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The construction phase of

Cargill’s canola crush plant,which is rapidly changing the landscape a few kilometres southeast of Camrose, has resulted in a significant boost to the local economy. Approximately 97% of the construction contracts have been awarded to Alberta based companies. Even more exciting is that a full 20% of these contracts have gone to companies based right here in Camrose!

The facility was designed and is being constructed to process 850,000 metric tonnes

of canola per year. Area farmers are excited at the prospect of a consistent and competitive point of delivery. Locals seeking employment are also optimistic after hearing that hiring is taking place for 50 full-time positions.

The Cargill facility will have the capacity to process both generic and speciality canola seed. Construction is on schedule to allow processing to take place in Spring 2015.

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News Features…County salutes century farm families . . . . . . . . . 4Canola producers asked to scout clubroot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Solverson heads cattlemen’s association . . . . . . . . . .12Gravel pit reclamation plans to be submitted . . . . .12

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County salutes century farm familiesBy Murray Green

Camrose County hon-oured 10 farm families from within the area during its Agricultural Awards Ban-quet in New Norway on Wednesday, April 2.

AndersonGrace and Arnold Ander-

son moved from Ontario to the Kelsey area. They acquired and settled on SE 20-44-18-W4 on June 17, 1912 with the original homestead being 155 acres.

The Andersons moved to Camrose in 1939. They had two sons, including Billy (Wil-liam) Anderson, who mar-ried Mildred Potter in 1943 and lived on the family farm consisting of sheep (1,500 to 2,500 head) and mixed grain farming on five quarters of land. In 1947, they sold the sheep herd and went into a cattle operation. They had three boys. After Bill passed in 1976, Mildred continued to stay on the original home-steaded quarter until 2008.

Rodney, the youngest son, born in 1955, was involved in 4-H and purebred Herefords. He married Rosanne in 1976 and they had two children.

Currently the mixed farming operation consists of 100 head of cattle, mixed grain on four quarters, with barley and canola being the more dominant grains. Their grandson, Isaiah, lives on the farm and is the fifth genera-tion for this homestead.

FankhanelErnest Fankhanel came

from Barnsville, Minnesota in 1893. On Aug. 25, 1903, Ernest purchased and home-steaded on the legal land description of SE 35-044-21-W4M. This property con-sisted of 160 acres at that time, at a cost of $6 per acre. He met and married Bertha Schwahn and they raised 12 children there.

In 1917, an Eatons house package arrived on the train and was transformed into the family’s home. The house boasted stained glass windows and 24-volt power. Numerous other farm build-ings were built and serviced with power as well. The homestead also hosted an iconic wood tower windmill. Like many in the area, they were a mixed farm growing grain, raising cattle horses and chickens. Ernest eventu-ally turned over the farm to his youngest son Robert. Rob-ert continued to farm much the same as his father did. SE 35-44-21-W4 was sold to his aunt and uncle Leo Wel-zbacher who farmed the land until 1974. He offered this land to Larry to keep it in the family. Larry Frankhanel (grandson to Ernest) and his wife Mavis farm 1,730 acres.

GrahamIn 1902, Elma and Vic-

tor Graham and daughter Hildred, along with Victor’s father, Karl Frederick Johan-son, came from Sweden. In Oct., 1914, the Grahams purchased and homesteaded on the legal land description of NE 36-43-20-W4M. They

raised six children and had a mixed farming operation, which included pigs, cattle, chickens and grain.

Henry, the second young-est of the Graham family, and his wife, Ellen (nee Ander-son), purchased the land in 1937. They had five children of which Stan is the second oldest. Stan and Joan pur-chased the land in 1975 from his parents and raised their three children: Bryan, Bart-ley and Roxanne. Starting with milk cows, range cows, laying hens and weiner pigs, the farm began to produce. Over this time they grew wheat, barley, oats, hay and pasture. The range cows, pigs and chickens departed to start a dairy operation.

PetersonIn 1908, Mary and Rob-

ert Gee, along with daughters Grace, Faith and Mabel moved from Ontario to Kingman. On Nov. 16, 1908 Robert filed homestead papers on the NW 30-49-19-W4M. In 1909, they built a log house on the prop-erty valued at $150. They had a large garden, farmed with horses, owned cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys. They raised grain, hay and pasture.

In 1920, a daughter Jessie was born there. In 1940, Jes-sie married Martin Peterson. Their son Robert was born in 1941, followed by Raymond in 1944. At this time Robert Gee was diagnosed with cancer, so in 1945 Jessie and Martin purchased the land. Robert Gee died in 1946 and Mary in 1955. They sawed poplar lumber and built a house and other buildings. In 1948, Vernon was born. Over the years more land was cleared for grain, hay and pasture. Cattle was raised for milk and cream, hogs were raised along with chickens for eggs.

Robert Peterson mar-ried Gwen Jacobsen and pur-chased his own land. Vernon married Barbara McGinitie and they purchased their own land. Raymond remained at home farming with his par-ents and now resides on the original homestead.

PilgerEmil Pilger arrived

and settled on NE 17-45-19-W4M in 1912. Emil married Kaethe in 1927 and they had six children. Their farm con-sisted of approximately 640 acres and had the same types of livestock of most settlers, which included horses, cows, chickens and hogs. Common grains grown were wheat, oats and barley.

Kurt purchased the east half of the section in 1952. He married Helen Woods in 1954 and raised four children. They have had a variety of livestock such as cows, hogs, chickens and horses.

In 1967 they built a dairy barn and milked 35 to 38 head of cattle for approximately 30 years. They have since con-tinued with grain and hay farming. He continues to help on the farm with his oldest son, Gerald, who is currently farming 1,600 acres.

