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Price insurance for livestock on its way There’s been no official announcement, but commodity groups say price insurance for livestock producers will soon be a reality

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rice volatility could soon be a thing of the past for Manitoba’s beef producers, if a proposed livestock price insurance program comes to fruition.

The insurance plan could be announced within weeks, said Cam Dahl, general manager of the Manitoba Beef Producers.

“I’m very hopeful that there See INSURANCE on page 7 »

Travis Long, part-time engineer and full-time general manager of the Boundary Trails Railway Company, says the short line railway that runs from just west of Manitou to Morden has been busy this crop year moving producer cars while local elevators are plugged with grain. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

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Alberta researchers use eggshells to build better battery

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By Jennifer Blair

our morning omelette may hold the solution to your quick-dying smartphone battery.

Un i v e r s i t y o f A l b e r t a researchers David Mitlin and post-doctoral fellow Zhi Li have developed a fast-charging supercapacitor using eggshell membranes — a plentiful egg industry byproduct.

“We sell the liquid egg whites and the yoke to food processors, and we have no use for the eggshells,” said Li. “But we have the technology to separate the eggshell membranes from the physical hard shell.”

The membranes have a unique structure that allows them to hold three times the electrical charge of a battery, making them ideal for use as a supercapacitor.

“It’s similar to a battery because it stores energy, but it’s different from a battery because it can charge very quickly,” said Li. “You can charge it in 30 seconds or, in some cases, even five seconds. That’s impossible for a battery.”

And like a battery, these eggpowered supercapacitors can be used in electronics, vehicles, and yes, even smartphones.

“If you have an iPhone, your battery is dying in one year or two years, but if you have a supercapacitor, it will probably last you more than 10 years,” he said. “That’s amazing for some applications.”

If it all works out, it’ll be great news for egg farmers, too, said Jenna Griffin, industry development officer for the Egg Farmers of Alberta.

“The market for shell eggs has been declining over the years,” she said. “There’s been a trend toward more processed and liquid egg products.”

While there are some lowvalue markets for eggshells, many processors simply send them to the landfill. But making batteries could use a fair number of them.

“If you do some back-of-theenvelope numbers, you can see the practicality of what they’re doing,” said Griffin. “There’s somewhere between 150 million to 200 million dozen eggs broken in Canada, and from that byproduct, they can make about seven million batteries.”

Every year, supercapacitor production in the world nearly doubles to meet the growing demand for better power sources. But this is the first supercapacitor built using eggshell membranes, said Li.

“It’s similar to a battery because it stores energy, but it’s different from a battery because it can charge very quickly.”

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“There is a market for supercapacitors, and there are supercapacitors available,” said Li. “But there is no commercial capacitor available utilizing this kind of functionality.”

While Mitlin and Li have not yet commercialized their findings, they said they hope to scale up production as funding becomes available. Until then, Li will continue exploring the energy potential of other agricultural products and byproducts.

“There’s tons of biomass grown by farms or farmers, and each of them has a special structure,” he said. “Eggshells are just an example. There’s lots of things we’re interested in that are grown by farms or farmers.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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MWI mourn passing of lifelong member Marion Fulton Marion Fulton was passionate about the Manitoba Women’s Institute and its work on behalf of rural Manitobans

By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

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Manitoba Women’s Institute member and past provincial national (FWIC) president Marion Fulton of Birtle. photo: submitted

he was determined to improve the lives of rural women and their families, and she focused her entire life volunteering with an organization she believed could do that.

Marion Fulton of Birtle was a longtime member of the Manitoba Women’s Institute. Her passing, at the age of 92 on Nov. 4, is being mourned by fellow members who say she was an extraordinary friend, leader and mentor.

Active with her hometown chapter, Fulton also served as the institute’s president from 1965 to 1967, and later in the same role with the national Federated Women’s Institute of Canada.

She’ll be remembered for her strong leadership, honest and forthright manner, and unwavering belief what the institute could do for rural Manitoba, says current president Joan Clement of Russell.

“She remained totally impassioned about the ability of the WI to serve rural women and she kept that passion to the very end,” said Clement.

Originally from Yorkshire, England, Fulton trained and worked as a registered nurse before marrying her Canadian husband, Victor Fulton, then an RCAF flight lieutenant, in 1943. She left England with their infant son, born in 1944, and was among thousands of English war brides who arrived at Halifax’s famous Pier 21. She then headed west by rail to await Victor’s return from the war. They farmed and raised three sons at Birtle.

Fulton also worked as a nurse at the Birtle hospital and was a dedicated community volunteer, serving as a Brownie leader and Sunday school teacher.

“She remained totally impassioned about the ability of the WI to serve rural women and she kept that passion to the very end.”

Joan Clement MWI president

She joined WI soon after her arrival and was continuously involved in her local chapter. Her provincial and national involvement also led to becoming vice-president of the international Associated Country Women of the World, a post that required extensive travel and allowed her to make friends around the world.

Fulton was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1978, and in 1988 was also inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame.

Predeceased by her husband, Fulton is remembered by her three sons and their wives, 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren — an obituary notes the latter “simply called her ‘Great’” — as well as extended family.

The Manitoba Women’s Institute’s Forever Fund, which helps pay for programs that benefit all rural Manitobans, is accepting donations in Fulton’s memory. To donate, please contact MWI, 1129 Queens Avenue, Brandon, Man., R7A 1L9 or go to www.mbwi.org/donate. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Kostyshyn not budging on education tax rebate KAP makes its case, but the minister of agriculture says his government can’t afford the current rebate program

By Allan Dawson

him to hear just how much we feel it’s going to impact our mem“The minister says bers relative to what is projected he Manitoba government — $6.2 million. It could be more he supports us in is resisting calls to roll back like a $10-million to $15-milprinciple but due to changes to its Farmland lion clawback. One-third of the economic restraints School Tax Rebate program, existing rebate program could be which will cost landowners mil- forsaken.” and fiscal condition The rebate program has been lions of dollars. of the province Keystone Agricultural Producers returning 80 per cent of the eduthey had to look president Doug Chorney said cation tax on Manitoba farmat ways to recover A g r i c u l t u re Mi n i s t e r Ro n land, and the NDP promised Kostyshyn was sympathetic but in the last election to eventusome of the rebate not willing to make changes when ally rebate all of the education money because the tax on farmland. However, in its they met late last month. rebate program was “The minister says he supports spring budget the government us in principle, but due to eco- announced the rebate would be growing.” nomic restraints and the fiscal capped at $5,000 per taxpayer, condition of the province they “which includes all related perhad to look at ways to recover sons of the taxpayer.”

In addition, out-of-province some of the rebate money landowners are no longer eligible because the rebate program was Doug Chorney growing,” said Chorney.

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March 31, 2014. Landowners used to have up to three years to file their forms.

“Originally it was projected this would affect two per cent of farmers,” Chorney said. “Now we’re being told by inside sources that up to 10 per cent of applications could be affected by these changes. That’s 3,500 applications that could be affected by the new rules.

“A whole bunch of people who would’ve applied for the rebate as individuals are no longer considered individuals and now the rebate is capped at $5,000. It’s a double whammy.”

All Manitoba businesses pay education tax on their buildings and property, but Keystone Agricultural Producers maintains it should be eliminated, and not just for farmers, because it

doesn’t reflect a business’s ability to pay. A farmer could be losing money but still have to pay education tax, and “that’s not sustainable,” Chorney said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The rise of Twitter and other modern mysteries

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ne of the great mysteries of the modern world has to be how a company like Twitter, a microblogging medium built around delivering short bursts of inconsequential information, can attract a value of $25 billion in its initial stock offering when the company hasn’t turned a profit since it was formed seven years ago — not even once.

Laura Rance In fact, it declared a $70-million loss in Editor its most recent quarter.

You can’t see Twitter, although you can send and receive tweets — as long as they are short and sweet. You can’t hold it, you can’t make it into something else and you certainly can’t eat it. If tweets disappeared tomorrow, life would go on as usual except for the 230 million users worldwide who get a buzz from sharing random thoughts and observations on the 21st century equivalent of the telephone “party line.”

Another mystery is the price of corn, and by osmosis, the price of other cereals, which has been dropping like a stone as those reports of a bumper crop keep rolling in. Don’t get us wrong. We’re not confused by the notion of prices dropping as supplies have increased.

What we don’t get is why everyone believed the pundits who a year ago said they wouldn’t.

There were never wiser words spoken than the old expression, “The cure for high grain prices is high grain prices.”

Dan Basse, president of AgResource Co., was brutally frank at a global outlook conference last week. After a wild and crazy decade of growth, no new ethanol plants are under construction in the U.S. Ethanol consumption has hit the so-called blend wall, the maximum it can go without increasing its percentage mix with gas.

It is partly because U.S. drivers are consuming less fuel due to the recession and their gradual abandonment of gas-guzzling vehicles.

Livestock feed consumption is declining — herds were downsized due to high feed prices from last year’s drought. Meanwhile baby boomers are eating less meat as they age.

Production for export has grown in other parts of the world, thanks in part to high grain prices pulling more land into production. The world is pulling crops from 72 million hectares more than it was a decade ago, with much of that increase taking place in South America, the former Soviet Union, Africa and Asia.

Now that they are in production, it’s unlikely those acres will be abandoned any time soon. U.S. grain and soy export market share has dipped to its lowest ever at 26 per cent. In the 1980s, the U.S. had two-thirds of the global corn trade. Now it has less than a quarter.

So we’re looking at a scenario not unlike the mid1980s, with exporters bidding lower to get market share. Last week India — that country we always used to think that needed imports — dropped the price of wheat so it could whittle down its surplus.

We’re now even hearing hints that land prices might have gone a little too high.

“World farmland prices are currently peaking and could correct five to 35 per cent depending on how fast interest rates rise and China’s future import demand of soy grain,” the Basse outlook says.

Unlike tweets, food is tangible. If it disappeared tomorrow, we’d be in trouble. Yet its intrinsic value bears little relation to the vagaries of the marketplace.

As farmers have no doubt pointed out to their urban cousins at family gatherings, how on earth does one run a business producing a commodity that can drop up to 40 to 50 per cent in value from one year to the next just because he or she, along with their neighbours, pulled off a good crop? That’s some bonus for a job well done.

And if farmers are looking for help from the speculative investor they shouldn’t hold their breath. Those investors have rediscovered equity markets. Volatility in the corn market is at a record low, Basse said.

According to Basse’s calculations, the returns per acre for corn and soybeans — factoring in production costs, but not land — could fall from a peak of about $420 in 2011-12 to about $30 in 2013. That’s less than 20 years ago. Soybeans are a little better, but not much.

He’s predicting that barring adverse weather, farmers are in for tight times for the next three to five years.

In short, the market is telling farmers to plant fewer acres. We know that’s not going to happen. Historically farmers have responded to that signal by trying to produce their way back to prosperity. Another of life’s mysteries. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Why don’t farmers trust consumers?

If everyone is thinking the same, then only one person is doing the thinking

By Alan Guebert

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enry Ford heard the jeers for years before his horseless carriage remade culture forever. Orville and Wilbur Wright were called birdbrains before their dreams carried them over a North Carolina sand dune and mankind to distant galaxies.

They had thousands of predecessors.

Archimedes was thought to have a screw loose.

The Vatican saw Galileo as a heretic. Darwin was denounced from pulpits the world over. Still is.

Despite the bombast and bashing, history proved these oddballs right and the know-it-alls and naysayers all wrong.

Are we in American agriculture the naysaying same; are we maligning and castigating anyone who questions or challenges “the way we do things?”

We are, and we’re doing it so often that we don’t even question it anymore.

For example, a meat packer-funded effort is now underway to outlaw country-of-origin labelling (COOL) of U.S. food in U.S. markets. The reason is simple: the Meat Gang’s pony boys are stoking fears that Mexico and Canada, important sources of cheap livestock for U.S. meat packers, would retaliate if COOL stands.

The threat may be real, but do we as a nation believe more strongly in “free trade” — actually corporate trade because companies do it, you and I don’t — than in our own farmers’ and ranchers’ birthrights and livelihoods?

We must, because our commodity and farm groups unreservedly support free trade despite irrefutable evidence — a collective $8 trillion U.S. trade deficit since the 1993 passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement; the closing of

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60,000 U.S. factories since 2000 — that few Americans actually gain anything from it.

Moreover, if anyone, a modern day Galileo, say, chooses to look at the world and our role in it any differently, American ag orthodoxy excommunicates him or her without pause or thought.

That dogmatic certainty needs to be questioned because, as one old-timer liked to say on the farm of my youth, “If everyone’s thinkin’ the same, then only one person’s doing the thinkin.’”

Big Ag, however, doesn’t tolerate much independent thought.

The latest proof of this “we’ll-do-the-thinking” approach came in late October when the Pew Charitable Trusts and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health issued a 122-page, factlaced report that again questioned Big Meat’s massive use of antibiotics in its industrial production systems.

Twenty-four hours before the Pew report was released Oct. 22, however, something called the Animal Agriculture Alliance, an Arlington, Va.based lobbying group, issued a 24-page rebuttal to it without ever having seen or read the report.

What, antibiotic use in American agriculture not only improves animal health but makes Big Ag clairvoyant enough to compile, print and distribute a report denying a five-year study on antibiotics without even waiting to see it?

U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance, the rich coalition of big farm groups and big corporate players, emailed its “Rapid Responders,” a draft letter to the editor of any local newspaper that covered the Pew report so “responders” could address “popular misconceptions” about antibiotics.

What is it about American agriculture that inspires farm and ranch groups to not trust American consumers? What do we fear?

Golly, it’s not like we’re selling buggy whips or maps of the solar system that show the Earth at its centre, right?

Right?

Contact Alan Guebert at agcomm@farmandfoodfile.com

November 1926

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here were fewer options for last-minute Christmas shopping in 1926, when much of what was under the tree had to be ordered a few weeks in advance from the Eaton’s catalogue. This advertisement from the November 1926 The Scoop Shovel offered a few gift suggestions.

The unidentified author of the “Pool Woman” column that month welcomed the prospect that someday, rural homes would have electricity to help with washing, cleaning, sewing and cooking, just as some homes in Winnipeg now had.

She took issue with a certain “Dr. E. Slosson, of Science Service,” who apparently had a different view. “(I)ncandescent lights in the pigpen — electric fans in the cattle sheds — ultraviolet rays for hogs and hay,” the author quoted Slosson as writing.

“And what, he asks, will be the effect of electricity and the farmer and his wife? Won’t the former lie in bed longer than he should, and the latter lose those beautifully rounded arms she got by operating the separator and the churn, and the rosy complexion she acquired over the cookstove?

“Will those, whose hardest labour has been to press a button or jerk a switch acquire those sterling qualities that have made us what we are?”

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Raw milk cheese: Another sterile debate There’s no legal requirement to label raw milk cheese

By Ronald Doering food lawyer

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n Sept. 18 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed one person had died and several people in B.C. and Alberta were ill from eating E. coli-contaminated raw milk cheese produced at a B.C. farm. As soon as the recall was announced, the media went into full frenzy and the usual “debate” about the safety of raw milk and raw milk cheese followed.

There is really no issue as to safety. There is a broad scientific consensus that raw milk is not as safe as milk that is pasteurized. There have been dozens of foodborne illness outbreaks in recent years with many hundreds of people seriously ill and some deaths clearly attributable to ingesting raw milk and raw milk cheese.

That is why in Canada the sale of raw milk directly to consumers is prohibited by a variety of provincial provisions, and it is a crime to sell unpasteurized milk in Canada under B.08.002.2 (1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. Because raw milk cheese is less risky if it is given time to cure, our regulations allow for the sale of raw milk cheese as long as it is stored at 2 C or above for at least 60 days before being offered for sale.

The essential facts in this case are clear. The deadly bacteria came from cow poop. If the milk had been pasteurized, the bacteria would have been killed and the victims would be alive and well today. Raw milk cheese that is produced by very reputable and careful cheese makers, as apparently was the situation here, still involves risk, as this case so clearly demonstrates.

Just because raw milk and raw milk cheese are not as safe as if they were pasteurized doesn’t necessarily mean that they should be banned.

That is why regulations around the world are so inconsistent. The sale of raw milk is illegal in Scotland, but legal in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (indeed, our future king will drink nothing else, a fact that could be used by both sides of the debate). South of the border, the states are roughly evenly divided; 28 states do not prohibit sales of raw milk, but they impose restrictions on suppliers.

While the food science on the safety risk of raw milk cheese is clear, the policy response can still be variable. We allow the sale of lots of other products that can be contaminated with E. coli without requiring pasteurization. If people think that the supposed benefit of raw milk cheese outweighs the health risk, why shouldn’t they be allowed to buy the product? And Health

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Stop picking on livestock producers I would like to comment on the observations of Leslie Yeoman of The Humane Education Network — specifically to her comment critical of the pork industry and the use of sow stalls. She twice states that the sow stalls restrict the sows from exhibiting their natural behaviour. I have not

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If people think the supposed benefit outweighs the health risk, why shouldn’t they be allowed to buy the product?

Canada’s website does provide a clear warning: “Health Canada’s ongoing advice to pregnant women, children, older adults and people with a weakened immune system is to avoid eating cheese made from raw milk, as it does present a higher risk of foodborne illness than pasteurized milk cheeses. If consumers are unsure whether a cheese is made of pasteurized milk, they should check the label or ask the retailer.”

But there’s the rub. There is no legal requirement to label raw milk cheese, and most retail-

raised pigs for many years now, but I can remember first using sow stalls to save the small piglets — not to inflict pain and undue hardships.

Perhaps there is a better way to raise pigs. But if Yeoman is really concerned about animals being able to exercise their natural behaviour, then she should also think about the dogs in Winnipeg that are chained or kennelled, or the monkeys in the zoo, crowded and living behind windows with throngs of kids pounding on the glass to give them a scare, or the eagle that is hopping in its enclosure instead of soaring in the wind.

Yeoman also talks about inhumane treatment of farm animals and to deny that this happens occasionally would be untruthful. But it is a very rare occurrence and livestock producers themselves are working hard to eliminate this blight altogether.

To some degree I can understand the feelings of those concerned about animal welfare. But when the misguided vegan and tofu advocates focus on agriculture while preaching their cultish beliefs, all the while ignoring the plight of housed dogs and cats and the wildlife penned in zoos or the abused animals used in

ers are uninformed. This is the debate we should be having.

I checked the cheese counter at my local grocery store today. Some cheeses bragged that they were made with raw milk, clearly appealing to the foodies willing to pay a lot of money for whatever benefit they think is obtained. I asked the clerk what other cheeses were made from raw milk and she had no idea. How could she? Several imported cheeses and many tiny portions labelled “local” and “artisanal” may well have been made with raw milk. The consumer who sets out to buy raw milk cheese for the taste, or some cultural or other ideological reason, is making an informed choice. For the rest of us, shouldn’t we be entitled to know that some cheese is safer than others? Canada should require mandatory labelling of raw milk cheese.

Ronald Doering is a past president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and counsel in the Ottawa offices of Gowlings. Contact him at Ronald.doering@gowlings.com.

movies and injured or killed for entertainment’s sake alone is a practice of vindictive hypocrisy at best.

In my opinion this is not fair nor equitable treatment afforded the various livestock producers that have made animal welfare a priority and who are doing their best to provide the consumer with a plentiful, healthy and reasonably priced source of protein.

Brian Sterling Tilston, Man.

Why label ‘new package design,’ but not GMOs? The companies that use genetically modified plants in their food products are telling us how expensive it is to label their products as containing these types of ingredients. The corporations who produce these genetically modified plant items are telling us how safe and wonderful GMOs are.

It apparently doesn’t add cost to label a product as being low fat, low sugar, gluten free, and my personal favourite — new package design.

If GMO products are so safe and wonderful, everyone would be turning themselves inside out to label their products as including GMO components. Yet the companies that produce GMO products and the companies using them in their products, are spending millions of dollars to defeat legislation that would require such labelling in the state of Washington. They spent millions of dollars a year previously for the same purpose, in the state of California.

I find it exceedingly odd that so very much money is being spent to prevent consumers from knowing when GMOs are present in their food. This year, many of the companies hid their contributions to the Washington state campaign to defeat the labelling legislation in the funds provided by the Grocery Manufacturing Association. They had to be court ordered to release the names of those companies and corporations that contributed clandestinely, to the anti-labelling campaign. What are these corporations and companies worried about?

Debbie Ott Glenella, Man.

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FROM PAGE ONE ELEVATORS Continued from page 1

Western Canadian farmers have had the legal right to order and fill their own cars, saving money by avoiding country elevators, since 1902, after a hard-fought battle with the railway. It appears right now producer car shippers served by the BTRC have an advantage over those trying to deliver to elevators: there is grain moving and at good prices.

“This fall, because our local elevators are plugged so tight, the (elevator) basis levels are so terrible that they can’t compete with us right now,” says McLean.

“The companies we’re dealing with right now are paying what would be considered top dollar compared to our local elevators just because they don’t have to There are four producer car loading sites on the Boundary Trails Railway Company’s 23-mile short line, including this six-bin facility at Darlingford. photos: allan dawson worry about being plugged up and waiting for a train.”

It’s unclear whether producer cars are in big demand right “This could be a difficult year, not only for car shippers across Western now, says Catherine Jaworski, Canada are being as well served, the CGC’s manager of producer producer car shippers but everyone really and if they are, whether it will protection. because of the (tight) car supply… I suspect we “This could be a difficult continue as the demand for grain will see producer car shippers in high-demand year, not only for producer car cars exceeds the supply.

“At our local point here (on the shippers but everyone really areas waiting longer for their cars.”

Southern Rails short line out of because of the (tight) car supply,” Moose Jaw) I think we’re ahead she says. “I suspect we will see of what we shipped all last year producer car shippers in highCatherine Jaworski at 362 cars,” says Tim Coulter, demand areas waiting longer for a Briercrest, Sask., farmer and their cars.”

The railways control car allopresident of the Producer Car “We have nothing bad to say of the Canadian Wheat Board’s Shippers of Canada. “In our best cation. Officials from both CP and CN Rail declined to explain about how CP has been handling monopoly. year we shipped 400.”

As predicted, producer car However, Coulter adds he how it rations cars when demand our cars so far.”

As of week 15 of the 2013-14 shipments plunged in the new just ordered a producer car and exceeds supply.

Producer car orders used to be crop year 4,381 producer cars open market. Western Canada’s doesn’t expect to get it until filled “off the top” and what was had been ordered — down 953 grain companies have no incenMarch 2014.

Boundary Trails Railway Company T h e C a n a d i a n G r a i n left divvied up among the grain cars from the same time a year tive to help farmers bypass their (BTRC) conductor Glenn Jordan ago, according to CGC statistics. elevators. Under the wheat Commission (CGC) allocates companies. disconnects a car at a producer car “Now rail car allocation is a However, 286 more cars were board’s single desk, farmers producer cars on a first-come, loading site at Darlingford. for spotting this year could save $800 to $1,200 in a retired pro- scheduled first-served basis.

To qualify, a black box,” says Headline: We know corn Type Area: NA Colours: CMYK elevation charges by loading versus last. farmer, or at most five farmers ducer car expert. “It’s a mystery.”

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American grain companies with“We’re cutting out the middleout elevators here willing to buy man and that’s probably where grain shipped in producer cars the savings are,” McLean says.

— The Andersons and Gavilon Other BTRC customers include Group. the CWB and Mission Terminal.

“It’s a program that works very, very well for companies without elevators.”

There’s no hard feelings over at the Western Grain Elevator Association, says executive director Wade Sobkowich. “We supMonsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through port the farmer’s right to ship a Stewardship (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in producer car,” he says. accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of “If there were (producer car) Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. This product has been approved for import into key export markets with companies getting preferential functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced treatment we’d want to take a from this product can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have look at that, but from where we been granted. It is a violation of national and international law sit everybody... is kind of getting to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk rationed back big time. We don’t to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying really know for sure, but we don’t position for this product. Excellence Through Stewardship is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship. see any evidence of any blatant ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. discrimination.”

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INSURANCE Continued from page 1

Railways mum on how producer car orders are allocated when total car demand exceeds supply The right to a producer car goes back to a legal battle farmers fought more than 100 years ago

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

Cam Dahl speaks to producers about the possibility of price insurance during a producer meeting in Ashern. PHOTO: SHANNON VANRAES

will be an announcement made very soon,” said Dahl.

Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn was unavailable for comment, but he reportedly told a recent producer meeting in Durban that an announcement is forthcoming. A spokeswoman said, “I don’t have any details I can share publicly — but expect that will change in the very near future.”

Manitoba’s beef producers have been asking for government-administered price insurance since the BSE crisis hit a decade ago. Only Alberta currently has an insurance program to protect producers against steep drops in prices.

The new program is expected to be based on the Alberta model and encompass the four western provinces, Dahl said.

“The government wouldn’t be contributing to the premiums, but would be covering the cost of administration,” he said, adding those costs are expected to be shared by the federal and provincial governments.

“Combined with the new forage insurance program, producers will be able to ensure the price of their major inputs, as well as to cover off a significant portion of the price risk,” Dahl added.

Although beef prices are fairly strong at the moment, he noted Alberta beef producers used their insurance plan to mitigate some of the price fall following the E. coli outbreak at XL Foods in 2012.

But pork producers, who will also be able to enrol in the insurance plan, won’t see much of a benefit, said Andrew Dickson, general manager of the Manitoba Pork Council.

“We don’t think it’s very valuable because our processors here offer forward pricing at the high end,” said Dickson.

“In other words, you can lock in a finish price with Maple Leaf, and with Hylife and with the Co-op, so we don’t understand why anybody would want to go to a floor-price system.”

Alberta hog producers aren’t keen either, even though they don’t have the same forward pricing options (save at the Maple Leaf plant in Lethbridge).

“It’s not been very successful, about 30 guys have enrolled in the program and about two have actually used it — it’s not cheap, and producers don’t find it very useful,” said Dickson.

“But we’re not arguing against it — the cattle guys really want the program and so it’s up to them.”

Dahl said it’s hard to estimate exactly how many beef producers will participate, but said interest has been strong so far.

“This will be a real benefit to the beef industry and make us much more competitive,” he said.

When rail car orders exceed the supply how do the railways decide how many cars are set aside to fill producer car versus grain company orders?

Only the railways know for sure and last week they were not answering the question directly.

“CP’s approach is to respond to producer car orders as they come in,” a CP rail official said in an email.

“Once an order is placed, it is our commitment to respond as quickly as possible to provide the service to the producer.”

When asked again what happens when orders exceed the supply, CP wrote: “As you can appreciate, we have a process in place which involves direct discussions with shippers that are between our company and the shipper.

CN also failed to spell out how it rations service: “Once a weekly car order is received from the Canadian Grain Commission, CN compiles the producer car orders with all the other shippers’ weekly car orders for the specified want week. Producer car orders are incorporated in to the weekly service schedules, up to the maximum car spot of the loading location.”

While the Canada Grain Act says western Canadian farmers have the right to a car, the Canadian Grain Commission doesn’t have the authority to tell the railways how many cars they must make available, said CGC spokesman Remi Gosselin.

“It’s not like there’s a giant puppet master sitting somewhere and deciding where cars will be filled,” he said. “It’s really based on the rail line.

“It’s very logistical. There are a lot of factors.”

Some of those factors include other car orders in an area and the supply of crews and power, said Catherine Jaworski, the CGC’s manager of producer protection.

“There is no magic number, there is no magic formula,” she said.

If farmers, or grain companies feel the railways aren’t providing proper service, they can complain to the Canadian Transportation Agency, a quasi-judicial body that enforces the Canada Transportation Act. It’s expensive, time consuming and seldom pursued.

The producer car goes back more than 100 years.

To encourage grain companies to build modern elevators to replace the less efficient flat warehouses, the Canadian Pacific Railway promised more cars to the elevators.

“In effect, the farmer was being forced to deliver his

grain to the local elevator where he had no alternative but to accept the weight, grade and dockage as determined by the local agent,” F. W. Hamilton wrote in “Service at Cost”, a history of Manitoba Pool Elevators.

The Territorial Grain Growers’ Association successfully lobbied to have the Manitoba Grain Act of 1900 amended in May 1902 to force cars to be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and the producer car was born.

“Apparently, the railway company had not been listening, for late that fall only seven cars had been spotted for platform loading at the nearby town of Sintaluta as compared to 60 apportioned to the elevators,” Hamilton wrote.

The Territorial Grain Growers’ Association launched a lawsuit against the CPR and won.

“The railway was found guilty of violating the car distribution clause of the Manitoba Grain Act and fined $50 — a decision later upheld in a higher court,” Hamilton wrote. “Henceforth, the railway agreed to supply cars as required under the amended terms of the Manitoba Grain Act, 1902.”

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Beer drink of choice among Canadians Beer sales support 163,200 nationally, a report from the Conference Board of Canada says

By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

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f you’re an average beer drinker in Manitoba, a new report pegs your consumption at about 240 bottles a year.

That’s the fifth-highest per capita consumption of beer in Canada and slightly higher than the national average 235 bottles, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada.

From Farm to Glass: The Value of Beer in Canada looks at the entire supply chain supporting beer production, pointing out its benefits include $5.8 billion in tax revenues for all levels of government nationally, including $130.8 million here in Manitoba.

More popular than wine or spirits among Canadians, consumption of beer accounts for 8.1 per cent of all household spending on food and beverages.

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Yukon has the highest per capita consumption, at 385 bottle-equivalents per person in 2012.

The business of beer has national reach and impact, the report concludes, noting that almost every industry in Canada is supported in some way by the beer economy — from grain production for ingredients, to the forestry and manufacturing that goes into producing the packaging.

“It’s also far reaching in the geographical sense,” the report concludes, adding that there are significant spinoff benefits to the economy as a a result of the combined industries in the beer economy. For every $1 spent on beer, $1.12 in GDP is created in the Canadian economy, it said.

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“Beer has been a part of Cana- tion across the country supports dian life for hundreds of years,” 20,394 jobs in the three Prairie Pedro Antunes, director, National provinces, including 3,658 related and Provincial Forecast says jobs in Manitoba. Alberta, where in a CFOC news release. “The much higher volumes of beer are beer economy is a significant sold supports some 12,968 fullemployer. No matter where peo- time jobs. Alberta has a more ple buy beer, they support jobs self-sufficient beer economy than elsewhere on the Prairies, due across the country.”

