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Bull Congress celebrates 30 yearsPage 2Clearview Public Schools makes donations to food banksPage 3Bull Congress School Education Program expandedPage 6

Purebred cattle from the Miller Wilson Angus herd will inevitably be in high demand at the

Canadian Bull Congress at CREIt takes place January 22nd and 23rd. Expert cattlemen and women from across Canada have again been attracted to the

30th annual event at Camrose Regional Exhibition – one of the premiere events of its kind in the livestock industry.

The Miller Wilson Angus Farm is located a few miles west of Bashaw. The family operation, however, is known world-wide in the purebred cattle business for their immense talent in international cattle judging, high-quality product, dedication to the purebred livestock industry and their creative marketing ability. The Angus cattle raised and marketed by the Wilson family

are legendary in at least 29 countries around the world. Throughout the U.S. and from Panama to Denmark to Mexico, championship Angus cattle have genetics traceable back to the breeding stock of the ranch owned and operated by

Lee and Dawn Wilson and the next generation of great cattle producers, their children: Ty, Dakota and Jaelayne.

Although the Canadian Bull Congress specifically targets the best in the business, components of the sold-out show are of great interest to the general public. It represents an opportunity for school children to learn about the cattle industry. 4-H clubs figure prominently at the Bull Congress. The annual Steak Challenge and Taste of Beef Banquet are always

popular. Lifelong friendships are commonly made and renewed at the event.

Done — Murray

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Bull Congress celebrates 30 years

By Dan JensenThe barns will be full

when the 30th annual Canadian Bull Congress is held at the Camrose Region-al Exhibition Jan. 22 and 23.

“We’re expecting a big turnout of livestock exhibi-tors and agriculture related businesses, some from as far away as Saskatchewan and Manitoba,” said Bull Con-gress committee chair Dave Vikse.

The Canadian Bull Con-gress is regarded by many cattle producers as one of the must-attend events of the year.

“It is a good opportunity for commercial cattlemen to see bulls they might be interested in buying,” said Vikse. “As a purebred cattle-man I am able to meet more commercial cattle producers at the Canadian Bull Con-gress than I am at events like Farmfair or Agribition.”

ShowsThe schedule for the

first day includes a herd bull walk, single purebred heif-er show, 4-H heifer project show, and celebrity sponsor show.

“The celebrity sponsor show is something we start-ed two years ago as a way to thank the sponsors for their involvement,” said Vikse. “We give the sponsors the reins to a bull or a steer and ask them to walk it around in the ring while music is being played. In order to advance to the next level they have to have their bull or steer standing in a hula hoop when the music stops.”

Scheduled events for day two includes a 4-H pro-gram at 9 a.m., followed the ranchers’ choice single bull show at 1 p.m., the mar-keting award presentation, Morand draw, pen of three bull show, senior bull show and mature bull show at 2

an commercial cattlemen’s breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Jan. 23.

The popular Steak Challenge and Taste of Beef Banquet, sponsored by the Chomiak Charolais and ATB Financial, will get underway at 6 p.m. Jan. 22. Steak challenge winners from 2015 were Alberta Angus Association (peoples’ choice award), Alberta Sim-mental Association (sports-manship), and Alberta Angus Association (best beef).

New eventA new event at the

Canadian Bull Congress this year will be a tractor pull off featuring Grade 3 students at schools from across the Battle River School Division.

“We’re going to be tak-ing a toy pedal tractor to each of the schools to determine a tractor pull off champion,” said Vikse. “We are hoping that the event increases awareness about agriculture and builds school morale.”

The school education program sponsored by Cam-rose County will be expand-ed to two days, Jan. 19 and 20.

“The program was extremely popular last year with around 600 students attending,” said Vikse. “The program allows kids who have never been close to a farm to see what agricul-ture is like. My son, who is a teacher at Bashaw, told me the students in his class viewed the education pro-gram as one of the high-lights of their year.”

The annual 4-H pro-gram starting at 9 a.m. on Jan. 23 will provide instruc-tion on judging beef heifers, the relationship of form to function in different species, and animal welfare.