Roseanne and Rodney Anderson were excited to receive a Century Farm Award from Camrose County Reeve Don Gregorwich in New Norway on April 2.

The Fankhanel family, back row from left to right, Mavis, Larry, Susanne, Paytten, Dean are with Reeve Don Gregorwich. Front row from left to right, Wyatt, Shana Lee and Cody.

The Peterson family, from left to right, Chris, Vern, Barb, Ray, Gwen and Robert were pre-sented with the Century Award from Reeve Don Gregorwich.

Joan, Stan and Bryan Graham were honoured to receive a Century Farm Award from Camrose County Reeve Don Gregorwich in New Norway on April 2.

The Pilger family, from left to right, Gerald, Cheryl, Kurt and Helen were honoured with a recognition Century Farm sign by County Reeve Don Gregorwich in New Norway.

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continues to put children and youth first by investing in mental health.

Budget 2014 ensures long-term, stable funding for more than 315,000 youth and children who participate in mental health programs. This would include after school supports, wellness education, as well as new residential mental health services for young people in the Calgary and Edmonton regions.

“By investing in men-tal health promotion and effective treatments for chil-dren and all Albertans cop-ing with mental illness or addiction, we’re investing in Alberta’s most important asset – our people,” said Pre-mier Dave Hancock. “Bud-get 2014 moves forward on the Alberta government’s commitment to supporting healthy families and com-munities in our province.”

“By providing mental health options for our prov-ince’s young people we can help reduce the impacts of mental illness and addic-tion, and help Albertans live full and healthy lives,” said Minister of Health Fred Horne. “As in most cases in our health care system, it is always beneficial to address emerging issues early, and that is exactly what we’re focused on.”

“Most mental health problems start when people are young, so it’s very good news that Budget 2014 sup-ports continued investments in the mental health of our children and youth,” said Dr. Michael Trew, Chief Addic-tion and Mental Health Officer. “Supporting the success and well-being of our children today will pay dividends for all Albertans down the road.”

Overall, Budget 2014 includes a total of $48 mil-lion to support the continu-ing implementation of Alber-ta’s Addiction and Mental Health Strategy, a $28 mil-lion increase over last year.

Twenty three million has been established as permanent funding for pro-grams and services, such as mental health capacity building projects, including mentoring programs and life skills training in schools.

Five million will be used to develop residential treatment beds for youth in the Calgary and Edmon-ton regions. Twenty million will go towards continued mental health programming such as counselling services.

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Supporting excellenceAlbertans will have

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Clubroot spreadingcalls forvigilant scoutingBy Murray Green

Canola producers strive to increase the profitability, but clubroot can get in the way of high yields.

New data indicates some forms of clubroot resis-tance are no longer function-ing well against a possible new clubroot pathotype in the Edmonton region that includes parts of Camrose County.

Dr. Stephen Strelkov at the University of Alberta has investigated samples collected from several fields and verified higher levels of infection than expected in some clubroot resistant vari-eties. Further studies are underway to verify the true virulence of these clubroot strains.

“Current research indi-cates that the concern is limited to very few fields and patches within those fields,” said Curtis Rempel, vice-president of Crop Pro-duction and Innovation with the Canola Council of Can-ada. “Clubroot resistance is expected to be functional in the vast majority of acres this year, but attention needs to be paid to prevent this situa-tion from expanding.”

While it is still too early to make specific variety rec-ommendations, the council advises that canola growers and agronomists scout their clubroot resistant variet-ies this summer with extra effort and vigilance.

“This is very important in light of the potential for a new pathotype capable of overcoming the excellent resistance currently avail-able in Western Canada,” said Rempel.

The council will be work-ing collaboratively through-out the canola value chain to learn more about this potential new pathotype and help prevent its buildup and movement.

Clubroot risks increase when canola rotations have less than a two year break and when fields are not scout-ed for clubroot regularly.

Producers should lim-it soil movement between fields. Clubroot is a soil-borne disease caused by the patho-gen Plasmodiophora bras-sicae. It lowers the bottom line for canola growers each year. The disease has been advancing through Alberta at a fairly steady 20 to 25 kilometres per year, and has been detected at low levels in Manitoba and Saskatch-ewan. Visit www.clubroot.ca/ to learn more about clubroot best management practices and stewardship of resistant varieties.

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Sandra Smith, AFSCAs Alberta’s Livestock

Price Insurance Program expands across West-ern Canada this month, demand for price insur-ance in Alberta is grow-ing as cattle producers in Camrose County and across the province witness cattle prices that have been hitting record highs over the last few months.

“Cattle producers are experiencing some of the strongest prices in history on their cattle, and they don’t want to risk losing that money if prices fall for some reason. That’s why so many Alberta producers are using price insurance to protect the high cattle prices they’re seeing today. Participation in cattle price insurance has tripled in Alberta over the last year because it gives producers an Alberta floor price that locks in up to 95 per cent of the future forecasted price on their cattle. And it doesn’t put a ceiling on the price they can sell their cattle for if markets keep climbing,” explains Brenda Hagen, with Agriculture Financial Services Corpo-ration (AFSC) – the provin-cial Crown corporation that has administered livestock price insurance since the program was first unveiled in Alberta five years ago.

No Program Changes in Alberta as WLPIP

Expands Across WestNow renamed the

Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP), Hagen says the success and uptake of price insurance in Alberta was a major factor in the decision to expand it across West-ern Canada this spring. AFSC will now deliver the program – which has only been available in Alberta – to cattle and hog producers across the West on behalf of the federal and provin-cial governments.

As WLPIP rolls out across the region, there will be no changes to the program in Alberta, says Hagen.

