. Friday Morning

Building Success in the Terralink room. This is also the day the Agri Energy Forum begins in the Bank of Montreal room. Renewable Agri Energy technology adop-tion enables producers to diversify beyond conventional agricultural-based income sources. Friday afternoon

All berries sessions take place in the Terralink room ending off with the LMHIA Business meeting starting at 3:40 pm.

The Building Success programming con-tinues in the Direct Solutions Room with Michelle Painchaud ending off discussions.

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FEEDER CATTLEBred Cows ........................................................................................................................................... $800.00 - 1350.00Cow Calf Pairs .................................................................................................................................. $1150.00 - 1345.00Beef Type Calves ..........................................(200-399) ...................................................................... $130.00 - 155.00Beef Type Steers ...........................................(400-600) ...................................................................... $120.00 - 143.00Beef Type Steers ...........................................(600-800) ...................................................................... $105.00 - 123.00Beef Type Steers ...........................................(800-950) ...................................................................... $100.00 - 112.50Beef Type Steers ...........................................(1000-1250) .................................................................... $90.00 - 110.00Beef Type Heifers .........................................(400-600) ...................................................................... $120.00 - 129.00Beef Type Heifers .........................................(600-800) ...................................................................... $105.00 - 125.00Beef Type Heifers .........................................(800-950) ...................................................................... $100.00 - 116.00Beef Type Heifers .........................................(1000-1250) .................................................................... $80.00 - 100.00

BABY CALVES (By The $)Started Holstein Bulls (4 Weeks Old+) ............................................................................................. $110.00 - 140.00Good Holstein Bulls (100 lbs+) ............................................................................................................... $60.00 - 90.00Small Holstein Bulls ................................................................................................................................. $10.00 - 40.00

DAIRY REPLACEMENT - Wednesday (ALL COWS CMT TESTED - HEIFERS VET CHECKED)Good Fresh & 2nd Calvers .............................................................................................................. $1600.00 - 2175.00Springing Holstein Heifers ............................................................................................................. $1400.00 - 1800.003rd & 4th Lactation Cows ................................................................................................................. $900.00 - 1300.00Good Open Heifers .......................................(630 - 800) .................................................................... $700.00 - 950.00Good Open Heifers .......................................(840 - 970) .................................................................. $990.00 - 1225.00

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Management changes bring new look to Westgen

David Janssens, Westgen President for the past five years, has stepped down and Toni DeGroot of Chilliwack is now President. Janssens remains on the board of directors.

Brad Howard has spent the past 10 years at Westgen, the first five as controller, and the last five years as General Manager.

Howard (and Janssens) oversaw the remake of Westgen, with the closing of the bull stud in BC and the Artificial Insemination (A-I) lab facilities in Milner, with Semex Alliance now supply-ing the A-I product.

While he never envi-sioned the kind of changes that took place, Howard con-siders the decision by the Board of Directors to have been, “a very intelligent financial decision that took guts to make and was very timely.”

“I consider myself lucky to have been the GM for the past five years. The advent of Genomics, the internal changes that had to be made as Westgen working through the number of people who retired - the organizational changes and changes to the product line, created a very exciting time for our com-pany. I can’t think of any-thing else that compares,” said Howard.

When Genomics was introduced into the Canadian dairy industry, Howard was quoted as saying, “Genomics would change every part of the (dairy) industry and changes continue to this day. It is like watching a whole new life cycle taking place. The effect of the technology cannot be underestimated. We still don’t understand all of its potential, and it is interesting to see industry struggle with the new tech-nology.”

Howard stated Genomics is the use of science to improve the predictability of the offspring, to capture inheritable traits for the

benefit of the dairy farmer, increasing productivity, herd life, and other measures.

“It is an economic force and as such will increase efficiency and productivity that will help dairy farmers in Canada and the rest of the world produce better qual-ity milk. And that is exactly what is happening,” he said.

Howard retires March 31, 2013 and Chris Parry is now the new General Manager. Howard will continue work-ing as an advisor to Parry.