International visitorsThe Canadian Bull

Congress will be welcoming a group of Mexicans, who will be led by Roger Peters, from Peterosa Exports.

“They want to come to research and see what our cattle are like,” explained Vikse, adding that Cana-dian cattle are steps ahead of the cattle in the rest of the world in terms of genetics. “We have lots of internation-al guests at our ranch who are interested in importing or exporting embryos and semen.”

The Canadian Bull Congress hosted inbound missions of producers and stakeholders from Ireland and Denmark in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2015.

“As a result, a renewed and strengthened interest has been made in Alberta/Canadian cattle and this has resulted in the pur-chase of Alberta/Canadian genetics,” said the Canadian Bull Congress website. “The goal of the Canadian Bull Congress is continued par-ticipation in both inbound and outbound international marketing opportunities.”

p.m. and the Bullnanza at 3 p.m.

“The mature bull show is a chance for the produc-ers to show those animals that really catch people’s attention and can’t be shown at Farmfair or Agri-bition because of the three-year-old limit,” said Vikse. “There is no age restriction, so it could be a eight-year-old bull or a sire of one year old bull calves.”

The Canadian Bull Con-gress will present a $10,000 prize to the exhibitor who has the grand champion in pen of three bulls and single purebred heifer shows, as well as the senior bull and/or mature bull categories (all of the same breed).

“There are five different ways to win it, although no one ever has,” said Vikse. “If somebody ever does win it will be quite the deal.”

Mader Ranches had the pen of three and the pure-bred single heifer reserve awards in 2015, Rockytop Cattle Company the pure-bred single heifer champion, MJT Cattle Company the senior bull champion, SS Cattle Co. Ltd. the mature bull champion, and Russyl-via Cattle Co. the ranchers’ choice champion.

Taylor Pashulka had the 4-H project heifer cham-pion, Tony Schmidt won first in 4-H senior show-manship, and Annie Chris-tianson won first in 4-H junior showmanship.

Bullnanza winner Dale Pederson chose a bull entered by Dwajo Angus.

Steak challengeCamrose County will

be serving an exhibitor’s breakfast from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 22, while the City of Camrose will be serving

Tonie Parrent from Jo-Nomm Hereford Ranch prepares a bull for show. The ranch had the senior bull reserve champion at the 2015 Canadian Bull Congress.

Randy McCrae, from Fountain Tire, managed to get a bull to step into a hula hoop in an event to recognize Canadian Bull Congress sponsors.

Camrose Regional Exhibition chief executive officer Tom Gerling samples a piece of steak at the 2015 steak challenge.

Done — Murray


Clearview Public Schools partnered with the Alberta Teachers Asso-ciation (ATA) Local 33 and CUPE Local #4292 to make contributions to the Stet-tler, Castor and Coronation food banks. This is the third year that Clearview Pub-lic Schools has partnered with the ATA Local 33, and the second year that CUPE Local #4292 has joined to benefit those in need across Clearview.

A donation of $1,000 from Clearview Public Schools was matched by $1,000 from the ATA Local 33, along with a donation of $200 from CUPE Local #4292, and presented to the three food banks. Funds will be divided between the food banks based on stu-dent populations across the Clearview Public Schools.

The board of trustees for the Clearview Public Schools uses this opportu-nity during the holiday sea-son to provide a donation to the local food banks on behalf of Clearview staff, in lieu of staff receiving a gift. In past years, Clearview staff have shown apprecia-tion for the board providing this help to families in need during this time of year.

Board chair Cheri Neitz shares, “As a board, we realize that there are fami-

lies in our community who struggle and we appreciate the support of our staff to work together to help those in need during the holiday season. We are pleased that we could help the food bank as they strive to reach their goals in these difficult eco-nomic times.”

Betty Birch of the Stet-tler food bank would like anyone to know the food bank is always taking cash or non-perishable dona-tions. They are also always in need of volunteers, as it takes about 13 people per week to keep the food bank up and running. If you are

interested please feel free to give Betty Birch a call at 403-740-0732.

