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• After years of cuts left the Agricultural Land Commission struggling to do its job, the province is now providing a $1.6-million cash injection as part of a broader plan to bolster protection of scarce farmland.

• A “centre for excellence” is in the works at the University of the Fraser Valley, one that will not only encourage research and learning, but will strengthen the Fraser Valley’s leading reputation in berry production.

• The 14th annual Pacific Agriculture Show (Jan. 26-27-28) in the Tradex Centre at the Abbotsford Airport is on track to set new records.

• The Koot family farm has recently expanded, and today is a thoroughly modern dairy farm.

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Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) President Wally Smith told BC dairy producers that he couldn’t understand what all the flap was about over a media report that the dairy and feather industries supply management system was to become a bargaining chip in Canada’s bid to gain entry into the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership), an Asia-Pacific trading agreement. It is a know fact that the federal government, as well as the B.C. government, want to increase trade opportunities with China and other Asian countries.

Smith said the federal government has made it very clear that countries with sensitive sectors, including Canada with its supply managed system, will be defended at the trade talks and there is nothing different about the TPP than what we are currently facing with the Canada-European negotiations.

“Myself, and the five supply man-agement leaders, held a tele-conference with Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast (from Abbotsford), and they both stated nothing has changed as far as Canada’s position in regard to protecting supply management’. What did change was the framework under which countries would be accepted into the TPP negotiations. Canada reviewed those and then discovered that they could not only meet, but could exceed the requirement of being part of the TPP negotiations, so they have request-ed they be formally invited to the nego-tiations.”

Meanwhile Smith revealed he would be attending a Ministerial meeting this month in Geneva as efforts to kick-start the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade talks which have been in limbo for well over a year.

“Some say WTO is on life support,” noted Smith, “but no one seems to know for sure what is ahead. Will all the economic turmoil in the world today breathe some life into the talks? I don’t know. But DFC will continue to do due diligence around any kind of trade talk especially negotiations that haven’t reached a conclusion.”

BMO DONATIONThe Bank of Montreal had given a

sizeable donation to UBC with $250,000 earmarked for the dairy education and research centre in Agassiz.

“It is a wonderful contribution from industry and we very much appreciate it,” says manager Nelson Dinn. “We will be naming our newly constructed conference room the ‘BMO Conference Room’.”

Part of the funding is going to be used to upgrade technology in the con-ference room, which in turn frees up dollars to do other things. The Dairy Centre and UBC have to come up with the dollars to cover off the cost of improvements and depend on industry partners to help them.

“That is why the BMO donation is not only very timely, but very much appreciated,” says Dinn.

WESTGEN“Nothing has changed,” says Brad

Howard, general manager at the Westgen Genetic Centre in Milner.

“From the days when we operated our own bull stud, which we no lon-ger do, nothing has changed regarding semen or semen delivery and pricing and our relationship with our custom-ers. Our salesmen show up at the farm just as they have always done. There has been no change in our product mix or our lineup. If anything, the cost of the semen is lower. However what has been lost are the sights, sounds, and smells associated with having our own bull stud. We’ve lost that, and it has affected everybody here at Westgen.”

Over two years ago at a Westgen AGM in Abbotsford, Howard talked about genomics and the effect it would

have on future A-I production.“Genomics is the biggest thing to hit

the A-I industry since frozen semen,” said Howard.

“Everything has changed. It has had a profound effect on the whole of the A-I industry. Certainly the changes are better understood now that dairy producers have had time to absorb and work with the adjustments. The relationships with breeders changed and relationships with our customers changed as well. Our ability to use genomics to make cull and heifer deci-sions which directly affects productivity at the farm level has been impressive,” stated Howard.

A familiar face at Westgen, that of Lynne Bishop, has now disappeared from the office where she worked as the Executive Assistant to both manage-ment and staff for the past 43 years.

Officially Bishop retired at the end of November, but she is being retained on contract to work as secretary at meet-ings of the Board of Directors and will continue to be seen at annual general meetings.

FAIRS AWARDHarry DeJong, who retired from the

Abbotsford Agrifair Board of Directors after serving as its president for 10 of the past 16 years, was named the BC Association of Agricultural Fairs and Exhibitions Volunteer of the Year.

The award caps a lifetime of service to his community, city and province. It began almost 50 years ago when he joined the Matsqui Parks and Recreation Committee and includes several terms

as a Matsqui alderman and mayor, an Abbotsford MLA, and a brief term as Minister of Agriculture.

In his letter of support former Abbotsford Mayor George Peary cred-ited deJong’s leadership for turning a little fair into a “five-day community celebration of family fun and whole-some entertainment.”

Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen called deJong’s dedication to his community, agriculture and Agrifair “absolutely outstanding and inspiring.”

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Nominations are now being accept-ed for the 2012 FCC Rosemary Davis Award, as Farm Credit Canada (FCC) seeks to recognize and honor Canadian women for their leadership and com-mitment to agriculture.

Agriculture matters and women positively impact the industry and their communities. FCC is looking for five women who deserve recognition for their achievements.

“More and more women play a lead-ing role in the agriculture and agri-food industry,” says Kellie Garrett, a Senior Vice-President at FCC. “Their leader-ship makes a significant difference to agriculture and their local communi-ties. This award gives FCC the oppor-tunity to recognize these exceptional women.”

Winners will be announced in March 2012. They will have the opportuni-ty to attend the Simmons School of Management Leadership Conference in Boston on April 5, 2012.

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Victoria pledges better farmland protectionJeff NagelBlack Press

After years of cuts left the Agricultural Land Commission strug-gling to do its job, the province is now providing a $1.6-million cash injec-tion as part of a broader plan to bol-ster protection of scarce farmland.

The ALC will get an extra $600,000 for the rest of this fiscal year and an extra $1 million for 2012, sup-plementing its $1.9-million budget, which had been slashed by more than a third since 2002.

Agriculture Minister Don McRae said it’s not a permanent budget increase.

Instead, he promises to let the ALC charge as-yet-undetermined service fees to generate more of its own rev-enue starting in 2013.

McRae also ordered a moratorium

on repeat applications so developers who try to remove land from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) but are refused will have to wait five years before trying again. That measure is expected to ease some of the ALC’s workload.

ALC chair Richard Bullock said he hopes the changes to strengthen the agency stamp out the pervasive belief among real estate speculators that they will eventually be able to pry farmland out of the ALR for develop-ment.

“I hope this puts a nail in that argu-ment,” he said. “[The ALR] is here and it’s here to stay.”

Bullock had warned the govern-ment in a report released this week that the ALC was “extremely chal-lenged” to meet its mandate, that stakeholders were near-unanimous in their concerns about underfunding and that there remains “overwhelm-

ing” public support to protect the ALR.

B.C.’s Auditor General had previ-ously flagged the lack of funding as one reason the ALC often fails to prosecute people who degrade farm-land by dumping toxic fill or through other non-farm uses.

Commission staff tend to issue warnings instead of fines or orders because the ALC can’t afford to defend tougher measures in court.

McRae said the commission will now have access to up to 30 enforce-ment staff in other government min-istries to assist them.