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices Winnipeg

November 8, 2013

Fall cattle run carries on strong at Manitoba markets

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Futures (November 8, 2013) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change December 2013 131.67 -1.05 February 2014 133.55 -0.65 April 2014 134.20 0.43 June 2014 128.22 -0.38 August 2014 127.05 0.13 October 2014 129.07 -0.10

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Change 0.25 1.45 0.32 0.45 0.72 0.25

Cattle Grades (Canada) Previous Year­ 47,541 12,587 34,954 NA 645,000

Week Ending November 2, 2013 604 23,707 18,128 927 1,089 10,846 161

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Current Week 174.00 E 161.00 E 164.24 168.38

Last Week 178.56 166.05 169.17 174.21

Last Year (Index 100) 160.45 148.75 148.77 153.68

Futures (November 8, 2013) in U.S. Hogs December 2013 February 2014 April 2014 May 2014 June 2014

Close 87.55 91.40 93.17 97.45 99.05

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Sheep and Lambs Winnipeg (640 head) (wooled fats) 55.00 - 65.00 115.00 - 120.00 120.00 - 127.00 — — —

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Turkeys Minimum prices as of November 17, 2013 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.955 Undergrade .............................. $1.865 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.940 Undergrade .............................. $1.840 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.940 Undergrade .............................. $1.840 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.855 Undergrade............................... $1.770 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

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anitoba auction yards were very busy again during the week ended Nov. 8, according to Robin Hill of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, who noted the fall run should wrap up near the end of the month.

“Volume was great this week,” he said, adding that over 5,000 cattle went through the auction yard at Virden this week. “This is probably going to continue for a week or two, and then by the end of November, we’ll probably see some slower volume.”

More volume, due to harvest operations wrapping up across Manitoba, means more pressure on transportation. Hill said there were some issues this past week getting trucks to go out east, but it was business as usual out west.

“Everybody says they’re having some trouble finding trucks, especially to go out east,” he said. “They are the hardest trucks to find because of the length of time it takes to get out there.

“However, western trucks are available to go and take the cattle back and forth.”

Looking at feed prices, U.S. corn and Canadian barley continue to be priced very low compared to the previous year — which is favourable for producers.

The December corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade closed at US$4.3475 per bushel as of Nov. 11, seeing a slight bump in prices after falling to a three-year low the previous week.

Meanwhile, Lethbridge barley was priced at C$149.35 per tonne as of Nov. 8.

Despite the logistical issues, Hill said demand was strong from the usual areas.

“Demand is coming from everywhere,” he said. “We’ve had eastern, western and local

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According to Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s final crop report, growers across the province have adequate to above-average feed supplies going into the winter.

The U.S. continued to be a strong buyer for Manitoba’s calves during the week, especially with a considerably weak Canadian dollar.

However, because the trip to the U.S. is longer than out west, a lot of U.S.-bought calves will be custom fed in Canada until they are ready to be moved.

“The U.S. is not buying a whole bunch of calves and sending them there,” Hill said. “A lot of calves will be backgrounded for 60 to 90 days before they go. I think there will be a lot of U.S. orders on the market, but custom fed in the western provinces.”

The Canadian dollar was valued at US95.9 cents at the open last Monday, but declined most of the week due to strong U.S. economic data, and eventually closed Friday afternoon at US95.44 cents.

As for prices, butcher cattle saw another drop, mostly due to the high volume on the market.

“We’ve seen the cows and bulls slightly lower again this week,” Hill said. “Prices are maybe a penny lower due to volume. We saw over 400 bulls and cows this week.

“We could see prices slide a little more yet.”

Brandon Logan writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

briefs

Other Market Prices $/cwt Ewes Choice Lambs (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

“The guys are ready locally to feed some cattle.”

Brandon Logan

Ontario $ 99.27 - 132.06 119.54 - 128.06 50.92 - 76.01 50.92 - 76.01 71.00 - 88.01 $ 137.17 - 158.29 138.87 - 159.35 126.11 - 165.28 136.36 - 173.55 136.33 - 184.21 148.28 - 195.15 $ 120.32 - 140.95 123.52 - 140.99 115.58 - 140.53 125.79 - 148.98 128.76 - 161.78 136.66 - 166.07

$

(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.)

Week Ending November 2, 2013 55,904 12,949 42,955 NA 624,000

$1 Cdn: $ .9536 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.0487 Cdn.

COLUMN

(Friday to Thursday) Slaughter Cattle

Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

EXCHANGES: November 8, 2013

Toronto 64.73 - 92.53 136.26 - 161.21 165.01 - 175.13 159.76 - 175.73 133.45 - 219.64 —

SunGold Specialty Meats 20.00

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

Extra EU aid comes too late for French meat sector slump paris / reuters / France’s aim to point almost one billion euros in European s u b s i d i e s a t s truggling livestock farmers will do little to heal its ailing meat-processing sector, with cheaper competitors already eroding its market share.

France is the European Union’s biggest poultr y producer and third largest for pork, with its western

region hosting the bulk of farmers and others in the supply chain, attracted by easy access to ports to import feed and boost exports.

But its pole position is now under threat as Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium gain market share, even in France, using more efficient plants and cheaper labour.

“In other European c o u n t r i e s , t h e y d o n’t play by the same rules,” said Frederic Bossard, a pork farmer in Lusanger, Western France, adding that many other countries did not have a minimum

wage and employed east European workers at lower costs.

In a bid to boost the sector, President Francois Hollande early in October pledged almost one billion euros ($1.4 billion) of mainly EU farm grants to livestock farmers he said faced lower income, higher r isks and heavier con straints than other farmers.

Bu t t h e a i d , p a r t o f a re v a m p o f t h e E U ’s Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) for 2014-20, will target farmers, not the industry and only apply from 2015 due to talks delays.

Goats Winnipeg (225 head) Toronto (Fats) ($/cwt) Kids 75.00 - 100.00 78.59 - 229.90 Billys 150.00 - 195.00 — Mature — 80.39 - 192.66

Horses <1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 14.13 - 24.63 23.41 - 32.95

Looking for results? Check out the market reports from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 14

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

column

Expect vegetable oil markets to drag on canola This despite support from a bullish USDA report Terryn Shiells CNSC

C

anola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform moved higher during the week ended Nov. 8, as a bullish report that day from the U.S. Department of Agriculture helped prices recover from their earlier lows. The U.S. agency pegged lowerthan-anticipated U.S. and global ending stocks for soybeans in 2013-14.

Canola futures were set for a move to the downside until the USDA report took prices higher after its release last Friday morning.

Canola futures were weaker for most of the week, as spillover pressure from the sharp declines in outside vegetable oil markets weighed on prices.

The large Canadian canola supply situation continued to overhang the market, as did expectations of a record-large South American soybean crop. USDA also pegged global rapeseed production at a record-large 67.9 million tonnes due to larger output from Canada, Ukraine and the European Union.

Though canola prices saw some upward movement during the week, they finished the week on a positive note mainly because of the bullish USDA report. Going forward, values should continue to move lower.

Canola will not be able to escape the pressure from the weakening global vegetable oil markets, which have moved significantly lower over the past couple of weeks. Canola prices, though, could find some new support if a weather scare develops in South America or vegetable oil prices start to strengthen.

Technical-based buying could also come into the market if canola futures head down towards chart support levels of around $480 to $485 per tonne in the January contract.

Soybean futures were also higher during the week, propped up by the bullish USDA report, which showed lower-than-expected U.S. and global ending stocks for 2013-14 due to improving export demand.

USDA pegged U.S. ending stocks for soybeans in 2013-14 at 170 million bushels, while traders expected a 183.1-million-bushel carry-out. USDA previously estimated ending stocks of 222 million bushels this year,

Last Week

All prices close of business November 12, 2013

Week Ago

Year Ago

Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

237.09

245.27

310.64

Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

257.67

268.32

331.58

Coarse Grains Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

170.17

168.59

283.96

Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

218.19

214.14

236.35

Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

484.75

470.42

515.09

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

898.54

911.33

1,046.49

oilseeds

For three-times-daily market reports from Commodity News Service Canada, visit “Today in Markets” at www.manitobacooperator.ca.

but reduced its figure as it increased exports to 1.45 billion bushels, from 1.37 billion in its September report.

Soybean futures could continue to ride the wave higher for a little while, though once the South American soybean crop is further along in development, the path of least resistance could turn lower again.

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business November 8, 2013 barley

Last Week

Week Ago

December 2013

152.00

152.00

March 2014

154.00

154.00

May 2014

155.00

155.00

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

November 2013

488.10

481.70

January 2014

495.70

491.40

March 2014

504.10

499.40

Special Crops Report for November 12, 2013 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan

Report boosts corn

The USDA report on Nov. 8 was also bullish for corn, as the agency pegged production and ending stocks in the world below expectations. The positive report helped corn futures come off their lows during the week, though they still finished nearly unchanged.

USDA estimated 2013-14 corn production would total 13.989 billion bushels, which is still record large and above the department’s previous estimate. But traders expected the U.S. corn crop would produce more than 14 billion bushels this year.

Ending stocks for U.S. corn in 2013-14 were pegged at 1.887 billion bushels, while analysts expected a carry-out of 2.056 billion bushels.

All three U.S. wheat futures moved lower during the week, with improving conditions for the U.S. winter wheat crop helping to weigh on prices. Large global wheat supplies were also bearish.

USDA pegged U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2013-14 at 565 million bushels, which came in above expectations of around 527 million bushels. The government agency also increased its global ending stocks figure to 178.5 million tonnes.

Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

Spot Market

Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

20.00 - 21.00

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

20.00 - 21.00

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

13.75 - 17.75

22.25 - 24.75 —

Desi Chickpeas

21.90 - 23.00

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

Fababeans, large

—

Feed beans

—

12.30 - 12.50

Medium Yellow No. 1

6.40 - 7.25

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel) Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

5.00 - 8.60

42.00 - 42.00

No. 1 Great Northern

—

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

64.00 - 64.00

Yellow No. 1

37.75 - 38.75

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

54.00 - 54.00

Brown No. 1

35.75 - 37.75

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

55.00 - 55.00

Oriental No. 1

27.30 - 28.75

No. 1 Black Beans

40.00 - 40.00

No. 1 Pinto Beans

40.00 - 40.00

No. 1 Small Red Source: Stat Publishing

No. 1 Pink

SUNFLOWERS

— 40.00 - 40.00

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

19.65

18.90

32.00* Call for details

—

Report for November 8, 2013 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed) Confection Source: National Sunflower Association

More data available from CGC’s Grain Statistics Weekly And there’s more to come with ‘year-ago’ comparison expected to resume next crop year

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

T

he Canadian Grain Co m m i s s i o n’s ( CG C ) Gra i n Statistics Weekly now con tains a complete set of summary tables, including terminal receipts and shipments for each week as of August 1, 2013.

“It has taken a lot of work to get the crop year data to date improved,” Ahn Phan, the CGC’s chief statistician said in an interview Nov. 8. “We had to completely overhaul the process because of the change in the data source. We essentially did a reset on grain statistics.”

A s o f Au g . 1 m a n d a t o r y C G C inward weighing and inspection of

grain at Canada’s terminal elevators was dropped affecting how the CGC collects data. Although grain companies are obliged to provide the CGC with data on grain movement some are struggling to keep up with daily reporting.

“Some companies are having to manually key (in data from) each rail car unload and shipment,” Phan said.

“So a lot of time we will not get the data as timely from those small companies. But when I look at the complete dataset I would say it would be comparable to the previous dataset that we released.”

Changes to how the data is aggregated, including grouping together terminal and transfer elevators along the Great Lakes and St.

Lawrence Seaway, have made “yearago” data comparisons difficult, Phan said. Those comparisons will resume next crop year.

Eventually the CGC will provide even more historical comparisons, he added.

The new Grains Statistics Weekly (http://www.grainscanada.gc.ca/ statistics-statistiques/gsw-shg/ g s w m - m s h g - e n g . h t m ) n ow p r o vides data on more grains, including soybeans, lentils and mustard seed, the CGC said in a release. It also includes: • Exports by grain and major grades; • Detailed dispositions from primary and process elevators; • I mpor ted grains by countr y of origin;

• L ess stratified and summarized data, which is easier to access and apply according to the user’s individual needs.

The CGC plans to survey statistics users. “ We want to get a really good sense of how we can better meet user needs with respect to CGC data capture and provisions,” Phan said.

Some industry officials have been calling on the federal government to provide more information about what’s happening in grain markets, including reporting export sales.

They argue making such information public is essential for a properly functioning open market. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

LIVESTOCK h u s b a n d r y — t h e s c i e n c e , S K I L L O R ART O F F AR M IN G

Ottawa throws a wrench into pasture transfers — equipment can’t be ‘gifted’ A last-minute disinheritance of former PFRA pasture equipment has derailed the transition plan, but officials say all pastures will be available next year Ranchers from the Oak Lake area attend the recent Manitoba Beef Producers District 6 meeting at the Legion Hall. photo: Daniel Winters

By Daniel Winters co-operator staff / oak lake

C Ranchers hear good and bad news on trade front Checkoff increase proposal approved at Manitoba Beef Producers district meeting as organization deals with decline in checkoffs from shrinking cattle herd

By Daniel Winters co-operator staff / oak lake

T

he Lord works in mysterious ways.

Imports of communion wafers are apparently one of the Canadian beef industry’s trump cards in its ongoing battle to overturn Washington’s country-of-origin labelling Law (COOL).

“It’s not that the government of Canada doesn’t like Catholics,” Manitoba Beef Producers general manager Cam Dahl said at the recent District 6 meeting.

“It’s because there happens to be a particular U.S. representative who really likes COOL, and one of his strong supporters exports a lot of communion wafers to Canada.”

After ending up on the wrong end of a World Trade Organization ruling, Washington “doubled down” on the discriminatory practice requiring all meat products to have labels indicating whether the animals had been born, raised and slaughtered in the country.

The original labelling law struck down by the WTO cost Canadian producers $45 to $50 per head, but the revised version is much worse, with the industry estimating the cost of segregating foreign cattle at packing plants at $90 to $100 per head.

“If the WTO rules in our favour again, we will be in the position to retaliate for around $1 billion a year,” said Dahl.

A “very strategic” list of American products, communion wafers included, that could be subjected to 100 per cent tariffs has been published, he said. It’s hoped that — along with a legal action, supported by American packers — will pressure American lawmakers to make changes before a second WTO ruling, which is about 18 months away.

“Hopefully, that will lead to a legislative solution, which is the right solution,” said Dahl.

Dahl also briefed producers on an agreement in principle between Canada and the European Union that could open up new tariff-free market access for 65,000 tonnes of hormone-free beef worth $600 million a year — roughly the equivalent of Manitoba’s entire annual production.

But the deal must first be translated into 21 different languages, and then ratified by 29 governments, including Canada.

“I’m confident that’s going to be done,” said Dahl. “There’s some really strong political arguments in favour of it, but it’s going to take time.”

The Japanese market is also boosting the industry’s fortunes by about 20,000 tonnes per year after Tokyo agreed to allow beef from animals under the age of 30 months (versus 21 months previously). The deal, once beef starts flowing, will be worth about $75 million a year.

In response to the growing potential for new markets, formerly mothballed small- to medium-size packing plants, such as Natural Valley in Saskatchewan and Rancher’s Beef in Alberta, are being reopened, said Dahl.

“If the WTO rules in our favour again, we will be in the position to retaliate for around a billion dollars a year.”

Cam Dahl

New markets may be opening up, but the question of heifer retention and a possible expansion in the provincial cattle herd remains unsettled.

Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock in Virden, said contrary to expectations, the liquidation of cows and heifers appears to be accelerating in his area.

“They’re going,” said Hill, noting that unusually high numbers of cows are being sold even with the traditional cull cow selling season still weeks away.

If the herd continues to decline, it will reduce Manitoba Beef Producers’ budget, which relies on a $2-per-head refundable checkoff, said president Trevor Atchison.

Last year, reserves were used to cover a budget shortfall of $6,000, and this year’s deficit is on track to exceed $40,000.

A resolution proposing a 50-cent increase in the checkoff next year, to be followed by a further 50-cent increase in 2015-16 was approved

by District 6 and will be forwarded to the association’s annual general meeting in February.

A 50-cent increase in the checkoff would generate $250,000 and put the group back on the funding level that it enjoyed two years ago when the provincial herd was much larger, said Atchison. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

onfusion over the exact meaning of “divestiture” has thrown a wrench into what just a few months ago appeared to be a smooth transfer of Manitoba’s 10 community pastures from federal management to local associations.

The steering committee of the Association of Manitoba Community Pastures (AMCP) had counted on inheriting the tractors, pickup trucks, ATVs, watering systems, windmills, and post-pounders that were being used at the former PFRA pastures for free.

“Now we’re being told that the other departments in the federal government say you can’t just ‘gift’ it, and because it was public dollars, it has to be tendered,” Manitoba Beef Producers president Trevor Atchison said at the recent District 6 meeting.

“I shouldn’t use the word ‘excuse,’ but that’s the terminology. So, yeah, they did kind of throw us for a loop.”

Under the original model, factors such as depreciation were accounted for, but not the need to purchase equipment outright, added Atchison, who sits on the AMCP steering committee.

With the transition plan derailed, and the managers of five pastures already laid off as of the end of October and the other five set to go by March, the only good news for community pasture clients is that the province has stepped in with assurances that the gates will be open next spring.

“The province has given us assurances that it will operate in a similar fashion as it did this year,” said Atchison, who added details have yet to be hammered out.

“It’s been a little bit of a shock. But once we are operating all the pastures, there will be a level of income, so we’ll have some room.”

In a presentation on the progress of the transition, MBP manager Cam Dahl noted pending provincial legislation that would place a $5,000 rebate cap for the school tax on agricultural lands is an additional concern.

“We have been assured by the government of Manitoba that there will be grazing on those pastures available to the

“It’s been a little bit of a shock. But once we are operating all the pastures, there will be a level of income, so we’ll have some room.”

Trevor Atchison

patrons that had animals on there last year in 2014,” said Dahl, who added Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn had personally made that pledge.

Details are being worked out under a revised business plan for all the pastures, said Gerald Huebner, director of GO teams for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

Although movable equipment is being tendered or returned to government surplus, “fixed” assets such as pumps, corral panels, loading and squeeze chutes are all being left behind.

“There will certainly be some things required by the program in time, but they don’t make hay or feed bulls over the winter, so some things are not needed to the degree that they were at one time,” said Huebner.

“They were wanting way too much money for all that stuff anyways.”

A variety of options exists, he added. Tractors, trucks and trailers could be rented or leased when needed, or in a pinch, borrowed from a patron.

“There is a plan, and all the pastures will be available next year,” he said. daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

And this little piggy goes to...?

New traceability program on the way Few producers are currently using PigTrace, but officials are urging them to become familiar with the system

By Shannon VanRaes

“A lot of my colleagues in the other livestock commodity groups expect that the EU market will require traceability systems behind our meat products.”

CO-OPERATOR STAFF / PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE

I

t’s coming, so you might as well prepare.

PigTrace — a nationwide traceability initiative — is expected to come into force on July 1, 2014, following changes to the federal Health of Animals Regulation.

But so far, pork producers aren’t jumping on board.

“The compliance rate across Canada is pretty low — no one is officially on the program right now,” said Jeff Clark, manager of national traceability for the Canadian Pork Council. “People do traceability, the issue is that they’re not reporting it to our central system.”

Bu t p r o d u c e r s n e e d t o start using the PigTrace system well before next summer’s deadline, so they can get used to it and work out any kinks, Clark said at a recent Manitoba Pork Council meeting.

“The tools are there to do it now, but human nature being what it is, we often don’t do things until we have to,” he

JEFF CLARK

Jeff Clark is urging producers to look into traceability requirements sooner rather than later. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

said. “My message to producers, is please learn about this program now... so people aren’t scrambling come July 1, when it’s required.”

Not surprisingly, the topic of tags was quick to surface at the Portage meeting.

P i g Tra c e a l l ow s i d e n t i fication through both ear tags and shoulder slap tattoos, but the tags must be used on all swine destined for fairs, auctions and interfarm transfers. Pigs being

imported into Canada must also sport the new ear tag, while those going directly from farm to slaughter can be batch tagged.

Tags are available for sale now, but supplies are flowing slowly as Clark, the program’s lone facilitator, waits for additional federal funding to come through.

The system is designed to increase security and food safety in the event of a disease outbreak.

“CPC’s PigTrace Canada program aims to provide animal health and food safety officials with the best possible information regarding pig identification and movement by requiring anyone handling pigs to report movement information within seven days,” said Oliver Haan, chair of the pork council’s ID and traceability committee. “ M a n d a t i n g P i g Tr a c e through federal regulation is an important step towards building a successful system that responds quickly to disease outbreaks and food safety emergencies.”

But it’s also designed to protect Canadian pork producers and processors from c o s t l y d i s r u p t i o n s, C l a rk said.

And with a new trade deal between Canada and the European Union on the horizon, he added that the nationwide traceability program will also improve market access.

“The European Union has had a history of a strong interest in traceability systems,” said Clark. “A lot of my colleagues in the other livestock commodity groups expect that the EU market will require traceability systems behind our meat products.”

De t a i l s o f t h e P i g Tra c e program and producer requirements can be found at www.pigtrace.ca.

Other livestock sectors will follow suit at a later date. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com with files from Alex Binkley in Ottawa

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

Nov-06

Nov-05

Nov-05

Nov-07

Nov-06

n/a

Nov-07

n/a

No. on offer

1,700

1,233

911

3,198

5,192

n/a

1,880

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Over 1,000 lbs.

900-1,000

n/a

120.00-140.50

n/a

n/a

125.00-136.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

800-900

n/a

130.00-146.50

120.00-132.00

125.00-138.00

130.00-143.00

n/a

135.00-147.50

n/a

700-800

130.00-153.00

125.00-148.50

128.00-143.00

143.00-158.00

140.00-154.00

n/a

140.00-157.00

n/a

600-700

134.00-159.00

140.00-158.50

138.00-155.50

150.00-162.00

145.00-161.00

n/a

150.00-162.50

n/a

500-600

150.00-175.00

140.00-171.75

145.00-164.00

155.00-171.00

154.00-166.00

n/a

160.00-183.00

n/a

400-500

165.00-197.00

150.00-187.00

155.00-193.00

170.00-187.50

166.00-192.00

n/a

160.00-195.00

n/a

300-400

170.00-206.50

150.00-186.00

175.00-230.00

180.00-200.00

180.00-205.00

n/a

155.00-212.00

n/a

900-1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

115.00-127.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

800-900

n/a

120.00-134.50

115.00-125.00

120.00-131.00

124.00-136.00

n/a

120.00-130.00

n/a

Feeder heifers

700-800

130.00-140.00

115.00-139.00

125.00-137.00

129.00-139.00

128.00-137.00

n/a

125.00-133.75

n/a

600-700

120.00-147.00

120.00-140.75

130.00-145.50

130.00-143.75

129.00-141.50

n/a

130.00-145.25

n/a

500-600

129.00-156.00

125.00-147.50

135.00-153.00

133.00-147.00

132.00-148.00

n/a

135.00-157.00

n/a

400-500

150.00-175.00

135.00-163.00

140.00-167.00

145.00-161.00

135.00-157.00

n/a

140.00-172.50

n/a

300-400

160.00-181.00

140.00-166.00

150.00-175.00

145.00-167.00

145.00-170.00

n/a

137.50-172.00

n/a

258

1,233

143

179

5,192

n/a

135

n/a

Slaughter Market No. on offer D1-D2 Cows

60.00-67.00

50.00-81.00

n/a

70.00-75.00

68.00-72.50

n/a

68.00-76.50

n/a

D3-D5 Cows

45.00 and up

n/a

n/a

63.00-70.00

64.00-68.00

n/a

60.00-69.00

n/a

Age Verified

68.00-75.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

71.00-76.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

70.00-90.25

65.00-88.25

72.00-79.00

78.00-90.00

80.00-88.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

105.00-111.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

104.00-109.75

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

65.00-75.00

n/a

70.00-80.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

66.00-72.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

57.00-64.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

* 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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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

Sheep and goat buyers focused on quality not weight There was more interest in feeder stock than lambs that were market ready

By Mark Elliot CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

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roducers supplied 750 sheep and goats to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on Nov. 6. There was strong bidding from new and traditional buyers.

There was no differences in the price range between the wool and hair sheep — even the extremely woolly ewes were within the range. The price range was from $0.35 to $0.54 per pound. The quality of the ewe outweighed weight in the bidding.

Ram prices continued to be strong, similar to the last sale. The quality of the rams determined the price. The weight ranged from 135 to 200 pounds, with the prices ranging from $0.53 to $0.86 per pound.

The heavyweight classification of lambs was very limited.

Five 111-pound Cheviot-cross lambs brought $128.76 ($1.16 per pound). A 125-pound Suffolkcross lamb brought $140 ($1.12 per pound).

There appeared to be no differences between wool and hair lambs in the market lamb classification; the price ranged from $0.95 to $1.20 per pound. An exception was a group of 12 grainfed 98-pound Rideau-cross lambs which brought $122.50 ($1.25 per pound). Bids were lower for market lambs at this sale.

Feeder lambs dominated this

sale, with good quality and selection for the buyers. The price range appeared not to be affected by wool or hair lamb factor, or the weight of the lamb. The buyers had choices, creating a price range from $1.09 to $1.28 per pound for lamb weights ranging from 80 to 93 pounds.

The lightweight lambs continued this strong price bidding, from $1.15 to $1.28 per pound.

The slightly lower-weight lambs could be separated by the wool and hair lambs, the lower bidding was shown on the hair lambs.

Prices on the hair lambs ranged from $1.09 to $1.14 per pound, while the wool lambs prices ranged from $1.17 to $1.29 per pound.

The price range could be noticeable, separated between the wool and the hair lambs, in the 50- to 59-pound range. The hair lambs brought a price range from $0.77 to $0.80 per pound, while the wool lambs brought a price range from $1.16 to $1.28 per pound.

A 40-pound Suffolk-cross lamb brought $28 ($0.70 per pound).

A 45-pound Rideau-cross lamb brought $41.63 ($0.925 per pound).

A 35-pound Katahdin-cross lamb brought $28 ($0.80 per pound). Two 35-pound Rideaucross lambs brought $33.60 ($0.96 per pound).

There was a good selection of goat does for the buyers. The does were drawing major interest from buyers. The dairy does were

October 16, 2013 EWES

$51.20 – $89.04

$74.34 - $118.80

$43.26 – $50.00

$34.20 - $66.00

110+

$128.76 / $140.00

$110.20 - $153.14

95 - 110

$94.08 – $125.28

$115.90 - $136.50

80 - 94

$93.79 – $114.08

$88.80 - $127.07

70 - 79

$81.65 – $99.84

$76.22 - $98.42

62 - 69

$72.32 – $83.20

$69.88 - $89.11

50 - 59

$58.00 – $74.34 (wool lambs) $44.00 – $44.60 (hair lambs)

$59.00 - $67.5

40 / 45

$28.00 / $41.63

35

$28.00 / $33.60

LAMBS (LBS.)

Under 80

slightly lighter in weight compared to the meat goat does.

The Boer-cross bucks were impressive, as they entered the arena and were good breeding material for future herd improvements. The Alpine breed represented the goat-cross bucks and were slightly thin for this sale.

Buyers indicated major interest in the various weights of the goat kids. Even the bidding on the Pygmy-cross goats through the sale was strong. Three 52-pound Pygmy-cross does brought $77.50 ($1.49 per pound). Two 55-pound Pygmy-cross bucks brought $71 ($1.29 per pound). A 35-pound Pygmy kid brought $38 ($1.09 per pound).

GOAT DOES

/ lb.

ANIMAL WEIGHT

MEAT

$0.63 - $0.88

60 – 138 lbs.

DAIRY

$0.54 - $0.79

101 – 125 lbs.

MEAT

$0.76 - $1.03

80 - 95 lbs.

DAIRY

$0.90 - $1.42

80 – 190 lbs.

BUCKS

KIDS - Under 80 70 / 78

$1.29 / $1.33 / $1.09

60 - 68

$1.18 - $1.36

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$1 / $1.42

45 / 48

$1.29 / $1.15

30 / 35

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

WEATHER VANE

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No significant storms in sight Issued: Monday, November 11, 2013 · Covering: November 13 – November 20, 2013 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

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ast week’s forecast pretty much fell apart after the weekend, as a very strong area of arctic high pressure dropped southeastward, bringing the coldest air of the season to all areas. Luckily this area of high pressure moved through quickly, resulting in only a day or two of cold air.

This forecast period looks to be pretty quiet, with no significant storm systems expected. Here is the big picture as to how the main weather models play out the weather over the next couple of weeks.

The main storm track looks to remain well north of us, with the large lows coming in off the Pacific tracking across the northern Prairies or southern territories. This storm track is much farther north than what we usually see at this time of year. What’s typical for this time of the year is strong areas of low pressure developing off the coasts of B.C. and Alaska — and we see that happening this year. These lows usually break up and send pieces of energy eastward as they move over the western mountains.

As the lows track eastward, warm air is pulled up ahead of

them and cold air then slides in behind the lows as they pass by. With the track of these lows forecast to stay to our north, we’ll continue to see brief warm-ups ahead of each low, then brief cooldowns behind each low. The first area of low pressure tracked by to our north early this week and a second low is expected to move by later this week. This second low doesn’t look like it will have a big push of warm air ahead of it, but we will see some cooler air move in behind it.

To start off next week, the models show a large area of low pressure moving in off of the Pacific, once again tracking by well to our north. This system looks as if it will pull up plenty of mild air ahead of it, with highs for early next week expected to be near the top end of the usual temperature range for this time of year. A cold front behind this system may bring the chance for some precipitation later next week.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -6 to 5 C; lows, -15 to -3 C. Probability of precipitation falling as snow: 90 per cent.

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.

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7 Day Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) November 1, 2013 to November 7, 2013

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This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the first week of November. Amounts for the most part were low, with red regions seeing fewer than three millimetres of water-equivalent precipitation. You can easily see the track of an early-season snowstorm that moved into Alberta between Edmonton and Calgary, then passed northeast through central Saskatchewan, where upward of 35 to 40 mm of precipitation fell in the Prince Albert region.

Warm and dry or cold and snowy winter?

Environment Canada predicts an average winter, in both temperature and precipitation

By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

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n the last issue I promised we would take a look at the long-range winter forecasts, but before we do that I have to take a moment to discuss Typhoon Haiyan, or rather, Super Typhoon Haiyan, that hit the Philippines last week.

First of all, just for clarification, a typhoon is the same thing as a hurricane. Typhoon is the name given to these storms when they form over the western Pacific Ocean.

These tropical storm systems become typhoons or hurricanes when the sustained winds reach a speed of 74 miles per hour or 119 km/h.

A typhoon becomes a super typhoon when sustained wind speeds hit 150 m.p.h. (241 km/h). In the Atlantic, this would be a Category 5 hurricane.

Initially, Super Typhoon Haiyan was reported as possibly being the strongest typhoon or hurricane to hit land ever, with a satellite estimated sustained wind speed of 195 m.p.h., five m.p.h. greater than that of Hurricane Camille, which hit the southern U.S. in 1969. Using satellite imagery to estimate

I put the odds on seeing a significant winter storm this year fairly high, simply because I think we are due to see one.

the wind speed of these storms is not an exact science and reports are coming in that wind speeds were possibly only in the 160 m.p.h. range.

We’ll probably never know what the true wind speeds were for this typhoon and whether or not it was a record storm is irrelevant — what’s relevant is the fact that a very destructive storm hit the Philippines and has caused extensive damage, with early estimates reporting insured damages of as much as $2 billion, total economic damages approaching $14 billion, and preliminary estimates that as many as 10,000 may have lost their lives to this devastating storm.