“Other than a new logo and website at www.wlpip.ca, it’s the same program Alberta producers have used for years to protect themselves from any risk that could cause these high cattle prices to drop below their insured floor price,” she says, noting, “We’re adding settlement indexes and coverage levels for the other provinces, but cover-age and settlement pric-es in Alberta will still be

based on the Alberta cattle market.”

Cattle PricesJumped 20 Per CentThe expansion of

WLPIP comes at a good time, says Brian Perillat, a senior Alberta cattle market analyst with Canfax. Cattle prices have jumped about 20 per cent over the last four months – and those higher prices bring higher risk, says Perillat, especially for feed-lots and backgrounders that buy high-priced calves and feeder cattle to place on feed or pasture.

“Those producers have more money on the table than ever before. And with the increased market vola-tility that often comes with high prices, producers could easily lose a lot more mon-ey a lot faster if they’re not using tools like price insur-ance in today’s markets,” he explains.

Unexpected RisksAnd while there’s every

indication today’s strong prices will continue through 2014 – due to tight cattle

supplies in Canada and the U.S., a weak Canadian dol-lar, and low feed costs – there are always unexpected risks that can come out of nowhere and change that picture, says Perillat.

“For example, the Cana-dian dollar can be extreme-ly volatile and negatively

impact cattle prices. Or if there’s a drought or some other weather concern that results in a small U.S. grain crop, that could reduce cattle prices this year.”

“There’s too much at stake not to protect the high prices we’re seeing today with price insurance. That’s

why we actively promote WLPIP to our members,” says Reg Schmidt, with the Feeder Associations of Alber-ta (FAA), an industry group that sat on the steering committee that developed livestock price insurance in Alberta. The FAA helps pro-ducers finance feeder cattle purchases through a Loan Guarantee Program.

“We also finance WLPIP premiums with our loans so every producer can purchase coverage if they wish,” says Schmidt, noting that as cat-tle prices have increased, so have the floor prices produc-ers can lock in with WLPIP.

Easier Access to CreditAbout 40 per cent of FAA

members enrol in WLPIP through the Cattle Price Insurance Program (WCPIP). Schmidt anticipates that number could double because “producers are realizing price insurance is a necessary part of doing business. It’s bank-able so they can take it to their lender to access credit more easily.

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Recordcattlepricessparkinsurancedemand

Brenda Hagen, with AFSC, says high cattle prices have sparked growing demand for Livestock Price Insurance in Alberta. As the program expands across Western Canada, she reminds producers of the May 29 deadline for WCPIP-Calf policies this year.

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And you don’t have to look hard for examples of how WLPIP has helped cattle producers manage their price risk,” he says, pointing to the XL Foods plant closure in Brooks

almost two years ago due to E. coli concerns

“Feeder cattle fell near-ly $20 per 100 pounds at that time, and producers who had price insurance were getting payouts of nearly $200/head,” he says.

Ken Solverson, who

runs a 700-head cow-calf-to-finish operation with his brother near Camrose, says with cattle prices so high right now, “we’ve insured everything we have avail-able to insure” through the WCPIP-Fed and Feeder programs. “Not insuring

our cattle and protecting our investment with price insurance would be foolish because who knows, some kind of border closure or E. coli scare, or even just a lack of consumer confi-dence could suddenly have a significant impact on the

Record cattle price spark insurance demand

Alberta farmers are able to haul grain on highways during road ban seasonWayne Drysdale,Minister ofTransportation

Farmers are getting the green light to move their bumper crops to market this spring thanks to the easing of season-al weight restrictions on some Alberta highways.

Permits are avail-able, at no cost, for grain trucks to travel at 100 per cent axle weight on banned roads, as long as these roads are not damaged in the process. This is a common-sense approach to allow a lim-ited amount of traffic on our road system for the short-term while preserv-ing our infrastructure for your long-term use.

The special permits are in effect until June 30 and they are required so Alberta Transportation can monitor the activity on our roads. Road con-ditions will be moni-tored during that time and alternate travel routes will be sug-gested, if necessary, to keep motorists safe and protect highway infrastructure.

Extended hours are available for farmers to get a permit request form by calling Alberta Trans-portation’s Central Permit Office toll free at 1-800-662-7138 from 6 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends and statutory

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Despite the extended hours to request a permit, Alberta Transportation advises that the call vol-ume throughout permit-ting season is especially high. You’re encouraged to be patient as you wait to speak to a department official. In 2013, approxi-

mately 200,000 permits were issued for all truck travel throughout the province. Producers will need to contact their local municipality directly if they require a permit to haul grain on municipal roads.

Agriculture is at the core of our province’s economy. The 2013 west-ern Canadian harvest has produced an estimated 75.9 million metric tonnes of major grain crops, near-ly 40 per cent more than the five-year average. The Alberta government is proud to be supporting farmers and relaxing the road ban limits at a time when producers need that flexibility.

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Before WLPIP came along, Solverson says the only risk management he did with his cattle was choosing which weeks he would sell the animals. “We were very happy when this program was announced. It’s easy to use. I get the premiums emailed to my phone every day and if I like what I see, I just pull the trigger. It’s not a lot of work.”

May 29 Calf DeadlineWLPIP programs are

available year-round for fed cattle, feeder cattle, and hogs. The only exception is WCPIP-Calf which is offered from February to May due to the seasonality of calf sales, says Hagen, noting the deadline to pur-chase WCPIP-Calf policies this year is May 29.

For more information about WLPIP, produc-ers can contact their local AFSC Branch, the AFSC Call Centre at 1-877-899-AFSC (2372) or visit www.wlpip.ca.


Test your water supplyFrom Agri-News

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BUILD YOUR OWN HOUSE – 7.5 acres with power and gas. Close to Hwy 26, approx. 20 miles east of Camrose. Call George. S-22.

SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT near Camrose – excellent investment right on the edge of Camrose! Development lots overlooking Tillicum Beach – subdivision already surveyed! Call George. S-11.

FARMLAND on Battle River – Pasture and crop land southeast of Camrose. Excellent addition to mixed farm or build your new country home with established trees and a creek! Call George. S-12.

1/4 WITH 300 x 100± HOG BARN – shop and Quonset south west of New Norway. Barn is currently rented, 45± acres cult with outstanding views. Call George. S-30.

ACREAGE NEAR KILLAM – 2009 1800 sq. ft.±, 3-bed/2 bath modular home on 13.7± acres. Asking $330,000. Call George. S-32.

EXCEPTIONAL HOBBY FARM – great set of buildings. 92 acre parcel between Vermilion and Lloydminster. Call Gordie. F-15.4 ACRES BESIDE THE GOLF COURSE – in Daysland with 1400± sq. ft. house, attached garage, 32x34 heated insulated shop. Excellent location. Asking $525,000. S-44 4 ACRES BARE LAND IN DAYSLAND – Great place to build your dream home. Close to golf course and school. Asking $175,000. S-451/2 SECTION MIXED FARM – with beautiful 2-level home just north of Highway 16 at Mackay, Alberta. $795,000. S-48

NEW LISTING – Quarter of farmland with bungalow home overlooking Tillicum Beach south of Camrose with awesome views and potential for development. S-61

GOOD QUALITY GRAIN LAND – with nice views and well-treed building site located between Vegreville and Two Hills. S-50

4 QUARTERS – of bare land north of Killam in pasture and tame hay but 505 +/- acres are cultivatable. S-51

NEW LISTING – Acreage north of Daysland with well cared for 3-bedroom bungalow and large machine shed on at least 7 acres. $249,900. S-53

NEW LISTING: INSULATED HEATED SHOP – with living quarters in Heisler. $150,000. S-57.

NEW LISTING: SCENIC QUARTER – between Holden and Vegreville with 100 acres cultivated and large shop. $450,000. S-58

NEW LISTING: PUREBRED HORSE FARM – with new house and excellent buildings on Hwy 26 between Camrose and Viking. S-59.

NEW LISTING: QUARTER OF GRAINLAND – southwest of Donalda, 130+/- acres cultivated. $370,000. S-60

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Office (FAO) has welcomed Cal Vance as Farm Implement Inspector.

“I was born and raised on a mixed farm near Madden, Alberta, and attended high school in Airdrie and then SAIT for four years obtaining my mechanics license with a red seal,” says Vance. “I owned and operated a small repair shop for many years working on everything from lawn mow-ers to four wheel drive trac-tors and most everything in between.”

From there Vance then entered into the oil and gas industry, starting as a mechanic and then moving up the line holding various man-agement and director positions with several service companies specializing in failure analysis, technical support and admin-istering warranty and product performance issues.

Anyone requiring infor-mation or assistance regarding farm implements, parts avail-ability, farm implement dealer/distributor licensing, warran-ty issues, failure to perform inquiries or the obsolete parts directory, are asked to contact Vance toll-free in Alberta at 310-FARM (3276) or go to the Farmers’ Advocate Office web-site.

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FARM MACHINERY• 1950 McCormick Wooden Box

Seed Drill• JD Pump Rake• Frost and Wood 5’ Horse Hay

Mower• JD and MH Harrow Carts c/w

harrows• Several Spring Lever Harrows• 1924 McCormick 6’ Bumper Disc• JD 1-Bottom Sulky• MH 1-Bottom Sulky• Parlin and Orendorff Wooden

Beam Breaker• Case Garden Plow• JD Rod Breaker Walking Plow• Moline Walking Plow• IHC 8’ Tandem Drag Disc• Fresno• IHC Dump Rake• Slips• Two Buzz Saws• Massey McCormick and Frost &

Woods Mowers• 1- and 2-Bottom Sulky Plows• Two IHC 3 hp to 5 hp Stationary

Engines, running• Well Pump c/w pump jack• Walking Plows• Potato Hillers• Potato Diggers• Garden Cultivator• IHC 1 hp to 1½ hp Stationary

Engine• J Flury & Sons Model 1899

Concave Grinder• 1923 Massey 10½” Grain

Grinder• Cockshutt, T. Eaton, Macleods,

Coutts and Fluery & Bissel Grain Grinders

• 3-4-5 Roller Fanning Mills, Some Complete with Bagger Elevator and Clean Grain Elevator

• Hart Emerson No. 24 Smut Machine

• Belt 6” Grain Roller• Grain Treaters• 1937 Handmade Shingle Mill,

working• J Fluery #2 Straw Cutter,

completely restored• Woodsplitter c/w JD Hit & Miss

Engine• Plus more

COLLECTIBLES• McClaskie Cash Register• McClaskie File Safe• Coal Oil Lamps• Gas Lamps

• Sad Irons• Enamelware• Blow Torches• Copper Boiler• Medalta Crocks from ½ gal. to

20 gal., some complete with lids• 5 gal. Medalta Butter Churn

Crock• Wooden Ice Cream Maker• Vinegar Barrel• Assort. Bells• Large Assort. Old Jars• Pop Bottle Collection• Green Calgary Bottles• Meat Grinders• Foot Warmers• Assort. Old Jugs• Shoe Lathes• Nail Kegs• Dayton Produce Scale• Hardware Scale• Platform Scale• Beam Scales• Box Glass Wall Mount Fire