“We have a great com-munity, and we see that all of the time by all of the donations that we receive that allows us to keep our food bank stocked up so that no families have to go hungry. Food bank usage in Stettler and other areas has increased by about 25 per cent since this time last year,” says Birch. “Dona-tions such as the one made by Clearview with the ATA and CUPE go a long way to helping ease that stress for families in need.”

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RCMP assisted a family in the County with a domes-tic disturbance. With assis-tance from Tofield RCMP, the situation was quickly mediated and one person was taken into custody. Police continue to investigate this matter.

December 26A report of a break and

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RCMP received a call from a resident in the area of TWP 451 and RR 221 as his shed had been broken into and numerous guns had been stolen. Additional security and storage mea-sures were discussed with the homeowner.

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By Murray GreenThe Canadian Bull Con-

gress is the event of the year for beef producers wanting to market cattle. The 30th annual event takes place from Jan. 22 to 23 at the Camrose Regional Exhibi-tion.

“The Canadian Bull Congress is a fantastic event in an outstanding venue, in a super cattle country location. This Congress, in addition to attracting the local cattle people, attracts attention on the national and internation-al scale,” said John Chomiak of Chomiak Charolais. “This exposure is vital to our busi-ness. We are always anxious to be involved, as this event has expanded our marketing network. This has been, and we believe in the continuing

years, will continue to have a positive influence in market-ing our quality bulls which we raise. We do everything possible to ensure that we do not miss such an outstand-ing event.”

The event is even popu-lar with cattle producers in Ireland.

“This was the time of our lives. A show so well organized it seemed effort-less. The involvement of the school children in such num-bers, children hand-painting a heifer and milking a cow, top quality cattle, great food and entertainment,” said Gerry Smyth on behalf of a delegation from Ireland. “You certainly have done a fantastic job in building international relations for

your show. Great cattle, great tours, great fun – but most of all, the greatest people we have ever met.”

ATB Financial has been involved with the Canadian Bull Congress in excess of 10 years.

“We are proud to be associated with this event for a number of reasons. It is an excellent run show with fantastic participation from producers and public,” said Dan Wizniuk, formerly of ATB Financial. “Agriculture is the backbone of this prov-ince and it is a pleasure to show our support to this sec-tor of the economy. It brings together rural and urban for three days a year. This show is a must for anyone involved with the agricultural sector.”

The event is the second to none.

“The Canadian Bull Congress is one of the pre-mier cattle events in Can-ada. We feel it is a must attend show. The addition of international guests opens up a whole new marketing opportunity,” said Dawn and Lee Wilson of Miller Wilson Angus.

“We enjoyed a positive experience as first time exhibitors at the Canadian Bull Congress. We have, over the years, participated in all major North American cattle events including Houston, Denver, Regina, Calgary and Edmonton, and numer-ous smaller venues. For a participant, your hospi-tality is right at the top,”

said Stan Cichon, of Well’s Crossing Cattle Company.

“The Canadian Bull Congress allows us to show-case our products and ser-vices to some of the most progressive cattle producers in the world. It does this in a very cost effective man-ner, providing us a great return on our investment,” said Paul Nigh of Zoetis (formerly Pfizer Animal Health). “The Canadian Bull Congress has been, and will continue to be, one of the key provincial trade shows we support as a major sponsor.”

For more information on the schedule of events visit bullcongress.com/schedule.html or contact the CRE at 780-672-3640.

Bull Congress important event for producers

School Education Program expandedBy Dan Jensen

The Canadian Bull Congress School Educa-tion Program was such a success last year that the event’s organizers have expanded it to two days.

“Adding an extra day on Jan. 20 will allow us to accommodate even more students and give them more time with the interac-tive displays,” said Camrose Regional Exhibition gener-al manager Chuck Erman.

The CRE is also adding an evening education pro-gram from 6 to 9 on Jan. 19.