To put what has happened in the Philippines into some kind of perspective, here is a partial quote from storm chaser Josh Morgerman of iCyclone.com who was in the

city of Tacloban, directly hit by the storm. “First off, Tacloban City is devastated. The city is a horrid landscape of smashed buildings and completely defoliated trees, with widespread looting and unclaimed bodies decaying in the open air. The typhoon moved fast and didn’t last long — only a few hours — but it struck the city with absolutely terrifying ferocity… Meteorologically, Super Typhoon Haiyan was fascinating; from a human-interest standpoint, it was utterly ghastly. It’s been difficult to process.”

On that rather sad note, let’s lighten things up a bit and take a look at what the long-range forecasts are calling for in our part of the world this winter.

The winter ahead

While a number of different people and organizations

come out with long-range winter forecasts, I think this year we’ll focus only on the forecasts I use to create our monthly weather outlooks: Environment Canada, the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the Canadian Farmers’ Almanac and, for fun, my own forecast.

Well, according to Environment Canada, this will be an average winter with respect to both temperature and precipitation, with only the northwestern part of agricultural Manitoba having the chance of seeing above-average amounts of snow. I think I could live with an average winter.

Over at the Old Farmer’s Almanac it calls for temperatures to start off on the cold side in December, then get downright bone-chilling cold in January, before moderating back to near-average values in February. Precipitation will be near average in December, but it looks like it could get pretty snowy in January and February, with a call for aboveand then well-above-average amounts. I’m not too sure if I like this forecast!

T h e C a n a d i a n Fa r m e r s’ Almanac is always a tougher one to figure out as it simply

tries to describe the weather and doesn’t actually state whether any month will see above-, below- or about-average conditions. So I’ll have to try to interpret its information and turn it into a general forecast. With this in mind, here’s what it looks like the Almanac calls for this winter: December is going to be warmer and wetter than average, with a good chance of a Christmas snowstorm. January will see near-average temperatures and precipitation. February will see colder-than-average temperatures with near-average amounts of snow. I could handle this type of winter, as I like outdoor winter activities and snow is a must for most of those.

Finally, here at the Co-operator, I’m calling for, let’s see, spin the wheel and… it looks like the winter will start off warmer and drier than average, then transition into a colder and wetter pattern. I put the odds on seeing a significant winter storm this year fairly high, simply because I think we are due to see one!

All in all, I hope everyone has a great winter this year and that the weather brings you exactly what you wish for.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

CROPS Farmers, Ottawa put $25.2 million over five years into national wheat research program Researchers will be able to build on their past accomplishments, boosting yields and pest resistance

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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anadian wheat research is getting a boost thanks to $25.2 million in farmer and federal government investment over the next five years.

“The primary output will be new varieties, however, there will be other projects that look at breeding tools to support varieties,” said Garth Patterson, executive director of the farmer-funded Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). “This is all non-GMO-type research.”

The federal government is contributing $12.5 million, or about half the funding, in the new wheat science cluster through the federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 agreement.

The WGRF, Alberta Wheat Commission and Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance, representing wheat growers in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, are investing $9.6 million, $1.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Most of the money will be collected from farmers through checkoffs.

“The take-home message is this is truly a national cluster,” Patterson said. “It goes from Atlantic Canada right through to the B.C. Peace area.

It’s bigger than the last cluster under Growing Forward 1.”

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced the program Nov. 7 in Red Deer during Agri-Trade 2013’s first annual All Crops Breakfast and Market Outlook.

The new program will fund 50 research projects at six different public institutions — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Guelph (Ridgetown campus) and CEROM in Quebec, Patterson said.

Wheat researchers are excited, partly because the new program provides stability, he said.

“We all know variety development is a continuum,” Patterson said.

“That’s really important. It’s not stop and start. There has been continuous work over the decades and this helps it continue and provides stability.

He said the cluster approach fosters more co-ordination between researchers instead of individual silos.

“That’s one of the requirements of the program — that we work together.”

Goals include developing new wheats resistant to insects such as the wheat midge and diseases such as fusarium head blight.

“We’re seeing increasing interest in the mid-quality wheats but there’s still lots of activity in the high-quality wheats,” Patterson said.

This latest funding is in addition to the $97 million Canadian Wheat Alliance research program announced in May. The federal government is contributing $85 million to that initiative through the National Research Council and AAFC in co-operation with the Saskatchewan government and University of Saskatchewan. The goal is boosting wheat yields.

In addition, the WGRF still has core wheat-breeding agreements with AAFC and the University of Saskatchewan.

“And in addition to this commitment through 2014 we’re going to be looking through new commitments to the western universities and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,” Patterson said. “So this isn’t the end of our investment either.”

Meanwhile, several private seed companies have said they are investing more into wheat research.

Canada doesn’t invest as much in wheat research as the United States or Australia. But there appears to be a recognition that Canada must invest more, Patterson said.

Outsiders say Canada has done well with the limited research resources it has, said Don Dewar, a Dauphin farmer and interim chair of the proposed new Manitoba Wheat and Barley Association.

“Australia is spending more than double what we are (on wheat research),” said Dewar, who also represents the Keystone Agricultural Producers on the WGRF board.

“To get there the farmers will have to spend more, and I think in part, that’s what the (wheat) commissions intend to do.”

Once Manitoba’s new wheat association is established and has a checkoff it will be invited to contribute to the new wheat research cluster, Patterson said. Saskatchewan’s new wheat commission will also be invited to contribute, he said.

In the meantime, Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers are contributing to wheat research through a temporary checkoff set up by the federal government after ending the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly.

That checkoff ends in 2017, but it’s expected that by then provincial wheat associations will collect checkoffs to fund research.

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New Manitoba Wheat and Barley Association inching closer

By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

The proposed new Manitoba Wheat and Barley Association still hopes to be collecting checkoffs on wheat and barley starting Jan. 1, says the association’s interim chair and Dauphin farmer Don Dewar.

Earlier this fall the Agricultural Producers’ Organization Certification Agency recommended the association be allowed to operate with a checkoff. Officials at Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) have written the necessary regulations, but first they must be vetted by the Justice Department before going to the cabinet for approval, Dewar said Nov. 8.

Dewar said he recently met with Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn and Municipal Gov-

ernment Minister Stan Struthers to encourage them to support the new association when it comes to the cabinet table.

The Manitoba Wheat and Barley Association wants to collect 52 cents per tonne for spring wheat and 44 cents per tonne on barley. Most of the funding will go to research and market development, Dewar said.

Levy Central, a not-for-profit, farmer-owned agency in Saskatchewan will be hired to collect the checkoffs, he said.

Dewar is talking to established commodity groups to see if one will contract to administer the new wheat and barley association until it gets established.

The National Farmers Union wants farmers to determine through a vote whether they want a new wheat and barley association and has asked Kostyshyn to hold one.

“We know from observing existing crop commissions that the direction of their work can be easily captured by agribusiness interests and this frequently does not actually help farmers,” NFU Region 5 co-ordinator Ian Robson said in a release.

The NFU proposes the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) collect a checkoff to fund wheat and barley research.

“It just makes sense to use this existing administrative structure,” said NFU member Fred Tait. “It’s also the fairest mechanism, and the only one that will prevent an organization from receiving any financial benefit from what is effectively a subsidy to industrial interests paid by wheat and barley producers.”

Manitoba farmers can direct the new association’s policies and research investments through the directors they elect, Dewar said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

does your yield measure up?

Flaxseed may reduce blood pressure, early findings show The Winnipeg-based trial found significant reductions but researchers say it’s too soon to replace hypertension drugs with flax

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ating a bit of flaxseed each day might help lower high blood pressure, a new study suggests.

Researchers said it’s too early to swap out blood pressure medication for the fibrefilled seeds just yet. But if future studies confirm the new results, flax might be a cheap way to treat high blood pressure, they added.

Flaxseed is well known as a plant source of omega-3 fatty acids, fibre and lignans, a type of antioxidants.

But so far, its effect on high blood pressure, or hypertension, has been better studied among animals than humans.

“This is the first demonstration of the cardiovascular effects of dietary flaxseed in a hypertensive population,” Grant Pierce told Reuters Health in an email. Pierce is the senior author on the study and executive director of research at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg.

One in three American adults has high blood pressure, considered 140/90 millimetres of mercury (mm Hg) and over, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Having high blood pressure increases a person’s risk of heart disease and stroke.

The condition costs the U.S. billions of dollars each year, Pierce said.

“It is the No. 1 reason for a person to visit a physician in the U.S. today,” he said. “Understanding how to reduce blood pressure has become, therefore, a critical challenge.”

His team’s results were published in the journal Hypertension.

The trial included 110 people who had been diagnosed with peripheral artery disease, in which plaque builds up in arteries in the leg. Patients with the condition often have high blood pressure.

The participants were randomly assigned to either a flaxseed or comparison group.

People in the flaxseed group ate a variety of foods like bagels, muffins and pasta that contained 30 grams — about one ounce — of milled flaxseed every day for six months.

Those in the comparison group were given foods that tasted similar, but didn’t contain any flaxseed.

The researchers had participants increase their dose of flaxseed gradually so they could become accustomed to the fibre load.

Still, one in five participants dropped out of each group during the trial. Some of that could have been due to stomach pain from the extra fibre, Pierce said.

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“This is the first demonstration of the cardiovascular effects of dietary flaxseed in a hypertensive population.”

GRANT PIERCE

Executive director of research at St. Boniface Hospital

People who had an initial systolic blood pressure — the top number in a blood pressure reading — of at least 140 mm Hg saw that figure drop by 15 mm Hg, on average, after six months of taking flaxseed.

Their diastolic blood pressure — the bottom number — also fell by seven mm Hg. Blood pressure did not change among people with hypertension in the comparison group.

“These decreases in (blood pressure) are amongst the most potent dietary interventions observed and comparable to current medications,” Pierce said.

There was no flaxseedrelated benefit for people with normal blood pressure, however.

Flaxseed costs about 25 to 50 cents per ounce.

The new study was partially funded by the Flax Council of Canada. It wasn’t originally designed to study blood pressure, which means the results have to be interpreted with more caution. “ The study results are indeed surprising — it is actually hard to imagine such huge reductions in blood pressure with flaxseed mixed in foodstuffs,” Dr. William B. White told Reuters Health in an email.

White, from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, is also the president of the American Society of Hypertension. He was not involved in the new study.

He also expressed some concern that measuring blood pressure changes was not the initial reason for doing the study. And he said the way blood pressure was measured — during a single office visit — isn’t as accurate as checking it at multiple points throughout the day.

“The results are preliminary — there is not enough information to justify people taking flaxseed for the control of hypertension. A larger, more controlled trial with out-ofoffice blood pressure would be needed,” White said.

According to Pierce, a new study is underway.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

Grain hedgers haunted by the ghost of MF Global

NEWS

Recovering U.S. economy good for Canada

Safeguards are not adequate to prevent the same thing happening again

By Terryn Shiells COMMODITY NEWS SERVICE CANADA

The U.S. economy is starting to recover, and that’s good news for Canada, says a top official with Scotiabank.

American consumers have been paying down debt and are now spending more on cars, homes and others goods, Aron Gampel, the bank’s deputy chief economist said at the Cereals North America global grain conference.

“The strength of the U.S. demand, if it is sustained, is very positive for Canada,” said Gampel.

Though exports from Canada to the U.S. haven’t started to increase greatly yet, they should start picking up soon if the recovery is sustained, he said.

The news is not so promising elsewhere as the global economic growth outlook is “good, but not great.”

A rising population is creating global demand for more commodities, goods and services such as engineering, but high debt levels in advanced countries is putting a damper on economic growth, he noted.

Canadian interest rates are expected to remain low until at least early 2015, and Ottawa may be able to balance its budget by then through a combination of increased tax revenue and decreased spending, he said.

By Christine Stebbins CHICAGO / REUTERS

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wo years ago on Halloween thousands of U.S. grain farmers got the scare of their lives when broker MF Global collapsed and more than a billion dollars of their money went missing.

MF Global customers have now, through a court-appointed trustee, recovered about 98 per cent of the money, which had been in supposedly “safe” margin accounts. The balance is expected by year’s end.

The U.S. futures industry has also stepped up its audit trails of customer accounts at brokerages and banks and required more regulatory paperwork.

All that has been a treat for MF Global customers. But looking back at the debacle, U.S. grain hedgers fear there is little assurance they won’t be tricked again. What is haunting them is that, lacking realistic alternatives, they must still use the U.S. futures market and futures commission merchants (FCMs)to hedge price risks.

“They really don’t have an alternative,” said Dave Smoldt, vicepresident of grains and oilseeds business for Intl FCStone, one of the firms that has picked up some former MF Global customers. “If you take in 13 million to 14 million bushels of grain in 30 days, somebody has to hold on to it. So you’re going to have to hedge it.”

No change

Jim Berg, an Ohio farmer and veteran commodities broker, agrees.

“Nobody is doing anything different. Maybe keeping the amount of excess margin down at houses,” Berg said. “We need the markets. We’re all right until the

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“What the CFTC has basically done through the residual interest rule is ask customers to double down on a system they don’t trust.”

lators, but the clearing houses of the markets themselves, centred on the CME Group Inc. markets.

It was an unprecedented loss of “safe” customer funds.

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Commodity Customer Coalition

next violation. The next time, the trust is broken.”

That makes many farmers and brokers who trusted MF Global very nervous.

They say little has changed fundamentally to prevent another mega-broker bankruptcy. There has been no reform of the bankruptcy laws that protect customer funds. The futures industry has yet to establish an insurance fund to reimburse customers in cases of malfeasance or fraud by brokers. And no one at MF Global, they point out bitterly, has ever been charged with any wrongdoing.

“Customers still don’t have 100 per cent of their funds yet from MF Global,” said John Roe, one of the founders of the Commodity Customer Coalition, which works to recover MF funds.

“While there are additional protections to customers and regulations that will make this more difficult to do, that doesn’t mean it can’t be done again, and it certainly doesn’t mean it won’t happen again.”

Confidence in regulators got another blow Oct. 30, when the Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted new rules to protect customers, but included a provision that will likely mean a doubling in the margin required for “safe” segregated funds, the very type diverted by MF Global two years ago.

“By requiring farmers and ranchers to pre-fund their margin requirements, they would be forced to do something they would rather not do, which is put more money at an FCM rather than less,” Gerry Corcoran, chief executive of RJ O’Brien, the largest independent U.S. commodities brokerage, said in an interview.

Double down

The Commodity Customer Coalition’s Roe echoes that sentiment.

“What the CFTC has basically done through the residual interest rule is ask customers to double down on a system they don’t trust,” said Roe, who was also an MF Global customer.

On Oct. 31, 2011, the global commodities brokerage run by Jon Corzine, a former New Jersey governor and U.S. senator, and a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chairman, suddenly filed for bankruptcy, freezing more than 150,000 accounts worldwide.

Investigators later discovered that, in order to cover exposure to risky European sovereign debt, MF Global had in its hectic final days improperly tapped segregated customer funds. This was money put into accounts by MF Global customers as good faith deposits to settle their own trades.

The collapse raised questions about not just government regu-

Agricultural hedgers — country grain elevator operators, livestock producers, ethanol makers, farmers and ranchers — were among the hardest hit since MF Global, which had grown through acquisitions, including such major players as Refco, cleared the bulk of their business.

“MF was one of the biggest. We thought it couldn’t go down. When it did, it created a lack of trust in any other house you cleared through,” said J.B. Daughenbaugh, a merchandiser with Alliance Grain in Gibson City, Illinois.

The good news since the collapse is that the futures industry has beefed up regulations on how segregated funds are invested. Brokerages must now have written rules governing the maintenance of such funds. Top executives at brokerages must personally approve withdrawals of 25 per cent or more from customer funds. Banks must also confirm daily segregated funds in cross-checks with brokerage accounts.

But despite all the improvements, grain hedgers are still haunted by the ghost of MF Global.

“The No. 1 thing that has not been done is to insert the Commodity Exchange Act verbiage into the bankruptcy code so segregated fund restoration to customers comes first in an FCM liquidation,” said Jeff Hainline, head of Advance Trading, which cleared hundreds of customer accounts through MF.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

Argentine farmers plan new protests against a weakened Fernandez

Despite economic recovery, use of food banks at near-record levels More than 700,000 Canadians turn to food banks every month, and many of them are employed or from two-parent households

Soybean exports are at a rate of 35 per cent while sharp inflation is pushing up operating costs

By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR / OTTAWA

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ood bank use is at near-record levels and will only come down if there’s an increase in affordable housing, says Food Banks Canada.

More than 700,000 Canadians turn to food banks every month because they have “to choose between paying rent or buying food,” said Katherine Schmidt, the organization’s executive director.

“At the root of the need is low income, whether in the short or long term,” she said. “Food bank use remains close to record levels and is 23 per cent higher than in 2008, before the recession began. During a time of apparent e c o n o m i c re c ov e r y, f a r too many Canadians still struggle to put food on the table.”

The country has lost hundreds of thousands of high-paying manufacturing jobs over the last three decades, and their replacement tends to be low paid, part time and temporary.

Moreover those who lack the skills required for better jobs have trouble accessing education and t ra i n i n g p r o g ra m s, s h e said.

Tinkering with current social policy isn’t sufficient, and “real investment and new thinking” are required to combat the situation, she said.

“During a time of apparent economic recovery, far too many Canadians still struggle to put food on the table.”

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“We lose billions of dollars each year tr ying to address the health and social consequences of poverty after it takes its toll rather than preventing it in the first place,” said Schmidt.

Food Banks Canada has identified five areas where the federal gover nment could make a difference: affordable housing, more a d u l t t ra i n i n g , h e l p i n g people find better-paying jobs, changing social security programs to encourage more self-sufficiency, and addressing “stunning levels of food insecurity in northern Canada.”

Food bank users defy popular stereotypes, Schmidt said. About 12 per cent are employed (another five per cent have been recently employed) and nearly half are two-parent families. Food banks typically give users about five days’ worth of food per month.

rgentine farm groups are threatening an agricultural sector strike if the government does not show signs of modifying policies that soybean, wheat and corn growers say are killing their profits.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez’s allies took a beating in mid-term elections Oct. 27, shrinking her majority in Congress, ending chances of a constitutional change to allow her a third term and kicking off the contest to succeed her in 2015.

Adding to the political uncertainty in Latin America’s No. 3 economy, Fernandez had surgery last month to remove blood that had pooled on the surface of her brain after falling and knocking her head. The mid-term defeat could increase Fernandez’s vulnerability to a potential farm strike.

The grains sector has long objected to Fernandez’s interventionist policies, including export curbs on corn and wheat, meant to ensure ample domestic food supplies, and foreign exchange controls that have put U.S. dollars out of reach for most businesses and savers who s h u n t h e we a k e n i n g l o c a l peso.

“There is no time to wait.

We n e e d t o d e e p e n o u r actions and if conditions are right call a farm strike,” Eduardo Buzzi, head of the Argentine Agrarian Federation, or FAA, told Reuters.

Growers also say their profits are being killed by the 35 per cent tax that the government puts on soybean exports while inflation, clocked by pr ivate analysts at 25 per cent, jacks up operating costs.

Buzzi’s federation, which represents small-scale growers, played a key role in the massive 2008 farm strike that s h o o k t h e g ov e r n m e n t o f Fernandez, then in her first term. Prompted by a farm tax increase decreed by the fledgling president, the 2008 protest brought Argentine grains production to a halt.

The country is the world’s No. 1 exporter of soymeal animal feed and soyoil, used in the booming biofuels sector.

Argentina is also the third-

biggest global supplier of soybeans and corn.

Big farming companies are renting less land in the South American country and U.S.based company Mosaic, one of the world’s top fertilizer manufacturers, is selling its local manufacturing site.

The pull-out by Mosaic follows years of complaints by farmers about falling profits, which limits their ability to buy fertilizers and other inputs.

“If the government continues to ignore our complaints, a strike is sure to follow,” said Ruben Ferrero, head of the powerful Argentine Rural Federation, or CRA. T h e U . S . De p a r t m e n t o f Agriculture forecasts Argentina’s 2013-14 soy crop at 5 3 . 5 m i l l i o n t o n n e s, w i t h the South American count r y ’s w h e a t h a r v e s t s e e n by the USDA at 12 million tonnes and corn at 26 million tonnes.

“There is no time to wait. We need to deepen our actions and if conditions are right call a farm strike.”

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Ritz talks tough on labelling law, threatens to impose tariffs on U.S. goods

By Alex Binkley co-operator contributor / ottawa

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is warning Washington that if it doesn’t change its country-of-origin labelling law, his government will retaliate by slapping tariffs on American goods coming into Canada.

The federal government doesn’t want to fight the labelling law, known as COOL, with tariffs, “but we will use them if we have to,” Ritz told the recent North American Meat Association Outlook Conference in Chicago. Ottawa has prepared a list of a wide array of American food and consumer products that could be hit with retaliatory tariffs, he said.

“COOL continues to hurt industries on both sides of the border, adding unnecessary red tape, delays, and costs to our integrated North American meat industry,” Ritz said.

“Our government remains committed to pursuing all options available to resolve this dispute, including retaliation.”

The minister said he was confident American politicians will amend COOL as they negotiate a new Farm Bill, although there’s no clear sign when a divided Congress will agree to a new bill. More than 100 U.S. senators and members of Congress have voiced opposition to COOL, he said.

The labelling law is also subject to a court challenge, and Canada and Mexico have once again taken the matter to the World Trade Organization. That body has previously ruled the law isn’t in compliance with international trade rules, and that amendments haven’t changed that. Producers north of the border have said the amendments have actually made the situation worse.

A decision last month by U.S. food-processing giant Tyson Foods to stop buying beef cattle finished in Canada highlights all the administrative problems with the program, said Ritz. If other meat packers copy Tyson’s lead, the situation would go from a disaster to a catastrophe, he added.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

Shelterbelt nursery’s future in doubt, says Indian Head reeve

Millions of trees go unharvested after all proposals to ensure continued operations are rejected

By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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illions of tree seedlings at the AAFC Indian He a d A g r o f o r e s t r y Centre are likely to remain in the ground this fall after all proposals to ensure continuity of operations at the shelterbelt nursery were rejected by the federal government.

Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, who also serves as the spokesman for the Western Canada Tree Nursery Coalition, said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz rejected the coalition’s business plan submitted in August because it called for $1.6 million in bridge funding.

“That’s what we were pushing for: Get the place leased, get the order forms out, get the har vest done, and just continue the program,” said Hall, adding that the funds requested amounted to half a year’s operating costs.

“He said, ‘Come back to us when you are serious,’” said Hall.

Hall said Ritz broke his pledge earlier this year that he would ensure that the 112-year-old agroforestry centre continues to supply trees on a cost-recovery basis to landowners in Western Canada after the federal government divestiture.

Lorne Scott, the reeve of the RM of Indian Head, which is also a member of the coalition, fears closing the nursery is a foregone conclusion.

“Barring a miracle, I can’t see the facility surviving. It appears that it was designed to fail and shut down.”

LORNE SCOTT

He accused Ritz of sabotaging efforts to save the shelterbelt nursery and then laying the blame for its failure on the RM. “Ritz has been telling the media that the RM of Indian Head is running the centre,” said Scott. “But no, the RM is not looking after the nursery.”

Scott added that the RM isn’t in a position to fund its continued operations, nor has it been authorized to take it over.

“Barring a miracle, I can’t see the facility surviving. It appears that it was designed to fail and shut down,” said Scott.

Shipped out

Scott noted that specially designed equipment is being shipped off to other AAFC sites across the country, tree order forms were removed from the agroforestry centre’s website earlier this fall, virtually all the employees have been laid off, and no one answers the phones.

The research aspect of the operation, which Ritz had originally promised would be preserved, may also be threatened.

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“The guys in research are up in the air. They are not sure where they are going to be in six to 18 months,” said Hall.

Rodney Sidloski, CEO of Weyburn-based non-governmental aid organization HELP International, was one of 10 bidders reportedly vying to take over the shelterbelt nursery. Its proposal was rejected, even though Sidloski believes that HELP was the only one with actual reforestation experience.

He said that the delayed harvest won’t hurt the trees, but not having inventory ready for next year’s planting season might cripple efforts to keep the centre afloat.

“We don’t understand why the federal government isn’t allowing us as a public service organization to take a lease of the centre, har vest the trees, and take care of things,

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As for the harvest, Sidloski claims to have a team of volunteers ready to get to work within 48 hours.

“We’re ready to move in and harvest even today, but the longer we wait, the tougher the logistics will be to get the trees out of the ground,” he said.

HELP International, which operates its own 300,000 tree nursery on an eight-acre site, is dedicated to producing “twopenny trees” to “save the world” by controlling erosion, creating wildlife habitat, and remediating polluted sites.

With research and aid projects operating both in Canada and Kenya, it has worked with dozens of landowners and planted hundreds of thousands of trees on farmland edges along the Souris River in a privately funded project since 2000, and has developed a low-cost system for propagating cuttings in styrofoam containers on farm dugouts.

With no forms available for ordering trees, and the RM not

authorized to allow anyone else to do the harvest, sorting and storage of this year’s crop, Sidloski also said that Ritz appears ready to abandon the entire operation.

“We’re already producing a fifth of their production. We would love to get hold of that centre,” said Sidloski. “It’s so undercapacity. In the mid-1980s, it was producing 12 million trees a year.”

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An emailed statement from Ritz’s staff said that federal government involvement at AAFC Indian Head is ending Dec. 31 “as planned.”

After that, it continued, “AAFC will continue to perform minimal field maintenance” until the completion of the disposal process, which will be undertaken in an “efficient, equitable and transparent manner” to ensure “best value for the taxpayer.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

EU considers approving GMO maize The commission can adopt decision if EU governments remain split

By Charlie Dunmore brussels / reuters

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he European Union is on course to approve cultivation of a new type of genetically modified maize for the first time in more than a decade, according to a draft proposal from the bloc’s executive seen by Reuters.

The proposal was drawn up after Europe’s second-highest court last month blamed the European Commission for lengthy delays in the approval process for the insect-resistant maize, developed jointly by DuPont and Dow Chemical.

The commission is expected to send the proposal to EU ministers next week for approval. Even if governments fail to decide, as is expected, the commission will have the power to grant approval by the end of the year.

While it is unlikely that the crop would ever be widely grown in Europe, where GMO cultivation remains a tiny fraction of the global total, the proposal will face fierce opposition from environmental campaigners, skeptical consumers and some EU governments.

The move could also revive a stalled debate over draft EU legislation to allow individual governments to decide whether to ban cultivation of GMO crops that have been approved at EU level.

An EU approval request for maize variety 1507, sold outside Europe under the Herculex brand name, was first submitted in 2001. But a series of safety assessments carried out in response to objections from some countries delayed the process for more than a decade.

Last month’s court ruling

forced the commission to act, a spokesman for the EU executive said, and according to the bloc’s GMO legislation the next stage in the approval process is for EU ministers to take a vote.

The proposal is likely to face opposition from governments including France, Austria and Poland, while those in favour could include Britain, Spain and Sweden.

Butterfly fears

A spokesman for DuPont’s seed unit Pioneer Hi-Bred, which is leading efforts to commercialize 1507, said the company had not decided whether to market the product in Europe if it is approved.

“The European Union has a legal obligation to itself, to its farmers and scientists and to its trade partners to follow the revised EU biotech legislation

and support the approval of safe agricultural biotechnology products,” Pioneer’s European communications manager Jozsef Mate said in a statement.

Environmental campaigners said the EU had failed to address concerns over the impact of the insecticide-producing crop on butterflies and other pollinators, and urged the commission not to formally adopt the proposal at a meeting next Wednesday.

“Blindly rubber-stamping this GM maize would be a reckless decision by the commission, putting biotech companies ahead of public safety,” said Marco Contiero of Greenpeace.

Repeated EU scientific assessments have revealed no safety concerns over the product, but under the approval decision drawn up by the commission, companies marketing the crop

in Europe would have to monitor its impact on butterflies and other “non-target” insects.

Only one other GMO crop is currently grown in Europe — another insect-resistant maize variety developed by Monsanto and approved in 1998. It is cultivated on about 100,000 hectares mainly in Spain, as well as Portugal, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia.

Seven EU countries have put in place emergency bans on growing the Monsanto variety: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Luxembourg.

Outside Europe, GMOs are grown widely across North and South America and parts of Asia. GMO cultivation last year totalled 170 million hectares worldwide, the International Service for the Acquisitions of Agri-biotech Applications said.

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Mosaic third-quarter profit plunges on global prices falls A delayed U.S. crop harvest has pushed back autumn fertilizer use

By Rod Nickel reuters

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o s a i c Co. re p o r t e d sharply lower thirdquarter earnings Nov. 5 as prices of its potash and phosphate fell with buyers taking a cautious stance, and the U.S. fertilizer company said prices may remain weak into 2014.

Mosaic in September cut its third-quarter sales and price outlook for potash and phosphate because crop nutrient markets softened after the July 30 breakup of Belarusian Potash Co. (BPC), which triggered a price slide.

A delayed U.S. crop harvest also pushed back autumn fertilizer use, said Mosaic chief executive Jim Prokopanko.

He said Nor th Amer ican demand looked strong for the rest of 2013, but pricing might be challenging in 2014.

With potash prices weak, Mosaic might curtail production at its high-cost Carlsbad, New Mexico mine, depending on where prices move, but is also potentially interested in buying other North American potash assets, Prokopanko said in an interview.

“We’re always interested in expanding top-line growth.

At the right valuations, those kind of combinations might prove of interest,” he said when asked about Mosaic’s potential interest in U.S. producer Intrepid Potash Inc. or a Canadian potash mine under construction by Germany’s K+S AG.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

Analyst sees more canola and pulses, but not as much corn as some predict It is unlikely corn acres in Western Canada will reach 10 million acres, they might hit five, one analyst says

By Terryn Shiells commodity news service canada

“I struggle to believe that they’re going to get into 10 million acres because all other genetic improvements in other crops are going to continue to move along.”

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ulse and canola acreage is headed upwards, but a sea of corn isn’t likely in the cards, attendees at the recent Cereals North America global grain conference were told.

Monsanto has set a 10-million target for corn acreage in Canada, but Greg Kostal of Kostal Ag Consulting said he’s skeptical.

“I struggle to believe that they’re going to get into 10 m i l l i o n a c re s b e c a u s e a l l other genetic improvements in other crops are going to

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continue to move along,” he said. “About three million to five million acres are more realistic in five to 10 years.”

Pulses account for about 10 per cent of seed acres,

but that number fluctuates as increased plantings frequently lead to an oversupply and low prices, followed by a swing upwards when supplies again dip. But pulses may be

poised for another leap forward, said Kostal.

Canola acreage will also likely continue to grow in the coming years, he said, addi n g m a n y f a r m e r s b e l i e ve they “can’t afford not to grow canola.”

“The perception is not how good canola yields are,” said Kostal. “It’s how bad they aren’t in difficult times.”

Although agronomists recommend a four-year rotation for canola, farmers are proving that one-in-three or one-in-two rotations, or even back-to-back planting, can work, he said.