Extinguishers• Cast Toys• Butter Churn• Assort. Old Tins• Small Bottles• Milk Bottles• Cream Cans• Creamers• Westfalia Crank Cream Separator• Renfrew Separator• Wooden Boxes• Crank Rope Maker• Horse Nose Baskets• Iron Horse 10 hp Engine• Cast Frying Pans• Cups and Saucers• Silver Tea Set• Coal Pail• Washtubs• Cast Iron Feed Cookers• Blacksmith Forge• Blacksmith Tools• Post Drills• Cast Iron Seats• Assort. Steel Wheels• Trunks• Hand Well Pumps• Crosscut Saws• Picks• Axes• Wooden and Steel Well Pulleys• Assort. Insulators• Three Peg Board Antique Wrench

Displays• Wooden Wheels• Kona Bear Traps• Gopher Traps• Powder Horn• Snares• Trapper’s Sleigh• Hay Sling• Yard Sticks• Forge Blowers• Saw Blades• 6”-7” x 30’ to 50’ Endless Belts• 30’ Leather Drive Belt• Buggy Lights• Hand Grain Grinders

• Forks• Antique Grain Moisture Tester• Wheel Rite Tools• Large Assort. Oil Cans and Pails,

(White Rose, Purity 99)• Oil Cans• Barn Lanterns• Flour Bins• Round Washing Machine c/w

wringer• Rocker• Wooden Barrels• Washtub Stand• Assort. Shavers• Indian Rock Artifacts• Military Memorbilia• Comic Book Collection• School Desks• School Bell• Assort. Old Books• Assort. Old Bikes and Trikes• Sleighs• Doll Cribs and Carriages• Snowshoes• Martin Ditcher• MF Wagon• Plus more

FURNITURE• Oak Dresser c/w bevelled mirror• Two Rocking Chairs• Two Kitchen Buffets c/w china

cabinets c/w glass doors• Washstand• Battery Operated Radio• Double Bed c/w wrought iron

frame• Medicine Cabinet• Chrome Kitchen Table c/w 6

chairs• Treadle Sewing Machine• Ice Fridge• Acme Coal and Wood Stove c/w

reservoir• Little Prince Coal and Wood Stove

c/w warming oven and water jacket

• Kitchen Cupboard c/w silverware drawer

• Edison Cylinder Gramophone• Eldridge Shuttle Sewing Machine

c/w cabinet• Assort. Glass Front and Top

Display Cases• two Wood Heaters• ACME Parlor Stove• Assort. Wooden Chairs• Upright Piano• Wrought Iron Bed Frames• Low Piano c/w stool• Plus more

AUCTIONEER’S NOTELarry has been collecting Antiques for many years. The Canadian Pickers visited his museum. He has lots of unusual pieces. This is a must attend sale. For more information call Larry Gitzel at 780-789-4010 or Miller’s Auction Service at either 780-789-2226 or 780-920-6738.www.millersauctionservice.com

TRACTORS• Case 1494 FWA Tractor, CAH,

3-pt. hitch, dual hyd., dual PTO, c/w Allied 594 FEL c/w bucket and grapple, 2655 hr., S/N C94-2-11549210

HORSE TRAILER• 1999 30’ 4 Star 4-Horse Angle

Tandem Axle 5th Wheel Trailer c/w front living quarters, air ride, 4000 watt gen., power jack, air conditioning, bathroom, shower, sleeps 4, hay racks, big awning, solar panels, tack room, fl ip down windows both sides, S/N WG2520X0014051

OTHER TRAILERS• 1975 54’ Frauhauff Straight

Alum. Cattle Liner Tandem Axle Trailer, 4 divider gates, mats, 2013 Safety, S/N 7570GB23598

• 28’ Tri Axle 5th Wheel Trailer, lights, brakes c/w 8’x28’ deck

• 2-Wheel Trailer c/w 6’x8’ deck, lights

• Li’l Bully Plastic Box 2-Wheel Trailer

FARM EQUIPMENT• IHC 2400 Round Baler• NH 273 Square Baler c/w ¼

turn chute• NH 469 9’ Haybine c/w rubber

rolls• NH 1002 Square Bale Wagon• Vicon 4-Wheel Hay Rake• Allied 13-Section Hyd. Harrow

Drawbar c/w harrows• Case 12’ Tandem Disc c/w hyd.

lift• White 5x16” 3-pt. hitch Plow c/w

coulters• MF 7’ 3-pt. hitch Cult.• MF 3x14” 3-pt. hitch Plow c/w

coulters• Agrator 6½’ 3-pt. hitch HD

Rototiller c/w new tines, S/N LR2000C4

• 3-pt. hitch Hyd. Squeeze Bale Unroller

• 3-pt. hitch Bale Fork• Single Axle Manure Spreader• Steel Wheel Seed Drill• 10’ Tandem Drag Disc• Assort, Harrows and Drawbars• B.M.B. 5’ 3-pt. hitch Roughcut

Mower• 4-Wheel Farm Wagon c/w

10’x18’ Deck• Farm Wagon• Hitch mount Seeder

HORSE EQUIPMENT / TACK• Buggy c/w shafts and pole, like

new• Cutter c/w shafts, like new• Bob Sleigh c/w pole, like new• Sulky c/w shafts• Four Sets Britching Harness,

(Pony and Big Horse)• Assort. Collars, 19” to 26”• Approx. 25 Saddles, 14” to 16”

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Water Tanks• Approx 15 Tractor Tire Feeders• Wooden Loading Chute c/w trans• Bobsleigh Parts• Cut Down Wagon Parts• Approx. Six Tree Stands• Three UFA Cattle Waterers• Fourteen 12’x5’ 7-Bar Sucker

Rod Panels• Assort. Pet Cages• Four 8½’ x 22½’ Pipe Frame

Chainlink Fence Dog Pens• Approx. 100 Square Barley Straw

Bales• Approx. 800 Bus. Cleaned Oats

BUILDINGS• 8’ x 10’ Playhouse c/w skids,

windows, patio, vinyl siding, asphalt singles

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ATVS• 2001 Honda TRX 350 F.E.

