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Crackdown on antibiotic use looming larger
2,4-D-resistant weed identified in U.S. Researchers call for compulsory stewardship
Public perception may be a more powerful agent of change than legislation in the battle against antimicrobial resistance
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h e d i s c ov e r y o f 2,4-D-resistant waterhemp in the U.S. has sparked calls for new rules governing how farmers use herbicide-tolerant crops. The researchers who documented 2,4-D-resistant population of waterhemp say new crops stacked with glyphosate and Group 4 herbicide tolerance must be managed carefully to avoid selecting for super weeds. “The commercialization of soybean, cotton and corn resistant to 2,4-D and dicamba should be accompanied by mandatory stewardship practices that will minimize the selection p re s s u re i m p o s e d o n other waterhemp populations to evolve resistance to the synthetic auxin herbicides,” they wrote in the latest issue of the Weed Science of America’s journal.
A plate which was coated with an antibiotic-resistant bacteria called Klebsiella with a mutation called NDM 1 and then exposed to various antibiotics is seen at the Health Protection Agency in north London. Scientists have for decades managed to stay at least one step ahead of the ever-mutating bacteria. However, resistant strains, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA are surfacing. Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett
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anitoba livestock producers who fear a U.S.-style clampdown on their use of antibiotics don’t have to worry — for now. Ottawa is sidestepping the issue and most provinces are only reluctantly beginning to fill the regulatory gap, an investigation by the Manitoba Co-operator has found. But tougher rules that would more closely monitor, and possibly restrict, antibiotic use in livestock operations appear to be coming as concerns about antibiotic resistance grow. “It’s kind of slowly been
building, it’s one of those things like global warming,” said Dr. Glen Duizer, animal health veterinarian for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). “It’s big and it’s been slow moving, but now it’s at a stage where for many of us... it has become much more significant in our minds.” The country’s chief veterinarian, Dr. Brian Evans, recently issued a plea to veterinarians urging them “to be vigilant in their oversight and to prescribe antimicrobials judiciously.”
Past warning
The U.S. has already moved past the warning stage. The Food and Drug Administration recently banned certain types
of antibiotics, such as cephalosporins, for non-medical uses in livestock. And earlier this year, a New York judge, citing the mounting threat of “superbugs,” ordered the agency to withdraw approval for non-therapeutic use of antibiotics — specifically in animal feed — unless drug makers can prove the practice is safe. But currently, the debate north of the border is on which level of government should be in charge of the issue. While the federal government monitors antimicrobial resistance, it does not control production, distribution or use of veterinary drugs in Canada. That role belongs to the provinces.
“It’s not just food we have to consider. We have to think about what is used in our pets, what gets out into the environment and what gets used by us.” Dr. Glen Duizer
“There certainly can be a gap,” said Dr. Marc Philippot, president of the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association. “If there is a concern with a certain drug, See antibiotic use on page 6 »
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
INSIDE
on the lighter side
LIVESTOCK
Crying wolf by text message
Hay supplies tight Flooded producers seeking assistance
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A rapid heart rate means trouble
CROPS Cut the chaff Straw choppers work better when maintained
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FEATURE Gobbling up the goodness Making the most of August’s abundance
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CROSSROADS The original Wheat King John Sandison’s highrolling history cloaked in mystery
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The Guardian (U.K.) reports that sheep could soon cry wolf via text message. A Swiss scientist is developing a special collar to detect when a sheep’s heart rate rises. If it remains elevated for a long time, a sign of distress, a text message warning could be triggered and sent by a mobile chip embedded in the collar.
Te s t s o n s h e e p s u b jected to stress from exposing them to muzzled Czechoslovakian Wolfdogs showed their pulses almost triple from the normal rate of between 60 and 80 beats per minute. Dr. Jean-Mark Landry of the Swiss livestock-protection group Kora said the first collars would be pro-
duced this fall and that instead of contacting shepherds, alternative versions might spray a wolf-repellent chemical or make a loud noise. Trials of the completed system are planned next year. The trials follow increased livestock losses following a comeback of wolves in the Swiss Alps.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Federal task force to explore hog sector woes Manitoba pork producers are struggling with a crisis no one could foresee a few short months ago By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF
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he Canadian pork industry has partnered with the federal government to find ways of stabilizing a hog sector on the brink of its second collapse in three years. “There is a problem now, and we will look to determine what the causes of it are,” said Rick Bergmann, vice-chairman of both the Manitoba and Canadian Pork councils. “A task force will be coming, and we will know who is on it next week.” The sector has slowly been recovering from what became known as a “perfect storm” of issues cutting into hog producers’ profitability in 2009: skyrocketing feed prices, the H1N1 swine flu scare, the effects of U.S. country-of-origin labelling laws and a strengthening Canadian loonie. Now rising feed costs resulting from the ongoing drought cutting into U.S. corn production threatens to throw producers into another round of tough times. After meeting with Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz in Ottawa, Bergmann said there is a mutual desire to examine forces driving up production costs for pork producers, including drought and ethanol production. The United States government recently buoyed U.S. pork producers through a $100-million supplemental pork purchase, but it’s too early to speculate what Canada’s task force might recommend, Bergmann said.
Only eight weeks ago, corn prices were predicted to drop to $5 per bushel this fall, but now prices have reached as high as $8.20 per bushel and may still climb further. Dickson said higher feed prices are already affecting Manitoba’s weanling exporters, who are seeing prices between $5 and $10 for iso-weanlings. Feeder pigs are selling between $15 and $20 a head.
Situation worsening
But the situation could get worse in the coming months as feed prices continue to climb, and pork producers enter the winter period, which typically sees lower prices. “You’ve got high feed costs, fixed costs that don’t change and lower revenue,” said Dickson. “So what we end up with are negative margins... based on current prices, we’re predicting losses between $40 and $50 a finished pig.” December corn futures have jumped more than 50 per cent during the past two months, while prices received for feeder pigs have fallen by more than 50 per cent during the same period.
That means some producers may have to finance their losses, temporarily close there barns, or reduce production, Dickson said. “We’re going to enter a period of uncertainty,” he said. Although the downturn will be a major setback for producers, and Manitoba’s pork industry, Dickson said hope exists for producers able to ride out the storm. “If we can just get through to next November... I think things will turn around, but a lot depends on the U.S.,” he said, adding some producers may become casualties along the way. Vincent said the current situation is not sustainable, and hopes both long- and short-term issues are addressed by the newly created task force. “The recent market conditions and feed prices were unimaginable two months ago and producers should not have to decide between losing their farm or increasing their debt to pay for unsustainable feed costs,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com
Four out of 10 rows
Canadian anxieties over feed availability were increased when the United States Department of Agriculture cut its corn ending stock predictions for 2012-13 down to 650 million bushels, the smallest ending stock since 1995-96. “Grain is by far the largest cost component of raising pigs,” said Canadian Pork Council chairman Jean Guy Vincent. “And marketplace realities are such that pork producers cannot simply pass along added costs to buyers. Margins become squeezed and producers need to either absorb heavy losses or, unfortunately, get out of business.” Although the pork industry survived periods of low grain stocks in the mid-1990s, Manitoba Pork Council general manager Andrew Dickson said much has changed in the intervening decades. “Today, four out of every 10 rows of corn grown in the U.S. is used for ethanol production,” he said. “If we weren’t using so much corn for the ethanol industry, there would be lots of feed around, but the nature of the corn market has changed dramatically.”
Ethanol industry isn’t taking heat for higher food prices
Eliminating the market for biofuels would be a setback for all of agriculture, industry lobbyists say. By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa
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he Canadian Renewable Fuels Association is warning against cutting support for corn ethanol as a means of addressing supply shortages caused by the U.S. drought. The association says grocery costs are largely driven by energy prices and don’t significantly increase with the price of corn. It says corn amounts to 10 cents in the price of a box of cereal. “As for feed costs, ethanol produced from corn only uses the starch from the grain, the remaining protein, fat and minerals are returned to the animal feed market in the form of distillers grains and
helps make animal feed less expensive.” “It’s a shame that some critics are blaming ethanol for potential increases to food prices. Renewable fuels production in Canada positively contributes to job creation, economic activity and higher revenues for our farmers,” said CRFA president Scott Thurlow. “Eliminating the market created by biofuels would be a setback for our agricultural industry and mean fewer opportunities and less income for our farmers. It will also mean higher gas prices for Canadians,” he said. A similar debate is underway in the United States. Re s p o n d i n g t o t h e l a t e s t negative crop forecast from the USDA, the American
“This year’s global corn crop will still be the second largest on record.”
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Renewable Fuels Association says global crop production will be down 2.9 per cent this year and grain ending stocks will decline 4.3 per cent but remain four per cent larger than the 10-year average. It appears “2012-13 global grain output would be the second largest on record, trailing only last
year. Based on USDA’s estimates, the U.S. ethanol industry will use 2.9 per cent of the world grain supply on a net basis in 2012-13, the lowest percentage since 200809,” the RFA said. The drop in American corn output because of the prolonged drought in the Midwest will be offset by increased production in Argentina, Brazil and China, the association added. “This year’s global corn crop will still be the second largest on record.” The USDA projected this year’s domestic corn crop will have the lowest yield since 1995 while the total harvest of 10.7 billion bushels will be the smallest since 2006. “While this year’s harvest will be considerably smaller than initially ethanol industry isn’t taking heat for higher
food prices expected, it is remarkable that farmers are still expected to produce the eighth-largest corn crop on record despite experiencing the worst drought in 50 years and the hottest month of July in recorded history,” the RFA said. The U.S. will be exporting a lot less corn in 2012-13. Prices are expected to be in the $8.20-a-bushel range. T h u r l ow n o t e s t h a t c u t ting ethanol production in Canada “would not meaningfully lower corn prices or alleviate drought concerns. What it would do is take revenues and jobs away from rural Canada and the farmers who grow crops that protect our environment, supply our feedstock and feed our families.”
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Policies that work can also fail
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ack in the days of $3 corn, someone got the bright idea of turning it into ethanol. Not only would this boost prices by eliminating burdensome carry-overs, it would partly diversify the U.S. away from imported energy and create rural jobs at ethanol refineries. Throwing a few subsidies and tax breaks in that direction and legislating a minimum percentage Laura Rance of ethanol in gasoline seemed like a winEditor win-win policy decision. By any measure, you’d have to say the policy worked. Today, as much as 40 per cent of U.S. corn goes into ethanol, and prices of late have topped $8 with the potential to go higher. The trouble is, with much of the U.S. caught in a drought no one could foresee a few short months ago, livestock producers and other processors are getting priced out of the market. In all likelihood, that means a downsizing in U.S. livestock herds and higher meat prices for the foreseeable future. The livestock industry has its critics on environmental, health and animal welfare, but no one can say this boom-to-bust cycle is a good thing for anyone. Also unpalatable is the likelihood of food price increases as this weather disaster works its way through the food chain. The U.S. is the world’s largest corn exporter, which means these developments have global implications, including right here in Canada, where the hog sector has been thrown into another tailspin by the rapid rise in feed prices. The UN is poised to call an emergency summit to discuss the implications of a pending spike in food costs. Not only do these developments push the world’s poorest down the food chain, they have a politically destabilizing effect at a time when the world’s political and economic status is already wobbly. The easy target in all this is ethanol. Demands are growing for the ethanol-blending mandate to be reduced or waived until the supply shortage has passed. But is ethanol the problem, or is it a lack of buffer stocks? The free market philosophy shuns the idea of maintaining emergency stocks because it dulls the ability of the market to moderate demand through price signals. It’s true that in the past, the vast stockpiles accumulated under European and U.S. farm policies were counterproductive. Governments were propping up domestic prices by buying up the excess and either storing it, giving it away as food aid or eventually dumping it on the world market in a failed attempt to buy market share. But they also served as a buffer against shortages. U.S. agricultural economists Daryll E. Ray and Harwood D. Schaffer point out that this month’s USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates forecast a 10.1 per cent reduction in corn utilization against a 12.8 per cent reduction in production. But there have been droughts before. For example, the corn harvest in 1980 was 16.3 per cent lower than a year earlier but cuts in export and feed use fell by only 4.2 per cent. In 1983, a combination of reduced acreage and drought resulted in a corn harvest that was 49 per cent below the year before, but “Even with half a crop, corn utilization declined by a mere 7.7 per cent and corn exports matched the 1982 level.” In 1988, corn production was 30.9 per cent lower than in 1987 while corn utilization dropped by 6.4 per cent. In 1993, the corn crop was down 33.1 per cent and use by 10 per cent. The difference between then and now was buffer stocks. The U.S. entered into the crop year in those earlier droughts with more than two billion bushels in a combination of private and government stocks. The programs that maintained these buffers are gone. Corn users are left to feel the full brunt of this year’s production shortfall. The most the U.S. government can offer its panicking livestock producers is to open up grazing lands in the Conservation Reserve. Corn production could be back on track as early as next year. But if there is a significant decline in use because livestock herds have been depleted, it could take years for those herds to rebuild — which could result in pricedepressing corn surpluses. The idea of holding buffer stocks is hardly new. The Bible tells of Joseph interpreting Pharaoh’s dream of seven fat and seven lean cattle as a sign to gather grain from seven years good production from the seven poor ones to follow. Ray and Schaffer’s analysis shows that the effect of past droughts was mitigated by holding buffer supplies. In the face of more market volatility — caused by rising demand, increased speculation, and more severe weather — having a few million extra bushels around is a good idea. laura@fbcpublishing.com
Increased demand, reduced supply means… lower prices? By Clyde Russell REUTERS ANALYST / LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA
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s unlikely as it may sound, the jump in China’s soybean imports to a 25-month high and the 12 per cent drop in the U.S. crop forecast probably mean prices for the oilseed are likely to fall. While these two factors are undoubtedly key reasons why soybean prices reached a record last month in Chicago, they are essentially history and are about to be replaced by other developments that will put downward pressure on prices. China, the world’s largest soy buyer, imported 5.87 million tonnes in July, a gain of 4.4 per cent on the previous month, as crushers stocked up during the peak consumption period. However, this level of imports may not be repeated in the next few months, as high U.S. prices deter imports and even cause cargoes to be cancelled, and domestic output increases. While seasonality is a factor in China’s soybean demand, with peaks coming around the middle of the year, prices also tend to affect imports. When Chicago Board of Trade futures jumped 34 per cent between March and June of 2009, China’s imports fell 46 per cent from June to October of that year. Similarly a 63 per cent increase in soybeans between early June 2010 and February 2011 was matched by a 58 per cent slump in China’s imports from November 2010 to February last year. The current rally in soybeans has been about 43 per cent since mid-December, and if the previous pattern repeats, this means China’s imports could tumble in coming months to levels closer to three million tonnes. There is also the possibility that China’s domestic crop will be boosted by the advent of the El Niño weather pattern. This event, caused by the warming of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific, typically brings
drier weather to the soy-growing parts of China, which may aid the autumn growing season. The same weather pattern will also help boost output in Argentina, the world’s No. 3 soy exporter behind the United States and Brazil. In fact, Brazil may overtake the United States as it is also expecting a strong crop for the 201213 season. The U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed its forecast for soybean production to 2.692 billion bushels from 3.05 billion in July. The new estimate is equivalent to about 73.3 million tonnes, about 9.7 million tonnes lower than the July figure. Brazil’s output is expected to rise three million tonnes to 81 million tonnes, while Argentina’s may gain 14 million tonnes to 55 million. It would appear that extra South American output will more than compensate for losses in the United States, but it will also take time to come to market, thus explaining why shortdated CBOT futures command a premium over longer-dated months. However, even the front months may be getting overpriced, with a U.S. government report saying last week Chinese buyers cancelled a net 163,000 tonnes of soybean purchases, taking net sales to the lowest in nearly 14 months. This fits with both the seasonality of China’s soybean imports and the history of purchases declining after strong gains in price. The premium of the CBOT benchmark threemonth soybean contract is now 11.1 per cent above the six-month contract, up from 5.5 per cent three months ago and 0.7 per cent six months ago. While it’s no surprise that short-dated futures have responded to the drought wreaking havoc on the U.S. crop and increased China soybean imports, the spread is starting to look stretched and should narrow in the next few months. Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst.
OUR HISTORY: August, 1980 The news in August, 1980 was similar to the news this month — a sharp drop in the U.S. corn crop due to a widespread drought. USDA had dropped its latest corn crop estimate by more than 638 million bushels to 6.646 million, down from 7.764 million in 1979. As an indication of how things have changed, USDA’s latest estimate for this year’s corn crop is 10.779 million bushels, which is being viewed as a serious shortfall. That year’s drought had also extended to the Prairies, and the federal government had announced a herd-maintenance payment of $35 per breeding cow or bull, $70 per dairy cow or bull, $8 per breeding ewe or ram and $1 per weaner pig. The crop report that week mentioned wheat yields of 25 bushels around Carman, 19 around Selkirk and 15 to 25 in the eastern region. Transport Minister Jean Luc Pepin was about to introduce a white paper on resolving the Crow Rate issue.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
COMMENT/FEEDBACK
Legislation promising for Canadian food safety The consolidated food law package aims to standardize inspection and enforcement By Adrienne Blanchard
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n Canada, the past few months have seen more proposed changes to the food law framework than we have ever seen. Most recently, on June 7, the federal government introduced the Safe Food for Canadians Act in the Senate. The bill is wide ranging in scope, and would consolidate and revamp four existing pieces of legislation: the Meat Inspection Act, the Canadian Agricultural Products Act and the Fish Inspection Act, as well as the food-related provisions of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act. It is aimed at modernizing processes and obligations on regulated parties, but is also aimed at ensuring that the government has the appropriate tools to effectively manage food safety issues. While the legislation addresses, on its face, a broad range of topics, a substantial portion of the system will be in regulations yet to be developed. That said, the significant elements of the bill include: • Providing penalties up to $5 million
for contravening the law, and for knowingly or recklessly causing a risk of injury to human health, a fine at the discretion of the court; • Prohibiting the sale of foods that have been recalled; • Providing authority to make regulations respecting the traceability of food commodities; and • Providing authority to make regulations to require licensing of food importers and exporters. The stated aim of the legislation is consumer protection — to make our food supply system even safer and stronger than it is today. For manufacturers, the legislation also aims to standardize inspection and enforcement across food products, which could be an improvement over the current system. Hopefully, a more risk-based approach to enforcement will be adopted by the agency. Too often we have seen differences in enforcement and application of rules. In a consultation paper released days before the legislative changes were announced, the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency requested input on an inspection model based on residual risk and consideration of the size and complexity of operations. This would be supported by the proposed legislation, under which common inspection staff would be responsible for all food products, rather than being divided along product lines as currently exists. To get a bill of this magnitude through from passage to implementation is no small feat. Once the bill passes, regulations will need to be developed and consulted upon prior to implementation. There are significant portions of the bill that will require regulatory change, a process that takes years. Yet, there appears to be significant commitment to move forward with the new rules, and consultations are already underway. The impetus for change is partly driven by domestic issues that have arisen over food safety in recent years, but no doubt also driven by international pressures to ensure food safety, and a likely recognition that without implementing similar rules, Canada
may lose out in trade if its exports are not acceptable to the U.S. or other countries. The U.S. has already taken steps to modernize its legislation, including implementing export and import controls. Whether Canada and the U.S. will take a collaborative approach, perhaps agreeing to recognize each other’s food safety assessments, remains to be seen. We have already seen movement by Canada to remove effective trade barriers by the announcement earlier this year of the intended repeal of regulations that require certain products to be available in standardized container sizes — viewed as a barrier to trade by other countries. The balancing of the objectives of enhancing food safety for Canadians, while not unduly and negatively affecting domestic and international producers, will be a delicate one. Adrienne Blanchard is a lawyer and partner in the Ottawa office of Gowling Lafleur Henderson and the vice-chair (regulatory) for the firm’s life sciences industry group.
Place your bets: Are corn prices going higher or about to tumble? Bulls and bears have a host of arguments to support their view, but they can’t both be right By Gavin Maguire chicago / reuters
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he 2012 corn story is still being written, but we already know demand has to shrink mightily to avoid total depletion of corn stocks. What we don’t know is whether that’s already under way, or if prices need to push even higher to curb demand. Market bulls are betting prices will rise — indeed the $10 December call was one particularly popular option earlier this summer, with open interest jumping twenty-five fold in July to more than 25,000 contracts representing 125 million bushels. The bulls argue the USDA’s latest yield projection — 123.4 bushels an acre, the lowest since 1995 — is too optimistic and the number could drop below 120 bushels and lop off several hundred million bushels in the process. However, the level of interest and activity in $10 calls has subsided of late as corn prices stalled in their ascent, and open interest has actually started to decline as traders sell out of those positions. Much of that is likely tied to profit-taking by traders, who acquired them at much lower prices, rather
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Upholding the law It seems the media is letting Harper and Ritz keep spinning the false statements about these farmers that they pardoned. These farmers were first charged for not having a Canada Customs export licence/permit (everyone exporting any Canadian goods, oil, wheat, barley,
than a turnaround in outlook on the market. But the fact upside call option prices and open interest have started to diverge from the direction of underlying prices suggests that some of the bullish enthusiasm is waning.
The top is in!
This has been welcome news for the bearish contingent, as is the recent climb in $7 December put open interest — which has surged by more than 7,000 per cent since early July as market players lock in price floors. Much of that put buying is likely by jittery corn producers concerned production could surprise on the upside. Some also worry fields written off by analysts may actually be harvested in order to comply with crop insurance policies, which would add a bit to supply. There is also concern other parts of the country spared by drought — such as across the mid- and deep South — could see close-to-record harvests. Since those states harvest earlier, their production could be enough to fulfil the near-term demand requirements and hurt prices.
canola, oats, chicken, pork, beef must have a Canada Customs export licence/ permit). Some of these farmers’ vehicles were put into the customs compound, other vehicles were in the process of being impounded. The farmers were told they would have to arrange for their own transportation to get home. The farmers took their vehicles from the Canada Customs compound and headed home. The farmers were arrested and thrown in jail for removing their vehicles from the Canada Customs compound, not for selling grain. Harper and Ritz want the general public to feel sorry for these poor, poor farmers and believe they were wrongly convicted. If you or I had broken the Canada Customs Act and then removed our seized vehicles we would be charged and not pardoned. Harper and Ritz have done a fine job undermining, destroying and dismantling the single-desk monopoly marketing agency that farmers controlled. Ritz has admitted that they (the government)
Still others expect a further drop-off in demand over the remainder of the year as large corn end users scramble to find substitutes or cut back as much as possible. And indeed, there has been a recent softening in export market demand and elevator basis levels across key parts of the country. Indeed, only corn processors are currently showing signs of solid demand, while others sit on the sidelines hoping harvest will push prices down.
2012 versus 1988
Another topic of debate is whether things will play out as they did following the last serious drought in 1988. Bulls point to lower corn inventories this time around while bears note South American growers play a larger role in global corn output now. The bears also question where new buying interest will come from now that prices have risen so high. It remains to be seen which camp will be proven right. But the size of the wagers on each side suggest the final chapters of the 2012 corn story will likely feature plenty of surprises.
have already entertained two offers from two grain companies to purchase the CWB. This was the government’s intention from the beginning — take the monopoly from farmers and then turn all control over to the multinational grain companies so the grain companies can sell to the end-users. Now no power for farmers. You, the reader, be the judge of all the bull the government is feeding everyone. David Bailey Saskatoon, Sask.
Upholding the rule of law
We need the rule of law, not the rule of individual men even if they happen to be prime minister. “It appears the Harper government wants to be remembered as being “tough on crime,” except when it involves laws with which it disagrees.” Manitoba Co-operator Aug 16. So, when is “the law” a law or not?
The situation that got these farmers into trouble was their own doing. They did not like (or want) the law, as it was written, for it curtailed their options of how they could sell their very own grains. And it was different to how producers in Eastern Canada could sell their production. Fair enough. They felt it was not a good law. Their frustrations are evident. However, instead of taking appropriate action through the courts to change that law, they openly disobeyed the regulation, and the law was enforced. Isn’t that the proper way? It is for most of the Canadian populace, who are also fellow citizens. In my view, the law was upheld as it should have been. Of course, during the time of amending, changing the law to allow farmers to sell their grains on an open market, the federal government itself may have also broke another related law. The score at this time, remains tied on that issue — 1 to 1. John Fefchak Virden, Man.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
FROM PAGE ONE antibiotic use Continued from page 1
which level of government is responsible for that?” And concerns are mounting. The Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance, which collects samples from abattoirs and on-farm animals, has found a growing number of drug-resistant pathogens in Canada’s food-animal sector, Evans noted in his call to vets to write fewer prescriptions. At present in Manitoba, there are no provincial regulations that address the issue, and producers who imprudently use antimicrobials face no penalties unless antibiotic residue is an issue at slaughter. The St. Claude-based Philippot said Ottawa should be taking the lead on this issue but since it isn’t, the provinces will have to step in. “I believe this is something (Manitoba) should be looking at a little more, it is certainly being done in other provinces,” said Philippot.
Taking steps
The biggest step taken so far may be in Newfoundland, the country’s smallest livestock producer. “People agree there is a concern over increased resistance, and a lack of new products coming out,” said said Dr. Hugh Whitney, that province’s chief veterinary officer. Newfoundland’s greatest concern was the sale of over-thecounter injectables and watersoluble medications, which could be bought and used without the advice of a veterinarian. “ Were these dr ugs even necessary? Who knew,” said Whitney. “So we just made the decision that there was something we could do, and the decision was to restrict the use to veterinary prescription alone.” A federal committee recommended such a move a decade ago. Because many of these drugs do not require a prescription from a vet to obtain, there is no way of monitoring how much or how often they are used. The available estimates for the U.S. vary widely between 50 per cent and 87 per cent of the antibiotics sold annually in that country are for growth promotion and prophylaxis in swine, cattle and poultry. “In Canada, we do not know the quantities of various antimicrobials used in animals, and we do not collect use data in a manner that helps to further our understanding of resistance and its impact on human health,” says the report Uses of Antimicrobials in Food Animals in Canada: Impact on Resistance and Human Health. The committee behind this report recommended that be changed, although it acknowledged that forcing producers to obtain a prescription would increase costs and would meet with resistance. “It is important that this information be available in the future. These data are needed to interpret changes in resistance over time, to assess the impact of resistance on human health, and for development and evaluation of programs designed to contain antimicrobial resistance,” the committee said.
If the Manitoba government has any plans to take similar action, it’s keeping them secret. MAFRI Minister Ron Kostyshyn has not met with the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association and his office refused an interview request. (Health Canada also declined to be interviewed.) But in the end, it may be consumers — not government — who drive changes. “Certainly at this point, we are trying to deal with public perceptions,” said Jake Wiebe, president of Manitoba Chicken Producers. “If there are ways we can cut back on antibiotics, just so they are at ease, we would gladly do it.”