And he said local cities that want to help enforce farmland rules will have the ability to use their bylaw enforce-ment officers to pitch in as well.

“We’re going to work with munici-palities,” McRae said. “If that’s some-thing they want, they can go down that path.”

Metro Vancouver agriculture com-mittee chair Harold Steves said that initiative would merely restore the ability of cities’ to enforce soil pro-tection rules, which was taken away more than 10 years ago.

“In the years since that happened it’s been open season on farmland for putting in illegal fill,” he said. “We’re losing as much farmland to illegal landfilling and dumping as we are to development.”

Steves welcomed the promise of more funding and tougher enforce-ment.

“It’s a step in the right direction,” he said. “There’s still a long way to go.”

He noted much Metro farmland is being converted by the province itself to build new highways and overpasses or by Port Metro Vancouver for port-related development.

Nothing in the measures announced

stops that or prevents speculators from buying farmland in places like Delta and waiting for the right offer from the port, he said.

The changes also give the ALC chair a more prominent role oversee-ing regional panels that decide on changes to the land reserve.

Decisions of those panels can now be appealed to the chair.

The province did not follow Bullock’s recommendation to create a single provincial panel, with repre-sentatives from each region, to decide all ALR changes.

Steves said a provincial panel would have been less vulnerable to lobbying at the local level.

McRae said the changes will also allow the ALC to become more pro-active in responding to agricultural issues and promoting farming.

One critic says the province’s decision not to slap consistent limits on the construction of houses in the Agricultural Land Reserve means giant estate mansions will continue to spring up on Lower Mainland farms.

Agriculture Minister Don McRae unveiled a new standardized bylaw cities can adopt that restricts the house size and its placement to curb the proliferation of mega-houses that chew up the land base for growing crops.

But leaving local councils to decide whether to actually pass the bylaw means the promise of better protection likely won’t materialize, Metro Vancouver agriculture committee chair Harold Steves warned.

Only Delta and Richmond restrict farm house construction, he said, adding realtors and land developers have so far beaten back efforts by other local councils to bring in similar rules.

“They’ve attempted to bring them in but every time they do there’s a huge lobby from the devel-opment community against it,” Steves said.

“It’s wonderful the B.C. government will have guidelines and a bylaw that could be put in place but it doesn’t help very much if the municipalities are afraid to pass it.”

Metro Vancouver had called on Victoria to enforce consistent minimum rules for house con-struction, arguing estate mansions drive up the price of agricultural land and make it less likely to be farmed.

McRae said the government decided against provincially enforced rules because a one-size-fits-all solution wouldn’t work for some cities with different needs outside Metro Vancouver.

“We didn’t want to be heavy-handed,” he said. “It will allow them to do what they feel is neces-sary to preserve farmland.”

The limits recommended by the province would cap the residential footprint at 2,000 square metres (except when separate farm residences are needed) and require that footprint not extend further than 60 metres from the front property line.

It doesn’t recommend a specific house size limit, but suggests cities that want one cap the maximum floor area for a main farm house at 500 square metres or the maximum allowed on urban land, whichever is lower.

If imposed by a city, those limits would block the farmland development of very large mansions with pools or the placement of smaller homes deep inside the property, which can make farming less efficient.

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A “centre for excellence” is in the works at the University of the Fraser Valley, one that will not only encourage research and learning, but will strengthen the Fraser Valley’s leading reputation in berry produc-tion.

On Nov. 3, representatives of UFV’s Agriculture and Technology department signed a memorandum of understanding with a number of partners in the berry industry to move forward with the Pacific Berry Resource Centre.

The goal of the UFV-based centre is to move the berry industry to the lead-ing edge of research and education. UFV is collaborating with the British Columbia Blueberry Council (BCBC), Raspberry Industry Development Council (RIDC) and the Fraser Valley Strawberry Growers Association (FVSGA) to launch the centre.

Together, the groups will utilize techni-cal expertise, share existing assets, collabo-rate on projects, and utilize funding within UFV’s upgraded educational facilities.

“This is the perfect time to combine and make use of resources with renewed vigour to develop an industry that is a leader in sustainable growing techniques, and in such areas as soil management, market-ing ,and product development,” explained Tom Baumann, a UFV agriculture professor who also works with the BC Ministry of Agriculture.

“British Columbia is recognized as a world leader in producing great-tasting berries and for having an industry that leads through innovation,” said B.C. Minister of Agriculture, Don McRae. “The resource centre will be a gathering place for B.C.’s shared expertise and is a wonderful exam-ple of collaboration between producers, the University of the Fraser Valley, and the Province of B.C. that will ultimately strengthen family farms, the berry industry and B.C.’s economy.”

The Pacific Berry Resource Centre will aim to develop the most environmental-ly, socially, and economically sustainable industry in North America and provide the industry with resources to be proactive, according to Baumann.

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Due to the popularity of the 'super fruit' and the region's ideal growing conditions, B.C.'s production numbers have been increasing steadily for years. With significant new acreage and a large number of bushes planted in previ-ous years now reaching their peak production, British Columbia has reached an impressive and exciting new high. "We're thrilled to achieve this status," says Debbie Etsell, executive director of the B.C. Blueberry Council. "It is something that blueberry growers can really be proud of and demonstrates a commitment to their industry, product and the local economy."

Blueberries are Canada's number one export-ed fruit and the global demand for sweet BC

blueberries, with huge markets in China, Japan, Korea, India and Europe, has allowed local growers to build a major international industry from within the Fraser Valley. B.C.'s primary growing areas are located in Abbotsford, Delta, Pitt Meadows, Richmond and Surrey.

The power of the mighty blueberry is a bright spot in what continues to be a challenging econ-omy in recent years. Given the overwhelming known health benefits of blueberries, their mas-sive global demand is understandable. Loaded with antioxidants and bursting with tannins, blueberries have been proven to be extremely beneficial - helping to stave off cancer, aging, heart disease, urinary tract infections and more.

While local farmers will be getting their fields and plants ready for winter, British Columbians can continue to support them all winter long by reading labels and buying local, purchasing frozen highbush BC blueberries from consumer name brands at their neighbourhood super-market.

B.C. now the largest blueberry growing region in the world2011 marks a monumental year for B.C. blueberries

“Not only will the local berry industry will be known, but UFV will be known as a hands-on happening place for the berry industry. It will be a centre for excellence,” said Baumann.

With the inclusion of Pacific in the centre’s title, the project emphasizes its partnerships, which are expected to extend from China to California, Baumann noted.

Joining forces and creating

a network will help researchers at UFV tackle problems associ-ated with topics such as variety development, plant husbandry, post-harvest management, and marketing.

Major co-operators will be the growers, the process-ing industry, the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, pri-vate consultants, the Pacific Northwest berry groups, and the Sustainable Horticulture Institute in Langley.

Located in what Baumann refers to as the “hot-bed of

berry agriculture,” the centre will be based in both Chilliwack and Abbotsford.

When the new UFV Chilliwack campus at the Canada Education Park opens in May 2012, it will house a growing centre consisting of an agriculture building, labs, greenhouses, offices and field facilities for growing and test-ing. A partnership with School District 33 will also allow the program to connect with young farmers.