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S/N 478TE256714004136• Honda 300 Big Red Trike c/w rev• Honda 200 Trike

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and singles)• Assort. 2”x6”x16’ Planks• Two Patio Benches• Trailer Axles c/w wheels• Airstream Bushwheel Airplant

Tires• 5 hp Garden Cult.• Push Mower• Seven 1”x6”x12’ Board Fence

Panels• Two ½ Wooden Barrel Flower

Pots• Propane Truck Tanks• Alum. Truck Fuel Tank• Wooden Ext. Ladder• Assort. Hand Wrenches and Hand

Tools• Solar 230A Electric Welder c/w

cables• Boomers• Chains• Assort. Nails and Screws• Approx. thirty 45 gal. Drums• Booker Coal and Wood Heater• Antique Hay Knife• Crosscut Saw• Brown Jugs• Pile Copper Pipe• Assort. Scrap Iron• Assorted Household items• Many more items

AUCTIONEER’S NOTEMr. and Mrs. Simpson are moving, therefore this sale. Take note of the Trailers and all of the Horse Tack. Plan on attending. For more information call Stan Simpson at 780-848-7578 or Miller’s Auction Service at 780-789-2226.www.millersauctionservice.com

UNRESERVED ANTIQUE and COLLECTIBLE AUCTION SALE

DAY 2 OF 2

UNRESERVED FARM AUCTION SALE

Larry Gitzel – Thorsby, AB – SE 11-50-01-W5Directions: Being from Thorsby, go 2 mi. north and 1 mi. east on Hwy 39 to RR 11 (Fruitland Road),

then 2-1/4 mi. north; OR 9 miles west of Calmar on Hwy 39 to RR 11, then 2-1/4 mi. north.

SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2014 – 9:30 a.m.Watch For Signs • GST will be charged where applicable • Lunch Available

Stan and Debra Simpsonof Warburg, AB – SE 15-49-03-W5

Directions: Being from the junction of Hwy 39 and Sec Hwy 770, go 2-1/4 mi. north on Sec Hwy 770.

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Terms: Cash or valid cheques only, certifi ed cheque, bank draft or bank letter of credit. No purchases to be removed until settlement has been made. List is subject to additions and/or deletions. Neither the owner, the auctioneer nor staff of the auctioneer shall be held responsible for any loss or accident on or off the auction site.

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Agriculture marketing manual availableFrom Agri-News

A better understand-ing of farm product mar-keting by farm managers leads to more astute, bet-ter informed marketing decisions and greater farm profitability.

The Agricultural Mar-keting Manual was first published in the early 1980s. It has been updated

several times since then and is being updated again. Please bookmark this page and watch for updates and new additions.

This manual is not just for farm managers. It is also intended to assist agri-businesses, that deal with farm managers, to better understand farm product marketing.

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Marketing Principles - the basics of farm prod-uct marketing including how supply and demand influence markets, how exchange and interest rates influence markets, how futures markets work, how to analyze markets, how to

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Solverson new president of Cattlemen’s AssociationBy Laurel Nadon The Camrose Booster

It’s been a busy past few months newly elected president Dave Solverson of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, with travels to Korea, Ottawa, Germany and Washington, D.C.

Solverson was named president on March 7 and shortly after joined Prime Minister Stephen Harp-er and Minister of Trade Ed Fast in Korea where they announced a free trade agreement. He then returned to his home west of Camrose for three days before travelling to Ottawa, and then Germany for four days on trade mission busi-ness.

Solverson, who has been on the board of directors of the association for the last seven years and served as the vice-president for the past two years, was elected by 26 board members from across the country.

“It was quite an hon-our,” Solverson said, noting that the position requires an understanding of the issues for cattlemen across the country as well as the ability to build relationships with government. “I’m fol-lowing some really great past presidents. It’s been a great group with strong leadership at the national level.”

Solverson takes over from Martin Unrau, who moves to the past president position, while Dan Darling from Ontario was named the vice-president.

Unrau, who hails from MacGregor, Manitoba, said that Solverson is well-suited for this leadership position.

“He’s got quite a bit of experience in doing lobby-

ing and speaking with poli-ticians,” Unrau said. “He’s a cattleman who knows what’s going on in the industry and he can see the big picture. I’m looking forward to how he’ll enjoy this position.”

Unrau said that high-lights from the past two years include prices of cat-tle going up and more sta-bility, Japan deciding last June to move from accept-ing Canadian cattle 21 months of age to accepting

cattle under 30 months, as well as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agree-ment (CETA) being signed between Canada and the European Union last Octo-ber.

“That was a big deal for us,” Unrau said.

Solverson, together with his brother Ken, man-ages Woodwind Ranch, a cow herd and small feedlot west of Camrose. He has been in the cattle business all of his life, including 10

years with Alberta Beef Producers.

“I’ve come into presi-dency at a good time. The cattle industry is in good shape right now, prices are strong,” Solverson said. “We encourage young produc-ers to consider expansion because it looks good for the long-term future.”

Solverson travelled to Washington, D.C. in the second week of April to meet with the United States’ cattlemen leadership about

that country’s mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL), which became stricter last November.

“It creates more dis-crimination against our Canadian cattle and is costing our industry a lot of money,” Solverson said. “The cattlemen down there don’t like it any more than we do. They’re worried that some of their packing plants will close.”

He noted that before the new rules, live cattle were allowed to co-mingle, whereas now they must be kept separate all the way through distribution. The association had hoped the United States would change the situation through its Farm Bill, but instead the World Trade Organization will be listening to argu-ments from both sides.