Bad rap
Like most poultry producers in the province, Wiebe keeps his flock healthy with medicated feed, but makes the switch to unmedicated feed 10 days before the birds are processed. He’s not required by law to do that, but Wiebe said producers want to allay consumer concerns. “We’re trying to manage it in a controlled fashion, and we’re trying to let people know we are working on this,” he said. “If something better is out there, we’re certainly not adverse to change.” The poultry producer said his industry is getting a bad rap on this issue, and many claims linking subtherapeutic antibiotic use to drug-resistant diseases are not based on good science. Moves to limit antibiotic use in the U.S. also has implications for livestock producers here who sell in American markets. “We are certainly monitoring all regulator activities related to agricultural practices in the United States,” said Dawn Lawrence of the Canadian Pork Council. “We will have to look at trade implications as we go along.” Describing American policies on antimicrobials as slightly ahead of those in Canada, Lawrence said it’s hard to predict exactly what stricter U.S. regulations might mean. That may be in part because there are no hard numbers on antibiotic use in Canadian swine production. “We cannot at this point put a number or identify a frequency of how commonly antibiotics are used as a growth promotant,” said Lawrence. “But certainly, antimicrobials are an important tool in our tool box, and producers and veterinarians want to ensure that their effectiveness remains in place for as long as possible.” But how to achieve that remains an open question. “It’s not just food we have to consider. We have to think about what is used in our pets, what gets out into the environment and what gets used by us,” said Duizer. “It’s not simple... it’s a big and complex issue. “My take, and it’s my take, would be that we need to have good, solid legislation and programs to back the monitoring of both use and resistance across not just animals, but across animals and human beings.”
Antibiotics no longer effective in some cases Antibiotic resistance is on the rise, and the issue can’t be ignored, experts say. “Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue of increasing concern pretty much worldwide... and Manitoba is no exception,” said Dr. Denise Koh, the province’s medical officer of health. “We’re used to having antibiotics available, and hopefully they always will be, but we can’t take that for granted,” added Dr. Margaret Fast, Manitoba’s acting chief public health officer. Many experts say resistance is simply a numbers game — using more antibiotics increases selection pressure in favour of resistant bugs. “It is said that the overuse of antibiotics in the preventive manner will produce a resistant organism,” said former Manitoba TB control director Dr. Earl Hershfield. “And certainly many organisms are becoming resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (or MRSA), which is a problem, resistant gonorrhea is also developing and there are many diseases like that.” Another is tuberculosis. While Manitoba only had 146 TB cases in 2010, nearly 15 per cent of cases were resistant to at least one drug used to treat the disease. Canada-wide, Hershfield said one per cent of all TB cases are now multi-drug resistant.
Former Manitoba TB control director, Dr. Earl Hershfield. photo: shannon vanraes To help protect antibiotics most essential to human health, Health Canada now classifies them by mode of action, chemical composition and significance to human medicine. Additional warnings regarding antibacterial resistance have also been added to drug information.
Looks can be deceiving
This filed near MacGregor looks good but the farmer won’t know how it yields for sure until combining begins. photo: luc gamache
Some do it without antibiotics Not all commercial livestock production relies on antibiotics. Farmers in the European Union had to abandon medicated feed when subtherapeutic antibiotics were outlawed in 2006 and there’s intensive research in North America to find alternatives — such as probiotics and additional nutrients — to antibiotics as prophylaxis and growth promotants. Some Manitoba producers have already abandoned medicated feed. “The main reason we choose to do it was because of our concerns about antibacterial resistance,” said Wian Prinsloo, who operates a small mixed farm and market garden south of Brandon. Although he still uses antibiotics if an animal is sick and a veterinarian prescribes them, Prinsloo said he believes preventive antibiotics do more harm than good in the long run.
Resistant waterhemp sprayed 10 consecutive years with 2,4-D This native grass seed producer didn’t rotate his crop or herbicide By Allan Dawson co-operator staff
Waterhemp, which is in the pigweed family, is a major weed in the United States so it’s no surprise the discovery of a 2,4-D-resistant population in Nebraska is making headlines. The resistant waterhemp was found in a field of native grass seed where 2,4-D had been applied for more than 10 consecutive years, researchers wrote in the July-September journal of Weed Science. “Similarly, use of 2,4-D for 10 years in New Zealand pastures resulted in selection of a 2,4-D-resistant musk thistle population,” the article states. The article says the resistant waterhemp “demonstrated at least tenfold resistance to 2,4-D relative to a susceptible population in greenhouse bioassays.” The highest doses of 2,4-D that were used in an on-site field study were insufficient to control 50 per cent of the waterhemp population. Researchers gathered waterhemp seeds from this field and performed greenhouse testing against a susceptible waterhemp variety. Twentyeight days after treatment with the herbicide, visual observation and dry weight values showed a tenfold resistance in the affected sample. The researchers also found the 2,4-D-resistant waterhemp was threefold less sensitive to dicamba, another herbicide in the same Group 4 as 2,4-D. The farmers first reported problems controlling waterhemp in 2009. Although 2,4-D has been used widely worldwide, only 17weeds have evolved resistance to this herbicide, the article says. They are: wild carrot, Canada thistle, musk thistle, Italian thistle, tall buttercup, Indian hedge mustard, wild mustard, wild radish, field bindweed, kochia, corn poppy, scentless chamomile, prickly lettuce, dayflower, Sawah flowering rush, marshweed and globe fringebrush. allan@fbcpublishing.com with files from Reuters
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2,4-D Continued from page 1
“We really want to encourage mixing up modes of actions and good rotation practices,” John Foran, Dow AgroSciences Canada’s, market development specialist for Enlist Weed Control System said in an interview. “In Canada it won’t be mandatory, but we will recommend a soil-applied foundation treatment (along with applications of glyphosate and 2,4-D).” That additional herbicide application could be done at a reduced rate to make it more affordable for farmers, he added. But some agronomists doubt farmers will be able to avoid the temptation of simple, inexpensive weed control. For example, the resistant waterhemp population in Nebraska was treated with 2,4-D for 10 years consecutively (See related story) As well, rotating away from
those two products is easier said than done. Cereal crops such as wheat and oats often follow soybeans. Group 4 herbicides are commonly applied in those crops. After soybeans farmers shouldn’t plant canola or sunflowers — crops that 2,4-D isn’t used on — because of the disease risk. Ed i b l e b e a n s s h o u l d b e avoided too because soybean volunteers can reduce edible bean quality. The agriculture industr y has learned important lessons about herbicide resistance weeds from the experience with Roundup Ready crops, said Mark Lawton, Monsanto’s technology lead for Canada. “Where we’ve had glyphosate weed resistance occur there was probably an overly enthusiastic use of the technology,” he said. In some instances farmers grew nothing but Roundup
Waterhemp
Ready soybeans or cotton on the same land many years in a row. “It was effective and was at a good price point, but too much of a good thing turned out to be a problem,” he said. “The world of biology and
nature kind of reminds you of that.” He stressed the importance of rotating crops, herbicide groups and good agronomic practices such as proper timing for applications. Applying a tank mix of more than one herbicide group is also a good way to delay weed resistance, Beckie said. It’s more effective than rotating herbicide groups. “I encourage growers to plan out their rotations in advance,” Beckie said. “Don’t plan year to year what crop to grow. If they can, think ahead and try to avoid using the same herbicide-resistant crops year after year. Again, if you rely too heavily on one technology you’re probably going to run into a problem. So moderation, I guess, would be my advice.” allan@fbcpublishing.com
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“The fact that resistance to 2,4-D has evolved in at least one waterhemp population (in Nebraska) should be emphasized to corn, soybean, and cotton producers to show that proper stewardship of these new technologies is critical for maintaining their effectiveness.” Waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus), a member of the pigweed family, is present in Manitoba as well as Ontario and Quebec, but isn’t a major weed problem here, Nasir Shaikh, a weed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, said in an interview last week. Adding 2,4-D or dicamba to glyphosate-tolerant crops is one way to combat glyphosate-tolerant weeds, University of Manitoba plant science instructor Gary Martens said in an email. If the glyphosate doesn’t kill it, the 2,4-D or dicamba will. “But it is only a short-term solution,” he said. “Adding 2,4-D-resistant crops will dramatically increase the use of 2,4-D.” And that could result in more 2,4-D-resistant weeds, he wrote. “( T )here are concerns that we’re going to overuse that group of herbicides and just create a big mess down the road,” said Hugh Beckie, a Saskatoon-based Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research scientist who studies herbicide-resistant weeds. “And that’s certainly a valid concern. Stewardship of those crops — say Roundup plus 2,4-D — will be key to try not to create that big mess down the road.” Weeds that become resistant to 2,4-D could also develop resistance to other Group 4 herbicides such as dicamba, Beckie said. 2,4-D and other Group 4 herbicides are important to Manitoba farmers because they are so widely used and are relatively inexpensive. “We do not have a readily available alternative, inexpensive broadleaf herbicide should 2,4-D fail,” Martens wrote. 2 , 4 - D, d e v e l o p e d d u r ing the Second World War, is one of the oldest herbicides still in common use. While some resistant weed populations have developed, they have so far remained small and isolated. There are 17, 2,4-D-resistant weed populations in the world, including an isolated population of wild mustard discovered in Manitoba in the early 1990s. Earlier this year, AAFC confirmed glyphosate-resistant kochia in Alberta. Ontario also has populations of glyphosateresistant Canada fleabane and giant ragweed. Dow AgroScie n c e s a n d Monsanto are expected to release glyphosate-2,4-D and glyphosate-dicambatolerant crops by 2014. Dow’s program is called the Enlist Weed Control System, while Monsanto’s is named Roundup Ready 2 Xtend. Officials from both companies said in separate interviews they’ll stress good stewardship to avoid creating new herbicide-resistant weeds.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Churchill shipping season underway A $25-million, $9-a-tonne federal subsidy should keep grain flowing north for five years as the port adjusts to the ending of the wheat board’s monopoly By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF
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he Port of Churchill, owned by OmniTRAX Canada, loaded its first grain ship of the season last week and the first since the Canadian Wheat Board lost its sales monopoly Aug. 1. Although the wheat board accounted for almost all the grain exported through Manitoba’s only northern seaport, $5 million in federal government subsidies are expected to keep the grain flowing and the ships loading this shipping season. “When we’re all said and done with we should be just over 510,000 (tonnes),” Paul Stow, OmniTRAX’s vice-president of business development for grain, said in an interview Aug. 16, the day the M.V. Puffin sailed from Churchill loaded with 33,800 tonnes of wheat and durum. “My feeling is we are seeing some opportunities to do a couple of vessels beyond the incentive funding. Where we end up is yet to be seen. We should do at least the 510,000 and hopefully we can grab a couple more.” Grain shipments from Churchill have averaged around 500,000 a year. In 2003, 629,000 tonnes of grain were exported through Churchill, not far off the record of 735,000 tonnes set in the 1976-77 crop year when the port still only handled boxcars.
Confident
The Puffin arrived Aug. 13, a week or so later than last year’s first ship. But Stow is confident shipments will quickly catch up. The loading of 28,000 tonnes of wheat on the M.V. Lisa J began as soon as the Puffin left its berth. Ottawa’s decision to kill the wheat board’s single desk raised fears the Port of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Railway that serves it, which is also owned by OmniTRAX, would no longer be viable. While the wheat board said it could save $20 a tonne sourcing grain from certain parts of the West and exporting it through Churchill to destinations in Europe and Africa, it’s more profitable for grain companies to use their own terminals at other ports. To assist the transition to an open market last November the federal government announced a $25-million subsidy over five years. Eligible Churchill shippers get $9 a tonne. The subsidy is working, said Sinc Harrison, president of the Hudson Bay Route Association, which promotes Churchill. “The naysayers said as soon as the board was gone Churchill would be dead,” he said in an interview Aug. 14 after visiting Churchill to celebrate the arrival of the Puffin. “Certainly it’s far from dead.” But what happens after the subsidy ends? “We’re looking at all options at this point,” Stow said. “We’ve got the incentive funding for the next five years and it’s up to us what to do year six and beyond to secure the volume and future of the port.”
Exploring options
The port already ships supplies to northern communities. It’s
The first ship of the season, the M.V. Puffin arrived in Churchill Aug. 13 to load 33,800 tonnes of wheat and durum. A five-year, $25-million federal government subsidy program is expected to ensure around 500,000 tonnes of grain continues to be exported from Manitoba’s only seaport as it adjusts to the new open market for wheat and barley. PHOTO: CHURCHILL GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
also looking at working more closely with grain companies or getting into the grain business itself, Harrison said. OmniTRAX is exploring other
ideas such as shipping potash and crude oil. The port and its supporters are also trying to get the shipping season, which typically runs from
July 31 to October 31, extended, Harrison said. Ice in the bay leaves sooner and comes back later than it used to, probably because of climate change. But
ship insurers and Transport Canada continue to use the calendar rather than science when setting the shipping season, he said. Stow said this year the subsidy is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Originally shippers had 30 days to confirm an export grain sale before the money would be reassigned to another shipper. Now shippers have seven to 10 days to confirm their sale, Stow said. The process ensures the money will be used for its intended purpose — pushing grain through Churchill. Stow declined to say where the Puffin was bound, citing competitive reasons. “The whole world has changed,” he said, alluding to ending the wheat board’s monopoly. “What used to be public is no longer public, so everybody is adjusting to that here.” allan@fbcpublishing.com
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Five pastures picked for transition out of federal control Four community pastures near Brandon, one near Dauphin, to be divested by end of 2013 By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF
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he federal government has announced that the first five community pastures to be transitioned out of the federal Community Pasture Program by 2014 are Westbourne, Lakeview, Gardenton, Pansy, and Sylvan Dale. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said that a deal is underway for AAFC staff to stay on for the 2013 grazing season on the first round of pastures to be divested, giving Manitoba and Saskatchewan time needed to further consult pasture users and others in preparation for managing these lands for the 2014 grazing season and beyond. Ray Armbruster, president of Manitoba Beef Producers, said the one-year extension will allow more time for an alterna-
tive administrative structure to be developed. “MBP emphasizes that as governments make changes to the community pasture program measures must be taken to ensure that current agricultural land use does not change and that these pastures remain available to beef producers in Manitoba,” said Armbruster. Gerald Huebner, director of GO Teams for MAFRI and lead on the community pasture transition file, said that chairs of the Patron Advisory Committees (PAC) and MBP directors have formed a Pasture Steering Committee to develop a co-operative organization and business plan for taking over the management by 2014 of all formerly federally operated community pastures in Manitoba, starting with the first five. “We are expecting a business plan from that group
“For those beef producers wondering what they are going to do with the cattle in the future, well, there is a plan being worked on that would see the continuation of pastures.” GERALD HUEBNER
by the end of October,” said Huebner. Barry Lowes, chair of the Steering Committee and chair of the Producer Advisory Committee for Ellice Archie, said that the new administrative structure, led by producers, will be in place to facilitate an orderly transfer of these first five pastures to transition away from federal administration. Huebner added that the municipalities in question are being kept up to date on developments, federal officials are
advising the steering committee on current costs, and that the plan is aiming for as much continuity in staff and operations as possible. “Plan development is not final by any means, but it is underway,” said Huebner. “For those beef producers wondering what they are going to do with the cattle in the future, well, there is a plan being worked on that would see the continuation of pastures.” Negotiations continue with the Saskatchewan government
regarding the first round of that province’s pasture divestitures. The Community Pasture Program is a land-management service provided on 85 pastures in the Prairie provinces. It was created in the 1930s to reclaim land that was badly eroded during the Prairie drought. The federal government claims that the program has achieved its original goal of returning more than 145,000 hectares of poor-quality cultivated lands to grass cover. AAFC staff will continue working with the governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, which own over 90 per cent of the pasture land, to transition the land over a six-year period to users with a more direct interest and phase out federal involvement in management, said Ritz, in a press release. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com
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Oct. 30: Harvest Gala fundraiser benefiting Red River Exhibition Association scholarships and Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame, Viscount Gort Hotel, 1670 Portage Ave., Winnipeg. For tickets call 204-888-6990. Oct. 30: Manitoba Turkey Producers semi-annual meeting, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-489-4635. Nov. 2-3: Organic Connections conference and trade show, Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Dr., Regina. For more info call 306-543-8732 or email info@organicconnections.ca. Nov. 7: Manitoba Pork Council fall producer meeting, location and time TBA, Portage la Prairie. Nov. 8: Manitoba Pork Council fall producer meeting, location and time TBA, Niverville. Nov. 15: Manitoba Turkey Producers annual turkey management and health seminar, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204489-4635.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices Winnipeg
August 17, 2012
Cattle volume picks up as markets resume auctions
Steers & Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 68.00 - 74.50 D3 Cows 58.00 - 65.00 Bulls 80.00 - 87.25 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) 110.00 - 125.00 (801-900 lbs.) 120.00 - 135.00 (701-800 lbs.) 125.00 - 137.00 (601-700 lbs.) 125.00 - 140.00 (501-600 lbs.) 130.00 - 150.00 (401-500 lbs.) 135.00 - 155.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 100.00 - 115.00 (801-900 lbs.) 105.00 - 117.50 (701-800 lbs.) 107.00 - 122.00 (601-700 lbs.) 110.00 - 125.00 (501-600 lbs.) 120.00 - 127.00 (401-500 lbs.) 125.00 - 134.00
Heifers
Alberta South 113.25 — 74.00 - 85.00 65.00 - 77.00 — $ 120.00 - 135.00 125.00 - 139.00 130.00 - 149.00 145.00 - 157.00 146.00 - 160.00 150.00 - 175.00 $ 114.00 - 126.00 120.00 - 134.00 124.00 - 139.00 127.00 - 148.00 140.00 - 155.00 138.00 - 160.00
($/cwt) (1,000+ lbs.) (850+ lbs.)
Futures (August 17, 2012) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change August 2012 120.85 -0.58 October 2012 125.55 -0.23 December 2012 128.07 -0.43 February 2013 131.45 0.10 April 2013 135.10 0.30 June 2013 131.87 -0.63 Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.
Feeder Cattle August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 January 2013 March 2013
Winnipeg still sees more slaughter than feeder cattle
Ontario $ 102.79 - 123.54 100.43 - 117.36 55.48 - 74.12 55.48 - 74.12 71.70 - 87.77 $ 114.24 - 138.34 116.43 - 136.74 111.26 - 134.82 122.32 - 153.45 125.50 - 165.74 139.06 - 177.06 $ 109.75 - 119.86 108.74 - 123.66 104.64 - 124.09 108.62 - 132.86 120.25 - 142.46 118.62 - 154.69
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(901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.) (901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.)
Close 140.32 142.87 144.12 145.27 147.50 150.50
Change 1.22 3.39 3.62 2.57 1.70 1.80
Cattle Grades (Canada)
Week Ending August 11, 2012 46,329 9,926 36,403 NA 639,000
Previous Year 56,723 14,874 41,849 NA 665,000
Week Ending August 11, 2012 287 19,221 18,846 1,262 819 4,885 506
Prime AAA AA A B D E
Previous Year 349 24,080 22,190 1,646 724 2,410 347
Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture
(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) MB. ($/hog) MB. (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) MB. (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.) P.Q. (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)
Current Week 179.00E 164.00E 164.35 170.78
Futures (August 17, 2012) in U.S. Hogs August 2012 October 2012 December 2012 February 2013 April 2013
Last Week 183.03 167.67 168.46 175.03
Close 91.84 75.62 72.90 80.50 88.20
Last Year (Index 100) 195.40 179.60 189.29 196.32
Change -0.03 -0.38 -0.55 -0.05 0.10
Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Lambs (110+ lb.) (95 - 109 lb.) (80 - 94 lb.) (Under 80 lb.) (New crop)
$1 Cdn: $ 1.012 U.S. $1 U.S: $0.98810 Cdn.
COLUMN
(Friday to Thursday) Slaughter Cattle
Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers
EXCHANGES: August 17, 2012
Winnipeg Next Sale is Sept. 6
Chickens Minimum broiler prices as of May 23, 2010 Under 1.2 kg................................... $1.5130 1.2 - 1.65 kg.................................... $1.3230 1.65 - 2.1 kg.................................... $1.3830 2.1 - 2.6 kg...................................... $1.3230
Turkeys Minimum prices as of August 19, 2012 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.055 Undergrade .............................. $1.965 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.035 Undergrade .............................. $1.935 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $2.035 Undergrade .............................. $1.935 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $2.000 Undergrade............................... $1.915 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.
Toronto 68.57 - 95.51 135.65 - 146.47 137.65 - 153.99 126.81 - 150.86 150.57 - 210.46 —
SunGold Specialty Meats 40.00 - 60.00
Eggs Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective June 12, 2011. New Previous A Extra Large $1.8500 $1.8200 A Large 1.8500 1.8200 A Medium 1.6700 1.6400 A Small 1.2500 1.2200 A Pee Wee 0.3675 0.3675 Nest Run 24 + 1.7490 1.7210 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15
Goats Kids Billys Mature
Winnipeg ($/cwt) — — —
Toronto ($/cwt) 77.50 - 222.50 — 106.02 - 220.57
Horses <1,000 lbs. 1,000 lbs.+
Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —
Toronto ($/cwt) 15.06 - 38.25 25.59 - 45.19
Terryn Shiells CNSC
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ctivity at auction marts in Manitoba started to pick up during the week ended Aug. 17, as many markets are preparing to hold sales again after taking a break during the earlier summer months. Winnipeg Livestock Sales and Heartland Livestock Services in both Brandon and Virden were able to provide market reports during the week. (Please note that Heartland Livestock Services in Virden will now be holding sales every Wednesday.) Volume at the auction yards during the week was fairly normal for the time of year, but did manage to see a slight pickup from the week prior, said Scott Anderson, field representative for Winnipeg Livestock Sales. The three auction yards that provided market reports all saw a pickup in volume, ranging from about 15 to 80 more cattle that came to auction compared to the week prior. Anderson said there were still more butcher cattle than feeders at the Winnipeg auction. Demand on the butcher side remained pretty strong, he said, especially on the cull cows and bulls. Prices for butcher cattle were steady to slightly stronger. Anderson said some slaughter cattle were selling about $1-$2 higher during the week. Higher prices may have been due to the better quality of cattle for sale, or there could just be more money in the market right now, he said. Some yearling cattle were starting to come onto the market during the week, he added, but producers are still on the sidelines. “Farmers are calling, trying to figure out whether they’re going to sell calves in the fall, or whether they should have some feed on hand to background their calves until the spring. People are just sort of inquiring to see what direction things are going in,” he said. Demand for yearling cattle was described as strong at auction marts across the province during the week, and prices held steady to stronger, industry officials said. The cost of feed in Western Canada is fairly high right now because of rallying U.S. prices, but producers in Manitoba should still be OK to make a bit of a profit — and those who con-
“With the way the feed is, the demand for yearlings has definitely gone down.” scott anderson
Winnipeg Livestock Sales
tracted earlier will have no problem making money, Anderson said. “Before the high feed prices became such a crisis, everybody thought the yearlings would be worth a fortune. But, now with the way the feed is, the demand for yearlings has definitely gone down,” he said. “So, anybody that contracted them with the good prices will do very well and people that didn’t are not going to get as much money back.” However, the feed crisis that caused the higher prices will most likely change where the demand comes from for Manitoba cattle, he said, especially on the feeder market. “It looks like a lot of cattle will be going west where they’ve got good crops, rather than east where some of the corn is a disaster,” he said. There could be a shift in demand, he said, and Manitoba cattle could start to head east when some of the calves come to market in the fall. However, it seems as though most cattle will head west. Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.
Table: Cattle market schedules Ashern
Reopens Aug. 22
Brandon Sales throughout summer Gladstone
Reopens Aug. 21
Grunthal Sales throughout summer Killarney
Biweekly sales throughout summer
Melita (Taylor) Reopens Aug. 21 Ste. Rose
Closed until fall
Virden Sales every Wednesday; no butcher sales on Mondays until fall Winnipeg
Winnipeg sales throughout summer
Rising feed prices have European feed makers scrambling to rethink formulations amsterdam / reuters
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ising grain prices have European feed makers rethinking their formulations. Skyrocketing prices for corn, wheat and soybeans will likely force herd culls, particularly in Spain, which is Europe’s major pork producer but relies on imported feed. “The situation is very, very, very worrying — some of the big farmers will be able to cope by cutting production to bear the price rise, but some of the smaller farms have already reached a point of no return,” said analyst Javier Alejandre. Feed producers are looking for substi-
tutes but have little wriggle room. Dutch producer Nutreco is turning to byproducts of the food and beer industry, mostly distillers grains, but supplies are limited. But feed makers are also looking to additives — mixes of vitamins, minerals, emulsifiers and some chemicals. They improve the nutritional value, taste, colour or digestion and change the way that grains are absorbed. “That’s where the revolution is taking place,” said John Brennan, Nutreco’s director of research. Recently developed blends have led to cost savings of 10 per cent for ruminants’ feed, but cost savings for pig and poultry feed were much lower, Brennan said.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices
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Canola buyers bide time waiting on new-crop supply ICE’s wheat and barley contracts remain thinly traded
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anola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform experienced small losses during the week ended Aug. 17, with the advancing harvest operations on the Prairies and pre-hedging by elevator companies, in anticipation of increased deliveries of old-crop supplies and new canola off the combine, behind some of the price weakness. Canola futures dropped $7.80 to almost $11 dur ing the repor ting per iod. The absence of fresh domestic crusher demand added to the general weakness in canola, with that sector now waiting for cheaper new-crop supplies to be made available before stepping up to the plate. The pricing of old export business by commercials, and some light chart-based speculative and commodity fund buying, helped to provide a firm price floor under the market. Some of the price action seen in canola was also tied to the evening-up of positions ahead of the Aug. 22 crop production report from Statistics Canada. This will be the first official government survey of what producers seeded to the various grain and oilseed crops in Canada during the 201213 season. In last week’s column, it was suggested canola yields would not be as good as first indicated. However, this week, it’s a different stor y, with numerous participants of the impression that canola y i e l d s w i l l b e a bove nor mal if not at record-high levels. Pre-report production ideas for canola from the industry currently range from around the 15.6-million-tonne range to as high as 17 million. Canadian canola output in 2011 totalled 14.2 million tonnes. Wheat yields in Western Canada were also said to be coming in at above-average levels, with the weather less of a factor than it was for oats and barley this year. However, cereal crops in general were said to be holding trend lines. Arbitrage pricing again was the main feature of the milling wheat futures contract on the ICE platform. Few to no actual trades were reported in the milling wheat, durum and barley contracts. Market players are indicating that the absence of activity in those commodities is due to a variety of reasons, the biggest of course being the absence of liquidity. Few of the smaller speculative accounts want to be involved, given that the commercials, who are the only participants, can easily push the market around. In doing so, the game is already stacked against the smaller players. A large international house trader once
indicated that if the exchange had geared these contracts up with the small trader in mind, the larger commercials would have found a way to trade those futures in a successful manner. With the smaller players involved, liquidity would have improved, and the contracts would then begin to thrive. However, until the setup of these contracts stops favouring the commercial sector, the success of these ICE Canada futures remains unclear. The absence of participation was also being tied to the fact that participants are more than comfortable using alternative commodities at different exchanges. CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean futures were narrowly mixed during the week. The arrival of much-needed precipitation in the main U.S. soybean-growing regions helped to spark some of the selling that surfaced in the commodity during the week. The taking of profits also fuelled some of the price weakness. However, the need to ration supply, as export and domestic usage of the commodity remains strong, helped to generate strength. The tight U.S. and world soybean supply situation also provided strong support for futures. Underlying support in soybeans was also coming from talk that crop tour scouts were indeed finding that yields will be below normal. Corn futures on the CBOT generally lost ground during the reporting period. Profittaking and the absence of demand from end-users accounted for the price declines. Some chart-related speculative and commodity fund liquidation orders also stimulated the downward price slide. T h e l o s s e s i n c o r n , h ow e v e r, w e re restricted by the fact that supplies of the commodity are extremely tight. Demand rationing was also evident and helped to slow the price drop.