Born and raised in England, Parry worked on a local dairy farm, then joined Semex marketing their products both in the United Kingdom and around the world.

From his position in Britain, Parry emigrated to Canada and joined Morsan Farms in Ponoka, Alberta as its genetics and marketing manager where he spent the past seven years before hir-ing on with Westgen.

His plan is to establish Westgen as a market leader and introduce a new dimen-sion to the business and the brand.

Howard says Parry’s experience and knowledge will be an asset for Westgen.

Howard says his last pub-lic appearance will be at the annual general meeting next March in Chilliwack.

New Westgen general manager Chris Parry


International Trade Minister Abbotsford MP Ed Fast says the 2011–2012 Agriculture and Agri-Food Market Access Report shows how closely the federal government works with industry and with other governments to reopen, maintain, and expand markets for Canadian agricultural products.

“Opening and expanding agricultural mar-kets around the world provides opportuni-ties for our farmers to drive the Canadian economy, create jobs, and set the stage for greater prosper-ity in the future,” said Minister Fast. “More exports mean more jobs for Canadians, more money for farm-ers, and long-term growth for Canada.”

“Our government understands that open-ing new markets to increase our world-class agriculture exports creates jobs, growth, and long-term prosperity in every region of our country,” according to Federal Ag Minister Gerry Ritz “That is why, as we refresh the Government’s Global Commerce Strategy, we are working hard to strengthen and expand existing trade relationships and undertaking

the most ambitious trade expansion plan in Canadian history.”

Key achievements highlighted in the Report include: restoring access for Canadian beef under 30 months of age to South Korea, which industry estimates could reach $30 million in sales by 2015; Maintaining access for Canadian canola to China, a market worth $1.6 billion in 2011, and the successful challenge of U.S. country-of-origin labelling at the World Trade Organization, which should lead to the end of

discrimination against Canadian exports of cattle and hogs that cost industry hundreds of millions of dollars.

The Federal Market Access Team draws on perspectives of the Canadian agricultural industry to help focus market access efforts, set priorities, and allo-cate resources to the

markets and cross-commodity market access issues that have the greatest potential. The federal government’s coordinated approach provides a focused strategy and actions to sup-port the competitiveness of our agricultural and agri-food products, profitability for the sec-tor, and continued growth.

Canada is the world’s sixth-largest exporter of agriculture and food products with exports worth over $40 billion in 2011.

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Moo-ving music aims to ‘make more milk’

It wouldn’t come as a surprise to many local dairy farmers that a little music can change the mood in a barn.

But most would be surprised to find a live symphony orchestra playing among the bedding, bales and dairy cows. That’s exactly the scene that unfolded at the Valedoorn Farm in Agassiz, when a quar-tet of classically-trained musicians, led by Coast Symphony Orchestra conductor Edette Gagné, dropped by to play for Tom Hoogendoorn’s herd.

It was a symphonic way to open up a new online initiative called Music Makes More Milk, a contest based on the com-mon observation among dairy farmers that cows respond positively to music. It’s been designed and carried out by the B.C. Dairy Association.

British Columbians were invited to try their hand at composing original music for a burgeoning new audience of aficionados: milk-producing dairy cows.

“Over time, B.C. dairy farmers get to know their cows well. They understand their behaviour, their moods, their likes and dislikes,” says Dave Eto, Executive Director for the BC Dairy Association. “One thing they’ve come to learn is that happy cows produce more milk.”

Music Makes More Milk contestants will use an online music composition tool to create original songs to play for the cows. The tunes of semi-finalist contes-

tants — determined through a public vot-ing system — will have their compositions played directly to cows on a B.C. dairy farm. Ultimately, it is the cows that will serve as the final judges of the contest, identifying an overall winner based on the highest milk production achieved while lis-tening to the various contest entries. The winning contestant will receive a trip for four to the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

In order to prime the cows for the con-test the quartet performed an “opening act” of Mozart numbers.

The six-week “Music Makes More Milk” contest was launched to the public on Oct. 10. Everyone is welcome to submit a tune at www.musicmakesmoremilk.com, but only British Columbians may enter the contest.