In his new role as presi-dent, Solverson also plans to encourage the Canadian government to continue working on a free trade agreement with Japan and would like to see a return to a fully integrated North American market. He intends to continue to work with government on risk management issues like price insurance. The price insurance program was started in Alberta in 2009 and has gained popularity in the past year, with pre-miums paid by producers to ensure the price of cattle going forward.

Solverson will also carry on the work of the five country beef alliance, where delegates from Can-ada, the U.S., Mexico, Aus-tralia and New Zealand get together once a year. The alliance will meet in Texas this October.

By Murray GreenCamrose County will

be following the Alberta Environment and Sustain-able Resource Development’s (ESRD)lead by monitoring gravel pit activity and plan-ning for reclamation while the pits are still in use.

Red Deer office approv-als manager Todd Hasen and approvals coordinator Shan-non Yacyshyn joined County development manager Anjah Howard in making a pre-sentation to council at the March 11 regular meeting.

“All class one pits that are five hectares (12.5 acres) or more must have a pre-disturbance test, soil test, landscaping assessment, groundwater evaluation and any information if there is an existing pit,” said Shannon. “They have to provide a full cost security estimate as well as proposed land uses, which is where you guys come in as local municipalities.”

Shannon indicated that her department wants to know the end use of the land.

“Once reclamation has

been completed we want them to tell us they have had consultation with the land-owner and that everyone is okay with that decision. Part of that decision process is where the County comes in because you have developed the land use planning for that area.”

Councillor Ken Kruse voiced his displeasure about pits that stand idle for many years. However, instead of a one-time permit, the per-mit would be good for only a maximum five years.

“This gives us the oppor-tunity to clean up the sites and we won’t end up with abandoned or unused sites that stand idle for 50 years,” said Anjah. “All sites will only have a five-year permit, so this will change things.”

Council gave second and third reading to bylaw 1311 to amend land use bylaw 1142.

“The Municipal Plan-ning Commission has asked the planning department to revise the land use bylaw sections relating to natural resource extraction, more

commonly referred to as gravel pits, because we are experiencing large amounts of growth in the gravel indus-try within the County and it was felt that our bylaws do not adequately address the issues created by gravel pit operations,” said Anjah.

The proposed amend-ments were created based on staff experience, bylaws by other municipalities and inter-nal circulation and discussion with other departments.

“Every municipal-ity treats natural resource extraction differently, but there is a growing trend in newer land use bylaws to expand on the application submission requirements and the approval conditions to cover off all of the poten-tial issues that can be creat-ed both during the operation of the pit and after the pit is closed,” Anjah added.

“This is in large part due to the historic treatment of gravel pits that leave a landscape that is unsuitable for any type of development without significant reclama-

tion costs. For many of the older pits, the operators no longer exist and the sites have been abandoned. New regula-tions by the province and indi-vidual municipalities work to ensure progressive reclama-tion and protection of the com-munity by obtaining security to reclaim a site if it is not completed by the operator.”

The provincial govern-ment divides pits into two classes. Class one pits are five hectares or more, while class two pits are under five hectares. The province only requires approvals from Alberta Environment for class one pits; the smaller pits are left to individual municipalities to regulate. The proposed change to the land use bylaw will classify all pits in Camrose County as class one pits, requir-ing Alberta Environment approvals. Requiring pits to be class one is a technique already used by Parkland County and Lamont County.

Alberta Environment raised some concerns about the County’s amendment for

natural resource extraction and requested the opportu-nity to make a presentation to council about their con-cerns, and to discuss poten-tial options to ensure that the proposed changes do not delay the regulatory framework.

In addition to the stan-dard information required by section 304 of the bylaw, an application for a develop-ment permit for surface min-ing shall be accompanied by the following: a detailed map showing the location of the excavation and any associat-ed works such as stockpiles, worker accommodation, and parking and loading areas; a site grading and drainage plan showing present and future contours above and below water level; an engi-neer’s opinion on the effect of the works on groundwater flows in the area; identifica-tion of any expected problems with noise or emissions; pro-posed hours of operation; the estimated life of the project; plans for the reclamation; and subsequent use of the site.

Continued on page 15

Camrose County plans for gravel pit reclamations

Canadian Cattlemen’s Association president Dave Solversondiscusses livestock issues with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.


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County honours local farm families

Ellen and Scott Thirsk were happy to receive a Century Farm Award from Camrose County Reeve Don Gregorwich on April 2.

The Trautman family, from left to right, Dane,Michelle (with Ethan) Lindholm, Rick, Con-nie, Mark, Desiree, Brad and Danielle were congratulated by Reeve Don Gregorwich.

The Van Petten family, from left to right, Norman, Brenda, Michelle and Kevin received the 100-year farm family award from Reeve Don Gregorwich on April 2.

The Tschirren family, left to right, Joe Tschirren, Helen Johanson, Jane Sharkey, Colleen Kruger, Annette Lidberg, Delores Tschirren, Nancy Weinkauf with Reeve Don Gregorwich.

Sylvia and Gordon Hougestol were presented the Wilcox-Hougestol Century Farm family award from Reeve Don Gregorwich during the celebration at the Silver Creek Multi-plex.

By Murray GreenCamrose County hon-

oured 10 farm families from within the area during its Agricultural Awards Banquet at the Silver Creek Multi-plex on April 2.

ThirskJames Whitten Thirsk

married Charlotte MacDon-ald in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1908. They came west and settled on a homestead in the Kelsey district, located at NE 35-44-19-W4M. This was now the home place to their three children: Kathleen, James Jr. and Dorothy. The children attended Albury School. The mixed grain farm also had cows, horses and pigs.