Run on wheat
Wheat futures on the CBOT, MGEX and KCBT generally lost ground during the week. Losses were influenced by the quick pace of the spring wheat harvest in the northern-tier U.S. states and by reports of much better-than-anticipated yield potential. Larger-than-anticipated stocks of U.S. wheat also added to the bearish sentiment in the market. Profit-taking also helped to undermine values. The declines in wheat, however, continued to be offset in part by ideas that with wheat output in Ukraine and Russia not meeting expectations, importers will need to turn to the U.S. to cover requirements. This in turn has caused a bit of a run on the wheat supply situation in the U.S. Dwayne Klassen writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.
For three-times-daily market reports from Commodity News Service Canada, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca.
Week Ago
Year Ago
Wheat
Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
316.61
335.44
260.03
Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
338.56
352.34
334.61
Coarse Grains US corn Gulf ($US)
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—
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US barley (PNW) ($US)
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—
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Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
314.07
322.15
275.20
Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne)
248.67
252.56
222.08
Oilseeds Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne) Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)
Dwayne Klassen
Last Week
All prices close of business August 16, 2012
608.51
622.56
496.72
1,169.53
1,155.20
1,218.70
Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business August 17, 2012 Western barley
Last Week
Week Ago
October 2012
264.50
265.00
December 2012
269.50
270.00
March 2013
272.50
275.00
Last Week
Week Ago
November 2012
608.10
617.10
January 2013
612.40
621.50
March 2013
614.30
622.10
Canola
Special Crops Report for August 20, 2012 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market
Spot Market
Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)
Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)
Large Green 15/64
21.00 - 23.25
Canaryseed
Laird No. 1
20.00 - 23.25
Oil Sunflower Seed
Eston No. 2
20.00 - 22.50
Desi Chickpeas
20.50 - 24.00 — 24.20 - 25.50
Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)
Green No. 1
9.25 - 10.50
Fababeans, large
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Medium Yellow No. 1
8.50 - 9.00
Feed beans
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Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)
No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans
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Feed Pea (Rail)
No. 1 Great Northern
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4.80 - 5.00
Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)
No. 1 Cranberry Beans
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Yellow No. 1
34.75 - 36.75
No. 1 Light Red Kidney
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Brown No. 1
30.20 - 31.75
No. 1 Dark Red Kidney
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Oriental No. 1
24.75 - 26.75
No. 1 Black Beans
—
No. 1 Pinto Beans
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Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS
No. 1 Small Red
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No. 1 Pink
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Fargo, ND
Goodlands, KS
26.25
26.55
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Report for August 17, 2012 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed) Confection Source: National Sunflower Association
Drought to cut Serbia grain harvest, drive up prices Wheat fares better, but still down on 2011 By Aleksandar Vasovic / Reuters Weeks of drought could slash Serbia’s grain harvest by as much as a half, farmers and experts warned July 19, raising the risk of a surge in food prices later in the year. Vojislav Stankovic, an adviser with the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, said the corn yield from 1.25 million hectares (3.1 million acres) would likely be half the projected seven million tonnes, after weeks of dry weather and temperatures that hit 40 C in some areas. “The total damage from 40 days of drought could be about $2 billion,” Stankovic said in a TV broadcast. Experts say wheat has fared bet-
ter than corn, but this year’s harvest of 1.91 million tonnes is still 7.7 per cent down on 2011, according to the Serbian Statistics Office. “A month ago I had a record corn harvest but now I have halfdried plants and I strained my neck looking for rain clouds,” said Zivojin Dragovic, a farmer in the southwestern village of Slatina. Vukosav Sakovic, head of the Zita Srbije association of wheat producers and exporters, said Serbia might still have about 350,000 tonnes of wheat for export, including 100,000 tonnes from rollover stocks. “But as things stand now,” he said, “the government will have to control exports.”
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
COUNTRY CROSSROADS connecting rur a l communities
The dramatic (and mostly true) tale of Manitoba’s “Wheat King” Even without the diamond caper and Scotland Yard detective, the story of John William Sandison is a ripping good yarn By Glenn Cheater co-operator contributor
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oday, all that remains of John William Sandison’s grand operation is a stone mansion northwest of Brandon. But the Scot once operated a farm so large he was known as the “Wheat King” and his downfall would become the stuff of local legend. The tale begins with Sandison’s arrival in the Carberry Plains in 1884, where he earned a reputation as a top-notch horseman and plowman, winning the Carberry Plowing Match three years in a row. He then married Elizabeth and with the help of his father-in-law, a Carberryarea farmer, purchased a 640-acre farm northwest of Brandon, most of which was broken. In 1887, he planted his first crop, broadcasting the seed by hand on an impressive 400 acres (with plows following and covering the seed). The crop was so good, Sandison purchased three new Massey Harris binders for the harvest and earned enough to pay off the mortgage on the farm. But that was just the start. Another 640 acres were added in 1888 and the fields were sown with a “Gatling Gun” broadcaster seeder followed by eight plows. The seeder was a technological marvel of its day — a spinning disc mounted on a grain wagon threw grain out in a 12-foot arc. The disc was powered off the wagon’s rear wheels by means of sprockets, a chain and a gear box and needed someone constantly shovelling grain into a hopper above it. With a Gatling Gun seeder and an appropriate number of trailing plows, Sandison could seed a jaw-dropping 75 acres a day.
Direct threshing
Another of his innovations was direct threshing of stooks. It had long been believed wheat sheaves needed to be stooked, dried for two weeks and then gathered into large stacks for further curing. Sandison’s innovation was a game changer. First, it reduced handling (and labour costs) as well as crop losses when sheaves broke apart or were rained on. It also meant Sandison could market his crop before the annual drop in wheat prices that occurred when the Great Lakes froze over in late fall. Wi t h t h e 1 8 8 8 c ro p a s u c c e s s, Sa n d i s o n p u rc hased another 640 acres and was soon operating one of the largest farms in Western Canada. In 1890, he had 1,500 acres of wheat, 300 acres of oats, 200 acres of summerfallow, and still managed to break another 800 acres. The number of men, as well as horses and machines, for such an operation was huge: 15 regular farmhands and another 40 to 50 at harvest, not to mention a butcher and at least two kitchen helpers to assist Elizabeth. But Sandison had no trouble attracting workers, paying farmhands $20 a month — $5 above the usual rate — and offering free laundry and chewing tobacco (the smoking variety was discouraged because of the fire risk). They were also given paid holidays on Victoria Day (the day of Brandon’s horse races) and one during the Brandon Fair.
However, they worked 13 hours a day, six days a week and anyone dismissed or who quit before the end of the contract, forfeited their season’s wages.
Impeccably dressed
Sandison devoted himself entirely to managing the farm and would ride out into the fields on a fine mount to instruct his men on the proper handling of horses and in plowing techniques. He was always impeccably dressed — white shirt, gold cufflinks, Harris Tweed jacket and felt homburg — and is said to have sent his laundry to Scotland as Brandon’s was not up to snuff. As well, the only men suitable for his employ were Scotsmen, and that applied to the stonemasons who began building his mansion in 1892. The 1890 harvest was Sandison’s fourth good one in a row, but his slowmaturing Red Fife wheat was struck by frost in ’91 and completely frozen out the following year, with losses estimated as high as $100,000. Rapid expansion meant Sandison had no cash reserves and when he turned to his bank, he found his credit had dried up. He was only able to partially pay his men but he offered them free board over the winter, while he set off for Scotland in an attempt to secure credit.
While damaged, the photo is one of the very few images known of the Sandison farm. There are 15 binders visible in the photo cutting wheat and tying it into sheaves. The two binders on the left of the photograph have Massey Harris printed on the table back boards. Probably the remaining 12 binders visible are Massey Harris machines as well. More than likely the wheat being cut is the famous Red Fife variety. The man riding the horse in the centre right of the photo is thought to be John Sandison. For a farmer of the period he presents quite a dapper appearance. Photo: McKee Archives (Brandon University) Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2001.3.3.Ag (421).
Two versions
There are two versions of what happened next. The duller one is that Sandison never returned but Elizabeth soldiered on, persuading the farmhands to stay and plant another crop (in hopes of getting their back pay), and a successful harvest that, along with the sale of the farm, was enough to retire all of Sandison’s debts. In this version, Elizabeth was the daughter of an Ontario farmer, returned home and was reunited with her husband a few years later after he returned from a sojourn in South Africa. The other tale is worthy of any fallen king. In this version, Sandison’s failure to return in the spring of 1893 sparked panic by his creditors, who wanted him declared bankrupt so they could seize the farm. But as the creditors gathered to plan their push for bankruptcy, who should appear but Sandison himself, dapper as usual in his Harris Tweed and bearing a tin box under his arm. It was stuffed with cash and he paid off $20,000 worth of overdue bills on the spot. With his reputation restored, Sandison oversaw the seeding of the new crop. But then, in late May, a middle-aged Englishman appeared in Brandon and told the hotel keeper he had come to work for Sandison. Knowing Sandison only hired young, fit Scotsmen, the proprietor waited until the Englishman retired for the night, then rode to his farm. No one knows what was said between the two, but Sandison departed in the middle of the night, caught the 4 o’clock eastbound CPR Flyer at a small station near Brandon and was never seen again.
Scotland Yard detective
The middle-aged Englishman turned out to be a Scotland Yard detective sent to recover $70,000 worth of diamonds
Breaking sod on the Sandison farm. Ten plowmen are seen in the photo using single bottom plows to break prairie in preparation for seeding a crop. The photo appears to have been taken in the spring as the vegetation is not very high. It was a common practice to break virgin prairie in the spring and immediately sow it into a crop. Breaking ground later in the summer and leaving it fallow until the next spring was thought to result in a poorer crop than ground broken in the spring and immediately sown. John Sandison is thought to be the gentleman riding the horse. He appears to be wearing a Glengarry bonnet and a tweed jacket. With no brim to keep the sun out of the eyes, a Glengarry was not practical headgear on the Prairies. Photo: Courtesy Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Sandison had bought on credit in his homeland (and later pawned in Toronto for $35,000). The farm was seized and sold, and the never lived-in mansion was bought by Mrs. Marie Devine, a tall, slender Ontario heiress said to be impossibly beautiful. The fanciful tale is from a 1973 book on the history of Elton Municipality while the former is from a Manitoba Historical Society document written by a descendant of Sandison. However, the story of the Wheat King
and one of the earliest attempts at large-scale farming is a dramatic one. And if you prefer the extra-spicy ending, then you’d have the blessing of Mark Twain, who famously said, “Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.” This story was drawn from material prepared by Alex Campbell, a director of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum (ag-museum.mb.ca). The museum does not have artifacts from the Sandison farm, but has a selection of horsedrawn equipment from the era.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
COUNTRY CROSSROADS
RecipeSwap
Send your recipes or recipe request to: Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. ROG OJO or email: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com
Making the most of August’s abundance
Spaetzle salad with grilled vegetables 1 red pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 zucchini, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 eggplant, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 lbs. spaetzle noodles Dressing: 1/3 c. canola oil 3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp. German mustard 1 garlic clove, minced Sea salt and pepper to taste
It's hard to go wrong when everything is fresh
Heat grill on medium heat. Brush grill with canola oil. In a large bowl, whisk together canola oil, vinegar, mustard, garlic, sea salt and pepper. Place cut-up vegetables in dressing. Toss to coat well. Grill vegetables on skewers or in basket until tender and lightly browned. Cook spaetzle noodles according to directions on package. Place cooked spaetzle in a large bowl. Toss with grilled vegetables. If more moisture is desired, whisk together 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar and canola oil. Toss, garnish with basil and serve warm.
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Yields: 6 to 8 servings.
Curried vegetables over couscous
A heart-healthy couscous recipe that is packed with a lot of great-tasting vegetables! 2 tbsp. canola oil 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced 2 c. broccoli florets 1 red pepper, julienned 1 medium zucchini, julienned 1 large red onion, diced 1 can (19 ozs./540 ml) chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2-3 tsp. curry powder 1 tsp. cumin 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 c. sodium-reduced chicken stock 1 tbsp. lemon juice 4 c. cooked couscous
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If you planted a garden or have neighbours sharing theirs with you, you’ll be enjoying all sorts of fresh vegetables right now — juicy tomatoes, crunchy carrots, loads of zucchini and onions, and there’s plenty more of almost everything to come. The tomatoes are ripening beautifully these early days of August and a peek under the leaves tells me there’s another avalanche of zucchini and squash on its way too. Lettuce has thrived this summer despite the heat and we’ve enjoyed the first new potatoes too, sprinkled liberally with loads of garden-fresh herbs. The only vegetables that aren’t doing well in our garden this year are cucumbers and sweet peppers, which at this point in the month, are only just blossoming. Here’s a few recipes for enjoying August’s abundance. All recipes are courtesy of Manitoba Canola Growers www.canolarecipes.ca.
Recipe Swap… I’m always happy to hear from readers with your recipes and suggestions for columns! Write to:
Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap Box 1794, Carman, Man. ROG OJO Or email: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com
Pour 1 tbsp. canola oil into a large frying pan. Sauté carrots, broccoli, red pepper, zucchini and red onion quickly over medium heat, about two minutes. Add chickpeas and heat through until all vegetables are tender-crisp. Meanwhile in small saucepan, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add curry powder, cumin and garlic and cook, stirring, for one minute. Add chicken stock and lemon juice and simmer, uncovered, for two to three minutes. Prepare couscous according to package instructions. Toss vegetables with curry mixture. Serving instructions: Pile couscous into serving bowl; spoon vegetables and sauce over top. This dish can be served immediately as a hot side dish or chilled and served as a cold salad. Chef’s Tip: In Indian food, spices are typically heated in a pan with canola oil before adding to a dish. Start with the strongest-flavoured spice and progress to the mildest. Garlic is very easy to burn so that is why it is added last. Canola oil has a high smoke point making it perfect for heating spices. Serves 6.
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Roasted tomatoes 4 medium ripe tomatoes, cut in half 2 tbsp. canola oil 1/4 c. finely chopped red onion 1/2 clove garlic, minced 1/3 c. fresh bread crumbs 1 tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil 1 tbsp. chopped fresh oregano
Place tomato halves on foil-lined baking sheet. Drizzle each half with some of the canola oil. Combine red onion, garlic and bread crumbs in small bowl. Stir to combine ingredients. Sprinkle mixture over cut sides of the tomatoes. Roast tomatoes at 350 F for 45 – 60 minutes, or until tomatoes are very tender. Sprinkle fresh herbs over tomatoes and serve immediately. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.
Grilled acorn squash with balsamic drizzle If you love squash, you will love this recipe! 2 acorn squash (about 3 lbs./1.5 kg) 1/4 c. canola oil, divided 1/2 tsp. salt, divided 1/2 tsp. pepper, divided 1 tbsp. chopped fresh sage 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 1 tsp. Dijon mustard 1 clove garlic, minced
Cut both squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Cut halves crosswise into 1/4-inchthick slices; place in a large bowl. Add half of each the oil, salt and pepper and toss to coat. Place squash on lightly oiled grill over medium heat. Close lid and grill, turning once, until tender and browned, about 10 minutes. Whisk together sage, vinegar, mustard, garlic and remaining oil, salt and pepper. Drizzle this mixture over grilled squash.
Butternut squash and zucchini Serve this mouth-watering side dish with a meat of your choice! 3 tbsp. canola oil 1 small butternut squash 1 medium zucchini 1 garlic clove, minced
In a large cast iron or non-stick frying pan over medium-low heat, add canola oil. Add squash and sauté for about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add zucchini and garlic and continue to sauté for another 15 minutes until vegetables are softened. Serve warm. Yields: 6 to 8 servings.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
COUNTRY CROSSROADS
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rady Jackson leaned back in his chair, put his feet up on the workbench, and folded his hands behind his head. From this somewhat precarious position he surveyed the inside of his father’s shop with a critical eye. “Nice and clean,” he said. “I’m impressed.” Andrew leaned forward in his own chair and nodded. “It’s easier to keep it that way since you left,” he said with a grin. “Hey,” said Brady grinning too. “I’m better at it now that I got my own shop. So thanks for that, Pops.” “You’re welcome,” said Andrew. “It’s one of the basic rules of parenting. A father’s job is done once he’s taught his kids to put away the tools.” “Oh, so you’re all done then?” Brady let his feet slide off of the bench and reached for the coffee cup he had set down a few minutes before. “All parenting duties completed?” “Toot finee,” said Andrew. “Fate accomplice, pardon my French.” “Your French is unpardonably horrible,” said Brady, “but I was actually hoping that you might have a few minutes of parenting hidden away somewhere that you could pull out if I asked.” ”And here I thought you had just come to talk about how tidy my shop is,” said Andrew, “like usual.” Brady grinned again. “Yeah Dad, sorry. I know how much you enjoy that.” Andrew picked up his own coffee cup. “Well fire away then, kiddo. What’s on your mind?” Brady paused awkwardly. “Let me guess,” said Andrew. “This has something to do with you getting married in two weeks, am I right? I know. I’m just that perceptive. So, what did you want to ask?” Brady looked perplexed for a moment. “I don’t know,” he said. “Nothing. Everything.” He lapsed into silence. Andrew studied him for a moment and took a thoughtful sip of coffee. “Right,” he said. “We’ll begin at the beginning.” “Good,” said Brady. “Are you thinking of backing out?” said Andrew. “Because if you are now is the best time. Two weeks from now, when the guests have come and everyone is waiting for the bride, that’ll be the worst time. The time will get worse on a sliding scale from now till then, but even
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then it’ll still be a good time to back out if that’s what you need to do. Because backing out afterwards… not such a good idea.” “I’m not backing out,” said Brady. “I didn’t think you were,” said Andrew, “but it’s too important a question not to ask.” He took another sip of coffee. “You like her, right?”
“Obviously,” said Brady. “I love her.” “Not the same thing,” said Andrew. “Lots of people get married because they love someone only to find out two or five or 10 years down the road that they don’t actually like them all that much. So, do you like her?” Brady smiled. “She’s awesome Dad,” he said. “Who doesn’t like Amanda?” Andrew nodded. “Good,” he said. “You like her, and you love her. That’s a good start. So here’s the next important question. What do you not like about her, that you put up with for now because you figure you’ll get her to change once you’re married?” Brady sighed and rolled his eyes at the same time. “Geez Dad,” he said, “I don’t know.” He paused. “She leaves the coffee grounds in the coffee maker all day after she makes coffee. And she doesn’t use the parking brake on my car. She just leaves it in gear when she parks.” Andrew nodded. “The thing is,” he said, “50 years from now when she drives you to your golden wedding anniversary, she is going to pull up in front of the hall and she will turn off the engine and take out the key and leave the car in gear and not step on the parking brake. So if you’re not going to be OK with that, then you should back out now. As for the coffee grounds,” he added, “who cares? That’s just trivial.” Brady brightened. “I get it,” he said. “It’s like you and your underwear!” “What about my underwear?” said Andrew. “Mom’s been trying to get you to pick it up off the bedroom floor for 30 years,” said Brady, “when what she actually should have done is back out of the wedding.” “Yeah,” said Andrew doubtfully. “Exactly.” Brady took a sip of his coffee. “I feel better,” he said. “You’re good.” “You ask all the right questions,” said Andrew. Brady laughed. “I didn’t ask any questions,” he said. “Well, the questions you didn’t ask were all the right ones then,” said Andrew. He raised his mug. “You guys are gonna be fine,” he said. Brady raised his own mug. “Congratulations Pops,” he said. “You’re done.” “Done?” said Andrew. “Parenting,” said Brady. “Finally.” Andrew grinned. “Finally,” he said.
Struck down by asters yellow This viral disease is spread by insects and has no cure By Albert Parsons FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR
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ver y gardening season starts out with great promise and we gardeners optimistically plant and hope for the best. We even try things that are a bit chancy or experimental with the hope that at least some of these endeavours will turn out successfully. This spring, after many years of not including them in my garden, I decided to take a chance and planted some asters. I was buoyed by the healthy start the plants made after they were transplanted into the garden in early May — asters can tolerate some cool spring temperatures and can even withstand light spring frosts. By early July the first buds appeared but by mid-July it was obvious that the buds were becoming yellowed and deformed and that the disease called asters yellow had struck. I gave the plants a few days’ grace just to make sure, and
These asters, infected with asters yellow, have been pulled up and consigned to the garbage. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS
then I pulled them up except for a few, that up to now seem healthy (will wait and see how they do but I would not be surprised if they succumb to the disease as well).
Asters yellow spreads easily. It is a viral disease, a phytoplasma single-celled micro-organism that is spread by insects. The main culprit is the aster leafhopper — sometimes called the
six-spotted leafhopper, because of the distinctive markings on the head of this three-mmlong greenish-yellow insect. Once a plant has been infected there is no cure or treatment and the disease will spread quickly through a planting as the insects move from plant to plant. You know your asters have asters yellow when the buds and the tops of the plants turn yellow, become somewhat deformed and the buds either fail to open or open to reveal malformed yellowish flowers. Several agricultural crops, notably canola, are prone to asters yellow and I suspect that the prevalence of nearby agricultural fields has something to do with my not being able to grow asters without them contacting this disease. Asters are wonderful flowers in the garden with their purple, pink, blue and white double blooms. I particularly like them because they bloom in late summer and are handy to
have on hand to use in flower arrangements and bouquets for fall flower shows. This year I will have to do without them and I doubt that I will grow them again — once (well more than once!) burned, twice shy. I could grow them under a screened box, which would protect them from the marauding aster leafhopper, but I am not sure I want to go to the trouble and expense of constructing such a structure, and it would have to be lifted periodically for weeding. If you are determined to grow asters and you too are bothered with asters yellow, you might try this technique. Nevertheless, if you discover your asters have asters yellow, remove the infected plants and destroy them as soon as you see evidence of the disease. There is no saving them and perhaps — just perhaps — you will be able to save a few plants that will produce bloom successfully. Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
COUNTRY CROSSROADS
Powwows — Aboriginal celebrations New generation proudly keeps the tradition alive By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor
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he tradition of the powwow is not lost on new generations, as tiny tots, juniors and teenager categories are now a mainstay at these beautifully crafted cultural events. A good percentage of the 200 to 300 dancers registered at the Rolling River First Nation’s (RRFN) Traditional Powwow were young, joining their parents and relatives to pay homage to their ancestors at the event held in July. Participants at Rolling River joined in inter-tribal traditional dances where all danced for the celebration and heritage rather than individual judging as is found at competitive dances. “Powwows are celebrations that bring old and new friends together,” said Norbert Tanner. “The dances help promote the community feeling as well as give participants an opportunity to benefit from what they are doing.” Tanner, along with his older brother David, 73, do the grass dance. This healing dance, in which movements portray the wind blowing the prairie grass out on the plains, is among a number of Aboriginal dances that come from nature. Dancing for approximately 40 years, the Tanners have travelled to celebrations in the United States, Saskatchewan, Ontario and other
David Tanner (l), and his younger brother Norbert of Waywayseecappo celebrated the Aboriginal culture at Rolling River First Nation’s annual powwow. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT
points in Manitoba. Tanner said the dancing helps him feel better for himself, as well as for all people in the world. Chosen to carry the West Region Child & Family flagstaff at
Rolling River, Tanner explained the significance of the flagstaff in Aboriginal culture. “Eagle staffs are like First Nation flags, and are shared as part of the grand opening of the powwow.”
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See how you do on this quiz about freezing produce NDSU Extension Service
If you have been diligently watering your garden in the heat this year, you may have some prolific plants, so you’ll need to preserve some of your produce so it doesn’t go to waste. Freezing is one of the easiest ways to do this. The process involves a couple of steps designed to maintain the quality of your produce so you can enjoy it at top quality next winter. Many people regularly freeze food, so here’s a short quiz to test your knowledge of techniques to keep your food at its best. 1. Which of the following are not suitable for long-term freezer storage? (Choose all that apply.) a. Plastic sandwich bags b. Bread wrappers c. Cottage cheese containers d. Freezer bags 2. If food is not frozen in proper containers, it may develop brownishwhite spots from the loss of moisture. What is this called? 3. Stopping the action of enzymes in plants is important to help prevent discolouration, toughening or off colors. What is the name of the process of scalding vegetables in water or steam to stop these enzymes?
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4. True or false: All vegetables require the same amount of steaming or scalding in hot water prior to freezing.
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5. True or false: Prior to freezing, the heated vegetables should be cooled quickly to stop the cooking by plunging in cold, running water or ice water. How did you do? Here are the answers. Answers: 1. a, b and c are not appropriate. 2. Freezer burn is a form of dehydration that occurs when food is not prepared and packaged properly for freezing. 3. Blanching inactivates enzymes and improves product quality. 4. False. 5. True. Be sure to freeze only top-quality produce. The quality of the end product is only as good as the quality of the starting ingredients. Use only freezer containers and label the containers with the contents and date. For example, string beans are blanched for three minutes and then cooled before packing, sealing and freezing in the appropriate package. If you have prolific pumpkins later in the season, consider freezing some. Before freezing, rinse the pumpkin, peel, remove seeds and cut into pieces. Cook or steam until tender. Or bake in a 350 F oven until soft, remove seeds and freeze. Package the pumpkin in freezer containers or freezer bags. Leave a 1/2-inch
Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba
Up-to-date canning
Test your knowledge By Julie Garden-Robinson
Sharing knowledge of their ancestry, Tanner said powwows allow First Nation people to keep their prayers and thoughts with all people. “In the eyes of God, we are all equal,” said the 62-year-old. “Our culture includes all races — red, yellow, black and white.” Tanner went on to explain that powwows are rich with symbolism. When one speaks of the drum, Tanner said that it is the heartbeat of the nation, with powwow songs sung. The teepee represents a woman, with each pole having a significant meaning in Aboriginal culture. In hand with the dancers, veterans are also honoured through message and song at traditional powwows. Waywayseecappo Veteran Norbert Tanner had the honour of raising the Treaty 4 flag as part of the official ceremonies at Rolling River last month. RRFN Chief Morris Swan Shannacappo, who co-emceed the weekend celebration with Kingsley Brandon of Waywayseecappo, said he was happy to be asked to be part of Rolling River Homecoming Week. “It’s nice that communities, families can still come together and celebrate,” Chief Swan Shannacappo said. “The weekend is all about the little tots and youth, as they are our future leaders, so embrace their enthusiasm for sharing the Aboriginal culture with neighbouring friends.”
Label your containers with contents and date so you don’t forget what’s in the freezer. ©thinkstock headspace between the top of the pumpkin and the cover. Corn on the cob can be frozen whole, but the amount of time for blanching varies based on the size of the cobs. Small ears are blanched for seven minutes, medium ears for nine minutes and large ears for 11 minutes prior to packaging, sealing and freezing. For more information about freezing and other techniques for food preservation, including freezing, canning, pickling and food dehydration, see the NDSU Extension Service food preservation collection at www. ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/preservation.html. Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.
nsuring canning recipes are up to date is essential to ensuring food safety. According to University of Minnesota Extension food safety educator Suzanne Driessen, one key mistake many home food preservers make is that they want to continue to use canning recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. The low-acid foods commonly chosen for canning such as vegetables, meat and fish, combined with the airtight conditions created from the canning process, provide the only environment that Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism, can grow and thrive in. Families must take the necessary precautions when preserving food, in order to prevent serious illnesses. Canning recommendations have changed dramatically over the past 15 years, and many old family recipes may be outdated and not based on research or the latest science. The most recently revised canning safety standards, in terms of times and methods were released in 1994. “If you are using canning recipes that date before 1994, then it’s critical to set those aside and find an up-to-date recipe that has been tested for safety,” said Driessen. “Older recipes could put you and your family at risk for botulism or other illnesses.”