But he predicted genetic

i m p r ov e m e n t s a n d l a r g e r yields will push down prices.

Kostal said he’s expecting a cash pr ice of $9 a bushel in the fall of 2014. Canola futures have been trading in the $10 to $11 range this month, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data.

A big crop will continue to pressure wheat prices, but Kostal predicted they will come off their lows by next fall if demand remains strong and basis levels narrow. He said $6 per bushel “would be a reasonable average” for wheat prices next fall. Prices are currently in the $5.60 to $5.95 range.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

Menzies to head CropLife Canada Menzies, who recently announced he was leaving politics, starts his new job at CropLife Jan. 1 Staff

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ed Menzies, longtime Alberta farmer and former member of Parliament, has been named the new president and CEO of CropLife Canada.

Menzies will join the organization January 1, 2014 and will work from its head office in Ottawa.

“Ted earned the respect of colleagues from across the political spectrum

during his time in federal politics. His ability to collaborate with others in the pursuit of meaningful solutions and his extensive agricultural background are attributes t h a t w i l l s e r v e Te d a n d o u r i n d u s t r y w e l l ,” s a i d Kamel Beliazi, chair of the CropLife Canada board of directors.

Prior to entering federal politics in 2004, Menzies was involved in several farm

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

U.S. corn exports seen second smallest in 20 years, despite record crop Last year’s drought taught importers to look elsewhere and taught the rest of the world to plant corn

By Karl Plume REUTERS

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he United States, which o n c e s u p p l i e d t h re e quarters of all corn traded globally, has seen its market share erode with the emergence of rival suppliers in South America and eastern Europe and a record-large U.S. crop this season will do little to revive its corn export dominance.

Several years of historically high prices have bolstered corn production in breadbaskets such as Brazil, Argentina and Ukraine, all of which are forecast to export record or near-record volumes this season.

Meanwhile, last year’s historic drought in the United States, the world’s top corn producer, prompted traditional U.S. corn importers to look to other suppliers and those trade relationships have blossomed.

“We destroyed demand last year due to the high prices and the drought and traditional importers had to look elsewhere,” said Art Liming, futures specialist with Citigroup. “ We’ l l g e t s o m e o f t h a t demand back but won’t get it all back because we’ve taught

the rest of the world to plant corn and we’ve taught other importers to buy from other origins.”

The U.S. Department o f A g r i c u l t u re o n Nov. 8 increased its forecast for U.S. corn exports in the 2013-14 season (Sept./Aug.) by 14 per cent to more than 35.5 million tonnes, nearly double the prior season’s 37-year low export volume.

But that forecast was still the second smallest in two decades and just a 32 per cent share of world trade, according to USDA data.

Un t i l 2 0 1 1 , t h e Un i t e d States rarely held less than a 50 per cent share of world corn trade while Argentina and Brazil combined never held more than 30 per cent of the market and Ukraine never held more than seven per cent.

USDA kept its Argentine corn export view at 18 million tonnes, the second highest ever, and held Ukrainian exports at a record 18 million tonnes. It increased its Brazilian export forecast to 20 million tonnes, up two million from the previous estimate and the country’s third-largest corn exports ever.

Traditional U.S. corn customers such as South Korea

A harvester machine clears a field of corn in late autumn in Thurmont, Maryland October 27, 2013.

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and Japan have bought large amounts of the grain from o t h e r s u p p l i e r s i n re c e n t years.

China, which was a net corn exporter until 2009 and is projected to become the world’s top importer within a decade, has expanded its

list of large-volume suppliers from just the United States to Argentina and Brazil.

“It’s very prudent on China’s part. They realize they will be continuing to import corn if their domestic production doesn’t increase substantially and they don’t want to rely

only on the U.S. for origination,” said Shawn McCambridge, analyst with Jefferies Bache.

“If the U.S. has another drought, they don’t want to have to work out any phytosanitary issues at the last minute.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 14, 2013

Country-of-origin labelling appeal gaining U.S. support

“COOL has the potential to really send shock waves through our industry, right back into the feed grain sector.”

About 100 state-level senators have signed on to halt the implementation

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By Jennifer Blair STAFF/ RED DEER, ALTA./

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ederal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has one thing to say about country-oforigin labelling (COOL): “It’s not cool.”

In the midst of an appeal to quash COOL in the United States, Ritz has been working to gain supporters in the U.S. in an effort to halt non-science-based trade practices that could have far-reaching implications for Canadian agriculture.

“COOL has the potential to really send shock waves through our industry, right back into the feed grain sector. It certainly creates a tremendous disparity on our livestock sector,” Ritz said during a recent interview at the Red Deer Agri-Trade event.

And the potential economic impact of COOL continues

Province clarifies rules for placing cremated remains Loved one’s ashes can be spread on open Crown lands and waterways MANITOBA GOVERNMENT RELEASE

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amilies that wish to honour the last wishes of a loved one or follow cherished cultural or religious traditions now have the clear right to scatter the cremated remains of loved ones on Crown lands and waterways in Manitoba, Premier Greg Selinger said Nov. 8.

The province clarified the rules surrounding the practice at the request of MLA Mohinder Saran, the MLA for Maples, through a motion introduced to the legislative assembly last spring.

Under the policy, human remains that have been properly cremated may be scattered on unoccupied provincial government-owned Crown land or water, including provincial parks, without official government approval. Care must be taken to ensure that cremated remains are not scattered near drinking water or recreational water activities, such as swimming areas.

“While it was never against the law, families were uncertain about their rights at a time when they were mourning the loss of a loved one,” Saran said. “Now they can be true to their cultural and spiritual heritage and honour their deceased family members without worrying whether they are breaking the law.”

Manitobans are encouraged to consult a licensed funeral director about cremation options and the acceptable practices of handling human cremated remains.

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to climb. “We’re seeing that number grow to some 10 cents a pound in cattle, and the pork number is almost doubling,” Ritz said. “It’s to the point where, like a good investment portfolio, you have to have more than one buyer, and that’s what we’re seeking to do with the agreement in the European Union and working in the Pacific Rim to get more access there, so we’re not just dependent on the U.S. market.”

Though the U.S. is Canada’s largest trading partner, Ritz says the relationship has become one sided. “At the same time the Americans talk a good deal on the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and expanding trade, they do everything within their power to make it on their terms only.

That’s not good trade policy.”

Like other non-science-based trade barriers, Minister Ritz

sees COOL as “a political solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.” Consumers in the U.S. are well versed in the similarities between our science-based food safety approach and the way we raise our cattle, Ritz said.

“There’s a number of times those animals can and do cross the border back and forth as they’re finished and end up on someone’s dinner table. There isn’t the concern that COOL tends to try to address.”

U.S. meetings

As Canadian, Mexican, and American meat sectors work on the appeal, Ritz has been meeting with state senators and congressmen to reinforce to those who are sitting on the fence that “it’s not comfortable there.”

In the six months since the injunction to stop the implementation of COOL failed, about

100 American state-level senators have signed on to support the appeal. “There’s been a huge ground shift down there,” Ritz said.

The sudden change in attitudes may be in response to the promise of retaliatory measures against the U.S. if they proceed with implementing COOL. In June, the Government of Canada released a lengthy list of items imported by the U.S. that may be targeted, including fresh meat, processed foods, and other agricultural products.

“Our list is concerning to a lot of state-level senators and congressmen, and that’s intentionally why it’s done,” Ritz said. “It’s to give as comprehensive a list as possible to show them that there will be harm that goes back to the U.S., as well as a higher price to the consumers of pork and beef products in the U.S.”

Non-science-based trade barriers are a growing concern in Canada’s agriculture industry, according to the minister.

“They’re far more hurtful than the actual tariff barriers because they’re applied in an indiscriminate way, and there’s no way to adjust the market for them. They sort of catch you out of the blue.”

The Canadian government is looking at other such trade barriers as well, including those related to low-level presences of GM crops and maximum residue limits in grain. “The efficacy of testing now is so much more that zero is no longer zero,” said Minister Ritz, adding that Canada is not immune. “We have zero tolerance, and we’ve begun the consultations on how we move away from that plateau as well.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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After Washington GMO label battle, both sides eye national fight The 2016 presidential election is a prime target for more ballot initiative efforts

An employee stocks produce near a sign supporting a ballot initiative in Washington state that would have required labelling of foods containing genetically modified crops at the Central Co-op in Seattle, Washington. The campaign lost. PHOTO: REUTERS/JASON REDMOND

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oth sides of the costly and high-stakes GMO labelling battle in Washington state say they see an even bigger national fight ahead despite the apparent defeat of the mandatory labelling measure by Washington state voters this week.

The measure died 47.05 per cent to 52.95 per cent, according to results updated Nov. 7 night by the Washington Secretary of State’s office as results continued to trickle in. The likely loss followed a similar defeat last year in California when a ballot initiative there also failed to pass.

“It is pretty well beyond any doubt,” said Secretary of State elections division spokesman David Ammons of the apparent defeat of the labelling proposal. Results will be certified on Dec. 4 and are unlikely to change much, he added.

The measures in Washington and California had early strong support in polls. That support ebbed as food and agricultural industry players poured millions of dollars into advertising campaigns spelling out what the industry groups said were deep flaws in the proposed laws.

A consortium that includes General Mills, Nestle USA,

Pe p s i Co, Mo n s a n t o, a n d other corporate giants, contributed roughly $22 million to kill the labelling law.

Despite the Washington loss, proponents pushing for labelling on food made from genetically modified crops cite progress in 20 other U.S. states, particularly in Massachusetts, New York and New Hampshire. They say they will also turn up the pressure on federal lawmakers and regulators.

The 2016 presidential election is a prime target for more ballot initiative efforts due to higher voter turnout, they say.

“We’ll keep bringing the fight until they give in,” said David Bronner, who has contributed more than $2 million to the labelling effort through a California organic soap company he owns. “The commitment of our movement... is huge and growing.”

Opponents of labelling say they do not want to keep waging a multimillion-dollar, state-by-state fight against mandatory GMO labelling.

Any labelling should be voluntary and follow standards set at the federal level as state-by-state labelling could create costly problems for food manufacturing and distribution channels, they say.

T h e G ro c e r y Ma n u f a c turers Association, (GMA) which represents more than

“We absolutely support the consumer’s right to know, but we can’t support misleading labels that infer there is something unsafe about biotech products.”

ROBB FRALEY

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300 food companies, is funding efforts in 25 states to defeat labelling measures.

The group is pushing for a “federal solution that will protect consumers by ensuring that the FDA, America’s leading food safety authority, sets national standards for the safety and labelling of products made with GMO i n g r e d i e n t s ,” G M A C E O Pamela Bailey said in a statement.

O f f i c i a l s a t Mo n s a n t o, which spent more than $5 million to kill the Washington measure, say labelling supporters are trying to create the false impression that biotech foods are harmful. “ We a b s o l u t e l y s u p port the consumer’s right to know,” said Robb Fraley, chief technology officer at Monsanto, the world’s large s t s e e d c o m p a n y. “B u t we can’t support misleading labels that infer there is something unsafe about biotech products.”

Monsanto has developed

an array of biotech corn, soybeans and other crops that have been genetically altered to repel pests and tolerate direct spraying of herbicides.

Those crops are used in a vast array of food products.

The companies say the crops are safe and many scientific studies back those claims. But there are also studies showing links to human and animal health problems, and environmental damage.

Proponents of labelling fear the food and biotech agriculture companies will seek a federal ban to preempt more state labelling efforts. But they continue to express confidence in longterm victory.

“There is growing consumer outrage and backlash,” said Dave Murphy, executive director of Food Democracy Now, a consumer group that supports labelling. “We are going to wear them down. We are going to win.”

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New charitable foundation launched by SeedMaster Communities can use the funds towards a fundraiser Staff

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askatchewan manufact u r e r, S e e d M a s t e r, i s establishing a philanthropic foundation to mark its 10th anniversary.

The foundation, Social Entrepreneurship by Design, invites community fundraising groups in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta and the U.S. Midwest to apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.

“Instead of just applying SED money to a fundraiser’s bottom line, the funds will be used in an entrepreneurial way that helps generate even more money for their charitable cause than they’d o r i g i n a l l y i m a g i n e d ,” s a i d SeedMaster marketing manager Cory Beaujot in a release. “ We w a n t t o e n c o u r age community fundraising

groups to dream bigger about the possibilities they can achieve by using SED funds to make more money for their projects.”

Fo r e x a m p l e, o n e r u ra l Saskatchewan volunteer f i re d e p a r t m e n t u s e d i t s S E D g ra n t t o b r i n g i n a comedy performance as a fundraiser.

SeedMaster is committing $100,000 annually to SED, and expects to fund up to 20 fundraising projects each year. The company plans to invite other businesses and organizations to support the foundation by becoming Gold SED with donations of $10,000 each to benefit as many communities as possible.

More information on how the program works and how communities can apply can be found at: www.seedmaster. ca/sed.

Western Europe missing out in banner corn year Harvest is behind and yields are down from last year due to poor weather

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oor weather has lowe re d c o r n y i e l d s i n western Europe this year, putting the region out of step with an expected jump in global supply.

With the major exporters such as the U.S. and Ukraine eyeing record crops, prices are at three-year lows and smaller crops in France, Italy and Germany could mean a particularly grim season for growers there.

In France, the European Union’s top grower, results so far were confirming a sharp fall in yields, particularly in the major Maize

Belts of the southwest and east.

“The harvest is still pretty slow and yields are down on last year,” said Paul Gaffet of grains consultancy ODA. “It’s a disappointing year but not a disaster.”

L a t e s ow i n g a n d s l ow growth in spring followed by hot, dry conditions in August curbed yield potential in France.

Production is estimated at around 15 million tonnes, which is close to last year’s level but only because acreage was up sharply. Wet harvest conditions were also forcing French growers to spend more this year on drying crops.

Italy and Germany are also set for smaller harvests.

How e v e r, t h e E U a s a whole will contribute to the rebound in global production this year, as eastern members like Romania and Hungary are on course for a recovery from droughtaffected yields last year.

The European Commission estimates EU output at 65.9 million tonnes, up from 58.1 million in 2012.

Spain is providing one bright spot in western Europe. The country should harvest around 4.8 million tonnes, up nearly 14 per cent on the previous year, according to Farm Ministry estimates.

China to increase grain imports this year But imports of corn are expected to dip

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hina is expected to buy more wheat, canola and soybeans, but imports of corn will dip, according to a senior official with stateowned China National Grain and Oils Information Center.

Some analysts are forecasting further increases in Chinese corn imports, which will be about five million tonnes this year, but that won’t happen, said Yang Weilu, senior economist and deputy director with the centre.

“China’s corn output has i n c re a s e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y i n re c e n t y e a r s ,” We i l u t o l d attendees at the recent Cerea l s No r t h A m e r i c a g l o b a l grain conference.

“China’s market demand does not support large imports.”

Of China’s four major crops (rice, corn, wheat and soybeans), corn is the only one that has seen production increase sharply in recent years. Weilu noted that output of corn in China will total 215 million tonnes in 2013-14, up from 205 million in 2012-13.

However, his country will buy more wheat and canola, and will continue to look to Canada as a key supplier, he said. It will also slightly increase soybean imports to 60 million tonnes in 2013, versus 59 million in 2012, he said.

China will eventually achieve its goal of becoming self-sufficient in grain production by continuing to offer farmers high domestic prices and good state support, said Weilu.

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Global food prices rise in October

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The rise in prices was triggered by sugar costs

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lobal food prices rose slightly in October after declining for the past five months, the United Nations food agency said Nov. 7, forecasting more stability in markets as it raised its estimate for 2013-14 cereals output.

The rise in prices last month was fuelled by sugar costs, which increased due to concerns about harvest delays in Brazil. Prices of wheat and edible oils also strengthened, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.

“Prices are settling around these levels,” FAO senior economist Abdolreza Abbassian told Reuters by telephone. “I do not see such sharp declines in prices in coming months as we have seen in the first half of the year,” he said.

FA O ’s i n d e x m e a s u r i n g monthly price changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged 205.8 points in October, up 1.3 per cent from September and hitting its highest level since July.

Food prices surged during the summer of 2012 due to a major drought in the United States but prospects for a rebound in cereal production to record levels have weighed on prices this year.

In its biannual Food Outlook report published Nov. 7, FAO said food markets were becoming more balanced and less price volatile than in recent years thanks to bigger supplies and a recovery in inventories.

FAO raised its forecast for world cereal output in 2013-14 to 2.498 billion tonnes, about 10 million tonnes higher than its estimate in October.

It increased its estimate for world wheat output in 2013-14 to 708.5 million tonnes from a previous forecast of 704.6 million tonnes.

World cereal stocks at the close of seasons ending in 2014 are now seen at 564 million tonnes, higher than a previous estimate of 559 million tonnes and up 13 per cent from their opening levels.

FAO said it had revised its data for the food price index and had extended records back to 1961.

The revised index still shows a record peak was hit in February 2011, when high food prices helped drive the Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa.

In the summer of 2012 the index began surging to levels close to another peak seen in 2008, when several poor countries experienced riots, some of them deadly.

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Wheat more attractive to U.S. farmers with corn price at three-year low Wheat prices typically follow corn but this year they were rallying as corn fell

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drop in corn prices to a three-year low this autumn has caused U.S. farmers to contemplate boosting their wheat plantings, a shift that would stem a decades-long trend toward corn.

Wheat futures have surged this autumn, hitting a 4-1/2month high as planting of the winter wheat crop kicked into high gear in the U.S. Plains.

Prices for corn fell just as wheat was rallying, a rare divergence between the two markets that typically move in the same direction.

The U.S. Agriculture Department will not provide its first look at recently seeded wheat acreage until early next year but the price action of the past few months has farmers scrambling for ways to boost profits, analysts and growers said.

“We are down a little over $3 (per bushel) from where we were last year on cash price,” said Brian Linin, CFO at Frontier Ag Inc., an agriculture cooperative in northwest Kansas.

“Guys are a little reluctant to invest a lot of dollars in fertilizer to try to grow corn next year if it is going to be $4 corn.”

Linin, who also is a farmer himself, said wheat is a more dependable crop, and the sharp price drop in corn has many growers craving certainty.

Wheat and cor n futures traded in opposite directions from Sept. 23 to Oct. 29 — with corn dropping four per cent and wheat rising 6.1 per cent.

That was the longest stretch of time the two markets have shown a negative correlation since a 47-day stretch in the autumn of 2001.

In October, the disparity in the direction of the two markets reached minus three-quarters, a negative correlation last seen six years ago, in November 2007. The last time it was bigger was in August 2003, when the correlation between corn and wheat trading was minus seven-eights. The moves in opposite directions blew out the spread between the two commodities to $2.64-1/4-perbushel premium for wheat, the biggest since August 2010.

After corn harvest finishes, grain bins will be overflowing, creating a surplus of corn that the market will have to burn off before prices can rally and reversing the tight supply situation that end-users have suffered through in recent years.

The USDA said on Nov. 8 that corn stocks would stand at 1.887 billion bushels by the end of the 2013-14 crop year, up from 824 million a year earlier and the biggest supply in eight years. Meanwhile, wheat supplies were pegged to hit a six-year low by the end of the marketing year.

“These past two or three years, you have had a true issue with the corn balance sheet being very, very tight and wheat being adequately or even oversupplied, said Sal Gilbertie, president of Teucrium Trading, which runs single-commodity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) devoted to grain and oilseed

contracts. “We literally in one season switched that around.”

To be sure, farmers in the largest corn-growing states such as Illinois and Iowa will be reluctant to give up some of that acreage in favour of wheat.

But farmers in places such as Kansas and North Dakota, which experienced big shifts to corn in recent years, may switch some fields back to wheat.

U.S. corn acreage has risen 24.1 million acres (9.8 million hectares) to 97.4 million acres during the last 20 years while wheat plantings have fallen 16.0 million to 56.2 million acres.

In Kansas, the largest wheatproducing state in the United States, farmers seeded 9.5 million acres of wheat last year, down one million acres from 10 years ago, and 2.6 million less than farmers in that state seeded 20 years ago. Corn acre-

age in Kansas has grown 2.5 million acres during the same time period.

But corn has not provided the bountiful harvests in many parts of the Plains states, causing farmers to question why they made the switch.

“Corn... they have struggled with it a couple of times now because of the drought, so things are looking promising for wheat,” said Jason Lamprecht, a senior statistician at the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service office in Topeka, Kansas.

Good rain across Kansas this autumn has given farmers the best planting conditions for winter wheat in years.

“They are not rookies as far as planting wheat,” said Shawn McCambridge, grains analyst at Jefferies Bache. “That is an easy switch for them.”

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Province promises long-overdue update of home economics curriculum Curricula used to teach classes such as family studies and foods and nutrition in Manitoba schools has remained unchanged since the late 1980s

By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff

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anitoba home economists are applauding a provincial plan to give the home economics curriculum a long-overdue update.

The current one is 25 years old, said Alison Delf-Timmerman, a board member of the Manitoba Association of Home Economists, which has been asking the province to freshen up the curriculum.

“It definitely needs updating,” she said.“We’re very pleased to have been heard by the Department of Education and look forward to being actively involved with the revision.”

Much has changed over the past three decades, she said.

Increasingly, home economics teachers see ‘deskilled’ students who don’t even know the basics in food preparation, said Delf-Timmerman, a home economics teacher in Treherne, who teaches Grade 9 to 12 students about foods and nutrition, clothing, housing, design and family studies.

The Internet wasn’t around 25 years ago, but students are now highly influenced by whatever they see on it, she said.

“They’re totally reliant on it, and they don’t have the skills to be critical of it,” she said.

Teachers also see students struggling to make sense of issues that weren’t around a quarter-century ago, from online relationships to the sophisticated marketing of food and drink makers.

“They’re totally reliant on (the Internet), and they don’t have the skills to be critical of it.”

Alison Delf-Timmerman

Treherne-based home economics teacher

“They don’t know why we’re concerned that they’re gulping all these energy drinks,” said Delf-Timmerman.

Experienced home economics teachers have been tweaking their lessons, but other teachers are more reliant on the outdated curriculum, she said.

“If that’s not their background, they may not be receiving professional development in current information, and therefore relyTeachers see a much different dynamic in ing on those documents and not adjusting their classroom compared to 25 years ago, or adapting them to reflect what’s current,” says Alison Delf-Timmerman, Treherne-based Delf-Timmerman said. home economics teacher in the Prairie An updated curricula could help stuSpirit School Division and board member of dents think more critically about food Manitoba Association of Home Economists and nutrition, said Joyce Slater, a Uni(MAHE). photo: submitted versity of Manitoba human nutritional sciences professor who has studied the state of home economics education in It’s a different world compared to the Manitoba.

Teachers told her that the curriculum late 1980s, particularly in the kitchen not only needs to reflect more current and grocery store, said Slater. Some stunutritional knowledge, but be appropri- dents have never turned on a stove or ate to the increasingly diverse student cracked an egg, and food is an increasB:10.25”ingly controversial subject. Youth are population, she said.

also overweight and have unhealthy diets, usually because they favour highcaloric, but nutritionally inferior foods.

A revamped home economics foods and nutrition curriculum could play an important role in tackling those problems, said Slater.

“It could equip them, not just around cooking and food preparation, but to interact with a complex food system that is much more complicated than it was 25 or 30 years ago,” she said.

Slater’s study also raised the question of whether home economics classes in foods and nutrition should be mandatory. Teachers told her their program has actually been losing ground since physical education became a mandatory subject several years ago, and was revamped to include a nutritional health component.

Currently, less than half of all Manitoba youth in middle and senior years take home economics, and school divisions don’t have to offer the program.

By senior high, just seven per cent are enrolled because at that level it’s just one of many optional classes.

In Ontario, the Ontario Home Economists Association tried to make food education mandatory for all grade levels. The effort was unsuccessful, largely because of concerns that course loads are already too high, but the association plans to keep pressing the issue, a spokesperson said. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S

Getting youth involved key to winning, says speaker Creative, inclusive events can help build ‘winning communities’

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hat can agricultural societies do to rejuvenate their membership and help rebuild a sense of community in rural areas?

Think of yourselves in a new light and reach out to youth on their terms, says Peter Male.

Male took that message to the recent annual general meeting of the Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies and spoke of how that approach revived his organization, the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver.

“In the end, really what you are is a socio-economic force that can affect the economy and the social lives of the people around you,” said Male, the exhibition’s vice-president of sales. “That is a powerful thing to be.”

Male was given the job of finding new attractions and year-round bookings to keep the 110-year-old venue “busy,” when he was hired in 1997. It was no easy feat, with a long-standing operating agreement with the city about to be phased out, the local NHL and CFL teams moving to new stadiums downtown, and the province questioning whether it should be in the fair business.

“The place was in a state of chaos.

Change was overwhelming it,” he said.

Like many small-town agricultural societies, management had to face the facts and decide where its future might

lie. The organization didn’t focus on its infrastructure (six massive buildings, livestock barns, and an amusement park), but instead searched for one “powerful” fundamental principle that would guide change.

“What are we in this marketplace?” said Male. “The common denominator was that we were a gathering place.”

“Bringing people together” became the guiding principle and was key to the revival of the exhibition, which now generates $40 million in revenue from 1,800 event days each year.

That approach is something ag societies in rural Canada need to consider and they should also look at how current trends can be harnessed, Male said.

For example, unemployed youth and those only able to find part-time work are a rich, untapped vein of volunteer manpower, he said.

But to bring them in, ag societies have to step outside their comfort zone and allow youth to participate in ways they want to — which today means digital and Internet technology. But it can lead to surprising and exciting outcomes, Male said.

For example, officials at the Walker Art Gallery in Minneapolis weren’t expecting much when they agreed to host an event screening silly YouTube videos of cats.

But throngs of people showed up, many bringing their pets or dressing up as cats.

There was also enthusiastic participation in a sculpture contest for cat carvings made out of butter and lard.

“They expected 300 to 400 people to show up, but the thing exploded on them,” said Male. “The entire crowd was chanting, ‘Cats, cats, cats!’”

The event ended up drawing 12,000 people, who paid $25 each to attend, and the Internet Cat Video Film Festival, originally devised as a means of maintaining event continuity at a time when their theatre was under renovations, is now booked solid until June 2014 for showings in Europe and Japan.

The older generation is the foundation of ag societies, but it can’t be an “island unto themselves,” and must find ways to engage youth, said Liz Roberts, superintendent of the provincial organization.

That may mean that a new event or initiative doesn’t have to be directly agriculture related, she said. “(The PNE) is an agricultural society. Look at how they have rejuvenated themselves,” she said.

There is a tendency to do the same things over and over, while hoping for a different result, said Marlene Baskerville, the association’s executive director.

“You know the coffee shop talk: The world is a mess. They should do something,” said Baskerville.

To bring communities together, ag societies have to reflect the interests of the target groups, she said.

“If YouTube or short videos or whatever is the thing, how can a community create an opportunity for that to happen?” she said.

Peter Male, an event organizer at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, gave the keynote address at the recent Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies’ annual general meeting. photo: Daniel Winters

It’s easy to bemoan the fact that today’s youth spend every waking hour staring into glowing screens, she said.

But if technology is their current obsession, then maybe there’s potential for bringing it into the community event mix, through texting contests or organizing spontaneous “flash mobs.”

“You can’t problem solve your way into the future,” said Roberts.

“Instead of seeing problems that need to be solved, we have to start seeing possibilities.” daniel.winters@fbcpublishing.com

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Cook these books Awards ceremony highlights Canadian food writing, best cookbooks Lorraine Stevenson Crossroads Recipe Swap

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he cookbook section in a bookstore to me is just like the dessert table. It’s irresistible, and a place for lots of delicious dithering. How do you choose when everything looks so great?

I often cart home several (cookbooks, not desserts). Usually I’m happy, but sometimes I’ve wasted my money. I discover recipes needing ingredients I can’t easily find, or so complicated I’ll never be bothered. The meals looked fabulous on its glossy pages, not so on my humble dinner table. I like a cookbook I can use.

Everyone’s taste in cookbooks is uniquely their own, of course, but events like Taste Canada Food Writing Awards can really help cookbook collectors. Formerly known as the Canadian Culinary Book Awards and held in conjunction with the University of Guelph, this is an annual competition that shines the spotlight on the best work of Canadian food writers and cookbook authors writing in both English and French. Last week was the 16th year the awards have been dished out to writers focused on everything from haute cuisine to home cooking.

The People’s Choice Award is one I always watch for, and this year that group nod goes to the Ontario Home Economics Association’s The Vegetarian’s Complete Quinoa Cookbook written by Toronto-based home economist Mairlyn Smith. We told you about this cookbook on these pages back in January as the United Nations declared 2013 International Year of Quinoa. The OHEA’s cookbook earned its accolade after thousands of Canadians submitted votes for their favourite to a CBC-sponsored contest.

Other award winners this year include French Kids Eat Everything (And Yours Can Too) by Karen Le Billon (Harper Collins Publishers), a book the jury described as “timely and relevant for a whole new generation of parents.”

Canada’s Favourite Recipes by Rose Murray and Elizabeth Baird (Whitecap Books) took the top prize in the general cookbook category, with judges calling it a winner because “it covers everything you might ever want to cook, bake, preserve or sip and it reads in places like a diary.”

The two other English title winners were The Book of Kale: The Easy-to-Grow Superfood; 80+ Recipes by Sharon Hanna, and Burma: Rivers of Flavor by Naomi Duguid (Random House of Canada) awarded in a category for cultural food. French language winners were Toqué! Les artisans d’une

gastronomie québécoise by Normand Laprise (Les Éditions du passage) and Cabane à sucre Au pied de Cochon: Le sirop d’erable

by Martin Picard (Restaurant Au pied de cochon).

Entrants additionally take part in a lead-up event to the awards ceremony. It’s called Taste Canada Cooks the Books and is held at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair where the food writers mentor young and upcoming chefs preparing their culinary creations before a live audience.

2013’s winners were chosen from 64 submissions to an event organizers bill as “a brilliant snapshot of the vibrancy and diversity of Canadian culinary publishing.”

“Cookbooks serve an important cultural role in our society,” says Meeru Dhalwala, co-author of Vij’s Elegant and Inspiring Indian Cuisine on the Taste Canada’s website (tastecanada.org). “While it’s boring to watch a rerun of a food show, people never tire of perusing through their favourite cookbooks.”

So true, Meeru. But we’ll never tire of perusing the new cookbooks either!

Canola Info was the presenting sponsor of the Taste Canada Cooks the Books event. Here are two great dinner recipes, reprinted from the Be Well Eat Well newsletter of the Manitoba Canola Growers. Not signed up for it yet? Log on to http://canolarecipes.com/ to learn more.

