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INDUSTRY NEWSIn my last communiqué I encouragedfellow Charolais breeders to takeadvantage of obtaining additionalrevenue from the offset market overand above what they would receivefrom the generation of offsets fromtheir farms and ranches. The responsewas okay but less than expected. Someagents are receiving over $90,000 a yearand who in the agriculture industrycould not use that kind of additionalrevenue for not much work? Charolaisbreeders should be an agent even if it isfor signing up their own lands.In checking this out we were told ouragent contracts where too complicatedso we have responded and made themmuch simpler. I hope that many of youtake advantage of the opportunity,especially as other provinces are now inthe process of instituting a programsimilar to Alberta.You also need to be aware that justbecause an individual province doesnot have a program in place that thereare major organizations working onVikse Family Farm “Tip The Scale”Angus & Charolais Bull SaleFebruary 21, 2011 • Donalda, ABGross Average19 Yearling Bulls $88,000 $4,631Auctioneer: Ron PedersonThis was the first offering ofCharolais bulls for the new breeders,the Vikses. The Vikses have hosted avery successful Red Angus sale for anumber of years. They addedCharolais to their operation to helpservice their clients and it went oververy well with buyers selecting bothAngus and Charolais bulls.High Selling BullsLot 21, VFF SANCHEZ 34X (Polled,103 lb. BW, 38 cm), sired by SparrowsSanchez 715T, out of a KBKLocomotive 6L daughter. Sold for$6,750 to Paradice Ranch, Medicine Hat.getting farms signed up so that whenthere is a program, they will alreadyhave suppliers in place to providesaleable offsets. The biggest aggregatorin Alberta was signing up farms as earlyas 2005 even though the program didnot take effect until the summer of 2007.British Columbia has a program inplace but it only affects governmentagencies at the moment. They aremoving to have industry included by2012. Saskatchewan is moving slowlybut it is certainly expected theirprogram will be in place later this year.It is expected that it will mirrorAlberta’s program with small changesto reflect the different eco zones thatexist in Saskatchewan. Manitoba is alsomoving forward with a program oftheir own and we have submittedrequested feedback as to how theirprogram should look and operate. It isexpected they will have their programin place by 2012 as well. We do not atthis time have a real feel for the rest ofthe country but there is no doubt,24 Charolais Banner • May 2011Carbon Offset UpdatesLot 27, VFF TIME OUT 2X (Polled,96 lb. BW, 38.5 cm), sired by SDCTime Out 88T, out of an HTAWhitehot 105A daughter. Sold for$6,750 to JNL Ranch, Chinook.Lot 26, VFF TIME OUT 39X (Polled,106 lb. BW, 36 cm SC), sired by SDCTime Out 88T, out of a Chardel Turbo964J daughter. Sold for $5,700 to JimWeller, Daysland.Lot 41, VFF DETONATOR 8X(Polled, 83 lb. BW, 35 cm), sired bySOS Polled Detonator 8M, out of anM6 Grid Maker 104 daughter. Sold for$5,900 to Hand Hills Ranching, Linden.Lot 22, VFF SANCHEZ 9X (Polled,86 lb. BW, 42.5 cm), sired by SparrowsSanchez 715T, out of a JWKImpressive D040 daughter. Sold for$5,500 to Hand Hills Ranching.Lot 38, VFF FREDOM 23X (Polled,programs will be looked at, especiallyin Ontario, as they are the secondlargest polluter in Canada next to AB.Now aside from additional protocolsthat will be approved this year foragriculture, the biggest change to theprogram is happening at the end of thisyear in regards to look back. At presentif an operator has all the necessarydocumentation for any specific protocolthey can actually claim back to 2002. Atthe end of this year that will changeand the created offsets will only beeligible for current years and on a goforward basis. If anyone has notclaimed for their offsets, you will losethe look back opportunity and leave aconsiderable amount of money on thetable. This not only affects the farmoperator but also agents or potentialagents. The time to get involved is now,do not wait.Please do not hesitate to contact mefor additional information.Jack HoldsworthSullivan Lake CharolaisCHAROLAIS ADDITION A SUCCESSVikse Family Farm “Tip The Scale”Angus & Charolais Bull SaleJim Weller selected ahigh selling bullTrent Abraham, HandHills Ranching was avolume buyer taking3 high selling bulls107 lb. BW, 35 cm), sired by SVYFreedom PLD 307N, out of a ChardelTurbo 964J daughter. Sold for $5,500to Hand Hills Ranching.Lot 37, VFF FREDOM 13X (Polled,102 lb. BW, 34 cm), sired by SVYFreedom PLD 307N, out of a BKJBuckarro 836H daughter. Sold for$5,000 to Blake Alton.