Another key mistake many food preservers make is not using credible resources to gather their canning recipes in order to reduce food safety risks. Although there are many potential sources to gather recipes from on the Internet, they are not all derived from researchedbased standards. When looking for credible sites on the Internet, look for those that reference tested research recipes and methods. Many canning supply companies and university websites provide this reliable information. Driessen also advises against creating your own canning recipe, because of the potential hazardous implications that may arise as a result. For example, adding extra garlic or onion to pickles could alter the acidity level of your foods, and make them vulnerable to harmful bacteria. “Food preservation has to be more of a science than an art,” said Driessen. “The art part comes after you used the latest science and can proudly display and serve the food you preserved.” For more information regarding food preservation, go to the University of Minnesota Extension website: www.extension.umn.edu/food-safety/preserving/, where you can also view Driessen’s free, five-minute mini-modules on 20 topics of food preservation.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
WEATHER VANE
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Repeat of last forecast Issued: Monday, August 20, 2012 · Covering: August 22 – August 29, 2012 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor
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t is a tough forecast this week as the weather models are having a really hard time deciding just how an area of low pressure will behave later this week. The weather models show an area of low pressure developing to our west and then slowly pushing east as the week progresses. This low will break down the ridge of high pressure that brought the sunny and warm temperatures that started the week. It looks like Wednesday will be the warmest day of the week as our flow becomes more southerly ahead of this low. The models have been slowing down how quickly this low will move in and t h e y a re a l s o k e e p i n g t h e low around longer. Currently t h e m o d e l s s h ow w e s t e r n areas of Manitoba could see showers and thundershowers move in late Wednesday or early Thursday. Eastern regions will likely see these showers and thundershowers
hold off until mid- or lateday Thursday. These showers will likely stick around until Friday. Temperatures should remain fairly mild through this period with highs in the low to mid-20s. Now here is where it gets tough: the models show this first piece of energy washing out and a second area of low pressure developing over Saskatchewan. This could give us a bit of a break on Saturday before the second low pushes in on Sunday. This second low looks as if it could bring us some more rain Sunday and Monday before sliding to the east. Behind this low we will see a return to sunshine as a ridge of high pressure begins to rebuild to our west. Temperatures next week will start off cool and slowly warm back into the mid-20s by the second half of next week. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 18 to 29 C; lows, 7 to 15 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.
WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA
This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the 14-day period ending Aug. 16. Most regions have seen very little rain fall during this period. You can also easily see the spotty nature of thunderstorms, with the pockets of heavy rain that fell in northwestern agricultural Manitoba and northeastern Saskatchewan.
Year-long heat wave explained If Earth’s temperatures on average are warmer, what’s a warm air mass to do? By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR
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f you read my article a couple of issues back you might remember that I had looked at some of the unique weather events that have occurred around the world over the last month or two. Well, one more unique record-setting weather event has occurred since then. According to Weather Underground, on Aug. 13 the temperature in Needles, California soared to 47.8 C, which tied its record high for that date. The unusual record-setting weather event occurred that afternoon when a thunderstorm moved into Needles and rain began to fall when the temperature outside was a remarkable 46.1 C. With humidity levels only at 11 per cent, most of the rain evaporated and only a trace amount was recorded at ground level, but enough fell to make this the hottest rain ever recorded on Earth! The previous record occurred at Mecca, Saudi Arabia on June 5 this year, when a rainshower was observed at 43 C. Jeff Masters of the Weather Underground points out that it is very rare to see rain when temperatures rise about 38 C, since high temperatures such as these usually require high pressure
systems and sinking air, which discourages rainfall. This weather story actually leads nicely into what I promised to discuss in this issue, the second question from last week’s article. To help jog your memory, that second question was: why have we now seen 13 months in a row with aboveaverage temperatures and, to be more specific, why were those 13 months the warmest on record? As I pointed out in the last issue, this is one heck of a question as it doesn’t have one specific answer. I can take the simple route and simply say that it is global warming, get used to it, and we will likely see more of this in the near future. But this answer isn’t totally true, and it really doesn’t explain what’s going on. Last issue I tried to explain how upper-level ridges and troughs form and how they become either zonal (flat) or meridional (amplified). Zonal flows result in strong temperature differences between northern and southern regions, while meridional flows tend to develop when the differences are smaller.
Persistent pattern
So now let’s think about this a little bit. I’ve discussed on several occasions how the Arctic
has been warming much more than the rest of the planet. This warming means the difference in temperatures between the north and south is becoming less and we now know that this reduced difference in temperature can result in more meridional flows or pressure patterns. Over the past year we’ve seen a fairly persistent meridional pattern that has, on some occasions, become very pronounced (last January and March, for example). Now, some of you are probably thinking that if there is a strong meridional pattern, some regions will be under the upper ridge and experiencing warmer-than-average conditions, but that also means other areas will be under the trough and will be experiencing colderthan-average conditions. Well, you are right. Our part of the world has, for the most part, been situated under the ridge and it has been in this position for an unusually long period of time. Why it has remained this way for so long is the milliondollar question, which means no one really has the answer. Could the placement of this ridge shift and could we see ourselves stuck under a trough? Sure, it could; remember the summer of 2004? Most of us have blocked that summer from our memory, but that was the
record-cold summer that saw our region stuck under a trough for over four months. There is one other point I would like to bring up with regards to all of this. While some regions on Earth are seeing above-average temperatures since they are under the ridges and other regions are seeing below-average temperatures under the troughs, the planet as a whole is seeing warmer-thanaverage temperatures. The areas under the ridges are seeing wellabove-average temperatures, with new temperature records being set almost daily, several of them being all-time records. Conversely, under the troughs, temperatures are only running a little below average, and while a few cold temperature records are being broken here and there, few if any all-time cold records have been broken. So, we are now basically seeing an increase in the strength of the warm air building under the ridges of high pressure, and what appears to be a decrease in the severity of the cold air flow into the troughs of low pressure. If you think about what’s going on over the Arctic, this makes perfect sense. Will this current pattern shift? More than likely, I feel, we will see more and more of this in the near future.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
CROPS Sharpen up those straw chopper blades for better results Straw choppers need maintenance to perform their best By Gord Gilmour FBC STAFF
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ereal growers in the Red River Valley struggling with excess crop residue might have to sharpen up — the blades on their straw chopper, that is. “A lot of farmers don’t pay enough attention to the straw chopper,” Cargill agronomist Brunel Sabourin told farmers attending the recent MAFRI Soil and Manure Management Field Clinic at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station. “They’ve got dull knives, which will mean more power is required, heavier fuel consumption and it won’t do as good a job.” With proper maintenance, a modern straw chopper should be able to keep up with the load, even with a 36- or 40-foot header, he said. “I think there are a lot of myths out there about straw choppers, that they take too much combine power and increase fuel consumption too much,” Sabourin said. Sabourin said straw-chopping technology has advanced a great deal in recent years, to the point where it is a viable option for the perennial challenge faced by farmers in the valley. “Older straw choppers — and I’m only talking about 10 to 15 years ago — definitely struggled,” he said. “They were older designs, with a flat blade pushing straw up against a counter-knife. These days there are a lot of fine-cut straw choppers that do a really great job of sizing up the straw.” But getting the most out of this new generation of straw choppers means paying attention to them and maintaining them properly, Sabourin stressed. The ever-widening range of crops grown in the region, some such as corn and soybeans that require longer growing seasons, means it is crucial for farmers to reduce and spread crop residues so their soils can warm up quickly in the spring. The traditional approach of burning the residues is becoming increasingly regulated and cumber-
Brunel Sabourin of Cargill demonstrates how straw chopper setup is key to harvest residue management.
some, even though many farmers still prefer it. Sabourin understands why many growers want to stick with this practice — it works, it’s simple and economical and it provides the grower a clean black surface in the spring to suck up the sun’s rays and heat up, allowing for earlier planting. “There’s no question that there are benefits here, and that farmers can expect a short-term bump from burning,” Sabourin said. With added regulatory hurdles and a growing recognition that the short-term bump may come with longer-term costs, such as a reduction in soil organic matter, farmer thinking on this issue appears to be evolving, Sabourin added. “I’m seeing more interest in other techniques that may allow them to
“I think there are a lot of myths out there about straw choppers, that they take too much combine power and increase fuel consumption too much.” BRUNEL SABOURIN, Cargill
manage that straw without burning, returning that organic matter to the soil,” he said. “Getting going in the spring starts at harvest time.” David Lobb, a soil science professor at the University of Mani-
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Pilot project aims to bring shelterbelts back The RM of North Cypress and the Whitemud Watershed Conservation District hope a pilot project’s incentives and education will convince farmers to re-establish shelterbelts on their land By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF / INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDENS
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n the Dirty ’30s, farmers spooked by the agonizing sight of their precious topsoil blowing in the wind rushed out in droves to plant shelterbelts in the RM of North Cypress. But now, large-scale potato farmers in the area are looking at the long rows of trees as a big headache that just gets in the way of their multimilliondollar operations. The tops of the trees interfere with irrigation pivots and aerial spraying, the roots clog tile drains underground, the captured snow leaves field edges too wet in spring, and the original purpose that they served — blocking wind — creates dead areas of poor ventilation in the field that makes it easier for late blight and other pathogens to thrive. But when dr y conditions come to all that sandy, deeply worked soil with no trash cover, the high-tech, modern farmers sometimes get a lesson in the wisdom of their forefathers, said North Cypress councillor and farmer Ralph Oliver, in a presentation at the recent Great Plains W i n d b r e a k R e n ov a t i o n & Innovation Conference, sponsored by the USDA and AAFC. Last spring, for example, airborne topsoil from a potato
field not protected by a shelterbelt had drifted over a road and covered a neighbour’s hay land. The only solution was to scrape it up and bring it back. “It was a relatively small area, but it is indicative of what can happen in a very s h o r t t i m e p e r i o d ,” s a i d Oliver, who has long been a strong advocate for preserving and expanding shelterbelt coverage in his municipality. The potato farmer was charged for the cost of the work, and the RM staff used the opportunity to use “moral persuasion” to try and convince him to participate in the local shelterbelt program. Chris Reynolds, manager of the Whitemud Watershed Conservation District, said that the rise of mega-farms in the area that sits atop the fertile Assiniboine Delta aquifer has dramatically reduced the number of trees planted by his organization every year. T h e W WC D’s s h e l t e r b e l t program has planted 1,700 miles of trees since it began in 1975. Since then, it has seen major ups and downs. A string of drought years in the 1980s, for example, led to a spike in shelterbelt planting. “Who remembers what happened back then? A major drought. Suddenly, the program bounced right back up. Everybody wanted trees. They knew trees were good,” said Reynolds.
“Who remembers what happened back then? A major drought. Suddenly, the program bounced right back up. Everybody wanted trees. They knew trees were good.” CHRIS REYNOLDS
Manager of the Whitemud Watershed Conservation District
Intensive, irrigated row crops such as potatoes and shelterbelts don’t mix easily. But the need to keep all that exposed sandy-loam soil from blowing away means a solution must be found. PHOTOS: DANIEL WINTERS
At the peak, when 117 miles of shelterbelts were planted, the CD had two crews with a total of six employees out working all summer. Then in the 1990s, budget cuts came along, and the staff was cut to just two. Farms are getting bigger, the rural population is dwindling, and old farm sites and barns are getting bulldozed. Sometimes, a shelterbelt planted just a few years before gets torn out when the land changes hands. “This year, we put in five miles. We did not plant a single field shelterbelt last year. Everything was yard site,” said Reynolds. The program’s outlook is further clouded by the federal gover nment’s plan to shut down the former PFRA shelterbelt nursery at Indian Head, which for decades supplied free trees to farmers. Reynolds said that the WWCD’s shelterbelt program will continue, but the source of seedlings has yet to be determined. Local nurseries might fill the gap, he added. When a quarter section of land is converted to potato production, the shelterbelts that have protected the fields for decades are often the first thing to go, said Oliver. In many cases, the only reason they are tolerated is because the land is rented, and the
renter hasn’t been allowed to take them out. With potatoes typically grown in a three-year rotation with cereals and other crops, minimum- or no-till cropping in those years tends to provide a measure of protective cover for the fragile soil, he added. However, that could be creating a false sense of security for farmers. The RM is proactively trying to reverse the changes on the landscape by finding new ways to sell shelterbelts to farmers. When they realized that the usual pitches such as carbon sequestration, the need to maintain wildlife corridors, and preser ving soil moisture wouldn’t fly with farmers determined to squeeze profit from every acre of high-value land, they decided to partner with the federal Agri-Environment Services Branch (AESB) and WWCD in a pilot project to begin in 2013 that will provide incentives of $500 per mile to a maximum of $1,000 per landowner for re-establishing shelterbelts. Although not ideal, the shelterbelts under the project will be planted on quarter-mile spacing, and use species that allow air and snow to flow freely through. “ We a r e g o i n g t o w o r k closely with them to see what works best in their situation
Ralph Oliver
and what they can deal with,” said Oliver. By next year, the RM hopes to convince at least five to six farmers to put in a combined 10 miles of infield shelterbelts. Showing that big ag and shelterbelts can coexist is hoped to set the stage for a lot more interest from others in the municipality. Reynolds said the current attitude among them is that “we don’t need it — yet.” But with compromises from both sides, he hopes that offering new options that fit their needs could make the program an easier sell. “We know that shelterbelts provide the right ecological services and provide benefits for the area,” said Reynolds. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com
BRIEFS
Grade changes for barley and lentils The Canadian Grain Commission has announced changes to the grading specifications for barley and red lentils. The CGC said the changes to barley, which were recommended by the Western Standards Committee, highlight barley’s potential for a diverse range of end uses, including food products. Currently, barley is classed as malting, hulless or general purpose. After August 1, it will
be classed as food, malting or general purpose, which better describes potential end uses. Rather than having a separate hulless class, each class will have hulless and covered varieties. The CGC said that in the current system, if a variety suited for malting were a hulless variety, it would be classed as hulless barley, not as malting barley, which could lead customers to overlook its potential as malting barley. In the revised system, this variety will be more accurately classed as malting barley.
The CGC also announced changes to grading specifications for the percentage of copper and bleached seeds in red lentils. It said research has found that copper and bleached seeds in red lentils will lead to a decrease in dehulling efficiency. In addition, copper and bleaching affects the colour of the cotyledons, making affected lentils less appealing for processors and end-users, the CGC said. More information is available at www.grainscanada. gc.ca.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Full house at U of M ecological and organic field day Natural weed control strategies and cover crops offer ways to cut herbicide and fertilizer bills By Gord Gilmour fbc staff / carman
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f the parking lot at the University of Manitoba’s latest ecological and organic agriculture field day is any indicator, interest in organic crop production is surging. The large yard at the Ian N. Morrisson Research Farm here was full to overflowing — which is a sign of changing attitudes, said natural systems agriculture professor, Martin Entz, one of the event’s organizers. “I would say the majority of farmers who are here today aren’t organic producers, yet I would say they’re very comfortable here, interacting with their organic brethren,” Entz said. The soaring cost of inputs
Late blight strikes Carberryarea potato field The latest Manitoba Potato News is reporting a confirmed find of late blight in a potato field in the Carberry area in the RM of North Cypress Aug. 17. The affected parts of the field have been tilled under and Curzate and a contact fungicide have been applied to the rest of the field and surrounding fields. A sample of the disease has been collected and will be sent for strain identification, the report by provincial plant pathologist Vikram Bisht says. The report said the late blight risk model rates the risk of late blight development from medium to high at various sites. Bisht recommends producers tighten the frequency of late blight fungicide applications now that inoculum has been found in the areas. “It may be prudent to use systemic (translaminar) fungicides along with contact fungicides in high-risk areas.” However, the forecasted continuation of hot, dry weather should limit disease progress and spread. Producers should continue to monitor. “It is important to scout in wind-protected areas, like fields in valleys and close to tree-line, where the foliage tends to remain wet longer after rains, irrigation or overnight dew,” Bisht said.
is likely the main reason, he said. “It’s the high cost of nitrogen... I think that’s one of the fundamental things driving this attention from non-organic farmers,” said Entz. The professor has long encouraged conventional farmers to root through the organic agriculture tool box and borrow whatever they think might fit their farm and boost their bottom line. One farmer who took this message to heart is Scott Beaton, who farms near Rosser — although it’s taken awhile for the University of Manitoba grad to come around. “Ten years ago, when I was in university, I think it would be fair to say Martin and I didn’t see eye to eye,” Beaton said with a chuckle.
So what’s changed? “The margins in conventional agriculture don’t make sense to me,” said Beaton, even though he has no plans to go organic. “I think we’ve got way too much invested and at risk for the return on investment we see.” Beaton said he wants to find ways to reduce costs while maintaining production levels. He came to the field day to investigate natural weed control strategies that could reduce his spray bill, and using cover crops to boost soil nitrogen and lower fertilizer costs. Other conventional producers at the field day said they’re increasingly concerned about herbicide-resistant weeds and would like to employ natural methods to reduce weed pressure.
Martin Entz file photo
But while pleased by the turnout of conventional farmers, Entz conceded many others have no interest whatsoever in his work. “We’re at a time right now where farming is reasonably profitable, which may mean there’s less demand for these ideas,” Entz said. “In more economically challenging times, I think there’s
greater demand for new ideas and approaches. That’s when people are looking for other options.” He noted zero till really began to take off in the 1980s because times were tough and it was a less expensive way to farm — its environmental benefits were a secondary factor. But just as zero till and rotational grazing started as grassroots movements, Entz said many farmers are experimenting with natural systems that increase production, lower costs, or both. “I’m certainly seeing evidence of that,” Entz said. “More and more farmers from across Western Canada are coming up to me at meetings and saying, ‘Let me tell you my story and what I’m doing on my farm.’”
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Should you get rolling?
Two operations in one
Rolling pushes small stones down into the soil and smooths fields for harvesting, but getting it right can be tricky By Gord Gilmour fbc staff / carman
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Producers examine a row crop sprayer developed by Robert Nolting, who runs a zero-till operation. It has two sets of nozzles, one for weed control chemicals and the other for fertilizer, and was featured during the Manitoba Forage Seed Association’s summer crop tour. Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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our soybeans are in the ground: Is it time to pull out the roller and run it over the field? For a lot of growers the answer is “yes,” provincial pulse crop specialist Dennis Lange said at the recent opening day of the Manitoba Crop Diagnostic School. The goal is to push small stones down into the soil, break up large clumps and generally smooth things out for harvest in the fall, he said. “A $15,000 bill at harvest time because you put a stone through your combine — that’s not a pretty thing to see,” said Lange. “A lot of growers find if they do this, they can crop their draper header to the ground and go in the fall.” But rolling is tricky and care must be taken not to harm the crop or the field. Timing is key. The best time is right after seeding and prior to emergence — but even that’s not a surefire strategy, Lange said. “I’ve seen growers roll their fields, then get a rain and get a crust just like this,” Lange said, giving the tabletop a rap for emphasis. “The soybeans couldn’t get through it and they had to reseed.” And if moisture at the wrong time is a problem, dry and windy can be, too, if the roller pounds the field to powder. “I’ve also seen fields rolled and then a big wind come along — you couldn’t even see from here to those plots,” Lange said, indicating a spot only about 50 feet away. Again the damage was so severe the farmer was forced to replant, Lange said. These risks have some farmers attempting post-emergent rolling, but the stakes can be high here too, especially if they’re hitting the field too early. “If you roll when the plants first push out and they’re in the hook stage, that’s when you can really do damage,” Lange said. “You can destroy the growing point, killing the plant.” Waiting a bit longer can mean the crop is past this most vulnerable stage and can handle the potential injury better. “Ideally you’d roll when the crop was at the first trifoliate stage,” Lange said. While many growers have adopted this practice, others continue to give it a pass, Lange said, including on his own operation where he farms a bit on the side. In the end, it all comes down to whether the grower thinks the rewards offset the risks. “One of my neighbours rolls all his soybeans, I’ve never rolled,” Lange said.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Some farmers bucking the bush-clearing trend
Diversity of trees, shrubs and flowers creates season-long food source for wild pollinators, beneficial insects, birds and wildlife By Daniel Winters co-operator staff
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t a time when many farmers think shelterbelts just get in the way, some Alberta farmers are making room for more. Don Ruzicka, who operates a 150-head custom-grazing operation on 800 acres of tame pasture and native bush and wetlands near Killam, Alta. is making maximum use of his non-cropped areas. By planting intricate shelterbelt designs that contain a wide variety of diverse plant species, he hopes that Mother Nature’s pest control agents, birds, mycorrhizal fungi networks, and especially pollinators will take up residence. “The bottom line for me on this is that I can complain about and point fingers about what is affecting and causing the decline of pollinating insects, or I can do something about it that hopefully will increase their numbers,” said Ruzicka. Using the eco-buffer concept promoted by researchers at AAFC Indian Head, they have been planting three types of shelterbelts, ranging from twin chokecherry rows to 30-footwide belts containing seven rows with over 40 species of mainly native trees, berry-producing shrubs and flowers with the aim of providing a maximum array of season-long food sources for pollinators. Altogether, a total of half a mile of windbreaks containing 60,000 trees has been planted in plastic mulch on various locations using trees from the shelterbelt program at Indian Head and other native species from a private operation near Calgary. The trees were provided free of
charge, and Ruzicka maintains them by simply mowing the grass between the rows. The increased diversity on his farm has already begun to pay off, said Ruzicka. For example, a field of mob-grazed alfalfa seeded in 1997 has about 30-40 per cent still remaining. He suspects that natural pollinators and hoof action are helping it self-seed each fall.
More birds
With more habitat, cover and food sources, the bird and wildlife population has exploded, and the Ruzickas convert that into cash income by renting a furnished cabin they built for hunters for $100 per night. “We get Christmas and thankyou cards from them a year later saying, ‘Thank you for the way you farm. You’re building the habitat that we’ve lost,’” said Ruzicka. He also built 240 birdhouses on the farm in 2001, and now he finds 97 per cent of them occupied by tree swallows, bluebirds and wrens when he cleans them out each fall. “If we could still get trees from the nursery at Indian Head, I would be planting one of these eco-buffers every year,” said Ruzicka, adding that he hopes his example will convince canola and pea growers of the potential benefits of planting trees to attract pollinators to their crops. Near Viking, Alberta, farmer Brian Rozmahel has planted a diverse, half-mile-long shelterbelt as part of a proposed permaculture-based, eco-village project that will attract not only birds and pollinating insects to a communal garden — but also up to 20 community-minded families. A member of the Alberta Rural Sustainability Alternatives Network (ARSAN), he
hopes that achieving his goal of a well-planned “intentional community” able to provide a biointensive “one-mile diet” for its inhabitants could create a viable template for reversing the tide of rural depopulation.
Edible shelterbelts
The former conventional farmer believes that “edible” shelterbelts and ecologically minded, co-operative communities could make future agriculture more resilient in the face of climate change, ocean acidification, peak oil and looming economic chaos. “What if there are no predators for those insects that are harmful to crops?” said Rozmahel. “What if there is no biodiversity? What is the tipping point? This is a small step, but it’s a huge step psychologically to start doing things with nature for nature to enhance all of our lives.” Mark Wonneck, an ecologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Variety in deregistration– [6”] Canada, a presentation on enhancing pollinator habitat with Manitoba Cooperator 2012
Killam, Alta. farmer Don Ruzicka is planting complex eco-buffer windbreaks on his farm in the hopes of attracting more pollinators and biodiversity. Photo: Daniel Winters
shelterbelts at the recent joint U.S.-Canadian Great Plains Windbreak Renovation and Innovation Conference, said that although the science is still in its infancy, making an effort to maintain biodiversity on the farm could reduce the need for expensive inputs.
Farmers interested in planting shelterbelts still have one more year to order trees from the Agroforestry Development Centre at Indian Head. The future of the 112-year-old centre is still “up in the air,” said agroforestry specialist Laura Poppy, but applications for tree seedling deliveries next spring are still being accepted. Research and development will continue at the centre, but with the federal government pulling out of the program, “free” trees will no longer be supplied. The eco-buffer concept was developed at Indian Head about five years ago. Since then, they have been planted at about a dozen demonstration sites on the Prairies. They can be used with native trees, shrubs and flowers from any source, she added. Results of ongoing studies on landscape impacts, wildlife and pollinators in the diverse shelterbelts will be released sometime in the fall and winter.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Ryegrass growth regulator shows promising results in field trials Plant growth regulator producing higher yields in perennial ryegrass but the cost of the double-application rate is a concern By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF
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chemical usually used for building golf course turf, may have a future as a plant growth regulator for perennial ryegrass seed crops. Trinexapac-ethyl — currently sold for sod applications under the name Primo Maxx and labelled as Palisade for use in cereal crops in the U.S. — has shown promise with perennial ryegrass in Manitoba. The Manitoba Forage Seed Association is conducting trials on plant growth regulators near Starbuck, with funding from its checkoff program and Prairies East Sustainable Agriculture. “In the plants we have here, it has shown good results, but at two times the (application) rate,” said Kevin Gulay, the
“In the plants we have here, it has shown good results, but at two times the rate.” KEVIN GULAY
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association’s research manager. However, it appears there is an increased yield with the growth regulator, which is already being used on a regular basis in Minnesota, he added. “We see a reduction in internodal elongation with use,” said
Gulay, explaining that results in more compact plants, which means less energy expended on unnecessary growth. The trial was prompted by producer demand, he added. The product, manufactured by Syngenta, is not yet registered for use in Manitoba. “We have hoped for a 2013 registration, but it will likely be 2014,” said Gulay. About 10,000 acres of perennial ryegrass is grown in the province. Pro d u c e r s t a k i n g i n t h e association’s annual summer crop tour examined the field trials and expressed optimism about the trial’s success. However, there was some concern about the cost of using a chemical at a double-application rate. Gulay said that is something
Primo Maxx 1 — Manitoba Forage Seed Association is conducting field trials on plant growth regulators. PHOTO: SHANNON VANRAES
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Record soybean plantings in Brazil could leave the No. 2 producer with a seed and pesticide shortage, according to a Syngenta official. Brazil is expected to add another two million hectares to the 24.8 million hectares (61.3 million acres) planted last year. That will require another two million bags of seed, said Syngenta official Laercio Giampani.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
crop report
Wheat yields generally good, canola disappoints Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives – Report for August 20, 2012 Weekly Provincial Summary
• Winter wheat harvest is complete with yields ranging from 50 to 100 bushels per acre; average yields are 65 to 70 bushels per acre. • H arvest of spring wheat, barley, oats, canola and pea c ro p s c o n t i n u e s. Sp r i n g wheat yields range from 30 to 70 bushels per acre, barley 40 to 100 bushels, oats 45 to 100 bushels, canola 15 to 40 bushels and peas 35 to 45 bushels per acre. • Q uality of spr ing wheat and canola is good to date, although smaller seed size is noted. For oats and barley, quality is more variable mainly due to low test weights. • Heat during flowering and grain-filling stages of crop development, moisture stress, and diseases such as root rots, sclerotinia, blackleg and aster yellows, are the main factors impacting yield and quality in 2012.
