As I was staying with Shane O'Neill who is the manager for the Toronto Dominion Bank, I headed into the office earlier than the rest of the crew to begin our vocational day. Shane ran through a couple of loan files with me, and aside from all the jargon, the analysis of the loan file is basically the same as at home. Again the approval rests with an out of office team, but the fundamentals are the same.
From there we headed to a near by feedlot run by the Schimdt family. They currently have approximately 14,000 on a mainly barley based ration. Surprisingly the stock still gain around 1.25kg per day even through a minus 30 degree winter with feet of snow. We thought our cattle were hardy! The cattle are bought from the store markets and from as high up as Fairview and High Level.
We then headed to Jim and Gina's farm nearby, where they also run a feedlot. The majority of their stock are sourced from their own breeding herd. A similar ration is feed that consists mainly of barley. Gina cooked us a wonderful of lunch which included pyrogies - similar to a large cheese filled potato gnocchi and is a must to cook at home!
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