The BC Dairy Association (BCDA) is a not-for-profit organization that represents the B.C. dairy industry, by advancing the legitimate business interests of B.C.’s dairy farmers and by raising awareness of the dynamic, economically sustainable nature of the industry, which consistently supplies high-quality products to consum-ers. It implements innovative advertis-ing, promotion and nutrition education programs and advocates for producers’ concerns such as the environment, animal welfare, product safety, employee training, trade and regulatory matters.

Apple lovers now have a new variety to sink their teeth into. The name of the newest apple on the market and introduced at the annual UBC Apple Festival is called the Salish.

The Salish apple is the result of many years of research and investments in innovation that will pay off for the farmers that grow this tasty achieve-ment.

The Salish is tangy, juicy and very crisp. It is medium-sized, with a pinkish red blush over a yellow back-ground colour. The apple has characteristics that appeal not only to consumers, with its high quality appearance, texture and flavour, but also those that Canadian apple growers seek, such as its late harvest date, good stor-age and shelf life, high yields and good growth habits for high-density orchards.

Previously only known as SPA493, the Salish apple was developed and tested by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) sci-entists, in partnership with the Okanagan Plant Improvement Corporation

(PICO). Like all AAFC vari-eties, this new apple was developed using traditional cross-pollination methods. It originated from a cross between ‘Splendour’ and ‘Gala’ cultivars made in 1981 at AAFC’s Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC)

in Summerland, British Columbia.

Once the desired char-acteristics were yielded by AAFC scientists, PICO worked extensively in test-ing and evaluating the new variety with growers. The partnership between AAFC and PICO is a rewarding one and has resulted in the introduction of some sig-nificant tree fruit and berry varieties. PICO licenses new varieties of tree fruits – both domestically and inter-nationally – that appeal to consumers and growers and helps refine horticultural

practices.With already 15 orchard-

ists committed to growing the Salish, this delightful apple holds the promise of being one of the best.

New apple varieties help Canadian tree fruit grow-ers expand production and

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production and increasing exports of tree fruit prod-ucts. The Canadian apple industry generates a signifi-cant amount of economic activity not only at the farm gate, but also throughout the horticulture value chain through the packing, pro-cessing, selling and trans-portation of apples. With a farm gate value of $160 million, apples were the sec-ond most valuable Canadian fruit in 2011, and with the introduction of this new vari-ety, apple producers can be assured that their sector will continue to grow.

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A group of Culinary Arts students enrolled in BC Agriculture in the Classroom’s Take a Bite of BC program got up close and person-al with the cranberries they’ve been cook-ing with in their school. Students recently toured the area’s Hopcott Farms during the heart of harvest time.

“It was an eye opener,” remarked one student from Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary school. She was surprised that cranberries are not actually grown in water and that it would take two people harvesting by hand three years to gather all the floating berries from 18 acres of bog. “No wonder they use machines.”

The students put on waders and entered the freshly flooded fields to gather enough cranberries to create their own chutney and cranberry/strawberry vinaigrette for this week’s cafeteria meals.

In addition to cranberries, Hopcott Farms is one of the few commercial beef producers left in the Fraser Valley. Family owned and operated since 1932, most of the beef raised on the farm goes straight to their store on the farm.

Sarah Hopcott, 3rd generation Hopcott farmer, toured the students through the large cattle barn, corn and berry fields. “We wanted a way to show culinary students how

the food they work with is produced,” said Hopcott. “This is a great way to educate the next generation of up-and-coming chefs on where their food comes from.”

The students learned the essentials of berry and beef production and got the low-down on Farm Direct Marketing. They were also lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the butcher, demonstrating how to cut the sides of beef before it was packaged and ready to be sold at the store.

Owner Bob Hopcott explained to the stu-dents why he felt it was important to open his farm for tours. “Years ago, 90% of people lived on farms, but now the majority of people have never even been on a farm. We are becoming too distanced from our food.”

The Take a Bite of BC program donates local, BC product to 37 secondary school teaching kitchens in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. Combined with the tour at Hopcott’s, students will have a better under-standing of the quality of local food, and the efforts it takes to produce it. The tours were organized by Hopcott Farms and the BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation.