Southwest Region
Most of the region received rainfall ranging from five to 25 mm, which slowed cereal harvest, but canola cutting continued. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is complete. Winter wheat averaged in the 60 to 70 bu./ acre range with average quality and variable protein. Fall rye
averaged 50 bu./acre with good quality; some areas reported yields in the 70 bu./acre range. Spring wheat yields are in the 45 to 55 bu./acre range and good quality. Barley harvest is about 20 per cent complete with reports of variable test weight and yields. Yields range from 40 to 60 bu./acre. Canola harvest is minimal; lower yield is expected due to disease, insect damage and heat. Pea harvest is about 80 per cent complete and yields are 35 to 45 bu./acre. Quality is good but recent rains may reduce quality. An early start to the grazing season have reduced pasture carrying capacity. Producers may start feeding in some areas depending upon weather conditions. Dugouts are 70 per cent full.
Northwest Region
Favourable harvest conditions were general through most of the region except for occasional thunderstorms and showers of 10 to 20 mm through Grandview to Ste. Rose and up to 35 mm south of Grandview. The winter wheat, fall rye and pea harvest is nearly complete. Yield of winter wheat is variable from 25 bu./acre to over 75 bu./ acre, averaging around the 65 to 70 bu./acre range with good quality.
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Spring wheat harvest is 30 per cent complete, primarily in the southern areas. Yields range from 35 to 55 bu./acre. Canola swathing 20 to 50 per cent completion; yield expectations continue to decline due to aster yellows and sclerotinia. Other crops in the Dauphin/Ste. Rose area including silage corn, hemp and soybeans show good yield potential. Greenfeed and native hay yields are average overall but lower in areas with excess moisture. Second-cut forages are nearing completion with average quality and yields. Good quantities of straw are being baled; area supplies of forage are expected to be adequate overall with some localized shortages expected.
Central Region
Rainfall was minimal last week. Harvesting of spring cereals and canola continues. Spring wheat yields range from 50 to 70 bu./ acre, barley at 55 to 100 bu./ acre, oats at 75 to 130 bu./acre and canola at 15 to 35 bu./acre. High canola dockage due to small seeds was noted. Preharvest desiccation of edible beans has begun. The first dry beans fields should be harvested by the end of this week. Soybeans reached the R7 growth stage. There are reports of areas in soybean fields prematurely ripening, typically in
the transitions areas from field drains to ridges, this can be attributed to saline areas and very low soil moisture. Livestock water continues to be low in most areas with some pumping to fill dugouts. Pastures that have seen higher levels of grazing are showing the most stress and lack of growth. Demand for hay will increase if warm weather persists.
Eastern Region
Varying amounts of rainfall with lower temperature occurred midweek throughout most of the region. Most of the red spring wheat was harvested with yields in the 50 bu./acre range and average quality. About 80 per cent of the barley is harvested with reported yields in the 55 to 60 bu./acre range and average quality. Oats are about 80 per cent harvested with yields in the 80-bu./acre range and quality concerns in regards to light bushel weights. Swathing of canola is complete; about 35 per cent is combined. Yield reports range widely from 20 to 35 bu./acre. Most flax is ripe with some reports of harvesting. Sunflowers completed flowering and are in the R6 growth stage or transitioning to R7. Soybeans are pod filling. Corn is in either the milk or dough growth stage with some acres in the dent stage.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
On the sunny side of the street Hot weather has favoured sunflowers this summer, while fighting off pests and disease By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF
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ot and dry conditions have been good to the province’s sunflower crop this summer, but it’s still too early to predict what yields will look like. “(Sunflowers) seem to have been able to manage relatively well compared to some of the other crops throughout the heat and almost drought-like conditions,” said Claire Kincaid, an agronomist with the National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC). The plant’s deep tap root allows it to delve down to find water, while dry conditions help keep diseases at bay, she added. But that doesn’t mean sunflowers couldn’t use a little more water before the season wraps up. “There are some parts of the fields where the leaves are hanging a little bit due to moisture stress,” Kincaid noted. Sunflowers in the Carberry area, which has received less rain than other areas of the province this summer, may also be a little lighter come harvest than sunflowers in other areas of Manitoba, she predicted. However, Kincaid said sunflower midge, which can be a problem in some regions of the province was a no show this season. “This year that hasn’t been a big problem for us,” she said. A little bit of sclerotinia head rot has appeared and “might become a little more apparent as the crop hits maturity,” said Kincaid, but so far hasn’t been a serious problem. However, with three weeks to go until desiccation, and longer till harvest, a lot can still change. “Growers are happy... they know if everything stays right and they have a good harvest they will do well,” she said. “But you don’t want to get too excited until it’s in the bin and dried down. Then you know what you have.” Blair Woods, past NSAC president and sunflower grower, agrees. “I wouldn’t speculate on yield,” he said. “But they are looking really good this year... compared to last year I would put this as a golden year.” Woods said his 320 acres of confectionery seeds, and 500 acres of oilseeds, haven’t had problems with disease or insects this year. Even the blackbirds have stayed away.
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“Cross my fingers, but I haven’t seen one in a few years,” he said. An early spring ensured good germination on his Elgin-area farm, Woods said, adding conditions seem to have been good across most of the province. “I think the potential is looking really good right now, and hopefully this keeps going,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Demand surges for ancient wheat first grown more than 10,000 years ago Einkorn making comeback despite low yield and not being well suited for baking By Tsvetelia Tsolova RABOVA, BULGARIA / REUTERS
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etko Angelov grabs an old, rusted sickle and leads people clad in folk costumes to a ritual harvest in his fields in southern Bulgaria sown with the first-ever wheat planted by humanity — the einkorn. The popularity of the ancient grain, whose origins can be traced back some 10,500 years ago to the dawn of agriculture, is growing as people seek out healthier food, sustainable farming methods and national pride. Angelov, a retired pilot, is part of a growing army of einkorn producers, providing the rare seeds from his crops in the
southern village close to the border with Greece and Turkey. “The einkorn is really gearing on. There is at least 300 per cent rise in the demand for seeds, especially from Bulgarian origin,” Angelov said. Einkorn was part of the diet of Copper Age man. The colon content analysis of the 5,300-year-old Otzi the Iceman mummy found frozen in the Alps in 1991 proved that. In Bulgaria, it can be traced back to the Neolithic Age some 9,000 years ago and wild varieties still grow in the eastern European country. The tall and sturdy plant was abandoned because its yield is low, its hulled ears need additional processing, and its type of gluten makes baking a challenge.
But renewed health consciousness triggered a comeback in a thrifty grain which thrives without fertilizer in poor soil and is genetically pure, as it has never been hybridized. Farmers in the Black Sea country that exports about two million tonnes of wheat a year are now turning to einkorn and fields have tripled to about 400 hectares from a year ago and virtually zero in 2009. Bulgaria is quickly catching up with producers in France, Italy and Austria, where einkorn, along with other rare wheat such as spelt and emmer, is being grown on larger areas. Offers are already coming in from richer western Euro-
pean markets, Japan and South Korea, Angelov said. Demand is palpable on the local market where organic and health food stores mushroomed in recent years. “People have come to realize that this wheat was the food of our ancestors,” said Svilen Klasanov, who owns a bio shop and restaurant which offer einkorn flour and bread. “It is so much more nutritious, much better for the health. Plus it is delicious.” Studies showed the grain is richer in proteins, and the level of antioxidants that fight aging and chronic diseases is almost eight times higher compared to the cultivated wheat normally used for bread. It also has more iron and more zinc.
The low yield and the need for threshing make the einkorn unfit for modern agriculture, but its excellent nutritious qualities make it a speciality on the market. And some are already experimenting with einkorn beer production. Manfred Heun at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences developed a weak spot for the grain after leading a team of scientists to southeastern Turkey in 1997, proving that einkorn was the first grain domesticated by mankind. “Einkorn is the ultimate grain. And the einkorn beer adds an excellent taste,” said Heun, who now grows the ancient wheat in the garden of his home in Norway.
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Aussie weather spotter says El Niño is building after July lull SYDNEY / REUTERS / Australia’s weather bureau says there are clear signs El Niño is developing in the eastern Pacific, raising concerns over the potential impact of the weather event on agriculture at time of soaring global food prices. El Niño is a periodic warming of the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and its arrival comes as fears grow about soaring global food prices. El Niño development stalled in the second half of July, but is now showing “consistent with the early stages of an El Niño event,” said Australia’s weather bureau. Japan’s weather bureau issued a similar report.
Nestle chairman says food crisis worse than in 2008
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VIENNA / REUTERS / The world is facing a worse hunger crisis than in 2008 given the amount of land devoted to producing biofuels instead of food, according to the chairman of Nestlé, the world’s biggest food group. “The World Food Organization has now determined what I have been preaching for years: no food for producing fuels, too much land is lost for nutrition,” said Peter Brabeck. “But there is a strong lobby and high subsidies behind this so I expect an even stronger food and hunger crisis than in 2008.” Global alarm over the potential for a food crisis of the kind seen in 2007-08 has escalated as drought in the U.S. Midwest has sent grain prices soaring.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
ANTIQUES ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale 1 COMPLETE SET OF mule harness w/cable tugs attached; 1 complete set of parade harness w/Breechen; neck yokes & eaveners; buggy poles; brass bells; scotch tops; ivory spread rings; several large leather halters, good condition. (204)242-2809 Box 592 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0.
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The Pas
Birch River
Swan River Minitonas Durban
Winnipegosis
Roblin
Dauphin
Grandview
Ashern
Gilbert Plains
Fisher Branch
Ste. Rose du Lac Russell
Parkland
Birtle
Riverton Eriksdale
McCreary
Gimli
Shoal Lake
Langruth
Neepawa
Gladstone
Rapid City
Reston Melita
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Brandon
Carberry
Treherne
Killarney
Pilot Mound Crystal City
Elm Creek
Sanford
Ste. Anne
Carman
Mariapolis
Lac du Bonnet
Beausejour
Winnipeg
Austin
Souris
Boissevain
Stonewall Selkirk
Portage
Westman
Waskada
Interlake
Erickson Minnedosa
Hamiota
Virden
Arborg
Lundar
St. Pierre
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Morris Winkler Morden
Altona
Steinbach
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AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Parkland FARM AUCTION SALE FOR Mr Ken Bull, Sat Sept 1, 10:00am sharp. Location 2-mi E of Rapid City on Hwy 24, signs will be posted. Featuring: 3020 gas JD tractor w/cab & Allied loader, plus 3-PTH (tires very good, just over 7000-hrs on the clock); DC4 Case new large air compressor; 50-ton hyd press; 7-ft snowblower w/PTH; 240 Forne welder; new electric generator; 15-ft CCIL deep tiller; 7-ft finishing mower, PTH hitch; 2 row plow, PTH; plus several other older units; a large selection of power tools, parts for cars, Studebaker, GMC, etc. A real good 6-hr sale. For sale bills, Phone:(204)826-2092 or write Hyndman’s Auction service, Box 12 Rapid city, R0K 1W0. MINIOTA TWIN VALLEY CO-OP Surplus Auction Sale Sat., Aug 25th 9:00am Miniota, MB. In the Hockey Rink. Remember this very large auction of new surplus items. Sale includes Building Supplies; Shop, Power & Hand Tools; Hardware & Misc. See website for listing, updates & photos. Hudson Auction Service (204)764-2447 Cells: (204)764-0288 or (204)764-0173 Website: www.globalauctionguide.com/hudson
AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake ESTATE & MOVING AUCTION Wed., Aug 29th 4:00pm Stonewall, MB. #12 Patterson Dr Consignments Welcomed! Vehicle: 95 Pontiac Bonneville; Yard & Rec; Tools & Misc; Antiques; Adv & Collectibles; Household. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Auction Sale. Delta Water Fowl Foundation Inc. Sun., Aug 26th, 11:00am Delta Marsh, MB. Location: West Side, Portage MB then North 15-mi on Hwy #240 then East 1/8-mi on Cherry Rd. Contact: Kevin (204)239-1900. 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix NR; 2) Polaris Quads 4x4 Magnums NR 1) 425 1) 325; 92 Kawasaki Bayou 4x4 Quad NR; Evinrude 25-HP Outboard; Al 13-ft Boat; Wood 16-ft Canoe; Jiffy Gas Ice Auger; Marine Fuel Tanks; Hand Winches; Duck Decoys; Spotting Scopes; Tripods; 2-Way Radios; Tools: Tractor, Trailer, Grader, Equip: Ford 3000 gas HL Range 3-PTH PTO, GD Rubber; 1948 Caterpillar, 12 Grader, 14 Moldboard, Pup Engine, 6-cyl, DSL, Running; 3PTH 6-ft Snowblower; 01 DK MFG Bumper Hitch 16-ft Tandem Flat Deck w/Ramps; Bumper Hitch 10-ft Flat Deck Trailer; 2) Bumper Hitch 16-ft ATV Hauling Trailers; 300-gal. Water Tank Trailer w/Gas Pump; Utility Trailer; 12in PTO Drive Water Pumps & Hose; 8) Trailer 2-HP Elec 3-in Water Pumps; Westfield 7-in 41-ft Auger w/Gas Engine; Side Delivery Rake; JD Lawn Sweep. Car & Rec: “Le Bland” Metal Lathe 60-in Bed, 3+4 Jaw Chuck; Boering; Rest; Drills Bits; Floor Drill Press; 2) Ind Band Saw 26-in; Ind Disc Sander; Ind 8-in Planer; Dewalt Ind 12-in Radial Arm Saw; Greenly 12-in Table Saw; 2) Bench Grinder; Power Hack Saw; Port Air Comp; Calipers; Various Power & Hand Tools; Various Shop Supplies; Hand Yard Tools. Outdoor Misc: 2) Galv Grainery Hopper Bins 1) approx. 800-bus 1) 400bus; Fiberglass Septic Hold Tank; Fuel Slip Tank; Receiving Hitches; 6) Bird Incubators, Hatchers; 2) Humidaire Model 500 48 Tray Incubator; Humidaire Model 50 Hatcher; Robins Hatch Matic; Laboratory #4 Mill (Flour Grinder); 8) Flight Pens 32-ftx80-ftx8ftH w/Steel Posts (Sold per Pen, Needs to be disassembled); Page Wire; Quantity Wood Framed 1-in Wire Panels; Poultry Netting; Poultry Feeders Galv Poly; Poultry Poly Transfer Crates; 50-ft Tower; OH Wood Garage Doors; Cement Mixer w/Elec Motor; Surveying Transit; Soil Sample Tool; Honda 3.5-HP Water Pump; Piston Pumps; Jet Pumps; Plumbing Supply; Large Propane Heaters; Radiant Heater; Air Cond Units; New Ceiling Fans; 24-in Exhaust Fan; 30) Guns: Cooey, 840, 12 ga; Ranger, Ranger, 16 ga; Baikal, 1ZH-18M, 12 ga; Savage, 607, 12 ga; Stevens, 820B, 12 ga; Remington, Model 11, 12 ga; Browning, A5-Light, 12 ga; Boito, Over/Under, 12 ga; Cooey, 71, 12 ga; Savage, 340A, 30-30 Win; Stevens, 325C, 30-30 Win; Midland, Sporter, 30-06 Sprg; Lee-Enfield, #1 Mark 3, 303 British; Mauser, Sporter, 30-06 Sprg; Savage, 110E, 7mm Rem Mag; Century, P-14 Sporter, 300 Win Mag; Browning, A-Bolt, 270 Win; Remington, 760, 30-06; Savage, 871, 30-30 WIN; Remington, 760, 308 WIN; Remington, 760, 270 WIN; Remington, 742, 30-06 SPRG; Remington, 760, 30-06 SPRG; Marlin, 30AS, 30-30 WIN; Winchester, 94, 30-30 WIN; Marlin, 336, 30-30 WIN; Marlin, 30AS, 30-30 WIN; Browning, 81 BLR, 308 WIN; Savage, 99E, 300 Savage; Savage, 1899, 303 Savage. Laboratory Equip: 2) Microscope; Nikon SMZ-10 Fisher Thermix; Beckmen G-S Centrifuge; Fisher Vertex Genis 2 Test Tube Mixer; Fume Cabinet; Vac Pump; Bunson Burners; Lab Glassware; Beakers; Various Scales; Digital; Balance. Household & Office: 2) Deep Freeze; Fridge; 3) Lateral Filing Cabinets; 12) 4 Drawer Metal Filing Cabinets; 8) Desk Metal & Wood; Office Chairs; Drafting Table; 2) 3 Tier Carts; Shelving; 16mm Projector; Soap Stone Owl; Prints; Pictures; Various Household Items from Cottage Furniture etc; Antique Wood Cook Stove; Forest, Fifth Game Books 1898, 1899, 1904. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com
AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake
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MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Auction Sale Daniel Reimer Tues., Aug 28th 11:00am Riverton, MB. 8-mi North East on Hwy #8 then 1-mi North on R21E. Auction Note: The Place is Sold! Everything Sells to the Highest Bidder! Contact: (204)378-2278 Wheel Loader & Crawler: 76 Dresser Model 650 Wheel Loader w/4-yd Bucket; Cat 955 Crawler w/Loader S#12A675; Log Grapple Trucks & Trailer: 81 Int 1900 404 gas 5x4 Trans Tandem w/15-ft. Gravel B&H; 86 Midland 28-ft. Tandem Centre Dump Gravel Trailer w/Roll Tarp; 76 Arnes 22-ft. Tandem End Dump Gravel Trailer w/Roll Tarp; Pintle Hitch Tilt 20-ft. Flat Deck 12-Ton Trailer; Hoist of Int 1900 Cab & Chassis; 92 Geometro; Tractor & Equip: Massey Super 90 DSL Dual hyd 540 PTO w/FEL; MF 1800 4WD 6,500-hrs, 1000 PTO Dual hyd; Trailer gas Wood Splitter 36-in. Bed; JD 54 Manure Spreader (Trailer) Tools: 6 Cyl 400A Welder on Trailer; 16-Ton hyd Pipe Bender; Anvil; Air Comp; Large Grinder Belt Drive; Pressure Washer; Hand Tools; Power Tools; Ratchet Blding Jacks; Pedestal Tire Changer; Jackal; Hyd Jacks; Tiger Torche; Full Bolt Bins; Shop Supply; Misc: 1984 Honda 200 3 Wheeler; Herman DSL Heater; 12V Sprayer; Gas Back Pack Blower; 404 Engine Parts; 446 Engine Parts; Fuller 15-SPD Trans; Trans Int 1900; Rice Tires; Semi Tires 1122.5; Tire Chains; New 22.5 Chains; 3) Fuel Tanks 2) 500 1) 300; Track Greaser; Oils, Lubs; 2) Slip Tanks w/12V Pump; Chains, Hooks; Load Strapping; Tow Cable; 8) Culverts 24-in. to 48-in. up to 20-ft. Long; Welding Material; Plywood; Lumber. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com
CYRIL BROWN AUCTION SAT. , Sept 1,2012,12:00pm. 1 ½ W on Hwy 5 & 4 South of Buchanan.Buchanan, SK. Contact:(306)761-0683. MACHINERYTRACTORS: CASE 2394 DSL, cab, air, p shift, dual hyd., 20.8x38 clamp on duals, front weights- GOOD; 2 CASE 5 tractors. TRUCK: 1992 IHC 4900 Tandem, DT 466 DSL, 15-spd, Eaton Trans., 24-ft deck & hoist, w/20-ft box, tarp, situated on top(truck can be used for flatdeck work or grain truck)-GOOD. SWATHER: MF 18-ft 655 SP swather. STONE PICKER: Degelman stone picker. CULTIVATORS: Cockshutt 14-ft deep tillage, mounted harrows, CCIL 18-ft vibrashank. SEEDING: Morris 2-M11 seedrights w/pull behind coil packers. COMBINE: JD 6600 Gas:cab,pickup, chopper. MISC. EQUIPMENT: Allied 7x45 auger : ES engine; POOL 6x28 auger: ES engine; 50-ft tine harrow bar, hopper tank & trailer, diamond harrows, V plow, 4 furrow plow, brush breaker, 10-ft one way. ANTIQUE MACHINERY: Horse drill; CASE PTO combine; Grain crusher out of Buchanan flour mill. SHOP: Gas pumps, barrels, water pumps, drill fill, jacks, shovels, tools, nuts & bolts. NOTE: Cyril sold the farm. All machinery for sale. CASE 2394 & tandem truck worth looking at. Not many small items. Machinery will sell early. Visit www. ukrainezauction.com for updated listing & pictures.
MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Farm/Antique Sale Lorna Stelmaschuk (Late Alex Jr) Sat., Aug. 25th 10:00am Garson, MB. East 1-mi on Hwy #44 then South 1.25-mi on RD 34. Viewing by Appt Only. Contact: (204)268-2931 Tractors: Case 1030 Cab Dual Hyd PTO 6,300-hrs; CASE DC4 Hyd PTO Pulley; Ferguson 8N 3-PTH PTO; MH Pony Ext Hyd; AC B PTO Pulley w/Belly Mt Potato Hiller; Int A PTO Pulley Power Lift; Case VA PTO, Pulley Saw Mandrel; MM Z PTO Pulley; Case M 47; 2) Ford 8N Parts Equip: 66 Int 1600 3-Ton w/12-ft. B&H; Melroe 5B Plow; Rockomatic Stone Picker; MF 36 gas 16-ft. Swather; NH 1033 Square Bale Wagon; NH 268 Square Baler; Int 46 Square Baler; 2) Westfield 7-in. 42-ft. Auger; 6-ft. FEL Blade; 16ft. Flat Deck Trailer; 3PH Equip: 4) Cult 1)7-ft. 2)10-ft. 1) 12-ft.; 3) Deerborn 2B Plow; AC 2B Plow; 8-ft. Discer Seeder; Spring Tooth Cult; HM Trencher; Post Hole Auger Vintage Vehicles & Snowmobiles: 48 Chev Fleetline 2D; 49 Merc M47 Step Side; 2) 57 Pontiac Laurentian; 85 Pontiac Fierro; 70 Snow Cruiser w/Reverse, Exc Cond; 82 JD Trail Fire LX Antique Equip: MM Model H3 PT Combine w/Gas Motor; Square Baler w/Gas Engine; Sickle Mower; 2) JD Potato Digger; 3) Potato Planters; Single Discs; Cockshutt Saulky Plow; Emerson 2B Plow; Horse Cult 4-ft.; Scufflers; Hillers; Cutter Sleigh; Horse Bob Sleigh; Wagon Wheels Antiques: Oliver 2 Sided Lighted Dealership Sign; Miniature Bob Sleigh; Auto Lights; License Plates; Oil Cans; Scales; Wringer Washer; Washing Machine Engine; Water Pump; Implement Seats; Old Harness; Forge; Post Drill; Tools; Medicine Cabinet; Enamelware; Wood Heater; Gingerbread Clock; Hanging Aladdin Lamp; Treadle Sewing Machine; Cabinet Radio; Tonka Toys; Tools: Alco Power hyd Crimping Machine Complete w/Dies & Access; Com Tire Machine; Tire Balancer; Acetylene Torches; Table Saw; Chain Saw; Amnco Model 8000 Brake Shoe Grinder; Battery Charger; Engine Stand; Parts Washer; Floor Jack; Ratchet Bldg Jack; Air Shop Hoist; Air Tools; Power Tools; Hand Tools; Shop Supplies; Hyd Cyl; Air Comp; Band Saw/ Mitre Saw; Magnetos; Hyd Crimper; Tire Repair; Acetylene Torches Misc: 87 Ford F150; Trailer Gas Triple Air Comp; 6) Hyd Cyl; JD Moisture Tester; Wood Shop Heaters; Welding Table; Welding Material; Chains & Hooks; Auto Parts; B&S Engine; Elec Motors; 2) 300-gal Fuel Tanks on Stands; Track Greaser; 8) 5-gal Pails 1540 Oil; Windows; 1,400-gal Poly Tank; Galv Water Trough; Trailer Axle; Implement; Tractor Tires; Yard: Nome 12-HP R Mower; Roper 16-HP Yard Tractor w/48-ft. Mower, Roto Tiller, Snow Blower & Sickle Attach; JD 5-HP 21-in. Push Gas Mower; Columbia 3 Wheel Gas Golf Cart; Gas Weed Eater; Yard Trailer; Hand Yard Tools. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com
AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River
AUCTION SALES Auctions Various MCSHERRY AUCTION SERVICE LTD Close Out Service Station Auction Sat., Sept 1st 10:00am Fort Frances, ON. West Side of Town on Hwy #11 at Jct of Ducharme Rd. Contact: (807)276-5538. 10)Vehicles; AC 190 Tractor & FEL; 77 Dodge Sportsman 23-ft. RV, 66,000 mi; 3) Al Boats 12-16-ft. Out Board & Trailers; Dirt Bikes Snowmobiles; JD 215 R Mower; Large Amt Mechanical Tools; 2) 9,000-lb 2 Post Hoists; Welders; Air Comp; Coat Tire Machine; Specialty Tools. Full List on Website. Stuart McSherry (204)467-1858 or (204)886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com
AUTO & TRANSPORT AUTO & TRANSPORT Auto & Truck Parts FOR SALE: (BULL BAR / Moose catchers) for 2010-2012 Volvo truck, also 1 for a 95 Freight liner. We are selling them cheap! Can Deliver. Phone:(204)868-5040. REMANUFACTURED DSL ENGINES: GM 6.5L $4,750 installed; Ford/IH 7.3L $4950 installed; GM Duramax/Ford 6.0L, $8,500 installed; new 6.5L engines $6500; 24V 5.9L Cummins, $7,500 installed; other new/used & reman. engines available. Thickett Engine Rebuilding, 204-532-2187, Binscarth. 8:00am-5:30pm Mon.-Fri.
AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks 1993 F250 EXTENDED CAB, 7.3 engine, auto trans, would make good service truck; 1975 GMC grain truck, 8x16 box & hoist, safetied. Phone Alfred (204)745-2784. 2001 FREIGHTLINER 120, C15Cat, 13-spd, good cond, $12,500 OBO; 1996 30-ft high-boy, $4200 OBO. Will do custom hauling in MB w/32-ft gooseneck trailer. Phone:(204)252-2266 or (204)871-1185. FOR SALE DUE TO quit farming: 1989 Freightliner FL112 semi truck, 3406 Cat, 13-spd trans, air ride suspension & air ride cab, sleeper, very good Michelin rubber, Diff lock, very clean truck good for farm or the oil patch. $13,900; Price negotiable, for more information contact Claude (204)744-2501 home or (204)825-0001 cell.
AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers JOURNEYMAN TRUCK TRANSPORT MECHANIC w/service truck is available for work on highway trucks & trailers at your location. Quality work & fair pricing. Estimators are available for jobs if required. Knapper’s Mechanical @ (204)461-0512 or email knappersmechanical@hotmail.com
AUTO & TRANSPORT Vehicles Various OVER 200 VEHICLES LOTS OF DIESELS www.thoens.com Chrysler Dodge (800)667-4414 Wynyard, Sk.