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef 1 small onion, diced 1 medium carrot, chopped 1/8 tsp. hot sauce 1 tbsp. whole wheat flour

1 tbsp. canola oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 stalks celery, finely chopped 1/4 tsp. pepper 1-1/4 c. low-sodium beef broth

Vegetable Layer: 2 c. frozen corn or mixed vegetables Sweet Potato Topping: 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 1 large Russet potato, peeled and cut into chunks 1/4 c. chopped chives 2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley 1 tbsp. canola oil 1/4 tsp. pepper

In a large non-stick skillet, add beef and cook over medium heat until browned and juices run clear. Remove from pan, drain off remaining fat and set aside. Add canola oil, onion, garlic, carrot and celery to frying pan and cook over medium heat until vegetables are softened, about four to five minutes. Season with hot sauce and pepper. Stir flour into the mixture until well combined. Stir in cooked beef and broth. Continue to cook until mixture is hot and thickens, about five minutes. Meanwhile, in a large pot cook sweet and Russet potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer meat mixture to a large eight-cup oiled casserole dish. Spread corn over top.

Mash potatoes and add chives, parsley, canola oil and pepper. Spread over corn. Bake at 325 F for about 40 to 45 minutes or until heated through.

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Polka Dot Mac ’N Cheese This children’s favourite has been approved by Heart and Stroke and has been featured in their Quick and Healthy cookbook.

1-1/2 c. whole wheat elbow macaroni 1 small onion, finely chopped 1/2 tsp. black pepper 1-1/2 c. skim milk 1/2 red pepper, finely diced 1 c. finely chopped broccoli 2 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley

2 tbsp. canola oil 1 clove garlic, minced 3 tbsp. whole wheat flour 1-1/2 c. reduced-fat old cheddar cheese 1/2 yellow pepper, finely diced 1 medium carrot, shredded

Preheat oven to 350 F. In medium saucepan, bring water to a boil and cook macaroni to al dente, slightly firm to the bite. Drain noodles and reserve. In a large saucepan heat canola oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and sauté three to four minutes, until onions have softened. Sprinkle with pepper. Add flour and stir to coat the onions. Gradually whisk in the milk and stir over medium heat until sauce thickens. Continue to cook for one minute. Remove from heat and stir in the cheese. Stir until the cheese melts into the sauce. Fold in the vegetables and the cooked macaroni. Transfer to a three-litre casserole dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray, or to individual ramekin dishes that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake large casserole for 25 to 30 minutes or until macaroni is bubbling. (Cook ramekins for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.)

Let rest for five minutes before serving.

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Clegg artifacts moving to PMRM Museum to feature collection of horse-drawn vehicles

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

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fter several years of fund raising and planning, the Prairie Mountain Regional Museum (PMRM) has reached a milestone with the arrival of the first pieces of the Rollie and Gladys Clegg collection of vintage horse-drawn vehicles. They were hauled from Arrow River to their new home at the museum, located between Shoal Lake and Strathclair. The shipment, hauled by museum board members and volunteers, was the first load of hundreds of antique pieces stored at the Clegg premises and destined for display at PMRM’s Clegg Museum building.

There’s been 40 vehicles relocated so far, and according to board member Jim Kennedy, heavier pieces of farm equipment and a number of smaller items are still to come. Some pieces now on the premises include a First World War ambulance, a New York City police wagon, a stagecoach, a milk delivery wagon, school vans and a number of buggies.

Rollie’s hobby started when his granddaughter took an interest in horses and he restored a dilapidated buggy in order to drive the horse.

The Arrow River farmer and blacksmith continued to collect and restore horsedrawn vehicles. Many of them arrived at the Cleggs’ farm in incomplete pieces, and finding the materials to restore them to their original glory required some detective work.

Rollie’s hobby started when his granddaughter took an interest in horses and he restored a dilapidated buggy in order to drive the horse.

The results of all this hard work were viewed at the farm, which became known as the Clegg Museum. Providing guided tours free of charge, the Cleggs made many friends and continued to operate the museum themselves until their move to Hamiota, when Rollie turned 85.

Ha v i n g re c e i v e d m a n y donated pieces through the years, Rollie decided to donate the entire collection to a place

where it would be prominently displayed for generations to come. The group to step up was the PMRM, which plans to one day have a ‘working museum.’

Rollie passed away last year at the age of 100, however, his restoration efforts will continue to serve as a lasting reminder of the role original horsepower had in building our country.

Thirteen years ago, the Clegg Carriage Collection was appraised at over $400,000, and today, it forms an important part of the PMRM’s mission to preserve, protect and interpret artifacts from the Prairie Mountain Region of Manitoba with a primary focus on horse-drawn equipment from 1870 to 1940.

Providing an interactive and interpretive heritage experience, fundraising is still ongoing and donations may be sent to PMRM, Box 568, Shoal Lake, Man. R0J 1Z0.

Maintaining rich historical roots, the Clegg Collection, once it all comes together at the PMRM site adjacent to Highway 16, will truly preserve a time when horse was king. The vast collection serves to honour and preserve the history of past generations, and a lifetime achievement by the Clegg family.

Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

A stagecoach (top) and a First World War horse-drawn ambulance on display at the museum. photos: DARRELL NESBITT

Moving in for the winter Polka-dot plant can be grown as a houseplant

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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The polka-dot plant can be taken in from the outdoor garden and grown as a houseplant. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

any avid gardeners like me simply cannot let all of their outdoor plants succumb to fall frost and so we take them inside and grow them as houseplants. There are a number that, although primarily used in the outdoor garden, lend themselves to being grown in the house. One example is the polka-dot plant.

This plant gets its name from its speckled foliage — the leaves do indeed look like they are spattered with dots. The background leaf colour is green and the dots can be white, pale pink or dark pink. This year I purchased a plant from one of the local garden centres and its dots are dark pink.

The greenhouse operator said that the plants were a year old. It is a relatively slow-growing plant and he had them potted individually in five-inch pots. It will grow to about 25 cm in height but it will get a bit rangy if not clipped back regularly to make it bush out. Sometimes polka-dot plants will put forth flower spikes of insignificant

purple flowers; these should be removed as soon as they appear. I have seen these plants used in mixed outdoor containers as well as planted in flower beds where their unusual foliage is very effective. I chose to display mine outdoors during the summer in its individual pot because I knew I would be moving it indoors for the winter.

Before frost hit this fall I moved the plant into the sunroom. I have it in front of a west-facing window — a polkadot plant should not be subjected to direct sun outdoors or its leaves will burn, but indoors during the wintertime the bright foliage colour will be maintained only by giving the plant strong light. I repotted the plant into a slightly bigger pot and made sure the soil was providing good drainage.

I have kept the soil moderately moist and have pinched back any shoots, which had become elongated. The polka-dot plant is a native of Madagascar so it is a tropical plant. I am not sure if it will like the on-the-cool-side temperatures of my sunroom but it definitely will like the high humidity. The sunroom has

higher humidity than the rest of the house, where this plant would suffer from browning of the leaf tips due to the dry indoor air. Although I fertilized the plant regularly during the summer, I will not do so again until nearer spring. Like most plants, it will be semi-dormant during the winter and fertilizer would only force new weak grow.

The only insect pest that might attack the plant during the winter is the spider mite and I hope the higher humidity of the sunroom will deter this pest. I did not have any insect pest problems during the summer when the plant was displayed on the north-facing deck. I hope that it will put on a nice display of foliage all winter and toward spring perhaps I will try my hand at propagating my polka-dot plant by taking some cuttings. The plants are typically propagated by seed but I have read that terminal cuttings will root in a damp soilless mix. Until then I will simply enjoy the myriad polka-dots on the foliage of this intriguing plant.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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Time to change bird-feeding habits Get ready to feed the ones that overwinter here

By Donna Gamache Freelance contributor

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all is the time for a change in birdwatching and birdfeeding habits as many of the colourful songbirds leave on their annual fall migration. A few ruby-throated hummingbirds still zoomed from my nectar feeders to nearby zinnias and geraniums in September, but perhaps they were ones that had migrated from farther north, rather than the ones that spent the summer here. I leave the nectar out until the last stragglers leave — these tiny birds need all the nourishment they can find before they start their long trek south. (This will include a non-stop flight of 18 to 22 hours, depending on the weather, across the Gulf of Mexico to southern Mexico and northern Panama.)

Other songbirds prepare for the migration, too. Late-nesting barn swallows strengthen their wings with practice flights, while American robins gather in small flocks or family groups. Robins usually stick around until the end of September, as do the goldfinches. Bluebirds are mostly gone by then too and by early October, only the hardier birds remain. It’s time for bird lovers like myself to prepare for feeding those birds that overwinter here.

It is better not to put out suet cakes too soon, but sunflower seeds — the small black-oil type — and niger seed can certainly be used at this time of year.

(Actually, at our feeders, my husband and I offer some of these all summer. Chickadees and purple finches make occasional visits for a sunflower snack even in warm weather, while the niger feeders attract goldfinches in considerable numbers.)

Make any necessary repairs to feeders and clean them up before filling them with fresh seed. If you’re in the market for

new feeders, consider a variety of types — platform feeders, preferably with a roof to keep off snow and rain; hanging feeders; tube feeders or sock feeders for niger seed; and suet feeders.

These are available at bird stores or hardware stores or, if you’re a handyman or handywoman, you can build a few different kinds yourself.

One type we use is logs that my husband prepares, with holes or slots drilled into them, and then filled with a homemade suet/sunflower seed mixture.

The chickadees, nuthatches and woodpeckers love these. Another easy method, which children might try, is to gather some pine cones. Then spread peanut butter and/or suet on the cones, roll them in birdseed, and tie them to a branch with string. Two-litre plastic bottles can be recycled into a birdfeeder for sunflower seeds. Check the Internet for directions on how to do this and for other ideas for homemade feeders.

If you live in an area that grows sunflowers, try to buy a bag of the small black-oil type from a farmer. You might also become a gleaner after the crop is harvested, as there are always a few sunflower heads left on the ground. These are popular in our yard because birds can perch on the head while eating. Corncobs gleaned from a cornfield attract bluejays, too.

If you buy bird food from a hardware or grocery store, avoid the bags labelled “Wild Birdseed” which often contain wheat, milo and barley. This cheaper seed will attract English sparrows, but contain a lot of waste seed. Pet food stores usually sell bags with the small sunflower seeds which are much preferred by most of our winter species. The pet store is also the place to buy niger seed for goldfinches, pine siskins, house and purple finches,

White-breasted nuthatch. GAMACHE PHOTOS

and grosbeaks. This is expensive, but worth it if you want to attract these species.

Another feature that attracts birds is water. If you have a bird bath, try to keep it in operation as long as possible, especially if ponds freeze up before the snow arrives. Add warm water a couple of times a day to help keep the bath open. Or perhaps this might be the year you buy a heated bird bath. We’ve had one for several years and the birds appear to enjoy the opportunity to drink water. The heated baths are not cheap but this is one purchase I’m glad we made.

We operate it all winter long, and on warmer days some birds even bathe.

If you want to attract a variety of birds, don’t wait too long before putting out your feeders.

Our feathered friends deserve assistance to sur vive our Manitoba winters.

Donna Gamache writes from MacGregor, Manitoba

Goldfinch at tube feeder.

As families evolve, scale your recipes accordingly Whether you’re at the babies-arriving stage or children-leaving-home stage, here’s some tips

By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU Extension Service

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hy do we have so m a n y l e f t ov e r s ? ” I w o n d e re d a s I looked in the refrigerator. I glanced at the counter, and I opened the cupboards. The “snack counter” where I keep ready-to-grab after-school items was stacked with food.

There was way too much bread. The juice and milk containers in the refrigerator were nearly full.

I guess I have been in denial that one kid has flown out of our family nest. Our 18-year-old son is now in college and living away from home. I no longer hear the refrigerator and cupboard doors being opened at mid-

night. My teenage eating machine is getting his nutrition somewhere else most of the time. We need to scale down our food buying and preparation.

A s w e a l l k n ow, f a m i lies evolve with time. They expand and contract as babies arrive and children leave home after they graduate. Grocery shopping and cooking practices often need to change during this evolution. Whether you’re a single person, empty-nester couple with grown children or a widow or widower, you don’t need to throw out your favourite family recipes. You can adapt many recipes to fit your current household size.

On the positive side, making family-size recipes can

provide you with leftovers for future meals. Simply freeze the remaining food in mealsized containers. You can freeze cooked vegetables to use in stews, soups and other dishes. Be sure to label the containers with the contents and date to avoid “surprise meals” later!

What if you don’t like leftovers? Consider them as “planned-overs” and try them in completely different recipes. For example, add leftover fruit to muffin, quick bread or pancake batter or blend left over fruit with yogurt to make a smoothie. Use extra bread to make french toast, bread pudding or stuffing. Use planned-over meat in tacos, soup or stir-fry or on salads.

Explore the forms of food

available in your favourite grocery store. Some items can be purchased individually (such as potatoes), as individual quick-frozen items (such as chicken breasts) or in resealable packages (such as frozen vegetables). You can buy and use what you need.

Tr y t h e s e t i p s t o h e l p reduce your recipes: • Choose recipes that are easy to divide mathematically.

• If a recipe calls for a can of beans or soup and you would like to divide the recipe in half, use what you need and refrigerate or freeze the remaining food.

Label the container with the contents and date.

• Add seasonings gradually.

Sometimes you may need to add more (or less) of the

spice to reach the desired flavour.

• Check for doneness of halved recipes five to 10 minutes sooner than the original recipe.

• Keep notes about what works and what doesn’t!

For more tips, see “Cooking for One or Two” at http:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/ foods/fn521.pdf. If you are in the growing-family stage, c h e c k o u t t h e re s o u rc e s a t h t t p : / / w w w. n d s u . e d u / eatsmart.

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.

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GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013- 9:00 AM

LOCATION: Indoors at the Alerus Center, 1200 S. 42nd St, Grand Forks, ND (Just off I-29) AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: The auction will take place in the Alerus Center ballroom by huge video screen & photographs. All units will be on hand for inspection on the Alerus Center Lot- go outside to “look & touch” come inside to “bid & buy”. Running inspection from noon to 5pm November 25th and 8am to 10am auction day. Please be prepared as there will be two auction rings SPECIAL NOTES: : All items must be removed by December 4, 2013 at 1pm- loading dock on site. Alerus Center is equipped with hotel & restaurant facilities. We will accept absentee bids until 6pm November 25th!

ONLINE BIDDING: Please register in advance to bid live online by visiting www.resourceauction.com IMPORTANT NOTICE: THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY LISTING! AS THIS AD WENT TO PRESS WE WERE ADDING MANY UNITS & GATHERING NUMEROUS SPECS. PLEASE SEE www.resourceauction.com FOR ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS & CHANGES TO DESCRIPTIONS! FOR MORE PHOTOS, INFO & UPDATES- VISIT OUR WEBSITE WHICH WILL BE UPDATED OFTEN UNTIL AUCTION DAY!!!

FINANCING AVAILABLE: Nearly ALL of our late model combines, tractors and heads are eligible for conventional, low or no interest financing to qualified U.S. buyers. Please call in advance for details on specific program units or visit our website for breakdown.

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE & LARGE BELTED TRACTORS

*2012 JD 9560RT belted ag tractor, 560hp, 18/6 power shift trans, premium radio, 5 hyd, 30” Durabilt tracks-95% rubber, 7” touch screen display, Auto Trac ready, deluxe light pkg, 2600lb front weight pkg, only 237 hrs, remaining warranty, SN#901592 *2010 JD 9430T belted ag tractor, 425hp, 18/6 power shift trans, radar, 4 hyd, 36” Durabilt tracks- excellent rubber, Auto Trac ready, HD drawbar, Xenon light pkg, front weight pkg, only 1013 hrs, SN#912302 *2011 JD 9430 4WD, 18/6 power shift trans, deluxe leather interior, active seat, buddy seat, elec mirrors, 5 hyd, 1000 PTO, radar, Auto Trac ready, HID light pkg, HD drawbar, 710/70-42 duals90% rubber, only 620 hrs, SN#025248 *2011 JD 9330 4WD, 18/6 power shift trans, active seat, buddy seat, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, diff locks, Auto Trac ready, HID lights, rear weight pkg, 710/7042 duals- 90% rubber, only 742 hrs, SN#023827 *2009 JD 9530 4WD, 18/6 power shift trans, active cloth seat, buddy seat, elec mirrors, 5 hyd, radar, Auto Trac ready, HID lights pkg,800/70-38 duals- 80% rubber, rear weight pkg, only 1306 hrs, SN#13676 *1997 JD 9400 4WD, 24 spd trans, 4 hyd, diff lock, radar, Auto Trac ready, 710/7038 duals -75% rubber, weight pkg, 5908 hrs, clean, SN#001966 *2000 JD 9200 4WD, 24 spd trans, 4 hyd, diff lock, radar, 20.8-42 duals90% rubber, rear weight pkg, recent eng OH & rubber, only 3998 hrs, clean, SN#030523 *2002 New Holland TJ325 4WD, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, Auto Steer, 20.8-42 duals, 3890 hrs, SN#RVS001545 *1998 JD 9200 4WD, 24 spd trans, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 3 hyd, diff lock, 20.8-42 duals, front & rear weight pkg, 2720 hrs, SN#010623 *1994 Cat 65C belted ag tractor, power shift, 4 hyd, 36” tracks, JD ATU- no globe, ISO, GPS navigation ready, local tractor, always shedded, 6612 hrs, SN#2ZJ00622 *1991 Case IH 9280, power shift, 4 hyd, 20.8-42 triples- excellent matched rubber all around, EZ Steer auto guidance, 8205 hrs, SN#JCB0028444 *1976 IHC 4386 4WD, CAH, factory 3pt, 2 hyd, 18.4-38 duals, 5454 hrs showing, clean older tractor, SN#3U000597 *1976 IHC 4366 4WD, CAH, 3 hyd, 18.438 duals, 9789 hrs showing, clean older tractor, SN#2U010245 *1975 JD 8630 4WD, CAH, quad range, 1000 PTO, 3 hyd, JD factory front hyd dozer, 23.1-34 tires & duals, 10318 hrs showing, SN#2105

ROW CROP TRACTORS:

*2010 JD 8245R MFWD tractor, IVT trans, instruction seat, active seat, 3pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, 4 hyd w/ power beyond, Auto Trac ready, front weights, 380/90R50 duals, 380/85R34 fronts, second owner local tractor, 2451 hrs, SN#2790 *2009 Case IH MG245 MFWD, deluxe cab, power shift, instruct seat, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd w/ power beyond, creeper, radar, auto guidance ready, 380/80-38 fronts, 380/90-54 duals, weights, 3255hrs, SN#Z7RZ05097 *2003 JD 8230 MFWD, deluxe cab, active seat, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd w/ power beyond, front weights, HID lights, 320/90R54 duals70% rubber, 320/85R34 fronts, 4351 hrs, SN#12915

*2004 Case IH MX210 MFWD, deluxe cab, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch.

540/1000 PTO, 5 hyd, HID lights, front weights, 380/90R50 rear duals, 380/85R34 front duals, 4996 hrs, SN#JAZ131639 *2002 JD 7810 MFWD, CAH, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd w/ power beyond, 740 self leveling loader w/ bkt, field office, like new 18.442 rear duals, new 14.9-30 fronts, 6470 hrs, SN#P073028 *2001 JD 8410T belted ag tractor, narrow gauge, 3pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, 4 hyd w/ power beyond, 16” belts40%, Auto Trac ready, front weights, second owner local tractor, 5602 hrs, SN#902344 *1998 JD 8400T belted ag tractor, narrow gauge, 3pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, 4 hyd w/ power beyond, 16” belts- 60%, Auto Trac ready, front weight bracket, 6553 hrs, SN#902196 *1979 JD 4440 tractor, CAH, quad range, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd, front tank & weights, 18.4-38 tires, 12157 hrs, SN#16066 *1978 JD 4440 tractor, CAH, quad range, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 2 hyd, front tank, 18.4-38 tires, 13248 hrs, SN#10424 *1977 IHC 1486, CAH, 3pt, PTO, 2 hyd, 10.8-38 duals, 2767 hrs on engine major

CASE IH & NEW HOLLAND COMBINES:

*2010 Case IH 9120T track combine, corn/grain/bean, RWD, 36” rubber tracks, rock trap, lateral tilt feeder, AccuGuide w/ Nav II controller, AFS antenna, 24’ unloading auger, HID lighting, 890 sep hrs, 973 eng hrs, SN#YAG209769 *2010 Case IH 8120, lateral tilt, AccuGuide w/ Nav II controller, AFS antenna, 24’ unloading auger, axle ext, 620/70R42 duals, 890 sep hrs, 921 eng hrs, SN#Y9G208165 *2011 Case IH 8120 RWD, corn/ grain/ bean, full auto steer, lateral tilt feeder, long auger, color touch screen, chopper, 670/70R42 duals, large rear rubber, 1102 sep hrs, 1353 eng hrs, loaded, SN#YAG210713 *2010 Case IH 8120 RWD, corn/ grain/ bean, full auto steer, lateral tilt feeder, long auger, color touch screen, chopper, 670/70R42 duals, large rear rubber, 1763 sep hrs, 2216 eng hrs, loaded, SN#Y9G207968 *2009 Case IH 8120 RWD, corn/ grain/ bean, full auto steer, lateral tilt feeder, long auger, color touch screen, chopper, 670/70R42 duals, large rear rubber, 1160 sep hrs, 1545 eng hrs, loaded, SN#Y9G205733 *2009 Case IH 7120, corn/grain/bean, Y/M monitor, color screen, rock trap, lateral tilt feeder, long auger, chopper, 650/42 duals, 650 sep hrs, 850 eng hrs, loaded, SN#Y9G207148 *2008 Case IH 8010, lateral tilt feeder, rock trap, full auto steer, Y/M, PRO 600 screen, 650/42 duals, long auger, chopper, 1220 sep hrs, 1685 eng hrs, loaded, SN#HAJ202327 *2009 Case IH 7088, field tracker, rock trap, Y/M monitor, AFS ant w/ Pro 600 color screen, ext wear rotor, chopper, 520/85R42 duals, axle ext, 24’ unload auger, only 750 sep hrs, 997 eng hrs, SN#Y9G001456 *2009 Case IH 7088, CAH, standard chopper, Pro 600, Y/M monitor, auto crop setting, HID stadium lights, 800/65R32 drive tires, 18.4-24 rears, 860 sep hrs, 1124 eng hrs, SN#Y8G000514 *2006 Case IH 2388, AFX rotor, Y/M moisture, Ag Leader GPS & Mapping, 20.8-42 duals, AHHC, F/A, bin ext. ext sieve adj. very well equipped, clean, 1114 sep, 1520 eng hrs, SN#HAJ295941

*2004 Case IH 2388, spec rotor, field tracker, chopper, rock trap, hyd feeder reverser, grain bin ext, Universal Display Plus Yield monitor, Trimble auto steer ready, 30.5-32 drive tires, 14.9-24 steering tires, 1727 sep hrs, 2266 eng hrs, SN#JJC0274856 *2003 Case IH 2388, AFX rotor, chopper, rock trap, auto reel spd, AHHC, chaff spreader, F/A, Y/M monitor, grain bin ext, 30.5-32 drive tires, 1865 sep hrs, 2652 eng hrs, SN#JJC0273986 *1998 Case IH 2388, spec rotor, fine cut chopper, razor rock beater, auger ext, 30.5x32, hopper topper w/ roll tarp, speed up kit for auger, upgrade kit for fan, new poly feeder chain, total rebuild on feeder house, 2 sets of grates- wide & narrow, 2500 sep hrs, 3300 eng hrs, SN#JJC0199102 *1995 Case IH 2188, RWD, spec rotor, chopper, rock trap, 30.5-32 singles, 5500 sep hrs, 6900 eng hrs, $24000 work order on thresher components, SN#JJC0189997 *1996 Case IH 2188, spec rotor, chopper, rock trap, 3 strand feeder chain, HD feeder drum, keystock & slotted grates, large & small wire concaves, hopper topper, F/A, corn/grain/bean combine, 3478 sep hrs, 4500 eng hrs, SN#JJC0192145 *1996 Case IH 2188 RWD, specialty rotor, rock trap, chopper, bin ext, duals, 3397 sep hrs, 5055 eng hrs, SN#JJC0191580 *1994 Case IH 1688, rock trap, fdr rev, chopper, spec rotor, SN#JJC0121045 *1994 Case IH 1688, rock trap, fdr rev, chopper, spec rotor, 4590 eng hrs, SN#JJC0120913 *2001 New Holland TR99, twin rotor, elec rock trap, lateral tilt fdr, chopper, hyd fdr rev, SN#565908

JOHN DEERE & LEXION COMBINES:

*2010 JD 9770 combine, Bullet Rotor, corn/bean/grain, contour master, rock trap, Y/M monitor, Auto Trac ready, Hi Torq reversible variable spd feeder, bin ext, AHHC, hyd F/A, chaff spreader, auto reel spd, grain loss monitor, touchset roundbar concaves, 21’ unloading auger, 20.8-38 duals, 18.4-26 rears, only 645 sep hrs, 890 eng hrs, SN#736728 *2011 JD 9670 combine, Bullet Rotor, corn/bean/grain, contour master, rock trap, Y/M monitor, Auto Trac ready, Hi Torq reversible variable spd feeder, bin ext, AHHC, hyd F/A, chaff spreader, auto reel spd, grain loss monitor, touchset roundbar concaves, 22’ unloading auger, Xenon lighting, 20.8-42 duals, 18.4-26 rears, only 439 sep hrs, 586 eng hrs, SN#740852 *2009 JD 9770, Bullet Rotor, corn/ bean/grain, contour master, rock trap, Y/M monitor, Auto Trac ready, bin ext, hopper topper, fine cut chopper, chaff spreader, 24’ unloading auger, ext wear pkg, HID lights, 800/65R32 drive tires, 480/85R26 rears, only 600 sep hrs, 906 eng hrs, SN#H09770S730932 *2008 JD 9870, Bullet Rotor, RWD, corn/bean/grain, Y/M monitor, Auto Trac ready, bin ext, hopper topper, fine cut chopper, 5 spd feeder, grain loss monitor, auto reel spd, AHHC, HID lights, power tailboard, 520/42 duals, 28L26 rears, 1024 sep hrs, 1607 eng hrs, SN#S726016 *2008 JD 9860, Bullet Rotor, corn, grain, bean, contour master,Y/M monitor, Green Star ready, chopper, var spd feeder, grain loss monitor, auto reel spd, HHC, 520/42 duals, 600/26 rears, 1282 sep hrs, 1824 eng hrs, SN#715909 *2008 Lexion 585R, track machine, RWD, corn/bean/grain, 3D sieves, dual cyl spd, contour feeder, straw chopper, variable spd feeder, AHHC, F/A, auto pilot, grain loss monitor, yield mapping, Y/M monitor, on board computer, 208” unloading auger, auto reel spd, 1199 sep hrs, 1697 eng hrs, clean, SN#57800733 *2008 Lexion 595R, track machine, RWD, 3D sieves, dual cyl spd, auto contour feeder, straw chopper, variable spd feeder, AHHC, F/A, auto pilot, grain loss monitor, on board computer, 3XL unloading auger, auto reel spd, 1199 sep hrs, 1697 eng hrs, clean, SN#57900362

*2004 JD 9660 Walker, RWD, bin ext, AHHC, auto reel spd, grain loss monitor, 800-32 drive tires, 28L-26 rears, 60% rubber, 1791 sep hrs, 2656 eng hrs, used in wheat only, SN#W705345 *2000 JD 9550 Walker, AHHC, DAS, DAM, bin ext, chopper, chaff spreader, 30.5x32 tires, 2420 sep hrs, 3550 eng hrs, SN#685937 *1996 JD 9600 RWD combine, DAM, DAS, HHC, chopper, chaff spreader, bin ext, 2622 sep hrs, 3710 eng hrs, 18.438 duals, SN#665735 *1994 JD 9500, DAM, DAS, HHC, F/A, duals, chopper, bin ext, 3633 eng hrs, SN#X655262 *1990 JD 9600, DAM, DAS, HHC, F/A, duals, chopper, bin ext, 4623 eng hrs, SN#X637700

CORN HEADS:

*2012 Case IH 3412 12R30 corn head w/ knife rolls, hyd deck plates, AHHC & field tracker, only used 1 season, SN#YBS023118 *2012 Capello 1222 12R22 chopping corn head w/ AHHC, knife rolls & hyd deck plates, single owner, CIH AFX adap, SN#8221 *2012 Capello 1222 12R22 chopping corn head w/ knife rolls & hyd deck plates, single owner, CIH AFX adap, SN#8228 *2011 Geringhoff NS1222 12R22 corn head w/ knife rolls & hyd deck plates, 1800 acres, single owner, SN#7067111222/B *2010 Geringhoff NS1622 16R22 corn head, SN#7182101622 *2008 Geringhoff RD630 corn head, 2 sensor head sight hdr height, red poly, 88 series CIH mounts, reconditioned, 3500 total acres, SN#92927630 *2007 Geringhoff RD1222 12R22 corn head w/ AHHC & rotodisc chopping head, SN#915871222 *2005 Harvestec 8R30 chopping corn head, CIH adapter, SN#5095 *JD 8R22 corn head, 5 yrs on new recondition & GVL II poly- clean

*2004 Gleaner 8000 25’ flex head, Crary air reel, SN#AN84307 *2001 Case IH 1020 25’ flex head w/ finger reel, AHHC & F/A, SN#JJC0325638 *Case IH 1020 30’ flex head w/ Crary air reel, 3” cut, F/A, good shape, SN#JJC0218782 *2001 Macdon 972 25’ draper head w/ Case IH adapter, SN#142185- adapter SN#122372 *2002 JD 925F 25’ flex head, SN#F69673 *2002 JD 925F 25’ flex head, SN#F69627 *1998 Case IH 1020 25’ flex head, SN#JJC0316529 *1996 Macdon 962 30’ rigid draper head, SN#108160 *1992 JD 925F 25’ flex, F/A, HHC, poly, reel wraps, hkp for 8820/9600, SN#646164 *JD 930F 30’ flex head w/ Crary air reel, full finger auger, 3” cut & F/A, SN#687152

OTHER HEADS:

*2008 Case IH 2016 pickup platform w/ Swathmaster pkp & AFX/CR adapter, used very little, like new, SN#22481 *1995 Case IH 1010 25’ rigid head *Case IH 1010 18’ rigid head w/ sunflower pans *Case IH 1010 rigid head, SN#JJC0124113 *1991 JD 930 30’ rigid head w/ Sund pkp, converted to edible bean head, SN#P641207 *JD 912 pickup platform w/ 6 belt pkp *JD 912 pkp platform for parts *Case IH 1015 pickup head *Case IH 1015 pickup head w/ 397 Westward pkp *1981 JD 222 22’ flex head w/ pkp reel, SN#489948 *1978 JD 212 pickup head w/ 5 belt pkp, SN#323310 FLEX HEADS & DRAPERS: *2011 Case IH 2162 40’ flex draper *Sund 11’ pickup head w/ finger reel, knife reverser, *2000 Macdon 871 adapter, fits JD combines, SN#134617 F/A, skid plates & slow spd transport, HEADER TRAILERS: SN#YBZN14524 *2011 Case IH 2162 40’ flex draper *3) Unused America 435 35’ 6-wheel head w/ finger reel, F/A & slow spd header trailer transport, SN#YBZN15381 *3) Unused America 430 30’ 4-wheel *2011 Case IH 3020 35’ flex head header trailers w/ Crary air reel, 3” cut, F/A, in *2) Unused America 425 25’ 4-wheel cab control, good poly & new sickle, header trailers SN#YBZL57374 *Hart 30’ single header transport *2009 Case IH 2162 40’ flex draper, 3” *2) 2-wheel header transport cut, F/A, finger reel, SN#Y9ZN11297 *4-wheel header transport for storage *2008 Case IH 2162 40’ flex draper, 3” FARM TRUCKS: cut, F/A, finger reel, SN#Y8ZN10714 *2008 Case IH 2162 40’ flex draper, 3” *2005 IH 9200i tandem, Cummins ISX 430hp, Eaton Fuller 10 spd, 3:90 ratio, cut, F/A, finger reel, SN#Y8ZN10678 good 11R24.5 rubber on steel disk *2008 Case IH 2020 35’ flex head, 3” wheels, new 20’ Load Line box, hoist, roll tarp, comb 3pc end gate & rear cut, F/A, finger reel, SN#CBJ041578 controls *2009 JD 635F 35’ flex head w/ *2005 IH 9200i tandem, Cummins ISX Crary wind system, 3” cut, F/A, full 430hp, Eaton Fuller 10 spd, 3:90 ratio, finger auger, pickup reel & good poly, good 11R24.5 rubber on steel disk SN#730800 wheels, new 20’ Load Line box, hoist, *2009 Case IH 2020 30’ flex head roll tarp, comb 3pc end gate & rear controls w/ bat reel, Crary wind bar, 3” cut, AHHC, F/A & field tracker, 23/2588 adp, *2001 Freightliner Columbia tri-axle, Detroit 60 series 470hp, Eaton Fuller SN#Y9ZL52029 10 spd, full third lift tag, 11R24.5 tires, *2008 Case IH 2020 35’ flex head w/ alum wheels, new 21’ Load Line box, AFX adapter, SN#CBJ041334 hoist, roll tarp, comb 3pc end gate, rear controls & beet equipment *2008 Case IH 2162 40’ draper head w/ pickup reel & skid plates, *1999 Kenworth T-800 quad axle, Cat C-10 350hp, Eaton 8LL trans, 4:88 ratio, SN#Y8ZN10964 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels, full 3rd lift *2008 Cat F540 40’ flex head w/ auto tag, pusher 4th, full locking rears, new reel spd, AHHC, F/A & field tracker, HMI 24’ box & hoist w/ comb end gate, SN#44100519 roll tarp, rear controls & beet equipment, heavy spec truck, only 237440 actual *2006 Case IH 2052 40’ draper head, 3” miles, sharp cut, finger reel, F/A, slow spd transport, *1997 Kenworth T-600 tri axle, Cat SN#CCC0014771 3406E 475hp, Eaton 8LL trans, 3:70 *2005 Case IH 2042 30’ draper head w/ ratio, 11R22.5 tires, alum wheels, full built in transport, SN#CCC0013199 3rd lift tag, full locking rears, new HMI *2004 JD 630F 30’ flex head w/ full 22’ box & hoist w/ comb end gate, roll finger auger, AHHC, F/A, auto reel spd tarp, rear controls & beet equipment, 605274 actual miles, sharp & contour master, SN#707216

GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION For more information call 701-757-4015 office, 701-215-2058 Dennis

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*1995 IH 8200 triaxle, Cummins M11, 9 spd, full 3rd lift tag, 23’ Loadline box, hoist, combo end gate, roll tarp & rear controls, approved equipment for heavy haul, 1 season on brakes, 450000 miles showing *1975 IH Loadstar tag tandem, 404 V8 engine, 5/2 spd, 20’ B&H box, 10.00-20 tires- 50% *1985 Ford 9000 twin screw water truck, Detroit 6V92 engine, 9 spd, 2) 1500 gal tanks, new Honda pump, 11R22.5 tires, new steer tires, 50% tires & brakes, full service records, DOT inspected

SEMI TRACTORS:

*2007 Peterbilt 379 day cab, Cat C15 475hp, 10 spd, engine brake, tilt & telescope wheel, low air susp, 4:11 ratio, alum deck plate, , 200 WB, 11R22.5 low pro, alum wheels, 623000 miles showing *2007 Peterbilt 385 day cab, Cat C13 430hp, 10 spd, engine brake, tilt & telescope wheel, low air susp, 3:90 ratio, alum deck plate, air slide 5th, 192 WB, 11R22.5 low pro, alum wheels, 327000 miles showing *2007 Peterbilt 385 day cab, Cat C13 425hp, 10 spd, custom interior, air ride cab, engine brake, tilt & telescope wheel, air ride susp, 3:70 ratio, alum deck plate, air slide 5th, dual tanks, dual chrome stacks, 188 WB, 11R22.5 low pro, alum wheels, 877000 miles showing *2006 Peterbilt 385 day cab, Cat C15 435hp, 10 spd, engine brake, tilt & telescope wheel, low air susp, 3:70 ratio, air slide 5th, dual alum tanks, dual stacks, 226 WB, 11R22.5 low pro, alum wheels, 564283 miles showing *2006 Peterbilt 385 day cab, Cat C13 425hp, 10 spd, custom interior, engine brake, tilt & telescope wheel, air ride susp, 3:70 ratio, alum deck plate, air slide 5th, dual tanks, dual chrome stacks, 178 WB, 11R22.5 low pro tires, alum wheels, 959000 miles showing *2007 IH 8600 day cab, Cummins ISM 385hp, 10 spd, engine brake, tilt & telescope wheel, air ride susp, air slide 5th , 168 WB,11-22.5 tires, alum/steel wheels, 570252 miles showing *2006 Freightliner CST12064ST Century 120 day cab, Detroit 60 Series 14L 515hp, 10 spd, tilt & telescope wheel, air ride susp, 3:42 ratio, air slide 5th,, 230 WB, 11R22.5 low pro, alum wheels, 755000 miles showing *2004 IH 9200i day cab, Cummins ISX 435hp, 10 spd, deluxe interior, engine brake, tilt & telescope wheel, air ride susp, alum deck plate, air slide 5th , dual alum tanks, single stack, 161 WB, 11R22.5 low pro, alum wheels, 287000 miles showing *2004 Kenworth W900 Aero cab sleeper, Cummins ISX 475hp, 10 spd, engine brake, tilt & telescope wheel, smart wheel, air ride susp, 3:55 ratio, air slide 5th wheel, 255 WB, 11R22.5 low pro tires, alum wheels, 903372 miles showing *2002 Freightliner FL112, 24” single bunk flattop sleeper, Cat C12, 13 spd, air ride, 220 WB, dual alum tanks, wet kit, 11R24.5 tires, 1043612 miles showing *2002 Mack CH613 day cab, Mack engine 427hp, 10 spd, wet kit, dump valve, 743000 miles showing *1999 Mack CH513, E7 355/350, 10 spd auto shift, hot shift PTO, 4:11 ratio, 40000 lb rears, mud scrapers, 340000 miles showing *1998 Peterbilt day cab, Cummins M11, 10 spd, 11-22.5 tires *1997 Freightliner FLD112 day cab, Cummins M11 350hp, 18 spd, hot shift PTO, 25 gal reservoir, 4:11 ratio, 40000 lb rears, set back front, grip tires, mud scrapers, 431000 miles showing *1996 Volvo, Cummins M11 400hp, 10 spd, virgin rubber all around, new windshields, 3 yr old batteries, 601800 miles showing *1994 Mack CH613 semi tractor, 48” midrise sleeper, Mack engine, Eaton Fuller 13 spd, 285/75R24.5 tires, alum wheels, 1100748 miles showing *1989 IH 8300, Detroit 11.1 engine, like new tires, need trans work *1986 Volvo integral sleeper, Big Cam III Cummins engine 350hp, 13 spd, 4:44 ratio, new air compressor & dryer *1985 Ford 9000 twin screw, Cat engine, Road Ranger trans, wet kit, 5th wheel, good matching rubber, DOT’d *1984 IH 9670 COE, Big Cam III Cummins engine 400hp, 13 spd, 4:10 ratio

HOPPER BOTTOMS, LOW BOY & OTHER SEMI TRAILERS:

-Expect 2 Additional Hoppers*2012 Timpte 42’x72”x 96” alum hopper bottom trailer, ag hoppers, 11R24.5 tires, alum wheels, air ride w/ scale & roll tarp *2010 Timpte 42’x72”x 96” alum hopper bottom trailer, ag hoppers, 11R24.5 tires, alum wheels, air ride w/ scale, roll tarp, very low miles, single owner *2011 Timpte 42’x66”x 96” alum hopper bottom trailer, ag hoppers, 11R24.5 tires, alum wheels, air ride w/ scale & roll tarp *2007 Neville 40’ steel hopper bottom trailer, ag hoppers, 102” wide, 26” hopper clearance, 60” sides, roll tarp, 24.5 tires, steel disk wheels *1997 Timpte 42’ x 66” x 96” alum hopper bottom trailer, 11R24.5 tires, alum wheels, spring susp, roll tarp

*1999 Eager Beaver 52’ x 102” 50T *IH 620 28’ press drill w/ liquid NGB detachable low boy trailer, triattachment on transport axle, fixed axle, steel composite, wood *Great Plains folding drill w/ grass deck, 24’ well, outriggers, 255/70R22.5 attachment & solid stand tires, alum wheels PLANTERS & PICKETT ONE *1994 Timpte 42’ x 96” x 72” hopper STEP: bottom trailer w/ air ride, new tarp, *JD 1790 16R30/31R15 interplant 11-24.5 tires on all alum rims, good Maximerge Plus vaccum planter tires & brakes w/ CCS central fill, pneumatic down *1992 Wilson 41’x84”x96” alum pressure, Seed Star w/ display, new hopper bottom trailer, 11R24.5 tires, variable seed openers, Keeton firmers, alum wheels, roll tarp new depth arm bushings, Precision corn *1979 Timpte 40’ hopper bottom trailer & soybean plates, very nice condition, w/ roll tarp & good brakes SN#705399 SPRAYERS, FLOATERS & *2012 Pickett One Step 12R22 bean CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT: cutter/windrower, cushion shank, *2012 TopAir 2400 pull type sprayer on movable draper, center & end delivery, tracks w/ 132’ suspended boom, hyd approx 900 acres, excellent condition boom leveling, 2400 gal poly tank w/ *JD 7200 24R22 Maximerge II vacuum hyd pump drive, 4-way nozzle bodies, planter on Friesen front fold bar, fence row nozzles, in cab tip pressure nearly new 1.6bu poly boxes, herb/ transducer, 5 sensor sonar & touchdown insecticide, markers, monitor & wheel autoboom, JD ISO rate controller, accessories, clean unit JD ISO steerable hitch, 16” belts, boom *Late model JD 7300 12R30 Maximerge lights, SN#B30440114 II vacuum planter w/ vertical fold, lift *2012 TopAir 2400 pull type sprayer on assist, 1.6bu poly boxes & corn/bean/ tracks w/ 132’ suspended boom, hyd beet plates boom leveling, 2400 gal poly tank w/ *Late model JD 7300 12R30 Maximerge hyd pump drive, 4-way nozzle bodies, II vacuum planter w/ lift assist, 1.6bu fence row nozzles, in cab tip pressure poly boxes & corn/bean/beet plates transducer, 5 sensor sonar & touchdown SWATHER, DRYER, SEED wheel autoboom, JD ISO rate controller, CART, GRAIN CART & GRAIN JD ISO steerable hitch, 16” belts, boom HANDLING: lights, SN#B30440115 *2008 Case IH SRX160 pull type sprayer *2006 MacDon Premier 2952i turbo/ diesel self propelled windrower, w/ 120’ suspended booms, front fold, 972 25’ draper platform w/ 6 bat finger 1600 gal poly tank, monitor, hyd pump reel, F/A, 3-way table & self leveling drive, agitator & 14.9-46 tires, single cutter bar, spindle type rear wheels, owner, SN#Y8S005067 16.5-16.1 rears, 540/65R24 fronts, 772 *2003 Apache 890 self propelled engine hrs, 597 header hrs, very clean, sprayer w/ 90’ booms, 800 gal tank, SN#168580 450 Raven, Trident air bar & rear duals, *2001 American 2420 380BU auto SN#906-2398 batch grain dryer, rated at 11400Bu/ *2000 Ag Chem Rogator 1254 self day- dry & cool, twin fan, single phase, propelled sprayer, stainless tank, pre-burner vapor conversion, Kittleson 100’ boom, 3 way nozzle bodies, Raven controls, nice unit, single owner, low controller, 275/90R54 duals, 4201 hrs, hrs, SN#0292RB2001 well equipped SN#125008600 *2002 Spray Aire 3400 pull type *2012 Parker 3620 Seed Chariot, 360 unit capacity, Honda engine, roll tarp, sprayer w/ 90’ Trident suspended scale, triple axle trailer, unloading booms, front fold, hyd boom leveling, conveyor- New Unused 1000 gal poly tank, monitor, hyd pump drive &13.6-38 tires, SN#34192 *2012 Rem 2700 grain vac w/ *1996 Ag Chem Terragator 854 self complete hose pkg, only 259 hrs, like propelled sprayer, 90’ booms, hyd new, SN#0967 boom leveling, 800 gal stainless tank, *2011 Rem 2700 grain vac w/ complete markers, 14.9-46 tires, 4051 hrs, hose pkg, nice unit SN#8516746 *2011 Brandt 1545 grain belt conveyor *1998 Ag Chem Terragator 1903 dry w/ hyd mover & 30hp Kohler engine fert floater, Cummins L10 engine 350hp, 18 spd Eaton Torque Boost trans, *Brandt 10x60 auger w/ swing away hopper Soilection 6 bin box, 70’ air booms, Falcon 2 controller & elec roll tarp, 5257 *Orthman 700bu grain cart *Westfield J208-51 8x51 grain auger hrs, SN#1906935 w/ 10hp Baldor elec motor *Ag Chem Terragator 1603 dry fert floater, Cat 3208 engine, 10 spd trans, *Westfield J207-41 7x41 grain auger single box, 60’ air booms, flip tarp, 4250 w/ 7 ½hp Baldor elec motor, very eng hrs, SN#1602350 good condition *Brandt 4000 90’ suspended boom *Westfield J207-31 7x31 grain auger sprayer w/ 5 section boom control, w/ 5hp Baldor motor 1600 gal tank, clean water tank, mix *Brandt 1585 conveyor, PTO or electric tank, single nozzle bodies, touchdown wheels, adj axles & windshields, *KBH self contained stainless steel field conveyor w/ 20hp Kohler 380/85R46 tires engine, used for fertilizer, like new TILLAGE EQUIPMENT & DRILLS: *Farm King steel drum canola roller *Case IH Tigermate II 50 ½’ field cultivator w/ five section fold, HAY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: walking tandems around, wing gauge *2009 Macdon A30-S 18’ mower/ conditioner, swing hitch, new twin wheels, depth control, new 3 bar harrow sickles, new guards, steel conditioner & new sweeps, SN#JFH0003834 rollers, new set of extra sickle guards, *Ezee On 3800 36’ cushion gang disk single owner, used for 3 seasons on w/ 11” spacing, 25 ½” front blades, 24 alfalfa, excellent reel, stored inside ½” rear blades & scrapers, SN#40992 *Ezee On 4600 32 ½’ cushion gang disk *2003 New Holland 1475 hay conditioner w/ 2300 Series 18’ head, w/ 12” spacing, 26” front blades, 27” new tires, new cyl for lift system, 2 yr old rear blades & rigid scrapers,SN#45368 hydro pump, 1 yr on sickle & guards, oil *Wishek 842T 24’ heavy duty spring changed this year cushion disk w/ 11” spacing, front *Buffalo model 7200-1254 high blades measure 27”, SN#249426 capacity corn & feed roller mill, PTO, *JD 2200 45’ 5 fold field cultivator 5000 bu/hr, SN#20077200688 w/ walking tandems around, depth *Haybuster 2650 1000 RPM round bale control, 3 bar harrow, wing gauge processor, SN#26FJ237250 wheels & casters *Unused America bale wagon *Wilrich 4400 35’ spring std chisel *Unused America hay feeder plow, walking tandems around, new *Unused America silage feeder sweeps, 3 bar harrow *SturD self contained portable *Late model Flexicoil S82 70’ 5 bar adj crowding tub w/ alleyway, transport harrow w/ down pressure springs & & Reel Industries head gate auto fold, good unit *Vern’s portable steel loading chute *Case IH 9300 9 shank ripper w/ all *Wilson wheel corral, SN#13152 new points, SN#824352 *Vern’s self feeder w/ creep racks & *JD 2700 18’ disk ripper w/ front disks transport & rear disk levelers, SN#X00730 *Large cattle squeeze chute *Case IH 730B 18’ 7 shank disk ripper *Powder River calf table w/ front disks, rear disk leveler & lead *16’ & 24’ livestock panels shanks, SN#JFH0020379 OTHER TRUCKS, PICKUPS, *Case IH #14 V-ripper, 3pt or pull type, TRAILERS & TRUCK cover boards, cast iron points, low acres ACCESSORIES: *JD 980 44 ½’ field cultivator w/ *2012 Wells Cargo 7x14 tandem axle walking tandems around, 3 bar enclosed cargo trailer w/ ramp gate harrow & wing gauge wheels, & side door, used very little SN#X001762 *Flexicoil System 92 60’ auto fold *2000 Ford F450XL SD service truck, Power Stroke V8 diesel, auto trans, harrow packer w/ 5 bar sections spring susp, Stahl 3200LRX crane, *JD 1650 16’ heavy tandem disk w/ 11000 lb rears, 165 WB, 255/70R19.5 twin cyl lift, notched blades & dual tires, all steel wheels, 206126 miles wheels showing *JD 1060 62’ 5 fold field cultivator *2004 Chev 2500HD Silverado 4x4 w/ walking tandems around, 3 bar crew cab, Duramax 6.6L diesel, Allison harrow, single point depth control & auto, power seats, locks, windows & wing gauge wheels mirrors, cold air intake, chip along w/ *Alloway RTS 43’ field cultivator/ programmer, 8” lift kit, 35” all terrain conditioner tires, 20” Rockstar rims, less than 500 *Degelman 43’ 3 bar harrow for miles on new tires & batteries, 90000 cultivator actual miles *Case IH 8600 30’ air disk drill, 6 ½” *2002 GMC C6500 service truck, 8.1L spacing, hyd markers, dry fert, track gas, Allison auto, a/c, power steering, eliminators front & back, small & large 10’ service body w/ low sides, low 1000 PTO shafts, PTO fan profile 255/19.5 tires, set up to pull gooseneck trailer, 130000 miles *JD 9350 30’ press drill w/ 6” spacing showing & factory transport, kept indoors

*1998 Peterbilt tri axle dump truck, Cummins M11, 10 spd, 16’ gravel dump box, 11R22.5 tires *1983 Ford LN7000 tandem axle fuel & lube truck w/ 8.2L diesel fuel pincher engine, 7 product tanks, elec start air compressor, generator, hose reels & front tool room *1979 IHC S-1954 tandem twin screw, Detroit diesel, 13 spd, 19’ gravel dump body, 10.00-20 rears *2001 Dodge 1500 1/2T 4x4 quad cab pickup, V8 5.9L, 188000 miles showing, runs great *1998 Chev 2WD pickup, good tires, 150000 miles showing *Shop built triaxle bumper hitch trailer *JD 28’ tandem axle donahue trailer *Bert’s pickup service body w/ fuel tank, 12Vpump, tool box, generator & crane *3) 7000lb trailer axles w/ new spring & mounting hardware, new rims & tires *2) Shurlock truck endcaps, 5) tarp bows & assorted Shurlock parts *19’ x 8’ sheet of plastic bedliner *2001 Pontiac Bonneville 4 door, 188000 miles

SCRAPERS, DRAINAGE TOOLS & GPS GEAR:

*2) Unused 10’ 3pt pull type box blade/ killifer *2) Unused 9’ 3pt pull type box blade/ killifer *Nissan 1222 rod weeder *2) 2010 EZ GO 48V elec golf carts w/ club canopy & charger *Kohler 80KW 120 amp generator w/ Power 549 International propane engine *Coleman Powermate 5000 10hp generator *Erskine 8’ 2 stage snowblower w/ 540 PTO *Erskine 4020 84” rear mount snowblower w/ hyd spout *1000 gal fuel tank w/ hand pump on skids *560 gal fuel tank on skids, no pump *Tuthill fuel pump w/ big hose, filter & nozzle *Endura fuel 25 gal tank w/ pump *1760 gal poly water tank *Fargo Products markers for JD 30’ notill drill, fits 50, 60 & 90 series *1974 Enduro F7 KAW175 motorcycle, runs well *1975 Street G3 KAW100 motorcycle, runs well *7’ x 7’ dock leveler w/ 1’ beaver tail *3) 1000 gal fuel tanks w/ fresh paintno pumps or leaks *JD 380 9’ 3pt sickle mower *PR 320/80R54 rear tires on JD inside rims- 50% *PR 320/80R54 rear tires on JD dual rims- 50% *PR 320/85R34 front tires on JD rims50% *Firestone 420/80R46 tire *6) Cast center wheels for JD tractors

*Ashland I-110 11yd hyd push off scraper, SN#16255 *Cat 70 12-15 yd hyd conversion push off scraper *Cat 60 11 yd hyd conversion push off scraper, SN#4F4529 *HyGrade model 1400 14’ multiangle blade w/ 2 endcaps, steerable rear axle & weight box, SN#JM1002-114 *3) JD Greenstar GPS kits w/ original LAST MINUTE ADDITIONS: brown box display units & Starfire *2010 Ag Chem RG1386 Rogator, 1300 ITC receivers w/ SF-1 Activation *1) JD Greenstar GPS kit w/ 2600 color gal stainless tank, 120’ boom, 5 way touch screen, Spray star & Starfire ITC nozzle bodies, air ride cab, Viper Pro/ receiver w/ SF-1 activation & RTK Smart Trax auto auro steer, auto boom, *AGPS GPS screen w/ Tile Pro, receiver well equipped, SN#A1386CNVST1091 & base station *2009 Ag Chem RG1286 Ro Gator, 1200 *Eagle ditching & leveling laser w/ 3 gal stainless tank, 120’ booms 10” receivers & all accessories spacing, 5 way nozzle bodies, Viper/ *Tripod for RTK set up Smart Trax, light bar & ultrasonic auto *Stabilaser portable telescoping laser boom, well equipped, 2 sets of tires, stand SN#A1286ENU001081 *2) Outback S3 GPS guidance systems *1998 Lexion 485 combine, track *Outback S3 & eDriveTC machine w/ 35” belts & RWD, *SSR 12” rotary water pump w/ 620/75R26 rears, 3D sieves, auto discharge hose contour, Cebis auto pilot, quantimeter, var spd rotor, SN#08ZW00473 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT & *1999 Bourgault 5710 40’ air seeder, SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS: 350# trips, 3” rubber press, new towers, *2011 JD 310SJ 4x4 loader backhoe, hoses & manifold, eagle beak carbide ext hoe, EROPS w/ A/C & heat, pilot tips, new hyd depth controls, 3225 TBH controls, QC GP bkts, 18” backhoe bkt, tank w/ dry fert, twin comp, hyd fan breaker line, only 799 hrs, single owner, drive, 21.5L16.1 rubber- offset axles, local unit, SN#1T0310SJVB0201760 monitor & d=fill auger, SN#AH-2564 *Liftall MT80 rough terrain forklift, gas engine, 3 stage mast, sideshift, ROPS, *2011 Honey Bee 4555 45’ flex draper, U2 finger reel, storage transport, SN#76282 headsight bands, Lexion adapter, *Whiteman B-16 walk behind concrete SN#4555113116 dumper w/ 13hp Honda engine, *2009 Honey Bee 3655 36’ flex draper, SN#220718 U2 6 batt finger reel, transport, auto *Wacker WB16AF concrete dumper w/ reel spd & header control, cross auger 13hp Honda engine, SN#5007684 & AWS wind system, Lexion adapter, *Used thumb for mini excavator SN#3655093177 *Supra walk behind plate compactor *2007 Honey Bee 4555 45’ draper head *3) Unused Lowe 750ch hyd augers w/ w finger reel, transport, AHHC, auto various 9”, 12” & 15” bits & skid steer reel height, SN#4555073134 quick attach *MacDon 963 36’ draper head w/ *Unused Stout 66” brush/grapple batt reel, new center draper & guards bucket w/ skid steer quick attach in 2010, transport, Lexion adap, SN#159505 *Unused Stout XHD84 brush/grapple *MacDon 962 30’ draper head w/ bucket w/ skid steer quick attach R72 Gleaner low hook adapter, *Unused Stout HD72 rock/grapple SN#121286 bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *JD936D 36’ draper head w/ finger reel *Unused Stout HDU72 brush/grapple & transport, SN#686547 bucket w/ skid steer quick attach *Unused Stout 72” grapple bucket w/ *JD 914 7 belt pkp platform, SN#670212 *1989 AC Gleaner 8R30 hugger corn skid steer quick attach head, SN#83013391R8990 *Unused Stout SG13R stump grinder w/ *Misc R62/R72 Gleaner parts & rotor skid steer quick attach *6) Unused Agco White 8000 series *Unused Stout 84” material bucket w/ planter units double cut edge & skid steer quick attach FINAL DETAILS FOR THE FOLLOWING PACKAGE OF LATE MODEL UNITS *Unused Stout 96” snow bucket w/ WERE NOT CONFIRMED AT PRESS double cut edge & skid steer quick TIME. PLEASE CALL OR VISIT OUR attach WEBSITE FOR CONFIRMATION: *Unused Stout receiver plates; Unused Stout regular skid steer plate; *2012 Case IH ST500Q, Quad Trac, luxury cab, 3pt, 4 hyd w/power beyond, NAV II, Unused Stout solid skid steer plate; WAAS, 262 receiver, hi cap pump, hi cap Unused Stout grapple add-on drawbar, 30” belts, 740 hrs, remaining *2) Unused Stout walk through 48” warranty, SN#ZBF128508 pallet forks w/ skid steer quick *2010 Case IH MG335 MFWD, power attach shift, creeper, 3pt w/ quick hitch, *Unused Stout full back 48” pallet 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd w/ power forks w/ skid steer quick attach beyond, AFS auto depth control, Auto *Unused 48” pallet forks w/ skid steer Guide ready, radar, hi cap hyd pump, quick attach 480/80R46 duals, 380/85R34 front *2) Unused heavy duty walk through duals, 1595 hrs, SN#Z9RZ06829 pallet forks w/ skid steer quick *2006 JD 8530 MFWD, IVT trans, 3pt w/ attach quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, Greenstar *Unused receiver plate ready, 320/80R54 duals, 4321 hrs, *2) Unused quick attach plates SN#D005959 *Unused 102” snow bucket w/ skid *2007 Case IH 7010, lateral tilt, rock steer quick attach trap, Y/M monitor w/ mapping, chopper, *Unused 96” snow bucket w/ skid self leveling sieves, well equipped, steer quick attach 520/85R42 duals, 600/65R28 rears, *72” x 28” angle blade skid steer 1265 sep hrs, 1651 eng hrs, SN# attachment HAJ203812 OTHER EQUIPMENT, TOOLS,

TIRES & MISC:

PLEASE NOTE WE STILL EXPECT

*Woods 9204 17’ finishing mower w/ TWO LARGE DEALER PACKAGES new blades, SN#1331 INCLUDING SEVERAL ADDITIONAL *Bushhog 2615 Legend 16’ double LATE MODEL ITEMS & MUCH batwing rotary mower w/ chain kit MORE….WATCH THE WEBSITE & pneumatic tires, 1000 PTO FOR ALL UPDATES!!!! *MM Z antique tractor, repainted, has not been started for 8 yrs LARGE SELECTION OF FARM, *5) Unused 12’ pull type box blade/ TRUCK, TRACTOR & COMBINE killifer TIRES GOOD SELECTION OF *Unused heavy duty 12’ pull type box FARM MISC & TOOLS VISIT blade/killifer WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE *5) Unused 10’ pull type box blade/ LISTINGS!!! killifer

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Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

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ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale 1/16 JD TOY COLLECTION including precision, Lindman Crawlers, Case Steamer. Also the 10 Key Series. Send for complete list Box 1023, Morris, MB R0G 1K0, (204)746-8282.

3 SEATER DEMOCRAT completely restored, Oak, Leather seats, mint. Wooden wheel wagon, rubber tire wagon, bobsleigh w/box to fit all. (204)564-2513 Dropmore, MB. MULVEY “FLEA” MARKET. Osborne & Mulvey Ave E. Wpg. Sat-Sun-Hol. 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

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ANTIQUES Antique Equipment WINTER PROJECTS FOR SALE: IH W4; IH WD6; IH Farmall M; IH Farmall H; JD AR styled; JD 70 DSL, PS; JD R; JD 1929 D 2-SPD; Oliver 77 row crop, arrow front; Oliver 880 DSL; MH 44 DSL row crop; MH 55 DSL; Fordson Major DSL. (204)745-7445

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EVENING MOVING AUCTION FURNITURE APPLIANCES AND ANTIQUES THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28TH 5:30 PM Location: Indoors 218 Brandt St. Steinbach, Manitoba

•1936 Dining Room Suite Mahogany Table, 3 Extentions, 6 Chairs, Sideboard, China Cabinet •Antique 2 Door Cabinet •Antique Table w/ Chairs •Curio Cabinet •Reel to Reel Projector with Reels •Antique Steamer Trunk •2 Gal Redwing Crock w/ Lid •Chalkboard Easel •Antique Wooden Pop Boxes •Small Gramophone •Antique Cabinet •Boxes of Records/LPS •TEAC Stereo (antique look) •Misc Glassware

•Wicker Ratan Love Seat •8 Restaurant Chairs •New Round Dining Room Table •White Frigidaire Coil Top Stove •Small Mini Fridge •Newer Fridge & Stove •Chest Freezer •2 Pallets Kitchen Cabinets w/ Sinks & Countertops

LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT

•Murray Lawn Mower w/ Bagger •Cub Cadet Lawn Tractor w/ Mower •Mastercraft Lawn Tractor w/ 38” Cut FURNITURE & •Yardworks 6 HP Lawn Mower w/ Bagger APPLIANCES •Sofa & Love Seat (newer) •Gas Powered Walk Behind Snowblower •Single Bed w/ Mattress •Newer Queen Mattress & •Ford 2 Wheel Garden Tractor Trailer Box spring Sets

•2 Wheel Utility Trailer (converted from Truckbox) •Mini Tiller •Garden Tiller •Electric Chipper/ Shredder •Garden Hoses •Misc Planters •Patio Table & Chairs •2 Mosquito Magnets •Purple Martin Bird House •Misc Garden Tools •Large Portable Dog Kennel (new) •Dog House & Cat House •Jerry Cans & Ext Cords

•Craftsmen Compound Slide Miter Saw •Misc Hand Tools •Makita Reciprocating Saw •Heavy Duty Rockwell Beaver Table Saw •Xtra Sharp 4 in 1 Drill Bit Sharpener (new) •Framing Nailer •Toolboxes •Bench Grinder •Halogen Lights w/ Stand •Car & Truck Tires •Acetylene Cart w/ Torch Hoses & Guages

HOUSEHOLD & MISC TOOLS & MISC •Sony Stereo Receivers •Portable Cement Mixers (metal) •Miller Thunderbolt Mig Welder •Workmate •HVLP Paint Spray Gun Kit •20 gal Portable Air Compressor •Small Air Compressors •Mastercraft Miter Saw

•Misc CDS & DVDS •Coffee Maker (new) •Misc Housewares •Acoustic Guitar •Electric Heaters •2 New Toilets

VEHICLES

•2006 Smart Car 100K, Safetied

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FARM SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT & CANVAS BUILDINGS AUCTION SATURDAY DECEMBER 7TH 10:00 AM

Location: Indoors 218 Brandt St. Steinbach, Manitoba Note: Large items will be available for viewing on the yard but sold indoors off catalogue.