“It’s going to be open to anyone who is interested in learning about agriculture, from babies in strollers to grandmothers and grand-fathers,” said Erman. “Our goal is to stress the con-nections that exist between rural and urban.”

The 2015 School Edu-cation Program attracted 550 students from across the Battle River School Division, a number that is expected to swell to more than 700 this year. Accord-ing to one teacher, from Bashaw, the program was the highlight of his stu-dents’ year.

“The interactive nature meant that the students were always busy doing something,” said Erman. “They were just as excited as when they left for the day as when they started. That shows just how enthu-siastic they were.”

The program will give participants the chance to learn about the calf birth-ing process, talk with vet-erinarians about animal health issues, bid and catch bids in a simulated auction, brand animals with hands that have been dipped in coloured paint, learn about pipelines, visit with cano-la producers and even try their hand at milking.

“We have a computer-

ized holstein that we bought from a company in the Unit-ed States that tells those who are milking it whether they are using the right technique,” said Erman. “Another attraction is an anatomically correct cow used by the veterinary schools that people will be able to take apart piece by piece to learn about differ-ent internal features.”

The program will also provide a chance to visit with members of the Pro-fessional Rodeo Hall of Fame, who will give dem-onstrations on the special-ized riggings they use for riding bulls and the sad-dles that are used in saddle bronc competitions, as well as talk about what it is like to balance rodeo with their day to day life on the farm.

“They (Professional Rodeo Hall of Fame) asked us if we could increase their space because they had so much fun,” said Erman. “I expect they are going to add a lot of perspec-tive and history because a lot of the rodeo people in Alberta are ranchers and farmers.”

Atco Gas has devel-oped a new display for

this year’s program, while Camrose Fire Department, Lakeland College and Battle River Rural Crime Watch will be sharing information on the differ-ent services they provide through presentations and handouts.

The Camrose Bull Congress School Education Program is sponsored by Camrose County.

Parker Larin, from C.W. Sears School in Tofield, reaches into a model cow at the 2015 School Education Program after listening to Dr. Jamie Whiting from Camrose Veterinary Hospital about the birthing process.

Avey Osterwalder, from Chester Ronning School, tried her hand at milking a cow.

Ron Pederson talked to students about how he got his start in the auction business.

Done — Murray


As the world has gone more high tech, so too have the criminals. Methods such as spam, chain mail, phishing and vishing are used by criminals to base their attack.

Spam is the equivalent of junk mail, but unlike hard-copy mail it has the ability to transmit your e-mail address back to the original spammer who sells the acquired list to anyone willing to pay for it. Chain mail is a form of spam used specifically to capture as many e-mail addresses as possible. They also clog the Internet and your e-mail in box with worthless traffic, which slows things down. One chain e-mail read like this: “If a robber forces you to withdraw money from an ATM, you can notify the police by entering your PIN in reverse. If your PIN is 1234 then enter 4321. ATM recognizes that your PIN is reversed. Your machine will get your money, but unknown to the robber, the police will be dispatched. This information was broad-casted on television, but is seldom used because people don’t know it exists. Pass this along to everyone possible.”

This e-mail was false, but it appealed to enough of the unsuspecting popu-lation that there were, no doubt, many e-mail addresses captured by its forwarding.

Having one’s e-mail address in circulation around the world doesn’t necessarily mean financial loss for the victim. Phish-ing on the other hand can. Phishing is a criminal’s attempt to lead Internet users to a fraudulent web-site where personal infor-mation such as SIN, date of birth, bank account information and credit/debit card information is requested. They will either add a link on the page or provide a phone number for you to call. They will often mislead you by indicating that the financial institu-tion’s audit department has detected a problem with your account and to “click here” or phone immediately.

To determine what address the link is con-nected to, simply roll your mouse over it (do not click) and the link’s address will appear on the bottom ban-ner. If it is “phishing” it won’t be the legitimate website address of your financial institution. The other telltale sign is any legitimate site requiring information will do so over a secure site. The address

should begin with http and a padlock will appear on your bottom banner. Click-ing on the padlock will pro-vide you with information on the site’s security cer-tificate.