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BUILDINGS AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: www.postframebuilding.com CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.
Friesen feed bins: One is approximately 1200 bu. ($1,400); two are approximately 900 bu.($1,000) (204)383-5602; abransom@mymts.net Sukup Grain Bins - Heavy Duty, hopper or flat bottom, setup available, good pricing. Call for more info. (204) 998-9915
Two 19’ Bins - 4700 bushels per bin Four 21’ Bins - 5900 bushels per bin (with .094 aeration floors).
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Located in the Oakville area come and get ‘em! Contact Dave, Blaine or Ron at Wall Grain at 204-269-7616 for more information.
C.S.A CONSTRUCTION, SPECIALIZING IN concrete, flatwork & foundations. We also postframe & frame buildings. Anywhere in Manitoba. Phone:(204)212-2970 or Email:csapenner11@hotmail.com.
BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting
FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: Crop Insurance appeals; Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons, Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our assistance the majority of our clients have received compensation previously denied. Back-Track Investigations investigates, documents your loss and assists in settling your claim. Licensed Agrologist on Staff. For more information Please call 1-866-882-4779
CONTRACTING CONTRACTING Custom Harvest WILL DO CUSTOM HARVESTING: Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional operation fully insured. Phone:(204)371-9435 or (701)520-4036.
CONTRACTING Custom Work C & C DIGGING, ditching, dug outs, clean outs, lagoons, demolition, land clearing, disking, heavy disc rentals, manure stockpiling, verticle beater manure spreading, dirt & gravel hauling w/track hoes, long-reach track hoe, bulldozer, loader, trucks, laser & brush cutter. Phone:(204)749-2222 (204)856-3646. CT CONTRUCTION LTD, FIELD Drainage w/Laser, Dugouts, Lagoons, Fence Brushing/Land Clearing, Demolition, Driveways, Septic Tanks/Fields, Cartage, Gravel & Fill Strippings. Terry (204)268-5361. Clint (204)205-2031. ctconstruction160@gmail.com www.ctconstructionmb.com
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BUILT RIGHT. ON TIME. FARM MACHINERY Grain Carts 750-BU UFT GRAINCART, HYD drive $11,900; 400-Bu UFT graincart, $6500. Phone:(204)529-2046 or (204)529-2091.
FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers NEW SUKUP GRAIN DRYERS On hand & ready for immediate delivery. Propane/NG, canola screens, 1 or 3 phase. Also some used dryers available. Call for more info (204)998-9915 NEW MC DRYERS IN STOCK w/canola screens 300-2,000 BPH units. Why buy used, when you get new fuel efficient & better quality & control w/MC. Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.
24’ Continuous Flow NECO Grain Dryer with 25 HP fan and gen set (needs some work).
GREAT FOR CORN!
Includes 8 x 3700 bushel bins with canola floors and unload augers with u-trough auger on top of bins. Contact Dave, Blaine or Ron at Wall Grain at 204-269-7616 for more information.
$36,000 OBO
CASE 450 CRAWLER DOZER, 6-way blade, $17,500. Cat 931 crawler loader, Powershift trans, pedal steer, good undercarriage, $13,500. www.waltersequipment.com Phone (204)525-4521.
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HYD PULL SCRAPERS, 6-40-YDS caterpillar A.C./LePlant, LeTourneau, etc. PT & direct mount available. Bucyrus Erie, 20-yds, cable, $5000. PT motor grater $14,900; tires available. Phone: (204)822-3797. Morden, MB.
FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION FOR ABE PENNER & CONSIGNORS THURSDAY AUGUST 30 5:30 PM
PARTIAL LIST: TRACTORS, TRUCKS & TRAILERS • 684 International Diesel Tractor, Front End loader, 3PTH • 1993 Doepker Hopper Bottom B-Train Trailers, 30ft & 27ft, Roll-top Tarp • 1999 Freightliner Century Classic, MII 430HP Cummins 13spd, Safetied • 18ft Rainbow Car Hauler Trailer & Sides • 300 Massey Ferguson Diesel Crawler w/ Loader • 1998 Dodge Ram 3500 w/ Steel Flatbed • 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 w/ Steel Flatbed • 9’X12’ Cedar Shed (with windows) • Hyster H40H Propane Fork Lift & Clark C500-55 Forklift EQUIPMENT • 496 International Disker 25ft • Top-Masier MFG 38’ Deep Tiller • New Holland 975 Combine • 61ft SL1061 Scoop-a-Second Grain Auger w/ Side Chute (needs repair) • 18ft Versatile 400 Hydrostatic Self Propelled Swater w/ Pickup Reel • 16ft John Deere Deep Tiller E1600 • 62 Flexicoil Field Sprayer w/ Plastic tank & Hyd Pump 95ft • 15 Section Harrows & Draw Bar • 2003 John Deere 567 Round Baler • Cattle Oiler • 15,000Watt PTO Generator • 4 Bottom Plow • 45 IHC 18ft Vibra Shank Cultivator w/ Multchers • Flexi-coil 62 Sprayer • 15 Section Harrows • Bale Fork
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FOR SALE: 8X52 (1600) Sakundiak grain auger, Power take-off, belt drive, VGC. Phone (204)773-2868.
FARM MACHINERY Grain Elevators
FOR SALE: WESTFIELD MK 100.61 auger w/hydraulic lift & swing hopper. Phone:(204)842-3626.
80-FT. BUCKET ELEVATING LEG w/3 phase 10-HP electric motor. Phone (204)886-3304.
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3 2000-BU WESTEEL ROSCOE bins w/air, $500 ea. Phone:(204)324-6398.
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BIG BINS & FLOORS at old prices, 20,000-56,000bu. bins holding prices until spring. NEW MOISTURE CABLES! Call Wall Grain for details (204)269-7616 or (306)244-1144 or (403)393-2662.
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Walinga agri-Vac! Fergus, On: (519) 787-8227 carman, MB: (204) 745-2951 Davidson, SK: (306) 567-3031 FARM MACHINERY Grain Testers FOR SALE: MODEL 919 Labtronics grain tester w/charts, Ohaus scale litre grain measure & official bushel weight pint measure. Canola roller, canola stick, $800; Farmex hay probe (moisture tester) $75. Owner retired. Phone (204)368-2226. Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. It’s a sure thing. 1-800-782-0794.
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FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Baling 2002 HESTON 856 ROUND baler, megawide pickup, short crop kit, fully auto, moisture readout, shedded & field ready. $10,000 OBO. Phone:(204)325-1383 or (204)362-4874. 535 JD BALER W/MONITOR & kicker, $6500. Phone:(204)345-8532 evenings. FOR SALE: HIGH-LINER MODEL 1400 bale picker, hauls 14 bales, w/new tires. Phone:(204)836-2523. IHC 3650 ROUND BALER, working condition, wide belts in good condition, $1,500 OBO. Phone (204)748-2166 Virden, MB.
FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Swathers 1992 WESTWARD 7000 SWATHER 21-ft, 1,750-hrs, Cummins 3.9L DSL engine, Macdon 960 header, pickup reels, tires 12.5X16.1, shedded, excellent condition. Phone:(204)937-2922. Roblin, MB. 1998 PREMIER 1900 PULL-TYPE swather, auto fold & transport, pick-up reel, Keer-Sheer, always shedded, very low acres. Phone:(204)325-2416. 2000 PREMIER 2940 SWATHER, 2825-hrs, 30-ft 3 way canvas, PU reel, heater, A/C, Vern swath puller. Phone:(204)776-2047 cell (204)534-7458, Minto MB.
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25-FT 960 MAC-DON SWATHER header w/bi-directional adapter, always shedded. Phone: (204)447-3433. St Rose, MB. 25-FT. MACDON PT SWATHER, PU reel, nice shape, $4,000. Call (204)873-2487. CCIL SELF-PROPELLED SWATHER W/CAB, 21ft, runs good, shedded. $1,200 OBO. Phone:(306)452-3707. Redvers, SK.
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ESTATE SALE:1984 4400, HYDRO, 22-ft header w/batreel, big rubber, sliding table, asking $4,100; 1982 20-ft 400 Vers. hydro, asking $1,450 OBO; 1981 20-ft batreel 400 Vers. hydro, sliding table, asking $1,100. Phone:(204)728-1861 or (204)724-9497. FOR SALE: 22-FT. VERS 4400 swather, new knife & guards, will trade for Melroe press drill. Phone Larry (204)373-2452 or leave msg. MF#35 - 25-FT PT swather w/UII pickup reel, $2,250. Phone:(204)746-5605 or (204)324-5209. WESTWARD 9250 SWATHER, 25-FT., 972 header, shedded, 1,170-hrs, Canola roller, canvas & knife very good. (204)745-3543 Home (204)745-8007 Cell
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FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Various 18-FT 4400 VERSATILE SWATHER w/cab, always shedded. Phone:(204)242-2440. Manitou, MB 1997 AGCO/GLEANER MODEL 530, flex head, PU reel, poly, $13,000. Phone Rob (204)735-2852 or (204)981-0885, Starbuck. 2001 NH 648, Silage Special, Ramps, 4x5, Sale $7,750; 2001 NH 688, Tandem Wheels, Ramps, 5x6, Sale $7,750; 2001 JD 567, Std PU, Monitor, Push Bar, 5x6, only 11,000 Bales, Shows NiceLike New, Sale $15,750; 1996 NH 664, Autotie, Ramp, 5x6, Sale $7,750; Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com
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2002 NEW IDEA 4865 softcore round baler, new floor belt , $8,000; IH 4000 swather, needs wobblebots, $1,000. Phone:(204)834-2875.
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FORAGE EQUIPMENT, 5830 JD forage harvester w/PU & corn head, plus $50,000 of new parts; 2 tandem Mac silage trucks w/side dump boxes. Phone:(204)352-4306. FOR SALE: CASE IH 8480 round baler, shedded, not used since 2009, real good, $4500. Case IH 4000 swather 19.5-ft (no cab) shedded; 2 Keer shears not used since 2009. Real good cond, $3500; Canola roller, $200. Phone:(204)368-2226.
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FOR SALE QUIT FARMING: Highline bale mover, only hauled 200 bales, asking $27,000; 16 wheel rake, 2 yrs old, never used, asking $12,000; 2008 Vermeer baler, only made 1,100 bales, asking $25,000; Rowse double 9-ft. mower w/Case Intl heads, used 1 yr, asking $17,000; Single Intl 9-ft. mower w/Rowse kit, asking $2,500; All equip like new condition. Phone (204)535-2298 or (204)535-2474.
Gleaner R50, always shedded, hydro trans, grain loss monitor, rock trap door, shaft spreader, engine hours 1,340, separator hours 804. Phone: (204)669-2366.
JIM’S CONCAVE REPAIR: Complete concave rebuilding & repair. All concaves rebuilt to original manufactures specs. Most older models in stock. Half or less of new price. All workmanship guaranteed. (204)523-6242, (204)523-8537, Killarney, MB. REBUILT ROLLERS FOR CASE-IH 3650 5x6 softcore round baler, will fit other makes. Drive $510, Idler $260. Prices include core exchange. Phone (204)389-4038 or (204)642-3205. SP DSL 4WD CORN silage machine, 3 row header, cab, reasonably priced to sell, best offer. Phone:(204)638-5689. Dauphin, MB.
Combines FARM MACHINERY Combine – Case/IH 1983 IHC 1480 COMBINE, 3,360-hrs, shedded. Asking $10,000. Cromer, MB. Phone: (204)556-2622 or (204)748-5520. 1984 IH 1480 COMBINE, specialty rotor, airfoil sieve, Loewen concaves, $20,000 work order, shedded, excellent cond, asking $9500. Phone: (204)529-2046 or (204)529-2091. 1986 CASE IH 1680 3,500-hrs, Hopper top, excellor kit, rock trap, newer PU belts, well maintained, retired & moving must sell, $14,000 OBO. (204)523-7469 (204)534-8115. 1986 CASE IH 1680 combine w/2015 PU, 2,600 engine hrs, shedded, chaff spreader, stone trap, additional set of 3 coarse concaves, reverser, good condition, asking $19,500. (204)838-2211 1986 CASE IH 1680 combine w/Melroe PU, 3000 engine hours, shedded, chaff spreader, stone trap, additional set of coarse concaves, reverser, 25-ft flex header, asking $29,500. Phone:(204)824-2196, Wawanesa. 1989 CIH 1680 COMBINE 3,600-hrs, w/PU & 25-ft. straight cut header w/PU reel, $18,500. (204)476-2445, Neepawa. 2005 CASE IH 8010 combine, 4-WD, front tire size is 1250-45-32, means they are 45-in wide, rear tires 28L-26, means 28-in wide. Apparently will go as far as a track machine. 4-Spd, hyd trans, straw chopper & spreaders, pro-600 monitor, bin extentions w/2052-30-ft dripper header, $165,000. Phone:(204)871-0925. 2008 CASE-IH 2588 combine w/2015 PU, 476 sep hrs, 594 engine hrs, Pro 600 monitor, y/m, rice tires, hopper topper, shedded, heavy soil machine, $184,000 open to offers. (204)735-2886, (204)981-5366. CASE IH 1480 W/SPECIALTY rotor, axceller kit, chopper, chaff spreader, airfoil, Melroe PU, light pkg. Phone:(204)526-7135 or (204)526-7134. CASE IH 2188 3,040 engine hrs, Hopper Topper, stone trap, AFX style rotor, always shedded & field ready, $48,000 OBO; 30-ft. straight header available. Phone (204)745-2869, (204)745-8334, Carman. FOR SALE: TOP SIEVE to fit Case IH 1680 - 2388. Phone:(204)535-2453.
FARM MACHINERY Combine – CI CI 9600 CO-OP PULL-TYPE combine, w/monitor, belt PU, chopper. Excellent cond, only 619 operating hrs, always shedded; Sakundiak grain auger 7in x 45-ft, electric start, twin 18-hp Briggs & Stratton industrial motor, shedded; Aeration fan Caldwell model ILC 18-312, 3-hp, 220-volts, 12.5-amps; 12-ft x 18-in round metal pipes, 11-ft x 18-in half round corragated metal pipe. Located Cromer, MB Phone:(306)586-1760, j.hunter@sasktel.net Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. Phone 1-800-782-0794.
FARM MACHINERY Combine – Ford/New Holland 1986 NH TR86 COMBINE, hydrastatic 3,240-hrs, 12-ft rake-up pickup, always shedded, $15,000. Phone:(306)452-3707. Redvers, SK. 1993 NH TR96, LOW hours: 1570-hrs, chaff spreader, always shedded. Phone (204)447-2610, 1998 TX 66 NH combine, 1600 Sep. hrs. 14ft rake up pu, excellent condition, $55,000 OBO (403)823-9222, 403-854-1044, Rosedale, AB. ‘95 NH TX66 COMBINE, in good condition, shedded, 2,500 separator hrs, good rubber, hopper extension, Westward pickup, $42,000 OBO. Phone: (204)966-3887 or (204)476-6098. FORD NH 1998 TR96 971 header, 2,276 engine hours 1,875 separator hours, good shape, Elmers 25-ft header trailer, $1,500. Phone:(204)745-3773 or (204)745-6321. FOR SALE: 1979 NH TR70, Ford 6, 2500-hrs, lots of new parts, always shedded, field ready, VGC, $2500. Phone:(306)452-3582, or (306)452-7015, Redvers, SK. NH TR98 COMBINE, SWATHMASTER PU header, hyd windguard. Long auger, straw chopper, chaff spreader, only 1323 separator hrs. $50,000. Financing available, (204)752-2089. TR-96 NH COMBINE, 1,890 separating hours, new concaves & rebuilt straw chopper, w/chaff spreader & rice tires. Asking $27,000; 971 NH 24-ft straight cut header, for parts, needs new wobble box. MacDon NH TR adapter, to fit 972 MacDon headers, $5,500 OBO. Phone:(204)488-5030 or (204)782-2846.
FARM MACHINERY Combine – Gleaner 1, 30-FT. FLEX HEADER; 1, 30-ft. straight cut header; both w/PU reel used on R72. Phone (204)745-3773 or (204)745-7654.
FARM MACHINERY Combine – John Deere 08 JD 635 HYRDA FLEX w/crary air bar, excellent condition, asking $33,900; 4 wheel trailer avail $2,900. Phone (204)324-6298, Altona. 1980 8820 COMBINE, 2-SPD cyl drive, good condition, $13,000; 2-224 rigid heads w/pickup reels, $3000 each. Phone: cell (204)362-2316, or (204)822-3189. 1982 JD 7720 212 P.U, 3,900-hrs, new chrome rub bars, new concaves, new a/c, many new bearings & belts, air foil sieve, hopper ext., shedded, VGC, 30.5Lx32 tires; 1984 JD 7720 212 P.U, 2,800-hrs, Titan II upgrades, new rub bars, new concaves, air foil sieve, hopper ext., shedded, excellent condition 24.5x32 tires. Phone:(204)937-2922. Roblin, MB. 1982 JD 7720, TURBO, Hydro, 2-SPD cyl, fine cut chopper, new PU belts, new primary counter shaft & bearings, new hyd pump, $14,000 in recent greenlight, 4,600-hrs, field ready, $13,000 OBO. Phone (204)868-5504 or (204)874-2206 evening or email neilgalb@gmail.com 1983 JD 7720 COMBINE 3,200-hrs, big rubber, big back axle, Hopper cover, 2-SPD cyl, header reverser, shedded, $12,500. (204)476-2445, Neepawa. 1983 JD 7721 PT combine, Redekop Chaff saver, always shedded, lots of new parts. Phone:(204)529-2375 or (204)825-7804. 1986 8820 TITAN 2 combine, in good condition, 3500-hrs, $14,500. Phone:(204)278-3261. 1986 JD TITAN II 8820 combine, good condition. Phone (204)882-2413. 1987 7720 TITAN II standard W/2700 original hrs, excellent shape, always shedded. Phone:(204)859-2376, Rossburn. 1991 JD 9600 914 PU, Sunnybrook cyl, long auger, new 30.5 R32 tires, 3370 sep hours, well maintained, very nice condition. Phone:(204)526-7805, Cypress River.
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FARM MACHINERY Combine – John Deere 1993 JD 9600, 3700 engine hrs, duals, fine cut chopper, yield monitor, header height, shedded & field ready, $49,000 OBO; JD 30-ft. straight header also available. Phone (204)745-8334, (204)745-2869, Carman. 1997 JD 9600, 4X4, 2,100 thresher hours, loaded w/options, comes w/930 flex header, very good machine; JD 8970 tractor, 710x38 tires @ 90%, excellent tractor. Best Offers. Phone:(204)766-2643. 1998 JOHN DEERE 9610 maximizer, 914 PU chaff spreader, auto-height control, double-knife chopper, rice tires, 1980 separating hrs, VGC, asking $81,500 OBO. Phone Murray (204)372-6051. 2000 JD 9650W 150-HRS since Performax service at which time new Sunny Brook rasp bars, concave, clean grain chain, sprockets & bearings & Redekop MAV chopper rotor were install, complete invoice $20,000, 2,300 sep hrs, 914 PU, chaff spreader, hopper topper, auto height sensing, recent new feeder chain, batteries, HID lights $107,500; 2003 930F header, PU reel, new knife & guards w/Crary Air System, excellent for beans or down crops, 50 series hook up w/header trailer, $24,500; Firestone 24.5x32 rice tires on 9000 series rims, excellent condition, $3,000. (204)347-5244 leave msg. 2005 JD 1293 Corn Head, 12 row 30" spacing, Hydraulic Deck Plates, excellent condition field ready, $35,000 Dugald, MB. Phone (204)228-3420. 2008 JD 635F
Combine ACCessories FARM MACHINERY Combine – Accessories 1997-2002 CIH 1020 Flex Platforms 25-ft., 30-ft., Reconditioned, Sale $9,950-$14,900; 2009 CIH 2020 Flex Platforms, 35-ft. Sale $28,900; 1990-1995 JD 922, 925, 930 Flex Platforms, Steel Pts, Poly Skids, Sale $6,900; 1996-1999 JD 925, 930 Flex Platforms, Poly Pts, Reconditioned, New PU Teeth, Poly Skids, Cutter Bar, Mint, Sale $12,900; 2000-2003 JD 925, 930 Flex Platforms, F.F. Auger, PU Reel, Poly Skids, Sale $13,900-$17,900. 2007 JD 630 Hydra Flex Platform, Reconditioned, Like New, Sale $28,900; 2004 JD 635 Hydra Flex Platform, Reconditioned, Sale $24,900; Install a JD Flex Platform on your combine any make. We make adapter kits. Delivery anywhere in Western Canada. Call Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com
AGCO GLEANER 30-FT HEADER, new reel bats; AGCO Gleaner 27-ft header both in good condition & fit N&R series combine. (204)867-0043, Minnedosa, MB. JD 222 FLEX HEAD, $1500. (204)355-4777 or cell (204)326-0870. 635F Hydraflex Platform, HH & CM, PU reel w/fore/ aft & resume. Good poly dividers & skids. Good knives & gaurds. Full finger drum. Low stone dam. Ph: (204)324-7248 or (204)829-3669, $24,500 tim_doris@hotmail.com 930 FLEX HEAD, 2 available, 1 w/carry air reel. Also have Header trailers, 30-ft & 36-ft in stock. Phone:(204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496. JD 224 FLEX NEW poly, metal finger PU reel, GC, $4800; 20-ft JD 100 Flex header, fits 20 series combine, poly, PU reel, GC, $800. Phone:(204)635-2600, Stead.
JD 222 RIGID HEADER, Phone:(204)746-6048.
JD 843 CORNHEAD, oil bath, low tin, recent overhaul, field ready, $8,500. Call (204)324-9300 or (204)324-7622.
1978 MF 760 USABLE combine, alot of new parts or for parts, $2350. Phone (204)770-0040.
850 MF 1982 W/24-FT header, always shedded. Phone Harold:(306)739-2646. Wawota,SK.
HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca
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1964 CASE 600 SELF-PROPELLED, w/straight cut & PU attachments, add-on cab, always shedded, used for avg 30-acres per year on small holding, in working order when last used 3-yrs ago. Gas engine in good shape, uses no oil, original paint still looks good, for antique collector or small holding. $1000 OBO. Phone:(807)223-7833.
60-HP DSL IRRIGATION PUMP, Izuzu 4-cyl engine, Berkley pump. This unit has less than 20-hrs. Murphy panel, warranty, $7400. Phone (204)792-7471.
JD 220 FLEX HEADER, new knife & guards, large auger, JD PU reel, poly skids, field ready, $3850 OBO; 18-ft U-2 PU reel, $850 OBO. Phone:(204)467-8750. JD 930 RIGID HEAD w/intersteel sunflower attachment, 9-in. pans, good condition, $7,200. Phone (204)324-3647. SALVAGE YOUR WIND BLOWN CANOLA JD 222 header w/20-ft. Sund PU, $11,900; Universal head w/22-ft. Sund PU, $14,900. Phone (204)324-6298, Altona.
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FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Allis/Deutz 1987 DUETZ 7085 FWA, open-station, 85-HP, 5,900-hrs, Allied 794 FEL $17,000. (204)525-4521 www.waltersequipment.com WD45 AC TRACTOR. PHONE:(204)386-2507
FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Case/IH 1980 2090 CASE W/FACTORY duals, 4,257-hrs, $12,500 OBO; 16-ft. CCIL 203 deep tiller w/mulchers, 1.5-in. thick shanks, $1,500. Phone (204)878-3227. 1984 CASE 2290, 3PTH, power shift, 6,800-hrs, nice shape, $9,500. Laurie Richards Manitou, MB. Phone: (204)242-3350 or (204)242-4568.
STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca
FOR SALE: CASE IH MODEL 1494 tractor mechanical front wheel assist 75 PTO HP w/model 74L FEL 3-PTH 500-1000 PTO, cab, air, 12 Forward 4 Reverse, Trans, 4 cyl DSL engine w/3,007-hrs, $25,000. Phone (204)633-3205, Winnipeg, MB.
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FARM MACHINERY FOR PARTS: COMBINES IHC 1682, 1482, 1480, 1460, 915, 914, 715, 403, 402, 150, MF 860, 760, 850, 751, 750, 550, 510, 410, 405; JD 7701, 7700,6601, 6600, 630, 96, 65; WHITE 8900, 8800, 8600, 8650, 7800, 5542, 545, 542, 431; NH TR95, TR85, TR70, 1500, 990, 980; Coop 9600, 960; Gleaner L2, N6, F, C2; VERS 2000, 42; Case 1600, 1060; FORD 642 BELARUS 1500 Don; SWATHERS VERS 4400, 400, 330, 103, 10; IHC 4000, 230, 210, 175, 201, 75; COOP 550, 500, 601; MF 655, 36, 35; JD 800, 290; NH 1090; WHITE 6200; COCKSHUTT 503 HESSTON 300. We also have parts for tractors, square & round balers, press drills, cultivators, sprayers, haybines, & misc machinery. We handle new & rebuilt parts for tractors & combines. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727, toll free 1-877-858-2728. GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB. PARTING 1985 IH 1480, no motor, lawn augur, good sieves, also 2 top sieves for an IH 2188. Phone:(204)546-2508.
FARM MACHINERY Silage Equipment
Harvestore Silo 80 x 20 This Silo is in great shape, was built in 1988, was only used for 5 years at most, it’s in immaculate shape, comes w/ unloader & feeder(they may need a bit of work). Offers, you will have to deal with the disassembling & moving. Located 40min. south of Winnipeg in St-Malo, MB. Jean-Luc (204) 226-7783 or (403) 363-3483 email- saddleup403@hotmail.com
1990 ALL-CROP SPRAYER, MOUNTED on 1982 Ford 700 4x4 truck, Microtrac spray controller, Raven guidance, good condition, $18,900. Phone:(204)736-2840.
2008 JD 5225 TRACTOR w/542 Loader, MFWD, 3-PTH, CAH, Radio, Joystick, 200-hrs., $47,900. Call Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com 4450 & 4650 MFWA, JD loader 158, 148 & 740. 4240 w/3-PTH & 148 loader; 5300 Mfwa w/540 loader; Ezee-On loader/bale fork. Phone: (204)828-3460.
FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Massey Ferguson 06MF 573MFWD 72-HP W/CAB, air, heat, 3-PTH, 8-spd, hi-low, forward & reverse w/MFN70 quick attach loader, excellent cond w/1425-hrs. Will take trades, asking $37,900. Phone:(204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496.
FARM MACHINERY Tractors – New Holland 2008 NH T6040 ELITE CAH, MFWD, LH Rev, 3-PTH, NH 840 TL Ldr, 2,440-hrs, One Owner, Sale $64,750. Call Gary (204)326-7000 Steinbach, MB www.reimerfarmequipment.com
FARM MACHINERY Tractors – 2 Wheel Drive STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.
FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Various 1985 CASE 4490 4WD, 175-HP, 5,245-hrs, 20.8x34 duals, 4 hyd w/return line, 1000 PTO, PTH, A/C, $16,000; 1979 IHC 1586, 160-HP, 5,974-hrs, 20.8x38 duals, 3 SCV, 1000 PTO, front weights, A/C, $14,000. (204)744-2521, St Leon.