Hopcott’s farm and retail store is located at 1838 Dewdney Trunk Road in Pitt Meadows.

The BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation is a registered non-profit work-ing with teachers to promote the impor-tance of agriculture through resources and programs.

Instructor Daniel Lesnes and student from Lord Tweedsmuir.

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The Farm to Cafeteria Initiative is a growing national network that connects and supports the idea that local farms can provide nutritious, fresh food to cafeterias in publicly run facilities such as schools, universities and hospitals.

A part of Farm to Cafeteria is the Farm to School initiative which was initially launched by the Public Health Association of B.C. According to their website, 16 schools in B.C. participate in the Farm to School Salad bar activity in which local farms provide fresh fruits and vegetables to schools signed up to the program.

The whole idea of Farm to Cafeteria has grabbed the imagination of local farmers and public agencies alike. The University of B.C. was the first university in the province to join and the Initiative is growing in many regions across Canada. The system is a food production and delivery network that fosters sustainable production, low trans-portation costs, and the value-added health benefits of safe and culturally appropriate foods. In a variety of ways, it enhances food security and food safety.

It’s a great idea. Not only does it bring local farms and local communities together in the healthiest of ways but it plays into a greater, global picture.

The Initiative directly weaves into the urgent need to lower greenhouse gas emis-sions of which agriculture is a major con-tributor. Worldwide, people are continuing to grapple with unfolding global warming, changing climates, and rising seas. Finding ways to secure dependable, local food sources while contributing to lowering CO2 emissions is a pressing issue.

The World Meteorological Organization (WHO) estimates 2012 will most likely be the ninth warmest year on record tempered by the effects of La Nina in the early part of the year. But that analysis could change after the year’s end when final number crunching is done.

In November, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change talks took place in Doha where representatives from nearly 200 countries started to wrangle over a new global agreement to eventually replace the Kyoto protocol. Projections are for that to happen by 2015 and come into effect 2020. But even in the shadow of this year’s extreme weather events, tensions

rose and old conflicts surfaced about com-mitments to emissions cuts.

No doubt, this year will go down as one for the record books. It was the year of Superstorm Sandy, devastating droughts over much of North America’s grain-grow-ing regions and parts of Russia’s critical agricultural areas, and the year of floods in Europe and monsoons in India. And it may be the year in which everyone finally sat up, took note of weather extremes and considered their trends and links to climate change.

Then there’s the issue of melting polar ice sheets. More than 4 trillion tonnes of ice have melted from Greenland and Antarctica in the past 20 years. Greenland is los-ing ice mass at five times the rate of the early 1990s and this year saw over 600,000 square kilometres more ice melt than has ever been previously recorded by satellites. While some parts of the eastern Antarctica are gaining ice, the western part of the southern pole is losing twice as much. The net result, according to the most reliable calculations to date, is that sea levels have risen 11 mm. It may not sound like much but it’s a number destined to rise with low lying islands first in line for serious risk.

As a rapidly changing climate impacts dramatically on food production, the need to develop and foster local food producers and markets comes sharply into focus in the goal to secure food, lessen dependence on transportation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Considering that only 1.1 per cent of the province’s land base is suitable for a broad range of agricultural activities and that only 25 per cent to 50 per cent of the Agricultural Land Reserve is actively farmed at any given time, the need to more effectively utilize available farmland and launch innovative programs is critical.

Currently, B.C. farmers produce only 48 per cent of the food consumed by the province. To meet the food requirements of the B.C. population by 2025, irrigated farmland would need to increase by 49 per cent above 2005 levels. That’s an additional 92,000 hectares needing for farming at a time when developers are constantly pres-suring the government to remove land from the ALR.

Small, focused farms close to communi-ties and producing to capacity can play a huge role in helping to meet the need of providing nutritious, safe and reliable food.

The Farm to Cafeteria Initiative is help-ing to lead the way.