UFV is collaborating with the British Columbia Blueberry Council (BCBC), Raspberry Industry Development Council (RIDC) and the Fraser Valley Strawberry Growers Association (FVSGA) to launch the centre.

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Barry Grace is the Science Director for Agriculture and Agri Food Canada’s food research labs in BC, which includes facilities in Agassiz, Kamloops, and Summerland. His office is located in Summerland and he is the one who approves all research programs.

Grace says that currently about 90% of the research efforts across the country are being directed by producer organizations.

“They are the ones who set the priorities for the work that we do. They supply part of the funding together with government money. So when the people here in the Fraser Valley wanted a berry program they became very much a part of it. “The Lower Mainland Horticulture Improvement Association set the priorities for our breeding and pest manage-ment programs pinpointing what sort of things they want looked at. It was their industry. And so we have a very focused industry across the country now.”

Grace noted that there are presently 20 research centers across Canada, and about 56 other locations like small farms and sub-stations where they conduct research. He says the num-ber of scientists has gone down a little bit from 750 to 490.

“A lot of that has been because government spending has been flat despite the fact that sala-ries have increased, equipment costs more; in fact all costs continue to escalate. So the same amount of money today doesn’t buy you the same amount of research. So more and more we depend on the private sector to help us.”

The Research station in Summerland and the one in Agassiz are located in two completely different environmental systems. Grace agrees that’s right.

“In the Fraser Valley it is rain-fed agricultural – much more humid – more disease pressure. In the Okanagan it is essentially a desert – every-thing has to be irrigated so it is not rain fed – it doesn’t depend on rain and with irrigation you can put your nutrients onto the crop as much as you want and you can push the quality and the disease pressures are less. So it is a dryland vs. a rainfed agriculture system.”

Grace was asked if the consumer demand for more local produce has changed the way agri-culture research is carried out.

“When we look at the market place and how we do our research we cover everything from large scale farms to industrial type farms to niche markets and organics. As a publicly funded institution we have to look at all ends of the spectrum. Local organic agriculture is a niche market that is growing and we are in a country that has the luxury of having that. A lot of the developing countries are just trying to grow food.

“It has changed our research complexion across the country. I wouldn’t say it is a big driver. Our major drivers are long term sus-tainability, so we have a lot of environmental programs embedded in our research now, high quality product, and profitability.”

And speaking of high quality products Grace recalled that about two-thirds of all the sweet cherry varieties that are at nurseries to buy, whether it is in the States, Spain, Italy, New Zealand or Chile, came from the breeding pro-gram at Summerland.

”Dr. Lappins back in the thirties was very suc-cessful going around the world gathering germ plasmas and out of that we built a very success-ful breeding program.”

Various breeding programs, including the highly successful Marquis wheat developed in Agassiz, are still the mainstay of agriculture research.

Agriculture research in B.C. maintains high standards

Blueberries are one of our favourite fruits and no won-der—they’re tasty and they’re good for us. They’re rich in antioxidants, substances that can help reduce the natural cell damage in our aging bodies that can lead to cancer, heart disease and other ailments.

Now, a research team led by UVic plant biologist Dr. Peter Constabel has become the first in the world to reveal—at a molecular genetic level—how blueberries ripen and produce antioxidants known as fla-vonoids.

“We already knew a lot about the chemical composi-tion of blueberries, but until now very little about how flavonoid antioxidants are formed by the fruit as it rip-ens,” says Constabel. “This new knowledge has tremen-dous potential for BC’s blue-berry industry and, ultimately, for our health.”

In the study, published recently in the international journal, Plant Physiology, the team used advanced genomics tools to identify a large number of genes in ripening blueber-ries. In the process, they qua-

drupled the number of newly discovered blueberry genes—information that is now avail-able in public databases.

More specifically, the team identified genes that—as the berries ripen—are turned off during the molecular process that makes bitter (but healthy) compounds known as tannins and switched on when the berry’s trademark blue-purple flavonoid pigments are pro-duced.

They also conducted a detailed chemical analysis of the flavonoids, and determined that the skin of blueberries contains the greatest variety and quantity of these health-promoting chemicals. And, working with researchers in Saskatchewan, they identified

a plant hormone that appears to play a key role in blueberry ripening.

“Plant breeders can use our results to select for high antioxidant berry varieties and to try and get greater control over the ripening process,” says Constabel, noting that study partners included berry farmers and scientists from a range of government agencies in the agriculture, biotechnol-ogy and horticulture sectors.

Canada is the world’s third largest producer of high-bush blueberries. Ninety-eight per cent of the country’s $1-billion blueberry crop comes from BC where more than 700 farmers produce over 40 million kg of berries annually.

The study is the first of its kind to look at blueberries from a molecular and multi-disciplinary perspective, says Constabel. “I don’t know of any other fruit where all of these research tools have been applied in one study.”

The study was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the National Research Council of Canada.

Study reveals genetic secrets of blueberries

Grant UllyotWest Coast Farmer

I got to know Fred Bryant over 35 years ago, dating back to my early days in Chilliwack. Back then he owned and oper-ated Rosebrook Farms an Ayrshire Dairy farm on Ford Road which he owned from 1948 to 1970 in Rosedale. That farm today is owned and operated by Jim Sache

and family.Fred’s contributions to

the agriculture and civic life in Chilliwack are too numer-ous for me to mention them all.

He was a strong support-er of youth in various activi-ties from Sunday school to being a member of the Chilliwack Youth Parliament in 1938. He coached six Provincial Dairy and Swine Livestock Judging teams in

1940. Seven years later he was President of the Rural Youth Leadership School at UBC.

In the forties and fif-ties he was President and Secretary of the BC Ayrshire Breeders Association and also President of the BC Swine Breeders Association.

In 1962, Fred was ordained an Elder in the Rosedale United Church the highest honor accorded to a

lay person.He was a founding mem-

ber of Compass Seniors Society, and was later named a life member. He was also a life member of the Chilliwack and District Agricultural Society.

From 1976 to 1988 Fred was a popular Alderman/Councillor in the Township of Chilliwhack and then in the District of Chilliwack.

An honor bestowed on persons who have contrib-uted through their years to the well being of their community, The Paul Harris Fellow, was presented by the Chilliwack Rotary Club to Fred even though he was not a Rotarian.

In 1988, Fred produced a book entitled “The Shadow of Mount Cheam”, a history of the Rosedale, Popkum, and Camp River areas which won Provincial honors as a historic publication. He also authored “Better Cattle for a Better Living”, a history of the Chilliwack Artificial Insemination Centre cover-ing the years 1944 to 1986.

Fred chaired the commit-tee that produced “Down Country Roads”, a local showcase for agriculture activity in the Chilliwack/Fraser Valley region. In its wake Fred received the Distinguished Service Award from the Chilliwack Agriculture Society, the his-tory of which Fred put to text covering the years 1946 to 1988.

Fred was also a long time member of the Neil McGregor Memorial Scholarship Funding Committee.

He was the first recipient of the Order of Chilliwack presented to him by Mayor Clint Hames. It is given to citizens in recognition of their outstanding achieve-ment or long term contri-bution to the community.