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1986 FORD PICKUP, low-kms, VGC; 18-ft Wil-rich cultivator, VGC; NH68 small square baler, VGC; old 12-ft JD press drill, works well. Phone:(204)379-2702. St. Claude, MB. 1990 28-FT. IHC HOE drill built in transport, has new toews folding markers, asking $1,750; AC cultivator w/anhydrous applicator NH3 35-ft., asking $850; 115 Melrose Spray Coup w/foam marker system, asking $2,500 OBO. Wanted to Buy good used Dropdeck Trailer at reasonable price. Phone (204)728-1861 or (204)720-3800. 20-FT 620 MS TANDEM disc w/dual axels; 18.5 IH cultivator w/harrows; 775 18-ft swather w/MacDon hay header; 24-ft JD C20 cultivator; Gehl 120 mix mill w/power bale feeder; quarter turn bale shoot. Phone:(204)386-2507. 56 IHC 1/2-TON PARTLY restored, $1,000; IHC W4 tractor, $1,500; Craftsman lawn mower like new, $1,000; Roper mower as is, $200. 1 (204)855-2212. 760 MF COMBINE, GREY cab, hopper extensions, new drive tires, reverser, nice shape, $3750; Ford 8000 tractor, runs great, $3500. Phone:(204)378-2974. 849 NH ROUND BALER, in good shape; 95 JD square back combine, new rub bars & cyl, rice tires. Both field ready & open to offers. Phone:(204)886-7134. BALERS JD 535, $5,900; JD 530, $3,500; JD 510, $1,500; JD 336, $3,000; Vermeer Hyd rake, $7,000; 12 wheel rake, $6,000; 10-ft. Landlevellers, $2,150; 12-ft. $2,450; Dics Hutch 25-ft. Rock Cushion, $9,500; JD 230, $3,000; Bushog 21-ft., $7,500; JD Dot 16-ft., $4,000; DMI Ripper 5 Shank, $10,900; 7 Shank, $11,900; Valmar 240 Applicator, $1,000; Woods 15-ft. Batwing Mower HD, $7,000; Woods 10-ft., $4,500; Used Fertilizer Spreaders 4-9T. Phone (204)857-84043 F-21 FARM HAND LOADER w/quick attach bucket, $1,195; grapple fork, $275; 12-ft. hay sweep w/8-ft. steel teeth, $350; manure fork, $200; Pollard 5 wheel rake, $495. Roy (204)385-2685, Gladstone.
FOR SALE: GRAIN CARTS LARGE SELECTION 450-1050 bu hyd & PTO drive. J&M 875-bu., $20,000; EZ 475, $7,900; Brent 670, $12,500; New 400-bu. gravity wagons, $6,700; 600-bu., $12,000; Used gravity wagons 250-750 bu.; Grain Screeners Kwik Kleen 5 tube, $4,500; 7 Tube $6,500; Hutch 1500, $1,750; Sioux Screener w/Auger, $2,500; Westfield 10x70 Auger, $2,900; REM 552 Grain Vac, $3,500; Brandt $4,500-$7,500. Phone (204)857-8403. FOR SALE: INTERSTEEL sunflower kit for 30-ft header, 9-in pans, was on JD header, $1,000 OBO; Also 30-ft Batt Reel for Versatile 4700 self-propelled swather, comes w/hyd. motor, $300 OBO. Phone:(204)758-3943 or (204)746-5844. St. Jean, MB. FOR SALE: MF TRACTOR 210 35-HP, 3-PTH, PTO, $5,000 OBO; Westfield TF100-41 PTO auger, $3,500 OBO; Westfield J210-41 PTO Auger, $2,900 OBO; 2008 155 Seadoo 55-hrs w/trailer, $7,500 OBO; Nadeau Rotary Ditcher 42-in. w/deflector, $5,500 OBO; Honda outboard motor 15-HP, $1,900 OBO; 2, 2911 Behlen bins, offers; 2, 1650 Westeel bins, offers; 1, 3300 Westeel bin, offers; 30-ft. autofold Macdon swather w/new canvass bat reel shaft needs work, offers; 350-gal water poly tank for PU, offers; 100-ft. Bourgault centurion sprayer booms, offers; Bourgault sprayer monitor system w/autorate, offers; New pressure washer 13-HP engine, offers; New DSL generator 60H2 electric start, offers; Kirchner V-Plow, $1,100 OBO; Metal band saw, $150. Phone (204)746-5465. FORSBERG MODEL 14 GRAVITY table seed cleaner, $10,000; NH bale wagon 1033, $4000; Morris press drill 30-ft w/Valmar, $4000 OBO. Phone:(204)471-3418. GRAIN AUGUR WESTFIELD PTO, 8x46, $500. Versatile 400, 18-ft swather, $250. GrainVac grain handler 5250, $2,500. Phone:(204)344-5016. HAYBINES: GEHL 2270, $3900; NH 116, $3000; JD 1209, $3000; NH 144 Swath Turner, $3000; Hay Conditioners $800 up; NH 9-ft mower 2200; IH 9-ft $1650; GEHL 12 wheel rake, $6000; Rotary mowers. JD #1518, $8500; Woods 20-ft batwing, $7500; 10-ft batwing, $3500; 6-ft pull type, $1600; JD 5-ft pull type, $1000; Woods ditchbank 3-PTH, $1500; 6-ft finishing mower, $1000; Woods 6-ft 3-PTH, $750; Bush hog 9-ft disc mower, $2000. Phone: (204)857-8403. HEAVY DUTY BOX SCRAPERS, built with 5/8 steel, 2 hyd. cyl, 1 for lift & 1 for angle, 10-ft. $3,950. 12ft & 14ft superduty for larger tractors also available. All Sizes Available. (204)746-6605 or (204)325-2496.
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1972 FORD 1/2-TON TORINA w/cap Intl drill w/end wheel; farm hand stacker w/hay baskets, steel tines; Massey 44 for parts; gooseneck hay trailer. (204)834-3034.
FOR SALE: 2001 CUSTOM built 32 x 8.5 flat deck, gooseneck, triple axle checker plate floor, full hydraulic side tilt. View pictures at www.buyandsellfarmmachinery.com Shellmouth, MB (204)564-2540
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FOR SALE: 18-FT VERS. swather, good condition, $2,500. 24-ft cultivator w/Farm King mulchers, $1,000. 1979 4-ton truck, as is, offers. Phone:(204)749-2097 at mealtime.
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CASE IH/CONCORD ATX5010, 10-IN, 50-ft, excellent condition, w/Case IH/2300 tank, 3 1/2-in Dutch openers, lots of maintenance done. $34,900. Phone:(204)391-1011 or Email: pro_terra@hotmail.com
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77 MF 750 COMBINE, 6 cyl, hydro-static; 78 MF 750 combine, 6 cyl, standard. Both always shedded. Phone:(204)242-2440. Manitou, MB.
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JD 224 STRAIGHT CUT header, 24-ft, PU reel, sold w/trailer, field ready $4,000 OBO. Phone (204)868-5504 or (204)874-2206 evening or email neilgalb@gmail.com
1980 JD 4440 TRIPLE hyd., 3-pt., extra gas tank in front, $19,400; 1975 GM Tandem, 18-ft box & hoist $5,900; 1980 Chevy, single axle, 3-ton, box & hoist, low mileage, $8,400; 22-ft NH PT swather, $1,500; 18-ft Vers. swather, SP, pick-up reel, $2,500; Track eraser, 3PTH, $750; Heston manure spreader, like new. All equipment in good shape. Phone: (204)325-8602.
IH 5500 39-FT DEEP tiller w/5600 shanks & NH3 kit; 12 row, 30-in S-tine row crop cultivator; Case IH 5600 39-ft deep tiller. Phone:(204)535-2453.
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FOR SALE: VERSATILE EEZE-ON 28.5-FT tandem disc, 11-in spacing, 25-in disc, asking $6,500. Phone:(204)758-3943 or (204)746-5844. St. Jean, MB.
224 JD STRAIGHT CUT flex header, bat reel, fits 7720, $1,800. (204)476-2445, Neepawa.
25-FT. HONEYBEE PU REEL, Case IH adaptor, $6,000; 2004 MacDon 30-ft. 963 header, PU reel, Case IH adaptor, trail ease transport, $18,500; 2001 MacDon 36-ft. 963 header, PU reel, transport, adaptor, $10,000. Phone (204)636-2448.
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31-FT CO-OP DEEP TILLER; front fenders for JD MFWD tractor. Phone (204)386-2412, Plumas, MB.
2008 JD 635 FLEXHEADER, nice shape, fully loaded, $25,000 firm. Phone:(204)424-5632, La Broquerie.
224 JD STRAIGHT CUT header, bat reel, crop lifters, PTO shaft drives, for 50 series combine, could be changed back for 7720, $1,750. (204)476-2445, Neepawa.
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IH 1460 COMBINE 1984 w/reverser, new feeder chain, rice tires, 810 PU, 810 straight header, asking $12,000; 1978 MF 1105 tractor, rebuilt engine & new rad, asking $5,000. (204)334-6885, (204)794-5098 JD 925 FLEX HEADER, $6500; 930, $2500; Case IH 25-ft flex, $6000; Case IH 30-ft rigid, $5000; IH 820 flex $2000; Case IH #1015 PU, $3000; #810 PU, $1000; Summers 72-ft heavy harrow, $14,000; Phoenix #17-#14 harrows; 6 yard scraper, $5000; JD 12YD, $12,000; 4 YD, $4500; Manure spreaders. Meyers #550 horse/poultry manure spreader, $11,900; New Idea 3634, $4000; HS 400-bu, $3000; GEHL scavenger, $3900. Phone:(204)857-8403. JD 930 FLEX HEAD, good working condition, $9500; 855 NH round baler, $1700; Wanted for JD 1600 or 1610 deep tiller, complete shank assembly. Phone:(204)373-2502, leave msg. MC 675 CONTINUOUS FLOW grain dryer, single phase, Canola screens, needs some work, $3,500 OBO. Phone (204)324-3647. MOVING, MUST SELL! 1086 IH tractor T/A has been done. Lots of other work too; 3000-gal manure wagon w/injectors; Houle lagoon pump, ready to go, 42-ft; Large pig transfer trailer. Call Les (204)529-2164 or (204)825-0128, Cartwright.
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NEW HEAVY DUTY 1250-GAL Equinox LR177 Yellow tank, retails at $874, special $536; New Equinox LR177 1250-gal black tank, 3 left must sell $425 special; Used 1 FarmKing 6-ft Mechanical swath roller, $625 OBO; New 16-ft Beavertail tandem trailer w/3500-lb axles w/2-in ball, special $2890 OBO; Used 1998 Ford XL 4x4, 143,720-kms, V6 4.2 engine. Cell (204)823-1559 or (204)822-1354. This is our close-out sale. RBX 562 CASE BALER; John Deere 4440 w/148 loader; Bale King shredder 3100 Vortex. Phone:(204)564-2667. WIRELESS DRIVEWAY ALARMS, calving/foaling barn cameras, video surveillance, rear view cameras for RV’s, trucks, combines, seeders, sprayers and augers. Mounted on magnet. Calgary, Ab. (403)616-6610. www.FAAsecurity.com
FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted 91 OR 93 MCCORMICK Deering IHC combine, parts or whole combine. Phone:(204)737-2275 between 6 & 7 p.m.
GENERATORS 115 K.W. GENSET, JD model 6068T Powertech, low hours, Leroy Somer gen end, 400amp main breaker, fuel tank, new controller, $13,400; 75 K.W. JD Genset, new rebuilt engine, new pump, rad, turbo. Stanford gen end, 4045T Powertech engine, Dynagen 300 controller, warranty, $12,200; 50 K.W. JD Genset, skid mounted, model 6329, 6-cyl, new rad, new panel, 120-240-208-480 volts, $7800. Phone (204)792-7471.
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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin TRIPLE R LIMOUSIN, HAS bulls for sale for Fall breeding. Also pick out your 2013 Herdsire now. Take delivery next Spring. Red or Black 40+ to pick from. Plus bred Heifers & 4H projects, steers & heifers. Your source for quality Limousin genetics. Call Art (204)685-2628 or (204)856-3440.
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HERD REDUCTION, 35 SIMMENTAL cow/calf pairs, calves are born from Jan-Apr, cows are rebred on pasture to full Fleckvieh & Red Simmental bulls. Your choice of 35 from 51. Phone:(204)376-2233.
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PRAIRIE AGRI PHOTO LTD has been sold to Neil Hamm and Steven Dyck of Winkler Manitoba. We would like to thank all of our loyal customers who have supported us over the last 36 years of providing aerial crop photos and farmyard portraits. We trust that you will continue to support the new owners and we wish them success. Please contact Steven Dyck at (204)745-2479.
300 EWES & 40 Red Layers hatched out Apr, $10 each. Phone (204)646-2157.
3 BDRM COTTAGE at Lake Manitoba Narrows, fully winterized & furnished, new 24x24-ft. garage, walking distance to lake, lot size 145-ft.x175-ft. For more info call (204)646-4047 or cell (204)280-9180.
Horses
REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots
LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions 26TH ANNUAL Rocking W Fall Horse Sale. Sept 1st, 2012, 12:00pm. Performance Horse Preview August 31st, 10:00am. Keystone Center Brandon, MB. Late entries accepted. For more info (204)325-7237 e-mail rockingw@xplornet.com www.rockingw.com MPHB LOUD & PROUD ANNUAL Production sale, Sept. 15, 2012 Pierson, MB. Entry deadline Aug 15th. Preview 11 DST, sale 1PM DST. To consign call Karen (204)634-2375. www.mbpainthorsebreeders.com
LIVESTOCK Horses – Draft
1 DISPLAY UNIT AVAILABLE immediately. 30x44, 1,320-sq.ft., 3-BR, 1 full bath, 1 half bath, $75,000. AlsoNOTRE will custom build to your USED plan. Marvin Homes DAME OIL Inc. (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484.
& FILTER DEPOT
IN BRANDON, LOVELY EXECUTIVE home for rent for Used the winter Nov 1, 2012-April 1, • Buy Oil months• from Buy Batteries 2013. Completely furnished. Four season sunroom. • Collect Used Filters • Collect Oil Containers Unbelievable view overlooking the city. Available for Southern and Western Manitoba single person or couple only. No pets, no smoking. $1,500/month all Phone:(204)761-0296 or Tel:inclusive. 204-248-2110 (204)724-5717.
REAL ESTATE Motels & Hotels
REAL ESTATE Land For Sale CROWN LAND: REX, NANCY & Kerry Pettyjohn of Rorketon, MB intends to sell private land. N1/2 10-28-15; SE 15-28-15; N1/2 15-28-15; S1/2 22-28-15; NW 16-28-15; NW 28-28-15; SW 29-28-15; SW 9-29-15; W1/2 1-29-15; NW 14-28-15; SW 23-28-15; NE 2-29-15; SW 33-28-15; SW 32-28-15 to Richard & Travis Kichak. Who intend to acquire the following Crown Lands NW 22-28-15; E1/2 28-28-15; SW 28-28-15; SW 34-28-15; NW 25-28-15; NE & S1/2 36-28-15; SE 35-28-15; SE 1-29-15; SE 2-29-15; SE 11-29-15; N1/2 19-28-14 all 30-28-14; S1/2 6-28-14; W1/2 31-28-14 by 3 unit transfers. If you wish to comment on or object to these transfers write Director, MAFRI, Agriculture Crown Lands PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 or e-mail Robert.Fleming@gov.mb.ca THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND (SW 13-22-16W) is being offered for sale. The following crown lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Initiatives for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Collin Gamache of Laurier. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Lessee or agent at Gilbert & Colleen Soucy of Laurier Manitoba (204)447-4652. If you wish to comment on or object to this Unit Transfer write director, MAFRI, agricultural crown land, PO Box 1286 Minnedosa MB, R0J 1E0 or email Robert.fleming@gov.mb.ca
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES RECREATIONAL VEHICLES All Terrain Vehicles BRAND NEW ATVS, DIRTBIKES & go-carts; 110cc $699; 125cc $899; 150cc $1,375; 250cc $1575; 300cc $2495; W/6 mth warranty. Phone:(204)727-1712.
RECYCLING
BuyUsed Used Oil Oil ••Buy NOTRE •• Buy Buy Batteries Batteries DAME ••Collect CollectUsed Used Filters Filters • Collect Oil Containers • Collect Oil Containers USED • Antifreeze OIL & Southern,Southern Eastern, and Manitoba Western Western FILTER Manitoba DEPOT Tel: 204-248-2110
LIVESTOCK Horses – Donkeys
We BUY used oil & filters
Swine
Collection of plastic oil jugs
LIVESTOCK Swine For Sale
Specialized waste removal
Glycol recovery services Winter & Summer windshield washer fluid Peak Performance anti-freeze
WEANLINGS 50-LBS & UP, $1 per lb. Phone (204)371-6404.
LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted
( available in bulk or drums )
WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT
LIVESTOCK Livestock Equipment FOR SALE: 195 NH manure Phone:(204)739-3120, evenings.
The only company that collects, recycles and re-uses in Manitoba! 888-368-9378 ~ www.envirowestinc.com
PEDIGREED SEED PEDIGREED SEED Cereal – Wheat REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba
spreader.
HAY BUSTER BIG BITE H1000, new v-belts last year, 2/3 good sides of hammers left. For more info Phone:(204)868-5040. KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763. PORTABLE WINDBREAKS, CALF SHELTERS, free standing rod & pipe panels, fence line & field silage bunks. Also sell Speed-Rite & 7L Livestock fence equipment, drill pipe & sucker rod. Phone (204)827-2104 or (204)827-2551, Glenboro.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE WESTFIELD MK 10X71 GRAIN auger, VGC, $3700 OBO; Chaff spreader fits 7720 combine 8020 & 9600, $700 OBO. Phone:(204)746-8721.
FARM SPECIALIST: COUNT ON GRANT TWEED, informed, professional assistance for sellers & buyers. www.granttweed.com Call (204)761-6884 anytime. Service with integrity. HORSES AND/OR TRUCKS This Property of 87-acs has multiple uses. It has 17 box stalls, 65x126-ft. indoor riding arena, 2 heated tack rooms, 4 fenced corals w/2 auto waterers, 40x36-ft. hay shed & more. Then there’s the dream heated mechanic shop w/2, 10-ft. overhead doors, 220amps for all you needs, plus double garage attached to the shop. W/all this comes 1,742-sq.ft., 2 bdrm home w/gorgeous kitchen, upgraded windows, CNAIR, CNVAC & more. Only 20-mins. north of perimeter off Hwy # 8. Asking $699,900. Call for viewing Kathy Phelps (204)475-9130 Sutton Group- Kilkenny. ORGANIC FARMLAND W/HOUSE. BEAUTIFUL treed large front yard, 1320-sq-ft house w/attached garage. Farm yard has 2 sheds & 7 granaries, includes all farm equipment, always shedded, hay, grasses, forage, cereals, oil seeds as produced. 240-acres owned, w/rental property is 500-acre operation, all land is certified organic. Call Norm, cell (204)990-8752 or home (204)755-3333.
REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Wanted GOOD QUALITY GRAIN & Cattle Farms wanted for Canadian & Overseas Clients. For a confidential meeting to discuss the possible sale of your farm or to talk about what is involved, telephone Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511, www.farmsofcanada.ca or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753, www.homelifepro.com Home Professional Realty Inc.
40 COW/CALF PAIRS, ANGUS & also 20 cows, Angus & Charolais. All cows are running w/the bull. 2 bulls Simmental & Gelbvieh. Contact Jack (204)270-0233.
WANTED: ALL CLASSES OF feeder cattle, yearlings & calves. Dealer Licence# 1353. Also wanted, light feed grains: wheat, barley & oats. Phone:(204)325-2416. Manitou, MB.
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REAL ESTATE Cottages & Lots
200 RED SIMMENTAL CROSS cows, w/or w/o calves, bred to Red & Black Simmental; 40 cross bred heifers, bred Black Angus. Phone:(204)352-4306.
LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted
I AM A SINGLE white male, 5’8” 155-lbs w/good sense of humour, financially secure, honest, trustworthy. Looking for Filipino lady between 50-60 yrs of age to love & be loved by. Reply to Ad# 1019, c/o MB Co-operator, Box 9800, Station Main, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3K7
200 BREEDING YOUNG SHEEP, Arcotts, Pexels & Suffolks. Also 3 rams. Contact Jack (204)270-0233.
Specialty
REG BRED JERSEY HEIFERS for sale. Phone (204)278-3504.
PERSONAL
REAL ESTATE
1 QUALITY PB YEARLING horned bull, from a heavy milking Polled cow, no papers; 1, 4 yr old PB Herdsire, no papers from 9 yr old Grand Champion Polled Bull from Lacombe, AB. (204)436-2284, (204)745-7894.
LIVESTOCK Cattle – Jersey
FLUTE $189; CLARINET $250; Digital piano $599; Violins $69.95-$1295; Mandolins $195-$599; Student guitars $59.95-$199; Amps $59.95-$1200; Harmonicas $8.98-$180; Music stand $15; Mic stand $25; Music books 20% off; Q-chord $350; Drums $349. Hildebrand Music, Portage La Prairie Mall. (204)857-3172.
LIVESTOCK Sheep For Sale
P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123
LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental
NEXT SHEEP & GOAT SALE Wednesday, September 5 Gates Open Mon.-Wed. 8AM-4PM Thurs. 8AM-10PM Friday 8AM-6PM Sat. 8AM-4PM Starting in September our Sheep and Goat sales will be the 1st & 3rd WEDNESDAY of the month For more information call: 204-694-8328 or Jim Christie 204-771-0753
Contact: D.J. (Don) MacDonald Livestock Ltd. License #1110
LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford
LIVESTOCK
FEEDER/SLAUGHTER SALES Every Friday 9AM Receiving open until 10PM Thursdays
800-1000 LBS. Steers & Heifers Don: 528-3477, 729-7240
1- MAMMOTH 7 Ω-YR old Jack, 1- Ω Mammoth, Ω standard, 2 Ω-yr old Jack, 1 spring born ΩxΩ Jack. The 2 older are gentle, good w/cattle & halter broken. Call Don (204)422-5216.
DAIRY FARM. We have full-time & part-time positions avail. Wages depend on experience. Accommodation can be arranged. Must have valid drivers license. Phone for details. (204)638-0934
This is not a misprint!!
300-700 LBS. Steers & Heifers Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400 Ben: 721-3400
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Now available North American wide at prices never seen before
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TIRED OF THE HIGH COST OF MARKETING YOUR CALVES??
WANTED: DRAFT HORSE FOR farm work, 16H-17H, 4-8yrs old. Phone:(807)475-8761 or Email: bockushomestead@gmail.com
LIVESTOCK Cattle – Dairy
4997
MUSICAL
MARTENS CHAROLAIS 2-YR OLD & yearling bulls, sired by Specialist, (consistent thickness) Dateline for calving ease & performance. Red-Mist (Red factor). Nobleman 3-yr old bull. For beef bulls Martens Charolais. Phone:(204)534-8370.
DELUXE WOOD & WATER OUTDOOR FURNACES CSA APPROVED
$
LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted
1000 Litre Plastic Caged Storage Tanks $74.50 ea. Call Ken 204-794-8383 #2 Mountain View Rd
Licence #1122
Trux-N-Parts Salvage Inc.
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REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby 80-AC, EASY ACCESS TO Hwy 8 & 229, partly fenced, 1/3 cleared, balance bush, $49,900. Phone Gimli Realty:(204)642-7979.
REAL ESTATE Land For Sale 229.65-ACS OR THEREABOUTS BEING part of South Half 26-9-23W (Griswold area) w/approx 210+ acs cult being suitable for crop or forage production. Older yard with M/C shed, Barn & 5 steel grain bins. For details, Call Maurice Torr, Century 21 Westman.com, Brandon (204)725-0555.
WINTER WHEAT, CERTIFIED FALCON sunrise new generation ptarmigan. For Secan members only foundation & registered flourish. For more information call Fraser Seeds (204)776-2047 or cells (204)534-7458 (204)534-7722, Minto MB.
PEDIGREED SEED Cereal – Various FOR SALE: CERTI FALCON winter wheat. Call Elias Seeds:(204)745-3301. Carman, MB. FOR SALE: CERTIFIED FALCON Winter Wheat. Phone James Farms Ltd, (204)222-8785 or Toll Free 1-866-283-8785. WINTER CEREALS: CERTIFIED FALCON & Buteo Winter Wheat. General purpose Winter Wheat & Fall Rye also avail. Wheat City Seeds Ltd (204)727-3337 Brandon, MB.
Certified Seed Available
Hazlet Fall Rye Falcon Winter Wheat Call 1-866-526-2145, or e-mail sales@zeghersseed.com to place your order, or for more information. www.zeghersseed.com Did you know that your MILLET, CANARY SEED, FLAXSEED, MUSTARD, DAMAGED CANOLA, & FALL RYE could be destined for export markets? Be sure to drop by, or call us to find out more about marketing options for your old & new crop production ... of all grains!
SEED / FEED / GRAIN SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Feed Grain JAMES FARMS LTD: good quality feed oats for sale. Phone (204)222-8785 or 1-866-283-8785 Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting for your call. 1-800-782-0794.
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SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Feed Grain
SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Grain Wanted
SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Grain Wanted
FARMERS, RANCHERS, SEED PROCESSORS BUYING ALL FEED GRAINS
Specializing in: • Corn, wheat, sunflower, canola, soymeal, soybeans, soy oil, barley, rye, flax, oats (feed & milling) • Agents of the CWB • Licensed & bonded 5 LOCATIONS to serve you!
“Naturally Better!” Soybean Crushing Facility (204) 331-3696 Head Office - Winkler (888) 974-7246 Jordan Elevator (204) 343-2323 Gladstone Elevator (204) 385-2292 Somerset Elevator (204) 744-2126 Sperling Elevator (204) 626-3261
**SERVICE WITH INTEGRITY** www.delmarcommodities.com
Toll Free: 888-974-7246 SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Hay & Straw 2012 CROP MILLET STRAW, excellent feed quality at a cheap price. Phone:(204)325-1383 or (204)362-4874. 5X6 ROUND & 3X3X8 square wheat straw, good, solid, dry bales. Phone:(204)325-1383 or (204)362-4874. hay WANTED: DAIRY QUALITY HAY, will pick up. Phone:(204)746-5095.
Hay Tarps All Tie Downs Included
NOW BUYING Confection and Oil Sunflowers, Brown & Yellow Flax and Red & White Millet Licensed & Bonded P.O. Box 1236 129 Manitoba Rd. Winkler, MB. R6W 4B3
10 Available Sizes
(800) 371-7928
TRAILERS Trailers Miscellaneous BRANDON TRAILER SALES “You will like our prices!” “It’s that Simple!” “Let’s compare quality & price!” “Certainly worth the call!” Phone (204)724-4529. Dealer #4383
We are buyers of farm grains.
Dealer inquiries welcome
Box 144, Medora, MB. R0M 1K0 Ph: 204-665-2384
RYE GRAIN WANTED
Also Buying Brown & Yellow Flax & Field Peas Farm Pickup Available CGC Licensed and Bonded Call Cal Vandaele the “Rye Guy” Today!
Vanderveen Commodity Services Ltd.