Farm to Cafeteria could offer a taste of things to come

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Not only does the Farm to Cafeteria Initiative bring local farms and local communities together in the healthiest of ways but it plays into a greater, global picture.

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The B.C. Ruminant Waste Transfer Station in Abbotsford has been in oper-ation for the past seven years and the current contract with West Coast Reduction expires in 2015. It is ide-ally located, nestled next to a rock quarry on the south side of Sumas Mountain. It is not visible from the freeway, and it is about a three-kilometer drive along a parallel road to reach the station which is completely out of sight of the general population and traffic. Most people don’t even know it exists.

John Luymes with the BC Ministry of Agriculture oversees the operation and says there are a handful of farms and homes in the area and he has received few complaints from any of them.

“I maintain close contact with West Coast Reduction although they basically are on their own to operate the facility. We do the required paperwork each month and if I do get a complaint, or even hear about one, I get in touch with Kevin Wise – West Coast’s fleet superin-

tendent and pass the info on to him.”

Site Manager Dave Deyette is a 31-year employee with West Coast Reduction, a rendering com-pany which operates the sta-tion built to provide a waste stream for cattle dead stock, slaughter waste and other related ruminant by-prod-ucts. He only has one full-time employee. The majority of the employees that come and go at the transfer sta-tion are managed from West Coast’s Vancouver facility which dispatches the trucks each day for collection pur-poses.

Dead stock and other ruminant cattle by-products are transported from the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island to Calgary where they are rendered into tal-low as well as meat and bone meal. Ruminant wastes comprising specified risk materials – which can har-bour the prions which cause BSE, or mad cow disease as it is more widely known – are not permitted to be rendered into meat and bone meal under the federal enhanced feed ban regula-tions and are therefore sent to the Coronation Landfill in Alberta after initial process-

ing. Dead stock are part of this stream.

“Dead stock is a mini-mal part of our operation,” says Dave. “It is the most important part, but it is less than a third of our business Burial ensures the dead stock does not re-enter the food chain either as feed for animals, humans, or as fertilizer. We also dispose of gleanings from slaughter houses, specified risk mate-rials, trends from butcher shops and grocery stores, and used cooking oil from restaurants.”

West Coast recycles the cooking oil which is pro-cessed into biodiesel for use in combustion engines. It is blended and sold with com-mercial diesel products.

“Food scraps are the big-gest thing we handle here,” notes Deyette. “It is three- quarters of our business and that could be upwards of 100,000 pounds per day collected from local grocery stores, butcher shops, and slaughter houses which is all brought back here – trans-loaded – and shipped to Calgary for processing at a the rendering plant in Calgary which makes fertil-izers and different types of animal feed not to be fed to

cows but to other species of animals.” The Calgary plant is the largest of its kind in Western Canada. Saskatoon also has a plant but only handles a small amount of material compared to the Calgary facility which is the main source for rendering meat in Canada.”

The Abbotsford transfer station loads two Super B trucks (two 50 foot trailers in tandem) each day for ship-ment to Calgary. It requires four trucks to complete the transfer, a day to drive to

Calgary – eight hours off to sleep – and a day to return to the Fraser Valley.

The transfer station also handles what the federal government calls specified risk material (SRM) - the eyes, the brain, the tonsils, the back bone, a small por-tion of the tail and part of the animals’ small intestine known as the distal ileum. Once the SRM is separated at the slaughter house, it is then transported to the transfer station where it is dumped and then re-loaded

into specialized SRM trucks for shipment to Calgary for disposal in the Coronation (Alberta) landfill.

For example Johnston’s in Chilliwack has separate containers for handling both SRM and non-SRM. Near the end of the day, the SRM is dumped at the transfer station. Once it has been removed and loaded on the SRM truck, the transfer station is then thoroughly cleaned and sanitized to eliminate the risk of any disease being incorporated inadvertently into non-SRM by-product streams.. The bleach which covers the floor is left in place overnight so that the sanitization can take com-plete effect before opera-tions begin again.

Luymes stated that the Ministry has always consid-ered the present location to be temporary, and West Coast understands the chal-lenges associated with that as well.