Mayor Hames noted that Fred had lived and worked voluntarily for sixty years to make Chilliwack a better place for all to live. “It has been an honor to know you, and on behalf of all citizens I thank you,” stated the Mayor.

Along with all his other interests Fred was a gar-dener. I recall, when visiting Fred at his former Mary Street apartment, being given a tour of his collec-

tion of plants on the huge balcony. He particularly had a love for flowers of all kinds, and was a long time member of the Chilliwack Garden club.

Fred was also very proud of his family and a faithful servant to his Lord.

He is survived by his wife Rachel, his son Gordon and extended family.

Fred’s accomplishments run deep into the roots of Rosedale/Chilliwack and he will be long

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Mary Forstbauer, an organic producer for the past 35 years, is currently the President of the Certified Organic Association of BC.

Thirty-Five years ago Forstbauer said the S i m i l ka m e e n - O ka n a g a n Organic Producers Association was the principal organic certifying body in BC. While organic production was big in California and in Europe, it was not very big in BC.

“It wasn’t until the 1980’s that we started getting togeth-er with local producers in the Fraser Valley and started an organization called the Association for Regenerative Agriculture (BCARA), a group of like-minded farmers who wanted to grow clean food. We had support at that time from the BC Ministry of Agriculture, and we worked with Harvey Snow who helped us to create the certification program for BCARA with the assistance of John Cox a California farmer and came up with one of the best organic certification pro-grams in BC,” recalled Mary. “Unfortunately today, fifty percent of the organic farmers in BC are certified by certifying bodies outside the province.”

Mary grew up on a farm in Haney (Maple Ridge) and her husband Hans came from a dairy farm on Sumas Prairie. Together they started farm-ing in Matsqui in 1977 and moved to their present loca-tion on Prairie Central Road in Chilliwack in 1989, but it took them four years to become certified noted Mary.

The Forstbauers have a large family with 12 children. The oldest will be 41 next January while the youngest just turned 19.

“You know having the chil-dren on a farm is a lot easier because they are part of our business,” remarked Mary, “and have been pretty much since they were born. If I was out working on the farm the baby buggy would be out there with me – the children would be out there with me – we worked as a team. As soon as the children were old enough to walk they were out help-ing out. They might be play-ing but they would walk along with their ice cream buckets and pick up large cucumbers and carry them to the end of the row and put them into a bin. So they were working and were helping and were part of our farm operation. And by including them from the time when they were very young it was very exciting because

now we have two sons farming full time with us and another son farming part time. We also have a few teachers in the fam-ily and in the summer they like to come home and work on the farm. And the children who are attending University also come home during their summer to help out. The older boys have now certainly taken over the main management of the farm but my husband Hans and I are still active.”

Today Mary is primarily involved in marketing.

“We operate a full circle farm now. We have eggs, we have beef, we freeze blueber-ries that we don’t sell in the summer. We are selling at eight farmers markets during the summer and go to Brookside Cold Storage where we have frozen products all winter. I sell at four markets in Burnaby on Saturdays, at Ambleside (West Vancouver) on Sundays; on every second Wednesday I am at Oak & 49th in Vancouver and Thursdays I go to New Westminster. Over the win-ter months Vancouver will be operating a full time market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at Nat Bailey stadi-um. On the first Saturday of every month I will be going to the New Westminster Quay

Mary Forstbauer: Deep roots of an organic producer

Mary Forstbauer's roots in organic farming run deep. Here she is on her farm in 2002.

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and selling there from 10 to 2 at a farmers market put on by the Royal City Farmers market society. And on Sundays I will go to Port Moody at a mar-ket on Ioco Road at the Social Community Center from 10 to 2.”

For four years Forstbauer was President of the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets, as well as being on the board for a number of years before becoming President. Last year she decided it was time to move on.

“The Farmers’ Markets Association had got to the point where I could walk away from it. However I am still involved as a marketer and I frequent-ly talk to Board members – they will call me for advice or information. I am happy to say that BC’s Association of Farmers Markets is well rec-ognized by government both federally and provincially. I just found out this past week that our new President for the BC Association of Farmers Markets was invited to go to Ottawa for Growing Forward consultations”

At a retirement party for Brent Warner, the former Ministry of Agriculture’s prime supporter of Farmers’ markets, Forstbauer forecast that within ten years, Farmers’ markets would become the leading agriculture enterprise. And she still believes that.

“I believe Farmers Markets are still growing – we have new Farmers Markets start-ing up every year – there are more farmers wanting to sell at Farmers Markets and I see them as a saviour for some of the small family farms. Family farms are coming out and sell-ing at Farmers Markets where they get retail dollars for their product and they get to meet

the consumers – consumers are more willing to buy local food if they know where the food is coming from. After they talk to the producer consumer sales usually go up. They want to support the local farm econ-omy and keep their dollars in BC,” Mary pointed out.

When asked what happened to the plan to create a National Farmers’ Markets Association, Forstbauer says the biggest problem was lack of federal funding.

“Ottawa wasn’t interested in giving us any money for a national operation. Provincially the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets has received dollars, but federally we couldn’t get any money. So we have an association which holds an annual teleconference because it cannot afford to meet in per-son. They are still trying to find a way to fund a national association.”

Surprisingly, Forstbauer sup-ports the carbon tax feeling it is necessary. She admits many other farmers hate the tax, but as an organic farmer she feels she can’t say throw away the carbon tax.

The organic industry con-tinues to grow stronger each year, notes Mary.

“We now have a national organic standard and I am happy to say that it is modeled after the COABC programs. So BC is a leader in organics in the country and we are excited by that.

“We are however frustrated in BC by the fact that under the new Canadian Standards we are no longer able to say “Certified Organic” if we ship interprovincially or we export out of the country. When selling only within BC we are allowed to say “Certified Organic”. But, we are working with the government on this. I have had two meetings with

BC Agriculture Minister Don McRae in the past two months and I have given him our wish list and on our wish list we state we would like to see the BC government stand up and go to the fence and work with us try to get the word “certified” allowed back or else legislate the word “organic” in BC.

She explained that McRae understands there are no new dollars for BC agriculture.

“His budget has really been cut, so in speaking with him I talked about where agriculture is to look for money. One of the things I noted is that eating locally is good for your health therefore we are going to start talking to Health Minister Mike DeJong to find out if there are any dollars available to the health ministry for organics.

“Is Organic better for us? I believe it is but I also believe we have to look for dollars so we can ensure a supply of local food on BC tables.”

Mary went on to define the difference between organically produced food and conven-tional production.

“Organic is simply a meth-od of growing. Organic farm-ers look after soil health. We believe that in order to pro-duce living food we have to have living soil. Living soil comes from making sure that there are bugs and worms and good micro-activity happening in the soil. Using chemical fer-tilizers, which are mostly salt based, kills a lot of that living soil. The soil still has nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous but they are artificially fed. They are coming from mined products. The organic industry is more about keeping the food alive and when you grow prod-uct that is free of fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides, we believe that is a better product for you,” stated the President of COABC.

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The 14th annual Pacific Agriculture Show (Jan. 26-27-28) in the Tradex Centre at the Abbotsford Airport is on track to set new records.