“Vishing” is the same as “Phishing,” however the fraudsters will use the tele-phone to solicit the informa-tion once the victim falls for the received e-mail and calls the provided number.

Something computer users should also be aware of is the use of your per-sonal computer as a “Bot.” Hackers look for computers without firewalls and virus protection and create a hole for them to access it to send out spam or malware. From the recipient’s perspective it would appear that an e-mail came from you, but in reality was sent in the background by a criminal who has found their way in.

The final area worthy of mentioning is the social networking sites. Crimi-nals are now targeting sites that are frequently used by young people. Studies show that computers used to access chat rooms and download music are much more likely to have viruses or Trojans on them. A major concern is the amount of personal information being posted and shared on these sites. It is very common for children and adults alike to post birth dates, address-es, phone numbers, etc., on “their” page. The term “their” in our language is possessive. Keep in mind that on the World Wide Web it may belong to anyone, including criminals.

The best rule of thumb when it comes to your personal computer is to treat it as another door to your home. If a crimi-nal knocked on your door and asked for your credit card number you wouldn’t provide it. The anonym-ity of the Internet allows criminals to hide behind it, so you never know who is knocking on your door. Like you secure your home, secure your computer and the information in it. Use strong passwords for your secure transactions and do not use the same password for every application. Use anti-virus and spyware software and firewalls on your computer. Do not fol-low links, but rather search for the legitimate addresses yourself. For parents with children using social net-working sites, check their posted information. Use common sense with tech-nology.

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Edwards brings award winning comedy to Bull CongressBy Murray Green

Derek Edwards’ award-winning humour has made him one of the hottest prop-erties in Canada. He will be sharing his views on life at the Canadian Bull Congress during the Taste of Beef Banquet on Friday, Jan. 22.

Edwards is quick to put himself in the shoes of fellow Canadians and identify with the average working guy. He is a regular at the Just for Laughs Festival.

He is the only Canadian winner of the prestigious Vail International Comedy Competition, is a two time Gemini nominee and has been nominated five times as Best Standup Comic at the Canadian Comedy Awards.

His numerous television credits include CBC’s Com-ics, The Debaters and Laugh out Loud.

In the 15 years he has been a professional comedi-an, Edwards has amassed an impressive string of cred-its. In 1995, he was the win-ner of the Vail National Com-edy Invitational in Vail, Colo-rado. In 1996, he stole the show at the Molson Canadi-an Toronto Comedy Festival and in 1997 he “knocked ’em dead” at the International Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He did the same at Just for Laughs ’99. His numerous television appearances include A & E’s Comedy On The Road, his own CBC-TV comedy special “COMICS!?, The Comedy Network’s Launch-A-Thon, Open Mike with Mike Bull-ard on The Comedy Network and CTV, and a gala perfor-mance on the 1997 Just for Laughs Comedy Show.

Edwards was nominated as Standup Comedian of the Year at the 2001 Canadian Comedy Awards. He was the 2005 winner of the Stand-up Comedian of the Year at the Canadian Comedy Awards. He creates enchanting tales based on everyday subjects and delivers them with pol-ished style and impeccable timing.

Edwards is at home on any stage. Whether it’s a dark comedy club, a huge festival stage, or a corporate event, Edwards’ comedy style appeals to a wide array of audiences.

For tickets to the Taste of Beef and the comedy show contact the Camrose Regional Exhibition at 780-672-3640.

Fertilizerworkshop Jan. 20Agri-News

The Water and Fertilizer Workshop for Greenhouses will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crop Diversification Centre North, at 17507-Fort Road in Edmonton.

The topics include assess-ing water quality, interpreta-tion of lab analysis, impact on plant growth, water treat-ment strategies, basic needs for plant growth, designing a good fertilizer program and the use of injectors.

The event is sponsored by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Growing Forward 2 and the AGGA. For regis-tration go to www.agga.ca, or call Dr. Mirza at 780-885-0652 or via email.