Partial List:

•10ft X 20ft Commercial Instant Pop Up Tents •16ft X 22ft Marquee Event Tent 320 sqr ft 7 Windows, Heavy Duty •New Rugged Squeeze Chute w/ Frames & Fabric Headgate •30 Drawer 10ft Heavy Duty Work •Approx 20 10ft Light Duty Panels Bench w/ Hanging Wall & 220lb •Approx 25 10’LX42”H Corral Capacity Stainless Steel Drawers Panels •New Abraisive Blasters •10’LX42”H Panel w/ Gate •Gas Powered Generators •Approx 15 10’LX60”H 5 Rail •Gas Powered Water Pumps Panels •New Contruction Toolboxes •Approx 10 10’LX60”H 6 Rail •Aluminum Ramps Panels •16oz & 24oz Rubber Mallets Approx 75 •Approx 10 8ftLX60” 5 Rail Panels •3lb Dead Blow Hammer Approx 50 •Approx 10 6ft 6 Rail Panels •330ft Rolls Galvanized Farm Fence •4pc Groove Joint Pliers Approx 50 •Approx 10 Gates (4ft, 6ft,10ft,12ft •4pc Set Adjustable Wrench Approx 40 & 16ft) •3pc Set Slip Joint Plier Approx 40 BUILDINGS & •3pc Set Welding Clamps Approx INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 10 •(2) 30ftX65ftX15ft Peak Ceiling •New Bolt Cutters Various Sizes Double Door Storage Building •NEW Black Lynx 3.5cu Ft. Electric Cement Mixer Commercial Fabric

LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES

•Mig Welders •Chains Saws •Air Compressors

NEW SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS

•FULL LINE OF SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS INCLUDING: Snow Buckets, Pallet Forks, Hydraulic Augers, Brush & Rock Grapples

FARM EQUIPMENT •Patz Bale Shredder

ALSO ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS INCLUDING TRACTORS, SNOWMOBILES, ATVS, SKID STEERS

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• Quality Commercial/Agricultural/Residential Overhead Doors & Operators.

• Aluminum Polycarbonate Doors Available.

• Non-Insulated and Insulated Sectional Doors Available.

• Liftmaster Heavy Duty Operators.

• Mullion Slide Away Centre Posts.

• Commercial/Agricultural Steel Man Doors and Frames.

• Your washbay door specialists. • Quality Installation & Service.

• 24 Hour Service. • Replacement Springs & Cables.

Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013 Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556 www.reimeroverheaddoors.com email: kurtis@reimeroverheaddoors.com BUILDINGS CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design.

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 1985 CASE 450C CRAWLER Dozer, 6-way blade, ROP canopy, hydrostatic trans, 16-in pads, 65% undercarriage, Cummins engine rebuilt, 0-hrs, $18,500. Phone:(204)525-4521 www.waltersequipment.com 2007 TOREQ 18000 SCRAPER 18-yd $30,000; 2008 Bobcat T250, 1,200hrs, CAH, HiFlow, Excellent Tracks, $29,000. Call:(701)521-0581.

SINGLE OWNER RM INVITES tenders to purchase 1966 D6C dozer also 1983 613B scraper. Maintenance records available. Send tenders to RM of Edward attn Lisa Pierce to Box 100 Pierson MB, R0M 1S0 or by email admin@rmofedward.ca

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MEYERS COIN AUCTION 10:00am SAT., NOV. 16th 431 Lansdowne Ave. Arden, MB. 600+ LOTS OF SILVER & COLLECTOR COINS & PAPER MONEY. Bradley Meyers Auctioneer Arden, MB (204)476-6262. Full list & PICS www.meyersauctions.com

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GRAIN CARTS: BRENT 976, $29,000; Brent 974, $28,000; Brent 874, $23,000; Brent 1084, $29,000; Brent 774, $16,500; Brent 770, $15,000; Brent 674, $15,500; UFT Hydraulic drive #750, $14,000; UFT 725, $17,000; Ficklin 700 Bu, $13,000; Gravity Wagons, 250-750 Bu. Phone (204)857-8403.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Dryers NEW SUKUP GRAIN DRYERS: 1/3 phase, Propane/ Natural Gas, Canola screens, various sizes. In stock & ready for delivery. Also some used dryers available. www.vzgrain.com (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.

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Low Rate financing available OAC, contact Mike Stenvold, 701.741.4665.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Elevators 80-FT. BUCKET ELEVATING LEG w/3 phase 10-HP electric motor. Phone (204)886-3304.

PREVIEW: Monday through Friday, 8AM - 5PM & Saturday, 8AM - 2PM

FARM MACHINERY Haying & Harvesting – Swathers

LOADOUT: Friday, November 29, 8AM - 5PM

2013 JD D450 635D Header HIDs 650 tires, Dual Knife, Full Poly, Very Low Hours. $160,000. Call: (701)521-0581.

9260 HESSTON SWATHER W/2210 HEADER, like new, 36-ft. Big Cab power unit, 2005. W/Swath roller. Very nice shape, best swather for Canola. $70,000. (204)871-0925.

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COMBINE WORLD located 20 min. E of Saskatoon, SK on Hwy. #16. 1 year warranty on all new, used, and rebuilt parts. Canada’s largest inventory of late model combines & swathers.

1-800-667-4515 www.combineworld.com

Combine ACCessories FARM MACHINERY Combine – Accessories 1500 NH COMBINE, W/GAS motor, motor in good running condition, would consider selling motor only. Phone:(204)434-6386.

1990 JD 843 CORN Head, 8 Row, 30-in., Field Ready, Fits All Deere’s, $11,500; 1997 JD 893 Corn Head, 8 Row, 30-in., Knife Rolls, Field Ready, $18,900; 1991 JD 843 Corn Head, 8 Row, 30-in., Totally Reconditioned, New Chains, Sprockets, Paint, $14,900; 2002 JD 893 Corn Head, 8 Row, 30-in., Totally Reconditioned, New Sprockets, Chains, Etc. Mint, $28,900; CIH 1083 Corn Head, 8 Row, 30-in., Totally Reconditioned, $14,900.

Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com FLEX PLATFORMS- FALL SPECIAL- In Stock. JD 216, 920- 925- 930; JD 630- (04-06), 635 (09); CIH 1020 25-ft.-30-ft. CIH 2020 30-ft.-35-ft. Ready to Go to Work. Air Reel Flex Platform- 2001 925 w/Crary Air Reel, F.F., $18,900; 1998 930 w/Crary Air Reel, $14,900; 2003 930 w/Crary Air Reel, $19,900. 3 NH 973 30-ft., one w/Crary Air Reel. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

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FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

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FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

FARM MACHINERY Salvage GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB. MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors, combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage, press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728.

Tillage & Seeding FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Tillage 2008 BOURGAULT 7200 HEAVY Harrow 84-ft $38,000. Call:(701)521-0581.

HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

NEW WOBBLE BOXES for JD, IH, MacDon headers. Made in Europe, factory quality. Get it direct from Western Canada’s sole distributor starting at $1,095. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca The Real Used FaRm PaRTs sUPeRsToRe Over 2700 Units for Salvage • TRACTORS • COMBINES • SWATHERS • DISCERS Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN (306) 946-2222 monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WATROUS SALVAGE WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

AC 3400 DOUBLE DISC (22-in) 34-ft; Powermatic tine harrows 130-ft; 8-in PTO grain auger 56-ft; 10in x 70-ft PTO auger w/hopper; Richard Wilcox 14x20 overhead door 1 glass panel w/hardware; Portable Lincoln welder w/Chrysler 6-cyl engine.

Phone toll free 1-866-736-2609 for info.

FARM MACHINERY Tillage & Seeding – Various FOR SALE: JD 610 41-ft. deep tiller w/Summers mulchers & ammonia kit, $12,000 OBO. Phone (204)745-7445.

TracTors FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere 2008 JD 9530T, 3,100-HRS, 36-in tracks, Powershift, PTO, 4Hyd, SCVs, HIDs, AT ready. $240,000.

Call:(701)521-0581.

FOR SALE: JD 1840 c/w high-low JD 146 loader, 3-PTH, 540/1000 PTO, 6-ft. bucket & bale forks, 8,300-hrs, good running condition, $12,000 OBO. (204)278-3308.

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – John Deere FOR SALE: JD 2130 3-pt., re-built engine w/146 loader, painted; JD 2750 MFWD, 3-pt., 245 FEL, painted; JD 2950 MFWD, 3-pt., painted, w/265 FEL; JD 3155 MFWD, 3-pt., w/265 FEL; JD 4020 Synchro; JD 4250 MFWD, powershift w/o FEL; JD 4455 MFWD, 3-pt., quad shift; JD 4440 Quad, fact duals; JD 4450 2WD, 3-pt., 15-SPD; JD 4450 MFWD, Quad shift; JD 4450 MFWD, 15-SPD, power shift, w/wo FEL; JD 4640 2WD, 3-pt., 3 hyd, Quad shift, 8 front weights w/bracket. All tractors can be sold w/new or used loaders. Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. St. Claude, MB. Call: (204)750-2459. mitchstractorsales.com

FARM MACHINERY Tractors – Various Case 1070,107-HP, std trans, 6,180-hrs, $7,500; 1978 White 2-105, 6,780-hrs, 100-HP, Hydro-shift, $7,500; 1982 IHC 5088, 8979-hrs, triple hyd, 1000 PTO, 18.4x38 duals, 1100 front, W/Leon 707 FEL, $17,500. Phone (204)525-4521 www.waltersequipment.com

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

JD 4230, CAB-AIR, $12,950; JD 2950, cab, FWD, 3-PT, new front tires, $17,950; JD 4630, Cab, duals, $12,950; JD 4430, cab-air, $11,950; JD 3130, cab, 3PT, $9,250. JD 830, running, $6,950. For pics, see: hlehmann.ca Phone: (204)746-2016 or (204)746-5345.

JD 8400 POWER SHIFT, 1000 PTO, 3-PTH, 4 Hyd, 7,900-hrs, Performax Service Done, $64,900; JD 840 Loader avail, $12,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com JD 9120 POWER SHIFT, 1000 PTO, 3-PTH, 4 Hyd, GPS, Auto Steer, 6,900-hrs, Performax Service Inspection, $115,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 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

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2. We rebuild axles, transmissions and dropboxes with ONE YEAR WARRANTY. 3. 50% savings on used parts.

1-800-982-1769 www.bigtractorparts.com

2008 DEGELMAN BALE KING 3100 bale shredder, RH discharge, w/controls, not used last 2 seasons, as new, asking $12,500.

Phone (204)534-7401.

30-FT WHITE TANDEM DISC, new front blades, also a New Holland 116 Haybine. Phone Jack: (204)526-2857. Holland, MB. FOR SALE: BELT ELEVATOR, 80-ft long w/undercarriage, PTO driven, excellent cond, $7,500; Also 5 tanks for liquid fertilizer storage, choice of 15,000gal. or 20,000-gal. capacity. Phone Morris (204)746-8851.

JD 3970 HARVESTER, $8900; NH890, $2500; I-H 781, $2000; JD Hay head, $3000; 3R Corn head, $3000; NH 822 head 2R, $2000; NH 3R adjustable, $3000; I-H 2R corn head, $800; Harsh 350 feed cart, $5000; Mohrlang 420 feed cart on truck, $5000; KR feeder cart, $2000; Snowco feeder 150Bu cart, $750; Haybuster 256+2 bale shredder, $6000; Weigh wagon, $2500.

Phone (204)857-8403.

PLOWS MELROE AUTORESET 8-18, $3000; 8-16, $3000; 7-18, $3000; 8-16 w/coulters, $4500; White 5F rollover, $3500; I-H 5-16 Semimount, $750; 3-PH JD-4-16, $1000; JD 3F 3-16, $850; JD drainage V-Plow, $1500; VFT rotary pitcher, $1250; Degelman 14-ft rock rake, $7500; Haybuster L-106 picker, $2500; Case 450 skidsteer, 1260-hrs, $18,000; Tractor cab, $600; Phone (204)857-8403.

TD9 PARTS FOR SALE including dozer tracks & other misc parts. Phone (204)378-2763.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted EZ-ON MEDIUM DUTY DISC, 20-26-ft, others considered; Late model 5020 JD tractor; NH 1475 haybine; L3 Gleaner combine. Phone:(306)876-4707.

FLAIL CHOPPER OR DIRECT cut forage harvester, right hand bar, rake or twin bar rakes; NH 273-278 or similar small square baler; JD 410 round baler working or parts. (204)265-3476 call or text.

WANTED: 80-HP (+) TRACTOR w/ or w/o loader.

Phone (204)242-2362.

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FARMER’S & RANCHERS Plan to attend the complete dispersal of 350 Bred Cows & Heifers For Brian & Hilding Olson.

Sat., Nov 30, 2013, 11:00am at the Ashern Auction Mart. Sale consists of: 275 Sim CharX Cows - bred Char; 50 Sim CharX Cows - bred Sim; 25 Sim CharX Heifers - bred Gelbvieh.

Cows & Heifers to start calving Mar 20.

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Friday, November 29th at 11:00am Complete Herd Dispersal for Wayne Peters of Plumas, MB 130 Black Angus cows bred Black Angus & Black Simmental 1/2 of the cows are age verified 40 cows are coming with their 4th calf or younger 15 are Bred Heifers Bulls were with the cows from May 15th till Sept 15th -------------------------------------------------29 Black Angus Heifers Bred Black Angus To Start Calving mid March & April -------------------------------------------------Complete herd dispersal of 80 mostly Red & Tan cows coming with their 2nd calf Bred to papered Red Angus & Hereford Bulls Bulls where exposed May 30th age verified -------------------------------------------For more info phone Gerald Manager at the Mart at (204)385-2537 Dave Nickel Auctioneer at (204)637-3393 License # 1108

Top producing Black and Red Angus Breeders present the 25th Annual Keystone Klassic Red and Black Sale Sat. Dec. 7, 1:00pm at the Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Featuring fancy heifer calves and an elite selection of bred females. For a catalogue or more info contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. (PL # 116061) at (306)220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com

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FOR SALE: REGISTERED POLLED Hereford Heifers, bred to calving ease Hereford bull, to start calving in April. Also Registered Black Angus heifers bred to Black Angus bull. Call Don (204)873-2430

FOR SALE: AN AWESOME group of fully vacc Red, Red White face, Blacks & Tans Char bred heifers. Bred to proven easy calving Red Angus bulls, hit the ground running & yet wean heavy. My 2012 calves off 1st calf heifers weaned at 635-lb steers & 588-lb heifers, bred for 60 day calving starting Mar 6th, 2014, your pick $1,700. Also have a select package of all black heifers bred to Black Angus 45 day breeding program to start Apr 1st, 2014, your pick $1,750. All heifers have been preg checked using ultrasound. I guarantee if you come to have a look you won’t be disappointed. Call Jason (204)724-6093 or (204)466-2939.

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November 21, at 11:00 AM Randy Bauman 204-534-0040 100 young March calving red and blk angus X cows

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Limousin MARK YOUR CALENDARS MB Limousin Association. Limousin advantage sale Nov 23rd, 2013 at 1:30pm. Hosted at Triple R Limousin, MacGregor, MB. The best of the best will be on offer. Steers & heifer calves, Bred heifers & proven cows w/some commercial cows. Come & check out. Your source for quality Limousin genetics. Art (204)685-2628, Trav (204)838-2019, Bob (204)274-2490, Cheryl (204)736-2878, Bill (204)776-2322, Len (204)937-4980, Lawrence (204)838-2198, Kevin (204)734-4797, Brad (204)638-8554.

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SIMMENTAL & SIMMENTAL RED Angus heifers bred Black for February calving.

Phone (204)748-1366

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus FOR SALE: REGISTERED BLACK Angus heifers, bred to calving ease Black Angus bull, to start calving in April. Also Registered polled Hereford heifers bred to Hereford bull. Call Don (204)873-2430 HERD DISPERSAL 18 BLACK Angus heifers, 7 young Black Angus cows for sale. Bred to easy calving Black Angus bulls. Will be preg checked & vaccinated. Call Jeff (204)612-1734.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Red Angus HAMCO CATTLE CO has for sale a strong group of Red Angus bred heifers, A.I.’d & bull bred to calve Feb, Mar, & April 2014. Contact Albert, Glen, or Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or (204)526-0705 or David Hamilton (204)325-3635.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais PB BULLS & HEIFER calves born Feb & Mar. Also 1 1/2-yr old bulls. Phone Jack: (204)526-2857. Holland, MB.

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various 80 BRED COWS FOR SALE. Approx 40 will be having their 2nd calf Spring 2014, approx 40 of varying ages. All bred to Black Angus bulls starting July 1st, 2013. Priced in small groups or as a whole unit. (204)876-4798 Snowflake, MB. 80 RED ANGUS CROSS, Charlois cross, due to calve March/Apr. Bred to PB Red Angus. These cows are 2nd calvers & are age verified. Call Ed:(204)385-2672.

BRED YEARLING HEIFERS FOR SALE: Red & Black Angus cross. Exposed from Jun 14-Aug 14 to easy calving bulls. Your choice: $1,700/ each; 50 or more, $1,650/each, or $1,600/each for all 90.

St. Lazare, MB. Phone: (204) 683-2208.

FOR SALE: 30 ANGUS cross cows, bred to Black Angus bulls, starting to calve Jan 15th. $1500 each.

Phone (204)822-3789, (204)362-6403.

FOR SALE: 30 YOUNG cows bred Red Angus, to calve Mar5-Apr30, full vaccination program, $1,600 OBO. Also 6 Red bred heifers. Howard McDonald: (204)834-2931 or (204)724-5673.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford 35 HEREFORD COWS & 12 bred hereford heifers.

All bred to start calving Feb 1st. Will keep cows until Jan 1st 2014. Contact Glen (204)436-3377, Elm Creek.

HERD DISPERSAL OF 40 young Charolais & Charolais cross cows. Bred Charolais for Mar 04 calving. (204)638-8502 or (204)648-5186, Dauphin.

MISSING A GREAT RELATIONSHIP? CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS can help. Confidential, Photos & Profiles to selected matches, Affordable, Local. Serving MB, SK, NW Ontario. Call/Write for info: Box 212, Roland, MB, R0G 1T0, (204)343-2475.

REAL ESTATE

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123

REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots 1,400-SQFT HOME, FULL BASEMENT, attached & detached garage, 4 other bldgs, 2-ac lot, garden plots, shows like new. Phone:(204)768-3044 or (204)302-9106.

Specialty LIVESTOCK Livestock Equipment

TIRED OF THE HIGH COST OF MARKETING YOUR CATTLE??

FARM HOUSE FREE APPROX 1,150-sq.ft. to be moved or salvaged, excellent for cottage, Oak Bluff.

Phone (204)895-8326 or (204)895-0084.

ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR, portable/remote solar water pumping for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators, aeration. Carl Driedger, (204)556-2346 or (204)851-0145, Virden.

800-1000 LBS. Steers & Heifers

READY TO MOVE HOMES - Beautiful homes still available for fall delivery. 3 bedrooms, walk-in closet & ensuite, main floor laundry. 1,320-sqft $75,000, 1,520-sqft - $90,000. Call Marvin Homes Inc:(204)326-1493, (204)355-8484. Steinbach, MB. www.marvinhomes.ca

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.

Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400 Ben: 721-3400 Don: 528-3477, 729-7240

SIMM/ ANGUS OPEN HEIFERS & Simm open heifers. Contact (204)767-2327.

PERSONAL

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted

FOR SALE: 30 HEAD of PB & percentage Simm heifer calves, weaned since Oct 23rd, vacc & Ivomec’d, weight 725-800-lbs. Boynecrest Stock Farm (204)828-3483 or (204)745-7168 Stephenfield, MB.

REMEMBER, IT’S A SHORT HAUL TO THE KILLARNEY AUCTION MART, WHERE BUYER SUPPORT IS EXCELLENT, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE IS #1!!!

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba

12V. or Hydraulic Electronic Scale Opt.

Contact: D.J. (Don) MacDonald Livestock Ltd. License #1110

FABULOUS WORKING CATTLE RANCH. Mostly newer facilities w/320 deeded acs & 320 leased acs w/1,124SF, 2 bdrm built 2010, attached insulated double garage, 44’x32’ heated & insulated work shop, older barn, elec fencing & more. Balmoral, $645,000. Call Claudette @ L.J. Baron Realty, www.ljbaron.com, 888-629-6700

1 877 695 2532

For Sale: RM of MCCREARY 719-acs farm (cattle, elk, bison) 1,064-sq.ft. bungalow & yard site, outbldgs. 3) PLUMAS 1,156-sq.ft. 2+ BDRM MODERN HOME 4.17-ACS, ca c vac, WORKSHOPS & MORE! 4) ARDEN 5-acs 2+ bdrm renov. Home dbl garage. Also 2-ac lot only $8,000; 5) 1 section of pastureland NE of GLADSTONE, fenced & dugouts, $269,000; 6) Acerage w/3-bdrm home w/trucker’s shed 72x36, in OBERON, $229,000.

Phone Liz:(204)476-6362 or John:(204)476-6719.

Gill & Schmall Agencies.

www.ezefeeder.ca

ORGANIC

LIVESTOCK Sheep For Sale

ORGANIC Organic – Grains

PUREBRED CLUN FOREST RAMS for sale. Born March. Ready to breed this fall. All breeding lines from Imported British Genetics. For more information about our Cluns go to www.oakwoodgrange.ca $250-$300. Phone:(204)722-2036. (Virden area)

KOMARNO 1,200-AC BEEF RANCH, solid 3-bdrm home; Inwood 1,020-ac, ranch only $500,000; Fisher Branch 574-ac grain, 1,800-sqft bungalow; Eriksdale 640-ac, right on Hwy 68, $150,000; Dallas 1,000-ac, presently hayland, good for grain; 2,061-ac N of Fisher Branch, 600-ac cultivated, very reasonable; 1,260-ac Red Rose, 500 in hay, only $360,000, offers. See these and others on manitobafarms.ca. Manitobafarms.ca sells Manitoba farms, so list yours now. Call Harold: (204)253-7373. Delta Real Estate.

Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., based in Saskatoon, is actively buying Organic Flax from the 2013 crop year.

Horses LIVESTOCK Horses – Donkeys

If interested, please send an 8lb sample* to the following address: Attn: Sandy Jolicoeur Bioriginal Food & Science Corp.

102 Melville Street Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 0R1

2 MATURE FEMALE STANDARD Jennys, 2 standard 2013 Jennettes, 1 2013 standard Jack. Good guardians, experienced w/cattle, sheep & goats.

Phone:(204)425-3131.

3, 2013 MAMMOTH JENNY’S for sale, 2 black, 1 blond. Call Don (204)422-5216.

GRANT TWEED Your Farm Real Estate Specialist.

Developing a successful farm takes years of hard work. When it’s time to sell there are many factors to consider. I can provide the experience & expertise to help you through the process. To arrange a confidential, obligation free meeting, please call (204)761-6884 anytime.

Website; www.granttweed.com

*Please state the Variety & Quantity for Sale

For more information, please contact Sandy at:

LIVESTOCK Swine For Sale

306-975-9251 306-975-1166 purchasing@bioriginal.com

FOR SALE: BERKSHIRE HOGS, bores & gilts plus market hogs. Also some Tamworth pigs. Delivery at cost.

Contact Troy & Lee Collingridge (204)828-3317, (204)750-2759, (204)750-3082.

SPECIAL EDITION Manitoba Ag Days Taking place Jan. 21, 22 & 23, 2014

at the Brandon Keystone Centre

The Manitoba Co-operator is presenting a great opportunity for you to feature your business, products or booth at Manitoba Ag Days in the Jan. 10th edition.

The Manitoba Ag Days Show is a winter indoor exposition of agricultural production expertise, technology, and equipment held in Brandon every January. The Show attracts exhibitors and visitors from across Canada and North Central United States and provides an annual opportunity for producers to comparison shop for everything they need for their agricultural operations.

DEADLINE: JAN. 2nd · ISSUE DATE: JAN. 9th Contact your Manitoba Co-operator Sales representative to book your space today!

Terry McGarry Ph: 204-981-3730 Fax: 204-253-0879 Email: trmcgarr@mts.net

SEE YOU AT THE SHOW!

RISKS AND REWARDS OF FALL

GREAT GORP PROJECT Triathlete creates home-grown energy bar » PAGE 44

The pros and cons of applying in dry soil » PAGE 17

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Communications breakdown added to emergency Firefighting made more dangerous without communications

By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

V

olunteer firefighters racing to reach fire-threatened Vita last week passed hundreds of vehicles headed the other direction and wondered what they were headed into, said veteran firefighter Alain Nadeau.

“I’ve been doing this for 33 years and this was the scariest I’ve seen,” said the weary La Broquerie fire chief on Friday after an exhausting week.

The air was so smoke filled around the southeastern village “we could barely breathe,” he said.

See GRASS FIRES on page 6 »

SERVING MANITOBA FARMERS SINCE 1925 | VOL. 70, NO. 41

GOT SEED?

By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF / MELITA

R

ising corn acres and severe drought in the Midwestern United States may crimp supplies of popular corn seed varieties for the com-

ing year.

“It’s really short,” said Ron Rabe, a Dekalb agronomist, who gave a brief talk on corn production in Manitoba at a recent WADO field tour.

Derek Erb, who farms near Oak Bluff and sells Pioneer Hi-Bred corn

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$1.75

MANITOBACOOPERATOR.CA

Corn seed might be tight next spring Rising demand and dismal growing conditions in the drought-stricken United States may limit supplies seed, said farmers looking to secure seed for next spring should act quickly to secure their supplies, even if it means placing orders earlier than usual.

Pioneer Hi-Bred’s top varieties, which include D95 and D97, account for roughly half the acres seeded in the province. Erb said that with the harvest and quality testing still underway in some areas, it’s difficult to estimate how much corn seed will be available for next year.

One thing’s for sure, waiting until Ag Days in January to secure supplies will

be too late. “I would pretty much bank on that,” said Erb. Dry conditions throughout the province have seen the corn harvest arriving about a month earlier than usual, and seed orders have started coming in sooner than usual too.

Even with the possibility of a shortage of corn seed, Erb doesn’t expect the price of Pioneer’s supplies to rise much more than it has in recent years.

Rob Park, of RJP Seeds in Carman, who deals in Hyland seed varieties, See CORN SEED on page 6 »

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Manitoba Farmers, This is Will Van Roessel’s Cardale vs Carberry results last year - Seed Growers experienced similar or even better results this year. I believe Cardale may work just as well on your farm. Best of luck as you plan for 2014.

Agassiz Seed Farm Ltd. Avondale Seed Farm Ltd. Boissevain Select Seeds Catellier Seeds Clearview Acres Ltd. Court Seeds Dauphin Plains Seeds Ltd. David Kohut Ltd. Durand Seeds Inc Ellis Farm Supplies Ltd. Ens Quality Seeds Fisher Seeds Ltd. Friesen Seeds Ltd. Gagnon Seed Service

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Hulme Agri Products Inc. Inland Seed Corp.

J.S. Henry & Sons Ltd. Jeffries Seed Service Keating Seed Farms Kletke Seed Farms MB Seeds Miller Agritec Nickel Bros.

Pitura Seed Service Ltd. Pugh Seeds Ltd. David Hamblin Riddel Seed Co Rutherford Farms Ltd.

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.homelifepro.com or Jim McLachlan (204)724-7753, www.homelifepro.com Home Professional Realty Inc. GRAIN & CATTLE FARMS wanted for both overseas & Canadian buyers. Call me to discuss all options & current farmland market prices. Rick Taylor: (204)867-7551. rtaylor@homelife.com Homelife Realty, Brandon, MB.

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale 640-ACS PICTURESQUE FARM LAND adjacent to Turtle Mountain near Boissevain in the RM of Morton. All land is well drained, could all be broken, or left for good wildlife viewing, or wildlife hunting. Can be purchased as a package or in separate units.

SW 3-2-20 80-acs, 50-acs broke, rest wooded pasture, w/10-yr old home, 2,400+ sq.ft., 30-ft.x80-ft. biotech; SW 3-2-20 80-acs w/50-acs broke, the rest wooded pasture, w/restored older home, 3,900+ sq.ft.; NW 3-2-20 160-acs w/69-acs broke, the rest partially wooded pasture; NE 4-2-20 160-acs w/94-acs broke, rest partially wooded pastures; SE 4-2-20 160-acs w/125-acs broke, rest wooded pasture. (204)534-6979 75.76-ACS. VERY BEAUTIFUL LARGE treed yard, many species. Several large buildings, rest in Alfalfa, Hydro & Water. Must see 10-mi NE of Selkirk.

Reduced to $144,000.

Call Harry (204)482-7251.

FARM LAND FOR SALE: 4 quarters hay land & 4 quarters pasture, $500,000. Phone (204)646-4226 FARMLAND FOR SALE BY Tender: The SE1/4 10-10-4 WPM located in the RM of Portage la Prairie, consisting of approximately 156-acs of cultivated farmland, is hereby offered for sale by tender.

Interested parties must forward formal tenders, together w/certified cheque for 5% of the tender price payable to “D’Arcy & Deacon LLP in Trust” on or before Nov. 21st, 2013. The Purchaser shall rely entirely on their own inspection of the property & shall be responsible for payment of the GST or shall self-assess for GST purposes. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Closing of the sale & transfer of possession of the property shall be Dec. 15th, 2013 or earlier by mutual agreement.