“The exhibitor response has been phenomenal” says show manager Jim Shepard. “We are already nearing capacity and are getting creative in looking for ways to find room for new exhibitors.

”We have added two tents that will hold the industry lunches and will also provide space for another 20 to 30 exhibitors.

“It is frustrating at times when a prospective new exhib-itor is looking for a large space or when our current exhibitors want to expand and we simply cannot accommodate them.” added Shepard.

“Luckily Tradex recently announced that they will be expanding and the Show will be able to take advantage of the increase in floor space to reach its full potential.”

Once again, with over 250 companies exhibiting the latest equipment, products and tech-niques for the Ag business, the Pacific Agriculture Show is the place to be for anyone involved in Agribusiness. Show times are Thursday thru Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The admis-sion charge is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors, and children under 14 are admitted free.H O R T I C U L T U R E PRODUCERS SHORT COURSE

Planning for the 54th annu-al event has been completed. Topics include sessions for the three major berry industries; Farm Business Management; Farm Direct Marketing; Organic production; and the all-important Agri-Energy Forum.

The keynote speaker at the Short Course will be Dr. Jennifer James, starting at 11 a.m. on Fri. Jan. 27 as part of the Building Success pro-gram. She is an Urban Cultural Anthropologist who was a professor at the University of Washington Medical School prior to developing her pub-lic lectures and corporate seminars, which she presents worldwide. Her unique back-ground (history, psychology and anthropology) has made her one of the most sought after speakers in the world. She is a researcher, writer and commentator and has pub-lished seven books, numerous academic articles and wrote a newspaper column for the Seattle Times for 18 years. Dr. James has filmed two PBS spe-cials titled, “Thinking in the Future Tense” and “A Workout for the Mind.” She regularly receives standing ovations and is described by clients as “inspiring, incredible, thought-provoking, innovative, humor-ous, energizing, and empower-ing”.

Again in 2012, the Growers Short Course will focus on the strawberry, raspberry and blueberry sectors over three days with all sessions in the Terralink Room.

A host of presenters will talk about everything from pests to pesticides, along with mar-keting information, and Jesse Brar’s forecast for the 2012 growing season.

For the 2012 Pac Ag Show horticulture producers can register on-line, by mail, fax, or in person at the Tradex Centre. Fees remain unchanged at $67.00 for pre-registration by Jan. 9 and $90.00 after that date and at the door.

THUR., JAN. 26 – In the Terralink Room raspberries and strawberries are the fea-tured topics. A report on the

viability of forming a national berry council plus new variet-ies, pest management, and a look ahead to the 2012 rasp-berry market with Jesse Brar, make up the day long pro-gram.

In the newly sponsored Direct Solutions Room, Dave Simpson will outline to Greenhouse Growers the LEAN program, the Toyota Production System. LEAN can be implemented on both small and large enterprises. Improvements are achieved with existing resources, help-ing to keep costs in line.

In the Roddick Gallery, Vegetable Producers are bound to find something of interest among the many topics on the agenda.

Winding up Thursday’s activities is the Exhibitor Reception – an opportunity to meet and greet other exhibi-tors and enjoy some entertain-ment and hospitality,

starting at 4 p.m. in Hall B.FRI., JAN. 27 - In the

Terralink Room the Senior Economist with Farm Credit Canada will discuss the eco-nomic outlook for agriculture in Canada. The emphasis will be on connections between the drivers of agricultural markets and profitability in the agri-food industry.

On Friday afternoon, half the time set aside for afternoon programming will focus on the Spotted Wing Drosophila – the newest berry pest discov-ered in Fraser Valley berry and soft fruit crops. The LMHIA business meeting ends the day.

Friday afternoon in the Roddick Gallery, information sessions dealing with the pro-duction of potatoes in BC will take up the entire program.

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In the Direct Solutions Room, the topic will be Farm Direct Marketing, while Organics will be the focus in the Roddick Gallery. Both rooms open their programs at 9 a.m. and run all day.

In the Lobby Room, Ag Forestry programming starts at 9 a.m. to Noon only.

AGRI ENERGY FORUM starts at 1:10 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 26 in the BMO Room.

This highly popular and trend-setting event organized by Matt Dickson opens with a discussion centered around renewable energy support pro-grams and what farmers can do to access them.

Fri., Jan. 27 at 9:30 a.m. the Agri Energy Forum con-tinues on with a panel discus-sion focused on Anaerobic Digesters followed by the offi-cial launch of Cow Power. A discussion on carbon offsets

and project financing close out the program. Renewable energy technology adoption continues to grow. Globally, farmers and food processors are increasingly taking advan-tage of renewable agri-energy technologies to maintain a more stable financial condition through energy independence and diversification. BC DAIRY EXPO

Thursday morning Jan. 27 in the BMO Room, keynote speaker Dr. Jan Shearer will address the lameness issue in cattle regarded as the number one animal welfare issue today. This presentation will be fol-lowed by another on the Dairy Hoof Health Data Collection Pilot Study. And then Dr. Shearer returns to talk about foot warts, foot baths, foot sprays, and foot wraps.

Dr. Shearer is a Professor & Extension Veterinarian at Iowa State University who received his DVM degree from Ohio State University in 1975. He worked as a practicing veteri-narian in north central Ohio for 4.5 years before return-ing to Ohio State to complete

graduate studies in Nutrition. He then spent 27 years with the University of Florida as a Professor and Dairy Extension Veterinarian before relocat-ing to Iowa State University to serve in the similar position. Dr. Shearer’s primary interests and expertise are with lame-ness and welfare issues of dairy cattle.

Dr. Shearer’s accomplish-ments, distinguished service awards and national com-mittee experience are far too numerous to mention here, but the list if long. Organizers say they are very fortunate to have a keynote speaker of this cali-ber speaking to the BC dairy industry.

BDO will be sponsoring the BC Dairy Expo noon hour bar-beque.

Every B.C. dairy farm will be mailed 2 free B-B-Q Luncheon Pass Cards with brochures in January.

Once again the Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors firm MNP will be sponsoring Free Parking for all those attending the Pac Ag Show over all three days.

Despite running a deficit, the 2011 Abbotsford Agrifair was called “one of our best fairs ever,” by outgoing president Harry deJong at the recent annual general meet-ing.

Although he will continue as past presi-dent, deJong stepped down from the board of directors after serv-ing 16 years, includ-ing the last five as president. The new board elected Ernie Silveri, who has previously served as both Agrifair president and vice-president, to replace deJong.

Planning for the 2011 fair began with the difficult decision to close the Fat Pig Saloon.

“After exten-sive consultations with local interest groups, we decided to concentrate on making the 2011 Abbotsford Agrifair and Mighty Fraser Rodeo a safer, healthier and more inclusive fair,” deJong said.

While the saloon’s closure cost Agrifair over $100,000 in lost revenue, it had the desired effect. Guest response was overwhelmingly positive and attendance increased slightly over 2010. Offsetting the reduced revenues were a slight increase in sponsorship, strong support from the City of Abbotsford and a reduction in overall expenses. As a result, the fair was able to close the year with a loss of about $20,000.