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GOLD MEDALISTSThe Bawlf Wildcats junior high volleyball team garnered regional gold medals. The team from left to right included Jordyn Watson, Autumn O’Donnell, Casara Holm, Rylee Benson, Danielle Robitaille, Shalane Munro, Jessica Hay, Jadia Gre-enwald, Dallis Irvine, Madelyn Szott and coach Brad Munro. In the BRSD final tournament, held in Hay Lakes on Nov. 22, Bawlf emerged as the champions out of teams from OLMP, Sedgewick, Forestburg, Hay Lakes, Round Hill and Bawlf. The Bawlf girls defeated the OLMP girls in the final two sets to one. The bronze medal went to the Forestburg girls. The Bawlf girls had a very successful season, placing third in the 24-team Red Deer tournament and winning the Lacombe, Bawlf, and Division 3 tournaments.

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Alberta welcomes the repeal of COOLThe Alberta livestock

industry will have greater access to American markets following the repeal of man-datory Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) require-ments for beef and pork in the United States.

“This is good news for Alberta’s beef and pork pro-ducers,” said Deron Bilous, Minister of Economic Devel-opment and Trade. “The province and the industry have been working hard to put an end to COOL.

The long-overdue decision to repeal COOL enhances Alberta’s trade with the U.S. and restores markets for Alberta’s beef and pork prod-ucts which helps maintain jobs in our crucial agricul-tural sector. It also brings the U.S. into compliance with WTO obligations.”

“Alberta’s agriculture products are the province’s second largest export sec-tor, and the United States is our most important trading partner,” said Oneil Carli-

er, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. “With COOL eliminated, livestock produc-ers, workers and businesses will no longer be saddled with unnecessary costs and have more opportunities to strengthen agriculture trade between our two countries.”

Enforced since 2008, COOL required that meat derived from animals born, reared or slaughtered out-side the U.S. be labelled to indicate the country or coun-tries involved.

The measures were cost-ing the Canadian livestock industry an estimated $1 bil-lion annually as a result of extra tracking, segregation, and associated costs for hogs and cattle exported to the U.S.

“COOL has cost produc-ers billions of dollars and has been a major irritant in the relationship with our largest and best trading partner,” said Bob Lowe, chair of Alberta Beef Pro-ducers. “The return to fair

and mutually beneficial trade is good for produc-ers on both sides of the border. Alberta Beef Pro-ducers thanks the Govern-ment of Canada and the Alberta government for their strong and sustained support for our industry in this fight against COOL.”

In 2014, Alberta export-ed approximately $1.7 billion in live cattle and beef prod-ucts to the United States and $189 million in live hogs and pork products.

Agri-NewsThe Agronomy Update

2016 conference is at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel on Jan. 19 and 20 and will fea-ture 30 presentations.

Grain producers, crop advisors and industry part-ners will have an opportu-nity to hear presentations from leading agricultural research scientists and agronomists about soil and crop issues in Alberta,” said Neil Whatley, Alberta Ag-Info Centre, Stettler. “It’s also a great opportunity to network.”

Among the 30 presenta-tions, the Agronomy Update agenda includes presenta-tions about: new clubroot strains of canola in Alber-ta; distribution of fusarium head blight in Alberta and how to manage this cereal disease; Canadian Grain Commission’s changes to wheat classes and the impli-cations for producers; red lentil agronomy based on research results from all of Alberta’s soil zones; market-ing of pulse crops; wireworm and cutworm updates; the swede midge in canola; new research results for the eco-nomic threshold of lygus bugs in current canola vari-eties; long-term implications of phosphorus decline in Alberta soils.

“Kevin Hursh is the guest speaker for Agronomy Update 2016,” adds Whatley. “He’ll be presenting on the economic benefits to a farm by adding diversity to crop rotations.”

Certified crop advisors, certified crop science consul-tants and holders of pesticide applicator certificates are eligible to obtain continuing education units at this con-ference.