“Because of the low vol-ume of material being moved through the Abbotsford transfer station, West Coast has been reluctant to build a permanent transfer station at its site on Cannor Road in Chilliwack.”

Site manager Dave Deyette

Transfer station quietly goes about its business

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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced the re-appointment of Greg Stewart as President of Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

“I’m very pleased to announce the re-appointment of Greg Stewart as FCC’s President,” said Minister Ritz. “Mr Stewart has proven himself as a forward-think-ing leader with a strong dedication to Canadian agriculture. Under his leadership, FCC has consistently been a top provider of agriculture financing in Canada, with a clien-tele of over 100,000 strong.”

Since 2007, Mr. Stewart has led FCC to record net income levels each year and has grown its loan portfolio by $10 billion. During this time, he has also displayed a strong commitment to corporate and social responsibility. Under Mr. Stewart’s leadership, FCC has consistently ranked in the top 10 of Canada’s Best 50 Employers and regularly gives back to the commu-nity – including collecting over 6.5 million pounds of food to local food banks since 2007, as part of FCC’s Drive Away Hunger campaign.

As Canada's leading agricultural lender, FCC is advancing the busi-ness of agriculture. With a healthy portfolio of more than $24 billion and 19 consecutive years of port-folio growth, FCC is strong and

stable – committed to serving the industry through all business cycles. FCC provides financing, insurance, software, learning pro-grams and other business services to producers, agribusinesses and agri-food operations.

Headquartered in Regina, FCC is a Crown corporation that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Mr. Stewart’s re-appointment is for a term of eighteen months and is effective January 1, 2013.

Stewart re-appointed president of FCC

Agrifair 2012 branded a successThe 2012 Abbotsford Agrifair

was “a very successful fair even though we lost a little money,” president Ernie Silveri told the Agrifair annual meeting in Abbotsford, Oct 30th.

The fair lost only about $7,000 in 2012, an improvement over the 2011 fair which generated a loss of just over $20,000. Agrifair general manager Pamela Brenner blamed the small loss on a drop in attendance caused by the extreme heat wave which occurred during the fair.

The loss in gate revenues was offset in part by a $13,000 increase in sponsorships.

“I fully expect the 2013

Agrifair to be in the black,” Silveri says. “We are receiving incredibly strong support from the City of Abbotsford and the increase in sponsorships shows the local business community is also rallying behind the fair. Everyone is working together to make this a true community celebration.”

“Our goal is to move Agrifair from being the ‘best little coun-try fair’ to a ‘big country fair’,” Silveri says.

To ensure the fair meets that lofty goal, Silveri invites the community to “submit your ideas” to the board so they can be incorporated in the plan-

ning. “We want everyone’s input because everyone is important to us. This is not our fair, it’s Abbotsford’s fair.”

Suggestions and comments should be sent to [email protected].

Members re-elected Silveri, Don Curtis, Lea Reisig, Neil Watson and Jared Webster, wel-comed back former director John Durham and elected Keith Nash as a new director to the Board. Directors then elected their 2013 executive, consist-ing of Silveri as president, Al Philps as vice-president, Susan Krochter as secretary and John Durham as treasurer.

Feds hatching new ways to help farmersThe Canadian hatching egg industry is expect-

ed to achieve improved flock uniformity and increased chick production through a new invest-ment by the federal Government in an integrated feeding management solution. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz confirmed an investment of more than $240,000 to help develop a precision broiler breeder feeding system to help hatching egg producers decrease their costs, improve their efficiency and the health and welfare of their birds.

The new feeding system is being evaluated by the University of Alberta. Project leader Dr. Martin Zuidhof says it is exciting to see over 20 years of research come together at the University in a way that promises so much benefit for the poultry industry and the birds themselves. It is not

available to producers in BC.The Alberta Hatching Egg Producers will use

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34511 VYE RD . ABBOTSFORD604/864-2273

VANCOUVER TOLL FREE 604/857-2273CHILLIWACK TOLL FREE 604/795-2273

www.caliberequipment.ca

SEE US TODAY! OFFER ENDS DECEMBER 31, 2012

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