In a 10-way race for the eight board posi-tions, members re-elected Susan Krochter, Doug McNally, Allan Philps, Bob Street and Lorne Webster and elected Asger Hansen,

Anthony Hirschman and Caryn Zimmerman as new members of the board of directors. Directors then elected a new executive, con-sisting of Silveri as president, Philps as vice-president, Kim Hissink as secretary and Susan Krochter as treasurer.

“Although finances continue to be a chal-lenge, we are com-mitted to working with the City of Abbotsford and our other local partners on inno-vative ways to deliver the quality fair and rodeo our community has come to expect,” said Silveri.

■ DeJong, has been named the BC Association of Agricultural Fairs and Exhibitions Volunteer of the Year.

The award caps a lifetime of ser-vice to his com-

munity, city and province. It began almost 50 years ago when he joined the Matsqui parks and recreation committee and includes sev-eral terms as a Matsqui alderman and mayor, Abbotsford MLA, and a brief term as Minister of Agriculture.

DeJong’s award was one of several Agrifair received at the recent BCAAFE Convention. Agrifair’s introduction of its new mascot, Penny the Pig, was recognized as the Best Public Relations Event of the Year, the Fraser Valley Antique Farm Machinery Association’s interactive displays received an honourable mention in Agricultural Education and Glenn Fulton of the Abbotsford Photo Arts Club earned third place in the Members Choice Award.

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The program will support projects that accel-erate the creation, availability, application and transfer of knowledge and technologies to the sector; or increase the successful commercial-ization or adoption of agriculture, agrifood and agri-based innovations.

AIP will address these priorities by providing support under two streams.

Stream A addresses Knowledge Creation and

Transfer which aims to accelerate the research and development, availability, application and transfer of knowledge and technologies in the sector. Funding will be provided for the devel-opment of innovation strategy and the imple-mentation of applied science and technology development projects.

Stream B – Commercialization aims to sup-port the competitiveness and sustainability of the sector by increasing the number of instances of successful commercialization or adoption of agri-based innovations in Canada. Funding will be provided for activities such as constructing and renovating facilities, purchasing and install-ing equipment, and marketing opportunities.

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Commentary by BC Agriculture Minister Don McRae

I have just concluded my first annual conference of Canadian agriculture ministers where we discussed the future of agriculture in B.C. and across Canada. As Canada’s Pacific Gateway, and as a prov-ince with a very diverse agricul-tural sector, British Columbia has a unique viewpoint in countrywide discussions and I was happy to represent our province and bring the voice of West Coast farmers to the table.

The sustainability of Canadian farms through mar-ket development and access to trade were high on the agenda and ministers agreed strategic choices are critical. Market access for beef, cherries and blueberries in China, and various non-tariff barriers to seafood in the European Union, are B.C.’s top priorities.

Developing domestic mar-kets and responding to con-sumer demands are also critical to the future success of the sector and the economy. That is why B.C. continues to push at the national level for further reductions in inter-provincial trade barriers to encourage the development of our agricul-ture and agri-food industries. Subsequently, I asked all min-isters to review their positions on the inter-provincial trade of wine.

Ministers agreed that inno-vation requires increased, longer-term and more flexible funding. This would include increased access to investment and market development pro-grams and reduced administra-tive burdens. B.C.’s goal is to assist those who are already embracing innovation, to capi-

talize on the emerging green economy, the rapidly changing global economy and increasing consumer demands.

As we move into the final years of the federal-provincial funding agreement, Growing Forward, a new Growing Forward 2 (GF2) agreement is taking shape. The current agreement brings almost $553 million of funding to B.C., in a 60/40 federal provincial shar-ing ratio. Discussions focussed on the need to build an agree-ment that recognizes regional differences and allows flexibility to capitalize on the diversity and strengths of each prov-ince’s farming sector and for increased support toward new market development.

B.C. had one of the highest stakeholder participation rates at provincial GF2 engagement sessions last month. I believe it is important to note that a strong farming sector finds business success in the mar-ketplace through innovation and leveraging competitive advantages, while government assists with key infrastructure, research and development. Ministers also agreed we need to support greater strategic investment to help farmers be more competitive and profit-able while ensuring a strong

foundation through income support and disaster relief. We will explore a phased transition that gives farmers an oppor-tunity to shift business models and allows time for industry-driven risk management tools and non-business risk manage-ment (BRM) initiatives to adapt as well.

We reviewed the status of pilot projects across Canada designed to improve inter-provincial trade in meat by reducing the costs and burden of gaining federal registration. B.C.‘s position is that any new or modified standard for those interested in inter-provincial trade should be voluntary, allowing plants to respond to market signals and opportuni-ties where it makes business sense.

Since B.C. is in the pro-cess of implementing its own provincial meat inspection regulations, I stressed the transition to a new federal standard should not create any additional challenges to processors, producers or their communities. The pilot project streamlines achieving federal registration, thereby opening new domestic markets. While ministers agreed we need to open borders to support our unregulated commodities, we were also firm in our commit-ment to maintaining our supply management sectors.

BC enjoys an outstanding competitive advantage in terms of the diversity of our food commodities and our commit-ment to food safety, traceability and environmental steward-ship. We will continue to work together, with our federal and provincial partners to build a strong, sustainable agriculture sector that families in B.C and across Canada can depend on.

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Grant UllyotWest Coast Farmer

Alfred Kloot and his wife Rita were both born and raised on Chilliwack dairy farms, and continued to carry on the Kloot family business. The then 55 dairy herd has since been expand-ed over the years and today is a thoroughly modern dairy farm.

“The latest expansion,” says Alf, “will allow our children to continue to farm in the future.”

After many farm tours Alf had an idea of what he want-ed to build and the result was an outstanding structure on his 100-acre farm on Prairie Central Road. It consists of a leading edge building; hous-ing a 50-stall DeLaval Rotary milker put in by Abbotsford based J.D. Dairy Services.

“It is nice, fast, and easy to milk the cows,” commented Alf. “It is very efficient.”

The dairy building is con-structed of cement block with a brown brick exterior, which extends into a car-port on the front end under which the tanker truck loads milk from the farm bulk storage tank. It is extremely attractive looking with a large grassed area and trees

fronting onto Prairie Central Road.

The dairy parlour is linked to a large, new loafing barn, which houses the main herd of 290 registered milking cows, plus the close ups, calving pens, and sick par-lour. There is another milk-ing parlour for fresh cows to keep things separated from the rotary itself.

On the Rotary, the cows are milked three times a day, and each milking cycle takes an average 90 minutes to complete, producing 18 000 liters of milk per day.

The new DeLaval Rotary milker is equipped with an automatic disinfectant system. The underbelly of the Rotary milker contains extensive monitoring equip-ment to ensure nothing but high quality milk is pro-duced.

By contrast, in their old double six parlour, Alf said they would be milking almost all day and the milk pump would be running sixteen to eighteen hours a day.

What is impressive is the fact that the cows know when its time to be milked, and without any encourage-ment they make their way to the front gate leading to the Rotary milker. They will be

all lined up ready to go when it comes time to milk them.

This reporter has been on a large number of dairy farms over many years, and I must say that the cleanli-ness of the equipment and the floor area in the dairy parlour was impressive.