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4-H SHOW AT CANADIAN BULL CONGRESSHulaina Anderson paraded her animal at the 4-H Single Purebred Heifer Show at the 2015 Canadian Bull Congress, which was held at the Camrose Regional Exhibition. The 30th annual Canadian Bull Congress will be held Jan. 22 and 23.

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It is being touted as the most comprehensive trade agreement in the world. There is no doubt the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will deepen Cana-da’s trade ties in the Asia-Pacific region and will add opportunities with NAFTA partners. The deal includes 12 countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Sin-gapore, the United States and Vietnam), collectively a market of nearly 800 million people and a GDP of $28.5 trillion. With the new partnership Canada has now concluded free trade agreements with 51 countries, with access to

60 percent of the world’s economy.

The agreement has a number of facets, but the true winner in this deal is canola. In Vietnam, tariffs of five percent will be elimi-nated within five years. The most significant agree-ment was the elimination of Japanese tariffs on canola oil of up to 13.20 yen/kg also within five years.

Japan has been a tak-ing an average of 2.250 million tonnes of Canada s canola per year over the last five years. They are the second largest export market for Canadian cano-la, however, the 15 percent tariff on canola oil has dis-couraged Canadian canola oil exports. As canola oil tariffs are eliminated, it’s expected that they will con-tinue crushing 2.2 to 2.3

million tonnes of canola seed per year from Cana-da and we will also begin exporting canola oil. The volume of potential exports in unknown, but it will undoubtedly be higher than current volumes.

In respect to barley, feed barley in Japan will now be duty-free and quota-free upon entry into force. Food and feed barley moving into Japan previously fell under a quota system with tariff costs. Japan imported an average of 355,000 tonnes from Canada per year over the last five years, with the majority being feed barley. Japan is the largest buyer of Canadian feed barley and the second largest overall export destination behind China, who mainly import Canadian malt barley.

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to the price of food barley by Japan will be reduced by 45 percent within eight years. Canada will also have access to a TPP-wide quota for food barley which starts at 25,000 tonnes and grows to 65,000 tonnes within eight years. Although the quantity is not remarkable, it is a start at improving market access.

Feed wheat to Japan will also become duty-free, quota-free upon entry into force. Vietnam, another important wheat market, will have tariffs of up to five percent on all wheat eliminated upon entry into force.

Any deal that reduces or eliminate tariffs and increase access for Canada, generally puts more money in grain and oilseed farmer balance sheets.

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AGRICULTURAL AWARD NOMINATIONS

The Camrose County Agricultural Communications Committee is seeking nominations for Camrose County 2016 Wall of Honor Inductees.

This honor recognizes the contributions to Agriculture by individual producers, individuals in agri-business, or individuals in extension and research work. Candidates for the Agriculture Wall of Honor should have demonstrated leadership in farm, rural and community organizations at the district, county or provincial level. Selections for the Camrose Agricultural Wall of Honor are considered on the basis of a person’s outstanding contribution to agricultural development and the quality of rural life within the perimeter of Camrose County. Previous inductees can be found at http://www.county.camrose.ab.ca/content/agricultural-wall-honor.

Century Farm Award Applications

Keeping the family farm or ranch from generation to generation and actively farming is an impressive achievement. Camrose County recognizes these long standing farms during our Century Farm Awards. Eligibility requirements: at the time of application the land has been continuously owned and farmed or ranched by your family for a minimum of 100 years. Provide clear proof of kinship between your family and founder of the farm or ranch, proof of ownership (land title). Eligible applicants will be awarded a sign to be hung at the gate or on a building commemorating the achievement. Previous Century Farm Award recipients can be found at http://www.county.camrose.ab.ca/content/century-farm-award.

Nomination and Application forms can be found at www.county.camrose.ab.ca or by contacting the Agricultural Services Offi ce by phone (780) 672-4765, or email [email protected].

Deadline for applications - January 31, 2016.

The Camrose County Agricultural Awards Banquet is scheduled for April 9, 2016, 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m at the Hay Lakes Agri-Plex. Limited tickets will be available early in March.

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