• Vomi wheat • Vomi barley • Feed wheat • Feed barley • Feed oats • Corn • Screenings • Peas • Light Weight Barley You can deliver or we can arrange for farm pickup. Winnipeg 233-8418 Brandon 728-0231 Grunthal 434-6881 “Ask for grain buyer.”
BUYING:
HEATED & GREEN CANOLA
haybusters.com
WANTED: DAIRY, BEEF, GRASS & Straw bales in large square bales. Phone Mark 1-800-371-7928, Winnipeg.
EXISS ALUMINUM LIVESTOCK TRAILERS. NEW STOCK. 10-yr Warranty. Prices starting at $15,100. Leasing available. Available at Sokal Industries Ltd. Phone: (204)334-6596 e-mail: sokalind@mymts.net
SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Grain Wanted
Contact Denis or Ben for pricing ~ 204-325-9555
New 30.5L-32 16 ply, $2195; 20.8-38 12 ply $866; 18.4-38 12 ply; $783; 24.5-32 14 ply, $1749; 14.9-24 12 ply, $356; 16.9-28 12 ply $588. Factory direct. More sizes available new and used. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com
TRAILERS Livestock Trailers
1-204-724-6741
Call Mark @ Haybusters:
SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Hay & Feed Wanted
WE BUY OATS Call us today for pricing Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 204-373-2328
Heated/Spring Threshed Lightweight/Green/Tough, Mixed Grain - Barley, Oats, Rye, Flax, Wheat, Durum, Lentils, Peas, Canola, Chickpeas, Triticale, Sunflowers, Screenings, Organics and By-Products √ ON-FARM PICKUP √ PROMPT PAYMENT √ LICENSED AND BONDED SASKATOON, LLOYDMINSTER, LETHBRIDGE, VANCOUVER, MINNEDOSA
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37 4th Ave. NE Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Ph. (204) 745-6444 Email: vscltd@mts.net Andy Vanderveen · Brett Vanderveen Jesse Vanderveen
A Season to Grow… Only Days to Pay! TIRES 2 13X26 TRACTOR TIRES, $35 each; 1 600x16 front tractor tire, $10; 2 16.9x28-in 10-ply rating tractor tires, $65 each; 1 8.25x20 truck tire, $20; 4 750x17-in truck tires, $20 each. Phone:(204)522-8938 or cell (204)522-5762. 2, 18.4X26 TRACTOR TIRES & 10 hole rims, $175 each; 2, 18.4x38 tractor tires, $350 each OBO; All tires decent condition. Also some 8.25 & 7.50x20 tires. Roy (204)385-2685. FEDERATION TIRE: 1100X12, 2000X20, used aircraft. Toll free 1-888-452-3850
TRAILMOBILE 45-FT. HIGHBOY SEMI-TRAILER, safetied, $4,500; Trailmobile 46-ft. Livestock Van semi-trailer, safetied, $3,900; Fruehauf PUP trailer w/18-ft. box & hoist, safetied, $4,500. Roy (204)385-2685, Gladstone. Dealer #5345.
CAREERS CAREERS Farm / Ranch HELP WANTED: WE HAVE a position available on our dairy farm near Haywood for a motivated person who is capable of working independently. Must have a good working knowledge of dairy cows & computers. Competitive wages. If interested, please Call:(204)379-2640 or (204)745-7864.
CAREERS Help Wanted DAIRY FARM NEAR LABROQUERIE is looking for a Herdsman to work in a new robotic barn, has to be A.I. experienced, has to enjoy working with cows & electronics. Please call (204)424-5109 or (204)326-0168. FULL-TIME GENERAL FARM LABOURER required on seed, potato & grain farm, Holland/Bruxelles area. Position effective Sept 1, 2012, serious applications only. (204)526-0459.
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Nothing but blue skies and blue fields ahead. These are exciting times at New Holland! First we asked dealers and customers what they wanted most from their equipment. Now we’re applying that blue-sky thinking to fields across North America. Take a new look at New Holland and you’ll find exceptional technologies, products and resources. Now like never before, we’ve got exactly what you need to get the job done right.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
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H USB A N DRY — T H E SC I E NC E , SK I L L OR A RT OF FA R M I NG
Hay yields varied widely across the province this summer, with the southwest experiencing some of the best.
PHOTO: DANIEL WINTERS
MBP calls for extension of last year’s freight assistance program Hay going south to drought-stricken U.S. could put pressure on local supplies By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF
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ocal ranchers who were flooded out last year are calling for help transporting hay supplies as a below-average provincial hay crop collides with a sharp increase in demand from drought-stricken U.S. farmers. “There is a need to carry on support for people who were flooded out last year,” said Cam Dahl, general manager of the Manitoba Beef Producers. “This is a need that is well known, and there should be an immediate forage and transport program for those producers.” With 400,000 acres of waterlogged farmland left over from last year’s flood, flooding along the Assiniboine River downstream from Shellmouth Dam, and poor moisture conditions creeping north into the south and southeast of the province from the epic drought in the central United States, an extension of last year’s program is needed, said Dahl. Some ranchers in droughtier areas are already running out of pasture, and shipments of hay to drought-stricken areas in the American Midwest could end up tightening hay supplies even further, he added. Although some parts of the province have seen good hay yields, overall, this year’s crop is below average, said Glenn Friesen, MAFRI’s forage business development specialist in Carman. Yields in the western and northern parts of the province appear to have fared better than
the east, with areas south of the Trans-Canada Highway hardest hit by dry conditions. Beef-quality hay at around 100 relative feed value points is going for around $60-$80 per short ton. Straw is in high demand and fetching around $40 per ton. More round bales are heading south to the U.S., a market which in past years dealt almost exclusively in squares. Maps on the U.S. Drought Monitor website show that a huge portion of the country is still in the grips of severe or exceptional drought, mainly centred around the High Plains states of Nebraska and Kansas, as well as the Midwestern states of Iowa and Missouri. Conditions have been so bad in southern Wisconsin that Governor Scott Walker has temporarily waived weight and size restrictions across the state to facilitate hay transport, opened up state lands for grazing and haying, and has been promoting a “Farmer-to-Farmer Network” website for buyers and sellers of feed to connect. Jim Dick, communications director for Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, said that even though the northern part of the state has seen normal rainfalls, the need for hay is likely to worsen as summer pastures dry up. In neighbouring states, the situation is even worse, he added. “There are whole regions of the country where people are going to be short of feed because they have been in an extended drought,” said Dick.
Ray Bittner, MAFRI business development specialist in Ashern, said hay supplies are very short in the West Interlake area, mainly due to lingering damage to native hayfields in the flood of 2011, and an exceedingly dry spring that got tame forages off to a slow start. Prices start at three cents per pound and up, he added. “Up against Lake Manitoba is some of our prime native haylands, and it still hasn’t recovered yet,” said Bittner. On the eastern side of the province, hay crops have been poor due to dry weather conditions that began in spring and lasted all summer. Vita-area rancher Norman Bednar will be looking for grain to supplement his supplies of older, poor-quality carry over hay for wintering his 500 head of cattle. Or he will be selling off part of his herd. “Yields are about 30 to 40 per cent of average,” said Bednar, adding that he’ll have to start looking to the west or north for additional supplies. But it’s not all doom and gloom everywhere. In some parts of the southwest, ranchers are reporting stunning yields on native haylands due to abundant and well-timed rainfall. Oak Lake rancher Guy Pounder rolled up 960 bales tipping the scales at about 1,500 pounds each on 360 acres of native hayland. His pastures had stayed lush all summer, so he opted to cash in on surplus grass by haying the unused portions.
On one 70-acre field where he wintered his cattle, he got 260 bales. “That’s another good example of feeding cows on pasture all winter,” he said. “The result is that I’ve got hay to sell.” Pounder figures that even if he keeps all his calves through until spring, he’ll only need 600 bales at most. Regarding freight and forage assistance, a provincial spokesman said that the situation is being monitored and that any AgriRecovery program would be jointly federal/provincial.
“This is a need that is well known, and there should be an immediate forage and transport program for those producers.”
CAM DAHL
daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com
What truckers should know before transporting hay STAFF / Also, U.S. brokers are coming north to buy up hay from Manitoba farmers, but Friesen advises caution when dealing with new faces. “They may pay for the first three loads, and then disappear,” he said, adding that deals should be in cash or certified cheque. To assist farmers in moving hay from areas of abundance to those suffering shortages, he has compiled an overview of relevent regulations on the Manitoba Forage Council website. No permit is need for bales if a load is within the regulated dimensions of 8 feet 6 inches wide x 13 feet 7 inches high. However, loads
exceeding one of those dimensions must apply for a permit. If hauling with farm plates, the permit is free. For non-farm plates, the permit price is based on the size of the load, but tops out at around $36. Annual permits cost $96. Loads over 15 feet 7 inches need approval from Manitoba Telecom Services. For more information on hay and straw transport regulations, truckers can visit http://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/ mcd/mcpd/owp.html. Information on trucking hay to the U.S. can be found on the Manitoba Forage Council website at http:// mbforagecouncil.mb.ca/forage-haymarketing/hay-transport-information.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
Use caution in feeding hail-damaged crops Cattle are most susceptible but sheep and goats can also be affected Agri-News
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torm damage to crops can result in problems with nitrate accumulations, especially if the crops were heavily fer tilized in the spring to optimize yield. Nitrates are a poison that can kill ruminants. Cattle are the most susceptible to nitrate poisoning, sheep and goats less so, but still susceptible. “The problem with nitrates is that you don’t know how high the levels are until the crop is cut and the forage has been tested,” says Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “We’ve been getting a lot of storms… crop damage in hayfields, cereal and canola crops range from slight to severe. “It takes about four to five days for nitrates to accumu-
late to peak levels in haildamaged crops. In about six to seven days after that, or 10-12 days after the storm, if the plants are recovering from injury, the nitrate levels will return to normal and the forage should be safe to feed.” The problem that producers experience is the balancing act between reduced yields because the leaf material dies and falls off the plant and the possible nitrates problem. Loss of leaf material results in lower feed value and tonnage per acre. “If you can see that the leaves are drying off and you are losing yield and quality, then you need to get in and cut and silage the crop or put it up as greenfeed. In that case, it’s essential that the silage or greenfeed are tested for nitrates and that the levels are known before any is used as feed.”
Nitrate poisoning can reduce weight gains, lower milk production, depress appetite, cause abortions to occur in early pregnancy or in the last month of gestation and increase the susceptibility to infections. These problems or losses are not often readily recognized and will occur when nitrate levels are at 0.5 to 1.0 per cent of the feed consumed (on a dry basis). “It’s comes down to a mana g e m e n t d e c i s i o n ,” s a y s Yaremcio. “If you’ve had to cut a field in that four to five days after a hailstorm, take representative samples of the silage or greenfeed and get it tested. Knowing what the levels are is absolutely necessary to determine how to mix off the feed and develop a feeding program so you don’t run into trouble with nitrates and lose animals or have cows abort.”
Alfalfa recovering from hail damage. If plants are recovering after 10 to 12 days, nitrate levels should return to normal. PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
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RFI can improve herd profitability Researchers in Manitoba and across Western Canada are looking for ways to help farmers lower their feed costs By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff
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n ideal diet for most of us means eating a lot and never gaining weight. For cattle, and those paying the feed bill, it’s the opposite. That’s why researchers in Western Canada are trying to figure out why some animals can eat less yet still put on the pounds. T h e y ’re s t u d y i n g w h a t’s called residual feed intake (RFI), or the amount of feed an animal consumes compared to its expected requirements for maintenance and growth. Low RFI values are most desirable because they represent high feed efficiency. RFI could one day be used as a viable method for selecting replacement heifers and herd bulls in forage-based cow-calf operations. It is pred i c t e d by m e a s u r i n g f e e d intake and gain for a 76-day period. It is well known that energy from feed not used for growth and maintenance is lost as heat so Sean Thompson, a department of animal science master’s student at the University of Manitoba, is using an infrared camera trained on the eye and cheek areas of 60 bulls at the Glenlea Research Station to collect data on heat loss. He’s comparing heat loss in the bulls with the RFI ranking to see if the camera can be used to predict RFI, a less expensive and faster technique compared to the standard feed test. It’s anticipated that heat loss will be greater for highRFI/low-efficiency bulls, said Thompson, who spoke at the pasture tour hosted by the Manitoba Forage Council and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives last month. “I’m hoping to be able to see a relationship between the heat they give off and how efficient they are,” he said. Another master’s student, Tawnya Ullenboom, is studying how methane emissions may be related to RFI. Carbon dioxide and methane emissions are produced as a result of the breakdown of feed in the rumen. “Me t h a n e p r o d u c t i o n i s wasted energy,” said Ullenboom. “My theory is that animals with low RFI values are also going to be the animals that are the low methane producers.” T h o m p s o n’s a n d U l l e n boom’s studies are also compar ing the RFI ranking of bulls when fed forage-based versus grain-based diets. The two are working under the direction of their university professors Kim Ominski and Gary Crow. “Feed is a major expense for cattle producers,” said Ominski. “By using RFI as one of the tools for selecting breeding stock, producers can improve feed efficiency and lower feed costs while at the same time lower methane production and nutrient excretion.” The Manitoba research is part of a larger project involv-
ing multiple institutions. The Brandon Research Centre and Alberta Agriculture are doing post-weaning evaluations of RFI in 60 beef heifers for two years, recording production data until these animals have weaned their first calf. That research is expected to reveal important information about the relationship between diet, fertility and RFI ranking. Other participating institutions include Livestock G e n Te c , t h e We s t e r n Be e f Development Centre and the University of Alber ta. The project has received support from the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Beef Producers as well as Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council and Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency Ltd. The RFI trial taking place at the University of Manitoba will continue this fall and bulls are currently sought f o r c o n s i g n m e n t . Fa r m e r s
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Sixty beef heifers at the Brandon Research Centre will be evaluated over two years, with researchers hoping to learn more about the links between diet, fertility and residual feed intake ranking. Photo: Shannon VanRaes
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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category
Ashern
Gladstone
Grunthal
Heartland
Heartland
Brandon
Virden
Killarney
Ste. Rose
Taylor
Winnipeg
Feeder Steers
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Aug-15
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498
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68
Over 1,000 lbs.
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900-1,000
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118.00-129.00
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110.00-126.00
800-900
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128.00-136.00
125.00-136.50
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120.00-133.00
700-800
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130.00-138.00
133.00-143.50
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120.00-140.00
600-700
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135.00-143.00
139.00-150.00
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125.00-145.00
500-600
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n/a
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138.00-147.25
144.00-156.00
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130.00-150.00
400-500
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n/a
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140.00-149.00
150.00-164.00
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135.00-157.00
300-400
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n/a
n/a
n/a
157.00-174.00
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n/a
130.00-160.00
Feeder heifers
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900-1,000 lbs.
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n/a
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n/a
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95.00-114.00
800-900
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n/a
n/a
112.00-117.00
114.00-124.75
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100.00-118.00
700-800
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n/a
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115.00-125.00
123.00-134.00
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105.00-125.00
600-700
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n/a
n/a
125.00-136.00
127.00-138.00
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n/a
n/a
110.00-133.00
500-600
n/a
n/a
n/a
130.00-138.50
130.00-142.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
115.00-135.00
400-500
n/a
n/a
n/a
132.00-141.00
136.00-146.00
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n/a
n/a
115.00-135.00
300-400
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n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
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120.00-145.00
Slaughter Market No. on offer
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64
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175
D1-D2 Cows
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n/a
72.00-79.00
73.00-77.00
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70.00-75.00
D3-D5 Cows
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n/a
n/a
64.00-72.00
63.00-72.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
64.00-72.00
Age Verified
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
74.00-79.00
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n/a
n/a
Good Bulls
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n/a
n/a
85.00-90.00
80.00-98.00
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80.00-88.25
Butcher Steers
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n/a
n/a
n/a
101.00-105.00
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n/a
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100.00-106.00
Butcher Heifers
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
99.00-103.50
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n/a
n/a
95.00-100.00
Feeder Cows
n/a
n/a
n/a
78.00-91.00
74.00-85.00
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75.00-80.00
Fleshy Export Cows
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
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Lean Export Cows
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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* includes slaughter market
(Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard.)
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(HACCP) principles to help ensure that potential food safety problems are identified and addressed before products leave the farm gate. “The Canadian Sheep Federation appreciates the support by the Government of Canada to finalize the last step in the federation’s On-Farm Food Safety system. This is an industry-led program designed to send a clear message to customers that they can count on Canadian quality lamb,” said Andrew Gordanier, CSF chairman. “Food safety is becoming an issue of concern for consumers and this program is designed to address this at the farm level. We are asking goat producers to clearly say what they are doing in terms of management practices, do what they say, then demonstrate it with an audit,” said Myrna Coombs, CNGF president. This federal Growing Forward investment is being made through the Canadian Integrated Food Safety Initiative (CIFSI).
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Keep on truckin’ Custom semis are gaining steam
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ho says hot rodders get to have all the fun? In recent years custom big rigs with colourful paint jobs and enough chrome to make a jeweller jealous have been seen sharing the spotlight with other custom and special-interest vehicles at car shows and cruise nights throughout North America. The custom trucking phenomenon is certainly not new — in the 1970s when films like “Smokey and the Bandit” and TV shows like “BJ and the Bear” were capturing our attention, the big rigs that were central to those themes were just as much the stars as the diesel-burning cowboys who drove them. Country music radio stations even featured playlists with a variety of trucking songs — who could for-
get C.W. McCall singing about a “great big convoy?” Although custom semis have always been a part of the trucking community, when more streamlined semis with fibreglass panels and flashy company graphics became the trend, chrome-laden semis seemed to take a back seat. Thankfully custom big rigs that tempt our eyes have made a resurgence and a pair of Manitoba-based truckers have built amazing rigs. Clarence Falk, who resides in Niverville and owns and operates Flying Eagle Transport, has arguably the sweetest semi in the nation. His custom Peterbilt is absolutely covered in airbrush images from the sea. Dolphins swim alongside colourful fish and aquatic plants. Gazing into the paint job on Falk’s truck is akin to a trip to Sea World. The interior is
Clarence Falk of Flying Eagle Transport in Niverville has one of Canada’s most tricked-out rigs.
also primped to perfection and features all the comforts of home. Rob Pellack, the owner and builder of a totally awesome Kenworth W-900, has been a truck driver for more than 20 years and has spent the past few years hauling hot asphalt oil around the city of Winnipeg for Jade Transport. Jade’s fleet features more than 60 trucks and the made-in-Manitoba company is well known for having the cleanest rigs on the road, See Truckin’ on page 38 »
How to realize your big rig driving dreams Courses are available if you’re interested in “the long haul” By Paul Williamson
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f you’ve always dreamed of getting behind the wheel of a big rig, there has never been a better time than right now to obtain your Class 1 licence. There has been a shortage of qualified drivers across Canada for several years now and transport companies across the nation are actively seeking new drivers. Although the training typically undertaken to obtain the required licence to operate a tractor trailer is fairly comprehensive, the success ratio of students enrolled in a Winnipeg-based transportation academy is very high. Bruce Weimer, the senior instructor at Arnold Bros. Transportation Academy, says that better than 90 per cent of the students enrolled in the company’s comprehensive course successfully become professional drivers. “Our students have ranged in age from 18 to 68 and most quickly adapt to driving the truck,” Weimer says. Although the requirements vary slightly depending on what province you are from, in Manitoba obtaining a Class 1 licence requires the candidate to already have a Class 5 driver’s licence. A medical examination and both written and practical testing pertaining
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course that includes 80 hours of classroom instruction, with the remaining hours in the cab. Drivers spend 60 hours behind See Big rig on page 38 »
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Big wheels keep on turning Buying a used semi is more affordable than ever, and can even offer vacation benefits By Paul Williamson
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f you already have a Class 1 licence, or intend to obtain one in the future, purchasing a used semi can be an excellent way to save your farm considerable money. Whether you plan to transport livestock, equipment or even as much as 42 tonnes of grain with a super-B truck, owning a semi has become increasingly popular with farmers across Canada. While larger operations may be able to absorb the cost of a new rig that can ring the register at several hundred thousand dollars or more, smaller farms are also trading in their once-popular three-tonne trucks for previously owned and surprisingly affordable semis. A quick check in the classified section of the Western Producer revealed a number of surprisingly affordable used semis. One that caught my eye was a 1995 Freight-
liner 120 complete with a 45-foot trailer being offered for $25,000. Another Freightliner model, a 1996 FL 120, was also offered for sale at just $12,000. Although there are many used trucks available for sale here in Canada, great deals can also be found south of the border where the American economy continues to wallow in a recession. Importing a semi into Canada is a fairly easy task, but before making any purchase stateside it is important to determine that the vehicle is even available for importation into Canada. The best way to learn more about the process is to check out the Registrar of Imported Vehicles website at www.riv.ca.
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When looking for a used semi, especially if the truck may be finding its way out onto your fields, it’s important to make sure you have at least an 18-speed rig with
more than 500 horsepower on tap. Purchasing a used semi is no different than buying any other pre-owned machinery. A comprehensive inspection by a qualified technician is always the best bet, and thorough service and maintenance records are typically a good indication of a truck that has been well looked after. While the most important element of a used semi is that the engine runs strong, you’ll also want to know what kind of transmission it has. They typically range from nine to 18 speeds, and transmissions with more speeds allow the driver to have more control over the truck, especially when dealing with inclines and declines. Most semis have manual transmissions but rigs with automatic transmissions have also become popular and depending on the load and control requirements you anticipate, for many the ease of driving an automatic transmission truck plays into their buying decision.
Another added and often overlooked benefit of owning a semi is that you can vacation in it without pulling a trailer. Known as “bobtailing,” one of my friends recently purchased a used Volvo truck to haul his race car but occasionally takes the truck on vacation without a trailer attached to it. This may seem like overkill, but the cost of fuel in a truck of this size when driven with economy in mind actually rivals many large pickup trucks and with a double sleeper on the back and free parking available at truck stops throughout North America it can be a viable and economical alternative to a recreational vehicle. Inclusion in the legendary fraternity that exists among truck drivers comes free with the purchase of a semi. However, you may need to brush up on your CB radio lingo for complete acceptance.
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BIG RIG Continued from page 37
the wheel, but because the trucks are fitted with four seats, participants also spend additional time in the cab with the instructor along for the ride to observe. There are also pre-trip and air brake labs and at the completion of the course a pair of practical tests by Manitoba Public Insurance are required. “It’s a whole different ball game when you get behind the wheel of a big truck,” Weimer says. Attributes that help students excel include spatial awareness skills and motor skills. Although the popularity of transport trucks fitted with automatic transmissions is steadily on the rise, students still continue to train in trucks with manual transmissions and proficiency with steering and gearing are fundamental to success. Courses like the one offered by Arnold Bros. also focus on the business side of the industry and include instruction on the transport of dangerous goods, hours of service regulations, logbooks, crossing the border, preventive maintenance and a strong emphasis on safety. The cost of the Entry Level Professional Truck Driver Training Program offered by Arnold Bros. is $6,600 and financing is available to qualified students. According to the company’s website the earning potential for drivers increases once you gain some experience. The drivers making the best money usually have several years of experience, but even rookie drivers can earn a decent living and increase their earnings as they gain experience. Paul Williamson is a lifelong lover of all things mechanical and a member of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada.
TRUCKIN’ Continued from page 37
so Pellack, an owner/operator, opted to raise the bar on his “daily driver.” Highlights, or lowlights in this case, included chopping the truck’s top five inches and lowering the cab another five inches, he also extended the fenders, lengthened the frame and installed a 2,000-watt stereo system. The stunning “Viper Snakeskin Green” paint is on par with the finest of show cars. This is the fourth truck Pellack has chopped. In his part time he operates Gas Pump Customs, a fabrication company that specializes in tricking out big rig trucks. The truck was completed in 2010 and the reaction has been nothing short of spectacular, especially from fans of hot rod cars. “I just love the look of chopped hot rods like a ’49 Merc,” said Pellack. “It’s really special when a hot rod guy comments on the truck and wherever I go cameras are clicking non-stop.”
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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 23, 2012
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Factory Built Custom Modular Homes Built with high quality materials and advanced engineering. Built for life. 45% More Efficient Than Site-Built Homes.
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FACTORY BUILT ADVANTAGES: System-built custom homes from McDiarmid provide you with more options and advantages than conventional stick-built construction. McDiarmid Homes brings lasting value to the construction process. High quality materials and advanced engineering techniques assure that your home is built for life. McDiarmid Homes brings customization to the finishing process. You can choose from thousands of designs, amenities or completely design from scratch. You can create the home of your dreams with unlimited possibilities.
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Cost Effective Solutions: Costs are controlled by bulk buying of materials, minimization of waste, and absence of construction site thefts. Construction scheduling of modular housing is much easier, there are no weather delays! NEW FLOOR PLANS AVAILABLE! Visit us online at www.mcdiarmidhomes.com
Wentworth
Sq Ft: 1,456 | Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 2.5
Heartwood
Grandview
Sq Ft: 1,612 | Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 2
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Sq Ft: 1,768 | Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 2.5
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Ready to Move Modular Homes (Holly Park) Allows for year-round construction. Available as crawl space ready, basement ready and also above ground applications. • Whirlpool refrigerator, stove, dish washer, washer and dryer • Gas or electric furnace, ducting, hot water tank & HRV • Drapes and blinds
• R24 wall insulation, R50 ceiling insulation • Open web floor truss system • Faucets and flooring
Cost Effective Solutions: Costs are controlled by bulk buying of materials, minimization of waste, and absence of construction site thefts. Construction scheduling of modular housing is much easier, there are no weather delays! NEW FLOOR PLANS AVAILABLE! Visit us online at www.mcdiarmidhomes.com
Model 8
Sq Ft: 1,206 | Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 2
Model 20
Model 1
Sq Ft: 1,456 | Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 2
Sq Ft: 1,913 | Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 2
Manitoba (central) Jan (204) 478-8291 janw@mcdiarmid.com Don (306) 620-8422 donh@mcdiarmid.com Lawrence (204) 573-5361 lawrencek@mcdiarmid.com Saskatchewan Don (306) 620-8422 donh@mcdiarmid.com
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Jan (204) 478-8291 janw@mcdiarmid.com Alberta Guy (780) 645-0106 guyd@mcdiarmid.com
Optional Basement Stairwell Entry w/ 4th Bedroom
David (780) 841-8577 davidf@mcdiarmid.com
Optional Basement Entry
Leasing available through National Leasing
12 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU! LET US HELP YOU GET STARTED! Headingley, MB Dauphin, MB 5221 Portage Ave. W. 635 Whitmore Ave. E. 1-866-255-0206 1-877-313-9663 MCDIARMID LUMBER LTD. Brandon, MB Yorkton, SK 5.00X15.500 1866 – 18th Street N. Hwy #10 E. 1-855-662-6602 1-800-667-1580 000029948r1
White City, SK Hwy #1, North Access 1-866-788-4471 Prince Albert, SK Highway #2, 1-888-273-1001
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The New Home Standard In Energy Efficiency
Saskatoon, SK 113 – 60th Street W. 1-866-384-5706 Swift Current, SK Highway #1 W. 1-800-567-0701
North Battleford, SK 602 – 114th Street 1-866-650-7655 St. Paul, AB 5013 – 40A Street 1-877-645-6876
Keewatin, ON 1666 Hwy #17 W. 1-877-547-3366 Sioux Lookout, ON 12 Fifth Ave. S. 1-866-383-7662
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