James Jr. stayed on the farm. He then attended the Vermilion School of Agricul-ture in 1940, after which he returned home to the farm. In 1952, James married Ellen. They continued to have a mixed farming operation. James farmed until 2000 and then rented out his land. Ellen still resides on the farm and continues to rent out the 160 acres of the original homestead.

TrautmanIn 1911, John Trautman

came from Genesse, Idaho. In 1913 he purchased the section of 29-45-21-W4M. He set the farmsite on the quarter of SW 29-45-21-W4M and continued with a mixed farming opera-tion. John’s son, Pete Traut-man, farmed with him and later lived on the NE 29-45-21-W4M. Pete’s son Don then bought the homesteaded quarter of SW 29-45-21-W4M in 1943. That too was a mixed farming operation. Don farmed with his brothers Jim and Stan Trautman.

In the spring of 1977, Rick Trautman came home to farm with his cousins, Odean and Les Trautman. In 1980, Rick bought the homestead from his father Don.

Rick has now sold the homesteaded quarter to his son Mark, who is the fifth generation on this quarter. Together Rick and Mark now farm 3,000 acres of cropland. They also ran a cow/calf oper-ation until 2008. Their crops currently consist of wheat, barley, canola and pulses.

TschirrenOn July 22, 1913, Clara

and Adolph Tschirren settled and set up a mixed farming operation on the SE 22-43-21-W4M. They farmed there until 1932 when their son John, and his wife, Mary, set-tled there and continued the mixed farming operation and raised their family of four.

Their only son, Ben, took over the family farm in 1961 and he and his wife, Dolo-res continued mixed farming. They also built a large 300 capacity hog feeding barn. Ben and Dolores raised their family of five and continued farming until June 1999, when Ben passed away.

Their son Dean (and Dolores) harvested the crop that year, but it was not fea-sible to continue farming, so Dolores has rented the crop

land out. Ben was always so proud that he raised the fourth generation of Tschir-rens on the property which Dolores still owns.

Van PettenWilliam Stewart Van

Petten farmed south of Camrose with his father and brothers. They would come down to Harry Potter’s farm to buy seed because their crops always froze. In 1911, William purchased the SW 22-44-19-W4M on the north side of the Battle River from Harry Pot-ter. Their farm name was Bel-ford Farms, which consisted of Belgium horses and Hereford cattle. They milked 20 jersey cows and had chickens, pigs and turkeys as part of their farm. In 1917, William mar-ried Alice Pierce. They had four children and also raised a niece. They continued to farm until William passed away in 1945. At that time their two oldest sons, Stewart (who was Norman’s dad) and Leon, were already involved in the farming operation.

Norman Van Petten mar-ried Brenda Boden in 1972 and moved on the original home-stead in 1973 when he and his brother, Dennis, bought all of their grandma Alice’s land. They raised four children and their youngest son Kevin start-ed farming with them in 2002 and married Michelle Hayes in 2008. They built a new home on the homestead in 2012 to be the fourth generation on the farm and they crop approxi-mately 1,200 acres and have about 200 Simmental-Angus cross cows and calves.

WilcoxIn 1901, James Casper

Wilcox, along with his wife Harriet Anne and family, moved to Canada from Parks Rapids, Minnesota, and homesteaded on three quar-ter sections. Marshall Wil-cox, one of his sons was next to James’ quarter. They had a mixed farming operation together. One acre of land was donated to the munici-pality, on which Daresbury School was built in 1903.

Following James’ death in 1921, Marshall farmed both quarters until he had poor health at which time he crop shared with Curly Bea-sley and then later sold the two quarters to his nephew, James Gordon Hougestal in July, 1973. Gordon continued to crop share until 1982 when Gordon purchased some of Curly’s farm equipment and started farming on his own. Gordon married Sylvia in December, 1983 and con-tinued grain farming. They moved into the old house (1912) for spring and fall work and travelled back and forth from an acreage in the Ardrossan area. They were dubbed the suitcase farmers and were called Suitcase 1 and Suitcase 2 on their CB’s.

They built a new home on the site of the old farmhouse in 1996 and became full time farmers until Gordon had health issues, which have led them to crop share their land with Rick Bratrud.


Continued from page 12A development permit,

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“With the increas-ing pressures that natu-ral resource extraction is placing on our municipality

more consideration of the overall impacts is neces-sary to protect the com-munity,” said Anjah. “The proposed changes also bring in Alberta Environ-ment experts on extraction and water: knowledge that the County does not have in house. The proposed changes will place more onus on the developer to provide complete plans.”

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BRCF assists Alliance Multi-plexThe Battle River Commu-

nity Foundation made a grant to the Village of Alliance to assist with debt retirement on the Multi-plex.

The grant came from the Gordon and Betty Rombough Fund, a fund established in 1998 that allows the people who initially set up the fund to rec-ommend projects to the Foun-dation board, from the Robert and Ruby Moro Fund, from the Peter Spady Family Fund and from the Foundation’s Commu-nity Fund. The Robert and Ruby Moro Fund was set up to support projects in Alliance, Galahad or Merna. The Peter Spady Family Fund was established to support projects in Alliance. The Com-munity Fund supports projects throughout the Battle River region.

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vidual donors and organizations that have created endowment funds. The principal of these endowment funds are kept intact and the income is made available annually to support local projects and organizations.

Since it was founded in 1995 the Battle River Community Foundation has granted over $2,250,000 to support local com-munities undertaking projects.

To learn more about the Vil-lage of Alliance and this project, contact Laura Towers, adminis-trator, at 780-879-3911.

To learn more about the Battle River Community Foun-dation please contact Dana Andreassen, executive director, at 780-679-0449.

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