Set Aside Program

[ALICIA]

No new applications will be exsepted after 5 pm on December 29. All that have applide before will get payed but can't sell until they recieved a letter saying they can.

[JD4ME]

Please read the 2nd item in the questions and answer section of the set aside document on ropin the web ,it clearly states "only if live animals actually cross the border before the January 15th deadline will applications received before the deadline but after the boarder opening be denied" No live cattle will cross the border before March 7th. With the AMI legal action and Rcalf likely to try, March 7th is a long way away. Applications that are enroute or being processed will be paid with almost complete certainty.

[15444]

Alicia:

I assume you are refering to the set-aside program in Ontario. Where did you find this information?

[JD4ME]

My apologies if this is outside Alberta, I had refered to a document on ropin the web for Alberta producers rules may be different elsewhere.

[kato]

My second hand information about Manitoba is that they are proceeding until the funds run out, or the Jan 15 deadline. I wouldn't wait too long to get an application in though.

You never know.

[Braveheart]

We received our set-aside cheque (Manitoba) on Dec. 29. Of course the U.S. announcement came that day as well. We were concerned that the cheque might not be honored, or we would have to pay it back, so made some enquiries. The official word we were given was that any applications received before or post-marked Dec. 29 would be accepted but that was the deadline.

[ALICIA]

15444= Yes I am refering to Ontario's set-asside program. I got this from the OFA rep. in a new's letter.

[BigMuddyrancher]

The Sask. gov bet the border would open and they won. They are only paying out the federal portion first $120, then were paying 2,$40 dollar installments at the end of March and October. I haven't heard of anyone getting their money yet, have you?

[jensend]

we're in the sask program and we get audited this week. the auditor has to be able to read 10% of the tags and record the numbers for comparing to what we sent in and has to count cows. i hope he brings a snowmobile. our cattle are in three batches spread out 8 miles and we have about a foot and a half of snow on the level.

[BigMuddyrancher]

Where does your auditor come from? I phoned the brand inspector and he didn't know about the audits. We are just getting our cows in a little closer since this snow as well. Are you in the south of the province? And are you getting your check before the auditor counts?

[jensend]

the auditor phoned from melville; i assume he's a prov. employee. we're near ft. qu'appelle. we won't see the cheque until he's done his audit. with a foot and a half of snow now it will be a treat to count animals. even the calves are still swath grazing although i think we'll probably be putting out some feed for them for the rest of this month. we put out some good bales for them two days ago but about half of them want the feed under the snow. have seen some debate about letting cows lick snow and we made sure the calves had access to water this fall but as soon as the snow came they quit coming the quarter mile back to the water. when they come into the pen they have a good drink but don't want to make the trip back for it.

[ALICIA]

15444- Just got word. The goverment has reinstated the set-asside program for Ontario. They want a total of 115,000 calfs enrolled and the new date for sending in the tag numbers is now Feb.15/o5 but you still have to be enrolled by Jan. 15/05