For further info please contact John C. Stewart at (204)925-5368. Tenders should be submitted to: D’Arcy & Deacon LLP 2200-One Lombard Place Wpg, MB R3B 0X7 Attn: John C. Stewart Tenders Close: Nov. 21st, 2013

736-2951 355-4495 744-2883 873-2248 776-2333 734-2526 548-2117 376-5116 546-2590 467-8630 763-8998 727-3337 246-2388 526-2145

FOR SALE BY TENDER. Sealed tenders in writing for the purchase of the property described below will be received by Adam Accounting Services Inc. as follows: PROPERTY FOR SALE: (owned by Andre Mangin) PARCEL 1: NE 17-7-7W, PARCEL 2: SE 7-7-7W (Land & Buildings) CONDITIONS OF TENDER: 1. Interested parties must rely on their own inspection of the property. Specific questions pertaining to the property should be directed to Andre Mangin at (204)828-3446. 2. Parties will tender on Both Parcels or Individual Parcels. 3. Tenders must be received at the address below before 12:00 Noon, Friday, November 29, 2013. Please mark the envelope “Tender”. 4. Tenders must be accompanied by a $15,000 deposit cheque payable to McCulloch Mooney Johnston LLP. Deposit cheques accompanying unacceptable bids will be returned. 5. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SALE: 1. The bidder(s) whose tender is accepted will be required to complete an agreement covering the terms and conditions of the sale. 2. Possession date will be December 31, 2013. Vendor shall retain residence until June 30, 2014. 3. The successful bidder will be responsible for all realty taxes following December 31, 2013 (the adjustment date.) 4. In addition to the deposit, the balance of the accepted tender must be paid on or before the date of closing or evidence provided that the purchase funds will be available under conditions acceptable to the Vendor. If the balance of the purchase is not paid by the possession date or under such acceptable conditions, the deposit paid shall be forfeited as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. Adam Accounting Service PO Box 480, 175 Broadway St, Treherne, MB R0G 2V0. George Adam (204)723-2544.

GUY & SUSAN JOHNSON of Eddystone, MB intend to sell private lands: SW 11-25-12W; NW 11-25-12W; NE 10-25-12W FR; SE 10-25-12W FR; NE 02-25-12W; NW 02-25-12W; SE 02-25-12 W; SW 02-25-12W; NE 03-25-12W; SE 03-25-12W; NW 05-24-12W; SE 05-24-12W; NW 17-24-12W; SE 33-23-12W to John & Deana Martin & Katherine Lansdell who intend to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: N1/2 28-23-12W; NE 29-23-12W; E1/2 32-23-12W; N1/2 33-23-12W; SW 33-23-12W; W1/2 3-24-12W; Sec 4-24-12W; NE 5-24-12W; NE 08-24-12W; SE 08-24-12W; Sec 09-24-12W; NW 08-12-24W E1/2; SW 10-24-12W, SW 16-24-12W; NE 17-24-12W; SW 08-24-12W E1/2; SE 17-24-12W; SW 17-24-12W E1/2 by Unit Transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this purchaser please write to: Director, MAFRI, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.

LAND FOR SALE Selling 100% shares of Corporation Shares consist of:

SE 8-4-4E - 160 acres SW 4-4-4E - 160 acres (both parcels are in the RM of DeSalaberry)

FOR SALE 320-ACS IN the RM of Clanwilliam only 1-mi east of Otter Lake, & 3-mi from Riding Mountain National Park. One of the quarters is bush & native pasture & would be great for recreation or hunting. The other quarter has 120-acs of cultivatable land & is presently sown to hay. Tel: Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc.

Deadline for bids November 30, 2013 Mail bids to: Daniel & Terry Sabourin Box 25 St. Jean Baptiste, MB R0G 2B0 204-746-4028 - cell

FOR SALE: 604-ACS OF vacant land, of which 500-acs is good grain land, only 12-min from Brandon in the RM of Daly. Tel: Gordon Gentles (204)761-0511. HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc. N1/2 NW 35-20-24 W1 NE of Rossburn, MB: Land is rolling has approx 38 arable acs & the balance is bush & water, $45,000. Karen Goraluk Salesperson (204)773-6797. NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate www.north-star.ca

REAL ESTATE Land For Rent WANTED: LOOKING FOR CROPLAND in Argyle, Stonewall, Warren, Balmoral, Grosse Isle, St Francis, Elie & surrounding area. Please call Deric (204)513-0332, leave msg.

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New “Straight Cut” www.seeddepot.ca

Bob Wiens Seine River Seed Sierens Seed Service Smith Seeds Southern Seeds Ltd Swan Valley Seeds T&S Seeds Timchishen Seeds Triple “S” Seeds Ltd. Unger Seed Farm Ltd. Westman Aerial Spray Wheat City Seeds Wilson Seeds Ltd. Zeghers Seed Farm

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FARM LAND FOR SALE. SW 33-5-2W, 160-acs, SE 33-5-2W, 160-acs in the RM of Morris. Deadline for bids December 13, 2013. Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Mail bids to Bill Rempel, Box 81 Rosenort MB, R0G 1W0. Ph:(204)746-2092, Fx:(204)746-2112.

SW-5-25-14W RM OF ALONSA, 70-acres tame hay. Good hunting (wildlife opportunity) Surrounded by crown land, fenced in. Tender by Nov 22, 2013.

Mail to 48 Stradbrook Place, Dauphin MB, R7N 0M9.

685-2627 683-2316 566-2422 827-2102 773-3854 886-2822 746-4652 267-2363 773-6734 736-2849 274-2179 746-4779 227-5679 467-5613

We are buyers of farm grains.

FOR SALE: 2 SETS of ‘09 Super B Lode King Prestige grain trailers, c/w air lift axles, 22.5 tires, asking $50,000. 2004 Super B Lode King Prestige trailer, asking $37,500. (204)857-1700, Gladstone, MB.

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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

• 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 *6-Row* *6-Row* “Ask for grain buyer.”

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Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., based in Saskatoon, are looking to contract Borage acres for the upcoming 2014 growing season.

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Great profit potential based on yield, prices and low input costs.

Attractive oil premiums and free seed delivery and on-farm pick-up.

Flexible contracting options available as well.

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2013 Malt Contracts Available 2013 Malt Contracts Available Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Phone 204-737-2000 Phone 204-737-2000 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 2013Toll-Free Malt Contracts Available 1-800-258-7434 2013 Malt Available Agent: M &Contracts J Weber-Arcola, SK. Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Phone 306-455-2509 Phone 306-455-2509 204-737-2000 Phone Phone 204-737-2000 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 306-455-2509 Phone 306-455-2509

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• Buy Batteries Canadian • Collect Oil Containers Foodgrains √ Medium Maturity Southern and Western Manitoba Bank

√ 15-20% faster harvest speeds

FALL CLEARANCE SALE, Save Now! Good selection 5th wheels & travel trailers. Call John Williams @ GNR Camping World:(204)233-4478 or Toll Free:(800)448-4667. Email: johnw@gnrcw.com

*6-Row* Celebration & Tradition We buy feed barley, feed wheat, oats, soybeans, corn & canola

Buy Used √ Semi dwarf – • short goodOil • Collect Used Filters lodging

√ Best Fusarium Rating – Solid MR

TRAILERS Grain Trailers

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NOTRE DAME USED OIL

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SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Grain Wanted

RECYCLING

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√ Consistent High Yields & Protein

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Campers & Trailers

2013 Malt Contracts Available Box 238 Letellier, MB. R0G 1C0 Phone 204-737-2000 Toll-Free 1-800-258-7434 Agent: M & J Weber-Arcola, SK. Phone 306-455-2509

PEDIGREED SEED Cereal – Wheat

For more information, please contact Carl Lynn P.Ag. of Bioriginal at:

306-229-9976 (cell) 306-975-9295 (office) crops@bioriginal.com

For Pricing ~ 204-325-9555

COMMON SEED

NOW BUYING

COMMON SEED Pulse Crops WANTED: #2 SOYBEANS OR better. Excellent price. Call Nate:(204)372-6081 or (204)372-6056.

SEED / FEED / GRAIN

Confection and Oil Sunflowers, Brown & Yellow Flax and Red & White Millet Edible Beans Licensed & Bonded Winkler, MB.

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Hay & Straw DAIRY & BEEF HAY for sale, 3x4 square bales, delivery available. Phone (204)827-2629 before 9:00am or leave message.

LARGE ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS BALES, avg weight 1,650-lbs. Good quality, reasonable priced to move quickly, 900 first cut, 100 second cut Phone:(204)212-0751. Kelwood, MB. LARGE ROUND BALES, APPROX Phone (204)857-7156, Portage.

1300-lbs.

STRAW FOR SALE: 5 x 6 hard core round bales of barley & oat straw. $12/bale loaded. Also have corn straw available, $15/bale loaded.

Call (204)738-2251

SEED/FEED MISCELLANEOUS Grain Wanted

Vanderveen Commodity Services Ltd. Licensed and Bonded Grain Brokers

FARMERS, RANCHERS, SEED PROCESSORS BUYING ALL FEED GRAINS 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

1-204-724-6741

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!

BUYING:

HEATED & GREEN CANOLA • Competitive Prices • Prompt Movement • Spring Thrashed

TANKS FOR SALE: USED OIL furnace w/200-gal. oil tank.

Reason for selling, replaced with electric furnace.

Phone (204)822-4382.

TIRES FEDERATION TIRE: 1100X12, 2000X20, used aircraft. Toll free 1-888-452-3850

“ON FARM PICK UP”

1-877-250-5252

WE BUY OATS Call us today for pricing Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 204-373-2328

New 30.5L-32 16 ply, $2,195; 20.8-38 12 ply $795; 18.4-38 12 ply; $789; 24.5-32 14 ply, $1,749; 14.9-24 12 ply, $486; 16.9-28 12 ply $558, 18.4-26 10 ply, $890. Factory direct. More sizes available new and used. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

PEDIGREED SEED Cereal – Wheat

PEDIGREED SEED Cereal – Wheat

CARDALE

“More Wheat...Less Shatter”

NEW EMERALD GRAIN TRAILERS made in MB 36-ft. 2 hopper t/a air ride 24.5 tires on bud wheels manual tarp. Starting as low as $34,000 or lease to own for as low as $725 per mth.

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China to become the world’s biggest importer of corn It is already pushing up against its target of growing 95 per cent of the corn it uses

By Dominique Patton and Niu Shuping BEIJING / REUTERS

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hina says it will remain self-sufficient in corn.

Thing is, most analysts think that it will struggle to meet that goal, and the government’s actions seem to show that it agrees.

Despite the rhetoric, the government has been positioning itself for an increasing corn shortfall, approving Argentina and Ukraine as new suppliers and opening the door to substitutes. Given China’s growing demand for meat, and thus feed for animals, it could just be bowing to the inevitable.

If imports of corn substitutes are added, China is already pushing up against its target of growing 95 per cent of the corn it uses.

With that target China would impor t 10 million tonnes of corn, three million tonnes more than expected this year. But analysts expect it to blow well past that to become the world’s biggest importer of the grain before the end of the decade.

The shift will support higher output in countries like the United States, Argentina and Ukraine, boosting international prices that hit the lowest in more than three years recently.

“G r ow t h o f d e m a n d i s largely driven by the livestock sector, increasing corn imports is inevitable,” said Jiang Changyun, research director at the Industrial Development Research Institute, a think-tank under the powerful planning body, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

Jiang said a 90 per cent target would be acceptable. This would see China import 20 million tonnes, topping the

A farmer dries newly harvested corncobs near her field in Zhuliang village of Qingzhou, Shandong province September 27, 2013. China, the world’s second-largest corn consumer, is likely to rely more on imports. PHOTO: REUTERS/CHINA DAILY

14.9 million current No. 1 Japan bought in 2012.

Despite the pressure on supply, policy-makers are unwilling to modify or abandon the 95 per cent target. Food security remains a highly political issue in the world’s most populous countr y, where many still remember devastating famine in the late 1950s and early 1960s and the ruling Communist Party is keen to maintain stability amidst an ever-widening wealth gap.

China’s Agriculture Minister Han Changfu last month reaffirmed Beijing’s determination to stick to its long-established target.

Yet demand for corn is growing at a pace that cannot be met by local production, recent import data shows.

China is estimated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to import seven million tonnes of corn in the 2013-14 season, up from just three million tonnes

in the prior year. It is also bringing in record volumes of substitutes such as sorghum and distillers dried grains (DDGS).

Some four million tonnes of DDGS could be imported this year to plug demand from feed mills, says the China National Grains and Oils Information Center, surging past record imports of three million tonnes in 2010.

Sorghum orders for 201314 are expected to reach 1.5 million tonnes, estimates Fan Zhenyu, an executive at the country’s top corn trader, COFCO. This is about 15 per cent of the harvest in top grower the United States.

“If we include substitute products, the absolute volume of our feed raw material imports is 10 million tonnes.

Given this trend, the self-sufficiency ratio could be 93 per cent by 2018 and 90 per cent by 2020,” Fan told a corn conference last month.

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DDGS and sorghum are free of the fixed volume of quotas that limit corn imports. Also, DDGS is not subject to the 13 per cent value-added tax levied on other farm products and the government dropped an anti-dumping investigation into U.S. DDGS imports last June after lobbying by the feed industry.

Meanwhile the first of this year’s large sorghum orders has arrived in China, unhindered by regulatory issues that often plague new imports.

Yet supply of corn alternatives will be limited. The U.S. sorghum harvest is only 10 million tonnes in a bumper year. DDGS is highly dependent on ethanol production, which looks set to drop if the U.S. reduces the amount of the biofuel required in gasoline.

To widen its options, Beijing has approved two new corn suppliers this year. Argen-

tina’s exports to China may reach one million tonnes next year while Ukraine recently shipped 120,000 tonnes of the grain to China in exchange for loans.

Brazilian agriculture officials said in September they expect China to approve corn imports sometime this year.

But the United States is likely to remain China’s dominant corn supplier.

Driving corn demand is China’s meat consumption, set to increase 20 per cent over the next 10 years, according to an OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook published in June.

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FDA moves to ban trans fats

Food companies would have to show they won’t cause harm if used in their products

By Toni Clarke and Ros Krasny

considered food additives and would not be allowed in food unless authorized by health regulators. Companies wishing to include trans fats in their products would have to prove with reasonable certainty that they do not cause harm.

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he U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to ban artificial trans fats in processed food ranging from cookies to frozen pizza, citing the risk of heart disease.

Partially hydrogenated oils, the primary dietary source of the fats, have been shown to raise “bad” cholesterol. Reducing the use of trans fats could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths from heart disease a year, the FDA said. “ While consumption of potentially harmful artificial trans fat has declined over the last two decades in the United States, current intake remains a significant public health concern,” said FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg.

Public health advocates welcomed the move.

“Artificial trans fat is a uniquely powerful promoter of heart disease, and today’s announcement will hasten its eventual disappearance from the food supply,” said Michael Jacobson, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest.

The FDA’s proposal is not the first public effort to ban trans fats — New York City banned their use in restaurants; McDonald’s has stopped using them; and many European countries regulate the sale of foods containing trans fats.

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turers have voluntarily lowered the amounts of trans fats in their food products by more than 73 per cent, and average daily intake in the U.S. has fallen from 4.6 grams a day per person in 2003 to one gram in 2012.

But they’re still to be found in crackers, refrigerated dough, coffee creamers and ready-to-use frosting. Some products will be harder to reformulate than others, but “we know that technically this is not an insoluble problem,” said Hamburg.

Hydrogenation converts liquid vegetable oils into solid or semi-solid fats, and they can be used to enhance

flavour and texture and to extend shelf life.

Coming up with alternative recipes for products that contain trans fats will largely be a matter of trial and error, industry experts say, and some products might have to be dropped.

“If this rule becomes final the impact to companies will include the cost of finding an alternative to trans fats,” said Justin Prochnow, a lawyer who advises food companies on FDArelated matters.

If FDA’s proposal becomes final, partially hydrogenated oils would be

It has been more than half a century since U.S. regulations governing food additives were last revised. In that time, the number of chemicals in the food supply has risen from fewer than 2,000 to an estimated 10,000, many of which are never reviewed by the FDA because companies and their advisers have declared them to be safe.

Under loose regulations created more than 50 years ago to help companies avoid lengthy delays in getting food additives approved, the FDA created a list of products considered “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS).

Companies can either petition to get their ingredients affirmed safe by the FDA, or they can declare them safe based on their own research or that of hired consultants. The FDA has the option to challenge such declarations, but has rarely done so.

But the agency is under pressure to be more proactive.

Also on its radar is the use of caffeine in energy drinks. Caffeine was long ago declared to be a GRAS product in cola-type drinks, but Hamburg said her agency is looking at its use “very seriously.”

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Popcorn makers could face long, expensive road to lose trans fats One company has already made the switch, but it took four years of research and development

By Curtis Skinner new york / reuters

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i c r ow a v e p o p c o r n makers could face a long and difficult task ridding their snacks of trans fats, if a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal to ban the additives goes into effect.

Just ask Orville Redenbacher.

Redenbacher’s, a division of ConAgra Foods Inc., spent six years changing its leading line of popcorn, company scientists said Nov. 8, a day after the FDA made its proposal, which the government said would save 7,000 lives a year.

The Popcorn Board, an industry trade group, said Americans munch 16 billion quarts of popped popcorn a year, and more than two-thirds of that is eaten in the home. $985.7 million worth of unpopped ker-

nels were sold in 2010, down 2.2 per cent from five years earlier.

Popcorn also is the source of a substantial amount of the trans fats consumed by Americans.

Diamond Foods Inc. — owner of Pop Secret — and American Pop Corn Company — owner of Jolly Time — still use the suspect fat in some products.

Diamond Foods fell 4.6 per cent from its open on the news , but pared losses before the following day’s close. American Pop Corn Company is not publicly traded.

Redenbacher’s ditched the fats in all of its products starting in 2006, because of the health concerns.

Initial research and development of switching to a trans fatfree oil was four years. It took two years more to change the entire product line.

“We’ve mastered it, and I’m

not going to tell you how we did it,” laughed Pamela Newell, a senior director of product development at ConAgra.

It took “a lot of money,” she added, since many replacement oil blends limited or reduced the flavour of the popcorn.

Partially hydrogenated oils, the primary source of the fats in foods, have long been prized by microwavable popcorn companies for their high melting point. The fat keeps oil solid until the package is heated, so unpopped bags don’t ooze.

It also provides a taste and texture in the mouth which isn’t easy to replicate, popcorn makers say. But when consumed, trans fats increase bad cholesterol, a leading cause of coronary artery disease.

Since 2005, trans fat usage has fallen precipitously — the Grocery Manufacturers Asso-

ciation said manufacturers have voluntarily lowered the amounts of trans fats in their food products by more than 73 per cent. But further reduction could prevent 20,000 heart attacks as well as the 7,000 deaths from heart disease a year, the FDA said.

Sales from ConAgra’s consumer food segments rose eight per cent in fiscal 2013, due in part to Redenbacher’s, according to the company’s most recent annual report.

Diamond Foods’ Pop Secret still produces a half-dozen products — including the Movie Theatre Butter and Homestyle varieties — that carry between 4.5 and five grams of the harmful fat per serving.

The brand, which was purchased from General Mills in 2008, has been central to the company’s 3.3 per cent growth

A Diamond Food’s Pop Secret microwave popcorn box is seen illustrated in New York, November 8, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration November 7, 2013 proposed banning artificial trans fats in processed food ranging from cookies to frozen pizza, citing the risk of heart disease. photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

in its core snack sales segment, said Diamond CEO Brian Driscoll during the most recent quarterly conference call.

The ban would follow more limited restrictions across the country. New York City banned the use of trans fats in restaurants, including their use for deep frying foods, and many re s t a u ra n t s a n d f a s t - f o o d chains, including McDonald’s Corp., have eliminated their use.

FDA’s trans fat ban could boost demand for non-soybean oils NYSE Liffe is planning to launch a new rapeseed oil and meal contract in 2014

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he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement Nov. 7 that it plans to phase out the use of trans fat in processed foods could cause demand for soyoil to drop in coming years, opening the door for other edible oil markets.

“The announcement was really a surprise,” Dave Lehman, managing director of commodity research and product development for the CME Group in Chicago, Illinois, said at the Cereals North America global grain conference in Winnipeg last week.

“I saw that bean oil (on the Chicago Board of Trade) was down 40 points (yesterday).”

The sell-off of CBOT soyoil continued through Nov. 8, as prices were down over 40 points at midmorning.

If the plan does go into effect, other oil markets like canola, palm and rapeseed could see increased demand with them possibly serving as replacements for soyoil.

Lehman said the announcement should have “rapeseed and canola folks feeling pretty good.”

The timing was good for Nicholas Kennedy of NYSE Liffe, who made a big announcement regarding a new contract.

“We’re launching as soon as next year a rapeseed oil and meal contract,” he said. “That will be sometime in 2014.”

The FDA did not announce a timeline for their plan to phase out trans fats from processed foods.

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Cattle graze on a sunny October afternoon. photo: lenore Berry

U.S. farm kids lavish shampoos and drugs on their prize cattle Raising a grand champion steer is doable with or without growth promoters

By Lisa Baertlein and P.J. Huffstutter dallas / reuters

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Young Hereford steers are shown at the prospects competition at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas October 2, 2013. photo: REUTERS/Mike Stone

or more than a cen tury, ranchers and their kids have paraded cattle around the dusty show ring at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, in a rite of passage that is part farm economics, part rural theatre.

Today, with U.S. auction prices for champion cattle topping $300,000 a head and hefty scholarship cheques for winners at stake, the competitive pressures are intense. It’s no wonder animals with names like Beast or Chappie get the farm version of luxury spa pam-

pering — shelter from summer heat, baths with pricey shampoos and careful coiffing with electric razors.

Many also get muscle-building livestock drugs added into animal feed. While performance-boosting drugs are banned today in most human sports competitions, Zilmax and other drugs of a type called beta-agonists are federally approved and generally allowed on the livestock-show circuit.

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line competition for marketready steers and heifers, say show sponsors and competitors. They add thicker meat where judges like it most, between the 12th and 13th ribs, where rib-eye steaks come from.

Merck temporarily suspended Zilmax sales in the United States and Canada in August, soon after the largest U.S. meat processor, Tyson Foods Inc., stopped accepting Zilmax-fed cattle for slaughter over animal welfare concerns. After Merck last week said it was preparing to return Zilmax to the market, food giant Cargill Inc. declared it would bar Zilmax-fed animals from its supply chain until it was “100 per cent confident” those issues are resolved.

But in cattle shows at state and county fairs across the Farm Belt, Zilmax remains popular. Existing stockpiles of Zilmax-based show feeds circulated at fairs this fall. So, too, did products made with Optaflexx, a rival drug by Eli Lilly & Co.’s Elanco Animal Health group that is based on ractopamine, also a beta-agonist.

Ractopamine has not been tied to the animal welfare issues seen in cattle this year.

“If it’s legal, you use all of your options,” said Justana Tate, 17, a Texas state fair competitor, her championship belt buckle gleaming as she stroked her snorting steer to calm him.

Tate is a Zilmax fan. “I think it’s a fabulous product,” she said.

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added to feed weeks before slaughter, can add about 30 pounds of muscle to the average 1,300-pound steer.

When those children begin competing, some reach for medicated show feeds, which are readily available at rural feed stores and via the Internet, say competitors and show organizers.

In some cases, manufacturers distribute free samples of medicated feed to youth development groups 4-H or Future Farmers of America, said Richard Sellers, the American Feed Industry Association’s vicepresident for nutrition and feed regulation. The practice is legal — and pragmatic.

“You want them to buy feed when they grow up,” Sellers said.

Winners’ circles and drug tests

At the Texas state fair, champion steers routinely fetch six-figure prices at auctions held just after winners’ belt buckles are handed out. The same goes for the recent American Royal livestock show in Kansas City, Missouri, or the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, in January.

Slaughterhouses and agribusiness firms often buy the winning steers and market heifers to burnish their brands and encourage youngsters’ farming careers. After that, the animals are slaughtered.

The zeal at livestock shows can run so hot that there have been drug abuse allegations in the past, though Zilmax has not been implicated.

Some parents and cattle ranchers want beta-agonist

“I liken it to the way I like whipped cream on a dessert. A little bit goes a long way.

You can have too much whipped cream and ruin the dish.”

DARYL REAL

Vice-president of the Texas state fair’s agriculture and livestock department

use banned at shows. Arizona rancher Harvey Dietrich, cofounder of advocacy group Beef Additive Alert, said the shows are fuelling a culture of shortcuts.

But Daryl Real, vice-president of the Texas state fair’s agriculture and livestock department, shrugs off concerns. The FDA allows Zilmax in beef cattle heading to grocery stores, he reasoned, so contestants should learn to use it, too.

Real said most contestants use Zilmax responsibly: Even in Texas, judges don’t want steers to be too big.

“I liken it to the way I like whipped cream on a dessert,” Real said. “A little bit goes a long way. You can have too much whipped cream and ruin the dish.”

Some young competitors say they’d rather win without Zilmax.

Ten-year-old Saige Martin of Hereford, Texas, raised her steer Corndog free of beta-agonists, said her father, show cattle breeder Brian Martin.

Corndog’s closest competitor was a 1,318-pound crossbreed steer named Rojo, and 16-year-

Veterinarian Dick Sheppard (l) of Argyle, Texas labels a urine sample for drug testing from the sheep of Sierra Martin as her mother Rae Ann Martin, both of Mason, Texas, signs forms and Susanne Weese, also of Argyle, watches at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. PHOTOS: REUTERS/MIKE STONE

old Caitlen Doskocil of Holland, Texas, used a ractopamine feed “to stout him up,” said Caitlen’s father, Doyle Doskocil. The family’s supply of a Zilmax-based feed had run out, he said.

Inside the Texas state fair show ring, Corndog — named after the popular American snack because of his colouring — towered over Saige, whose cool smile masked her jitters.

A judge slowly circled the steer and ran his hands over the back, feeling for a thick padding of muscle.

Corndog was named Grand Champion steer. At auction, he sold for $110,000, a fair record.

Saige got a $30,000 cheque for her college fund — after Corndog passed his drug test.

Kaley Kelley of College Station, Texas shows her Charolais steer in the prospects competition at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Texas October 2, 2013. With U.S. auction prices for champion cattle topping $300,000 a head and hefty scholarship cheques for winners at stake, the competitive pressures are intense.

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The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver issued a temporary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Agriculture from providing horsemeat inspection services to Roswell, New Mexico-based Valley Meat Co., Responsible Transportation, in Iowa, and Rains Natural Meats, in Missouri.

The order comes after a U.S. district judge in New Mexico earlier threw out a lawsuit, which the Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection groups had filed in July, that sought to permanently halt the slaughter of horses.

The suit alleged that the Department of Agriculture failed to carry out environmental reviews before it gave approval to the three companies to slaughter horses for human consumption.

The district judge had found that the grants of inspection were properly issued and dismissed the lawsuit, clearing the way for the equine killing to resume.

However, in an emergency request to the 10th Circuit on Nov. 3, the animal protection groups argued that an emergency injunction was necessary to prevent environmental harm and the violation of federal environmental laws while their appeal is pending. A twojudge panel of the 10th Circuit granted that request.

Horsemeat cannot be sold as food in the United States, but it can be exported. The meat is sold for human consumption in China, Russia, Mexico and other countries and is sometimes used as feed for zoo animals.

Congress effectively banned horse slaughter in 2006 by saying the USDA could not spend any money to inspect the plants.

Without USDA inspectors, slaughterhouses cannot operate.

The ban had been extended a year at a time as part of USDA funding bills, but the language was omitted in 2011.

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Producer price per dozen dips as feed costs shrink

Falling grain prices have cut feed costs and so egg farmers will get a nickel less — but none of the big grocery chains will say if the savings will be passed on

By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

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or the first time in years, the price Manitoba egg farmers receive for their products is going down.

Following a year of bumper grain crops, feed costs have declined — resulting in a fivecent reduction in the producer price of eggs in Manitoba.

“The cost of production is updated as input costs change, it could be monthly, or quarterly or yearly... but in my recent memory, I don’t think we’ve had a reduction,” said Cory Rybuck, general manager of Manitoba Egg Farmers.

But while Manitoba producers will be paid a nickel less — the new price is an even $2 per dozen — it’s difficult to predict if the retail price of eggs will follow suit.

The Manitoba Co-operator contacted Safeway, Sobeys and Loblaws to ask if that nickel will be passed on to consumers, only Loblaws responded — and it directed the reporter to the Retail Council of Canada.

“In our experience, retailers always try to pass along savings to consumers,” said Sharon Armstrong, the coun-

“Retailers operate in a very competitive environment and want to be as attractive as possible to potential customers.” sharon armstrong

cil’s senior vice-president of marketing and communications. “Retailers operate in a very competitive environment and want to be as attractive as possible to potential customers.”

However, Armstrong adds that it’s important to note that the cost of goods is only one element of pricing. Other variations, including transportation costs, business expenses and handling costs can also impact pricing, she said.

It’s the same situation in neighbouring Ontario, where prices are falling by six cents.

“The six-cent price reduction will not necessarily trigger an equivalent decline in retail prices since the price of eggs in supermarkets is not set by farmers,” reads a press release from the Egg Farmers of Ontario.

However, the association’s

general manager notes grocery chains frequently use eggs as “loss leaders” to compete with other retailers.

“The fair farm price reduction of six cents means there is six cents in cost removed from the marketing chain,” said Harry Pelissero. “This will result in some combination of lower prices or higher margins equal to six cents depending on decisions taken by the other players in the marketing chain.”

Rybuck said what’s important from the producer perspective, is ensuring that the price of production remains in line with the producer price as inputs fluctuate.

“As the cost to produce a dozen eggs goes up or down, we adjust the producer price accordingly,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com T:10.25”

ProAction aimed at quantifying quality Piles of paperwork won’t be the result of a new program that tracks dairy practices and biosecurity, as efficiencies are sought

By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

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anitoba dairy producers are pushing ahead on a national initiative to distinguish Canadian milk products as being among the best in the world.

The new initiative, called proAction, will encompass the Canadian Quality Milk program, as well as issues related to animal care, biosecurity, traceability, and environmental sustainability.

It will also allow for concrete measurement of best management practices, and ensure consumers’ concerns and questions can be answered effectively, said David Wiens, chairman of Dairy Farmers of Manitoba.

“We’re responding to what we know is important to all of us, and what is certainly important to consumers as well,” said Wiens.

“When consumers wonder about where their food comes from, how it was raised... we see answering that concretely as adding value to our product in the eyes of the consumer.”

It is also a demonstration that his sector isn’t taking consumers for granted.

“We have supply management here in Canada and it works well, but we’re certainly not going to take advantage of it in terms of thinking that the consumer doesn’t have a choice — because ultimately they do,” Wiens said.

“I mean if they’re not comfortable with our dairy products and there aren’t other products available they may simply not use dairy. So it’s important to strive for the best product possible, and let people know what we’re doing.”

Each area of the program will be subject to an independent onfarm audit to verify adherence and also facilitate improvement, the chairman said.

“What we’re developing is an assessment tool,” he said. “There are going to be certain things which can be measured to see if these best management practices are happening on the farm... so you can check off those things that are being done, or identify an area of concern.”

T h e p ro Ac t i o n p ro g ra m shouldn’t be onerous for producers, as many of these best management practices are already in place, he said.

“We’re trying to develop programs that are user friendly, we’re not trying to create a mountain of paperwork for farmers,” said Wiens.

ProAction is also expected to streamline oversight processes and reduce the number of visits inspectors make to farms.

New elements of the program are being phased in incrementally, but all farmers will need to be compliant by 2020. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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