Two full time and three part time workers are also employed in the farm opera-tion.

Overall, the number of dairy animals, which includes young stock, numbers 600.

The Kloots’ grow all their own forage on an estimated 300 acres of land – 60 per-cent of which is corn, and the rest grass.

Although always on his mind, Alf feels confident that Canada’s Supply Managed Dairy system will stay intact as Canada seeks to enter the Trans Pacific Partnership – a new international trading venture involving the Asia-Pacific region.

He stated that the quota system has always worked well, and it is nothing more than a license to do busi-ness. It does not cost the Canadian taxpayer anything, and it is certainly not the reason as to why milk prices are high in Canada. The cost of operation is the main fac-

tor that governs retail prices. He also noted that the cost of feed, land, and labour all contribute to the retail cost.

On a personal note, Alf is thankful that he has the support of his family, and was given this opportunity

by his father. He is excited to watch his two sons, Bert and Dustin, take the business into the future.

Kloot family dairy farm is a modern day model

The Kloot farm now consists of a leading edge building; housing a 50-stall DeLaval Rotary milker put in by Abbotsford based J.D. Dairy Services.

Once again, John Luymes with the BC Ministry of Agriculture has lined up eight farms for the annual dairy tour on Wed. Jan. 25, 2012. Three of the dairy farms that will be open to visits from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. are located in the Abbotsford area, three more are located in the Chilliwack area and the other two in Agassiz.

Gifford Acres Farm Ltd. on Glenmore Road in Abbotsford is equipped with Lely A4 Astronaut robots. It also has a Lely Juno robotic forage/feed pusher for use in the drive-through alley.

Abbotsford - Kenmaronk Farms on Townshipline Road is among the farms open to visits. It has a new six row barn and parlour for a 125 cow milking herd.

Bakerview Dairy – the demonstration farm on Highway 11 has been open for over a year and its anaerobic digester has been credited with some amazing stats. Come and see this installa-tion and learn more about its accomplishments as well as touring the facility.

Chilliwack – You can begin your Chilliwack tour at Kloot family farm on Prairie Central Road

between Chwk. River Road and Prest Road. This ultra-modern facility boasts a 50-stall DeLaval rotary milker – a 290 cow milking herd – and an 8,000 gallon Mueller milk tank. Dickland Farms Ltd. in Greendale on Sinclair Road could be your next stop. It recently installed five Lely A 4 robots to milk a 280 cow herd. It is the largest robotic milking operation in Western Canada.

Hugo Schroeder on Boundary Road added 32 feet to an existing barn to accommodate three DeLaval VMS robots. There are a number of other technological changes to see at this farm.

Agassiz – Just over the bridge over the Fraser River heading into Agassiz you will find Tuyttens – watch for Fraser Dyke Farms. It is the first robot straw -sawdust pack barn in Western Canada and is also equipped with Lely A4 robots from West Coast Robotics. The other farm to visit in Agassiz is Creekside Dairy on Chaplin Road. It is equipped with a double eight parabone milking parlour.

Dairy tours set for Jan. 25

Grant UllyotWest Coast Farmer

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the federal compositional standards for cheese after they were chal-lenged by two cheese manu-facturers earlier this year.

“We are pleased that the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the authority of the federal government to set compositional standards,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “Canadian consumers

will continue to have access to world-class cheese products made from ingredients of the highest quality.”

Compositional standards for food products, such as cheese, describe basic requirements so that these food products have a uniform composition and meet consumers’ expectations.

The regulations set a mini-mum level of milk to be used to produce various cheeses, but also allow for other milk products, such as skim milk powder, whey and milk pro-tein concentrates. They also

maintain a licensing system for cheese importers as a way to facilitate the enforcement of the regulations in a consistent and equitable fashion.

The ruling also underscores the Government of Canada’s continued support for the sup-ply management system.

The revised compositional standards for cheese came into effect on December 14, 2008. These standards apply to cheese marketed in import, export or interprovincial trade.

Victory for Canada on cheese standards

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Hal Muxlow (left) from Valley Genetics in Chilliwack stands with a group that com-pleted a course that taught them how to artificially inseminate a cow. Each was given a blue touque to wear upon graduation. The course was conducted on the Kloot Farm in Chilliwack.

Barry RemusBC 4-H Foundation

The Taylor family of Courtenay have been involved with B.C. 4-H for four generations. Joe Taylor, who owns Viewfield Farms Ltd. with his sons Will and Dave, is proud to have had four generations of his family involved in 4-H.

Joe’s father William was a 4-H leader in the Saanich Club on Vancouver Island when Joe was a young member. That inspired Joe to be a dairy farmer. Joe’s children were involved in 4-H and now so are his grandchildren.

Recently, Joe’s wife Jeannette watched with great pride as their Granddaughter participated in the District 4-H public speaking contest.

When Joe Taylor was a teenager; he never would have dreamed that 4-H would still be a part of his life today. Joe was a founding member of the B.C. 4-H Foundation along with Gordon Rendle, Gordon Berry, Ralph Barichello, Ralph Cave, Barb Souter and Pat Hibbert. The B.C. 4-H Foundation is celebrating 30 years of existence this year while B.C. 4-H will celebrate 100 years in 2014. Joe indicated the main pur-pose of organizing the Foundation was to assist 4-H members that needed financial assistance so that it would be accessible to all youth and to help develop new 4-H programs.

Today, the Foundation’s main objective has not changed and that is to provide annual funding to the B.C. 4-H Provincial Council to administer the programs that are beneficial to all members of B.C. 4-H. Joe believes 4-H is slowly changing as it is not just about chickens and cattle anymore but can include any sector that builds useful skills for youth. However, Joe is still convinced the 4-H motto of “Learn To Do By Doing” and the pledge are very much needed and relevant today and in the lives of our youth and our country.” Many of our leaders in all walks of life are Alumni of 4-H. I asked Joe if the B.C. 4-H Foundation still plays an important role and his answer was clear and simple - “Yes - today and in the future.”

Joe Taylor is very pleased to have his sons farming with him today and hopes his grand-children will also take up the passion. Both of his sons were involved in 4-H. Dave Taylor was 9 years old when he became a 4-H member. He

enjoyed growing into it and he found learning one skill helped him to learn other skills.

Dave especially enjoyed 4-H as it was inspira-tional and full of action and performance which were all the things that Dave loved to do. I asked Dave what 4-H did for him and he responded with a list of items. He learned how to moderate a meeting, to respect leadership, how to work with others, how to complete tasks and projects and the importance of social interaction. He also learned to do your best whenever you compete and that you do not always win. Dave is very thankful for his 4-H years as

Dave and his wife Lisa were awarded Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer in 2008 - an award that recognizes advancement in agriculture. 4-H also helps to set goals and this family still keeps up with that challenge today.

Their dairy consists of 120 purebred Holsteins and they have won the best milk quality award for Vancouver Island for the last four out of five years and their next goal is to be recognized as a Master Breeder Herd.

Dave and Lisa are now involved in 4-H as supporting parents. Dave said

“It is interesting to see my children growing up in a different generation than myself, but able to still use 4-H to gain the basic foundation skills. 4-H is very grounding and something the entire family enjoys supporting and being involved in.” Today, Dave is very involved in the agricultural industry holding numerous positions on boards and committees where he meets other Alumni 4-H members. Furthermore, Dave said “4-H very much relates to what I enjoy doing today and that is dairy farming with my extended family.”

B.C 4-H Foundation could use your help to grow. If you would like to ensure the continuing success of B.C. 4-H and our future leaders of tomorrow, please consider donations to the B.C. 4-H Foundation.

Donations are acknowledged with a chari-table tax receipt, lisitng in the B.C. 4-H Annual Report as well as on the B.C. 4-H website. Donations can be made by way of In Memoriam, Cash, Stock, Real Estate, Life Insurance policies or Bequests. For more information, please con-tact the B.C.

Foundation at 1-866-776-0373 or check them out at www.bc4h.bc.ca.

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Bob Ingratta has been hired as the new General Manager of the BC Milk Marketing Board. He holds a Msc degree in Environmental Biology from the University of Guelph, and has spent his entire career working in the agriculture sec-tor. Bob is a strategic leader with expertise in government policy and regulation and is considered a skilled negotiator and relationship builder.

His first day in his new posi-tion was Mon. Dec. 5.

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Grant UllyotWest Coast Farmer

A recent survey conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed a low patheo-genic H7 avian influenza has been found in wild birds in western Canada. These viruses commonly circulate in the wild bird population with little or no impact on the health of people or wild birds.

However H5 and H7 A-I are known

to be able to mutate from a low path virus to a high path virus when intro-duced into domestic poultry.

That is why it is important for producers and owners of backyard flocks to practise strict bio-security to protect their flocks. There are three important measures a producer can take to minimize the chance of A-I infection.

(1) Control the movements of people animals, equipment and vehicles on your property.

(2) If you hunt wild birds make

sure your hands, clothing and foot-wear are clean before handling domestic poultry or entering prem-ises where poultry is kept.

(3) Observe your poultry daily for signs of any disease.

If you suspect your birds may be sick immediately contact a veterinar-ian, the provincial ministry of agricul-ture, or the CFIA.

To date, 308 of the 354 or 87 per cent of the chicken farms in BC have been certified under the CFC Animal Care Program. Animal Care certifica-

tion signs will be distributed in the near future.

Chicken allocation for the peri-od A109 (Jan. 29 through Mar. 24, 2012) 201, 472,183 kilograms live weight. BC’s share is domestic 29,428,416 kilos live weight with 1,985,000 allocated to market devel-opment for a total of 33,413,416 kilos of chicken.

The next Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) national allocation will be made in mid-December for the period A110 starting Mar. 25, 2012.

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Operators of a dairy co-op in Chilliwack accused of continuing to illegally supply unpasteurized raw milk to Lower Mainland residents face a contempt of court hearing Dec. 6.

Michael Schmidt, an Ontario raw milk crusader, and Gordon Watson, a Burnaby resident and partner in the Our Cows cow-share operation, are to appear in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

Fraser Health alleges an inspection in August shows they kept distributing raw milk in contravention of a March, 2010 injunction banning anyone at the dairy from packaging or distribut-ing raw milk or related products for human consumption.

Health officials maintain drinking raw milk is a serious public health risk

because it is often contaminated with bacteria.

The cow share had sought to skirt the B.C. law that bans the selling of raw milk but allows farmers to drink it by arguing its members consume their own cows’ milk.

They have also tried labeling milk “not for human consumption” and recently claimed to be distributing cos-metics, not food.

Schmidt and Watson hope their court fight ends in the legalization of raw milk sales here.

Schmidt is also being prosecuted for raw milk sales in Ontario, where the top court rejected his arguments.

Supporters who claim raw milk has health benefits staged a rally for “food freedom” Nov. 23 in Vancouver.

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PROMONTORY. Large 1 bdrm. suite. Gas f/p, all appl. incl. Most utils. Patio, private entry. NS/NP. $750. Dec 1. 604-858-6067 aft 5pm

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806 ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1989 MERCEDES 420 SEL, Air Cared, 117,000km. Black w/gray lthr. int., pw., ps., a/c, $3900 obo (604)997-4045

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810 AUTO FINANCING

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818 CARS - DOMESTIC

1990 PONTIAC 6000, Air Cared,loaded, new winter tires, white, 4dr., $1295 obo (604)826-0519

1995 Dodge - 4 dr, 5 spd, air-cared.150K. Asking $750: (604)504-0932

1999 BUICK Century Custom, only72,000 original kms, new tires. No accidents, like new inside & out.$3,700. (604)855-7442

2000 FORD FOCUS, standardtrans., blue, 4 dr. sedan, CD, Air Cared. $2495 obo (604)826-0519

2001 Dodge Chrysler 4 dr, fullyloaded. aircared. $1300: (604)832-8944

2005 CHRYSLER 300, grey, V6,auto, loaded, leather, 108 km,$9,500 obo. Phone (604)241-2530.

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING con-vertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags.$6995/obo. (604)826-0519

2006 BUICK ALLURE CX. 94,000kms. No accd’s. Local. Exc. cond. $10,900. Abbotsford 604-855-1335

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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

1992 VOLVO 940 4 dr. sedan, auto, low mi., leather int., gray, Air Cared.Good cond. $3700. (604)351-7704

2002 DODGE NEON R/T standardtrans., white, sunroof, used eng.,new timing belt & clutch. CD stack-er $3495 obo. (604)826-0519

2003 VOLVO V40, S/W, Blue, load-ed 155,000 kms. auto. new tires. $6000 fi rm. Phone 604-538-9257.

2007 Honda Civic DXG 5 speed standard, 2 dr., grey, 130K, p/w, p/l, a/c, am/fm/cd, no acc. $9,500 604-793-3819

2009 SUZUKI SWIFT PLUS - 5 dr,39,000k. Good shape. Like new. $8888: Call Don (604)581-3613

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838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

19’ FLEETWOOD TRAILER newtires, catalytic heater $6,900(604)826-6327

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1999 CHEVY BLAZER, black, 2” lift, 4x4, Air Cared, standard, newclutch. $4995 obo (604)826-0519

2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE,138K, fully loaded, leather, DVDplayer, $17,500. Call 604-751-0698

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1989 DODGE D50 2.6 auto, load-ed, canopy, rebuilt, all spare parts$2200 (604)826-6327

1991 CHEVY SILVERADO ext cab, long box, 4x4, with Tonneau cover, $2500. Call (604)869-3796

1991 FORD F150, XLT Lariat 4x4, V8 auto, reg. cab, 8’ box w/ liner &canopy. New brakes, air-care &more. $2700/obo (604)820-8218

2001 DODGE 1500, 318 auto, canopy, extra tank, front & rear9000Lb Ramsey winch 122,000kms$4500 (604)826-6327

2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, grey, 7pass., V6 auto, fully loaded, 93 km,$6,500 obo. Phone (604)241-2530.

2009 FORD F 150 XLT, 38,000km, 4x4, 1 owner, no acci-dents, local, exc. cond. ARE cov-er. $29,500. 604-341-8694

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